(I misspelled a Chapter title before, sorry, hehehe)
Guiguzi.
In history, he was a representative figure of Taoism, a master of military strategy, and the founder of the school of strategists, a legendary figure proficient in the knowledge of all schools.
When he encountered the Extraordinary Association, it indeed beca a generational conflict.
After all, the records of the Association acknowledged that Guiguzi was proficient in various extraordinary thods and was even the creator of many magical skills that have been passed down to this day.
It’s no wonder he could decipher the strange and unpredictable array formations set up by the Association, for he himself was the strongest master of arrays of that era!
And this legendary figure, while ascending the Heavenly Road, perished cutting "Three Corpses".
His corpse was seized by the Three Corpses God. More than two thousand years later, it beca a calamity for the Association.
Watching the rapidly charging kimono-clad old man and the golden-armored Taoist soldier, Li Changhe sighed inwardly; they were indeed troubleso enemies.
If the Three Corpses God possessed the legendary wisdom of Guiguzi and had co to understand modern technology and extraordinary thods, it would beco extrely difficult to handle.
Like the current mbers of the Association. They had originally planned to kill the Japanese Transcendent whose body was occupied by the Three Corpses, but now they were instead exploited and besieged using this fact.
"It really won’t be that easy! Don’t engage in an extended fight, if we get scattered, we’ll et up at the old temple!" Pan Ke reminded everyone. He had already ’seen’ the causality of the three beginning to stir; if they could not end the fight quickly, they would need to leave the area of influence imdiately.
"Who knows how many arrays he has laid out in these mountains? Actually, the most appropriate thod is to take them down quickly! With the four of us taking action, it won’t take much ti. This can also help us find so useful intelligence. For instance, how close to the Three Corpses will trigger the Purification Talisman. The duration of a Purification Talisman... and other intelligence are extrely important." Ghost Hand stood up, twisting his hands as he walked toward the kimono-clad old man: "Of course, if you want to leave, I won’t stop you."
"I very much agree with that," Li Changhe said, also taking out an arrow and placing it on his hunting bow.
Now that they knew their opponent was a master of arrays, rashly moving through the forest would only be more dangerous.
If they accidentally stepped into an array and were trapped, that would an a thorough defeat.
So, the priority was... to take out the guys in front of them first. And from that, glean so essential intelligence.
The four of them instantly reached a consensus.
The kimono-clad old man obviously saw the four as well, his face bearing a sinister smile.
As he quickly approached, his hands made the posture of drawing his sword and cutting down.
"Is Hua Country out of people? To think that only four youngsters have been sent to stop !" he taunted: "Let Li Kun co out!"
As the only survivor of ’Seven Knives’ who had experienced World War II and crossed swords with Li Kun.
The kimono-clad old man, or rather the Three Corpses that had occupied his body, directly regarded Li Kun as his lifelong enemy.
He didn’t even consider the younger generation of Transcendents worth his attention.
Seeing Ghost Hand walking towards him with an odd smile, the kimono-clad old man sneered inwardly.
"Hua Country’s finest young Transcendent, ’Ghost Hand’... really a fearless calf unaware of the tiger’s power."
The young are brash, always believing they can do anything in the world. But... that is not the case! Let teach you what fear is!
The eyes of the kimono-clad old man turned serious.
The next second, his ’body’ was pierced by a black arrow. The arrow didn’t stop there, continuing to fly past.
Behind him, a golden-armored Taoist soldier, emitting golden radiance, was also pierced through the chest by the arrow.
After piercing through both of them, the arrow finally stuck into the ground, disappearing entirely into the surface.
"Such strong archery!" A few steps away, the voice of the kimono-clad old man was heard again, and at his previous position, a cut-off wooden stump lied across the ground.
Before the arrival of the arrow, he had sensed fatal danger and decisively employed a substitution technique to dodge this powerful shot.
However, as he marveled at the power of the arrow.
Ghost Hand had already closed the distance to ten ters. He even rolled up his sleeves and waved his hand, signaling the kimono-clad old man to pay attention to him.
"Old ghost, how long can you hold out against ?" Ghost Hand greeted and took a step forward: "One minute? Or forty seconds?"
"Arrogant!" The kimono-clad old man instantly raised his hand to draw his sword, God Speed Iaijutsu! Who did he think he was speaking to?
Ghost Hand was not the least bit afraid, he didn’t dodge or flinch, with bare hands, he threw a punch.
"Cling!"
The flashing blade, like a shooting star, heavily struck Ghost Hand’s fist. It did not sever his arm as expected but instead struck a brilliant spark in the darkness.
