Three Spear Strikes Shattered the Golden Lotus Body, and "My Lord, I Still Have Something to Say"
Huiming lay in the pit, looking at Yang Xiao with a puzzled expression.
They really are a bunch of lackeys who only know how to kill demons, and they have no manners or etiquette whatsoever.
"How could you..." Huiming held his breath, about to say something, when he suddenly jumped up from the deep pit.
The next moment.
The thick spearhead slammed into his original spot, causing the ground to tremble.
Yang Xiao focused his mind and calmed himself, his eyes fixed only on Huiming's evasive figure.
You want to have a ritual before a fight? Are you kidding me? Do you think I'd wait for you to do that?
The Army-Breaking Spear unleashed its Mountain-Suppressing Form, slashing towards Huiming with immense force.
Since the opening of 126 acupoints, Yang Xiao found that his strength had increased dozens of times again, becoming as powerful as a great river. His Apertures were connected to his limbs and bones. Although he had not yet reached the limit of the human body, he was still extremely powerful.
Using martial arts techniques in this way becomes even more effortless.
Faster power! Greater force! Stronger explosiveness!
Huiming dodged to the side, then met the Army-Breaking Spear thrusting straight at him again. In his haste, he raised his arm to block, but watched helplessly as the spearhead pierced half an inch into his flesh, only stopping abruptly when it hit his arm bone.
Clang--
The sound of metal clashing together rang out.
Both of them were taken aback.
How could this be!?
Huiming froze for a moment, staring incredulously at the wound on her arm, then looked at Yang Xiao with astonishment.
"..."
He looked up and caught a glimpse of disappointment in Yang Xiao's eyes.
What are you feeling lost about?
Did you not expect it to cause such little damage?
From the Arhat Iron-Bone Technique of the Liquid Condensation Realm to the Lotus Platform Rebirth Body of the Aperture-Opening Realm, he had long since tempered this body into a proud cultivator of the same realm. Now, in terms of prolonged combat, he was even comparable to a great demon in the Late Aperture-Opening Realm.
You've completely broken down my defenses, isn't that enough!?
Just as Huiming came to his senses, a sharp pain in his hand bone caused his eyelids to twitch.
He looked down and noticed that his once pale gold arm had been stained with a glaring purplish-black color.
The golden sheen on the skin began to dim, and the Spear Baleful Intent and Demon Poison, like maggots clinging to bones, burrowed deep into the flesh along the wound.
At this moment, the life force unique to the Lotus Platform Rebirth Body began to heal its injuries.
The flow of qi and blood at the wound site slowed down more and more. The savage Spear Baleful Intent devoured all Spiritual Power, and the purplish-black Demon Poison continuously eroded the bones and blood, blocking the self-healing process.
Huiming's expression finally changed.
Spear Baleful Intent is understandable; what kind of good person would poison a gun?
He only served as abbot of Cloud Fir Commandery for a little over a decade. Are all the people in the Demon Suppression Division this vicious and unscrupulous now?
Yang Xiao didn't give Huiming time to think.
He pressed forward and overpowered Huiming.
The entire Army-Breaking Affix was poured into him, and a spear pierced the junction of Huiming's chest and abdomen.
The spearhead pierced through flesh and easily broke through the golden body's defenses. The Blood-Devouring Spear Baleful Intent poured into the body, eroding the vital energy between the body's Apertures.
The light from Huiming's Apertures suddenly dimmed by more than half, and his Qi became disordered.
He grunted, gripped the gun barrel with both hands, and tried to use his golden body to stop the spear tip from penetrating further.
But Yang Xiao flicked his wrist, and the second shot followed immediately.
The spear pierced Huiming's right shoulder, pinning him backward against the stone wall.
Click!
The stone wall shattered, and Huiming's body was deeply embedded within it, unable to move.
Sensing the rapidly disappearing Spiritual Power within his body, Huiming began to struggle frantically.
He gripped the gun barrel with both hands, and the remaining life force of the Lotus Platform within his body surged out wildly. The Apertures around his body opened and closed slightly like lotus petals, emitting fine golden light.
After he exerted all his strength to expel the spearhead from his body, his aura actually surged several degrees.
It's quite similar to a final burst of energy before death.
