Mao

Shen Shuibi's level is very average. Average doesn't mean bad; it just means she's a multi-talented person.

She has no weaknesses in the Daoist arts of water, fire, and Thunder Method; she is proficient in all three.

The Water Jade in her hand contained images of mountains and rivers, described as having "the aura of clouds, mist, and haze, as if shimmering with light." (See Chapter 249 for details).

The jade hairpin shattered in her hand with that slash, and the misty clouds and waters of the four seasons surged out, transforming into celestial rivers flowing through the void.

This is a water-based method, which takes advantage of the terrain.

She took out the 'Three Yangs' from beneath the cauldron and threw it into the void.

The three yang energies rapidly expand; this is the fire method, influencing the timing of the heavens.

Ultimately, with this stroke, yin and yang Xianghe, Water and Fire complement each other, and thunder arises.

This is Thunder Method, lightning that originates within her body and Xianghe with the right time and place.

With Thunder Method's lifelong skills and Shen Shuibi's Divine Ability, a 'Lightning Pool' was artificially created near the Golden Platform!

In the void, seemingly infinite light churned, carving out a massive chasm spanning billions of miles. Within it, yin energy manifested as thunder, and yang energy as lightning, with thunder dragons and lightning snakes swirling within, their brilliance dazzling and serpentine.

The extreme yang of the heavy yin rises from the tiny hill, the collapse of the clouds roars and sinks, yin and yang clash, all things mingle and drink together, vast and without substance, it shakes the courtyard from the void, shines through the window and illuminates the room, pours down like a boiling cauldron, and sounds like galloping horses!

Just then, the illusory image of the Human Path Golden Platform solidified, and an army of about 100,000 appeared within the area surrounded by the Lightning Pool.

Around 100,000 may seem like a small number, but this is the elite of Human Path! They are all at the level of the Yin Army that attracted Li Qi's attention last time, and there are ten times that number.

Even the team leaders were all of the fifth rank, numbering six in total.

Five fifth-rank lieutenants, each commanding two armies, divided into five factions, and then all subordinate to another fifth-rank general.

If Li Qi were here, he would know that this was a typical siege formation of the Tang Kingdom: five armies with one central commander and six fifth-rank generals, namely the Cavalry General as the commander and the five deputy generals.

The fifth-rank Cavalry General of the Tang Kingdom, leading an army of 100,000, glanced at the Lightning Pool before him.

He couldn't see through it; the person who set up the Lightning Pool was more powerful than him.

The Lightning Pool has the effect of concealment. As the classic saying goes, "Thunder covers the ears, lightning covers the eyes," which means that thunder can block perception and make people cover their eyes and ears.

"The enemy is well-prepared, waiting in ambush, and has set up Lightning Pool in advance. I'm afraid they have other defenses behind them. Even with an army of 100,000, we must be vigilant. General Bai, you will lead the vanguard and probe the Lightning Pool." The Cavalry General, who was in charge of the central command, gave the order.

Then, the deputy general of the western army, one of the five armies, rose to acknowledge the order, then waved his hand to raise the flag. The flag was raised, and the Soldier's Qi burst forth! Protecting all the soldiers.

From ordinary soldiers, to platoon leaders, to mid-level officials such as clerks, registrars, military advisors, and sergeants, and then to Deputy General, eventually becoming generals in the Western Army.

The Soldier's Qi was transmitted, and their white helmets, armor, and shields gleamed with a metallic luster! The white bows, arrows, swords, and shields they held also exuded a metallic aura.

This is genuine metal energy. Compared to the metal energy outside that lacks 'silver', this metal path is clearly perfect, and its power has been increased several times!

It is said that the powerful being who just drew the Lightning Pool said to them, 'How dare you cross this Lightning Pool even half a step?'

Joke.

"All troops, heed my command! Break through this Lightning Pool!" General Bai personally raised his command flag!

The metal element can guide lightning and also possesses a killing aura. It is most adept at dealing with Thunder Method and can clear the way for its brothers.

Twenty thousand troops set out, venturing into the Lightning Pool.

But then, a deafening roar erupted from within the Lightning Pool! Countless bolts of lightning struck in succession!

"Form the formation! Lightning Repelling Method!" The messenger waved the command flag.

All the soldiers moved in perfect unison, as if they were one person. Almost instantly, everyone began to circulate their Soldier's Qi at a specific frequency, coordinating their Cultivation Method and energy with those of the others.

That's difficult. It's easier to keep the movements in unison, like everyone marching in step with the same rhythm.

But to make even the Qi within the body consistent, one must achieve complete synchronization between heartbeat and breathing, and ensure that the operation of the inner world is seamless.

The vanguard war zone now under the jurisdiction of the Shaman Path is a world where no army, even those in the fifth-rank worlds, can achieve this level of success. This requires complete trust in comrades and utter selflessness.

With such perfect coordination, the Soldier's Qi around them also began to change accordingly.

