novelden Chapter 4229 Strange Flute Sounds
Chapter 4229 Strange Flute Sounds
The sound of this flute was very strange. After listening for only a short while, my face turned red, my heart pounded, and my breathing became heavy. Countless images of killing and bloodshed flashed through my mind, and my soul felt adrift, as if it were about to leave my body at any moment.
When I went to look at the others inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, they were all in a similar state to me, especially Little Fatty and Chi Lang. They were all swaying and looked like they were about to collapse.
At this moment, I looked at Yuan Kong again. Although his complexion was not good, his hands were in a mudra and his body was surrounded by Buddhist light. He did not seem to be affected by the strange flute music.
When I looked at him, Yuan Kong suddenly opened his eyes and said to us, "Cover your ears and don't listen to this sound. Silently recite the calming mantra and don't let the sound of the flute affect you."
Upon hearing Yuan Kong's words, we immediately covered our ears with our hands and simultaneously recited the meditation mantra in our minds.
This calming mantra is known to most practitioners; it's a very common mantra. When performing the hand seal and chanting the mantra, it helps to keep one's mind calm and undisturbed by external influences. I don't know if it's effective for the sound of this flute.
Even though I covered my ears, strangely enough, the sound of the flute seemed to have a kind of magic, a powerful penetrating force, and it kept drilling into my brain. Even though I kept reciting the calming mantra, it seemed to have no effect.
This made me feel a bit agitated, and I started trembling all over. I tried my best to resist the sound, but it seemed like I couldn't stop it no matter what I did.
Just then, a roar suddenly rang in my ears. I looked up and saw Little Fatty suddenly stand up from the ground, panting heavily. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of anger. He turned around and reached out to grab Zhang Qing'an's neck. At that moment, we were all focused on resisting the strange flute sound. No one was prepared for Little Fatty's sudden attack.
At this moment, the chubby boy gripped Zhang Qing'an's neck tightly. Zhang Qing'an was already seriously injured and was still resisting the sound of the flute. With the chubby boy's grip, his eyes rolled back. That kid's strength was extraordinary.
Yuan Kong was very close to Zhang Qing'an. He immediately stood up, golden light appeared in his palm, and slapped Xiao Pang on the top of his head.
Xiao Pang staggered from Yuan Kong's slap and released Zhang Qing'an, but Xiao Pang immediately threw another punch at Yuan Kong.
Yuan Kong was also seriously injured, as Xiao Pang's punch hit him directly in the chest, sending him flying backward.
Before they could even subdue Little Fatty, Brother Gu suddenly roared and lunged at Chi Lang beside him.
Chilang was also swaying unsteadily, tormented by the strange flute sound.
Before Brother Gu could pounce on Chi Lang, Chi Lang opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. The two immediately embraced, grabbing each other's necks and rolling around on the ground.
The disheveled Taoist priest standing to the side was forming hand seals, his body trembling uncontrollably, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
That bastard Huo Qingfeng is truly hateful. No wonder he said that even if we hid inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, we still couldn't escape being killed by him.
This time I truly believed it. The strange flute sound not only pierced through the Eastern Emperor Bell and ignored the Star Banner and the magic array I set up with the Five Elements Command Flag, but also directly affected all of us.
This move feels like a dead end, impossible to break.
I am now in a precarious situation. I want to get up and stop them, but I can't move my body because the strange flute sound is tormenting me all the time. I have to do everything I can to barely withstand the sound of the flute.
If my wife were here at that moment, she would definitely be able to help me calm down and not be disturbed by the flute.
A dense black aura emanated from Zhang Qing'an, enveloping him as he hid at the edge of the Eastern Emperor Bell. His body trembled incessantly, and it seemed he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
After being knocked away by the chubby boy, he immediately flipped over and pounced into the air again.
Yuan Kong's face turned deathly pale. Just as Xiao Pang was about to get close, he took off the prayer beads hanging around his neck and put them around Xiao Pang's neck. Each bead shimmered with golden light, and a Buddhist aura enveloped Xiao Pang. Moreover, the prayer beads seemed to be tightening, directly constricting Xiao Pang's neck. Xiao Pang grabbed the prayer beads with both hands, trying to tear them off, but he couldn't get them off no matter what he did.
Yuan Kong immediately stepped forward, took out the golden bronze bowl from his body, and slapped it directly onto Xiao Pang's forehead.
That golden bronze bowl was a ritual implement left to Little Fatty by Zen Master Jueming, possessing supreme Buddhist power.
The scriptures on the golden bronze bowl shone brightly, enveloping Xiao Pang. Yuan Kong stood in front of Xiao Pang, his hands clasped together, rapidly chanting the scriptures. As he chanted, his voice rose and fell, echoing back and forth inside the Eastern Emperor Bell.
I felt like I was about to lose control, but then I seemed to be influenced by Yuan Kong's chanting of scriptures, and I didn't feel as bad as before.
As Yuan Kong continued chanting scriptures, Xiao Pang's struggles weakened. Finally, Yuan Kong opened his eyes, slapped Xiao Pang on the back of the head, and Xiao Pang's body trembled before he fell straight to the ground.
It's better to knock them unconscious than to have them go crazy and attack us.
Among us, Yuan Kong has the strongest composure and is rarely disturbed by external factors.
Fortunately, Yuan Kong was free from worldly distractions and his mind was focused, so he was not affected by the sound of the flute.
However, doing so would inevitably consume a great deal of his spiritual energy, and given his injuries, he might not be able to handle it.
But I can't help much right now, I can't even move myself.
After dealing with Little Fatty, Yuan Kong removed the Buddhist beads from Little Fatty's neck, put away the golden bronze bowl, and instead of looking at Chi Lang and Brother Gu who were fighting, he went straight to Zhang Qing'an.
Perhaps because Zhang Qing'an was seriously injured, his resistance to the sound of the flute was much weaker.
At this moment, Zhang Qing'an's eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was trembling. He looked like he was about to go crazy like Xiao Pang.
Before Zhang Qing'an could fully retaliate, the round, hollow Buddhist beads were placed directly around his neck and then tightened rapidly.
"Senior Zhang, I apologize..." Yuan Kong said, and then slapped the golden bronze bowl onto Zhang Qing'an's forehead.
"Old Wu...I...I can't take it anymore...I can't control myself..." At this moment, the disheveled Taoist priest next to me suddenly said something. When I looked at him, I found that his eyes were also bloodshot, and his eyes were extremely fierce. He immediately opened his arms and pounced on me...