Chapter Thirteen: Fierce Battle at Wokong Temple

  The three of them hastily turned around to look, and saw that Wang Sigou was now holding his treasured sword with a slight tremble, his eyes gleaming with two cold rays of light! Chang Yunshan opened his big mouth and asked urgently: "Brother Wang, has the matter been settled?" Wang Sigou glanced at the three people in front of him, smiled slightly: "Fortunately, I did not disappoint everyone's expectations, my task is already accomplished!"

  "Good! Since that's the case, we'll go meet that old Ge Kun!" With that, the four of them flew out, carrying their weapons. When they arrived outside the Zao Wang Temple, they heard shouts and screams coming from inside, with smoke billowing everywhere. The four of them exchanged a glance, then leapt onto the wall, where they saw Shan Kui and the Corpse Demon engaged in fierce battle!

  Watching Ge Kun, all I saw was this old guy grasping a strange staff in his hand, reciting incantations, and with a flick of his wrist, a shrill cry echoed out. Behind the headless donkey demon, a black-scaled giant python suddenly appeared out of thin air!

  This black donkey demon was indeed ferocious, fighting one against two, and yet not falling behind in the slightest. Suddenly, Ge Kun let out a loud curse: "You ungrateful beast, if it weren't for me back then, you'd still be a stinky corpse by now! Now that I'm using you to take care of some small matters, you dare to resist... Fine, fine, fine, I'll see just how much skill you really have!"

  As he spoke, the old thief Gu Kun's hands changed rapidly, his entire body seemed to be in a state of madness. He saw him use the staff in his hand to fiercely point at the black-scaled giant python. Looking again at the giant python, it let out a mournful cry, and its entire body suddenly shattered into a mess of flesh and blood all over the ground!

  The flesh and blood on the ground churned and bubbled, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into countless small black snakes that shot towards Hei Lu Shan Kui. Suddenly, a furious roar was heard, and Hei Lu Shan Kui's entire body emitted rolling black smoke. As he looked around, his four hooves trampled several nearby snakes to pieces!

  Suddenly a pig-killing ghostly cry, only to see that blue-faced corpse demon, like crazy, rushed towards the headless donkey demon. Sticking out two ghost hands full of dark green fingernails, tightly grasped its neck!

  The mountain demon was enraged, let out a loud roar, lifted its two massive front hooves and kicked them towards the corpse demon's abdomen and chest with all its might. A deafening crash was heard in the ears, and upon looking at the corpse demon, it spat out black blood, refusing to let go!

  Just as the two demons were at a stalemate, suddenly several whistling sounds were heard, and the small snakes that were coiling and crawling on the ground suddenly jumped up one after another. Their bodies swayed back and forth as they pierced through the rolling black smoke, and without any obstruction, they drilled into the body of the black donkey!

  After a mournful bray, the black donkey's body was suddenly shrouded in chaotic black smoke, with blood-red ghostly faces emerging all over its body. Finally, it fell to the ground with a twisted neck!

  "Take action!" The four of them charged into the courtyard, but as soon as they landed, everything began to spin and the scene before their eyes transformed into a forest filled with blooming flowers. Wang Sigou and the others were shocked, realizing they had entered an illusion array. They saw giant pythons coiled around the dense, towering trees, staring menacingly. Looking down at the ground, they saw thick black vines as wide as arms emerging from the soft earth. Fang Qinghe hastily reminded Wang Sigou, "Brother, these things are real and fake, don't move rashly."

  Chang Yunshan shouted: "Damn it, Ge Kun! If you have the ability, don't just mess with these trivial things. You little brat, if you really have skills, let's have a real fight with swords and guns, and I'll see what you're made of!"

  "Hah, you little brat, how dare you! You're not even worthy of speaking to me. But I am a bit curious, how did a mere wine bag and rice bucket like you become the master of this temple? It seems that heaven wants to destroy the Pine Scent Temple, and even gods can't save you!"

