Top-Class Comprehension: Start with Basic Fist Techniques Chapter 1237 368: The Sword Soul Ancestor Breaks the Rules, Lu Changsheng Battles the Strongest Ancestor Realm! (Part 4)

Right now, the old turtle cried out in haste.

"What should I do? The Water Mansion stands suppressed under Sky City at present, trapping me within Sky City's bounds. I'm no match against Sword Soul Ancestor, thus I dare not step out from the Water Mansion."

Lu Changsheng shook his head slowly.

His predicament was truly perilous indeed.

A single misstep, and Lu Changsheng might perish.

Yet, thanks to the clone's existence, Lu Changsheng wouldn't suffer true death.

Still, he'd forfeit his immortal treasure along with this physical form.

Such a heavy price to pay.

Only in dire straits would Lu Changsheng abandon this body.

"Master, just one path remains."

"Which path?"

"Master, your only choice is to attempt decomposing Sky City. Succeed in that, and we flee its grasp, dodging this peril entirely."

Those words from the old turtle lit up Lu Changsheng's gaze.

Indeed, decomposition.

Doesn't the Red Dust Immortal Dao's unique power lie in decomposition?

Immortal treasures themselves yield to the Red Dust Immortal Dao's decomposition.

Time remains the crucial factor, however.

Currently, Sword Soul Ancestor relentlessly pins him down with assaults.

Decomposing demands time.

Should time run short, dire consequences await.

No superior plan exists for Lu Changsheng.

Decomposition is his sole recourse.

Thankfully, Lu Changsheng's decomposition prowess had surged forward.

Thus, Lu Changsheng poured all his concentration into dismantling Sky City.

Days flowed by relentlessly.

Sword Soul Ancestor's countenance darkened further with each passing moment.

Sky City managed merely to hold the Water Mansion in check.

Yet breaching the Water Mansion eluded it still.

Naturally, Sword Soul Ancestor refused to yield.

"First, I'll pin you down."

"Regarding your immortal treasure's destruction... hmph, methods are at my disposal!"

A chilling flicker sparked in Sword Soul Ancestor's eyes.

Prolonging this deadlock with Lu Changsheng was untenable.

Sky City transcended mere immortal treasure; it served as a vital trading nexus too.

Should Sky City halt trade, immense damages would ensue for Sky City.

Rule-breaking aside, Sword Soul Ancestor coveted retaining Sky City's 'trade hub' status.

Swiftly ending Lu Changsheng and shattering the Water Mansion's immortal treasure was imperative.

"I've honed a blade across a century for its release."

"Upon release, it cleaves even Strongest Ancestor Realm foes."

"Intended as my hidden ace, yet for this immortal treasure, unsheathe it I must."

"Merely nearly a year shy of the century's completion."

"Endure my suppression for one year. Then, the blade unleashes, shattering your immortal treasure!"

Coldly declared Sword Soul Ancestor.

His words pierced even into the Water Mansion's depths.

"Nurture a blade for a hundred years?"

"Just a year from unsheathing?"

A subtle shift crossed Lu Changsheng's face.

From inside the Water Mansion, he perceived Sword Soul Ancestor's condition clearly.

"Nurture the blade for a hundred years" rang true, no doubt.

Beings of Strongest Ancestor Realm harbored potent secret weapons.

Likely, century-long blade nurturing formed Sword Soul Ancestor's supreme technique.

Lu Changsheng harbored no such innocence, though.

Sword Soul Ancestor's declarations wouldn't earn blind faith.

Century nurturing with merely a year to go?

Did precisely one year remain?

Truth mingled deceptively with lies in those claims.

Full belief in a year's grace spelled disaster for Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng figured scant months at best before the blade's century nurturing concluded.

Intentionally, Sword Soul Ancestor quoted a year.

A ploy to soothe Lu Changsheng into complacency.

Months hence, blade nurturing complete, Sword Soul Ancestor would strike without mercy.

Thus, Lu Changsheng's window shrank perilously.

Faster decomposition of Sky City was essential.

Lu Changsheng's intuition proved dead accurate.

Sword Soul Ancestor schemed precisely this deception to mislead Lu Changsheng.

Five months alone separated completion of the blade's hundred-year nurture.

Hence, five additional months of suppression sufficed for Sword Soul Ancestor.

Five months on, he trusted in smashing the Water Mansion and claiming Lu Changsheng's life!

Lu Changsheng craved time equally.

Thus arose this peculiar impasse between them.

Days ticked onward.

One day, then two, three...

Suddenly, a full month slipped away.

Though merely one month, its torment weighed heavier on Lu Changsheng than on Sword Soul Ancestor.

