Chapter 17

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Juling Shen felt his feet being continuously attacked. Although Tang Sen's sword blades couldn't injure him, it made him feel extremely embarrassed, which finally made him start to take Tang Sen's strength seriously. Perhaps, he wasn't just an ordinary human who had obtained a bit of demonic power...

His strength wasn't just about having a bit of power; the key was that with this bit of power, he dared to rebel against the Heavenly Court and fight against the Celestial Generals. His mental strength and willpower were much stronger than those of ordinary people.

"Who are you, really?" Juling Shen couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Ha!" Tang Sen shrugged. "Do you think I'll obediently tell you all about my martial arts, techniques, and even my lineage just because you ask? I'm not an idiot!"

In fact, Tang Sen didn't know any martial arts techniques and had no lineage. He deliberately spoke nonsense to avoid revealing the truth that he had been bestowed the title of "Guardian of Otaku Girls," to prevent the enemy from targeting him.

Juling Shen was indeed misled by his words, thinking: Is Tang Sen not just an ordinary human? Is he a disciple of some great immortal or bodhisattva? It was already strange that the higher-ups sent the powerful Erlang Shen to assassinate a human, and after Erlang Shen's failure, they sent me with hundreds of celestial soldiers to pursue him. It's a bit odd... Unfortunately, my status is too low, and the higher-ups won't tell me the truth. This kid might possess some important immortal techniques, which is why he's so arrogant. I need to take him seriously.

Thinking this, Juling Shen coldly snorted and said, "Don't think you're invincible just because you got a little lucky. I haven't even used my true strength yet... Axe, come!"

He stretched out his hand, and the huge halberd that had created a massive crater on the ground flew up and landed in Juling Shen's hands. He held the halberd with both hands and swung it at Tang Sen's head with a "whoosh."

The momentum of a giant several stories tall swinging a halberd was terrifying. The halberd hadn't even reached him, but the wind pressure it generated already made Tang Sen's clothes flutter and his face press against his cheekbones...

Sweat appeared on Tang Sen's forehead. He didn't dare to block the halberd and quickly leaped to the side. A loud "boom" echoed as the ground cracked, and a huge gully several zhang deep was split where he had been standing.

Juling Shen laughed loudly, "I saw you knock away many celestial soldiers' weapons, so I know you have some strength. But can you knock away my halberd?"

Tang Sen laughed, "So what? Your halberd is powerful, but it's useless if it can't hit me. With your massive body, you're not very agile. What can you do to me?"

Juling Shen laughed again, "Do you think I can only be this big? Watch this."

He made a hand sign and shouted, "Shrink! Shrink! Shrink!" His body, which was as large as a building, suddenly shrank to the height of an ordinary man, and the halberd in his hand became twelve feet long.

Tang Sen knew it was bad when he saw Juling Shen shrink. Indeed, after shrinking, Juling Shen's movements became more agile, and he swung the halberd at Tang Sen's head.

This halberd was both fast and fierce. Although its power was much less than when he was a giant, its agility had greatly increased.

Tang Sen felt he might not be able to dodge it and had to use his sword to block it. There was a "clang," and the sword was knocked out of his hand, making his arm numb.

He had only been bestowed the title of "Guardian of Otaku Girls" for a couple of days, while Juling Shen had been a deity for a long time, enjoying the worship and incense of believers for thousands of years. Tang Sen's foundation was too shallow, and he couldn't possibly match Juling Shen in strength... Juling Shen laughed and continued to swing his halberd at Tang Sen's vital points.

Tang Sen was at a loss, unable to defend himself. Just as he didn't know what to do, a white figure flashed by, and Xiaobailong attacked, her dragon claws outstretched, circling and attacking Juling Shen. She shouted, "There's a reason for everything. If you want to catch the criminal, come for me. Don't attack innocent bystanders."

Juling Shen was distracted by Xiaobailong, and his halberd slowed down. Tang Sen took the opportunity to escape, feeling a cold sweat on his back. He had almost been killed just now. But in the midst of the chaos, he still couldn't resist a comment: "Hey, I'm not an innocent bystander. Juling Shen is actually here to kill me and Wu Kong. Xiaobailong, this has nothing to do with you. You're the innocent bystander. Run for your life!"