Thunder struck it.

Visibly, the lightning dissipated, dispersed, and then was channeled into the void.

If Li Qi were here, he would probably widen his eyes and shout, "Faraday Cage!"

The array before them was none other than Faraday Cage, capable of dispatching and guiding all lightning! Through the uniform arrangement of golden energy, it channeled all the incoming lightning into the void!

However, even if Li Qi hadn't come, Shen Shuibi would have recognized this thing. She didn't know what Faraday Cage was, but she knew about the Chiwen Chiwei and the Lightning Rod.

Chiwen and Chiwei are decorative items on buildings throughout the world. They are a type of "flying eaves" and are believed to ward off lightning and disasters.

The Lightning Rod is a type of lightning rod, which is believed to have the effect of suppressing dragons and warding off lightning.

The Daoist sect even has a treasure hall called the Lightning Fire Refining Hall, which is entirely constructed using this method. In addition, its extremely high quality allows it to resist almost all Thunder Method.

Nowadays, Human Path use military formations to simulate such methods in order to ward off lightning and avoid being harmed by Lightning Pool.

If it's a natural Lightning Pool, then you can easily get through it.

But it's not that simple.

Shen Shuibi was well aware of the power of this Lightning Repelling Method; in fact, almost every type of Technique Method has a corresponding product.

Lightning Repelling Method, water repelling methods, fire repelling methods, and so on are all common methods. Obviously, the Faraday Cage in front of us is a kind of Lightning Repelling Method.

This is a common situation in magical combat: one method can be countered by another, and then other methods of countering can be found, creating a chain reaction.

However, if the method is powerful, then it's fine as long as you can't use it.

Shen Shuibi looked at Gou Lou and said, "Get ready, form a formation, and prepare for the attack."

Gou Lou immediately leaped out, leading the other Unreturning Disciples to the battlefield, where they stood ready for battle.

At the same time, Shen Shuibi Hand Seals with both hands.

A thumping sound began to stir within the Lightning Pool, but it wasn't thunder; it was the sound of thunder.

Thump!

Knock knock!

With a series of thunderclaps, the Western Army of Human Path suddenly felt their blood boiling, their hearts racing uncontrollably, and their inner world no longer under their control.

A peculiar resonance guided their inner world toward the thunder, causing their blood to rush, their heartbeats to become disordered, and cracks to begin to appear in the internal circulation of their inner world.

This series of effects caused cracks to appear in their Soldier's Qi, making them unable to synchronize.

This will not cause the Soldier's Qi to dissipate; the Soldier's Qi of Human Path is extremely resilient, but it can still cause cracks in the sophisticated Lightning Repelling Method.

If there is even the slightest crack... the army immersed in the Lightning Pool will face the lightning directly.

In a mere instant, all soldiers below the sixth rank of the Human Path were wounded. The lightning cracked and scorched their skin, and the mid-ranking officers quickly mobilized and began to resist.

If it had been a few more seconds, he would probably have died.

But in that instant, General Bai handed the flag to his adjutant, stepped forward, and with the strength of a fifth-rank officer, forcefully took the Lightning Pool!

A torrent of lightning poured down on him, and even a fifth-rank cultivator couldn't withstand such pressure; his body was rapidly carbonizing!

Upon seeing this, the Human Path general, who was not far away, immediately ordered, "The road ahead has been cleared, the central army advance!"

Upon receiving this order, the three armies, each composed of three fifth-rank officials, marched in the same direction into the Lightning Pool!

They are very fast; they can break out of the Lightning Pool area in a minute at most.

Shen Shuibi frowned slightly.

She realized that the first Tang army to step in had no intention of making it through; they just wanted to force her to take action. Since they had used the Lightning Repelling Method to force their way in, Shen Shuibi had to respond accordingly.

Once Shen Shuibi reacted, a weakness was created. The power of the Lightning Pool was mobilized to disrupt the enemy's Soldier's Qi formation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other three armies almost instantly pierced through the Lightning Pool.

Shen Shuibi immediately allocated her forces to continue blocking the other three armies, using the pre-arranged Lightning Pool to deplete the Human Path forces as much as possible.

The rabbit knew this was a trick by the other side.

As expected, just as Shen Shuibi was manipulating four forces simultaneously to block the four armies, the general once again ordered, "Rear army, advance!"

Following the order, the last remaining force of the rear guard also rushed in.

Shen Shuibi could only adjust her strength again.

Lightning Pool clashed with the five armies simultaneously. With five fifth-rank generals and a 100,000- Human Path legion, Lightning Pool's strength was being rapidly diminished.

The five armies simultaneously faced the Lightning Pool, resulting in only minor casualties of a few hundred men.

And that's not all.

If that's the case, it's nothing more than a head-on collision, and there's no strategy involved at all.

With five armies advancing simultaneously, Shen Shuibi began to allocate her forces, preparing for a head-on confrontation. Surprisingly, the Soldier's Qi of the five armies began to devour and transform into each other.

