Chapter 492: Xuan Transformation

Regarding Yang Jian's whereabouts, Tang Luo and the others didn't know, and had no more clues; they could only use the clumsy method, slowly searching through the God-Demon Game.

The God-Demon Game is a train heading toward the unknown.

The passengers on it disembark at stops to explore, reboard, and travel to one unknown, mysterious, wondrous world after another where danger and opportunity coexist.

For other God-Demon Walkers, becoming stronger is the most important thing.

But for Tang Luo and his group, the God-Demon Game's greater role is still as a "means of transport."

This mission's gains were primarily in intelligence.

In other aspects, they obtained a portion of merit power, and Xiaotian Dog reforged his body, leaving no future troubles.

After these several missions, Tang Luo could also completely confirm that those old acquaintances from the Mountains and Seas World, the myriad gods and Buddhas, had not vanished into thin air.

They should be "scattered" among the worlds formed from the Mountains and Seas World's fragments.

There will definitely be a day of reunion in the future, even including those already met — such as the Earth Store King's demonic thought.

Returning to the real world, Zhu Bajie found a place to forge a handy weapon for Tang Luo, going deep into the deep sea and underground; although there was no heaven-earth Qi, they were still passable places that could borrow the environment's effects.

Tang Luo consumed some merit power to treat and recover from newly acquired injuries.

Yuan Hong's own strength was not weak; having embarked on the God Path, thinking he was Yang Jian, his strength had actually increased somewhat.

This battle for Tang Luo could be considered a thoroughly enjoyable fight; compared to one-sided crushing, he preferred battles with give and take, and this battle naturally couldn't leave him unscathed.

The imitated "Heavenly Eye Attack" killing power was likewise quite formidable.

However, Tang Luo had after all cultivated the Vajra Vitreous Buddha Bones; such injuries were insufficient to affect his "foundation," merely surface new wounds.

Consuming a portion of merit power, he recovered quickly.

At that time it merely looked extremely severe; in reality it was much lighter than it appeared.

Two months' time passed in a flash.

The Dragon King hovered on the sea surface, not activated, unmoving on the undulating waves; standing on the deck was just like standing on flat ground.

This was thanks to Ao Yulie and Sha Wujing's staff.

The current Dragon King, even if it charged straight into a tsunami, could remain steady as Mount Tai, leaving some crew members unable to adapt for a time.

Undoubtedly, the Dragon King counts as a large ship; it's not that large ships don't pitch and roll.

Before nature's mighty power, no matter how large the vessel, they're just little brothers — except Noah's Ark.

The crew had long grown accustomed to the not-so-steady pitching, but now there was none.

It didn't feel like being on a ship at all.

The Dragon King coming here today wasn't for any major matter; it was to pick up Zhu Bajie.

The magic treasure weapon he forged for Tang Luo was about to "come out of the furnace" in these few days.

"Master, what kind of weapon will Second Senior Brother make?" Ao Yulie stood on the deck, unable to help asking.

When Zhu Bajie left, he didn't consult with Tang Luo about what weapon to make.

Anyway, Tang Luo can use anything — not to say he's proficient in "eighteen types of cold weapons," but most weapons and magic treasures in his hands are used much the same way.

Great strength, high speed, fierce moves — that's all there is to it.

Give Tang Luo a sword, he chops down with one stroke; give him a whip, he lashes down with one crack — the effect is actually about the same.

Relatively speaking, Tang Luo personally handles long weapons more adeptly.

During Journey to the West, the three disciples all used long weapons — Sha Wujing's Demon-Subduing True Treasure Staff in normal form is slightly shorter.

Tang Luo often borrowed weapons from his disciples, all long weapons, and used them quite habitually.

Of course, using fists is equally very habitual.

The Dragon King stopped in this sea area for two days; Zhu Bajie didn't let Tang Luo and the others wait too long, leaping out of the sea surface and landing on the deck.

Ao Yulie moved his fingers, and the Dragon King began its return journey.

The crew on the Dragon King were already used to this, unfazed; the brand-new captain is a brand-new "ability user," remotely steering the ship is a basic operation.

Everyone saves time and effort, wages undiminished, simply wonderful.

If one day Ao Yulie suddenly turned the Dragon King into a ship-girl, the crew would probably stay calm too; they're all people who've seen "great winds and waves."

Before Zhu Bajie appeared, there was no heaven-changing, cloud-shifting, seven-colored dazzling light, standard prelude to a treasure's birth.

The real world doesn't do that set.

Speaking of it, only when heaven-earth Qi is dense would similar phenomena occur.

"Master, done!" Zhu Bajie smiled radiantly, extending his hand toward Tang Luo, "Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"

He even provided his own sound effects.

"So short, Second Senior Brother, two-plus months and you just made this?" Ao Yulie looked at the magic treasure weapon in Zhu Bajie's hand and said.

Honestly, he originally thought Second Senior Brother would open his brain wide and make Master a ship-slicing saber or something.

A forty-plus-meter big blade, matching Master's ferocious heroic combat posture, just thinking about it is a grand scene.

Big enough, strong enough, fierce enough — that's Master's style.

Result: Second Senior Brother you just pull out a black stick, and only 20 centimeters at that, thickness just right for a grip.

Even with my pants off I'm longer than...

"You don't know shit." Zhu Bajie said, "I carefully deliberated and forged this, custom-made for Master."

"Can it change size like Eldest Senior Brother's Golden Cudgel?" Ao Yulie said.

"Only know 'get big'? Little White Dragon, you underestimate me, Senior Weapon Design Expert Zhu Wuneng." Zhu Bajie said, "Come, Master try it, guaranteed not to disappoint you."

