Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 528

The brief conversation was based on the premise that both parties needed to make temporary adjustments.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhuiyuan released the red thread, connecting all his companions except for Yayoi.

However, the boy's actions were not for real-time command. Against opponents of this level, command was a luxury, far less effective than his companions' instinctive reactions in every life-or-death crisis.

After connecting, Li Zhuiyuan quickly shared his observations of the hollow and the empty wisdom with his companions, and then added:
"The red thread will always remain connected, but I won't be the one speaking anymore!"

Master Konghui withdrew his staff, his robe came off and stood open, the staff disappearing into the robe and transforming into a tin Buddha. The tin Buddha opened its eyes, one eye looking at Konghui, while the other eye turned away, about to look at Kongxin.

This is the reverse of the substitution technique. Kong Hui wants to use himself as a substitute for Kong Xin, so that all the attacks Kong Xin suffers will be transferred to him.

This is not because they are still clinging to the tactic of "protecting their senior brother". After the monk Kongming was killed in the sneak attack, they have decided to fight all-out. The main force of their fighting force is Kongxin, who has been protected all along.

The Hollow Master's profound knowledge was among the best of all the living people Li Zhuiyuan had ever met, but that was also his problem. He knew too much, which made him "too heavy."

All their techniques are powerful, but the charging time is long, which makes them appear rigid and methodical when fighting. This makes them invincible in sparring, but in life-or-death battles, they are easily caught out and their injuries or even their lives can be exchanged.

Master Konghui wanted to make up for his senior brother's weakness so that he could confidently and calmly crush these little beasts.

However, Li Zhuiyuan, who was always multitasking, never neglected the battle situation, even when he was doing his own thing in his spare time.

Inside the hall, golden light flowed around Li Zhuiyuan, condensing into a Buddha shadow behind him. The young man said in a deep voice:
“The Buddha came to see me.”

The tin Buddha behind Master Konghui first looked at Kongxin with its second eye, then at the direction of the boy in the hall, its gaze wavering.

All of this happened in just a few words of conversation.

As soon as Yayoi finished speaking, the hollow staff, which had been condensed by the spell, was raised, and a powerful golden light burst forth, like the blazing sun, crashing down.

This dazzling golden light was even more vast and magnificent than the demonic energy emanating from Yayoi, and the black river formed from the demonic energy was rapidly evaporated.

Just then, Runsheng and Lin Shuyou, who had been swept away earlier, returned to the front lines under the cover of demonic energy and charged out.

After the substitution technique was broken, the Buddha melted back into a Buddhist dagger. Kong Hui grabbed the dagger and rushed to his senior brother, blocking Run Sheng's path with a single strike.

The monk's knife collided with the Yellow River shovel, and Runsheng was stopped. Konghui's face flushed red, and he looked very uncomfortable and strained. However, judging from the situation, the two sides were evenly matched in this fight.

Clearly, Kong Hui's main training was not as a martial monk, yet he was still able to temporarily hold off Run Sheng, who was fully agile.

This is the true strength of the high-ranking monks of the Kong generation at Qinglong Temple. If we transfer them over, they would be Uncle Qin of the Qin family, and they belong to the same era as Grandma Liu.

Nowadays, the outstanding young generation of river travelers can only barely compete with the middle generation of their respective families and sects, while Li Zhuiyuan is already facing off against the older generation.

In other words, when Li Zhuiyuan can deal with these old guys with relative ease, it means that the Qin Liulong King's faction has been officially re-established, and the next generation will not only no longer need to be protected by their elders, but will also be able to protect the next generation on their own.

Kong Hui stopped Runsheng, but could no longer spare the time to stop Lin Shuyou.

Ah You rushed to Kong Xin's side. Kong Xin continued to suppress and torment Ya Sheng with one hand holding the Zen staff, while the other hand formed a series of Buddhist mudras and released them toward Lin Shuyou.

Although Lin Shuyou was able to continuously shatter these Buddhist seals, he was never able to advance any further.

The stalemate did not last long. When the hollow index and middle fingers came together, a new round of magic was completed and it was about to be pointed at Lin Shuyou in front of it, but the hollow saw Lin Shuyou take the initiative to retreat.

Boy: "Eee-yah-yah-yah, get out of the way!"

The power concentrated between those two fingers was enough to make a child's scalp tingle; if struck, his life would be over.

The hollowed-out two fingers moved again, pointing towards Runsheng, who was confronting Konghui.

After completing another round of silent counting, Runsheng took the initiative to break away from Konghui and retreat.

