Chapter 278 Let’s meet... Zhang Tianshi!
"Open the sky!"
When Zhao Duan handed out the sword, time seemed to have stopped for a moment.
In the eyes of countless people, this sword, which had followed Emperor Taizu of Dayu to conquer all directions six hundred years ago, seemed to have a light flashing on it.
The sword blade cut through the air silently.
The front part of the sword suddenly pulled and rolled up the air currents, condensing into a huge air column as thick as a wild python.
Not just in the ring!
At this moment, in the sky above the square, where the dark clouds were as thick as a fortress, the clouds were suddenly separated by a thin line.
Just like the East China Sea that was broken into two by a sword, the dark clouds in the sky also split in the middle.
Sunlight shines through the cracks, forming dazzling golden lines.
In the arena.
A sudden strong wind blew up, and a tyrannical force that Peimo could not control forcefully knocked out Tianhai who had entered the state of "divine possession".
The Buddha's light gathering in the vertical pupils on his forehead was suddenly interrupted.
The young monk's indifferent face also showed surprise, panic, confusion, etc., which are vivid "human" emotions.
"How could..."
The moment this thought arose, the thick and huge turbulent sword energy descended like the top of Mount Tai.
The sky and the sea raised their heads, as if covering the sky and the sun.
Almost instinctively, he summoned all his magic power, and his body suddenly curled up, supporting an illusory golden bell around him.
However……
The solid and pure light shield only lasted for one breath in the majestic sword energy before it collapsed.
The sword energy hit Tianhai's lower abdomen hard. The young monk bowed like a shrimp and flew backwards like a cannonball. His back hit the light barrier at the edge of the ring.
Then, the crazy shaking cover collapsed with a "boom" for the second time, sweeping up strong winds and causing chaotic turbulence.
"puff!"
The sky and the sea were in mid-air, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
It flew ten feet away and hit the Shenlong Temple bleachers hard. For a moment, people fell on their backs, tables and chairs broke, and dust flew into the air.
The young monk, who had just looked so awe-inspiring as a god, was lying on the ground, his forehead pupils were closed, and there was a trace of blood.
Due to the "vertical pupil backlash", as well as the depletion of mana, the factors of the sword energy collision were superimposed, and he passed out directly.
Defeated in one blow!
The dust has settled!
It was only then that the onlookers, who were shouting in panic as the barrier was broken for the second time, finally realized what happened.
Staring at the wind and waves, looking at the cracked sky, the ray of sunshine, and the figure standing on the ring holding a sword.
silence!
In the huge square, you could actually hear a needle drop for a moment.
Many officials from the imperial court stood up together, unable to hide their gaffe.
The old eunuch in python robe was stunned and lost his mind.
The female members of the Zhao family fell to their seats in a daze, unable to regain their senses.
Haitang, Zhang Han and other colleagues in the imperial office in the crowd were stunned and suspected that they had seen it wrong.
"Brother Zhao..."
Gongshu Tianyuan was dumbfounded. Behind his generous body, Jin Jian, who regained his mobility after swallowing the elixir, stretched his neck and stuck out his head, looking particularly cute.
Deep in the Tianshi Mansion, the empress and the old Tianshi who watched this scene through the water curtain were also slightly moved.
Win!
One sword!
Zhao Duan, who represented the Dayu royal family in the battle, sealed the victory with this magical sword!
Wow——
The crowd erupted into the loudest noise in the past three days since the fight began.
The common people don't know anything else and can only judge based on instinct.
In their opinion, the previous fight between Jin Jian and Tian Hai seemed to be a whole lot weaker than the scene before them.
This judgment is not bad!
Because, starting from the moment Tianhai pulled off the ribbon on his forehead and exposed the "vertical pupils", this level of power should have been limited to the "Divine Chapter" level.
It has entered the "worldly" realm.
And the power level of Zhao Duan's sword to open the sky... is even more clear that it is in the "worldly" realm.
"Tianhai!"
In the Shenlong Temple, the monks were the first to react, screaming and rushing over to check the unconscious young monk's injuries.
The old monk who was the head of the Discipline Hall in the temple and the de facto master of "Tianhai" was even more furious.
