Chapter 146 Offensive and defensive changes
Just when the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, the Beiyan Mountain volcano in Changle Prefecture, SD Province erupted.

"Marquis Fu'an, I want you to pay for my uncle's life!"

Zen Master Fang Yuan stared at Zhu Chengwu with his eyes fixed and spoke excitedly.

"Master Fang Yuan, are you the only ones allowed to surround and kill me, but I am not allowed to resist? How can this be justified in this world?

Moreover, your murderous intent is so strong that it is inconsistent with the Buddhist concept of compassion and becoming a Buddha immediately after laying down the butcher knife!"

Zhu Chengwu sneered at Master Fang Yuan's anger and did not comment.

Zen Master Fang Yuan was too excited. Not only was this against the nature of a monk, it also made him forget the visible gap in strength between him and Zhu Chengwu.

If it weren't for the Colorless Divine Monk and the Formless Divine Monk holding him back, and if Zhu Chengwu hadn't used the volcanic eruption to activate many forbidden techniques to amplify his power, he would have been seriously injured by the tenth form of the Tathagata Palm, Tathagata Nirvana, which was performed by the Tathagata Divine Monk at the last moment with the determination to die together. Fang Yuan, who was exposed in his angry attack, would have been dealt with by Zhu Chengwu long ago.

Although they are both grandmasters, Fang Yuan took longer to become a grandmaster than Zhu Chengwu, but the difference in strength between Fang Yuan and Zhu Chengwu is obvious.

Although Fang Yuan's expression was angry and his words were harsh, in fact Fang Yuan had no ability or strength to avenge the monk Wuwo.

“Marquis Fu’an, don’t be too proud! One day, you will also…” The colorless monk also had a face full of hatred.

But before the Colorless Divine Monk could finish his words, he was interrupted by his fellow disciple, the Formless Divine Monk.

“Brother Wu Se, Naughty Brother Fang Yuan, don’t waste time talking to Marquis Fu An, he is stalling for time!

He tried to kill his junior brother Wuwo and was hit head-on by his tenth move, Tathagata Nirvana, before his death. Even a grandmaster would have been seriously injured, not to mention that he was just a new grandmaster who had just achieved the grandmaster level.

Even though he relied on many secret and forbidden techniques and his natural talent to possess the combat power of a top master, his essence as a newly minted master would not change.

He must have been seriously injured!"

The monk Wuxiang had a resolute look in his eyes.

No one expected that the first person to recover from the shock of Zhu Chengwu's killing of the Wuwo monk would be the "Invisible Monk" among the three great monks, who was also the Wuxiang monk who had reservations about surrounding and killing Zhu Chengwu.

After the Wuxiang Divine Monk finished speaking, without waiting for the Wuse Divine Monk and Zen Master Fangyuan to react, he rushed towards Zhu Chengwu first.

Being not good at attacking doesn’t mean that the Formless Divine Monk can’t attack.

Arhat Fist, Vajra Palm... these superior skills are all mastered by the formless monk.

It's just that these superb offensive skills are not as profound and skilled as the Golden Bell Cover that the Wuxiang Divine Monk specializes in.

Moreover, even if you don't use Arhat Fist, Vajra Palm and other advanced offensive martial arts that you are not very proficient in, it is not impossible to just use the Golden Bell Cover to hit directly.

Before, at Peach Blossom Mountain, the Wuxiang Divine Monk used the Golden Bell Cover to charge into Zhu Chengwu’s innate energy and broke it.

But unfortunately, the monk Wuxiang made a mistake in his calculation.

Even if Zhu Chengwu was indeed seriously injured as he said.

But he wanted to defeat Zhu Chengwu by himself and take advantage of his illness to kill him.

That may be underestimating Zhu Chengwu and overestimating himself.

As for attack power, the Formless Monk does have many ways to solve it.

But what about body movements?

Even with the "Old Cold Legs" movement skills of the Wuxiang Divine Monk, he could not keep up with Zhu Chengwu's pace.

Although Zhu Chengwu is not an extreme martial artist who only focuses on light Kung Fu and body movements, he still attaches great importance to light Kung Fu and body movements.

Facing the fierce attack from the formless monk, Zhu Chengwu seemed to be floating in the air, and all the attacks were dissolved into nothingness.

"Junior brother, you are obsessed with me!"

Looking at the calm and tough Wuxiang Divine Monk who continued to attack, Wuse Divine Monk's heart sank. He suppressed his sadness about the Nirvana of Wuwo Divine Monk, took a step forward, and besieged Zhu Chengwu together with Wuxiang Divine Monk.

