Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 156 Annihilation
Niushan Island is located east of Pingtan County.

The island is not large in area and is shaped like a reclining ox, hence its name.

The island is full of strange rocks and has abundant fishery products, making it a popular destination for many fishermen.

However, since a group of Japanese pirates moved here from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and entrenched themselves here for several years, no fishermen's small boats have dared to approach. Only the cargo fleets of coastal gangs frequently travel back and forth.

The Japanese pirates on the island built a large camp using timber transported by outside gangs.

Wooden watchtowers and large houses for banquets and accommodations are scattered throughout the island, and boats are always on the beaches.

Yoshinosuke was the leader of this group of Japanese pirates. He was just over forty years old, but because he had been making a living at sea for many years and fighting on land, he looked quite old.

He rose in the morning light, went to sit in the main room, his hair was gray, his eyelids were droopy, his teeth were yellowed and his beard was sparse.

The servants prepared wine, rice, soy sauce, and sashimi for him.

The aroma of grilled meat fat wafted from outside, a scent he used to love in his youth, but now found somewhat repulsive. He waved his hand to fan himself.

"Why are you grilling meat again so early in the morning?"

Yoshinosuke first drank a glass of sake, then picked up a piece of sashimi and slowly chewed it in his mouth.

Matsushita, with a black headscarf covering his head and several knife scars on his face, walked in from outside, knelt down to the side, and looked very unhappy.

“Chief, they’ve been eating and drinking outside since early this morning. Their training has been lax lately. I think everyone has gained at least 20 pounds since six months ago.”

"Please give the order so I can train them severely."

Yoshinosuke disagreed: "You're exaggerating a bit. The fact that everyone is eating and drinking to their heart's content means that we have plenty of alcohol and meat, which is a good thing."

Matsushita said, "But it's also very boring to stay on this island every day, and nowadays, women, meat, and water are all bought and sold."

"Those gangs use these to offset part of the cost of buying knives, but I've heard that their best items are all supplied to the gang leader, and the second-best items are left for us. It's not like we used to be able to just rob people on our own!"

Yoshinosuke laughed: "Robbing things is risky. We're stationed on the island now. As long as we help with the transfer, we can get a lot of money."

"Think carefully, was it more comfortable before or now?"

Matsushita said, "But..."

"Okay, so you feel that we're still not collecting money fast enough or as freely as before, right? That's because we haven't really scaled up yet."

A shrewd glint flashed in Yoshinosuke's eyes.

"The knife business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is already very good. In Fujian, it is a place where the Southern Shaolin has been operating for a long time, and most people are still used to using their knives."

"But don't worry, the higher-ups are already making preparations, and it won't be long before they launch an attack on the Southern Shaolin Temple."

"We'll follow behind and grab so many good things that we won't be able to walk."

Matsushita perked up: "Really?"

"Of course."

Yoshinosuke took a sip of his drink. "You've complained to me about similar things seven or eight times in the past six months. I had no choice but to let you know, but don't go around telling everyone."

Matsushita beamed: "I understand."

Yoshinosuke said leisurely, "After we finish this rob, our business can expand smoothly."

"I heard that by then, it wouldn't just be about buying and selling knives. As long as we continued to guard important locations, we could earn more each time we resold them than we did when we went out to rob."

"Going out to rob may seem like a risk-free business, but you still have to put in the effort yourself."

"When the business is big enough in the future, we will have all kinds of goods, selling from our hometown to Ming China, and from Ming China back to our hometown."

"We don't need to manufacture or distribute the goods ourselves, so our money will keep increasing. Isn't that a hundred times more comfortable than robbing people?"

When Yoshinosuke got to this point, he seemed to be a little tipsy.

"By then, no one will remember that we were pirates."

"If we travel to more prosperous areas in the heart of the Ming Dynasty, we will be treated well. If we return to our hometown, we can also enjoy the same grandeur as General Da Ming."

Matsushita also began to daydream.

Suddenly, a person burst in from outside and reported to the two of them.

"Boss, the Whale Gang's ship is here again."

