Chapter 577
Chapter 577 – Mine
Ranging from low-level Fireball talismans to powerful Scarlet Sun talismans, with Rushing Lightning talismans and Explosion talismans in between, a hundred Corpse Soldiers were covered in over a thousand talismans—of course, the relatively-more-precious violet talismans that could incur trouble easily obviously could not be used here .
Li Qingshan and Xiao An killed their way to the outskirts of the sixth floor before beginning their preparations . Li Qingshan had obviously come up with this move that terrorists used all too frequently . Originally, he only wanted to catch them off-guard so that he could launch a sudden attack .
But from the moment he stuck on the first talisman, Li Qingshan became like a child who wanted to test out the maximum power of some firecrackers . He took out all of the destructive talismans of fire and lightning and stuck them on . Afterwards, with an order from Xiao An, the suicidal Corpse Soldiers all rushed in together .
The Demon Generals had not responded slowly, unleashing their various defensive techniques . However, the circular square only had nine doors in total, and not all the Corpse Soldiers Xiao An had arranged charged in . Nine remained behind, specially for closing the doors!
The nine gilded doors opened and closed . Everything happened in a single instant .
Boom!
All of the Corpse Soldiers were torn apart by the lightning and fire first . The flames surged and the electricity crackled, swallowing the Demon Generals and slamming them against the walls heavily, but the fire and lightning and firmly stopped . It rebounded and was compressed before becoming even more violent . Who knew how many times that process occurred in a single moment, completely unleashing the full force of the explosion .
The entire Demon Suppression hall shook violently . Only after a very long time did the shaking completely stop .
Li Qingshan crouched outside the door, plugging his ears with his index fingers as he shook his head violently . He stood up and whistled in disbelief . He had never thought the combined explosion of these talismans would be so great that even he would become slightly dizzy .
Li Qingshan extended his thumb at Xiao An .
“Probably all of them inside have been blown up to death!”
Li Qingshan estimated that even if he were blocked up in a place and blown up like that, he definitely could not emerge unscathed either . No matter how powerful the Demon Generals were inside, they probably would not have been able to escape death .
However, Xiao An shook her head . She could clearly sense a powerful aura of life remaining behind the door .
“Then I need to see just whose life is so tough . Surely it’s not a Demon Commander!”
Li Qingshan secretly raised his guard and pushed open the gilded door . The moment he touched the door, he was slightly surprised, as the door was just as cold as before . There was not even the slightest warmth, let alone being warped by the explosion . He had no idea what the Demon Suppression hall was made of for it to be so tough .
Xiao An stopped Li Qingshan . A few Corpse Generals leapt out from behind her and entered through the door first .
There was a sharp flash, and the Corpse Generals at the front suddenly fell backwards, but the lower half of their bodies maintained the charging posture . They were like wheat that had been cut down by a sickle, splitting in half along the waist .
“Hmm?” Li Qingshan stared ahead, only to see a demon male currently standing in front of the Demon Suppression statue . He wielded a strange, long sword in his hand . A glisten of light flowed through the sword, and the hollow eyeball on the hilt stared fixedly at Li Qingshan .
His clothes were tattered and parts of him were charred, but his aura had not weakened at all . His eyes were filled with fury and killing intent . Probably everyone would feel the same if they were caught by surprise with something like that . And, if it were not for the sword in his hand, he definitely would have received even more severe damage .
The ground beneath him was littered with charred remains . Some of them still writhed, with a shred of life remaining that could be extinguished at any time .
Lietu said sternly, “Do you really think you can kill me with something like that!? You can pay with your blood!”
“What’s your name? Bastard, your life sure is tough . ”
Li Qingshan drew the Heavy Water sword and the tip struck the ground with a clank . He grabbed the sword with both hands as he cried out inside, How close!
To be able to react immediately under these circumstances, this guy definitely isn’t some regular Demon General . The strike was not enough to pose life-threatening danger to me, which was why the spirit turtle gave no warning . However, if I had stepped into it, I’d have to use strength beyond Foundation Establishment to dodge it, which will lead to suspicion . Though, that sword sure is interesting!
The moment Li Qingshan spotted the strange sword, his eyes became glued to it . It was not only because of the great, strange power it gave off, but also because the design of the sword suited his tastes very much!
He’s no regular Demon General . The demon qi he gives off is extraordinarily pure . Even among Demon Commanders, there aren’t many who can reach that level!
Lietu studied Li Qingshan too, or more accurately, it was through the “Evil Eye’ in his hand . The Evil Eye’s gaze directly passed through Li Qingshan’s body, spotting the location of his dark-red demon heart .
Demon hearts were not like the cardiovascular organ . They could condense anywhere inside a demonfolk’s body, making them extremely difficult to be targeted as a vital point . Lietu had used this exact ability of the Evil Eye to dig out the demon heart from the fierce Demon General earlier .
He sensed the pulses of the “Evil Eye”, desiring the opponent’s demon heart . Situations like this rarely ever occurred . In the past, he had killed many Demon Commanders in order to strengthen the Evil Eye demonic sword, but not every demon heart could satisfy the “Evil Eye” .
If he could obtain this Demon General’s demon heart, then he would be able to unleash the Evil Eye’s power, and he could return to the seventh floor immediately .
“Your sword is mine!”
“Your demon heart is mine!”
The two of them blurted out at the same time . Even their intonations were no different, but unfortunately, this was not a mutual understanding among friends, but the desire to kill as enemies .
