Chapter Ninety-Seven Two Star Arrays

  Finally calm again, Liang Xin's body was covered in mud and didn't know where he was. Under the urging of his heart, Benyuan and Qiwen Xinghun were still there. The Tudi sister insect used its internal "mud" to rob people of their strength, which also relied on the power of law to urge. At this moment, the worm completely lost its strength and fell asleep, so it couldn't come to grab Liang Xin's true yuan again.

  Liáng Xīn was unaware of what had happened outside, cautiously sizing up his surroundings, only to discover that he was actually lying on top of the "tomb mound tumor" in the mud pit.

  The tumor looked like a mass of flesh, disgusting and nauseating, but to the touch it was icy cold and hard, making Liang Xin involuntarily think of Gao Jian's big cocoon. Just then, a voice suddenly came from below: "Brother, do you still have the strength?"

  The voice sounded incredibly old, but the tone was very polite. Liang Xin's feet slipped from under him and he fell off the tumor, as if there was someone inside!

  The person inside laughed and said in a somewhat businesslike tone: "If you still have the strength, help me open this shell."

  Even if there was someone by his side before he died, Liang Xin couldn't even be bothered to ask who it was. Under the North Dipper's gathering circle, his fist smashed into the shell.

  The shell was solid, and with one punch, it didn't budge. Liang Xin was slightly surprised but didn't say much. He aimed carefully and launched a series of consecutive attacks, throwing over ten punches in one breath. The dull thuds sounded like a string of firecrackers, but the shell remained unscathed.

  The people inside seemed to be heartbroken by Liang Xin's fist, and they hastily stopped him, laughing: "Sorry little brother, but you don't know that this shell of mine is actually an extraordinary treasure. No matter how severe the injury it suffers, it can recover instantly. If you want to shatter it, you must exert all your strength at once. Like what you're doing now, even if you keep hitting until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, it won't break."

  Liáng Xīn had never heard of such a treasure before. After being stunned for a while, he smiled thickly: "Good treasure," once you're caught, don't think about getting out."

  The person inside smiled bitterly: "It's not yet fully refined, but it was swallowed into the belly of this monster. There's no choice but to activate it first and preserve our lives for now."

  "How can I open it?"

  "Hey, you're not strong enough. Nothing can be done about it, but it's good to have someone by your side before you die." "Don't go!"

  Though they met by chance in troubled times, Liang Xin would naturally lend a hand if he could help. But if he couldn't rescue her, would he really stay with her to die together? He wasn't that foolish.

  "In the abdomen of a strange insect, there is dampness and stifling heat, Liang Xin searches for a path to follow"

  After Liang Xin left, the numb person let out a sigh and everyone in the room grumbled for two sentences before starting to count. He counted with great patience all the way until over 830,000, then chuckled and said: "Back?"

  Liang Xin plopped down beside Tumor with a dejected expression on his face and let out an "uh-huh". Too lazy to speak.

  The old man in the tumor was overjoyed. He himself didn't know how many years he had been imprisoned here, and now he had a companion. His mood was great, and he smiled and said: "This monster only eats but doesn't poop, it fundamentally has no pores or orifices, just now for some reason it lost strength, now its mouth is tightly closed and it's sleeping to recover its energy, you can't even break this shell, how could you possibly blast out of its body!"

  Liáng Xīn also sighed, just now he had been turning around in the monster's stomach for several hours. His arms were almost dislocated from fighting, but the strange insect was completely unaffected, and he could only return to his original place with a sigh of helplessness.

  Then, Liang Xin seemed to jump up again, shaking his fist, and smiled at the old man in the tumor: "I'll try again, you retreat a few steps, don't get hurt."

  The old man was still persuading him: "Don't waste your energy, it's useless. It's all said that this treasure will heal itself," Before he finished speaking, Liang Xin had already flown up and launched a series of seven punches!

  Seven stars aligned, ripples swirling and rotating to form a array, massive power burst! The shell was hit hard, although still standing firm, but let out a faint creaking sound.

  In terms of power, a single punch under the North Dipper's rotation is far inferior to the "Fist Array" formed by linking together. When Liang Xin relied on his Fist Array, he once shattered several hills with one move, and the explosive force released was absolutely greater than that of his full-strength punch.

  It's just that the seven-fist combo is more suitable for tilling the land, not very suitable for fighting enemies. After all, the enemy is also alive, and he would inform others to hit himself with seven fists in a row. It's just that the current situation is perfect for using a fist array to attack.

  Just now Liang Xin was anxious and didn't think of using a fist to crack the shell, but later when searching for a way out in the insect's body, he thought of this key point.

  Under the fist array, the shell reacted, but still couldn't be broken at once. Liang Xin let out a stifled breath and shook his head: "Nothing can be done!"

