Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 343 - 340: Offshore Balance Hand, Sitting Back Watching the Dogs Fight

Chapter 343: Chapter 340: Offshore Balance Hand, Sitting Back Watching the Dogs Fight

Only when Wang Yuan, with the power to break realms of his "Yin Yang Realm Dharma Body," pulled him into a corner of the "Yama Palace in the Ghost Realm," did Cui Baiyu completely break free from the space within the "Plague Formation."

It was then that Cui Baiyu finally came to his senses and couldn’t help but exclaim in shock as he looked at his "undead" colleague:

"Taibai?! Didn’t Martial Saint Xie say that you had perished along with the creator of the ’Yellow-Skinned Dharma King,’ ’Earth Mother Dark Heaven’?

How could you be here?"

The expression on his face was a sight to behold.

Part of the reason he had been so determined to die alongside the "Yellow-Skinned Dharma King" stemmed from taking inspiration from "Star Lord Taibai" – his selfless, courageous, evil-loathing, world-concerned... role-model like presence.

"Punishment Evil Thunder God" thought to himself that if Gold Star Taibai could perish alongside the Green Seal Strange Immortal for the sake of the common people, then it would be worth it for someone of his lesser abilities to exchange his life with such a wicked and fierce Yellow Seal Strange, one for one!

Yet now he was witnessing his "role model," who was supposed to have died for his cause, very much alive before him.

Furthermore, not only was he alive, but he was also looking wealthy and glowing with health, casually nibbling on a "crispy bone."

He faintly emanated the pleasant scent of a woman – quite the tell that the "role model" who was supposed to have met a noble end had not been living a pitiable life at all, but rather a very comfortable one.

Comparing this to himself, who, after the battle, was in tattered clothes, reeking of corpse odor, having endured the harshness of sleeping outdoors, and with dark circles heavy enough to fall off his face.

’Xie Tianke! Damn your grandma, you owe me big time for this emotional rollercoaster!’

Invisible assumptions are the deadliest.

With Xie Tianke, the world’s foremost "Martial Saint," extolling "Star Lord Taibai" to high heaven, who knows how many more admirers of Star Lord Taibai’s deeds would have their idols shattered.

However, Cui Baiyu, who had narrowly escaped death, had not had the chance to dwell on this for too long before he noticed a pile of disorganized bones and tattered kasaya on the ground.

He then realized that the monk who had renounced food must have fallen into the hands of Star Lord Taibai, who descended with divine weapons.

This had drawn the attention of the monks of the "Skull Temple" and attracted the notice of the "Plague Dao" demon, allowing himself to escape death by a hair’s breadth.

He quickly bowed deeply, thanking him for his life-saving grace.

"Why the formality between brothers? We need to hurry and deal with the ’Yellow-Skinned Dharma King’ and cut off the source of the Rat Plague – that’s what truly matters."

It was at this moment that Wang Yuan finished his last bite of "Deceit Bone" and helped him back to his feet.

The monks of the "Skull Temple" had long since transformed themselves into demons.

After Wang Yuan stealthily located this monk of excellent talent, he struck him with a "Immortal Sand Soul Returning Seal," instantly turning him into a "Strange."

Although the Daoist practices of these two sects and "Yin Mountain Taoism" shared some similarities, and perhaps could be used to fortify the "Earthly Que Golden Book,"

He still preferred to purify them thoroughly before consumption.

"Taibai! If I risk serious injury to my primordial Qi, my ’Eight-Gate Sword Formation’ could still open the Jing and Shock gates for twenty breaths, which should be enough to forcefully withstand the Plague Formation.

For the sake of the common people, I would not shirk from any duty assigned!"

Indeed, "Punishment Evil Thunder God" from "Taiyin Xuanbing Dao" was reliable in a crisis; even if asked to lure the enemy, he would do so without so much as a frown.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan waved his hand dismissively and smiled confidently:

"Why go through such trouble?

Before you accidentally fell into the Plague Formation, I’d already tracked their whereabouts, and even what those two sects intend to do here is crystal clear to me.

Just watch how I’m going to use the ’Offshore Balance Hand to make two peaches kill three scholars’!"

With a wave of his hand, a circle of light appeared before them, revealing the scene inside the "Plague Formation’s" Array Eye.

The "Yellow-Skinned Dharma King," dressed in a fur kasaya, sat on a bone sedan chair.

He was being carried by a group of small Plague Demons around a large Dharma Altar built from bones with a "Plague Umbrella" inserted above, circling continuously.

The chaotic sounds of Buddhist chants filled the air, unable to disturb the two "Yellow Seal Mages" in the slightest.

A group of "Human-Faced Rats" led a dense throng of rat-like demons, worshiping this "Strange" with devout fervor.

As if they were hearing the supreme Technique for Immortality in this chanting, they scratched their ears and cheeks in ecstasy, unable to contain their joy.

After nearly a month of fermentation, the "Yellow-Skinned Dharma King" of today seemed to have gradually acquired some of the majestic air of "Earth Mother Dark Heaven."

If it was left to grow unchecked,

sooner or later, it would receive a "Divine Tao Talisman Order" from a "Heavenly Official · Cang God," becoming a representative "Deceit God" of the "Rat Plague."

Even now, it was difficult to deal with.

Malevolent in power, numerous followers, supported by a group of Plague Dao demons led by those at the "Earth Essence" state,

Even multiple ordinary Mages or those at the "Earth Essence" state would find it incredibly challenging to slay it.

Alas, there are always some abilities more Strange than the Strange themselves, catching people completely off-guard!

One saw one of the rat demons worshiping the "Yellow-Skinned Dharma King" suddenly shudder.

