Chapter 264 The power of "Star Array"
Gu Xu stood on the stage of "Realm of Taoism", looking at the opponent codenamed "Golden Crow" in front of him, with no expression on his face.
When he saw the rising sun shadow of the "Sun Chaser" in the sea, he easily recognized the origin of the other party.
"According to the usual selection style of the 'Shenji Battalion', if nothing unexpected happens, this person should be the head of Penglai Island or a disciple of a senior elder," Gu Xu said secretly in his heart, "I Now I have the experience of competing with the monks of Lingshan Temple and the proud disciples of Penglai Island. When I accept the challenge of Jiange Su Xiao during the Luoshui Conference, I will be able to successfully collect the information with the disciples of the three major sects of the Daqi Dynasty. The achievement of "Fighting"
The opponent's "Sun Chaser" is coming fiercely.
If Gu Xu did not master the "Star Formation", then without the "Jinghong Pen", he might have to spend a lot of effort and expose some trump cards to barely block this thundering shot.
But it will be different with the "Star Array" spell.
The slightly dimmer star that Gu Xu summoned was called "Jie Shen Star", also known as "Little Tianliang Star". It can turn evil into good luck, save disasters and relieve misfortunes.
According to astrology, it has very little energy, is not mainstream, and is not aggressive. But it will play a miraculous rescue role at critical moments, turning the situation around and turning despair into hope.
It is just right to use it to neutralize the deadly marksmanship of the "Golden Crow".
The brighter star is an evil star called "Qingyang Star".
It is also known as the "Sheep Blade Star". It is responsible for punishment of injuries, bloody disasters, and impulsiveness. It is the most destructive and destructive star among the six evil stars. It can suppress the "Daily Sun" head-on with an extremely powerful momentum. "gun" means gun.
“The Penglai Island disciple’s ‘Sun-Chasing Spear’ seems to be a little tasteless.” At the same time, Gu Xu also discovered problems in his opponent’s marksmanship. “The ‘Sun-Chasing Spear’ is originally a A top-grade martial arts that is both strong and powerful requires the courage to be as strong as ten in order to fully display its true meaning.
"But the 'Golden Crow' is obviously not confident and decisive. When he swung for grabs, he still hesitated a little, causing his gun intention to lack momentum and charm.
“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to repel him so easily.”
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After Jiang Haoyang stabilized his body, he gritted his teeth and launched another lightning-fast attack.
This time, he no longer uses the "Sun Chasing Gun Method", but instead uses Penglai Island's basic gun method - "Tide Thirteen Guns".
Because he also realized that his "Sun Chaser Gun" had some flaws - but he did not find the problem on himself, but simply attributed the reason to the fact that he could not carry his natal weapon in the "Realm of Taoism" .
As we all know, high-grade martial arts consume much more real energy than mid-grade martial arts.
If high-grade martial arts cannot exert its full power, sometimes it is more cost-effective to use mid-grade martial arts.
At the same time, Jiang Haoyang did not forget to activate his magical power - "Disaster".
Its function is somewhat similar to Shi Xiaohan's "Taotie Seal". It can greatly increase the attack power of spells or martial arts for a period of time, usually by two to eight times.
The difference is that "disaster" does not need to rely on food to superimpose marks.
But its triggering requires luck.
When Jiang Haoyang first entered the third realm, there was about a 50% probability of triggering a "disaster". Now that he has broken through the fourth realm, this probability has been increased to about 60%.
"Supreme Haotian, Emperor Ziwei, please protect me and be sure to trigger the 'disaster'..."
While silently praying in his heart, he held one end of the spear with both hands and started from Sweep from left to right towards the waist and abdomen of the opposite "Suzaku".
Although "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" is only a middle-grade martial arts, after being perfected by the elders of Penglai Island for generations, it has a complete structure and is extremely mature. Through the repeated use of basic movements such as stabbing, picking, chopping, piercing, and sweeping, it forms a continuous and unpredictable spear posture, just like the endless waves in the sea.
What Jiang Haoyang used at this time was the "Sweeping Gun Method" in the "Thirteen Guns of the Tide".
His spear rotates vigorously with his arm, which can be said to be "as powerful as the rolling wind and as fierce as the tiger's attack."
