Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 342 What, exposing fakes?
As Qiu Chuji rushed out, someone reacted even faster. A dashing and handsome figure blocked his way, holding a golden antler bow, and said proudly, "Uncle-Master! Your opponent is me!"

Deer Boy?

Qiu Chuji frowned slightly as he looked at the deer fairy boy who had suddenly blocked his way.

He didn't really want to choose this opponent.

But... if he wanted to fight, Qiu Chuji would never be afraid of fighting.

After reshaping his body into a being of the laws, Qiu Chuji still lacks a truly evenly matched battle to test his current abilities.

Deer Child is indeed very suitable.

Before Qiu Chuji could even respond, Crane Boy flew over and landed beside Deer Boy, forming a pincer movement that blocked Qiu Chuji's right side.

"Two against one?"

"Isn't this a bit disrespectful to your senior uncle?" Qiu Chuji said.

Crane Boy excels in defense, while Deer Boy excels in offense. Since Shen Gongbao left Kunlun, the two of them have been revered among the Kunlun demon immortals, possessing the strongest cultivation.

From this narrow perspective, Wuliang Xianweng's radicalism does indeed have some merit.

After all, there are tens of thousands of immortals in Kunlun, but the two successive leaders of the Demon Hunting Clan are the strongest in terms of combat power and both come from the demon race. This will naturally make Wuliang Immortal Elder feel threatened.

"Uncle-Master, why do you say that? It is precisely because we value you that we have chosen to join forces with you to fight," Lu Tong said politely.

Crane Boy flapped his wings and said in a strangely light tone, "Please, Uncle-Master, show mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Tong had already drawn his bow and shot an arrow.

A dense barrage of golden arrows, like raindrops, rained down on Qiu Chuji.

Each arrow possessed immense penetrating and tracking power, clearly incorporating the laws of nature.

Qiu Chuji did not use his swordsmanship or wield his sword light. Instead, he pushed forward with his palm and, without needing to use the Great Five Elements Wheel, directly mobilized a large amount of the power of the five elements, transforming it into a five-element millstone, which wrapped all the golden arrows into the millstone.

As the five elements were worn away, the golden arrows all turned into golden dust and scattered.

This Five Elements Attrition technique is simple and brutal, but quite effective. It can completely attenuate any attack, regardless of its intensity. It is least afraid of area-of-effect and dense attacks, and it also has a strong counteracting effect against swarm tactics.

Lu Tong fired arrows for over a dozen breaths, but seeing that Qiu Chuji's response remained consistent and unaffected, he stopped the meaningless scattering and instead focused his attention, drawing the bow heavily and firing a thick, golden arrow.

The force contained in this strike was at least a hundred times that of an ordinary arrow. Qiu Chuji's Five Elements Grinding Wheel could not grind it down in an instant. When the energy within exploded, it would be enough to burst Qiu Chuji's Five Elements Grinding Wheel.

Qiu Chuji stepped forward, his hands gripping the handle of a sword as if holding its hilt, and then slashed out.

There was no sword light, no sword energy, no sword gleam, no sword intent; it was as if he had simply and childishly made this gesture.

But the thick arrow that Shikado shot out disappeared instantly, as if erased from the air by an eraser. At the same time, Shikado suddenly shifted his body and appeared behind Tsurudo.

The crane child's wings formed an absolute defensive fortress in front of him. The invisible, formless, and intangible attack landed on this fortress, but did not stir up a single feather. It merely forced the crane child and the deer child back several dozen steps.

Qiu Chuji displayed his power with a single strike, but he did not show any joy, because he sensed that the two celestial children in front of him had not revealed their full abilities and were fighting with considerable restraint.

On the surface, deer are good at attacking and cranes are good at defending, but the balance of power can be switched at any time.

If it were a game, then you could very precisely define what a tank is, what a mage is, and what a marksman is, each with their own role.

But reality is not a game. Even if a cultivator has a particular preference or strength, if they are strong in one area, they can never be too weak in other areas.

Otherwise, it won't be able to support its strengths.

Even the most ordinary archers in the mortal world are not the fragile characters in game design. On the contrary, archers who can draw powerful bows are often strong and powerful men. Even if their close combat skills are not as good as those infantry generals who specialize in close combat, they will never be unable to resist and be slaughtered once someone gets close.

So, that's where the contradiction lies.

Tsurudo really only showed her defensive advantage; when it came to offense, she didn't help at all.

Lu Tong is similar; he is ruthless in his attacks, but whenever Qiu Chuji counterattacks, he breaks his rhythm and hides behind He Tong. He seems to be very aggressive, but he is actually conservative in his approach.

With these two combined, losing is highly unlikely, but winning? Forget about winning!

"They're just slacking off!"

"And I was just a prop they used to paddle?" Qiu Chuji couldn't help but show his emotions after receiving this answer.

He was truly grateful to these two for thinking so highly of him!
After all, to choose a worthy opponent, one must at least be on par with the two of them on the surface.

Otherwise, if they just pick any soldier and start a back-and-forth battle, anyone watching would know they're holding back.

