Plucking Out the Heart

Although the previous giant Great Mudra was merely Heavenly Secrets Evolution and not a true physical attack, the Hu Mang's physical body could not withstand such a powerful Divine Ability.

However, after that previous attack, Hu Mang's ability to transform between Buddha and demon, especially his control over Demonic Qi, had naturally reached a new level. In addition, with the condensation of the Three Yin Flowers phenomenon and the "Cauldron-Boiling Devil Meridian" providing a massive amount of Profound Yin Devil Qi, Hu's attack truly resembled the departure of Old Devil demon tyrant, with Demonic Qi surging like the tides of heaven and earth.

Seeing this, Old Chen Sheng quickly pulled Zhou Tong, whose eyes were still red, away. They didn't have Hu Mang's abilities; being infused with Demonic Qi would at least damage their foundation, and at worst, Qi Deviation.

Grandpa Chen, my brother—

"Don't worry, now that the kid's here, he must have a solution," Old Man Chen reassured the other man, then looked up at the sky and found that the Hu Mang that had been in the sky just moments before had vanished.

"Huh? Where did that kid go?"

Turbid Sha Old Man was indeed a master among unorthodox practitioners, especially with his Five Turbidities Great Method, which was incredibly fierce. Faced with the Demonic Qi tide created by Hu Mang, he almost instinctively used the Five Turbidities to pull back five thick columns of Qi of the Five Turbidities, yellow, green, red, gray, and black. Wherever they passed, the demonic atmosphere instantly collapsed.

The methods that can overcome the Postnatal Five Elements are so powerful that even ordinary magic Law Treasure, let alone Demonic Qi, cannot withstand them. Only Innate Law Treasure can withstand them, but even in the Azure Mysterious Realm, there are not many innate treasures.

If this method of cultivation didn't require the complete destruction of one's foundation, preventing any further progress in life and even hindering reincarnation, it would probably have spread far and wide long ago.

However, just as the Turbid Sha Old Man was on the edge, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared, its footsteps seemingly traversing the void, appearing beside the other and grabbing at the other's neck.

Turbid Sha Old Man's dead eyes suddenly glanced strangely, and the next moment, a crack automatically appeared on his neck, from which a stream of red, turbid energy gushed out.

Hu Mang's expression remained unchanged, but his figure seemed to defy gravity, shifting three feet in mid-air, and his palm reached out from another direction to grab the back of the other's head.

The Qi of the Five Turbidities correspond to the five elements and the five internal organs, Hu Mang simply didn't believe that anything could evolve from the back of the other party's head.

But the next moment, black fences rose from the ground, and from the fences, Soul-Locking Chain shot out, wrapping around the limbs of the Hu Mang.

Hu Mang raised an eyebrow, Demon-Subduing Divine Runes between his brows lit up. He changed his grabbing motion into a slapping motion, and the Heavenly Gang Qi, which was also a divine power, surged out. The two divine powers collided with each other, ending with the Soul-Locking Chain being knocked away.

As the Hu Mang landed, the divine mark between its brows lit up again. The next moment, bolts of lightning as thick as an arm fell from the sky, striking the opponent and causing the corpse-transformed Turbid Sha Old Man to be covered in smoke, further ruining its Ghost Makeup.

However, this seemed to have a counterproductive effect. The transformed corpse -Turbid Sha Old Man roared, and the Qi of the Five Turbidities surged upwards like a dragon being grabbed by the neck, completely wiping out the thunderclouds summoned by the Hu Mang.

With a flash of divine light, Hu Mang summoned the Thunderfire Bow. He attempted to launch a ranged attack, but the results were not very good. The old man's normal damage was completely ignored, and vital attacks were intercepted by the opponent's Qi of the Five Turbidities and Black Prison.

If it weren't for the surging Demonic Qi and smoke summoned by the Hu Mang, which made it impossible for the opponent to discern the Hu Mang's location, things would probably have been even more troublesome.

After all, Turbid Sha Old Man Weng was a master of unorthodox sects, plus a half- Prison-Subduing Official, and was not much weaker than the four powerful unorthodox sects before.

On Hu Mang's side, the lack of a suitable weapon made it difficult for him to fully utilize the physical abilities enhanced by the "Profound Yin Body Refining Technique".

Although the Profound Yin Body Refinement has reached its peak, making one unafraid of ordinary heavenly thunder and earthly fire, this Qi of the Five Turbidities is clearly not ordinary and is very dangerous.

Just as Hu Mang was pondering a countermeasure, a figure suddenly darted out. Hu Mang also heard the rattling sound of chains. The next moment, Soul-Locking Chain shot out from all directions towards Turbid Sha Old Man, successfully passing through the "corpse-turned old man's" fence and binding his hands and feet.

With a whoosh, Hu Mang appeared behind Turbid Sha Old Man almost at the same moment the chains locked him up.

"Leave me my head!"

Old Chen was watching the battle from the rear, screamed upon seeing this scene.

Upon hearing this, Hu Mang hooked his five fingers downwards, and five sharp demonic claws shot out from his fingertips, their nails gleaming with a cold, eerie light; they circled around Turbid Sha Old Man's neck, found the gap between the spines, and suddenly plunged downwards and pulled!

Click -

A crisp cracking sound rang out as half of the white spine was ripped out of the Turbid Sha Old Man's neck by the Hu Mang, the severed nerves and fascia flying through the air in an arc.

Without the support of his spine, the old man collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud. Without control, the Qi of the Five Turbidities that had been rushing around seemed like a swarm of snakes that had lost their target. They circled in place for a moment, then, as if they had a mind of their own, they all slithered back into the body of the Turbid Sha Old Man and disappeared.

