Chapter 357

Chapter 357: Everyone Shows Their Skills

At that moment, the old bird transmitted a message to Fang Lie, saying, "That is the Dreamlike Mirage divine skill. It is like a dream, both real and fake. Ordinary people cannot distinguish it at all; your magic techniques are mostly unlikely to hit!"

"Really? I don’t believe it!" Fang Lie replied, pointing his right hand like a sword directly at his forehead, and shouted, "The Great Unity Spell!"

Upon saying that, Fang Lie pointed at Jie Yan Chan Master, who was carefree like an immortal. Suddenly, a butterfly danced gracefully and quickly flew toward him.

Seeing the beautiful butterfly, Jie Yan Chan Master was greatly surprised, losing the calmness he had just a moment ago.

As the Fire Tribulation Immortal, he may not have seen the power of the Great Unity Spell before, but he could sense the mysterious power of cause and effect within it.

Any Dao magic and divine skills related to cause and effect are incredibly powerful and abnormal; Jie Yan Chan Master definitely did not want to get involved with them.

However, the Great Unity Spell was a soul-locking technique. If he unleashed his full firepower, he could easily cope. But under the limitations of only being able to use his cultivation level below that of the Golden Pool, he found it difficult to evade.

In desperation, Jie Yan Chan Master clasped his hands together and smiled wryly, saying, "Amitābha, Benefactor, you have great skills; I will not resist, but I shall defer for a moment!"

As he spoke, his figure suddenly flickered, leaving only a semi-transparent shadow in place, while his real form had vanished.

The butterfly from the Great Unity Spell landed on the shadow but had no effect; it was merely a phantom, without anything to support it, and thus could not be activated. Feeling no trace of Jie Yan Chan Master’s location, it eventually danced helplessly before exhausting its power and gradually disappearing.

Seeing this, Fang Lie couldn’t help but comment, "This guy runs pretty fast, but with this, I guess I won, right?"

"You’re celebrating too early!" the old bird said indifferently, then fell silent.

Fang Lie immediately became vigilant, carefully observing his surroundings; he knew the old bird would never deceive him.

At that moment, Jie Yan Chan Master’s shadow suddenly flickered again, shifting from illusion to reality, and he reappeared in front of Fang Lie, smiling as he said, "Little friend, we meet again! Haha, it seems our fate is not shallow!"

"Damn, what is going on?" Fang Lie exclaimed in shock.

"I had no choice. Just now, your divine skill contained the power of cause and effect, and I didn’t want to get involved, so I escaped thousands of miles away. Once that divine skill could no longer detect me, it naturally dissipated, and then I rushed back!" Jie Yan Chan Master said proudly, "My Dreamlike Mirage divine skill has some understanding in the art of escape!"

"In the blink of an eye, I can come and go as I please, shifting reality and illusion, all in a single thought! Such a great divine skill!" Fang Lie nodded, then coldly smiled and said, "But this skill is not invincible; do you believe I can smack your face and you won’t dodge?"

"Ha, do you really have that ability?" Jie Yan Chan Master was provoked by Fang Lie’s arrogance, immediately saying, "Then come at me; I don’t believe you can hit me!"

"Ha ha ha, then let me borrow a slap!" Fang Lie said, raising his hand and fiercely swinging it through the air.

The two were over a hundred steps apart, and Fang Lie’s gesture looked less like a slap and more like shooing away a fly!

If it were anyone else doing this, Jie Yan Chan Master would definitely ignore it.

However, he was highly alert to Fang Lie, knowing that when this child spoke, he must have confidence, so he immediately prepared for anything after Fang Lie made his move.

He focused all his energy to the utmost, his large eyes fixed on the surrounding void, ready to evade any attack from any direction.

However, to Jie Yan Chan Master’s horror, even with all his protective measures, he still felt a strong slap on his face.

With a crisp sound, Jie Yan Chan Master’s head jerked, and his left cheek ballooned up, revealing a clear palm print!

"How is this possible?" Jie Yan Chan Master was left stunned by the slap.

Although the slap did very little harm to him, it utterly humiliated him, making him feel shame like never before.

"Ha ha!" Fang Lie laughed, saying, "Are you showing off for me? If I want to hit you, can you dodge?"

This time, facing Fang Lie’s provocation, Jie Yan Chan Master did not respond, but instead pondered deeply. Finally, he suddenly looked up, his face full of shock, and said, "This is the Ultimate Skill of Buddhism, the Past King Fist!"

"Really?" Fang Lie immediately exclaimed in surprise, "You guessed it?"

"Of course! There are very few techniques that can break my Dreamlike Mirage, and among them, the only one you can use at your level is this Buddhist divine skill!" Jie Yan Chan Master said, shocked, "How did you learn it? To my knowledge, only those with great Wisdom in Buddhism can master this divine skill!"

"Hehe~" Fang Lie feigned humility and said, "Master, you flatter me!"

