Chapter 142: The Powerful Ox-Demon and Horse-Faced Duo, Please Stay, Ox-Demon Daoist Friend!

Chapter 142: The Powerful Ox-Demon and Horse-Faced Duo, Please Stay, Ox-Demon Daoist Friend!

That is... Corpse Aura!

Xu Jiuling's body actually carried the distinctive Corpse Aura of the Corpse Deity Sect's heretics!

In that instant, Nan Lihuo understood.

Xu Jiuling, the Law Enforcement Hall Elder of the Golden Light Branch Sect of the Eternal Origin Sect...

Was the hidden heretic of the Divine Sect, a high-ranking and influential member of the Corpse Deity Sect!

The very heretic who had harmed his precious true disciple!

"How dare he!"

"Absolutely despicable!"

Nan Lihuo's eyes blazed with golden flames, his anger surging like a tidal wave, instantly erupting.

He was truly... enraged!

It was a shameful humiliation.

If it had been anyone else, Nan Lihuo wouldn't have been this furious, but Xu Jiuling... was a Law Enforcement Hall Elder!

He represented the authority of the Divine Sect's law enforcement!

Now, that authority...

Had been corrupted!

Nan Lihuo's face turned icy, and golden flames slowly emerged from his skin.

One flame, two flames, three flames...

First, small flames, then countless flames gathered together, forming a blazing Heaven and Earth Divine Flame!

Nan Lihuo took a step forward, instantly transforming into a stream of light and shooting towards the direction of Flowing Sword Peak.

At the same time, after Nan Lihuo sensed the Corpse Aura on Xu Jiuling's body...

Powerful Divine Appearance consciousness soared into the sky from several Elder Peaks, sweeping towards him!

On Two Sleeve Peak, Zhang Qingzheng, in his tattered Confucian robe, had his brows furrowed in anger, his stinking face contorting with rage.

"Damn you, Xu Jiuling!"

"How dare you!"

On Crimson Cloud Peak, Zhu Hong Dou ignited the Fire God Divine Form, his eyes blazing with red flames, gripping his spear as he soared into the sky.

On South Mountain Peak, an old man leaned on his cane, shaking his head.

"Everyone suspected me before, so I dared not speak up... Now it's all out in the open."

Weng Wuyu smiled helplessly.

He didn't really mind; after all, he was already one foot in the grave and didn't bother with trivial matters.

His peach wood cane tapped the ground, and in an instant, he took a step forward, unleashing his powerful Divine Appearance aura.

He covered the Flowing Sword Peak!

This guy had been under suspicion for so long!

He should pay the price, right?

...

On Thunder Peak.

Li Qingshan had just returned to the temple and entered the Divine Appearance state, but his consciousness was still expanding outward.

The surge of energy from Flowing Sword Peak was so strong that Li Qingshan immediately sensed it.

He instantly understood what was happening.

"Damn it!"

"Li Che, that little brat... hogging all the glory for himself!"

"Why didn't you call me to capture the traitorous heretic of the Corpse Deity Sect?"

Li Qingshan pounded his chest and stamped his feet, feeling heartbroken.

Such a major event, and he had missed it! But he could do nothing; he had to calm down and control his emotions, not letting them get the better of him.

Focusing on the Divine Appearance was crucial!

...

...

"Ox-Demon?!"

Xu Jiuling instantly recognized the adorable ox mask fluttering in the raging wind. It was the symbol of the Ox-Demon, a cute ox mask!

But beneath that adorable mask was a terrifying face, one that had almost single-handedly overthrown the Fish Gang!

Xu Jiuling clenched the spirit sword in his hand, his heart filled with shock and awe.

He was certain that Li Qingshan had discovered his identity and knew he was a member of the Corpse Deity Sect!

So, he had hired the Ox-Demon and Horse-Face, the two notorious killers of Jin Guang Prefecture, to strike simultaneously!

Damn it!

Xu Jiuling was furious beyond measure!

Li Qingshan—!

Xu Jiuling wasn't overly concerned about the Ox-Demon's appearance.

Compared to Horse-Face, who stayed at a distance and unleashed terrifying arrows from the shadows, the Ox-Demon was a straightforward martial arts brute.