There was another flash of sharp light as Lietu rushed over, swinging his sword along the way .
Li Qingshan refused to be careless . He had personally witnessed what had happened when Xiao An’s Corpse Generals were killed . He knew what terrifying power a sharp sword could display in the hands of a master .
With a great bellow, he lifted the Heavy Water sword over his head, unleashing the Siege Breaking strike and swinging down violently .
Clang!
With a gentle thrum, the broken tip of the sword spiraled through the air, striking the ceiling before falling to the ground, sending sparks flying .
The Heavy Water sword returned to its original size . A third of the sword had been cut off .
Lietu sneered . I’ll cut you in half with my next slash!
Li Qingshan was unfazed . He changed to a single-handed grip and grasped the sword firmly, swinging out diagonally . He extended his free hand towards Lietu .
Chains of Demon Suppression!
With a metallic jangle, black chains criss-crossed through the air, wrapping around Lietu .
“What?”
Lietu was dumbfounded . He felt his demon qi surge uncontrollably right when he was about to swing out with his certain-kill strike . Under the firm entanglement of the Chains of Demon Suppression, he was immobilised on the spot . Even his demon qi seemed to freeze up . The broken sword had already arrived by his face .
Who knew how many Demon Generals with all sorts of techniques Li Qingshan had managed to kill with this move . It was basically ever successful . However, he did not feel the satisfying feedback of a strike running all the way through from the broken sword . Instead, it seemed to be stuck .
Lietu’s mouth protruded out like a canine’s, biting down firmly on the blade . He closed his mouth forcefully, and his sharp teeth pierced into the sword . Cracks spread rapidly, and with a crack, the Heavy Water sword had actually been forcefully shattered with a bite . Lietu stared at Li Qingshan with a sneering smile .
Li Qingshan was taken aback . He glanced at the empty hilt before plunging it viciously into Lietu’s head . “Do you really think you won’t have to compensate me, idiot?” He extended his hand to steal the strange sword from him .
The eyeball in the centre of the hilt suddenly pulsed . The thumb-thick things that resembled blood vessels wrapped around the hilt suddenly sprang alive and swarmed over, plunging into Lietu’s hand and completely merging with him . The sheen that flowed through the sword slid up into the hilt before being delivering into Lietu’s hand through the “vessels” .
This had been completed in a split second . By the time he had become “one with the sword”, Lietu’s body produced a hundred stands of sword qi, pulverising the Chains of Demon Suppression . There were even several dozen strands that shot towards Li Qingshan .
It had happened right beside him, so it was too late for Li Qingshan to dodge . He had lost his weapon too, so he was unable to parry or block . If he truly were a regular mid Foundation Establishment cultivator, then he probably would have been diced on the spot .
A streak of golden light inserted itself between them . The golden sword in Xiao An’s hand was like a huge, golden brush . It splashed around and danced liberally, unleashing a flurry of strokes . With a wild scribble, she wrote a huge, Chinese character of the word “sword” .
Blood spattered from Lietu’s body . He staggered back by a few steps and said in surprise, “A golden avatar of buddhism!”
Currently, Xiao An resembled a gilded statue that had just been completed in a temple . However, while the craftsman possessed almost-divine skill, he had misunderstood the monks’ request, creating a heavenly maiden of absolute beauty instead of a glaring guardian king . She wore a golden crown with a golden ribbon draped over her . There was a red mole on her forehead as she stood on the ground bare-footed, coming off as gentle and graceful, beautiful and solemn, but the sense of stateliness had not been reduced at all .
Lietu felt greatly threatened, but he still had an option . He could retreat to the seventh floor from here . If they were bold enough to chase after him, then they would be doomed .
“I’ll leave this guy to you!”
Li Qingshan said suddenly before making his way around Lietu, arriving before the Demon Suppression statue and studying it closely . Just like that, he had sealed off Lietu’s path of escape .
Rarely do we come across such a suitable opponent, so let’s just leave him for Xiao An to demonstrate her skills . We killed our way over here . Those two damn, peeping monks should be satisfied now!
The Dauntless monk and Unraging monk were not just satisfied . They basically felt rather overjoyed . In the world of cultivation, studying under a renowned master or joining a large sect was not easy, but finding a genius disciple was very difficult too .
Not only did the two of them have quite the destiny with buddhism, but they were skilled in fighting and killing too . They would definitely strengthen the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga’s renown in this age of chaos .
This came off as rather conflicting . After all, in the eyes of the secular world, monks were supposed to cleanse themselves of all desires and embrace benevolence . However, if that were all to the monks of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, then the current Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga would not exist anymore, nor would they have to use a brutal place of slaughter like the Demon Suppression hall to train their disciples .
Even the buddha had to unleash a lion’s roar to subdue the demons of heresy, to have his statue gilded in gold and revered by the living creatures, let alone these disciples and grand disciples under him .
However, while the Dauntless monk was satisfied with Xiao An, the one who caught the Unraging monk’s eye was instead Li Qingshan . Gazing at Li Qingshan who stood before the sixth Demon Suppression statue, the Unraging monk thought to himself .
The Demon Suppression Statuary, oh the Demon Suppression Statuary . I originally thought it was a great fortune left behind by that senior for me, but I never thought I’d still be able to meet you . We’re basically master and disciple designated by the heavens . Kid, even if you don’t want to accept me as your master this time, it won’t be up to you to decide .