Chapter 140 Just in time
In front of the destroyed city wall of Yantai Pass.

Zhu Chengwu shouted loudly, and the shadow of the female god that wrapped around Zhu Chengwu began to shrink. As its size shrank, the shadow of the god became more and more solid. In the end, it was like a real person, forming a shadow only two meters high, which just wrapped around Zhu Chengwu and seemed to overlap with Zhu Chengwu.

"Colorless Divine Monk, please!"

As Zhu Chengwu spoke, a mixed voice of men and women rang out.

Among them is Zhu Chengwu's original voice, as well as a gentle female voice that reveals compassion.

“Now that Marquis Fu’an has spoken, Junior Brother Wuxiang and Junior Brother Wuwo, how can we fall behind?

Fang Yuan, Fang Zheng, you are responsible for holding the line, don't let anyone interfere with our battle with the Marquis!"

Although the Colorless Divine Monk did not know what Zhu Chengwu's current strange image was, he was sure that Zhu Chengwu's condition in front of him was definitely not simple.

After all, Fu'an Hou Zhu Chengwu is a contemporary martial arts legend with amazing combat achievements and extraordinary talent.

Moreover, Marquis Fu'an is not a fool. Since he dares to appear in front of Yantai Pass, he must be able to protect himself.

But which one is true and which one is false between Marquis Fu'an's self-preservation and Shaolin Temple's siege and killing will ultimately depend on the final facts.

"Yes, senior brother!"

"Yes, master!"

"Yes, uncle!"

Wuxiang, Wuwo, Fangyuan and Fangzheng answered at the same time.

As early as when they decided to eliminate Zhu Chengwu, the unstable factor, they had already conducted countless deductions and discussions on how to fight against Zhu Chengwu.

Therefore, their actions appear particularly decisive and orderly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the colourless monk took the lead, took a step forward, leaped forward, and punched Zhu Chengwu directly in the face.

It is two of the 72 famous Shaolin Temple skills, Crossing the River on a Reed and Arhat Fist.

Crossing the River with a Reed is a famous and unique physical skill of Shaolin Temple, and is the representative of Shaolin Temple's light-weight physical skill. It is famous because the founder of Shaolin Temple, Bodhidharma, encountered a river with no boat to cross, so he broke off a reed by the river, threw it into the river, and then stepped on the reed to cross the river.

Luohan Fist is also very famous and is a very representative and superior skill of Shaolin Temple.

Although the Arhat Fist is only a superior skill, in the hands of the Colorless Monk, its power is already close to that of a true master's ultimate skill.

All of this is due to the Shaolin Temple's two sacred martial arts manuals, "The Washing Marrow Sutra" and "The Yi Jin Jing".

As the magical skills of the thousand-year-old Shaolin Temple, the "Xisui Jing" and "Yi Jin Jing" do not have any supporting martial arts.

This is different from the magical skills manuals of other top forces.

However, once the Yi Jin Jing is cultivated to the great success level, and a master is achieved with the Yi Jin Jing as the foundation, the power of the Buddhist martial arts displayed can be greatly improved. If the Xi Sui Jing is cultivated after achieving the master level, and the Xi Sui Jing is used to achieve the ultimate master (grand master), the power of the Buddhist martial arts displayed can be further improved, and it is no problem to use the superior Buddhist martial arts to exert the power of the ultimate Buddhist martial arts.

This approach of only focusing on the basics and not caring about the coordination of martial arts is very similar to the "Tiangang Tongzi Gong" that Zhu Chengwu modified and improved through the Jade Book.

In other words, thousands of years ago, Bodhidharma, the founder of Shaolin Temple, had already embarked on the same path as Zhu Chengwu is now.

"Don't use such an attack to embarrass yourself, Colorless Divine Monk!"

The mixed voices of men and women sounded again. Facing the attack of the colorless monk, Zhu Chengwu was not afraid at all.

Zhu Chengwu took a slight step and dodged the colorless monk who was approaching him.

This is also one of the benefits of Zhu Chengwu compressing the Mother Goddess of the Earth.

The smaller the body size, the more flexible it will be under the same conditions.

