Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 475 Who Kills Whom First

choke! !

Chu Tianshu pointed his fingers like a sword and swung them forward.

The three-seven swords were drawn from their sheaths, like a silver meteor, piercing through layers of wind and mist.

With the sword hilt in front, it struck the corner of the iron coffin with ten thousand needles at the foot of the mountain.

With a dull thud, the iron coffin shattered into pieces, revealing the Viking prince lying on the bottom.

The craftsmanship supervisor who pressed the wrong mechanism, though not knocked away by the iron coffin, was so startled that he staggered backward. Just then, a soldier arrived and snatched the iron tube from his hand.

The silver-white longsword hovered above the Viking prince. Suddenly, the tip of the sword trembled slightly, and streaks of green sword energy shot out, striking various acupoints on the Viking prince's body.

Slowly force out the iron needle that had pierced his heart.

The Viking envoy, wearing a helmet with bull horns, had already jumped onto the arena. His eyes were bloodshot, and white breath was coming out of his nostrils. He looked like a wild bull, and his body gradually swelled up.

Upon seeing this, the Viking envoy was both surprised and delighted. His tense muscles gradually relaxed, and his posture returned to normal.

At this moment, many people noticed what was happening on the arena and looked towards the mountaintop.

Chu Tianshu was on the mountaintop, arms outstretched, hands forming sword incantations that changed constantly, controlling the sword remotely.

Even taking the straight-line distance, the mountain top and bottom are several miles apart.

In the past, when Chu Tianshu flew on his sword, he could only provide an initial power source; the rest of the power came from the power of the weapon spirit itself.

However, after he mastered the Xuan Gong Wu Lou, Sanqi was already able to withstand the Tai Xu internal energy.

The internal energy would permeate the sword for a long time, and even if it was several miles away, it could still be sensed, allowing for more complex operations.

"Why did they happen to be Vikings?"

Nie Hongxian's expression darkened slightly. "That official is problematic!"

Although the Vikings were originally pirates, they became allies after several encounters with the Tang Dynasty fleet.

For the Tang Dynasty, having such an allied principality in the far west was of profound significance.

Moreover, the Vikings were known to be mostly berserkers, because while they were fierce warriors when angered, they were also difficult to control.

If the Viking prince had died on the stage just now, the envoy would most likely have dared to cause trouble despite Hai Donglai's gaze.

"The Directorate of Works?"

Chu Tianshu looked for An Jingsi again, only to find that An Jingsi had already run towards the arena.

Hai Donglai also had doubts, but still said, "Tian Shu, you have a way of transmitting sound, which can be kept secret from outsiders, right? Use sound transmission to let Jun Gong stop him."

Chu Tianshu nodded, then used his inner energy to transmit his voice secretly.

The Golden Guard's handling of the blunder caused by the Production and Construction Bureau is legitimate and can temporarily suppress its impact.

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Yang Jungong immediately descended the mountain, caught up with An Jingsi, and pulled him aside.

At this moment, a loud explosion suddenly came from the mountainside of the northwest mountain among the Seven Mountains of Martial Arts Competition.

It appears that masters from the Pyu Kingdom's Buddhist sect and the Western Indian Brahmanism sect clashed in the stands.

This caused an uproar, and in the blink of an eye, at least a dozen conflicts broke out in the mountains.

It seems that all the animosity between religions and the old grudges between nations have been accumulated in this day.

Many skilled warriors noticed something was wrong; however, since others had already bullied their team, how could they not step in to protect them?

The bald leader of the Tess Thunder God Gate punched away an Egyptian who was attacking him.

Although he cultivated strength, he controlled the force of this punch perfectly. He merely shook the Egyptian away, but when the Egyptian landed, he was already bleeding from all seven orifices and had died.

The dark-skinned Egyptian elder flew into a rage, swung his serpent staff, and brought it down.

Hai Donglai could tell just by glancing at it.

Of those who ignited the conflict, the initial instigator was either dead or had already been apprehended.

But their deaths sparked even greater conflict.

"Who could possibly plant so many spies in the Tang Dynasty and other countries?"

Upon thinking of this, Hai Donglai's expression suddenly turned fierce.

"Cannibals!!"

The Abbasid Caliphate's methods of bribing, controlling, and planting spies are arguably the best in the world today.

During the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty, the famous general Gao Xianzhi led his troops to attack the Western Regions, destroying several countries in succession. He plundered cities and won many battles. After conquering the last country, he pursued the enemy for more than 700 li and encountered the army of the Abbasid Caliphate.

