Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 322: Clever Strategy (I)

"The sea is raging, vast and boundless. Thousands of layers of snow-capped waves hit the sky. The mountains are connected by canyons and are so powerful that the ground shakes the mountaintops.

The stars are dark, the clouds are cold, and the wind is whirling. The raging waves are surging all over the world. Crabs and turtles are frightened, fish and birds are scattered, the miserable scene is pitiful.

Zhen Xian stood on the city wall, looking at the sudden waves and flood peaks in the southwest, and finished the "Lang Tao Sha" he had just composed.

"Zi Qi, here I come."

Cao Jianbing, who had been waiting by the side and leaning against the pillar of the city gate, looked out at the water and sky. The vast and turbid waves in the distance were rushing towards Lin'an like a hill rising from the flat ground.

"There's such a big commotion upstream, but now the Taotie, who should be walking on the dragon, is not on the waves?"

Zhen Xian narrowed his eyes, but did not see the dragon son Ao Tao who was supposed to ride the flood and enter the sea.

Something unexpected happened.

The same thought came to the minds of the two people, but neither of them took any action, because the flood in the upper reaches of Qiantang River, which was already getting worse and worse, surged again at this moment.

Countless waves, one higher than the other, like ferocious water dragons with angry scales exploding, rushed towards Lin'an, as if to turn this densely populated city into an underwater swamp!
The turbid waves emptied out, the snowy waves hit, and the entire Qiantang River seemed to be shaking violently. The riverbed had long disappeared, and some docks and ferries that were too close to the river bank were torn to pieces by the violent current in the blink of an eye.

Such a ferocious flood peak was so severe that even though Zhen and Cao were well-informed, their expressions changed slightly and a solemn look appeared between their brows.

"The spiritual energy of Qiantang that has been accumulated for thirty-six years is released in one day. Its power is extraordinary. If there is no Dragon Seed of Water Lord to control it, the counties downstream may be in great danger. If it affects the summer and autumn harvests, the loss of life and property will be incalculable. Supervisor."

Without waiting for Zhen Xian to say anything more, Cao Jianbing, who had been prepared, flashed and rushed into the sky in an instant.

A blazing white shadow cut through the layers of rain clouds. On Cao Jianbing's face, which was as sharp as a knife or an axe, his sharp sword-like eyebrows were clearly visible, and his bright eyes were shining like cold stars.

"Condensing the stars!"

Cao Jianbing raised his arm and shouted, the sound spread all over the place, and the bright silver star power instantly condensed into armor, combat boots, and a cloud-patterned cloak that fluttered in the wind behind him.

Countless silver-white starlight of varying thicknesses and brightness shot up into the sky from all over Lin'an City and poured into the body of Cao Jianbing, who had already reached the Great Perfection of the [Astrology] Realm (Six Departments).

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and a cold and murderous golden wind swirled out from his body.

Roar!
There was a loud and majestic tiger roar, and Cao Jianbing, who showed his [Astrology], turned into a huge white tiger with shoulders that could reach the sky and a tail that could pull up the mountain. He spoke, and dozens of crescent-shaped white sword lights shot out, tearing the entire group of ferocious water dragons into two in an instant.

The white tiger's steel tail, like a towering iron pillar, suddenly swept across, and the violent sonic boom was like a thunder. Before the remaining ferocious waves approached Lin'an, the flood carrying the power of heaven and earth turned like a steel bar hit by a sledgehammer and surged back to the original river channel.

Just at this moment, dark shadows suddenly emerged from the turbid surface of the Qiantang River, riding the wind and driving the waves, and in the blink of an eye they gathered into deep abysses.

Vipers, toothed sharks, pig dragons
Amid the rolling wind and waves, countless demons and monsters of various races, covered with black scales, with bloody horns on their heads and fierce eyes, emerged from the water. They were more than ten feet in size, flying in the air, and came towards the silver-white giant tiger fearlessly to bite it!

"Hmm? Are there thieves taking advantage of the fire?"