In fact, compressing the Earth Core Mother Goddess to almost the height of a person, just like wearing a suit of clothes and armor, is an ability that Zhu Chengwu acquired after becoming a master and completely digesting the "Earth Core Fire Lotus".

Before becoming a Grandmaster, Zhu Chengwu had little understanding of the earth-related rules, nor did he have the control over them.

"The Marquis is indeed worthy of being a martial arts genius of his generation!"

Zhu Chengwu's quick dodge and accurate grasp of distance shocked the Colorless Monk, but this was not beyond his expectations.

The colorless monk moved again and caught up with Zhu Chengwu again.

At the same time, he used the Fairy Tray from the Arhat Fist and punched Zhu Chengwu's throat with his right fist.

Crossing the river on a reed is the only martial art of the Colourless Divine Monk that has reached the highest level of perfection. Coupled with the blessing of the "Yi Jin Jing" and the "Xi Sui Jing", the Colourless Divine Monk's agility is not inferior to Zhu Chengwu's "Zhi Chi Tian Ya" which has the blessing of the "Tian Gang Tong Zi Gong".

Although the "Xisui Jing" of the Colorless Divine Monk has not yet been fully developed, it can already play a certain additive role in Buddhist martial arts on the basis of the "Yi Jin Jing".

Luohan Fist and Crossing the River with a Reed are two of the key martial arts that the Colorless Divine Monk has practiced for nearly a hundred years...

"I really underestimated you! Colorless Divine Monk~"

The colourless monk moved so quickly and responded so swiftly that Zhu Chengwu, who had "precisely" controlled the distance, was caught off guard for a moment and found it difficult to dodge again.

This is also one of the weaknesses of the extremely confident operation of precision dodge.

It’s easy for confidence to turn into arrogance and self-deception once your opponent is caught off guard.

But that’s for everyone else!
For Zhu Chengwu, self-confidence will never turn into arrogance and self-mistake.

Although it was difficult to dodge the attack from the Colorless Monk, Zhu Chengwu was not unable to dodge it.

However, since it was difficult to dodge, Zhu Chengwu no longer tried to dodge and chose to take it head-on.

When masters fight, if one of the moves is forced, it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity and press forward step by step, making each move forced, and finally falling into a complete disadvantage.

Besides, it was just a matter of resisting one Luohan Fist, it was not something Zhu Chengwu could not handle.

Since the Colorless Divine Monk and the Formless Divine Monk could not break the Taoist Qingfeng's Tai Chi Sword together, Zhu Chengwu believed that the Colorless Divine Monk alone would never be able to shake the Earth Core Mother Goddess's protection that Zhu Chengwu had improved after he had achieved the Grandmaster's level and thoroughly digested the "Earth Core Fire Lotus".

Boom~
wrong! !
The fairy tray of the Colorless Divine Monk just hit Zhu Chengwu's neck. Zhu Chengwu and the Colorless Divine Monk felt something was wrong at the same time, and each of them secretly said "not good" in their hearts.

"Damn it, this bald donkey Wu Se actually tried to play tricks on me. How could his Arhat Fist be close to the great master's martial arts? It has clearly surpassed the great master's martial arts. Moreover, his body movement is also very strong. I was not careful for a moment and he actually hit my neck!" Zhu Chengwu endured the pain from his neck.

"Marquis Fu'an's strange but unknown defense is so strong! Even if I use the Arhat Fist to its fullest, I cannot completely break his defense! This is even stronger than what Taoist Qingfeng said. It seems that it is not possible to quickly defeat Marquis Fu'an by taking him by surprise. A protracted war is inevitable. Maybe I really have to be prepared to fight Marquis Fu'an to the end and die together..." Wu Se was also shocked by Zhu Chengwu's current defense.

Who wants complexity when it can be simple?
The colorless monk still had a glimmer of hope that he could catch the enemy by surprise and strike suddenly.

Moreover, according to the information that the Colorless Divine Monk obtained privately from the Taoist Qingfeng, there is a possibility that his sudden attack will succeed.

This is the tacit understanding between the major forces.

There are only eternal positions and interests, no eternal hatred.

Even more than ten years ago, the Colorless Divine Monk and the Formless Divine Monk together besieged the Taoist Qingfeng.