  "You..." Just as Yunshan was about to retort, the Master of the Curtain raised his hand: "Old friend, my family's child is not yet in need of your guidance. After many years, it's truly a new look, I didn't expect that you would still be studying my Central Plains' formation techniques! Unfortunately, this is self-defeating, and you don't even consider who we are!"

  After a brief silence, Ge Kun let out a furious roar: "Mu Linchi, you're an ungrateful and despicable scoundrel! Back then when you were poisoned by the Lost Heart Wasp, I ran back and forth, guarding you for fifteen whole days before saving your life. You didn't even repay my kindness, instead you turned around and became my enemy. You're truly a person who deserves to be killed but not left alive!"

  "Ha! You scoundrel, don't try to deceive me with your lies!" Mu Dao Ye sneered. "You know exactly what you are, and I do too. If I were to join forces with the likes of you, that would be a fate worse than death! Today, the four of us will uphold justice and eliminate you, you wicked villain!" As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Dao Ye's hands swiftly formed a seal, his fingers moving faster than lightning. He clasped his hands together, pointed at his brow, and let out a loud shout: "Open!" A golden light flashed, and on Mu Dao Ye's forehead, a golden vertical eye suddenly opened!

  Several people were shocked, and then they heard Chang Yunshan exclaim: "My god, my master uncle, you've actually materialized your Heavenly Eye!" The Master of the Curtain looked around and finally gazed at a giant tree tens of meters away, saying: "Stop wasting words, break the formation!"

  Chang Yunshan burst out laughing and walked away with his sword in hand. The few green dragons on the surrounding trees, coiled like dragons, charged towards him fiercely. As Chang Yunshan watched, his treasured sword danced out a vast expanse of cold light, and after retracting his stance, a complex white glow symbol surprisingly appeared above his head. He raised his hand and pointed at the giant tree, shouting: "Break!"

  It was said that it broke, and only this light talisman was seen, like a flying arrow off the string, shooting straight out. Then a loud explosion was heard. Looking around at the scene, it was like a broken mirror, turning into fragments of smoke.

  The scene in front of him changed back to the stove king temple, and Ge Kun in front of him was lightly clapping his hands: "Good, extremely good! I didn't expect this kid not to be too useless. What a pity, surnamed Mu, I had expected that a mere illusion array would not hold you, so I specially prepared a big meal for you." As he spoke, he saw his staff fiercely stabbing the ground, and then heard the sound of rustling coming from under the ground. Raising his eyes to look again, he saw that a large number of black beetles surged out of the dry well like a tide!

  Looking at these black beetles radiating golden light, Murong's face changed greatly: "Golden Armor Corpse Turtle! Don't move!" As he spoke, Murong quickly took out a grayish-brown earthenware jar from his treasure bag, opened the lid, and sprinkled a five-colored powder circle around the four people.

  Looking at the colorful powder on the ground, Ge Kun raised an eyebrow: "Oh, it's actually the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Powder. This Long Tieluo is really generous to you. Unfortunately, I don't know how long that can of yours will last! Play slowly, Grandpa has some real business to attend to, and I'll deal with you later!" After saying this, he let out a whistle, and the blue-faced corpse demon lifted up the headless black donkey that was twitching on the ground. The man and two demons flew up into the air and departed.

  Several people just wanted to go after him, but were caught by Mu Dao Ye: "Stop, don't you all want to die?" Chang Yunshan anxiously stomped his foot: "It's over, it's all in vain, this old man is more cunning than a monkey, and he's going to get away!" Fang Qing patted his shoulder and said: "This old turtle hasn't run away. Didn't you hear him say that he'll take care of us later?" Chang Yunshan was stunned, and then stomped his foot again: "Damn it, that would be even more disastrous! This old man must have gone to practice Black Mantle, if he succeeds, will we still have a good ending?"

  Meng Dao looked at the numerous black beetles the size of palms on the ground, also feeling annoyed in his heart. He opened his mouth and scolded: "This old monkey, actually brought out so many golden armored corpses, it's really a big mistake!"

  Several people hastily asked what the golden-armored corpse turtle was, and only heard Mu Dao's explanation: "This golden-armored corpse turtle is an ancient poisonous insect that only lives in the land of corpses. Its nature is brutal and sinister, with a belly full of deadly poison. If one is bitten by it, even the Great Luo Immortal would find it hard to save them!"