Having dealt with his opponent, Hu Mang dispelled the Demonic Qi. Without the Demonic Qi obscuring him, Hu Mang could see Zhou Yu's current miserable state. The Ghost Eye in his right eye was nowhere to be found, and starting from his right cheek, there were densely packed prison-suppressing runes. If Hu Mang remembered correctly, these should be prepared for some powerful prisoners in the Demon-Subduing Prison. They were carved from the tendons and skin to the bones, branding the entire body with these prison-suppressing runes to prevent prisoners from escaping in any way.

"What are you doing?" Hu Mang looked at the other person in confusion.

This thing can only be made by the Prison-Subduing Official himself, and it's obvious that the old zombie under his feet doesn't have the skill.

So what's going on here? Is he committing suicide as a sacrifice to heaven?

Old Chen also came over with a long sigh, bringing with him a distraught Zhou Tong.

"Well, you can't really blame Zhou for this; he really had no other choice—"

Then, Old Chen briefly recounted the events.

The reason is not complicated. Not long after Hu Mang left, another "Judgment of Righteousness and Devilry" began. Whether by coincidence or the malice of the female Thunder God, she directly chose Zhou Yu and Zhou Tong, the brother and sister. In other words, one of the two must die, otherwise, the brother and sister will be killed by the Devil Subjugation Restriction in the city.

The brother and sister had a deep bond, and neither was willing to help the other or make a move. However, Zhou Yu was pushed to the limit, so he first used the Prison-Subduing Official's abilities to lock himself up, and then prepared to use the Soul-Locking Chain to bind the other and kill him.

At this point, Old Chen couldn't stand it any longer, so he told Turbid Sha Old Man to "hold off the enemy and wait for Hu Mang to return before thinking of a solution."

But no one expected that the conflict between the two Prison-Subduing Official would actually remove half of the Turbid Sha Old Man's Ghost Makeup, causing him to turn into a zombie. Zhou Yu, who was still upset, could only transform back into the prison guard vanguard and hold off the other party. This stalling lasted until Hu Mang arrived.

"This is really ridiculous," Hu Mang clicked his tongue, speechless.

"Who says otherwise?" Old Chen looked at his precious henchman with heartache, speechless.

"My time is running out," Zhou Yu said expressionlessly.

Without the "Ghost Eye," his emotions were largely neutralized by the Prison-Subduing Official.

Hu Mang sized the other man up and down, then suddenly asked, "Are you afraid of dying?"

Thank you.

The next moment, to the astonishment of Old Chen and Zhou Tong, Hu Mang's hand pierced Zhou Yu's chest with lightning speed.

With his five fingers piercing into flesh and blood, he precisely grasped the still slightly trembling heart and ripped it out of the chest cavity!

His heart was still beating in his palm, pumping out a few strands of warm, sticky blood.

At the same time, the Demon-Subduing Divine Runes between his eyebrows suddenly lit up, its divine light shining brightly, as if a third eye had suddenly opened.

The divine light enveloped the Prison Suppression Runes on Zhou Yu's body as if they were a tangible substance. The black lines that were originally deeply imprinted on his skin began to loosen and peel away under the illumination of the divine light. Like living things, they were pulled away from Zhou Yu's body by an invisible force and merged into the divine runes between Hu Mang's eyebrows.

A vertical black line has appeared between the eyebrows of the Hu Mang.

A fairly standard case of "clerical annexation".

Zhou Tong's eyes rolled back, and he fainted instantly.

Seeing this, Hu Mang's lips curled into a smile. The next moment, a white fox tail grew out from behind him and wrapped around Zhou Yu. Just as the divine power was being absorbed by the Heavenly Soldier Divine Office, Hu Mang pressed down with his other hand, forcing the other's heart back in. At the same time, he chanted a spell, and the faint moonlight from his other palm enveloped Zhou Yu's corpse.

To be precise, the Moon Fox Life-Bearing Instruction is a version of the Moon Fox Life-Bearing Instruction without a core incantation.

Since there is no core incantation regarding "reversing life and death, yin and yang," there are no side effects to speak of.

The "Life-Preserving Cat Tail" has replaced the core of the Moon Fox Life-Bearing Instruction.

In short, it involves using the Moon Fox Life-Bearing Instruction to transfer the effect of the Life-Preserving Cat Tail " to the other person.

Even Hu Mang wasn't certain it would be 100% effective.

But since the other party didn't mind, he was even less bothered and considered it a benefit of merging the clergy.

As the "Life-Preserving Cat Tail" covered him, about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Yu's corpse suddenly let out a soft cry, and he began to breathe again through his mouth and nose.

Old Chen, who had watched the whole thing without daring to breathe too loudly, also let out a long sigh and complained.

"Oh dear, you should have told us beforehand. My heart isn't very strong, and this little girl is even worse off; she fainted from fright. She's only thirteen or fourteen, and you let her witness this."

"Was it me who showed her this, or was it this Demon-Subduing City that showed her this?" Hu Mang even shook his head with some regret.

"If she weren't so lacking in talent, I'd really like to train her like this. Isn't it said that hatred is the primary driving force for human progress? The hatred for killing one's brother—what a great motivation!"

Chen Sheng knew the other person was fierce, but this was the first time he had ever realized the extent of a fierce person's twisted thinking.

That's not just any ordinary perversion!

"Alright, I'll leave these two siblings to you. I need to get back to my own business."

After speaking, Hu Mang walked towards the Thunderfire Furnace; he had some questions that needed answers.