Chapter 154: Don't use a knife? I'm afraid I'll just chop you to death!
Chapter 154: Don't use a knife? I'm afraid I'll just chop you to death!
After completing enrollment in White Tiger City, Ash set sail again with his apprentices and flew towards the imperial capital.
On the way, Ash did not forget to train his apprentices, like now.
Dozens of people sat there listlessly because the training Ash gave them this time was hunger.
The reason is that Ash discovered that they had a serious tendency to waste food. They would either eat a few bites and then stop, or they would just throw the food away if they were not satisfied with the cooking.
This made Ash very dissatisfied. Whether it was the educational environment in his previous life or the experience of hunger in this life, it made him have an extremely special attitude towards food.
He can allow food to be wasted because it is dirty or burnt, but he will never allow food to be wasted just because people want to taste it or are tired of it.
However, due to the special enrollment process, all those who come in are adults, and their values have already been formed. If they are just told, they probably won’t remember much, so Ash directly lets them practice it and understand the value of food.
Although everyone had many complaints about Ash's training, no one dared to say anything, just because someone had said one extra word before and the next second he became incontinent and looked at Ash in horror.
Looking at his terrified expression, he even lost the ability to speak.
Obviously, Ash had punished him. As for what the punishment was, no one else wanted to know, because the sight of shit and urine flowing together was embarrassing enough, not to mention a punishment that could scare a person into this state.
At noon, Ash clapped his hands and said, "Let's eat."
Li Zhi came out with a wooden bucket and bowls and made porridge for his fellow brothers and sisters.
The porridge is white porridge and looks very thick, but for these apprentices who are at least level two or three hundred, it is actually not filling at all. It would be more appropriate to eat it in buckets.
But obviously, the bowls in their hands are the weight they deserve.
The students made bitter faces and drank the porridge mouthful by mouthful. In the past, they would not even look at this bowl of porridge made of ordinary rice.
But now it is the vitality we rely on and one of the few enjoyments we have.
"Is it delicious?" Ash also took a bowl of porridge and drank it. Because of this training, he had not eaten anything until now.
Most people answered that it tasted good, some reluctantly, and a few people answered directly that it tasted bad.
"It doesn't really matter whether it tastes good or bad." Ash put the bowl down, "But since you guys have accepted it, you have to drink it all."
"I know some of you grew up in luxury, and becoming a chef is just a hobby, but I'm not like that. I grew up starving all my life, so my attitude towards food is just one thing: eat."
"Food is meant to be eaten, not thrown away. I don't care what your attitude towards food is, but before you finish your training and become a master, you must follow my attitude and take the right amount and don't waste it!"
"do you understand?"
"Understood." All the students shouted in unison.
"Then continue. Don't even think about having a full meal before we reach the next city." Ash said coldly.
"what?!"
The students all wailed at once, and Li Zhi looked at these seniors with some sympathy.
He was also included in this training, but his level was very low, and a bowl of thick porridge could still make him half full, so he was not as miserable as the other apprentices.
Arriving at the next city, after Ash challenged the martial arts gym and said that after the banquet, these apprentices started eating like starving ghosts.
Don’t even try to exaggerate how exaggerated that scene was.
What followed was that practicing hunger became a tradition for each chef to teach their apprentices. It made no sense that their apprentices couldn't suffer the same hardships they had endured. They even called it a practice of their attitude towards food. A chef who is not pious towards food is definitely not a good chef!
On August 1237, 8 of the Black Iron Calendar, a dark red flying ship flew to the capital of the Chonglong Empire.
The flying ship stopped under many prying eyes, and Ash led a large group of nearly 150 people off the ship, and then put away the Tianyang.
Feeling so many gazes, Ash didn't care at all and walked towards the city gate.
There was also someone waiting at the city gate, it was Ren You.
"Have you found a house?" Ash asked.
"Found it." Ren You nodded, "No. 123 Honglong Street, it's a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits."
"Well, you've worked hard." Ash nodded slightly, "How much money is left?"
"There are only more than 12,000 gold coins left out of the 300,000 gold coins." Ren You said.
Ash said, "Use the rest to buy ingredients and prepare for the banquet."
