The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 581 - 77: Attacking the Heart

Chapter 581: Chapter 77: Attacking the Heart

Qing Yu drew the Qiuli Sword and thrust it into the ground.

Endless Earth Essence Qi was absorbed; Qing Yu did his utmost to instantly draw in all the surrounding Earth Essence Qi.

The ground beneath his feet cracked and split, nearby plants and trees withered in a flash, even the centennial tree in front of Pushan Temple had its vitality drained away.

Such a massive amount of Essence Qi was sucked into Qing Yu’s body, giving him an exploding sense of expansion, to the point that even the Golden Bell Shield at the Tenth Level struggled to bear it.

Simultaneously, the Five Hundred Arhats descended, luminous Buddha Light illuminating the daytime sky, hundreds of arhat silhouettes chanting sacred sounds in unison, attacking Qing Yu together.

Under the directive of the rage Qing Yu had deliberately stirred, Xin Hui went all out, using his strongest moves, determined to kill the Qingyu Demon Path.

"Breathing Sword."

The Qiuli, imbued with Vitality Qi, countered the Five Hundred Arhats.

A wild horse, dust, the breath of life that all creatures exhale—this sword contained boundless vitality, which should have been solely for defense and not suited for offense.

However, Qing Yu’s sword bore the intent of destruction amidst the burgeoning vitality.

"Boom—"

Sword and painting collided, the luminosity of the Five Hundred Arhats that filled the sky shone brilliantly, causing both the surroundings of the Qiuli and Qing Yu’s Essence Qi Protective Aura to quiver as if about to shatter.

But just when it seemed about to break, it did not. The force of vitality seemed endless, resisting the onslaught of the Arhat Painting.

"Die!"

Xin Hui suddenly burst out from within the light and shadow, his fists shining with golden light, and in a flash, he struck Qing Yu with eighteen punches.

The Eighteen Arhats Divine Strike.

One punch, one Arhat’s form; after eighteen punches, the famed Eighteen Arhats were all manifested, each striking Qing Yu’s body with solid impact.

The Essence Qi Shield shattered in an instant, and even the Golden Bell Shield couldn’t withstand the full force of the eighteen punches, and was forcefully broken.

"Ugh—"

Qing Yu spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but his lips were curved in a rich smile.

"Yin and Yang interchange, reverses life and death."

Merging with the breath of the Earth, Qing Yu’s eyes took on an empty, vacant expression, his spirit in harmony with heaven and earth. The great vitality and the silent, desolate earth formed two contrasting forms, the Qiuli Sword channeled vitality from above and death from the Five Hundred Arhats, creating another Yin Yang of life and death.

Then, life and death reversed.

Leveraging the newly comprehended concepts of destruction and rebirth, as well as the Undying Seal Technique’s Power Leaning, guided by the Yin and Yang Qi, the Breathing Sword wrapped the Five Hundred Arhats and thunderously pulled them into the earth.

The land, already desolate from having its Earth Essence Qi extracted, couldn’t cope with the sudden influx of intense Qi and the assault of the Arhat Painting, and the cracked ground spread out countless fissures, rapidly expanding.

"Rumble—"

The ground trembled, making it hard for anyone to stand firm.

Of course, this tremor wouldn’t shake Qing Yu or Xin Hui, but it was not the earthquake that shook Xin Hui—it was his heart.

"Boom—"

Another loud noise, but this time it wasn’t the sound of an earthquake—it was the sound of the main gate of Pushan Temple collapsing not far away. Then, the collapse spread, and Pushan Temple instantly lost half of it.

Among this half, Xin Hui was unaware of the safety of others, but it seemed rather grim for the two Guest Monks guarding the gate.

Already having lost all their resistance from being affected by the Qi Mechanism, they were either dead or gravely injured in the collapse.

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The worshippers who had been shaken to the ground by the sword’s hum before, by now, had also largely lost their lives.

