Chapter 669: Long Hu Lohan, Where's Your Dragon Tiger?
Chapter 669: Long Hu Lohan, Where's Your Dragon Tiger?
Swish—
The sky was filled with heart flames that gradually dissipated, leaving only the piercingly cold wind howling.
Jiang Mei stood with the Zhao brothers, their faces grim.
Ever since the incident of the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva's teaching, the relationship between the Tri-Immortal Sect and the Divine Dynasty had been gradually deteriorating.
Although they hadn't completely broken ties yet, it was only because the Immortal Court had yet to respond.
However, the behavior of these monks had become increasingly brazen.
Even after Jiang Mei and her group had revealed their identity as officials of the Divine Dynasty, these monks still dared to demand people from the officials.
They might have gotten away with it outside, but this was within the jurisdiction of Xishan Prefecture!
"Huff!"
Jiang Mei's worst fear came true. Due to the sudden nature of the situation, General Wu Shan had not yet arrived.
She struggled to think of a way to resolve the current predicament, but suddenly, she heard the indifferent voice of General Nan Yang.
The last chance?
Jiang Mei was taken aback and looked up, while the Zhao brothers beside her also had a sudden change in expression.
This was the first time they had seen the newly appointed Title General, and they had only just understood his character from his recent actions.
However, they never expected that even in the face of a strong member of the Bodhimanda Sect, General Nan Yang would still be so resolute!
"This..."
The Zhao brothers glanced at Jiang Mei, thinking that if they could just delay for a while longer, until General Wu Shan arrived, with the General's rich experience, he could easily resolve this matter.
Why did General Nan Yang proactively escalate the conflict?
He was still a bit too young and impulsive...
Jiang Mei could somewhat understand Shen Yi's thoughts. After all, this was the first time he was handling matters as a Title General, and it was only natural for him to want to make a good impression on his superiors.
However, engaging in a fight with the Bodhimanda Sect was no small matter.
If they lost, it would be a blow to the Divine Dynasty's reputation, and there was also the risk of severe injuries. If they won, dealing with these monks would still be a problem.
As for not wanting to fight and only trying to scare off the Bodhimanda Sect members with words, that was unrealistic.
To put it bluntly, even with the title of "official," they couldn't even provide a specific position or duty.
Thinking of this, Jiang Mei quietly stepped forward and approached the group.
However, before she could discuss the matter with Shen Yi, Master Zhi Kong spoke first, "Master, the court's demon extermination is a righteous act. You even said that we are outsiders, and now you're interfering in this matter. It's unreasonable and unjustifiable. It's best to quickly return to your sect!"
Even though Master Zhi Kong lacked experience in the secular world, he could tell that Immortal Shen was holding back from taking action solely because of him.
Knowing this, Master Zhi Kong, as a junior, couldn't just stand by and watch the two of them clash.
Although it was somewhat overstepping for a junior to speak such heavy words, Master Zhi Kong tightly gripped Master's wrist.
"..."
Master Hui Zhen felt the faint force on his wrist and slowly retracted his smile. He didn't pay attention to this foolish monk but stared intently at Shen Yi in front of him.
"Are you saying, you want to give this monk a chance?"
He slowly lifted the iron rod in his hand, which was gripped by Shen Yi.
"If I say I don't need this chance?"
Master Hui Zhen's expression remained calm, and his voice carried a hint of nonchalance.
"You audacious monk! How dare you!"
Jiang Mei had already sensed the tension in the air and no longer hesitated. She reached out and shook her hand, causing a bright yellow cloth to fall, revealing the characters and official seal of the Divine Dynasty's demon-subduing decree.
"How dare you defy the Divine Dynasty?"
"Tsk."
Master Hui Zhen shook his head and said indifferently, "What a grand title, but I dare not accept it. However—"
He prolonged his voice, and golden light appeared in his eyes, "A single monk might not be able to take this demon away, but what about a Lohan? Does he have the face to capture this demon and return it to the sect?"
"Official of the Divine Dynasty?"
Master Hui Zhen asked the young man in front of him with a meaningful tone.
If the Bodhimanda Sect couldn't even protect its members in front of an official, how could they carry out their grand plans?
The Divine Dynasty and the Bodhimanda Sect had to have one side back down.
As the saying goes, circumstances are stronger than people. No matter which backing was stronger, in reality, it depended on whose methods were more formidable.
Today, he had protected this dragon-tiger demon.
"..."
Almost everyone present had their expressions change upon sensing the golden light that was completely different from the dragon-tiger demon.