Based on his past experience, when faced with this "sweeping gun method", "Suzaku" would either use a spell to block it, or step back to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
But no matter what choice "Suzaku" makes, his next "shooting technique" will hit the opponent's chest or vital parts of the lower abdomen with the attack power of "Disaster" magical power.
Then as long as he continues to use the "hanging gun method" and rotates the gun head vigorously, he can use the gun's intention to mince the opponent's internal organs from the inside out, causing fatal injuries, and declaring the victory of this duel.
This is a set of combos that Jiang Haoyang has mastered very skillfully. He had practiced it thousands of times at the martial arts training ground on Penglai Island, and he could perform it without any obstacles with his eyes closed. It looks strong on the surface, but in fact it is dangerous - even a monk with a slightly higher level of cultivation than Jiang Haoyang may be hit by it if he is not careful.
Gu Xu did not sit back and wait for death.
As he thought, the two stars around him disappeared immediately.
Then he waved his hand and summoned two other stars from the boundless darkness - "Pegasus Star" and "Earth Star".
"Tianma", as the name suggests, is the "horse in the sky". It is noble and has attributes such as activeness, running, agility, and sharpness.
After summoning the "Pegasus Star", Gu Xu's perception will become very keen and his actions will become more agile.
This allows him to detect approaching danger more promptly than before and dodge with the help of his body skills.
The "Earth and Sky Star" is also an evil star, belonging to Yin Fire, which is responsible for voids and disasters.
Its characteristic is that "it will be fierce when encountering danger".
If the opponent's attack is gentle and slow, then the "Earth and Sky Star" will be lukewarm and will not exert any power; but if the opponent's attack is sinister, vicious, fierce and violent, then the "Earth and Sky Star" A very powerful potential will be stimulated and a more violent counterattack will be launched.
It all happened in a flash of light.
The moment the spear approached Gu Xu, its tip lit up with a red-black light, and black ripples appeared around it, like surging waves in the sea.
This is a sign that the "disaster" magical power has been successfully triggered.
Jiang Haoyang couldn't help but look happy.
He felt that this "disaster" had increased the attack power of his gun nearly eight times - this was the best effect that the "disaster" could achieve.
You know, under normal circumstances, it can only be improved by two to four times.
Only when Jiang Haoyang's character occasionally breaks out, can he reach the upper limit of eight times.
"It seems that God still cares about me." Jiang Haoyang thought to himself.
At this time, he felt that even if the opponent mastered Lingshan Temple's defensive secret "Vajra Indestructible Magic", there would be no way he could withstand this fatal blow gifted by God.
But "Suzaku"'s reaction was faster than expected.
He did not dodge or block. Instead, like a ghost, he took a few steps towards his left front - that is, Jiang Haoyang's right hand side - at an unreasonable speed.
This happens to be a position that the "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" cannot cover, and it is also a flaw that the head of Penglai Island has repeatedly reminded his disciples to focus on.
However, because this flaw only appears for a short moment, very few people can actually take advantage of it. Over time, Jiang Haoyang became somewhat neglectful of it.
"This 'Suzaku'...how can he know so much about the 'Thirteen Tidal Spears'?" At this moment, a look of surprise flashed in Jiang Haoyang's eyes.
His mind was confused for a moment.
Fortunately, he had already mastered the "Thirteen Spears of Tide" by heart.
Under the command of muscle memory, he immediately retracted his spear and prepared to use the "splitting method" and "splitting method" to push the opponent away before launching a new round of attacks.
But his movements were still a beat slow after all.
The "Earth and Sky Star" summoned by Gu Xu carried an overwhelming force, like a meteorite falling from the sky, hitting him hard on the head.
Its fierce and domineering meaning is no less than that of Jiang Haoyang's explosive shot just now.
Jiang Haoyang originally wanted to use the "Lan Na Gun Technique" in the "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" to resist.
But the "Earth Star" exploded instantly, bursting out with dazzling fire and terrifying energy, completely engulfing Jiang Haoyang.
The next second, the words "Suzaku, win" appeared again in the darkness.
Jiang Haoyang held the "Magic Token" and sat on the futon, opening his eyes with lingering fear.
“This ‘realm of discussion’ is really inhumane,” he commented in his heart, “I thought I could regain some confidence in today’s duel, but it actually gave me Matched with such a powerful opponent...does it want my Taoist heart to be completely broken?"