"Nonsense! You must have used some demonic path tricks! Otherwise, this slap could have hurt me, not just felt like nothing!" Jie Yan Chan Master angrily retorted, "Also, this divine skill is a Buddhist treasure, said to be unique to Chongming Ancient Temple, but unfortunately, it has long been lost. Now, you still won’t admit that you have found the treasures of Chongming?"

"Well…" Fang Lie seriously replied, "I can only tell you that treasures from heaven and earth are meant for those with both virtue and talent! Your Great Thunder Sound Temple missing out on such treasures only shows your lack of virtue! The heavens won’t allow it!"

"You speak nonsense!" Jie Yan Chan Master was immediately furious and shouted, "Our Great Thunder Sound Temple is a prestigious righteous sect, and as practitioners of Buddhism, we emphasize compassion for all living beings. When have we ever acted unjustly?"

"Ha! Then I find it strange. If you are so good, why has the Man-Eating Demon Monk been wreaking havoc in Wanxing Sea, harming countless lives, yet you haven’t eradicated him?" Fang Lie sneered, "He flaunts the name of your Great Thunder Sound Temple and even claims to be the son of Master Tianlong. Whether for exterminating demons or clearing your name, your Great Thunder Sound Temple should have eliminated him and reclaimed that pure Buddhist land. Yet the truth is, he has been terrorizing that place for a thousand years, killing countless people, while you scoundrels remain blind to it! Where is your so-called compassion?"

"I—" Jie Yan Chan Master instantly turned red in embarrassment and could not speak further. Master Tianlong, the second-in-command at the Great Thunder Sound Temple, was simply beyond his reach. The Man-Eating Demon Monk, being his son or not, made it difficult for the Great Thunder Sound Temple to take action. Therefore, no matter how you looked at it, the Great Thunder Sound Temple certainly fell short of virtue in this matter. If there were any unseen forces at play, it would be reasonable that they could not obtain the treasures of Chongming Ancient Temple.

Of course, Jie Yan Chan Master was not there to reason and would not retreat just because of a few words from Fang Lie. Finding it hard to argue back, he simply shouted, "I’m too lazy to waste words with you, junior! Today, I will capture you!"

As he spoke, shadows flew out from Jie Yan Chan Master, surrounding Fang Lie from all directions. These shadows looked like illusions, seemingly insubstantial, but in reality, they were anything but.

There were over a dozen of them, all moving swiftly to strike Fang Lie. Some used the Buddhist divine skill "Open Stone Hand," with palms the size of a foot, coming down menacingly. Others employed the Buddhist secret technique "Flower Pinching Finger," light and airy, yet emitted golden rays that targeted Fang Lie from every direction. Some used the Buddhist Dao magic "Vajra Mace," with enormous maces the size of a foot making terrifying whistling sounds as they crashed down like siege hammers.

These shadows represented various Buddhist divine skills and Dao magic. Individually, each was not much, but together, they held immense power. What was most troublesome was that, while these skills looked real, and even those with divine sense could sense their substance, in reality, only three or five were genuinely powerful, while the rest were mere illusory shadows with no actual strength.

But Fang Lie did not know that. He thought they were all real and was caught off guard. To deal with such numerous attacks, he had to summon the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Dao Robe, and as he activated his magic, five shields appeared around him.

To face a formidable foe, Fang Lie held nothing back and unleashed the Explosion Qi Technique and Blood Ignition Technique together, managing to boost his magic power twentyfold. With the five powerful shields for protection, he barely managed to hold his ground.

Although Fang Lie was not a Shield Expert, he had gained insight over the years. With great effort, he managed to maneuver the five shields, blocking all attacks while occasionally deflecting them towards the surrounding attackers.

Seeing that Fang Lie, despite struggling, was managing to block every attack completely, Jie Yan Chan Master could not help but nod in appreciation. "Well done, Fang Lie! You managed to withstand three of my magic techniques without any external force. Among the young generation, you truly are a top talent!"

"Less nonsense~" Fang Lie coldly replied, "If you have the strength, show it! I’m not afraid of you!"

"Hehe~" Jie Yan Chan Master was not angry at all and instead smiled slightly. "You want to force me to use my full power, hoping to sneak attack me with your underhanded disposable treasures, don’t you? Too bad, I won’t fall for it! Just three-tenths of my power is enough to suppress you while I keep seventy percent for defense. Any of your sneak attacks won’t harm me!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Lie was momentarily speechless. He indeed had such plans. If Jie Yan Chan Master dared to use his full power, Fang Lie would not hesitate to unleash the Sizzling Sun Divine Lightning Pearls given to him by Huo Wufang.

According to Huo Wufang, the Sizzling Sun Divine Lightning Pearls could kill the Fire Tribulation Immortal. As long as Jie Yan Chan Master could not escape using the Dreamlike Mirage technique, even if he could withstand it, he must unleash power beyond that of the Golden Pool, and at that point, he would be doomed.

However, this old man was incredibly cautious, reserving seventy percent of his magic power for defense. Even if the Sizzling Sun Divine Lightning Pearls came crashing, he could swiftly escape thousands of miles away using his Teleportation techniques.