A gleam of light flashed across Zhen Xian's eyes. Looking at these water monsters with the same abnormalities on their bodies, he did not expect that someone would dare to touch Cao Jianbing's tiger whiskers in such a situation.

A tiger shark opened its sharp teeth and bit towards the soft belly of the silver-white giant tiger, but before it got close to the tiger, it was crushed into meat paste by the fierce protective star energy.

Guard Cao looked at the rolling black tide in front of him, raised his huge tiger claws, and released and then retracted his tremendous ferocious power.

Ding ding ding ~
The clanging sounds from the giant silver-white tiger were endless, like the roar of a tiger or the sound of a sword.

"A frost blade is as sharp as a knife, and it is as if it is swallowing up all the energy. Why do you need to roar at night and shake the heavy door? Die!"

At the same time, a white star appeared above Cao Jianbing's head, and the starlight of the seven constellations Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi and Shen poured into the body of the silver-white giant tiger, causing its body and power to increase by another three points.

Clang——!
The seven stars disappeared, the sword light shone brightly, and the blazing white claws were like the sun falling to the ground. In the blink of an eye, it extinguished the surging black tide.

However, at this moment, a giant black crystal snake as thick as a mountain ridge poked its ferocious head out of the water and swallowed up the evil spirits that were transformed from the black-scaled demons after their death.

Before the silver-white giant tiger could kill it, countless tumors and pustules grew on the surface of the black crystal giant snake. As the tumors and pustules broke one by one, it turned into a terrifying and ferocious snake that covered the sky and the sun in an instant.

This evil snake has a head as rugged as a mountain, a tail as twisted as a river valley, and messy horns on its head like a dragon. Its body size is almost the same as that of a giant silver tiger!
The snake's eyes were as red as pools of blood, its back was covered with moss and barnacles, and it had countless shield scales that served as armor. Its abdomen seemed to be festering and was oozing thick black water, and bright red clouds of pungent fishy smell were floating around its body.

"Pharmacist slave?"

Zhen Xian frowned, and after recognizing that this was a [Eating Appearance] technique, he immediately tried to help.

That’s right, Yelu Yaoshinu came all the way from the Liao Kingdom, so he naturally had some plans in mind.

Although the flesh and blood of a real dragon is good, it is not his main target. His real purpose in cooperating with that group of evil dragons is to borrow the power of demons and take advantage of the chaos when the dragons are walking to destroy Lin'an, the most prosperous prefecture in Yangzhou, in one fell swoop.

By then, all lives will be destroyed, and he can use the disaster to pollute the mountain and water dragon bureau of Lin'an Prefecture, take a big bite out of the fire dragon of the Song Dynasty, and lay a secret plan for the Liao Kingdom's future southern expedition.

But he didn't expect that the gang of evil dragons were so useless that they couldn't even deal with a small Di Yi hunting officer, and they were forced to wait until the dragon son Taotie arrived in Sanjiang.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yelu Yaoshinu had no choice but to use the witch banquet bait that he had spread earlier in Qiantang, East China Sea, to control the countless remaining water monsters and demons to float downstream, intending to attack Lin'an with the power of heaven and earth.

"Zi Qi, a son of a rich family, should not sit in the hall. There is no need to dirty your hands with a mere little snake!"

The giant silver-white tiger roared like thunder, and its claws emitted starlight, and in just a flash, it rushed to within three feet of the [Disaster Snake]!
Facing the [Supervisory White Tiger] that was coming to kill him, Yelu Yaoshennu, who was hiding in the snake's body, had a fierce look in his eyes. The fangs of the [Disaster Snake] suddenly grew larger, and it bit out suddenly with a fishy and foul smell. With a sonic boom, it actually pierced through the giant tiger's shoulder first.

bang~
But then, a sharp wail that was not like a human voice emanated from the mouth of [Disaster Flood Snake], and under the tremendous force of the tiger's claws, the huge body smashed uncontrollably into the Qiantang River like a stone skipping stone, smashing countless waves into pieces of rising turbid mist.

