Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 168 - 165 Displaying Divine Skills, Wipe Them Out Completely

Chapter 168: Chapter 165 Displaying Divine Skills, Wipe Them Out Completely

After using the "Mountain Shifting Skill" to control gravity and suppress the four of them, the hundreds of remaining arms on the "Thousand-Handed Buddha" suddenly swelled up, then brutally slammed down.

Yuan Lang, who resembled a large macaque, was the closest to it.

But he had already reacted when the heavy pressure bore down on him.

Chanting a spell:

"A fragrance deep and fitting for Qiankun, lighting up incense piercing the Heavenly Gate; golden birds dart through the clouds like arrows, the Jade Rabbit’s glow is like a jade wheel; Southern stars and Beidou shine across the sky, five-colored clouds tumultuously spread.

Disciple humbly requests the Spirit Communication Great Ape King to display divine skills, divine weapon urgently invoked as by royal decree!"

Just like when Wang Yuan once summoned the Ghost King to the altar, Yuan Lang’s eyes instantly rolled back, thick white hairs grew from his pores, and his body size swelled up by half in a blink.

And in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a white-haired, golden-eyed furious ape. With just a slight shrug of the shoulders, he broke free from the bonds of the "Thousand Mountain Shifting Technique" with the strength of carrying mountains.

The foundational Dharma Sect of the White Ape Dao inheritance— "Magic and Martial Unity: Victorious Fighting King Technique"!

With a push from his feet, he advanced instead of retreating, boldly striking towards the gigantic hands that surged like tides.

His body turned into a white shadow, stepping on the arms and swiftly leaping up and down. In a mere moment, he successfully charged onto the shoulders of the "Thousand-Handed Buddha" which towered two zhang high.

A black wood stick engraved with silver runes leaped into Yuan Lang’s hand from behind. With a twist of his wrist, the black wood stick seemed to come to life, turning into a fierce black dragon, spinning clouds and overturning rain.

The surging power within him burst forth, driving the stick enwrapped with endless wind and thunder.

He smashed it fiercely onto the single "Outer Binding Seal" that it had been clenching in front of its chest, the only one that hadn’t moved.

Boom!

This arm, already full of cracks from attacks by the "Demon Suppression General Cannon," was now smashed to pieces by the strike of the Great Ape King.

Qianjun Stick Technique: Golden Monkey Rises with a Qianjun Stick!

At the same time, a muffled sound like thunder exploded through the air.

The "Mountain Shifting Skill" pressing down on the others also broke in an instant.

Wang Yuan, Qiu Shaobai, and Gao Minghan immediately seized the opportunity to launch a joint assault.

They quickly appeared in front of the "Thousand-Handed Buddha."

Among them, Qiu Shaobai’s Military Skill Cultivation was the highest at present.

The "Divine Machine Gun and Cannon Technique" after the Daoist Soldier reached great success, awoke the "Innate Divine Ability: Fierce Flame Bombardment," each move and style containing the might of roaring guns and cannons.

Plus, everyone in the Mystical Weapon Temple are exceedingly dangerous violent individuals.

After Qiu Shaobai achieved Enlightenment, the treasures he received from his Sect weren’t limited to those five "Demon Suppression General Cannons."

The moment he got close to the "Thousand-Handed Buddha," he violently pulled out an ancient three-eyed iron musket with talismans stuck to it from his Mystical Weapon Bag.

The musket had three barrels arranged in a triangular formation, the musket body surface still had patches of dirt that were either rust or blood stains, looking like it should have been thrown into the trash heap long ago.

But in Wang Yuan’s eyes, this was a dangerous "Deceit Object" radiating with blinding red light!

Qiu Shaobai removed the talismans and smeared a circle of his blood mixed with vermillion around the muzzle before he fiercely pulled the trigger, firing simultaneously from all three eyes.

Boom!

Along with the thunderous roar of flame, the crimson iron sand, capable of piercing gold and splitting rocks, instantly covered half of the "Thousand-Handed Buddha’s" body, creating countless holes on the surface.

This "Taoist Inheritance Artifact" that had already merged with its wielder, immediately started bleeding profusely.

