Her hairstyle was completely messed up. She originally had a bun, which, combined with her hot figure, made her look like a super mature woman or a queen.
But now? Her hair bun was nowhere to be seen; her long hair was draped over her shoulders and over her body. There was a burnt smell coming from the ends.
In short, Guanyin at this moment has absolutely nothing to do with being beautiful or sexy! If she had looked like this when she gave away her body as alms back then, she probably wouldn't have earned the reputation of Guanyin Bodhisattva in this lifetime.
Despite this, Guanyin dared not linger at all, continuously squeezing out streams of magical power from her body.
Every time I squeeze out my magic power, I feel waves of pain in my body. I haven't felt that kind of pain that goes deep into my bones for a long time!
"Haha, since the Bodhisattva has the beautiful name of 'Avalokitesvara of all worlds,' why don't you guess how much longer you have to live?"
A figure moved forward rapidly and suddenly made a sound, seemingly trying to make Guanyin turn around or speak, to distract her and make her take action.
Upon hearing this, Guanyin did not turn her head or respond to the words. She gritted her teeth once again and squeezed out the magical power in her body, and her speed actually increased by one point.
Even though she knew that if things continued like this, the potential of this physical body would be exhausted, what other choice did she have? To escape, she would be willing to sacrifice her physical body, or even burn her primordial spirit!
After all, even if the physical body is destroyed, there are plenty of spares! Besides, if all else fails, one can always go through the six realms of reincarnation! With the protection of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, one can always find a body of excellent quality!
"Ahhh, Zhou Yu, is it? I promise I'll kill you once I'm safe."
It had been such a long, long time since she had felt so disheveled—it was truly unbelievable! Even now, Guanyin was somewhat bewildered. What on earth was happening to this world?
Everything was fine before. Cao Pi and his two companions had been driven into a corner by the four of them, and were nothing more than meat on a felt board! They could eat him whenever they wanted.
But at that moment, when Sun Ce took out a token, everything changed!
I remember that as the token shattered, it suddenly emitted a dazzling light. When the light disappeared, four young people appeared.
They are very similar; they are all young and highly capable! Each of them possesses strength at least equal to or greater than their own.
How absurd is this? You must understand that in the entire world of the Legend of the White Snake, within the entire Buddhist community, those whose power surpasses Guanyin are only the Three Buddhas of the Horizontal and Three Buddhas of the Vertical. Combined, they can be counted on two hands.
Even if we include the Taoist sects, the independent cultivators from the ten continents and three islands of the East Sea, and the Heavenly Court, there are only a handful of people whose strength can surpass that of Guanyin.
Therefore, Guanyin has always been very proud of her own strength. Those who can defeat her will not attack her out of respect for the Buddha. As for the rest, she has nothing to fear!
But then he met this young man in a red battle robe. This man was incredibly young, yet in terms of strength, he was in no way inferior to him.
Originally, he wanted to use his rich experience and extensive magic power to surpass him, but in the case of being of the same level, he was swept away and crushed!
"Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Tai, Xu Chu—where did all these powerful figures in the world come from? And they're all under the command of Xu Xian, the King of Han. How is that possible? They must be Taoist immortals, hiding their identities to acquire fortune and merit. But who are they really?"
She pondered carefully as she flew swiftly. However, whenever she recalled their words, Guanyin found them absurd!
"So you're the four great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism? Guanyin, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, oh right, and there's one called Ksitigarbha, but I don't think they're anything special!" These words were spoken by a burly, shirtless guy.
"Do you even know who these three people you injured are? They're Han King's men, and you dare to lay a hand on them? You must have a death wish!" These words came from a burly, fair-skinned fat man.
"Alas, Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable. You acted so arbitrarily against the Han King's retainers. As immortals, how unwise of you to meddle in the human struggle for the dragon! Even if your World Honored One were here, he would still have to give the Han King an explanation for this matter!"
The speaker was a young man with no beard, dressed in a Taoist robe with a Bagua symbol, holding a goose feather fan, and wearing a turban. It is said that his name was Zhuge Liang!
"Enough, enough. The great calamity has begun, and the aura of calamity pervades. Since you, fellow Daoist, have already been tainted by the aura of calamity and entered into the great calamity, then you should follow the will of Heaven and let it end in ashes. Fellow Daoist, please accept your calamity!" The one who spoke was a fellow wearing a red battle robe, holding a banana leaf fan in his left hand and a sword in his right.
I remember that when Guanyin first heard those words, she almost burst out laughing. Her identity was exposed, wasn't it?
Upon hearing this, one could tell that this person must have experienced that great calamity back then! Even if they hadn't participated, they were still a successor of one of those sects. This authentic Taoist aura could be clearly smelled from a great distance.
However, when the group started fighting, Guanyin couldn't laugh at all! The wound on her chest was the best proof of that!
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Chapter 45: Fire Burns the Wilderness
"You thief, don't run away! You thief..."
"Silver Monk, take this sword..."
"Great monk..."
Recalling their words, Guanyin felt they were incredibly domineering, utterly unreasonable, and utterly tyrannical.
In the past, it was always the Buddhists who were domineering and unreasonable, but now they have encountered an even more domineering fellow. What can Guanyin say?
As time passed, the two chased and fled, traversing most of the land, and soon arrived at the South China Sea.
This is Guanyin's lair, and Mount Luojia within it is her sacred site. Once you enter there, you will be safe.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu nodded in satisfaction. Since that was the case, he could put even more pressure on Guanyin. The more cards she revealed at this moment, the better!
"Good, you're finally back. All my leniency wasn't in vain. Now, we can begin the second act. And I'll have to get a little more serious!"
He slowly extended his right hand, and a spiritual inspiration, imbued with the meaning of the Eight Trigrams, appeared. Then, a huge Eight Trigrams diagram, visible to the naked eye, appeared.
As soon as the Bagua appeared, it rapidly expanded in size. With a sway in the wind, it transformed into a stream of light, soaring into the sky and covering an area of hundreds of miles.
In the next instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of hundreds of miles automatically divided into eight different types according to the attributes of the Eight Trigrams: Heaven and Earth, Wind and Thunder; Mountain and Lake, Water and Fire!
Then, the Bagua diagram continued to rotate, and with each rotation, the remaining seven types of spiritual energy would quickly transform into fire-attribute spiritual energy.
As the Bagua transformed, streams of fiery red spiritual energy surrounded Zhou Yu, seemingly cheering and jumping for joy.
Countless fire-attribute spiritual energies were constantly arranging and combining in that instant. Each time they combined, the essence of the fire-attribute spiritual energy would increase by one point, while the total amount would decrease by one point accordingly.
In the blink of an eye, within the span of a breath or two, all these changes occurred.
At this moment, the color of the fire-attribute spiritual energy has changed from the initial light red to yellow, orange, and finally to black!
The black flames, at first glance, evoked a sense of foreboding, death, and destruction. Even without turning around, Guanyin knew that this attack was beyond her ability to withstand, given her current state of being half-crippled!