Chapter 363: The Five Divine Beasts Unleased, A Dual Dragon-Tiger Strike (Part 2)

Chapter 363: The Five Divine Beasts Unleased, A Dual Dragon-Tiger Strike (Part 2)

Finally, she had achieved the Heaven's Heart Insightful Talisman.

This ability originated from her insight into the evil intentions of others, using that as a foundation and constantly refining it, eventually condensing it into a formal technique.

With the intricate talismans swirling in her eyes, she could perceive even the subtlest cues from the fully accomplished Vajra Department Leader's moves.

In fact, Buddhist experts focused on spiritual cultivation and guarding their minds, making it relatively more challenging for Tang Xiaotang's Heaven's Heart Insightful Talisman to perceive them.

If it were a cultivator from another path, Tang Xiaotang's Heaven's Heart Insightful Talisman would be even more sharp and clear in its perception.

At this moment, her gaze gradually captured the Vajra Department Leader's movements.

The Celestial Master Sword slashed down with its sword light.

Although Gala Tanga successfully dodged this strike, he did not feel relieved; instead, he became more vigilant.

As expected, in that instant, the roar of a dragon and the roar of a tiger sounded together.

In the boundless golden ocean, a golden pure yang thunder dragon rose, responding to the verdant Yin Fire Tiger.

The two merged, forming a yin-yang harmony and transforming into a golden-green Tai Chi diagram that spun continuously.

The intense light of the dragon and tiger combination strike shone on Gala Tanga.

Gala Tanga couldn't dodge this time, so he immediately gathered his Wrathful King's Fiery Rage to protect his body.

Tang Xiaotang's dragon and tiger combination strike was extremely overpowering, melting a large amount of the Wrathful King's Fiery Rage.

However, after this obstruction, when the light fell on Gala Tanga's body, it couldn't break through his completely azure Vajra body.

The defense of the Vajra body, achieved at the fifth sub-level of the Ninth Heaven in the Buddhist hand seal lineage, was inferior to the Five Qi Morning Yuan physical body of the Daoist alchemy path. Still, it far surpassed the physical body of an immortal-making artifact refined by a Daoist.

Tang Xiaotang did not falter at all and let out a long shout as the Celestial Master Sword slashed again.

Gala Tanga blocked it with the Five-Clawed Vajra Pestle in one hand and slashed with the other, his palm becoming a wheel-like blade.

With the azure Vajra true intent condensed, it turned into another illusory Five-Clawed Vajra Pestle, possessing incredible attacking power, as if nothing could withstand it.

This time, Tang Xiaotang did not dodge or evade; instead, she chose to attack, punching out.

Gala Tanga's Five-Clawed Vajra Pestle, condensed from his spiritual power, struck towards Tang Xiaotang, but it was blocked by the suddenly surging nine-colored radiance.

The nine lights of the Revolving Cavern Primordial Breath transformed into the Dragon-Tiger Seal, helping Tang Xiaotang block this strike.

Gala Tanga was knocked back by her punch.

As his balance was disrupted, the intense light of the dragon and tiger combination strike shone on half of Gala Tanga's Vajra body, turning it back into a golden Buddhist body.

He quickly evaded and circulated his spiritual power, and his golden Buddhist body turned back into an azure color.

"...The Celestial Master's Robe?"

Gala Tanga looked at Tang Xiaotang in surprise, noticing the robe that had suddenly appeared on her.

Upon hearing this, the Vajra Department Master, Gala Tanga, was taken aback. The invisible sword edge slashed at him, leaving him bewildered.

Could it be... the fury of the invisible and formless Mingwang?

A tuft of golden Buddhist light, like splattered blood, appeared on his body of azure vajra.

Gala Tanga realized that it was Tang Xiaotang's Nine-Layered Heaven's Three Lights Misty Smoke, a technique capable of preserving the essence of objects.

However, by preserving the essence of the Divine Mingwang Blade, she must have also injured herself.

Indeed, Tang Xiaotang's face turned pale, but she quickly regained her complexion.

Within her golden Great Vehicle Dao Domain, invisible flames burned.

Having received news from Lei Jun about the situation possibly affecting his natural layer of insight, Tang Xiaotang forcefully suppressed her temperament and chose not to forcefully detain the Vajra Department Master, instead opting to face him and determine their strengths.

