Chapter 759: Forging the Book of Life and Death
Chapter 759: Forging the Book of Life and Death
"How dare you tamper with the Book of Life and Death?"
Upon realizing his true origins, Hu Ma didn't hesitate for a moment. He shouted sternly, ready to take action.
As he shouted, he suddenly opened his eyes. The Book of Life and Death wrapped around his body rattled loudly and quickly gathered in his hands, reforming into a complete book. Then, he stared intently at the monstrous creature covered in eyes and questioned loudly.
The creature trembled with fear, not daring to approach Hu Ma. It shouted hoarsely, "I didn't do it!"
At this moment, the situation took a turn for Hu Ma. With a chilling laugh, he said, "If you didn't do it, then why do I have three names in the Book of Life and Death, but my life incense only has three sticks?"
The creature was almost driven to a faint by this statement, "How did you get three names? Don't you know?"
Hu Ma, of course, knew his fate better than ever before.
Understanding his past, he faced a choice. At this moment, he could erase the traces left by Lao Jun Mei and the Dalaofa Religion, returning to his true self.
By doing so, his cause and effect would be clear, and his path would be straightforward. He would become a single life and body, no longer troubled by such chaos.
But he didn't choose that path.
He could either erase the errors in the Book of Life and Death, returning himself to normalcy, or he could take a step further in the wrong direction, turning this mistake into a source of strength.
Hu Ma chose the latter.
The two large shadows on his left and right, which had already influenced his fate for so long, would remain as shadows under his control.
He accepted the gift from Lao Jun Mei, and he also considered the mark left by the State Preceptor in the Book of Life and Death as a gift.
Even if it was a false fate, once written in the Book of Life and Death, it would become real.
In a moment of conflicting thoughts and swift decisions, Hu Ma couldn't clearly articulate his thoughts. Acting on instinct, he made a subtle decision.
"I don't care how these three names came to be..."
At the same time, Hu Ma realized this, and he sternly questioned the creature, "But I know this is a debt you owe me."
Hu Ma clenched his teeth, "With three lives in one body, there should be nine pillars of cultivation. I've entered the Intermediate Realm twice to take your life, and I feel a bit embarrassed about it. Now I understand that this wasn't about taking your life but reclaiming what belongs to me!"
Seeing Hu Ma holding the Book of Life and Death, the creature almost went insane. Suddenly, it rushed over to snatch it, crying, "Everyone is bullying me..."
"If you don't want to, then I'll change it myself..."
But seeing its crazed state, Hu Ma had already made up his mind. He laughed coldly, "You can change it, and he can change it, so why can't I?"
Since his fate had already been altered, he would take it upon himself to make the third change!
It wasn't just talk. With a chilling laugh, his thoughts stirred, and he could sense the information flowing from the Book of Life and Death, just as one would feel when touching it. The reincarnated soul's thoughts could also reverse the alterations in the Book of Life and Death.
Three lives in one body, one life with three incense sticks.
The three lives were originally just an illusion, but what harm would it do to write it in the Book of Life and Death and make it a reality?
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At the same time, on the battlefield outside, as blessings spread, the malevolent aura on the battlefield was dispersed, causing the techniques used by those hiding in the shadows to become lighter and almost disappear.
However, those who acted were all highly cultivated, and their skills were formidable. Although slightly suppressed, their techniques continued to surge towards Hu Ma.
His body had already suffered uncontrollable damage, and the last bit of vitality was being forced out. But Zhou Si Miss, out of respect for the code of the martial world, boldly transferred life energy to him.
With this life energy, Hu Ma had a chance to wake up.
Zhou Si Miss didn't understand why he hadn't awakened, but as if pouring life energy into a bottomless pit, she kept transferring it, barely sustaining his life force.
This delay allowed the surrounding cavalry to find an opportunity. They charged forward fiercely, raising their spears and blades, aiming at the injured woman.
Among this group of soldiers were two ghost generals who had been awakened from their death-like state. They seemed ordinary, but their knives glowed with a faint redness.
As they swung their knives, it was as if a massive pool of blood appeared behind them.
It seemed that with each slash, both body and soul would be sucked into this blood pool, refining them until nothing remained.
The two Kongming lanterns in the air still shone brightly on Hu Ma, and his two shadows remained pinned by arrows, growing darker by the moment.
The soldiers around him had been subjected to the Life Exchange Technique, feeling no fatigue or pain, replaced instead by increasing ferocity. They had formed into a group, and the sound of their hooves thundered as they advanced.
The dark cloud that had just passed had brought heavy rain to the battlefield, and had also caused endless black energy to rise, drawing it into the sky, making the clouds even darker and thicker, concealing unknown dangers within.
