Chapter 96: The Mysteries of Eight and Nine
The Snarling Sky Hound looked down and saw the Six-Eared Macaque charging upwards on the cloud somersaults, swinging his staff for a direct hit!
In a rush, the Snarling Sky Hound curled up into a ball, and with a bang, he was sent flying like a baseball.
In the air, he heard a kind soul's reminder: "Above!"
The Snarling Sky Hound shouted, "Be more f*cking specific!"
"Okay, above!"
The Snarling Sky Hound looked up, just in time to see a staff about to clobber him!
"Motherf*cker..."
The Snarling Sky Hound only had time to curse out before getting hit on the head with the staff and falling from the sky.
The kind-hearted person reminded again: "Above!"
The Snarling Sky Hound looked up, no one there!
The Snarling Sky Hound was furious: "Could your first warning be reliable?"
"Above!"
The Snarling Sky Hound looked up again, still no one...
Then...
"Below!"
The Snarling Sky Hound looked down, and his face immediately turned green!
He saw the Six-Eared Macaque place the Jingu Bang into the ground, with one hand on top of it, aimed right at his behind, and flicked his finger, "Grow!"
Poof!
Owww...!
A piercing scream echoed through the skies!
The onlookers each subconsciously tightened their thighs and covered their behinds with one hand, thinking: "Damn, this monkey is ruthless!"
As the Snarling Sky Hound howled in pain, the Six-Eared Macaque leaned over: "Above!"
That's when the Snarling Sky Hound realized that the so-called kind-hearted person was this monkey!
The Snarling Sky Hound roared in anger, "You're f*cking scamming me!"
The Six-Eared Macaque chuckled, "I'm more than scamming you, I'm poking you, shrink!"
The Jingu Bang shrank...
The Snarling Sky Hound let out an 'oh', making a strange noise.
"Grow!"
Poof!
Owww...
Shrink...
Phew...
Grow!
Owww...
...
High above, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong were locked in a crucial battle when they suddenly heard the bizarre cries of Yang Jian's own hound. Despite his best efforts to avoid looking, curiosity got the better of him, and he sneaked a peek. Just one glance turned Yang Jian's face utterly green...
"Monkey, you've gone too far!"
Yang Jian roared with anger.
Sun Wukong laughed heartily, "Too far? Then let's take it even further! Six Ears, give me a hand!"
The Six-Eared Macaque responded and kept shouting, alternating between shrink and grow!
Zhu Ganglie saw this, flung his Nine-toothed Rake, "Six, catch the rake!"
The Six-Eared Macaque nonchalantly caught it and swung a rake at Yang Jian!
Initially, Yang Jian did not take it seriously, thinking it was just a little imitator of Sun Wukong or perhaps a disciple of Sun Wukong's. But as soon as he engaged, his expression changed!
To his surprise, the strength of the Six-Eared Macaque was not the least inferior to Sun Wukong's. The rake's force was like Mount Tai bearing down on him, causing him to stagger from the impact.
Meanwhile, Sun Wukong followed up, swinging the Jingu Bang in a mighty blow!
While Yang Jian parried, the rake reached him once more.
Even more outrageous was that both Sun Wukongs roared in unison, "Three heads and six arms!"
In an instant, it was equivalent to six arms pummeling Yang Jian alone. He was instantly overpowered, his trident was knocked out of his hands in a few moves, and what followed was a violent thrashing by the two monkeys!
Fortunately, Yang Jian had practiced the Eight Nine Profound Art, possessing nearly an Indestructible Vajra Body, and with his extremely formidable Physical Recovery Ability, he was able to withstand the onslaught barehanded...
However, it was clear to discerning observers that Yang Jian's current state was nothing more than enduring the beating; he was powerless to counterattack.
Seeing that the two monkeys had no intention of stopping, Yang Jian also grew angry. He roared, his silver armor exploded off his body, revealing his muscular upper body to the screams of numerous demonesses and immortals... His black hair turned silver in an instant, his hands spread wide, one half of his body darkened, and the other half shone with light.
"Yang Jian has cultivated the Eight Nine Profound Art, with eight as the extreme number of Yin and nine as the extreme number of Yang. Multiplied together, they form the greatest number in Taoism!
The confluence of Yin and Yang, evolving the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, the seventy-two transformations... Has Yang Jian actually cultivated this technique to such an extent?" exclaimed an old man in utter amazement.
Yang Jian erupted, with the forces of Yin and Yang converging in his hands. Instantly, the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind erupted wildly from his hands. Portals opened between heaven and earth, various energies spilled out, coalescing into gigantic arms that pummeled the two monkeys incessantly.
For a moment, the two monkeys were beaten back continuously, utterly put on the defensive!
Seeing this, the Six-Eared Macaque frowned and said, "Sun Wukong, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve? If not, I'm going to use his own against him!"
With a snort, Sun Wukong said, "He's not the only one with powerful moves. Old Sun's got some too!"
Amidst the conversation, Sun Wukong roared, and an endless aura of ferocity surged skyward, transforming into a giant fierce ape. As soon as the fierce ape appeared, it crushed two portals with its bare hands and then charged towards Yang Jian, roaring.
Without a second word, the Six-Eared Macaque replicated the move, also transforming into a giant fierce ape, and attacked Yang Jian from the other side.
Yang Jian coldly spoke, "Sun Wukong, I have cultivated for tens of thousands of years more than you. Plus, while you were suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain, I voluntarily cultivated for an additional five hundred years! The gap between us has been widening all this time. What do you have to compete with me? Just these two big monkeys?"
Yang Jian's two fists, one black and one white, collided in front of his chest. With a thunderous boom, the energies of Yin and Yang mingled, creating a strange power.
In a flash, the trident flew back to him, and Yang Jian infused the burgeoning energy into it.
The next moment, he swung the long spear, sweeping it toward the two giant apes!
"Eight Nine Profound Art, secret technique, Yin-Yang Annihilation Slash!"
As the spear swept past, a black and white halo instantly expanded outward!
The two fierce apes that were charging just a moment ago exploded into pieces from the energy, reduced to powder.
Witnessing this scene, everyone was stunned.
"This spear... is so terrifying?"
"Truly worthy of being the number one war deity of the heavenly court, this one move makes him fully deserving of the title!"
"Strong!"
While everyone was expressing their awe, they all turned to look at Sun Wukong, wanting to know how he would deal with this dreadful spear!
Yang Jian's second strike was already turning towards Sun Wukong!
The Six-Eared Macaque finally felt a bit flustered and telepathically said, "Big brother, this guy is tricky. The sound of bells, drums, and shouts of killing are interwoven within him, confusing me so I cannot discern how he channels these Divine Skills. I can't learn it... Do you still have any moves? If not, we might need to call for reinforcements."
But Sun Wukong looked at Yang Jian with complete calm, then shook his head and said, "Reinforcements? We don't need 'em!"
Yang Jian stood with the trident raised, and with a fierce chop towards the distant Sun Wukong, the terrifying qi force seemed poised to split heaven and earth as it cleaved towards Sun Wukong.
With a slight smile, Sun Wukong silently retracted the Jingu Bang.
Seeing this, the crowd was taken aback...
"Has he given up?"
"Has the Monkey conceded defeat?"
"They lost even at two against one?"
...
Just when everyone thought Sun Wukong was about to give up, Sun Wukong slightly bent his waist, sidestepped, and drew back his fist!