All Heavens: Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts Starting from the Republic of China

Chapter 61 The Truth and the Root of Everything [Part 1] (Third Update)

Zhao Rui was taken aback after hearing what the Hedgehog Evil God said.

Then, he curled his lip.

"Servant of God?"

He gave a cold laugh.

"You son of a bitch."

Fu Ze's eyelids twitched, and Li Junfeng also glanced sideways.

Zhao Rui acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued cursing.

"A degenerate country bumpkin like you, even if you were my pet, I'd find you too ugly!"

Fu Ze was amused by this.

"Zhao Rui, that guy, has a really sharp tongue and he's got some nerve!"

The opponent was no ordinary monster, but a truly fallen earth god. Even in its madness and distortion, it still retained some of the power of a god.

Zhao Rui actually dared to curse like that to my face.

Sure enough, when the Hedgehog Evil God heard this, his blood-red eyes instantly lit up as if they were about to burn.

"mortal!"

It screamed shrilly.

"I, the God, will kill you!"

Before the words were finished, it suddenly lowered its head.

Among the countless black spikes on its back, the longest, thickest, and blood-red bone spike, with a tip like a spearhead, suddenly shot out from its body!

Whoosh!

The air was torn apart. The bone spike, like a steel spear, whistled sharply as it pierced straight at Zhao Rui's chest. Its speed was even greater than the attack from his avatar earlier!

Zhao Rui's expression changed drastically.

He tried to dodge, but as soon as he was about to move, he knew it was too late.

This thing is too fast. So fast that even he, the "King of Guns," could only see a black and red afterimage.

It's a critical moment!

Just as the bone spur was about to pierce Zhao Rui, Li Junfeng arrived.

The speed of a master of internal energy transformation was displayed to its fullest extent at this moment.

He grabbed Zhao Rui's shoulder and yanked him sharply to the side.

The two of them barely grazed the bone spikes as they moved sideways.

boom!

The bone spurs pierced through the spot where Zhao Rui had just been standing, penetrating four or five large trees in succession.

The tree trunk shattered, sending wood chips flying. Finally, it plunged heavily into the mountain behind it, half of it disappearing into the rock face!

Zhao Rui felt a chill run down his spine.

"If this were stuck into me, wouldn't I be impaled?"

Li Junfeng said coldly.

So stop talking nonsense.

Zhao Ruiqian chuckled.

"Be more careful next time."

Fu Ze knew that there wouldn't be another chance to pay attention.

The Hedgehog God is completely enraged!

It pushed off the ground with all four limbs, and its massive body pounced on the three of them with a speed completely disproportionate to its size.

The dark red soil on the ground exploded, and the spikes on its back vibrated in unison, sending out several more bone spikes.

Fu Ze held the talisman between his hands.

"Golden light to ward off evil!"

A burst of golden light blocked a flying spike.

However, the bone spike was too penetrating, and it actually dented the golden light, finally deflecting it three feet in front of Fu Ze.

On the other side, Zhao Rui fired two shots in quick succession.

Bang bang bang!

The bullet struck the incoming bone spike, exploding into a burst of black and red blood.

Two bone spurs were deflected, and another flew past his ear, the force of which stung his cheek.

Li Junfeng, however, did not retreat but advanced.

He strokdredged the flying spikes as if walking on muddy water, then spun around and charged directly at the side of the Hedgehog God.

Xingyiquan!

Tiger-like pounce and kill.

With palms like tiger claws, the force traveled from his spine to his fingertips, tearing the evil god's forelimb joints.

But the true form of the Hedgehog Evil God is far more agile than its physical form.

It shrank back, and the sharp spikes on its back suddenly stood up. If Li Junfeng continued to pounce, his hands would be pierced by those spikes first.

He snorted coldly and forcibly changed his move, switching from a tiger form to a snake form. He slid his body close to the ground to avoid the spikes, while simultaneously delivering a punch to the evil god's abdomen.

boom!

It penetrates with great force.

The Hedgehog Evil God's body shimmered with bloody light, but it wasn't pushed back much.

Li Junfeng's eyes darkened slightly.

The true form is smaller than the Dharma body, yet more condensed. It's clearly much harder to fight!

