Chapter 75: Resolution of the Demonic way!

第七十五节：魔道的觉悟！

Translator: Skyfarrow Editor: Skyfarrow

The thoughts of Fang Yuan flew all over the place in the tree house.

树屋中方源念头翻腾不定。

With the knowledge acquired from his previous life, Fang Yuan could sense Wang Da’s existence, but how was his strength?

凭借着前世经验积累出来的智慧，方源察觉到了王大的存在，那么王大的实力是如何的呢？

Fang Yuan had never seen this Wang Da, but with the information at hand, there was much he could analyze from this.

方源没有见过这个王大一面，但是单凭眼前的这些东西，就足以让他分析出很多情报来

“Courage is built upon the basis of strength, he had collected my information and still wants to exact revenge on me. With such a confidence, his cultivation has to be above Rank one!”

“勇气都是建立在实力的基础上的，他收集了我的资料，仍旧要向我展开报复，如此有把握，看来他的修为必定超过一转！”

“These three years he had been moving around the three red circled areas, living on the fringe of the three clan villages. Almost everyday he faced the risk of getting discovered and purged. This shows he does not have the strength to roam outside, and roaming outside requires Rank three cultivation.”

“他这三年都辗转在这三处红圈标记的地方，在三大山寨的夹缝中艰难生存，几乎每天都要冒着被发现，被围剿的危险，这说明他没有能力独自一人外出闯荡。而独自闯荡需要的蛊师修为，至少得是三转。”

“This means that, at first evaluation, he is a Rank two.”

“这样一来，初步估计，他的修为是二转。”

Fang Yuan’s eyes glinted with cold light, “Counting the time, he disappeared for three years and cultivated to Rank two now, so he should be a B or C grade talent, and his aperture should have about 40-70% primeval essence.”

方源双眼中闪烁着冷冽的光芒：“算算看，他三年前失踪，如今修行到二转，资质应该是丙等至乙等，空窍中的真元总量在四成至七成的范围内。”

“These three years, he could survive and at the same time, live at home despite Jiang He’s observation, so he has to have a stealth-type of Gu worm at work.

“这三年来，他能够在夹缝中生存。同时能在江鹤的眼皮子底下，住进家中，他拥有的蛊虫中一定有潜行匿迹作用的。”

Information was the most important thing to a Gu Master’s showdown.

蛊师对战，最重要的就是情报。

Although Fang Yuan had no investigative-type Gu worm, with his experience and knowledge, he could forcefully reverse engineer Wang Da’s cultivation level and Gu worms to a highly plausible degree.

方源虽然没有任何侦测类的蛊虫，但是凭借自身的经验和智慧，硬生生地将王大的修为和蛊虫，都大致地分析了出来。

Very quickly, his mental image of a Rank two demonic faction Gu Master appeared, carrying the hatred of his family’s murder and lurking somewhere to kill his revenge target.

很快，他在心中就勾勒出了一个魔道的二转蛊师，怀着家人被杀的滔天仇恨，潜伏在某处想要猎杀自己的形象。

“I can kill others, others can naturally come to kill me. This is nothing.” Fang Yuan laughed lightly.

“我能杀别人，别人自然也能杀我。这也没有什么。”方源不禁轻笑出声。

In this world, anyone had the right to live, and anyone had the chance to die.

这个世界上，谁都有权利活着，谁都有机会死去。

Those who kill, are bound to get killed.

杀人者，人恒杀之。

Since he committed murder, he should be mentally prepared to get killed.

既然自己杀了人，也就要有被杀的准备。

If he was killed like that, then he would die like that, it was nothing much, and definitely no regrets. This was the path he chose.

若是就这样被杀，那么死就死吧，没有什么大不了的，也绝没有后悔。这都是自己选择的路。

This point, Fang Yuan had great resolve already.This is the resolution of the demonic way!

这点，方源早已有了至深的觉悟。

这就是魔道的觉悟！

“Wang Er wants to kill me, then in this mid-year exam, it is definitely the best chance. Normally, students would reside in the village, and with his Rank two cultivation, he cannot creep into the village, that is courting death.”

