Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 132 The Steadfast and Carefree King

Even so, Cha Nan still obediently led the three of them to the Fantasy Beast World to register, and soon after, she also brought Guo Jing into the Fantasy Beast World.

In any case, the time spent in the fantasy world is not counted in the martial arts world.

With these seven grandmasters gathered, it's a pity that back then, we didn't know when we would be able to truly subdue them, so we dismantled Bai Sun too severely. Now, although this person's martial arts level is still there, all four limbs are crippled, his eyes have been gouged out, his tongue has been pulled out, and his dantian is also a mess. Even if Cha Nan turns him into Palu, his physical defects will not be healed. Cha Nan still needs to find him a grass-type skill fruit first.

Therefore, when practicing the Big Dipper Formation, one corner is still missing. The other six people will practice first, leaving an empty space. Once the damage is recovered, the empty space can be filled.

Half a month passed in the world of mythical beasts in the blink of an eye. Cha Nan had not been idle. In addition to learning martial arts from several masters and engaging in actual combat under their guidance, he would occasionally ride the Cloud Sea Deer around to see if he could encounter some rare mythical beasts and tame them.

Unfortunately, I didn't encounter any mythical beasts worth capturing. I did encounter the Forest Mammoth twice from afar, but I avoided it after just one glance and didn't try to defeat or capture it.

Although theoretically, Cha Nan could consider taking down the Forest Mammoth with the forces he currently has, he doesn't want four of the seven grandmasters to be unable to enter the Beast World after something happens to them, thus delaying his important business. Therefore, he has chosen to temporarily let the Forest Mammoth go.

Four days later, Cha Nan finally opened another Grass-type Skill Fruit from a treasure chest.

Cha Nan currently possesses three fire-type skill fruits, two water-type skill fruits, one ordinary skill fruit, and one dragon-type skill fruit.

These are fruits obtained recently from opening treasure chests and searching for skill fruit trees.

The most precious of them all was, of course, the Dragon-type Skill Fruit. It wasn't obtained from opening a chest, but rather from a Skill Fruit Tree that grew deep in a crevice in the canyon.

Cha Nan planned to give it to Guo Jing, both to test the effects of the dragon-type skill fruit and to enhance Guo Jing's strength.

After all, although the Big Dipper Formation is powerful, it also has a key point. Among the seven stars of the Big Dipper, Tianquan is the dimmest, but it is located at the junction of the handle and the head, making it the most important. Therefore, it needs the strongest person to stand in this position. Otherwise, if the position of Tianquan is unstable, the entire formation will be directly broken. Among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, the strongest one, Qiu Chuji, occupies this position.

Guo Jing is in his prime, possesses profound internal strength, and has mastered the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms in their original form. Now, with the original version passed down by Xiao Feng, his strength has reached a new level. It's hard to say how far he is from becoming a Grandmaster, but among Grandmasters, he is certainly worthy of being called the most respected, and his performance is the most stable. He occupies a core position, which is widely recognized.

Besides Tianquan, Yuheng in the handle of the Big Dipper is the main position, and this position was given to Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao may not be stronger than Yang Guo or Kuaihuo Wang now, but he is proficient in formations and mathematics, so he is the perfect person to manage the changes and guide the formation.

Guo Jing had practiced the Big Dipper Formation with the Seven Masters of Quanzhen before, so he picked it up very quickly. The others were all outstanding individuals, the best of the best, and there was no one who would hold them back. After their damaged limbs, eyes, and tongues grew back, the seven of them practiced together for three more days and mastered the formation to a good level. To improve further, they would have to stay together for years, adapt to each other, improve their tacit understanding, and be able to seamlessly connect without a word or communication, so that the formation would operate as one, and the seven of them would become a complete whole.

That's completely unnecessary!

Although the passage of time in the fantasy world is not counted in the martial arts world, the aging of the human body and the reduction of lifespan do not take into account this. Yideng and Huang Yaoshi are too old. Even if others are willing to hone their skills here for a few years before leaving, the two of them cannot withstand it. Perhaps in another three to five years, their strength will decline to the point that they cannot even maintain the level of a grandmaster.

Even if Cha Nan fed them Grass-type skill fruits, it wouldn't be of much use; at most, it would only help them prolong their lives.

After all, whether it's a skill fruit or a small Palu Soul, they are basically opening up the human body's treasure trove and unlocking the treasures they possess. But for Huang Yaoshi and Yideng, their treasure troves are almost dry, and there's nothing left inside. How much benefit would flow out if they were opened again?

Thus, everyone returned to the world of martial arts, prepared themselves, and waited for the carefree king to come again.

The siege of Xiangyang continued, and the Mongols had already left tens of thousands of corpses outside the city, but Prince Xiaoyao still did not launch another attack.

Jinlun Fawang and Phagpa made two more appearances. As before, Jinlun Fawang tried his best, but he was no match for Guo Jing. Each time, he was crushed by Guo Jing in less than thirty moves and could only flee in a sorry state.

If it weren't for the fact that his Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was also extremely powerful, Guo Jing would have already captured him and caused his death on the city wall.

Phagpa, on the other hand, continued to slack off, a typical case of going through the motions without putting in any real effort.