  Several people were shocked to hear that the insect was so powerful, and upon seeing the dense swarm of insects on the ground, they felt a chill run down their bones. Just as several people were talking, these golden-armored beetles finally couldn't hold back and rushed towards them with strange cries. Master Mu ordered everyone to stand in the center of the circle and not approach the edge. Several vanguard insects had just touched the Five-Colored Divine Dragon on the ground when they let out a strange cry and jumped aside, only to convulse and turn into a puddle of pus.

  Several people saw that the powder was so effective, and they felt slightly relieved for a moment. However, Mu Dao's eyebrows furrowed even deeper. Because he found that no matter how many of these insects died, the ones behind them still charged towards them without hesitation. It was like waves of water, one wave after another.

  The master of the curtain knew in his heart that if he let them rush forward like this, they would eventually break through the protective circle. Just as he was thinking about it, a buzzing sound came from the air, and several green golden armored corpses flew into the air. After circling in the air for a while, they suddenly dived towards them!

  Several people were shocked and hastily picked up the objects in their hands, but before they could take action, they saw that the few cyan-colored golden-armored turtle shells had just flown to the top of the circle and suddenly fell to the ground as if they had lost their strength. One of them even fell inside the circle.

  As they watched, the four of them were shocked to see this beetle crawling towards them with great effort. This palm-sized blue-green corpse was dissolving as it crawled, and by the time it reached their feet, only half of its head was left.

  This fearless and dauntless spirit had truly frightened several people deeply. As soon as they lifted their heads, they saw more and more dark green insects swirling and dancing in the air. The four of them were greatly shocked and hastily leaned back to back, each guarding one side.

  Mantou Master took out the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Powder and told them to apply some to their blades. Just as they were ready, those insects rushed over! The few people had beads of sweat on their foreheads, but didn't dare wipe it off, staring intently at the Golden-Armored Corpse Turtle outside the circle. If any fell in, they would go forward and add a knife.

  The number of insect corpses on the ground was increasing, while the colorful divine dragon scattered around them was becoming increasingly scarce. Until now, a hint of coolness had also risen in the hearts of several people. Just as they were struggling, Fang Qing suddenly shouted: "Senior, look!"

  Several people were shocked and suddenly looked around, only to see a small golden insect lying on the edge of the dry well! The insect's body was entirely golden, about the size of a fingernail, and at this moment it was shaking its thin wings in rhythm.

  "This is the Turtle King!" Curtain Daozi shouted loudly: "Young ones, it seems that we old men still have a way out. As long as we can capture it and use it as a hostage, these guys won't dare to make a move, and we'll be able to leave safely!"

  When he heard this, Chang Yunshan burst out laughing: "Ah, my Shifu, you're getting old and muddled! These are just insects, how can they know what a meat ticket is?"

  The old man glared at him and scolded, "You little rabbit, do you understand anything?! The Golden Armor Turtle and the ant colony are the same, and they are even more protective of their master. Once we catch the Turtle King, they will be afraid to move. However, remember that we must catch it alive, if we kill it, then we're really done for!"

  "Fang Qinghe hastily said: 'Senior, this idea is not bad, but how can we rush over? Moreover, this thing is so small and has wings, how can we catch it?'"

  "Yes, this number is too much. Two palm thunderbolts haven't even been shot yet, and I'm afraid we're done for!" Casualy chopping two flying insects to death, Chang Yunshan said with a humph.

  Just as several people were at a loss, Wang Sigou suddenly said urgently from behind: "Senior, I have a bad idea, maybe we can rush over, but how to catch it I don't know." Several people heard that it was like a stimulant, and only heard Chang Yunshan smile: "Wang brothers, as long as we can rush over, the matter of catching it, our two masters will take care of it!"

  Wang Sigou saw him so confident, so he single-handedly held up his knife, turned around and faced the three of them, made a fierce gesture with his hand, and said: "Since there's a show to be had, let's do it this way, like this!"