“王大想要杀我，那么现在这次年中考核，绝对是一个大好良机。平常的时候，学员们都居住在山寨当中，凭他二转修为，不可能潜入山寨，那是纯粹找死。”

“Maybe he evaluated that I might come out to hunt. But Qing Mao Mountain is so huge, he alone has to hide his traces and also have to search for me, it is too difficult. Now that there’s this chance, he is most likely to strike.”

“他也许分析到了，我会出来狩猎的可能。但是青茅山这么大，他一个人一边要隐藏行迹，一边要独自一人搜索我的踪迹，太困难了。现在的这个机会，他最有可能动手。”

“He is a Rank two Gu Master, and one that has struggled for three years, living a life of danger and unknown, a demonic faction Gu Master nurtured like this. With my current battle strength, I am definitely not his match. But this does not mean that I have no chance of survival.”

“他是二转蛊师，而且是那种三年来都挣扎生存，过着朝不保夕的日子，锻炼出来的魔道蛊师。以我目前的战力，必然不是他的对手。但这并不代表，我没有了一丝生机。”

Escape!

逃！

Fang Yuan instantly decided.

方源瞬间决定了这个方向。

Nothing is too shameless if it is to survive, so if he can’t fight it, run.

为了生存没有什么可耻的，既然不能力拼，那就逃。

For a Gu Master to make a sudden breakthrough is almost never happening. Fighting against a higher realm is possible, but that is built on the base that the Gu Master has special Gu worms.

临阵突破这种事情，对于蛊师来讲，根本不可能发生。越级挑战，倒是可以，但那也是建立在蛊师手中有特殊蛊虫的基础上的。

Fang Yuan had a number of Gu worms in his possession, but the Spring Autumn Cicada was hibernating and unusable, while the Liquor worm, White Boar Gu, Little light Gu and Moonlight Gu were not trump cards to fight a higher realm.

方源手中有不少蛊虫，但是春秋蝉濒死沉睡，不能使用。酒虫、白豕蛊、小光蛊、月光蛊，都不是能越级挑战的底牌。

Obviously knowing the enemy was unbeatable, yet resolving to fight to the death, that is a stupid “hot-blooded” behaviour. Even if he wins, that would not win him the favor of fate.

明知道不敌，仍旧死战，那是名为“热血”的愚蠢。就算是胜了，也不过是命运的垂青。

Fang Yuan is cautious his entire life even with trump cards, and if the chances of victory is slim, he would choose to avoid combat.

方源一生唯谨慎，哪怕是有底牌，只要是胜算小，他也会选择尽量避免交战。

He liked to be in control of the situation, using unscrupulous methods to raise his chances to the limit. He loved fighting assured battles.

他喜欢掌控局面，用各种手段尽量将胜率放大到极限。他最喜欢打的，就是必胜的战斗。

Only when he has no choice would he engage in a risky fight.

只有到了万不得已的时候，他才会冒险激战。

Thus, his favourite activity was to bully the weak and snatch resources to get stronger. Strong enough until he surpasses his enemies and then stomp on them afterwards, bullying the weak.

因此他常做的事情，就是欺凌弱小，掠夺资源，不断强大。强大到超越原来敌人的程度，再回来找回场子，也就是继续欺凌弱小。

There is nothing shameless about this, those who find challenges just to prove their bravery and risk their lives to fight to the death with strong enemies, that is the real stupidity.

这没有什么可耻，那些为了证明自己勇敢，而去主动挑战，冒着生命危险和强敌死磕的，才是真正的蠢货。

But unfortunately, this “quality” has been praised and recommended, because any organization needed the individual to sacrifice themselves to protect the interests of the ones in power.

但偏偏这个价值观一直得到宣扬表彰，这是因为任何的组织，都需要个体的不断牺牲，来维护组织高层的利益。

One just needs to think slightly to know that survival is the prerequisite to all activities.

