hotmtlnovel Chapter 117 The Demon Blade
Chapter 117 The Demon Blade
Chapter 117 The Demon Blade
"Ah~~ Who exactly are you?!"
Qiu Batian's face was filled with terror. This guy was the worst of the worst, but he wasn't a "demon" at all. He was just a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong.
Only when he bullies the weak can Qiu Batian feel a sense of existence, feel like a living person, and feel like he can control everything.
When facing the weak, Qiu Batian was invincible. But when facing Xu Qingya, Qiu Batian's courage, fighting spirit, and self-esteem were completely destroyed and crushed. He could only roar in anger to fight against Xu Qingya, his body radiating brilliant golden light.
Golden Dragon Body Protection Divine Skill!
The ultimate martial art of Jinlong Temple was created by the first abbot of Jinlong Temple in consultation with masters from Shaolin and Beggars' Sect. It combines the strength of the Golden Bell Cover with the power of the Dragon Subduing Palm to form a protective divine skill with unparalleled defensive capabilities.
Only then did Qiu Batian regain some of the old devil's rationality and barely manage to discern the situation.
"Hehehehehehehehehehe————"
Xu Qingya let out a chilling, sinister laugh.
The next moment, Xu Qingya soared into the sky. Due to the excessive force of his feet, he not only created a large crater in the ground, but also shattered his shoes into pieces. The thousand-layer soles that his neighbor, Aunt Li, had sewn before his debut had reached their limit.
"die!"
Accompanied by a sound that seemed to come from hell, a blood-red blade of light fell from the sky. The blade of light grew longer in the wind, turning an area of ten feet in diameter into a blood-red color. Even the golden sun turned blood red, like a blood moon.
At this moment, judging from the scene alone, it is clear that the compassionate abbot has subdued the blood demon that has been ravaging the world, and Qiu Batian's appearance does indeed have a bit of a "Buddha-like" look.
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"Open it!"
Qiu Batian pulled out a monk's knife from his robe and braced himself to parry. Golden light and blood-red light collided violently, and with a loud crash, the Buddha's light shattered like glass. The monk's knife turned into fragments, and Qiu Batian was blasted away by the knife.
Forget about the Golden Dragon Dharma Body or the Refined Iron Ring Blade; before Xu Qingya's demonic blade, which abandons divinity and Buddhism, deviates from the orthodox path, and is filled with demonic energy, they are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs.
Qiu Batian retreated seven or eight zhang, flying all the way from the reception room to the meditation room in the backyard. He crashed through the wall and fell heavily into the meditation room. Xu Qingya's eyes flashed with a blood-red killing intent, and he charged in before the dust settled.
Amidst the billowing dust, clanging sounds rang out, clearly indicating that two divine weapons were locked in a fierce, all-out clash.
Having been in the underworld for so many years, how could Qiu Batian not possess a divine weapon? Five years ago, he found a Buddhist treasure sealed for hundreds of years in the secret place of Jinlong Temple. Since then, he has abandoned his monk's knife and started using a rake!
It is not Pigsy's rake, but a divine weapon forged at great expense by Zuo Rong, a not-so-famous powerful figure in the late Eastern Han Dynasty known as the "Bloody Hand Demon Buddha". It is both a Buddhist treasure and a demon weapon, possessing both Buddhist compassion and endless killing intent.
Compared to well-known figures like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Yuan Shao, and Dong Zhuo, Zuo Rong is not very famous. Even those who like the Three Kingdoms culture and are familiar with the Three Kingdoms novel may not know him.
Of course, if you often play Three Kingdoms games, especially certain card games, you should have heard of Zuo Rong.
Guan Rong was an extremely cruel and tyrannical man who levied exorbitant taxes and amassed a fortune. He frequently beat and killed the people under his rule. He would kill people when he was in a good mood and even more so when he was in a bad mood. He could be called "Little Dong Zhuo".
On the other hand, Ze Rong was a devout Buddhist. He built a large Buddhist temple in Xiapi, made Buddha statues in copper, coated them with gold, and sewn them with brocade. He hung nine-tiered copper plates and built multi-story pavilions and walkways below. The luxurious temple could accommodate three thousand people. When Ze Rong was in high spirits, he held a bathing Buddha ceremony and set up banquets along the way, which stretched for fifty or sixty miles, with tens of thousands of people participating.
