Dominate the Heavens: Starting from the Foreign History of Wulin

Chapter 421 Pang Ban vs Lu Ye, Lang Fanyun vs Li Ruohai

The third day, evening.

As the saying goes, there is murderous intent in the sky, and the stars are moving and the constellations are changing. It seems that even the celestial phenomena can feel the endless murderous intent shrouding the capital city and its surroundings.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly dispatched his most trusted secret camp commanders, Huanmao Zhipotian and Wangshenshoushuai Nianzu, to lead 500 secret camp masters who he had trained for thirty years into the deep palace to protect his safety.

Simultaneously.

The four groups of guards, namely the shadow eunuchs, the imperial guards, the Eastern Depot, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, were successively concentrated in the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lengyan and Ye Sudong in front of him and said, "Is the intelligence you two received accurate? Are Lu Ye, Pang Ban, and Lang Fanyun really going to have a final decisive battle?"

Ye Sudong said, "That's exactly what happened. According to the information I received, the decisive battle between the three of them will be this evening. Lu Ye has already sent his trusted masters to protect the Crown Prince. Pang Ban and the others are almost certain to die. In order to prevent these people from making a desperate move against Your Majesty or the Crown Prince, we must strengthen the defense of the palace."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly said, "Pass on my order to summon the Prince of Yan and his entourage into the palace to protect the Prince of Yan's safety."

After careful consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to protect Prince of Yan from being ambushed at such a critical moment.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son in his heart was still the Prince of Yan, because this son was most similar to him in every aspect.

It is also mentioned in "The Clouds and Rain" that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang pinned the blame on Grandmaster Shuiyue as the mastermind behind the assassination of Prince Yan, and did not intend to blame Prince Yan, was because Zhu Yuanzhang had family affection in his heart and was unwilling to take action against Prince Yan.

At this moment.

Realizing that the martial arts power situation inside and outside the palace had changed drastically, Zhu Yuanzhang chose to protect Prince Yan without any hesitation and summoned him into the palace.

in this way.

No matter how Lu Ye and Pang Ban's men fight, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang's son to be implicated in the end!
With Zhu Yuanzhang's great talent and strategy, he certainly knew that Prince of Yan would become a serious threat to Zhu Yunwen after his death.

but.

Zhu Yuanzhang also thought about the fact that he had left behind a large number of civil and military officials for Zhu Yunwen during his lifetime. With these officials, even if Zhu Yunwen had no political or military talents, he could easily deal with Prince of Yan Zhu Di with the support of these civil and military officials.

in this way.

If Prince of Yan Zhu Di could see the situation clearly, he would never choose to rebel no matter what.

Zhu Yuanzhang was making calculations in his mind.

He was full of love for his son and grandson, but in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, people like Lu Ye, Pang Ban, and Lang Fanyun were all traitors.

"I hope that in this battle, all the underworld masters will be wiped out, and our Ming Dynasty will have a stable and prosperous era!"

……

Under Lu Ye's command, the immortal led a team of martial arts masters from inside and outside the capital and appeared at the abandoned pagoda in the west of the city.

Simultaneously.

The disciples and masters under Pang Ban also appeared one after another.

The Qi of Lu Ye and Pang Ban was sensed, but it did not appear in the battlefield of ordinary masters or even grand masters, because if masters like these two took action, it would definitely be like the battle in Yingfeng Gorge, with the sky collapsing and the earth breaking. It might also be like the fight between Pang Ban and Lang Fanyun on Dongting Lake, with the wind and clouds changing color and the sun and moon losing their light.

For masters like these two, there was no way to accommodate anyone else in the hundred-foot radius where they were fighting.

Even if a person like a Grandmaster approaches, he may be implicated and seriously injured, and may not be able to recover for several years.

Under such circumstances, although Lu Ye and Pang Ban ordered their masters to go to the battlefield to fight, the two of them spontaneously moved away from Yingtian Prefecture and teleported towards the west outside the city using their body skills.

In a flash, two figures appeared on the barren field outside the city.

A figure, tall and burly, wearing a black robe, exudes extraordinary charm like the scorching sun, and his eyes flash with magic.

As soon as this figure appeared, the sky in the west of the city suddenly changed color. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning and thunder continued, and heavy rain fell from the sky.

This person is Pang Ban!

The magic master Pang Ban practiced the Taoist magic method, and at the beginning he practiced the "Tibetan Secret Intelligence Book" passed down by his master Meng Chixing. By practicing this method, he can use spiritual power to transform into reality and is good at using illusions.

The art of illusion is extremely similar to the Tianmo Dafa of the Yingui Sect and the Phantom Sword Technique of the Butian Pavilion in terms of its form of expression. There is almost no difference in form. No matter from which angle you look at it, it is a yin-attributed technique.

