The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 343 - 155: Sudden Onrise of Betrayal

Chapter 343: Chapter 155: Sudden Onrise of Betrayal

"Five Divinity Realm warriors, very good."

Xin Wen’s tone carried a hint of coldness as he said, "Sending five of your people to extinction, would at the very least gravely weaken the Esoteric Sect’s primordial energy, wouldn’t it?"

Xin Wen didn’t actually expect to completely eradicate the Esoteric Sect. After all, even when they were defeated and severely weakened hundreds of years ago, they were not exterminated, not to mention now, after having recuperated for centuries.

If there had been the strength to extinguish the Esoteric Sect after their defeat back then, they wouldn’t have been allowed to flee overseas.

The primary goal of the Great Zen Temple was, in fact, to severely disrupt the Esoteric Sect’s vitality, forcing them to lack the power to enter the Central Plains, staying overseas for a few more centuries.

Now that the big fish were caught in the net, Zuicheng and the other four Divinity Realm warriors were enough.

"Amitabha."

Buddha’s Light Shines Everywhere from afar, as five figures swiftly flew through the sky. Flight was of course the mark of a Divinity Realm warrior, and with an aura of the Zen Sect.

It was natural that Xin Wen wouldn’t come alone to tackle the Esoteric Sect, even if he occupied a position in the Mahayana Institute akin to that of the Preaching Elders. If the Esoteric Sect had ambushes, the Zen Sect naturally had countermeasures.

"Form the array," Zuicheng commanded, seeing reinforcement from their side arriving; he decisively shouted.

Zhen Ji, Zhen Ya, Shihui, and Daoxiong quickly took their positions at the four corners, encircling Zuicheng in the middle. The five formed Dharma Seals with their hands, visualizing the Five Great Bright Kings, chanting true words, and harmonized the three secrets, "Mandala Formation."

Five Dharma Images of the Bright Kings rose into the air: the immovable Ming King, Three Generations of Bright Kings, Jun Tuli Ming King, Great Power Ming King, Vajra Yaksha Ming King. The Dharma Images of the Five Great Bright Kings stood towering like giants before the Imperial City.

The Mandala Formation composed of the Five Great Bright Kings, as performed by Zuicheng and his companions, was far more powerful than the one previously performed by Kong Hai’s group. It was the difference between Hobbits and Titan Giants.

The Five Great Bright Kings all appeared furious, representing the Vajra Glaring Eyes that subdue all internal and external demons.

After the Mandala Formation was established, Zuicheng continued to press forward, striving to defeat or even kill Xin Wen before the Zen Sect’s reinforcements arrived, seizing an advantage first.

Once Zuicheng and the others formed the array, their True Qi connected, and their intentions understood each other without needing to be articulated; Zhen Ji, Zhen Ya, and the others understood and the Five Great Bright Kings’ Dharma Images ignited the Great Fury Fire, intending to annihilate the enemy in one strike.

However, forming the Mandala Formation and linking True Qi required a moment; even for Divinity Realm warriors like Zuicheng and the others, this brief time was unavoidable.

And it was just this moment that gave enough time for the Divinity Realm warriors of the Great Zen Temple to arrive. For beings of the Divinity Realm, such a distance was trivial. Xin Wen, although baiting the enemy, had not gambled his life on this plan.

But just then, a sudden change occurred.

Dragon roars and tiger howls stirred up the winds and clouds, as suddenly, a dragon and a tiger appeared in the sky, charging at the five flying Divinity Realm warriors who were coming as support from the Great Zen Temple.

"Ha ha, Monk Xinzhu, let me see if you’ve made any progress recently."

The clear words echoed from afar, igniting the Fire of Ignorance within the five Divinity Realm warriors.

This dragon and tiger naturally couldn’t harm the five Divinity Realm warriors, but delaying them for a bit was still possible. However, at this moment, Xin Wen was in imminent danger; this brief delay could mean a life. Even if not fatal, a severe injury could lead to a disadvantage for the Great Zen Temple’s side.

As the saying goes, rescuing someone is like putting out a fire, but now, while the five men went to extinguish the fire, someone deliberately sabotaged them by tipping over the water basin meant to put out the flames. Could they not be annoyed?

