Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 436: One Purity Becomes Three Purities?

"Stop!"

"Stop moving forward! Commander?"

As all the gunboats of the 11th Squadron of the Third Fleet of the Old Imperial Navy broke into the fog that blocked their invasion, the supreme commander, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, issued an order to stop advancing.

In response to his subordinates' questions, he also gave reasonable explanations.

"Now High Priest Qianye and his men have gone to look for the location of the Chinese practitioners. At this moment, when we don't know whether the other side has a Chinese army as an ambush, the best option is to remain still. If the High Priest and his men succeed in killing the Chinese practitioners, then both of us will benefit. If they can't do it, we can also rely on the location left by the High Priest and his men to provide fire cover. If that doesn't work, we can return the same way."

"But if that's the case..."

"What are you worried about? Even if the high priest and his men died, it was because they underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. What does it have to do with us? I am the supreme commander of this fleet!"

"Hi!"

Faced with the questioning of their immediate superior, these subordinates dared not say a word. They just conveyed the orders honestly, remained on guard and took no further action.

The twelve Japanese Shinto masters, led by the great priest Chiba, who were the first to enter the formation as scouts, also noticed the small movements of the fleet in the rear.

"High Priest, the fleet has stopped."

"I know. He doesn't dare to gamble and wants us to deal with the Chinese practitioners here by ourselves. What an old fox."

"Should we continue to move forward? Be careful of ambushes. There should be Chinese troops hiding here."

As they spoke, the twelve Shinto masters also stopped on the river.

For these masters, this is not a rare thing. In the modern timeline of Biyou Village, when the company sent out temporary workers to capture Chen Duo, a defecting temporary worker, they briefly stopped at the river to fight.

"The Chinese army? You call those phantoms that just appeared an army? If it weren't for this formation, they wouldn't even be able to deal with the Marines that entered earlier, and they had to rely on the old fox Hasegawa to issue an artillery order to destroy the Marines. If this army dares to show up, do you think it will be us or them who will be in trouble?"

"I'm sorry, High Priest. I was too cautious."

"Nothing. I understand your concern, but the Chinese practitioners who set up this formation will not let this army appear in our field of vision. Their target is Hasegawa behind us."

"Just them?"

"Who knows? Maybe this formation has a miraculous effect of moving things around. It's just right to let that old fox Hasegawa suffer a little."

"That being said, the range of this formation is too large. It spans across both banks, hundreds of meters in front and back. The Chinese practitioners must have put a lot of effort into it."

"Fujiwara-kun, I have to correct you. Unfolding a strange formation is never as simple as one plus one. This strange formation is definitely very large, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as spanning the two banks and hundreds of meters in front and back. You are just confused by the fog. To be precise, this formation is only a few hundred meters at most, but it is indeed the largest formation I have ever seen. I really want to see how these Chinese practitioners did it."

The great priest Chiba is indeed quite capable and can see the crux of the problem they are facing in entering the Eight Diagrams.

If it is on land, relying on the military formation, the Eight Diagrams can indeed achieve the size of the military formation in theory.

But this is the river surface. It is wishful thinking to rely on Zhang Zhiwei and fourteen sorcerers to connect the Qi Bureau of the earth and want to achieve what Zhuge Wuhou did in the past.

Therefore, the real range of the Eight Diagrams Formation is indeed as the high priest said, which is only about two hundred meters, far from spanning the two banks. It is just the thick fog covering the river surface. In addition, Zhang Zhiwei, as the eye of the formation, can move at any time, allowing the Eight Diagrams Formation to move horizontally within this range of the river surface. This is why these guys who don't know the power of the Qimen Formation think that the fog is full of traps.

Because of this, Zhang Zhiwei had to use this tactic of luring the enemy into a trap. Not only did he not lure the enemy in, but he also used the Eight Diagrams to inflict damage on them, exchange blood with them, and make them afraid to act rashly. By the time the enemy reacted, there would be no fight.

Although the high priest saw the clues, he kept silent while on the flagship. If all the credit goes to your navy, then what are the use of these Shinto masters?
A general who does not know astronomy, geography, yin and yang, and does not understand the art of divination, battle formations, and military deployment is a mediocre person.