This was already evident when he first appeared on the city wall, and now he hardly acts anymore. He fought Yang Guo, Liang Xiao, and Bai Sun in succession, and remained in a mediocre position each time. When Jinlun withdrew, he also withdrew. He tried to force Jinlun to stay, but he couldn't. It is clear that he was far from giving his all.

In order to save their trump card for dealing with the Carefree King, the group did not reveal the existence of the Big Dipper Formation and let the two leave.

Thus, the great battle continued for another three days. More and more Mongols died, and the defenders of Xiangyang were almost exhausted.

However, there is still a gap!

That means the Mongols' food supplies were already severely insufficient.

Two days ago, they brought back the warhorses that had died on the battlefield and cooked and ate them. A day ago, they began to slaughter some of the wounded live horses.

Now... even perfectly intact warhorses are being eaten. It must be understood that on the battlefield, for these nomadic peoples, killing and eating horses is almost unthinkable.

They see cattle and sheep as food, but not the horses that accompany them day and night; they are family, friends, and comrades.

Putting aside emotional issues, warhorses have always been a scarce resource. The fact that the Mongols were killing warhorses for military rations shows that they had truly reached a point of no return.

If the fighting has reached this point and Möngke still hasn't retreated, it's clear he's driven to madness by paranoia.

Inside the Mongol army camp, Möngke was furious. He no longer restrained his anger and forced the Prince of Xiaoyao to attack the city wall and take the heads of Guo Jing and his wife.

If Guo Jing and his wife are killed, the morale of the garrison in Xiangyang will plummet, making it much easier to capture the city.

"Free and Unfettered Man! I have given you everything you wanted, even double it, but when will you fulfill my request?"

"Do you intend to desert? Or do you think my things are so easy to take?" Mongke's angry voice continued, but the carefree king ignored him, only occasionally flashing a dangerous light in his eyes. This sight made the Golden Wheel Monk, who saw this scene, feel his hair stand on end, wishing he could shut Mongke up and make him stop talking.

Mongke, whose martial arts skills were not proficient, had no idea how terrifying the power of a Grandmaster was.

Even grandmasters fear the three armies and must bow their heads to those in power.

A grandmaster can take the commander's head from among ten thousand troops as easily as taking something out of a bag.

Therefore, the masters recruited by the Mongols were all considered to be under Möngke's command, while the Prince of Xiaoyao was merely a partner, a simple employment relationship where he would come to do one job and leave.

"Why is Your Majesty in such a hurry? I will set off sooner or later. However, there are still some things I don't understand. It won't be too late to make a move after I understand them!" The Carefree King, who had recently gathered a lot of information about Cha Nan, was aware of Cha Nan's special qualities and knew that the one who pretended to be Dugu Qiubai in Xiangyang City was this ignorant young man.

But what he didn't understand was why he felt a sense of crisis. He wouldn't act rashly and put himself in danger until he figured out the reason!
As for whether Möngke can tolerate this delay or not, what does it matter to him?

He certainly won't take responsibility for this.

"Xiaoyao Sanren! If we fail to capture Xiangyang this time, we will have to retreat, and next time... we won't need you anymore!"

"I, the Great Master of Mongolia, Mongke, will also personally come to this world to oversee the battle." Mongke revealed a trump card, attempting to use it to coerce the Prince of Xiaoyao into submitting.

The seemingly foolish decision was simply because Mongke was unaware of just how powerful the carefree king before him truly was.

He had no idea that if the Carefree King wanted to take his life, then even if the Golden Wheel Monk, Phagpa, and some of the innate and first-class masters he had recruited, as well as the hundreds of personal guards around him, all joined forces, they would not be able to stop him.

Kublai Khan, who had been sitting and eating and drinking without saying a word, lowered his head and revealed a hint of excitement and anticipation in his eyes.

Unlike Mongke, after learning about the wonders of martial arts and how top-tier masters could cross interdimensional gates to other worlds, he secretly began practicing martial arts and has now reached the peak of the second-tier level.

That's why he understood better than Möngke what it meant to be a Grandmaster, and how difficult it was to become one.

Talent, aptitude, opportunity, resources, perseverance, favorable timing, and harmonious relationships... all these conditions are indispensable.

If simply accumulating resources and unparalleled martial arts skills could produce a grandmaster, or even a supreme master, then the strongest would be the emperors of various countries.

Just as the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are renowned, why were only Xiao Feng and Hong Qigong the only Beggars' Clan leaders to truly dominate the martial arts world with them, despite the many generations of leaders they produced? Was it because the other Beggars' Clan leaders didn't want to?
It's not that I don't want to, it's that I simply can't!
Lu Youjiao also received the complete Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms from Guo Jing, and even learned some of the moves earlier than Guo Jing, having directly learned them from Hong Qigong back then. But so what... he still couldn't defeat Huo Du.

In contrast, Xiao Feng, with his Taizu Long Fist, caused a bloodbath at Juxian Manor, leaving heroes from all sides helpless.

So, is unparalleled martial arts skill important? Absolutely!

But is this the decisive factor? Not necessarily!

However, upon hearing these words, the Carefree King did not become angry or turn hostile. Instead, he said, "Why must you do this, Great Khan? Please allow me two more days. After two days, I will surely kill Guo Jing!"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire military tent relaxed. Only Kublai Khan secretly regretted it, but dared not show it. He could only continue to gnaw on the lamb leg, living the life of a glutton.

　Nine thousand words today, not bad! Goodnight everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)