Chapter 215 : Chapter 215
Chapter 215. The Muscular, Bandit-Like Tough Man Was None Other Than Master Xuanyi
Guankou Divine Ruins.
Buddhist light covered the morning light and shone across the area around the ruins, making it somewhat difficult for people to open their eyes.
The followers shielded their eyes from the Buddhist light with their hands. Only after adapting for quite some time did they clearly see Xuanyi’s appearance.
“A monk? Is he also a Divine Contract Holder?”
“I cannot tell which Huaxia god he has contracted with, but he is definitely not a believer of the gods worshipped by our church.”
“Then kill this monk directly. As long as he might be the Divine Contract Holder of a Huaxia god, kill him without mercy!”
“…”
The six Level-Eight Followers of the God-Restoration Church conversed in English for a while, which Xuanyi could not understand. Killing intent immediately bloomed in their azure eyes.
Ayla, a follower of the Goddess of the Hunt, swept her slender palm through the void, and a bow radiating a chilling cold light appeared.
“Great Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, please allow your follower Ayla to use Your divine bow to execute this Huaxia criminal!”
Ayla, who had an elven appearance, drew the Bow of Artemis and aimed it at Xuanyi, who wore the Judgment Kasaya. Divine Power slowly gathered on the bowstring, forming a green arrow.
When Gu Yuan and the others saw this scene, their expressions changed in shock.
“A Divine Weapon!”
As the name implied, it was a weapon used by a god, an existence above Ninth-Rank Magical Artifacts.
The God-Restoration Church had truly made a huge investment this time.
Was such a lineup really only for the sake of seizing the Divine Contract qualification of the Illustrious Sage Lord?
Gu Yuan frowned deeply, unable to understand it.
“Master Xuanyi, be careful! These people have Divine Weapons!” The humanoid robot girl cupped her hands into the shape of a megaphone and reminded him.
Xuanyi, holding his staff, remained completely calm. He struck the ground heavily with the staff.
“It seems that all of you benefactors are unwilling to listen to this poor monk’s reasoning.”
“In that case…”
WHOOSH!
The sound of an arrow tearing through the air rang out. Xuanyi raised his eyes slightly, pressed his palms together, and Buddhist light gathered around him.
CLANG!
The instant the green arrow struck the Buddhist light, the sound of a deafening Buddhist bell resounded through heaven and earth.
RIP!
Immediately afterward, the sound of tearing cloth suddenly rang out. The kasaya draped over Xuanyi’s body split apart in all directions.
Xuanyi had looked incomparably thin and frail, but beneath that loose kasaya were muscle lines like those of a Vajra Barbie.
“In that case, this poor monk can only use his fists and feet to make you listen to reason.”
Golden Buddhist light bloomed from Xuanyi’s eyes. With a BOOM, the ground beneath his feet cracked apart in all directions, and his body soared into the air.
The golden staff in his hand transformed into a long cudgel. With a horizontal sweep, he scattered the incoming arrow.
Using the air as leverage, he leaped again and rose even higher, becoming a pale golden dot of light in everyone’s eyes.
As the dot of light gradually grew larger, the muscular tough man Xuanyi seemed to enter a berserk state and shouted loudly.
“Mighty Heavenly Dragon!”
Ayla immediately felt an unprecedented sense of danger. She hurriedly shot more than a hundred arrows at Xuanyi as he descended from the sky.
However, the instant the arrows touched the Buddhist light on the surface of Xuanyi’s flesh, they shattered helplessly.
The other followers were dumbfounded.
How was this monk so abnormal? Even a Divine Weapon could not break through his defense!
Ayla’s eyes widened even more, and the rapidly expanding Buddhist light was reflected in her pupils.
CRACK! SPLAT!
Xuanyi gripped the end of his staff and, using the acceleration from his free fall, swung it at Ayla.
His speed was so fast that no one could see it clearly. They only felt as though the world had turned black and white, and his staff smashed the follower Ayla into a pile of pulp. Fresh blood splattered everywhere.
Gu Yuan and the others were stunned by what they saw.
Master, you are a monk. Was that not a little too brutal?
Lingling’s mouth formed an O shape as she stared blankly at Master Xuanyi’s figure after he landed.
The remaining followers froze in place, like statues.
Ayla, a follower who had wielded a Divine Weapon, had actually failed to withstand a single move from this monk.
Which Huaxia god had this monk contracted with for him to be so powerful?