But after Zhu Chengwu suddenly appeared and impacted the existing order and affected the interests of Wudang and Shaolin, the Colorless Monk and the Taoist Qingfeng were able to exchange information privately tacitly.

"Fire Palm!" A mixed voice of men and women rang out.

Zhu Chengwu's palm shot out like flames, forcing the colourless monk to retreat.

The most powerful thing about the Colorless Monk is his body movement, followed by attack, and finally defense.

Because in the eyes of the Colorless Monk, as long as his movements are fast enough, he can easily dodge the attacks and there is no need for defense at all.

Moreover, having strong light-kung fu skills has another advantage, which is that it can give you an advantage whether pursuing or retreating.

The concept of the Colorless Divine Monk is also a major school of thought in the Ming Dynasty martial arts world today, with emphasis on lightness skills and physical fitness.

After forcing back the Colorless Monk, Zhu Chengwu turned his neck to relieve the slight dizziness caused by being hit by the Arhat Fist.

"My Lord, you are indeed worthy of being a martial arts legend of the time!"

The colorless monk stepped back and stood up, and once again agreed with Zhu Chengwu.

Although they were words of praise, looking at the colorless monk's tone and expression, Zhu Chengwu felt that it meant "the enemy's hero, my enemy".

"Wuse, you Shaolin monks are really insidious!" Zhu Chengwu's mixed voices revealed his dissatisfaction with Wu Se's behavior. "But, this is the right way! Since we have already identified them as enemies, we must do everything we can, and victory is the first priority!" But then Zhu Chengwu changed his words, and his mixed voices revealed his admiration for Wu Se.

Although praised by Zhu Chengwu, the hearts of the Shaolin monks present became increasingly heavy.

Because they all saw the calculations and full efforts of the Colorless Monk just now.

But even though he was unprepared, Zhu Chengwu took the full-force attack from the Colorless Monk as if nothing had happened.

Just turned my neck...

Such defensive power even surpasses that of the Wuxiang monk, one of the three great monks in Shaolin Temple who is good at defense.

Zhu Chengwu now has this strange female god figure that has never appeared in the martial arts world before, and that the Shaolin Temple has not discovered Zhu Chengwu using even after gathering intelligence from all sides. The figure covers Zhu Chengwu's entire body and is almost overlapping with Zhu Chengwu's body. It is truly extraordinary!
“This mysterious female deity’s real image is probably just like the legendary Lotus Fire Mystic Art, a secret art created by Marquis Fu’an!” The Shaolin monks looked at each other and understood each other’s guesses.

But the moment this guess came up, the Shaolin monks could not help but be shocked again by Zhu Chengwu's extraordinary talent.

This defensive secret technique that can withstand the attack of the Arhat Fist amplified by the "Yi Jin Jing" and "Xi Sui Jing" of the Colorless Monk is not so easy to create.

The last person who could create various magical skills, secret techniques and forbidden skills from time to time was Shaolin’s Bodhidharma and Wudang’s Sanfeng Taoist.

Thinking of this, the people who looked at each other tacitly became more resolute in their hearts.

Now that we have already taken action, we must capture Fu'an Marquis Zhu Chengwu today.

The more time you give people like this, the greater the gap between them and ordinary warriors will be.

hmm~~

Just when the Shaolin monks made up their minds to fight to the death at all costs, they suddenly sensed two auras approaching.

It was Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie who arrived.

It was only five miles away, and the young master could reach the destination quickly with his speed.

Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie, who were acting with the Fu'an Marquis Mansion's large army, had already been included in Shaolin Temple's intelligence.

Without the Colorless Monk saying anything, the two Zen masters Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng immediately went up to greet him.

Stop the people from approaching and reinforce Zhu Chengwu!

In the Shaolin Temple's plan, besieging Zhu Chengwu and fighting to the death with Zhu Chengwu was originally the job of the three great monks.

The three old monks can fight desperately, but the young and strong Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng will have to dedicate themselves to Shaolin Temple for decades more.

Fang Yuan, Fang Zheng and the three great monks acted together only to provide support and prevent unexpected events.

After all, Fu'an Hou Zhu Chengwu has many supporters.

Maybe a master or a junior master will come out to disrupt the situation.