Ability: Revenge! The more hatred the holder has for the target, the greater the power of the attack, triggering a 100% effect of unceasing bleeding.

Taboo:

[One, no need for gunpowder, but whether shooting iron sand, shattered iron, or steel balls, they must be soaked in one’s own fresh blood mixed with vermillion for a day and night in advance to trigger the effect.]

[Two, Hinder the Master! Fire a maximum of three times per day, must be immediately sealed after use, otherwise, it’s very likely to backfire and harm oneself.]

It’s just that the main material of this "Thousand-Handed Buddha" is golden jade.

All the wounds on this half of the body immediately converged on a single arm and broke off with it, successfully preserving the main body from being lost.

Following closely behind Qiu Shaobai, Wang Yuan spat out a dazzling white sword light, severing another arm of this body.

Cheap goods are never of high quality, as this material is too easily obtained, requiring only a mutated human body. Hence the strength of this "Taoist Inheritance Artifact" was not very high.

It looked like it was made of golden jade, and its strength seemed to be not much different from that of golden jade.

Compared to Wang Yuan’s "Geng Metal Divine Wind" which didn’t stand out, the newcomer Gao Minghan from behind stole much limelight.

He tore off the beads and bindings on his left arm, revealing a muscular left arm covered with spell inscriptions and fiery red scales.

"Qilin descends sanctity, imperial decree!"

With his low shout like calling forth a fierce beast, a ferocious and hot aura suddenly emanated from the arm.

A ring of blazing flames rose from the arm, forming the fierce image of a Qilin.

The fiery Qilin opened its mouth wide, and from its gaping jaws shot forth a flame blade several zhang long.

In the moment when Gao Minghan brushed past the "Thousand-Handed Buddha," he slashed off two of its arms with a single strike.

That even made Wang Yuan take note.

"Dragon Elephant Tao" has many branches, but the root skill is actually the same "Saint Descent Power Alliance."

It’s just that the different branches and palaces venerate various "Beast Spirit Divine Generals."

The legendary "Dragon Elephant Tao" Taoist Inheritance Artifact "Yellow Dragon Mace" has a wider tail and thinner head, divided into thirteen sections resembling a pagoda.

Each section of the thirteen-piece mace body has four different Divine Beast Rune seals, totaling fifty-two seals.

Apart from the Mountain Temple’s Dragon and Tiger Temple where the body of the "Yellow Dragon Mace" is worshipped, each major branch keeps one or several copies of the fifty-two runes.

And what the Qilin Sect inherited was a "Qilin Saint Descent Seal."

By painting the body with Beast Spirit and Spiritual Beast essence blood, one can cultivate an extremely fierce "Qilin Arm," following the same path of "Magic and Martial Unity."

But outsiders did not know, there was a very peculiar "Precept Taboo" in the Taoist Skill inherited by the Qilin Sect:

"Cultivating this Dharma Sect forbids marriage and intimacy with women!

Once tainted by carnal desires, one’s Taoist skill will regress rapidly, and if one indulges night after night, within half a month, it will be completely lost.

Conversely, the longer one remains single, the stronger the power of their Daoist Skill becomes.

The founding master’s explicit teaching: ’Women at the foot of the mountain are tigers; one must avoid them at all costs!’

Thus, though the Qilin Sect isn’t a monk’s temple, from the Sect Master Marshal to the most ordinary disciple, not a single one has taken a wife or started a family.

Each one of them is resolute in their Daoist heart, never approaching femininity.

Gao Minghan held a searing blade and joined forces with his partner, Yuan Lang.

Unable to suppress the pride of youth, he raised an eyebrow at the white-haired ape:

"Old Yuan, my Qilin Arm, twenty years in the making, can now squeeze sparks from an iron rod. How does it compare to my master’s back in his day?"

Gao Minghan’s master, Master Xuanyang, was also a member of the Imperial Dragon Guard, and was Yuan Lang’s superior, making the two families particularly close.

Yuan Lang, who was very clear about the taboo, stifled a laugh and gave a straightforward and negative answer, while also revealing the bitter past of a lonely old man:

"Ha, your master’s... Qilin Arm that’s sixty years in the making still far surpasses yours."