The two sides had been locked in a stalemate for five days, neither daring to make a move.

However, in Gao Xianzhi's army, the Karluks led their followers in a rebellion and defected to the Abbasid Caliphate, resulting in a major defeat for the Tang army.

Gao Xianzhi led only a few thousand men and retreated to the Protectorate.

In just five days, they were able to bribe and control a tribal leader who had long fought alongside the Tang army.

The Abbasid Caliphate has harbored hatred towards the Tang Dynasty for nearly sixty years.

They focused on Chang'an, where they planted and controlled numerous spies, some of whom had been working on their fathers since their fathers' generation.

The number of people deployed in the envoys' entourages of various countries is not spared from being ignited today.

This is one of the reasons why Mahalun, the "Guardian of the Law" of the Abbasid Caliphate, dared to launch the plan.

All the mountain peaks were in chaos, and it seemed that only the mountain peak where Chu Tianshu and his group were located was relatively safe.

The crowd rushed and scrambled towards this direction.

Some people wanted to escape to other places, but they were swept up by the crowd and had no choice but to squeeze over here first.

Tian Zhu hurriedly reached the mountaintop: "Master, the situation today is not right. It is not comparable to the sporadic private fights of previous years."

"We must mobilize the old guards and veteran generals..."

Nie Hongxian was awakened by his words and hurriedly looked at Hai Donglai.

Among the inner guards, there are many elderly and retired veterans who are present today. Many of them have mastered the secret techniques and can even hold their own against the King Su.

Among the veteran generals of the Tang Dynasty, there were several who were uncrowned kings.

This was the opportune moment to order them to take action.

However, precisely because of their extensive experience, these people are hesitant to act rashly, lest they become confused about the situation and create further chaos.

Only Hai Donglai's prestige could make them immediately choose to believe his instructions and act accordingly.

Tian Zhu rushed over anxiously, just to get Hai Donglai to give the order, and he was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead.

When he mentioned the word "veteran".

Hai Donglai, who had been intently observing the scene below the mountain, suddenly turned around: "Why didn't you go to quell the rebellion?"

This sentence was spoken extremely quickly and clearly, much like a thunderclap.

Nie Hongxian was startled and thought to herself: The retired seniors may be slow to understand the situation due to outdated information, but Tian Zhu is a serving Minister of War. How could he not see who I should target?

If Hai Donglai wanted to give an order, why would he need to specifically remind him?
Nie Hongxian's reaction was incredibly swift, as these two thoughts flashed through her mind.

However, for true masters, two full thoughts are still too long.

During this process, Tian Zhu had already undergone a dramatic change in expression, posture, and even the amount of sweat on his brow.

He was originally well-proportioned, but in the instant his expression changed, a large number of water droplets burst from his pores, creating hundreds of tiny, round holes in his robe.

When hundreds of water droplets burst into the surrounding air.

Tian Zhu, who had become skin and bones, suddenly moved his left hand. His left hand moved several times faster than the speed at which the sweat shot out.

Just like air resistance, it actually helps the hand become more compressed, sharper, and faster.

As he thrust out his hand, two sonic boom rings appeared at his fingertips.

They were to sever Nie Hongxian's neck from behind.

The more severe the injury, the faster the recovery; but if the head is severed, there is no chance of recovery.

But at that moment, Nie Hongxian trembled violently; her red robe, her black hair, everything trembled in an instant.

Including the skin on the back of her neck, and the fine hairs on that skin.

The fine hairs, when startled and blurred, seem to form a halo of round, smooth pearls.

Tian Zhu's left hand, pierced by the halo of light, produced a sharp, piercing sound from its fingertips, which were already as sharp as spearheads.

For Nie Hongxian, that extreme tremor was merely a harmless fluctuation.

However, for Tian Zhu, this fluctuation was exceptionally noticeable, causing his entire left arm to instantly transform into a violently undulating wave shape.

The terrifying shockwave even reached his left cheek.

Tian Zhu retreated in horror, his wide robe torn by the impact of his back. His emaciated figure retreated more than ten feet away, his left hand finally freed from its twisting state, but it was trembling uncontrollably.

The beads of sweat finally scattered, pattering onto the ground and onto the fallen leaves.

Hai Donglai's fist was still pressed against Nie Hongxian's throat. With a swift movement, his entire body shifted like a blur. Without moving his feet, he had already bypassed Nie Hongxian and appeared directly in front of Tian Zhu.

