Chapter 28: Nezha's Plan and the War Soul Technique

  Li Jing didn't notice the emperor's embarrassment and asked with a delighted expression: "Your Majesty is a sage sent to the world, 'Tian Suan' has stolen the creation of heaven and earth, isn't it calculated that I still have one more son?"

  Zhang Zixing's mind moved as he said, "I have not only calculated that you have a son, but also that he and I have a master-disciple relationship. In three years and six months, he will be born. I now grant him the name 'Nezha'. After birth, send him to Chao Ge immediately to receive my teachings. Remember, never let him follow another master!"

  "Your Highness's favor is a blessing for this humble general, I will certainly follow your orders!" Li Jing was overjoyed. Firstly, the doubts about his wife's three-year pregnancy were finally resolved. Secondly, the Emperor's sacred name was renowned far and wide, yet he had never heard of him having any disciples. His own son had actually received the Emperor's favor, it was truly a blessing accumulated from several lifetimes. The Emperor's last words were superfluous, with such a master, who would be foolish enough to bow down to others?

  Zhang Zixing originally summoned Li Jing to go on an expedition just to get the idea of his three sons. To know, these four fathers and sons will all be the main force of Western Zhou's conquest of Zhou in the future, and they are so lucky that they don't even have a name on the list of gods, and finally become saints in person. Nezha is actually an outstanding figure among the third-generation disciples of the Tianxian sect, and now he has been deceived by Zhang Zixing, and Taiyi True Man may not have accepted his apprentice.

  Zhang Zixing thought to himself: Since Nezha is the reincarnation of Lingzhu, even if he doesn't cultivate Taoist skills, his body must be extremely spiritual. Although this cheap master can't give Nezha treasures like Taiyi's乾坤圈、混天绫 or even九龙神火罩, what I can teach Nezha is something that even Taiyi would struggle to understand. Just think about it, in the future, Nezha will wear a super-ceramic alloy armor, with anti-gravity flying wheel boots on his feet, and instead of holding immortal blades, he'll be wielding advanced weapons from the 24th century...

  As for the nine infants, they must rely on the Heaven-shaking Bow and the Cloud-piercing Arrow to eliminate them. Although Nezha has not been born yet, it does not mean that no one can use this bow and arrow. Let Li Jing take it first and study it carefully before saying anything else. Anyway, the Witch King was injured and lost his vitality, at least he will rest for a month. The Eastern Yi coalition army currently lacks the power of those two magic beasts, and naturally is not a match for the Shang army. In a short period of time, they should not dare to make any rash moves. On the contrary, the Shang army appears to have lost the battle, but it has actually grasped this opportunity to counterattack.

  Li Jing saw the Son of Heaven's expression change from joy to anger, seemingly falling into deep thought, and didn't dare disturb him, only standing silently waiting.

  Zhang Zixing came to his senses and said, "This matter is of great importance. General Li should personally go to Chentangguan and return quickly. The general has worked hard for the country, achieved merit despite being injured, and I have taken note of this in my heart. In the future, if your two sons, Jintao and Mutou, become accomplished in their studies, they can come down from the mountain together to assist me, and the four of us - father and sons - can build great achievements together, which will also be a wonderful story."

  Zhang Zixing's ambition knows no bounds, and after deceiving Nezha, he is still not satisfied. He sets his sights on Jinzha and Muzha, wanting to emulate the examples of Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and Guangchengzi, Chi Jingzi, and have them carry out a "great righteousness that destroys the teacher". Li Jing does not know such details, but only thinks that good fortune is upon him, and the emperor is so benevolent. He hastily thanks the emperor: "Thanks to your majesty's favor, Li Jing and his son will certainly repay with their lives!"

  Watching Li Jing leave with a triumphant smile, Zhang Zixing couldn't help but secretly laugh.

  As expected by Zhang Zixing, the Dongyi army did not take advantage of their victory on the plains to attack Kan City, but instead retreated. The reason was simple: Wuji Wang's body had not recovered yet and he could not control the two magic beasts. The Dongyi army lost its only reliance that could defeat the Shang army, so retreating became the only choice. However, retreating did not mean giving up; the Dongyi army must have been waiting for Wuji Wang to recover before making a comeback.

  Zhang Zixing would not let go of such an opportunity, and ordered Huang Feihu to lead the generals in pursuit. However, the Dongyi army was also very patient, relying on their fast horses to avoid battle, leaving Huang Feihu frustrated. Little did he know that the Dongyi people were even more frustrated: they had clearly won the battle, but had to become turtles, turning around to be chased by the defeated generals...

  Zhang Zixing had originally planned to lead his troops in a pincer movement, attacking the enemy from multiple sides and aiming to deal a fatal blow to the main force of the Eastern Yi army within a month. However, an unexpected event forced him to abandon this plan - his cultivation had gone awry!

  The cause of the matter was still that set of War Soul Incantation. After Zhang Zixing completed the last pose "Wall" cultivation, he suddenly had an idea and ran the heart method of the seven poses in a continuous manner. As a result, after the seven poses of Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi, and Bi circulated once, a strange image suddenly appeared in his mind. These poses overlapped each other, and the trajectory of internal energy circulation also changed, forming a brand new heart method. The benefits that War Soul Incantation had brought to Zhang Zixing over the years were obvious, so he was overjoyed and started cultivating according to the pose without thinking twice, resulting in an unexpected outcome.