After all, Xu Jiuling possessed a Curse Bronze Corpse body that rivaled the Vajra Indestructible Body!

Li Che looked at Xu Jiuling indifferently.

In an instant, his heart intensely stimulated the Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit of Dao!

The Angry Vajra State was activated!

In that moment, his already enormous body expanded further, like a lump of clay being suddenly stretched, revealing bulging veins beneath his skin.

The veins twitched, resembling raging dragons, and his eyes glowed with divine light, emitting a faint scent of golden agarwood.

Tower Ascension!

His hair grew rapidly, reaching down to his waist, and his blood surged like a fluttering cloak.

His clenched fist crushed a three-eyed Wrathful True Monarch spirit infant, and the temple deity's divine nature was absorbed by Li Che in his Tower Ascension state.

The Blood Qi Forge exploded!

The Dragon Elephant True Energy, a supreme skill, burst forth, aiming to strike Xu Jiuling's head, who had glanced at him with a sidelong glance.

Intending to shatter his skull in an instant!

A deafening collision rang out, loud enough to rupture eardrums.

The scorching flesh collided with the icy corpse, and Xu Jiuling's Curse Bronze Corpse body blocked the Ox-Demon's mighty Dragon Elephant True Energy fist with his palm.

Powerful and terrifying energy emerged from the Ox-Demon's back, where a dragon and an elephant shadow appeared, instantly infusing his punch.

Ox-Demon's mighty strength!

Boom—!

The ground trembled violently, like an earth dragon awakening, and the ground beneath Xu Jiuling's feet exploded, as if black gunpowder had been ignited, causing an instant explosion of shattered stones and debris.

In an instant, countless shards of stone and broken bricks were scattered by the powerful sound of the collision.

Xu Jiuling's eyes narrowed.

His entire body was like a cannonball, struck by an immense force, and the power that hit his Curse Bronze Corpse body created a deafening sound, like a wooden mallet striking an ancient bell.

Boom—!

The entire house shook, its four walls crumbling.

Action: In the wake of this, Xu Jiuling appeared, his ancient bronze-hued figure emanating an intensely overpowering Corpse Aura that burst forth.

On the vast courtyard, a shocking ravine was torn asunder!

"Furnace Master?!"

"Furnace Master!"

This Ox Demon was actually a Furnace Master! What formidable power...

Xu Jiuling steadied his stance and glanced down at his chest, which had been punched. His fully matured Curse Bronze Corpse body was actually dented by the blow!

"Only after mastering the Nine Transformations of Divine Meridians can one become a Furnace Master..."

"Incredible!"

Xu Jiuling, with his tall and slender figure, stood erect, his eyes flashing with astonishment.

But just as he finished praising, a suffocating aura burst out from the collapsed houses.

The Ox Demon, having activated the Tower Ascension State, instantly charged forth. With the Dragon Elephant True Energy unleashed once more, the fusion of the Eight Serpents Turning the River and Thunderclap Body techniques created an unparalleled Dragon Elephant True Energy!

This single punch, in the eyes of all the disciples of Flowing Sword Peak, resembled a mountain rising from the ground and a meteor hanging upside down!

Accompanied by an incredibly terrifying dragon's roar and elephant's bellow, the surging air currents shot forth like dragons!

The ferocious blow descended with overwhelming might, causing many disciples to turn pale. Just a glance was enough to make them feel as if their souls had been stolen, leaving them in such distress that they nearly vomited blood!

However, at this moment...

Xu Jiuling completely let loose!

Behind him, an enormous and vividly clear Divine Appearance emerged—a sword-wielding Sword Immortal Divine Appearance.

The Divine Appearance slowly drew its sword, and countless raging Sword Auras ravaged the vast courtyard of Flowing Sword Peak!

Xu Jiuling blocked the Ox Demon's terrifying punch.

The Ox Demon, like a maddened bull, was truly fearsome. Within his fist technique, there was an overwhelming amount of power! But what truly caught Xu Jiuling's attention was...

The oppressive pressure of his Divine Appearance realm did not suppress the Ox Demon at all! Instead, he felt a sense of suppression coming from the Ox Demon.

