Holy Fist
Chapter 333 - 171 You dare to chase after me with this kind of trash?

Chapter 333: 171 You dare to chase after me with this kind of trash?

"Huff!!!"

Bai Xiao’s hair danced wildly, and his clothes formed wave-like wrinkles.

Looking up, he saw an unusually grand hall, with the Holy Hall’s dome forming a semi-circle, and stained-glass windows embedded above. The wall surfaces were adorned with white-gold decorative reliefs, extraordinarily lavish. Light, with its source unknown, was fractured by the windows into fine shards, scattering down bit by bit.

In the center of the hall, a figure enshrouded in white-gold light stood with a sword. Majestic and awe-inspiring, yet somewhat stiff, an aura emanated from it.

"..."

Bai Xiao squinted at him, suddenly feeling an extreme sense of perilous insignificance. It seemed that with one careless move, he could be crushed like an ant.

He remained frozen in place for a while.

Gradually, he realized that the other party had not tried to attack him, and the entire person’s state was like that of a puppet, acting only on duty and instinct. After uttering those first two sentences, they stood motionless, like a machine.

Bai Xiao hesitated slightly, then took a step forward, the white-gold figure remained indifferent.

Afterward, he steadily approached the other.

Until he reached about ten meters away.

The white-gold figure twitched slightly, and the crystal-clear, long cross-shaped sword in its hand seemed ready to be lifted, with energy bursting forth like fire.

Bai Xiao quickly stopped, not probing any further.

"It seems that this person wearing the white-gold armor must be the Guardian of the Beidou Holy Temple? Like the other Knights in the war-torn city, this Guardian seems to have lost his senses for some reason, retaining only the instincts and duties from before his passing. As long as I don’t get within ten meters of him, I won’t be attacked..." Bai Xiao reflected on his judgment and guesses in his mind.

"But what does Second-level Soldier mean?"

He recalled the first sentence the Guardian had said.

"Could it be..."

With a thought, Bai Xiao activated the Divine Ghost Six Desires Secret, his robust body continuously emitting streams of crimson Qi, with a dense killing aura condensing behind him into an enormous figure. The Totem Giant Gandala appeared in full state.

"Hiss..."

On the shoulder of the Totem Giant, a black totem pattern gradually lit up.

The overall shape looked like a ferocious Bone-shattering War Hammer.

Below the Warhammer, faintly visible, were two little stars.

War-torn city, Totem Army, Second-level Soldier.

"So it’s the identity of the Totem Giant..."

Bai Xiao murmured, recalling from memory fragments during his absorption of the Totem Giant that the other must be a warrior from a vast empire.

Now, indeed he was.

"If I didn’t have the identity of the Totem Giant, would that Guardian have struck me down at the first opportunity?" Bai Xiao narrowed his eyes towards the white-gold figure not far away, feeling this conjecture was very likely.

After pondering for a while, he came back to his senses, becoming calm once more. His gaze swept over the first floor of the Holy Temple, standing right at the entrance of the grand doorway.

Directly in front, unmistakably, was a rectangular hall, the main space of the Holy Temple. The rectangular hall had two rows of pillars with white-gold relief carvings, decorated with exquisite religious patterns. The pillars divided the hall into different spaces and areas, seemingly where followers would worship. Looking from afar, one could see a row of seats and a sectioned-off prayer area.

The prayer area had graceful silver candlesticks and a mysterious book.

The book was covered by a magical, dream-like light coming from the skylight above.

Around the seats, figures with their backs to Bai Xiao draped in light, delicate gauze bent slightly forward, motionless in prayer.

Their shoulders lacked any rise and fall, as if they weren’t breathing at all.

Bai Xiao’s gaze swept over them, and he quickly walked past. His steps lightly touched the ground, nearly silent, his body tensed like a cheetah ready to pounce, ready to burst out with astonishing speed at any moment.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

Footsteps tapped on the chilly, smooth stone floor.

He reached the prayer area.

At the edge, Bai Xiao glanced forward once more, noticing nothing unusual. He took a few more steps, turned his head toward a praying figure beside him, and his pupils contracted a bit. This person was actually semi-transparent.

Under the white, cloak-like gauze was a faintly glowing, white, semi-transparent figure with luminous features, hands clasped in front of the chest. Their mouth seemed to be murmuring something difficult to understand, repeating it continuously.

Bai Xiao moved in closer, attempting to listen more clearly.

"Whoosh..."

At the prayer area’s end, the mysterious book floating in the light suddenly turned a page, and streams of light, pure to the point of searing heat, poured out. As if the texts on the book were surging forth.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

Streams of white light entered the bodies of the devout followers seated.

This caused them to become even more transparent, as if crystallized.

In an instant, massive amounts of black Qi evaporated, emitting ghostly wails and explosive sounds in midair. A sensation of extreme fear and horror was released.

"Is this... an exceptionally high concentration of Fear Qi!?"

Bai Xiao’s pupils shook, showing a look of surprise.

Then, a stream of white light headed straight towards him.

His skin crawled, and his instincts warned him not to let it touch him, or there would be grave consequences. Bai Xiao instantly burst into action, with the sound of wind and thunder underfoot, his blood surging as he flickered away.

Ding! Crack crack crack...

At the edge of the prayer area, where Bai Xiao had been standing, a swath of white-gold crystal light was spreading at an alarming rate, resembling a frozen sea surface in winter. The floor, already smooth, became so polished it could serve as a mirror.