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Chapter 302: 301. Dragon and Tiger Strike in Unison, I Know a Little (Part 2)
Chapter 302: 301. Dragon and Tiger Strike in Unison, I Know a Little (Part 2)
As for Lei Jun, he could afford to leave him for now and let Ye Yan and Chu Xiuyuan deal with him as they saw fit, or he, Ye Fen, could contact others to help.
If he missed this rare opportunity...
Ye Fen's eyes gleamed with determination. Even if he missed this chance, it wouldn't be a total loss.
At the very least, he had gained a better understanding of the young elder from Longhushan.
The man was courteous and calm, and he had an excellent reputation within the Celestial Master's Mansion and among outsiders.
However, Lei Jun was not as gentle as his master, Yuan Mobai, and he appeared more aloof and indifferent in comparison.
But on this trip to the East China Sea, Lei Jun had dared to take risks to disrupt the ritual of the Confucian cultivators, which resulted in him being sealed. This revealed a passionate and determined side beneath his indifferent exterior.
Aside from defending their ancestral mountain gate at Longhushan against external enemies, would this Xuanxiaozi Daoist also show such a fearless side in other matters?
This was indeed an admirable act of righteousness.
From Ye Fen's personal point of view, he couldn't deny this fact.
He valued and even admired the young genius of Longhushan's new generation.
However, this did not change the fact that they were on different paths.
Whether it was the conflict between Confucianism and Taoism or a struggle for influence, the reality of their differing paths remained.
Longhushan's Celestial Master's Mansion was too closely associated with Empress Zhang Wantong.
Although the Ye Clan of Qingzhou and other prominent families wanted to mend their relationship with the Tang court, the Empress remained a significant obstacle.
If the Academy continued to spread its influence, it would become impossible to restrict it.
In that case, what would become of the Qingzhou Ye Clan, the prominent families, and Tang Confucianism? Would they have to turn to the Heavenly Principles and spread their teachings throughout the world, just like the so-called Great Ming Dynasty?
Ye Fen shook his head slightly.
His Danqing Brush continued to move, infusing the Canghai Map with ink and energy, aiming to trap and kill Fang Yue as soon as possible.
As for Lei Jun, since he had such a hidden side to his personality, there might be other occasions in the future similar to today's events.
Even if he missed today's opportunity, there would be more chances in the future. The key was to be vigilant and seize or even create opportunities... Ye Fen thought to himself.
As he turned these thoughts over in his mind, his heart suddenly trembled, sensing an impending crisis.
Just as Ye Fen became aware of the danger, a fist appeared out of thin air behind him, as if it had materialized from nothingness.
"Bang!"
The fist did not hit Ye Fen but instead struck a black inkstone that he treasured and usually kept by his side as a warning.
Thanks to the inkstone, Ye Fen was able to block the sudden attack just in time, even before he had a chance to react.
The fist glowed with starlight, and the power it had gathered finally exploded, releasing countless talismans that flowed like a galaxy.
However, Ye Fen's beloved inkstone was shattered by the force of the fist.
Startled by the destruction of his treasured inkstone, Ye Fen quickly dodged to the side.
With a stroke of his Danqing Brush, a dark, ink-colored Yangtze River appeared, forming a barrier between him and his attacker.
But the attacker's body was surrounded by a flowing galaxy, and their towering figure seemed to descend from the heavens, easily breaking through the inky-black river.
"Star God of Life and Death!" Ye Fen instantly recognized the attacker as the Doumu Star God, a unique technique passed down in the Longhushan Celestial Master's Mansion.
But who was it? Could it be that Yuan Mobai had also come to the East China Sea?
As Ye Fen was filled with surprise, black lightning silently roared and transformed into a sea of black thunder, enveloping the entire area and trapping him with no escape route.
"Mysterious Thunder... Mysterious Immortal Thunder?"
Seeing the black thunder, Ye Fen was shocked once again. "You... Lei Jun?!
In this moment, the first thought that came to the Ye Clan elder of Qingzhou was that Lei Jun had just broken free from the seal of the ritual.
But this thought was quickly replaced by a second suspicion: Had Lei Jun never been sealed in the first place?
Ye Fen's heart sank.
As he watched, he saw Lei Jun's body surrounded by a strange cloak that resembled both gale-force winds and auspicious clouds, covering the four directions.
Within the winds and clouds, countless dragon shadows swam, rising and falling.
The spectacle was majestic, but it also gave an illusory and elusive feeling, making it difficult to grasp and approach.
It was this cloak that had allowed Lei Jun to get so close to Ye Fen without being detected.