This does not mean that the colorless monk’s character is inferior to that of the formless monk.

Rather, it was the Colorless Monk who made the final decision to surround and kill Zhu Chengwu.

Compared to the formless monk who had always held reservations, the colorless monk could be said to be the biggest driving force behind the death of the selfless monk.

Different views and positions in the past naturally lead to different psychological pressures now.

However, when the Colorless Divine Monk suppressed his thoughts and joined forces with the Formless Divine Monk to attack, Zhu Chengwu's pressure increased dramatically!

The Colorless Monk can keep up with Zhu Chengwu's movements, which is very annoying for Zhu Chengwu!

Seeing the decisions and actions of his master and uncle Wuxiang, and reflecting on his previous actions, Zen Master Fangyuan finally suppressed his impatience and began to cooperate with his master Wucai Divine Monk and uncle Wuxiang Divine Monk to steadily besiege Zhu Chengwu.

Zen Master Fang Yuan has already realized that the best way to avenge his uncle, the monk Wuwo, is to take steady steps.

As a master, Zen Master Fang Yuan was also an outstanding figure.

With just a little reminder and reflection, Zen Master Fang Yuan can easily return to "normal".

But Master Fang Yuan's return to rationality was not a good thing for Zhu Chengwu.

Because as Zen Master Fang Yuan regained his composure, the pressure Zhu Chengwu faced became greater and greater.

Just as the Formless Monk said, in order to kill the Wo-less Monk, Zhu Chengwu forced himself to burst out, forced back the Colorless Monk and the Formless Monk, and was hit head-on by the Wo-less Monk's ultimate move before his death - Tathagata Nirvana, and was seriously injured.

Even though Zen Master Fangyuan was not as good as Monk Wuwo, Zhu Chengwu's situation became more difficult than before when facing the siege of the three great masters Wuse, Wuxiang and Fangyuan.

But Zhu Chengwu also has a solution.

Since it is difficult to fight head-on, let's use guerrilla warfare.

Although the Colorless Divine Monk could keep up with Zhu Chengwu's actions, if they entangled him for a while, Wuxiang and Fang Yuan would easily catch up and attack him together.

But after all, Wuxiang and Fangyuan are not as good as him in terms of physical skills. In a one-on-one situation, although the colorless monk's physical skills are not inferior, his attack and defense are not as good as Zhu Chengwu.

Moreover, as the next generation, Fangyuan’s coordination with Wuse and Wuxiang is far inferior to Wuwo.

As long as he looked carefully, Zhu Chengwu could always find flaws in the coordination between Fangyuan, Wuse and Wuxiang, so that he could quickly retreat strategically and get a chance to catch his breath.

"Marquis Fu'an, you are a martial arts legend after all. Aren't you afraid that doing this will damage your martial arts reputation?"

After seeing Zhu Chengwu "slip away" from him again, Fang Yuan couldn't help it.

“Master Fangyuan, why do you have to make people laugh at you?
You don't think that if I rely on my light Kung Fu to move around and don't fight you guys head-on, my reputation will be damaged and I will be laughed at, right?
Your provocation is too low-level and too irrational!

It will only make people laugh!
Haven’t you seen that your master and uncle have remained silent?

And if it damages the reputation of martial arts, it is because you, the Shaolin Temple, are bullying the minority with your numbers and the old with the young..."

Zhu Chengwu's body shape kept changing, and his tone was steady.

"Arhat Fist~"

It was the Colourless Divine Monk who took advantage of the conversation between Zhu Chengwu and his disciple Fang Yuan and used his lightness skills, which were no less powerful than Zhu Chengwu's, to get behind Zhu Chengwu.

Lava dust filled the air, and one's perception decreased after being injured.

Zhu Chengwu didn't realize it until Wu Se got several feet behind him.

This has never happened before!

Fighting, especially fierce battles involving life and death, always makes it easier for people to grow.

This is true for both the younger generation like Zhu Chengwu and the older generation like Wu Se Shen Seng.

Although the older generation, such as the Colorless Divine Monk, have lost the possibility of breaking through in battle due to their physical fitness, their rich experience and profound accumulation make it easy for them to find flaws in their opponent's martial arts, or find better ways to deal with their opponent. Even if the opponent has no flaws, they can quickly find ways to create flaws for the opponent.

"Innate Qi!"

Facing the sneak attack from the Colorless Monk, Zhu Chengwu displayed his magical powers again.

boo~~

However, Zhu Chengwu, who was seriously injured and unable to react in time, could no longer stop the Colorless Monk with his protective qi.