However, as stubborn as she was, she refused to simply accept defeat. Even though she knew

Gala Tanga grunted, not lingering any longer as he rushed out of Tang Xiaotang's Pure Yang Domain.

Tang Xiaotang also suppressed her injuries, retracting her Pure Yang Domain and chasing after the Vajra Department Master with the Celestial Master Sword in hand.

Outside, Dong Da Shangren, who was assisting his master, saw this and immediately retreated as well.

However, he faced the threat of Pure Yang Palace Elder Lu Jindian.

With the Pure Yang Palace relieved, the palace's experts began to cooperate with Tang Guoshi to pursue and suppress the high monks of the Sumeru Vajra Department.

Upon seeing the Pure Yang Domain break apart and the Vajra Department Master, Gala Tanga, rush out, Elder Lu's heart tightened. But when he saw Tang Xiaotang closely pursuing her opponent, he finally relaxed.

He, too, chased after Dong Da Shangren.

News of the decisive victory in Yunzhou had arrived, and now all eyes were on the western front.

......

At the remains of the Vajra Temple, Lei Jun closely monitored the situation at North Mountain.

If the Vajra Department Master had remained unaffected by the changes in the dharma bells and continued to bide his time, engaging in a protracted battle with Tang Xiaotang to determine the victor, Lei Jun would have had to make a difficult decision: either block the entrance to Mount Sumeru at the Vajra Temple or return to Guanlong to assist Tang Xiaotang in dealing with the leader of the Vajra Department.

Now that his opponent had taken the initiative to break through and seek a change in strategy, Lei Jun calmly remained at the Vajra Temple's mountain gate, observing the situation.

As the group of people approached, Zhang Ying, Xiao Hang, and the others, who were on the outskirts near the Great Tang territory, joined forces with the Pure Yang Palace and the Wei Yang Wang Manor to exterminate the scattered monks of the Sumeru Vajra Department.

In a short time, very few people could successfully rush back to the ruins of the Vajra Temple.

Lei Jun waited patiently, guarding the three-layered altar that was shaking from the impact of the Sumeru Gate, as if he was determined to hold the last line of defense at all costs.

Because of this, the monks and the remaining members of the Vajra Department in Sumeru became more determined to join forces and break through this final barrier.

"The road to the north is also bumpy." Lei Jun browsed through various reports.

In the Battle of Yunzhou, more than half of the main force of the Lonely Eagle Khanate was buried.

Only the previously regrouped troops from the eastern and western routes remained.

The controversy over whether to avenge the Khan and retreat or not caused their internal ranks to falter.

Although the Great Tang Empress withdrew from the battlefield, the remaining members of the Great Tang continued to push back the disheartened and disorganized remnants of the Lonely Eagle Khanate, preventing them from regaining their footing.

For the Lonely Eagle Khanate's warriors, the bad news kept coming.

Soon, news arrived that Mount Bo Yan had fallen.

Although the Han people didn't completely block the enemy's escape through the void gate, a group of Han warriors counterattacked and crossed over to the other side! Their numbers were small, but they were all elite fighters.

The Lonely Eagle Khanate had left a garrison in their homeland, but they were no match for the main force that had invaded the Great Tang.

This group of Great Tang cultivators went from victory to victory, burning and destroying vast stretches of the Lonely Eagle Khanate's pastures and grasslands.

The latest news was that they had even appeared on the Red Sun Grassland, the very heart of the Lonely Eagle Khanate.

The Khan Court...

Upon receiving this news, most of the Lonely Eagle Khanate finally lost their last bit of resilience and began to fall into chaos.

The army split into two.

One group hurried north as fast as they could, heading towards Mount Bo Yan and aiming to return to their homeland.

Another group, fearing that the northern retreat might be a trap set by the Tang army, opted to go west and join forces with the Western Regions' Buddhist followers, planning to evacuate the Great Tang through the Sumeru Gate.

The latest news was that Xiao Xuelin, wielding the Shan He Sword, had intercepted the western enemy forces and injured Zhao You'an, the Grand Master of the Three Springs Palace, who no longer had the will to fight.

