Officer Ye Really Is Such a Damn Good Man

The demonic energy of the Outer Domain Evil Tribe possessed an innate destructive effect on all living beings in the Great Thousand World. Cultivators below the Venerate Realm would be injured or killed upon touching even a trace of it. It was an extremely dangerous thing.

After following Ye Kong for over half a year, Lu Hou and the other three had long learned his ways. At the first opportunity, they crushed the golden Buddha Jades tied to their wrists and hurriedly retreated through the air.

Once shattered, the Buddha Jades turned into pure, radiant clouds of energy that shielded their bodies and blocked the demonic energy's assault.

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?! So it turned out to be a Demon Tree! Brothers, charge with me! Give it everything you've got and smash this monster tainted by Evil Tribe demonic energy into pulp!"

Once he realized the demonic energy could do nothing to him, Lu Hou roared. His eyes reddened under the effect of a secret art, his aura multiplied, and he swung his staff as he charged back in.

The other three apes did not lag behind. Their eyes turned scarlet as well, and they followed Lu Hou into battle.

The Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe possessed a powerful racial talent inherited from Ancient Desolate Beasts: Berserk! It could multiply their strength in a short time!

"I just wandered around and stumbled into a demon den. This luck really is protagonist treatment. In that case, there's no need for me to hold back. Bodhi No Tree, emerge!"

Seeing the surrounding Spirit Beasts go mad beneath the summons of that Demon Tree, Ye Kong no longer had any intention of sparing them. His Heaven-Reaching Realm spiritual power erupted without restraint, gathering into a massive vortex above his head.

The next moment, the phantom of a Bodhi Tree, lusher and more magnificent than the one in the valley, rose from the spiritual vortex. Its rustling leaves spread across the sky and descended like a canopy, while boundless Buddhist light shone upon the earth.

Several Spiritual Light-flickering spirit fish flew out from Mustard Seed Bracelet No. 2 on Ye Kong's left hand and entered the Bodhi Tree phantom. The swaying leaves rapidly solidified, and streams of sword intent emerged from within them.

"Kasyapa Sword Fall, Demon Burial!"

Ye Kong put away his staff and shot into the sky. His hands traced countless sword seals in the air as he unleashed a powerful offensive Divine Art.

The rolling leaves danced wildly through the air, transforming into brilliant sword phantoms like flashes of lightning. Golden sword leaves, sharp beyond compare, descended in the direction pointed by Ye Kong's sword fingers. Carrying an aura of decay and burial, they tore open storms in space and bombarded the ferocious beasts throughout the valley.

The Kasyapa Sword Scripture was a Great Divine Art that Ye Kong's Alms Bowl had produced after he suppressed Outer Domain evil demons over the past year. He had fused it into Spiritual Mountain's mountain-guarding Divine Art, the Bodhi No Tree Art. It was currently his most powerful offensive method.

Among the Spirit Beasts in the valley were many ranked within the top thirty of the Earth List. Several of the strongest had accumulated enough time to reach strength comparable to a First-grade Venerate, yet even they could not escape the slaughter of the Bodhi sword leaves.

Beneath the Bodhi Tree, Ye Kong stood against the heavens like the Peerless God of Slaughter wielding heavenly punishment. He drew forth endless battle swords and buried the frenzied ferocious beasts, his battle might invincible!

After the winds calmed and the waves settled, Ye Kong gathered the Spirit Beast Essences scattered amid the wreckage and turned toward the four apes, who had already uprooted the Bodhi Demon Tree and were venting their anger by kicking and striking it.

Clearly, after suffering repeated injuries, the Bodhi Demon Tree could not withstand the rampage of four apes in Berserk mode. It was visibly too weak to struggle any longer.

"Monkeys really do have terrible tempers these days. They're ruthless when they get going."

Ye Kong shook his head, stepped forward to stop the four apes, and saved the Demon Tree's life. He had them pack it up and carry it back, intending to claim credit from their elders.

After the four apes stepped away, Ye Kong leaped into the air and struck the pit where the Bodhi Tree had stood with two gigantic palms that covered the sky.

When the dust settled, Ye Kong saw what interested him—a thoroughly decayed Demon Corpse. The stench wafting from the pit made both Ye Kong and the four apes shudder in disgust.

"Damn, what era did this guy die in? How can something be this disgusting?"

Lu Hou, who loved rushing to the front to watch the excitement, was nearly knocked unconscious by the corpse stench. He almost vomited up the peaches he had eaten that morning, and all desire to dig up the corpse and claim credit vanished.

