Chapter 660 I Bear Grudges
"Chi ..."
The void trembled.
When Fang ping and the others were flying toward the heavenly Palace, a powerful pressure was released. Fang Ping\'s body froze, and he almost fell from the sky.
Behind them, old Yao and the others hurriedly followed. The four of them burst out with spiritual power and joined forces to resist this powerful pressure.
Fang Ping\'s ears and nose were bleeding. He raised his head to look at the sky, his face full of unwillingness.
"Who are you waiting for?"
"Do you have to wait for your successor?"
"Humanity is going to be extinct soon!"
Fang ping cried out in his heart. He did not know if he should hate it or not.
A world, a paradise ...
Back then, the group of people who were called Immortals and gods had died in the catacombs, but they had left behind a disaster for mankind.
Now, the situation seemed to have improved a lot, but the catacombs passageway was about to open. Monster plant Royal Court and monster life Royal Court had signs of joining forces. The Guardian Royal Court had long joined the battle, but the thousand Goblin Royal Court\'s attitude was unknown.
Once the four imperial courts joined forces, would humanity still have a way out?
Fang ping did not want to think too highly of himself. He was not that great either, but he really wanted to find a mentality cultivation technique. He wanted to make himself stronger, to make his teachers stronger, to make more human grandmasters, and to make more paragons ...
Perhaps this was the only way that humans could fight back.
Since the king\'s War had started in the precinct and the Forbidden Zone was also an enemy, why not leave a little hope for mankind after its destruction?
"You found us? Am I right?"
Fang ping was no longer silent. He shouted, "You\'ve found us! You didn\'t drive us away, does that mean you still have consciousness? "Senior, Fang ping has nothing else to ask for. I just want to take a look at the mentality cultivation method!"
"I, Fang ping, admit that I\'m not mistaken about a profound virtue realm martial arts expert. To be able to levitate the celestial Palace so high, he\'s obviously a proud and aloof person. I, Fang ping, will not disgrace the cultivation methods and inheritances left behind by my seniors!"
"When Fang ping becomes stronger, he\'ll definitely settle the scores of the enemies who destroyed the profound virtue realm back then! Senior, please take pity on humanity and lend us a helping hand!"
“……”
Fang ping roared for a while, continuing to release his pressure.
The entire kapok land was covered by the pressure.
At the side, Wang Jinyang said in a deep voice,"stop shouting!" This pressure shouldn\'t be a living thing. It should only be able to sense the changes in aura and energy. It didn\'t appear before, and it only appeared when we attacked the barrier.
This means that as long as we don\'t mess around with the things here and attack randomly, there shouldn\'t be a big problem. "
The few of them had also made a slight judgment now. This pressure probably did not possess intelligence or vitality.
Perhaps ... It was just a defense program left behind by the ancient warriors.
The last time he threw li Hansong and the others out, perhaps it was just a kind of aura identification, a simple way to distinguish between friend and foe.
Fang ping and the others had previously simulated the aura of Green Bull sect\'s sect master and did not trigger the appearance of the pressure.
The pressure appeared when they were attacking the barrier.
At this time, when they arrived at the heavenly Palace, perhaps the pressure was released again, and the defense mechanism of the heavenly Palace might have been activated.
"You\'re flattering me for nothing!"Fang ping said in an annoyed tone.
The three of them looked at him speechlessly. No one asked him to lick.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Yao Chengjun\'s face turned pale as he said,"the four of us joined forces, but we could feel the huge pressure even from the tiny bit of aftershock that we emitted. And this isn\'t even targeted at us."
What was this thing?
If there was such a powerful defense mechanism back then, how could the realm be invaded?"
Li Hansong chuckled."When they attacked the precinct, the precinct seemed to have been defeated. However, it was not destroyed. Instead, it sealed itself off. This actually proves many things.
Do you think they\'ll let the heavenly Palace go if the people from the Forbidden Zone really attack?
Do you think they\'ll allow the boundary to be sealed?
"Thus, I\'m guessing that this pressure has existed for a long time and has existed with the precinct. Back then, the Forbidden Zone might have had a slight advantage, but it was unable to resist this pressure.
"Eight or nine out of ten powerhouses from the Forbidden Zone also died in battle at the king Battle Ground. The people who came weren\'t strong enough and couldn\'t resist, so they left ..."