Only when Lei Jun truly attacked did a hint of killing intent and hostility leak out.
However, even with Ye Fen's cultivation and strength, he was unable to react in time.
It was only thanks to his constant vigilance and the protective treasures he carried that he was able to withstand Lei Jun's punch.
Lei Jun looked calmly at the Ye Clan elder before him.
He had come to test the power of the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak.
Overall, it performed quite well.
However, there was still room for further improvement and enhancement.
For now, Lei Jun remained unhurried, planning to make adjustments later at a more opportune time.
With one punch, Lei Jun had shattered Ye Fen's treasured inkstone, and at the same time, the Xuanxiao Five Thunder Talismans began to appear in the sea of black thunder.
Soon after, a black Yinlei Dragon emerged from the sea of thunder, its head raised high.
"What is Daoist Lei doing?" Ye Fen asked, his heart filled with surprise, but his words remained righteous and unwavering. "My Qingzhou Clan has never had any grudges with Longhushan. Even if there were minor unpleasantries in the past, at this moment, we are all working together for the greater good, setting aside our differences to unite against the invading Heavenly Principles cultivators. Is there anything we cannot discuss at a later time?
If I, Ye, have unintentionally offended Daoist Lei in any way, I am willing to apologize here and now, and I hope that Daoist Lei will be forgiving. There is no need to destroy our united front and give the Heavenly Principles cultivators an advantage."
As he spoke, Ye Fen's Danqing Brush moved swiftly, creating vast waves of green that seemed to add another ocean to the East China Sea.
The boundless seawater blocked Lei Jun's Yinlei Dragon, and the abundant righteous qi of Confucianism collided with the black thunder.
Influenced by Ye Fen's creation, the real East China Sea below began to churn, and the seawater poured into the illusory sea in his painting.
In that moment, the real world and the illusory painting seemed to merge into one.
Unmoved by Ye Chen's words, Lei Jun merely glanced calmly at the ritual artifact, the Canghai Map, in front of him.
At the same time, outside the dark and gloomy thunder sea, purple yang divine thunder began to gather.
The Nine Heavenly Thunder Laws, derived from the heavenly script talisman, manifested as countless purple bolts that converged into a massive dragon head, emerging from the talisman.
Soon after, a colossal purple thunder dragon appeared in its entirety.
This was the Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor manifestation.
Lei Jun's Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor and Xuanxiao Thunder Ancestor manifestations appeared together, once again resembling twin dragons emerging from the sea as they forcefully tore through the waves of green that Ye Chen had transformed with his divine abilities.
Seeing Lei Jun glance at the direction of the Canghai Map, Ye Chen sighed inwardly once more.
However, his expression remained unchanged as he said, "I, Ye, am currently encircling and suppressing the invading enemies from Heaven's Principles. Why then, does Daoist Lei intend to save them?"
Although he said this, Ye Chen didn't truly believe that Lei Jun would hold back because of his words.
So, as he spoke, he continued to wield his Danqing Brush without pause, painting and writing continuously.
In this moment, the brushstrokes danced in the space between the sea and the sky, using the clouds and wind as a canvas to swiftly paint countless bolts of lightning.
In the real world, dawn was about to break.
But at this moment, due to Ye Chen's painting, dark clouds gathered, and the sky immediately grew dark again.
Then, the lightning bolts descended from the heavens.
They were created by Ye Chen's painting.
In terms of profundity, they were far inferior to Lei Jun's Nine Heavenly Thunder and Xuanxiao Immortal Thunder.
However, Ye Chen wasn't simply using his lightning painting to compete with the direct disciple of Longhushan.
The lightning in his painting, aided by its sheer number, formed a vast and boundless sea of lightning, which served to delay the two terrifying dragons, one purple and one black.
By slightly delaying them, he would be able to lure them into the painting.
Once they entered the painting, they would become the purple and black dragons soaring out of the sea of lightning, rising into the sky.
The painting's momentum was awe-inspiring.
But Ye Chen himself would have the opportunity to escape this calamity.
Unfortunately, Lei Jun didn't give him that chance.
At this moment, various talismans all over Lei Jun's body flashed with brilliance, transforming him into a starry river.
Enveloped by the starry river, the Life and Death Star God appeared even more majestic.
Lei Jun's incarnation of the Doumu Star God directly joined the Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor and Xuanxiao Thunder Ancestor manifestations as they rushed forward, plunging into Ye Chen's painting.
Then, they broke through the painting!