This passage is Zhuge Wuhou's discussion on generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhang Zhiwei is not an expert in military operations, but with the help of the Zhuge family, he is able to have a cross-temporal and spatial dialogue with a remnant soul of Zhuge Wuhou who lived a thousand years ago in his inner vision. While he understood how to control the Eight Diagrams, he also absorbed some of Zhuge Wuhou's military strategies.

Relying on the experience of employing troops passed down by Zhuge Wuhou, Zhang Zhiwei followed suit and came up with a series of strategies to lure the enemy into the battle.

"Gah!"

Just as the high priest was trying to stabilize the mentality of the priests around him, the three-legged fire crow spirit they had released earlier also made a cry, as if to point the way for them.

"The Yatagarasu has locked onto them. Let's go. I haven't tried to use Chinese practitioners to create the spirit of the Yatagarasu yet."

"Hi!"

After confirming the location of the Fire Crow spirit that had been released earlier, High Priest Qianye and his group of twelve people, under the deliberate guidance of Zhang Zhiwei, ran towards the sandbar where Zhang Zhiwei was.

As the sound of stepping on water gradually approached, the fog that had originally obscured the view suddenly dissipated. Zhang Zhiwei, the great priest Chiba, and twelve other Shinto masters who were ready to fight the enemy also met each other on the sandbar in the middle of the river.

When both parties saw each other, they both expressed surprise at the same time.

"Ok?"

Divine descending technique!
The high priest raised his hand, and golden flames ignited all over his body. He then transformed himself into countless three-legged fire crows and rushed towards Zhang Zhiwei. Even the river water boiled wherever they passed.

Wow? Air-splitting palm!
Zhang Zhiwei did not find it strange that the opponent attacked without warning, so he fought back with a palm strike.

The palm wind was like a knife, slapping the river water in front of it, turning it into a huge wave, trying to extinguish the group of three-legged fire crows in front of it, which were the incarnations of the high priest.

Water and fire collided, and a burst of steam exploded from between the two, blocking the vision of both sides. At the same time, a group of three-legged fire crows circled behind Zhang Zhiwei, re-condensed into the body of the high priest, and slapped Zhang Zhiwei on the back.

Zhang Zhiwei did not dodge or evade, and a golden light spell appeared on his body.

There is golden light on my body, covering my body!
'clang! ’

With the sound of a crisp bell, the high priest was also knocked to the ground by the golden light protecting Zhang Zhiwei's body, and staggered back a few steps before stopping.

But Zhang Zhiwei did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, because in front of him, taking advantage of the high priest's initiative, the remaining eleven high-level priests had already arrived close.

Blood sacrifice spiritualism!

The eleven priests had the same flames burning around them as the high priest, except that the high priest's flames were golden, while the eleven high-ranking priests had red blood flames.

With the blessing of this blood flame, the eleven high-level priests seemed to be assisted by gods. They became extremely ferocious, their bodies swelled up, and they punched Zhang Zhiwei on the head.

It's just that you, Zhang Zhiwei, are the only one bullying you, and two fists can't beat four hands.

Golden light substance!

The thick golden light spell protected his body and, under Zhang Zhiwei's control, turned into fists. Combined with Zhang Zhiwei's own fists, he collided head-on with the eleven high-level priests.

A thunderclap sounded suddenly out of nowhere, and a circular shock wave was released from the collision between the two, causing ripples on the surrounding river surface.

At the center of the battle, eleven high-ranking priests also distanced themselves from Zhang Zhiwei, and joined the great priest who had escaped after an unsuccessful attack just now, and surrounded Zhang Zhiwei in the center of a circle.

All twelve people had expressions of shock on their faces, because their arms were trembling slightly, obviously numbed by Zhang Zhiwei's unreasonably thick golden light that protected his body.

"Wow, what a strong force, what a skill, each of you is no worse than Huai Yi, in fact, you are even slightly better, and you are even more ruthless than Huai Yi, wow, not bad."

The dust settled and Zhang Zhiwei stood there. The initial fight had only caused some dust to stain his Taoist robe.

While brushing off the dust on his body, the expression on Zhang Zhiwei's face was not as relaxed as his words.

The reason is very simple, that is, these twelve Japanese Shinto masters are too young, and their cultivation is slightly better than that of his own junior brother Zhang Huaiyi, and is close to those high-level masters in Tianshi Mansion.