"Wait, Deputy General Yang!"
"No! Lord Yang, I have something else to say..."
Ignoring him completely, Yang Xiao gripped Huiming's face with his five fingers and, with immense force, slammed him against the stone wall behind him!
The stone wall collapsed, and Huiming's body was smashed into a deep crater.
He couldn't muster any strength, only feeling that the opponent's strength was no less than his own, and perhaps even greater.
At such an age and with such a level of understanding, how could he be so ruthless and disregard decorum?
As Huiming's thoughts lingered, the falling spearhead pierced his heart once more.
The Spear Baleful Intent, like a venomous snake, burrowed into the heart, swirling and churning, devouring the last vestiges of life.
Huiming's body trembled violently, and blood gushed from his mouth like a fountain.
He stared wide-eyed at Yang Xiao.
"I relieve all beings of their suffering..." His voice was hoarse, filled with resentment and anger, "I fill their hearts with hope... so that they may see the Buddha..."
Huiming's pupils contracted sharply, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
But only a muffled gurgling sound came from his throat, and he could no longer utter a complete word.
Until the body slowly relaxes and the person dies.
Yang Xiao drew his Army-Breaking Spear, casually flicked away the blood that stained the blade, carefully put it away, and then searched Huiming's body for a moment.
I picked up a yellowish-brown booklet, which was "The Lotus Platform Rebirth Body".
After quickly flipping through a few pages and confirming that this was a martial arts manual for those at the Aperture-Opening Realm, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
According to the rules of the Demon Suppression Division, although the cultivation techniques found during the mission need to be handed over, you can make a copy beforehand.
Therefore, I can say that I now possess a martial arts manual for those Aperture-Opening Realm.
According to the book, this is Body-Tempering Method that involves planting a "lotus seed" in the dantian Apertures to absorb the vitality of various spiritual things in heaven and earth. Once it is perfected, the lotus seed will transform into Lotus Platform, which can significantly enhance the body's defense and recovery capabilities.
However, Huiming should be collecting is the life force of the human body, turning it into an evil technique for tempering the body with external essence and blood.
"That's insane! Doesn't he fear retribution for practicing like that?"
After flipping through a few pages, Yang Xiao put it into his pocket.
It's a pity I didn't see the Aperture-Opening Demon, otherwise I could have made room for my first three Equipment Slot.
Huiming breathed his last.
Inside the secret chamber beneath the Golden Buddha's abdomen, the monks' voices of resistance gradually subsided.
Yang Xiao holstered his gun and turned to look at Zhao Kui and Old Saber.
Both men struggled to their feet. Although their injuries were serious, they were both tough and not in mortal danger.
"Can it still move?"
Zhao Kui clutched his sunken chest, his face pale, but he grinned.
"I won't die." Old Saber was even more nonchalant, leaning against the wall and stretching his upper body, his bones cracking. "That bald monk is really strong, but my old bones can still withstand it."
Yang Xiao didn't say much, but simply gestured with his chin toward the exit of the secret room.
"Let's go, there are people waiting outside."
The three retraced their steps, and along the way, the Demon-Suppressing Captain they encountered had already begun to take control of various areas inside the Golden Buddha.
The monks guarding the secret chamber were either killed on the spot or bound hand and foot and kept aside.
When Yang Xiao walked out of the Golden Buddha, the Demon-Suppressing Captain had already taken control of the entire front and back courtyards of the Golden Buddha Temple.
Hundreds of monks were forced to kneel in the temple square.
Some people looked ashen-faced, some trembled with fear, and some closed their eyes and chanted Buddhist mantras, their prayer beads fluttering in the air as they tried to conceal their inner terror.
Yang Xiao glanced at the monks, his expression calm.
"Take them all away and await interrogation."
"Yes!"
The Captain responded in unison, dragged the monks up one by one, strung them together with ropes, and escorted them down the mountain.
The once bustling Golden Buddha Temple is now just an empty courtyard with scattered incense ash.
Yang Xiao gave an order to a Captain beside him.
"Go, take the Golden Buddha apart."
"Let the pilgrims down the mountain see what's hidden inside the Golden Buddha they're worshipping."
The Captain was taken aback, then realized what was happening, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"Yes!"
"..."