Hollow's gaze narrowed slightly; he realized that the other party knew his weakness.

No, it must be that the young family head inside figured it out and was giving them instructions using that secret technique with a strong sense of cause and effect.

Giant eyes appeared beneath Hollow's feet, restricting his movement and forcing him to stand still while casting the spell.

Finally, the hollow two fingers pointed at Yayoi, who was being compressed and turbulent in the golden light.

At the same moment, Tan Wenbin, standing on the rooftop, launched another stun attack on the hollow object.

The hollow part was affected, and the fingertips trembled slightly.

"Buzz!"

A sound of something tearing through the air pierced straight into the demonic energy.

The next moment, the demonic energy dissipated, and a figure flew backward. The flesh and blood in Yayoi's chest quickly tore off, clearly exposing her white ribs.

Although Tan Wenbin's timely intervention caused a slight deviation, the power was still enough to be fatal to a normal person. However, Yayoi was no longer a normal person. The demonic energy regenerated and filled his chest, making his white bones no longer visible.

Runsheng turned his head slightly when he saw this.

Kong Hui glanced at Tan Wenbin on the roof. If it weren't for this brat's intervention, her senior brother's attack would have been enough to kill the traitor, Ya Sheng.

Yayoi's demonic eyes, however, looked at Runsheng and Lin Shuyou respectively, her eyes filled with anger.

Because they all know when to withdraw their attacks and dodge, but no one tells them.

A murderous intent rose within Yayoi. She now wanted to attack Runsheng and Lin Shuyou, and also wanted to turn around and rush into the hall to find the young man.

Fortunately, the last glimmer of Buddha's light in her right eye flickered slightly, allowing Yayoi to regain her composure.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't want to inform Yasheng in time, but if he dared to connect with Yasheng through the red thread, Yasheng's demonic nature would cause him to immediately backfire and die.

Besides, the young man couldn't help but sigh that these old guys were really difficult to deal with; if he were to fight them, he would die if he wasn't careful.

An even greater sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep feelings) resonated in the hearts of Kongxin and Konghui. The young man saw the enormous gap that still existed, but the two old monks saw a fear of the passing of their youth.

The dragon-patterned compass in Li Zhuiyuan's palm spun rapidly, and a vortex of energy condensed from above before crashing down.

Kong Xin slammed his staff into the ground, and a Buddhist chant rang out. Li Zhuiyuan's aura dissipated, along with the giant eyes beneath his feet, all of which were annihilated.

But the boy's feng shui-based killing move also served as the clarion call for a new offensive.

Runsheng and Lin Shuyou charged toward the hollow again, knowing they couldn't maintain their momentum for long.

Kong Hui plunged the precept knife into the ground beneath his feet, formed hand seals, and used the precept knife as the core of the formation, which was about to be completed.

But at that moment, his dagger began to swell, as if it were about to melt, and the formation failed to take shape.

Kong Hui was so angry he was about to go crazy. With that young man in the hall, all his tricks would be neutralized. Finally, seeing Run Sheng rushing over again, Kong Hui had no choice but to draw his monk's knife once more and once again play the role of a martial monk.

"boom!"

However, the imagined collision between the monk's knife and the Yellow River shovel did not occur. Instead, Kong Hui's monk's knife slashed straight into Run Sheng's shoulder and continued downwards. He could even hear the cracking sound of Run Sheng's bones being split open.

But soon, the descent of the dagger was continuously obstructed, with the muscles and bones below gathering and the cleaved bones and muscles above compressing.

Yayoi's earlier act of filling her chest with demonic energy greatly moved Junsei. This was not Junsei's voluntary learning, but rather an instinctive imitation.

Runsheng's Yellow River shovel smashed towards Kong Hui.

Inside the monk Konghui's robe, something seemed to be burning, and a defensive barrier was forming. An elder from a powerful force would naturally have many valuable items on him.

Tan Wenbin's bloodshot snake eyes looked at Kong Hui, and he cast a seal on the defensive device on Kong Hui's body that was about to be triggered.

If they can prevent the opponent's defensive equipment from activating for a while, they can create a major opening for Runsheng, and hopefully eliminate another monk.

Just then, a command resounded in the minds of Tan Wenbin, Runsheng, Lin Shuyou, and A Li:
"Quickly, kill Kong Hui en masse!"

Kongxin didn't look in Konghui's direction, seemingly completely unaware of the crisis Konghui was facing. He simply raised his staff, which shimmered with rich, seven-colored light.

