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Chapter 778: Heaven-Defying Means (4000 words)
Chapter 778: Heaven-Defying Means (4000 words)
So that was the case, as it should be, and it was fortunate that it was so.
Although Grandmother had already told him those words, his heart had settled down after that. No matter what kind of cooperation his ancestors had with the State Preceptor, it would no longer affect Hu Ma's decision.
But now, after personally hearing the State Preceptor's words of hatred towards the Hu family, his heart finally settled down. The people of the Hu family had indeed not disappointed him, their descendant.
It was also at this moment that the answer he had been seeking on this journey finally became completely clear.
Among the three people at the source of the plan, if one wanted to deceive the other, it would inevitably be the other two parties working together. The fact that the State Preceptor, the source of the plan, fell for this deception meant that the Hu family had joined forces with Lao Jun Mei even earlier.
Therefore, the Hu family did not act as he had thought, selling out their own descendants just for the sake of ascending to immortality.
This made Hu Ma's heart clear, and he was finally willing to make this move as a member of the Hu family.
Similarly, this realization also made his own intentions clearer: that is, to first make a big fuss.
Back then in Old Yin Mountain, after barely managing to kill the Meng family, they hadn't even had a chance to celebrate with a drink when this old thing appeared, ruining his good mood.
So this time, after returning to the capital and figuring out his schemes, he wanted to get that celebration back first.
"Little Mr. Hu, although you follow the Ghost Gate Path, you have indeed only learned the skills of a Year Guard..."
"Even their temperaments, you have learned."
The State Preceptor stood before Hu Ma, looking down at him with a fierce and joyful expression on his face, not bothering to conceal his inner clarity and joy. His disappointment was evident, reaching its peak.
Ever since Hu Ma had scolded the Ten Surnames youth one by one in the Lifespan Pavilion's pavilion, using the words of the malevolent spirits, his heart had felt uneasy. Now, it turned out to be true.
"It's clear that you're avoiding the great terror and even using it as an opportunity to transcend..."
"It's clear that I've been far more generous to your Hu family than to others, giving you more than enough benefits..."
He could no longer hide his disappointment with the Hu family: "But why is it that among all the families, yours is so foolishly stubborn?"
"Do you have to let yourself die as a sacrificial offering?"
"Do you have to believe in the nonsense of those malevolent spirits, their wild fantasies?"
"..."
"So, if you offend the Hu family, you've truly offended the wrong people..."
Facing his disappointment, and even a faint hint of doubt, Hu Ma suddenly burst into loud laughter: "Not everyone is like the Meng family, who can deceive you by relying on a single radish, making you dance to their tune until your entire clan is exterminated, all under their control!"
With a shout, he took a sudden step forward, and the cloth strips behind him tore apart, revealing a fierce and terrifying blade light.
Hu Ma held the Punishment Official Saber in his hand, and with a loud shout, the blade's momentum was fierce and terrifying as it slashed down towards the State Preceptor.
At this moment, the State Preceptor's figure seemed to merge with the night, towering and imposing as he looked down upon the mortal realm. But Hu Ma's slash was equally powerful, with the Nine Pillars of Dao surging simultaneously, his aura resembling a raging furnace, fiery and intense. The surrounding night seemed to be tinged with a faint redness.
The blade's momentum instantly rose higher than the State Preceptor, and it slashed solidly towards his front.
Facing Hu Ma's fierce slash, the State Preceptor merely shook his head lightly: "It seems you've forgotten that you've never crossed the bridge."
He was now right in front of Hu Ma, just over ten feet away, and Hu Ma's slash was rolling forward, giving him no chance to dodge.
But unexpectedly, as Hu Ma's slash struck out, the distance between him and the State Preceptor inexplicably stretched, instantly creating a gap of six or seven zhang. Hu Ma's slash was about to lose its momentum, but it still hadn't touched him at all.
This was the law of the bridge! Hu Ma realized it in an instant.
The guests on the bridge were no longer human, their means were incomprehensible, and they could no longer be judged by reason.
Although his heart was shocked, he suddenly took a step forward, and the blade's momentum not only didn't diminish but grew even stronger.
He had already used the Ground Contraction technique, his body surging forward, covering seven zhang with a single step.
As you stretched the space, I closed the distance with Ground Contraction, and this slash still closely followed the State Preceptor, slashing right into his body.