After a slight fluctuation, Zhu Chengwu's protective energy was broken.

puff~
The Arhat Fist hit his back, and Zhu Chengwu couldn't stop spitting out blood.

"So simple~" The colorless monk was stunned when he saw Zhu Chengwu flying out with serious injuries in front of him.

The sneak attack was so successful that the colorless monk, who had prepared many follow-up plans, looked puzzled.

"Just as Junior Brother Wuxiang said, Marquis Fu'an's murder of Junior Brother Wuwo did not come without a price, and that price was very high..." the Colorless Divine Monk thought to himself.

Zhu Chengwu was knocked flying, and taking advantage of the Colorless Divine Monk's slow movements due to his shock, he immediately used his Thousand-Pound Drop skill to land on the ground, and then used the force to move away.

The Beiyan volcanic group in Changle Prefecture is indeed the geographical advantage chosen by Zhu Chengwu.

At first, Zhu Chengwu even planned to hold a funeral for the three great monks in this place.

But the final result was that Zhu Chengwu had exhausted all his energy just to attend the funeral of the monk Wuwo.

Now Zen Master Fang Yuan has filled the vacancy left by the great monk Wuwo. After the great monk Wuwo's ​​death, the Shaolin monks have become more cautious.

Even with the advantage of geographical location, Zhu Chengwu no longer had the opportunity to continue to bury Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Fang Yuan, so Zhu Chengwu decided to leave.

Relying on his advantage in light skill and agility, he continued to wander around looking for the possibility of attending the funeral of the monks of Shaolin Temple.

Seeing Zhu Chengwu "escaping" again, Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Fang Yuan immediately chased after him.

Zhu Chengwu's strength and potential are beyond imagination. Shaolin Temple has completely become the enemy of Zhu Chengwu. They must seize the opportunity of Zhu Chengwu's current weakness and completely eliminate the threat of Zhu Chengwu.

Now, for the Shaolin monks, dealing with Zhu Chengwu is not just about "pulling out the weeds", but also about avenging the monk Wuwo.

This is often the origin of hatred.

The origin of the hatred between Shaolin Temple and Zhu Chengwu this time can be explained somewhat openly. After all, it is a difference in positions and a dispute over the future.

There are many funny cases in history where a war between two countries was eventually caused by an apple or a prey.

The four men fought as they walked. Without the cover of volcanic ash from the eruption of Beiyan volcano, their appearance once again detonated the entire Ming Dynasty.

Everyone wants to know whether Zhu Chengwu, Marquis of Fu'an, a contemporary martial arts legend who has killed the monk Wuwo, can completely subdue the Shaolin Temple?
Or after losing the selfless monk, will Shaolin Temple still insist on besieging and killing Fu'an Hou Zhu Chengwu, or will it wisely "bow its head"?
If the fight continues, who will win between Fu'an Hou and Shaolin Temple? Which other masters will die?
In the martial arts world, there are many people who enjoy watching the fire from the other side of the river.

Of course there are people who are just having fun, and there are also followers who support Shaolin Temple and Zhu Chengwu respectively.

After all, Shaolin Temple is a thousand-year-old sect and a leading figure in the Ming Dynasty martial arts world, with many supporters.

But where there are supporters, there are naturally opponents.

Those martial artists who disliked the Shaolin Temple became supporters of Zhu Chengwu after this battle.

There are also those martial artists who are already fans of Zhu Chengwu because of his status as a contemporary martial arts legend.

Plus some speculators who saw Zhu Chengwu's imminent rise.

This resulted in the fact that this time, Zhu Chengwu's supporters were actually no less than those of the thousand-year-old Shaolin Temple.

In the war of public opinion, Zhu Chengwu's supporters even had the upper hand.

Sure enough, when you are strong, supporters will come to you, and those around you are all "good people".

In the blink of an eye, another two days and two nights have passed!

During these two days and two nights, the offensive and defensive situation of Zhu Chengwu and the Shaolin monks changed again.

After the Selfless Monk passed away, the Colorless Monk who succeeded him almost also passed away.

Although the Colorless Monk escaped death by relying on his lightness skills which were no less powerful than Zhu Chengwu's, he lost both of his arms in the close combat with Zhu Chengwu.

Zen Master Fang Yuan, who assisted the Colorless Monk in the attack, was also severely injured by Zhu Chengwu, and his Qi Hai Dantian was almost broken.

After the Colorless Divine Monk lost both arms, his combat power was greatly reduced, and coupled with the severe injury to Zen Master Fang Yuan...

The only one who maintains a relatively good combat capability is the formless monk who specializes in the Golden Bell Cover.

