Chapter 574 – The Wisdom King’s Glare (1/2)
Under the control of their demon hearts, they possessed very few vital points on their bodies. Even disciples of the school of the Military who practised both qi and the body paled in comparison. The inner courtyard disciples of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga would often suffer against them during their trials. As a matter of fact, some of them had even been slain in the past from a moment of carelessness.
He thought, One Will possesses extraordinary talent and a great understanding of the buddhist dharma, but she’s still young after all. She might not necessarily be this Demon General’s opponent.
Within the Demon Suppression Hall, even a Monk King like the Dauntless monk was bound by its rules. He was forced to descend floor by floor too. If Xiao An encountered any danger, he was afraid he could not rescue her in time.
However, life-threatening danger like this provided the best opportunity to observe a person’s disposition. Whether they were courageous or cowardly, calm or fear-stricken, none of their emotions could be hidden.
As a result, he observed patiently. “One Will, don’t leave me disappointed.”
“Did you come down from above?” the demonfolk extended his forked tongue and licked around his face as he asked with ill intention.
“I didn’t think the humans would have such a beautiful woman.” A demonfolk drooled.
“Hmph, look at how soft and tender her flesh is. She must taste nice.” The female demonfolk on the throne of white bone snorted coldly, filled with envy.
“That’ll be quite a pity. We’re obviously going to eat her once we’ve had enough fun! Hahaha!”
There was lust, envy, and evil snickers. Xiao An’s expression remained as blank as ever as she was surrounded by the leering demons. She gazed ahead hollowly with her eyes, ignoring everything. She turned around and made her way towards the exit, which made the demons even more complacent.
“You want to leave?” An extremely tall and large demonfolk blocked Xiao An’s way like a wall. Xiao An’s footsteps did not slow down at all. The moment she collided with the demonfolk, there was a flash of golden light, and a bloody door opened in this “wall”.
The closed eye in the centre of the Wheel of the Wisdom King’s Glare suddenly opened, emitting a beam of golden light that pierced the Demon General’s chest.
The Unraging monk laughed. “So Annihilum Light already gave the Wheel of the Wisdom King’s Glare to her. You don’t have to worry then, senior brother.”
As a purely-offensive arcane artifact, the Wheel of the Wisdom King’s Glare possessed extremely great destructive power. The golden light it had emitted could basically pierce through everything.
The Dauntless monk shook his head. “If she becomes careless because of this, it won’t do her any good.”
The Demon General lowered his head in some surprise as if he had never expected her to possess such a powerful weapon. He snickered inside, Do you really think you can kill me like this? I’ve seen plenty of foolish monks like that.
Right when he was about to lunge over and catch her off-guard, the beam of golden light suddenly separated, multiplied from one to ten, then to one hundred. At the same time, the light spun rapidly, cutting through the Demon General’s body like it was paper. It revolved around in the centre for a while before dispersing.
“You…”
The Demon General took another step forward before collapsing completely and falling apart as a pile of flesh. Some of it continued to writhe, but no matter how great his life force was, he was unable to assemble himself.
The other demonfolk were all taken aback. Their faces were still frozen with greed and lustful smiles before plopping onto the ground as pieces.
The nest of demonfolk immediately fell silent, without a single trace of life. Blood flowed, and the sanguine smell filled the surroundings.
Xiao An’s steps had not become flustered at all. The throne assembled from white bones behind her collapsed loudly.
The Dauntless monk was mildly taken aback, but it was not by the power that Xiao An had demonstrated. Instead, he was surprised over how she could actually use the Wheel of the Wisdom King’s Glare to such a level!
With her cultivation, unleashing the full power of the arcane artifact was already very difficult, yet she easily managed to split one beam into a hundred, and every single beam was so accurate and effective.
The Unraging monk sighed. “With that move alone, there are no demonfolk on the second floor of the Demon Suppression hall that can touch her.”
Xiao An arrived in the corridor. There were seven paths that extended off in different directions.
It was completely impossible to find one’s bearings in the Demon Suppression hall. The concept behind its design was not for its prisoners to find their direction easier either. Sometimes, even if they chose the correct direction, it was very likely for the path to come to a dead end. Without any directions, it was truly a maze.
However, Xiao An simply glanced around and chose the correct path leading to the statue room. Her right foot halted, and she whistled off into the air.
Although the structure of the first and second floors were completely different, she had already grasped their pattern. Her sharp deductions and reasoning left the two monks gasping in admiration.
Soon after Xiao An had left, a nimble, black figure arrived in the hall. Having completely demonified, Duoge was attracted by the heavy smell of blood, so he found his way over.
His body had become even larger as bone spikes extended from all over him. He threw himself onto the segmented Demon General first, extending his long, red tongue that curled across the ground. He swept up the fragmented flesh into his mouth and swallowed it all.
Afterwards, he lunged towards the remains of the other demonfolk. In the blink of an eye, he had cleaned out the demonfolk nest, which obviously included several dozen demon hearts.
His black demon qi grew even thicker, coiling around his body. With the sound of stretching bones, his body swelled and grew larger once again. The demon heart in his body had become extremely large, thumping like a great drum. Suddenly, he crossed a boundary and raised his head, letting out a roar.
Boom!
With a clap of thunder, a bolt of lightning pierced through space and struck Duoge.
Electricity crackled as the golden hall trembled gently.
The Unraging monk said, “The little demonfolk is undergoing the tribulation. He’s quite fortunate.”