Volume 1: Entering the Dao through Martial Arts Chapter 22: The Instant of Life and Death (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)
The moonlight had already hidden behind the clouds, as if it couldn't bear to see any more of the bloodshed in this world. However, the slaughter inside the church continued unabated. Many people around the church were awakened by the explosion earlier, but not one of those so-called loyal and devout followers dared to enter the church to see what had happened. Instead, they all hid under their blankets, trembling with fear, hoping that the devils wouldn't find their homes.
Yu Feng's left rib was still bleeding, the wound inflicted by the Judgement Light was filled with a pure and holy aura that hindered his body's natural healing process. Due to his injuries, Yu Feng no longer wasted his magical energy on maintaining his Western appearance, revealing his true Eastern features. The fresh blood at the corner of his mouth added a hint of cruelty to his normally handsome face. Despite being severely injured, his aura continued to rise. Today, it was either you die or I perish!
The two holy knights' spear momentum was even more unstoppable, with only offense and no defense. Today, for the St. Paul's Cathedral they were protecting, it was a huge shame. It was already very clear that the only one who had infiltrated the cathedral to launch a sneak attack was this Easterner, and yet, with just one person, he almost destroyed the entire cathedral. All of his former comrades-in-arms had died at the hands of this evil Eastern demon.
Moreover, most of them were dead and dismembered, with only the scattered flesh and blood remaining in this grand hall, but it was impossible to distinguish which piece belonged to whom. The two of them could only desperately try to kill this devil, who was already severely injured. As long as they could send him to hell, no matter how severe their own injuries were, even if it meant returning to the Lord's embrace, it would be worth it. Only with their own blood could they wash away the shame that weighed upon them.
The Dean was furious, the St Paul's Cathedral was completely destroyed, he was the most responsible, he was the highest-ranking clergyman in the church, one man under heaven and above all men, yet he let a single heretic kill almost everyone in St Paul's, if he lets this oriental demon go today without giving the court an explanation, not to mention his own position being insecure, the angry worshippers will send him to the stake.
Unfortunately, he was injured by that nameless sphere from the start and didn't have the sacred robe worn by the Holy Knights to protect him. With only a holy light shield, he couldn't withstand the explosive power of the weapon, greatly reducing his combat effectiveness. Many powerful magic spells that could be used now can't be released. If not for this, he would have had absolute confidence in leaving him behind. Fortunately, there were two lightly injured Holy Knights who joined forces with him to launch a pincer attack. Moreover, the Eastern demon didn't seem to plan on escaping and no longer used such powerful weapons like before. Those two Soul-destroying Thunderbolts really made him lose his composure earlier.
He didn't think that Yu Feng didn't use the Soul-Extinguishing Thunderbolt not because he had used it up, but because he was reluctant to use it. The refinement of this thunderbolt required a huge amount of materials and time, and there were also considerable risks during the refining process. Yu Feng had only refined twelve of them, and had given three to Li Xiang. Today, he used two in one go, leaving very few remaining. This was because he didn't plan to return after destroying the Cathedral of St. Paul, but rather wanted to stir up even more trouble, forcing the Church to postpone or even cancel its plans for the Eastern Expedition.
But it's also because of this reason that he wants to keep these three people here forever. Not to mention the importance and identity of these few people in the church, once they are released, all his strength will be exposed. Once the church is prepared, his乾坤霹雳子 (Qian Kun Pi Li Zi) and 灭魄神雷 (Mie Huang Shen Lei) will definitely not have the same power as today, and these things are actually his biggest trump card in making a big disturbance in the church.
Yu Feng once again fired a Qian Kun Pi Li Zi to interrupt the prayer of the Judge, from his repeated chanting, Yu Feng's divine sense knew that each time he gathered light power was very astonishing, if he himself was hit by one blow, even with the protection of the Shura flag, he would definitely suffer serious injury. Therefore, as soon as the Judge began to chant, he threw out a Qian Kun Pi Li Zi to interrupt his chanting, and every time he interrupted, the Judge suffered more severe injuries.
"Kreir, we'll try to drag out this demon, you quickly use magic to attack." A holy knight shouted as the chief of Kreir spat out another mouthful of blood, and at the same time, a stronger white light than before rose from his body and that of another holy knight. This was the sacrificial magic that burned life for the price, which could heal wounds in a short period of time and obtain twice the power from the God of Light.
This sacrificial magic, once used, cannot be stopped. A person can only use it once in their lifetime, and no one can survive after using it up. It's clear that these two holy knights are willing to use their lives as a price to hold back the remaining wind, so that Klier can release a large-scale magic to thoroughly eliminate this Eastern demon.
"Wicked oriental demon, you will pay the due price for your sins tonight. The Lord says, all darkness has nowhere to hide. The Lord says, light will shine across the land, the Lord says, you are guilty and will be judged by the light! Seeing that the two holy knights had already surrounded Yu Feng, the chief of the court knew that they would return to the Lord's arms after this battle, and the anger in his eyes was enough to burn Yu Feng to ashes. He began to chant, preparing to release a powerful magic spell regardless of his injuries, determined to kill with one blow, for he dared not guarantee whether he still had any strength left to fight after using the Light Judgment."