Emperor Xiao Yan, known as the "Great Bodhisattva Emperor," addressed Rong as "Senior." Due to his excessive cruelty towards the people under his rule, Rong was killed by the people after losing power, and the rake he forged was sealed in a well.
It wasn't until Qiu Batian became the abbot of Jinlong Temple that he finally found this demonic weapon. The weapon was a perfect match for Qiu Batian; it appeared holy and pure on the outside, like a living Buddha, but its inside was filled with bloodshed.
When Qiu Batian was forced to leave Jinlong Temple and seek refuge at Yunjian Temple, he activated his divine weapon, which manifested golden Buddhist light, thus gaining the trust of the old abbot.
With his rake in hand, Qiu Baqi's momentum was unstoppable.
"If you don't go to hell, who will?"
"All beings suffer; I will guide them to ultimate bliss."
"Lotus blossoms in hell, would you gentlemen be willing to offer your blood to nourish them? To prove the Dao through killing surpasses the construction of thousands upon thousands of pagodas."
"You little bastard, prepare to die!"
Qiu Batian brandished his rake, creating a canopy of blades, and clashed fiercely with Xu Qingya's ancient sword. The two divine weapons exchanged blows dozens of times in an instant, and with a series of crackling sounds, half of the temple was reduced to ruins.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread outwards from the two of them, with golden and blood-red light bursting forth unrestrainedly. Qiu Batian was completely unconcerned, and Xu Qingya, knowing that Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou were there, was not worried about anyone being caught in the crossfire, and was also going all out.
"Boy, even if you possess the divine power to single-handedly defeat an army of thousands, you'll still have to obediently die before my 'Buddha's Dual-Body Reincarnation Technique'! I'll use your corpse to perfect my supreme divine power!"
Qiu Batian went completely mad. There were just too many experts here, including three Grandmasters. Tang Songting and Yin Tianzheng were rushing over. Even if he could defeat Xu Qingya, Lu Xiaofeng, and Hua Manlou, he would still be surrounded and killed.
Instead of endless scheming, it's better to take a gamble.
Qiu Batian stopped pretending and released his blood energy, murderous aura, violent energy, resentment, and evil energy without reservation. The golden Buddha light turned blood red, and the tassels hanging from the top of the rake resembled two skulls.
With a single step, his form shifted a thousand times, instantly becoming seven or eight figures. Each phantom swiftly spun the rake in its hand, the overlapping sharp afterimages weaving a net that stretched from heaven to earth, leaving no escape.
Since there's no way to escape—why bother escaping at all!
You think you're worthy of making me take a step back?
This mere inescapable net, I'll shatter it with a single stroke!
The three generations of masters who wielded the Ancient Ding Blade—whether it was Sun Jian, the Tiger of Jiangdong, Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror, or Xu Sheng, whose suitability was the highest—were all fierce generals, as powerful as lions and tigers, charging forward without hesitation. You think you're worthy to make me retreat?
Demonic Blade Technique: Overturning the Sea!
Overturning rivers and seas, settling the universe in order!
Xu Qingya swung his sword horizontally, his spinning sword momentum creating a vortex of gale-force winds. The sword energy surged like waves crashing against the shore, with nine layers of sword waves advancing one after another. Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, rocks floated in the air, and all defenses were crushed by the sword light.
Qiu Batian's martial arts skills were undeniably strong, and his experience was undeniably rich. However, he was too used to bullying the weak and too fond of hiding in the shadows to ambush people. He had not fought a strong enemy head-on for a long time, had not made a move for many years, and had been indulging in unrestrained lust, causing his vital energy to decline.
Faced with Xu Qingya's vigorous and life-or-death killing moves, Qiu Batian felt fear and wanted to retreat. His reason told him that he could not be afraid and absolutely could not show fear, but the more he did so, the less he could control his rhythm of attack, and his moves became more and more sluggish!
Demonic Blade Technique: Crossing the River!
But what do we have to fear from such cowardly creatures?
Xu Qingya merged with his sword, charging towards Qiu Batian like a battering ram. His speed was indescribable. Before Qiu Batian could change his move, Xu Qingya crashed into him, and hundreds of sword beams wove into a net, completely surrounding the two of them.