"Okay." Ren You said, "Teacher, which gym are you going to play first?"
"I won't kick anyone." Yaxiu glanced at Ren You, "The reputation I've accumulated along the way is enough. There's no need to make more enemies."
"Oh." Ren You replied with some disappointment.
However, Ash didn't want to make more enemies, but some people still came to him.
Looking at the people wearing red clothes with white edges gathered at the door of his house, Yaxiu's eyelids drooped: "Chaoyang Martial Arts School, Chaoyang Stick, Yuan Haonan?"
"It's me." The bald man leaned on a short stick and looked at Ash. "You picked three of my branches on the way. I must avenge this humiliation!"
"I'm not going to challenge you this time." Ash said calmly.
Yuan Haonan raised his eyebrows: "Are you scared?"
Ash shook his head slightly: "That's not necessary. All I want is fame. Once I have fame, I won't need you as stepping stones."
A stepping stone? Yuan Haonan smiled, but this did not make him look kind, but rather ferocious: "You mean, in your eyes, I am only worthy of being a stepping stone?"
"Yeah." Ash nodded slightly.
"Great, let's see how it goes!" Yuan Haonan pointed at Yaxiu with his stick and said, "The stakes are the plaques of both sides!"
"If you insist, I will be rude to refuse." Ash rolled up his sleeves, "Now?"
"Now!" Yuan Haonan nodded.
Ash raised his head and said, "In the sky?"
"Jiulongtai." Yuan Haonan stamped his foot and disappeared in an instant, "I'll wait for you."
"You guys continue to prepare for the banquet, I'll be back soon." Ash said to the apprentices.
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared instantly.
Jiulongtai is a fighting arena specially opened in the imperial capital for high-level warriors to prevent them from fighting anywhere, causing chaos and hurting innocent people.
Boom!
A roar was heard, and Yuan Haonan stood in the center of the Jiulongtai, with an unbridled aura, indicating that he wanted to clear the area.
On the Kowloon Platform, everyone understood Yuan Haonan's meaning, and they immediately dispersed regardless of whether they had anything to do or not.
In the Nine-Story Hall of the Imperial Palace, a woman wearing a nine-crown tassel who was processing memorials suddenly looked up: "Is there anything going on in the Imperial Capital today? Why did that monkey suddenly make such a fuss?"
The black-clad female official beside him said, "Your Majesty, it should be the owner of Wuwei Pavilion who has come. He picked out three branches of Yuan Pavilion on the way. Yuan Pavilion Owner is probably here to seek revenge this time."
"That chef? I'm curious about how good his cooking skills are." The woman looked towards Jiulongtai, and the two pupils in each of her eyes, which were originally separated, suddenly overlapped and stared at the ordinary young man.
The young man seemed to sense something, and his eyes, which were like molten gold, looked towards the Ninth Floor Palace.
The eyes of both parties collided in the air.
"Interesting." The woman raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect the young man to notice it. It seemed that he had a unique skill related to his eyes.
"Is the Empress reborn?"
Yaxiu looked in the direction of the Ninth Floor Palace, then looked at Yuan Haonan opposite him.
An endless sea of blood spread out under his feet. Ash's body began to swell, eventually growing to three meters tall. Two more heads and four arms grew on his body.
Despise the opponent strategically and take the enemy seriously tactically. Yuan Haonan is a demigod, so he naturally cannot be complacent in this battle.
Yuan Haonan raised his eyebrows and his body began to swell, turning into a five-meter-tall white ape with arms longer than his knees.
【The King Ape’s True Form】
Facing Ash, he did not dare to be arrogant. The battle records along the way had already shown that Ash was no less than his opponent, so he also activated his bloodline true body.
The King Ape, the Golden Species and the Titan Species, is famous for its strength to move mountains and cross seas, and its agility is also very strong.
The information flashed through Ash's mind, and his body began to move.
With six hands forming six seals, Ash dodged and stood in front of Yuan Haonan, with six fists smashing towards him simultaneously.
The stick in Yuan Haonan's hand also became as long as his body. Facing Ash's attack, the long stick in his hand immediately turned and turned into a red round shield in the blink of an eye.