  The old man inside did not make a sound, as if he was deep in thought with his head bowed. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth: "I am Lao Fu, how should you address me, young brother?"

  "Liàng mó dāo."

  Translation: "Liang sharpens his knife."

  The old man laughed: "This name has some momentum! Young brother, at a young age, he bears the absolute learning of the seven-star soul, congratulations are in order, and his future is boundless." Suddenly, Jiang'an discovered that his auspicious words were not very timely, and he hurriedly coughed twice, pulling the topic back, smiling: "Mochou brothers, you who cultivate the seven-star soul should be familiar with the Beidou star chart, which has a total of 365 arrays, including twelve large array positions and 353 small array positions?"

  If he was asked a month ago, Liang Xin would definitely shake his head and stutter: Twelve? Three hundred fifty-three? So many?

  However, during this period, Liang Xin had been with Zhao Qing, who was familiar with the celestial phenomena. He learned that the seven stars of the Big Dipper in the sky revolved around the Emperor's Star, Ziwei, with a small change every day and a big change every month, completing one cycle in a year. Therefore, the people of China also divided the star array of the Big Dipper into twelve large arrays according to the months and days, and 353 small arrays.

  The first day of each month is a big array. The rest are small arrays.

  In fact, Zhongtu's calendar and day and month are determined according to the changes of Beidou.

  Liang Xin's brain is not bad, and with the seven-star souls in his body to verify at any time. In these days, the twelve major array positions of the North Dipper have been firmly remembered, but more than 300 small array positions are still far from being memorized, and only a dozen or so have been remembered.

  Jiang continued: "You just used the Seven Stars Hook to punch out a fist array, now try again and see if you can continuously punch out two sets of the Big Dipper's array?"

  Liang Xin stood there in a daze, somewhat perplexed.

  "The Seven Cups of Stellar Souls is also a unique skill. When I was outside, I had a friend who was proficient in this way and often verified the method together. From this, I also have some knowledge of this divine ability."

  Jiang's patience was extremely good, not at all anxious, carefully explaining to him: "The seven-star souls in your body correspond to the North Dipper Seven Stars. The principle of forming a fist array is to use your fists to create a Big Dipper star chart and inject the corresponding star soul power into the star position. For example, if you hit the Tianxu Star position with your first punch, you will call upon the Tianxu Star Soul's power; if you hit the Tianyuan Star position with your second punch, you will need to call upon the Tianyuan Star Soul's power, and so on, injecting the seven-star powers into the seven star positions in order to successfully hook

  Liáng Xīn listened to him without missing a single word, feeling surprised and slightly excited at the same time. Of course, someone who is about to die can't smile very beautifully no matter how happy they are.

  Jiang brought the topic back: "In the star chart, the position of Emperor Star Ziwei has remained unchanged since ancient times. The Big Dipper revolves around it every day. Now, draw out the positions of the Big Dipper for January and February, remember, two positions, they must correspond to the same Ziwei!"

  Liang Xin was still a bit confused, but after careful consideration, he understood. He casually picked up an unknown bone from the mud and placed it on the "meat tumor", taking this as the position of the Purple Micro Star.

  Then, in the order of Tiān Shū, Tiān Xuān, Tiān Jiǎo, Tiān Quán, Yù Héng, Kāi Yáng and Yáo Guāng, he pointed out the Big Dipper star chart for the first day of the first month. After a pause, using the same Zi Wei as a marker, he pointed out the Big Dipper star chart for the first day of the second month.

  Looking again, it is actually two sets of Beidou. A total of 14 stars surround the Emperor Star Ziwu.

  In shape, it is two crossed spoons smaller than each degree.

  The old man seemed to see the star chart drawn by Liang Xin, and he praised with joy: "Not bad, all correct!"

  Liang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There's no need to praise this, the two star arrays are used together, which means first using the First Month Array. Then, taking advantage of the ripples caused by the stirring of the Star Souls before they connect into an array... to use the Second Month Array?"

  Actually, the old man has already spoken very meticulously. Anyone who understands the star array can understand and comprehend it. However, General Jiang seemed extremely satisfied, bursting into loud laughter: "Brilliant! Brother Liang has grasped it in an instant, indeed a naturally talented genius!"

  The dying genius was praised by him, and his whole body was covered with goosebumps. He laughed for a long time before suppressing his laughter and reminding him again: "Actually, the biggest difficulty in connecting two star arrays is speed! You must finish the last punch before the power of the first star soul disappears, otherwise the two arrays cannot be connected."

  Liang Xin lowered his head, silently gazing at the two Big Dipper arrays he had just drawn, which resembled two intersecting spoons. He then took a deep breath and let out a loud roar as he punched out fourteen consecutive fists, heavily suppressing the star positions!

