Yellow Skinned Taoist Master

Chapter 159: Nine Nether Slays Evil

The shadow evil spirit never dreamed in a million years.

That Chen Huangpi's sword would actually stab into its body.

Clearly, although it didn't possess any loyalty whatsoever towards Chen Huangpi.

And the so-called 'sovereign and subject' was merely a farce that only took place within Xuzhou City.

But at the very least, the shadow evil spirit hadn't betrayed Chen Huangpi.

Moreover, it was an evil spirit, so it didn't need human qi.

How could it possibly be influenced by Song Yuzhang.

However, right as this thought popped up.

The shadow evil spirit realized something was wrong.

It was an evil spirit, but Wang Mingdao—who had been hiding within its body all along—wasn't. Wang Mingdao was a cultivator, and furthermore, he had stayed in Xuzhou City for a period of time previously. As long as he cultivated, he inevitably had to rely on human qi."Song Yuzhang, scram out here for me!"

Chen Huangpi looked coldly at the person inside the shadow evil spirit's body.

He recognized that person, having seen him before.

It was precisely the cultivator who had given him incense and spices, and also given him a Human Seed Bag.

The son of that Grand Tutor Wang from before, it seemed.

Yet at this moment, under the gaze of Chen Huangpi's Calamity Eyes, a trace of faint, indistinct bizarre aura surfaced around the entire body of Wang Mingdao inside the shadow evil spirit. Furthermore, gray fog was permeating around the vicinity of the sword thrust into his chest.

Wang Mingdao had already been polluted by Song Yuzhang.

But fortunately, right at the beginning when Chen Huangpi lent the black smoke and Calamity Eyes to all the evil spirits, he didn't overlook the shadow evil spirit and Wang Mingdao.

He gave the shadow evil spirit black smoke.

He gave Wang Mingdao a Calamity Eye.

Right now, Chen Huangpi could still sense that the consciousness belonging to Wang Mingdao hadn't disappeared, because there was a Calamity Eye protecting him. Instead, it was Song Yuzhang's will within his body, using that human qi as a nucleus, that was continuously growing wantonly.

"Chen Huangpi, save me."

Wang Mingdao forced his eyes open, his voice pained and faint as he said: "I can also become an evil spirit, I can also call you Your Majesty. My father is old and yet still rebellious; I cannot put my mind at ease leaving him. Please save me."

Chen Huangpi said coldly, "You won't die."

Good people don't necessarily get good karma, and wicked people don't necessarily get bad karma.

Taking a loss is a blessing, thus wicked people must have endless blessings to suffer through.

This was the principle Chen Huangpi acknowledged.

To Chen Huangpi, this Wang Mingdao counted as half a good person.

Therefore, he wouldn't let this Wang Mingdao suffer bad karma.

"Song Yuzhang, I'll say it one more time, get out of his body!"

"It would be better if you went out first."

The gray fog around Wang Mingdao coalesced into a terrifying face, speaking with a malevolent voice: "He cultivated within this Xuzhou City, so by rights, he should be a part of Us. Yet you wrestle over him with Us, what kind of reasoning is this?"

"Are you even worthy of talking reasoning with me?"

Chen Huangpi flew into a furious rage: "With your status as the City God, you should inherently love the people as your own children. Yet you transformed into an evil spirit and swallowed the entirety of Xuzhou City. Setting aside that you ate the deities and cultivators, now you even want to eat me, and you even want to eat Huang Er."

"After eating me and Huang Er, what else are you going to eat?"

"Eat humans?"

"I am not a human, nor do I know what it means to love the people like my own children, but I do not eat humans."

"I am the future Guanzhu of the Pure Immortal Temple, I am the future Emperor of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, and I am also the future Son of Heaven of the Underworld Yellow Spring. Even I don't eat humans, so by what right do you eat them? By what right do you dare to talk reasoning with me!?"

Song Yuzhang said callously: "Sharp teeth and a glib tongue. We will not argue with a wet-behind-the-ears child like you. Give that oil lamp to Us, and We naturally will let you leave."