As the net of blades tightened, the two were likely to be torn apart by the blade energy at the same time. Qiu Batian dared not fight to the death and hurriedly used his rake to resist. In that instant, Xu Qingya suddenly changed his move and used his ancient sword to block upwards. Qiu Batian raised his rake high, leaving his vital chest and abdomen wide open.
In other words, Qiu Batian's defensive capabilities were reduced to the minimum. Xu Qingya took the opportunity to slash downwards. The blood on the blade was so intense that it turned black, and then burst out with dazzling golden light in the dark sea of blood.
Demonic Blade Technique: Breaking Army!
Before the blade even touched the earth, the ground was already crisscrossed with ravines.
The will to kill gods and Buddhas is locked in all directions. No matter how Qiu Batian dodges, avoids, or defends, this blade will fall on him. To be precise, when facing this blade, one can only rely on one's own blood and qi to withstand it. To defend against the sharpness of this blade, one can only rely on others!
The moment Xu Qingya raised his sword, Qiu Batian's defensive capabilities were completely blocked by the sword's aura.
Thunder arises from the anode!
Xu Qingya's blood and energy surged to their peak.
Purple lightning flashed across the blade.
"boom!"
A fierce clash of moves.
The surging internal energy swept outwards, leveling the area within a radius of ten feet. The golden and red true essences intertwined wildly, surging into the sky like a tornado.
Land acquisition.
A figure flew out from the dust and smoke.
A terrifying figure with the imposing presence of a lion or tiger.
Xu Qingya emerged from the dust, carrying a knife in one hand and the broken-bones Qiu Batian in the other. He glanced at the pitiful man in the distance and tossed Qiu Batian over to him.
"Qiu Batian has lost all his martial arts skills and his bones are broken. He has no ability to resist anymore. Now, settle your grievances and avenge your grudges. You can tear him to pieces!"
Xu Qingya waved his hand forcefully, dispersing the rising smoke and dust. Those poor people who had contracted venereal diseases and were waiting to die with their eyes closed heard this and, even though they were too weak to move and could only crawl, they still crawled over and took a bite.
No one can stop these people from taking their revenge!
Even the king of heaven and I can't do it!
These people threw stones at him, bit him, butted him with their heads, and stabbed him repeatedly with embroidery needles, attacking Qiu Batian relentlessly. Only when he became a helpless puppet did Qiu Batian realize how painful this feeling was, and he couldn't even close his eyes.
The blade sliced through his eyelids but didn't harm his eyes. Xu Qingya wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and coldly stared at Qiu Batian: "You can't close your eyes! I'll make you watch those you've wronged, those powerless puppets, take revenge on you!"
Yang Yan quickly ran over, pulled out a bottle of Fuling Shouwu Pills and a bottle of Baiyun Xiongdan Pills, and forced Xu Qingya to drink them all at once, scolding, "We could have just swarmed in, why did you have to act like a hero!"
Xu Qingya laughed loudly, "Because I felt great! It was so damn great! So incredibly great! I only had a few superficial wounds from Qiu Batian, the most serious internal injuries were caused by myself."
"Did you cause this yourself?"
"The demonic nature of the Demon Blade is too strong. It must cause killing when it is used, otherwise it will backfire on itself. When we were fighting to the last move, if I had cleaved Qiu Batian's head with the blade, even ten of his lives wouldn't have been enough to kill him."
But that would be too easy on him!
I deliberately withdrew three-tenths of my strength, took three-tenths of the backlash from the demonic blade, spared Qiu Batian's life, and used the blade energy to shatter his dantian and meridians, break his limbs and bones, making him unable to even blink!
Good and evil will eventually be rewarded; the cycle of karma is inevitable.
Look up and see, who can escape the wrath of Heaven?
Qiu Batian doesn't deserve to die by my hand, nor by the executioner's blade. I will tear those ants he once trampled underfoot into a thousand pieces!
Xu Qingya was very particular about retaliation. Now that Qiu Batian had entered the Buddhist order and become Abbot Lai'en, he could not escape the karmic retribution of the Buddhist order.
Lu Xiaofeng and his group did not stand idly by. In addition to supporting Xu Qingya and capturing the martial monks who had fallen into Qiu Batian's clutches, they also found the workshop that printed counterfeit banknotes in the ruins and arrested several printing workers.
