Chapter 341: Seeing Through, Shocked Hou Tu

Houyi led the way, with Su Chen and Sun Wukong following behind him.

The Wu Clan warriors in the tribe looked sideways as they saw Houyi leading the two toward the hall.

There was no conversation along the way, but after a moment, the group arrived at the central hall of the Hou Tu tribe.

The hall was built of black rocks from Mount Wuzhi, with no doors; at the entrance, two giant pillars were carved from the leg bones of ancient giant beasts, the bone surfaces covered with Wu Clan totems that Su Chen could not understand.

The moment he stepped into the hall, Su Chen paused.

A strong aura of the laws of the earth rushed toward him.

The black stone slabs beneath his feet emitted a dim earthy-yellow halo, each slab like a miniature law array eye, continuously transporting the power of the earth into the hall.

Under the protection of the power of the earth, even a Semi-Sage could not break this hall in a short time.

Su Chen and Sun Wukong followed Houyi into the hall.

More than a dozen bright pearls were embedded in the dome of the hall, emitting a soft light.

The hall was empty, with no extra furnishings, only a high platform built of black stone at the end.

Hou Tu sat on the high platform, her face still gentle.

On both sides of the high platform, Kuafu and five other Great Wu stood in rows.

Houyi walked to his position and stood still, cupping his hands toward Hou Tu.

"Ancestral Wu, the people have been brought."

Hou Tu nodded, her gaze passing over Houyi and landing on Su Chen.

Su Chen cupped his hands and bowed.

"I am Su Chen, I have seen Ancestral Wu Hou Tu."

Sun Wukong stood beside Su Chen and also cupped his hands.

Hou Tu nodded slightly, not speaking, her gaze fixed on Su Chen.

Although the Wu Clan did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, as an Ancestral Wu who naturally mastered the power of the earth, Hou Tu could gain insight into all things with the help of the power of the earth.

Su Chen stood where he was; the *Thirty-Six Axes of the Heavenly Gang* within his body remained in a state of self-circulation under the Pangu pressure of Mount Wuzhi, his Qi and blood circulating back and forth along his spine.

Hou Tu's gaze seemed to see through Su Chen's body, pointing directly at the circulation of the *Thirty-Six Axes of the Heavenly Gang* within Su Chen.

In Hou Tu's gaze, the circulation route of Su Chen's Qi and blood, the resonance of his spine with Mount Wuzhi's Pangu pressure, and the flow of evil Qi between his acupoints, all combined to form a complete physical tempering system.

This technique used the spine as the Heavenly Pillar, the limbs as the four poles, and used the human body's acupoints to draw in the evil Qi of heaven and earth to temper oneself, constantly undergoing physical transformation.

Hou Tu's body leaned forward slightly.

In those gentle eyes, Su Chen's figure was reflected, and at the same time, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

"This is..." Hou Tu's lips parted slightly.

The next moment, Hou Tu stood up.

This action was too abrupt, and everyone present was stunned.

Kuafu turned his head to look at Hou Tu, and the other Great Wu also revealed expressions of astonishment.

Since they could remember, Ancestral Wu Hou Tu had never been so uncomposed in front of outsiders.

But at this moment, Hou Tu stood on the high platform, her gaze fixed on Su Chen, the shock on her face undisguised.

The laws of the earth in the hall fluctuated violently.

Seeing the Ancestral Wu uncomposed, Kuafu thought there was something wrong with Su Chen.

His twenty-zhang-tall body stepped forward, the ground beneath his feet shattering, and a terrifying power of Qi and blood poured out from his body, like a mountain torrent, pressing directly toward Su Chen.

At the same time, the other Great Wu in the hall also reacted.

Houyi's hand was already on the black bow on his back, the bowstring tightening on its own, emitting a sharp humming sound.

The other three Great Wu simultaneously released their aura, and five terrifying pressures at the Semi-Sage level locked Su Chen firmly from different directions.

Facing the aura lock of the five Great Wu, Su Chen's body bore unimaginable pressure.

His spine trembled violently, and the *Thirty-Six Axes of the Heavenly Gang* circulated crazily, barely resisting this joint pressure.

He had not yet had time to ask what had happened.

Someone had already made a move.

"Clang!"

The Ruyi Jingu Bang flew out from Sun Wukong's ear, the staff body swelling to over a zhang long, landing in Sun Wukong's hand.

Sun Wukong stepped forward, slammed the Ruyi Jingu Bang on the ground, and blocked in front of Su Chen, killing intent raging in his golden pupils.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang lay in front of Su Chen.

Although his demonic power was greatly suppressed on Mount Wuzhi, he ignored it and activated it with all his might, golden light radiating from his body.

"Whoever dares to touch him, try it." Sun Wukong roared, facing the five Great Wu without the slightest fear.

Kuafu glared at Sun Wukong, his huge fist already raised in mid-air.

The atmosphere in the hall was tense, ready to explode at any moment.

"What are you demons doing? All retreat!"

At the critical moment, Ancestral Wu Hou Tu's voice rang out.

Hearing Ancestral Wu Hou Tu's words, Kuafu's fist froze in mid-air, Houyi's hand holding the bow stopped, and the aura of the other Great Wu simultaneously converged.

Hou Tu walked down from the high platform.

She walked toward Su Chen step by step, stepping barefoot on the shattered stone slabs, with earthy-yellow halos blooming beneath her feet with every step.

When she reached Su Chen, she stopped.

Her twelve-zhang height formed a huge disparity with Su Chen's seven-foot body.

Hou Tu lowered her head, scrutinizing this human.

"You all go out." Hou Tu said. "I have something to discuss with him alone."

Kuafu's expression changed: "Ancestral Wu..."

"Out." Hou Tu repeated, her tone unquestionable.

Kuafu closed his mouth, stomped his foot heavily, and turned to walk out of the hall.

Houyi glanced at Su Chen, cupped his hands, and exited, and the other three Great Wu also left one after another.

Only Sun Wukong stood where he was, not moving.

"Monkey Brother." Su Chen spoke.

Sun Wukong looked back at him, his eyes full of worry.

Su Chen smiled at him: "Don't worry, Ancestral Wu Hou Tu won't do anything to me. You just wait for me outside the hall."

Sun Wukong stared at Su Chen for two breaths, then looked up at Hou Tu.

Hou Tu did not look at him, her gaze always fixed on Su Chen.

Sun Wukong shrank the Ruyi Jingu Bang, put it back in his ear, and turned to walk out.

After walking a few steps, he stopped and threw a sentence back without looking back.

"I'll be at the door. If something happens, shout."

At this time, in the large hall, only Hou Tu and Su Chen remained.

Hou Tu watched Su Chen, silent for a few breaths.

The laws of the earth in the hall were still fluctuating slightly; that was the external manifestation of Hou Tu's emotions.

With her cultivation, she shouldn't have been like this, but the things on this human before her were truly beyond her cognition.

Finally, Hou Tu spoke.

Her voice was no longer gentle, but carried a rare solemnity.

"This method of tempering the physical body with evil Qi and drawing on the evil Qi of the stars to promote physical transformation..."

"The other Ancestral Wu and I are still deducing it, and have just completed the prototype."

She looked at Su Chen with curiosity.

"You, a human, how could you possess the complete technique?" ===== CHAPTER 342 =====