The demon sect leader Meng Chixing who practices this technique appears to be a demon that can never be defeated.

and so.

When Pang Ban first started practicing martial arts, he practiced yin-attributed techniques.

Later, when he practiced the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method, he did not follow the normal process, which is the so-called Yin God giving way to allow the Yang God to grow and give birth to the demon seed, and then using various methods to gradually grow the power of the demon seed, and finally grow it to the point where Yin and Yang become one.

Pang Ban's method is to control emotion with emotion. He directly uses the special method of collecting and replenishing to adopt the "Liaoyuan Heart Method" painstakingly cultivated by the righteous talent "Feng Xinglie" for his own use.

If we say that the martial arts that Pang Ban practiced at the beginning was the ultimate realm of Yin attributes.

So!

The Dao fetus cultivated by Feng Xinglie was undoubtedly an authentic Yang-attributed force. It was obvious that Pang Ban had put in a lot of hard work when he was collecting energy. He was looking for a master who could completely complement his own path, rather than just casually looking for an innate Dao seed.

Pang Ban combined with Feng Xinglie's spirit and energy to evolve into a demon seed. The demon seed combined with the extremely yin power that he had originally cultivated, forming a yin and yang system. Logically speaking, his Dao Heart Demon Seeding Technique should have been cultivated to the highest level.

It is possible to achieve the ability to ascend simply by relying on one's own strength.

but.

Because Ying Yuan used the War God Atlas to restrain himself, the power he absorbed from Feng Xinglie was only a part, not complete. Therefore, the yin and yang in Pang Ban's body were not balanced, and in terms of yang attribute power, it was far inferior to his own powerful innate magic skills.

and so.

In this case, if Pang Ban cannot replenish his Yang attribute power, he will never have the hope of ascending.

Pang Ban, who was half a step away from the realm of heaven and man, appeared, and the same figure walked gracefully, as if he was riding the wind, and walked out from the heavy rain in an elegant and freehand manner.

The moment this figure appeared, all the heavy rain falling from the sky seemed to be held back by an invisible aura and scattered everywhere with the strong wind, as if it would never be able to touch the person's body.

Although they both practiced the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method, the newcomer had a handsome and unrestrained temperament, full of the Taoist leisurely flavor, which was completely different from the arrogance and domineering nature of the former.

The person who came was Lu Ye.

Lu Ye also practiced the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method, but his Dao Heart Planting Demon Method was to directly take the essence of two women belonging to him.

With the help of the Xieji Sect's magic master, Shang Xiufang obtained the pure yin power of the demon species.

Changsun Wugou relied on the righteous masters of the Nanhai School and obtained the power of the Chunyang demon seed.

After absorbing most of the power of the two demon species, Lu Ye naturally obtained the yin and yang power of the demon species.

At the same time, the Taoist skills of longevity that he had originally cultivated were constantly integrated with the skills he obtained by chance.

The Yin and Yang power of the Changsheng Jue and the Yin and Yang power of the Dao Heart Planting Demon merged with each other. Although Lu Ye had the arrogant and free nature of the demon sect in his heart, his outward performance showed the image of an extremely restrained Taoist hermit.

Internal demons and external ways, internal and external are one.

Two completely different images, completely different martial arts, confronting each other, it almost makes people doubt that the two people mastered two completely different martial arts skills.

If that were the case, Pang Ban and Lu Ye would be equally matched.

Even though Lu Ye was superior to Pang Ban in terms of foundation due to the balance of yin and yang, his superior strength was still very limited and was not enough to kill the opponent on the spot.

But fortunately, Lu Ye has been in this world for quite some time.

During this period of time, he collected secret manuals of magical skills everywhere, and once again obtained the most core martial arts in the world of Fanyunfuyu - the God of War Atlas.

At this moment, many of the forty-nine pictures in the God of War Atlas were imprinted deep in his spiritual sea.

Especially the last atlas, which is the core essence of the God of War Atlas, Shattering the Void.

The move of Shattering the Void was like a memory engraved in his bones, firmly hidden deep in Lu Ye's heart, even though he was not able to fully comprehend all the essence of this move yet.

but.

This move can be performed through various techniques, such as knife techniques, sword techniques, or even any kind of attack.

If you can use the various fighting methods of the God of War Atlas in the battle with Pang Ban, you can not only better understand the secret of defeating the atlas in the battle, but also use the mystery of the God of War Atlas to double your combat power.

So in this battle, Lu Ye has a very clear definition of himself, which is to use Pang Ban to hone his God of War Atlas.

Use Pang Ban to take your martial arts to a higher level.

As for whether Pang Ban could ascend by himself, Lu Ye didn't care about it, because his martial arts accumulation was already sufficient. Even without Pang Ban's help, he could still reach the level of a celestial being.