As he spoke, li Hansong continued,"he might not have left. I even suspect that the people who attacked this place back then might have died under this pressure." This is the reason why the precinct has been preserved until now. "
Li Hansong\'s guess made some sense.
"If this pressure has always been there, then the people of the precinct should have known that this place can defend against enemies," Wang Jinyang suddenly said.
If they couldn\'t resist the enemy, then wasn\'t it normal to retreat to the heavenly Palace?
When he was down there, he didn\'t see any remains or living people ... Where did the remains go?
There might really be living people in the heavenly Palace!"
The few of them were moved!
It wasn\'t impossible!
If this pressure had always existed and did not appear later, then it was normal for someone to retreat to the heavenly Palace back then.
After the precinct sealed itself off, would the enemy still come?
If they did, the heavenly Palace would have been destroyed.
Since they didn\'t come, then the people who had survived back then might really still be living in the heavenly Palace.
"Let\'s go. We\'ve already reached this point. Let\'s put aside life and death and go up to take a look!"
After the pressure appeared, they didn\'t leave and came with the thought of dying.
It wasn\'t easy to get to this point. Who would be willing to give up at this time?
The four people\'s qi and blood burst out, and their spiritual power exploded. They joined forces to resist the suppression of the pressure.
This pressure spread throughout the entire realm, and perhaps even the outside world could feel it.
"However, it\'s also because the overflow is too wide and not targeted that the 4 rank-7 martial artists can barely resist it even when they join forces.
From this, one could feel the power of the pressure.
When a rank-9 powerhouse\'s pressure burst out, even if it was directed at a rank-7, it would not be able to suppress a rank-7 to death, let alone spread so widely. If it were that simple, Wu kuishan would have been crushed to death at first sight when he met the Lord of Sky Gate City back then.
If a rank-9 could kill a rank-7 so easily, then the battlefield would not be a high-ranked battlefield, but a rank-9 battlefield. A rank-7 or 8 would be crushed to death with one blow. What was the point of fighting?
"It\'s definitely comparable to a Paragon, or even stronger!"
The few of them had a comparison. The strength of this pressure was not weaker than Jue Yan, that was at the very least.
The four rank-7s had joined forces, yet they could only barely resist some of the pressure that was spreading out. It was too powerful.
The few of them struggled to fly up. A height of a thousand meters, which would normally take the blink of an eye, was now crawling like a snail.
……
On the platform outside the boundary.
Chen yaozu and the others also looked grave!
As the pressure exploded, they also felt the pressure. Of course, they were separated by the regional wall, so the pressure was not too great.
"They\'ve been discovered!"
"Will there be any problems?"
"Second Grandmaster, they wouldn\'t ... Wouldn\'t die inside, right?"
“……”
Some of the old men were worried, and some were nervous.
Chen yaozu stared at the regional wall. As the energy concentration around decreased, the regional wall was shaking, but it didn\'t seem like there would be an energy tide. If the energy tide didn\'t erupt, the regional wall couldn\'t see what was going on inside.
Chen yaozu looked at the regional wall for a while. This old man could not help but curse in a low voice,""These kids ... If they don\'t thin out the energy, at least we\'ll still have a chance ..."
If the energy tide were to erupt, they would still be able to see some of the situation inside.
Now, however, he could not see them at all. He did not know if Fang ping and the others were alive or dead.
Chen yaozu said with a serious face. He looked at the entrance of the plank Road and said softly,""We don\'t know what\'s going on with them. We can\'t enter, and we can\'t rescue them.
Little seven, get ready, the Maple King\'s Men are coming ..."
Everyone\'s expression was grave. The old woman gritted her teeth and said,""This time, we have to kill fengjiu city! Second ancestor, kill him. We won\'t have to worry anymore if the Maple King\'s Men come again!"
After absorbing the imperishable substance that Fang ping gave them, the injuries that they had accumulated over the past 15 years were almost all healed.
At this moment, their combat strength had increased greatly!
The Maple King had seven rank-9s under him. Among them, Feng Jucheng was the strongest, on par with Chen yaozu.
After taking out Feng Jiucheng, even if the other six players came together, they would still have a huge advantage in defending the plank Road.
There were space cracks on both sides of the plank Road. If they fought on the narrow plank Road, Chen yaozu and the others could retreat to the platform. The geographical advantage was fully exerted here.
