Chapter 29: The Loyal and Courageous Zhu Ganglie
Within the white light, Tang Chi suddenly straightened his body and slapped out a hand, his palm actually flickered with strands of mysterious Divine Patterns, and with a bang, the Buddhist light covering the body of Golden Cicada shattered completely!
Golden Cicada grunted as he fell from the starry sky, but mid-air, the Buddhist chants within him echoed loudly, stabilizing his body once more!
Zhu Ganglie shouted, "Golden Cicada, are you alright?"
Golden Cicada gasped for air, his muscles undulating, clearly exhausted.
Golden Cicada replied, "Not dead yet, what about you?"
Zhu Ganglie responded, "Almost dead... How is my master doing?"
Golden Cicada shook his head, "Don't know, but he probably still needs some time."
Zhu Ganglie cried out with a sobbing tone, "Still needs time? If we wait any longer, we're both goners! Look at his eyes, he's looking at us as if we're dead!"
Golden Cicada gave a bitter smile, "So what? Do you have any other ideas?"
Zhu Ganglie took a deep breath, then as if making a difficult decision, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot and said, "It seems I must use my trump card!"
Golden Cicada, astonished, said, "You have a trump card? Why haven't you used it before?"
Zhu Ganglie gave him an exasperated look, then his eyes gradually firmed up, he propped himself up with his Nine-toothed Rake and slowly stood, then spread his legs and roared, "Marshal Tianpeng is here, Tang Chi!"
This roar was filled with a powerful undertone and battle intent, earning Tang Chi and Golden Cicada's true admiration.
This guy was almost beaten to death, yet he still didn't forget to protect his own master.
Tang Chi was also stunned by this roar. "You want to..."
Bang!
Zhu Ganglie knelt in front of Tang Chi, crying out, "I give up! I surrender, I offer a huge secret in exchange for my life!"
Upon these words, both Golden Cicada and Tang Chi almost fell over in shock; this guy was surrendering but made it look like he was going for a final stand, what a sharp turn!
Tang Chi furrowed his brow, "A huge secret? You have secrets?"
Zhu Ganglie nodded vigorously, "Of course, it concerns the stability of the Three Realms! It's a counter-kill trap set by the Saints! As long as you promise not to kill me, I will tell you."
At these words, a gleam flashed in Tang Chi's eyes.
However, Golden Cicada was startled. A counter-kill trap set by the Saints? Immediately, Golden Cicada became furious and shouted, "Zhu Ganglie! To think you're Marshal Tianpeng, would you really betray your own world like this?"
Zhu Ganglie, disdainfully waving his hand, said, "We're about to die, what world are we talking about! If the world were kinder to me, would I end up like this?" Then Zhu Ganglie looked towards Tang Chi, "Tang Chi, if you spare me, I guarantee my information is worth its weight!"
Tang Chi was intrigued and nodded slightly, "Alright, let's hear it. If it's as important as you say, I won't just spare you, but also recommend you into my Seven Stars World."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ganglie was immediately overjoyed. Ignoring Golden Cicada's repeated objections, he pointed towards the distant Tang Sanzang and said, "Tang... Elder Tang, that is my master, my former master! He's a Luminous Pearl born from Chaos, named Tang Baldy, he's the ace of the Saints.
Just now, Golden Cicada gave him a treasure, and if he absorbs it, he can become an Instant Saint, sparking another great war!"
Tang Chi grew serious. Although he wasn't sure if Zhu Ganglie was telling the truth or not, the word 'Saint' weighed too heavily, and he couldn't help but take it seriously.
His eyes flashed coldly, "He's breaking through?"
Zhu Ganglie replied, "Of course! Not only that, but within his body, he is nurturing a Sage's Dao Fruit and the spirits of many Saints. Once he becomes a Saint, the other Saints can also be revived through him. You know what the consequences will be, don't you?
Considering the time, it's almost up. If you don't act now, it'll be too late!"
Tang Chi was a bit puzzled by these words, but since they were of great importance and could bring immense honor if true—he would be credited for ruining Tang Sanzang's promotion if they were—he decided that even if they were false, they wouldn't affect the current situation.
With that thought, Tang Chi no longer hesitated. He suddenly turned around and pointed a finger at the golden barrier; a speck of green appeared on it and began to spread. Wherever the green went, the golden barrier completely vanished!
At that moment, Golden Cicada was still in a daze because he felt like everything that pig head had said was a trap.
And that trap sounded somewhat familiar...
Just then, Zhu Ganglie sent a telepathic message: "What are you staring at? Hurry up and act, or we'll blow our cover! If that happens, he'll come at us first, and we'll both ascend to heaven!"
Golden Cicada suddenly snapped back to reality. Indeed, that guy was laying a trap!
However, they really couldn't hold on any longer in the current situation.
So, Golden Cicada clenched his teeth and roared, "Tang Chi, with this poor monk here, don't even think about advancing a single step!"
Bang!
Tang Chi slapped him, and Golden Cicada was sent flying. Find your next read at My Virtual Library Empire
Tang Chi disdainfully said, "You think you can stop me?"
The arrogant Tang Chi didn't notice that Zhu Ganglie was frantically signaling Golden Cicada with his eyes on the side, even giving him a thumbs-up in secret.
Tang Chi strode confidently up to Tang Sanzang, looking at his shiny bald head and not-so-bright face, he said in disbelief, "I really can't imagine, you guys are actually putting all your hopes on such a dumb-looking baldy...
How foolish you must be to do such a thing."
Having said that, Tang Chi raised his fist high and declared, "It's over!"
Meanwhile, far away, Golden Cicada yelled heartrendingly in keeping with the principle of going all out in acting, "No!"
Tang Chi resolutely brought down his fist.
Clang!
Tang Chi's fist thundered onto the shiny bald head, and with a thud, the head was knocked askew, but to Tang Chi's astonishment, the power of his fist seemed to sink into the sea when it hit the baldy's head, as his physical body absorbed the force completely.
And the baldy seemed...
Unharmed!
"How... How is this possible?" Tang Chi was shocked. He had used all his strength in what seemed to be a casual punch!
Now his strength was comparable to that of a Semi-Saint, and yet his full-powered punch from a Semi-Saint hadn't killed him...
What was more terrifying was that the baldy moved!
He slowly twisted his head around; literally twisted it around, spinning his body a full one hundred and eighty degrees to look straight at him: "What did you just call me?"
"Fuck your mother!" Tang Chi was scared out of his wits. To think that something that could withstand a punch from a Semi-Saint without dying could still talk?
Tang Chi didn't hesitate and launched into action, his fists raining down like a storm!
Clang clang clang...
The bald head in front of him was like a small punching bag in a gym, oscillating wildly with each hit, but no matter how hard Tang Chi struck, no matter how much force he used, that head just wouldn't burst!
Moreover, the expression on that bald head was becoming more and more ferocious!