vstars 46. To meet the challenge
46. To meet the challenge
Teng Xie shrugged. "If you're just fooling yourself, there's no pressure at all. By the way, does the God of War have any good suggestions?"
The Buddha-swallowing child then said, "The Blade Plague is quite powerful; he might be able to fill the position of Tattooed Warrior."
"The Heavenly Demon Locks the God's Pass."
Tengxie knew that what Tunfo was talking about was back when the Demon Realm had not yet broken down. Tunfo, Shesheng, himself, and his cousin Qingwu, who were competing with each other and no one was willing to concede to the others, were all competing with each other. However, Yanmo Hanba saw that the four of them each had their own strengths and could complement each other's weaknesses, so he created a combined attack formation for the four of them.
This formation was quite remarkable, but before the four of them could practice it much, the Demon Realm was breached, leaving Qingwu stranded on the other side, and the formation came to an abrupt end.
"Not for now, Devouring Buddha. Go back to the Pit of Sin and release Broken Mystery."
"What does the War General intend to use him for?"
"Let him try his luck, let him wander around the Ghost River, and give him a warning, don't be stupid enough to try and break into the formation."
Is there some deeper meaning behind this? Tunfo said he didn't quite understand.
Tengxie said that this is called the spoiler pose. In his memory, Po Xuanqi got lucky and obtained one of the secret treasures. He hopes that guy will still have that kind of luck.
"Commander, something's happened."
No sooner had Tunfo left than Ren Chenfu rushed over, handing him a brief report and saying, "Huangfu Xiaochan inexplicably lost his mind and suddenly rushed out of his place of confinement. Jin Baoyin and Nao Huandian tried to stop him, but he went on a killing spree on the spot, severely injuring Nao Huandian and killing Jin Baoyin. Now he is missing, and Gui Liangtianxia, Bo Hanbo and others are searching for him everywhere."
Teng Xiexin said, "How could it be 'mysterious'? It must be that Gui Liang Lao Yinbi has used drugs to confuse Huangfu Xiaochan's mind, making him go crazy and kill people. In this way, he can force Kunlun to come out of the mountains to stop Huangfu Xiaochan. When the two of them are both injured, he can then take advantage of the situation and eliminate two potential enemies on the road to ambition."
"Keep a close eye on Gui Liangtianxia and his group's movements; this matter is becoming increasingly interesting."
"Yes."
No sooner had Ren Chenfu left than a messenger arrived, “Commander, a scout has reported that Su Huanzhen has left the Glazed Wonderland and is heading towards the Ghost River.”
This must be the solution Su Huanzhen found for the third formation.
Just as Teng Xie was about to call She Sheng to go to the Ghost River, the Five-Colored Demoness rushed over, "Commander, it's bad! Lin Wushuang is blocking the gate of Xiao Penglai again."
Teng Xie sighed softly. What's meant to happen will happen. He didn't really want to fight to the death with Master Lin, but he wasn't opposed to it either. Master Lin, who was even stronger than Kuang Long, was his next biggest challenge.
Laughing outside Penglai.
"The Taoist has walked through the mortal world, and has become tainted by many of the seven emotions and six desires."
Teng Xie sensed that Lin Gaoren's aura was no longer so light and ethereal, but rather more down-to-earth and substantial, and knew that the other party had regained his sense of how to navigate the martial world.
"What must be settled will be settled. Do you want to bear it all alone, or have all the demons come at you? Lin Wushuang will take it all!"
"Since this is a life-or-death situation, let's follow the tradition of the Bitter Realm: ten days from now, on the road of no return, all karma will be settled in one battle."
"Can."
After that, Ghost River.
Su Huanzhen's return has attracted widespread attention, with more martial artists flocking to see how he will overcome his challenges.
When Teng Xie arrived, Bei Chen Yuan Huang also arrived in a beam of light. Upon seeing Teng Xie, his eyes twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "General Zhan, you played the trick of shifting the blame beautifully. This Pope has learned his lesson."
