Wu Hua's Killing Tribulation

After Wu Hua left, the room fell silent.

The abbot of Vajra Temple clasped his hands together, his expression very serious. "I have a feeling that something big is going to happen. I don't know what Wu Hua saw, but the fact that he went to see King Xu in person means that it must be something important."

"In that case, everyone should be prepared so that we can react quickly if something serious happens."

Everyone nodded, understanding the Vajra Temple's meaning, and soon the group left.

In the sky.

Wu Hua, dressed in black, was flying at full speed.

The gale kept surging, but he stood on Black Lotus, which formed a hazy black mist that blocked all the gale.

We are getting closer and closer to the royal palace.

Even though they were very close, Wu Hua still wore a solemn expression, as if he couldn't relax until he reached the palace.

The sky was azure, and he was the only one flying.

Just then, Wu Hua suddenly stopped, looked at a spot not far ahead, frowned deeply, and raised his right hand.

After he comprehended the Black Lotus, he no longer possessed the golden Buddha light.

At this moment, black mist enveloped his entire body, and as he raised his right hand, this mist transformed into an enormous Buddhist bead, which shot towards the person in front of him.

They moved incredibly fast, arriving in front of the person in the blink of an eye.

The man was dressed in ordinary clothes and had an ordinary appearance; he was the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd. But at this moment, his aura was extremely sharp.

Wu Hua didn't know who the other party was, but he had to get to the palace as soon as possible. He couldn't let his guard down even if someone was trying to stop him.

He didn't kill the person; his purpose was simply to get the person to leave.

As the Buddhist beads made of black mist were about to approach, the man showed no intention of dodging. Instead, he raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and simultaneously assumed a lunge and punching stance high in the air.

"Boom!"

A sharp gust of wind blew, and the strange man swung his right fist out with incredible speed, striking the Buddhist prayer beads in front of him.

The Buddhist beads, formed from black mist, emitted a loud noise. Just as the fist approached, they exploded in an instant, turning into a cloud of dust.

"Die!"

After throwing that punch, the strange man changed his fist into a palm and grabbed at Wu Hua from a distance.

This palm gradually enlarged, and in an instant, it became as large as a small mountain, carrying terrifying destructive power.

"May Buddha have mercy!" Wu Hua calmly put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer.

At the same time, the black mist around him condensed, and the Black Lotus beneath his feet was gradually expanding.

Just as the enormous hand was about to fall, Wu Hua slowly sat cross-legged on the Black Lotus.

"Boom!"

Another terrifying roar resounded as the enormous hand made contact with Wu Hua. The black mist covering Wu Hua's body was gradually dissipating, but soon, the Black Lotus beneath him emitted bursts of light, and the black mist solidified once more.

Wu Hua slowly spoke, "I thought this benefactor was just passing by. My initial move was just to make the benefactor leave. I never expected that the benefactor was not just passing by. He really wanted to kill me."

"This humble monk is very curious. Does the benefactor know what this humble monk saw? But how would the benefactor know what this humble monk saw?"

The strange man remained silent, looking at Wu Hua, who resembled a tortoise shell, and frowned, saying, "Monk, soon enough, open up this black mist, and I'll give you a quick death. You've seen things you shouldn't have seen. Even if I leave, more people will come."

Wu Hua laughed and said, "It seems that my guess was right. You saw those things and they caught your attention. You are connected to those things and have an inner connection, which is why you were able to find me. But you underestimate me."

The strange man chuckled, "You're only relying on the Black Lotus beneath you. In a moment, many people will arrive. Do you think you can escape?"

"Heh, this Black Lotus is a good thing. It gathers the will of those dead monks, and you can actually understand some things from it that shouldn't belong to this world."

Wu Hua's expression remained calm, but he was deep in thought.

"Things that don't belong to this world, are you referring to those Buddhist teachings?"

After these words were spoken, the strange man's expression changed slightly, and he shut his mouth, seemingly unwilling to agree. However, since the words had already been spoken, Wu Hua became suspicious.

Wu Hua stood up, the black mist still enveloping him and protecting him from harm. "Benefactor, I know quite a few extraordinary masters in this world, but you are a complete stranger to me. Why don't you... surrender?"

The strange man was slightly taken aback. After realizing what was happening, he pointed at Wu Hua and laughed loudly, "Who do you think you are? Someone who hasn't even stepped into the Extraordinary Realm yet, yet you dare to point fingers at me. Do you know that if it weren't for this Black Lotus, you would already be dead?"

Wu Hua sighed and said, "Benefactor, do not be so stubborn. You must wait for someone to come, but before that, this humble monk can take your life."