Tian Zhu had imagined what the day would be like when he betrayed the Crimson Emperor.

Hai Donglai will be very surprised, and perhaps heartbroken, but it wasn't that Tian Zhu wanted to kill him; Tian Zhu was forced into it.

It's incredibly difficult to climb the ranks from the township, county, prefecture, and circuit levels to the position of Minister!
Tian Zhu asked himself, having climbed this far through countless hardships, why couldn't his own children and grandchildren directly inherit the power he left behind? Not all of it, even three or five percent would be fine!
If his descendants want to become officials, they will have to stand in the examination hall with the common people just like him. Wouldn't all his years of hard work have been in vain?

Tian Zhu tried sending officials from the Ministry of Personnel to sound out Hai Donglai's intentions, asking for nothing more than a reduction in the resources allocated to civil and military officials.

With the support of his family fortune, his descendants would have a high chance of consistently winning the imperial examinations, even if they participated in the same examinations. In that case, Tian Zhu would not need to betray him.

But Hai Donglai wouldn't allow it.

Tian Zhu also thought that Hai Donglai was, after all, a martial artist, and might not ask about the betrayal first, but would instead question him about why he hadn't continued practicing the Water Extinction Palm.

That Tianzhu could also tell him that he had figured out a better fighting method under the same training time.

In an instant, it sheds the burden of most of the water, maintaining only the minimum water quality.

If one can maintain physical strength even after significant weight loss, then the speed can be doubled.

It was while comprehending this technique that Tian Zhu achieved perfect mastery of his true power and kept his strength hidden.

But now that it's come to this, before he even gets close to Haidong, his identity as a traitor has been exposed.

But... Hai Donglai didn't ask a single question!
While Tian Zhu's left arm was still trembling, Hai Donglai appeared in front of him and struck him with another palm.

Tian Zhu had so much to say, but the deadly threat of that palm strike forced him back into his stomach. He desperately raised his right hand to receive the blow.

Their palms just touched.

Hai Donglai's hand moved like mercury, soft as clouds in the wind, yet strong as black iron. His palm and fingers spun, and he grabbed Tian Zhu's wrist from the side!
Even if Hai Donglai were to cultivate true power without any flaws, he would not be able to grasp the weakness of the opponent's physical waveform at first glance.

However, Tian Zhu's foundation ultimately came from Hai Donglai's martial arts techniques, which were then disrupted by this attack and shake.

Tian Zhu's entire body would be shaken so badly that his joints would break and his flesh would separate, his whole body falling to the ground like pieces of wood that hadn't been properly joined together.

However, just as he was about to flick his wrist, the ground suddenly went black.

It was as if the earth and rocks a foot in diameter beneath their feet had suddenly vanished, leaving only endless darkness.

This darkness is not serene and pure, but rather carries countless subtle fears, as if burying the most untouchable things in people's hearts.

The greater the fear, the greater the greed; in the darkness, it's as if countless fine grains of sand have already formed a vortex spinning at top speed.

As soon as the ground sank, the vortex swallowed Hai Donglai and Tian Zhu underground.

Chu Tianshu's expression changed; he hadn't even noticed the master of that darkness before he made his move.

But having swallowed Hai Donglai, how could he possibly conceal his whereabouts?

Chu Tianshu could now clearly sense a crooked, dark tunnel connecting the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, the three people were rapidly descending in that tunnel.

The entire tunnel was filled with fine black sand, which swirled rapidly and flowed downwards, making it impossible for anyone inside to maintain their balance.

"Mofu," disguised as a Turkic envoy, is the top Turkic fighter. As the cousin and master of Altai, the assassin from Nanzhao, his moves are also known as the Great Demon Slayer Hand.

But it is the refined and sublimated essence of the Heavenly Wolf Fist.

With one hand, he instantly transformed into a wolf-like charge, displaying wolf fangs, claws, and a wolf tail, while his other hand flashed like stars, launching a surprise attack through the gaps in the wolf shadows.

In an instant, Tian Zhu was rescued.

At this moment, the two of them were simultaneously launching a desperate offensive against Hai Donglai.

In such a cramped environment, Hai Donglai did not have time to explore a larger space.

The advantage of having more people against fewer people, and having four hands against two hands, was amplified to the extreme.

Moreover, Tian Zhu's ultimate technique, "Dead Wood Cuts Water," which he mastered with flawless true power, is entirely focused on speed, and Mo Fu also emphasizes speed.

