Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 858 - 87: Treading the Lingxiao Palace, Slaying the Jade Emperor! (2)

Roar!

With a roar that shook heaven and earth, Duncan lifted the shadow of the exquisite pagoda with one hand. His figure then rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a towering giant standing between heaven and earth.

—Law of Heaven and Earth.

Faced with Duncan, who simultaneously revealed three heads and six arms and the Law of Heaven and Earth, the expression of the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace finally changed as he solemnly spoke, "Where are the Guardian Golden Men?"

Boom!

Waves of energy surged, and the sea of clouds rolled back.

Golden Armor God figures inscribed with countless runes appeared, yet it was unclear what treasure they were crafted from, and surprisingly, a trace of the law of the domain of war and slaughter lingered on their bodies.

Collect the weapons of the world, gather them at Xianyang, melt their sharp edges, and forge twelve Golden Men.

At this moment, Duncan’s cultivation was near the Emperor Position of Heaven, with just a flick of his fingers, he discerned the origin of these creations, no wonder there was a hint of militaristic energy.

"Where is the Giant Spirit God?"

In the Lingxiao Palace, as the words of the Jade Emperor fell, one after another, the virtual shadows of Divine Spirits began to turn from illusory to real. Some were already deified entities, while others were shadows that had not yet been deified but already gathered divine positions. Yet when They injected their cultivation, They also condensed a corporeal form, akin to Guardian Gods.

In the West, these would be called Otherworld Divine Attendant, Demigod, Lesser God, Associated God, etc.

This is the heavenly system led by the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch shaped by Taoism, removing many Divine Spirits from the Ancient Era, and during the Yuan Dynasty, nurturing the early form of Journey to the West from among the people.

"Where is the Celestial Master?"

Whether willing or not, the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch held the Three Treasures Ruyi, his mouth pronounced heavenly edicts, directly summoning the incarnations of three Celestial Masters, namely Celestial Master Zhang, Celestial Master Ge, and Celestial Master Xu.

The avatar of Zhang Daoling wielded a wooden sword marked with Ghost Dao talismans, the avatar of Ge Xuan held a scroll of the "Taiqing Alchemy Scripture," and Xu Xun’s avatar held the wan blade with a dragon’s shadow by his side.

In later times, there were discussions of four great Celestial Masters.

Aside from these three figures, another Celestial Master had not yet emerged, namely Sa Shoujian from the Southern Song period, representing the Shenxiao sect, yet many later on would not know of him.

—Celestial Master Zhang (Avatar) (Celestial Master Path) (Eight-Star Silver Gray).

—Celestial Master Ge (Avatar) (Taiqing Alchemy Scripture) (Seven-Star Silver Gray).

—Celestial Master Xu (Avatar) (Dragon Slayer) (Seven-Star Gold).

All three avatars of Celestial Masters were in the realm of living immortals, at least at the level of Land Immortals. Among them, Celestial Master Zhang possessed especially profound cultivation, and his avatar could summon the strength mark of eight-star silver-gray. If this were in the Western world, the Celestial Master Path’s centuries of incense faith accumulation would allow Celestial Master Zhang to be easily deified.

"Where is Erlang Shen?"

The figure of the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch stood in the Lingxiao Palace, and as his words fell, a virtual shadow in front gradually turned real, revealing a majestic spirit that differed from Duncan’s memory of Erlang Shen. Instead of the three-pointed double-edged sword, he held a heavy mountain-opening axe, with a water-dividing sword at his waist.

Divine Emperor of Three Officials, Four Symbol Divines, Five Virtue Star Monarchs, Six Ding Six Jia, Seven Northern Dipper Star Monarchs, etc.

Even among the divine shadows below, there were reflections of the Eight Immortals, virtual forms of the Nine Luminaries Stars, then the Twenty-Eight Mansions, Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, Seventy-Two Earthly Demons were all complete. Many Taoist myths took shape during the Song Dynasty, and the transformation of Xuanwu into Zhenwu occurred in this period.

Interesting.

Is this an attempt to summon the heavenly body’s multitude of divine forms for a collective assault?

In the West, Otherworld Divine Attendants sometimes don’t need to summon deities; a Priest can believe in a concept, then summon Otherworld Divine Attendants from that concept to command.

The Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch is doing something similar.

These divine positions are within the heavenly system; who specifically occupies them is not important. What matters is that these divine positions exist and are deeply ingrained, allowing Them to directly summon corresponding divine forms with the divine position.

Of course, these divine forms are somewhat lacking, merely battle-intelligent avatars granted by the divine position.

If someone governs this divine position, then what you summon is the will of this deity.

"Where is Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch?"

Facing the numerous divine forms summoned by the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch, Duncan’s expression remained calm. When he raised his hand, it seemed that a Human Emperor Banner fell into his palm; the rolling black smoke from before had transformed into thousands of rays of light, precisely patched with the Heavenly Dao Law, concealing the essence of the Human Emperor Banner, adorning it like a Deification List.

As the words fell.

In front of Duncan, an heroic figure wielding a three-pointed double-edged sword appeared, the eye at the center of his forehead was already open; just upon his emergence, the enemies immediately showed signs of unease.

Outside the Lingxiao Palace, two Erlang Shens confronted each other!

Both seemed real, or perhaps both Erlang Shens were indeed real.

One was the image of Erlang Shen cultivated through many years by the Taoist sect, while the other was the Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch officially acknowledged and enfeoffed through national rituals by Duncan.

The mountain-opening axe met the three-pointed double-edged sword.

Though Duncan’s summoned Erlang Shen avatar appeared more authentic, once they clashed, the Erlang Shen holding the mountain-opening axe completely held the upper hand. After all, the mountain-opening axe was a genuine magical treasure. The Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch’s mortal body had lingered in the world for hundreds of years, and he had taken all the divine weapons and sharp tools he could find.

Meanwhile.