1169 Neither Side Wins (1/2)
Yin Buddha was confident in victory for his side and was as though he had seen the flag of victory waving in the wind along with its glory dawning upon them. The sudden change, however, hit him unprepared. He would have been killed from the surprise attacks of three cold weapons if he didn't react fast enough and was powerful enough to avoid it.
”Why?!!”
Lines of green veins protruded on his forehead. The killing intent in his eyes almost solidified. No matter how many people he had hated and wanted to kill in this life, never once the urge to slaughter was so strong as at this moment.
”Hehehe…”
A burst of ear-piercing insolent laughter was heard as a black night-suited big man held a stick and grinningly said, ”Why? How can such a stupid question be asked from you, Yin Buddha? You really wanna know why we betrayed the Joyous Palace and that damn old vulture? Hahaha… but you've given us lots of cultivation resources, though. Might as well as tell you that so you can be an understanding ghost later. Everything is for FREEDOM!”
”Freedom?!” Yin Buddha said heavily, ”You wanna have freedom? Can Kitagawa or someone else give you freedom? Only death awaits those who betray the Joyous Palace, and don't forget about the restriction seal on you!”
The burly big man looked at him as though seeing an idiot, and even the smile on his face turned more unscrupulous. ”That restriction seal, huh? Oh, no! I'm so scared! Hahaha…. Do you think we still dare betray the Joyous Palace if we still had that old vulture's restriction spell? Oy, the respectable Sage, Yin Buddha, we will make you Venerable Sage ghost so you can enjoy your time in Hell. Brothers, fight and kill…”
The burly man's words nearly made Yin Buddha cough up a mouthful of blood. Who would dare to speak to him like that in the whole Joyous Sect save for the Palace Master before?
”I'll kill you today!”
Taking off the string of beads he always wore, Yin Buddha chanted and launched a technique as the beads abruptly streaked upward, forming a giant object with a diameter of tens of meters.
BOOM…
Each bead ruthlessly bombarded both the genetic warriors and the Joyous Palace's traitors in the surroundings and directly exploded after the target was hit.
Tens of people were directly killed with each strike.
The burly man himself was hit hard by the bead's explosion but survived as he had been able to avoid his vital parts from being hit. Just as he endured the pain and wanted to call his companion to fight Yin Buddha, a sharp needle suddenly pierced his glabella.
”Thousands of Buddhas' Wrapping Thread!”
Overlapping layers of arms constantly morphed and moved like palms and hands playing the string. Along with the movement of Yin Buddha's fingers, threads were seen moving unceasingly even to the naked eyes, with a needle at the end of the thread shuttling back and forth to pierce the genetic warriors' vital parts.
Blood flowed like a river and dead bodies littered the ground everywhere.
The ballistic Yin Buddha went berserk and was in a killing frenzy, as were the rest of the Joyous Palace members. Both sides were now killing each other in a frenzied state. Dead bodies kept piling up and the red color of blood kept getting more vivid while the Joyous Palace's members gradually gained the upper hand.
Ki Kitagawa removed himself from the battle after having Joyous Palace Saintess under his control. The tens of sturdy men in black around him were similarly not in a rush to act.
”Why has General Fukuda not arrived yet, Master?” A burly man quickly approached Ki Kitagawa with a worried look.
Ki Kitagawa snorted coldly and replied, ”What are you being anxious for? General Fukuda is the one who masterminded the whole plan and mapped out the strategy, to begin with. He'll naturally appear with a strong army if the time comes.”
”We lost too many people today, and I'm afraid we'll lose more people if this continues,” said the big man with a forced smile.
Ki Kitagawa narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the veiled-faced Joyous Palace Saintess. His expression suddenly shifted ever so slightly as he loudly shouted, ”Hey, Yin Buddha! I urge you and your Joyous Palace's people to stop at once! Else, I'll kill your saintess now. I'm hella sure you're crystal clear of how important she is for that old vulture!”
”STOP!”
Yin Buddha shouted aloud after smashing a genetic warrior and sending him to his death.
In that instant, both sides quickly separated, although their killing aura didn't recede. Each stared daggers to the other and a single order would make them re-enter the battle once more.
Ki Kitagawa happily nodded and his eyes slowly swept toward the surrounding. A few seconds after, he shouted aloud, ”Hey, Tang Xiu! I know you've been watching nearby with your men. You're also targeting the Joyous Palace, so why don't we cooperate now?”
At a spot in the distance, Tang Xiu narrowed his eyes and watched the calm-looking Ki Kitagawa. He then turned to Kuwako and asked, ”Do you think we can cooperate with this guy, Kuwako?”