Brains in the bowl, intestines in the golden basin, flesh on the silver platter, blood for my use

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"": "Bai Wei managed to soften the impact, merely falling to the floor instead of crashing into the offering table and Buddha statue.

His face twisted grotesquely with pain. He could not lift either arm, let alone stand.

Kong An took two steps forward into the Main Hall.

Luo Bin struggled to prop himself up, utterly stunned.

Yes, Bai Wei had warned them not to fight Kong An at close range. He would be formidable.

But this formidable?!

They were not even remotely on the same level!

They belonged to completely different leagues!

"My guests are impatient. You nearly ruined my preparations for today."

Kong An shook his head slightly, looking displeased.

"Today is an important day for Golden Peace Temple."

"I had intended to bring Master Kong Chen here and sacrifice him to the deity."

"The time has also nearly come for me to become the Golden Peace Temple Abbot and move into the new temple."

"But you three guests arrived."

"That will have to be postponed."

"The sacrifice, however, cannot be skipped."

"Very well. I will use you instead."

He spoke as though they were nothing more than pigs, dogs, cattle, or sheep.

Waves of dizziness swept through Luo Bin's head, and blood streamed from his nose.

The two sides were utterly mismatched.

The backlash had left Luo Bin almost unable to stand...

After speaking, Kong An pulled something from inside his robes. It looked like a pestle, with an axelike head and a keen edge.

Was it a hatchet?

No.

Another kind of Demon-Subduing Pestle?

Even Luo Bin's thoughts were growing disordered, wandering aimlessly.

Beads of sweat rolled down Zhang Yunxi's forehead.

He had brought the items from Six Yin Mountain, but had not intended to use them...

That earlier moment had been