The sudden turn of events stunned everyone. No one present had expected Perfected Being Xuying to attack the divine monk Pudu. Taking advantage of the moment when Pudu supported him, he had launched a surprise palm strike, severely wounding Pudu.
Huineng and the other five froze as well, momentarily bewildered. What exactly was going on?
"Senior brother?!" Pufa and Pulu hurriedly supported Pudu, then swiftly circulated their energy to help him.
"You... you aren't Xu Ying. Who exactly are you?" After spitting out a pool of blood, Master Pudu pointed at Perfected Being Xuying and asked weakly.
Xu Ying's sudden attack had been difficult to guard against, however profound his cultivation. Moreover, Xu Ying's cultivation was far from low, so his surprise attack had naturally succeeded.
Had he not blocked his chest with a palm in time, that strike would probably have killed him on the spot.
"Pudu, you old bald donkey, you truly deserve your reputation as the strongest man in Shaolin. To think that even with a surprise attack like mine, you could still raise your hand in time to block it. You managed to snatch back that old life of yours." As Perfected Being Xuying spoke, his features shifted, gradually transforming into another face. By the time they stopped, he looked nothing like Perfected Being Xuying.
"You're... Ling Tianya!!" Pudu's expression changed drastically.
"Ha ha! None other than this Sect Master." Ling Tianya laughed loudly, but his laughter soon stopped, and his face instantly darkened. "Pudu, you old bald donkey, back when you joined forces with those so-called members of the Righteous Path to hunt me down, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
"It's actually... Ling Tianya?"
"The Sect Master of the Thousand Demons Sect?"
The Jianghu experts nearby all paled. Ling Tianya's fearsome