The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 349 - 161: There are Still Moves Left

Chapter 349: Chapter 161: There are Still Moves Left

"The drama is intense!" On Cloud Peak outside the Divine Capital, Qingyu couldn’t blink an eye.

"Xin Yuan, I never thought you had planted so many spies inside the Great Zen Temple, even allowing one to become the head of the Arhat Hall. That is really..."

Qingyu thought of a story from three years after another three years. Xin Yuan had been at the Great Zen Temple for twenty times that long. Moreover, the Great Zen Temple wasn’t foolish; not to mention the head of the Arhat Hall, even true disciples, if they did not have a very clear background, were those who had grown up in the temple since they were young.

Xin Yuan must have been raised in the temple since his childhood, which was also mentioned in the intelligence reports.

"What really concerns me is why Xin Yuan would betray," Qingyu mused.

Children are easily assimilated by their environment, and Xin Yuan, having reached the upper echelons within the temple, was one of its core decision-makers. Such a position tied his fate directly to that of the temple; harming its interests was akin to harming his own.

If Xin Yuan had simply integrated completely with the temple, it would have been millions of times better than betrayal.

"So, there’s only one truth," Qingyu muttered to himself, "Xin Yuan is Japanese."

Those not of our kind must have a different heart. This saying might sometimes be biased, but in most cases, it holds as truth.

Xin Yuan’s background, determined from birth, had fixed his allegiance, unchangeable. Even if he intended to truly integrate into the temple and spend his life as the head of the Arhat Hall, he could not alter this fact. As long as Japan revealed his identity, the best Xin Yuan could hope for was to spend his life in the Demon Suppression Tower.

Thus, Xin Yuan’s path aligned with Japan from the start.

"The consideration of the Japanese is indeed profound."

Originally, Qingyu believed Japan had only recently started their invasion. He had not expected that, decades ago, they had already placed Xin Yuan as a pawn. It was unknown how many others there were like Xin Yuan, with Esoteric Buddhism comfortably cultivating overseas and laying plans for who knows how many years, truly impressive.

Moreover, since they could plant a pawn like Xin Yuan, it was hardly certain Esoteric Buddhism wouldn’t have other moves.

Just as expected, at this moment, another incident occurred.

After Xin Wen was severely wounded and withdrawn from the battlefield by the Spirit Sect to heal, Yagyu Munenori also joined the fight.

Esoteric Buddhism’s Zuicheng and four others formed the Mandala Formation. Although they had been suppressed and suffered significant injuries earlier, after Xin Wen withdrew from the battle and Xin Yuan’s betrayal was discovered and he was killed, they reversed their deteriorating situation and began using the Mandala Formation to overpower the four Zen Sect Divinity Realm warriors.

With Yagyu Munenori joining the battle, they gained a complete upper hand.

Six against four, with Yagyu Munenori wielding the "Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword," an Evil Weapon of extraordinary power, made the Zen Sect masters cautious and restrained in their movements.

And still, that wasn’t all; Esoteric Buddhism played another card, "Aguge, Red Sun Dharma King, if you don’t act now, then when?"

From the sky, suddenly two streaks of fire light flew toward them.

One of these fiery streaks was a fiercely intense fireball, soaring across the sky like a Fierce Yang descending to earth.

The other, for those with sufficient eyesight, was wrapped in a human figure, flying rudely and forcefully, the fierce friction with the air creating an appearance like a meteor falling.

The two streaks of fire arrived in an instant, the sun-like fireball pausing above the Imperial City, slightly withdrawing its flames to reveal a figure dressed in splendid monk’s robes.

As for the other streak of fire, like a comet striking the earth, it directly hit the ground.

"Boom—"

In the deafening impact, the already battered square was completely shattered, with dust filling the air and debris scattered all around.

Due to Feng Tianming’s severe injuries, the walls of the Imperial City, which had been protected by the Nine Dragon Sky Array, were also destroyed by the aftermath of the impact.

