Zhang Kui Asks the Way in Investiture of the Gods

"This aura..." Cihang Daoist's pupils constricted sharply. "This is bad, he's connected to the Netherworld!"

Zhang Kui didn't give them any more time to think.

He moved.

Zhang Kui's figure dispersed, leaving countless afterimages in the sky, formless and unpredictable, taking on any shape as he pleased.

"A mere trick!" Master Puxian sneered, drawing both swords from his back simultaneously.

Two sword lights clashed and slashed out, transforming into a sword net in the air, aiming to capture all the afterimages.

But as the sword flashed, the afterimages shattered like bubbles, none of them real.

Zhang Kui's true form has already appeared behind Manjushri.

"What?" The instincts of a Great Luo Golden Immortal made him react instantly, and the Dragon-Hiding Stake shot backward.

But Zhang Kui was faster.

Size as you wish!

His figure suddenly shrank to three inches in size, passing through the gap in the golden ring like a fish. In the instant he passed through the gap, his figure suddenly grew to three zhang tall, and the Dragon Sparrow Blade, carrying the power to split mountains and cleave seas, slashed down fiercely.

Manjushri had no time to dodge and could only forcefully raise his protective divine light.

"Click—"

The celestial light shattered.

The Dragon Sparrow Blade struck Manjushri squarely in the left shoulder, causing golden immortal blood to gush out. The power of reincarnation on the blade seeped in through the wound, beginning to frantically erode Manjushri's physical body and soul.

"Ugh!" Manjushri let out a painful roar and retreated violently.

Having landed a successful blow, Zhang Kui didn't hesitate.

The Great Escape of the Five Elements!

His figure transformed into a five-colored rainbow, drawing a strange arc in the air, dodging the Immortal Binding Rope attacked by Ju Liusun, and appearing beside Cihang Daoren.

The Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light!

Five-colored light burst forth from Zhang Kui's palm, transforming into a beam that shot directly towards Cihang. Wherever that light passed, even the light itself was distorted.

Cihang's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly summoned his Pure Bottle. The Three Lights Divine Water gushed out of the bottle, transforming into a water curtain in front of him.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

The five-colored radiance and the Three Lights Divine Water collided violently, producing a teeth-grinding sound. The two forces eroded and annihilated each other, resulting in a stalemate for a time.

But Zhang Kui had already achieved his goal.

He never expected this attack to seriously injure Cihang; all he wanted was to restrain him!

Just as Cihang was desperately resisting the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light, Zhang Kui's left eye suddenly blazed with a bright white light—

The Great Yin-Yang Penetrating True Eye - The Subtle Sun Cave!

A condensed, supremely pure solar fire shot forth from his eyes. The flame was only as thick as a hair, yet it contained a terrifyingly high temperature capable of scorching the heavens and boiling the seas. It silently pierced through the curtain of the Three Lights Divine Water, striking Cihang directly between his brows!

"Not good!" A warning screamed in Cihang's mind, and at the critical moment, he turned his head to dodge.

"laugh--"

The sun's true fire grazed her cheek, leaving a charred scar. Had she not turned her head in time, the blow would have pierced her skull!

"How dare you, you brat!" Master Puxian roared in fury, combining his two swords to create a thousand-foot-long sword aura that slashed towards Zhang Kui.

This sword strike, unleashed in fury, was three times more powerful than before. Even before the sword aura arrived, the sharp sword energy had already locked down the space around Zhang Kui, leaving him with no way to dodge.

But Zhang Kui had no intention of avoiding it.

He took a deep breath, and the divine power of Fengdu he had borrowed surged wildly within him, all of it flowing into his right hand.

Then, he did something that surprised everyone—

He sheathed the Dragon Sparrow Sword, gripped it loosely with both hands, and made a drawing motion as if drawing a bow.

Qiankun Bow, appear!

Heaven-shaking arrow, nocked!

Sunlight, moonlight, and starlight—three arrows fired simultaneously!

When three arrows are nocked at the same time, the bow vibrates and emits a humming sound like a dragon's roar.

Zhang Kui drew his bow to its fullest extent, the arrow tip pointing directly at the incoming thousand-foot sword aura.

"Whoosh!"

Three arrows fired simultaneously!

The Sun Arrow transformed into a golden stream of light, the Moon Arrow into silver moonlight, and the Star Arrow into dazzling starlight; the three arrows intertwined in the air.

Arrows collided with sword energy.

Then, to everyone's disbelief, a tiny crack appeared on the thousand-foot-long sword aura starting from the point of impact.

The cracks spread rapidly, covering the entire sword aura like a spider web.

"Bang!"

The sword energy shattered, dissipating into countless points of light.

The three arrows continued their trajectory without slowing down, heading straight for the True Man Samantabhadra.

Puxian's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly parried with his sword.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Three crisp sounds rang out as the human aura contained within the arrows numbed his arms, caused his sword to groan, and sent a surge of blood churning through his chest.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Kui moved again.

He appeared before Ju Liusun like a ghost, and with a flick of his right hand, the Treasure Coin appeared in his palm.

"go!"

The money transformed into a beam of golden light and shot out.

