399: Procrastination or tactics?

Tang Ku, flying forward with all his might, did not forget to glance back in the direction of Chang'an. Seeing Li Chengqian appear, covered in golden light and looking completely bewildered, Tang Ku couldn't help but smile faintly: "This is the privilege of being the Human Emperor!"

"Don't be too happy too soon. I have already told you, if you destroy aonei luosi, the entire Universe will collapse!"

Hooke's voice was filled with anger.

"Oh, in that case, then try to stop me..."

Tang Ku smiled slightly and accelerated his speed toward Mang Mountain once again.

"Damn it, what are you doing? You lunatic, lunatic..."

Hooke's exasperated voice came from the sky. Subsequently, lightning and meteorites from the sky, fierce winds on the ground, violent snowstorms, and sandstorms sharp as blades began to hunt down Tang Ku. He tried to stop Tang Ku's advance in this way.

However, Tang Ku had no intention of stopping at all, focusing entirely on rushing toward Mang Mountain. With every step he took, a piece of space that had solidified due to rapid compression would appear under his feet, carrying him flying in the opposite direction. The surrounding space became as viscous as paste the moment he stepped on it, making every step feel as if he were in seawater. It was precisely because of this state that with every step he took, he instantly advanced over a thousand meters.

The roaring wind in his ears was deafening, and from the ground, it sounded like continuous thunder, as if the entire earth were trembling.

As Tang Ku continued to accelerate, his Physical Body's flight speed actually increased to over Mach 10 in the blink of an eye. At this speed, even various natural disasters could not catch up to him in the slightest.

From the moment he left the gates of Chang'an to his reappearance in Mang Mountain, it took less than five minutes!

"Monster, truly a monster. Even if he could really reach this speed, a human's Physical Body could not withstand it. Even the high temperatures generated by air friction would be enough to completely destroy his body! How... how could he possibly withstand it?" Hidden in the shadows, Hooke watched this scene in shock, unable to even complain anymore.

How could he know that the power enhanced by the System was a comprehensive improvement and transformation of the body? As strength increased, the corresponding physical fitness naturally increased along with it.

Tang Ku had a good memory; upon entering the mountainous area, he plunged straight into the secret cave from before and quickly reached the massive circular machine.

"Two choices!"

Facing aonei luosi, Tang Ku suddenly smiled at the Void Realm, "Either I smash this thing, or you come out to see me and we resolve this matter face-to-face... Heh, this thing should be quite fragile, right? Fighting here must be very interesting!"

Hooke gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear the bald man in front of him apart alive. Right now, he was hiding near aonei luosi, and he could barely use any of the natural disasters. Otherwise, it was very likely that he would completely destroy the machine, and at that point, everything would be over. As for Tang Ku's talk about destroying aonei luosi, he didn't believe it at all. After all, he was also a member of this Universe, and he would include the entire Great Tang world within his protection circle, so how could he destroy the world they relied on for survival?

But, to fight here? It really would destroy aonei luosi!

"Damn it, this guy is not just a monster, he's also a hardened rogue!"

Hooke secretly hated him in his heart.

"Hmph, I want to see what you can say!"

The activation of this machine still required him to preside over it. Even if he wanted to stall for time, he couldn't hide in the shadows forever. With Tang Ku blocking the way, he only had to find an opportunity to see if he could teleport near the machine and start it; otherwise, everything would be idle talk.

Watching Hooke slowly reveal his figure in front of him, Tang Ku couldn't help but smile and say, "Come to think of it, you are actually quite smart, but many times, many things cannot be solved by simple intelligence, can they?"

"What exactly do you want to say? Don't beat around the bush!" Hooke sneered coldly, thinking to himself: You want to stall for time, right? Heh, little do you know, I am also waiting for my teacher's signal to start aonei luosi with him. Heh, just wait. When the plan is launched, you will all be lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Tang Ku knew this guy was up to no good just by looking at his expression, but he didn't care much. Instead, he continued to smile, "When you were impersonating Pig Wuneng, you were deliberately trying to manipulate the narrative, right? Hmm, those problems that seemed hard to solve, those disasters that could destroy Chang'an, actually, as long as they worked together to display their Dharmic forms, they could easily be solved. But you led their thinking astray, complicating simple problems, with the goal of letting disasters descend as many times as possible to generate more resentment and malice. That way, your machine would be twice as effective with half the effort, right?"

"So what? Heh, things have already passed. Is this analysis of yours still useful?" Hooke sneered, "This nonsense is just futile effort!"

"Even if it is... Hmm, although my second disciple is a bit lazy on normal days, he is extremely shrewd when it comes to critical moments. And after returning to the city, he only had to think about it a little to discover the method to counter the natural disasters you created! This was beyond my expectations, but it made sense. However, I think the only thing you are confused about is the imperial jade seal, right? You must have been wondering just now why the imperial jade seal would appear in the dream world, right?"

Hooke's heart skipped a beat instantly, and then he nodded unwillingly, "That's right, I can't figure that out no matter how much I think about it."

"It's actually very simple!"

Tang Ku chuckled, "The imperial jade seal is the Human Emperor's protective umbrella, as well as the Foundation of the entire Great Tang, and the accumulation of its Luck. When it senses the Human Emperor is in danger, it will naturally follow to protect him!"

"Impossible!" Hooke said in a deep voice, "Why didn't the imperial jade seal appear during the several previous disasters, and instead only appeared at the end when there was no threat?"

"Heh, you have to ask yourself that. Don't you know? Heh, think carefully, you should know!"

Hooke frowned slightly, seemingly thinking about something. Suddenly, his expression began to turn strange, somewhat ugly, somewhat incredulous, and somewhat... embarrassed!

"It seems you have figured it out!" Tang Ku laughed loudly, "The dream world and the real world were originally completely separated, but as aonei luosi gradually started, the boundaries between the two worlds were actually no longer so distinct. And in worlds that were originally separated, the imperial jade seal could not Transmigrate over..."

"So, the Magical Artifact that could protect the dream Chang'an was actually let in by a loophole in our plan?" Hooke's tone was somewhat uncertain, but his trembling intonation indicated that he had already confirmed this fact. However, he still said somewhat unwillingly, "So what? This only shows that our plan is about to succeed. In any case, the amount of resentment needed to be collected is already sufficient!"

Tang Ku did not look at him but instead raised his head to look up. He suddenly revealed a strange smile: "It's about time..."

Hooke was terrified and looked up abruptly, only to see a vortex shining with red light appearing at the top of aonei luosi... That was the signal his teacher, Darwin, had given him!