Chapter 101: Losing Face

  The skin is not big, like a 'butt'. Liang Xin's current 'Big Dipper Double Array' is made with the whole body, the smaller the area, the harder it is to succeed. However, his several joints are already coordinated enough, wanting to play an array on one 'butt' is not too difficult either.

  After a brief preparation, Liang Xin nodded to Jiang An, who was standing in front of the Jia Ya, and then muttered in a low voice. His body curled up like a ball, shaking violently as he struck the two star arrays on the small, hard skin with a series of rapid slaps.

  Under the tremendous force, the visible hard skin seemed to be suddenly stimulated like a jellyfish, and its body suddenly bulged out, followed by a burst of thunder-like roar, tumbling from the depths of the earth!

  The monster's roar, accompanied by the rolling thunder, burst forth in an instant. Almost at the same time, a sharp light flashed before Liang Xin's eyes. As expected by his father, under the pain, the monster suddenly opened its mouth wide.

  The winter sun shines brightly, and with a burst of energy, it shatters the darkness around him. Liang Xin is overjoyed and, taking advantage of the strange airflow, he leaps into the air and grabs his grandfather, and together they rush outside!

  Liang Xin hugged the riverbank, seven cups of star souls flowing and turning incessantly. His body was as fast as lightning, but just when he was about to rush out of the danger zone, the old man in his arms suddenly sank!

  The withered old man suddenly turned into a huge mountain, and Liang Xin's four-step great achievement was almost out of his hands. In the chaos, he could only muster all his strength to shout: "Rise!", barely holding back the old man, but the momentum that had been building up suddenly slowed down.

  Just as he was distracted, the earth suddenly reacted, and the sharp teeth in its huge mouth actually came to life, stretching, shaking, and stabbing towards Liang Xin.

  "Zi Wei" cannot be summoned, otherwise it will not only fail to help but also disturb the star soul. In order to protect the old man, the seven-star soul has been exhausted to the extreme, and Liang Xinquan's body no longer has any strength left. However, at this moment, he is again trapped in the "knife array" of Tu Kun's fangs, and will soon be torn into pieces.

  Liáng Xīn had no chance to think, gritting his teeth and hugging his dry father tightly, completely relying on instinct, adjusting his muscles and joints, dodging back and forth in a very small range, narrowly avoiding the ferocious teeth's sudden attack, while using his body's inertia to rush outward.

  In the distance, the jagged teeth stretched and contracted, cutting and stabbing. Liang Xin, holding his adoptive father, was like a small boat that could be capsized by huge waves at any time, desperately clinging on... Just then, Yang suddenly burst out with a strange laugh, like a madman, twisting and turning in Liang Xin's arms, while his hands danced wildly, punching the air non-stop.

  Liang Xin hadn't had time to get anxious when he suddenly realized:

  His own Pu Yue, Godfather's strange cry, Tu Kun's sharp teeth, even the whirlwind beside him, everything around him, was actually slowed down by Jiang's punch after punch!

  His momentum was like a mad demon, his pale face filled with ferocious smiles, his long beard and white hair fluttering in the wind, his fists dancing wildly. But the faster his fists moved, the slower everything around him became. In the end, his fists transformed into a whirlwind, while time within a radius of over ten feet seemed to almost solidify!

  "Ah, Mo Dao, did you know that when ordinary people encounter danger, they often make moves that they normally can't do, and thus avoid the danger?"

  "Ah, that's it... the most instinctive coordination! Muscles, bones, skin and flesh, all five senses and four limbs, even pores on the skin, are all mobilized to form the most coordinated posture, avoiding danger, just like you are now!" The old man pointed randomly at several places on Liang Xin's body.

  Time slowed down, but it didn't freeze. Everything was still moving slowly. Liang Xin followed the old man's pointing finger and saw that his own shoulders were exerting force to push open, bringing his head forward involuntarily, thus dodging a fang that was slowly stabbing towards the back of his head.

  At the same time, his knees slightly lifted up, his lower abdomen contracted, and his body also hunched over. One of his fangs scraped against his own back as it passed by, while the other fang was sliding over the previous position of his lower abdomen...

  But all of this wasn't Liang Xin intentionally directing his body to do, it was his body, in a moment of crisis, unconsciously bursting out with instinctive reactions that hadn't been directed by his mind!

  And he was able to make these movements, naturally related to instinctive reaction, also thanks to nearly a month of bitter practice in coordinating joints by punching the air.

  At this moment, the sound of Jiang's voice was like a thunderclap, dull and loud, exploding beside Liang Xin: "I'm using my full strength to display 'Tian Xia Ren Jian'. First, it's for you to see the skills that I've spent hundreds of years cultivating as your father. Second, it's for you to remember the feeling in your body right now!"

  A string of events finally connected into a line in Liang Xin's mind!

  From the moment he started practicing the Star Array, Yan had already begun training Liang Xin's joints. Just a moment ago, his body suddenly became heavy, in order to exhaust Liang Xin's strength and make Liang Xin's body have nothing to rely on;

  Tu Kun woke up with a start, his fangs bared and ready to strike. Liang Xin didn't have time to think, her body reacting instinctively as she desperately coordinated and dodged...

  When people are in a desperate situation, they can explode with potential, but after escaping, they will completely forget and return to their usual state. So the old devil wants to go all out, move 'the world' to slow everything down, wake up Liang Xin, and make him understand his current state!