"The Nine Pillars of Dao, almost reaching the realm of embodying heaven and earth, using the power of a brute to break through all illusions!"
Even the State Preceptor seemed to be greatly impressed by this slash, lightly sighing: "But I didn't have a chance to tell you that the beings on the bridge are not of this mortal realm. The further you go on the bridge, the harder it is for you to harm them."
"How can you, a mortal, harm me, a heavenly being?"
"Of course, unless someone is foolish enough to try to pull you onto the bridge."
"..."
Hu Ma's slash came in the blink of an eye, fierce and explosive, reaching its target in an instant.
It was so fast that it was almost unimaginable how the State Preceptor could have calmly spoken so many words in such a short time.
Facing this slash, he seemed to have given up resistance, allowing the slash to hit him. His body split open in response, and he suddenly fell to both sides.
But immediately after, it was as if the air trembled, and he stood there, perfectly intact, in front of Hu Ma, maintaining a distance of less than two zhang. The mark of Hu Ma's slash just barely extended to his feet.
Beside Hu Ma, a piece of yellow paper was gently floating to the ground, already torn in two.
Hu Ma's face changed slightly, and he coldly snorted, stomping his foot. His internal organs roared like thunder, and he rolled forward, sticking close to the ground.
The paper figure that hadn't yet landed was instantly set on fire, turning into tiny sparks. The State Preceptor's position was also enveloped in a huge furnace, and the layers of eerie mist on his body were dispersed by Hu Ma's vigorous yang energy.
But he didn't move, still standing there calmly, and lightly sighed: "When I invited the Ten Surnames to the Stone Pavilion for negotiations, I had already made the severity of the situation clear to them."
"If this world can be saved, we will save it. If it cannot, then we can only leave. The Ten Surnames have twenty years to experience the ferocity of that monster, and also twenty years to make a decision, to help me build this Jade City."
"Only your Hu family!"
"I admired the Hu family's character, which is why I chose them over the Meng family."
"Your Hu family's ancestors willingly gave up glory and wealth, offering their own fortune and only bloodline to gamble with me. That determination moved me, so I chose you as the main sacrifice even before you were born."
"But I never imagined that your Hu family's determination would exceed my expectations..."
"The construction of the Jade City is already so difficult, seeking life in the face of death.
"And your Hu Family ancestors, even twenty years ago, had already decided to collude with the Malevolent Spirits and deceive me."
Although he spoke calmly and composedly, a hint of dissatisfaction and solemnity could be heard in his voice, "But do you really think that I would trust your Hu Family without keeping any backup?"
As he spoke, Hu Ma had already rushed forward with clenched teeth, unleashing various fierce knife techniques and the powerful Stone-Smashing Hand technique without holding back.
However, the State Preceptor had not moved at all. The yin energy on his body was blown away, and even the scorching aura on Hu Ma's body had ignited, emitting billowing black smoke. In an instant, he was being torn apart, his body rotting and burning, pieces falling off.
But his voice continued without a pause, and even as his body completely turned into black smoke, it carried a hint of anger, "So, the one you should never have rebelled against is me!"
As he spoke, a blackened incense burner suddenly flew towards Hu Ma.
Hu Ma blocked it with his Punishment Official Saber, intending to throw it away. The incense burner was heavy, weighing several hundred pounds, but under Hu Ma's knife technique, it was about to be flung away.
Unexpectedly, in an instant, the incense burner emitted a rolling purple aura, and in the blink of an eye, its weight increased from several hundred pounds to over a thousand pounds, and then several thousand pounds, firmly pressing down on Hu Ma's head. Below his feet, two cracking sounds were heard as two green stones were crushed.
"It was I who brought you into this world first..."
"Even though they had secretly colluded with the Malevolent Spirits and deceived me, they still used my techniques to allow you to be born."
"Your birthdate, fate, name, and every technique and Dao practice, I know them all."
"..."
His bones were already creaking, but the State Preceptor's voice continued to echo from all directions. Hu Ma made various preparations in secret while concentrating and scanning his surroundings. He felt that the voice was elusive, and when the last sentence was spoken, it came from right beneath his feet.
He quickly looked down and saw that the green bricks beneath his feet had disappeared, as if they were just reflections. The State Preceptor was standing right under him.
He stood upside down in the world, facing Hu Ma's feet, and slowly walked within the reflection of this world.