Yu Feng was currently being pressed by two Holy Knights who had used their lives to sacrifice and were now unscathed, having reached the power of Taoist internal alchemy in an instant. Under their attack, Yu Feng could only use the Shura flag to protect himself, and couldn't even think about interrupting Klier's large-scale magic spell. And Klier was ruthless, the range of this magic spell enveloped all three of them, without regard for the two Holy Knights being among them. A circle of white light burst forth, clearly that unknown magic spell was almost complete. At this moment, Yu Feng was at a critical juncture between life and death, in imminent danger.
"Damn it, just you guys have large-scale magic, I don't have any Taoist spells!" Yu Feng was furious. You three gang up on me alone and still use this kind of violent spell to increase your power, isn't that blatant bullying? But he didn't expect that after killing so many people, they wouldn't even run away, staying here to continue their evil deeds, which made him even more depressed.
"Brilliant heavenly thunder, with blood as the guide, listen to my command, drive out the demons and evil spirits!" Yu Feng bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of his own vital energy, using his left hand to block two long spears with his flying sword, borrowing the force of the two long spears to fly into the air above the great hall. With a wave of his left hand, he unexpectedly unleashed the Thunder Summoning Technique.
"This isn't like the Palm Thunder that Yu Feng used to destroy the evil spirit of the Sun family in the past. The thunder summoned by this technique is the Nine Heavens Thunder, which can't be used until the middle stage of the Houtian realm. Yu Feng was forced to use his own vital energy as a catalyst to summon this Nine Heavens Thunder, and now it's about to strike. However, Yu Feng discovered that he couldn't control the direction of the thunder with his current magical powers, which means not only would his vital energy be wasted, but he would also have to withstand the attack of this powerful magic. Therefore, Yu Feng no longer cared about the two Holy Knights' attacks from below and used the three Suzaku flags to absorb the magical energy from within using the Demon Gate's secret technique."
A thunderbolt struck, and then a massive white light filled the entire hall. A loud crash was heard, and half of the courtroom suddenly collapsed. Yu Feng, the two Holy Knights, and even the Chief Judge Klier were all crushed inside. Only the night outside remained unchanged, and the St. Paul's Cathedral returned to its usual tranquility, even more so than before, almost as if there was no life inside.
Half a time unit passed, and from that pile of rubble, a person actually crawled out. It was Yu Feng. He was covered in blood. In the last moment when he used his vital energy to summon heavenly thunder to strike down two holy knights, he caught one of the corpses with the fastest speed of his life to block himself. After completing these actions, the large-scale magic had already attacked him, and at that time, Yu Feng fainted. When he woke up, he quietly looked around with his divine sense and found that Klier was also heavily injured from using large-scale magic and was crushed to death by stones.
All of this was a gamble with his life, he gambled that the two Holy Knights would definitely die under the Nine Heavens Thunder even if they had the protection of their holy robes. Second, he gambled that he could grab one of the corpses to shield himself before the magic attack hit him. After all, he knew the defensive capabilities of the holy robes. Third, he gambled that after the Judge's strike, he would be left with no combat power.
Fortunately, everything went as planned. Although I'm still severely injured, I'm alive. I touched the two sacred robes and long spears that I stripped from the corpse. These items were damaged by the heavenly thunder, but they didn't fly away like last time. I'm very interested in the material of these things, I don't know what they're made of, they have such a good protective effect. If I had known this result, I would have used two more Soul-destroying Thunderbolts. I didn't expect these people to be so ruthless towards me, either self-destruct or sacrifice their lives. It's also because I was too careless, otherwise, I wouldn't have been injured so badly. I spat out a mouthful of my vital energy blood, this vital energy blood isn't something that can be easily replenished, I don't know how long it'll take to recover from this loss.
Yu Feng didn't leave the grand cathedral, instead he casually set up a formation beside it and started treating his injuries right there in the church, truly daring to the extreme. An hour later, the sky was almost bright.
Yu Feng used the Xiu Luo flag to collect all the corpses on the ground and found the storage room in the church, where he found many good things. Not to mention a large pile of gold, silver, jewels and other treasures, but also several top-grade refining materials. There was also an ancient small bell, which was a magical artifact that Yu Feng could feel when he held it in his hand. It should be a soul-capturing type of artifact, but there were many restrictions on it now, so it couldn't be used yet. After throwing all these things into the Qian Kun ring, Yu Feng began to look for a place to heal his wounds. This was not like earlier when he just casually checked and adjusted his breath. Now his most important problem was how to recover from his injuries in a short period of time to prepare for the next step in his plan - to intercept the reinforcements sent by the Church. The Church would definitely send many troops after receiving the news that the St. Paul's Cathedral had been completely destroyed, and Yu Feng's goal was to recover and attack again before they arrived.