The strange man's expression gradually turned cold. "Come on, if you want my life, then hurry up and step out of that Black Lotus."

Wu Hua stopped speaking, resumed her cross-legged posture, and closed her eyes.

As he closed his eyes, the Black Lotus beneath him suddenly emitted a magnificent light, several times stronger than before.

The strange man, who had been laughing, suddenly froze, a serious look appearing on his face.

Just as the Black Lotus emitted its radiance, he suddenly felt a pang of fear, as if he were being watched by something terrifying, and this feeling was gradually spreading.

"Impossible. Even if someone at the Transcendent Realm is infinitely close to the Extraordinary Realm, there's no way he could beat me."

Once this thought came to mind, the palpitation he had just felt vanished from his mind.

Just then, Wu Hua finally made a move. As the Black Lotus emitted a dazzling light, the outermost petal suddenly broke off and scattered in mid-air.

Wu Hua opened her eyes, bent her middle finger and hooked it with her thumb, aiming at the petals floating in the air.

"Bang!"

A dull sound rang out, and with Wu Hua's flick of her finger, the petals turned into a sky full of black mist.

A moment later, the black mist reformed, transforming into an enormous lotus flower that pressed down on the strange man in front of it.

This scene actually happened very quickly; in just a moment, the giant lotus flower had reached the strange man.

The strange man reacted quickly, raising his hands and striking at the giant lotus flower in front of him.

The giant lotus flower collided with the two palms, and there was almost no even match. The monster coughed up blood and fell backward.

His hands were a bloody mess, and his body was like a shattered porcelain bowl, cracked and broken, looking like he could die at any moment.

The giant lotus flower did not stop, but continued to press down on the strange man. The strange man watched the lotus flower fall and let out a miserable howl.

The howling stopped abruptly in an instant.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar echoed through the heavens and earth. Under the suppression of the giant lotus, the monster was instantly reduced to a cloud of smoke. The giant lotus also vanished without a trace along with the monster.

"Puff!"

Wu Hua remained seated cross-legged on the Black Lotus, but with the death of the strange man, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as gold paper, and his eyes filled with weariness.

Just now, in order to kill the monster, he used a move that he had mastered on his own after obtaining the Black Lotus.

He claimed to have come to this realization on his own, but in reality, it was still based on the Black Lotus.

The effect was achieved by sacrificing a petal of the Black Lotus.

With his current strength, he could only use a petal of the Black Lotus by risking serious injury.

"As expected, it's not easy to fight against someone of a higher level. Only Benefactor Xu can do it so easily."

Fighting against opponents of higher levels sounds easy, but it's not so easy in practice.

The difference in strength is undeniable, and even a prodigy cannot easily overcome it. Wu Hua's ability to fight beyond his level is already considered top-tier.

"We need to hurry. I think I've thought of something, so I'll tell Benefactor Xu everything."

Wu Hua did not linger and, despite her severe injuries, rushed towards the palace.

In the royal palace.

Xu Bai watched the progress bar grow rapidly in front of him, feeling a sense of anticipation.

This is a progress bar related to illusion magic. Once you fully comprehend it, you will be able to uncover the secrets of the Illusion Pearl.

He did not slacken his vigilance and remained in the Royal Palace Treasury at all times.

His goal was to speed things up, because he felt the situation was getting increasingly strange.

The thought of the Giant Eye he had seen earlier made him feel uneasy.

The situation is no longer just about whether it's Ghost Market Ghost Market not; that eye is even stranger than Ghost Market.

Moreover, the descendant of the Saviors, the old man, once said that the giant eye was not from the Ruins, but a real being that remained in the Ruins, which added to the mystery.

Xu Bai felt that perhaps the Illusion Pearl was the clue to unlocking this mystery, after all, the Fat Man had seen the Giant Eye before.

Thinking this way, his interest grew even stronger.

Xu Bai passed the time by flipping through the book in his hand.

The same was true for Liu Qingfeng, who was standing next to him. Although he had little hope of breaking through to sainthood, he did not give up.

Just then, Xu Bai suddenly frowned, put down the book in his hand, stood up, and went to the window.

"Wu Hua."

Under his divine soul's influence, the entire Royal City could not escape his discerning eyes. Although he could not see too closely, he could get a general sense of it.

He could sense that Wu Hua was sitting on a Black Lotus, gradually approaching the palace.

When Wu Hua appeared, Xu Bai's attention became slightly focused, and he saw the blood at the corner of Wu Hua's mouth and her exhausted appearance.

"I'm injured. How did this happen?" Xu Bai wondered.

