Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

Chapter 120 Now, Then!

Unfortunately, the mirror remained unyielding. Chen Hengyi realized that he could perhaps use water to polish it and make it work for him.

Unfortunately, that takes too long, and since it can't be stored in the portable magic potion, it can't be taken back to the real world...

"Why not just smash it and take it back as materials for setting up the formation?"

Thinking this through, Chen Hengyi stopped making any further moves.

He headed towards the battlefield.

A deafening cheer suddenly erupted, instantly drowning out the roar of the waves!

"We won!!" Master Zhao was the first to raise his arm and shout, his voice booming like thunder. His face was filled with undisguised ecstasy and the exhilarating satisfaction of revenge. "That was great! That was great! Damn it, those damned beasts, we've finally sent them all back to their hometowns!"

"China is mighty!" The young disciple from Wudang Mountain was so excited that his face turned red, and he gave his companion a high five.

"Haha, this battle is a great victory, enhancing our national prestige and strengthening our Taoist sect!"

Wang Gaogong of Longhu Mountain clapped his hands and laughed heartily, his eyes gleaming with admiration as he looked at Chen Hengyi. "Young friend Chen, your move of stealing the mirror was truly a stroke of genius, a truly remarkable achievement!"

Master Li and the others from Qingcheng Mountain nodded in agreement, their faces beaming with the joy of victory and admiration for Chen Hengyi.

Chen Hengyi stood among the crowd, feeling the surging emotions of final victory, and a genuine smile bloomed on his face.

The old celestial master lightly flicked his whisk, a satisfied smile appearing on his ethereal face.

His gaze swept across the battlefield, finally settling on Chen Hengyi. He nodded slightly: "Today's great victory is not the work of one person alone, but Hengyi's quick thinking and ability to break the deadlock are indispensable... Alright, the remaining enemies have been eliminated, this matter is settled."

The crowd cheered again.

Although they inevitably suffered casualties in this battle, they managed to wipe out these old fogies, which was a great triumph.

And those who died on the battlefield will never be forgotten...

Just as the old master had predicted before the challenge, and just as the list he had prepared in advance indicated.

The defeated Japanese martial arts world, overwhelmed by absolute power and intimidated by the subsequent strong national force, had no room for negotiation.

However, it will take a little more time before the actual handover takes place.

Chen Hengyi left the battlefield and returned to his room.

Take out the black book.

[Fire burns away vengeful ghosts, skillfully slays evil corpses, observes the dragon nails spanning ten thousand miles, leverages the prevailing trend to achieve his goals, coins fall to the heavens, altering the temperament of a nation, eradicates the fox demon, and through all this, the matter is brought to a successful conclusion.]

The message flashed slowly, seemingly saying that Chen Hengyi had done a good job this time.

"Tch, do I need you to tell me whether what I did was right or wrong?"

Chen Hengyi ignored him and continued reading.

The reward is: [Six Roots - Hearing with Anger: Like cracking a thief in one's ear, listening attentively to discern the truth, understanding the difficulty while acting easily, hearing from all directions like striking a golden bell, thieves can be defended.]

Chen Hengyi was taken aback. "Hearing anger? It's the six senses again!?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, an invisible, immense force suddenly surged into his ears! This sensation was not a physical sting, but rather more like some kind of invisible shackle being instantly broken and torn apart.

Buzz!

A deep, muffled bell, seemingly from the ancient past, suddenly exploded deep within his eardrums!

The sound didn't come from the outside, but rather surged directly from within his skull, causing his very soul to tremble slightly. Then came a deathly silence, as if the entire world's sounds had been completely erased by the tolling of the bell.

Immediately afterwards, he felt as if a boulder was rolling inside his ear, causing the whole world to become unbalanced and spinning.

However, these discomforts only lasted for a very short time.

The next moment, a massive, amplified sound surged into his senses like a flood bursting its banks!

The sea breeze outside the window whistled across the rocks, its sound so clear it was like a whisper in one's ear. In the next room, the Taoist disciple's suppressed breathing and heartbeat, still pounding with excitement, were audible like the beating of a drum...

When the whispers of the two Wudang disciples next door reached Chen Hengyi, he instantly caught the barely perceptible weariness and relief at surviving a disaster hidden in their voices, which contrasted sharply with the forced excitement in their words.

He could even "hear" the slight dryness in one of their throats as they spoke, clearly from excessive shouting earlier.

This perception transcends mere volume, pointing directly to the state, emotions, and even a trace of the essence behind the sound.

"Is this the ability to listen attentively, discern the underlying principles, and understand the mysteries?"

Chen Hengyi was somewhat surprised; he could perceive the emotional state of others simply by overhearing their conversation through a wall...

He can then use this ability to tell if others are lying, isn't that mind reading?

At that moment, it seemed as if all the sounds in the world were entering my ears, not just from next door, but from even further away!

He tried to focus his hearing on the noisy victory celebration in the distance.

In an instant, the clamor of voices, the clinking of glasses, and the hearty laughter were clearly stratified and analyzed in his ears.

He could even accurately capture the old Celestial Master's gentle words of regret for the fallen comrades, and the undisguised praise in the tone of the High Priest Wang of Longhu Mountain when he talked to others about his merit in seizing the mirror.

"What a fine example of 'being angry at every turn' —" Chen Hengyi's lips curled into a slight smile as he muttered to himself.

The abilities of this "Six Roots" series are indeed extraordinary.

Chen Hengyi suddenly closed his eyes, and the airflow in the room slowly accelerated, making a buzzing sound as it passed through the narrow gaps.

"Even the wind has a sound..."

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The evening breeze swept past the embassy in a short while.

Everything seemed to transform into a three-dimensional environmental map woven from wind and sound, and he could hear the position of every character even through the walls!

One day later, the exercise ended, shocking Japan and leaving the world speechless.

Three days later, at Tianjin Port.

Under a gloomy sky, a special area was designated in the port.

Faded wooden crates, porcelain wrapped in straw, and dusty bronzes—one by one, ancient artifacts bearing the weight of Chinese history were handed over by the Japanese representatives with an almost humiliating air under the solemn gaze of the honor guard.

"Please, please check this, Your Excellency!" A high priest gritted his teeth as he handed a paper list to the person in charge.

However, the person in charge seemed not to notice, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Mr. Inano, there's no rush."

This handover was conducted without a grand ceremony; instead, customs and cultural heritage experts silently and efficiently inventoried and verified the items.

"Yes, it's real, it's the original of Wang Xizhi's 'Letter of Mourning'!!" An elderly professor with white hair and reading glasses, his eyes filled with tears, suppressed his excitement.

Then, continue the inventory count.

Finally, Inano slowly bent down and handed over the list in an almost bowing manner.

Chen Hengyi watched all of this from a hotel a kilometer away from the port.

A world-famous painting flashed through his mind.

"Excellent, excellent, this moment is just like that moment!"