Cao Jianbing's eyes turned and he glanced at his shoulder that had recovered as good as new. The blood and energy pill in his abdomen that was like the sun resonated with the bright star core in his mind.

[Magical power: White tiger holding a knife]!
The huge silver-white star tiger held a blazing white, light-like sharp sword in its mouth, with countless tiny black cracks appearing and disappearing around the blade. Cao Jianbing took steps with his slender and powerful limbs, and his speed suddenly increased. Finally, he turned into a stream of light that could not be looked at directly, and leaped up and pounced on the evil snake!
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Yanling Mountain, Fuchun Village.

The Buddhist chants that had been echoing in the mountains for a long time were interrupted by a loud noise and then sounded again. The misty colorful fog on the opposite side of the river finally dissipated, revealing the Sanjiangkou where the mountains had collapsed and the ground had sunken.

Yamo leaned against the top of the newly built pagoda in Fuchunji, glanced at the densely packed believers around her who worshipped her like a god, stretched out her smooth and slender legs, and rubbed her white toes against the prayer wheel with blood-lettered "Six Grievances of the Pagoda" on a black background. Waves of seemingly false chanting sounds spread out from the pagoda.

"Because of their bad karma, sentient beings fall into hell, where they suffer endless torment in the darkness of the night, and cannot see the Buddha or hear the Dharma!"

"The karmic obstacles are so deep that one is blind, deaf, dumb, and lacks all the faculties. Even if the Buddha is born, one cannot see him or hear his teachings!"

"It is difficult to be a hungry ghost! It is difficult to be an animal! It is difficult to be a long-lived god! It is difficult to be worldly wise and discerning!"

"It is difficult to be born before or after the Buddha. This is because one's karma is heavy and one's affinity is weak. If one is born before or after the Buddha, one will not be able to see the Buddha or hear the Dharma!"

The bronze bells and conch shells rang continuously, and the sounds of chanting by men, women, old and young poured into the seven orifices of these Yama believers like waves, constantly strengthening their cognition.

As soon as the devilish sound of [Six Grievances of Buddha] came out, all the demons and monsters with some cultivation on Yanling Mountain felt a desire emerging from the bottom of their hearts.

No matter whether it is a tiger, leopard, jackal, or cow, sheep, rabbit, or bear, no matter whether it is full or hungry, awake or asleep, suddenly, it will feel an empty stomach and an incomparable feeling of hunger will be born.

Hunger is the most fundamental fear of living things and also their most primitive instinct.

"Roar!"

The bear monster at the bottom of the pagoda couldn't even utter a roar because it was drooling so much that it blocked its throat.

Its eyes were red, and it stood up, with saliva flowing from its mouth. It looked at the Yama goddess on the top of the tower with unspeakable desire.

Around him, there were many monsters of all sizes, and like him, they saluted towards the top of the tower, just like evil beasts waiting to be fed by their masters.

"Go ahead, cross the river, eat this precious meat, and you will be able to cross to the other side and live in eternal bliss!"

Yama looked solemn, holding the [Six Grievances of Buddha] in one hand and pointing to Sanjiangkou on the other side with the other. His figure floated up into the sky, as if a fairy had returned from heaven.

Roar roar~
The demons and monsters with varying levels of cultivation and various magical powers heard the wonderful music and immediately controlled the bloody wind and black clouds and rushed towards Qin Huai and the other person with red eyes.

Seeing countless black smoke and clouds swarming towards him from the Yanling Mountain opposite, Qin Huai didn't care about Luofu who was still gathering momentum in the distance, and turned to look at the foreign aid he had hired at a high price.

"King Taishan, is there any way to end this battle quickly?"

“Yes, but it costs extra.”

Tian Hongfei nodded and took out a half-dimmed golden incense stick: "This is the incense I brought with me this time, 12,000 ke. The battle of my ghost soldiers and generals just now has used up 3,000 ke. If I use all my strength, the remaining incense will be consumed faster."

"How much does it cost to get rid of him?"

Qin Huai pointed to Luofu in the distance, with something bulging in his mouth.