Then, using this feint, she launched a surprise attack on the northern enemy forces, which were mostly comprised of foreign warriors, killing countless foes and severely wounding the foreign Martial Saint, Dadun Bali.

In the end, Dadun Bali was beheaded by Zhang Teng, the Zhao King of the Great Tang, and his Towning World-Slashing Blade.

The northern enemy forces were completely routed.

The Great Tang cultivators took advantage of their victory and continued the pursuit.

Compared to when the foreign forces invaded the south, they faced heavier casualties during their northern retreat.

Most of the blood shed was their own.

In the end, very few of them made it to the foot of Mount Bo Yan, with most being slaughtered by the Tang cultivators. A small number of survivors were forced to scatter across the northern wilderness, moving away from the direction of Mount Bo Yan.

The Great Tang forces began the final mop-up operation against the remaining enemies.

The Lonely Eagle Khanate was on the brink of total annihilation.

Only a small number of them headed west, following a group of disciples from the Three Springs Palace and the Western Regions' Buddhist followers, traversing the northern wilderness to reach the Western Regions.

However, they were pursued by a large number of Great Tang cultivators.

It was only because of the efforts of Zhao You'an, the Grand Master of the Three Springs Palace, that some of them managed to escape and reach the Western Regions.

Upon arriving in the Western Regions, they joined forces with the remnants of the Sumeru Vajra Department.

Encouraged by the proximity of the void gate to Sumeru, the group mustered their last bit of strength and charged towards the ruins of the Vajra Temple.

Although they suffered casualties along the way, some of them managed to get close to the temple.

High in the sky, the Great Zhou Tian Law Mirror quietly turned, its light illuminating the four directions.

Through the vision provided by the Great Zhou Tian Law Mirror, Lei Jun looked down upon the Western Regions' desert, where a stream of people was rushing towards the Vajra Temple.

"I should save this formation for the leader of the Vajra Department..." Lei Jun shook his head slightly.

Because his junior martial sister, Tang Xiaotang, was so formidable, the leader of the Vajra Department, Gala Tanga, had been unable to shake her off. Their battle had dragged on, with Gala Tanga unable to fully commit to escaping while Tang Xiaotang was hot on his trail.

As their battle raged on, the scope of the fight widened. Although they had already left the Great Tang territory, Gala Tanga still had some distance to cover before he could reach the gate to Sumeru.

On the other hand, as time passed, Lei Jun gradually began to see the western forces of the Lonely Eagle Khanate, who were heading in the same direction.

A significant number of them wore dark blue and black robes with a Daoist cap, indicating that they were disciples of the Three Springs Palace, one of the Dan Ding Sect's traditions in that world.

The rest were mostly remnants of the Lonely Eagle Khanate's western forces, whom Lei Jun had encountered during his previous push in Hedong.

Among the few foreign warriors, the leader was none other than Xuri Gan, whom Yuxi Ling had faced in Mount Yuxi earlier.

There were also several high-level Buddhist cultivators from the Western Regions.

The most prominent among them was not a member of the Vajra Department but rather the Central Golden Concubine, who belonged to the Sumeru Lotus Department.

In addition to the Central Golden Concubine, another high-level monk from the Vajra Department, named Wang Lang, was present. Lei Jun had seen his portrait and recognized him.

According to the latest information from the Pure Yang Palace, Wang Lang and other high-level Buddhist cultivators, including Dong Da, had previously joined forces to besiege the Pure Yang Palace. However, they had been scared away by Tang Xiaotang.

Now, Wang Lang and some of the Vajra Department disciples had joined forces with the Central Golden Concubine, Xuri Gan, and others, intending to reclaim the void gate that led to Sumeru.

In front of and around them were a large number of Great Tang cultivators engaged in fierce battles.

However, Zhao You'an of the Nine Heavens, the Grand Master of the Three Springs Palace, was holding the fort despite his injuries, preventing anyone from underestimating him.

Xiao Hang, wielding the Hao Ran Sword, and Lu Jin Duan were currently besieging Dong Da, an Eighth Heaven monk from the Vajra Department. After a brief delay, they were now hurrying back.

Xuri Gan and the others, seeing that Sumeru was within reach, burst forth with incredible power and rushed towards the ruins of the Vajra Temple.