Pang Ban is not good without Lu Ye. But Lu Ye is still Lu Ye without Pang Ban!

"Brother Lu!"

Pang Ban's eyes flashed with magic light, and he said solemnly and with admiration: "I never thought that the two of us would eventually come to this point. Frankly speaking, even before today, I, Pang Ban, still thought that my final opponent must be Lang Fanyun, because we not only have opposite personalities, but also walk completely opposite paths. Only he can help me break through the last level. He is the best candidate."

"but!"

Pang Ban thought for a while and said, "Fate plays tricks on us. Due to our special situations and the interests behind each other, we cannot become enemies, at least not real enemies. Not only can we not really fight each other, but we must connect with each other in a vague way to compete with Brother Lu, because only in this way can we achieve our fundamental goal."

"That's fine!"

Pang Ban said, "Since God has determined that, we two must eventually have a duel. Then I, Pang Ban, will learn from Brother Lu's superior skills. Today, our battle will surely be as famous as the fight between our predecessor Meng Chixing and the great hero Chuan Ying a hundred years ago, and will be passed down to future generations!"

Lu Ye said: "If the Master Demon died here, then there would be no name left for him to be passed down to future generations."

Pang Ban said: "Since I dare to accept this battle, I must have already made various calculations and assumptions about the various outcomes of this battle."

"In this battle, neither of us will die."

Pang Ban smiled confidently and said, "Even if Brother Lu really has the ability to kill me, Pang, I can guarantee that before I take my last breath, I will break through the void and leave this world."

Lu Ye smiled and said, "In that case, let the two of us fight to see for ourselves."

The moment he finished speaking, Lu Ye rarely pulled out the sword from his waist. The long sword was out of the sheath, and with a wave of his hand, he used the exquisite moves from the God of War Tu Lu.

The moment Lu Ye waved his hand to perform the move, he felt an extremely pure yin and yang energy seeping in from the depths of the universe, and perfectly merged with the sword energy on the sword that Lu Ye swung out.

This feeling was as if the moves Lu Ye performed were in line with the most fundamental principles between heaven and earth and could mobilize the power of the origin of heaven and earth.

The attacking moves were not only exquisite, but also supported by the power of the entire heaven and earth. With one sword, the sword light was more than ten feet long, and it seemed that the sword could split rivers and seas. Even with the state of mind of the magic master Pang Ban, his expression could not help but change slightly.

Because the two had fought each other once before, the magician Pang Ban had a deep understanding of his opponent Lu Ye's strength.

however.

Only after they actually met did he realize that he had misjudged.

After the last fight with him, Lu Ye in front of him had made another huge breakthrough. His current strength was no longer comparable to the last time.

"No!"

Pang Ban used the mysterious power of the demon species to control his body and mind, as if the heaven and earth were moving, his body remained unchanged, he had no luck, and no body movement. But he somehow dodged Lu Ye's attack.

Pang Ban murmured, "It's not that your skills have improved, but that you are now performing a completely different martial art. Although it is a different martial art, it is profound and mysterious. It is even better than the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method and the Longevity Secret that you once mastered."

Lu Ye explained nonchalantly, "Does the magician still remember Chuan Ying's War God Atlas?"

"It turns out to be this technique."

Magician Pang Ban said: "Even if Brother Lu didn't explain, I thought of it. I thought Brother Lu would be like us. After walking out of his own path, he would walk on it wholeheartedly and would never covet the things of Chuanying. But I didn't expect that you not only participated in the fight for the War God Atlas, but also incorporated this martial art into your own martial arts."

Lu Ye said disdainfully: "What do you mean by walking on your own path and then walking on it wholeheartedly? People with this kind of cognition have basically fallen into cognitive impairment. The knowledge about the universe and nature can be said to be endless. Even if you study for a lifetime, you may not be able to learn enough. How can you be complacent with just a little achievement?"

“People who rely entirely on themselves will never find a way out.”

"Of course, those who only borrow ideas without having their own ideas will also have no way to find the right path."

"I, Lu Ye, have never been afraid to learn from others. I use the power of others to achieve my own path. This is the true path to ascension."

"kill!"

The magician Pang Ban activated the spiritual power of the devil and displayed the secret intelligent book of his core skills for building his foundation.

Pang Ban just swung his fist, and the light from his fist seemed to expand infinitely, filling the sky, earth and universe, and fiercely attacked Lu Ye on the opposite side.

"Heaven and earth split!"

Lu Ye held up his sword with his hand, and suddenly used another move from the War God Atlas. As his move appeared, the core of the universe seemed to have an extremely pure power that penetrated and blessed Lu Ye, making his combat power surge. At the same time, Lu Ye seemed to have grasped the mystery of the secret of heaven. He waved his sword and slashed at Pang Ban's flaw.