Tengxie remarked that since they were all thousand-year-old foxes, no one should try to play games with the other. "The Pope's move to go with the flow and lure the Demon Lord to Xiaoyang Valley is no less cunning," he added.
"Hmph, with the War General's attitude, I, the Pope, must reconsider our relationship with the Demon Realm."
"Then please consider it carefully, Your Holiness."
After exchanging a few words, they saw that Su Huanzhen had already walked into the mountain path in the canyon. They immediately stopped their verbal sparring and shifted their attention to him.
"The Corpse Man, whoosh."
While keeping an eye on Su Huanzhen, Teng Xie beckoned to the Yin Shi Ren with his finger. This guy was quite frightened last time and didn't dare to come over, but when Teng Xie took out a ruby the size of an egg, the guy obediently came over.
"Same as always, pay first, then we'll do the work."
Tengxie stuffed the ruby into the corpse man's arms, then pressed his hand against his chest, injecting a surge of demonic energy that instantly turned the corpse man back into his puppet.
"Oh, Su Xianren."
As Su Huan was about to step into the valley under the watchful eyes of everyone, he saw the Corpse Man, still exuding a faint black aura, approaching. He couldn't help but ask, "War Commander, what's this?"
"Just watch the excitement from the sidelines. Su Xianren, don't worry about me. Focus on clearing your cultivation level. We've talked several times. Even if you doubt my motives, you should trust my character, right?"
Su Huanzhen thought back to when he was still the White-Haired Swordsman. Teng Xie severely injured Tan Wuyu and the other three, but didn't kill any of them. He didn't even kill Bai Xuepiao, who was thrown at Ye Xiaochai.
Considering Teng Xie's return of Chi Yunran, the signing of the ceasefire agreement, and his two conversations with him, what Teng Xie did was essentially the same thing: an "exchange." The other party must have had deeper thoughts and purposes, but he never showed any aggression.
Perhaps this is the attitude the other party wants to express? Is this also a statement?
"Hmm...then I'll go and try my luck."
"Keep it up, Su-hyun!"
The corpse-man gave Su Huanzhen a thumbs-up, then followed him into the valley. But he stopped as soon as he entered, as he needed to enter the formation to get a clearer sense of what was happening inside.
His act of guarding the gate prevented Yuan Huang and the other martial artists from pulling him out directly. They couldn't help but keep moving forward, and soon the entrance to the valley was surrounded by people packed together.
Tan Wuyu and Bei Chen Yuanhuang also gathered around the corpse-bearer, wary of each other and the corpse-bearer's movements.
Meanwhile, Su Huanzhen was already under attack from the third condensed figure. He used his skillful light footwork to dodge the attacks and continued to advance deeper into the enemy territory.
Before long, Su Huanzhen arrived at the deepest part, in front of the stone platform with the strange iron box.
Actually, some martial arts masters had done this before, but all of them shattered the moment they touched the iron box.
Those who could see what was happening inside the valley held their breath when they saw Su Huanzhen reach out and grab the iron box. The valley was completely silent. After a moment, Su Huanzhen appeared!
It remained motionless, as if it were just standing there in a daze.
Tengxie could sense that Su Huanzhen's aura was normal, but his mental consciousness was fluctuating violently. Su Huanzhen had been pulled into the illusionary array.
What is the situation then?
Teng Xie continuously enhanced his sixth sense, using his spiritual consciousness to touch Su Huanzhen's soul consciousness. Suddenly, a dark space appeared in his mind, where Su Huanzhen was fighting against a person with disheveled white hair and a pale face.
That person was using the Rage Source Flow technique, and after exchanging a few blows with him, Su Huanzhen also began using the Rage Source Flow technique.
"The lotus returns to its true form, returning to the origin of the Great Void. With your abilities, you will prove the truth of my Way..." This was what the bookworm grandson finally remembered—the words its master had told it.