Fu Ze was already close by.

His left hand held a burning talisman, while his right hand gripped a lightning-struck jujube wood magic dagger.

"The red altar purifies impurities, dispelling demons and eliminating evil!"

A dark red and gold halo blasted towards the Hedgehog Evil God.

The hedgehog-like evil god opened its mouth, but instead of a normal oral cavity, it contained rings of dark red flesh.

Several barbed tentacles emerged from between the fleshy walls, crackling and snapping as they shattered the purifying talisman light.

Fu Ze's eyes narrowed.

The next instant, a barbed tentacle lashed out in front of him.

A lightning-struck jujube wood dagger slashed out!

scoff.

The tentacle was cut in half, but not severed!

The spikes on it exploded as if they were alive, stabbing towards Fu Ze's arm.

Fu Ze immediately released his grip and changed his move, leaning back to narrowly avoid the attack.

"The tentacles of the true form are also harder!"

No sooner had he finished his warning than the blood-red light in the Hedgehog God's eyes suddenly coalesced. Deep within his two pupils, it was as if two dark red sparks had abruptly compressed to their maximum intensity.

Fu Ze felt a chill run down his spine.

"hide!"

call out!

Two blood-red beams shot out from the eyes of the Hedgehog Evil God, much like the lasers Fu Ze had seen in his previous life.

But this is not a laser in the optical sense; rather, it is a kind of evil blood light that corrodes the soul and burns flesh!

The beam of light swept across the ground, instantly scorching the dark red soil and cutting a deep gash into the stone.

Fu Ze and his two companions scrambled to escape.

Zhao Rui, in particular, was less skilled; he rolled away and almost had half of his boot sole shaved off.

Fu Ze dodged while whispering.

"Don't get caught in the light! That's not ordinary light!"

Taking advantage of the blood-red light scattering, Li Junfeng forcefully rushed behind the Hedgehog Evil God and punched its hind leg joint.

But the hedgehog god's back was covered in sharp spikes, resembling a wall of spikes.

Li Junfeng threw only one punch, and several bloody gashes appeared on his fist. He frowned, and with a burst of strength, he forced out the evil energy near the wounds.

Zhao Rui seized the opportunity and fired six shots in quick succession.

Bang bang bang!

The bullets struck the Hedgehog God near the eyes, throat, and the dark red metal on his head.

When it hits the eye, it does indeed produce a burst of blood. When it hits the body, it also causes pain. But once it gets close to that dark red metal, the bullet seems to hit an invisible barrier and deflects.

Fu Ze's heart sank upon seeing this.

That thing is really troublesome!

Just then.

The dark red metal on the Hedgehog God's head suddenly lit up.

next moment.

A low, strange sound rang out.

Buzz—buzz—

The sound wasn't loud.

It's like it's drilling directly into a person's head.

Fu Ze felt a sudden dizziness in his mind, a churning in his stomach, and double vision.

It wasn't heard with the ears.

It's the soul that's trembling!

Zhao Rui fared even worse.

He was neither a sorcerer nor a top-tier martial artist; his spirit and physical body were not as strong as Fu Ze's or Li Junfeng's.

Upon hearing that sound, he stumbled and nearly fell to his knees.

"Damn it—"

Zhao Rui's face turned pale, and he felt dizzy.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Li Junfeng also let out a muffled groan, and his blood and qi surged through his body.

The thunderous roar of tigers and leopards rolled across his chest and abdomen.

He used his powerful qi and blood to suppress the feeling of his soul being unstable.

Fu Ze bit the tip of his tongue.

The taste of blood spread in my mouth, and I immediately regained some clarity.

"Don't listen!"

Zhao Rui cursed.

"Why can't I listen? Damn it, that awful voice is drilling straight into my brain!"

Fu Ze forcibly inserted the talisman.

"Golden light subdues the spirits, evil sounds vanish!"

A golden halo exploded in front of the three people.

The low hum was weakened somewhat, but it didn't disappear completely.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Hedgehog God pounced, and the three were once again engaged in a fierce battle.

Li Junfeng held the situation at close range.

