The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Too late." Jin Bingyun took a deep look at Pang Ban, who was unlikely to survive, and decisively drew her sword, drawing out a large amount of blood. At the same time, she stepped back and said calmly.

"Yes, it's too late," Pang Ban said with a wry smile.

This is the wonder of martial arts. Even with a ruptured heart, he can still stand and talk normally as if nothing happened. If it were an ordinary person, you would think he would just collapse on the ground. It would be a testament to his special constitution.

"Senior sister, you're so amazing now! Even the Demon Master Pang Ban is no match for you. I'm no match for him. Even if he only uses one hand, I can't get close to him." Qin Mengyao ran over excitedly after seeing Jin Bingyun finish her battle.

That was Pang Ban, a powerful figure in the martial arts world who had dominated for sixty years. Now, he had died right before her eyes, killed by her senior sister herself. Therefore, even with her usually aloof nature, she couldn't help but feel extremely excited and couldn't suppress her joy and elation.

As for the fact that Pang Ban had already lost an arm and was not at his peak when Jin Bingyun fought him...

Even with only one arm, Pang Ban is not someone that ordinary people can defeat. As someone who was almost defeated by Pang Ban with just one hand, no one should be more qualified to say this than her.

That's why she was happy for her senior sister and for the upcoming martial arts world and society without Pang Ban!

In that case, the Mongols' plan should no longer be able to proceed.

Thinking of this, Qin Mengyou couldn't help but look at Fang Yeyu and the others who had been knocked unconscious by Lian Xiuxiu's sonic wave.

"Should we just take care of them all right here?" Qin Mengyao tilted her head and thought.

Before she could make up her mind, two more people appeared in the room—

"gentlemen."

"master?!"

Zhuang Qingshuang, Lian Xiuxiu, Yun Su, Ning Bicui, and Qin Mengyao greeted them one after another.

The former's voice was more normal, with a hint of respect, while the latter's voice was full of surprise, clearly not expecting to see his master here, especially one whose waist was being embraced by a man.

Is this really the master I remember?

"Ishihara, Yan Jing'an, I never thought even you would fall into his hands." Pang Ban, who was still alive thanks to his strong vitality, looked at Ishihara, who appeared in front of him with Yan Jing'an in his arms, and said with a bitter smile and grief.

"I'm nobody to you, so why can't I fall into his hands?" Yan Jing'an retorted without any politeness.

“Jing’an, you…you’re right, there really is no relationship between us,” Pang Ban said bitterly. After a pause, he looked up at Ishihara beside him and asked seriously, “Ishihara, who exactly are you?”

"Want to know?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

Pang Ban didn't speak, but the look in his eyes clearly conveyed his thoughts—

He wanted to know, to die with a clear understanding.

Tani-shu

"Alright then, since you're about to die, I'll mercifully tell you. My name is Ishihara, and I'm an extraterrestrial demon who descended from another world," Ishihara Sho said with a smile to Pang Ban in front of him.

"Other worlds, extraterrestrial demons?!" Pang Ban was stunned upon hearing this, then gasped in shock.

"There really is another world beyond this world! The shattering of the void is real! My pursuit was not wrong!" Pang Ban then laughed heartily, as if he had found the answer to life's question.

In the midst of his emotional turmoil, his power surged again, and he could no longer suppress the injury to his heart. As more blood gushed out, it also flooded his body, infecting his organs and accelerating his death.

"No wonder I couldn't beat you. Do you have so many extraordinary skills for your woman to learn? They must come from other worlds." Pang Ban seemed to have completely come to terms with it, ignoring his injuries and pressing Ishihara Sho with his mouth full of blood.

"The martial arts of the four of them are top-tier skills from other worlds. The one that Bingyun uses is the Cihang Sword Manual, which I created by combining the sword manual she has cultivated, the War God's Manual, the predecessor of the sword manual, the Other Shore Sword Technique, and some concepts from Ananda's Breaking the Precepts Blade," Shi Yuanzhang explained.

"No wonder Bingyun's martial arts have become so strange, I see, I see." Pang Ban suddenly realized, "Then, Lord Heavenly Demon, what is the purpose of your descent into this world?"

"We gather the essence of stars, the spiritual energy of mountains, the essence of water, lakes and seas, the essence of gold, and the brilliance of flames," Ishihara Akira replied, leaving the rest unsaid.

"Not for the sake of cholera in the world?" Pang Ban asked in surprise.

“We demons don’t need to wreak havoc on the world to survive.” Ishihara Takashi tightened his arm around Yan Jing’an’s waist, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her on the cheek as he smiled.

