Chapter 226: Chapter 225: I Invite the Divine Monarch to His Death
By the time the White Bone God Monarch and Lady White Bone arrived above Daluo Temple, the Five-Colored Thunderclouds had already dispersed. Though a faint White Bone Evil Qi still lingered in the air, their son was nowhere to be found.
The White Bone God Monarch looked down to see a somewhat disheveled courtyard with toppled trees and crumbling walls. Several elderly men, apparently injured, were recuperating there.
Lady White Bone was in disbelief. "My... my son?"
The White Bone God Monarch’s Divine Thought swept over the area below. ’Three experts? But still...’
’Even if they had superior numbers, our son’s Bone Evil Child Skill is of the highest quality. He couldn’t have been defeated this quickly, even fighting one against three, could he?’
Just then, he saw an old man with a hideous face look up at him. "White Bone God Monarch?"
"Where is my son?" The White Bone God Monarch’s heart skipped a beat as he demanded in a shrill voice.
The elderly Daoists looked up at the two figures suspended in mid-air. Both were dressed in white. The man looked young, handsome, and dashing; the woman was exquisitely beautiful and graceful.
Their bearing was so elegant that if they had arrived at Daluo Temple on foot instead of flying, one would have mistaken them for a young couple out to sightsee and offer prayers.
But as it was...
The man’s eyes blazed with an emerald light, and the woman’s expression was savage. Their true nature was laid bare as a cloak of White Bone Yin Energy coiled around them, tainting the surrounding air with black wisps. Anyone could tell they were not to be trifled with.
Taoist Jing Feng watched the White Bone God Monarch exuding waves of sinister energy in the air. A faint, grim smile touched his lips as he, too, unleashed waves of Beiyin Yin Qi. In fact, the cold, sinister feeling from his aura surpassed even that of the Divine Monarch.
Taoist Jing Feng’s aura startled both the White Bone God Monarch and Lady White Bone.
"Hmm?" The White Bone God Monarch stared at Taoist Jing Feng. ’He’s clearly a human Mage, so how does he have an aura more sinister than a Ghost? But this aura is different from a Ghost’s... it seems to have Yang Qi within the Yin Qi. Something feels very wrong.’
Then he saw Taoist Jing Feng make a wiping motion with his hand, and a small skull appeared in his palm.
The skull was a size smaller than an adult’s and was as translucent as jade, looking like a work of art. But apart from the chilling Qi it naturally emanated, it also carried a trace of Yang Qi tainted with Evil Qi.
The White Bone God Monarch knew that aura all too well. It belonged to the Bone Evil Child Skill, a technique he himself had never mastered but had helped his son to learn.
Sensing only cold Qi within the skull and not a single flicker of a Divine Soul, the White Bone God Monarch’s pupils shrank to pinpricks.
Lady White Bone let out a strangled cry. "My son!"
Taoist Ming Yu chuckled. "Your son came all this way just to give us his head. It would have been rude to refuse, so we had no choice but to accept."
"How dare you!" The White Bone God Monarch exploded with rage. With a lift of his hand, Yin Qi from dozens of miles around converged, instantly forming a dark cloud that blotted out the sky above Bai Shi Prefecture.
"I will have your souls utterly annihilated!"
With a downward thrust of his hand, the dark cloud of Yin Qi descended, blanketing the entire Daluo Temple and even a good half of Bai Shi Prefecture.
"Join my son in death!" Lady White Bone shrieked. Her body flashed into a streak of white light, appearing instantly before Taoist Jing Feng. She thrust out her hand, her crystalline, jade-like palm oozing a ghastly white radiance as it clawed toward his chest.
"Hmph!" Taoist Jing Feng’s eyebrows shot up.
Though consumed by rage, Lady White Bone felt the aura of the man before her change dramatically. It was as if he had instantly become a supreme being from the Netherworld Hell, pressing down on her with overwhelming, divine might.
Lady White Bone was suddenly overcome with the urge to kneel.
