All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 257 - 118: Beheading (2/3)

Chapter 257: Chapter 118: Beheading (2/3)

"Must it be intact?" Wei Gu asked, raising his hand, his enthusiasm palpable, "Does it matter if he’s missing an arm or a leg?"

"It doesn’t matter," Xia Xi glanced at him and said irritably, "But according to the intelligence, this Little Leader is a natural-born seed for a Divine General, holding Blood Fiend, capable of turning the tables at the power level of Inner Breath as Vast as River against Abundant Granary (the true name of Vice Envoy of Medicine)."

"We all know how troublesome that old man is, and although he might have been caught off guard without using his medicine, we can’t underestimate him!"

"This kid might also have some sort of sword box artifact in his hand, so make sure to engage him in close combat and not give him the chance to activate any hidden weapons or artifacts."

Everyone nodded, indicating their understanding, and Xia Xi looked at the letter again, continuing, "Besides, if we have the chance, we should also pay attention to Jing Xuan, that genius settled in Kanming City."

"He is a newly emerging young martial artist, a disciple of True Master Mysterious Mirror, and his strength is roughly at the peak of Inner Breath like Tide. His saber technique is sharp enough to slaughter ordinary Inner Strength martial artists as if slaughtering pigs. For example, if you meet him alone, it’ll be troublesome."

Upon hearing this target, everyone present fell silent for a moment. After a few breaths, Gambling Ghost laughed loudly, saying, "Jing Xuan, Mysterious Mirror, are master and disciple really named like this?"

"Indeed, it feels like their names are even less cultured than ours?" Cook Old Man also burst out laughing, "Don’t mention it, don’t say it, the other target, An Jing, seems pretty similar too; these three might actually be related, did they run out of different characters to use for their names?"

"Hahahaha."

For a while, the room was filled with a lively atmosphere.

"Alright," Xia Xi raised his hand to quiet the laughter, "Although these are our targets, there’s no rush."

"True Master Mysterious Mirror has already left, but he may not have gone far. In a month or two, if that Jing Xuan is still around, then we’ll see."

"As for now, let’s just gather some intelligence."

"And An Jing?" Gambling Ghost asked, a crazed desire visible in his smoke-yellowed eyes, "Catching him would surely secure your position as Altar Master, and even the position of the defense in Kanming City... The sect would definitely help orchestrate it!"

"Our little Divine General is probably still wandering in the mountains or perhaps has already run away." Xia Xi could read Gambling Ghost’s mind: this guy must have placed a bet in the sect and lost again, now waiting for this mission to turn things around.

He shook his head, "Don’t act rashly, wait for further instructions; there will be plenty of oppor-"

Before he could finish, Gambling Ghost, who had a greedy expression, suddenly lifted his head.

Along with it lifted was part of his spine and ribs, as well as his dark lungs and white heart, still pulsating in his chest cavity.

A pair of hands emerged from the shadows, hands that seemed forged of steel and jade, glowing with a faint pearly sheen, grasped Gambling Ghost’s head and shoulders. Then, as casually as one might tear apart a chicken wing, they tore his head and shoulders right through the middle.

There is a saber technique called the right diagonal cut, commonly known as the "cassock slash," which cuts from an enemy’s shoulder to their waist. But now, someone had accomplished something similar using pure brute force and bare hands.

Thud.

The severed head of Gambling Ghost, along with part of his ribs and spine, were tossed aside. His body immediately released a great quantity of yellow-green Evil Qi with strong corrosive properties. If one observed closely, they could see tiny red particles and white crystals within the Evil Qi, carrying both fire and cold poisons, instantly filling the room.

Evil Fate—Complete Five Poisons. Although it was an Evil Fate, it was immensely powerful.

"Enemy attack!"

The remaining three were seasoned bandits, veterans who had fought the Official Army for countless years. The moment Xia Xi saw Gambling Ghost die, he slammed the table. Hidden Strength surged, and the tea on the table instantly flew up, forming layer upon layer of water film around the three, isolating them from the poisonous Evil Qi.

Simultaneously, the poisonous blood and fluids from Gambling Ghost’s corpse also rose from the ground, like flocks of birds pecking towards the attacker.

Miscellaneous Fate—Wave Tamer. Although it displayed its greatest power only in the presence of water, combined with his Martial Skills—Blazing Wind Water Heron Fist, a bottle of tea, and the blood and poisonous fluids on the ground were enough for him to perform many Divine Abnormalities.

Moreover, he had other preparations!

