Chapter 149: Epiphany
Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Epiphany
"Great Master, I’ve brought the Ba Yuan Fruit."
The Sword and Axe Mantis raised its wings, and from between them, a sky-blue fruit slid out. It looked like a blue pomelo.
Along with it fell several other ingredients needed to complement the Ba Yuan Fruit.
The Ba Yuan Fruit had to be consumed with many other ingredients; otherwise, it was highly poisonous.
Seeing this, Zhu Ge accepted the items without hesitation.
"As for the other Demon Beasts, most of them have fled south," the Sword and Axe Mantis said with some hesitation.
"It’s said that the Great Power from before slaughtered all the powerful members of the Barbarian Race in Nanyue Mianhuang. Killed every single one."
"The entire Nanyue Mianhuang!"
"So, many Demon Beasts are now coveting the Barbarian Race’s resources and treasures in Nanyue Mianhuang and are rushing over there."
"All of my former subordinates went, too."
’Killed them all?!’
Hearing this, Zhu Ge couldn’t help but hold his breath.
His second brother, True Monarch Minmian, truly lived up to his name.
The Cold Snow Official, who presides over extinction!
He just didn’t know if True Monarch Minmian was injured, or where he was now.
But the Sword and Axe Mantis was right. The resources over there were too plentiful.
"So, the Plague God Sparrow and the Red River Dragon Python didn’t go?" Zhu Ge narrowed his eyes.
"They didn’t," the Sword and Axe Mantis replied. "I was originally going to go too, but..."
The Sword and Axe Mantis didn’t finish its sentence.
But Zhu Ge knew the mantis had originally planned to kill him before leaving, only to be defeated by him instead.
"Do you know of a Great Ape and a Black Tiger?" Zhu Ge smiled. "They worked together to kill the Raincoat Fisherman. Are you aware of that?"
"The Profound Tiger and the Strong Monkey King?" The Sword and Axe Mantis froze. "I’ve heard them mention it. They killed a Third Realm Human Race expert. Rumor has it that some First Realm youngster faked an order..."
As it spoke, the Sword and Axe Mantis froze completely.
"Great Master..." the Sword and Axe Mantis said cautiously. "Don’t tell me..."
"That’s right. It was me." A smile spread across Zhu Ge’s face.
"They saw me as a Human Race genius and planned to eliminate me after killing the Raincoat Fisherman, but I escaped and ended up here."
"How about you invite them here today? News from Jianshui City hasn’t spread yet. Go and ask them to come for a visit."
"Alright!" The Sword and Axe Mantis showed no hesitation and even seemed eager. "I’ll go at once!"
To the Sword and Axe Mantis, the more experts there were here, the safer Liu Jianjian would be.
"Go on," Zhu Ge nodded.
In truth, the Profound Tiger and the Strong Monkey King were a bit much for Liu Jianjian to handle. It would likely take her several days to subjugate them.
However, with the Sword and Axe Mantis and Zhu Ge both present, there was naturally nothing to fear.
WHOOSH—
The Sword and Axe Mantis had only just arrived, but it left without complaint, flapping its wings and flying away.
The Sword and Axe Mantis had a particularly strong sense of crisis. For Liu Jianjian’s safety, it was always trying to lure other Demon Beasts here to protect her.
After the Sword and Axe Mantis had flown off, Zhu Ge also got up and began to practice his martial arts.
’Renew yourself daily. Day after day. And again.’
Zhu Ge never dared to slack off in his martial arts practice.
He neglected neither his Body Refinement nor his martial techniques.
Ever since arriving in this world, he had been constantly on edge.
Even during these past three days, Zhu Ge had no intention of relaxing.
He would practice his martial arts while waiting for the people from Jianshui City.
’Time to practice the Five Animals Qigong again.’
Zhu Ge immediately began practicing the Five Animals Qigong.
This time, his fight with the Fish Scale Hall Master had seemed quick and simple, but it was the result of long and patient accumulation.
His current strength was the fruit of long hours of practice.
And today, Zhu Ge felt a tremor.