"That's good. But even if you're deceiving me, it doesn't matter anymore. After all, I'm going to die, and this world will have nothing to do with me anymore. Whatever you do, it doesn't matter to me anymore." Pang Ban shook his head slightly and chuckled.

"The only regret is that I didn't get to see the scenery outside the world."

After saying that, Pang Ban lowered his head and completely lost his voice.

But his body remained standing on the ground, not collapsing with his death, as if declaring to Ishihara Sho that even in death, he was a man who stood tall and upright.

But Ishihara Akira didn't let him off so easily. Instead, he released Yan Jing'an's waist, stepped in front of Pang Ban, reached out and cupped his head in his hands, and began to read through the various memories in his mind with his hands.

Much later.

"Let's go, we should go back." Shi Yuanzhang turned to Yan Jing'an, Jin Bingyun, Qin Mengyao, Zhuang Qingshuang, Lian Xiuxiu, Yun Su and Ning Bicui and said.

With a thought, he sent everyone back to the flying cruise ship. Then, Ishihara Akira himself appeared directly above the mountain fortress below. He looked down at the group of sinful bandits active in the fortress below, and with a thought, a huge Buddha image suddenly appeared in the void behind him. The Buddha was solemn and dignified, but it ruthlessly slapped its palm down at the fortress below.

"Boom!"

Amidst the earth-shaking roar, the entire cliff fortress, along with half of the mountain on which it was built, was flattened by Ishihara's attack. While burying Pang Ban's body, Ishihara also killed Fang Fangye, the Three Fiends of Sun, Moon and Star, the Five Elements Generals of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, and all the henchmen in the cliff fortress, completely severing the possibility of the story of "Overturning Clouds and Rain" continuing.

He also put aside all other trivial matters. All he needed to do next was to cultivate diligently, collect the five elements of primordial energy, and then wait for his clone to return. After testing the effects of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique under the orthodox cultivation method, he could leave this world, return to reality, and ponder how to expand the scale and accelerate the transformation of reality into the Desire Realm.

Afterwards, Ishihara returned to the spaceship and resumed his shameless life on board...

Chapter 412 Waves Overturn Clouds

On this day, on a small fishing island in Dongting Lake, a tall but rugged and ugly man suddenly landed on the island and walked towards the very center of the island with a clear purpose.

"They've arrived." At the same time, on the airship that had temporarily transformed from a flying boat into a real cruise ship and was drifting on Dongting Lake, Ishihara Sho said softly, gazing into the distance.

Beside him, in addition to Yan Jing'an, Jin Bingyun, Lian Xiuxiu, Zhuang Qingshuang, Yun Su, Ning Bicui, and the dual cultivation wife Gu Ningqing, there were also Qin Mengyao, the dual cultivation princess Gu Zixian and her maid, Gu Qianlian and Xiao Linglong, as well as Zuo Shi, the daughter of the deceased God of Wine, Chu Hongyu, the wife of Bu Shangting who helped Xiangshui Gang, and Hua Jieyu and Shui Roujing from the Demon Master Palace.

As for why they were here?

Apart from Zuo Shi, Chu Hongyu, Hua Jieyu, and Shui Roujing, who were brought back by Shi Yuanzhang's physical alter egos, Qin Mengyao and Gu Zixian were all women of Shi Yuanzhang's original body...

Moreover, the method of persuading them is also very simple. For example, the former, Qin Mengyao, is a woman who wholeheartedly pursues the Dao. After learning that Shi Yuanzhang is a visitor from outside the realm and can help people improve their martial arts level and even lead them to ascension, she decisively chose the path of sacrificing herself for the Dao. Under the guidance of Jin Bingyun and Yan Jing'an, she became Shi Yuanzhang's woman.

The latter, Gu Zixian, was persuaded by Gu Ningqing.

After all, she had witnessed Ishihara's power firsthand and knew how much greater her and her daughter's chances of restoring their kingdom would be with his help. Therefore, not long after the operation to rescue Qin Mengyao, Gu Ningqing asked Ishihara to take her back to Misty Valley, decisively stopped the so-called selection of a son-in-law, and sent her daughter Gu Zixian to Ishihara's bed.

Then came Gu Qianlian and Xiao Linglong, who essentially swept up all the essence of the Dual Cultivation Palace.

That's how we ended up with this scene—everyone watching the earth-shattering battle between Lang Fanyun and the flesh-and-blood clone!

This is also the last battle for Ishihara Sho's physical and mental alter ego to survive, because after this battle, regardless of whether he wins or loses, Ishihara Sho will take it back to digest it and examine all the gains he made during his travels.

As for what to do with the women he brought back after his flesh and blood clone was taken back, and the women he didn't bring back from outside.

