hotmtlnovel Chapter 48 One Strike
Chapter 48 One Strike
All beings of the Three Realms saw that enormous divine being and immediately began discussing animatedly, with knowledgeable ones exclaiming uncontrollably, "Isn't that the True Monarch? Who could possibly have forced him to display such Divine Skills?"
"Is this what truly embodies the Law of Heaven and Earth?" Lu Yu muttered to himself, realizing that his own transformed giant paled in comparison.
But there was nothing he could do, as Yang Jian, a renowned expert in the Three Realms, had been stalled in the Five Qi Realm for a long time, unable to touch the threshold of Five Qi towards the beginning, yet his many years of refinement had made his mana formidable.
Lu Yu, after all, was new to cultivation and his mana was significantly weaker compared to such experts. Probably only the Monkey, with his extraordinary talent and having consumed the Golden Cores and Peaches of Immortality, possessed such a foundation.
The giant standing between heaven and earth, wielding a Three-pointed Double-edged Sword, struck at Lu Yu, the intense pressure making him completely unable to move. Determined, he called out the Treasure Vase and drank all the Three Lights Divine Water inside it.
The Three Lights Divine Water, possessing the Power of Creation, could replenish mana; with this sip, he had used up all the Divine Water he had accumulated over the years.
Having swallowed the Three Lights Divine Water, Lu Yu felt as if his entire body was about to explode, with fine cracks appearing on his flesh, and blood slowly seeping out of these places. With this powerful force, Lu Yu was finally able to move freely.
However, faced with Erlangshen's full-strength strike, he had no plan left but to meet it with his treasured sword in hand.
Soon, the Three-pointed Double-edged Sword, along with the strong Gang Wind, reached Lu Yu. At the moment of the weapons' clash, Lu Yu felt as if the whole world was pressing down on him; the pressure made him a bit scared but also somewhat excited, seemingly igniting a flame deep within him.
The usually calm Lu Yu suddenly felt an urge to roar at the sky, his voice deformed under the tremendous pressure, "Open for me!"
The Peaches of Immortality and Golden Core he had ingested were rapidly absorbed by his body under the massive pressure, and the places that were cracked shone with a glaze-like glow. As time ticked by, Lu Yu never felt time move so slowly. Just when he thought he couldn't hold on any longer, the immense power began to diminish, and he relaxed his tense nerves.
At this moment, he looked exceptionally wretched; his Taoist Robe, worn as part of his act, had been torn to shreds by the Gang Wind, and his body was drenched in blood from his many wounds.
When Marshal Ma saw Lu Yu again, he was greatly shocked, Lu Yu's appearance at this time was somewhat terrifying. In the eyes of Marshal Ma, Mr. Lu had always been refined and cultured, with an extraordinary demeanor, he had never seen him in such a disheveled state.
Breathing weakly, his body covered in wounds, blood incessantly seeping from his flesh, the sight was somewhat horrifying.
"Mr. Lu, are you alright!"
"It's nothing, I have fortunately completed the task and secured a promise, the lives of you little monkeys can be spared!" Lu Yu also let out a long sigh of relief, after all, he did not have complete confidence in this matter beforehand.
Having explained his agreement with Yang Jian to Marshal Ma, he said, "When the time comes, you must hide beneath the Water Curtain Stone Bridge and must not show your heads. The True Monarch will intercept the rest of the Heavenly Court's forces himself, remember this well!" Lu Yu repeatedly cautioned.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for planning on our behalf, we are eternally grateful." Marshal Ma expressed his sincere gratitude, tears already forming in the corners of his eyes, feeling that they little monkeys had been a hindrance, having prevented their Great King from getting away and causing Mr. Lu to end up like this.
"Alas! My abilities are modest, and this is all I can do for the monkey," said Lu Yu with a waned interest.
Watching the retreating figure of Marshal Ma, Lu Yu muttered to himself, "The winds of the times are ultimately upon us!"
In the ever-spring-like Huaguo Mountain, when the monkeys received the message from Marshal Ma, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, always stubborn and unyielding, fighting the heavens and battlling the earth, displayed a rare sentiment of melancholy.
"Scholar, I wonder if I will have the chance to see you again in this lifetime." He was well aware the trouble he had caused this time was not minor, and in order not to involve Lu Yu, he had not allowed Marshal Ma to say too much. Little did he expect that Marshal Ma, worried about his safety, would reveal everything to Lu Yu.
Actually, at this moment, the Monkey King also realized something was amiss. There were so many Peaches of Immortality in the Peach Orchard of Immortality that even if he ate them day and night without stopping, they would only amount to a drop in the bucket. Moreover, he wasn't foolish enough to eat all the peaches.
The Tushita Palace is where the Elder Lord resides, situated above the thirty-third heaven. Yet he somehow found himself there in a daze, and as for the Golden Core, it was unguarded as though it had been placed there just waiting for him to steal it—there weren't even any child servants tending the flames, let alone a gatekeeper.