Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 209 Mule Warrior Xin Battles Li Xuanba, Eight-Tone Cone Challenges Five Qi Realm

Li Shimin felt somewhat embarrassed, having repeatedly asked Liu Qing for help, and thus owed him a great deal.

"Brother Li, please speak freely, and I, Liu, will do my utmost to assist you."

"Since Brother Liu entered the City God's realm, as agreed, Shimin's subsequent progress has been very smooth. The powerful families in the inner city who were loyal to the Sui Dynasty were all wiped out by the rebel soldiers, and the outer city gates were also closed, isolating Sun Hua's rebel army outside the city."

"Leaving only Sun Hua's elite troops on the other side of the barbican to fight the Sui army stationed in Chang'an, I originally thought that they would be weakened to the point of exhaustion so that I could reap the benefits."

"Unexpectedly, things changed."

Li Shimin seemed to be recalling what he had seen before, and his face showed some lingering fear. He said in a muffled voice, "In the end, both sides suffered almost equal losses, with each side having only a thousand or so remaining soldiers. But suddenly, several monsters jumped out from Sun Hua's rebel army and utterly defeated the Sui army."

“Even the rebel leader Sun Hua seems different from before. He is covered in hair, incredibly strong, and leaps and bounds like a monkey.”

"Currently, my fourth brother Xuanba and Changsun Wuji are leading most of the Li family's private soldiers and servants to help the Sui army resist Sun Hua's rebel army."

"To prevent monsters from wreaking havoc in Chang'an, Shimin could no longer remain a fisherman."

"Despite the assistance of Xuanba and Changsun Wuji leading their troops, we are still no match for the monsters in Sun Hua's army. We are about to be breached in the city wall. We beg Brother Liu to lend a hand and help us slay the monsters in Sun Hua's army!"

It turned out to be the case.

Liu Qing suddenly frowned. It wasn't too surprising that there were monsters in Sun Hua's rebel army. In this day and age, the world is in chaos, dynasties are changing, and monsters on the road and in the water, star lords in the sky, and gods in the Dharma realm are all appearing in the world, wanting to emulate the Shang and Zhou dynasties to seek merit and advance further.

But now, the monsters in Sun Hua's army can appear openly in Chang'an City, which is beyond Liu Qing's expectations.

I remember when Yuan Datou and I were just near Chang'an City, we were crushed by the torrent of humanity floating above the city and couldn't move.

Is Yuan Datou the River God?

Even gods are not allowed to approach, let alone monsters.

Liu Qing was puzzled, so he secretly activated his Fragrance Transfer Technique and switched his perspective to Li Xuanba's side. Sure enough, he found several great demons in Sun Hua's army on the other side.

Under the power of the Yin Cave, Liu Qing saw the torrent of humanity in Chang'an City helplessly swirling above the army formation of Sun Hua's rebel forces.

Sun Hua's rebel army formed a battle formation, upon which a hundred beasts' array of evil spirits condensed. Countless illusory tigers, leopards, bears, and wolves roared towards the torrent of humanity, forcefully using the transformed array of evil spirits to resist the torrent of humanity, preventing it from suppressing the several great demons in the battle formation.

Liu Qing secretly withdrew her gaze, without disturbing Li Xuanba.

This Transformation Array is a type of array formation, and it is also mentioned in the East Sea Array Collection passed down by Hong Gu.

By incorporating the killing intent of the human world, along with the influence of fortune, and integrating it into military formations, a mutated and transformative array of evil spirits can be formed to resist the overwhelming tide of humanity, allowing demons and evil gods to enter the human cities protected by this tide.

Sun Hua, as the leader of a rebel army, was naturally not lacking in luck. Although he was not as fortunate as Li Shimin, as the first rebel army in Qin, his luck was not ordinary either.

Possessing good fortune and encountering battle, one naturally meets the conditions for transforming into a powerful formation.

Sun Hua's body is abnormal; he must have been subjected to a divine descent technique by an old demon or evil god, which enabled him to cast the Transformation Array.

