Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 249 Divine Sword Controls Thunder, Profound Techniques Destroy Enemies

"A feint... But how could Lu Xiaofeng pose a threat to me? What methods did he use?"

Pang Ban instantly realized that Kun Sha and Lu Xiaofeng had worked together: one of them was drawing his attention while the other was preparing a method that even he felt was a deadly threat.

Faced with a threat of this magnitude, Pang Ban had no choice but to abandon Kunsha, turn around, and unleash his true energy to blow away the surrounding clouds and mist.

But a dark cloud lingered in the sky not far away.

Lightning flashed through the dark clouds.

Beneath the dark clouds, Lu Xiaofeng raised the Thunderclap Sword high, his feet planted on the Seven Stars, and he uttered a low shout: "Nine Heavens Mystic Fiend, transform into divine thunder! Unleash the mighty power of heaven with this sword!"

With a crack, thunder roared.

A dazzling bolt of lightning struck straight down, landing on the Thunder Sword.

The Thunder Sword, wreathed in endless lightning, was the source of the terrifying threat that Pang Ban could sense.

"Seven Swords! They actually concealed such profound mysteries!"

The moment this thought crossed Pang Ban's mind, he saw Lu Xiaofeng swing his long sword, and a bolt of lightning struck down.

How fast is lightning?

No one in the world could react in time.

But Pang Ban kept his eyes on Lu Xiaofeng, and when he saw Lu Xiaofeng's arm move, he immediately dodged. Therefore, he had already begun to dodge before the lightning burst forth.

Even so, lightning still grazed past his shoulder.

The strange smell from the high-temperature burning air caused his expression to change slightly.

Lu Xiaofeng pressed his advantage, unleashing another bolt of lightning, which Pang Ban dodged once more.

However, Lu Xiaofeng only needed to move his arm slightly to launch an attack, while Pang Ban had to move his entire body to dodge Lu Xiaofeng's attack.

As for the time it takes for the lightning to strike, it's basically negligible.

Even with the power of the sword spirit, the difference in strength between Lu Xiaofeng and Pang Ban was not as great as one might imagine.

Therefore, Pang Ban was caught off guard by the second bolt of lightning. In his haste, he unleashed all his true energy to form protective qi, attempting to block the attack.

Lightning bolts struck down, hitting his protective aura.

In an instant, it went out!
"Hmm? This lightning... is so weak!"

Pang Ban suddenly realized something, and saw the third bolt of lightning already flashing.

Beneath this bolt of lightning, a deadly threat loomed in his mind.

It turns out that the best way to use Lu Xiaofeng's move is to directly draw in lightning during thunderstorms.

But the weather right now, while not completely cloudless, is certainly clear skies.

If the weather is unsuitable, one can only draw upon the power of heaven and earth, transforming it into dark clouds and thunder, to unleash this move.

Lu Xiaofeng asked Kunsha to buy him time, but in reality, he wanted to use that time to draw in enough power from heaven and earth.

However, facing Pang Ban, who was at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top level, Kunsha, wearing basic armor, was almost powerless to resist and was knocked to the ground in a few moves.

If Pang Ban hadn't been completely innocent, Kun Sha would likely have been in grave danger.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to interrupt the connection of the power of heaven and earth and directly unleash this move.

That being said, the lightning formed from the surging power of heaven and earth will surely be able to seriously injure or even kill Pang Ban—provided that it hits accurately!
Lu Xiaofeng knew from the beginning that this was impossible.

Therefore, he divided the power of heaven and earth accumulated on his longsword into several parts to unleash.

The first lightning bolt used 30% of its power as a test, but it was easily dodged.

Therefore, he only used half of his power for the second lightning bolt, which could be said to be a mere show of force, but because he was able to unleash it so quickly, Pang Ban was unable to dodge it in time.

With this experience, he unleashed the third lightning bolt even faster, and poured all of his remaining 65% of power into it!
At this moment, even if Pang Ban realized something was wrong, it was too late to dodge.

Fortunately, his true qi had been condensed and had not been released. At this moment, he was circulating his true qi throughout his body to continuously reinforce it for protection.

A dazzling bolt of lightning descended, instantly enveloping Pang Ban's entire body.

The remaining 65% of its power, transformed into lightning, finally revealed the true power of this move.

Pang Ban felt his true energy pouring out like flowing water. Even though his external protective energy was extremely strong, a trace of lightning power still broke through the defense and entered his body.

but……

"You want to kill me? That's not enough!"

A powerful will drives surging true energy, dimming even the brightest lightning.

In this contest of offense and defense, the victor was undoubtedly Pang Ban.

The lightning subsided, and true energy surged forth.

But this seems to be something that Lu Xiaofeng had anticipated.

After breaking free from the lightning-infused Pang Ban, he discovered that there was no trace of his two opponents left.