只要想想就知道，生存才是一切活动的前提。

In order to survive and fulfill the ambitions on their heart, this is a person’s greatest courage.

为了生存下来，实现心中的理想，才是一个人最大的勇敢。

Dying for aspiration, those are fools. Surviving shamelessly for their ambitions, those are true brave warriors!

为理想而死，那是蠢货。为理想而苟且偷生的活着，那才是勇士！

On earth, Han Xin(1) endured the shame of crawling through someone’s legs, Cao Cao(2) was chased till he shaved his beard and torn his robe, Yue Wang(3) in order to live, had to eat shit to express his loyalty……

地球上，韩信受胯下之辱，曹操被追杀的割须断袍，越王勾践为了活下去，给仇敌尝大粪表忠心……

That’s why, fuck off with honor and reputation, and face!

所以，去他嘛的荣耀、名誉和面子！

Regardless of organization, they would applaud such a value system. The more that needed to be sacrificed, the more they would be promoted, like a military.

不管哪个世界的组织，都会宣扬这种价值观。越是需要牺牲的地方，就越会宣扬这个。比如军队。

“Which direction should I go, the one that has the lowest chance of encountering Wang Da?” A map appeared in Fang Yuan’s mind.

“那么该往哪里走，才能将遭遇王大的可能减少到最小？”方源的脑海中浮现出一张地图。

“Wang Da already knows I have the beast skin map, now he should be hiding in the forest, searching for me by looking for the wild boar distribution on the map. I cannot go to these places, thus I can only move in reverse to find a chance to survive.” Thinking of this, a slightly insane route surfaced in Fang Yuan’s mind.Under the sunset in the mountain forest, tree shadows overlapped and wild grass grew abundantly.

“王大已经知道我有了兽皮地图，现在他应该潜伏在山林当中，按照地图上野猪的分布，在四处寻找我。我不能去这些地方，只有反其道而行，才能搏出一线生机。”想到这里，一个略显疯狂的撤退路线，在方源的脑海中隐约成形。

……

A pair of bloodshot eyes hid deep in the shadows. His eyes burnt with hatred and anger, as if it couldn’t be doused even with a tsunami.

黄昏下的山林，树影叠叠，野草茂盛。

一双猩红的眼睛，隐藏在深深的阴影里。双眼中蕴含的仇恨和愤怒，简直滔滔江水都洗不净，扑不灭。

“Fang Yuan, I’ve finally found you…” Wang Da gritted his teeth, growling the words out from his mouth.

“方源，终于让我找到你了……”王大咬着牙齿，在肚子里撕吞咀嚼这个名字。

Under his gaze, not far away, a youngster with a thin body and pale face was traversing the forest.

在他的目光注视之下，不远处，一位身材瘦削，脸色苍白的少年在山林中急速地奔行穿梭着。

With his enemy nearby, Wang Da did not act immediately, but turned his gaze to several other positions.

仇人近在眼前，但是王大却没有动手，而是将目光隐晦地转向其他几个位置。

From each of these positions, an invigilator Gu Master was hidden.

在这几个位置，都隐藏着一位监考蛊师。

To prevent cheating and for immediate treatment of injuries, the area nearby had around a few dozen Rank two Gu Masters hiding. There was even Rank three clan elders holding the fort on the mountains high up.

为了防止作弊，第一时间救治伤亡等原因，附近这片区域，隐藏分散着数十位二转蛊师。还有高达三转的几位家老，在远处的山坡上坐镇。

Wang Da carefully moved around the forest and collected a lot of intel.

王大小心翼翼地在这片山林中潜行穿梭，已经收集到了不少相关的情报。

“I want to kill Fang Yuan, so I need to get rid of these three Gu Masters first. Otherwise, once I show myself, I will be disturbed. Maybe with surprise, I can kill Fang Yuan, but I will also get killed by the Gu Masters that chase after me from there.”