Yoshinosuke snapped out of his daze and said, "The Giant Whale Gang, didn't they just come here a few days ago?"

Matsushita whispered, "I heard last time that their gang leader seems to have disappeared and things are a bit chaotic inside. Could it be that they can't hold back anymore and are coming to us for help?"

Yoshinosuke thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Let's go out and take a look."

The house is situated on high ground, offering panoramic views of most of Niushan Island and providing an opportunity to observe ships at sea.

Looking out to sea, Yoshinosuke saw twenty or thirty ships sailing by. They were not only flying the flag of the Whale Gang, but their outlines also looked familiar.

It was indeed one of the ships from the Giant Whale Gang's branch that frequently came.

He stared intently for a moment, and saw that the boats were only three or four hundred paces away from the first sentry post on the island.

Why are they all wearing straw hats?

Matsushita said, "Are there really members from other branch gangs gathering here to discuss something with us?"

Yoshinosuke warned, "Do we need so many people to discuss this? Use flags to tell them not to come any closer, and send a few clever ones off the island to find out what's going on."

Immediately, someone stood on a prominent reef and waved two triangular command flags at the fleet over there.

Matsushita chuckled, "They don't have that many people, compared to the ones on our island..."

Before he could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong.

Upon seeing the flag signal, the ships not only did not stop, but instead came even faster.

Bang! !

The Japanese pirate waving his flag on the reef had a bloody flower explode on his body and fell down.

Bang bang bang bang! !
A large number of men on the ship raised their muskets, and at the first outpost near the beach, dozens of pirates fell down almost in the blink of an eye.

A sharp iron whistle sounded on the island.

Instead of fleeing, the Japanese pirates gathered on the beach.

Most of the people were wielding long swords, while others carried bows and arrows and muskets.

Those who were sent to Niushan Island and remained there for a long time, whether they were genuine Japanese or not, were all fierce and ruthless.

Some people were still running, but they had already drawn their bows and nocked arrows.

But after a volley of arrows flew, they failed to hit the ship and instead fell into the sea.

These people only thought that if the other side could attack them, they could also attack the other side. When they saw a batch of arrows miss, they exclaimed and shouted in surprise.

Gunfire erupted again, and hordes of Japanese pirates fell dead, while the rest hastily dodged.

At this moment, a dozen or so people stepped forward, each holding a shield as large as a door panel. "Where did these brats come from, courting death, daring to ambush us grandpas!"

The group hid behind shields, shouting, "Try our sonic power that we've been practicing for years!"

Their voices grew longer and longer.

The last few words were so long that it felt like the sound would never completely disappear, but had simply faded to a level that one could no longer hear.

The best way to deal with things like crossbows and muskets is to use sonic attacks.

Therefore, all major powers in the government and the public sector would specifically employ a group of people to study sonic techniques.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, sonic attacks were mostly indiscriminate, affecting both friend and foe.

By the time of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the sonic techniques of various schools and sects had been able to concentrate their power in a certain direction, so that the other directions were less affected.

Within sonic power, there are also sonic waves that excel at breaking through hard objects, sonic waves that excel at killing, and sonic waves that excel at penetrating water...

The Japanese pirates on Niushan Island practiced sonic techniques that were adept at killing.

The shields erected before them remained intact, but colorless ripples surged forth in layers, rippling towards the fleet on the sea.

But this distance is much greater than that of their previous opponents.

When the sound waves reach that side, their effect is greatly reduced.

The people on the ship, all of whom were disciples of the Southern Shaolin Temple who had cultivated internal strength, remained unmoved and unleashed another volley of fire.

The shield, made of sheet metal overlaid with hardwood, was struck repeatedly.

Chu Tianshu stood at the bow of the ship, holding the gun with both hands, tilting his head to aim, and pulled the trigger.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

He fired two shots each time, and after three times, he ran out of ammunition.

Three of the people hiding behind the shields suddenly fell down.

Chu Tianshu's bullets all hit the most damaged parts of the shield, and each shot was fired in volley, successfully penetrating the shield and killing the people behind it.

