398: Cheer up

The giant palms vanished without a trace in an instant. Just as Tang Ku finally breathed a sigh of relief, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down hard on his head from mid-air.

Boom!

It was fortunate that he didn't have any hair, otherwise it would have turned completely charred.

Tang Ku looked up at the sky, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Not bad, you're actually using the same tricks you used on Chang'an City against me? Heh, I'd like to see if you can torture me to death!"

"As you wish!"

Hooke's voice came from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint his exact location. Immediately after, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and countless bolts of lightning began to converge toward Tang Ku. Tang Ku looked at the sky with disdain, stood his ground, and kept throwing punches toward the heavens.

One could see just how powerful the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Fist was from this casual strike.

When all the lightning bolts reached Tang Ku, they were instantly torn to shreds by his immense power and vanished into nothingness.

Dozens, even hundreds of lightning bolts, couldn't even get close to Tang Ku!

Hum!

A beam of light suddenly appeared in the clouds, followed by a massive meteorite large enough to cover the entire Chang'an falling from the sky. In order to deal with Tang Ku, Hooke no longer cared about the life or death of the Dream World's Chang'an City.

However, it was a pity that the moment Tang Ku stood there, it was destined that all the methods he employed would be in vain.

No one could see Tang Ku's movements clearly. In the blink of an eye, he was already behind the meteorite, as if he had been there all along. Then, the meteorite shattered into pieces and fell in all directions.

One had to know that if such a massive meteorite were to actually land on the ground, the disaster it would cause would go without saying. Even if it broke into chunks, it would still cause endless catastrophe to the "Chang'an City" below. Therefore, Tang Ku flashed, and the shattered boulders split again. Another flash, and they split again, until the entire meteorite turned into countless fine, sand-like particles and scattered in all directions.

"...You really are a monster! How could a human possibly possess this level of power!"

The voice said with a hint of trembling.

Tang Ku raised his head and suddenly narrowed his eyes, saying, "If you say I'm a monster, then a monster I shall be. However... heh, I am now going to turn the passive into the active..."

As he spoke, Tang Ku suddenly exerted force with his legs in mid-air, then stepped on the air and flew toward Mang Mountain.

"No, wait, what are you doing?"

Hooke's voice carried a hint of astonishment, but soon he seemed to have discovered something and couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Stop right there! If you don't stop, I will... I will destroy this Chang'an again and make their resentment even heavier..."

"Heh, feel free to try..."

Tang Ku laughed loudly, "I know you don't dare to come out, so I will force you to reveal yourself... Heh, listen, if you want to live, you'd better show yourself..."

Hooke ignored Tang Ku and immediately sent down another massive meteorite upon Chang'an City. But then, three giant Dharma manifestations suddenly appeared from within Chang'an City. One was tall and burly with bulging muscles, but had a pig's head and a gentle face. One had a big red beard, looked full of majesty, and was also broad-shouldered and wide-backed. There was also a white giant dragon that circled the entire Chang'an City.

The three Dharma manifestations soared into the sky, working together to attack the meteorite above. Terrifying power radiated in all directions, whipping up a tornado. However, this tornado did not descend to the ground but swirled and danced in the sky. Not only did it forcibly stop the meteorite from above, but under the erosion of the tornado, the entire meteorite was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. In less than a cup of tea's time, it finally disappeared completely.

"Damn it, come at me again if you have the guts, kid!"

Pig Wuneng's Dharma manifestation roared at the sky, "Do you really think your Grandpa Pig is made of mud!"

No attacks descended from the sky for a long time, and even the various attacks that had frequently appeared before did not occur. But at this very moment, a certain change took place within Chang'an City.

When the first person saw the giant Dharma manifestations that almost covered the entire Chang'an, he was stunned.

He was an ordinary old man living with his wife, with no children and no relatives visiting. When the disaster came, he never despaired. He firmly believed that he would be saved and that the faith in their hearts would surely return.

Three days felt like thirty years. The couple was physically and mentally exhausted, but there was not a shred of resentment in their hearts; instead, they were filled with hope for the future.

Suddenly, the old man looked up and saw the three great Dharma manifestations. Tears streamed from the corners of his eyes. He pulled his wife, sobbing uncontrollably, because their hope had finally appeared.

The firewood cutter Liu Si's originally dull eyes suddenly lit up. He pulled his neighbor to look up together and discovered that the three great Dharma manifestations were dissolving the massive meteorite into nothingness.

Over there, a grocery store owner stood in the courtyard with his family, looking at the meteorite in the sky. They had come out the earliest, so they had witnessed it twice: once when Tang Ku decomposed the meteorite, and once when the three great Dharma manifestations obliterated the second meteorite.

Word spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, until everyone saw these giant Dharma manifestations.

Everyone's heart was filled with hope; the moment they could return to true reality was coming!

The haze disappeared, the resentment dissipated, and the whole of Chang'an seemed to be in a state of subtle rejoicing. Whether good or bad, kind or evil, at this moment, they all unanimously hoped that the villain behind it would be punished.

In a flash, the entire city suddenly shook. The ground around the city began to crack and started to fall downwards continuously. The disaster had come again.

However, this time was different from the past, because the Dharma manifestation of Little White Dragon Ao Lie was surrounding the city. With a single dragon roar that resounded in all directions, the entire Chang'an was forcibly raised by half a foot by his immense magical power.

But at this moment, he was about to lose his grip. The hearts of everyone in the city were clenched together, and they prayed incessantly.

Suddenly, a golden light drifted up from the direction of the imperial palace, and a figure flew into mid-air. It was actually the powerless Emperor Li Chengqian. He was seen holding a golden imperial seal in his hands, and the faint golden light radiated everywhere, passing confidence to everyone and passing it to Ao Lie. His power suddenly stopped draining, and he roared, exerting his full magical power to keep Chang'an suspended in mid-air. Even though the massive deep pit on the ground was bottomless, it could not cause any damage to Chang'an City!

In less than half a cup of tea's time, the ground returned to normal, and Chang'an City finally did not repeat the same mistake and fall into Hell.

"Hmph, you're lucky. The resentment is already enough to be used; otherwise, I would definitely have plunged you into an even more terrifying situation..."

The roaring voice seemed a bit outwardly strong but inwardly weak, but it did not unleash any more attacks on Chang'an.

The soldiers and civilians of Chang'an looked at the sky with tears in their eyes. This day had finally come!