"Be serious, or I won't be polite!" Qiu Chuji said to Lu Tong and He Tong.

Lu Tong's face was handsome and cold, as if he could not hear Qiu Chuji's words, let alone understand their meaning.

Crane Boy flapped his wings, smoothed his hair, and looked surprised: "What do you mean by that, Uncle-Master? We have done our best. It is because of your profound cultivation that even if we joined forces, we could barely withstand your attack."

"Ha!" Qiu Chuji hadn't been angry before, but now his temper had been ignited.

Although it's one against two, if he can't even force out the true abilities of these two celestial children, then his breakthrough... wouldn't have been in vain?
With a twist of his body, Qiu Chuji suddenly dispersed, transforming into hundreds of real and illusory figures that simultaneously approached the two celestial children from all directions.

Crane Boy's defense primarily lies in his magical defense. Therefore, as long as Qiu Chuji engages in close combat, Crane Boy's unparalleled defense will no longer be as effective.

Faced with the many figures that Qiu Chuji had created, He Tong promptly drew his bow and shot an arrow.

Arrows locked onto Qiu Chuji's every move.

In this way, he could distinguish which one was the real Qiu Chuji.

But the deer boy miscalculated.

Each of these figures is a real Qiu Chuji.

The simultaneous appearance of hundreds of Qiu Chuji is a manifestation of his maximizing the application of spatial laws and speed advantage.

Under the combined effect of these two rules, Qiu Chuji's true form spread all around.

In a fraction of a second, Qiu Chuji appeared directly opposite Lu Tong.

He swung his hand and chopped down with a palm strike.

boom!
His hand landed on the deer boy's antler bow.

The powerful forces collided, generating huge shockwaves, accompanied by a series of sonic booms.

The dissipated energy, mixed into the already chaotic battlefield, actually caused considerable aftershocks, sending some nearby sea creatures and Kunlun immortals flying far away.

As the deer boy's feet rose into the air, he prepared to retreat and distance himself from Qiu Chuji.

As an archer, he is certainly not afraid of close combat, but that depends on who he is fighting.

Lu Tong was not entirely unaware of Qiu Chuji, this suddenly appearing "uncle-master".

At least he understood that this senior uncle was exceptionally skilled in close combat, far surpassing him in skill.

"Want to run?"

"Did I agree to your request?" Qiu Chuji's hand shifted, transforming into claw techniques. Each claw could make at least a hundred different moves. Even Lu Tong, who had used his primordial spirit to perform celestial calculations, could not determine which possibility Qiu Chuji's next move would lean towards.

It can only be said that things are constantly changing, and any possibility exists; he needs to make a choice first.

But whichever option you choose, you'll end up in a rather embarrassing situation.

Lu Tong's expression gradually grew colder, and his eyes no longer held only indifference but also a great deal of seriousness.

The antler bow in his hand disassembled and transformed into two long, golden whips, which he crossed to meet Qiu Chuji head-on.

At the same time, Crane Boy finally took the initiative to attack, the feathers on his wings turning into thousands of flying knives, shooting towards Qiu Chuji, while blocking all of Qiu Chuji's possibilities of evasion, forcing him towards the place where Deer Boy's double whips would strike.

"Good! That's more like it!" Qiu Chuji was not surprised but delighted. He rubbed his hands together and finally grasped a real sword.

This sword is a condensation of the five elements. Although it is formed from pure energy, it is sharper and more radiant than most so-called divine weapons.

With a sword in hand, Qiu Chuji's heroic spirit soared!
"Two celestial children, take this sword!"

"open!"

Sword energy raged, sword intent was arrogant, feathers flew, and light whips scattered.

Qiu Chuji arrived with a swift, arrogant sword strike, aimed at Lu Tong's brow and He Tong's slender neck.

The hairs on both of their bodies stood on end, and their primordial spirits throbbed wildly.

This sword strike, if unavoidable... will kill!

This senior apprentice is serious!
The crane and the deer simultaneously transformed into their original forms, their divine light merging together, and then they unleashed their supernatural powers, enveloping Qiu Chuji.

As Qiu Chuji plunged his sword into the divine light, he felt himself entangled by the two energies and drawn into an invisible vortex of rules, from which he could not extricate himself for a time.

The power of the five elements spread out, wanting to confront these two energies, but they were all repelled and could not participate at the same time to disrupt the balance of these two energies.

"This is not Yin and Yang Qi. What are these two energies that are so balanced yet perfectly matched?" Qiu Chuji had a question in his mind, but he knew that he could not linger here to seek the answer for too long.

If skillful force can't break it, then use brute force.

Not everything in this world needs an answer; there's nothing wrong with having only one outcome.

boom!
All the rules exploded in a shockwave.

Qiu Chuji cleaved out a straight sword strike, as if separating two different times and worlds.

The two energies that had been entangled with him were swept into another world, and he emerged from the chaos, managing to block the oncoming deer antlers and the crane wings that cleaved down like a greatsword.

The pressure from Qiu Chuji's 'coercion' clearly forced these two celestial children to unleash their most hidden skills.

Do you want to just coast along and get by like this?
Stop dreaming!

(End of this chapter)