“Great Sun Tathagata, Western Paradise. Flash Dance Network, saving the world. Buddha's Palm to Eliminate Evil. Great Sun Tathagata's palm, break!” I shouted, slamming my left hand forward, pushing back the three figures in black robes before me and forcing a path through.
Yu Yuanhang and I blended into the crowd, quickly making our way toward the exit of Ghost Street.
After a few seconds, we pushed open the large door of Ghost Street. Yu Yuanhang took out the Buddhist beads from his pocket, muttering incantations while swiftly drawing teleportation symbols on the ground.
Suddenly, a loud crash echoed from deep within Ghost Street. A shop collapsed, and three Figures burst out from inside. They were clad in the black robes of the Ten Thousand Evil Hall, exuding an overwhelming aura comparable to that of Xu Ya's Cultivation.
“Ha ha, Xu Ya, we've got what we came for. We can leave now,” one of them said, holding a bulging backpack filled with valuable items looted from the shops of Ghost Street.
Lord Qin's face twisted in anger as he saw his shop had collapsed. His voice turned dark as he said, “You think you can leave? Ha! None of you will escape; you will all die here!”
Suddenly, a thick layer of white corpse hair sprouted from Lord Qin's body, and his aura intensified beyond that of the Ten Thousand Year Corpse King.
“Corpse Spirit Wisdom, neither ghost nor human. A hundred years of cultivation, ten thousand years of mastery. Yin-Yang Realms, rampaging with power. Corpse Qi obscures; living beings suffer. Ten Thousand Poisons Corpse Qi, arise!” Lord Qin roared as green Corpse Qi erupted from behind him, enveloping a ten-meter radius around him. Xu Ya found himself ensnared by that green Corpse Qi.
“This is bad; Lord Qin has gone mad! Come over here!” Xu Ya shouted as he unleashed his Daoist Magic to create a white protective barrier around himself. However, his clothes still caught some green Corpse Qi, and a finger-sized hole was quickly corroded into his garment as the corpse poison began to burrow into his skin.
“Ten Thousand Poisons Corpse Qi is indeed extraordinary!” Xu Ya attempted to use his Daoist Magic to dispel the corpse poison within him but found it largely ineffective. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he drew his Demon Blade across his body, slicing out the flesh infected by the corpse poison to halt its spread.
After exchanging blows with Lord Qin for several rounds, Xu Ya's situation worsened. He sustained four or five more wounds, crimson blood flowing from them and rapidly staining his black robe red.
“You three! Hurry over and help me; I can't hold on much longer!” Xu Ya shouted at the three figures who had just reached the exit of Ghost Street after only twenty seconds of fighting with Lord Qin.
"Hey, Xu Ya, this group is up to you. We'll take our leave first and wait for you at the Ten Thousand Evil Hall." The three of them did not lend a hand to Xu Ya; instead, they swayed their bodies and bypassed both Xu Ya and Lord Qin, attempting to slip away from Ghost Street.
"Amitabha, esteemed ones, you have taken what does not belong to you; it would be best if you stayed!" At that moment, the manager of the Buddhist Sect rushed out, blocking one of the black-robed figures. Two other managers followed suit, intercepting the remaining two black-robed individuals.
In the blink of an eye, the six of them were entangled in battle, moving closer to me and Yu Yuanhang.
"Jiang Ling, we need to get out of here quickly!" Yu Yuanhang urged anxiously. His Teleportation Array was just completed; he infused a strand of Buddhist Power into the formation on the ground. The space in front of us twisted, revealing a black passageway.
As soon as the passage appeared, Yu Yuanhang stepped in without hesitation. I was about to follow him when an unexpected event occurred.
"Kid, get out of my way!" One of the black-robed figures broke free from his opponent's grasp and reached out toward my back, aiming to knock me aside and seize the opportunity to enter the passage.
Although my body was protected by Buddhist Manifestation, I was still pushed aside by his palm striking me. At the same time, a searing pain shot through my back, and I nearly spat blood from my throat.
"Damn it! How dare you ambush me? Just wait until I take you down." I swallowed the blood in my mouth and swung my Demon-Subduing Staff behind me while shouting, "The Buddhist Sect teaches that all beings have spirits! Life and death are fated; all things share the same realm! Descend from the celestial mountains and return to your homeland! Evil spirits cling to dust and harm living beings! Fall into the Suffering Sea; turn back for safety! Summoning Buddha's Law, awaken with the Buddha's staff! Namo Amitabha Buddha!"
As soon as I finished speaking, my Demon-Subduing Staff emitted a Golden Buddha Light that struck fiercely against the black-robed figure.
"Poof! You’re asking for death!" The black-robed man spat blood from my blow. His eyes burned with murderous intent as he glared at me, wishing nothing more than to eliminate me. However, he did not retaliate but continued toward the passage.
"You stop right there! You think you can hit me and run? It doesn't work that way!" Having exchanged blows with him earlier, I had gauged his strength; his cultivation was lower than mine—he was no match for me.
With my Demon-Subduing Staff in hand, I quickly chased after the black-robed figure. Having struck many times in Misty Space before, I knew exactly how to knock someone out effectively.
"Fall down!" I quickly caught up with the figure in the black robe and struck him hard on the back of the head with my Demon-Subduing Staff, taking him down in one blow.
"Hmph, with your level, you dare to provoke me? You really don't know how to die!" I kicked the black-robed man aside. At that moment, I noticed a shiny golden orb fall from him.
"Damn, that's a Buddhist Sect Sarira!" I recognized the golden orb immediately, as I had consumed a Buddhist Relic not long ago, which was why my Buddhist Power had been rapidly increasing.
However, this Buddhist Relic was only the size of a fingernail, much smaller than the one I had eaten last time.
"Haha, it seems I'm truly blessed by the Great Buddha!" I laughed heartily and picked up the Buddhist Relic from the ground, quickly stuffing it into my pocket.
"Hey? What is this stone?" While searching the black-robed man, I discovered a fist-sized black stone hidden on him. The stone felt icy to the touch and clearly wasn't an ordinary item. Without hesitation, I shoved that stone into my pocket as well.
After about ten seconds of rummaging through the black-robed man's belongings without finding anything else, I noticed that the portal summoned by Yu Yuanhang was about to collapse. I quickly dodged and rushed into the portal.
(End of Chapter)
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