He turned to the side, facing the Hall of the True Lord of Salvation. A golden lotus flower appeared beneath his feet. He raised his foot, about to take a step forward. This step would be enough for him to crash into the location of the boy in the Hall of the True Lord.

He wanted to go to the palace himself and kill that boy!
It's not just because the boy has the biggest impact on the battle; if we can kill him first, we can easily defeat the rest. Rather, if Kongxin were to choose between becoming a Buddha or letting the boy die, he would choose the latter without hesitation. This is because his purpose in pursuing Buddhahood is to offset the influence of Qin Liu after the boy's rise to power.

Only with the death of this young man can Qinglong Temple be free of worries, and only then can the martial world find peace.

As demonic energy surged forth, Yayoi appeared before Kongxin, wielding his staff and striking at him, preventing Kongxin from landing his kick smoothly. The two staffs collided, unleashing a burst of seven-colored light that further dispersed the already weak demonic energy in front of Yayoi, causing his body to begin to contort.

It wasn't surprising that Yayoi came to block him; he had already noticed that Yayoi hadn't integrated into that "circle," which was why she hadn't been able to avoid his finger in time.

But Yayoi alone can't stop me, and since you're looking for death, then I'll let you die first!
With a hollow hand, the Zen staff pressed down, and seven-colored light scorched Yayoi's body. At this moment, not a trace of demonic energy could be seen on his body, as if he had been completely cleansed.

With the other hand, the index and middle fingers joined together once more, the spell was complete, and it was raised.

Under intense death pressure, the last bit of Buddha-nature remaining in Yayoi's right eye weakened again, and the vanished demonic energy reappeared, penetrating the seven-colored light and seeping into her hollow body.

Hollow ignored the body being corrupted by demonic energy and continued to point two fingers at Yayoi's forehead.

I'll kill you first, no matter what!

But suddenly, ghostly energy drew near.

Lin Shuyou, wielding two maces, approached the hollow back.

Hollow: How did you get here?

Although he didn't understand, Hollow Heart still didn't give up on executing Yayoi. He simply released some of the seven-colored light backward, trying to drive Lin Shuyou away.

Just now, Xiao Yuan's command rose in his heart, but Xiao Yuan had said that he would no longer speak through the red line, so Lin Shuyou did not follow that command and continued to head towards the hollow.

When Lin Shuyou saw that Yayoi was about to be shot between the eyebrows by the old monk's terrifying two fingers, he also became fierce. Even when he saw the seven-colored light attacking him, he did not change his momentum, but only changed his body shape.

"Puff puff!"

Rays of light pierced through Lin Shuyou's body. He couldn't completely avoid them; he could only try to prevent them from hitting his vital points.

This time, the boy didn't tell Ayou to retreat. He knew that the current balance was very fragile, and if one of his own side died first, the situation might collapse.

Lin Shuyou's persistence made Kongxin impatient, but he still didn't stop. Instead, he shook his body, and the cassock soaked with his junior brother's blood flew backward, turning into a wall of blood to block Ayou.

"Roar!"

The Blood Porcelain Zombie roared and leaped out from the side just as its robe was falling off.

Kong Xin couldn't help but wonder, why didn't you all obey orders to kill Kong Hui first?

He then realized that he had been tricked. The causal secret technique had indeed always existed, but the boy was not using it to command anything.

Hesitation flickered in his hollow eyes. This zombie could hurt him, but not seriously. Killing Yayoi first was still more worthwhile...

Inside the hall, Ah Li's hair was disheveled, and she spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which gathered in her hand seal. The indifference in her eyes reached its peak.

The corpse energy emanating from the zombie suddenly boiled and surged with ferocious flames.

Now, Hollow didn't hesitate. He retracted his two fingers and pointed them not at Yayoi, but at the zombie that posed a great threat to him.

"Buzz!"

Another sound of something breaking through the air rang out.

The zombies scattered, and blood-stained porcelain flew everywhere.

Ah Li's body felt as if it had been struck by a heavy blow, and she sat down on the ground with a pale face. But the girl's hands did not stop; she continued to form hand seals, and the shattered porcelain shards reformed.

As Yayoi's eyes closed and the last ray of Buddha's light went out, he was completely possessed by demons!

Hollow sensed a new threat from Yayoi, and then Lin Shuyou, covered in blood, rushed out of the kasaya and swung his golden mace at Hollow's head.

The seven-colored light burst forth in all directions, pushing aside the porcelain shards, Lin Shuyou, and Yayoi, and creating a safe zone around the hollow body.

