The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 466 Armor Break (Page 12)

Last time, we talked about how Li Yi told Kong Qinglin to use fire to deal with the Gu God Grass, but his fire-type talent couldn't hurt the Gu God. So, will there be a turning point in the battle? Let's find out together.

The Gu God flew towards Kong Qinglin and reached out to grab his head. The latter leaped behind him and was about to draw his sword when he saw the scorpion tail of the grass-harmed creature stop in front of him. This was naturally thanks to You Tu.

Kong Qinglin did not hesitate and swung his sword to try to cut off the scorpion's tail, but the barbs that grew from the scorpion's tail locked his Demon Emperor Sword, and the two pincers of the Gu God also extended.

At the same time, Li Yi was about to use his "Words of Power" to save Kong Qinglin when the Gu God suddenly glared at him, exerting a mental pressure. Fortunately, Kong Qinglin was prepared and used his jade ring to create a mental barrier to block the pressure, but this also rendered his "Words of Power" ineffective. In the moment of crisis, You Tu slapped the ground, raising the ground beneath Kong Qinglin's feet to help him dodge the attack and leaping to their side.

Cao Hai glared at You Tu and shouted, "You Tu, you really don't know what's good for you!" He expanded the range of his will pressure, but Li Yi also expanded his barrier, enveloping both You Tu and Kong Qinglin.

"I already told you, don't even think about using that trick to launch a sneak attack again!"

Cao Hai looked at Li Yi with a puzzled expression and said, "It seems that the Heavenly Dao has given you quite a few treasures! But how did you know I was going to use my willpower to suppress you?"

Li Yi sang, shaking his head: "I won't tell you, I won't tell you, this is my secret!"

Cao Hai glanced back at his back, then at the lightning patterns that had appeared on the ground, and said coldly, "So that's why you used the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to attack me, even though you knew I wasn't afraid of it. You just wanted to sense my will. Hmph, let's see how you sense it now!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the scorpion's tail suddenly pierced through the lightning rune that Li Yi had written on the ground. At the same time, it opened its wing sheath and unleashed several bolts of yellow lightning from behind, dispelling the divine lightning seal left by Li Yi.

Seeing this, Kong Qinglin quickly asked, "Third brother, he has broken your curse seal. Can you still defend against his willpower pressure?"

"Don't worry, brother. Just go ahead and attack boldly. My senior brother and I will cover you!"

Kong Qinglin looked at the Gu God and whispered, "But my Netherworld Spirit Fire is useless against him."

"Brother, have you forgotten the cultivation technique that the Old Man of the Moon taught you?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten, but I haven't grasped its essence yet, so I can't use it in actual combat."

"Then we can only learn it through actual combat! Big brother, let's go!" After saying that, Li Yi kicked Kong Qinglin away!

As Kong Qinglin flew toward the Gu God, he turned back and glared at Li Yi, mentally cursing Li Yi's family several times. Then he turned to look at the Gu God, who was looking surprised. Clearly, the latter had not expected Li Yi to kick Kong Qinglin out to die.

Cao Hai casually pointed, intending to concentrate all his willpower and pressure on Kong Qinglin himself, but the latter was completely unaffected and flew straight over.

The Gu God looked down and discovered that a spirit feather arrow was flying close to the ground beneath Kong Qinglin, escorting him with sparks and lightning. But what truly puzzled the Gu God was how Li Yi had used the purple lightning on the spirit feather arrow to resist the full pressure of his will.

Kong Qinglin also noticed the spirit feather arrow beneath him, and only then did he stop asking about Li Yi's family. A smile played on his lips, and he suddenly closed his eyes. He was recalling the scene when the Old Man of the Moon had taught him the cultivation technique the last time he went to see him.

Previously, Lan Ze wanted to use the Fire Silkworm to help Kong Qinglin heal his wounds, but he refused. After Lan Ze left, Kong Qinglin had Xian Bai carry him to the Ailao Secret Realm.

Before the Old Man of the Moon could even appear, Kong Qinglin knelt before the laurel tree and began to cry. He cried so bitterly, complaining that he was useless and had been driven to the brink of despair by the six King Gu, unable to complete the task assigned by the Old Man of the Moon.

Five-colored halos converged in front of the tree to form the shape of the Old Man of the Moon. He patted Kong Qinglin on the shoulder and said softly, "Alright, stop trying to play the victim here!"

