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Chapter 645 - Chapter 645 Chapter 31 Spiritual Tortoise Breaks Tiangou

Chapter 645: Chapter 31: Spiritual Tortoise Breaks Tiangou! Chapter 645: Chapter 31: Spiritual Tortoise Breaks Tiangou! Yongji Building’s rooftop.

The damp wind gently blew, the thunderclouds that had flashed without dropping rain the previous night were gone, leaving the morning sky clear and cloudless.

“Mr. Wu, I’ve prepared everything you asked for. When do we start the ritual?”

Yang Zheng set up an acacia-red eight immortals table on the rooftop, facing Pearl Tower, with a brass incense burner, fresh fruits and preserves, and three cups of tea wine on it. There were also large red candles, a stack of palm-sized paper horses, overturned sea bowls, several pieces of talisman paper, and a freshly caught, still alive turtle. There was also a charcoal brazier burning fierily on the table.

Qian Wu washed his hands clean, and gave Yang Zheng a gentle smile, “Don’t be anxious.”

Having said that, Qian Wu placed the turtle on the table, tapped its shell lightly, prompting the turtle that had been contracted inside to suddenly stick its head out.

Bang!

Qian Wu picked up a kitchen knife, and with a swift motion, cleanly chopped off the turtle’s head. After filling half a bowl with turtle blood, he threw the dead turtle into the nearby charcoal brazier. Then he drew a talisman paper from under the incense burner. After dipping a cinnabar pen into the turtle blood, he dotted and brushed the talisman paper, lit one end of the talisman in the brazier, making a hand sign while muttering:

“Harnessing Yin at its height, Essence of the water element, Reaching the void above, Spirit Turtle Transformation.”

Afterwards, he flicked his wrist, and without any wind, the flame on the talisman paper self-extinguished, sending up a trail of green smoke that coalesced into the lifelike shape of a turtle in mid-air, which lingered for a while before dispersing.

Qian Wu cut the singed talisman paper in half and folded each into a triangular protective talisman. He swallowed one of them and signaled Li Yan with his eyes to come forward.

Li Yan unconsciously swallowed his saliva, but still steeled himself to take two steps forward.

However, Qian Wu did not have Li Yan swallow the protective talisman. Instead, he placed it in the pocket over Li Yan’s chest and, without a word, gave an OK gesture.

Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao exchanged a glance and turned to go downstairs.

Mo couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Wu, Lai Buyi couldn’t even break through the ‘King’s Armor Removal’, but you can handle it with just one talisman?”

Qian Wu puffed up his cheeks and shook his head, saying nothing.

Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao re-entered the Epoch Chronicle. As the golden light enveloped both of them, Li Yan felt the pocket where the protective talisman was burning hot. He looked down to see a lively turtle sticking its head out of the pocket. This little turtle raised its head and, in human speech, which was actually Qian Wu’s voice, warned, “Head directly west, that is the Lake position of the geomantic compass; other directions host resentful beings lying in wait, which will trigger attacks from anomalies.”

Roar!

Unfortunately, the Skeleton General did not give Li Cha a chance to catch his breath. The moment it caught sight of the golden light of the Epoch Chronicle, it became enraged, drawing its black saber and sweeping it across!

Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao leapt high from opposite directions to dodge this sweeping strike that could cleave armies, Li Yan instinctively wanted to counterattack but was stopped by Mr. Wu.

“Don’t fight back, head to the west side of Yongji Building!”

Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao acted accordingly, utilizing the complex terrain to deftly move around, and within a few evasive moves, they found themselves on the west side of Yongji Building, which was exactly the blind spot in the Skeleton General’s sword swings.

The Skeleton General, entrenched in the earth, twisted its neck from side to side but could never reach Li Yan’s position. It bellowed in anger, and from the hilt of its saber, a purple-skinned large dog appeared, lunging at Li Yan from its elevated position!

Instantly, the turtle at Li Yan’s chest exclaimed in alarm, “Be careful, that’s the Tiangou Fiend! It suppresses Fierce energy and expels evil spirits. Once bitten, even a fully-realized ghost king would struggle to cope.”

Hardly had it spoken when Li Yan, instead of advancing, retreated, clashing head-on with the Tiangou Fiend bare-handed!

The Tiangou Fiend opened its wide maw, its canine teeth thick as a man’s thumb aiming right for Li Yan’s right hand and biting down, only to find that the bite had no effect, as if it had bitten into a water-filled balloon. The tentacle-like Disaster Water instantly exploded everywhere, hitting the Tiangou Fiend in the face and causing a horrific corrosive explosion!