While saying this, he swung the black wood stick in his hand and sliced off another Golden Jade Arm.

It seemed that as long as everyone worked together, they could dismantle this "Thousand-Handed Buddha" eventually!

"You’re forcing my hand!"

Seeing that these damned Demon Suppression General Cannons even had the mood to joke, the host immediately flew into a rage.

At the same time, he realized that these Imperial Dragon Guard law enforcers, who fought daily, not only had very high levels of Taoist Skill cultivation but also very rich experience in dueling.

They were far beyond the ordinary magicians encountered in the mountains on regular days.

Without hesitation, he summoned another hand from his chest and formed a Dharma Seal on the ground.

The "Ground Touch Seal," also known as the "Demon Suppression Seal," is the most powerful among all the incantations in the Mountain Spirit Temple, but the cost of using it is also the most terrifying.

Every use results in one limb mutating permanently, irreversible.

After all, the "Soul Leaving Mountain Spirit Skill" is but a Mystical Department Taoist Skill; every independent spell must adhere to its corresponding "Precept Taboo."

Even if one relies on "Taoist Inheritance Artifacts" to gain enlightenment without deliberate cultivation, the price still has to be borne by the spellcaster themselves.

At this moment, the host couldn’t care less.

The moment the "Ground Touch Seal" is cast, the earth beneath their feet starts to flow like water, and the mountaintop where the Mountain Spirit Temple is located becomes like a vast lake.

Apart from the temple standing on it, there is not a single uneven place left.

Then, from beneath the tranquil "lake surface" of the mountaintop, comes a "thunderous rumble," as Earth Dragons, fully equipped with scale armor, burst from the ground.

One, two, ten, a hundred... they block every inch of space atop the mountaintop.

It seems that no one can escape, not even by ascending to heaven or diving into the earth.

Qiu Shaobai shouts solemnly:

"Old Wang!"

"I know!"

Woo woo woo...

Wang Yuan raises his hand, a chill wind arises, and in an instant, the ground beneath their feet vanishes. They all fall together into the "Yin Road," disappearing from the mountaintop.

"Damn it, there’s actually a Ghost Taoist among the Imperial Dragon Guard?!"

The frustrated host, daring not maintain the terrifying Daoist Skill any longer, quickly dispels the "Ground Touch Seal."

But after the calm, he discovers that in the spot where everyone disappeared, a beautifully crafted wooden box with a surface full of coin patterns, resembling a vanity case, was left behind.

He couldn’t help but drive the "Thousand-Handed Buddha" to curiously approach and bend over to inspect it.

However, he didn’t realize that, in another view, an eight-foot radius around the wooden box had quietly gathered into a small pool of blood.

Bloodied hands swayed within it like seaweed.

And within the slit of the box, were stuffed dense, blood-red eyes; without exception, each pupil was a copper coin, varying in design and obviously ancient coins from different eras.

These coin eyes appeared as deep wells, as if merely making eye contact could cause one to accidentally fall into them.

Even a wolf on a leash, in essence, remains a wolf.

This "Deceit Object," already "tamed," reveals its sharp fangs once again upon sensing prey.

The host and the "Thousand-Handed Buddha" step within the eight-foot radius at this moment.

Click!

The wooden box snaps open abruptly, bloodied hands seize them fiercely, and then exert a tremendous force in a blink.

"No——!"

The "Thousand-Handed Buddha," made entirely of Golden Jade and precious gems, was instantly dragged into the box by an irresistible mighty force.

A moment later.

A flash of water-green skirt appears, and Lady Peach Fairy, dressed as a Qingyi woman, returns.

She picks up the box from the ground and re-enters the Mountain Spirit Temple built from gemstones and Golden Jade.

As she watches the masterless treasures being collected by the "Money Box," she quietly complains:

"Really, the Dharma Master doesn’t know the cost of firewood and rice when he’s not managing the house.

This is too generous, even leaving a tenth for those comrades who didn’t help much.

With this money, wouldn’t it be better to burn a few more beautiful skirts for me... for us?"