"Temple Deity?!"

Xu Jiuling's pupils constricted as he sensed something.

Boom—!

Like a mountain splitting and the earth collapsing, countless snowflakes in the vast courtyard soared into the sky, resembling an upside-down curtain!

"You... you have the aura of a Temple Deity?!"

Impossible!

One must first offer sacrifices to the Temple Deity!

But this Ox Demon didn't perform any sacrificial rituals?!

Xu Jiuling's Curse Bronze Corpse body shimmered with dazzling bronze radiance, and with a loud clang, it was as if a huge bell had been struck.

He blocked the Ox Demon's ferocious assault!

The formidable and heavy punch, like an entire mountain collapsing, bore down. Even Xu Jiuling, who had cultivated the fully matured Curse Bronze Corpse, felt the immense pressure.

Boom, boom, boom—

Xu Jiuling's face turned extremely grim, his hair and beard flying. As a Divine Appearance Cultivator in the Mid-stage and a Grandmaster in the late stage, he had been completely suppressed from the start, ever since the Dragon Fang attack from the Ox Demon.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

The terrifying fist energy kept pounding like relentless waves.

The Ox Demon's massive body, with a spine resembling a devil's face, rushed forward with each heavy stomp of its feet, colliding with Xu Jiuling.

They clashed in close-quarters combat, testing their physical prowess!

Xu Jiuling's heart was filled with terror. His Curse Bronze Corpse, which was nearly indestructible, had withstood dozens of clashes with the Ox Demon's agile attacks...

But he was showing signs of being unable to hold on!

In the end...

Who was the indestructible Curse Bronze Corpse?!

How could the Ox Demon's physical body be so terrifying?!

Through sheer Blood Qi, it had forged an unyielding body akin to an unbreakable Vajra!

Boom—!

Once again, their bodies clashed in close combat!

The impact reverberated like the clash of thick ancient bells, and the sound waves spread and scattered.

It was as if thunder had struck the snowy mountain courtyard, instantly causing mud, sand, and snow to swirl and fly!

Xu Jiuling was furious beyond measure!

"Ah—my Heaven and Earth Jade!"

"Ah! You shameless bull, horse, and dog!"

Another collision!

Xu Jiuling finally realized that his Heaven and Earth Jade had been taken by the Ox Demon during their physical clash!

How dog-like! Xu Jiuling's anger surged, and he unleashed the grand Divine Nature of the Mid-stage Divine Appearance. The Sword Immortal Divine Appearance finally drew its sword, and a terrifying slash of Sword Aura descended!

The Ox Demon's eyes beneath the mask remained calm and unperturbed, and without hesitation, it immediately retreated.

Xu Jiuling leaped with the Cloud-leaping Leap, like a sparrowhawk, and with a few quick steps, he created some distance. But Xu Jiuling's sword strike was not aimed at the Ox Demon!

His heart, however, was filled with anxiety. Although his Heaven and Earth Jade had been taken, and he had suffered a great insult, he was unwilling to continue entanglement with the Ox Demon.

He had already sensed an incredibly terrifying aura rapidly approaching, as if the heavens were collapsing.

The oppressive pressure made his body stiffen.

"Nan Lihuo!"

A low roar erupted from his mouth.

His hair and beard flying, the Sword Immortal Divine Appearance behind him opened its eyes, and its eyes were filled with an extremely ferocious crimson color.

Thick Death Aura and Corpse Aura enveloped it.

Violent, cruel, murderous, and horrifying...

Various Divine Emotions, like storm ripples, surged towards the entire Flowing Sword Peak.

Nearly all the disciples of Flowing Sword Peak were engulfed by these Divine Emotions.

One by one, they went mad, their eyes turning scarlet.

"How dare you!"

Nan Lihuo's voice had already exploded.

As his voice reached them, Nan Lihuo's figure appeared right behind it.

"Nan Lihuo, stop!"

"If you dare step into Flowing Sword Peak, I'll slaughter every single disciple on the peak!"

A low roar emanated from Xu Jiuling, who stood upright with a bronze-hued body, fiery red hair flying wildly, and a ferocious expression.