This was something Zhang Zhiwei had not expected. In his opinion, there were masters in the extraordinary circle in Japan, and they were all over sixty years old. However, the other party was obviously not much different from him, so this made sense, otherwise he would not have uttered a surprised sound as soon as he saw the person.

Zhang Zhiwei's expression was serious, and the Great Priest Chiba and his companions were not much better.

They were also surprised at Zhang Zhiwei's age. After all, such a strange formation should not be performed by a sorcerer of this age.

What's more, the opponent just stood there without moving, but he fought against the twelve of them head-on and had a slight advantage. Is this something a normal practitioner can do?

"I guess you are the Chinese master Wang Yi? As expected, you are worthy of your reputation. It was you who attracted all the Yatagarasu to yourself, just to lure us here?" "Huh? What did you say just now? I am Wang Yi?"

"Isn't it? At this age, with this level of cultivation, the intelligence says that only one person named Wang Yi in China can achieve this level of cultivation."

"Hey, I'm not saying anything bad about you guys, but your intelligence work efficiency is too backward. Do you know Wang Yi but not me? I've fought him twice and never lost."

"then who are you?!"

"Zhang Zhiwei."

"Zhang Zhiwei? Never heard of him."

The other party answered honestly, which made Zhang Zhiwei, who was about to continue fighting, feel like he was punching cotton, and he laughed out loud in anger.

"So you guys have never been here before, right? Never mind. I don't blame you. Anyway, I've reported my name. When you die, you'll know who killed you..."

Before I finish my words, people have arrived!
Zhang Zhiwei immediately rushed to the front of the other party, and faced one of the high-level priests. Golden light gathered in his palm and he slapped it.

Blood sacrifice to communicate with the spirit and divine weapon!

As soon as the blood-red flames rose on the priest's body, Zhang Zhiwei hit him on the top of his head with a palm. Blood immediately flowed from all seven orifices, his body shortened by three inches, and he flew out.

No one expected Zhang Zhiwei to attack so suddenly. He killed one person with thundering means at the first sight. The other priests also hurriedly distanced themselves, but Zhang Zhiwei still found a flaw.

Yang Wu Lei Fa·Cage!

Yang Wu Lei emerged from the ground and waited in the path that the two priests had to pass, causing them to bump directly into him.

The thunder was dazzling, and the two priests were turned into two human-shaped charcoal under Yang Wu Lei Fa.

Yin Five Thunder Method·Cangtan of the Northern Border!

The other priests who retreated to the surface of the river discovered that a pool of black mud had appeared on the water surface at some point, locking their feet tightly. At the same time, a cold, stinging feeling flowed through their ankles throughout their bodies, destroying their meridians.

Break!
While Yin Wu Lei had not yet traveled throughout his body, the remaining high-level priests acted decisively, used their hands as knives, and cut off their own legs, thus breaking free from Yin Wu Lei's shackles.

God's Descent Technique: Yatagarasu!

Seeing that none of the high-ranking priests he brought with him was a match for Zhang Zhiwei, the high priest quickly took action.

Golden flames burned all around him, and he raised his hand and struck towards Zhang Zhiwei. At the moment of the strike, his arm turned into a bird's claw under the burning golden flames.

Zhang Zhiwei also used golden light to protect his body and fought against him.

When the two collided, the bird claws transformed from the arms of the great priest Qianye also firmly grasped Zhang Zhiwei's palm because of its shape, and the golden flames on his body also attached to the golden light that protected Zhang Zhiwei's body like a thorn in the flesh.

"Hmm? Back off!"

As the force increased, Zhang Zhiwei's palm strike deformed the arm of the high priest and broke bones and tendons.

He could only groan and retreat repeatedly, covering his right arm, with a smug look on his face when he looked at Zhang Zhiwei.

Apparently Zhang Zhiwei did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, but stood there, looking at his right hand covered in golden light.

At this time, above Zhang Zhiwei's golden light, a ball of golden flame was burning fiercely, using his own golden light as fuel, constantly burning his own protective golden light.

"Wow, interesting, you're good."

After commenting on the high priest, Zhang Zhiwei swung his hand, and the golden flame attached to his own golden light was also thrown aside. As the golden light that served as fuel burned out, the golden flame slowly disappeared into the air.