Taoist Jing Feng had unleashed the Northern Emperor’s Black Book Great Transformation Divine Spell, taking on the aspect of Fengdu, as if he were the King of Hell himself, ruler of the Netherworld.
Being so close to him, the pressure on Lady White Bone was immense. Even though she was blinded by rage, she was still affected, her movements faltering for an instant.
At the same time, Taoist Jing Feng swung his palm, bypassing Lady White Bone’s claws to strike her squarely on the chest. A black light flared from his palm—an Attack Dharma Gate from the Beiyin Fengdu Technique.
"Beidou Soul Shaking, Five Emperors’ Soul Severing! Three Corpses’ Courage, Upper Suppressing Mud Ball!"
The Ghost Extinguishing Soul-breaking Spell!
"Aaaah!"
Lady White Bone shrieked in pain and was thrown backward.
Billows of black smoke poured from her body. Her aura was in chaos, and her Divine Soul was damaged. She had been seriously injured by a single strike from Taoist Jing Feng.
"The Beiyin Fengdu Technique is truly a potent weapon for killing Ghosts," Taoist Yan Ling remarked in admiration.
Taoist Jing Feng shook his head with feigned modesty and added, "It’s mostly that her Dao Practice is insufficient. Her foundation is simply too weak."
Lady White Bone’s eyes nearly split with rage. ’In this entire world, who had ever dared to speak to her like that?’
Taoist Qingyuan looked up and warned, "The White Bone God Monarch’s Magic will harm the innocent!"
Taoist Ming Yu’s gaze was profound. With a single wave of his sleeve, dozens of paper figures flew out, bursting with golden light as they soared into the dark cloud overhead.
As they flew, the paper figures transformed into towering Golden Armor Warriors, their bodies blazing with a dazzling golden light. Upon entering the dark cloud, this light erupted in all directions, eroding the sinister, cold Qi within.
Simultaneously, the Five-Colored Thunderclouds condensed once more, this time taking shape beneath the dark cloud. Flashes of five-colored lightning carrying the might of heaven and earth crackled within, pushing upward against the cloud of Yin Qi.
Taoist Shen Hao and Taoist Yan Ling also unleashed the Flowing Gold Fire Bell and the Taiyi Divine Light, respectively.
The White Bone God Monarch shattered the Fire Bell with a wave of his hand, while his aura of Yin Qi blocked the Taiyi Divine Light.
"A few mere Mages, not even a thousand years of Dao Practice between you. I don’t know how you achieved your current cultivation, but this day next year will be the anniversary of your deaths."
Seeing the old Daoists reveal their extraordinary abilities, the White Bone God Monarch, contrary to expectation, grew calm. His expression turned to ice. "Your Magic is indeed a potent counter to mine. A pity you’ve shown your hand far too early."
"Now, you will—"
"Sever!"
A thunderous shout rang out. The White Bone God Monarch snapped his head up to see a brilliant flash of saber light slashing out from a secluded spot not far from Daluo Temple. The light was focused and dense, carrying an unstoppable sharpness as it cleaved straight for him.
The White Bone God Monarch had a premonition: if he didn’t dodge, this strike would undoubtedly wound him!
SWOOSH—
The saber light slashed past the White Bone God Monarch’s side. Its razor-sharp Saber Qi spilled outward, disrupting his Protective Demon Qi. An invasive aura of Taoist True Qi penetrated his body, forcing him to circulate his Magical Power to drive it out.
At that same moment, a sheet of crimson-gold flame materialized from thin air, filling the void left by the dispersed Five-Colored Thunderclouds. The wind fanned the flames, and the flames rode the wind’s might. A wave of Wind and Fire swept past, and in coordination with the Five-Colored Thunderclouds and the dozens of Golden Armor Divine Generals, it wiped away the dark cloud the White Bone God Monarch had gathered.
The next moment, a figure wearing a red-painted mask appeared before the White Bone God Monarch.
"For the peace and safety of the common folk, I must ask you, Divine Monarch, to die!"