The Shaolin monks, having lost their offensive threat, increasingly lost the initiative.

Finally, the Shaolin monks had to retreat!
Because judging from the situation at that time, it was impossible to surround and kill Zhu Chengwu!

The reason why the Shaolin monks insist on fighting is not only to eliminate Zhu Chengwu, the future threat, and to avenge the monk Wuwo, but also that the Shaolin monks hope that Zhu and Wudang will intervene to support the Shaolin Temple when they learn that the Shaolin Temple cannot eliminate Zhu Chengwu, the "weed", alone.

There is an uncanny tacit understanding between the Zhu court, Wudang and Shaolin!
Decades ago, although Wudang Shaolin allowed the Zhu court to independently encircle and suppress Dugu Sheng's evil sect, Wudang Shaolin has always been closely following the progress of the matter.

Once it is discovered that the Zhu court's single-handed encirclement and suppression of the Demon Sect encounters an accident, or that the Yuan Dynasty behind Dugu Sheng intervenes, Wudang and Shaolin will take corresponding actions!
But in the end, the Zhu court lived up to expectations and the Yuan Dynasty did not intervene.

This is why Wudang and Shaolin disappeared during the campaign against the Demon Sect decades ago.

In fact, the Yuan Dynasty's final decision to stand idly by while the Ming Dynasty encircled and suppressed the evil cult Dugu Sheng did not surprise the Zhu court and Wudang Shaolin.

After all, the Yuan Dynasty supported the Demon Cult and Dugu Sheng only to support a force that would weaken the Ming Dynasty, rather than to support an opponent.

Decades ago, the Demon Cult and Dugu Sheng were too powerful, too ambitious, and too unwilling to obey the command of the Yuan Dynasty...

The monk Wuwo died, the monk Wuse lost both arms, Master Fangyuan was seriously injured, and the monk Wuxiang was also seriously wounded.

Seeing that the Shaolin Temple alone could not eradicate Zhu Chengwu, the "stubborn weed" and "destroyer of order", Zhu and Wudang remained silent...

Shaolin can only retreat!
This is a misunderstanding of Zhu and Wudang by Shaolin!
It’s not that the Zhu family and Wudang did not take any action, but they were unable to support Shaolin Temple.

These two days and two nights were extremely difficult for the three monks Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Fang Yuan. For the entire Ming Dynasty, they were also the most turbulent two days and two nights in the past hundred years.

The situation is even more turbulent than when the Zhu family was suppressing the Demon Cult decades ago!
According to later statistics, during these two days and two nights, an unprecedented battle between masters broke out in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of masters participating in the battle exceeded more than half of the masters of the Ming Dynasty.

In the capital city, Zhao Yuguang of the Zhao clan, with the assistance of a junior master of the Zhao clan, fought one against two, the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan of the Zhu clan's main branch. Other masters of the Zhao clan also faced off against many masters of the Ming kings and the prince's faction.

Outside the capital, a mysterious man suddenly appeared and blocked the three great masters, including Li Xunhuan, the Little Li Flying Dagger, Shen Tianjun, the King of Jiuzhou, and Wu Gensheng, the master of the Imperial Palace, who also appeared suddenly, preventing them from leaving the capital and rushing to the battlefield between Zhu Chengwu and the Shaolin monks.

On Mount Huashan, Huashan Divine Sword Feng Qingyang and Wudang Taoist Sizhu "made friends through martial arts" and fought to the point of madness.

At the border, Zhao Jinbao severely damaged Northwest Marquis Chang Qingshan at the cost of nearly annihilating the Qianli Leopard Cavalry, and even destroyed one of Chang Qingshan's eyes and one of his arms. The absolutely elite Red Scarf Guards of the Northwest Chang family were stopped by another absolutely elite Tiger Fang Guards of the Zhao family, and could not provide any support.

Not far from the foot of Wudang Mountain, Gongsun Yiyang, a martial arts expert from the northwest, suddenly appeared and stopped Taoist Qingfeng who was going down the mountain.

...

This was only what was discovered by the martial arts world. No one knew that there were battles between non-grandmasters and minor grandmasters happening in secret.

In a word, the Zhu court and the Wudang sect did not want to support the Shaolin Temple, but they did not have the ability to support the Shaolin Temple.

After two days and two nights of planning, Zhu Chengwu finally gained the upper hand thanks to the endurance gained from completely digesting the "Earth Core Fire Lotus".

Now Shaolin Temple wants to withdraw?

Zhu Chengwu wouldn't agree!
After Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Fang Yuan decided to retreat, Zhu Chengwu turned around and started chasing them.

(End of this chapter)