Uncertain of Sword Soul Ancestor's blade readiness timeline, Lu Changsheng suffered.

Maybe a year, perhaps half that, three months even, or just one...

A full month has now elapsed, placing Lu Changsheng in tremendous peril.

Is there truly no way to avoid these constant dangers?

Perhaps by tomorrow, the Sword Soul Ancestor will finish nurturing his sword.

Lu Changsheng dared not stake the Water Mansion on such a bet.

"It looks like we have no choice but to risk everything..."

Lu Changsheng clenched his teeth fiercely.

This approach he hadn't employed for ages.

Yet under these circumstances, no alternatives existed for him.

And that was... inference!

Expend aptitude points to execute inference!

In essence, it amounted to burning aptitude points to amplify decomposition prowess.

Lu Changsheng's aptitude points came from grueling labor; he loathed wasting them without utmost need.

But the current crisis demanded it absolutely.

Lu Changsheng swiftly summoned his attribute panel to examine his present bodily condition.

Host: Lu Changsheng

Comprehension: 82,080,000 (unparalleled throughout the ages)

Red Dust Immortal Dao: 29% (entry-level)

Myriad Spirits Immortal Body Foundation: 60% (not yet at the pinnacle)

Annihilation Divine Eye: Top-level Ancestor Realm

Killing Life Dao: Fourth Transitions

Blood and Flesh Martial Arts: Nine Times Growth (Venerable Realm)

Comprehension Inference: Can consume a large amount of comprehension to perform inference

Within the attribute panel, Lu Changsheng's aptitude points had soared beyond 82 million.

An astonishing figure indeed.

Armed with such vast aptitude points, Lu Changsheng wasted no more time.

"Infer."

The very next moment, Lu Changsheng's attribute points ignited fiercely.

His comprehension exploded upward in a flash.

This comprehension boom also propelled his decomposition ability skyward.

At that instant, Lu Changsheng's mind sharpened to an unprecedented clarity.

Ideas burst forth relentlessly.

Innumerable insights flooded in without end.

Particularly regarding the breakdown of the Sky City.

Previously, decomposition progress lingered at 29%.

Yet as Lu Changsheng torched comprehension to infer the Sky City, with decomposition surging wildly, he sensed it climbing ceaselessly.

30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%...

Lu Changsheng's decomposition ability rocketed upward.

As decomposition power swelled, Lu Changsheng abruptly perceived the Sky City brimming with vulnerabilities.

It no longer appeared invincible as first thought.

Such was the transformation from the decomposition surge.

One day, two days, three days...

Merely three days more, totaling a month and three days. Lu Changsheng had fully dissected the Sky City.

"Could it truly be... this straightforward?"

Lu Changsheng felt somewhat stunned.

A month and three days elapsed.

More precisely, his inference required just three days to unravel the Sky City.

Of course, over those three days alone, his decomposition ability had leaped to unimaginable heights.

Likely more than doubled!

With such monstrous decomposition might, cracking the Sky City in three days proved effortless.

Still, the price proved steep.

Lu Changsheng started with over 82 million comprehension points.

But afterward?

One inference session, spanning three days, devoured a full ten million comprehension points.

Indeed, ten million!

Little wonder the results dazzled.

Ten million comprehension points vanished.

Normally gaining a million per year, that equaled a decade's hard-won gains for Lu Changsheng!

Regrettably, a decade's worth now lay squandered.

The outcome, however, proved spectacular.

Now, to Lu Changsheng's gaze, the Sky City hid no mysteries.

"Go!"

Without delay, Lu Changsheng directed the Water Mansion to smash brutally into the Sky City.

"Boom."

The Sky City trembled savagely.

Unlike prior clashes, this strike differed utterly.

Lu Changsheng's Water Mansion struck a fatal flaw in the Sky City, ripping a massive breach.

Then, the Water Mansion plunged through the rent in the Sky City, disappearing instantly.

Witnessing this, the Sword Soul Ancestor erupted in rage.

Merely four months shy!

In four more months, after a century nurturing the sword, he would shatter the Water Mansion.

Too late now, alas.

"Lu Changsheng..."

"You might flee, but can the Immortal Martial Palace flee? Can the Immortal Martial Realm escape?"

"Four months from now, once the sword reaches century-nurtured perfection, I shall hunt you down again!"

The Sword Soul Ancestor sneered with icy malice.

He held back from chasing Lu Changsheng presently, lacking full assurance.

But in four months, the tide would turn.

Brandishing a century-tempered sword, the Sword Soul Ancestor brimmed with confidence to cleave Lu Changsheng!