But taking advantage of this opportunity, they simply ran away.

Pang Ban looked into the distance and saw that the two people had already run more than a mile.

Lu Xiaofeng was unharmed, but Kunsha was seriously injured by his attack from across the mountain and was almost unable to move.

Therefore, at this moment, it was Lu Xiaofeng who was carrying Kunsha and running away.

But no matter how skilled he was in light-footed movements, carrying the weight of another person would greatly reduce his speed.

Pang Ban immediately tried to get up and chase after him, but a flash of lightning struck his body, causing his legs to go numb, disrupting his lightness skill, and he almost fell.

However, the lightning power that had broken through his protective aura and entered his body had not yet been completely expelled.

Lu Xiaofeng, who had already escaped, seemed to have noticed that Pang Ban had recovered, and shouted, "Demon Master, the two of us are fleeing to the Ming Kingdom's military town. If you still want to chase us, then come on!"

Pang Ban's expression darkened.

He made no attempt to conceal his whereabouts along the way, and given the capabilities of the Ming military, they must already know his location.

If he were at his peak, he would have nothing to fear.

However, in order to deal with that move, he had exhausted his internal energy, and the remaining lightning power also had a significant impact.

If he were to encounter a Ming Dynasty Grandmaster at this moment, even if he were not too strong, just three Grandmasters of the Second Flower level would be in danger of death!

Of course, he could also take a gamble and see how quickly the Ming army would react.

After a moment's thought, Pang Ban abandoned the idea of ​​gambling with his life, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Half an hour later, several figures rode on exotic horses at high speed, none other than the Grandmaster-level experts from the Ming Dynasty's military.

One of them has three flowers, and the other three have two flowers.

After all, the opponent they would be facing was likely the infamous Demon Master Pang Ban. If the number of people who came was small or weak, it would probably not work.

Upon arriving at this place, one finds it empty and deserted, with only a few traces left from a battle.

The group breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, it seems that Pang Ban knows the rules and didn't stay here for long."

"So, we don't need to fight the Demon Master Pang Ban?"

"Don't be so happy yet, go check the surrounding area again!" "Sigh... okay!"

The group searched the surrounding area and even climbed the Zhongnan Mountains to confirm that the Demon Master Pang Ban had left before they could finally relax completely.

The Demon Master Pang Ban was a renowned figure, and the four of them naturally did not want to fight him. However, they had no choice but to take action to save face for their country.

It's a good thing that we can avoid this battle for now.

Little did they know that if they had arrived half an hour earlier, they might have accomplished something that would have shocked the world.

He then returned to the military town and reported the matter.

The Ming Dynasty military breathed a sigh of relief, but they were very interested in the purpose of the sorcerer Pang Ban. They collected various intelligence and eventually pieced together the general course of events.

The Demon Master Pang Ban was a renowned master in the Yuan Kingdom, and could be considered a representative of the Yuan Kingdom's martial arts world.

However, in this incident, he was hunting down a young man who had just entered the Grandmaster realm, yet he still failed, which severely damaged his reputation.

The Ming military naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and immediately contacted the Jianghu Monthly and the Southern Weekly to inform them of the matter.

The two major newspapers also cooperated closely and published relevant reports the following morning.

Has Pang Ban grown old after his failed pursuit of the Innate Realm?

The Demon Master's Defeat at Zhongnan Mountain, Two Young Men Become Famous Throughout the Land!

Shocking! The Demon Master Pang Ban did this to two teenagers!

"Hahaha……"

In the capital, Hua Manlou put down his newspaper and laughed, "Lu Xiaofeng, as expected, is a troublesome fellow. He's only been quiet for a few days, and he's already caused such a commotion again!"

Zhou Ming laughed, "To actually escape from the clutches of the Demon Master Pang Ban, Lu Xiaofeng has really made something of himself."

Given the long-standing animosity between the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Pang Ban, the sorcerer who represented the Yuan dynasty's martial arts world, was naturally very unpopular in the Ming dynasty.

Thanks to the publicity in these two newspapers, the name of the Demon Master Pang Ban became a laughing stock in the martial arts world.

This news was also circulated within the Yuan Dynasty and spread covertly.

It turns out that in the martial arts world of Yuan Kingdom, the Demon Master Palace represents the imperial court in suppressing all other forces in the martial arts world, and its power is unmatched.

However, under such suppression, various martial arts forces also had their own opinions about the Demon Master's Palace, so they secretly caused trouble to damage the reputation of the Demon Master Pang Ban.

Inside the Demon Master's Palace, Pang Ban held a copy of the Jianghu Monthly Report, read it carefully, then sneered and put it aside.

"Hmph! These idiots!"

Fang Yeyu quickly said, "The people at Jianghu Monthly are indeed a bunch of idiots. How could my master's greatness be slandered by such a mere report?!"