Kong Qinglin grabbed the Old Man of the Moon's leg and sobbed, "I'm not trying to play the victim, I'm really miserable! Look, after my demon armor was broken, I was punished by heaven, and all my feathers have fallen out! Tell me, how am I any different from a featherless chicken now?"

"How can you say I am not your descendant? You and the Heavenly Dao are both righteous gods of Heaven and Earth. If Heaven wants to punish me, shouldn't it at least consult you first? Besides, wasn't my effort in eliminating the Gu God also helping the Heavenly Dao? How can it treat me like this?"

"Stop spreading rumors in front of me, you brat! You really don't know why Heaven has sent down this punishment? Who are you trying to fool! Alright, alright! Shut up! Stop crying! If you cry again, believe me, I'll really turn you into a featherless chicken!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Qinglin immediately stopped talking and let go, then knelt before the Old Man of the Moon and silently wiped away his tears.

Looking at his miserable state, the Old Man of the Moon sighed helplessly and shook his head, saying, "Your demon armor was broken and you were struck by heavenly lightning. This punishment is indeed a bit harsh for you. But if it doesn't hurt you, will you learn your lesson? In the future, will you still dare to be lustful?"

Kong Qinglin replied reluctantly, "I wouldn't dare!"

With a loud bang, Kong Qinglin was embedded in the ground.

"Your words don't match your heart. It seems Heaven has been too lenient! I'll teach you a lesson myself!" After saying this, the Old Man of the Moon waved his hand, and countless laurel leaves, sharp as blades, flew over and instantly cut open every inch of Kong Qinglin's skin. Pus and blood flowed down his body, staining the surrounding land red.

Kong Qinglin wailed and begged for mercy: "Ah! I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"

The Old Man of the Moon beckoned with his finger, and all the osmanthus leaves stained red disappeared, leaving Kong Qinglin, covered in blood, on the verge of death.

"If you want to fight the Gu God, you must rebuild your fire magic. I asked the Heavenly Dao to intervene so that I could pass on my techniques to you. As the saying goes, there can be no construction without destruction. Only now do you have the chance to master my secret technique, the Ice Flame Curse!"

A blue halo emanated from the laurel tree canopy, and a beam of blue light followed the Old Man of the Moon's finger, shining towards Kong Qinglin. Frost flowers bloomed all over his body, quickly covering his entire form.

"Do you know that among the phoenix's descendants was an ice phoenix? He followed me through three years of arduous training before finally mastering this technique. However, this technique broke the phoenix clan's immortal bloodline, which led to his death in a battle. Your peacock clan does not possess immortality, so you don't need to worry about this problem when practicing this technique."

However, you only have one month. If you cannot master this Ice Flame Spell, your death will be the moment you fight the Gu God. If you do not want to see Hei Yuan become the new king of the Peacock Clan, then try to feel the Dao of this Ice Flame Spell! After saying this, the Old Man of the Moon turned into green light and disappeared, leaving only the blue light of the laurel tree crown illuminating Kong Qinglin in the red soil.

Time passed slowly, and Kong Qinglin suffered greatly in the predicament of being both inwardly passionate and outwardly cold...

After an unknown amount of time, on his deathbed, Kong Qinglin saw a frost flower. He tried to reach out and grasp it, but he couldn't reach it. He could only watch as the frost flower grew bigger and bigger in front of him, from the size of a fingernail to the size of a palm, and then from the size of a palm to the size of a well opening.

Kong Qinglin suddenly noticed something trembling within the frost flowers. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a cluster of blue flames! He then looked around the flames; the seemingly chaotic patterns formed by the frost actually contained a hidden secret. He suddenly understood—this was the Ice Flame Spell!

The so-called Ice Flame Spell is a spell to control internal heat! If real flames are solid fire, then this internal heat can be understood as internal heat. What we usually call "heatiness," "heart fire," and "liver fire" are all internal heat, products of yin-yang imbalance.

The Old Man of the Moon's Ice Flame Spell is a type of Yin-Yang magic. It draws out Yin energy, causing an imbalance of Yin and Yang, which in turn triggers internal heat and eventually forms a false fire. The Old Man of the Moon taught this spell to the Spore Spirit Clan, which ultimately led to an imbalance of Yin and Yang on the entire Taiyin Star. This false fire was enough to ignite the Taiyin Star, which was full of flowers, grass, and trees, forcing him to activate the Taiyin Seal to freeze everything.