Even Master Zhi Kong hadn't expected Master to actually stand up for a demon that had caused so much harm, going as far as to take action within the jurisdiction of the Divine Dynasty!
The three Demon Slayers' faces had turned extremely unsightly.
The Imperial Court's judgment proved to be accurate, as since the Bodhimanda Sect's lecture, this group of monks had become increasingly unruly.
This was no longer a dispute over the life of a demon, but a struggle for status between the Three Sects and the Imperial Court.
Oh no! This is getting out of hand!
If news of today's events spreads, others will surely follow suit, and it will be difficult for the Court to suppress these people.
Just then, Shen Yi glanced at Zhi Kong, and slowly stood up. He, too, stared directly at Hui Zhen, shaking his head seriously, "You have no face in front of me."
"Huh?"
Hui Zhen clearly did not expect this young man to speak to him like this.
He was taken aback, but soon smiled again.
However, compared to his previous gentleness, this smile was filled with violence, "Remember this, my name is Hui Zhen, the Dragon Tiger Arhat of Bodhimanda Sect."
In an instant, his plain robe transformed into a dazzling golden color, illuminating the mountains and the world, turning the pitch-black night into a golden dusk.
Amidst this majestic change, his rough palms suddenly tightened around the iron rod, ready to draw it out.
The surroundings fell into an eerie silence.
The remaining three were still in awe of the might of an Arhat.
Especially since this Arhat had attained the 31st rank Dragon Tiger Fruit Position! In the next moment, they stood frozen in their places.
The iron rod didn't move an inch, quietly lying in Shen Yi's palm.
As the ink-black robe swayed, even brighter golden light rippled, and in addition to the youth's transformation, a golden liquid flowed, forming a majestic Dragon Tiger shadow behind him, like an ancient ferocious beast, bound by iron chains to his slender body.
Roar!
The dragon's roar and tiger's howl shook the sky like thunder, causing the heavens to tremble.
"Where is your Dragon Tiger?"
Shen Yi calmly looked forward, and the iron rod in his hand began to tremble violently. At the same time, Hui Zhen's palms bulged with veins.
"Heh!"
Hui Zhen's face tightened, gritting his teeth, but even the dense golden light couldn't hide the shock in his eyes!
He couldn't understand the young man's meaning, but he felt a strange sense of familiarity and strangeness from the youth's transformation.
Of course, whether he understood or not, it didn't affect the iron rod gradually slipping out of Hui Zhen's control.
As an Arhat of Bodhimanda Sect, he experienced for the first time the feeling of being overpowered in terms of strength. His palms, capable of leveling mountains and filling seas, couldn't grasp the object in his hand.
Until his palm was empty, Hui Zhen instinctively let out a low roar.
"Roar!"
Somewhat impatient, he clenched his fist and smashed it towards Shen Yi. However, the iron rod that had followed him for years, like a thunderbolt turned into a whip, lashed out and struck his shoulder.
Crack!
The Arhat's golden body showed fine cracks under the immense force, and Hui Zhen's entire body flew forward.
Just as he leaned forward, the iron rod swiftly struck from below, hitting his jaw.
"Pfft!"
The golden body's ferocity was in stark contrast to ordinary Qi cultivators.
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But if both sides were Arhats, the contest would be about who had deeper strength.
With just two strikes, the technique was broken, and the outcome was clear.
"..."
Zhi Kong widened his eyes, watching his senior uncle fly backwards, landing behind him.
His face went numb, and his heart stirred violently.
He could guess that Shen Yi's Fruit Position power at this moment was likely from the Dragon Tiger Great Scripture he obtained last time, but he didn't know why it had transformed so mysteriously.
But this was too fast.
In a short time, not only had he successfully attained the Fruit Position, but he could even overpower Hui Zhen, his senior!
Just as Zhi Kong was in awe.
Shen Yi reached out again, his palm landing on the Arhat's shoulder, sending him flying over a hundred zhang away. Behind Zhi Kong, a pair of golden palms imprinted with Buddhist seals smashed out.
Dragon Tiger Mountain Crushing Seal! Hui Zhen's bloodied face was full of ferocity, and despite the golden light protecting his body, he didn't resemble an Arhat at all.
He had just tried to use Zhi Kong's body as a shield, aiming to pierce through his junior's back, attempting to sneak attack Shen Yi.
Seeing that Shen Yi had clearly realized his intentions but chose to send Zhi Kong away first, he couldn't help but grin maliciously, "So compassionate!"
Two Buddhist seals vibrated with the sound of Dragon Tiger.
His Fruit Position had only reached three hundred Tribulations, and under the suppression of the Imperial Blessing, being able to unleash three to four-tenths of his power was already impressive. But in this moment, for the first time, his aura surpassed the youth in front of him.