Ju Liusun was startled and hurriedly tried to retract the Immortal Binding Rope, but it was too late.

As the golden light touched the Immortal Binding Rope, the restrictions on the rope instantly dimmed, and the mental connection with Ju Liusun was forcibly severed.

The Binding Immortal Rope lost control and fell from the sky.

Zhang Kui reached out and tried to grab this famous magical treasure of the Chan Sect.

"You!" Ju Liusun roared, his eyes wide with rage, as he formed hand seals and unleashed his most powerful technique.

"Heaven and earth are turned upside down, and the earth itself is transformed into steel!"

Centered on Ju Liusun, space within a radius of a thousand miles began to distort and fold. The sky and the earth seemed to have switched places, gravity became chaotic, and the laws of nature became disordered.

Zhang Kui felt an irresistible force pulling him downwards, making it impossible for him to maintain his balance. He even had to give up trying to retract the Immortal Binding Rope, letting it fly towards Ju Liusun.

Even more terrifying, the surrounding space began to "solidify," becoming as hard as steel, trapping him inside.

Zhang Kui's expression was grave.

He knew that although he had borrowed the divine power of Fengdu, he was not a true Great Luo Golden Immortal. If he were trapped here and died after the divine power was exhausted, he would surely die.

Then, we have no choice but to resort to the last resort.

Zhang Kui closed his eyes, his mind completely immersed in his body, communicating with the borrowed divine power of Fengdu, and drawing upon a wisp of the law of reincarnation contained deep within the divine power.

He slowly raised his hand and drew a circle in the air.

The circle appears simple, yet it contains infinite mysteries. The circle is divided into six sections, and in each section, a phantom image flows—the Heavenly Path, the Human Path, the Asura Path, the Animal Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, and the Hell Path.

The cycle of rebirth in the six realms has begun!

It was merely a phantom manifested by divine power, yet it was enough to shake Ju Liusun.

"This is impossible!" Julusun exclaimed in shock. "How could you possibly control the Laws of Reincarnation?"

Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Cihang also changed color at the same time.

The Law of Reincarnation is a supreme law that only appeared after the Ancestral Witch Houtu transformed into the cycle of reincarnation. This Zhang Kui before me can actually manifest the phantom of the Six Paths of Reincarnation?!

"This child... must not be allowed to live!"

Manjushri's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Ignoring his injuries, he activated the Dragon-Hiding Stake with all his might. The Seven Treasures Golden Lotus bloomed with boundless radiance, and the three golden circles transformed into three beams of golden light, shooting towards Zhang Kui.

A glint of madness flashed in Zhang Kui's eyes.

Instead of dodging, he opened his arms and pushed the borrowed divine power of Fengdu to its limit.

Then, he did something that left everyone speechless...

He detonated the illusion of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!

"Boom—!"

The phantom of reincarnation exploded, and the six forces of reincarnation collided, annihilated, and recombined wildly, forming a brief and chaotic vortex of reincarnation. Although the vortex existed for only a moment, it unleashed unimaginable power.

Ju Liusun's finger pointing to the ground was forcibly torn open.

Manjushri's Golden Dragon-Binding Ring was drawn into the vortex, where it was worn down by the power of reincarnation.

Samantabhadra's sword was distorted by the vortex of samsara and shot into the void.

Cihang's radiant light was swallowed up by the illusory image in the vortex of reincarnation, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

Taking advantage of this brief opening, Zhang Kui used his flying technique to merge into the laws of heaven and earth.

The three Golden Immortals' killing moves all missed their mark.

By the time they came to their senses, Zhang Kui had already appeared a thousand feet away.

He knelt on one knee, panting heavily, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The backlash from detonating the illusory image of reincarnation, coupled with the excessive use of Fengdu divine power, had severely injured his true form. Had it not been for the formidable physical body of a Spirit Witch Realm cultivator, he would likely have collapsed by now.

But he is still alive.

Moreover, he survived the attack by four Great Luo Golden Immortals.

On the battlefield below, Zhang Guifang's Shang army had already broken through the left flank of the Xiqi army and was advancing towards the center. Feng Lin's red pearl magic weapon was unleashing its power repeatedly, already wounding several Zhou generals.

But Zhang Kui knew that this temporary advantage would soon disappear.

Because the divine power of Fengdu within him was rapidly fading.

Although the four Golden Immortals in the sky were all injured and their auras were weak, their foundation as Great Luo Golden Immortals still gave them the strength to fight.

Even more frightening is that four more auras are rapidly approaching from the direction of the Xiqi military camp.

Those are... Yang Jian, Nezha, Jinzha, and Muzha, the most outstanding disciples of the third generation of the Chan Sect.

Zhang Kui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up.

He looked at the four golden immortals in the sky, then at the four figures rushing from afar, and finally at the Shang soldiers fighting bloody battles below.

Then he smiled.

That smile held not only madness and determination, but also a heroic spirit of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me."

"Zhang Kui is here!"

His voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, like a thunderclap.

"Who dares to fight me?!"

The Dragon Sparrow Blade was drawn once more, its blade pointing straight to the sky.