As fate would have it, not long after he froze the moon, Pangu created the world. The land, engulfed in flames, needed water to cool it down. So, Pangu used his divine power to bind the moon, peel off the ice layer, and incidentally brought the remaining seeds from the ice layer to the ground...

We've digressed. Let's get back to Kong Qinglin. After grasping this point, Kong Qinglin began to wholeheartedly experience the Daoist essence of the Ice Flame Spell. Three days later, he finally grasped the basics. The frost on his body dissipated, the internal heat subsided, and he finally came back to life.

Kong Qinglin struggled to climb out of the pit. The moment he stood up, the laurel leaves that had been stained red with blood suddenly appeared and quickly covered his entire body, transforming into a gorgeous peacock robe. His demon armor and body were restored!

"Thank you, Old Man of the Moon, for helping me recover and for passing on your divine skills!" Kong Qinglin bowed to the laurel tree and said, "There is still one thing I don't understand. I humbly request Old Man of the Moon's guidance."

An old face appeared on the laurel tree and said, "Speak!"

"My third brother is clearly also a womanizer, why doesn't Heaven punish him?"

Upon hearing this, the Old Man of the Moon was furious. His old face on the divine tree vanished instantly, and a halo gathered in front of Kong Qinglin. But the latter turned tail and ran away!

As Kong Qinglin ran, he said, "Old Man of the Moon, there's no need to be angry. I understand! My third brother is more restrained and patient than I am. I'm just learning from him the spirit of a great man who can bend and stretch! Old Man of the Moon, there's no need to see me off. I'll go back now to continue studying the Ice Flame Spell!"

The Matchmaker watched Kong Qinglin dash out of the Ailao Secret Realm and sneered, "Hmph, you won't learn anything good from that brat! But he can master the basics in three days, his aptitude is much better than Bingfeng's."

The Old Man of the Moon shook his head and smiled, then looked up at the sky and said, "My preparations on this side are basically complete. You can make your move when you feel the time is right."

A majestic voice from the heavens echoed from the sky: "Kong Qinglin hasn't fully mastered the Ice Flame Spell yet. Can he handle it?"

"Don't worry, I've made two preparations." The Old Man of the Moon finished speaking and opened his palm. A single osmanthus blossom slowly floated down—the very one he later gave to Lan Ze…

The flashback ended, and the battle continued! Kong Qinglin suddenly opened his eyes, chanting the Ice Flame Incantation while wielding the Demon Emperor Sword. Frost flowers condensed on the sword's edge, turning it silvery-white, and then he unleashed a silvery-white crescent-shaped sword aura.

Cao Hai sensed that this sword strike was unusual. Just as he was about to dodge, You Tu immobilized his six legs from the lower half of his body. Helpless, he swung his pincers and unleashed two purplish-black sword energies.

Two sword energies formed a cross and headed straight for the silver moon. To Cao Hai's surprise, the silver moon passed right through his black cross, completely unaffected. He had no choice but to raise one of his pincers to his chest, which suddenly fell to the ground and transformed into an insect armor shield. However, the silver moon also passed through the insect armor shield, and even pierced directly through the Gu God, before dissipating on its own.

On the other side, Kong Qinglin had just used the Green Wood Seal to create a wood-based barrier in front of him to block the cross-shaped sword energy when Li Yi teleported him to his side with a whoosh.

"How about it?"

Kong Qinglin shook his head and sighed, "It really still won't work."

The mantis sensed its own strength but found nothing amiss. It said coldly, "Are you kidding me?" With that, it flicked its forelegs, and a serrated mantis blade immediately sprouted from the broken end of its pincers. Then it charged towards Kong Qinglin.

The Gu God unleashed its willpower, which Li Yi managed to defend against, but the grass's purpose was to immobilize them. You Tu tried to slow him down, but the Gu God exhaled a cloud of poisonous gas, leaving him no time to spare.

In the blink of an eye, the weeds had reached Kong Qinglin. Li Yi summoned his ten-zhang-tall Martial Saint King Dharma Image to protect Kong Qinglin and You Tu, and then gathered the Red Lotus Karmic Fire into his fist and slammed it into the weeds. With a boom, the explosion sent them all flying.

Li Yi exhaled a breath of stale air and said, "Brother, if you can't break his Gu God Armor, this battle is hopeless."