Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 676 Kill One First

Xiao Qing's lips curled up slightly, feeling that her actions just now had at least 70% of Xu's skill.

Next, we must imitate the most essential part of the scholar-monk – borrowing the power of heaven and earth and gathering the strength of all directions!
If we're going to play, let's play something earth-shattering!

Dusk was falling on the banks of the Zi River.

The murky river water lapped against the moss-covered rocks, making a whimpering sound. Suddenly, a string of bubbles rose to the surface, and a short, stout figure carrying a turtle shell crept furtively ashore.

"Your Majesty!!!" Turtle fell to his knees with a thud, tears streaming down his face. "I've been thinking of you day and night, unable to eat or drink, just hoping you would come to my rescue! This Dongting demon clan is truly wicked... Wait, where is Master Xu?"

Xiaoqing really wants to punch someone.

Why does everyone ask this? Do they even take me, the head of the Qing Hall, seriously?

Turtle immediately realized his mistake and hurriedly tried to make amends.

It's better that Master Xu isn't coming. Although he can do anything, you, the Lord of Taihu Lake, are more authoritative when it comes to water skills.

What a powerful turtle! Its ability to survive is truly remarkable.

He neither belittled Master Xu nor flattered Master Qing; he was truly a master among masters.

Yu Bai stood behind, watching the fellow's performance with a twitching mouth, growing increasingly wary. This guy's flattery skills had improved again; he must have been studying in the murky waters of Dongting Lake.

Xiaoqing stood with her hands behind her back, her black hair fluttering in the river breeze. Although her face was cold, a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes.

"Alright." He raised his hand to interrupt his subordinate's long-winded explanation. "The organization has remembered your merits and hard work. Now, take us to the Blood Vine's main body. Any questions?"

Turtle immediately patted its chest and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured! For the past six months, I've been feeding that Blood Vine every few days, and I've long since figured out its weakness!" It lowered its voice slyly, "That old thing hides its roots in an underwater cave and has set up seven layers of restrictions."

The Kingsman agent lives up to his name!

Xiaoqing nodded, and twirled the white jade umbrella in her palm: "Plants that have become spirits are most afraid of being moved. This time, we must eradicate them completely."

"lead the way."

"Understood!" Turtle plunged into the river, and Xiaoqing and Yubai also made hand seals and entered the water at the same time.

On the shore, Yan Chixia stood on a reef, holding a long sword, the divine sword in its scabbard emitting a deep hum. Not far away on a high slope, Master Mao, with disheveled hair and a sword in hand, had seven lamps lit up one after another on the altar, illuminating his white-bearded face in shifting light.

Beneath the Zi River, turbulent currents surged. Crimson blood mist permeated the water, staining the entire area an eerie crimson. Countless thick, demonic vines writhed like living creatures, their surfaces covered in ferocious barbs, greedily sucking the essence from the river.

A blue light flickered at Xiaoqing's fingertips as strands of demonic power silently severed these "tentacles".

"It's just ahead." Turtle suddenly fell silent halfway through transmitting his voice.

In the dark depths of the water, a cave made of piled bones came into view, with scarlet vines wrapped around its entrance, slowly wriggling with the current.

Yu Bai's pupils contracted sharply. The skeletons were humanoid and included various aquatic creatures, clearly all of them were 'tributes' from the Blood Vine.

He couldn't help but take another look at Turtle Big. This old turtle had managed to survive in this kind of demonic den for half a year. Master Xu really knew how to use people well and made the best use of their talents.

I'm definitely not going to praise my old rival.

"Do it!"

Xiaoqing gave a clear shout, and the white jade umbrella suddenly opened.

The long-planned assassination has finally begun.

"boom--"

Suddenly, the pile of bones in front of the cave exploded, and a gigantic face formed by blood vines coalesced at the cave entrance. The face was covered with wood grain patterns, and the scarlet vine tendrils swayed like a beard, making it look ferocious and terrifying.

"What kind of monster came here, daring to come and die?"

The sound was like the friction of an old tree, hoarse and grating, carrying with it a raging fire.

Sensing that his home had been raided, the Blood Vine Demon King regained consciousness in shock and rage.

At this point, someone needs to step forward and introduce themselves.

Gui Da spoke before Yu Bai could:
"The universe turns, the snake dances through the four seasons, and the wind and clouds stir up the mortal world."

"The sun and moon are new, you govern the five lakes, water and fire are merciless, tempering the clouds."

"My king possesses unparalleled supernatural powers, unmatched throughout heaven and earth, with all under heaven serving as his subjects."

Xiaoqing nodded in satisfaction, but was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

When the Blood Vine Demon King saw Turtle standing obsequiously behind Xiao Qing, his face instantly twisted in disbelief, followed by blazing rage.

"General Benbo! How dare you betray me!!!"

The tortoise puffed out its chest in righteous indignation: "Demon King, you are mistaken! I am a special undercover agent dispatched by a righteous organization, enduring humiliation and hardship for half a year, and going through eighty-one tribulations."

Those from Baoan Hall are best at occupying the moral high ground, turning black into white, claiming they went undercover for justice, and only survived until the arrival of the royal army thanks to their extraordinary beliefs.

The Bloodvine Demon King's tendrils trembled violently: "You call accepting bribes 'bearing humiliation and hardship'? You seem to revel in eliminating dissidents!" It was so angry that its tendrils turned purple. "If you weren't so greedy and shameless, how could I have trusted you!"

"Hey! You old monster, stop talking nonsense!"

Gui Da, filled with righteous indignation, stated that he had kept a record of every bribe he had received over the past six months, all so that he could confiscate all the ill-gotten gains today and contribute to the cause of justice.