Chen yaozu took a deep breath and looked at the old woman, who was the only rank-9 other than him.
He called her an old woman, but in his eyes, she was still a child.
The old woman called him second Grandmaster because he was the son of the Chen family\'s Grandmaster. The old woman was actually his second brother\'s granddaughter, so it was fine for her to call him third Grandpa.
Chen yaozu glanced at the old woman and said,""Little seven, if Feng Jiucheng comes this time, I\'ll try my best to make him stay! After killing Feng Jiucheng, the rest will be up to you!
After taking their tokens, in the future ... We can go home!"
Chen yaozu then looked back at the boundary and took a deep breath.""If they come out, then you guys will escort them out of the West Mountain catacombs ..."
"Second ancestor!"
The few of them were struggling. Second Grandmaster ... Was he planning to finish off Feng Jiucheng and the others in one battle?
"Alright, just wait patiently!"
Chen yaozu didn\'t care about what was going on inside. He couldn\'t afford to be distracted.
The wait didn\'t last long.
The Maple King\'s Men did not hide anything. In fact, it was difficult to hide. The Qi of a level nine expert was too strong.
Before he even arrived, someone at the foot of the mountain laughed and said,""Chen yaozu, you\'re still alive? You\'re tough enough!"
"Feng Jiucheng, if you\'re not dead, how can I die?"
"Hahaha!"
A burst of laughter came from the plank Road, getting closer and closer.
Feng Jiucheng replied as he walked along the walkway,""Chen yaozu, you\'re dead for sure this time! Not only you, but also the other strong men in your land of rebirth!
You\'ve been hiding here for so many years, so I\'m afraid you don\'t know that over 10 divine generals have died in your land of rebirth in the past few years!
As for the remaining immortal generals, they were probably going to die!
Eighteen southern regions, King Huai led 50 divine generals to attack your remaining divine generals. Hahaha, Chen yaozu, are you in despair?"
Feng Jiucheng laughed out loud!
While laughing wildly, he said in a loud voice,"after we\'ve annihilated you, we\'ll go to the wormwood region to hunt the other divine generals in the land of resuscitation ... No, we\'ll enter the land of resuscitation and destroy you!
Chen yaozu, today is the day you die!"
"Laughable!"
Chen yaozu snorted. Do you really think I don\'t know?
He had already asked Fang ping a lot of questions when he was chit-chatting with him earlier.
In the past, fengjiu city would often tell him who had died in battle and who had been destroyed ...
When Feng Jiucheng told them that the Yang family\'s patriarch had died, they didn\'t believe him. However, Feng Jiucheng had even sworn an oath in the name of the Maple King to prove that the Yang family\'s patriarch had indeed died.
At that time, Chen yaozu and his friends were indeed very pessimistic and desperate.
But now, according to what Fang ping and the others said, the Yang family old ancestor had fallen, but Nan yunyue was about to enter the absolute peak.
"Not only that, over at Tiannan, more than 10 rank-9s have been killed. Magic City catacombs and Nanjiang catacombs have also won again and again.
Even in the king Battle Ground, more than half of the younger generation in the Forbidden Zone had been killed.
The humans were getting stronger and stronger, and so was China.
This was especially true for youngsters like Fang ping, who were now rank-7. This was proof of everything.
Under such circumstances, Chen yaozu would not be disturbed.
If Feng Jiucheng wanted to attack him and wear down his will, he could only say that he was delusional.
"Laughable? Chen yaozu, you\'re really pathetic!"
"You think I\'m lying to you?" Feng Jiucheng laughed. Was there a need for that? My father has already made an agreement with King Huai. If you don\'t die this time, when the war of the southern eighteen regions is over, King Huai\'s divine generals will come and annihilate you!
At most, he could just share some benefits with King Huai.
You\'ve been pestering us for 15 years, it\'s time to end this!"
Chen yaozu did not say anything else. They had heard about the battle at the Forbidden City from Fang ping.
However, Chen yaozu did not know whether Fang ping was comforting or telling the truth when he said Hua had the advantage, and he did not want to guess.
He would rather believe Fang Ping\'s consoling words than trust Feng Jiucheng and shake his own confidence.
In the next moment, Feng Jiucheng and the others had already appeared on the plank Road.