The three great monks asked Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng to follow them for another reason, which was that witnessing the most powerful battle of the Ming Dynasty with their own eyes might help Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng's martial arts practice.

"Step aside!"

Seeing someone trying to stop them, Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie shouted angrily and took action immediately.

It turned out that without anyone noticing, the Formless Divine Monk and the Selfless Divine Monk had already taken their positions while the Colorless Divine Monk and Zhu Chengwu were fighting.

The three great monks, Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Wu Wo, each stood in a circle, forming a triangle and surrounding Zhu Chengwu in the center.

In the eyes of Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie, this scene naturally meant that Zhu Chengwu had been surrounded and was at a complete disadvantage.

Urgent rescue needed!

And they think that the Shaolin monks are too shameless.

As the three great monks of Shaolin Temple who have been famous for decades, they have now joined forces to besiege Fu'an Hou who has just achieved the status of a master.

There is also a grandmaster and a junior grandmaster on the periphery, ready to intervene and assist at any time.

So shameless!
It’s a waste of Shaolin Temple’s thousand-year reputation.

In their opinion, the most important thing for them now was to rescue Zhu Chengwu, who was trapped due to carelessness, and then retreat.

Then, with the help of a large army, he confronted the Shaolin monks.

But Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie wanted to rescue people, so how could the monks of Shaolin Temple let the surrounded Zhu Chengwu escape easily?

"Dark Wind Poison Sand Palm!"

"Heaven Returning Ice Art, freeze a thousand miles!"

Without any hesitation, the anxious Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie attacked with all their strength.

The intention was to catch Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng off guard, and then immediately attack the three great monks to help Zhu Chengwu escape.

"Thousand-Armed Tathagata Palm!"

"Great Compassion Palm!"

But as the master and abbot of the thousand-year-old Shaolin Temple, Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng were not so easy to defeat. They also responded with their ultimate moves.

Four ultimate moves are opposite.

Violent vibrations continued to spread around.

"Boost!"

Cui Shuyun, Zhu Xiumin and others who felt the vibration in front of them were moving faster and faster.

Inside Yantai Pass, the Yantai Pass commander, surrounded by several trusted aides, also came to watch the battle not far away. There was an inexplicable look in his eyes, as if he was thinking about how to help his backer, the Shaolin Temple, achieve the final victory.

Thumb thump thump~~

Bursts of dull footsteps sounded.

It was the sound of Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie using their feet to relieve the force after being beaten back.

Although Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie are strong, their opponents are even stronger.

After using four ultimate moves, the Red Flower Ghost Mother was defeated by Fang Yuan, and Li Shijie was no match for the Shaolin abbot Fang Zheng.

"Don't worry! Just help keep an eye on Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng. If you find that Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng have the intention to interfere in the battle, help me temporarily restrain them and prevent them from affecting the battle situation in the first place!"

Zhu Chengwu saw the anxiety of Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie, and gave such instructions.

Warriors must not be impatient during a fight, as they will easily reveal their flaws if they are impatient.

Moreover, Zhu Chengwu asked Xia Yu to pass on the message just to let Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie to contain the Yantai Pass defender and other masters inside the Yantai Pass.

As for why the Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie, who were originally meant to contain the Yantai Pass defender and other masters, were now arranged by Zhu Chengwu to look after Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng.

Naturally, the masters from Shaolin Temple were beyond Zhu Chengwu's expectations.

Because there was a Bodhi formation inside Yantai Pass to conceal the aura and spiritual perception, Zhu Chengwu really didn't know that all the top masters of Shaolin Temple had come out in full force.

Shaolin Temple is really bold.

Aren’t they afraid of any accidents?
Whether an accident happened to a master who was away or to the Shaolin Temple itself, which lacked a top master, it would be a fatal blow...

What about the masters such as the Yantai Pass defenders inside Yantai Pass?
With the master's spiritual perception, Zhu Chengwu had already sensed a group of familiar auras.

They came at the right time!
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

Just as the Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie looked at each other and bowed to listen to orders, some vague figures appeared in the distance.

It’s only five miles. Even if the young grandmaster’s speed is much faster than that of an ordinary first-rate master, he cannot make a big difference in distance.

(End of this chapter)