He was certain that if he actually dug this thing up and threw it before his great-grandfather, his great-grandfather's first thought would definitely not be to reward him, but to first give him a few loving blows from his great-grandfather.

"Officer Ye, what do we do? Are we leaving now?"

Seeing even Boss Lu Hou driven back by the stench, the remaining three apes did not want to linger either. Still, they had to ask Ye Kong for his opinion.

"Of course we're leaving, but wait a moment."

Ye Kong found the foul-smelling thing thoroughly disgusting as well, but since he had found it, how could he possibly let it go?

He immediately took out the Alms Bowl from his Mustard Seed Bracelet, enlarged it, and covered the entire pit.

Feeling that this was perhaps unfair to the Alms Bowl, Ye Kong even altered its usual invocation. He closed his eyes and muttered to himself as a gesture of comfort:

"Please, my treasure... uh, make a sacrifice for me. It's all merit, after all. No point turning it down. Please don't despise it."

The Alms Bowl buzzed and trembled, releasing a barrier of light that collected the evil demon's remains, leaving only a ruined corpse behind. The long-absent panel appeared once more.

Current cultivation

Spiritual power: early Heaven-Reaching Realm

Physical body: First-grade Venerate

Evil demon slain

Race: Saint Demon Tribe

Cultivation: at peak strength, comparable to a Ninth-grade Venerate (deceased for 49,900 years)

Current demonic energy comparable to early Heaven-Reaching Realm

Obtained Great Divine Art: Heavenly Eye (not initiated)

See the myriad forms of all living beings; see the appearances of life, death, suffering, and joy among the beings of the Three Realms.

See all forms and colors in the world, never deceived by falsehood, never lost in illusions.

No truth, falsehood, flaw, or weakness in the world can hide beneath the Heavenly Eye; all things can reveal their true selves.

"The Six Divine Powers of Buddhism, the Heavenly Eye. Now this really is a good drop!"

After receiving the basic information on the Heavenly Eye, Ye Kong, who had his eyes closed while pretending to be a great master, nearly failed to control his expression. He clenched his teeth tightly, looking as though he were struggling greatly.

Lu Hou did not understand what was happening. Thinking that even Officer Ye was having trouble dealing with the Demon Corpse below using a spiritual artifact, he tactfully stepped forward to comfort him.

"Officer Ye, I think this place is far too sinister. We really shouldn't stay long. You already used up quite a bit of strength killing those ferocious beasts earlier. How about we head back and rest properly today, then return tomorrow to deal with it?"

"Don't worry, I have some connections in the tribe. Inviting a few Venerates to help won't be a problem. We can even provide the full package—music, ceremony, everything. By your human standards, we'll guarantee it gets the complete one-stop service, then scatter it until not even ashes remain!"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Ye Kong, who was learning about the Heavenly Eye, could no longer maintain his expression after hearing Lu Hou's words. He had no choice but to hide his embarrassment with a few coughs.

After opening his eyes, Ye Kong carefully looked Lu Hou over as he bounced around and decided the kid had great awareness.

"Little Lu, you're very talented. You even understand the principle that enemies must be reduced to ashes after being killed. Not bad, very spirited!"

Ye Kong put away the triumphant Alms Bowl, patted Lu Hou heavily on the shoulder, and painted him a grand vision.

"When I meet my senior brother someday, I'll definitely suggest that you, as an outstanding representative of the younger generation of the ape tribe, give a speech at the clan assembly on the subject of 'enemies must be reduced to ashes after being killed,' to strengthen the combat awareness of all the apes in the tribe!"

"Boss Ye, are you serious?!"

Lu Hou danced with excitement after hearing that. Following Officer Ye was truly the good fortune of his ape life! He really arranged opportunities to show off for them! Wasn't that far better than merely claiming credit?

"Of course. And you three as well. After bringing this Demon Tree back, we'll study it together. Then you can all come up with something useful, and I'll help polish it up. Later, all of you can give speeches together on strengthening vigilance against the Evil Tribe."

Ye Kong did not overlook the remaining three nameless apes. After all, he was an outsider. Since he intended to follow a mass-oriented path, he needed to unite as many forces as possible.

The three apes were moved to tears on the spot. What a good man! Officer Ye truly was such a damn good man!

Those great monks of Great Spiritual Mountain must have had their hearts dug out by those feathered mongrels of the Phoenix Tribe to drive Officer Ye away. If he had been born into the ape tribe, they would have wanted to push Officer Ye into becoming their future leader.

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