Above the Great Dao
Chapter 288 - 149 Flatten Caiseng Hall_2

Chapter 288: Chapter 149 Flatten Caiseng Hall_2

Centipedes easily sprayed poison and burrowed into human bodies.

However, these few centipedes had eaten too many limbs and drunk too much human blood, which resulted in an excessive yin energy, and they were struck dead by heavenly thunder.

Suddenly, there was another booming sound. The walls along with the doors shattered into pieces, and a giant roughly sixteen feet tall burst out from the broken bricks and debris. With steps over two yards long, two disciples of Caiseng Hall hidden behind the wall were hit, spurting fresh blood from their mouths, and in the next step, he was in front of them!

This killing god had three heads and six arms. One head was that of a real human, looking somewhat childish, no more than twelve or thirteen years old. The other two heads were manifestations of condensed Qi-Blood, ferocious and resembling demon gods.

Around his neck hung a necklace strung with human heads, all also manifestations of Qi-Blood in the visage of gods and demons, each face twisted in horror. The necklace spun rapidly around his neck, and those god and demon heads opened their mouths wide, crunching and biting at everything around.

His clothes were stretched and tattered. Qi-Blood coalesced to form armor, and on his belly, the armor formed a huge face shining with golden light – it was a Ghost King Face, about five yards in all directions, with its mouth wide open, revealing sharp fangs like a bottomless pit!

He wielded six weapons, axe, halberd, bow and arrow, sword, Emperor Bell, short spear, and long rope, each also congealed from Qi-Blood!

Blood-red ribbons that were also manifestations of Qi-Blood twined around his body, with dazzling talismans flowing within them, draped from his shoulders and swirling behind his head.

"Huh!"

The sword, nearly ten yards long, hacked down as the killing god’s body spun!

Yu Daozhi, without time to find the Rain-Repelling Talisman, immediately summoned mana and erected a Nascent Soul Field.

He had never seen such dreadful fighting and killing intent. It came at him with such ferocity that his vision was stained with blood-red. And from within that bloody light, the demon god charged to kill him!

His cultivation was far beyond that of his opponent; after all, there was a whole realm between them. The disparity of a realm was something mere fighting spirit could not bridge.

Yet, it felt like he had returned to the past, when he drugged his classmate to sell him off to a farm for money.

The classmate was weaker in cultivation and strength, but he nearly killed Yu Daozhi!

Now facing this pubescent kid, he felt the same dread of death!

The long sword hissed as it sliced into his Nascent Soul Field with the force of a bamboo splitter, and in the next instant, it reached his neck!

Yu Daozhi’s eyes widened, cold sweat uncontrollably surging from his forehead as he raised his hand to block forcibly.

His palm shone with golden light – it was a Golden Body Skill he had practiced, called the Great Wheel Ming King Golden Light Mantra, although it was only an incomplete version.

Yu Daozhi had practiced arduously for thirteen years and could only refine the Golden Body Skill into his hands.

The long sword, corroded by the Nascent Soul Field, had become rotten. The moment it collided with his golden hand, it burst apart. The shattered Sword Qi grazed his face and chest, leaving several bloody marks.

Yu Daozhi was pushed back uncontrollably by the terrifying force emanating from the sword, smashing through the doors of the sanctuary, which fell to pieces.

Chen Shi shifted his footing, his axe and halberd coming down with a whoosh as he spun!

"I am cautious, not a pushover!"

Yu Daozhi steadied himself, a surge of embarrassment and anger filling his chest. His body shook, and demon souls flew out from within him, landing on the ground, scuttling rapidly towards Chen Shi!

Crawling and then with a whoosh, they soared up, pouncing on Chen Shi to tear and bite.

His demon souls were forged from the souls of children who had died on the path of life gathering; demon souls have no physical bodies, only ghostly forms, but he had refined them to be extremely powerful.

He disdained to refine life-gathering infants – first, because it took too much time, and second, because of various downsides. Therefore, he refined demon souls by capturing the souls of the unjustly dead, nourishing them with his own blood, and offering incense and perpetual prayer and refinement.

Upon reaching full fruition, it would become a Ghost King Core. When released, it could injure people – extremely fierce and without the downside of the life-gathering infants’ jar.

His Nascent Soul Field was incredibly powerful, far surpassing a Golden Core Field. The Nascent Soul Field alone could crush any Golden Core cultivator!

A Golden Core cultivator’s Golden Core would only rapidly dissolve and vanish within the Nascent Soul Field!

Moreover, a Nascent Soul could preside over the void—no spell could harm it!

A Nascent Soul slaughtering was delivered from the void, making defense impossible. Therefore, a single strike was lethal, no second strike needed!

However, now with thunder raging above, he was unable to muster his Nascent Soul, so he had to rely on using spells.

The demon souls that pounced on Chen Shi were thwarted by the armor formed by Qi-Blood, yet they bit through the armor formed by Qi-Blood, latching onto Chen Shi’s flesh to tear, and immediately, blood splattered everywhere!