He leaped out with big strides, his gray eyebrows trembling violently, his face flushed with anger, and the old monk shouted toward the ring:
"Zhao Duan! Do you dare to break the rules of fighting?! Is this your confidence? Do you think that I, Shenlong Temple, are weak and can be bullied?!"
A loud shout immediately ignited the emotions of the monks.
For a moment, something like:
"Cheating!"
"Breaking the rules!"
The shouts and curses were boiling like a tide.
Even the monk Bianji next to him changed his expression and lost his gentleness.
And this sudden shouting and accusation also drew the attention of everyone who was shocked by the sword strike back to the field again.
Especially the officials on the court side all changed their colors.
The shout of celebration was stuck in his throat, but he didn't expect Shenlong Temple to suddenly attack.
"Cheating?"
On the ring, Zhao Duan, who had extended his sword, slowly retracted his sword, feeling the intense fatigue in his body and feeling a little surprised.
Although this sword that opens the sky consumes most of the power, it relies on what is hidden inside the sword.
But as a sword holder, the energy in his Qi Sea was almost drained at this moment, and he could only barely stand.
The old monk in the Discipline Hall, wearing a cassock and gray eyebrows, angrily accused: "The rules of fighting are that you cannot rely on external forces to win. Your sword is as good as the world. You rely on the Tai'a sword to mobilize the magic power in the sword. That’s it! Could it be cheating?”
The monk's voice was like a loud bell, spreading far and wide, and many onlookers suddenly realized why Zhao Duan had made a comeback.
It turned out that he relied on Tai'a sword.
"These bald asses!"
In the distance, Mochou also came to his senses and suddenly realized that Shenlong Temple was trying to restore its reputation.
Shenlong Temple has worked hard for this battle for decades, in order to overpower the Tianshi Mansion, expand its power, and plan to annex the ancestral temple of Buddhism in the Western Regions to complete the plan of merging the East and West.
It was already successful, but was interrupted by Zhao Duan suddenly jumping out.
Tianhai's defeat was a complete defeat. If it was not restored in time, not only would all the efforts made in decades of preparation be in vain.
If it spreads to people in the world, people in the world will not care about so many people, they will only remember:
Shenlong Temple is not good.
The next battle between Buddhism and Taoism will be at least several decades away!
Shenlong Temple cannot accept such a huge loss of reputation!
That’s why the old monk reacted quickly, took the opportunity to clarify, and made negative accusations. He would rather offend the court than redeem himself.
"What the fuck! The old bald ass is used to beating you up!"
Suddenly, on the side of Tianshi Mansion, the chubby Gongshu Tianyuan shot up like a ball and rushed out, holding a small trumpet in his hand and yelling:
"Who breaks the rules first? Isn't Tianhai's vertical eye also in the 'worldly' realm? You are only allowed to break the rules, but not Brother Zhao?"
Behind him, the priests of Tianshi Mansion also woke up from a dream, and they all agreed, accusing the bald donkey of beating him up.
pretty!
The imperial court secretly praised it.
The Tianshi Mansion has lost, so instead of giving the fame to the old enemy Shenlong Temple, it is far better to give it to Zhao Duan.
He even took the opportunity to accuse Tianhai of cheating and make up for Jin Jian's defeat.
Seeing the shit basin being held over, the white-clothed mage who had been silent and watching could no longer sit still.
Bianji frowned and said displeasedly: "Priest Gongshu's words are wrong. Tianhai's vertical pupils are a natural constitution and not an external object. How can they be compared with weapons like Tai'a Sword?" Besides, Tianhai never used it in his previous fight with Jin Jian."
Gongshu Tianyuan was not fooled at all, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was trying to get better:
"Bah! Stop changing your concepts! You are indeed a good debater, and you are very talkative, but I will not be fooled! The eyes are the body of Tianhai, yes, but the Buddha's light in the eyes, do you dare to say that they are also his own?!"
Bianji said calmly: "Of course he accumulated it himself."
"Haha! What a man you have accumulated and cultivated!" Gongshu Tianyuanqi laughed: "The sky and the sea accumulate over time, and accumulate mana into the vertical eye. When enough is accumulated, it is released at once, which is comparable to the world.