Ghost Hand’s arm had turned as red and shiny as a heated iron.
This was the Craftsman’s Technique, Iron Forging Hand!
The kimono-clad old man’s face slightly changed, but his arm didn’t pause. Spotting, breath control, ’Kuchigane’ cut, drawing, cutting down, sheathing the sword, then cutting again!
Iaijutsu Continuous Slash!
In an instant, a dense array of swift sword lights was drawn forth. Between the two combatants, only the flashing sword lights were visible, and a falling leaf was swiftly slashed into tiny fragnts the mont it entered their fray.
With one fist clenched and the other transford into a palm, Ghost Hand fought with both hands as if drawing a bow from either side. Ti and again, he caught the sharp sword lights, creating a series of dazzling sparks.
Seeing this, the kimono-clad elder, in another instance of sheathing his sword, suddenly pitched forward.
As his body leaned forward, he positioned his samurai sword in front of his eyebrows, as if to unleash so powerful magical skill.
anwhile, Ghost Hand roared ferociously, as intimidating as a commanding general’s bellow.
Although he couldn’t master the Buddhist Colored Glaze Body, he had learned a fair share of other magical skills.
This was the Buddhist technique, Lion’s Roar!
The sudden powerful roar caused the kimono-clad elder to feel dizzy and disoriented, and his attempt to unleash the Asura Blade was forcefully interrupted.
Instinctively, he used the Body Replacent Technique, planning to dodge the ensuing attack and hide among his golden-armored Taoist Soldiers to recover so strength.
After all, he was old and frail, and even with the Three Corpses possession, his body could not withstand such high-intensity combat. The recent fighting had already left him feeling overwheld.
However, just as he shifted behind one of his golden-armored Taoist Soldiers, the one in front was violently knocked away.
The unsuspecting kimono-clad elder nearly got toppled by the flying Taoist Soldier.
After narrowly avoiding the collision, he saw a short figure, whose gender was indistinguishable, wielding a massive iron sword, battling several golden-armored Taoist Soldiers.
The figure’s strength was terrifying. It is worth noting that the strength of the Taoist Soldiers was formidable. Just in terms of defensive power and attack force, they were not much less than those of the Profound Level Transcendents.
Yet, this short figure managed to knock one away with a single sword strike.
Elsewhere, several Taoist Soldiers were pierced through by arrows.
The arrows’ trendous force could even penetrate several golden-armored Taoist Soldiers in a row.
In the distance, a young Taoist was seen swinging his arms and releasing successive Thunder Palms, blowing away the Taoist Soldiers that got close to him.
Even with himself, an Earth Level Transcendent, providing leadership, the Taoist Soldiers were not faring well at all.
"This... this is the might of Hua Country’s Transcendents? Damn it! They all must die!" Even though the kimono-clad elder’s body was possessed by the Three Corpses, his animosity toward Hua Country had not lessened.
Seeing the strength of the younger generation of Hua Country’s Transcendents, rage surged in his heart.
After dodging a punch from Ghost Hand with a donkey roll, he brought his palms together and forcefully slapped them onto the ground.
After a cloud of smoke, a giant figure appeared behind him.
Shikigami · Orochi!
Since the Shikigami Great Sky Dog he summoned before had been devoured by the Three Corpses God,
he paid a steep price this ti to summon another of his Shikigami.
Orochi was a colossal twin-headed snake stretching over twenty ters.
Originally a highly problematic evil spirit, it was subdued by the elders of his sect and has since been passed down as a Shikigami.
He planned to use Orochi to exterminate these Transcendents from Hua Country!
"Orochi, devour them!" the kimono-clad elder shouted at Orochi, roaring, "Devour them!"
As the giant snake heads erged from the black smoke,
Ghost Hand looked down at the Talisman in his arms and shouted loudly, "I’m almost out of these. Everyone, go full power!"
"What... what? Full power?" The kimono-clad elder doubted his own hearing for a mont.
Could it be that these people hadn’t been using their full power? Even when facing , the Three Corpses, they were holding back?
Then, Ghost Hand wiped his face, revealing a face painted with a Peking opera mask. In his hand, he now held a hamr and a nail.
Faceless thod!
The young Taoist discarded his iron sword, and lightning began to coil around it.
Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique!
The short figure raised the large sword high, and a boundless righteous aura arose. Confucian Boundless Sword!
As for the young archer, he put aside his bow and arrows. Instead, he picked up a large blade.
The blade was instantly shrouded in pitch-black.
"Senior Ghost Hand, you sure looked cool asking for help," Li Changhe said as he swung his blade down, "So... it’s over."
General’s Mantle!
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