This Xuzhou City had integrated into one with him.

Everything Chen Huangpi saw and heard along the way, after he became an evil spirit, he naturally knew clearly down to the deepest detail.

In his eyes, this Chen Huangpi was just an evil spirit wearing human skin. Although extraordinary, he still possessed the mindset of a child.

Secretly lying dormant using the human qi inside this Wang Mingdao's body, no matter how intelligent Chen Huangpi was, he wouldn't realize it at the very first moment.

When the time arrived, seizing the opportunity to abruptly rise up and snatch away that oil lamp would simply be as easy as reaching out a hand.

Yet unexpectedly, Chen Huangpi indeed possessed a child's mindset.

But the Life-reaping Ghost following beside him did not.

That was an authentic second-generation heir who had properly hung around the Yama Hall. With a single glance, it perceived the signs were amiss.

Consequently, Song Yuzhang had no choice but to once again propose a trade with Chen Huangpi.

However...

Chen Huangpi instead coldly stated: "Do you truly believe I have no way to deal with you?"

"Such dense killing intent."

Song Yuzhang sneered: "We are currently lying dormant within this Wang Mingdao's body. If you truly had a method, how could you possibly put on a front like this? Daybreak is fast approaching. Before daybreak, We will lead this Xuzhou City to escape into the dark night. If you do not leave now, then don't even think about leaving for the rest of your life."

"We have plenty of time to drain you to death."

"Throw him out!"

Chen Huangpi gave an order to the shadow evil spirit.

The latter sighed helplessly, directly releasing Wang Mingdao from its own shadow.

Instantly, all the evil spirits crowded around.

"A cultivator! Quick look, there's a cultivator here!"

"His Majesty said cultivators are humans!"

"A cultivator, so delicious!!"

"He won't be one very soon."

Chen Huangpi pulled out the Void-Piercing Sword, and endless gray fog burst forth from the latter's body to mend the wound for him.

If there weren't these gray fogs.

If Chen Huangpi wasn't targeting Song Yuzhang, with that sword thrust just now, this Wang Mingdao would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

The shadow evil spirit naturally knew this.

It said somewhat painfully: "Your Majesty, Mingdao is this lowly subject's nephew. If you can save him, please save his life; if you cannot, give him a quick death, do not let him suffer this torment."

"Our (Zhen) knows what to do in our heart."

Chen Huangpi simultaneously used the Calamity Eye to suppress Song Yuzhang's will while recalling the usage of the Soul-Slaying technique of the Life-Slaying Sword Formula.

When he turned into a demon, this Soul-Slaying technique came as easily as picking something out of a pocket.

Even the divine soul of that Chi Xie was slain by it.

Right now, although he hadn't turned into a demon, he was inherently born with various bizarre abilities. As long as the Life-Slaying Sword Formula was used once, it was thoroughly learned.

Once learned, it became fully mastered.

"Wang Mingdao, is your fate tough?"

"Tough, very tough."

Wang Mingdao's sanity was already buckling under the heavy burden of the two wills battling over him.

To the point that even his divine soul showed omens of fracturing.

But he hadn't died yet, so it naturally counted as his fate being tough.

"Good! You said it yourself."

Chen Huangpi formed a hand seal with both hands, saying: "Our (Zhen) Soul-Slaying technique exclusively slays divine souls. Currently, inside your body, there isn't just your divine soul, but also Song Yuzhang's. Our (Zhen) was originally still a bit indecisive."

"Every time Our (Zhen) forms the seal, it only slays one divine soul. The probability of success and failure are both fifty percent. Since your fate is tough, you definitely can endure it."

Wang Mingdao went silent.

He very much wanted to say something, but he no longer had the strength to open his mouth.

Otherwise, he would definitely say there was no need to make it so troublesome, just give him a quick end directly instead.

Consequently, he could only blink despairingly at that shadow evil spirit.

The shadow evil spirit couldn't bear it, saying: "Your Majesty..."

"Oh, Our (Zhen) almost forgot."

