Chapter 170 Chapter 173, strange magic, turning beans into soldiers!
Speaking of those Taoist and Buddhist people with special skills in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they are indeed quite something.
When Ouyang Feng, transformed into a giant tiger, was carrying Yang Yuhuan and running rampant in Furong Garden, the palace maids and eunuchs were frightened and the teams of imperial guards were at a loss. When they were about to break into the Ziyun Tower where the lecture hall was held, there was a sudden flash of golden light in front of them, and a giant in golden armor appeared out of thin air.
The golden-armored giant was nearly ten feet tall, with legs like pillars and arms like logs. He was majestic and awe-inspiring. After he appeared, he raised his hand and grabbed the rockery next to him, and pulled off a millstone-sized stone. He threw it, and the stone came towards Ouyang Feng like a cannonball.
Ouyang Feng raised his front paw and lightly slapped the stone to pieces.
However, the enormous power contained in the stone also surprised him a little.
The power of the blow from this huge rock was no less than that of the blow from the flying eagle Qu Ao.
However, the golden-armored giant's abilities seem a bit monotonous.
After several unsuccessful attempts at throwing stones, he took big steps towards the giant tiger, spread out his five huge fingers, and pressed them against Ouyang Feng's neck.
Yang Yuhuan had been eager to try, and before the giant's claws fell, she jumped up from Ouyang Feng's back, and lashed the giant's face with her legs like iron whips, causing the giant's head to swing violently, and his body staggered and staggered two steps to the side.
"What a hard head!"
Yang Yuhuan fell back on Ouyang Feng's back, sighed with a smile, then jumped into the air again, kicking with both legs in the air thirteen times in one breath, kicking the golden-armored giant on the side of the face continuously, and finally kicking the golden-armored giant to the ground with a bang.
At this time, a golden light flashed in the air ahead, and a giant dressed as a Buddhist Vajrapani appeared. He was also ten feet tall, with broad shoulders and a strong waist, and his face looked a little ferocious.
As soon as the Vajra Warrior appeared, he clenched his fist and punched Yang Yuhuan.
Yang Yuhuan stepped on the waves and avoided the heavy punch of the Vajra Warrior. The heavy punch of the Vajra Warrior missed and hit the rockery next to it, smashing most of it into pieces with one blow.
Amidst the smoke and dust, Yang Yuhuan rose into the air again, stretched out her legs, and kicked the Vajra Warrior in the face with both feet. Immediately, the Vajra Warrior fell backwards and fell to the ground with a bang, smashing the stone slabs and splashing gravel.
At this time, the giant in golden armor slowly stood up and rushed towards Yang Yuhuan with big strides.
Yang Yuhuan laughed tenderly, her Taoist robe fluttering, her body like a phantom, easily avoiding the golden armor giant's claws, raised her hand and slapped the golden armor giant's waist and ribs. Under the penetration of the feminine palm power of the "bone-dissolving palm", the golden armor giant's waist exploded, and a hole was blown out. But it soon recovered as before.
The Vajra Warrior also stood up again at this time and came over to besiege Yang Yuhuan with the golden-armored giant.
Although these two giants are extremely powerful and have amazing physical toughness and recovery abilities, their movements appear to be somewhat slow and clumsy. It seems that they only know purely realistic fighting techniques and do not know any mysterious martial arts at all.
Facing Yang Yuhuan, who was nimble and moved like the wind, no matter how strong the two giants were or how powerful their punches and kicks were, they were completely useless. They were just used as sandbags by her, who punched and kicked them at will and showed off their martial arts skills to the fullest.
Seeing that Yang Yuhuan was having fun, Ouyang Feng did not take any action for a while. He lay lazily on the ground with his chin resting on his front paws, using his spiritual sense to spy on the details of the two giants.
After watching for a while, he actually found out some clues.
The bodies of these two giants seem to be formed purely by the essence of heaven and earth, and they can also absorb the essence of heaven and earth to replenish their consumption, so they will hardly be exhausted, and after being injured, they can also quickly absorb the essence of heaven and earth to recover.
But they don't have any advanced martial arts, only ordinary fighting skills. They can certainly be used to deal with ordinary people, but in front of martial arts masters, they are like stupid cows and can only be toyed around.
As for the weaknesses of these two giants, Ouyang Feng gradually figured them out with his spiritual perception.
There seems to be a core center inside the chests of these two giants.
Whenever the giant attacked with all his strength, or drew energy from the heaven and earth to replenish his energy, a strange wave would emanate from the giant's chest. Ordinary people would not notice this, but Ouyang Feng's spiritual sense could not hide it.
The nature of that strange fluctuation was somewhat similar to spiritual perception, so Ouyang Feng found a way to destroy its core center.
There is no need for a head-on attack. Just use an attack on the mind to interfere with or destroy the strange fluctuations that absorb the essence of heaven and earth.
Although he had found a way to destroy the two giants, seeing that Yang Yuhuan was having fun, Ouyang Feng did not take action for the time being. He continued to lie there lazily, while his eyes were looking towards the Ziyun Tower not far away.