Those he didn't bring back were naturally ignored. After all, those who couldn't come back with him either had special identities or had their own ideas, and it was impossible for them to give up everything to roam the world with his physical clone.

Just like Gu Ningqing and Gu Zixian, who are by Ishihara Akira's side.

Don't be fooled by their current willingness to give up everything to curry favor with Ishihara Akira. Once they know his choice, they'll be the first to leave. After all, their goal, or rather, the purpose of most of their lives, is to restore their country. Since flattering Ishihara Akira won't help them restore their country, they'll naturally find other people to help them.

And those things brought back...

The flesh and blood clone is oneself, so it's not incomprehensible that one would simply take it over.

As for green?

Green is his own flesh and blood clone?

Is that a big deal?

……

Meanwhile, on the island, after a short stroll, Lang Fanyun finally found the flesh-and-blood clone who had threatened Zuo Shi's life to fight him in the center of the island.

"I've arrived. Where is everyone?" Lang Fanyun frowned and questioned, glancing around but noticing no one else lying in ambush or any extra life force.

"Don't worry, she's safe." With that, the flesh and blood clone pointed at the void in front of him, and a huge water-moon mirror appeared out of thin air. In a flash, the figures of Zuo Shi and the others were revealed.

谷蹜

"Shishi, come and say something to Lang Fanyun," said Zuo Shi, whose body was reflected in the water mirror.

"Brother Lang." Zuo Shi blushed slightly before giving a graceful bow and addressing Lang Fanyun.

"Are you really Shishi?" Lang Fanyun questioned.

“Brother Lang, it’s me…” Then, Zuo Shi told a few things that only she and Lang Fanyun knew, which dispelled Lang Fanyun’s doubts and made him believe that the person in the water mirror was really Zuo Shi.

"What's going on?" Lang Fanyun asked, looking at the flesh and blood clone in front of him.

"It's very simple. I wanted to fight you seriously, a battle that was a matter of life and death. I was afraid you wouldn't agree or would use other excuses to delay, so after I learned about your relationship with Zuo Shi, I decided to use Zuo Shi's life to provoke you into fighting me. It seems to have worked very well. Naturally, I don't need to put any more psychological burden on you. Otherwise, even if I win, I won't be happy," the flesh and blood clone explained.

"Just for this?" Lang Fanyun asked in surprise.

"Yes." The flesh and blood clone nodded.

"Why?" Lang Fanyun asked, puzzled.

"My martial arts have hit a bottleneck, and I need enough external pressure to break through it. The only person in the martial arts world who can put enough pressure on me right now is Pang Ban, but that guy died recently. So I can only force you to fight me in this way." The flesh and blood clone made up a lie without thinking.

"Is that so?" Lang Fanyun felt that the flesh and blood clone was deceiving him, but he had no evidence. In addition, Pang Ban's death was a fact. He was also very curious about what kind of character the flesh and blood clone was who could say that the only person in the martial arts world who could put pressure on him besides himself was Pang Ban. After thinking about it, he agreed to his request.

After all, the martial world is too lonely, and it's hard to find a worthy opponent. Now that one has suddenly appeared, he can't help but feel excited and want to have a friendly spar.

"Let's begin then."

"Then be careful," the flesh and blood clone replied.

……

Then, the two men's auras rose sharply. Even though they were just standing there without making any movement, the environment around them, and even the air above their heads, became restless, as if the rainy season had suddenly arrived. A large mass of dark clouds quickly gathered above the small island where the two men were, with faint flashes of lightning, making the atmosphere here even more oppressive and heavy.

Neither of them launched an attack rashly. Firstly, they didn't want to lose the initiative so easily, and secondly, neither of them had found a weakness in the other. Taking action directly would only give the other an opportunity to defend and counterattack, and wouldn't have much significance.

So from the outside, the two of them looked like two mentally ill people staring at each other.

until……

A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, unleashing a deafening roar and dazzling flashes of light. The flesh and blood clone took a single step and appeared in front of Lang Fanyun as if teleporting, slapping one hand towards Lang Fanyun's head.

Although Lang Fanyun was the one being attacked, he showed no sign of panic. With a clang, his long sword flew out of its sheath, like a dragon emerging from the water, and the attack, which split into flesh and blood, pierced towards his chest.

The flesh and blood clone flashed and disappeared into the air like a phantom image. Then another flesh and blood clone appeared behind Lang Fanyun, its hands clasped together in a needle-like shape, stabbing towards Lang Fanyun's back.

Lang Fanyun grabbed the sword and thrust it back, forcing the flesh and blood clone away at the last second. He turned around, and the boundless sword light was like a cage, enveloping the flesh and blood clone.

Chapter 413 Lightning Strike, Waves Overturn