If you think this is not a bad rule, then our Tianshi Mansion has a Talisman Master and an Alchemy Master. I will simply ask my junior sister to tattoo a human skin Talisman on her arm, and then store mana in it when fighting, and then use it as a Talisman during fights. Throw it out, okay?
Is this considered a violation?
This is not a foreign object, it is my junior sister’s body!
Or simply swallow a few divine elixirs in your stomach and digest them temporarily... Is that okay? "
He took a breath and said again:
"Also, before Tianhai fought with my junior sister, he didn't open his eyes. Was it because he was so upright and humble? Or was it because he knew in his heart that this thing was suspected of cheating, so he covered it up as much as possible? You guys are sanctimonious. The bald donkey knows it in his heart!”
Bian Ji frowned more and more. Seeing the people around him talking about it, he felt that it was reasonable, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to mediate, the chief monk of the Discipline Hall next to him had already taken the lead in turning his gun and began to quarrel with Gongshu Tianyuan.
Shenlong Temple insists that the magic power contained in the Tai'a Sword is an external force, but the "vertical pupils" are not external forces.
Gongshu Tianyuan committed a foul by killing "Zhutong", so Zhao Duan used the power of Tai'a sword to counterattack reasonably.
For a time, both sides held their own opinions.
The crowd of onlookers was also divided into two groups. Some thought the monk was wrong, while others thought Zhao Duan had committed a foul.
The noise was endless.
…
"It would be best for Zhaorong to report your Majesty's whereabouts as soon as possible."
Daqing Yi Yuan Li also felt troubled and looked at Mo Chou.
From the position of all the officials in the court, they should support Zhao Duan, but due to the Buddhist and Taoist struggle, a third party outside the court and a stakeholder, no one dared to make a rash statement without the approval of the empress.
Mochou shook his head and said bitterly: "I'm afraid it's too late..."
Xu Junling said nothing, looking at Zhao Duan on the ring, thinking: How should you end this?
At this time, Bian Ji saw that the wind was not going well, sighed, and said:
"Who committed the first foul is debatable. However, since Zhao Shijun has the means to defeat the enemy, why did he strike so hard? Could it be that defeating Tianhai is not enough, does he have to beat him like this?"
Gongshu Tianyuan was temporarily misfired, which was indeed a problem.
Zhao Duan's attack was a bit too harsh. The sword strike just now seemed to be beyond the scope of "reasonable" and seemed to be a fatal blow.
The monks also turned their guns and accused Zhao Duan of murdering him.
"Mage Bianji, don't talk nonsense,"
On the stage, Zhao Duan didn't speak just now. At this moment, his clear and tired voice slowly spread.
He stared at the "big steward" next to Abbot Xuanyin, the "spokesperson" of Shenlong Temple to the outside world, and said calmly:
"Others may not know, but with your cultivation level, Master, you should have been able to hear the conversation between me and Tianhai through the cover before.
He said that if you untie the vertical pupils, you can't keep your hands. I replied, I can't keep my hands either.
I hold Tai'a Sword for the first time today, and I don't know how powerful the sword formula is. The mighty sword energy far exceeds the divine seal, and I cannot stop it. "
After a pause, he seemed to take a hard breath and said calmly:
"If Master wants to think that I did it on purpose, then I have to ask, before Tianhai fired three rays of Buddha's light and forced me into a desperate situation, why didn't he stop?
It's nothing more than giving him back his own way. "
Treat others the same way they treat you!
The debater was speechless for a moment.
In fact, with his eyesight, he had just seen that when the sword energy rolled across the ring, Zhao Duan had lost control.
How strong is "Kaitian"?
Or... to be more precise, with the help of the dragon soul in the body, stepping on the Sky Tai'a Sword, and mobilizing the majestic power contained in the sword, how powerful will it be to perform "Open the Sky"?
Zhao Duan doesn’t know!
As he said, today was the first time he held Tai'a, and the "Opening the Sky" sword technique had only been practiced in his consciousness for two days.
Two days ago, the night he broke through, he learned this sword in the Martial God Picture.
Especially when he was in the study and sat among a pile of paintings and calligraphy.
When looking through the many biographies of Emperor Taizu that he had collected, he found several records in the book that Lao Xu summoned the sword from the air many times.
