r18novel Chapter 497 Ode to the Great Roc
Chapter 497 Ode to the Great Roc
Chapter 497 Ode to the Great Roc
Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang.
On the surface, they built a plank road to attract attention, but in reality, they secretly bypassed the plank road and attacked Chencang.
This message is clearly pointed.
"Luo Shu, the current state of the shadow." Bai Ze's divine sense fluctuated, and he spoke.
His current physical body is located in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Except for the Luo River, where there is a divine consciousness that makes it convenient to descend into the body of other believers, it is not convenient for him to directly descend into the body of other believers.
However, Bai Ze has always kept track of the current state of the Shadow through the Luo Shu.
Upon hearing Bai Ze's order, Luo Shu immediately accessed the shadow's itinerary for the past few days and projected his current location.
[Master, the shadow is currently in Qu Mingfeng's personality state and is practicing boxing at the Yanjing Martial Arts University.]
"In other words, someone knew about this communication channel and hacked into it, and he also knew about Qu Mingfeng's situation. This was the first possibility that Bai Ze thought of."
"No signs of intrusion were found," Luo Shu replied.
"They really are incredibly resourceful."
Bai Ze muttered something to himself, then said, "Tell Yao Guang about this. Luo Shui, you and Yao Guang need to be careful; things might change in Dongxia."
The strategy of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass" is clearly related to Bai Ze, thus ruling out other countries such as the Western Alliance and the Buddhist Kingdom.
The two most likely possibilities are Ying Kingdom, which is controlled by Bai Ze, and Dongxia, which is currently experiencing turbulent undercurrents.
There's no need to worry about Japan; even if many people die, there's no need to feel sorry.
Since the Steel Continent has always been under Bai Ze's control, there's no problem.
Therefore, we still need to pay attention to the Eastern Xia side.
However, even if Dongxia has something to worry about, the third divine enemy will take care of it, and it's not up to Bai Ze, a guy who can't appear openly, to take responsibility.
So he simply asked Luo Shui to remind Mu Yaoguang to be careful, and then temporarily suppressed his consciousness.
"Where 'Chencang' is is hard to say, but what 'plank road' is is quite clear."
Bai Ze's true form stood on a large tree, gazing into the distance at the primeval forest.
Cheng Peng was temporarily placed under the care of Tiangong Daoman by Bai Ze, who also placed him under house arrest. Then Bai Ze ran away on his own.
There's no way around it, the Heavenly Palace Daoist is just too smelly.
Having been drenched in the waters of the Ganges, Tian Gong Dao Man was like a mop covered in excrement, and Bai Ze had absolutely no desire to breathe the same air and energy as him.
Since it was inconvenient for Bai Ze to take Cheng Peng with him, he simply handed him over to Dao Man of the Heavenly Palace.
He himself secretly returned to the vicinity of the primeval forest.
Bai Ze was very concerned about the message that appeared out of nowhere.
It represents a mysterious third party, and is quite powerful.
It's hard to say whether the news is true or false, but some analysis is still necessary.
"Chencang" has at least two possibilities, but "plank road" can only be "water and sky in one color" which now gathers believers of evil gods and five evil gods.
Is the third party the enemy of Great Freedom?
They even said it was just a charade, an attempt to confuse Bai Ze's judgment?
There are too few clues to make a clear distinction.
However, one thing is certain: Bai Ze is real.
"It's time to pick up the pace," Bai Ze murmured.
If the news is true, he needs to break the evil god's front in the primeval forest as soon as possible.
If anything changes in Dongxia, Bai Ze will be unable to intervene and will still be dealing with the Primitive Forest.
Even if the news is false, we still have to deal with the evil god here.
Neither possibility will change Bai Ze's decision; the only difference is that he'll speed up his pace.
They broke through the evil god's lines and wiped out all the Great Freedom believers gathered in the primeval forest.
Thinking of this, Bai Ze's figure gradually changed.
As the meridians and acupoints changed, a faint, mysterious yellow energy surged forth, transforming into another powerful and majestic energy.
If there were any martial arts experts from Dongxia here, they should be able to recognize this as the unique skill of Cheng Peng, the "Great Roc Ode".
As a martial artist from the Heavenly Gate, Cheng Peng had long since forged his own path. The "Great Roc Ode" he created based on his past skills and his own martial arts foundation is known as the fastest in Eastern Xia.
Moreover, Cheng Peng himself did not keep his knowledge to himself. He uploaded "Ode to the Great Peng" to "Taiyi" as a universal martial arts technique that could be exchanged for by anyone who made sufficient contributions, regardless of their faction.
Unfortunately, apart from Cheng Peng, no one else has been able to master this skill.