Of course, he only thought about it for a moment, then quickly put the book aside and jumped out of the window...

"Stop!"

Wu Hua, who was flying, suddenly stopped and sensed that seven or eight experts had appeared from the shadows and were flying in mid-air, blocking his way.

The Barbarian Territory were already in order, and similarly, as the Royal City, it naturally required strict guards.

Under Ying Yue's arrangement, the people of the Bureau of Surveillance had long ago laid a trap here.

This is the first time I've seen something like this, but how can you fly around freely in the Royal City?

Wu Hua was naturally aware of these rules, but he was in a hurry, so he could only put his hands together and say, "Please trouble everyone to inform King Xu that Wu Hua come to visit and has important matters to discuss, which are very urgent."

The members of the Bureau of Surveillance present exchanged glances, and one of them prepared to turn around and leave to inform others.

But before he could take two steps, a figure came flying through the air.

The member of the Bureau of Surveillance was stunned for a moment, but reacted quickly, bowing in mid-air.

"Your Highness, I greet Prince!"

He took the lead, and the others also realized it was Xu Bai. When they saw that it was Xu Bai, they all bowed.

"Your Highness, I greet Prince!"

Xu Bai nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work. It's so late and you still have to be on duty here. This man is my friend. I'll take him with me."

Everyone present was excited when Xu Bai spoke.

King Xu!

This is none other than the famous King Xu! In this day and age, who doesn't know King Xu? Moreover, King Xu has the qualities to command respect.

If it were someone from a prestigious family, it would be reasonable for them to have this level of strength, but King Xu also rose from humble beginnings, step by step, to where he is today, which is truly admirable.

King Xu actually said they had worked hard! This couldn't help but excite them!

Xu Bai hadn't expected that a casual remark would cause such a big reaction. He could only smile wryly, grab Wu Hua, and head straight for the Royal Palace Treasury.

"Don't say anything, we'll talk when we get there."

Upon hearing this, Wu Hua knew Xu Bai's personality and nodded silently.

Soon, the two disappeared into the sky.

The remaining members of the Bureau of Surveillance were still excited. They exchanged glances, and amidst their excitement, they knew what they had to do. They too disappeared from the sky and continued to perform their duties...

Xu Bai, carrying Wu Hua, walked quickly and soon arrived at the Royal Palace Treasury.

"He's badly injured." Liu Qingfeng noticed the situation and went over to check on Wu Hua's condition before saying, "But he's not in mortal danger. With some rest and recuperation, he should recover."

Wu Hua nodded, indicating that he was mostly unharmed, at most only slightly injured.

Xu Bai frowned. "In this world, are there really people who would willingly seek their own death by attacking you?"

Nowadays, Wu Hua is a treasure of the entire Buddhists, and Xu Bai knows this.

Anyone who attacks Wu Hua would be making an enemy of Buddhists. How could anyone do such a thing? Xu Bai couldn't quite understand it, but he felt that the matter was very important.

Wu Hua sighed and looked at Liu Qingfeng.

Although nothing was said, everyone here understands the meaning behind it.

Liu Qingfeng smiled, stood up, and walked towards the stairwell. "I'm tired of reading every day, so let's go out for a walk tonight."

Soon, Liu Qingfeng disappeared at the top of the stairs.

"Please, Benefactor Xu, seal this place off so that no one can hear us," Wu Hua added, still feeling unsafe.

Xu Bai knew this must be something important, so without saying a word, he simply waved his hand.

The next moment, Heavenly Change, with gold and gray-white colors intertwined, appeared, sealing off the entire surrounding area.

"There's no problem now. Unless Entering Sainthood Expert comes, no one will know what happened here," Xu Bai said.

Wu Hua nodded, and said weakly, "Benefactor Xu, this time, while I was exploring Buddhism, I saw something that may be related to you, so I rushed over..."

In the area shrouded in gold and gray, Wu Hua slowly recounted what had happened to her.

With Wu Hua's explanation, Xu Bai understood.

He stood up and paced back and forth, rubbing his chin with his hand. "You said you saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and you also saw an old monk, over seventy years old, sitting on Black Lotus, his life force almost exhausted."

"But what does this have to do with me?"

Wu Hua, "There is a connection, because the entire space I see is filled with a madness that is a tangled mess of chaos and reason. This kind of madness can only be found in Benefactor Xu's Heavenly Change, so I suspect it is related to Benefactor Xu."

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Madness?

Heavenly Change?

If that's the case, it might be related to him, but just getting a few words like that doesn't provide any clues.

"I understand, thank you for making the trip." Xu Bai lowered his hand and patted Wu Hua's shoulder. "And what happened to these injuries on you? Who inflicted them on you?"