Boom boom boom!
The roar continued, and Ash's eyes reflected the defensive Yuan Haonan, and his future vision was working.
In just two or three seconds, Ash had already thrown hundreds of punches.
click!
A crack suddenly appeared in the ground, causing Yuan Haonan to inevitably shrink.
Although Yuan Haonan adjusted himself quickly, Yaxiu had been keeping an eye on this opportunity and would never let it go.
One hand suddenly turned into a claw and grabbed the fast-spinning stick. The other five punches hit Yuan Haonan accurately at the moment he adjusted.
Wow——!
The white ape stepped on the ground, leaving two obvious dents. He looked at Ash in confusion, because from the previous blow, he could feel that Ash seemed to have known that the ground would crack where he was.
Regardless of Yuan Haonan's thoughts, Yaxiu took advantage of the victory and attacked Yuan Haonan with six punches again.
Yuan Haonan jumped with both feet, showing a lightness that did not match his body size, and dodged Ash's pursuit. His fangs were exposed. Just as he was about to speak, a gust of evil wind blew from behind.
when?
Yuan Haonan slashed with his tail from behind, pulling the attacker away. He glanced at the attacker and saw that it was another normal-sized Ash.
Predict future?
Yuan Haonan bared his teeth. Now it was certain that the performance just now could only be achieved by someone who could [predict the future]. Otherwise, it would be impossible to accurately guess his landing location.
I didn't expect to meet someone who can predict the future.
Yuan Haonan looked grim, as if he remembered something unpleasant.
"Predict the future?" Some strong men were communicating.
As soon as Yuan Haonan started speaking, all the strong men in the imperial capital focused their attention here in various ways. They were also very curious about the strength of the owner of the Wuwei Martial Arts School.
Ash's performance just now reminded them of something that impressed them deeply. "It seems so." Someone confirmed, "Every step was calculated in advance. Although other possibilities cannot be ruled out, the most likely possibility is that he could predict the future."
"I didn't expect that after her, there would be another one." Someone sighed.
"Do you think he will be able to compare to her in the future?" someone asked.
Then his companions looked at him strangely: "Do you think it's possible? She is the number one person under the gods today. How can a person who came out of nowhere compare to her?"
"I'm annoyed by this, aren't I?" The person asking the question sighed. "Your Majesty still hasn't married or had children. A lot of people in the clan are urging me to get your Majesty married quickly. The question is, who is worthy of you? Or, who can bear it physically?"
Her companions were silent, while the empress regained her consciousness. She was the first person in the history of the royal family to take the Emperor Dragon Body Refining Technique to a higher level. No one doubted that her body could rival that of a god.
This also brings up a big question: who can break the Empress's defense with just the body? Especially when the Empress herself is a barren woman.
Regardless of the secret communication among the strong men, Ash has already opened fire at full power except for swordsmanship.
The second body transformed into a combat star, and waves of energy rushed towards Yuan Haonan.
Yuan Haonan was annoyed by the disturbance and tried to destroy the war planet several times, but in front of Ash who had the vision of the future, his plan was obviously impossible to succeed.
The white ape gritted its teeth and endured the attacks from Ash, War Star and his clone in turn.
After all, he was a demigod who had experienced many battles. Yuan Haonan began to change his mindset and chased after Ash's real body and attacked with all his might.
The attacks from the War Star and his clone were just ordinary flesh wounds to him. The attacks from Ash's real body were fatal. If he was defeated quickly, the other two would be useless.
The sticks were swung down, leaving overlapping shadows, like the sun's halo, which was the evidence of Yuan Haonan swinging hundreds of sticks in one second.
Ash also waved his six arms tightly, trying his best to resist the attack.
"Hey, where's your knife!" Yuan Haonan let out an angry roar. From the beginning, Ash had been attacking with his fists, but according to the intelligence, Ash was a chef and used a knife!
"Are you looking down on me?" Yuan Haonan shouted.
Ash didn't say anything, but continued to attack with his six arms. However, his behavior was considered as tacit approval in Yuan Haonan's eyes, which made him even more angry.
A layer of light and shadow was attached to the long stick. Yuan Haonan swung the long stick, and it turned into a rainbow light and smashed down.
