Chapter 865 - The Four Grand Dukes
Everyone held their breaths.
Lu Zhou's expression did not change as he manifested his 300-foot Thousand Realms Whirling avatar again.
Buzz!
Then, Lu Zhou cast the power of past lives with his extraordinary power.
Originating from nothing, from it came everything. Living in samsara and learning from it. This was the power of past lives.
Following that, a blue Buddha Body appeared.
At this moment, Lu Zhou's entire body seemed to be suffused with a blue light.
Coupled with the extraordinary power from the Heavenly Writing, the golden Thousand Realms Whirling avatar and the blue Buddha Body seemed to merge and complement each other. The avatar's hands were placed together just like the blue Buddha Body.
The golden astrolabe at the back of the avatar that resembled a clock shot forward and began to spin.
Lu Zhou's main objective now was to defend himself. He was also surprised when he saw the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar's posture. Previously, his Hundred Tribulations Insight avatar's lotus was its strongest defense. Moreover, the golden astrolabe had moved forward in front of him swiftly, shielding him.
Lu Zhou's main thought was to defend... seeing the thousand worlds whirl make this defense, he was also surprised.
The beam of light was as dazzling as a rainbow as it hit the golden astrolabe.
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Nie Qingyun widened his eyes. He could feel this energy was not something he could withstand so he quickly descended on the ground. The aftershock from the collision caused him to stagger, leaving him with no choice but to withdraw his avatar.
Upon seeing this, Xia Changqiu was the first to run over to support Nie Qingyun.
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"The Thousand Realms Whirling avatar!" the four Grand Dukes exclaimed in unison, thoroughly shocked.
These four Grand Dukes were Zheng Ting, the Grand Duke of Yun; Wang Yun, the Grand Duke of Zhen; Lu Tianning, the Grand Duke of Hu; Li Chang, the Grand Duke of Wei.
Apart from the eight great generals of Great Tang, these four people, along with Cui An, the Grand Duke of Fu, were the part of the core figures who protected the safety of the Guannei Circuit's capital. Collectively, they were known as the Five Grand Dukes. Rumor had it that each of them possessed a flag formation. When they joined forces and combined their flags, they would be able to activate the Sky Guarding Formation in the capital of Guannei Circuit to defend against fierce beasts.
The Grand Dukes had come to the Sky Martial Court as a show of power to increase their leverage when negotiating. However, when they saw the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, they suddenly understood that their intention to make a grand display of power was nothing more than a joke.
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At this moment, the sky above the Sky Martial Court flashed with red and golden light.
A blue light could be seen in the center of the golden light; it was the blue Buddha Body.
Could this fearsome killing formation kill a god?
No one knew the answer.
The killing formation had never been activated for a long time due to Yu Chenshu's abnormal strength and profound cultivation base. Most of the Ten-leaf elites could not compare to him and were killed by him. Moreover, there Sky Martial Court had many allies.
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Sikong Beichen looked at the firework display in the sky, completely mesmerized. It took him a long time before he recovered his senses.
The 'firework display' was none other than the sparks from the collision to two energies.
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Just like that, the dazzling golden astrolabe deflected the full attack of the killing formation that the lunatics from the Sky Research Court in front of the Sacred Rite Halls had spent their entire lives to create.
The astrolabe continued to spin as the beam of light from the killing formation pressed against it.
A sharp and piercing noise rang in the air, resounding throughout the entire Sky Martial Mountain.
The noise was so grating to the ears that no one could endure it; all of them quickly covered their ears with their hands. The sound seemed to have a penetrative quality to it that caused people to feel uncomfortable.
At this moment, the lunatics from the Sky Research Court grew even more frightened despite being dumbfounded. They had once proclaimed the Sky Martial Heavenly Formation was capable of killing gods. To them, gods were cultivators whose cultivation bases far surpassed the limits of Great Tang's cultivators. An example would be a Birth Chart master. Therefore, this killing formation was also known as the god-killing formation.
However, at this moment, the god-killing formation could do nothing to the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar at all!
Being a Birth Chart master did not mean one would be able to successfully form the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar; activating a Birth Chart was just a prerequisite to form the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar.
The elders from the Sky Martial Court and the Five Grand Dukes had long received news about the elite with the surname Lu who was a Birth Chart master and thought they were well-prepared to face him. What a joke! As it turned out, they had grossly underestimated this old man's strength! The golden astrolabe hovering at the back of the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar was like a slap to their faces at this moment.
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The energy from the god-killing formation was not infinite. It would gather energy once every few decades.
This time, the activation of the god-killing formation had consumed the energy that the Sky Martial Court had accumulated for many years.
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At this moment, the bald man, one of the members of the Sky Research Court, pointed at Lu Zhou and gave voice to the question in his heart. "Who's this person?!"
Who was this person?
The members of the Sky Research Court had been imprisoned underground for 100 years. However, prior to their imprisonment, they knew all the great experts in Great Tang. It was impossible for such a heaven-defying expert to suddenly appear after only 100 years had passed.
