Slaying Taiyi, Destroying Mahāsattva, Meeting Martial Accomplishment King

Though Shi Ji was a woman, in battle, she was like a war god incarnate, a god of slaughter reborn.

She simply raised her spear, and an endless aura of destruction surged forth.

ROAR——

Several dragon cries of anguish sounded, and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was shattered.

Taiyi Zhenren: When did Shi Ji get so strong?

Below Kunlun Mountain, he could easily suppress Shi Ji, but now she had the upper hand.

Taiyi Zhenren brought out his Taiyi Buddhist whisk. With a sweep of the whisk, endless Mysterious Yellow Power swept out.

Merit power?

Shi Ji sneered inwardly, You must have forgotten I also have a Merit Treasure.

The light of merit emanating from the Merit Saint Garment was also golden, matching the Golden Body's radiance, and Taiyi Zhenren didn't notice it for a moment. The instant his whisk touched her God-Breaking Spear, it was broken in two.

This...

Only then did Taiyi Zhenren remember Shi Ji's Merit Treasure.

If Gu Changqing could repair it for her once, he could repair it twice.

Taiyi Zhenren wanted to bring out another magic item, but Shi Ji was not interested in a prolonged fight.

Her spear thrust forward, instantly piercing Taiyi's chest.

"You..."

Taiyi Zhenren didn't have time to utter another word before a True Spirit flew into the Investiture of the Gods List.

Among the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, his strength was relatively high. He never imagined he would be the first to meet his doom.

Shi Ji withdrew her spear and turned to Zhou Ji, shouting, "Are you going to open the gate or not? Do you want me, this general, to force my way through?"

Shi Ji's powerful slaying of the enemy master was witnessed by all the defending soldiers.

Who dared to say she wasn't an aid from the court?

Such a master, one person could contend with a hundred thousand soldiers!

Zhou Ji had no choice but to open the city gate and let Shi Ji enter.

Shi Ji followed behind Zhou Ji to the Martial Accomplishment King Residence, feeling increasingly uneasy the more she thought about it.

Over a decade ago, when the Martial Accomplishment King quelled the rebellion in the North Sea, she had gone to assist as well.

Zhou Ji claimed to have been in military service for decades, so it was impossible for him not to know her.

His pretense of not recognizing her at the city gate clearly suggested something else was at play.

As their journey grew increasingly remote, a sense of vigilance quietly arose in Shi Ji's heart.

Shi Ji, with her high skill and daring, followed closely without making a sound. She wanted to see what tricks Zhou Ji would pull.

Not long after, Zhou Ji led Shi Ji to a secluded spot, then suddenly turned around and sneered, "It's been over ten years since we last met. I never expected True Immortal Shi Ji to be able to strike down Taiyi Zhenren. Congratulations are in order."

Shi Ji said coldly, "You really do know me. Aren't you taking me to see the Martial Accomplishment King?"

Zhou Ji sneered, "You won't be seeing the Martial Accomplishment King, but you might get to see Lord Yama."

"By yourself?" Shi Ji said coldly, "When did you betray Great Shang?"

"Amitabha, General Zhou is certainly no match for Fellow Daoist Shi Ji."

At this moment, a monk with a Precious Flower on his head walked out and added, "General Zhou has abandoned darkness for light. How can you call that betrayal?"

Seeing the newcomer, Shi Ji frowned slightly.

Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva of the Western Sect!

He was also at Great Luo Peak, but his cultivation was far beyond that of Taiyi.

With General Zhou's betrayal, enemy cultivators could freely enter and exit Chong City. The danger to Chong City was more severe than imagined.

Outside the city, a million armored soldiers besieged it. The small Chong City could be easily broken with a flick of a finger, yet the enemy besieged without attacking, clearly having other motives.

Shi Ji frowned and said, "Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva, what do the affairs of the Eastern Lands have to do with the Western Sect? Your Western Sect's reach has extended too far!"

"Amitabha!" Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva proclaimed a Buddhist chant and replied, "The Western Sect originally did not wish to participate in the Mysterious Sect's conflict. However, your Intercepting Sect has acted perversely, establishing a Human Emperor, which goes against the Heavenly Dao and incurs the wrath of both humans and gods. Our Western Sect, being compassionate, naturally cannot bear to see the beings of the Eastern Lands plunge into misery."

"Since you are so compassionate, I shall send you to meet the Buddha!"

Shi Ji didn't want to waste any more words. She brought out her God-Breaking Spear and engaged Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva in battle.

Although Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva's cultivation was higher than Taiyi Zhenren's, his magic items were much inferior.

After a few rounds, Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva also ended up on the list.

"You..."

Facing the terrifying Shi Ji, fear crept onto Zhou Ji's face.

He never imagined that Shi Ji could successively slay a True Immortal from the Chan Sect and a Bodhisattva from the Western Sect.