Ash immediately stepped back because in his future vision, this stick would break three of his arms.
"Don't even think about escaping!" Yuan Haonan shouted, and the stick flew out of his hand and chased after Yaxiu.
Ash was also shocked. There was no such change in his future vision. He immediately crossed his six arms to block his chest.
boom!
Ash was knocked back by the blow.
"Power?"
Ash waved his hands, and his six broken arms instantly recovered. He narrowed his eyes and thought.
Future Vision is very powerful, invincibly powerful, but this only applies to ordinary attacks. When it encounters an attack like Power that even Ash cannot detect, it is blind.
It is better to say that it is big data prediction rather than predicting the future. How can it make predictions without any data?
"I don't know what power it is, the sun, light, speed, force?"
As Ash's thoughts turned, a layer of chaotic light gradually covered his six arms.
He had to fight quickly and decisively, because in terms of consumption, he was no match for Yuan Haonan. After all, Yuan Haonan was a demigod who had ignited the divine fire, and the energy consumption of his control was much lower than his.
As for using achievement points to supplement it, that would be a huge loss.
[Sword Qi of Heaven and Earth] operates at high speed, with all kinds of special characteristics attached to the fist.
After [Power of Three Phases] was upgraded to [Four Wills of All Heaven], the effect not only did not disappear, but became even more powerful. Now, how many special features he wants to use depends entirely on whether his fighting spirit can bear it.
And now, his fighting spirit can carry twenty-five special characteristics at the same time.
That's not all. With his Three Heads and Six Arms, he can output three different kinds of fighting spirit at the same time. In other words, when he attacks together, as many as seventy-five special abilities can act on the enemy.
Armor breaking, bleeding, dizziness... What will happen if seventy-five characteristics occur at the same time?
That is the ultimate destruction!
With one step, Ash came in front of Yuan Haonan in an instant. He swung six fists, and even the space seemed to be erased, leaving six black marks in the air and converging at one point.
In the future vision, Ash's six punches bypassed Yuan Haonan's defense and hit him in the chest, and reality was synchronized with this.
Boom! boom!
A black sun appeared over Jiulongtai, followed by a deafening sound from the edge.
The Nine Dragon Terrace barrier was activated to block the sound. If it wasn't blocked, at least half of the people in the imperial capital would suffer hearing loss.
"Not using a knife? I'm afraid I'll just chop you to death!" Ya Xiu let out a breath and said to Yuan Haonan who was stuck on the edge.
As the sea of blood surged, Ash's strength increased again.
With a step of his right foot forward, a ferocious and terrifying figure appeared above Yuan Haonan's head, and six punches fell like a meteor shower.
Boom boom boom! Clang clang clang!
The sound changed, Ash stepped back abruptly, and a stick suddenly hit where he was just now.
Boom!
Hundreds of meters long cracks appeared here. In order to cope with the battles between high-level warriors, the ground here had been compacted by the royal family. A full-strength attack from a warrior of the challenge level of eight or nine hundred could easily create a crack several meters long here.
When Ash landed, he looked around and saw Yuan Haonan standing there in golden color, like a golden statue.
After becoming a demigod, the first thing a demigod has to do is to combine what he has learned with his powers, to bring forth something new and gain a new special move, which is called a divine skill.
The last time, the hammer-headed demon also suffered a loss from the [Four Wills of All Heaven], and all his power was cut off, which resulted in him being unable to use his magical skills based on power, and that’s why he was killed by Ash.
The magical skill that Yuan Haonan is now displaying is his signature skill, the Overlord's Golden Body, which can isolate all influences and is obviously quite restraining to Ash now.
But this kind of restraint is like water and fire, whoever is more powerful will restrain whom.
【Nine Stars and Moon】
Using fists instead of swords, Ash attacked Yuan Haonan again, each blow more powerful than the last.
Yuan Haonan also quickly hit back with his stick, each stick was as powerful as splitting mountains and weighing hills.
Kowloon Terrace also became riddled with potholes during the fighting.
"Who do you think will win?" the strong men communicated secretly.