Xiaobailong wouldn't listen and continued to attack Juling Shen.

However, her cultivation was too shallow. Juling Shen blocked her dragon claws with his halberd and kicked her with his foot. The powerful force sent her spinning, and she fell from the sky, landing with a thud next to Tang Sen. She couldn't even maintain her dragon form and reverted to a girl in a white dress.

"Hey, little girl, how badly are you hurt?" Tang Sen was sweating.

"It hurts... a lot," Xiaobailong said with a pained expression. "I can't fight anymore."

Seeing Juling Shen about to attack again, Tang Sen quickly helped Xiaobailong up and carried her on his back. Several celestial soldiers attacked, and Tang Sen picked up his sword and swung it wildly, forcing them back.

Juling Shen laughed and walked towards Tang Sen with his halberd.

Tang Sen didn't dare to fight him again and quickly moved to Sun Wukong's side, whispering, "This is bad. I can't defeat him."

Sun Wukong smiled bitterly, "If I hadn't been ambushed by Erlang Shen, a mere Juling Shen would be nothing..."

Tang Sen also smiled bitterly, "Is that helpful now? Let's run!" He grabbed Sun Wukong and put him on his back, with Xiaobailong on his left shoulder and Sun Wukong on his right... Carrying two girls at once would have been impossible before, but now with divine power, he could wield a celestial spear weighing over 600 pounds, so carrying two girls, each less than 100 pounds, was no problem... He ran forward.

Juling Shen's halberd split the ground behind Tang Sen, and Tang Sen used the shockwave from the explosion to leap forward. He kicked a celestial soldier in the face and stepped on his shoulder, leaping high into the air.

Another halberd came from behind, splitting the celestial soldier into pieces of light. Tang Sen had already leaped to the treetops and jumped from tree to tree, heading west like Tarzan.

"Hey, you can't escape just by running on foot!" Sun Wukong shouted. "Juling Shen can fly..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Juling Shen, who had been far behind, flew over on a cloud, much faster than Tang Sen jumping from tree to tree. In a moment, he was behind them, swinging his halberd. Tang Sen barely avoided it, but the branch he was standing on was shattered.

He gritted his teeth and leaped forward again...

Juling Shen flew into the sky, looking down from above, and laughed, "I want to see where you can run..."

"Do you think you're a cloud baby from Super Mario? Are you annoying or what?" Tang Sen shouted up at him.

"What's a cloud baby?" Juling Shen, Sun Wukong, and Xiaobailong asked almost simultaneously.

"Damn, you've never played Super Mario? How embarrassing!" Tang Sen rambled, but in his mind, he was desperately thinking of a way out. No matter how he thought, he couldn't come up with a way to turn the situation around.

Sun Wukong was still recovering from his injuries, Xiaobailong was hurt, and his own strength wasn't enough to deal with a real Celestial General. The current situation was a death trap. What could he do? Was there anything he could use?

Juling Shen swung his halberd again, and Tang Sen barely dodged it. The stones on the ground were kicked up by the wind from the halberd and fell into the lake, causing the lotus flowers to sway...

Seeing the lotus flowers, Tang Sen suddenly had an idea. Yes, there was still a way to get help! Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, who had tricked him into going to the West to marry Rulai, clearly wouldn't ignore his situation completely.

I can ask Guanyin for help!

Tang Sen asked Xiaobailong, who was on his back, "How much strength do you have left? Can you help me hold off Juling Shen for a minute or two?"

"If it's just a minute or two, no problem!" Xiaobailong said.

"Great, do your best." Tang Sen took out his phone and quickly found a picture of Guanyin Bodhisattva...

Juling Shen swung his halberd from above, and Xiaobailong transformed into her dragon form, blocking it with her claws. There was a loud "boom," and Xiaobailong was knocked far away, but she gritted her teeth and flew up again, entangling Juling Shen.

Tang Sen took the opportunity to call out to the picture of Guanyin on his phone, "Sister Guanyin, I'm in trouble. Please come and help!"