Before this, he had also ambushed and killed many immortal sect members who came to provide aid.

The opponent would either die outside the city, or if they miraculously made it inside, they wouldn't escape the Bodhisattva's grasp.

Shi Ji said coldly, "Whatever tricks you have, bring them on!"

"I…"

Zhou Ji fled desperately, but how could a mere mortal like him escape Shi Ji's grasp?

Shi Ji waved her left hand, conjuring the Eight Trigrams Dragon Beard Scarf, which instantly coiled around Zhou Ji.

Her divine sense swept through, and the Martial Accomplishment King Residence appeared in her mind.

Shi Ji, holding Zhou Ji, flickered and arrived in front of the Martial Accomplishment King Residence.

"Shi Ji requests an audience with the Martial Accomplishment King."

Her voice, like a dragon's roar, echoed deep into the residence.

The Martial Accomplishment King, who was in a meeting, heard that Shi Ji had arrived, and his troubled expression vanished.

Behind Shi Ji was the omnipotent Imperial Preceptor!

As long as the Imperial Preceptor's gaze turned towards Chong City, the danger to Chong City would be resolved in due course.

Just like the North Sea rebellion back then, the Imperial Preceptor, single-handedly, quelled the chaos in the North Sea in a snap.

"Announce her!"

"No, I will greet her myself!"

The Martial Accomplishment King took large strides, practically running towards the entrance, with Chong Yingbiao following behind him.

When Shi Ji entered the North Sea back then, Chong Yingbiao was young and didn't recognize Shi Ji.

"Father, who is this esteemed Shi Ji? She made you lose your composure?"

"Silence!" Chong Houhu turned back and scolded, "When you see Shi Ji Zhenren, you must be humble. Shi Ji Zhenren is an esteemed figure of the Intercepting Sect, and the Imperial Preceptor's Senior Apprentice Sister."

"Ah?"

Chong Yingbiao was astonished.

"Chong Houhu greets Shi Ji Zhenren."

Chong Houhu quickly paid his respects upon seeing Shi Ji.

Shi Ji smiled and said, "Martial Accomplishment King, there's no need for such formality. Now that we serve in the same court, Shi Ji must still defer to the Martial Accomplishment King."

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

The Martial Accomplishment King looked at Zhou Ji in Shi Ji's hand and frowned, "Zhenren, what is the meaning of this? Did Zhou Ji offend Zhenren?"

Zhou Ji had fought alongside him for many years; the Martial Accomplishment King never expected Zhou Ji to be captured by Shi Ji.

Shi Ji said coldly, "If he had merely offended me, I naturally wouldn't have bothered. This person, ungrateful for the Emperor's grace, was exposed by me, and I specifically captured him for the Martial Accomplishment King to deal with."

Shi Ji then recounted the previous events, and the Martial Accomplishment King, enraged, ordered Zhou Ji to be imprisoned and executed on a chosen day.

The Martial Accomplishment King then said, "Thank you very much, Zhenren. With Zhenren's help, Chong City will surely turn misfortune into good fortune."

Shi Ji replied, "The Martial Accomplishment King overestimates Shi Ji. Although Shi Ji possesses some cultivation, she is not skilled in battle formations and may not be able to help the Martial Accomplishment King much."

"For this reinforcement of Chong City, His Majesty has dispatched one hundred thousand elite Armored Soldiers and commanded Shi Ji to hand them over to the Martial Accomplishment King."

As Shi Ji spoke, she conjured the Primordial Chaos World Piercing Shuttle, and immediately, one hundred thousand Armored Soldiers appeared before them.

Truly an extraordinary master from beyond the mortal realm!

The Martial Accomplishment King was secretly amazed, marveling at the divine methods.

For the Martial Accomplishment King, the one hundred thousand Armored Soldiers were merely the icing on the cake; Shi Ji herself was the true godsend.

The Martial Accomplishment King then asked, "Does the Imperial Preceptor have any instructions?"

Shi Ji replied, "The Imperial Preceptor only told me to hand over the one hundred thousand Armored Soldiers to the Martial Accomplishment King. I will also obey the Martial Accomplishment King's command and focus on dealing with the enemy cultivators."

The Martial Accomplishment King felt a slight disappointment upon hearing Shi Ji say this. If it were just Shi Ji alone, even with the addition of one hundred thousand Armored Soldiers, it might not be enough to resolve Chong City's crisis.

Shi Ji, thinking of the million-strong army outside the city, added, "The rebel army numbers no less than a million, so why did the Martial Accomplishment King only mention three hundred thousand when requesting aid?"

"Three hundred thousand? Impossible!"

The Martial Accomplishment King heard this and immediately denied it.

Shi Ji frowned and said, "Could it be that His Majesty would deceive me? Or that the Imperial Preceptor would deceive me?"

"This…"

The Martial Accomplishment King was momentarily speechless.