Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 113: A Variety of Tactics (Bonus Chapter for 300 Monthly Tickets!)

"Be careful, he's reversing his internal energy," Yang Guo whispered to Cha Nan.

Once a master of internal energy reverses their true energy, no matter how much they recuperate afterwards, they will suffer great damage and their strength will plummet. However, at the same time when their true energy reverses, their overall condition and the degree of their internal energy burst will be three to five times greater than usual. The stronger the master, the greater the amplification brought about by the reversal of true energy.

At this moment, Liang Xiao was forced to reverse his internal energy. It has to be said that Yang Guo put tremendous pressure on him, and Cha Nan's constant stimulation also played a crucial role.

Around Liang Xiao, there were already layers of wind, fire, thunder, and water flowing and changing. Although they had not actually condensed into a so-called celestial phenomenon, but were just a kind of aura and artistic conception, they gave people a feeling that was so complex and ever-changing, just like him, who was unpredictable.

When Liang Xiao flicked his fingers, it was like placing a piece on a chessboard.

The atmosphere in the entire bamboo forest suddenly became distorted and changed.

"He moved the Bagua array plate." Huang Yaoshi's reminder came from the right side, but the voice gradually drifted away to the left.

The distance between Cha Nan and Yang Guo, which was originally only about two meters, was visibly widened and separated by the heavy bamboo shadows.

"Holy crap! This is really risking his life!" Cha Nanxin sighed. Huang Yaoshi had mentioned before that the basic structure of the formation, such as the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and Nine Palaces, is generally not changed and will only mislead. In the blink of an eye, Liang Xiao really went all out and changed the basic Eight Trigrams structure. Such an alteration of the established destiny will undoubtedly shorten his lifespan and incur divine punishment.

With the change in the basic structure, the entire bamboo forest formation was like a private encrypted storage space instead of a public server. Only Liang Xiao knew what had been changed in the Bagua formation, where it had changed, and which important positions had been altered.

In this situation, even a master of formations like Huang Yaoshi would be helpless.

Because the situation is completely different from when we first entered and broke through the formation, the experience and accumulation we could rely on before have now become useless symbols.

"But it's no use, brother!" Cha Nan directly used the Paluk Ball to summon Yang Guo and Huang Yaoshi.

Indeed, this has no mandatory effect, but as long as they actively cooperate and respond, the summoning of the Palu Ball will be successful.

While reducing the binding force of the 'equal contract', it also opens up freedom.

A moment later, Yang Guo and Huang Yaoshi reappeared beside Cha Nan, and the three of them were together again.

The bamboo forest swayed, the scene changed, and the three were separated again, divided once more.

Cha Nan even saw the distance between himself and Liang Xiao rapidly closing, as if he were actively throwing himself into Liang Xiao's arms.

Summon again!
Yang Guo and Huang Yaoshi reappeared beside Cha Nan. Yang Guo reacted even faster, appearing instantly without thinking, and struck Liang Xiao with his sword to interrupt his 'spellcasting'.

No matter how the array plate changes, it will never become a celestial technique.

Liang Xiao's various methods are essentially about creating illusions and misperceptions, causing people to make incorrect judgments about the situation at hand.

The so-called alteration of the array plate is like a magic trick that everyone has agreed upon and used. When Liang Xiao changes it, the flaws can be seen through and the position is no longer in its original place.

As for the idea of ​​divine retribution, it's more like a sudden, overwhelming expenditure of mental and physical energy, a complete overhaul of everything, causing the user to prematurely deplete a large portion of their potential and life force. And this calculation is a one-time event!

Because for the entire universe, the inherent theories of the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and Nine Palaces still apply. What Liang Xiao can change is merely a minor adjustment based on the current situation, which is not replicable.

At this moment, Yang Guo's sword strike, delivered without hesitation, is a classic example of overwhelming force with sheer power.

I can't see through you, but I won't look at you. I don't care if you're a magician or not, I'll just arrest you as a fraud.

The violent sword strike carried not only Yang Guo's internal strength and brute force, but also the 'intention' to destroy everything.

Yang Guo did not learn the Dugu Nine Swords, but he did inherit Dugu Qiubai's sword intent. Under the heavy sword, there was an overbearing and decisive power that could destroy and sweep away everything.

Facing Yang Guo's sword, Liang Xiao calmly pushed out a palm strike. The palm force was layered and overlapping, like ocean waves, yet it also contained multiple different pulling forces. No matter how strong Yang Guo's sword was, he was confident that he could trap Yang Guo in the quagmire and make him unable to extricate himself.

However, Yang Guo focused his energy in his dantian and stood firmly in his horse stance. No matter how many palm strikes came from him, he simply slashed back with his sword.

All those overlapping, constantly pulling, and ever-changing forces would only shatter completely before him.

This was also Liang Xiao's good fortune. His "Azure Sea Surging Wave Palm" was originally a combination of martial arts from the Blackwater lineage. When he fell into the sea, he sensed various changes in the Yin and Yang ocean currents and created this palm technique. It has six extraordinary forces: Overwhelming Qi, Trapping Force, Vortex Force, Yin-Yang Flow, Path of Life and Death, and Dripping Force. It can also be considered one of the prerequisite martial arts for the later Circulating Six Void Skill.

This set of palm techniques incorporates various extraordinary variations of underwater power, making it a truly unique palm technique that should not be underestimated.

Yang Guo's sword practice originally began under a waterfall, and later he trained in the flood. During his sixteen years of wandering the world, he also dived into the sea many times to practice swordsmanship and palm techniques on the seabed, honing his skills. Although he did not comprehend the martial arts that incorporated the various changes of the sea like Liang Xiao, he was still very familiar with the changes of the sea's energy. This rendered Liang Xiao's unique skill useless.

This is truly a case of "better late than never"!

Even with the explosive effect of his reversed internal energy, Liang Xiao was still suppressed by Yang Guo and had no chance to fight back.

Seeing that his signature "Azure Sea Surging Waves Palm" was ineffective, he immediately changed tactics and began to use the Starry Sky Scattered Hands. He transformed the myriad elements of the heavens into his palms and fingers, sweeping away the rigidity and stiffness, and making the changes exquisite. Once he started using long fists and short strikes, they could be as vast as the sky and as subtle as the microcosm. In their graceful movements, they were like the flickering stars, and in their solemn movements, they were like the Big Dipper array. It was truly an excellent hand skill.

This time, Yang Guo is not so easy to deal with.

In truth, although Yang Guo also possessed multiple unique skills, in terms of true foundation, he was definitely inferior to Liang Xiao.

In terms of martial arts talent, Liang Xiao is indeed far superior to Yang Guo.

Normally, if they were to face off alone, without any external interference, the odds of victory between Yang Guo and Liang Xiao would be 30/70, with Yang Guo having 30% and Liang Xiao 70%.

"Young Yang! Have you forgotten the Nine Yin Manual?" Huang Yaoshi reminded him from the side.

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo immediately changed his approach, employing the techniques of shifting acupoints and shrinking bones from the Nine Yin Manual. In this way, all the joints and acupoints of his body became significantly different from those of ordinary people in a short period of time. Liang Xiao's Star Luo Scattered Hand, which is based on exquisite and ever-changing techniques, was then unable to deal with Yang Guo.

(End of this chapter)