socalfunplaces Chapter 48 Seeking guidance from the Great Immortal
Chapter 48 Seeking guidance from the Great Immortal
Shen Yi's words made all the immortals nod in agreement. It wasn't that every immortal wanted to descend to the mortal world to fall in love, but who wouldn't get bored staying in the heavens for too long?
For thousands of years, facing the same sea of clouds, the same palaces, and the same old faces, who wouldn't feel weary?
Putting everything else aside, even just being able to legitimately descend to the mortal realm and experience the joys of life would be better than spending all day holed up in a cave counting clouds.
This is also why they think the Listening Satellite is good—at least it can see the scenery of the mortal world like a thousand-mile eye or a wind-following ear.
After several rounds of words, a mix of threats and counter-arguments, the Barefoot Immortal's momentum had clearly weakened. However, given his proud nature, admitting defeat in public was more unbearable than walking barefoot through a mountain of knives. He snorted coldly and said stiffly, "Even if the Heavenly Laws can be changed, that's a matter between gods. What does it have to do with a mortal like you?"
This is a bit unreasonable—shifting the focus from "whether the heavenly rules are reasonable" to "whether you are qualified."
Upon hearing this, Zi'er clenched her sleeves in a panic, and was about to rush out to speak for Shen Yi, but was pulled back by Cheng'er.
Cheng'er shook her head slightly and whispered, "Don't rush, look at his expression."
Zi'er looked closely and saw that Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged, and a slight smile even appeared on the corner of his mouth. There was no anger or unease in that smile, only a calm and composed confidence.
Seeing that Zi'er had finally realized what was happening, Cheng'er's face showed an expression that said, "You finally realized it."
Zi'er: ? ? ?
No, how do you know more about my husband's thoughts than I do?
"The sage is right."
Shen Yi remained neither humble nor arrogant, saying, "Immortals are indeed not mortals, but there are precedents of mortals cultivating to become immortals. Although I have not yet attained immortality, in terms of strength, I may not be inferior to immortals."
These words caused an uproar in the hall. How could a mortal claim that his strength was no less than that of a god in front of all the civil and military officials?
The Barefoot Immortal was stunned for a moment, then laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, throwing his head back and looking coldly at Shen Yi: "What arrogance! Since you're so confident, why don't you let me test your mettle?"
"I couldn't have gotten it."
Shen Yi was waiting for these words. He didn't want people to think of him as a gigolo trying to climb the social ladder—although he did have that in mind when he was with Zi'er, now he could rely on himself, so he naturally had to prove himself.
"Since that's the case, let's put on a show."
The Queen Mother of the West slightly raised her hand, and the celestial array in the palace activated, unfolding a vast training ground in the void.
Shen Yi's pupils contracted. In the original story, the Queen Mother of the West did not show this scene. He was secretly glad that he had not really become an enemy of the Heavenly Court—otherwise, with his knock-off version of the Emperor's Armor, his head would probably have been smashed to pieces by the Queen Mother of the West.
The immortals were not surprised by this, nor did they marvel at the Queen Mother's powerful magic. They stepped aside and watched with great interest this contest between mortals and immortals.
Barefoot Immortal leaped into the air and landed firmly on the ground in the martial arts arena, his spiritual energy surging like a tide.
"Kid, it's not too late to admit defeat now."
The Barefoot Immortal said proudly, "I don't want to be accused of bullying the weak."
Shen Yi also leaped into the training ground and found that it seemed to be boundless, which amazed him.
At this moment, he even suspected that the Queen Mother's inability to defeat Yin Shi Wang in the original story was an act, and that she might have wanted to give the credit to her daughters.
After all, she and Yin Shi Wang were fellow disciples. No matter how talented Yin Shi Wang was, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother couldn't be that much different. How could she be defeated by Yin Shi Wang in just a few moves?
He removed the Tai Chi pendant from his neck and activated it with his mind. A golden belt appeared around Shen Yi's waist, with two orange-purple gemstones shining brightly in the center of the heptagon on the belt.
"Combined."
In an instant, golden light burst forth like the sun, and pieces of armor emerged from the void, flying toward his body with a deep hum—dragon body, eagle arms, tiger shoulders, mastiff back, and rhinoceros legs. Each armor plate was engraved with densely packed weapon-forging runes, and every pattern flowed with an orange-purple interwoven radiance.
The teleportation technology comes from the world of Origami Warriors. The transformation of the Origami Warriors is actually achieved by using the origami in their hands as summoning objects to summon the armor in the Spirit Realm, which is the moon. However, this armor is currently hidden by Shen Yi in the Sumeru space of the Taiji Diagram.
As the light faded, the figure standing before the Barefoot Immortal was no longer the gentle and refined scholar in his blue robe, but a warrior clad in gold and orange armor. His eyes, hidden beneath his mask, gleamed with a cold light, and he was surrounded by an orange and purple halo, like a war god emerging from ancient mythology.
Shen Yi's voice came from beneath the mask, calm and firm: "Please enlighten me, Great Immortal."
The Barefoot Immortal narrowed his eyes, abandoning his previous contempt. The armor alone gave him a strong sense of oppression. He had lived for tens of thousands of years and had never seen such a magical treasure.
But the Barefoot Immortal is the Barefoot Immortal after all; despite his surprise, his fighting spirit only intensified.
"good!"
He roared and stomped out with his right foot. A visible shockwave exploded from beneath his feet, and the ground of the training ground cracked with spiderweb-like patterns. He crashed into Shen Yi like a meteorite.
However, Shen Yi's figure vanished into thin air the instant he was about to touch him.
The barefoot immortal's pupils shrank suddenly. What kind of movement technique is this?
He even felt that this was not a magical escape technique of immortals, as there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy whatsoever.
Instant Step!
Driven by his ten-core brain, the combat skills he shared with Shen Yi from the Bleach world have been completely digested. Shunpo, Hakuda, Kido, swordsmanship, and all the combat skills of the Gotei 13 captains have now become instincts in his body.
Barefoot Immortal missed his kick, but with his rich combat experience, he immediately judged Shen Yi's possible location and retaliated with a sweeping kick. This kick brought with it a terrifying shockwave that shook the entire training ground.
Having just dodged an attack, Shen Yi used his Instant Step to appear above the Barefoot Immortal's head and chopped down with his foot.
Barefoot Immortal raised his arm to block, but was surprised to find that the force of the kick was far beyond his expectations. The floor tiles under his feet shattered inch by inch, and his legs were slightly bent, causing him to shrink a few feet.
"Such immense power!"
The Barefoot Immortal was secretly alarmed—this armor was not only fast, but also incredibly powerful.
The battle between the two intensified. The Barefoot Immortal kicked out with a storm of kicks, each strike carrying the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, creating ripples in the air of the training ground. Shen Yi, relying on the unpredictable speed of his Instant Step, moved freely through the barrage of kicks, sometimes dodging, sometimes blocking, and sometimes counterattacking.
"As expected of the Barefoot Immortal, he is indeed a celestial being. It seems I have no choice but to use a sword."
Shen Yi waved his right hand, and a golden longsword fell into his palm. It was the Aurora Sword. The sword was interwoven with orange and purple, with light and shadow flowing around it. The sharpest part of the sword even made the air tremble slightly.
The Barefoot Immortal never expected that a mortal would actually possess power comparable to that of a god. He was both ashamed and furious. The golden light on his feet seemed to be burning, and he was ready to use all his strength!
"stop!"
Just then, the Queen Mother of the West shouted loudly from outside the arena, her voice echoing throughout the entire training ground.