Meanwhile, Nie Qingyun gulped before he said, "Thank you, Monastery Master Xia."
Xia Changqiu said, "Don't mention it, don't mention it." Then, he turned around to look at the spectacle in the sky just like everyone else.
At this moment, the red beam of light finally vanished.
Meanwhile, the huge astrolabe still emitted a golden light. The outermost ring and the innermost ring on the astrolabe spun in the clockwise direction while the ring in the middle spun counterclockwise. Gradually, the rings stopped spinning, and the light disappeared as well.
With this, the golden astrolabe returned to its original position behind Lu Zhou and his avatar.
Subsequently, Lu Zhou looked at the Literary Star Gate and shook his head as he said disdainfully, "Is that all?"
Lu Zhou felt like he had overestimated the Sky Martial Heavenly Formation, known widely as the god-killing formation. What an exaggeration! He did not even need to use the blue Buddha Body to deal with it. Perhaps, this had something to do with the strong defense of the Yong whose life heart he had used to activate his Birth Chart.
In the meantime, the lights from the god-killing formation dimmed and vanished.
The lunatics from the Sky Research Court looked at the disappearing lights in the sky in a daze.
"How's this possible?" The bald man could not accept this. "This god-killing formation is the lifework of our Sky Research Court! How can this be it?"
At this moment, Yu Zhenghai walked out and asked the lunatics, "What? You're not convinced?"
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Xia Changqiu chimed in, mocking them without any mercy, "Hey, why are you surprised that the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar deflected your god-killing formation? Do all of you from the Sky Research Court think you're omnipotent? Please widened your eyes to have a good look! This is a Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, not a Hundred Tribulation Insight avatar!"
The lunatics had no response to these words.
At this moment, a disciple from the Sky Martial Court suddenly shouted, "The four Grand Dukes are here!"
Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, and the others flew up above the Sacred Rites Hall and looked at the four flying chariots in the east.
Meanwhile, Qiu He fell limply to the ground. "It's over! It's over! It's over!"
"What a sin! Why must they come here to die?" Wang Shizhong's body trembled when he heard the four Grand Dukes had arrived. He lifted his head to take a look. His cultivation base had been sealed so he could not fly. However, he must find a way to stop the four people from getting into conflict with Lu Zhou. After all, Wang Yun, the Grand Duke of Zhen, was his father!
On the other hand, Wang Shu, who was standing behind her father, Wang Shizhong, seemed to be in a daze. She panicked when she finally regained her senses.
The four flying chariots flew past Sky Martial Mountain before it finally arrived in the sky above the Sky Martial Court.
At this moment, the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar shifted slightly. With this, the astrolabe was now directly facing the four Grand Dukes.
Lu Zhou stepped forward with his hands on his back.
The four flying chariots stopped about 200 meters away from the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar before four people flew out.
"What's this?" Lu Zhou frowned and said in a deep voice, "You people really don't know what's good for you."
As soon as Lu Zhou finished speaking, the Birth Chart on the astrolabe lit up ominously.
After the four people landed side by side, they hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior Lu."
As the saying went, 'A wise man submits to circumstances'. This was the truth since time immemorial.
The real Cui An might have died a long time ago, and it did not matter who took over his body, but there was no doubt he was much dumber than these four Grand Dukes.
Lu Zhou flicked his sleeves, and the light from the Birth Chart on the astrolabe dimmed. Nevertheless, just the tremendous pressure brought by the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar was more than enough to make the four Grand Dukes shiver and sweat profusely.
The four Grand Dukes were very respectful. They cupped their fists together, still bowing and not daring to raise their heads.
Lu Zhou glanced at them as he said, "State your names."
"Li Chang, the Grand Duke of Wei."
"Lu Tianning, the Grand Duke of Hu."
"Zheng Ting, the Grand Duke of Yun."
"W-wang… Wang Y-yun, t-the G-grand Duke of Zhen…" Wang Yun stuttered. Outwardly, he was the only one who seemed incredibly nervous.
At this moment…
Thud!
Wang Shizhong fell to his knees and said loudly, "Senior Lu, this has nothing to do with my father. Please show mercy. I beg you, Senior Lu! Please show mercy!"
Upon seeing this, Wang Shu fell to her knees as well. It seemed like while she was in Cloud Mountain's prison, she had been cured of her arrogance, narcissism, her high opinion of herself, and her brattiness. "Senior Lu, please spare my life!"
With the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, even the Ten-leaf cultivators did not dare behave audaciously, let alone a worthless child of an official like her.
Lu Zhou flicked his sleeves again, withdrawing the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar.
With this, the oppressive atmosphere lightened by half.
Lu Zhou looked at the four men and asked, "Are you here under orders to kill me?"
The four men hastily replied in unison, "I don't dare!"
Then, Lu Tianning added, "This is all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"
Lu Zhou could not be bothered with them. He stroked his beard and said, "I hope all of you are smart."