Techniques and Dao

Chapter 127 Escape

Fortunately, the sleeves of the Taoist robe were wide, and Hua Sheng pulled her arm away, causing Xiaotian Dog to miss its bite.

Hua Sheng was terrified by the fierce dog's attack and broke out in a cold sweat. If it really bit her, at best she would have a piece of flesh torn off, and at worst her arm would be broken.

Because of the divine power of the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff), when the Celestial Hound bit the Taoist robe, the original incantation on the robe emitted a burst of flames, which burned the Celestial Hound's nose. Although it was not seriously injured, it still made it sneeze.

As soon as the Celestial Hound loosened its grip slightly, Hua Sheng pulled his sleeve out of the dog's mouth.

This commotion made Hua Sheng even more nervous. He hurriedly used his Ruyi Jingu Bang (golden cudgel) to hold back the Howling Celestial Dog, preventing the ferocious dog, which was three times larger than a bull, from getting close. However, the Howling Celestial Dog had fought against the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, in the past and was not afraid of the Ruyi Jingu Bang. Instead, it pressed forward aggressively step by step.

Hua Sheng's magical power was far inferior to Sun Wukong's, and the golden cudgel's divine power was diminished. The celestial hound, without any restraint, opened its mouth and bit at the golden cudgel.

"Go! Go!"

Hua Sheng shouted as he retreated. The opposing Howling Celestial Dog pressed closer, and after retreating two or three steps, Hua Sheng finally couldn't help but yell, "Hey! Supreme Lord Xiao Jun, you're just a spectator watching the show, aren't you going to lend a hand to your brother!"

"You've made a complete mess of this; how could I possibly help you!"

Tai Shang Xiao Jun seemed somewhat bewildered, yet he didn't know how to help Hua Sheng.

"If you keep staring blankly, I'm going to become the dog food (a metaphor for witnessing someone's romantic relationship)! Remember to summon my spirit on the anniversary of my death next year!"

Upon hearing this, Taishang Xiaojun became restless. Just as he was hesitating whether to step forward, he saw the bull-faced jailer leading a group of constables with donkey and horse faces rising from another rock platform below, seemingly to arrest everyone.

Tai Shang Xiao Jun had a sudden inspiration. With a hand seal, he conjured two iron claws as big as his arms and threw them onto the stone slab. The claws hooked firmly onto the bottom of the slab. At the other end, he conjured an iron chain loop, swung it in his hand, and then tossed it toward Xiao Tian Quan's neck, where it snagged perfectly.

Then he shouted, "Hana-sei! Run this way!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Sheng immediately flew towards Tai Shang Xiao Jun. Xiao Tian Quan pursued closely behind, pouncing fiercely.

The Supreme Lord immediately shouted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Stop!"

The thick iron chain tightened instantly, and the howling dog pounced, overturning the stone slabs of the bull-faced jailer and the constables.

The jailers and bailiffs then fell through the air along with the rubble and stone slabs.

"My apologies! It was this dog who damaged public property, please don't blame me."

As Taishang Xiaojun shouted, he ran outside, and the Howling Celestial Dog chased after him, dragging its iron chain.

While Xiaotian Dog was being led away by Taishang Xiaojun, the white-haired Mieying glanced at the Hun Tian Ling at Hua Sheng's waist. With a wave of her hand, the Hun Tian Ling flew out from Hua Sheng's waist and was put into Mieying's sleeve.

Hua Sheng had barely dodged the Howling Celestial Dog before he could even breathe a sigh of relief when Erlang Shen's three-pointed dagger was already upon him.

He instinctively raised his golden cudgel to block, and sparks flew as soon as the golden cudgel made contact with the three-pointed knife. Hua Sheng felt a numbness in his hand, and a palm-width crack instantly appeared in the stone slab beneath his feet.

Not only that, Erlang Shen's divine power seemed to be inexhaustible, how could Hua Sheng resist it? Even with all his strength, the three-pointed sword still slashed towards his face. Due to the huge size of the sword, if this slash landed, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't split him in two.

As the blade was about to slice into his face, Hua Sheng felt a pang of despair.

Oh no! Being arrested is a small matter compared to losing my life! Even being disfigured wouldn't be worth it!

Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, just as Hua Sheng was about to close his eyes and admit defeat, he heard a crisp "ding" sound beside his ear, and the force of the three-pointed knife instantly lessened by 80%.

He opened his eyes and saw that the white-haired Shadowless was standing behind him, holding the Purple Flame Serpent Spear and Fire-Tipped Spear firmly against Yang Jian's Three-Pointed Blade with one hand.

The white-haired figure narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Lian Po is old, can he still eat?"