Although the blessings surged with the Kindness Fairy's prayer outside the battlefield, and even the rain stopped, the brewing clouds had reached their peak.
"Kala la!"
At this moment, a pitch-black and eerie thunderbolt suddenly appeared, descending from the sky and striking straight towards Thursday Miss, who was holding Hu Ma in her arms.
"Umm..."
Thursday Miss, being a Year Guard and only a step away from crossing the bridge, sensed the danger all around. Her body shuddered, and instinctively, fear arose within her, causing her to close her eyes.
But at that very moment, Hu Ma opened his eyes.
As he opened his eyes, he stretched out his palm, embracing Thursday Miss in his arms, and then turned around.
... She struggled with all her might, but unable to break free, she could only protect her for now.
Boom!
It was at this moment that blades and axes struck from all directions, blood splattered, and the light from two Kongming lanterns in the air reached its peak. The pitch-black and ferocious rolling thunder, like a twisted giant python, fell from the sky.
The endless techniques and dangers gathered on Hu Ma simultaneously, intertwining and colliding with each other, and then suddenly exploded.
The surging evil energy did not dissipate, even obscuring the figures of Hu Ma and Thursday Miss. Everyone around, friend or foe, was startled and quickly looked over.
The first to see clearly was, of course, Thursday Miss.
She noticed Hu Ma's movement and felt delighted, knowing he had awakened. But immediately after, a deafening sound startled her, and as she slowly opened her eyes, her pupils widened.
Hu Ma's soul light bloomed, and on the battlefield, it outlined the figure of an evil deity.
It was the Great Thunder General Bodhimanda, directly receiving the intertwining techniques from all directions and the ferocious and mysterious black rolling thunder from the sky.
Due to the Great Thunder General Bodhimanda, almost all the techniques were absorbed, leaving Hu Ma and Thursday Miss, whom he protected under his body, unharmed. As the Bodhimanda slowly retracted into his body, their figures became visible again.
Hu Ma slowly put down Thursday Miss, who seemed as stiff as a wooden puppet, and without changing his expression, he supported her waist and placed her on the ground.
His expression was somewhat awkward, but he suppressed it, showing only coldness. As he straightened his body, he looked around.
"Brother Hu Ma..."
Little Red Hall's delighted voice rang out from the side.
Hu Ma's cold expression couldn't hold, and he quickly took a step away from Thursday Miss. Smiling, he bowed his head towards Little Red Hall and reached out to touch her head.
At the same time, the rumbling thunder continued, and the soldiers and horses all around charged forward again. The murderous aura had reached its peak, and even some of their fallen comrades were trampled into meat paste.
But as Hu Ma faced this murderous army, he raised his head, and in an instant, he shouted in a deep voice. The arrows piercing his body suddenly flew out, creating a series of sounds as they tore through the air, knocking down waves of soldiers and horses.
As he slightly raised his palm, the Punishment Official Saber, which had long been restrained, suddenly flew into his hand.
Taking a deep breath, amidst the battlefield, countless remnant souls and Yin energy flooded into his body, and his aura suddenly soared. Although he had not yet formed the Bodhimanda, he already had the bearing of a towering figure.
After returning from the Intermediate Realm, he had gained four pillars of cultivation.
In this instant, with nine pillars of cultivation added to his body, the wind around them ceased, and all things became silent.
As he looked forward, the light from the two Kongming lanterns in the air had reached its peak, but it could no longer hold Hu Ma's body. With a whoosh, the lanterns ignited like two giant fireballs falling.
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"His technique has succeeded..."
At that moment, someone next to Mountain Pan King slowly looked at the woman holding a white cat in her arms and said indifferently, "But he should not have had this opportunity. With your life-controlling technique, you borrowed the death energy of the battlefield and suppressed him."
"Even if he had crossed the bridge and guarded the New Year, he couldn't have lasted this long."
"So, you..."
"..."
Facing these words, the woman holding the white cat merely gave a cold glance and said, "I slipped up. Is that not allowed?"
The slender woman and several hidden figures around the battlefield frowned at her, but she remained indifferent, paying them no heed.
Someone's figure slightly moved, about to speak, but at that moment, a vague voice echoed from the distant darkness, as if raising an altar, or perhaps just cursing.
The next moment, from the direction opposite them, the twenty-four altar flags that Hu Ma had collected from the town entrance's cart suddenly flew out with a whoosh, instantly surrounding the battlefield and quickly falling.
By borrowing the blessings to raise the altar, they had trapped everyone outside in an instant.
(End of Chapter)
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