Such a disaster had begun when Xin Hui completely let go of his reservations to fight with all his might, and a sense of guilt swiftly magnified under the influence of the invisible power of thought, shaking the heart and soul of Xin Hui.

"Death Extreme Sword."

After vitality, comes death. With the "Death Spirit Sword" from the "Innate Breaking Body Invisible Sword Qi," drawing the death qi from nearly a hundred people and the death intent from the land after its Earth Essence Qi had been drained, the dim and lightless Sword Qi tore through Xin Hui’s Arhat Golden Body, slashing a ferocious gash.

"Qing Yu!!" Xin Hui’s eyes were wide with fury, intently fixed on the White-haired Taoist whose mouth still bore traces of blood.

It was all his doing, if not for him, none of this would have happened, if not for him...

The Heart Demon gnawed at his soul, turning his mind even more frenzied amidst the pain.

This battle was not about a contest of strength, but a gamble of mental states. In terms of strength, Qing Yu was inferior to the sixth on the Earth list, but in terms of cunning, he had completely outplayed Xin Hui.

At this moment, Xin Hui’s injuries were not as severe as those of Qing Yu, but in terms of mental state, Xin Hui had utterly lost.

"Heh, devoted to the Arhat Martial, brave and diligent, yet your Arhat’s Heart has a flaw. If you could truly achieve the Arhat’s Heart, how could such external factors shake your mental state?" Qing Yu wiped the fresh blood from his mouth, scoffed.

As previously said, an arhat cuts off desires and passions, freeing themselves from worries. Such a mental state could surely not be shaken by mere guilt.

In the end, Buddhist cultivation is, in essence, similar to that of the Daoist, both striving for Buddha (immortal) hood. It’s just that Buddhism was brought in by the Peacock Dynasty to cater to the people of the Central Plains, hence the additional teachings of compassion and benevolence.

"Demon Path, even if this monk has to give up his life today, I shall take you down with me," Xin Hui’s True Qi suddenly surged, his aura erupting vigorously.

’He’s going to use the "Sacrifice Technique," seems like I’ve really pushed this monk to the edge,’ Qing Yu thought.

To break Xin Hui’s mental state, Qing Yu had tried everything to trigger his rage, but once Xin Hui’s anger reached its peak, Qing Yu could no longer calm him.

Now, only Qing Yu’s death could extinguish Xin Hui’s rage.

So...

"Farewell."

Qing Yu’s figure abruptly shifted from solid to ethereal, his presence merging with the heavens and the earth, disappearing without a trace.

Was he supposed to wait for death rather than run? It was Xin Hui’s desire to perish together with Qing Yu, but Qing Yu had no plans of dying early.

So, time to withdraw.

After all, with such an ordeal this time, he had given enough of a lesson. Besides, the fact that Pushan Temple had harbored a rebel was true, and it was also true that Xin Hui had struck with full force first; by any reckoning, Qing Yu stood justified.

"Qingyu Demon Path!!"

Xin Hui’s eyes were wide open, filled with bloodshot veins, even the corners of his eyes had split. He wanted to pursue but, sweeping with Divine Thought, he could not find a single trace.

If Qing Yu truly wanted to hide his tracks, even someone at the Divinity Realm couldn’t find him, let alone Xin Hui at the True Pill Realm?

Xin Hui’s rage was destined to be impotent fury.

"Woo——"

At this moment, the clouds churned violently in the sky, a wild wind swept in from afar, accompanied by thundering roars echoing through the heavens.

Already at the gates of Divine Capital, Qing Yu looked towards the southern skies, "The Qi mechanism changes, could it truly be the Supreme warriors clashing?"

Such a display of force was definitely not something ordinary warriors at the Divinity Realm could muster. Qing Yu had seen battles among those at the Divinity Realm before.

While the previous battle at Divine Capital saw the Zen and Esoteric Sects destroy half of the capital, it certainly did not have the effect of stirring the very heavens and earth, allowing an anomaly to be seen from thousands of miles away.

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