"Mm." Tang Luo gripped the black short staff, focused a moment, and smiled, "Oh, not bad."

"Right?" Zhu Bajie laughed proudly.

"Master, what's so special about it exactly?" Ao Yulie asked.

"Let me demonstrate." Tang Luo didn't explain either, stepped forward one step, and lotus petals could faintly be seen floating at his side.

He simply stepped into the void and rose, hovering above the sea surface.

Lotus Step — this skill has now been upgraded by Tang Luo to Level 3, same as Ghost Shadow Step; continuing to "grind levels" will allow them to be integrated and mastered thoroughly.

Level 3 Lotus Step can already achieve void treading, walking as if on flat ground.

Duration is fifteen minutes.

He tightened his grip slightly on the short staff in hand; the black staff suddenly lengthened, its tip forming a spearhead, turning into a black long spear.

Looking closely, one would discover that apart from the original twenty-centimeter staff body, the rest of the parts are not truly physical entities.

The transformed and extended portions are condensed from Tang Luo's own power.

"Spear." Tang Luo casually raised it and thrust several times in succession, like black lotuses blooming.

Next, the long spear in hand transformed again.

Replacing it was a black sharp sword, the blade broad, one side presenting a serrated shape, like sharp teeth.

The "main body" of the black short staff became the sword hilt.

"Sword."

The black sword blade drew a line beneath his feet; unlike in wuxia films where a row of splashes explodes outward, the seawater underfoot parted silently, like Moses parting the sea.

Only after a while did it "converge" again.

Next, the black sharp sword turned into a bow.

Same as before, the place where Tang Luo gripped was the black short staff main body.

A thin black line formed the bowstring; Tang Luo slowly drew it back, formed entirely of air currents, a faintly visible arrow appeared, not a shred of sound emitted.

He did not release the bowstring to fire this arrow; Tang Luo withdrew his hand.

The bow in hand transformed once more, becoming an axe.

Its length was shorter than those long-hafted battle axes on the battlefield, but neither was it a hatchet — it lay between the two.

The center pointed, the two axe faces spread open like a pair of wings, both axe blades curved, upper and lower tips bent again, shaped like a certain era's arced Batman emblem.

Next, the axe in Tang Luo's hand turned into a giant hammer.

A rectangular hammer body, bearing mysterious patterns — actually serving no function, purely decorative; of course, if smashed onto the earth, it would also form a patterned mark.

The final form was a shield, at least its function should be similar to a shield.

But its edges were sharp and could likewise injure, and in appearance it actually resembled an umbrella more.

Spear, sword, bow, axe, hammer, shield.

Six forms in total — this is the weapon Zhu Bajie forged and refined for Tang Luo.

Whichever Tang Luo wants to use, he uses; it can cope with all kinds of situations.

Or simply use one form to cope with all kinds of situations.

As he pleases.

Originally Zhu Bajie still thought about making a "staff form"; after all, Master has picked up Eldest Senior Brother's staff and swung it to smash things more than once or twice.

But considering a spear is actually much the same as a staff.

At least Master's usage is the same — either smash or thrust; when thrusting, no spearhead and having a spearhead can both pierce through.

But having a spearhead is definitely more convenient, so no extra form was added.

If Master wants to use a staff, just don't condense the spearhead out.

The weapon's form-shifting is achieved through Tang Luo's own power condensed into shape; making some minor adjustments is no problem.

"Not bad." Tang Luo quite liked the weapon Zhu Bajie refined for him; he has no particular preference for any specific weapon, one could even say as long as it's a weapon he finds comfortable to use, he likes it.

And because it's condensed from Tang Luo's own power, it obeys like an extension of his limb, and there's no need to worry about damage.

You must know, when Tang Luo really fights, many so-called divine weapons simply cannot withstand it.

Now there is absolutely no more worry about that.

"As long as Master is happy." Zhu Bajie wore a smug look, glancing at Ao Yulie — Little White Dragon, have you learned?

Forget it, you can't learn it.

"Master, give it a name." Ao Yulie said, not wrangling with Second Senior Brother on this; everyone has their own strengths.

For instance, Ao Yulie's forte is turning into a horse, a dragon.

Whichever, riding it looks incredibly cool; Second Senior Brother, your true form is just a big wild boar, and the upright-walking kind at that.

On this point you can't compare to him, Ao Yulie.

"You two come up with one." Tang Luo was refining the black short staff in hand.

"Six forms, so call it Six Illusions?" Ao Yulie said.

"Actually..." Zhu Bajie said, "This still doesn't count as the final completed version; later with better materials I can add them through smelting, and can also add more forms."

Just developing continuously in the direction of faster, stronger, fiercer, more.

A mere Six Illusions is obviously not enough.

"Then call it Thousand Illusions." Six Illusions not enough, go thousand; thousand not enough, can go ten thousand, hundred million.

"Could it be called Hundred Million Illusions?" Zhu Bajie retorted irritably.

"Works too." Ao Yulie, though keen on naming, his level is only about two or three Tang Luos — not much better.

Zhu Bajie is still the reliable one; however you put it, he's the one who refined this magic treasure weapon: "How about calling it 'Xuan Bian', meaning profound transformation."

At the same time taking one character from Master's Dharma name.

"Good." Tang Luo agreed; the black staff body gained the two ancient-style characters "Xuan Bian", exuding a sense of weathered antiquity.

Making one completely unable to tell this is a weapon that just came "fresh out of the furnace".

His suggestion not adopted, Ao Yulie hid to the side drawing circles.

Zhu Bajie, meanwhile, gave a sinister chuckle: "Master, you can actually try the Glazed Flame..."

"Oh?" Tang Luo's eyes brightened.