Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 243: Framing (Reward for 2,800 votes last month)

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Framing (Reward for 2,800 votes last month)

"The ’Thousand Transformations Divine Power’ really is useful!"

The one who struck from the shadows was naturally Zhong Shenxiu.

He couldn’t possibly use the Divine Skills from the ’Dragon Tiger Pill Book’ publicly while disguised as Young Master Shen Xiu, but that didn’t matter.

He still had three physical Divine Skills, as well as the first-rate Thousand Transformations Divine Power!

Previously, he had simulated the combined Divine Power of the Xuanyin Soul-cutting Sword Technique with the Thousand Transformations Divine Power, piercing Tong Baixiao with a single thrust.

Then he mimicked the White Bone Scholar’s White Bone Divine Ability, unleashing a massive attack to clear the field and stealthily finishing off Zhu Lie and his group.

Since ascending to the Divine Power Realm, his power was no less than Zhang Taiyi’s. If he went all out, he could take down all six Great Divine Power Practitioners battling in the sky.

Even though his actions were somewhat concealed, his every move still sent shockwaves through the crowd.

"The Black Lotus Venerable?"

After killing, Zhong Shenxiu immediately thought about how to manage the aftermath.

There were many cultivators skilled in deduction in this world, but the land tainted by the Evil God was perfect for counteracting that: "You wish to descend? I’ll lend you a hand!"

...

Above the Black Lotus Altar.

"Descend, Black Lotus, to relieve suffering and hardship..."

"Descend, Black Lotus, to liberate all beings..."

"In the end times, only those who have faith in the Black Lotus shall enjoy eternal life..."

Around the divine statue, a continuous overlap of prayers murmured and chanted in a hazy voice, barely distinguishable, yet it unnerved every cultivator.

The Black Lotus Cultists’ eyes turned blood-red as they descended into madness.

While most of the court Daoist officials were in a daze, their sea of consciousness seemed to behold a pitch-black deity.

Immediately afterward, some wept blood tears, others grew tumors all over, and then some sprouted pitch-black hair...

Only a few peripheral Daoist officials managed to keep a shred of clarity in their minds, narrowly escaping death.

Zhong Shenxiu, now a Divine Power Practitioner, had a certain resistance to such muddled words.

He commanded the White Bone army, drowning the Black Lotus Sect branch and massively plundering the Daoist scriptures.

Suddenly, a colossal Ten Thousand Bone Demon roared, and a massive white bone claw brutally clutched at the pitch-black Divine Statue.

Like a mountain bearing down, the enormous white bone claw was unseen by all, but at its very center, an extra-dimensional space opened.

A black, sinister talisman, which had been suppressed all this time, was abruptly tossed out.

The talisman itself was like a bomb, kept in check until that moment.

Now, Zhong Shenxiu intentionally threw it, and Zhang Taiyi’s Divine Soul clutching the talisman, like a suicide squad member charging with explosives toward a bunker, approached the divine statue and detonated it with resolve!

Boom!

It seemed as if the void itself was torn asunder, and from the heavens fell petal after petal of black lotus.

On each petal, a devout face was clearly printed, their mouths opening and closing, reciting the ’Black Lotus Venerable’s Scripture of the End of Dharma’!

The divine statue represented the Black Lotus Venerable.

The talisman also sought the Black Lotus Venerable.

Therefore, instead of collision, the combination produced an inexplicable amplifying effect, enabling the power of the Evil God to descend fully!

The three Divine Power Practitioners from the Black Lotus Sect, still battling in the sky, witnessed this and fled without hesitation.

Being high-ranking members of the Black Lotus Sect, they knew all too well the sinister and terrifying nature of the Black Lotus Venerable!

Now that this Evil God had the power to descend, any ordinary Divine Power Practitioner remaining would, if they survived, be completely brainwashed into a spiritual monstrosity living a fate worse than death!

But faster than them was Zhong Shenxiu!

As soon as the Ten Thousand Bone Demon made its move, he had been covertly channeling the Five Elements Heavenly Escape Divine Power, ready to flee at a moment’s notice.

This Divine Power was renowned as the fastest among the Five Elements Escape Techniques.