"Zhang Yuanlu!" Monk Xinzhu from the Bodhi Temple of the Great Zen Temple shouted angrily, calling out the name of the person who was causing trouble.

"Dragon Tiger Daoist energy, Zhang Yuanlu, a warrior of the Divinity Realm from Dragon Tiger Mountain." Qing Yu, watching from a distance, felt a wave of fear. It was fortunate that he hadn’t attacked Zhang Yangping that day; even if he could have killed him, he would have had to die alongside him.

Dragon Tiger Mountain was indeed luxurious enough to spare a Divinity Realm warrior, at least a True Pill Realm expert, to cause trouble in Divine Capital, messing up the Great Zen Temple’s plans, despite being threatened by the Shadow King and harassed by Qing Yu’s vile tactics, which had them at their wits’ end.

At that moment, on the other side, the Mandala Formation had already been pushed to its limit. Zuicheng integrated the Three Sects of Secrets, pinched the Immovable Root Seal with his hand, and chanted the True Words, "Approach, warriors, Dou, all arrange, in front, March."

"The Nine-character True Words of the Immovable Ming King’s Cutting Day Method!"

A Great Fury Fire raged across the sky and earth, as if the whole world had fallen into the Fiery Flame Hell. The third eye of the Immovable Ming King’s Dharma Image slowly opened, its gaze fixed on Xin Wen.

At the same time, the Mandala Formation created the Vajra Womb Realm Array, trapping Xin Wen and preventing his escape.

"Die, Xin Wen."

The endless Great Fury Fire roared, engulfing Xin Wen, who was trapped within the Vajra Womb Realm, in flames.

"The Great Fury Fire formed by the five of us together leaves you with no vitality, Xin Wen. Even the Heart Zen Immortal Skill won’t be able to withstand the scorching of this fury fire," Zuicheng said with a triumphant smile.

The Divine Dragon and Five-Colored Phoenix above the Imperial City roared in unison, as if they too found pleasure in this event.

Hearing the roar behind them, Zuicheng and the others found the sound pleasing to the ear and their spirits soared.

"Wait, be careful..." Zuicheng suddenly shouted.

But it was too late. A strong wind howled, and the combined force of the Nine Dragon Sky Array and the Five-Colored Phoenix’s Dragon and Phoenix harmonious roar broke through the air and collided directly with the Five Great Bright Kings’ Dharma Forms.

Zuicheng and the others had never imagined that this would happen. Their former ally had struck a fatal blow from behind.

"What’s going on?"

"How could this be..."

All over Divine Capital, the people who were closely following the events were also shouting in astonishment.

This unexpected turn of events was completely outside their consideration. Feng Tianming, the initiator of the Water and Land Ceremony and the one who could be said to have sparked this conflict between Zen and Esoteric Sects, had egregiously betrayed their pact with the Esoteric Sect. At a time when the Zen Sect was at a disadvantage, Feng Tianming broke through the united Mandala Formation with the Dragon and Phoenix harmonious roar.

At that moment, Monk Xinzhu and four others arrived, united the Buddha Light, and worked together to dispel the Great Fury Fire that swept across the land.

With the Mandala Formation broken and the Five Great Bright Kings’ Dharma Forms collapsed, the Great Fury Fire lost its source of power and rapidly weakened. After the five of them worked together to rid the fury fire, they revealed Xin Wen’s body, scorched beyond recognition by the flames.

However, once he was out of the scorching flames of the Great Fury Fire, the horrifying burns on Xin Wen’s body began to rapidly heal. The charred blackness faded away, replaced by his original bronze skin tone.

In just a few moments, Xin Wen had returned to his original state, and had it not been for his monk’s robe, which was barely covering his body, you might have thought Xin Wen had never been injured.

"The Heart Zen Immortal Skill truly lives up to its Undying name," Qing Yu remarked from afar.

He had seen such rapid recovery before on Monk Shijue, though not as dramatic. Back then, Monk Shijue’s palm had been pierced by Qing Yu, and it was with the Heart Zen Immortal Skill that he had quickly healed.

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