Chen yaozu frowned slightly. 4 rank-9s and 3 rank-8s!
This time, the Maple King had actually sent so many people.
There were only seven rank-nines in total. The Maple King had quite a number of properties under his command. The Royal domain needed someone to hold the fort, and the Imperial court needed a spokesperson. Sometimes, the rank-nines had to be in charge of guarding missions, such as the Royal war ground, the passage to the Royal Sea Mountain ...
With 4 rank-9s here, they could be considered to have turned out in full force.
Chen yaozu glanced at it and didn\'t say anything. His body was shining with golden light, but it was a bit dim.
The others were the same. Feng Jiucheng glanced at them and frowned. He felt ... Felt that these guys were stronger than before.
Could it be that he had gone out to recover before they came?
Even though he had his doubts, Feng Jiucheng did not care. So what if he could recover?
These people would not be able to stay for long after going out. How could the imperishable substance be restored so easily?
"Chen yaozu, stop hiding. Why don\'t you and I go down the mountain and fight?"
"You don\'t have to continue with your ridiculous tricks. For the past 15 years, you\'ve never won against me, and this time is no exception!"
"Is that so?"
Feng Jiucheng laughed and did not move forward. Instead, he stood on the plank Road and threw a punch.
Chen yaozu also struck out with his palm. Energy collided in the middle of the plank Road, and a loud boom shook the sky.
Feng Jiucheng wasn\'t in a hurry as he threw punch after punch and laughed,""Everyone, let\'s grind them to death together!"
He didn\'t want to fight it out. This had been an old trick for many years.
In this place, there was no way to recover energy or recover the consumption.
They had come in full condition and were slowly depleting the other party\'s vitality and mentality. These people had probably used up all their vitality recovery pills and energy stones. They had reserves.
If it were not for the fact that these people had brought in quite a number of energy stones in the past and had also recovered a lot from the few energy tide eruptions, they would have been worn out to death long ago.
Even so, Feng Jiucheng felt that this would be the last time.
He wasn\'t lying. If he still couldn\'t take down these people this time, his father had already made an agreement with the Huai Prince. After the war in the eighteen southern regions ended, he would send his divine generals to help.
At that time, would these people still not die?
Feng Jiucheng continued to bombard them with his fists. The other three rank-9s and three rank-8s did not make a sound either, bombarding the few of them from a distance.
Blocking meant exhaustion.
If they did not block them, they would rush out of the plank Road and enter the platform. At that time, the geographical advantage would be gone. The four rank-9s would not be afraid of Chen yaozu and the others.
The old woman glanced at Chen yaozu. Chen yaozu remained calm, but his aura was slightly weakened.
Since Feng Jiucheng and the others wanted to exhaust them to death, then they would do as they wished.
On the plank Road, Feng Jiucheng was bombarding the area while frowning at the back of Chen yaozu and the others.
A mighty pressure erupted in the world!
Did Chen yaozu and the others want to go in?
Since it could trigger the pressure, it meant that it had already caused a reaction from the precinct. Could it be that these guys had been here for many years and found a loophole?
\'Damn it!\'
This time, he had to get rid of these guys. Otherwise, if he gave them more time and they really entered, wouldn\'t all his years of hard work be for nothing?
……
There was a great battle in the Forbidden City catacombs, and there was also a great battle outside Xuande Grotto-heaven.
Battles between rank-9s, which were rarely seen on normal days, broke out everywhere on this day.
In order to not give the humans a chance to come to their aid, the other catacombs had also unleashed countless rank-9 auras that day.
In Magic city\'s catacombs, Wu Chuan, Tian Mu, and the rest had sealed off the city last time. This time, it was monster Sunflower city\'s Governor and a few rank-9s who were loitering around Hope City and Sky Gate City, eyeing them covetously and oppressing Wu kuishan.
They had no intention of engaging in a rank-9 battle now, but they could hold back a rank-9 human. This was the consensus of some true Kings.
If it was not for the fact that the catacombs passageway had yet to be completely opened, right now, an all-out battle would have erupted instead of a suppression.
"It\'s like this in Magic City catacombs, and it\'s the same in other catacombs.
Including the West Mountain catacombs, there were rarely any battles. At this moment, in the city thousands of miles away, two rank-9s had joined forces and were roaming outside West Mountain City. Grandmaster Fang Yu\'s expression was also serious as he stood on the city wall and confronted the other party.
