Chapter 220: Fighting For A Voice
The entire space was stirred by this powerful sound wave, as if the air itself was trembling.
Following this heart-shattering roar, my hands flew across the strings, unleashing a rapid and dense cascade of notes like a surging tide:
“Hum hum hum, Gurgle gurgle—!” These notes intertwined and collided, each filled with power and passion, drawing people in and making them unable to extricate themselves.
Countless delicate and beautiful Higanbana flowers swayed rhythmically with the sound waves, their movements growing larger and their postures becoming more passionate and intense, as if releasing their entire life force.
Big Brother cleared his throat and began to belt out Senior Xiao Jingteng’s song, “Wang Fei”;
“The swaying wine glass, lips stained with blood, that unusual beauty, an unforgivable sin…”
“Gurgle~!”
“The night is too beautiful, no matter how dangerous, there are always those who stay up all night with red-rimmed eyes. Love is too beautiful, no matter how dangerous, I’m willing to pay with a thousand years of tears. Pain is too beautiful, even if it’s humble, I want to taste the flavor of utter destruction. You are too beautiful, no matter how silent, I wish I could build a wall of stones to isolate the world. My Wang Fei, I want to possess your beauty…”
Upon hearing my chant, the power of the Higanbana flowers continuously flowed into Wu You, Liao Chen, and Jie Wuchen.
Wu You shouted; “Damn it~! Great Lord Ksitigarbha, I’ll fight you to the death~!”
Liao Chen; “Amitabha, Master Zhong, you better pay attention, this Humble Monk is going all out~!”
Jie Wuchen picked up his gourd of wine, took two gulps with a “gurgle gurgle,” and then suddenly threw the gourd at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s ten-zhang golden body, shouting.
He loudly declared; “Jie Wuchen’s exclusive secret technique~! Breaking the Wine Precepts~!”
“Gurgle·!”
And it has to be said, this guy’s throw was quite accurate, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva swallowed the gourd of wine without paying attention.
“Golden gourd, silver gourd, none are as good as my Big Brother Jie’s great gourd of wine, catch it~! Break for me~!”
Jie Wuchen formed a sword finger and pointed it at Ksitigarbha’s golden body. The swallowed gourd instantly enlarged, and with a muffled “bang,” lake-like wine spread rapidly within Ksitigarbha’s golden body.
It must be said that Jie Wuchen was indeed quite cunning. Great Lord Ksitigarbha had upheld the precepts for so many years, and he actually came up with such a method to make Ksitigarbha break his vows.
After being tricked by Jie Wuchen, Ksitigarbha’s golden body began to turn red, with chaotic surges of qi and blood. Fortunately, although Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was still called a Bodhisattva, he had long possessed abilities as powerful as a Buddha. His great golden foot stomped down fiercely, and the wine within his golden body began to flow back rapidly, even the shattered wine gourd was recondensed.
“Heh~tui~!”
With a slight exertion, the wine gourd was spat back towards Jie Wuchen by Ksitigarbha’s golden body. But the speed was so fast, Er Bai didn’t even have time to react before he was sent flying. He crashed directly into the barrier, his body weakening, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Ksitigarbha King saw that the move was effective and sucked the wine gourd back in, then aimed at Big Brother; “Heh~tui~!”
It’s not that Big Brother is saying anything else, but if Great Lord Ksitigarbha used this move once and it worked, and he used it again, especially against me, would I be afraid?
Big Brother’s eyes were sharp, watching the wine gourd whiz towards me like a cannonball.
Grasping the electric guitar with both hands, I swung it fiercely, the sharp gust of wind distorting space.
Only a “bang” was heard,
The wine gourd was struck back like a fired bullet.
Unexpectedly, the wine gourd that was struck back landed precisely on Zhong Kui’s round buttocks.
This hit was simply perfect, as shocking as a home run in a baseball game.
Zhong Kui stumbled from this sudden impact, almost losing his footing, and couldn’t help but mumble, “Oh, damn it~! Which blind fool dares to sneak attack this Daoist Master?”
Meanwhile, Big Brother looked at his masterpiece with pride, the corners of his mouth curving slightly into a barely perceptible smile.
Taking advantage of this opportunity;
“How are you doing~!”
With a roar, Liao Chen swung an uppercut with all his might, smashing it heavily into Zhong Kui’s jaw, which was as hard as steel. A muffled “dong~!” was heard, like the striking of a giant drum, deafeningly loud.
However, surprisingly, this incredibly powerful punch only caused Zhong Kui to sway a few times; it could even be said that it caused him no substantial harm.
After landing the blow, Liao Chen was secretly startled, knowing the gap in strength between himself and Zhong Kui.
Therefore, he immediately retreated without hesitation, his movements elusive like a ghost. He knew very well that if he didn’t retreat promptly, the consequences would be unimaginable if Zhong Kui seized an opportunity to counterattack. After all, Zhong Kui was a renowned ghost-catching Celestial Master, whose attack power and combat skills were far from ordinary. And the current Liao Chen was nowhere near arrogant enough to engage in close-quarters combat with such a powerful opponent.
Not long after, Wu You and Liao Chen were at a disadvantage.
Jie Wuchen, by the barrier, took a while to stand up, spat out some blood, and looked at the scene before him, muttering; “Damn, this Great Lord Ksitigarbha and Uncle Zhong Kui are too fierce, I can’t believe it~! How are we supposed to fight this?”
The three of us were originally one body, and our thoughts could connect.
Seeing Jie Wuchen say this, the other two sent messages to me.
Wu You said; “Boss, this can’t go on. Brothers fighting against veteran powerhouses, our stamina is indeed a bit lacking.”
Liao Chen; “Amitabha, Boss, if you don’t join in, we’re all exhausted and dazed. Stop singing randomly, and actually do something!”
Hearing this, I glared fiercely at Jie Wuchen and cursed him in my heart;
“What are you looking at? Keep fighting! If I have to personally take action, how can I negotiate afterwards?
I need them to not see my true strength, so I have a chance to make them not look down on me, which will ensure smooth negotiations. If even I join the fight and we still lose, what’s the point of negotiating?
The Mortal World, the Underworld, and the Heavenly Realm are all the same. Whoever has the stronger fist has the say. I want to fight for a voice to stop the war.
Otherwise, the conflict between Buddhism and Daoism will continue endlessly, and anyone with faith will be drawn into it, engaging in endless strife for generations.
Hold on for me, I will transfer my strength to you. As long as you can endure without being defeated, then I will have the capital to negotiate with them.”
While saying this, I did not block Wu You and Liao Chen, making it seem like I was talking to Jie Wuchen, but the other two could also hear.
The three received my words, gritted their teeth, and continued to resist.
Big Brother, in a fit of desperation, my eyes filled with ferocity, and I started to gnaw on my guitar. Damn it, this is the essence of the Nether River water. I was replenishing myself while transmitting power to the other three, using myself as a support.
It’s just that the taste of this guitar is really too damn bad, but it makes sense. The Nether River was soaked in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, how could it taste good? But what else could I do? If I didn’t eat it, my brothers would be on the verge of collapse. As the saying goes, if I don’t eat the guitar, who will? Damn it, Big Brother can only pinch his nose and eat it raw.
“Crunch crunch crunch…”
