365: Yang Jian's strength remains a mystery

Where else could one find such a massive benefit? Isn't this a huge stroke of luck, like pie falling from the sky?

Never mind the world turning upside down outside; as long as they got their benefits, that was enough. And... this was a real Arhat! With his protection, wouldn't they be able to walk sideways in the Monster Realm from now on?

The city seemed to be in chaos, but in reality, those monsters didn't even have a chance to strike, let alone harass the ordinary commoners.

Well, it seems we were worrying for nothing!

High in the sky, outside the defensive formation, Pigsy watched the situation inside the city with a twitching mouth, speechless.

Heh, it seems Master and the others had long anticipated that nothing would go wrong, which is why they launched such a hasty attack on the enemy!

Shi Jingmo laughed, "The planning of the Si Tian Jian has really worked. In the future, if they face Darwin and his army, I believe the Great Tang army will no longer be without combat capability. If they are nourished by the Spiritual Qi of the pan tao tree for a long time, perhaps one day, the Great Tang army might even catch up to the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!"

That really is possible!

Wu Zhen watched the battle of the soldiers in the city and, after a moment of thought, said, "Look, these ordinary soldiers are not falling behind at all against the monsters that have completely broken free from the teleportation array. They can even go one-on-one with magical demons. With this kind of individual combat capability, they truly have the ability to rival the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!"

That's only temporary!

Ao Lie said in a deep voice, "I heard from brother Nezha that the medicinal wine they drank can only last for an hour or two. So, if they want to eliminate all the demons, they must do it quickly. Otherwise, once the time passes, they will inevitably be crushed again!"

Senior Brother, you don't need to worry about that at all. Look over there...

Wu Zhen pointed in the direction of the Si Tian Jian, where a large group of Taoist priests were flying around in the sky, forming hand seals. They were holding some Talismanic Incantation items and scattering them everywhere as if sowing seeds.

Although I don't understand what they are doing, it is very likely that Yuan already has a way to prevent the situation you mentioned!

Wu Zhen laughed.

So we're just going to stand here and watch?

Sha Wujing said in a deep voice, "Does Master need any help over there?"

Let's go and see... I wonder how the battle is going on their side right now!

Shi Jingmo decisively flew toward the direction of the monster camp, and the others followed closely. Before long, they saw Tang Ku wandering on the ground.

At this moment, the monk was dealing with the small monsters that were blindly rushing up. These monsters were completely vulnerable; Tang Ku could beat them to a pulp with a casual punch. Of course, Tang Ku still showed mercy to many who hadn't done much evil, but even so, there were still many monsters rushing toward Tang Ku one after another.

Tang Ku was annoyed and finally lost his temper. He punched the ground, and a huge crater appeared, as if it had been hit by a meteorite. The powerful shockwave sent all the nearby monsters flying into the sky, and then they fell down like dumplings. Some of these guys were alive, some dead, and the living ones, after falling, struggled and fled while crying for their parents, not even daring to look at Tang Ku.

Right now, this was the scene the group saw.

Well, Master is really badass now. Why do I feel like he's comparable to our original Senior Brother?

Pigsy smacked his lips, looking troubled.

While everyone was stunned, Tang Ku had already spotted them and was waving at them.

The Disciples landed slowly, and Pigsy complained, "If we had known you were so relaxed here, we wouldn't have come... Hmm, come to think of it, why does the person fighting that monster look so familiar?"

Tang Ku chuckled, "Of course it's familiar; isn't that Erlang Shen?"

Pigsy couldn't help but be stunned. He then looked at Erlang Shen's figure, rubbed his eyes, and laughed, "Master, stop joking. Although Erlang Shen is powerful, he shouldn't be at this level... You know, I've already fought this Ghost King before. After transforming, his strength is comparable to our original Senior Brother when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Even if I used my full strength, I could barely fight him to a draw, and even then, I was slightly inferior. Erlang Shen and our original Senior Brother were evenly matched; he couldn't possibly have this kind of power! Tell me, who is he exactly?"

It's no wonder he was suspicious. Since becoming the Pure Altar Messenger, Pigsy's magic power had increased significantly, and after encountering some major changes, he was now stronger than Sun Wukong had been. And the person in front of him, wielding the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, was suppressing the Ghost King throughout the fight. How could he possibly believe this was Erlang Shen?

You've fought him?

Tang Ku asked, puzzled.

Yes, this guy has come to challenge us several times. Second Senior Brother and I have the strongest magic power, so we have both fought him!

Sha Wujing said, "His strength is indeed extraordinary; neither Second Senior Brother nor I are a match for him!"

Tang Ku laughed, "It's right that Erlang Shen can suppress him. After saying goodbye to me, he had already comprehended a certain level of the power of Law. Now, even I can't see through him!"

He wasn't lying; even when using the System to check, Erlang Shen's physical data had become even more blurred.

Like Tang Ku, he now also had golden data.

"Int 29, Str 30, Skill ?, Agi 28, Spd 30, Def 25!"

The numerical values had dropped a lot compared to the past, but his combat power was actually stronger than before. In particular, the golden, glowing question mark on his Skill stat made Tang Ku very concerned.

From his brief fight with Erlang Shen earlier, he knew this guy was different, or rather... he had sublimated!

"Golden data is different from ordinary white data; it can be seen as a compression of power, just like compressing the Qi and energy in the body into liquid and then condensing a Golden Core. In other words, although the numerical values have decreased, the quality has gone up!"

Tang Ku nodded inwardly, "Darwin... and Tesla, whom I met before, their values are all golden. In other words, they are also very likely to have mastered the same power as Yang Jian. And that Tesla, I don't know what he's up to, but he seems to be helping me intentionally or unintentionally... There must be something wrong here!"

Bang... Boom!

The Ghost King's body crashed directly onto the ground, kicking up a large amount of dust and accompanied by intense firelight.

Erlang Shen slowly descended from the sky and stood in front of the Ghost King. Looking at his panting appearance, he couldn't help but frown slightly, "Your strength should be more than this. Unleash your hidden power; only then will defeating you have any meaning!"

The Ghost King gasped for breath and suddenly swung his long blade. Crimson Saber Qi swept toward Erlang Shen as if it were free, like a giant meat grinder.

The eye in the middle of Erlang Shen's forehead suddenly flashed, and these crimson Saber Qi were instantly frozen in mid-air by the divine light. With a light wave of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade in his hand, the red Saber Qi shattered into pieces like glass.

But the Ghost King had disappeared from sight.

The group of Disciples watching from the sidelines, except for Tang Ku, were all confused. Tang Ku looked around Erlang Shen; it seemed that the air around him was gradually freezing, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It seems this guy is really about to use his ultimate move..."