The situation was so tense that it was suffocating.
……
Inside the Xuande Grotto-heaven.
Fang ping and the others endured the pressure and moved up bit by bit. The higher they went, the stronger the pressure became.
After a long while, Fang ping and the others were at the same level as the heavenly Palace.
The first thing he saw was an incomparably tall gatehouse that was even bigger than the gatehouse below!
"The South Heaven Gate!"
Li Hansong sighed with emotion. There were indeed three large words on the huge gatehouse.
Behind the gatehouse was a huge Imperial Road.
The path led to a golden and resplendent Palace that looked like a Celestial Palace.
"The profound virtue Palace!"
Old Wang mumbled and said,""This place can be called the real Xuande Grotto-heaven. There are only some auxiliary buildings below."
The few of them had yet to step into the gatehouse and the Imperial path, but they had already felt what was called immortal flavor.
The gatehouse and the Imperial Road were both shrouded in clouds and mist, half hidden and half visible. This wasn\'t a cloud and mist, but energy.
Behind the Imperial Road, behind the palace, there was a golden light rolling, like a Golden Dragon.
Li Hansong and the others were almost drooling!
Last time, they had also seen this. This was the lake of imperishable substance!
It was hard for them to imagine how extravagant the heavenly abode was back then. Perhaps, the lake of imperishable substance was just an ordinary swimming pool or lotus pond in the eyes of the ancient martial art practitioners?
Although they were talking, their faces were covered in sweat. The pressure was getting bigger and bigger!
Fang ping gritted his teeth and said,"stop chit-chatting, let\'s go up the Imperial Road!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them stepped onto the Imperial Road together.
As soon as they stepped onto the Imperial Road, the pressure on them increased. Lao Wang\'s legs trembled, and for a moment, he actually looked like he was going to kneel.
Fang Ping\'s legs trembled as well. The golden light on his body brightened, and he shouted in a low voice,"Give me the cultivation technique and I\'ll kneel to senior once! If you don \'t, then don\'t even think about it!"
The moment he stepped onto the Imperial Road, the pressure became even stronger.
Fang ping believed that he was able to accept what he wanted. After giving the cultivation method, it was nothing to kneel to these human ancestors once.
However, if he didn\'t give them cultivation techniques, he didn\'t feel that these seniors had really done anything for humanity.
How could they not comment on their past achievements? now, they had no achievements at all, so why did they have to kneel to them?
He did not know if Fang Ping\'s words had triggered a reaction, or if it had always been like this, but the pressure was even stronger than before.
Wang Jinyang let out a low grunt. The qi and blood in his body surged, and he forced himself to straighten his back!
Yao Chengjun\'s spiritual power also burst out as he stood straight.
Li Hansong, who was wearing armor, was much more relaxed. He glanced at the few of them and chuckled,"Old Wang is the weakest, old Yao is the second weakest, Fang ping is also a little weaker, I\'m much stronger than you guys ..."
"Pa!"
The three of them did not say a word, but each of them gave a slap.
F * ck, this bastard still has the mood to act cool at this time.
If it wasn\'t for your armor, would you really have an easier time than us?
Fang ping was panting. He gave him a slap and looked at old Wang."Old Wang, you\'re a little weak. You have to work hard later."
"You guys shut up!"
Wang Jinyang\'s face was ashen, but it was also very red.
Yao Chengjun was a middle-stage rank-7 with a strong mentality.
He was only an early-stage rank-7. His mentality was not as strong as Yao Chengjun \'s, and his physical strength was not as strong as li Hansong\' S. He could not be compared to Fang ping either. At this moment, among the four of them, he was the one under the most pressure. Even if he were to unleash his vitality, he could only barely stand straight.
Fang ping laughed and said nothing more. He took a deep breath, and the energy around him was instantly sucked into his stomach. Then, the golden light on his body brightened again. He shouted,"Go in! If I don\'t get the cultivation technique this time, I\'ll tear down the heavenly Palace ..."
"Bang!"
As soon as he said that, Fang ping was sent flying backward, blood spurting from his mouth.
A look of fear flashed across Fang Ping\'s eyes. Then, he shouted,"China is going to be destroyed! Was there a living senior inside? Were they really going to watch as humanity went extinct?