He shook his head, with a bitter smile on his face. He felt that compared with the real geniuses of the contemporary Da Qi Dynasty, his strength was still too weak.
Deep in Jiang Haoyang's heart, there has been a nightmare buried deep.
It was a woman dressed in red and holding a spear, acting flamboyantly and unscrupulously.
At this moment, there was another shadow called "Suzaku" in his heart.
Although he does not yet know the identity of "Suzaku" in reality.
But the other person's figure surrounded by stars may become an insurmountable mountain blocking his path of cultivation in the future.
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At the same time, Gu Xu also returned to the real world.
He no longer pays attention to the changes in the "Realm of Taoism" points ranking as before.
After all, the current "Taoist Realm" is a free Taoist laboratory for him.
The monks inside will basically choose to hold back and not fully show their true strength. The rewards for "Realm of Taoism" are only settled once every quarter. Therefore, this ranking has no meaning for Gu Xu for the time being.
The last time the "Realm of Discussing the Tao" was settled, Gu Xu got two bottles of "Du Er Dan".
In the past, he might have been very rare for this reward.
But now, he has a teaching position at Longmen Academy and an elixir workshop of his own. These two bottles of "Doudan" have more symbolic meaning than practical significance to him.
He put away the "Magic Token", stood up from the bamboo mat, stretched, and then sat next to the desk.
The golden sunlight passed through the carved window lattice and fell on his back, making him feel warm.
Then he thought, took out his notebook from "Xianyunju", and quickly recorded on it:
"Experiment time: the first day of February in the twenty-fourth year of Tianxing;
"Experimental content: Test the power of 'Ming Zhu' and 'Star Array';
"'Ming Zhu' test result: Because the opponent was instantly killed at the moment when 'Ming Zhu' was cast, so It is impossible to accurately estimate the upper limit of the power of 'Ming Candle';
"'Star Array' test results: 'Jie Shen Star' and 'Earth Star' are used to deal with enemies who are good at reckless play, and have miraculous effects;
"..."
Record After finishing, Gu Xu put away his notebook and checked his inventory of elixirs in "Xianyun Residence"
"The elixirs have been consumed very quickly in the past few days," he thought silently. I thought, “Maybe I should go to the academy to collect my benefits for this month. ”
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Regardless of whether Shi Xiaohan is in a good or bad mood, he never treats himself poorly when it comes to food.
That morning, she ordered two pancakes, a bowl of fish fillet porridge, and a bowl of wontons from the Yamen public kitchen, filling her stomach.
Then she packed her luggage, took a carriage, and headed to Longmen Academy.
Beside Shi Xiaohan, there was a quiet girl sitting.
She is also wearing the gray-white robe of the academy. She has a pale complexion, is tall and thin, and has delicate features. While the carriage was driving, she kept looking down at her toes, looking a little reserved.
This girl's name is Tao Xi. She is nineteen years old and majors in Talisman. She is another young monk sent by the Exorcism Department to Longmen Academy for further study.
Shi Xiaohan has always been lively.
The too quiet atmosphere in the carriage made her feel a little uncomfortable.
So she took the initiative to find a topic in front of Tao Xi and said, "Have you ever heard that the food in the dining hall of Longmen Academy is very rich?"
Tao Xi raised his head slightly, a little He glanced at her at a loss: "No...no."
Shi Xiaohan thought for a while and then said: "I heard that there are dragon beard noodles, salted duck, tiger skin meat..."
She repeated what Gu Xu said that day, completely unaware that she was Forced chat.
"This, there are so many."
Tao Xi saw Shi Xiaohan's eyebrows dancing and he kept talking about a lot of food names. He didn't know how to answer the conversation, but he was worried about himself. Remaining silent would make the other party unhappy, so he responded awkwardly with a sound like a mosquito.
“Yes, there are indeed a lot,” Shi Xiaohan continued chatting awkwardly, “I will invite you to have a big meal there at noon today!”
Based on Shi Xiaohan's lack of social experience, she felt that there were only two ways to bring people closer together - the first was to "treat guests to dinner" and the second was to "do tasks together".
PS: There will be an additional chapter later.
(End of this chapter)