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Chapter 149 Stranger

—This time the speed is far greater than before!

The figure was already incredibly fast, appearing as a blurry afterimage under the moonlight, closing in to within several meters in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, the lama's eyes also showed a hint of solemnity, but he immediately calmed down and commanded the two puppets to block in front of him.

With a slight twist of his longsword, he directly deflected the female skeleton's vajra, and with a quick turn to the side, he also deflected the male skeleton's protective trident.

then.

In an instant, Duan Xie shot out like a bolt of lightning, seizing the opening and, with a flash of cold light, was about to sever the male skeleton's head on the spot!

But at that moment, a conch shell sounded.

The sword's edge felt as if it had struck a lump of mud, leaving only a sticky, sluggish sensation—although Zhou You immediately unleashed his malevolent energy to shatter the spell. But the skeleton had already taken the opportunity to dodge the sword, regroup, and merge with another one once more.

As the conch shell rang, the lama performed hand mudras and uttered mantras.

"Hum!"

In the blink of an eye, the countryside was covered with a layer of viscous blood.

Seeing the situation was dire, Zhou You immediately tiptoed away, managing to escape before being covered.

The problem is, those who are still gazing longingly at the stage are not so lucky.

Zhou You glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a villager instantly burst into flames the moment he touched the blood. Inky flames enveloped his body, yet he seemed oblivious, simply staring blankly at the dance on the stage—

In the blink of an eye, the flesh and skin were gone, and in the light of the torch, another skeleton appeared.

At this moment, the sea of ​​blood was still spreading rapidly outwards.

—Under the power of this magic, it's only a matter of time before the entire village, including the members of the escort agency, are reduced to skeletons!
Zhou You frowned slightly, and with a wave of his hand, he immediately wanted to unleash his true form.

But that's it.

A golden light suddenly shone from the darkness.

At first, the golden light was very faint, but then it rose like the sun, with countless Sanskrit characters turning within it, and a Buddha with a blurred face could be vaguely seen sitting in it.

Under the sweeping golden light, the blood plasma vanished like ice melting and snow melting away, turning into wisps of green smoke in the blink of an eye.

However, even though his magic was broken, the lama was not angry but happy.

"Zhengde, you've finally stopped being a coward! Good, very good! Let me see how much of your power you can unleash after being severely injured and subjected to the Heavenly Demon Dance's 'Six Paths of Reincarnation'!"

But still, no one could answer.

Instead, that cold light shone again!

"Look there! Your grandpa isn't dead yet!"

In the blink of an eye, the sword had already crossed several meters and was approaching the lama again.

"An ant trying to shake a tree! I, Buddha, will save you along with me today!"

As the hand seal turned, the two male and female skeletons were coated with a layer of bloody light, and their frenzied dancing speed increased even more. At the same time, a surge of energy rose from his monk's robe, and in the blink of an eye, two white bone arms burst out of their bodies!

The lama formed a mudra, and the air became stagnant again, while the two skeletal hands picked up the conch shell and skull club beside them and danced with them.

The bells rang, and ghostly voices wailed. In a daze, a crack appeared in the world, and countless monsters stripped of their flesh crawled out. In the blink of an eye, this small stage was transformed into a demon kingdom on earth.

Even the golden sun was forced back a bit.

Zhou You merely took a breath, about to face the wildly dancing male and female skeletons—but at that moment, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Benefactor, this humble monk greets you."

Who?
Zhou You took a moment out of his busy schedule to glance at the screen—but found no one making a sound.

Only farmers from both inside and outside the village remained in the audience; there was no one else present. So, who was speaking?

But even though no one spoke, the sound still reached their ears.

“Don’t be surprised, benefactor. This humble monk is speaking directly to you through the Five Aggregates Sutra. Similarly, if you have any questions, you can silently ask me in your heart.”

But this time Zhou You did not answer.

—Because at that moment, a vajra was already smashing down on his head!
Zhou You flipped his longsword, blocking the vajra pestle and disarming it to the side. Then he retreated swiftly, narrowly avoiding the guardian trident that was about to rip him open.

Then he silently recited it in his mind.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

The stranger—presumably Zhengde, whom the lama had been constantly talking about—said in a calm and peaceful voice.

"This humble monk has no other intention than to join forces with the Taoist priest to eliminate this foreign monk."

As he spoke, Zhou You leaped up, stepping on the attacking Dharma fork. With a somersault, he soared more than ten feet into the air, his longsword piercing straight down towards the skeleton's spine.

However, Duan Xie, who had always been invincible, suffered a setback this time.

Under the blessing of that incantation, the skeleton's bones were as if they were forged from fine steel. When Duan Xie slashed at it, it made a metallic sound. If it weren't for its inherent sturdiness, it would probably have been split in two!

Seeing this, Zhou You had no choice but to retreat several steps to avoid the combined attack of the two skeletons—but this also forced him to the edge of the stage.

The distance between them and the lama was actually greater than it had become.

However, this gave him a brief respite to speak with the man again.

"—Kill him? Brother, you must be joking. As you can see, I can't even get past these two mere skeletons, so how am I supposed to kill that lama?"

“You are too modest, benefactor. If ordinary martial artists were to face these two statues of the Lord of the Corpse Forest, they would probably die on the spot in just a few moves. The fact that you have been able to hold your own against them for so long already makes you a master in this field.”

"Not to mention that you still have trump cards up your sleeve."

The sword strike paused briefly, but then immediately resumed.

The silver light of the sword was like flowing water. Although it could not split the bones, the vajra and the trident were also unable to break through for a while under the extremely fast sword light.

"—Your trump card? How did you know that?"

The laughter around me was as warm and friendly as ever.

"It's very simple. From beginning to end, you didn't show any sign of panic. In fact, you were always in complete control. Even when the offensive was going against you, you were still able to do so. So I can only assume that you have some trump card up your sleeve."

The sword flashed, forcing the two skeletons back several steps.

Zhou You neither denied nor confirmed the man's words, but simply asked a question.

"Okay, even if I have a trump card, what's your plan?"

The man laughed.

“It’s very simple. Although I am injured and was tricked by the Heavenly Demon Dancer, and now I have to protect these innocent people, I still have some trump cards up my sleeve. If I use all my strength, I can trap these two charnel ground avatars for a while. I only hope that you can take this opportunity to kill that Zaba Lama.”

"Are you so sure I'll help you? What if I run away while you're casting a spell?"

"Do you know how, benefactor?"

Zhou You suddenly broke into a smile.

He didn't answer, but instead charged forward with his sword.

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