Cultivation techniques ... Were cultivation techniques that important?
Was it more important than the survival of humanity?
You still want to test us at this time?
In the new martial era, millions of martial artists had died in battle!
The war had not officially started yet. Once it started, the number of people who died would be in the hundreds of millions!
The seniors are so cruel ..."
"Bang!"
Fang ping was bombarded by the pressure again, and his golden body began to crack.
Li Hansong\'s body glowed with a golden light as he shouted,"Since you\'re alive, then come out!
So sneaky, not even daring to show his face?
Did Fang ping say something wrong?
If I could find my own territory, why would I come to you ...
If you really don\'t want to give us the cultivation technique, then please tell us where my home is!"
"Fang ping, remove the cover on my aura!" Li Hansong shouted.
"Iron head!"
"Remove it!"
At that moment, li Hansong was extremely determined. He said loudly, "I\'ll let them decide. Since they don\'t want to, then they\'ll go find it themselves. At most, they\'ll die!
"The ancient martial arts era has already come to an end. At this point in time, if we don\'t pass down the cultivation method, are we just waiting for the destruction of mankind? are the catacombs martial artists going to come in and pass it down?"
Because of Fang Ping\'s few words, they were targeted by the pressure one after another. At this time, the crowd no longer felt that the pressure was not controlled by anyone like before.
Or rather, the pressure had a consciousness!
He could understand what everyone was saying!
Seeing that Fang ping did not remove his aura concealment, Wang Jinyang took a deep breath and shouted,"Fang ping, remove the iron head\'s cover! If iron head can\'t do it, then we\'ll try one by one!"
"Fang ping, what are you hesitating for!"
Li Hansong shouted,"with your indecisive attitude, how are you going to achieve great things?!" How to be a good leader! Since there\'s a chance, let\'s take a gamble!"
Fang ping gritted his teeth, glanced at him, and did not say anything else.
In the next moment, li Hansong\'s own aura suddenly exploded.
At that moment, li Hansong\'s vitality exploded to the extreme. He shouted, "I\'m Li Hansong! I don\'t know who I was in my previous life, but maybe you know me. If you don\'t want to inherit your cultivation method, then let me find my own cultivation method!"
There was no response!
"Enter!"
Seeing this, li Hansong did not hesitate. He shouted and immediately walked towards the palace in the distance.
He had exploded his aura, but the pressure was not directed at him. He did not care anymore and would talk about it after entering.
Perhaps the other party had silently agreed!
Once li Hansong moved, the other three followed him and walked forward.
Fang ping cursed in his heart. F * ck, he\'s targeting me.
Just wait!
"If I can\'t get the cultivation technique this time, I\'ll settle the score with you sooner or later. I\'ll tear down the grotto-heaven and bring it to mcmau to let you be arrogant.
He was now one hundred percent sure that the pressure was either self-conscious or controlled by someone.
In any case, it was intelligent.
He actually pretended to have no intelligence before, shameless!
Bah!
A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him. If I don\'t scold you now, I\'ll settle the score with you when I\'m stronger. Those who bullied me, Fang ping, have all gotten their revenge, except for a few people.
In the little notebook, there was another account.
The pressure of Xuande Grotto-heaven or the mastermind behind it.
Fang ping thought to himself. Without delaying his movements, he shifted his feet and followed iron head along the Imperial Road.
The Imperial Road was thousands of meters long, and the further they went, the greater the pressure.
As they walked, the first one to fall behind was not old Wang, but Yao Chengjun.
Yao Chengjun could not go on. His whole body trembled and started to crack.
"You guys continue!"
Yao Chengjun did not continue. He shouted at the few of them,"This could be a test! I don\'t think I\'m suitable. You guys can continue!"
The few of them didn\'t say anything and continued to move forward under the pressure.
100 meters, 200 meters ...
The further they went, the stronger the pressure became. This time, the few of them had an idea in their hearts. Perhaps ... Someone was indeed testing them.
"You\'re deliberately mystifying!"
Fang ping cursed in his heart. However, it seemed like he had a chance to get a cultivation method this time.
"I don\'t know if he\'s alive or not. If we can trick them out of here ..."
As Fang ping walked, he calculated and felt a little helpless. He was not familiar with them and would not be easy to fool.