When he ran out of bullets, he picked up another gun next to him and raised his hand again.

Those who practice sonic wave kung fu already know fear and are desperately trying to dodge.

Chu Tianshu searched among the many Japanese pirates and suddenly saw a figure fly over, stand on the reef, and shout loudly, telling the Japanese pirates to retreat in different directions.

"Even in this state, you still dare to stand on high ground?"

Chu Tianshu clicked his tongue and pointed his gun at the man.

Yoshinosuke's heart skipped a beat, and the position of his long sword suddenly changed several times in front of him.

Six bullets were deflected in succession by his blade, but the Japanese sword trembled.

This seemingly aged Japanese pirate leader possessed extremely skilled swordsmanship, having killed over a thousand people in his lifetime.

His eyesight wasn't sharp enough to see the bullet flying so fast, but he intercepted it beforehand based on a premonition in his mind.

He channeled his inner strength into the longsword, and it blocked six spear thrusts without breaking.

Chu Tianshu had just experienced what it was like to be a sharpshooter when he saw that all six of his shots were blocked, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He casually tossed the empty gun aside, his eyebrows twitching upwards.

A sharp, bluish light seemed to emanate from the base of his eyebrows, and his right hand had already torn Zhao Yannian's sleeve, pulling out a handful of iron prayer beads from his sleeve pouch.

"If you block me again!!"

With a low shout, Chu Tianshu swung his right hand forward, smashing a cloud of air.

Dozens of green rays flashed and disappeared from his hand.

Yoshinosuke was horrified and dodged to the side of the boulder.

Matsushita, who had been chasing after him, had just seen the leader deflect the bullet and exclaimed, "Good!"

Suddenly seeing the leader disappear, Matsushita was jolted, his feet left the ground, and he flew backward.

Dozens of holes had appeared in his body, and blood mist was gushing out, leaving him utterly astonished: "This is bad!"

Matsushita's body fell backward and rolled under the rocks.

Yoshinosuke, who had fallen under the rocks, stumbled and discovered a bloody hole in his left leg, which was throbbing with pain.

The leader would rush close and shout orders, a tradition of the Japanese pirates, because otherwise they could not control their subordinates.

Yoshinosuke had instinctively flown over before, but now he felt an intense hatred for this tradition.

"Retreat! Run!"

Yoshinosuke screamed at the top of his lungs, "Split up and run! They don't have as many boats as us!"

Several trusted confidants scrambled over to help him up.

But then a deep, resonant voice announced that they had landed on the island at lightning speed.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, my teacher Shakyamuni Buddha, Namo Bodhidharma Bodhisattva!"

Various Buddhist chants are repeatedly recited, as if they are vying to squeeze into people's narrow ears, making people dizzy and disoriented.

The Lion's Roar of the Southern Shaolin Temple.

Japanese pirates possess sonic powers, and so do Buddhist monks.

Zen Master Miaokong leaped and soared to the top of the reef, where he chanted with all his might.

This sound wave was merely irritating; it wouldn't affect their ability to accurately operate muskets or crossbows, nor would it hinder their escape.

But then, a chilling pressure descended upon the island.

Chu Tianshu rode the waves to arrive. As soon as he stepped onto solid ground, his speed increased dramatically. His figure flashed like a ghost as he rushed to the place where the Japanese pirates gathered.

Large numbers of Japanese pirates suffered from uncontrollable heartbeats, blurred vision, and were parched with thirst but unable to speak.

Chu Tianshu stood there, with gunfire erupting continuously from the fleet behind him.

Those Japanese pirates who didn't know how to dodge were in a daze when they saw blood flowing from their bodies and they fell to the ground dead.

When Yoshinosuke met Chu Tianshu's gaze, under the combined attack of the sound waves and the oppressive aura, he couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood and slump down.

"Don't land on the island from here."

Chu Tianshu raised his hand and loudly gave orders to the fleet behind him.

"Spread out, surround the island, load up your ammunition, and don't let any of the Japanese pirates escape!"

This is not a counterattack against the Japanese pirates, but the first... battle of annihilation!

(End of this chapter)