The three fought to a standstill.

Chu Tianshu focused his mind and sensed for a moment.

These three people have already fallen more than twenty feet.

"Tai Xu... Heavenly Eye!"

Chu Tianshu drew his sword, causing Sanqi to fly back towards him. He then used his right sword finger to brush his forehead.

The Heavenly Eye opened wide, and a beam of emerald light shot straight toward the ground.

The beam of light formed by the formless evil fire of the void completely ignored the obstruction of soil and rocks, and rapidly penetrated down.

Without damaging the soil and rocks, the emerald beam of light swiftly pierced the tunnel from the side, about to shine on Tian Zhu's back.

hum! !

Halfway up the mountain, a large patch of tiny, flickering, pale red electric light suddenly seeped into the mountain and intercepted the emerald beam of light.

The large patch of tiny electric lights, its overall outline resembling a pale red crescent moon, seeped into the mountain and continued to swirl endlessly.

Judging from its flimsy appearance, it should not have been able to withstand the pressure of the emerald beam.

However, due to its ingenious rotation, the emerald beam of light struck the crescent moon and, just like a real beam of light, split into several streams of blue light, refracting outwards.

"Sword intent?!"

Chu Tianshu's heart stirred, and he turned to look at the mountainside.

Amidst the crowd, a figure in a black cloak swayed left and right, appearing and disappearing among the people.

In the blink of an eye, the person wearing the cloak had reached the mountaintop.

Beneath the cloak was a Persian face, with a mustache that spread out like a black knife, and a saber in his hand.

Chu Tianshu raised an eyebrow at him, then reached out his right hand and caught Sanqi as it flew back.

"Do you think those two can kill Hai Donglai?"

Before the Persians could speak, the sound of drums suddenly rose from the mountains.

Eighteen drums played simultaneously, although the quality of each drum was not as good as the Mountain King's Divine Drum.

But every drummer is well-versed in the unique techniques of the Sannoh lineage.

Chu Tianshu felt the surrounding energy gathering and dispersing, but he simply smiled and took a step forward.

Nie Hongxian also turned around, took off the gold ring from her arm, and held it in her hand like a small sword.

At this moment, Chu Tianshu's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at the horizon.

"Red Thread, go get the magic drum. The fungi on the drum are especially good at killing locusts."

Nie Hongxian was still puzzled. She looked up at the sky and saw fluffy yellow and black clouds drifting towards her.

Ahead of the dark clouds, a human figure appeared, arriving the fastest.

The humanoid figure had visible muscle bulges even on its scalp, its body was bulging with muscles and bones, its limbs were large and strong, its skin was covered with stiff, yellowish-brown hair, and its blood-red eyes were large and bulging, like insect eyes.

Behind the person, there are membranous wings spread out, with the outermost layer of hard shell wings, the middle layer of long black-striped wings, and the bottom layer of tender wings.

Three pairs of wings trembled simultaneously, and as they flew through the air, they seemed to leave long white streaks as they broke through the wind.

The monster rushed over when it sensed the hungry siris battling the unpleasant aura.

Although he was fast enough, he was still quite far away, and only arrived now. He didn't see Hai Donglai for a moment, but he did hear the familiar sound of drums.

Following the sound of the drums, he looked at the target that was being targeted by all eighteen drums.

The murderous intent emanating from his bloodshot eyes.

Chu Tianshu raised his eyes, his own cold gaze meeting Chu Tianshu's.

"The Mountain King is indeed not dead!"

A Persian voice rang out, "So, they just want to stall Hai Donglai for a while, while we want to kill you first!"

Mahalun suddenly charged forward, but drew a zigzag trajectory.

Like a bolt of lightning across a vast desert, stretching across the sky and shaking the atmosphere, its shape is winding and twisting.

His movements seemed to follow the gaps formed by the coexistence and compression of various natural electric fields on the mountaintop.

Therefore, such a winding trail appeared as if in a flash, and his mind was enveloped in it, which also attracted electric snakes along the way.

The white electricity of the environment and the red lightning of the sword intent converged on his saber and slashed towards Chu Tianshu.

Chu Tianshu flicked his wrist, and the internal force in his wrist rippled like waves.

Sanqi is as light as a feather, like a silver ray radiating from the palm, appearing suddenly and without any trace of smoke or fire.

The tip of the sword struck the blade perfectly.

Ding! ! !
"Why do you have the misconception that I'm easier to kill than Hai Donglai?"

(End of this chapter)