However, just as they were about to enter the site, a sound like thunder and dragon roars reverberated.

Accompanying this sound, a purple masculine thunder dragon emerged from the ruins of the Vajra Temple, immediately swallowing the few people at the front.

Xuri Gan, the Central Golden Concubine, Wang Lang, and the others were startled by this development.

Along with the thunder dragon, Lei Jun, clad in a nine-colored cloud robe and wearing the Yuan Shi crown, also appeared.

Wang Lang looked towards the distance.

Behind Lei Jun, within the ruins of the Vajra Temple, the towering three-layered altar shone with purple, golden, and cyan lights, bright and dazzling. However, the entire altar was visibly shaking, appearing unstable.

It seemed that something beneath the altar was about to rise and break through the altar.

Undoubtedly, it was the work of Master Ci Song and the others, who were trying to reopen the path to Sumeru.

With this thought in mind, Wang Lang took a deep breath and stepped forward to face Lei Jun.

Even in this dangerous situation, Xuri Gan, the foreign general, remained fearless and valiant.

Taking a glance at the shaking three-layered altar from afar, Xu Ri Gan rushed forward, even surpassing Wang Lang Shangren, and charged towards Lei Jun.

Lei Jun did not dodge or evade, manifesting the Dou Mu Star God's Law Image and standing firmly in place, facing Xu Ri Gan's attack head-on.

The result was that the martial artist, Xu Ri Gan, staggered, unable to match Lei Jun's physical strength.

At the same time, facing the approaching Wang Lang Shangren, the purple Yang Lei Long roared like thunder, blocking Wang Lang Shangren's path.

However, at this moment, Ying Jin Mingfei had disappeared without a trace.

Seeing Lei Jun, she immediately retreated.

But she did not leave; instead, she circumvented Lei Jun, moving to the other side of the Vajra Temple ruins, intending to sneak in.

Unfortunately, the ground beneath her feet was instantly covered by the emerald green Fire Sea.

The Jiuyuan True Fire rose into the sky, shaking the four directions, blocking Ying Jin Mingfei and the others outside and condensing into a giant tiger made of fire, resembling a small mountain.

At the same time, a pitch-black Yin Lei Long silently emerged, blocking a Daoist cultivator from the Three Springs Palace, a fellow Eighth Heaven elder, outside.

The elder tried to use the firm Infant Transformation Pellet of the Dan Ding Sect cultivators to endure the bombardment from Xuan Xiao Immorital Lightning and break into the Vajra Temple ruins.

The elder was powerful, and although the Infant Transformation Pill was gnawed at and began to show cracks, he still managed to move forward with difficulty.

Just then, a deafening roar echoed through the sky!

Scarlet and gold firelights, like falling stars, descended from the heavens, slamming down on the Three Springs Palace elder.

Even with his robust Infant Transformation Pill, he was knocked to the ground at this moment.

Onlookers were stunned as they saw that it was a giant tiger made of fire.

However, the tiger's claws firmly pinned the Three Springs Palace elder to the ground.

It was another Law Image cultivated by Lei Jun.

Chen Yang Zhong Tian Fa Lu (Daylight in the Center of the Sky Law).

Tian Chen Yan Zu Fa Xiang (Ancestor Fire Image of the Heaven's Wheel).

Yang Huo Hu (Yang Fire Tiger).

At this moment, the purple Yang Lei Long, the emerald Yin Huo Hu, the black Yin Lei Long, and the scarlet Yang Huo Hu, the four Law Images, occupied the four directions of the Vajra Temple ruins, preventing those around from advancing further.

"Add the Life Star God... Five? An Eighth Heaven Daoist Talisman Sect cultivator has cultivated five Law Images at the same time?!” Ying Jin Mingfei was first stunned, then greatly astonished.

Xu Ri Gan was equally dumbfounded and turned to look at Wang Lang Shangren beside him, only to see an expression of shock and bewilderment on his face as well.

Forget about their enemies, even their allies, the Great Tang cultivators who had been pursuing and clearing the area, were astonished as they approached. Many of them were stunned by the sight.