Fu Ze's magic, combined with the lightning-struck jujube wood dagger, was used to sever as many of the barbed tentacles as possible.

Zhao Rui retreated further and further away, using his marksmanship to constantly interrupt the Hedgehog God's attacks.

But the situation began to look obviously bad.

The true form of the Hedgehog Evil God is too fast!

The spikes have such strong penetrating power that the blood-red light in its eyes can also cut remotely, and the barbed tentacles in its mouth can be used for both offense and defense.

The most troublesome thing was the strange noise coming from the dark red metal above my head.

Each time the sound rang out, the souls and minds of the three people would tremble.

Fu Ze could still resist with magic, and Li Junfeng could suppress it with his qi and blood. Zhao Rui, however, had turned pale and was covered in cold sweat.

If this continues, Zhao Rui will be the first to give out.

But once Zhao Rui is forced back, they will lose their long-range control. At that point, the Hedgehog God's bone spikes, bloody light, and tentacles will all come crashing down, and Fu Ze and Li Junfeng won't be able to hold out for long.

Even the Hedgehog Evil God isn't having an easy time.

It already had many bullet holes and scorch marks on its body, and several sharp spikes had been broken off by Li Junfeng. Fu Ze had also cut off three of the tentacles in its mouth.

But its essence remains!

The dark red metal embedded in the deformed head, in particular, was never actually damaged.

Fu Ze's mind raced.

"We must inflict a fatal blow. Otherwise, we'll be dragged down!"

Just then, Li Junfeng suddenly stepped back to his side and asked in a low voice.

"Does your Southern Maoshan tradition include a method that uses the life essence and vitality of powerful individuals to perform extremely potent evil arts?"

Fu Ze was taken aback, then roared angrily.

"Good heavens! Brother Li, where did you hear this ridiculous rumor? The methods of Nantang Maoshan are indeed quite intense and they have no taboos, but they are not evil cultivators!"

Li Junfeng dodged a flying spike, his tone calm.

"You know, that's not what I meant. What I actually wanted was—"

Fu Ze's face was grim.

"Yes, it does exist, but I've never used it myself!"

Li Junfeng glanced at him.

"You guessed what I was going to say?"

Fu Ze remained silent.

Li Junfeng continued.

"When I first entered the Transformation Realm, I encountered the most dangerous battle. My opponent was a Taoist priest from Nanmao Mountain."

"He kept a servant who was a master of internal energy. The Taoist priest burned the servant's essence and life force to unleash a strike that almost killed me."

"If my uncle hadn't arrived in time and killed that Taoist priest, I would be dead."

Fu Ze gritted his teeth.

"That's a heretical path of cultivation!"

"I know."

Li Junfeng said.

"But I'm willing to cooperate, so it shouldn't take you much effort, right?"

Fu Ze suddenly looked at him.

Li Junfeng's expression was cold and hard.

"Drain my essence and life force. Kill it!"

Fu Ze said in a low voice.

"no."

Li Junfeng punched a bone spur off course and said coldly.

"There's no time! Just don't finish smoking it all, I'm not going to die."

"It just means you'll be weak for a few years and your kung fu won't be able to improve anymore. At most, you'll regress to the peak of internal strength or the level of someone who has just entered the transformation stage."

He spoke of it casually.

But Fu Ze knew how heavy the price was for a martial arts master!

This is tantamount to losing the next few years, and may even permanently damage the foundation and completely cut off the way forward.

Fu Ze suddenly remembered what his grandfather had said when he taught him the Southern Transmission of Maoshan Dharma.

"Some laws are best left unused; knowing them is enough. Using them can lead to death!"

Previously, Fu Ze had learned an incomplete version. He genuinely believed that this method almost certainly led to death.

After arriving in this world, Zhutianling completed the Southern Transmission of Maoshan Magic passed down in his family, and he realized that the part passed down by his grandfather was incomplete.

The complete method does not necessarily require death. However, it will severely deplete one's vital essence and blood, and diminish one's vitality.

An ordinary person would certainly not be able to withstand it. But for a master like Li Junfeng, who has mastered internal energy, he might not die—though the cost would still be extremely high.

The Hedgehog God emitted that strange, low hum once again.