Erlang Shen was furious upon hearing this and roared in a thunderous rage: "What kind of nonsense is this, 'Can't you even eat?' You two doomed lovers dare to challenge this holy man! Aren't you afraid you won't return alive!"

"Hua Sheng, you'd better leave quickly! Leave me to deal with this!" Mie Ying spat out these words through gritted teeth.

Hua Sheng couldn't leave, so she said urgently, "How can I leave a pretty young girl to deal with a tough guy like Erlang Shen? I'll stay with you today, even if we get caught."

"You really are an idiot! No wonder Xiao Qi has become stupid following you!"

With a flick of his long white hair, Mie Ying used his other hand to press against the bottom of the Fire-Tipped Spear and lifted it upwards. With a clang, the three divine weapons immediately scattered.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Hua Sheng leaped up and swung his golden cudgel at Erlang Shen's left shoulder!

Mieying then thrust the flaming fire-tipped spear repeatedly towards Erlang Shen's right side.

In an instant, bright gold and fiery red lights flashed alternately within the Heavenly Prison, and the two "newborn calves" coordinated their clubs and spears perfectly.

Yang Jian repelled Hua Sheng, but Mieying then charged forward. After repelling Mieying, Hua Sheng met him again.

The two launched a fierce attack, forcing Erlang Shen Yang Jian, who possessed superhuman strength, to retreat several steps.

After dozens of rounds of fierce fighting, Yang Jian was unable to gain any advantage over the two young men, even though he was attacked from both sides by the two unparalleled divine weapons, the Golden Cudgel and the Fire-Tipped Spear.

But Yang Jian was a veteran of countless battles, and as time went on, he grew stronger and stronger with each exchange.

After another ten or so rounds, Hua Sheng and Mie Ying gradually began to struggle. Hua Sheng also felt that his Taoist robe was soaked with sweat.

At this moment, Mieying flicked his hand and shot out ten thousand streams of Xuanbing ice. Yang Jian swept his three-pointed sword horizontally, and the Xuanbing ice immediately shattered into fine ice shards.

Unexpectedly, Mieying thrust the Fire-Tipped Spear forward with a backhand motion. The ice shards hissed and instantly turned into a cloud of white vapor between the two, obstructing their vision.

"Flower Bloom, attack from above!"

Hua Sheng immediately understood, and he swung his golden cudgel through the mist to strike.

Then, from behind, Mieying threw the Fire-Tipped Spear into the air and shouted, "Sisters, show yourselves!"

Then, Mieying turned into the appearance of Ninth Sister, who was wearing glasses and had braids.

Just as the mist in front of Erlang Shen was about to dissipate, Jiu Mei pointed two fingers with her right hand, and several black feathers shot out from her hand. Taking advantage of Yang Jian's parrying of Hua Sheng's golden cudgel, she swiftly blew the feathers into Yang Jian's eyes.

Erlang Shen knew something was wrong and immediately covered his eyes, retreating hastily. Then, Erlang Shen opened his third eye on his forehead.

Suddenly, the Ninth Sister of Shadowless Shadows flipped in mid-air, transforming into the Sixth Sister with long hair and purple eyes. The Sixth Sister spread her arms wide and shouted, "Light Control Technique! So be it!"

All the light in the originally bright room suddenly gathered in her palm, as if it had instantly absorbed all the light from the surroundings.

When Sister Mieying clasped her hands together, the entire Blazing Wrath Heavenly Prison immediately became pitch black.

"So what if it's pitch black! How could such a petty trick fool this saint!" Yang Jian shouted, and then his Heavenly Eye shot out a beam of golden light towards Mie Ying.

"This is what I've been waiting for!"

The sixth sister of the Shadow Extinction smiled wickedly and opened both palms simultaneously. All the light that had just been absorbed merged into a beam of intense light, piercing straight into Yang Jian's third eye like a sharp sword.

Upon being illuminated by the bright light, Yang Jian cried out and quickly closed his third eye.

Seeing that Erlang Shen's three eyes were closed, the sixth sister of the Shadow Extinction turned around and transformed back into the appearance of the second sister with short green hair.

"Hey!"

The second sister of the Shadow Extinction swung her fist and punched the stone slab under Yang Jian's feet.

The stone slab cracked with a snap and scattered in mid-air.

Yang Jian could neither see nor maintain his balance. He could only use his three-pointed sword to protect his chest and sweep it horizontally to the left and right.

The second sister, with short green hair, turned around again, and a lotus fragrance wafted over. The third sister, with dark red bob haircut, appeared!

"Here comes the Wind and Fire Wheels!"

Two flaming wheels shot out from behind her like bullets. With a clang and sparks flying, Erlang Shen's three-pointed sword was deflected by the two flaming wheels.