Ziyun Tower, on the terrace.
The current emperor, Li Heng, surrounded by several armored guards and Buddhist and Taoist masters, looked at the fighting arena from afar, where sand and rocks were flying and loud noises were heard. His face was filled with shock:
"Yang Taizhen... not only can she summon mountain kings and divine tigers, she can even fight with her bare hands against the heavenly soldiers and strongmen summoned by the art of 'casting beans to create soldiers'. Could it be that she has really mastered the martial arts of the immortals? Master Luo, Master Bukong Sanzang, can you tell me the origin of Yang Taizhen's martial arts?"
The Luo Zhenren mentioned by the emperor is a Taoist priest with feathered robes, a bamboo crown, a whisk in his hand, and a beautiful beard.
His name is Luo Gongyuan, and he is a well-known master of supernatural powers today. When he was a boy, there was a miraculous legend that he shouted away a dragon. He was also a guest of honor of Li Longji in the past.
Bukong Sanzang is a Buddhist master who just returned from traveling in India this year. He also has extraordinary skills. He has been a guest of Li Longji in the past and has fought magic with Luo Gongyuan and Ye Fashan in front of Li Longji.
However, at this moment, the two strangers also looked solemn, with doubts in their eyes——
They had never seen Yang Taizhen's martial arts, which were both elegant and fierce, and had never thought that there was anyone who could fight against the heavenly soldiers and strong men they summoned with the technique of "throwing beans to create soldiers" with bare hands.
This art of turning beans into soldiers is an extremely powerful magic, and it is the magical power they rely on to protect the law and defend the way.
A powerful celestial soldier can subdue tigers and leopards with one hand, and is invincible against ordinary people.
Of course, the Hercules Heavenly Soldiers also have weaknesses and cannot be used in military formations. Once they are impacted by the evil spirits of millions of people or are stained with too much blood, their core will collapse on the spot and the Hercules Heavenly Soldiers will also disappear into thin air.
So when Li Longji was still in power, after seeing them perform the art of "throwing beans to turn into soldiers", he asked them whether they could use it to destroy cities and strongholds. They all fooled him by saying that immortal magic should not interfere in human wars, otherwise they would be burdened with sins.
The reason why they used it in front of the emperor was because there was only one man and one tiger on the opposite side. There was no fierce aura of a military formation, and not too much blood. The two heroes wanted to show off their skills in front of the new monarch, so they took the initiative to use the technique of turning beans into soldiers.
But what was unexpected was that the giant tiger did not move. Yang Taizhen, a seemingly delicate and weak woman, actually fought back and forth with the two strong men and heavenly soldiers on her own, and even made them spin around and knocked them to the ground from time to time.
If Yang Taizhen had not found a way to break this technique, the two powerful heavenly soldiers would have been defeated by her long ago.
"Master Luo, Master Bukong Sanzang, and Master Yang Taizhen's fighting skills, where exactly did they come from?"
At this time, Li Heng asked again, and his tone sounded a little nervous.
Luo Gongyuan came back to his senses and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, Yang Taizhen's martial arts are indeed not ordinary martial arts. I'm afraid they are really secret techniques of immortals."
Bukong Sanzang also replied:
"Master Luo is right. There is no such miraculous fighting skill in the mortal world. Only the secret technique of the immortals can explain it."
Upon hearing this, Li Heng couldn't help but show disappointment in his eyes, and murmured:
"Is that so? What a pity..."
He really has feelings for Yang Taizhen.
It's not that I simply covet Yang Taizhen's beauty, but mainly because as Li Longji's son, I was oppressed too much and scared too much. After Li Longji's death, I had a complex idea of wanting to take revenge and prove something. Father, aren't you greedy for Yang Taizhen's body and trying so hard to get her?
Since you died young, let your son help you fulfill your unfulfilled wish.
That’s what Li Heng thought.
Of course, Yang Taizhen was indeed tempting, with her beauty and figure. Even though Li Heng was an emperor with a huge harem, he could not find a beauty comparable to Yang Taizhen.
But now, Li Heng no longer dared to lust after her body.
Yang Taizhen is no longer an ordinary person.
Not only does he possess miraculous martial arts skills, he can also summon mighty tigers...
Which king would dare to invite such a powerful person who can easily kill him to his pillow?
What if she had any evil intentions, wouldn't her life and death be out of her control?
So no matter how unwilling Li Heng felt, he could only sigh and say "what a pity".
At the same time, he was secretly thinking about how to win over and please Yang Taizhen.
Several people here are discussing Yang Taizhen's "immortal martial arts".
Yang Yuhuan had a great time fighting and gradually became impatient.
Although the two giants couldn't do anything to her, and couldn't even touch a corner of her clothes, they couldn't be killed no matter what they did. Their bodies were still very hard, like granite. It was really boring to keep hitting such hard sandbags.
So after knocking down the Vajra Warrior once again, Yang Yuhuan dodged the heavy punch from the golden-armored giant, did a backflip, landed on Ouyang Feng's back, patted his neck lightly, and said with a smile:
"I'm a little tired, my dear brother, it's time for you to show off your power."