Zhao Rui grunted, almost dropping the gun in his hand.

Fu Ze knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.

He took a deep breath.

"All right."

Li Junfeng smiled and nodded.

"At least you listened to advice—come quickly!"

Fu Ze held the talisman in his left hand and gripped the lightning-struck jujube wood magic dagger in his right.

He quickly bit his fingertip, drew a blood line on the talisman, and then stuck the talisman on Li Junfeng's chest at the Tanzhong point.

"Borrowing life from the Southern Altar will not shorten one's lifespan."

"Burning blood to form a powerful force, borrowing life to dispel evil."

"Brother Li, circulate your energy, don't resist me."

Li Junfeng closed his eyes for a moment.

The next moment, his blood and energy surged up all over his body, like a furnace opening its doors.

Fu Ze placed the lightning-struck jujube wood dagger against the center of the talisman paper.

The talisman burned, but not red; instead, it was a deep golden color!

Strands of blood-red energy were drawn out from the meridians of Li Junfeng's chest, shoulders, back, and arms.

His incomparably powerful essence and vitality as a Grandmaster of Internal Energy transformed into visible blood-red mist threads, which coiled around the lightning-struck jujube wood dagger.

The magic dagger hummed. Blue and white lightning, crimson gold talisman fire, and blood-red vitality intertwined.

Li Junfeng's face turned pale rapidly, but he stood firm and said coldly.

"Zhao Rui, cover!"

Zhao Rui's eyes turned red.

"Know!"

He no longer kept bullets.

He opened fire with both guns.

Bang bang bang bang!

All the remaining black dog blood, rooster blood, and cinnabar talisman ash bullets were poured towards the eyes and head of the Hedgehog Evil God.

The Hedgehog Evil God roared repeatedly as it was beaten.

Fu Ze gripped the magic dagger tightly. He could feel that the power of this strike far exceeded his usual limits, to the point that he was almost losing control.

But he must control it!

Fu Ze stomped his foot and charged towards the Hedgehog Evil God.

The Hedgehog God also sensed the danger.

The dark red metal on its head suddenly lit up, and a deep hum erupted once more.

Fu Ze's ears and nose both bleed slightly.

But he didn't stop.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, and the universe borrows their power!"

"Thunder and wood form the blade, burning blood to vanquish evil!"

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

The Hedgehog God opened its mouth, and several spiky tentacles lashed out wildly.

Fu Ze's left hand unleashed a divine fire spell, burning a path through the flames.

Li Junfeng, mustering his last bit of strength, rushed forward and punched the hedgehog god's front paw, deflecting it.

Zhao Rui's last two shots hit its eyes precisely.

Boom!

Blood exploded.

The Hedgehog God's gaze froze.

Fu Ze finally arrived.

He gripped the lightning-struck jujube wood magic dagger with both hands, almost crashing into the hedgehog evil god's arms.

Lightning, talisman fire, and crimson aura erupted simultaneously from the magic dagger.

puff!

It pierced the deformed head of the hedgehog god, at the point where the dark red metal connected to the flesh.

The Hedgehog God let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream.

Fu Ze gritted his teeth.

"Break it!"

boom!

A burst of lightning and blood-red light erupted completely. A fine crack appeared on the surface of the dark red metal.

Immediately afterwards, the cracks spread rapidly.

Click!

The connection between the dark red metal and the hedgehog god's head was severed.

The Hedgehog God froze. The mad, bloodthirsty light in his eyes seemed to have been stripped of its source.

Its massive body convulsed violently, its sharp spines on its back bursting one by one, and its fleshy tumors shrank wildly.

"No----"

"My god————"

"This god wants more—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

next moment.

Its entire body collapsed with a crash.

The black and red filth, rotting flesh, sharp spikes, and blood all transformed into an extremely dense evil aura, surging outwards.

The Heavenly Decree on Fu Ze's chest suddenly became scorching hot!

Purple smoke appeared instantly —

Fu Ze was overjoyed.

"It's done!!!"

""

He knew that once the [Decree of the Heavens] reacted, it meant he had successfully killed the evil god before him. He could fool others, but he couldn't fool the Decree of the Heavens!