"What a despicable move!" Even the Zhao Brothers, who were only Seventh Rank cultivators, could see through Venerable Huizhen's intentions and couldn't help but curse out loud.
At this moment, Shen Yi obviously had no time to dodge.
The two Dharma Seals viciously slammed into his shoulders.
Venerable Huizhen had just felt the impact when, before the joy could show on his face, he watched as the young man disappeared before his eyes.
As the Dharma Seals landed, amidst the deafening roar, the entire mountain range's spine shattered, and amidst the collapsing heavens and earth, the ink-clad figure stood with his hands hanging by his sides, appearing behind Venerable Huizhen.
Shen Yi stomped his boots, and the golden light beneath his feet surged like a raging river. A dragon-tiger illusion appeared atop the broken mountain, reaching towards the blue sky, and let out an ear-splitting roar!
The golden river of light struck Venerable Huizhen's lower back, and amidst the teeth-grinding sound of bones cracking, his body seemed to snap like a dry bamboo from the middle.
His plain robe tore, and on his bald head, hair sprouted, quickly transforming into a hideous ox head with two massive horns protruding.
This Bodhimanda Sect's Dragon-Tiger Arhat turned out to be of demon origin!
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes, and his right leg whipped out like a whip. In the blink of an eye, he shattered the two massive horns with overwhelming force.
Amidst the spray of blood, he moved forward, and as the ox demon wailed in agony, he slowly clenched his five fingers.
His fist carried the might of splitting mountains, and he ruthlessly smashed it into the back of the demon's head, unleashing the terrifying cultivation of over 160 tribulations.
"Stop!"
Venerable Huizhen's mind was already hazy due to the intense pain.
Today's events were filled with too many oddities. For instance, how could an imperial official possess the Arhat Fruit Position? And the method the opponent used to dodge his Dharma Seal earlier seemed more and more like the Great Void Dao Fruit of the Tri-Immortal Sect.
Unfortunately, at this moment, there was no time to think.
As he sensed the terrifying aura approaching, he turned around in a panic, only to witness the most shocking scene of his life!
Boom!
In the night sky filled with golden light, an Arhat's head exploded!
As blood splattered and drenched the mud beneath the youth's feet, Venerable Huizhen's broken body, covered in golden hair, crashed to the ground.
The surrounding crowd watched in silence, suddenly shivering, only now snapping out of their daze.
Master Zhi Kong stared at his master's corpse, his emotions indescribable.
Even though their beliefs differed, the opponent was still his senior, and he had been sent out by the Bodhisattva for training. But...
But Master Huizhen had tried to kill him! On the other hand, Shen Xianyou, whom he had only met a few times, had taken the risk of enduring a Dharma Seal to save him.
For Zhi Kong, who had grown up in the sect, this was hard to accept.
Of course, what shocked him even more was... Shen Xianyou had killed Master Huizhen so effortlessly.
Whether it was his strength or his disregard for the Bodhimanda Sect, I think of one for this new identity."
As for Jiang Mei and the other two, they were completely speechless.
From the moment Venerable Huizhen made his move to his downfall, it all happened in the blink of an eye.
For this youth to have earned the title of General, it had nothing to do with his age or talent; it was purely his raw power! Earlier, they had thought he was just trying to gain the upper hand in their verbal exchange.
But now it was clear that in front of him, an Arhat was not worthy of any face.
"But... just kill him like that?"
Jiang Mei was stunned, her eyes fixed on Shen Yi ahead.
It wasn't that she felt pity for Venerable Huizhen.
Even after working in the Demon Slayer Bureau for so many years, this was her first time witnessing the downfall of an Arhat with her own eyes.
Moreover, the way he fell was so casual.
Pfft.
Shen Yi casually swung his staff, piercing the head of the distant old evil dragon, and at the same time, he collected the two demon corpses into his ring.
Even he hadn't expected there to be such a surprise.
There was no time to count the demons' lifespans.
Shen Yi glanced at his shoulder, and the two arms hidden beneath his dark robe still trembled slightly.
The Great Void Dao Fruit, especially one that hadn't been fully plucked, was not invincible.
Just a moment ago, he had barely been touched by the Dharma Seal, and his golden body nearly shattered.
This was the kind of power worthy of the Fruit Position Sutra.
To be honest, today's victory was not just due to the Dragon-Tiger Fruit Position and half a Great Void Dao Fruit, but more so because of the token on his body and the Imperial Aura surrounding him.
Fortunately, this power was now his.
(End of Chapter)
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