novelraw Chapter 120 Willow Branch
Chapter 120 Willow Branch
Fang Jin didn't say much, just smiled. He played with the Buddha's bone relic, which was as smooth and warm as jade, in his palm. Sticky blood beads were still rolling on the disassembled threads.
Just as Li Fu had said, he had killed Cuicui, taken the relic, and stood in her place beneath this vast Buddhist palace, vying for the immense treasure bestowed by the Buddha.
In fact, the vitality emanating from the relic was very effective. The gentle Buddhist light and natural attraction stirred the drooping willow branches, one of which impulsively pressed against Fang Jin's shoulder.
The willow branch did not bring him any benefit; it was only the most superficial Buddhist teaching. The true power was hidden in the core of Asa's soul, and the branch contained nothing more than some Buddhist scriptures and texts.
But that's enough to prove Fang Jin's qualifications at this moment, her qualifications as a competitor.
"...Do you really think so?"
"So what... After I killed you, the relic still ended up in my hands, didn't it? Why don't you try abandoning your martial arts and turning to Buddhism now, otherwise everything you've gained now will never belong to you."
Li Fu smiled and said, but a cold glint appeared in the corner of his eye. The bone book reappeared in front of him, engraved with Sanskrit characters, silently burning with a cool Buddhist light.
A profound and subtle meaning quickly spread out, and a clear, cold chant could be faintly heard. Golden lotuses, like ice and jade, appeared in the air, cold and sharp. Fang Jin could see a clear white mist with his breath.
"call--"
Fang Jin playfully channeled his inner heat, blowing out a long plume of smoke in the main hall. Ming Fo, on the side of mythology, leaned towards coldness and yin month, and Li Fu, who had received the blessing, naturally showed this bias.
"But such magic shouldn't be enough to wipe out the entire Saint Hand Manor. What else did you do? Did you pay a price to have that celestial being intervene? Or did you plan this all along, approaching and killing all the martial artists in the manor?"
"You talk too much."
Veins bulged on Li Fu's forehead, and his compassionate smile almost crumbled. Every word Fang Jin uttered was a minefield, and even he couldn't accept the other party's complete accusations.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Fu felt remorse or sadness. He firmly believed that this was a necessary sacrifice for the spread of Buddhism... at least he had been deceiving himself about it all along.
After all, he wore an expression of enjoyment while doing these things, but it seemed that even he felt sorry for himself for deceiving others and himself, so he was naturally unwilling to be exposed.
It's even more unacceptable for such insignificant people to casually expose this!
In an instant, all the Frost Jade Lotuses in the entire hall turned around, and the cold air flooded the space like a tide. The jade-like petals made a buzzing and trembling sound before being activated!
Li Fu chanted Buddhist scriptures continuously, then pressed his jade-like fingertips on the bone book, gently picked up one of the characters stained with the fire, and pointed it towards the sky before slashing it down!
"Buzz—"
But his spellcasting was interrupted. A dark shadow descended from the sky like lightning, stepping through the gap in the roof of the Buddhist palace, accompanied by a screech! Its blood-stained hooves stomped down violently and heavily!
Li Fu frowned. He hadn't expected a third creature to interfere with him, and its appearance was so...unique. Did Fang Jiazi rely on the speed of this alien creature to make it to the ceremony?
"Oh!"
But that didn't mean he took these two people seriously. Li Fu let out a low roar, tearing his crimson cassock into a full circle around his body! The flowing robes emitted a sharp sonic boom!
With a loud bang, the monk's robe and the hooves of the purple black horse collided violently, sparks flying and the sound of metal clashing! The black horse's sneak attack was thus easily neutralized in this way!
Even in terms of strength, the Purple Black Steed's body, flowing with savage blood, was outmatched. Sparks flew as it fell backward in pain, a hint of shame and annoyance flashing in its eyes.
But Li Fu didn't care what a beast thought. His other arm was already raised, piercing through the cassock and pressing down on the horse's belly. Before it even touched the horse, a circular indentation appeared on its chest and abdomen!
"Practicing both Buddhism and martial arts, his martial arts skills have even surpassed the level of a sixty-year grandmaster due to his mastery of Buddhism? You old eunuch, your judgment is surprisingly good!"
Fang Jin suddenly appeared through the gap in the cassock, his entire body engulfed in flames, and with a sinister grin, he delivered a devastating punch to Li Fu's abdomen! Fireflies burst from between his fingers in that instant!
He used a deadly move right away. Li Fu gave him a feeling that he was too dangerous. With a master of the Jiazi level and an unknown level of Buddhist cultivation, Fang Jin could not gain much advantage in the Dharma for the first time.
Even before entering the Buddhist Palace, he had already poured all his points into leveling up, raising the Source System from level 11 to level 21. The level of the Earth King Temple Star Eater also increased simultaneously, growing significantly in a short period of time!
Even though this would be quite wasteful, Fang Jin didn't have time to care. Li Fu and Hu Shan were incomparable. He was already at the world's ceiling by only starting the ritual!
It's worth Fang Jin fully unleashing her potential!
"Buzz—"
Li Fu was somewhat overconfident, but this was not his fault. Whether considering his past status and strength or the aura Fang Jin was exuding at the moment, he had not yet reached a level of qualitative change, so it was only natural that he looked down on him.
So when he felt a burning pain in his abdomen, and the explosion of the star caused his internal organs and spine to dislocate, he almost flew backward in shock and anger, while raising his palm to strike at Fang Jin's face!
Fang Jin was fearless and raised his palm to clash with Li Fu. The continuous shock penetrated into their bones, causing them to stagger back several steps upon landing. For a moment, however, they were evenly matched!
The molten flow roared within his body, and 80% of the Furnace Mode was fully activated. The growth of the Star Eater system propelled this limitless skill to leap forward in tandem. Only one final transformation remained before his entire body could withstand the lava.
These alone were enough to push Fang Jin's physical body to the critical point of a mid-level being. With the addition of the source essence and the amplification from the Earth King Temple, he had already crossed that insurmountable chasm and could fight against a Grandmaster without any problem!
"impossible?!"
But this directly angered Li Fu. He had spent everything to achieve a qualitative change in his life, lying low for many years and planning carefully, until finally standing at such a height. How could the Fang family's boy do this?
Li Fu stepped forward again and delivered a powerful whip kick, accompanied by a gale. The strong wind plowed grooves into the floor tiles of the main hall. This kick could directly shatter a normal living person into a bloody mist!
Fang Jin was even more frantic than him, grabbing the whip kick with one hand. His hand bones cracked from the force of the impact, but he actually caught it, and five deep black bruises appeared on his thigh.
He then used the momentum to flip over and delivered a powerful knee strike to Li Fu's chin. The terrifying shock made the latter dizzy and almost caused him to faint on the spot.
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