“我要杀了方源，就必须先将周围的这三位蛊师都消灭掉。否则一旦现身，就会遭到阻击。或许在第一时间，就可能杀死方源，但是我也会被随后赶来的蛊师围攻杀死。”

“I have Rank two middle stage cultivation, and there’s 50% primeval essence in my body. I have to act first and kill these three Gu Masters, it is difficult. I have to strike consecutively in a very short period. Otherwise, once they find their companions dead, they would become alert and my traces will be exposed……”

“我是二转中阶的修为，体内的真元还有五成。要先发制人，先杀死这三位蛊师，很有难度。必须要在短时间之内，连续出手。否则一旦让他们发觉同伴的死亡，警惕性大增，我的行踪也就暴露了……”

“Shadow Follower Gu.” Wang Da closed his eyes and called in his heart.

“幽影随行蛊。”王大慢慢地闭起双眼，心中默念一声。

Immediately, his body became enshrouded in a lump of darkness and could move among the tree shadows.

旋即，他的身体很快就化为了一团浓郁的黑暗，在树影中流淌穿行。

All was silent.

一切都悄无声息。

In a thick bush nearby, the Gu Yue clan’s Rank two Gu Master sprawled inside, yawning out of boredom.

一处茂密的草丛中，古月一族的一位二转蛊师，蹲在里面，无聊地打了一声哈切。

“So boring, accompanying these junior students, I feel like a nanny.” This Gu Master complained softly, not feeling the shadow that was slowly creeping around him.

“还真是无聊啊，陪着这群学弟，真像是保姆似的。”这位蛊师小声嘟囔着，丝毫没有察觉一团阴影已经笼罩住他。

A pair of bony hands stretched out from the shadows.

一双瘦骨嶙峋的手，从黑暗中慢慢地伸了出来。

This pair of hands was pale to the limit, the joints were huge and the ten nails were sharp and long, the nails dyed a shade of dark purple and emitted a slightly fishy smell.

这双手苍白无比，骨节宽大，十片指甲锐利地凸出，指甲片都染了一层暗紫色，微微散发出一股腥气。

“What smell is this?” The Gu Yue clan Gu Master sniffed, frowning subconsciously.

“这是什么味道？”古月族的蛊师抽动了一下鼻子，下意识地皱起眉头。

He just wanted to investigate, but it was too late.

他刚要察看，但早已经晚了。

Wang Da pounced like a snake, striking at lightning speed!

王大如毒蛇扑食的瞬间，闪电般出手！

One hand covered the Gu Master’s mouth and nose, while the other stabbed from the shadows towards his back. His dark purple nails were sharp as blades, his fingers easily entering the Gu Master’s body and reaching his heart.

一手捂住蛊师的鼻口。另一只手直接从背后阴狠一插。暗紫的指甲锋锐如刃，他的五指轻松地没入蛊师的身体内，抵挡他的心脏。

The fingernails were poisonous, and at that moment it invaded the heart. Through the blood, it spread all over the Gu Master’s body.

指甲上的剧毒，在一刹那的时间里，就侵蚀了心脏。并通过血液，传遍蛊师的全身。

The Gu Master’s body stiffened and lost all signs of life.

蛊师浑身一紧，就再也没有了气息。

Although they were both Rank two Gu Masters, one had assaulted abruptly with preparation, so before the battle even begun, it had ended.

虽然同为二转蛊师，但是一个偷袭，有心算无心，战斗刚刚开始，就已经结束了。

“I used 10% of my primeval essence, 40% left.” Wang Da checked his aperture, and fused into the shadows once again.

“总共用了一成真元，还剩下四成。”王大留神了一下空窍，没有停留，再次融化为一团黑暗。

A moment later, the second Gu Master hiding behind a rock also met his assault. His eyes shrunk to pin size as he collapsed on the ground.

片刻之后，隐蔽在山石后的第二位蛊师，也惨遭王大的毒手。他的瞳孔缩成针尖大小，倒在了地上。

The poison invaded his body, and soon he turned purple, and from his nose two streams of purple blood flowed out.