Now that everything has been said, the next thing to discuss is Wu Hua's injuries.

Wu Hua smiled wryly, "Originally, I came here only to have that one thing to do, but now it has become two things."

"Benefactor Xu, I suspect that a force that does not belong to any of the current powers is gradually emerging."

"I had only just seen these things when they sent people out to hunt me down, which proves that what I saw must not be known to others, and it also proves that they have the ability to sense these things."

From the Wu Hua saw those things to the Wu Hua he prepared to go to the Royal City, it was a very short time, yet he was ambushed and killed. They must have had a way of sensing Wu Hua's abnormality.

Moreover, we can learn from that strange man that there are many more of these people.

Xu Bai said, "Things are getting more and more complicated."

It started as a Ghost Market, then came a Ruins, and now there's a mysterious force added to the mix. The three are superimposed and seem to be connected to each other. Add to that the giant eye, and it becomes extremely complicated.

Wu Hua nodded and said, "Benefactor Xu, not only that, that strange man also let slip that what I have comprehended is not something from this world. There is much to discuss here."

"If it's not from this world, then where is it from? The Ghost Market, or the Ruins, are both possibilities."

Xu Bai pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't you capture any prisoners alive?"

Wu Hua smiled bitterly, "At that time, I wasn't even sure if I could save my own life, so I went all out and couldn't capture anyone alive."

Xu Bai understood.

He returned to his seat and tapped the table lightly with his fingers, his mind preoccupied with the information he had just received.

In any case, all these things seemed to be related to him. The madness that Wu Hua saw was related to him, and it was precisely because he saw these things that he was ambushed and killed when he was about to tell himself.

What does this mean?

This means that the other party doesn't want you to know.

If they want to keep it from me, then the only option is to kill Wu Hua.

However, the clues we have so far don't even reveal who that force is, so there's no way to investigate it.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai raised his right hand and gently pinched it.

He used Myriad Miscellaneous Arts at the first level of sainthood to perform calculations.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he lowered his right hand and shook his head.

He had just used the Wu Hua as a cause and effect to make calculations, but he had not deduced any useful information. The area ahead was a blur, and he could not see anything.

"Perhaps I will be able to deduce it after I become a saint, but not now."

Thinking of this, Xu Bai turned to Wu Hua and said, "You don't need to go back. Just wait here with me. I don't know if we'll be ambushed again. It's relatively safer here."

Wu Hua was aware of the current situation and nodded in agreement.

Xu Bai didn't say anything more, and took out the book again to continue working on it.

Now, the only clue is still that Illusion Pearl. He plans to follow his previous plan and uncover the mystery of the Illusion Pearl first.

He was in no hurry, as he could finish the progress bar in just one night.

A little while later, Liu Qingfeng strolled back. Seeing that everyone had finished talking, he found a place to sit down and started reading.

Wu Hua closed his eyes and focused all his energy on healing his injuries.

Nothing was said that night.

The next day, as the sunlight streamed in through the window, Xu Bai put down his book and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before me, the golden progress bar was completely full, and pale blue smoke appeared in front of me.

[You observe and comprehend the Illusion Heart Technique Illusion Heart Technique. ]

There was only one simple line of text. The skill of illusion was rarely seen even in the Royal Palace Treasury. This skill was only available at the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm.

After the pale blue smoke in front of him disappeared and Xu Bai had fully grasped all the information, he took out the bead from his pocket.

At that moment, the bead in front of him no longer seemed so complicated.

"Let's begin." Xu Bai didn't wait long and began to ponder the Illusion Pearl in front of him.

True Yuan Power gradually penetrated into the Illusion Pearl, following the specific trajectory of the Illusion Heart Technique.

The next moment, the dim and dull Illusion Pearl in his hand suddenly lit up with a faint light.

The surrounding scenery gradually changed, attracting the attention of Liu Qingfeng and Wu Hua.

Ahead, what lies ahead is no longer the Royal Palace Treasury, but a series of scenes pieced together.

These scenes depict the chaotic and disorganized events that the Fat Man experienced throughout his life.

Xu Bai stretched out his hand and gently stroked it in mid-air.

The scene before them began to gradually become chaotic, and after being disrupted by Xu Bai, it was pieced back together in a specific order.

Then, these scenes appeared in an orderly fashion from beginning to end...

Everyone present began to look at them.

Before they could even take a closer look, these scenes seemed to have found their home and all entered Xu Bai's brow.

Xu Bai closed his eyes, as if he were in another world.

Before them appeared the Fat Man, Wu Nan.