He gently shook the dustbrush in his hand, without needing to form hand seals or chant incantations, and without taking out any objects, various techniques came rushing towards him like a flood.
"The Evil Subduing Golden Mace!"
"Disaster Snake, come out!"
"Soldiers from the four directions, heed my command and come!"
"..."
Facing this formidable opponent, Hu Ma dared not be careless. Even though he was pressed down by the incense burner, which weighed over ten thousand pounds, he gritted his teeth and slowly took seven steps, and in an instant, he formed an altar.
At the same time, he shouted, and the two formidable objects on his body were summoned without hesitation.
"Hula!"
At that moment, a gust of yin wind suddenly blew from the ancestral hall in front of him.
Grandma was inside the ancestral hall, and she couldn't bear to see her grandson being bullied right before her eyes.
As soon as she felt a connection, she rushed out of the ancestral hall, riding the yin wind, and pounced towards Hu Ma.
These were already Hu Ma's most formidable techniques, and if it weren't for the fact that they were too slow and troublesome, he would have summoned the Yin General and tens of thousands of Yin Soldiers as well.
But even so, he couldn't make the State Preceptor show the slightest hint of surprise.
First, the Disaster Snake, which had been relatively well-behaved after venting its anger in the Pan Mountain Army battle array, was awakened by Hu Ma. It poked its head out of the black bag.
Its black eyes darted around, and this little thing was something that even Hu Ma had kept by his side without fully understanding how to use it.
But now, since they were in the Imperial Capital, and it was their territory, what harm could come from releasing it?
Indeed!
The Disaster Snake immediately stirred up a rolling evil wind, blowing in all directions, making everything hazy. The evil wind swept out, and in an instant, it was about to blow across half of the Imperial Capital.
Unexpectedly, when the disaster wind blew out, there was not a sound, and at most, the black mist covering the Imperial Capital's sky dispersed slightly, then quickly and quietly disappeared.
This change made Hu Ma and the Disaster Snake pause for a moment, looking a little dazed.
Then, with a hiss, the snake retreated back into the bag.
Instead, the State Preceptor's laughter echoed from beneath Hu Ma's feet, "The Imperial Capital is free from disasters and diseases, so what harm can come from having the ancestral hall pressing down?"
"Mr. Hu, do you really think you can deal with me using something you picked up on the road? Isn't that a bit too childish?"
"..."
Amidst the laughter, he had already slowly taken several steps, and then lightly waved his wide sleeves.
Hu Ma had just taken seven steps and formed an altar, allowing him to borrow the power of heaven and earth to push away the incense burner or break through illusions to find the State Preceptor's location. However, he never expected that as he took the Astral Steps, forming an altar with seven steps, the State Preceptor would also casually take steps and form an altar, and the weight of the incense burner above his head seemed to double.
Immediately after, with a sweep of his sleeve, Grandma rushed out from the ancestral hall, looking somewhat fierce. But at that moment, not only the Hu Family's ancestral hall doors, but all the ancestral hall doors in the city, closed with a solid thud.
The next moment, even Grandma, who had rushed out, was suddenly pulled back into the ancestral hall, and the sound of angry pounding on the door could be heard from inside.
The force of this sweep didn't stop there; it spread throughout the entire city.
It seemed that in the boundless night, talismans were falling in all four directions.
Creak!
The ancient and heavy gates of the Imperial Capital, in various locations, were pushed shut by an invisible force.
As dust settled, the Imperial Capital became a closed-off whole.
Just then, outside the Imperial Capital, golden light shone, and the Golden Armored Warriors, summoned by Hu Ma, were carrying stone boxes and approaching the city gates. However, the gates were closed, and they couldn't enter.
Looking up, the walls of the Imperial Capital, in their eyes, suddenly began to endlessly grow taller, reaching a height of tens of thousands of feet, with no end in sight, making it impossible to enter.
The Imperial Capital itself was a treasure.
A treasure that, although not yet fully refined, had already surpassed the imagination of others.
"I allowed you to cultivate the Nine Pillars Life-Prolonging Incense so that you could carry the Twelve Ghost Altars."
And at the moment when the State Preceptor casually broke through all of Hu Ma's techniques, his sigh echoed beside Hu Ma, "But when it comes to the most profound skills in this world, Mr. Hu, you are still just a 'human'..."
(End of Chapter)
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