Having been taught the formation by some old demon or evil god, and combined with Sun Hua's own luck and the killing in the army, he was able to create the Transformation Formation.

The Transformation Array used by Sun Hua's rebel army was only the most common type. If they could condense the four auspicious creatures such as the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, they would probably have swallowed the torrent of humanity and slaughtered their way through Chang'an City long ago.

After learning the reason, Liu Qing had a solution. He comforted Li Shimin and then prepared to go.

Before leaving, let Hong Gu and Shui'er return to Da Wan Lake first, so that Xiao Ya and Bai She'er wouldn't be unable to keep an eye on the house, and also to save them from worrying.

Hong Gu hesitated for a moment, then left with Shui'er.

The young master's strength now far surpasses mine, and I can't help him if I stay here. I might as well go back and guard their stronghold.

After Hong Gu left, Liu Qing opened his mouth and spat out a breath, summoning the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone: "Today I will break your fast!"

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone emitted a buzzing sound, surrounded by a black and red aura of killing intent, appearing impatient.

Liu Qing spread his fiery wings, held the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, and flew towards the front lines of the two armies within Chang'an City.

After Liu Qing left, Li Shimin led his army to follow, leaving Li Xiuning at the City God Temple and instructing her to move the statue of Li Hu, the civil judge of the Li family, which was being worshipped in the side hall, to the main hall.

Since our ancestor Li Hugong has temporarily assumed the position of City God, the chief officiant naturally belongs to our ancestor.

Although it's not yet officially recognized, let's enjoy the incense offerings first. When the Li family eventually becomes a nation, they will naturally be formally appointed as the City God.

However, at that time, Li Hugong will probably not only be a fifth-rank City God of Chang'an, but a third-rank City God of the Capital, in charge of all the City Gods in the world.

Li Shimin and Li Xiuning came from a prominent family and had long lived in places where immortals and gods appeared. How could they not know some common knowledge about the divine way?

As soon as Liu Qing flew into Chang'an City, the torrent of humanity that had been swirling around Sun Hua's rebel army immediately rushed towards him.

Liu Qing pursed his lips, and with a thought, the power of human merit within his body floated above his head, faintly forming a golden halo.

The overwhelming tide of humanity was rushing in with great force, but upon seeing that Liu Qing possessed the power of human merit, it immediately fell silent.

With a conflicted expression, it flew back and hovered above Sun Hua's rebel army formation once more, confronting the tigers, leopards, bears, and wolves that had taken the form of the formation's evil spirits.

Holy crap, there are too many ferocious beasts, I can't handle them.

Li Xuanba wielded the Thunder Drum Golden Hammer, raising both hammers high as if Mount Tai were pressing down on a great demon opposite him.

The great demon transformed into a tall, stout man, wearing armor from Sun Hua's army. He held a twelve-foot-long iron spear in both hands. The spear was dark and made entirely of fine iron. It had no tassel, and the spearhead was shaped like a duck's beak, which was integrated with the shaft. It was estimated to weigh at least three or four hundred pounds.

Liu Qing hovered in mid-air and, after a brief assessment, determined from the aura leaked by the great demon that it possessed at least the cultivation level of the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao.

"Good hammer! I, Mule Shixin, have never met an opponent with the same strength as me since I was born. You sick devil, let's bang, bang, and see who is stronger."

"Let's bump into each other, I'll smash you to death with this hammer."

Li Xuanba added more force to his drum-shaped golden hammer, roared, and smashed it down hard. The tall, fat man, Luo Shixin, also roared and swung his twelve-foot iron spear to meet Li Xuanba's double hammers.

Clang, clang—

After two deafening explosions, Li Xuanba was sent flying three zhang backward, blood seeping from the tiger's mouth that gripped the hammer. Mule Shixin was also thrown to the ground, his head spinning, and it took him a while to get up.

In a single blow, the two were almost evenly matched in terms of brute strength.

Mule Shixin shook his head, stood up, and looked at Li Xuanba with a shocked expression: "That sickly fellow, you are just a mortal, yet you have such brute strength."