Taking advantage of the momentum, Li Yan held down the beast’s head and slammed it hard against the ground, stifling its final whimper in its throat.

“…”

Li Yan, holding the corpse of the Tiangou Fiend, spoke quickly in a light tone, “Mr. Wu, I’ve tried before; this beast cannot be killed. What should we do?”

No sooner had Li Yan finished speaking than a white Compass appeared under his feet, and a black one beneath the corpse of the Tiangou Fiend. The two Compasses approached and overlapped each other, and eventually both disappeared without a trace.

The Tiangou Fiend had finally perished completely, unlike last time when it rebirthed from smoke.

Li Yan’s chest turtle explained, “The principle of Feng Shui is nothing more than using various man-made methods to obstruct and channel the natural flow of the Earth’s elements and energy. When the Earth’s energy is blocked and does not circulate smoothly, it creates phenomena like the Dragon Head, Sun-Defying Heavenly Blade, or the Skeleton General and the Army’s Great Tent among other Feng Shui anomalies. When encountering common Feng Shui setups, once the stagnated Earth’s energy is forcefully disrupted, the arrangement will naturally be resolved.”

“However, the ‘Disarm the Overlord’ has three Life Fiends at its core, and the Earth’s energy isn’t blocked but circulates with the help of the Life Fiends. If one attempts to use force, it would not only fail to break the setup but also provoke the energy to fluctuate violently, making the anomaly even more ferocious. It would be like facing the wrath of the heavens directly, and the more you resist, the more dreadful the heavens’ retribution will be. But the heir to the Heavenly Marrow has a way to directly seize the Life Fiends presiding over the Feng Shui setup, which is to ‘Alter Fate on Behalf of Heaven’!”

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Yongji Building’s fourth floor, reception area.

“Zhen, do you have time after work? I’ll treat you to coffee?”

The girl called Zhen, who was the receptionist who had explained the Feng Shui battle between the buildings last time, was now forcing a smile as she rejected the flirtation, “I’m afraid not, Captain Du, I have plans to go shopping with my boyfriend after work.”

She emphasized the words “my boyfriend” in an attempt to drive away the unwanted visitor.

“It’s just a cup of coffee, how long could it take? When is your boyfriend coming to pick you up? I’ll talk to him.”

Goutui Ze, whose name was Du, was short and fat, especially noticeable for his thick lips. His dark blue security uniform hung oddly on him, giving a comical impression as if he were a monkey dressed in clothes. As he spoke, his leering eyes wandered brazenly over Zhen’s chest and thighs.

“Pervert!”

Zhen cursed in her heart, but dared not offend Goutui Ze too openly. The new security captain had been personally recruited by Chairman Chen, and Chen Lang treated Goutui Ze with great affection. If she made a big deal out of it, she knew it would be her, the low-level employee, who would end up unlucky.

“Captain Du, I–I have something else to attend to, I must excuse myself now.”

With that, Zhen looked down, attempting to walk away.

“Hey, you haven’t answered me yet. Don’t be in such a hurry to leave.”

Goutui Ze grabbed Zhen’s wrist and held onto it with a sleazy grin, refusing to let go.

“Captain Du, show some respect. Let go of me.”

Zhen was practically fuming internally. If she didn’t value this job, which paid quite well, she would have surely thrown her high heel at him.

“Fat pig! Sausage lips! Your mother would’ve been better off birthing a piece of barbecued pork than you! I hope you get run over by a car when you step outside! Speaking with such a filthy tongue, may you suffer from a heart attack right now.”

Of course, Goutui Ze couldn’t hear the curses swirling in mild-mannered Zhen’s heart. He continued with his smooth-talking, full of mischief, “Just call me ‘big brother’ and I’ll let go. You–”

His words were cut off abruptly as he suddenly felt the world spinning around him, and Zhen forcefully pulled her hand free.

Thud!

Goutui Ze fell heavily to the ground, his legs twitching uncontrollably.

“Could it really work?”

Zhen was startled and covered her mouth, unable to restrain her exclamation, “Could it really work?”

Goutui Ze’s sudden fainting caused quite a commotion; Chen Lang rushed to the scene in a hurry. He looked down at the unconscious Goutui Ze with a mix of shock and anger, “What the hell happened?”

“I don’t know, he just suddenly collapsed on his own.”

Zhen said, clearly feeling wronged.

“Damn it!”

Chen Lang drew a sharp breath.