"It should be Pavilion Master Yuan. After all, Pavilion Master Lin is not a demigod." Someone said. With their sharp eyesight, they could see that Ash did not actually become a demigod. He just possessed the power early, so he had the strength comparable to that of a demigod.
But even though he is comparable to a demigod, he is not a demigod after all.
"I think so too." Most of the strong men agreed.
"Your Majesty, who do you think will win?" Inside the Ninth Floor Palace, the female official asked the empress.
Empress Chongming tapped the table with her fingers: "The cook."
"Why?" The lady-in-waiting was puzzled. "Your Majesty should be able to tell that the cook has not achieved demigodhood."
"Because the cook hasn't used his power yet." Chongming stared at the two people fighting. She could see clearly the flow of fighting spirit and the movement of flesh and blood on both sides.
"I see. That's a good idea."
One of Chongming's fingers split into two in an instant, and then quickly stuck together. She was learning Ash's three heads and six arms.
Haven't used the power yet? The female official's eyes were filled with a hint of surprise. Does that mean that the cook had fought until now entirely relying on his own basic strength?
As everyone was watching, Ash suddenly raised his head and let out a long howl.
【Life in Bloom】
In an instant, Ash's momentum rose again, and then six punches came down at the same time.
【All Ten Directions Are Destroyed】
The sky and earth lost their color, with only the black sun in the center.
A loud sound is so loud that even human ears cannot hear it. Only the constantly rippling and twisted waves on the barrier on the Nine Dragon Platform can indicate how destructive the sound is.
The black color faded away, and Ash's three heads and six arms were reduced to three heads, while all six arms were transformed into the purest particles in the previous attack.
The sea of blood rolled back, and six arms grew out quickly. Ash looked at Yuan Haonan, whose body was twisted, and said, "It's a draw, but if you keep fighting, I won't be able to stop, and you will die."
"No one told you that you have a bad mouth." Yuan Haonan spat out a mouthful of blood. The injuries on his body were recovering rapidly, and he held the stick in both hands again.
"No one dares to say." Ash shook his head, his three heads and six arms merged into one, returning to his normal size, and two knives appeared in his hands, "It looks like you are going to fight to the death."
"No, let's just call it a draw." Yuan Haonan grinned, "You're not the only enemy I have. It's not worth it if you get hurt badly."
"But, kid, don't let me catch you. The roads in the capital are wet, be careful not to slip."
"There won't be a chance." Ash put away the knife, "I won't be staying in the capital for long, I don't care whether you bastards are wet or not."
"Huh?!" Yuan Haonan was stunned.
The powerful men watching were also stunned. Didn’t you fight all the way here just to gain a foothold in the imperial capital? You didn’t even stay for long, so why make such a big fuss?
Of course they have the ability to tell whether words are true or not, and they can all tell that what Ash says is true, which means that he really doesn't plan to stay in the imperial capital for long.
Ignoring the many surprised looks, Ash returned to where he stayed.
If it wasn't for the Emperor Dragon Body Refining Technique and fame, he would have nothing better to do than to make such a big fuss.
After mastering the body refining technique, he still had to go out to sea to Fusang to collect some knowledge about formations in preparation for the Zhu Xian formation diagram.
There are feasts waiting for him in the north and south, and Martha also has to prepare to build a country. After all, he still lacks the [Immortal Soul].
After sorting out the things he wanted to do in the future, Ash found that his schedule was quite full.
The news that Yaxiu and Yuan Haonan were tied spread quickly. Yaxiu, who was discussing Tibetan swordsmanship with Ye Lin in his dream, suddenly saw the message, which made him pause.
{Achievement: [World Famous] Achieved, Reward: Achievement Points*64}
{Activate long-term achievement · [Singing by the world]: Let the world sing your deeds everywhere. Regular settlement will be made on January 1st every year, and achievement points will be awarded based on the number of people who remember you.}
'It's a new fixed channel for harvesting.'
Ash thought.
Ash stopped, but the bunny girl who was discussing with him was a little dissatisfied: "Why did you stop?"
"I'm coming." Ash exerted force on his waist muscles again.
The bunny girl also started discussing again, which was like silver beads falling on a jade plate, touching the heart.
(End of this chapter)