The towering Life and Death Star God, resembling a giant god traversing the universe's starry river, stretched out his arms within Ye Chen's painted world, as if splitting the heavens and the earth, and forcefully pushed his arms to the left and right.
The purple yang thunder dragon and the black yin thunder dragon immediately flew towards the left and right, respectively.
Thus, this piece of thunderous world, painted by Ye Chen, was instantly torn apart and completely destroyed in that moment.
Lei Jun's actions did not stop.
The Life and Death Star God's palms came together again in front of him.
The left and right soaring yin and yang thunder dragons immediately converged once more, aiming straight for Ye Chen.
The void around Ye Chen's body seemed to distort, filled with purple and black lightning.
As the dragons intertwined, his body seemed to be twisted and torn apart by the yin and yang rotating forces.
In this moment, the void seemed to transform into a canvas, twisted and squeezed by a powerful force, creating wrinkles.
In the next moment, the void appeared to shatter completely.
However, it wasn't the true void of the heavens and the earth that shattered.
Rather, it was as if the scene between the sea and the sky had shattered.
It was another painting of Ye Chen's.
In the painting, he was devoured by the lightning.
In reality, his physical body appeared far away on the other side.
Compared to Wang Feng, the Heaven's Principles cultivator, Ye Chen knew more about Lei Jun and was aware of his extraordinary strength.
Wang Feng, with his first layer of the Eighth Heaven cultivation base and the boost from the favorable aura, was no ordinary opponent, yet he was still instantly slain by Lei Jun.
Although Ye Chen's cultivation was slightly higher than Wang Feng's, he dared not be the slightest bit careless.
After being ambushed by Lei Jun earlier, he had already braced himself and was now facing Lei Jun with utmost vigilance.
As expected, Lei Jun's divine abilities and magic powers proved to be formidable.
Unable to match him head-on, Ye Chen could only seek other means.
Now, with the help of the painting he had prepared in advance, he managed to dodge the powerful combined strike of Lei Jun's three manifestations.
However, it was clear that he couldn't hold on for much longer in the current situation.
Ye Chen began to retrieve the Canghai Map, prioritizing the present crisis.
As for the potential future troubles, he could only deal with them later.
But even so, as Lei Jun's yin and yang thunder dragons separated, the black yin thunder dragon quickly entangled him.
Just as Ye Chen was about to resist, he suddenly felt another warning sign.
Behind him, a tiger as large as a mountain opened its mouth and let out a low roar.
It was green in color and entirely composed of flames.
On the tiger's body, there was a talisman, completely made of green radiant flames, that was constantly burning and glowing.
"... Yin Fire Tiger?!"
Not seeing any other masters from the Celestial Master's Mansion nearby, Ye Chen realized that this Yin Fire Tiger was also a manifestation of Lei Jun's magic powers.
It was the Nine Abyss Flame Ancestor manifestation, derived from the fire law earth script talisman!
This Lei Jun actually possessed four manifestations simultaneously?!
Ye Chen didn't have time to be surprised anymore.
Lei Jun's simultaneous possession of the Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor and Nine Abyss Flame Ancestor manifestations meant that...
While the black yin thunder dragon temporarily surrounded Ye Chen, the purple yang thunder dragon and the green Yin Fire Tiger had already merged together.
Amidst the dragon's roar and the tiger's growl, yin and yang converged and harmonized.
Thus, they formed the Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram, the most orthodox great divine ability of the Longhushan Celestial Master's Mansion lineage.
Dragon and Tiger Strike in Unison!
The dazzling purple and green light streams violently erupted, engulfing Ye Chen completely!
This time, Ye Chen didn't have a painting to shield him, and his entire body began to burn with thunder and fire.
He roared in anger and desperately counterattacked with all his might.
Without time to retrieve the Canghai Map, he threw the Danqing Brush in his hand directly at Lei Jun.
As the brush flew through the sky, it transformed into a painting of ten thousand swords.
The countless ink swords were awe-inspiring and unparalleled in their sharpness, carrying the spirit of countless sword-wielding scholars who were determined to fight to the death as they pierced towards Lei Jun.
However, Lei Jun didn't use his divine abilities or magic powers to defend against them.
After testing the stealth capability of his treasure earlier, he now intended to test its defensive power.
Thus, the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak unleashed dragon shadows that intertwined with gale-force winds, forming an octagon-shaped screen around Lei Jun's body.
The ink swords pierced through, unable to harm Lei Jun in the slightest.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen, consumed by despair, was utterly engulfed by the dazzling light of the Dragon and Tiger Strike in Unison.
(End of Chapter)
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