Moreover, it wasn’t constrained by most terrain; as long as it belonged to one of the five elements, one could burrow through, some grand formation spells notwithstanding.

At the moment the black celestial flowers descended, Zhong Shenxiu saw Zhang Taiyi’s divine soul hesitated, faces grew on its surface, and it began to slowly dissolve.

It extinguished in the blink of an eye, vanishing without a trace, a divine soul extinguished.

He was very certain of this, because the death of the souls shepherded by the "Pastor" brought him certain backlash.

Feeling this, Zhong Shenxiu no longer hesitated, activated the Five Elements Heavenly Escape, and burrowed into the ground, his figure disappearing in a flash.

...

"What’s going on?"

In the sky above, three Black Lotus Sect Divine Power Practitioners fled quickly, confused, their thoughts rapidly communicating, "Which side does that Divine Power Practitioner who made the covert move belong to?"

"And the Black Lotus Divine Statue, why did it undergo such a change? Our original arrangement was merely a sacrificial ceremony, offering the flesh, blood, and souls of the dead cultists and Daoist officials to the Black Lotus God Master. Why did it cause this deity to descend... Even if it’s just a phantom, it’s piercing the heavens!"

All three of them were extremely distressed.

As a subordinate to the Five Lotus Sect, the Black Lotus Sect secretly developed in Luo State and naturally had its missions.

And some bottom lines were not to provoke the court too much.

But today, this event completely blew it.

Perhaps previously the court still thought that the Black Lotus Venerable was merely equivalent to a Divine Power or even Primordial Pill level Evil God.

After fully revealing its power this time, it could no longer be concealed, the court would heighten their alert, inevitably leading to the great plan of the upper sect suffering damage, where would there be any good outcomes for them.

But at this moment, they no longer had to worry about these things.

A sense of acute life-and-death crisis suddenly emerged in the hearts of these three cultivators.

"Watch out for sneak attacks!"

A black-robed cultivator shouted coldly, only to be pierced through by a flying sword that suddenly appeared from the void.

Crack!

His expression was dull, his body phantasmal, turning into a straw man.

Black Lotus Sect secret skill—Substitute Divine Power!

Not far away, his disheveled form emerged; just as he tried to counterattack, he found a heavy mountain peak pressing down from above.

This mountain peak had no summit, carrying the true essence of the Five Great Mountains, and smashed down with a thunderous force, covering an extremely large area.

A loud rumble was heard, and without escaping the mountain’s shadow, the black-robed figure was smashed into a puddle of flesh.

"Divine Power—Thousand Camel Peak!"

The other two Black Lotus Sect Divine Power Practitioners glanced at each other, "Court pursuers, split up and run!"

The two of them turned into two streaks of light, fleeing in opposite directions.

A black-robed figure heard sounds of magic combat coming from his companion’s direction, and couldn’t help feeling relieved; the pursuers had apparently gone after the other person, significantly increasing his own chances of escape.

A poor Daoist does not perish with a fellow Daoist. Ultimately, it was human nature.

He possessed a formidable Wind and Thunder Escape Technique, which was extremely fast when deployed. He now drove it desperately, covering a hundred miles in the blink of an eye.

Just as he felt smug about his escape, he suddenly saw a figure standing before him.

Dressed in white, with a folding fan, the epitome of a worldly handsome gentleman.

"Who are you?"

The black-robed cultivator bellowed, activating a curse Divine Power, intending to kill the person before him.

In the void, nearly invisible threads of black energy emerged, trying to infiltrate Zhong Shenxiu’s body through some mysterious connection.

Zhong Shenxiu merely furrowed his brow slightly, nine rays of pure light appeared, forming a protective barrier around his whole body, untouchable by any power.

Nine Pure Celestial Lights Protective Great Divine Power!

With this Divine Power deployed, he was determined to kill this person. His figure flashed, swiftly charging towards him.

The black-robed person cast Divine Power spells one after another, even throwing out a set of black formation flags, trying to trap Zhong Shenxiu.

But it was futile.

With a flash of the Five Elements Heavenly Escape, Zhong Shenxiu reached the man, his palm covered with a layer of stone skin, carrying the void’s poison, grabbing into the man’s chest...