The rabbit was somewhat surprised. Although it knew that the enemy's five armies followed the Five Elements, the efficiency was indeed quite high.

However, a simple transformation... is meaningless.

The truly remarkable thing is that their transformation is fluctuating.

Their Soldier's Qi, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, but Shen Shuibi could not rise or fall with them; Shen Shuibi could only become stronger than them.

When the opponent becomes stronger, Shen Shuibi can only increase her energy accordingly.

When the opponent weakens, Shen Shuibi can only continue to strengthen, because if the opponent suddenly becomes stronger and surpasses Shen Shuibi's output, then the Lightning Pool will be immediately destroyed.

Although the weakened Soldier's Qi would cause casualties to the Human Way army, it would force Shen Shuibi to maintain a high level of energy output!

Through this fluctuation adjustment, the opponent can force Shen Shuibi to continuously increase her strength by inflicting casualties and turning thousands of soldiers into charred remains on the Lightning Pool, all while maintaining the same total output.

Even for Shen Shuibi, this was immense pressure. Maintaining the Lightning Pool while simultaneously fighting against an army of 100,000 and five fifth-rank soldiers was no easy task.

This exchange lasted for about two minutes. The number of Human Path casualties had reached around two thousand, but the total output remained unchanged, meaning that their fifth-rank soldiers were still in optimal condition.

Shen Shuibi, however, had already used ninety percent of her cultivation to resist.

95%...

Shen Shuibi estimated her cultivation level; the cultivation level she had reserved for future use was only half of what she had achieved.

At that moment, the general who hadn't moved until now, the fifth- Human Path Cavalry General, made his move.

Within those two minutes, Lightning Pool's power limit had been determined, and Shen Shuibi's location had been completely exposed!

The general goes into battle, stepping through the Lightning Pool with a single stride!

He used the military formation to restrain Shen Shuibi, and while Shen Shuibi's strength was above the Lightning Pool, he stretched out a Zhanmadao, intending to Decapitation Strike Shen Shuibi directly!

However, at this very moment—

Shen Shuibi's pupils turned from black to red, and a ferocious aura suddenly rose from her body!

The state she used to beat the dragon, the ferocious aura of 'Mao'!

The original meaning of the word "Mao" is "to divide", which by extension means "to kill". It is also the fourth of the twelve earthly branches and the "rabbit" in the twelve zodiac signs.

Shen Shuibi used this fierce energy to forcefully crush a fifth-grade Flood Dragon, grabbed its tendons, and carried it all the way to the underworld to find Li Qi.

Some Blood Sacrifice, such as the "Mao sacrifice," involve splitting the offering in half and hanging it up, with one half hanging on each side. This is also the origin of the shape of the character "Mao."

"Oh?" The Cavalry General the Human Path Way noticed Shen Shuibi's reaction and immediately understood.

It seems that the other party deliberately set a trap to ambush him. They really put on a convincing act, actually putting 95% of their cultivation into the Lightning Pool, making themselves appear weak and powerless.

But it doesn't matter. Since we dare to use this bait, we have to be prepared for a big fish to bite. Not to mention the bait, this big fish is going to drag the angler into the water with him!

Instead of stopping, the Zhanmadao increased his strength, pressing down on Shen Shuibi's neck with the force to tear everything apart!

The rabbit clasped its hands together, and the Lightning Pool instantly dissipated.

Gou Lou's tentacles suddenly stretched out. He had been waiting by the Lightning Pool for a long time. As soon as the Lightning Pool was withdrawn, he charged directly into the enemy camp with the cultivation of a fifth-grade martial artist!

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand!

Cha Xike then transformed into his strongest Qilin form, his outer armor emanating auspicious Qilin energy, providing a boost to the entire army of the Unreturning Disciples.

The Unreturning Disciples have run into the Human Path army head-on!

It was as if meat grinders collided with each other, or as if countless earthenware jars filled with blood were thrown out and then crashed together in the void.

With a loud clang, blood splattered in the void, and Technique Method flashed.

The battlefield is silent because no one has time to make a sound. There is no medium in the void, so if you don't make a sound, you can't hear anything.

Thus, one can see that on the battlefield spanning tens of millions of miles, a Human Path army of 100,000 men, along with dozens of times their number of Unreturning Disciples, staged a silent symphony.

Though silent, it was still awe-inspiring.

On the other side, Shen Shuibi, who no longer needed to maintain her Lightning Pool and had activated her ferocious mode, endured a blow from the Horse -Zhanmadao with bloodshot eyes.

There was no way to avoid it. He was a Human Path the Cavalry General, with both his official rank and cultivation at the fifth rank, and he also possessed a legitimate lineage. In addition, it was a surprise attack. He was bound to take this blow. Without this blow, the opponent would not have taken the bait.

Shen Shuibi was cut in half.

Just like the word ''.