“Sinful, sinful.”
After landing, Xuanyi pressed his palms together and muttered “sinful” several times. Then he pointed at the followers on the river and cursed loudly.
“You forced a monk to kill. You damned people are far too vicious. Buddha, forgive the sin, forgive the sin. It was all their fault.”
Xuanyi bowed all around him in repentance.
Gu Yuan: “…”
The followers: “…”
Before coming to Huaxia, they had all learned a certain amount about Huaxia culture.
The Huaxia monks recorded in their materials were not supposed to be like this, right?
“Alexander, even Ayla is dead. Should we continue staying here?”
“We are not a match for a Divine Contract Holder. Let us retreat. In any case, Lady Sophia has already entered the ruins. She will kill the Child of Fate, so our mission can be considered complete.”
The follower Alexander frowned slightly and was still thinking.
Xuanyi suddenly spoke. “Benefactors, are you now willing to listen to this poor monk’s reasoning?”
Alexander’s expression turned cold, anger contained in his eyes. He raised his hand and said, “Retreat!”
With a single order, more than thirty followers scattered and fled in every direction.
Seeing this, Xuanyi immediately looked left and right. “Damn it! I have not robbed them yet… No, no, I mean, I have not collected alms yet. Why are you leaving?”
“Little Gu, hurry and stop them. This poor monk wants to collect some alms.”
“…” The corner of Gu Yuan’s mouth twitched. Was that collecting alms? That was outright robbery.
But within the Divine Battle Division, Xuanyi was the most senior Divine Contract Holder and Gu Yuan’s predecessor.
Just as Gu Yuan was about to send people to capture them, Mo Yan, who had been repeatedly saying “Stop,” suddenly shouted loudly.
Space was instantly bound. The followers who had scattered and fled were frozen in place.
Mo Yan let out a long breath. He had finally succeeded.
Gu Yuan’s eyes lit up, and he patted Mo Yan’s shoulder. “Sometimes, failing at critical moments is not a bad habit after all.”
Mo Yan: “…”
Lingling and Liang Shan covered their mouths and secretly laughed.
Gu Yuan immediately sent the army to capture all the followers, using special silver handcuffs to suppress the flow of their Blood Qi.
Xuanyi changed into a new kasaya and recovered his usual appearance as an accomplished eminent monk.
He stood in front of all the followers with a smile and pressed his palms together. “Benefactors, this poor monk originally intended to journey west with his disciples, yet I came to the eastern border for your sake.”
“The journey was tiring. This poor monk would like to ask you for some alms. I trust that you benefactors will not refuse.”
Xuanyi took out his “begging bowl,” then walked up to the follower Alexander and searched him from top to bottom, stripping him of everything valuable.
He did not even spare the clerical robe embroidered with golden thread.
Alexander hugged his chest with both hands, tears glistening at the corners of his eyes. Now he was truly under Alexander-sized pressure.
Mo Yan, Lingling, and Liang Shan were dumbfounded by what they saw.
This was a master? Are we sure he is not a bandit?
Gu Yuan rubbed his forehead. Although he had long heard the previous Chief Commander mention Master Xuanyi’s temperament, seeing it today truly left a deep impression.
A few minutes later, after Xuanyi finished looting everything and stuffed all the valuable items on the followers into his Spatial Bag, he bowed deeply to the barely clothed followers.
“Thank you, benefactors. This poor monk will convey your kindness to Buddha.”
The followers: “…%*@”
The corner of Gu Yuan’s mouth twitched. He hurriedly pulled Master Xuanyi aside and asked, “Master, why did your three disciples not come?”
Xuanyi waved his hand. “They went to the border. They were afraid that Huaxia’s Martial Gods would be unable to contend with the power of the gods, so they went to help. You may rest assured.”
When Gu Yuan heard this, he nodded slightly. “As expected, Master thinks things through thoroughly.”
Xuanyi smiled elegantly and looked toward the entrance of the Guankou Divine Ruins.
“Little Gu, the person you mentioned, the one who used a Ninth-Rank Talisman to withstand an SS-Rank Beast Tide, has he gone in?”
Gu Yuan nodded, not understanding what he meant.
Xuanyi immediately looked somewhat disappointed and sighed. “I still came too late. I let such a fat sheep get away. Forget it. After they finish the Divine Contract, I will fleece him properly.”
Gu Yuan: “…”
No, Master, are you not even pretending anymore?