In that instant, the door in front of Erlang Shen Yang Jian was wide open! Completely unprepared!

The Third Sister of Shadows flew high into the air like an arrow, transforming back into the White-Haired Fourth Sister in mid-air, catching the Purple Flame Serpent Spear and Fire-Tipped Spear that she had just thrown.

"Bloom! Now!"

Upon hearing Mieying's shout, Hua Sheng immediately understood and his golden cudgel and fire-tipped spear seemed to merge into one, striking Erlang Shen squarely in the chest with immense power!

With a sound of metal shattering, Erlang Shen was caught off guard and staggered back more than ten steps.

Erlang Shen's golden iron armor was shattered into more than ten pieces by Hua Sheng and Mieying's attack. The fragments fell from the sky like snowflakes.

Erlang Shen was momentarily thrown off balance by this unexpected attack. But being a veteran, he quickly regained his footing, composed himself, and simply uttered:

"The Academy of Arts and Martial Arts truly lives up to its reputation as a formidable force; they are extremely fierce!"

Immediately afterward, Yang Jian thrust his three-pointed dagger beside him, made a hand seal, and chanted an incantation. A square Vajra shield descended from the sky. Before Hua Sheng and Mieying could react, they were trapped within it.

Mieying immediately thrust his Fire-Tipped Spear straight at the shield, but it didn't budge. He shouted:

"Oh no, it's Erlang Shen's Eight-Nine Arcane Arts!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Hua Sheng immediately used his golden cudgel to smash the stone slab beneath his feet in an attempt to escape. However, even after the stone slab shattered, the protective barrier remained underneath, and the two were still trapped within this intact golden barrier.

Erlang Shen laughed loudly: "With your cultivation levels, you two little kids are still too green to fight this general."

Hua Sheng was trapped due to a momentary lapse in judgment and was about to regret it when, for some reason, the Celestial Hound suddenly emerged from the stone slab above him. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the Supreme Lord Xiao Jun was perched on the back of the divine dog.

Tai Shang Xiao Jun was holding onto Xiao Tian Quan's neck, refusing to let go no matter how much it struggled.

While squeezing Xiaotianquan's belly between her legs, Xiaojun shouted, "Good dog, good dog! Be good, be good! Be good!"

Perhaps because the Supreme Lord Xiaojun had choked him, the Howling Celestial Dog struggled for a while before becoming breathless.

With a slip, the divine dog and Xiao Jun fell from the air into the Vajra Shield.

With a crisp snap, the Celestial Hound's tooth struck the Vajra Shield squarely, knocking out half of its tooth.

The divine dog let out a mournful howl and began to roll around on the Vajra Shield, its ox-like body pressing against Tai Shang Xiao Jun's back. Xiao Jun's face was distorted from being pressed against the Vajra Shield, and he cried out to Hua Sheng inside the shield, "I'm going to be crushed! I'm going to vomit! Help...help me!"

Because Tai Shang Xiao Jun's face was being pressed down, saliva was dripping everywhere. Hua Sheng looked up at Xiao Jun on the Vajra Cover, almost forgetting that he was still trapped, and exclaimed, "Xiao Jun, you've spat all over your face! Disgusting!"

He was about to add a couple more comments when he heard the white-haired shadow shout from behind, "You're like a clay Buddha crossing the river, barely able to save yourself. Why don't you come and help me get out of this trap!"

The spot where the Vajra Shield had been struck by the Howling Celestial Dog's front teeth had developed a crack the size of a fingernail. Shadow Extinction had already inserted the Fire-Tipped Spear into it; with a twist of the handle, the crack widened with a snap.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and smash it!" Mie Ying shouted.

Hua Sheng dared not be negligent. He raised his hand and thrust his golden cudgel directly at the crack. With a muffled thud, the crack made a cracking sound, and simultaneously split open to both sides.

Seeing that there was hope, the two shouted at the same time, "As the law commands!"

With a powerful thrust, a loud crack resounded, and the Vajra Shield shattered instantly. Amidst a burst of golden light, Hua Sheng and Mie Ying leaped out!

Upon seeing that they had escaped, Erlang Shen, wielding his three-pointed sword, pursued them menacingly once more.

Having barely escaped the Howling Celestial Dog after the Vajra Shield shattered, Taishang Xiaojun wiped the drool from his face with the sleeve of his Taoist robe and called out, "Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun! I've disturbed you greatly today. Farewell, farewell. I won't see you off!"

Then, pulling on Hanamoto, he shouted, "Run!"

Hanamori wiped his face and replied, "Keep your voice down! You sprayed me with spit!"

Hua Sheng, Mie Ying, and Tai Shang Xiao Jun rose up and flew down the corridor they had entered through earlier.

(End of this chapter)