’The *Five Animals Qigong*?’
’No, not just five animals. It should be a hundred beasts.’
Without him realizing it, Zhu Ge’s Heart of Origin began to throb.
He himself wasn’t consciously aware of it, yet his Martial Arts Heart began to throb.
Each and every move flowed through his limbs.
Hua Liusha was the first to notice something was amiss with Zhu Ge.
’A Martial Arts Heart? Could it be... an epiphany?’
Inside the small hut, Hua Liusha put down the animal pelt in her hands and looked up at Zhu Ge in astonishment.
Zhu Ge’s current state clearly indicated that he had fallen into some kind of epiphany.
"Jianjian! Have all the Demon Beasts stop their cleaning and construction!"
Hua Liusha called to the busy Liu Jianjian, "Zhu Ge has entered a state of epiphany! Don’t go near that area!"
After speaking, Hua Liusha stopped what she was doing and transformed into a rolling red mist that enveloped Zhu Ge.
At that moment, Liu Jianjian was directing the Demon Beasts to work on the several mountainsides of the valley.
Under the claws and fangs of the Demon Beasts, these mountains were as fragile as tofu.
So, Liu Jianjian was commanding the Demon Beasts to excavate rocks and trees, then bring them down to be used as building materials.
Hearing Hua Liusha’s words, Liu Jianjian immediately turned around and saw Zhu Ge practicing his forms.
"An epiphany?!"
A delighted light burst from Liu Jianjian’s eyes. "Master is getting stronger?!"
"Stop, stop, everyone stop! Stop right now!"
"Don’t move! Don’t move! Put down what you’re holding, gently!"
Liu Jianjian mentally commanded all the Demon Beasts under her control.
Once the Demon Beasts had put down their things, Liu Jianjian recalled all of them into her hair.
Mazhu also stood not far from Zhu Ge, observing him with great curiosity.
Even Zhu Sisi, who was inside, cast a curious gaze over.
An epiphany!
This was not common among the Human Race, and it had almost never appeared among the Demon Race.
An epiphany was an incredibly rare opportunity for any living creature.
After the Second Realm, regardless of whether it was Blood Qi, Literary Energy, Demon Qi, or Yin Qi, one’s reserves would essentially never run dry.
In this situation, every single move could be infused with Blood Qi, unlike in the First Realm where one had to cycle through a total of three strands of Blood Qi.
And at this stage, the strength of one’s techniques became crucial.
Two people could throw a punch, both infused with Blood Qi.
But if one person’s Martial Arts Heart granted a 10% boost in power, while the other’s attack carried the intent of the fist, how could they possibly compare?
Take the Raincoat Fisherman, for example. Back then, having mastered the "Fisherman’s Song Intent," he was able to severely injure Hua Liusha with just a few lines of the "Raincoat Song." That is the power of "intent."
"I wonder what kind of powerful technique Master will comprehend." Gazing at the red mist in the distance, Liu Jianjian felt herself getting incredibly excited.
For every bit stronger Zhu Ge became, she could afford to slack off and laze around a bit more.
So, the stronger Zhu Ge was, the better!
"Wait, this is bad!"
Liu Jianjian suddenly remembered the Sword and Axe Mantis that had just left and immediately said to Hua Liusha:
"Sister Liusha, the Sword and Axe Mantis just went to invite the Profound Tiger and the Strong Monkey King over! Shouldn’t we prepare in advance?"
As the Sword and Axe Mantis’s master, Liu Jianjian had heard Zhu Ge’s instructions to it.
"I’ll operate the Fungus God Destruction Array later! You hurry and recover your spiritual energy!"
Hua Liusha’s voice resounded directly in Liu Jianjian’s mind, "If both of them come at once, you’ll have to subjugate them both!"
"Got it!" Liu Jianjian started to break out in a cold sweat.
But she didn’t really need to recover her spiritual energy, since it had just been fully restored.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from below:
"It’s fine. My main body entering a state of epiphany doesn’t change anything."
"It just so happens that I can now control this Bone Monster Avatar."