  When Yun Zhongzi gave him the War Soul Secret, his purpose was only to let Zhang Zixing better utilize the divine power in his body. In Yun Zhongzi's opinion, although this prince had extremely high innate talent, he didn't have a famous teacher and didn't have time to focus on cultivation, so at most he could only complete the "Dòu" character secret. Who would have thought that Zhang Zixing, as the busy emperor, could actually cultivate all seven postures in just a few short years?

  There are many cultivators in this world, most of whom have their own sects. Although they also need their own enlightenment and creation, with the guidance of a sect, at least they can take fewer detours on the path of cultivation and reach a certain height more quickly. Even the three great saints who were renowned throughout the land came from the school of the Hong Jun Dao people. As for self-taught cultivators like Zhang Zixing, it's not that there aren't any. To achieve something, one must either be born with an unusual talent or have exceptional insight; at the very least, they must have cultivated for thousands of years or even longer before gradually figuring out the secrets of a powerful technique.

  Zhang Zixing, despite having an extremely high IQ and possessing knowledge that surpasses this era, is still just a naive young apprentice in terms of cultivation. If it were another cultivator, they would never rashly attempt the Seven-Style Synthesis without first consulting their seniors or making all necessary preparations to prevent going mad from excessive energy, and then proceeding with extreme caution.

  At this time, the power of Zhang Zixing's War Soul Technique had become a mess, running wildly out of control. The power of the Su Nu Jing, which was originally at peace with the War Soul Technique, also became chaotic and disordered, engaging in an intense struggle with the War Soul Technique as if they were mortal enemies. The strange energy that usually balanced the two powers could not be used. Zhang Zixing felt like he had fallen into a boundless purgatory, his senses seemed to have lost their function, one moment he was surrounded by volcanic lava, and the next he was in extreme cold. The intense pain was unbearable.

  Although the war situation ahead is pressing and the one-month deadline is approaching, Zhang Zixing can no longer afford to worry about these things. The most important thing now is to adjust the chaotic power in his body as soon as possible, otherwise he will lose his life, let alone talk about ambition. Helplessly, he had to maintain a calm state of mind, try his best to eliminate distractions, and wholeheartedly merge into that strange power from the super brain, slowly relieving and neutralizing the two kinds of chaotic powers.

  It's also unknown how long it took, but Zhang Zixing's exhausted body and mind began to blur, and his control over the power grew weaker. However, strangely, those chaotic powers also started to weaken slowly. When he fully entered a special sleep state, the power fluctuations surprisingly calmed down, and a faint blue mist appeared on his body, enveloping him with a hint of light shining through. If Zhang Zixing could see his current situation, he would be shocked beyond measure, because in that blue mist, the trajectory of those flickering lights was actually the brand new heart method of the Seven-Style Soul Warrior's Union!

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  "Please report to Your Majesty, Li Jing has brought back his bow and requests a special audience with Your Majesty."

  "General Li, His Majesty has urgent business and is not seeing anyone for the time being. Please return!"

  Li Jing was originally delighted, but seeing the guard respond in this way, he couldn't help feeling disappointed. He asked: "I am here on imperial orders, and now I must report back to Your Majesty. May I ask... when can I have an audience with Your Majesty?"

  "General Li, His Majesty has been thinking of a strategy to defeat the enemy for nearly a month now... The military situation at the front cannot be reported." Feng Lin walked out from one side and answered General Li's question. He was accompanied by the four Mo family generals.

  "Has it been almost a month?" Li Jing exclaimed, could it be that Your Majesty began to meditate shortly after he left?

  "Your Majesty had instructed us not to disturb you," the lead guard replied, "After Your Majesty entered meditation, you neither ate nor drank, and I was worried. But from a distance, I saw that Your Majesty was sitting cross-legged on the dragon bed, breathing out divine mist, so I didn't dare disturb you either."

  "Breath of the divine fog? It seems that Your Majesty also understands a certain secret method," Feng Lin said with a smile: "You don't have to be shocked, if it's us cultivators who enter meditation, not eating or waking up for several years is not an unusual thing, let alone Your Majesty?"

  "Your Majesty is a sage, all-knowing and beyond the comprehension of ordinary people," Mo Li Hai also deeply agreed. "According to legend, when you enlightened the three great mysterious books that day, it was also through quiet contemplation that you gained insight. This time, when Your Majesty emerges from seclusion, it will surely be the day of greatly defeating the Eastern Barbarians."

  The generals heard the words and nodded in unison. In fact, both the upper and lower ranks of the Great Merchant Army had a kind of blind trust in this young monarch who had created miracles time and again. If Zhang Zixing, who was forced to "enter meditation and bitter thoughts", heard these words, it is unknown what he would think - at this moment, he was still immersed in that wonderful cultivation state without any awareness.

  What is this? Zhang Zixing had just regained consciousness, and was stunned by the scenes in his mind: a brilliant star cloud composed of countless stars was slowly rotating around a crystal clear bead as its center, looking incredibly beautiful. The bead was semi-transparent, emitting a faint blue light, and hundreds of stars in the surrounding star cloud also emitted blue light in response to it, totaling seven groups of about 800 stars. These seven constellations were connected, forming an image of a giant turtle.

  This giant turtle looks very strange, its head is like a dragon without horns, its neck is as long as a snake, covered with fine scales, and the wide back shell also has the symbol of the eight trigrams. Zhang Zixing suddenly remembered the name of this new technique, finally knowing what this familiar giant turtle was, blurting out: "True Martial Spirit Technique... Could it be that this is the Xuanwu from the Four Holy Beasts?"

  As soon as the words came out, the images in his mind disappeared immediately, like a dream. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in the temporary palace of Kanjing.

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