The Human Heart Is Perilous

"Wow, this umbrella is sturdier than I expected; it didn't even break after I One Sword."

The golden dragon shadow dissipated, revealing Si Ming's figure.

"Xiao Ming, you're finally here!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Hongdou forgot she was on the battlefield and happily hugged him, saying, "Shuying and I have been waiting for you every day! Shuying said you would realize something was wrong in half a month, but I know that if I am in danger, you will definitely come to save me!"

"Yes, I suddenly felt a pang in my heart when I was in the Sea Continent. I instinctively sensed that you were in danger, so I rushed over without stopping. That's what you call telepathy."

Si Ming shamelessly admitted it, then reached out and patted Hongdou's head, saying, "Alright, go down now. The fight isn't over yet. Hide to the side and watch me get revenge for you."

"Mmm." Hongdou nodded, reluctantly letting go of her arms and stepping aside.

Seeing that she was unharmed, Si Ming was relieved. He turned to his opponent and asked, "Judging from your appearance, you wouldn't happen to be that Azure Mysterious Corpse King, would you?"

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King nodded and said, "You must be the leader of the Heavenly Martial Alliance. I've long admired your name."

"Stop with the formalities. Can't you just stay here and rest in peace underground? Why do you have to come out and cause trouble? Even if you lack self-awareness, you should at least learn from past mistakes. The Beast King and the Spirit King are prime examples. Now you're the only one left. Wouldn't it be better to just enjoy your retirement quietly instead of coming here to give me the full achievement trophy?"

Si Ming thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I know, you have no blood relatives, no one can break your immortality, so you're fearless, right?"

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King shook his head and said, "I had no choice in the matter."

"The King of Monsters the Weird, who can force you?"

Si Ming didn't believe this reason. Through their previous exchange, he understood that the Azure Mysterious Corpse King's strength was comparable to that of the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King, and even surpassed that of the Beast King Anye. Although his martial prowess was inferior to that of the Demon Emperor Chongjing, considering the super regenerative ability of the King of Monsters, if the Azure Mysterious Corpse King fought the Demon Emperor to the death, the former would be the one to win.

However, upon thinking of the Demon Emperor, Si Ming suddenly realized a possibility and said with a strange expression, "Could it be that an Emperor of Anomalies has suddenly appeared? I'm really fed up with this mindless monster-slaying and leveling-up trope!"

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King shook his head and said, "Not the Emperor of Anomalies."

"Who is that? Never mind, I'm not interested. Just knowing they're the enemy is enough."

The other party seemed to want to talk some more, but Si Ming had lost interest. He preferred to capture the other party and then slowly interrogate him. In an instant, he moved, the earth churning, and he covered a hundred feet in a flash, throwing a punch straight at the other party.

This time, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King didn't use the umbrella to block; instead, he reached out and met the attack head-on. The instant their fists collided, a powerful force swept out, causing the ground to sink half a foot, Azure Mysterious Corpse King took a half-step back.

"Oh, not bad strength."

This was the first time Si Ming had encountered an opponent who could withstand his three great divine powers head-on. Although the opponent struggled to receive them, he managed to catch them without injury and launched a follow-up attack without holding back.

But the Azure Mysterious Corpse King had no intention of resisting any longer. She had prepared for that punch beforehand, and if she continued to fight head-on, she would be forced to reveal a weakness sooner or later. So she turned her black umbrella around and moved like a butterfly to avoid the powerful punch. The rapidly accelerating umbrella cut through the air with its edges, and the resulting gale easily tore the earth apart, leaving deep, bottomless cracks.

The black umbrella flicked the sunlight, the light and shadow alternating like a dream. The attacks, like a revolving lantern, were extremely fierce. Invisible blades of energy were flung out, and because the umbrella surface was round, the blades of energy usually drew an arc rather than a straight line, making them even more difficult to dodge.

However, for Si Ming, whose skills had already reached a high level, this level was not enough to threaten him. He used the Dunjia Heavenly Movement Steps, his body flipping like a fish, dodging all the attacks with his Movement Method. The umbrella cut around him, and the colorful light swayed in all directions, but it could not hurt him in the slightest.

Si Ming's figure swayed rapidly as he dodged the umbrella that brushed past his chest, tripping over the Azure Mysterious Corpse King with one foot, his leg striking out lotus blossoms.

With a series of crackling sounds, the two exchanged several blows to their lower bodies. After a collision between their legs, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King was unable to dissipate the force and was sent flying into the air.

"Wind and Rain Bring Darkness!"

The black umbrella spun rapidly, the yin and yang energies converging on its surface, eventually unleashing a raging gale. Externally, yang lightning flashed, while internally, yin water surged. The two complemented each other, their power amplified, capable of both slicing flesh with the gale and eroding bones and souls with the yin water.

"Wind Sweeps the Ten Directions, Riding the Dragon!"

Wind against wind, Si Ming unleashed his Sword Qi, transforming it into a wind dragon that charged upwards, using strength to overcome strength, annihilating the gale, pushing aside the Netherwater, and One Sword straight at the Yellow Dragon the enemy.

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King once again protected himself with his black umbrella, and was propelled upwards by the wind dragon. The rapidly spinning umbrella deflected the Sword Qi of sword energy, and once the force weakened to a certain extent, he immediately turned and fled.

Si Ming glanced at her, but didn't chase after her. He turned to Hongdou and asked, "Why didn't you stop her?"

As long as Hongdou cooperates with him, he is 70% confident that he can keep the other party here.

Although the Azure Mysterious Corpse King was very strong, no less so than the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King, it was ultimately a thing of the past. Even the Beast King, who was both holy and evil, could be destroyed by Si Ming without using a Buddhist formation.

This feeling is similar to how early-game bosses in an RPG game become elite monsters later on.

Hongdou said, "It was Shuying who told me not to stop them."

A blood-red shadow flew out from Hongdou's body, transforming into Yu Shuying's appearance, and explained, "The Azure Mysterious Corpse King may not be our enemy. We held back quite a bit in the previous battle."

"What's going on? Could it be that the enemy you encountered this time wasn't the Azure Mysterious Corpse King?"

"It's hard to explain in a short time. Now that you're here, let's set off immediately to rescue Glazed Temple and Evil-Slaying Sword Sect. Hopefully, we can still make it in time."

"They were attacked too? Who was the enemy?"

"The resurrected Purple-Pupiled Spirit King and the Beast King Anye."

Chapter 837 The Human Heart is Perilous

At Glazed Temple, the flames of war reignited, shattering years of peace once again.

Fortunately, not much time had passed since the last great battle, and the Glazed Temple had not put away its weapons or slackened its martial arts training. Therefore, the monks reacted immediately, as if the memories engraved in their souls had been activated, and quickly established a defensive line, giving the enemy no opportunity to take advantage.

In the early stages of the war, it was just an attack by ordinary Monster Race. Glazed Temple did not suspect anything, assuming that the Monster Race, now weakened, were unwilling to perish and were launching a desperate counterattack.

Later, Monster Race of Divine General Level appeared, and several of them were very similar to enemies that had been fought in the records of the Glazed Temple. However, aside from their human form, the Monster Race was already strangely shaped. Although the monks of the Glazed Temple were suspicious, they only thought that the same kind of Monster Race had appeared and did not think in any other direction.

Until the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King appeared.

"The time has come again."

Surrounded by numerous Monster Race, the imposing Purple-Pupiled Spirit King strode confidently to the gate of the Glazed Temple. He did not rush inside, while the other Monster Race stood a hundred feet away, waving flags and shouting, clearing a spacious area without launching an attack.

Whose turn is it today?