Despite being a martial art renowned for its speed, it demands extremely high levels of internal strength and physical physique. Furthermore, it requires exceptionally keen perception and the ability to control one's internal energy to maintain steady control over the rapidly circulating internal energy and avoid "accidents" during high-speed movement.
However, this was not a difficult task for Bai Ze.
He not only directly transformed the nature of his true essence, but even his acupoints and meridians became exactly the same as Cheng Peng's.
In the end, even his physical appearance changed to that of another Cheng Peng.
The Heavenly Demon Body has been integrated into Bai Ze's Xuanhuang Dao Body. Now, Bai Ze can change size at will, just like Sun Wukong, and has seventy-two transformations.
When Bai Ze finished circulating his energy, his body was filled with surging energy, transforming into flowing wind and clouds. Both his appearance and aura had become that of another Cheng Peng.
"To impersonate a Heavenly Gate warrior and to do it convincingly is no easy feat."
Bai Ze used his divine sense to observe himself and distinguish the differences.
Originally, Bai Ze only planned to steal Cheng Peng's account and use his communication jade slip to indirectly guide him, but things changed and Bai Ze had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
Regardless of whether that third party exists or not, and regardless of whether the information they provide is true or false, the arrangements in the primeval forest are the most important.
At this point, don't overthink it; just focus on breaking through the primeval forest as quickly as possible.
It would be interesting if the "plank road" were breached before the "Chencang" was reached.
Thinking this, Bai Ze's figure was enveloped by the wind and clouds and slowly rose into the air.
The movement technique in "Ode to the Great Roc" is called "Spiritual Roaming the Eight Extremes". It is based on the extremely strong attainment of Qi Dao to perceive the trajectory of the movement of primordial Qi, follow the trend and guide the trend, and use the movement of the primordial Qi of heaven and earth to drive oneself.
Bai Ze's earlier guess about Cheng Peng's supernatural ability "instantaneous travel of a thousand miles" was correct. This supernatural ability is able to use one's own true essence to eliminate external resistance and continuously increase one's speed.
At Cheng Peng's level, one can even envelop oneself in vital energy, allowing oneself to remain relatively still even when moving at high speed, greatly reducing the burden.
The illusory image of the roc that appears frequently is actually an external manifestation of primordial energy.
These were all conclusions that Bai Ze discovered through examining Cheng Peng's body, which he then disguised using the phrase "words become law".
His current strength is certainly no match for Cheng Peng's, but if he only imitates that speed, he still has some confidence.
The speed Cheng Peng usually displays is not his maximum speed, and Bai Ze does not need to reach Cheng Peng's actual speed. He only needs to make others think that he has such extreme speed.
The wind and clouds surged, forming a field of primordial energy that enveloped everything. Suddenly, Bai Ze's figure vanished.
He was like a whirlwind soaring through the sky, or like a roc spreading its wings across the vast expanse of the heavens, breaking through the deep sea, rising up with the force of three thousand, and swiftly marching towards ninety thousand.
As the energy field moved at high speed, it transformed into a phantom of a roc bird, and then into a cyan afterimage, soaring straight across the sky.
Following the fluctuations of the communication jade slip, Bai Ze flew south, and after crossing thousands of mountains, he sensed a vast and boundless aura.
The earth shook violently, and the earth's atmosphere rippled like the tide.
Between the distant mountains, the colossal beast Baxia, carrying a mountain on its back, moves at a speed that appears slow but is actually swift.
With such characteristics, Bai Ze didn't need to think much to know that this was Baxia's base.
The azure shadow he had transformed into suddenly shrank a thousandfold, becoming a speck of dust, and flew onto the back of the giant beast Baxia.
Within the mountain on the back of the giant beast, divine thoughts were everywhere, and numerous posts were set up to guard it, with even seven-star martial artists among them.
However, no matter how tight the guard is, not a single speck of dust will be noticed.
Bai Ze drifted into the Baxia base with the wind and, following his senses, arrived at the stone chamber at the top of the mountain.
Here, near the mountaintop, a ray of sunlight shines down from above, and the primordial energy transforms into a soft, non-glaring light, making the area brightly lit even without artificial lighting.
The long table in the center of the stone chamber was crafted from jade and inscribed with mysterious runes. A light shone forth, projecting a view onto the tabletop and displaying the surroundings of the Baxia base.
"At Baxia's current speed, it should be close to the primeval forest in three days."
The middle-aged man in military uniform placed his hands on the table, causing the projected map on the table to be scaled down proportionally, showing the locations of the Baxia base and the primeval forest.
"These three days should be enough time for two strong reinforcements to arrive. If we include you and me, plus Cheng Peng, each of us can take on an evil god."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at the "Dragon King" beside him and raised it to the sky.