Li Xuanba flexed his fingers a few times, the soreness subsided slightly, and he retorted, "You monster are not bad either, you're strong too, shall we have another round?"

Mule's eyes lit up: "Great! I won't use my talent or magic today, I'll just fight you with strength."

Li Xuanba grinned, showing his appreciation for the monster before him. He then shook his golden hammer, sending the two hammers crashing down with the speed of a shooting star.

This hammer technique unleashed Li Xuanba's full brute strength. Upon seeing this, Mu Shixin showed no panic, but rather great joy. He laughed loudly, then crossed his feet, causing his body to spin. Using the power from his rotating waist and abdomen, he swung his twelve-foot-long iron spear to meet the twin hammers.

Boom, boom—

The violent collision between the gong and the twelve-foot-long iron spear produced a deafening roar and a huge shockwave that sent nearby soldiers flying several feet away.

Li Xuanba was sent flying several feet backward by the shock, crashing to the ground, his two hammers falling to the ground, and he vomited blood.

As for Muleman Xin, his feet were shoved into the ground, above his knees, his face was ashen, and he was spitting out blood.

Once again, the two sides were evenly matched.

"You stubborn mule, a dignified demon who has reached the Dao Refinement stage, you don't use demonic arts to kill enemies, but instead you're fighting a mortal by brute force. Has a donkey kicked your head?"

"This is a battlefield, not a friendly sparring match, you stubborn mule whose head has been kicked by a donkey!"

Another monster uttered a curse, its aura revealing it to be at the late stage of the Divine Power Realm, far surpassing Luo Shixin's cultivation, yet Luo Shixin was not afraid of it.

He swallowed a mouthful of demonic blood and retorted, "You're the one who's lost your mind! Go to hell! Aren't you afraid my dad will tear you apart?"

The monster that had spoken earlier, upon hearing Mu Shixin mention its father, immediately showed fear in its eyes, quickly shut its mouth, turned its head away, and dared not say another word.

Feeling aggrieved, it dared not offend Mu Shixin, so it vented its anger on Li Xuanba, seeing that Li Xuanba was injured and lying on the ground.

A ferocious glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately revealed his true form as a hawk, soaring into the air with his steel-hook-like talons, aiming for Li Xuanba's heart.

Changsun Wuji, who was in charge of commanding the Li family's private army, immediately drew his bow and shot seven arrows in a row, but they were knocked down by the eagle demon's wings and had no effect whatsoever.

Liu Qing's eyes narrowed. How dare he sneak attack Li Xuanba? He was practically courting death.

Besides, don't you know that you hate eagles the most in your life?
Liu Qing threw out the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone in his hand, and immediately ghostly wails and howls resounded. The eagle demon's mind wavered, its eyes became chaotic, and it did not react at all. The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone pierced its body, and it screamed as it was nailed to the ground.

Liu Qing flapped his fiery wings and descended, appearing in front of the two armies. He crushed the head of the late-stage Divine Power Realm eagle demon with one foot and recalled the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone emitted a piercing buzzing sound, and its black and red killing aura fluctuated erratically, like a man-eating serpent.

With a single swallow, it devoured the eagle demon's corpse, rapidly refining its Elephant Devouring Talent and gaining over a thousand units of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

This thousand-plus primordial energy of heaven and earth only increased the realm progress by less than ten points.

[Realm Level: Divine Power Realm 50%]

After one's cultivation level reaches the Divine Power Realm, every 160 points of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi will only increase one's cultivation level by 1%.

"So it's Brother Liu! Haha, Sun Hua, you're doomed!"

Changsun Wuji laughed loudly, while Sun Hua looked solemn. Liu Qing glanced at Sun Hua, nodded to Changsun Wuji, went to Li Xuanba's side, took out a Water Essence Pill, and put it into his mouth.

The Water Essence Pill is a second-grade healing pill, most effective at treating physical injuries. Li Xuanba was only injured by the shock, causing his internal organs to shift, so one Water Essence Pill was enough.