So Ouyang Feng slowly stood up, crouched on the ground, looked at the two giants striding towards him, opened his mouth and roared.
Ouch——
Amid the deep tiger roar, the "soul-killing evil spirit" surged out and blew through the bodies of the two giants like a strong wind.
In the spiritual perception, the core centers deep in the chests of the two giants were swept away by the murderous aura and dissipated like a candle flame blown out by a strong wind.
As the central core collapsed, the two giants suddenly stiffened, and their huge bodies began to disintegrate inch by inch, eventually dissipating into the essence of heaven and earth and returning to nature, leaving only two golden pills in their original places.
Looking at the two longan-sized pills, Ouyang Feng opened his mouth and sucked the two pills in front of him. With a thought, he put them into the receiving talisman.
Then he carried Yang Yuhuan on his back and slowly walked towards Ziyun Tower.
At this time, there was chaos in Ziyun Tower.
The tiger roar that contained the "soul-killing evil spirit" not only scattered the two giants, but the aftermath also swept across the Ziyun Tower.
The eunuchs, palace maids, imperial guards, guests attending the meeting, and even some Buddhist and Taoist masters in Ziyun Tower were all so terrified that they turned pale and some even collapsed to the ground.
Even Emperor Li Heng was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body shuddered, and then the hem of his dragon robe gradually seeped out of some very disgraceful liquid.
Although Luo Gongyuan and Bukong Sanzang were also shocked, they were monks with special skills after all, so they quickly adjusted their emotions and quickly ordered the guards who could still move to help His Majesty go in to rest and change clothes.
The two of them hurried downstairs and bravely went to meet the Taoist Taizhen who was riding a tiger.
"I, the poor Taoist Luo Gongyuan, bow my head. I wonder what Taoist Taizhen is here for?"
"Amitabha, I am not empty-handed. May I ask what can I do for you, Taoist friend Taizhen?"
Yang Yuhuan sat sideways on the tiger's back, looking at the two Taoist and Buddhist masters with a cold and majestic expression, and said lightly:
"I received an invitation and came to attend the Dharma Assembly. But I don't know why Master Luo and Master Bukong Sanzang summoned heavenly soldiers to stop me?"
"This……"
Luo Gongyuan and Bukong Sanzang looked at each other and said with embarrassment:
"Fellow Daoist Taizhen, His Majesty is in Ziyun Tower. I am afraid that you might disturb His Majesty by riding such a divine tiger."
Yang Yuhuan said calmly:
"The emperor is the Son of Heaven. He can decide life and death with a single word. How could he be afraid of a tiger?"
But you are not an ordinary tiger, you are the tiger god who can paralyze the imperial guards with just a glance, break the beans that turn into soldiers with a roar, and scare the whole building of people into paralysis!
Luo Gongyuan smiled bitterly and said:
"If you want to participate in the Dharma Assembly, please retract your magical powers first."
Amoghavajra also put his hands together:
"Your Majesty is responsible for the Tang Dynasty. You must not be careless. I hope you will be lenient."
Yang Yuhuan chuckled and changed the subject:
"You two have really opened my eyes to your unique skills. I wonder if you two can share some of them with me? I am willing to exchange a martial arts skill from the immortal family. This martial arts skill can not only be used for self-defense and protection, but also has the effect of prolonging life."
Luo Gongyuan and Bukong Sanzang's eyes flashed with joy, and they quickly said:
"I can't ask for it!"
With their keen eyesight, they could see how powerful Yang Yuhuan's martial arts skills were.
Although Yang Yuhuan's martial arts seemed unable to defeat the strong men and heavenly soldiers they summoned, this martial art allowed the power to be returned to oneself, which made them more attracted to it than the "throwing beans and turning them into soldiers" technique which relied more on external forces.
You know, although their special skills are powerful, they themselves are very fragile.
Once all the strange magic is broken, two strong soldiers can capture or kill them.
Therefore, if they could exchange it for Yang Yuhuan's immortal martial arts skills, they would actually be willing to exchange it for the skill of "turning beans into soldiers".
Seeing how tactful the two were, Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but smile:
"In that case, for the sake of Master Luo and Master Bukong Sanzang, please accept me, the Giant Tiger Warrior, for the time being."
As he spoke, he patted the giant tiger's neck lightly, and the tiger's huge body shrank rapidly. Then, under the shocked gaze of Luo Gongyuan and Bukong Sanzang, it turned into a heroic man in a tiger-skin cloak.
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Yesterday was the seventh day after my father-in-law passed away. The funeral arrangements were finally over, but I was really exhausted. I had to take care of the funeral and update twice a day. I had planned to resume my previous update rhythm after the funeral, but I really couldn't keep up with the energy. The main reason was that I couldn't prepare two chapters for the next day the day before, so I could only write and update as I went. So for now, I can only maintain the current rhythm of writing one chapter and updating one chapter. As for when I can resume, it depends on when my energy is restored. Now I can only guarantee two updates a day, and the specific update time cannot be determined for the time being. Anyway, I will update as soon as I finish writing.
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