Simultaneously, the demon god heads on the necklace of human heads surrounding Chen Shi launched into the air, fluttering around him, engaging in a fierce battle with the demon souls.

The Ghost King Face on Chen Shi’s belly opened its massive mouth, its long tongue shot out, coiling around a demon soul and pulling it into its mouth!

Chen Shi, unconcerned with the wounds on his body, swung down his axe and halberd. Simultaneously, with another turn of his feet, he brought down the short spear!

Yu Daozhi raised his hand to catch the blow, but the battle-axe shattered, and the short halberd struck!

Yu Daozhi staggered backward, knocking over a row of oil lamps.

The short halberd shattered, and the Emperor Bell arrived!

Yu Daozhi grunted, blood streaming from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose from the strike of the Emperor Bell.

The Emperor Bell shattered, the long rope wound around his body!

Yu Daozhi was dragged by the rope, flying towards Chen Shi. He struggled fiercely to break free from the rope, while Chen Shi rotated his figure, and an arrow whistled through, piercing his chest, sending him flying backward to be nailed to the wall of the incense hall.

This arrow, having passed through layers of the Nascent Soul Field, had its might greatly diminished. Though it pierced his chest, it did not strike his heart or lungs.

Yu Daozhi panicked in his heart.

Below the wall was the divine statue of the Heavenly Elder.

The statue of the Heavenly Elder in the incense hall was not the actual Heavenly Elder but a recreated image to gather worshippers’ offerings.

His blood dripped onto the Heavenly Elder’s statue. Seeing Chen Shi approaching fiercely, he cried out, "Granny save me!"

The incarnation of the Heavenly Elder’s divine image instantly awakened, unleashing a flood of Divine Power, laughing eerily, "Incapable thing, still needing granny’s help..."

Behind Chen Shi, the small temple rose, a beam of light shining forth, and before the Heavenly Elder’s divine image could act, it vanished from the statue, reappearing atop the shrine of the small temple the next moment.

Vast Righteous Qi surged forward, seizing control of it, hoisting it aloft!

The incarnation of the Heavenly Elder’s divine image panicked, trying to take the initiative, but had no power to contend against the mysterious force of the small temple!

The Red Mountain Lady was cast out of the small temple and appeared confused in the incense hall, looking around, not knowing what had transpired.

Chen Shi hoisted the Heavenly Elder’s divine image incarnation, and above his head floated the large head of an old crone. With its mouth gaping open, countless tongues flew out, entangling Yu Daozhi, pulling him from the wall to face Chen Shi!

Chen Shi’s Qi-Blood surged, gathering the six weapons again. With a hiss, the long sword pierced through his chest, and he twisted the hilt vigorously, spinning it around.

The battle-axe chopped down onto Yu Daozhi’s neck, the Emperor Bell smashed down on his head, and the short halberd impaled his chest.

Yu Daozhi clenched his teeth, facing Chen Shi, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, "Let’s perish together!"

His Nascent Soul flew out, lunging towards Chen Shi, and at the same time, a bolt of thunder descended from the heavens. Just as his Nascent Soul was about to penetrate Chen Shi’s forehead, it struck the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul turned into a wisp of dust and vanished.

Yu Daozhi remained still for a moment, his eyes dimmed, life extinguished.

Chen Shi forcefully extracted the sword from his corpse, yet numerous Demon Souls that had already bitten through his Qi-Blood armor left him bloodied and weakened.

With Yu Daozhi dead, the Demon Souls lost control and ceased their attacks on Chen Shi.

Chen Shi lifted his foot, kicking Yu Daozhi’s corpse from the long sword and short halberd, then turned and slashed his way outside!

His body spun like a whirlwind through the backyard, with slashes and chops, arrows whistling through the air, the long rope dancing, the short halberd flying as projectiles, and Sword Qi careening wildly in every direction.

Quickly, the rockery collapsed, trees snapped, and the backyard was nearly flattened!

Chen Shi crushed a disciple of Caiseng Hall’s head underfoot, then bent his bow and shot another fleeing disciple, ultimately restoring silence to the surroundings.

He roared continuously, his gaze sweeping around for living souls. Apart from him, there was no one else left.

Chen Shi dispelled his Tian Peng form, his raging Qi-Blood gradually calming. The Qi-Blood that had spilled out of his body had already decayed, falling to the ground, creating the image of a three-headed, six-armed Tian Peng Map.

He paused, then headed towards the front courtyard, his footsteps slightly unsteady. The Red Mountain Lady quickly followed him.

Chen Shi reached the portal leading from the front to the backyard, which had already collapsed into ruins.

Zhao Kaiyun, with teeth clenched onto broken bricks and tiles, crawled onto the rubble, leaning against a broken wall, facing the backyard.

He wore a smile, his eyes still open, as if watching Chen Shi avenge him.

By the time Chen Shi reached him, he had breathed his last.

Chen Shi stood beside him, silent for a moment amid the ruins, then picked him up and walked away. Behind them, the incense hall of Caiseng Hall collapsed with a thunderous crash.

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