Half of the sword in his hand, nurtured for countless years, had already been drawn from its sheath.

A terrifying wave of sharp sword energy raged and tumbled across the vast courtyard.

Disciples, driven to madness, felt their bodies being slashed by the sword energy, causing their blood to flow incessantly, a cruel and bloody sight! Xu Jiuling's sword energy...

...was interconnected with every disciple on Flowing Sword Peak!

What he had nurtured was the lives of over a thousand disciples on Flowing Sword Peak!

Vicious!

Cruel!

Boom—!

Intense heat erupted in mid-air.

Nan Lihuo was enveloped in a dazzling golden flame.

Then, he plummeted down!

Without a moment's hesitation, he landed on the vast courtyard, and the terrifying golden divine fire instantly evaporated and melted the snow on the courtyard!

Xu Jiuling's eyes narrowed...

He hadn't expected Nan Lihuo to disregard his threat!

Those were the lives of over a thousand disciples on Flowing Sword Peak!

Could he be so heartless?!

Nan Lihuo's eyes burned with golden fire, and he stared coldly at Xu Jiuling. With his sleeves billowing, he landed behind him on the vast courtyard and took three steps forward.

His white hair flew wildly, and in just three steps...

...he appeared beside Xu Jiuling.

His five fingers spread wide and slammed down fiercely!

Xu Jiuling's Vajra-like curse copper corpse body was directly ignited and burned from within by the fiery golden flames.

"You..."

Xu Jiuling's eyes widened in terror.

He no longer cared about anything!

He swiftly drew his sword!

In an instant...

Every disciple within Flowing Sword Peak was slashed by the sword energy, spewing blood and screaming in agony.

Nan Lihuo's eyes turned even colder.

He had already struck Xu Jiuling's chest with a palm, and the Vajra-like curse copper corpse body was directly melted, penetrated by the palm.

His five viscera and six entrails were burned into nothingness.

Xu Jiuling maintained the stance of drawing his sword...

"Good, good, good... Nan Lihuo... You truly are heartless!"

He coughed up blood and laughed bitterly.

"You betrayed the Corpse Deity Sect, and you dare call me heartless?"

Nan Lihuo remained indifferent.

Xu Jiuling coughed up copper-colored blood, "Do you not know why I betrayed the Corpse Deity Sect?"

"Do you not understand my reasons?!"

Xu Jiuling stared intently, his eyes fixed on Nan Lihuo, and he grinned.

"Because... I know the truth!"

Xu Jiuling's face even took on a slightly ferocious expression!

"The Elder of the Enforcement Hall, betraying the Corpse Deity Sect, is a disgrace to our Golden Light Branch Sect! A great humiliation!"

Nan Lihuo remained cold.

"You should die!"

Nan Lihuo withdrew his hand, which was free of any blood, and his five fingers danced, igniting five tiny flames.

In a claw-like shape, they reached for Xu Jiuling's mud pill between his eyebrows!

Xu Jiuling stared at Nan Lihuo, silently laughing.

Bang!

His head exploded.

A dense wave of death energy and corpse aura, intertwined with a radiant light, shot up into the sky. In the heavens, thick, pitch-black smoke billowed and coiled, and from within the shattered mind of Xu Jiuling, a figure emerged, enveloped in the black smoke, with its eyes glowing crimson, and the seven-element corpse curse seal intermittently visible.

The crimson figure stood in the sky, staring intently at Nan Lihuo, then shifted its gaze to the unassuming Ox Demon standing in the distance.

"Ox Demon... There's a great secret within you..."

"You can perfectly borrow the power of the temple deity..."

"Ox Demon!"

"My sect will grant you ultimate bliss!"

"My sect needs you!"

The crimson figure's voice was slightly hoarse.

Then, it stepped towards the rolling black smoke.

Nan Lihuo transformed into a golden flame and vanished, and countless golden flames turned into a terrifying flame giant palm, exuding a suffocating aura of rank.

A Primordial Sage strike!

Intending to crush the massive black smoke vortex!

To sever Xu Jiuling's last escape route!

But the figure in the black smoke screamed, and from within the dense, swirling black smoke, a substantial face emerged, like a compressed balloon, piercing through!