"HAHAHAHA..." Amid the arrogant, rampaging laughter, a figure wrapped in beast hide, exposing half of his chest, and holding a black-gold axe emerged from the crater created by the impact, "The land of the southern people, I, Aguge, have arrived."

"Red Sun Dharma King of the Great Snow Mountain Esoteric Buddhism, Aguge, the Right Wise King of the Golden Wolf Han Court." Zhuge Longsu recited the names of these two men who had suddenly appeared, atop the Datong Mountain.

The leader of the Great Snow Mountain Esoteric Buddhism, Red Sun Dharma King, committed himself to cultivating in the cold, bone-chilling Great Snow Mountain, using the bitter cold to refine his spirit and the blizzard to temper his body. What shocked people the most was that from a young age, in such harsh conditions, he cultivated a Fire Attribute Martial Arts all the way to the Divinity Realm.

It was said that when the Red Sun Dharma King fully unleashed the power of his Fierce Yang Divine Skill, he could, with his strength alone, turn the icy facade of the Snow Mountain into a blazing summer.

Then there was Aguge, Golden Wolf Han Court’s Left Wise King, skilled in strategy, and Right Wise King, skilled in battle. Right Wise King Aguge, the second greatest warrior of the Golden Wolf Han Court, was a towering figure whose formidable strength could move mountains and crush peaks.

These two men were far stronger than the group of five led by Zuicheng.

This was like throwing an extra mountain onto an already overburdened camel.

"Teacher." Zhuge Longsu couldn’t help but turn his gaze to his own teacher, Meng Shanhe.

Though Aguge and the Red Sun Dharma King were formidable, they were still no match for the Supreme warriors of the Heavenly List. What made a Supreme warrior? The strongest among the strong. Meng Shanhe, being able to create spaces, was a Supreme warrior. With him stepping in, Aguge and the Red Sun Dharma King would not be able to overturn the heavens.

"Wait a while longer." Meng Shanhe’s face, formed by the mists of clouds, remained as tranquil as an ancient well, showing no trace of emotion.

Wait a while longer, wait for what?

’Naturally, waiting for someone to pay the price.’ Xin Wen bitterly added this sentence in his mind.

He had just been casting his gaze far toward the summit of Datong Mountain, hoping that Meng Shanhe would act. Unfortunately, his hope was in vain.

Meng Shanhe would act, but not now. Now, their Great Zen Temple had not yet paid a sufficient price.

This time, in cooperation with the Great Zen Temple, Feng Tianming had successfully tricked the Esoteric Sect. The Zen Sect’s entry into Northern Zhou to spread its teachings was already a done deal. However, Meng Shanhe’s move was to make the Zen Sect expend some of its strength, to prevent it from becoming overly inflated and creating trouble without cause.

’Fortunately, we had long been prepared for this.’ Xin Wen thought in his mind.

"Two venerable uncles." Xin Wen shouted aloud.

The two old monks, who were struggling in battle, turned their heads to look and saw Xin Wen nodding with tears.

"Amitābha."

"Amitābha."

Both monks brought their palms together and chanted the Buddha’s name.

Then, Buddha Light burst forth radiantly from their bodies. Their aura, incredibly powerful, even surpassed the Mandala Formation formed by Zuicheng’s group of five.

"You’re insane; Sacrifice Technique!" Zuicheng shouted out loud.

Being the longstanding rival of the Zen Sect, Zuicheng naturally recognized this ’Sacrifice Technique’ — sacrifice one’s own body, relieve the world of evil demons. During the great battle between Zen and Esoteric Buddhism in previous years, many from the Esoteric Sect had been humiliated by this ’Sacrifice Technique’.

However, those who resorted to the ’Sacrifice Technique’ at the drop of a hat were mostly from the Innate and Divine Origin Realms, with not many from the True Pill Realm, and even fewer from the Divinity Realm.

It was rare, both in the past and present, for those in the Divinity Realm to be subjected to the ’Sacrifice Technique’.

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