Combined with what he saw in his dream, he tried to summon the sword with the help of the dragon soul. At that time, he did clearly sense the faint response originating from the depths of the palace.
So, today, he tried to imitate the scene recorded in biographies on stage and summoned the Tai'a sword from the air.
Zhao Duan didn't know whether he could succeed, nor did he know how strong Tai'a Sword was and whether he could be strong enough to fight against Tianhai.
I don't even know what it will be like when "Open Sky" is slashed out.
Therefore, he really couldn't hold back.
certainly……
Even if he is misunderstood as wanting to kill him, that's fine. If he cares about the opinions of outsiders, he is not the "King of Hell".
"That's nonsense! You're clearly looking for an excuse. Since Tai'a Sword is under your control, how can you not control its strength?"
The old monk at the head of the Discipline Hall said with a sinking face: "Who doesn't know that Tianhai's 'kind eyes' can distinguish good from evil. It must be when he sees that you are an evil person that God Ksitigarbha will punish you. Tianhai is powerless to stop it. , If you were a good person, how could you be like this?"
After that, the old monk seemed not to want to argue anymore, waved his hand and said quietly: "Where are the disciples of Shenlong Temple? Please 'request' Mr. Zhao to step down, pending investigation!"
Are you crazy? Bianji glanced at him in surprise, his face darkened, and he wanted to speak to stop him.
In Shenlong Temple, there are also many forces that are restraining each other.
The monk of the Precepts Hall is a supporter of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, and is not of the same faction as the monk who follows the abbot Xuan Yin.
"stop!"
At this time, the court could no longer sit still. Mo Zhaorong, who was here on behalf of the empress, changed his face slightly and spoke to stop him.
Although she was a love rival with Zhao, she was happy to see him suffer.
But at this moment, we absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch.
Eunuch Hai and Xue Shence stepped forward at the same time, making gestures to take action.
The monks from the Discipline Hall, holding Zen staffs and monk sticks, swarmed onto the stage and approached Zhao Duan, who was exhausted and could no longer fight.
Gongshu Tianyuan's face trembled, and he turned to look at the many elderly priests beside him.
This matter is getting bigger and bigger, and it is no longer him, the Zhu Dian boy who has no real power but only status, who can make the decision.
And at this critical moment.
Suddenly, a slightly older voice came from the Tianshi Mansion not far away: "Who dares?"
The first word "who" is still in the horizon, and the next word "dare" is already close.
Gongshu Tianyuan and Priest Jin Jian's eyes lit up at the same time, showing joy.
The wind suddenly picked up.
On one side of the square, the numerous priests of the Tianshi Mansion suddenly bowed deeply together in a gesture of worship.
It is exactly the same as many buildings in the city guarding the imperial city, and it seems that all the secrets of heaven are being drawn.
A tall old man with long and narrow eyebrows, wearing a soft black priest's robe, floated over, as if he were a god.
The old Heavenly Master took a step without any fuss and stood beside Zhao Duan who was exhausted with his sword from the horizon. He casually put his hands behind his back and looked around at the monks with an indifferent expression.
"Disciple, see the Heavenly Master!"
Many priests paid homage in unison.
On the side of Shenlong Temple, Master Bianji changed his color slightly, and the furious leader of the Discipline Hall beside him also died down.
The monks clasped their hands together and bowed their heads:
"Amitabha, we have met Master Zhang."
On the court side, Mo Chou, Xu Junling, Yuan Li, Xue Shence... and even the arrogant Eunuch Hai were frightened and saluted one after another to show their respect.
"I've met Zhang Tianshi!"
"Meet the Heavenly Master..."
"Meet the Heavenly Master..."
In an instant, as Zhang Yanyi arrived, everyone stood up and saluted. Among the tens of thousands of people, many more knelt down to worship the gods.
Zhao Duan's mind was buzzing, and he didn't expect that the legendary Heavenly Master would actually appear.
Without time to think carefully, he subconsciously turned his head and looked at the legendary face of Master Zhang Tianshi. He was already thinking about what kind of posture could please the boss.
However, when he saw Zhang Yanyi's smiling face clearly.
Zhao Duan was completely stunned. He opened his mouth and swallowed the words "Heavenly Master" in his throat. His eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost:
"Old...Old Wang?!"
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