Its blood-red eyes seemed to reflect a dark-faced figure dressed in a Crown Robe.

It was none other than Wang Yuan’s Yama’s Avatar from his "Three Grotto Dharma Body" possessing the rat demon!

The "Yin Yang Realm Dharma Body" naturally travels between the Yin Yang Realm effortlessly, adept at handling various realm spaces and grotto heavens of heaven and earth.

Not to mention a mere "Plague Formation," even the "Living Dragon Gate" that trapped Qingyan for fifteen years couldn’t stop his strides.

Without a moment’s delay,

and while the rat demon continued to prostrate in worship, Yama’s Avatar also formed the Meridian Technique with his hands, respectfully bowing deeply to the "Yellow-Skinned Dharma King."

The Strange was completely unaware of the looming disaster, nor did it possess the consciousness to sidestep or withstand the impending threat.

Then,

King Yanluo bowed three times!

A bow, two bows, three bows!

As he bent down for the third time, not waiting for Yama’s avatar to straighten back up,

Boom!

The Yellow-Skinned Dharma King, under the horrified gazes of his "believers," suddenly slumped over from the Bone Sedan Chair and fell to the ground.

Instantly, he breathed his last!

"Has the Dharma King... died?!"

Even Cui Baiyu, who had been standing beside Wang Yuan observing, hadn’t noticed at all.

How the one who spearheaded the Rat Plague, the chief culprit behind the great trouble caused to the Thunder Department, was so easily slain by Star Lord Taibai.

Incredible, almost as if by magic!

This being who accomplished feats that seemed like tales from heaven, an already mysterious and enigmatic "role model," now seemed even more unreachable and awe-inspiring to Cui Baiyu.

The shattered idol was reestablished, even more magnificent than before!

After all, if one could trick a Green Seal Strange Immortal, then emerge unscathed from the Earth Gate, wasn’t that a hundred times more impressive than a mutual destruction?

Now his gaze toward Wang Yuan was exactly like how Wang Yuan once looked at the Victorious Fighting King.

Full of—big boss, take me with you!

With the sudden death of the Yellow-Skinned Dharma King, the subordinate Deceit Monsters human-faced rats that drew their power from him also vanished like smoke.

The severity of the Rat Plague in the Great Yan North Border also abruptly dropped several notches.

At the same time,

Sun Fenghan, who was in charge of the main formation, noticed the anomaly here immediately, and his face turned pale.

"Not good! How could the Yellow-Skinned Dharma King I used to anchor the formation suddenly die so violently?!

Could it be that there was some flaw I didn’t notice when Earth Mother Dark Sky created this Strange being?"

What he didn’t know was that it was the work of the Heavenly Immortal Official King Yanluo himself.

Then, like reaching its appointed time, the Strange met a natural and expected end, didn’t it?

Even this Earth Essence-level Mage failed to observe anything unusual.

And he didn’t realize that the Landlord, tasked by the Landlady on Beimang Mountain, had already sneakily extended a dark little hand towards them.

At this moment, the disappearance of Thunder God in the formation seemed like a trivial matter in Sun Fenghan’s eyes.

Yet, what was worse still lingered.

From within the greatly weakened formation, a somewhat shrill voice suddenly rang out:

"Stupid monk, your Dharma nephew tasted good; I could eat him again! Come and fight me if you dare, idiot!"

Immediately afterward, a mess of abstainee bones got thrown out of the formation.

Lying exposed before a group of White Bone Monks from the Skull Temple.

"Oh no... this is too much!"

The old Monk Xu Yun, Ghost Gate Arhat, could no longer hold back his rage and immediately launched a fierce assault controlling the Corpse Forest and the Hundred Bones Thousand Corpses Formation.

With tremendous valor, he reversed the previous downturn in an instant.

Sun Fenghan, busy checking the status of the Yellow-Skinned Dharma King to see if there was any way to remedy the situation, didn’t want to fight any longer, feeling extremely wronged as he explained:

"This is not a person from our ’Plague Dao’ at all.

That’s right, I remember now; this is a rat demon temporarily attracted by the Yellow-Skinned Dharma King! Yes, temporary personnel not on the regular roster!"

But the Ghost Gate Arhat attacked more fiercely than ever, completely disregarding Sun Fenghan’s explanation.

As the battle truly caught fire, casualties began to surface among the disciples responsible for defending the formations on both sides.

After the Yellow-Skinned Dharma King was killed, both sides, now on the same level, fought even more fiercely.

Intestines strewn about, brains splattered, the White Bone Monks’ marrow burst forth...

This was Wang Yuan’s strategy.

Seeing that the "Plague Formation" was gradually overpowering the "Corpse Forest,"

he first brought balance to them.

Whichever side was stronger, he would secretly strike and knock them down.

Then, he let both sides, unwilling to lose, slowly wear down each other’s living forces.

To sum it up: suppress the strong, support the weak, fan the flames, and never enter the fray until the end.

This was also Great Ying Shit Stick’s famed secret technique—Offshore Balance Hand, watching the dogfight!

As disciples from both sides kept pouring in to join the increasingly brutal meat grinder,

it naturally allowed Old Master Wang to gather the one million Merits he needed to "buy" Dushuo Immortal Mountain.

That was the real rent the Landlord and Landlady wanted to collect—the Merit of the Nine Soldiers paid for with their lives.

Of course, to ensure not to let the situation spiral completely out of control, Old Master Wang still had one last issue to deal with.

Turning his head to look at his colleague who had been stunned by this impressive operation, he asked with a beaming smile:

"Xiao Cui, do you have a Taoist friend yet? Have you bought a cave mansion? Is your Merit enough to spend?

Brother, I have a good project here; are you interested?"

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