Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 78 Time Sequence

"boom--!"

The Azure Tiger's body was sent flying by a terrifying force.

Like an out-of-control meteorite, it spun in the air and crashed hard into the cliff.

The entire cliff face emitted a muffled, thunderous groan. The tiger's body was completely embedded in the rock strata, its bones shattered along with the rock.

Centered on the point of impact, the cracks spread wildly in all directions like a spider web, and large pieces of rubble crashed down.

The giant snake slithered over, close to the crumbling rock wall, and slowly flicked its tongue.

In its perception, the lash of its tail had almost stopped the blue tiger's heart.

Fortunately, the violent recoil at the moment of impact with the cliff caused its heart to clench briefly, allowing it to recover.

"Was I a little too rough?" the snake murmured, its tail lightly slapping the soil.

It agreed to Qinghu's request for a sparring match because it wanted to test the power of that reverse scale.

I'm wondering if I should go a little lighter.

The mountain lord regained consciousness, broke free from the rocks, and fell down with the rubble.

The snake stretched out its tail and caught it.

Blood trickled from the corner of Qinghu's mouth, and there were many abnormal dents in his ribs and waist. His breathing was disordered.

Seeing that his injuries were extremely serious, he didn't even dare to breathe.

Gently place it on the ground, the giant snake tilts its head slightly, and the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers gathers to help the Azure Tiger recover.

This is the third time it has been knocked away.

Despite the pain, Qinghu pressed his dislocated front paw to the ground with force.

The excruciating pain felt as if the bones were about to pierce through the flesh.

A crisp snapping sound.

The front paws are back in place.

"Shall we continue fighting?" the giant snake asked.

"Wait a minute, let me sort it out." As he spoke, Qinghu's voice trembled with pain.

It had long known of the Red Serpent's power.

But I never expected it to be this strong.

With just his physical body, he can withstand all of his attacks head-on.

The azure flames had once burned mountains and scorched through the scales of giant alligators. But when they landed on the red serpent, the raging flames seemed to transform into tamed little flames.

No matter how the flames roared and swirled.

It was nothing more than adding a polished sheen to the giant snake's red scales.

"No wonder that golden ape never said those words again after fighting with the candle once."

The mountain god stood up and shook off the stone dust that had settled on his body.

"Candle, how much strength did you use just now?" it asked.

"Hmm—about 70-80%." After a moment's thought, the Red Serpent added, "But from a mental perspective, I used my full strength."

Its physical body was indeed not at full strength. If it had been at full strength, the Azure Tiger's body would probably have been snapped in two.

"From a spiritual perspective?" Shan Jun turned to look at the red snake, his eyes unusually darkening.

It seems that it felt it was holding back by giving it its all.

"It's not about how to show you mercy, it's just that I need to use my abilities," Red Serpent added.

After obtaining the reverse scale, the first basic ability it developed was to slow down time and accelerate time.

The giant snake can use its spirit to accelerate or slow down the flow of time within a radius of 100 meters around it.

Judging from the Azure Tiger's behavior, the creature in the middle should be unable to detect it.

The only drawback of this ability is that it cannot truly accelerate one's thinking speed.

But it doesn't matter, it's just the most basic application of timing.

Time sequence, time sequence — time, sequence.

The giant snake changed its perspective and looked at the blue tiger.

Countless lines intertwine between it and the earth.

By expending mental energy, one can find the present and the future, and what will happen to Qinghu.

"First lift your left foot—then put it down, turn to look at me—and then ask what my ability is."

"Candle, what did you say?" Shan Jun suddenly turned around.

In the preface.

The image of the mountain serpent first raising its left foot and then turning to look at the giant serpent shattered with a deafening crash. From this point, countless lines extended outwards.

The giant serpent, its spirit exhausted, had no choice but to withdraw from that mysterious and profound realm.

"Candle, what's wrong?" Qinghu turned around, hobbling over to the large snake that had suddenly fallen, and asked with concern.

"It's nothing—as I just said, I've exhausted all my mental strength," the serpent replied.

Upon hearing this, the mountain lord's lips curled up slightly, as if he wanted to laugh. But the next moment, he suppressed that smile.

It didn't know why it wanted to smile, but it was certain that what it had just felt wasn't mockery.

Rather, it is a feeling of ease and joy that wells up from within.

Perhaps—I have finally caught up with the Red Serpent's footsteps.

It's like the moment when you finally see the whole mountain after a long and arduous climb, and your heart is filled with relief and joy.

The tiger remained calm, its head bowed, while its tail swayed gently like a wind chime.

"That's enough for today. Zhao Ying is probably coming soon." The giant snake regained some of its strength, shook off the dizziness, and stood up again.

"She's the only human I know who cultivates military formations and martial arts techniques. I hope you two can get along well."

"Hmm." Upon hearing the human's name, the mountain lord responded and then lay down on the ground.

When demons recover from injuries, they simply sleep and eat. At most, they use their spiritual energy to accelerate the restoration of their flesh and blood.

The giant snake returned to the Luo River.

It also needs to study its own symbiotic adversaries.

Time flows, and the sun and moon alternate.

Day two.

Zhao Ying also brought with her Zhao Qingyan, the white-robed scholar from Xia'an City, and a dozen or so people dressed in blue silk, who were officials, carrying huge bundles of picture books in their arms.

After climbing the mountain, they walked through grasslands and forests before falling off a cliff.

Visit the mountains, waters, caves, and grottoes.

The officials were astonished by the scenery and took out their cameras to capture this fleeting, shimmering spectacle.

Zhao Ying drew her spear and slammed it hard on the ground.

"Boss, I've brought everyone over!"

"Auntie—" Zhao Qingyan was startled by her shout and looked around in alarm.

This was his first meeting with the deity of Zhongshan.

Previously, we knew this deity through its deeds and other people's descriptions.

The scene captured in the magical artifact shows that this Zhongshan God stripped all the scales off the evil dragon before finally killing it.

This demonstrates their brutality.

"Aunt, shouldn't we burn incense and offer prayers first, and then invite the gods?" Zhao Qingyan cautiously approached Zhao Ying and whispered.

"What are you talking about? Does this mountain god need incense offerings?" Zhao Ying turned her head. "Many people in the city worship it, but has it ever shown any power?"

"This—this—" Zhao Qingyan was speechless.

"They invited me up the mountain, and you must have important business to attend to. Isn't it perfectly normal to knock on the door and call out a couple of times when you're at someone's doorstep?"

"this----"

With a "splashing" sound, the enormous creature parted the water and raised its head.

Zhao Qingyan and the water management officials from Chunxia City suddenly widened their eyes.

Then, shadows fell over them.

The sky was obscured.

The crimson serpent watched them silently.

Their golden and silver heterochromatic eyes were so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at them.

"Boss, I'm here. This is my nephew, and these dozen or so are the people the tiger asked to come up the mountain to re-examine the landscape painting."

Zhao Ying broke the silence.

The officials breathed a sigh of relief and quickly unfolded the picture albums they were holding.

"We discussed with the fox spirit and divided Zhongshan into three sections: upper, middle, and lower. Each section was further divided into four parts: east, south, west, and north."

"Then, twelve volumes of illustrations were completed."

Zhao Qingyan introduced them one by one.

"All verifications are now complete. Please inspect, Mountain God."