When Lin Shuyou landed, he braced himself on the ground with his double maces, blood gushing out. He tried to get up, but it was difficult. The effects of the talisman needles had not yet worn off, but his body was already on the verge of collapse due to his severe injuries.

The black river reappeared, and Yayoi stood on it, his eyes now filled with demonic power, emitting a chilling laugh.

"Hehehe, hollow little novice monk, do you still remember us old folks?"

Hollow-faced incredulously asked, "You...swallowed the Demon-Suppressing Tower?"

On the other side, when Tan Wenbin heard the voice of "Brother Xiao Yuan" in his heart, he did not stop immediately, but continued to cast the sealing spell.

Kong Hui: You brat, I'm waiting for you!

"Boom!"

A burning wooden Buddha face fell from Master Konghui's sleeve. The Buddha's mouth was open, and Tan Wenbin's seals were all applied to this wooden Buddha tablet.

However, the flames on Kong Hui's body did not dissipate, indicating that the actual defensive device had been successfully triggered.

"boom!"

Runsheng's Yellow River shovel smashed into the barrier, causing it to shatter. Konghui was thrown out by the shockwave.

The flames on the wooden Buddha face on the ground disappeared, quickly turning black, and its mouth closed.

Tan Wenbin suffered a backlash, bleeding from all seven orifices, and his body swayed.

Meanwhile, Master Konghui, who was still flying backwards and had not yet landed, smiled. He looked at Tan Wenbin, his eyes gleaming with golden light, and his soul thoughts shot out and crashed into Tan Wenbin's body.

Taking advantage of the backlash he suffered, he wanted to get rid of this annoying guy completely. The battle of souls would be quick, and the outcome would be decided in an instant. By then, as soon as his body landed, even if the Qin family member with the shovel rushed over, he would be able to handle it.

However, just when Master Konghui thought he was about to succeed, he discovered a problem: why was this guy's body in this state?

Master Konghui couldn't even understand how this abnormal existence could be fixed in place.

But Kong Hui belatedly realized something: why did this guy stay on the roof the whole time and not come down? Could it be that he was deliberately trying to entice her to attack him in the same way?
With his face covered in blood, Tan Wenbin opened his mouth and let out a loud shout. He flicked his right hand, drew out the rusty sword, raised it to his chest, gripped the hilt with both hands, and plunged it into his own chest!

"puff!"

A surge of resentment erupted from Tan Wenbin's body and then returned to it.

Tan Wenbin leaned back, and with nothing behind him, he fell down, landing in front of Li Zhuiyuan inside the hall.

Li Zhuiyuan summoned the evil dragon and pointed it at Tan Wenbin. The evil dragon roared and charged forward, disappearing into Tan Wenbin's brow.

"The Sealing Diagram of the Five Senses!"

Kong Hui's soul, sensing something was wrong and trying to leave Tan Wenbin's body, was violently pushed back. Kong Hui immediately decided to sever this part of her soul to prevent it from affecting her main body's consciousness.

At this moment, the boy opened his hands, and the "Evil Book" flew out, splitting apart in mid-air. Sheets of Buddhist paper covered Tan Wenbin's entire body, and Li Zhuiyuan circulated the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra".

In an instant, Tan Wenbin exuded a strong Buddhist aura.

With the boy's personal blessing and the amplification of the Buddha's paper, Konghui's true self fell into confusion. For a moment, he couldn't tell which body was his true self, and he was afraid that he might cut himself into the wrong body and kill himself.

As Master Konghui landed, Runsheng rushed to his side, but at that moment, Master Konghui's eyes were glazed over.

Runsheng raised the Yellow River shovel and brought it down hard on his neck.

"Buzz!"

Another barrier appeared; this protective device still exists!
After the Yellow River shovel shattered the light screen, it was lifted up again by Runsheng.

After receiving the warning, Kong Hui seemed to have regained some clarity. The confusion in his eyes lessened and he quickly regained his composure. If he were a martial monk, this amount of time would have been enough to deal with the situation, but he was not. New spells and techniques were still being developed, but Run Sheng's shovel was faster.

"Snapped!"

Kong Hui's head exploded under the heavy blow of the Yellow River shovel.

Of the three monks, two have already died.

However, Li Zhuiyuan inside the hall showed no joy or relaxation on his face. It wasn't because the strongest Hollow Heart was still alive, but because the boy had become completely possessed by demons upon seeing Yayoi.

"Oh no, I'm really going to become a Buddha now."

(End of this chapter)