"Has Lei Tian Shi already reached the Ninth Heaven? If he has cultivated five Law Images at the Eighth Heaven, then... there may be none to come after him, and none to have come before him!" Zhang Ziyin stood beside her father, Changshan King Zhang Junhai.

Zhang Junhai snapped out of his daze and said, "Indeed, this has never happened before in the history of the Daoist Talisman Sect!"

Jiang Cheng, the elder from the Three Springs Palace, was equally shocked.

However, what concerned him more at the moment was the Yang Huo Hu pressing down on him.

Jiang Cheng's figure suddenly expanded as he unleashed the Three Springs Palace's supreme technique, the Chong Xiao Qi, to resist the Yang Huo Hu's tiger claws.

From afar, Lei Jun waved his hand.

The Xuan Xiao Wu Lei Fa Lu (Black Tortoise Five Thunder Law) and the Chen Yang Zhong Tian Fa Lu complemented each other.

The next moment, the black Yin Lei Long and the scarlet Yang Huo Hu roared in unison, one deep and rumbling, the other bright and shocking.

The black Yin Lei and the scarlet Lei Huo intertwined, and in the midst of the dragon's roar and the tiger's roar, they merged to form a purple and scarlet Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram that spun continuously.

Looking at the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram, Jiang Cheng and the others felt an ominous premonition.

The next moment, the terrifying light of the dragon and tiger combination strike shone on Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng screamed as he hurriedly formed his Infant Transformation Pill. However, cracks immediately began to appear on the surface of the pill.

Ying Jin Mingfei was briefly stunned, but without the slightest hesitation, she turned and fled!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The emerald Yin Huo Hu and the purple Yang Lei Long also intertwined at this moment, forming another Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram.

The purple and emerald Tai Chi diagram rotated, emitting a powerful light.

The light pillar instantly enveloped Ying Jin Mingfei.

Compared to Jiang Cheng, who had the protection of his Infant Transformation, Ying Jin Mingfei, who no longer had the Red Lotus guarding her, fared worse. Her skin quickly turned into a skeleton! Xu Ri Gan and Wang Lang Shangren were equally shocked.

Xu Ri Gan had only heard of such a powerful ability in ancient times and had never witnessed it himself.

Wang Lang Shangren, on the other hand, was familiar with the power of the Dragon-Tiger Strike but had never imagined that someone could master two completely different Dragon-Tiger Strikes on their own.

At this moment, above the Vajra Temple ruins, two Tai Chi diagrams, one purple and green, and the other black and red, hung high in the sky, as if there were two suns.

As the Tai Chi diagrams rotated, they emitted strong lights.

One swept clockwise.

The other swept counterclockwise.

The two powerful light streams intersected, sweeping everything in their path, and countless Three Springs Palace cultivators, along with the remaining forces of the Lonely Eagle Khanate and the Western Regions' Buddhist disciples, were mowed down like grass! The intersecting light streams eventually merged and rushed towards Xu Ri Gan and Wang Lang Shangren.

Xu Ri Gan did not retreat but instead moved forward, attacking Lei Jun and seeking a life-or-death battle.

However, Lei Jun, with the Dou Mu Star God's Law Image, raised his giant palm and blocked Xu Ri Gan's fist.

The next moment, the combined Dragon-Tiger Strike's light stream concentrated on Xu Ri Gan.

Like a flood, it instantly engulfed him.

Then, the flood continued to surge forward, sweeping away Wang Lang Shangren, who was trying to escape.

The intersecting lights shone on them, and then they separated, like a giant pair of scissors, slicing Wang Lang Shangren's body into two pieces!

The intersecting lights continued to shine, sweeping the eight directions, and those with lower cultivation levels were instantly turned to ashes by the light.

The remaining forces of the Lonely Eagle Khanate, who were approaching from the east, stopped in their tracks, stunned by the sight before them, as if they had entered a forbidden zone of death.

Even the pursuing Great Tang cultivators slowed down, their mouths agape as they witnessed the scene before them.

Earlier, the Vajra Temple ruins had already been turned into a bloody mess, and now, blood flowed like rivers once more.

Only the three-layered altar in the center remained standing, shaking violently.

However, the tall Daoist standing before the altar was as steady as Mount Tai.

The serenity of the altar and the steadfast position of the Daoist formed a marvelous harmony.

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