As Chen Huangpi spoke, he suddenly turned his head and unleashed a strike of the Soul-Slaying technique toward those evil spirits outside the dome formed by the black smoke.

The surroundings went completely silent.

Time seemed to have frozen.

With a thump.

The extremely hollow eyes of an evil spirit transformed from a cultivator instantly turned blank, and it collapsed heavily onto the ground with a thump.

This evil spirit's divine soul had already been erased by the Soul-Slaying technique.

Although the body remained, without a divine soul, it was merely an empty husk.

The Soul-Slaying technique was just this bizarre and wicked.

To the point that even the shadow evil spirit couldn't see what exactly Chen Huangpi had done. It seemed like he just formed a seal without any power erupting or any aura fluctuating; it was completely traceless.

"Alright, now it's a guaranteed success."

Chen Huangpi explained: "That evil spirit additionally possessed Song Yuzhang's will inside its body. My Soul-Slaying technique slaying its divine soul counts as a failure. Success and failure each take up fifty percent. Wang Mingdao, your luck is truly good."

Wang Mingdao originally thought Chen Huangpi possessed some new method.

Yet hearing these words, his hanging heart finally died.

Chen Huangpi didn't know Wang Mingdao's thoughts; he directly formed the seal with both hands.

Meanwhile, Song Yuzhang infesting Wang Mingdao's body sneered endlessly.

Although that Soul-Slaying technique was bizarre.

He was merely using human qi to influence this Wang Mingdao.

His divine soul was not here.

Or perhaps, every plant and tree in the entirety of Xuzhou City was his divine soul.

That evil spirit Chen Huangpi killed earlier fundamentally didn't have a divine soul; he merely killed a wisp of his divine soul. And now that his and Wang Mingdao's divine souls were tangled together, if he killed, then he would kill Wang Mingdao together with it.

Killing him was fine too.

Because after killing him, he could just borrow the human qi again to occupy this physical body.

When that time came, without Wang Mingdao's will resisting from the side.

This physical body would instantly become his puppet. At that time, Chen Huangpi would know that everything he did was an exercise in futility.

What 'the probability of success and failure are both fifty percent' nonsense.

If he failed once, then the next time was guaranteed to succeed?

What a fool.

However, after waiting for a long time.

Song Yuzhang didn't receive that so-called Soul-Slaying technique.

Even his will and Wang Mingdao's divine soul remained completely intact.

Looking at Chen Huangpi again.

Chen Huangpi's two hands firmly maintained the posture of forming the seal.

For a moment, Song Yuzhang suddenly got an extremely ominous feeling.

"Chen Huangpi, where is your Soul-Slaying technique?"

"Fool, I was tricking you of course."

Chen Huangpi's hands fell to his sides, as he sneered: "If I used my Soul-Slaying technique, then this Wang Mingdao would naturally die. Since I said I wanted to save him, then I will do what I say."

Song Yuzhang's tone instantly grew gloomily cold: "You saw through it?"

"No, I didn't see through it, I'm just waiting."

"What are you waiting for?"

"I am waiting for this."

Saying so, Chen Huangpi pointed a finger toward the Nine Nether God Lantern off to the side, which had already turned completely pitch-black and thoroughly metamorphosed into an evil spirit.

On the latter's pitch-black lamp body, densely packed purplish-black eyes instantly opened up.

Those were Chen Huangpi's Calamity Eyes.

Not only that, there was also the power of the Dog Rearing Scripture spurring it.

With the two powers stacked together, the instant the Nine Nether God Lantern transformed into an evil spirit, it was completely controlled by Chen Huangpi.

"Nine Nether God Lantern, heed my command!"

"Fire, come!!!"

Following Chen Huangpi's single command, the Nine Nether God Lantern instantly spewed out an extremely wicked, exceedingly gloomy black evil fire radiating an ominous aura.

That evil fire carried Chen Huangpi's will, and also mingled with the Nine Nether God Lantern's malice.

The moment it appeared, it immediately engulfed that Wang Mingdao within it.

"Nine Nether!! Slays Evil!!"