  Two sets of Beidou star charts, a total of fourteen punches. Each punch will inject the power of a star soul into the corresponding star position!

  Fourteen punches had passed, and yet the two arrays still hadn't managed to connect with each other, without even a hint of movement.

  Liang Xintu spat out a mouthful of turbid air. He understood where the problem lay, just as the old man had said, his punching speed was too slow.

  Just as he landed the ninth punch, the Star Soul power infused in the first punch had already disappeared. Moreover, since the eighth punch had fallen, it disrupted the "One Month Star Array" that had already taken shape, so this time, although he struck fourteen punches in a row, not even one "Seven Star Fist Array" was formed.

  Liang Xin's punching speed was still unable to link up two star arrays.

  It's worth noting that the power of the Star Soul is special, and when it is released from the body, no matter where it hits, it will create a ripple effect to connect with its companions. However, this ripple appears slow but actually disappears very quickly, from emergence to disappearance, taking only about the time it takes to snap one's fingers. Liang Xin was able to throw eight punches in such a short period of time, which is already quite impressive.

  "Try again and see if you can increase your speed. You must finish the 14th punch before the power of the first punch fades."

  The second time, Liang Xin not only failed to speed up again but also made a mistake in a star position in his haste.

  The third time, the speed was still not enough, this time it was even more outrageous, directly getting two star positions wrong.

  For the fourth time, for the fifth time. For the sixth time, Liang Xin not only failed to make any progress, but instead became more and more struggling, with more and more mistakes.

  Jiang Ping was not only in a good mood, but also a slow and gentle soul, full of smiling comfort to Liang Xin: "Don't worry, there's still plenty of time! Calm down and try again"

  The earth that swallowed them was the true ancient evil beast, and it may have existed in the world since ancient times. It inherited the power of the earth element, and its nature is to like quietness and dislike movement. It doesn't have a concept of years or time, so everything about it is extremely slow. After exhausting its energy, it won't be able to recover in just one or two days.

  According to Jiang's estimate, it will take at least a month or two for the mud to re-condense and restore its original power.

  No matter how comforting, Liang Xin's speed couldn't be increased. When human strength reaches its limit, with Liang Xin's current ability, this is the fastest speed he can achieve; increasing by one fist or having a possibility, but to complete two star arrays connecting each other, it would require nearly doubling his speed, which was really too difficult!

  Liáng Xīn had been hitting the tumor for at least two hours, and finally, Liǎng couldn't help but laugh. He said dryly, "In the end, it's all because of the speed being too slow!"

  Liang Xin was hungry, shaking off the numbness in his wrists, he sat down leaning against the large flesh tumor and asked: "If two star arrays are connected together, how much can their power be increased?"

  Jiang also didn't know why he was so happy and replied with a smile: "I'm not sure either, I just estimate that it's probably three or four times more!"

  Liang Xin's energy was depleted, his strength suddenly increased three or four times, which was astonishing. Perhaps he could crack the shell and rescue Jiang An, but if he wanted to deal with the giant insect, he was still far from being enough.

  Jiang seemed to understand his meaning, and smiled calmly: "Two star arrays connected together can increase their power several times. If three star arrays are used together, four star arrays are used together, twelve large arrays are used together, and twelve large arrays along with 355 small arrays are used together... Heh heh, little brother, think about it, what kind of power would that be?! At that time, even if it's the Buddha's Spirit Mountain or Lao Jun's Taoist temple, they won't be able to trap you!"

  My face turned red with anger, and I couldn't help but laugh foolishly for a few moments. When I came back to my senses, I was so angry that I almost cried: "What's the use of what you just said? Unless you can teach me a way to increase my speed!"

  Jiang suddenly fell silent, and it wasn't until a long time later that the old man let out a sigh. The tone of his voice was no longer cheerful or polite, but had become calm: "Originally I could have taught you, but you're not suitable because you are a disciple of Lao Bianfu!"

  As soon as the words fell, Liang Xin "Ah yo, a sound, like being poked by a hedgehog in the butt, bounced up.

  Because of the seven-star soul, Da Si Wu mistakenly took him as Lao Yan's disciple at first. Now Jiang An is also like this. Liang Xin said that he knew many people who recognized "Lao Yan", and then smiled: "My master is not Lao Yan, but Lao Hou" Anyway, my lineage has nothing to do with Lao Yan!

  Jiang Ye was also shocked and asked in surprise: "Who planted the Seven Star Souls for you?"

  Liáng Xīn suddenly saw a glimmer of hope for escape, his excited heart almost jumping out of his mouth, and without thinking, he loudly replied: "Zhèng Xiǎo Dào!"