At the place where Zhang Zhiwei had just killed three high-level priests with the Yang Five Thunder Method and palm power, a sound of bones being repositioned was heard.

The priest whose seven orifices were bleeding and whose head was sunken three inches by Zhang Zhiwei's palm stood up, raised his hand to put his head back in place, his eyes were white, and he stared at Zhang Zhiwei like a wild beast.

The two men who were struck into charcoal by Yang Wu Lei Fa also shed their flesh and skin, and as the blood flames burned around their bodies, they gasped and met the high priest with pale faces.

The same thing happened to the priests who escaped to the water and were tricked by Yin Wulei, and had to cut off their own legs. They used blood flames as limbs and joined the high priest.

After resetting his broken arm bones and letting the golden flame flow through them, the high priest looked at the priest who had turned into a beast, and then at Zhang Zhiwei.

"I didn't expect that even Fujiwara-kun couldn't block your attack with his magic weapon technique. You're right. Our intelligence work is too inefficient."

"We all prosper together and we all suffer together. It seems that killing one or two of you alone will not be enough. I have to kill you all. And your method, using Qi as fuel? I have to take back my previous evaluation. Regardless of the others, you are much stronger than my junior brother."

"I also believe what you said about never losing to Wang Yi, but if these are the only means you have, then you are doomed to fail in killing us."

"Oh, after hearing what you said, you still think you are very proud? I am very curious, if you can't kill me, then how do you break this formation?"

"There's no need to break it. Without you as the master of the formation, I don't think this formation can run as smoothly as before, right?"

"It's bad, but he's still an experienced person. It seems that I have to be serious."

"So what if you are serious? But if I am not mistaken, the place where you are is the center of the formation. If we are determined to escape, will you still chase us without caring about anything?"

"So before I do anything, can I ask a few questions?"

"please say."

"what's your name."

"The chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shrine of the Empire of Japan, Senke clan, Senke Genichi."

"Understood. The second question is, are you participating in this war as individuals, or are you representing your respective schools?"

"Except for the Higashiyama Ninjas who are participating in this holy war as a whole sect, everyone else, including our family, are participating as individuals. At least for now, they are not directly participating in the holy war."

"Very good, the last question. You are very young and a master, and they are not bad either. I am not surprised by your cultivation, but I am surprised by your age, especially since you just said that the schools in your country are currently participating in this war in their own names, so I can understand that in addition to me, there are masters like you in Jinling City, more than one.

If you all came out in full force and ended up as your own factions, I wouldn't be surprised, but there are so many people just in their individual names? You are just a country with four islands, how can you train so many guys like you?"

This is the reason why Zhang Zhiwei did not take direct action at the moment. Being in the same East Asian cultural circle, and with the tributary relationship between them, they have been exploiting this side a lot. After thousands of years, it is not surprising that there is a master like Zhang Zhiwei there.

But the problem is that the gap in land area between the two sides is so huge. The large gap means that they have some resources that Japan does not have, so as a result, one side gains while the other loses.

If we simply compare the number of extraordinary people and masters between the two countries, and in a one-on-one match, our side should have more than twice as many as Japan, but now it is obviously a different situation.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect your last question to be so stupid. Isn't it thanks to your country that we have produced so many masters? No, it should be the Qing Dynasty."

"The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895? Well, if you put it that way, I understand. I didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty would still have so many troubles after its demise more than 20 years ago. Well, since you are so cooperative, do you have any last words to say? I will send you off together after you say them."

"You are too arrogant, sir. I admit that none of the twelve of us are your match, but if we are determined to escape, with your ability, you may not be able to kill us all in one go. If even one of us escapes to the fleet, the formation you have painstakingly set up will be useless."

"Indeed, so I have to kill you all, and you got one thing wrong."

"what?"

"There are twelve of you, but I am not fighting you alone. I was planning to use this trick on Lao Wang the next time I meet him. Since you are such a good person, I will help you to the end. Please help me test this trick."

As he spoke, Zhang Zhiwei pinched his fingers together, and golden light emerged from his body again. He looked at the great priest Qian Jiaxuanyi who was facing a formidable enemy and recited softly the two kinds of Five Qi Thunder Methods, Yang Five Thunder and Yin Five Thunder.

"One Qi becomes three pure ones~"

(End of this chapter)