At the same time, the identities of several people were revealed.
The wife of Boss Qian, who was recuperating from leprosy at Yunjian Temple, was actually Yue Qing, who had died tragically from the plague seven years ago and was secretly imprisoned by Boss Qian.
Boss Qian's daughter, Xia'er, is actually Yue Qing's daughter. Boss Qian threatened Xia'er with Yue Qing's life to make her lie for him, and Xia'er had no choice but to agree.
In this way, Boss Qian's identity was directly exposed by Yue Qing. Seeing Xu Qingya's domineering and murderous demonic blade, Yue Qing thought to himself that even if Boss Qian's martial arts were ten times higher, he still couldn't withstand a single strike from Xu Qingya.
Apart from Yue Qing and his daughter, everyone else present could easily defeat Boss Qian. Boss Qian sighed and obediently knelt down, confessing everything to Hua Manlou.
Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard: "Brother Qian, don't rush to confess. First, tell me who your collaborator in the imperial court is. Then tell me, where do you enter the secret passage from Yun Jian Temple to Jile Tower?"
"Ah? This... Master Lu...!"
Before Boss Qian could finish speaking, the sound of a hidden weapon piercing the air came from afar. A poisoned needle shot towards Boss Qian, but Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his finger and lightly caught the needle.
The Spiritual Finger Technique!
A meeting of minds!
The most amazing finger technique in the world, bar none!
Finger techniques are originally martial arts used for offense, concentrating one's life's skills into a single point to kill the enemy in one move.
The main effect of the Spirit Finger is defense.
With a gentle pinch of two fingers, whether it's a dart, a hidden weapon, a sword, a spear, a halberd, or even a spiked hammer, once it's caught by the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger, it can neither advance an inch nor pull its own weapon back. To date, no one has been able to break through the defense of these two fingers.
In Lu Xiaofeng's words, he had too many romantic entanglements and was worried that his lover would kill him with a woodcutter's axe.
Left with no other choice, he had to create his own finger technique to catch his lover's weapon and save his life.
This raises a classic question:
Can the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger catch Little Li's Flying Dagger?
If Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan were to face off, whoever is in the position of justice would be the victor.
The Spirit Finger, Little Li Flying Dagger, Chu Liuxiang's lightness skill, and Fu Hongxue's sword-drawing technique are all essentially state-based martial arts that require extremely high mental fortitude.
The victor is not the warrior, but justice!
At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng was in a state of absolute justice, and no one could break through the defense of the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger. The deadly poison that could kill on sight, and the flying needles with serrated edges, were caught between two fingers and could only hang helplessly in mid-air.
Lu Xiaofeng brandished the poisoned needle: "Boss Qian, if you confess now, you can at least live until autumn. If you're lucky enough to encounter a general amnesty, you might be able to save your life. If you don't confess, your accomplices will kill you sooner or later!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Qian roared angrily, "Lorma! I didn't believe your nonsense! I didn't betray you, and you actually want to kill me to silence me? Do you have any conscience?"
Lu Xiaofeng leaped into the air, landing gracefully in front of Luo Ma, blocking his retreat: "Luo Ma, I've long suspected you. As a top detective of the imperial court, your methods of solving cases are cruder than a heel!"
Jiang Long and Luo Ma are also here.
The commotion at Yunjian Temple was too great, and the fight between Xu Qingya and Qiu Batian was too intense. All the martial artists who could sense the fluctuations of Yuan Qi rushed over. Luo Ma originally wanted to run away in advance, but there were too many people and too many eyes. This guy was a big fat man and could not hide his figure at all.
Lu Xiaofeng continued his reasoning: "I knew all along that there was a spies from the Paradise Tower among the local constables! I set a trap for you all. The part about Yue Qing's daughter having a tattoo on her chest was made up; I only told you that!"
Therefore, if I see an axe tattoo on the chest of Wu Yan, the top courtesan of the Blissful Pavilion, it means that at least one of you is an undercover agent. Luo Ma, your name is ill-chosen. A government official, yet you're named Luo Ma. Are you satisfied now? You've truly fallen from grace!
The evidence is conclusive, so surrender!
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