When Kame said those words, he was truly furious.

Where's your usual temper? Just start fighting already! What are you babbling about?
Xiaoqing is considering whether to let the other person say a few more words.

The Bloodvine Demon King was momentarily speechless. He was already not good with words, and now he'd been thoroughly roasted by someone so eloquent. He recalled how he'd once covered for General Benbo's 'occasional' impulsiveness, and the reasons he'd waged war against the various demon kings.
Its entire face turned from red to purple. Having roamed Dongting Lake for hundreds of years, it had never seen such a shameless person.
What angered me was that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and the fire of ignorance and karma damaged my soul.

"Waaaaaahhhhhh!!! Give me your life!!!!"

"I want to see what color your heart really is!"

The entire Zi River suddenly boiled, and endless vines struggled out of the silt, rushing towards the karst cave.

How could Xiaoqing sit idly by and watch her subordinates face a crisis?

Her red lips parted slightly, and her clear, cold voice echoed from the bottom of the river: "Blood Vine, you have harmed living beings and poisoned the people. Today is your death day!"

"Rumble--"

The cyan python's form burst forth from the water, biting down on the demonic vines at the bottom of the river and tearing at them frantically!

At the same time, two streams of light swirled wildly in the silt, severing even the roots that could withstand weapons and were impervious to water and fire.

Gan Jiang and Mo Xie's demonic nature can break through most magical bodies in the world, let alone plants and trees.

Xiaoqing took out a jade bottle, retrieved a phantom sword from it, and threw it out.

"Yuan Gui Divine Sword, go!"

With a gentle flick of her jade hand, a crystal-clear sword shadow flew out from the mutton-fat jade bottle. The moment the sword appeared, the surrounding river water condensed into tiny ice crystals, and even the surging blood mist paused.

The Yuan Gui Divine Sword was forged by the Jellyfish using the Xuan Tian Wonderful Method, beneath the 100,000-foot-deep cold spring of the North Sea Eye, by extracting the true essence of Gui water and the Great Yin Primordial Magnetic.

It would take decades to refine, and Xu Xuan ended up getting it for free, and now it's in Xiao Qing's hands.

After half a year of analysis by Baoan Hall, it was found that this magic weapon is most effective against monsters that are too large to dodge and have many roots.

As the sword flashed, the Blood Vine Demon King's thick vines were instantly covered with a layer of dark blue frost, and the cold poison traveled along his meridians straight to his core.

"Do not--!"

The Bloodvine Demon King let out a heart-wrenching howl. Its massive body convulsed violently, and the frozen vines shattered inch by inch.

It never imagined that the enemy's attack would be both demonic and chillingly poisonous, utterly unjust.

On the contrary, they are extremely vicious and cruel, and have no sense of martial ethics.

Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it felt its power rapidly declining; its roots were locked by the Green Snake Dharma Form, and it was now trapped like a turtle in a jar.

Gui Da and Yu Bai kept clearing away the branches that had returned to help. The two demons worked together to activate the Ten Thousand Poison Sand, and even shamelessly mixed the poison sand into the stirred-up soil. This habit of theirs really comes from the same lineage.

The battle raged for two full hours, and the Zi River was boiling violently, with the silt at the bottom of the river churning to the surface.

Its immense vitality allowed the Blood Vine to stubbornly withstand all kinds of deadly attacks.

Sadly, not a single demon king has come to our aid so far.

Thanks to Bai Gui Da's divine intervention, Xue Teng almost single-handedly became an enemy of the entire Dongting Lake.

Most of the demon kings thought this madman was going crazy again and were unwilling to get any closer.

"Crack!"

Unable to withstand the onslaught any longer, the Bloodvine Demon King brazenly severed half of its roots, the crimson sap spreading in the river water.

They must try to break free from the blockade and escape to the outside world; at the very least, they cannot continue to be so passive.

They were surrounded on all sides, with only a glimmer of hope remaining above.

'They would never have imagined that I would abandon my roots and escape from the water's surface, hahaha!'

It transformed into a streak of blood-red light and shot straight to the water's surface—as long as it could escape to the shore, relying on the powerful vitality of plant-type monsters...
"Wow!"

The moment it broke through the water, the Blood Vine Demon King was overjoyed to see a sky full of stars. However, the next second, a look of terror froze on its 'face'.

"The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law!"

Yan Chixia's divine sword, imbued with overwhelming heavenly might, pierced through his chest, and the runes of the "Taiyi Exorcising Sins and Demon-Slaying Protective Incantation" on the sword's blade lit up one after another.

The Blood Vine Demon King desperately created hundreds of clones, only to see three invisible sword lights fly from the altar—these were the natural laws invoked by the Three Divine Swords, specifically to punish the bloodshed it had committed in the past.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qing, who was underwater, also emerged to begin the final encirclement and kill.

Several figures were frantically beating the Lord of the Zi River on the Zi River. The beating caused vines to fly everywhere, blood to splatter, and the sound to shake the heavens.

In utter despair, Bloodvine could only roar to the heavens, "Your Majesty, save me!!!"

Unfortunately, the king who knew Dongting Lake like the back of his hand did not appear.

"Your Majesty, save me!" "Your Majesty, save me!" "Your Majesty, save me!" It was like a bird desperately grasping at a last straw; even when its roots were cut, it did not give up.

It seems our Little Green King has learned some of Xu Xuan's kindness.

He said softly, "It's no use, you can shout until you're hoarse and he won't hear you."

With a series of opening and closing movements, Gan Jiang and Mo Xie finally shattered the opponent's last chance of survival.

The blood vine has fallen.

(End of this chapter)