"The fee is five thousand, and the incense is twelve thousand, so the total is seventeen thousand."

Tian Hongfei looked at the evil monsters flying over the river and added, "You will be held accountable in the meeting later. Besides, I can only try my best, but I am not absolutely sure. After all, as you saw just now, Luofu has many treasures."

"Okay, let's do it!"

Qin Huai didn't care about these things. After all, the situation was urgent and it was not the time to worry about trivial matters.

Seeing Qin Huai's determination, Tian Hongfei nodded, his eyes glowed with gold, and then he said in a low voice:
"Yama's Golden Palace, Mount Tai has summoned me, the five senses are here, the ghosts and gods are here to worship me!"

The wind blew violently, the golden light shone brightly, and a round-faced young man wearing a solemn crown jumped out from the mud ball above Tian Hongfei's head. His light golden eyes were bright and his fingers traced out countless seal characters.

[Sumeru Illusion: The Great Hell of Heat and Suffering]!
The temperature at Sanjiangkou dropped by more than ten degrees in an instant. Everything in front of Qin Huai, including flowers, trees, mountain mist, rocks and ground, began to gradually turn yellow, mottled, and rot, and was covered with gray and white stripes.

In the blink of an eye, the world turned upside down.

The river was surrounded by rolling yellow muddy water, and on the river bank grew countless red spider lilies that looked like blazing flames. The river was filled with white mist, and from time to time, wailing ghost faces could be seen poking out from the waves, and then being dragged back into the water by invisible forces.

In front of Qin Huai was the Seventh Palace of Yama [Taishan Palace] that he had just seen when walking on the Yin Road. In the distance, the Wangxiang Terrace, the Blood Lake Pool, the Naihe Bridge, the Stripping Pavilion, the Slippery Oil Mountain, the Evil Dog Village, the Mengpo Village, the Wrongful Death City and other underworld landscapes were vaguely visible.

However, Luofu, who was severely injured by [Extreme Fist Violence] and had to activate [Tian Wu Stance], saw a completely different scene before his eyes.

In front of him was a towering "Gate of Hell" about ten feet high. Above the gate were engraved two ferocious seated statues of ghost kings, and strings of mottled copper bells hung on the cast iron eaves.

There were not just one gate, but four gates, surrounding him completely without anyone getting in or out!
Wow.
The door opened wide, and countless half-real and half-virtual dark golden chains swarmed out from behind the gray door like giant pythons, instantly wrapping around Luo Fu's limbs, waist and neck.

Creak, creak, creak~
The soul-catching chain exerted force suddenly, dragging Luofu, who also had the blessing of [Eight Extreme Beast Body], towards the gates of hell little by little.

[Lord of Mount Tai] This Dharma Master: [Reward the good and punish the evil]!
Qin Huai looked at the beads of sweat on Tian Hongfei's face and the incense and wish power scale in his hand that was rapidly consumed, and knew that he couldn't just stand there and watch. Then he drew out the dragon gall bladder spear, looked around, and thought non-stop.

In the east, the Five Senses Ghost King and the Dragon Carp Toad were fighting fiercely, in the north, the Weiwei were helping the killer whale group to withstand the heavy punches of the Eighteen Mud Plow Ghost Kings, and only in the south, the hell soldiers were being defeated by the red-eyed demon, and the decline was obvious.

Bang!
In the chaotic battlefield, there was a loud bang, and a silver spear pierced through the stagnant fog, and the blade smashed the head of the bear-like monster. Qin Huai then lifted up the body weighing thousands of pounds and slammed it into the most densely packed battle group.

Blood and flesh splattered, and the air was filled with negative energy. Two green rays of light flickered in Qin Huai's golden eyes. The spear blades cut through the flesh and blood of the monsters, bringing up scarlet streaks of light. Immediately, seven or eight red-eyed monsters had their skulls exploded like rotten watermelons.

The tiger-headed divine hunter, alone with a gun, fights against a group of monsters in the ghost realm of the underworld!
(End of this chapter)