The Dragon King was originally going to fight the people of the Divine Luo Empire at the Nine Veins Peak, especially against Pluto, but he had to give up due to the news brought by Cheng Peng.
However, compared to fighting the Grand Duke of the Shinra Empire, it is more unrestrained and more exciting to fight against evil gods.
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the Dragon King said they were meaningless, but he expressed doubt about whether Cheng Peng was capable of making a move.
"Escaped from five evil gods, especially with that Chernobog guy among them. No matter how fast Cheng runs, he'll most likely be severely injured. Let's just say he has no fighting power at all."
The Dragon King said calmly, "I will face both evil gods alone."
The fact that the Dragon King was able to sit at the same table as Ye Liuyun in terms of interpersonal relationships and not get beaten to death shows that he is quite capable.
In fact, if he hadn't been defeated by Ye Liuyun, the Dragon King would probably have also embarked on a path of constant fighting.
His martial arts are the way of the true dragon, but in the eyes of the Dragon King, the dragons in the Mountain and Sea Realm are not true dragons.
The dragon has horns like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, and ears like a cow. It combines the characteristics of many animals and naturally possesses all the advantages.
The existence of a true dragon is the embodiment of perfection, and the way of the true dragon is the way of perfection.
The Dragon King pursues perfection. If one cannot surpass others' martial arts with one's own martial arts, how can one talk about perfection?
Defeat all the Heavenly Gate Warriors in the Heavenly Gate Realm.
One day, when I become an enemy of the gods, I will be the strongest enemy of the gods.
In order to practice the way of martial arts, he will fight against everyone.
Then the Dragon King encountered Ye Liuyun and narrowly lost by one move.
From then on, the Dragon King became Ye Liuyun's nemesis. If he couldn't overcome this mountain, even if he overcame all the other mountains, it would still not be perfect, and he wouldn't be able to surpass all the heavenly barriers.
Although the Dragon King was defeated by Ye Liuyun, the fact that he only lost by one move under the "Ascending Intent" is enough to show the Dragon King's strength.
It's not impossible for him to take on two opponents at once.
However, out of caution, another martial artist present, He Dingguo, who was also the head of the Baxia base and a general of the Dongxia military known as "Mountain Moving and Sea Overturning," showed a thoughtful expression.
Then, he said, "Fazang of Daxing Temple appeared at the Styk River before and confronted the powerful figures of the Shinra Empire there. I can try to contact him and ask him to come over."
"Dharma Treasury? That's worth a try."
Upon hearing this name, the Dragon King raised an eyebrow and said, "Those bald monks from Daxing Temple have been building martial arts schools all over the country these past few years. I don't think much of them, but that monk Fazang does have some skills. He's qualified to be a comrade-in-arms. Heh, with him around, I don't have to worry about Cheng Peng being unreliable."
"Thank you so much for your concern."
A third voice suddenly rang out in the stone chamber where only the two of them were, causing both of them to sharpen their gazes simultaneously.
The Dragon King then threw a punch, which was as powerful as thunder, and his arm transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking the source of the voice without damaging anything else.
"Boom!" The "thunderbolt" struck empty air, producing only a loud bang, which prompted the guards outside to rush over immediately, but He Dingguo stopped them in time.
At that moment, a figure appeared silently on the chair on the other side.
"Cheng Peng".
Or perhaps it's a Bai Ze.
"Interesting, your injuries don't seem to be serious."
The Dragon King looked intently at Bai Ze, revealing his interest.
He Dingguo also glanced over and warned in a deep voice, "Cheng Peng, you've crossed the line."
Even for a martial artist from the Heavenly Gate, infiltrating a key military location so silently is considered a provocation.
As he spoke, he, like the Dragon King, sensed Cheng Peng's aura. He found that Cheng Peng's aura was as powerful as ever, and even showed a hint of unpredictability. He breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Cheng Peng's injury is not serious.
As for anything else, He Dingguo did not pursue it further.
The primary purpose of sensing the aura is to confirm the other party's identity; it would be inappropriate to continue probing.
Bai Ze felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing this.
"The unfathomable power or the overwhelming aura of the strong are actually a manifestation of information. As long as I can simulate this 'information,' I can also be seen as a Heavenly Gate Warrior in the eyes of others."
He has overcome the most crucial hurdle in impersonating Cheng Peng.
Bai Ze's eyes flickered, revealing a cold glint, and he said, "If I don't cross the line, the Great Freedom Demonic Sect will probably receive news of my return in two minutes."
If there's no problem with her identity, then there's even less of a problem with her acting skills.
Having established Cheng Peng's personality model, Bai Ze could completely outshine Cheng Peng in the competition to portray him.
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