  Unintentionally, everything seems to have sped up a bit since just now. The shore also quickened its pace: "To learn the heavenly and earthly ways, you must remember your current bodily sensations, and turn this coordination that can only appear when relying on instincts into your physical methods. As long as you take one step successfully, not only will your strength rise to the next level, but you'll also have hope of grasping the heavenly and earthly ways!"

  Looking around the world, only Lao Mo Tou Jiang is capable of using such a sinister method, putting the lives of both father and son at risk just to teach his skills!

  Looking around the world, only Liang Xin was able to be enlightened and receive teachings in the midst of the brutal struggles of the pugilistic world and the cruel realities of human society.

  Liang Xin may not be certain about the magnitude of his own luck, but he can understand the painstaking efforts of those on the shore. Even because of the "slowness" around him, he has almost forgotten the environment he is in. Closing his eyes and quietly feeling the movements of his body, while steadily controlling his mind, not letting his consciousness interfere with his body. At this moment, he transformed from being the master of his body to a bystander observing, remembering, thinking, and contemplating...

  He didn't say anything else, gritted his teeth and swung his fists desperately, punch after punch, fighting for his world!

  Finally, the monster's roar sounded again, and the fist on the shore fell weakly, everything returned to its original state. Liang Xin woke up with a start, accompanied by the strange cry of the earth, and also let out a clear and long whistle.

  The strange cry is hoarse and unpleasant to hear, while the long whistle is refreshing and crisp. Two completely different yet equally loud sounds are mixed together, rolling all the way up to the sky!

  Liáng Xīn's body was like a silver fish swimming in the turbulent waves, dodging and weaving between the sharp teeth. The shore also regained its original weight, Liáng Xīn realized that his dry father wanted to teach him instinctive coordination, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, after two or three leaps and dodges, he suddenly jumped out of the monster's huge mouth.

  Fresh air rushed in, Liang Xin ran swiftly like a shooting star, with the support of Qi Yun's seven-star soul, while Tu Kun's strength only recovered by half, still very tired. Moreover, this strange creature inherited the lazy nature of the earth element, and from head to toe, its small eyes had not opened at all. Now, two small flies escaped, but it was too lazy to chase them, so it closed its mouth and continued sleeping.

  The roar stopped, and all that was left between heaven and earth was Liang Xin's long howl!

  Liang Xin clearly distinguished the direction, and galloped wildly towards the town of Zhen Shan. After a while, he arrived at a small town, where he inquired about the time and found that his calculations were not far off. It was now the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and there were still nine days to go before the trial on the twentieth.

  A man covered in filth and mud, carrying on his back an old man with a pale complexion, was quite shocking. Liang Xin quickly arranged for him and his adoptive father to take a bath, buy new clothes, shave and have their faces cleaned. What's more, Liang Xin surprisingly had money on him.

  He took all his money with him when he fled from Tongchuan, and since then, he has always been inseparable from his money, a born miser who can't change his nature no matter what.

  After some time, the two of them were refreshed and rejuvenated. Although their faces were still pale and frightening, they could now be seen clearly. The old man looked quite fierce, with sparse eyebrows, drooping eye corners, a collapsed nose bridge, and thin lips. He didn't have any air of a master, but rather the appearance of a poor and arrogant rogue.

  For the sake of saving his son, Jiang almost risked his life to reach 'Heaven and Earth'. Now he's not even as good as an ordinary old man, so weak that he had to rely on Liang Xin's support to barely stand up. Seeing Liang Xin's surprise at his appearance, he reached out to touch his old face and chuckled: "As I said, in my last life, my mother didn't look good, and naturally, I'm ugly too."

  Liang Xin heard this and smiled, without saying anything on the surface but muttering to himself in his heart: My mother doesn't look good either, yet I turned out okay...

  He had originally wanted to hurry on his way, but when he passed by a small restaurant, the old man's face revealed a thick layer of hunger, and Liang Xin couldn't bear it, so he supported the old man into the restaurant.

  Liáng Xīn ordered a few dishes, and Shàng Dà gobbled them down with big mouthfuls, eating until he was sweating profusely. Especially one dish of tomato scrambled eggs, the old man not only finished all the ingredients but also tore off pieces of steamed buns, carefully wiping up the sauce with each bite, eating greedily and savoring every morsel...

  The two were eating, when suddenly a loud crash was heard. The dishes in front of Liang Xin flew into the air, and the waiter who had just come to serve food let out a blood-curdling scream, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted. The diners in the restaurant turned their heads upon hearing the commotion, and immediately became like headless flies, jumping up and screaming as they scattered and ran away!

  Even the old devil who feared neither heaven nor earth was startled and fell directly from the bench.

  Liáng Xīn's 'face' fell, the plates crashed loudly, and the soup splashed everywhere. This was a shocking and astonishing sight, startling all the diners in the house...

  It's been exactly one month since Lian Po Po gave him a slap in the face!

  Look around, the boss and the waiters were all frightened, the small restaurant was empty, Liang Xin jumped onto the counter, grabbed some cured meat and salted fish, and also took a small jar of old wine, followed by carrying the still dazed dry father on his back, no longer caring about face, he ran wildly in the direction of Zhen Shan, sprinting all the way!