Then, Liu Qing pointed his Panlong Eight-Tone Cone at the rebel leader Sun Hua and shouted, "Die!"

Sun Hua was possessed by a god, his entire body was covered in hair, his appearance changed drastically, his mouth protruded, fangs appeared on his lips, his eyes were red, and his arms hung down to his knees. If one did not know that it was due to the descent of a god, one would think that he was a monkey in human form.

Ironically, it turned out that the one who descended upon Sun Hua was actually a monkey.

"We have no enmity with each other, and we are both demons. Why do you help mortals to be my enemies?"

Sun Hua's voice was hoarse, like two pieces of wood rubbing together, and black demonic energy emanated from his body, making him look terrifying.

"It has nothing to do with hatred, but only with the path of enlightenment. Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

"Satisfied, you are on the path of the Way, and so am I. We both emulate the Shang and Zhou dynasties, helping the ruler to seek merit and be enshrined as a god."

"Since you understand, shall we have a match?"

"Alright, come on! I've cultivated in the deep mountains for a thousand years, and today I'll use your head, this junior of the demon race, as proof of my birth!"

Liu Qing chuckled. How dare a mere Fifth Qi Realm demon king boast in front of a powerful Divine Power Realm expert like Nai Gong?

Liu Qing flapped his fiery wings and soared into the air, slamming his spear down from above. Instantly, the sound of ghosts wailing and gods howling shook the mind, and a dense aura of killing intent rushed forward first.

Sun Hua's expression changed drastically. His previous disdain for Liu Qing's realm vanished completely. Sensing the eight kinds of wailing sounds that stirred his mind and the fierce killing aura, he immediately unleashed all his strength and fought back desperately.

The pitch-black demonic aura, like ink, spread layer upon layer in front of the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, and one earthen shield after another was summoned and piled up in front of him.

Before the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone even arrived, its murderous aura easily tore through layers of demonic energy shields.

The earthen shields behind them were pierced through with unstoppable force by the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, its sharp tip relentlessly thrusting straight towards Sun Hua's chest.

Sun Hua's pupils suddenly contracted, and he quickly leaped dozens of feet away, his face filled with fear.

Although they have already paid a lot of attention to Liu Qing, the level of attention is still not enough.

However, this little demon in the mid-stage of the Divine Power Realm actually possessed such terrifying combat power. A casual swing of his spear forced him to go all out.

If I hadn't reacted quickly and used my monkey-like talent to leap, I probably would have been stabbed to death.

His gun is strange.

It's definitely not a magic weapon. It has a precious light on it, so it's definitely a spiritual treasure. Moreover, among spiritual treasures, it must be of a high grade. Otherwise, the killing aura in that spear wouldn't be so fierce, nor would it have the ghostly wails that could disturb people's minds.

What kind of acquired spiritual treasure is this, that it is so terrifying?

Sun Hua only guessed that the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone held by Liu Qing was an acquired spiritual treasure, and dared not guess that it was an innate spiritual treasure.

Even so, it stirred up Sun Hua's greed.

Even with acquired spiritual treasures, a powerful demon king at the fifth level of the Qi realm didn't possess many.

It doesn't matter if we don't have it, we'll just grab it. Now that we've seen this precious treasure, how can we not grab it?

The fear it had felt for Liu Qing was now overshadowed by greed. It believed that the key to Liu Qing's terrifying combat power, which allowed it, a mere Divine Power Realm cultivator, to suppress it, a Five Qi Realm Demon King, lay in the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone.

Thinking of this, his greed grew even stronger. If he could just snatch Liu Qing's Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, he would not only get a spiritual treasure, but he could also kill Liu Qing at will.

Relying on the power of spiritual treasures, his own combat strength is not high; this is the judgment Sun Hua made about Liu Qing.

"You lot, come and block me right now! I'm going to use my magic to take down this brat!"

Sun Hua roared at the other demons in the army formation, and they dared not delay and rushed to help, facing Liu Qing.

(End of this chapter)