The dense death energy and corpse aura clashed with Nan Lihuo's golden flames.

The enormous nose, like a hammer of heaven and earth, swept across, and with each breath, a gust of wind stirred in the heavens!

Dong—

This was a true battle between Primordial Sage cultivators!

What a terrifying might erupted from the heavens, illuminating the night sky into daylight!

"Vajra Nose Incense Corpse God!"

Nan Lihuo's eyes narrowed.

However...

He pinched a pagoda seal, and a pagoda shadow instantly descended, colliding with the terrifying Vajra Nose Incense Corpse God that burst out of the black vortex!

Xu Jiuling's soul had merged with the corpse curse seal, and if he left, he could later reincarnate through the corpse!

Therefore, Nan Lihuo didn't want to let the corpse curse seal depart safely!

While Nan Lihuo was fighting the Vajra Nose Incense Corpse God of the Corpse Deity Sect...

Zhang Qingzheng and Wuyu, both Divine Form cultivators, had already landed on the vast courtyard of Flowing Sword Peak.

Zhang Qingzheng's face was incredibly foul, filled with murderous intent.

Wuyu, standing beside him, sighed with a mix of admiration and pity.

The two exchanged glances, and their divine essence burst forth.

Like a gentle breeze, it soothed the injuries of every disciple.

"The Sect Master truly trusts us. If we fail to save them, it would be the lives of over a thousand disciples..."

Wuyu held a peach wood staff and took a deep breath.

Zhang Qingzheng scowled, ignoring him.

If we fail, it's your fault, what does it have to do with me, Zhang Qingzheng?

In the heavens...

The fleeting battle seemed to be drawing to a close.

Nan Lihuo's power was terrifying, and the pagoda seal was even more so, forcing the Vajra Nose Incense Corpse God's Divine Form to retreat step by step, its big nose almost shattered by the hammer!

Nan Lihuo clenched his five fingers, and the fiery giant palm grabbed towards Xu Jiuling's corpse curse seal.

To utterly crush the Corpse Curse Seal and annihilate the Corpse Soul!

However...

Just as he extended his claw.

A terrifying sonic scream, rolling in!

The scream had barely arrived when, in reality, a dazzling crimson arrow light had already shot towards Nan Lihuo's palm!

Intending to pierce Nan Lihuo's hand!

Nan Lihuo's palm, which was about to slap Xu Jiuling, had no choice but to change direction, slapping towards that terrifying arrow of the Divine Archer that seemed to split the heavens!

Boom!

Boom—!

The night sky erupted with a dazzling explosion!

Nan Lihuo's five fingers crushed the divine arrow, his eyes blazing with fiery flames.

He turned his head towards the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

As if seeing inside the City Lord's Mansion, in a leisurely pavilion, a youth in luxurious robes sat gracefully, holding a white porcelain cup.

Beside him, a divine archer with a drawn bow slowly lowered his divine bow, shimmering with flowing radiance.

"Su Huanli!"

Nan Lihuo's lips trembled, and a cold, stern voice burst forth.

And with this delay.

Xu Jiuling's Corpse Soul, wrapped in the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal, had already vanished into the black smoke vortex.

The black smoke vortex suddenly exploded, and the huge Vajra Corpse Deity's Divine Form also suddenly disappeared without a trace.

The night fell into deathly silence.

The world was icy cold!

A biting cold wind blew, and large snowflakes, as big as hands, fluttered down.

The flames on Nan Lihuo's body returned within him, his white hair flying, his wide sleeves rolled up, and his back facing the rear.

He stared in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

His eyes were filled with coldness and unconcealed killing intent.

Su Huanli, the Jin Guang Prefecture Lord!

Nan Lihuo had not expected Su Huanli to intervene at this moment, allowing Xu Jiuling's Corpse Soul, wrapped in the Corpse Curse Seal, to escape!

The youth in luxurious robes sitting in the pavilion smiled.

He raised his wine cup.

"Oh, Li Huozong, I'm so sorry..."

"This Prefecture Lord had just emerged from seclusion when he encountered a high-level Corpse Deity Sect expert, anger surged in his heart, and he wanted to have his divine archer kill this evil person from the Corpse Deity Sect..."