毒素在他的身体内肆虐，他很快就浑身泛紫，从鼻腔中蜿蜒流淌出两道暗紫色的血液。

“30% left.” Wang Da chanted silently, turning into shadows again.

“还剩三成真元。”王大默念一声，身形又再次化为了一团黑暗。

“Who is it!” The third Gu Master was hiding on a tree branch atop a huge tree. At the crucial moment he sensed something wrong, and at the time where Wang Da struck, he turned around and grabbed the two poisonous hands.

“什么人！”第三位蛊师隐蔽在一棵大树的树枝上，他在关键时刻察觉到了不对劲，在王大动手之时，猛地转身，两只手牢牢架住王大的两只毒手。

“Damn it!” Wang Da laughed sinisterly, his ten nails growing crazily, at once becoming five centimeters long, stabbing the Gu Master’s forearm and piercing his skin.

“该死！”王大狞笑一声，十片指甲猛地疯长起来，在瞬间伸长五厘米，插进蛊师的前臂，刺破他的皮肤。

His forearm bled and the blood quickly turned dark purple.

小臂上流淌出的鲜血，迅速地转变成了暗紫色。

“This is the Love Life Separation?!” The third Gu Master seeing this was shocked beyond doubt; the purple poison had already infected his face.

“这是爱生离？！”第三位蛊师看到这个情形，顿时惊骇欲绝。巨毒的紫气已经染上他的脸庞。

He knew he had no poison resistance Gu worm and was surely dead, thus he showed resolve on his face, shouting, “Then let’s die together!”

他自知身上没有抗毒的蛊虫，此次必死无疑，猛地流露出绝然之色，猛地大吼：“那就一起死吧！”

He opened his mouth and stretched out his tongue.

他张开嘴巴，猛地伸出舌头。

There was a crescent moon tattoo on his tongue — it was the Moonlight Gu.

舌头上有一个月牙的印记，正是寄居着的月光蛊。

A moonblade shot out and slashed Wang Da’s right shoulder, piercing through and coming out from his back.

一道月刃闪出，正中王大的左肩，然而从他的后背穿射而出。

The blood splattered.

血液飚溅。

Wang Da grunted, his body swaying a little, but the Gu Master had already passed away, with a trace of life left.

王大闷哼一声，身体摇晃了几下，而这蛊师却已经双眼翻白，再无一丝气息。

“Correct, this is Love Life Separation.” Wang Da stood on the tree branch, slowly standing up, showing a bitter smile.

“没错，这就是爱生离……”王大在结实的树枝上，摇晃地站起来，露出一丝惨笑。

Love Life Separation, the number one poison among the Rank two Gu worms! To refine it, one needs the Rank one life breath grass, widow spider, red needle scorpion and the heart of a lover.

爱生离，号称二转蛊虫第一毒！要炼成，须得需要一转生息草、寡妇蛛、红针蝎，还有一颗爱人之心。

To refine this Gu worm, Wang Da killed his own wife who loved him deeply, and dug out her heart!

为了炼成这只蛊虫，王大亲手杀死了深爱自己的妻子，挖出了她的心！

“It is all for survival, I could only choose strength… this is the resolution of my demonic path!” Wang Da’s eyes were red as he stared tightly at the nearby youngster.

“一切为了生存，只好选择力量……这就是我魔道的觉悟！”王大双目赤红，紧紧地盯着远处的少年。

“I gave up on love, and only had kinship left, but you took them from me! Fang Yuan…” He growled lowly, “I want you to regret deeply all that you did!”

“我放弃了爱情，只剩下亲情，你却将它剥夺！方源……”他低沉地嘶吼着，“我要让你无比后悔你所做的事情！”

(1) 韩信 (Han Xin): Famous general of first emperor Han emperor Liu Bang.

(2) 曹操 (Cao Cao): Famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi, as well as the main villain of the novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms.

(3) 越王勾践 (Yue Wang/King Gou Jian of Yue): sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons.

《蛊真人》中英文对照版 第七十五节：魔道的觉悟！

《蛊真人》中英文对照版第七十五节：魔道的觉悟！