After just two rounds of fighting, the magician Pang Ban felt the difficulty of the God of War Atlas.

The first is that during battle one can draw energy from the extraterritorial universe to increase one's own attack power. The second is that when performing a move, one can become one with nature and in absolute nature be able to see all the flaws of the opponent, increase strength, and seize the flaws.

The mysteries of the God of War Atlas are only a few of them, but these two abilities immediately increased Lu Ye's combat power to an incredible level, and the magician Pang Ban was at an absolute disadvantage.

but.

After all, Pang Ban is one of the most outstanding figures in the world and is definitely not an ordinary person. Even in such a situation, he is able to be fully prepared, counter the enemy's moves and remain undefeated.

As the two people fought.

The qi of Lu Ye and Pang Ban attracted each other.

The qi of the two people combined together, causing the qi power of the Half-Step Heavenly Man to merge and grow, emitting a more powerful and vast aura, as if it had attracted the unfathomable energy deep in the dark clouds, and a pitch-black vortex began to form in the depths of the dark clouds.

Simultaneously.

A faint, inexplicable force of attraction descended from the sky, as if it wanted to lead the two people away from this world.

Lu Ye used all his strength to attack Pang Ban on the opposite side.

However, the stronger his attack power was, the stronger the attraction of the dark clouds in the sky became. In this situation, Lu Ye had to devote part of his strength to resist this attraction.

On the contrary, Pang Ban didn't care at all and kept opening and closing his arms.

Under such circumstances, Pangban, whose attack power was originally slightly weaker, instead gathered a large amount of attractive force, and there was an illusion that he was beginning to rise into the sky.

After feeling this change, Lu Ye understood in his heart that it was impossible for him to leave Pang Ban here.

The realm of the two people has reached this point.

No matter what, the qi of the two people will draw out the power of the world, and eventually cause the two people to break through the void and leave this world uncontrollably.

If one wants to kill Pang Ban, one must be able to immediately comprehend the last move of the God of War Atlas, which is to shatter the void. With the help of the power of the last move, one can directly destroy Pang Ban's spirit, causing him to suffer an absolute heavy blow in terms of his soul, and even cripple his power as a demon.

but.

As a result, he was on the brink of ascension. In the future, he could only do as Ying Yuan did and find ways to forget his martial arts in order to truly stay in this world.

Lu Ye thought again and again.

For a moment, Lu Ye and Pang Ban were in an absolute stalemate.

……

Just when Lu Ye and Pang Ban were having a decisive battle outside the west of the city.

Lang Fanyun glanced at Qin Mengyao and the others standing beside him. He also chose not to join the battle. He looked up at the sky and said loudly: "Brother Li Ruohai, how about we go to the east of the city!"

A voice that seemed to be transmitted from a thousand miles away came from the void, and said in a deep voice: "I'm waiting for Brother Lang outside the city!"

"This is……"

Qin Mengyao and Wuxiang Monk looked at the situation in front of them in surprise.

Lang Fanyun explained: "The power we two possess is completely different from the power you have now. If you fight with us, it will have a huge impact on your decisive battle. You go. I, Lang Fanyun, only need one person to go to the appointment with Li Ruohai."

"Since Pang Ban and Lu Ye have chosen the western part of the city, then I, Lang Fanyun, and Li Ruohai will choose the eastern part of the city. In the end, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, who is stronger or weaker. At this moment, Lang Fanyun just wants to have a good fight with Li Ruohai."

After he finished speaking, Lang Fanyun strode towards the outside of the city.

Ling Zhantian, Lang Fanyun's sworn brother from the Nu Jiao Gang, said loudly, "Brother Lang, I, Ling Zhantian, bet that you will win!"

Qi Changzheng also shouted: "Uncle Lang will definitely win!"

As if the distance could be shortened to an inch, the two people appeared in the eastern part of Yingtian Prefecture in a short time.

Lang Fanyun held the Fu Yu Sword in its scabbard in one hand and looked towards the front of the woods. Li Ruohai, carrying a two-meter-long red spear on his back, had been waiting in front of him.

Seeing Lang Fanyun, Li Ruohai's dark eyes flashed like lightning. He looked at Lang Fanyun opposite him coldly and said, "Brother Lang, do you still remember the first time we met?"

"of course I remember!"

Lang Fanyun said, "That time, Brother Li traveled thousands of miles to the Nu Jiao Gang just to fight me, Lang Fanyun. However, after we met, Brother Li did not fight me. Instead, he told me that Lang Fanyun was only suitable to be a friend, not an enemy. When he saw me, he could not arouse any desire to fight. I didn't expect that we would still have to fight in the end."

(End of this chapter)