On the other side, Wei Gu roared. His body stretched out like jointed sections, his body hair grew wildly, his spine vibrated greatly, and a tail emerged from the base of his spine. He seemed to transform into a savage giant ape and ferociously pounced towards the enemy lurking in the shadows.

Evil Fate—Walking Like Beasts.

Clad in a rain cloak and douli, An Jing took a step forward, emerging from the shadows.

The blood laden with lethal poison splattered onto the bulletproof rain cloak without any reaction, dripping onto the ground like ordinary blood. Yet, it corroded the wooden floor, emitting puffs of black smoke.

Initially, he had no weapon in hand, but as he raised his arm, the long sword at his waist unsheathed itself smoothly and landed firmly in his hand, blocking the fierce attack from Wei Gu.

—Underestimate me?

Although his thinking had become dull due to the activation of his Fate Pattern, Wei Gu couldn’t suppress a surge of rage within him. Gritting his teeth, he propelled his two Divine Abnormality Vajra Arms and bull-like strength. His pitch-black iron-like fists, unyielding and unwavering, smashed ferociously towards the man in the rain cloak.

This punch could completely shatter a mountain tiger, head and chest included!

Then, he felt his arm lighten, his shoulder lighten, followed by his head getting dizzy, very light, indeed very light.

Having battled with Lu Jin after witnessing the Vajra Arm, An Jing had already known the weakness of this Divine Abnormality — True, your arms are very tough, tough enough that not even a sword box can blast through, but the upper arms and shoulders are not.

Can’t breach the door? Then I’ll tear down the wall, won’t I?

Severing the elbow, severing the shoulder, then with a turn of his blade he beheaded Wei Gu. His arms and head fell to the ground, splashing a large pool of blood.

An Jing had never considered this simple-minded Demon Sect martial artist a threat, instead, he focused his attention on the Cook Old Man hiding behind Xia Xi.

In the midst of ambushing the enemy, having received a hint from Granny Huai, Xuan Mingjing remotely blessed An Jing with Earth Escape Divine Skill. Experiencing remote blessing for the first time, he thanked the other party with a smile, then walked directly into the Heaven’s Will Demon Sect stronghold Granny Huai had informed him about.

After listening to intelligence for a while, scrutinizing four people and confirming they were all despicable longtime bandits, he made his move.

As per the Sword Spirit, An Jing was certain that the Gambling Ghost was the most dangerous; his ’Five Poisons Heart’ would self-destruct, gathering the Power of the Five Poisons throughout his body, dispersing it as smoke across the entire block, poisoning hundreds of people.

So he was the first to die.

The second most dangerous was the Cook Old Man who had pulled out a piece of Spirit Silver, slashing his wrist, letting blood flow onto the blood-stained Spirit Silver while mumbling madly.

Streams of black qi surged from his internal organs, absorbing the essence of Spirit Silver, and took the shape of various ghostly beasts before hurling themselves towards An Jing with a frenzied roar.

Lifebound "Money Can Command Ghosts".

An Jing narrowed his eyes, his True Spirit Eye allowing him to clearly see the true form of the ghosts, and then...

With a single sweep of his sword, like chopping vegetables, he annihilated them all.

"Quack—"

With all the ghosts nurtured by his internal organs exterminated, the Cook Old Man collapsed to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of fresh blood.

He looked at An Jing with eyes full of incredulous astonishment, completely unable to understand why the intangible, sword-resistant little ghosts he nurtured were destroyed in an instant.

The answer lies in the Subdue Evil Sword Intent! An Jing didn’t need to use his Blood Fiend; these ghosts, at most at the level of Inner Breath, were severed by the Subdue Evil Sword Intent like butter under a hot knife.

Without this Demon-Subduing Sword Intent, these ghosts could have overwhelmed a martial artist with Inner Strength, blinding him, deafening him, weakening his muscles and bones, leaving him unable to move.

But the Cook Old Man had already completed his task.

For as he manipulated the horde of ghosts, Xia Xi heavily stamped his foot, shattering many liquor jars stacked nearby.

Clouds of murky secret-formula liquor were shaken into the air and then, as if alive, converged towards Xia Xi, forming a fluid, greasy Liquor Armor that endlessly circulated around him.

Bang! The lamplight on the table flickered, igniting the Liquor Armor, bringing forth a blaze of aqua and red flames with a soaring alcoholic fume.

Xia Xi, clad in this sticky, oil-like Liquor Flame Armor, rushed at An Jing who had just annihilated the horde of ghosts!