Pang Ban glanced at him and said, "I'm not talking about the Jianghu Monthly, but about the Ming Dynasty! These people have obtained some intelligence, pieced it together haphazardly, and think they've figured out the truth, but little do they know, they know absolutely nothing about the truly crucial parts!"

"Master, what do you mean..."

"It's naturally about the energy box and Master Yoda!"

Only a handful of people who were directly involved know what happened that night.

As for the others, they could only see Pang Ban chasing after Lu Xiaofeng and Kunsha.

Even now, no one knows the name of Kunsha, let alone the extremely mysterious energy box, or Master Yoda who created this treasure.

Even the Ming Dynasty military was the same.

After all, Fang Yeyu and his demon riders couldn't possibly provide them with information.

The Three Friends of Winter and the three Blue brothers didn't have time to pay them any attention.

As for Lu Xiaofeng and Kunsha, this was even more true.

Therefore, the reports in the Jianghu Monthly and the Southern Journal only focused on Pang Ban's pursuit.

As for the Tianjing Energy Box, we know absolutely nothing!
Pang Ban mocked them for this very reason.

After all, compared to his reputation, the matter of the energy box and Master Yoda is clearly more important.

Pang Ban ordered, "Immediately spread the news throughout the martial arts world about what happened that night. But be careful to conceal everything about the energy box and Master Yoda. Keep it vague and focus on the fake Rakshasa amulet."

Fang Yeyu asked in confusion, "If Master doesn't want outsiders to know about the energy box, he could simply keep quiet about it. Why go to such lengths?"

Pang Ban said, "Then the three Bru brothers are targeting the Rakshasa Token, and they will still clash with others, so the matter of the energy box cannot be kept secret at all."

The key is news of Master Yoda. As long as this news is kept secret, nothing else matters.

However, the three Bru brothers and Kunsa all know these things, so the best solution is to kill them. But since we can't send anyone into the Ming Dynasty, we can only spread the news to lure in experts from within the Ming Dynasty and create chaos.

Fang Yeyu immediately understood: "Master's strategy is superb, I admire it. As for the Rakshasa Token..."

"Rakshasa talisman? Didn't I tell you, ignore it!"

"Ah? Yes..."

Fang Yeyu was very puzzled.

When Pang Ban said that before, he thought it was because the situation was urgent and he didn't have the time or energy to deal with it, so he temporarily put the matter of the Rakshasa talisman aside.

But now it seems that Pang Ban never paid any attention to the Rakshasa sign from the very beginning.

I'm interested in asking.

However, his master had emphasized this matter twice, and he was worried that insisting on asking would displease his master.

Pang Ban possessed powerful mental strength. He understood Fang Yeyu's thoughts just by looking at his expression and said, "Are you wondering why I don't care about that Rakshasa Token?"

"This...this disciple does indeed have this doubt. The Rakshasa Token is related to the control of the Rakshasa Sect, the overlord of the Western Regions. If we obtain it, it will surely be like adding wings to a tiger, greatly increasing our strength!"

Pang Ban shook his head.

"This matter is top secret, so it's understandable that you don't know about it. In fact, the Yuan Kingdom has long since reached a cooperation agreement with the Rakshasa Sect!"

"what?"

"Do you know that Zhang Sanfeng defeated my master and me one after another last year? Since then, in order to take revenge on the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty has begun to contact the Rakshasa Sect. After several months of negotiations, we reached a cooperation agreement with them!"

Fang Yeyu was shocked: "Is that so? But Master, if that's the case, then you should have obtained the Rakshasa Token and taken control of the Rakshasa Sect!"

Pang Ban shook his head: "Silly disciple, what is happening now is a joint scheme between us and the Rakshasa Sect!"

Fang Yeyu was even more shocked: "This... Master, why didn't you say so sooner!"

Pang Ban said, "Naturally, it's to guard against Ming Dynasty spies. However, your involvement isn't necessarily a bad thing. If the Rakshasa talisman appears within Yuan territory and Yuan forces remain completely inactive, it will arouse suspicion from others."

Although you were unaware of the details, your actions actually perfected the plan, preventing anyone from discovering its flaws.

Fang Yeyu smiled bitterly.

His words sounded nice, but more than three hundred of his demon riders actually died.

Moreover, this defeat will severely damage his reputation.

However, he naturally dared not complain about these things to his master.

I had no choice but to put those thoughts aside and force myself to ignore them.

"By the way, Master, if this was originally a joint scheme between us and the Rakshasa Sect, then the Rakshasa Sect would never have released the real Rakshasa Token, right?"

"Heh heh, not only was the real Rakshasa tablet not released, but even the Jade Rakshasa... wasn't dead at all!"

(End of this chapter)