"But my divine archer's archery skills are not yet perfected, and he missed."

The youth's voice was warm and apologetic, sincere and heartfelt.

Nan Lihuo's eyes turned cold.

He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again.

"Thank you for your assistance, Prefecture Lord, but this divine archer's shot was way off, his archery skills are not yet perfected, he needs more practice."

Nan Lihuo said indifferently.

After speaking.

The divine archer beside the youth in luxurious robes had bright eyes, and the divine bow in his hand was raised again.

Prefecture Lord Su Huanli stood up, pressing down the divine arrow that the divine archer had drawn.

"How dare you! How can you aim a divine arrow at Li Huozong! Get down, deduct ten taels of your salary, and go find the General to accept your punishment!"

Su Huanli scolded.

The divine archer bowed and accepted the order, his golden armor clanging as he turned and left.

Su Huanli then smiled and bowed towards the Divine Sect, turned around, and his face also turned cold.

"Old fox, you're really patient."

Nan Lihuo closed his eyes.

Deducting ten taels of salary...

It's truly humiliating.

Nan Lihuo's long sleeves rolled up, and he landed gracefully on the large courtyard, the Primordial Sage pressure on his body slowly dissipating.

His eyes opened and closed.

He suddenly scanned, and his gaze fell on the Ox Demon, who seemed to merge with the darkness.

Then, his powerful divine sense, almost transformed into an Origin Spirit, swept over.

He sensed a horse-faced man with a horse mask standing on the trunk of an old tree at the foot of Flowing Sword Peak, aiming a mechanism at the black vortex in the sky with a hint of regret.

This horse-faced man was naturally a clone created by Li Che using the Immortal Worker technique.

The main purpose was to provide long-range firepower support using the Namo Immortal Worker Barrett.

Nan Lihuo's eyes slightly narrowed.

"Ox Demon... Horse Face..."

His heart also slightly tightened.

He had naturally heard of these two's reputations.

Ox Demon, the hero of Thunderbolt City, even in the Prefecture City, was filled with heroic spirit.

Staring at the Fish Gang, he killed all the disciples within who had sworn allegiance to the Corpse Deity Sect, truly hating evil with a passion.

And another horse-faced man, working with Li Qingshan and Lin Xiu, shot and killed Shangguan Zhenheng, who had joined the Corpse Deity Sect.

His divine archery skills were no less threatening than Su Huanli's divine archer, who was from the Divine Guards of the Prefecture City.

And the Ox Demon...

Unparalleled in close combat, he even fought against Xu Jiuling, who had cultivated the Curse Bronze Corpse Body to the Furnace Master level!

Undoubtedly, he possessed Divine Form combat power!

Because the Ox Demon could even ignore the positional pressure brought by the Divine Form by borrowing the power of the Temple Deity!

It was truly a mysterious combination of the Ox and the Horse.

Originally, Nan Lihuo had also speculated whether the Ox Demon and the Horse Face were the same person.

When the Qin family caused a stir, the Temple Guardian Corps even got involved in the investigation.

But now...

The truth is revealed!

The Ox Demon and the Horse Face are two different people!

These two... come from the same organization!

What power?

What organization?

There are too many forces in Jin Guang Prefecture City now, and people will soon be sent from Dao City and other Prefecture Cities.

It's even more chaotic.

So, regarding the origins of the Ox Demon and the Horse Face, he wasn't too concerned.

Nan Lihuo's eyes flickered slightly, thinking of the divine archer beside Su Huanli...

The Ox Demon, hidden in the darkness, seemed to sense Nan Lihuo's gaze, and his hair stood on end.

He couldn't even kill Xu Jiuling, who was at the middle stage of the Divine Form Realm.

Nan Lihuo, at the Primordial Sage Realm, was not even a challenge for Li Che.

Li Che didn't hesitate and immediately planned to summon the Thunderbolt Chess Piece for teleportation.

However...

Nan Lihuo seemed to remember the Ox Demon's mysterious teleportation abilities and quickly raised his hand, speaking quickly.

"Ox Demon, please wait!"

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