Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 227 Mutual Destruction (8.2k words)
Yanluo County has the characteristics of coastal areas; the mountains are not particularly tall, but the vegetation in the mountains is very lush.

Gu Mo carried Gu Chudong as they raced through the forest at an incredible speed.

His lightness skill is now completely different from what it used to be. He not only has the two top-notch lightness skills in the martial arts world, namely, the Cloud Ladder Leap and the Wave Steps, but also the two skills, the Four Illuminations Divine Skill and the Tai Xuan Scripture, which allow him to traverse the air. Although the combination of these skills is not as good as the mysterious and unpredictable Wind and Thunder Ode of the Grand Manager, it is still comparable to a master of lightness skills.

When they wander through the forest, most people can't even see their shadow.

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Gu Mo's mind:
[Task expired]

[Wanted Target - Night Wanderer]

[Mission Level—Four Stars]

[Task Reward - Spiritual Finger]

[The wanted target has been detected as dead; therefore, this mission has been deemed invalid.]

……

For a moment, Gu Mo was somewhat surprised.
Although he had never fought against Night Wanderer, he had fought against Su Meiniang and Mangfu, both of whom were top-tier experts in the martial arts world. Night Wanderer, as the leader of the three Jade Token Assassins of the Seven Absolutes Tower, could not possibly be weaker than these two.

Furthermore, the reason why the Night Wanderer is called the Night Wanderer is because of his superb lightness skill, which makes him seem like a master of lightness skill. Moreover, just now at the Hundred Household Office, this Night Wanderer fought with Gu Chudong for so long without being at a disadvantage, and was even able to take away the corpses of Su Meiniang and the brute right under Gu Chudong's nose.

In Yanluo County today, there should be no one but the brother and sister who could kill such a person.

Gu Mo thought about it, but couldn't figure it out.

However, he didn't take it too seriously. Although it was a pity to miss out on the Spirit Finger Technique, he wasn't too upset. The Spirit Finger Technique was a good martial art, but it provided limited help to his combat power at the moment.

In addition, the failure of a task does not mean that the reward will be lost; another task will be randomly matched in the future.

Gu Mo didn't pay much attention to this matter.
They continue to chase after it with all their might.

"Brother, the direction has changed, northwest, facing Hai."

Gu Mo immediately changed direction, frowned, and said, "That looks like the sea over there!"

“Yes,” Gu Chudong said, “I looked at a map of Yanluo County a couple of days ago. If you go in this direction, it’s about forty li. Once you leave Tongxia Post Station, you’ll reach the sea. I was planning to go see the sea before I returned to Linhai City!”

"This is a bit troublesome," Gu Mo said.

Gu Chudong asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Gu Mo said, "I highly suspect that the head manager has mastered all seven killings in the Seven Killings Ode of Heavenly Abyss Return to Silence. The Water Killing Ode is a technique for controlling water. If he goes into the water, just like the previous Taixu Divine Armor, then I really won't be able to do anything about it."

Gu Chudong said, "Brother, if the head manager goes into the water, we can just let it go. We can't just follow him in, can we?"

Gu Mo nodded slightly.

Although he coveted the reward for killing the head manager, he wasn't willing to risk his life for it. Naval combat was his biggest weakness, and he certainly didn't dare to go into the water casually.

“Brother,” Gu Chudong suddenly said, “I’ve thought of something.”

"What?" Gu Mo asked, puzzled.

“According to what Pei Yuanzhen said before, the four grandmasters of the Night Division are very strong,” Gu Chudong said. “And judging from the methods that the head manager just displayed, although he is also very strong, he shouldn’t be strong enough to kill all four grandmasters before they even had a chance to run out of the courtyard, right?”

Gu Mo frowned.
But there was no time to think about it, so he didn't say anything more and chased after Tongxia Post Station.

……

Tongxia Post Station is located at the border of Yanluo County and Guanhai County. It is a military fortress situated between two mountains. Outside the fortress is a city wall three or four zhang high, and inside is a quiet market town.

Because this place is too close to Huaihai, whenever pirates land, the first place they plunder is Tongxia Post Station. Although there are city walls to block them, in this world where martial arts masters fly around, a city wall of three or four zhang is considered the shortest.

At this moment, outside Tongxia Post Station, Pei Yuanzhen, the prefect of Linhai County, and Chen Youzheng, the county commandant, were leading three thousand garrison troops stationed outside, ready to launch an attack at any time. The reason they had not yet made a move was to wait for a signal. The time they had agreed upon with Mr. Dongjing had not yet arrived, but it was coming soon.

Inside Tongxia Post Station, at the entrance of a small courtyard.

Pei Yuanzhen's advisor, Master Zhu, and another martial arts expert from the garrison were keeping watch at the door. This was because Mr. Dongjing was currently inside meeting with two officers serving alongside Lin Jing.

Previously, after recognizing that the two officers beside Lin Jing were his disciples, Mr. Dongjing volunteered to act as an intermediary. Pei Yuanzhen and Chen You then each arranged for one of their most trusted confidants to escort Mr. Dongjing from the mountains to this Tongxia Post Station.

Then, the group managed to lure the two officers out.

By the time we finished these steps, it was almost dark.

The two officers and Mr. Dongjing began discussing things inside the house.

After a long time,

The door to the room opened. It was Mr. Dongjing who opened the door.

Master Zhu and his companion hurried over and asked, "Sir, how is it?"

Mr. Dongjing nodded slightly and said, "It's settled. The two of them will go back now to launch a coup to control Lin Jing, and at the same time open the gates of Tongxia Post Station."

"Great, where are they?"

"They've already left through the back door, let's wait here!"

Before long, shouts of battle rang out from the gate of Tongxia Post Station. Signal flares were launched into the sky, and the garrison outside the gate launched a charge, pouring in like waves.

Because someone inside cooperated and opened the gate, Pei Yuanzhen and Chen You's garrison easily breached it, with only a small number still putting up a stubborn resistance.

"Where is Mr. East?"

After Pei Yuanzhen met up with the two disciples of Mr. Dongjing, he immediately began to inquire.

One of them quickly said, "Prefect Pei, don't worry, the teacher is safe."

"That's good," Pei Yuanzhen said, relieved. He then asked, "What about Lin Jing, that traitor?"

An officer said, "Prefect Pei, I am truly sorry. I managed to seriously injure him by launching a sneak attack when he was off guard, but Lin Jing's martial arts are too high. He fought his way out. Fortunately, we had made two preparations. My junior brother arranged for someone to force open the gate, otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome. But now, seeing that the situation was hopeless, Lin Jing has simply run away..."

Pei Yuanzhen said in a deep voice, "Let them go. The most urgent task right now is to go and help Yanluo County as soon as possible!"

Immediately, Pei Yuanzhen ordered Commandant Chen to prepare to set off for Yanluo County.

At this moment,
A soldier rode up on horseback and said, "Prefect Pei, Commandant Chen, the great hero Gu Mo of Yunzhou has arrived, and he has also captured Lin Jing!"

Pei Yuanzhen and the others' eyes lit up, and they hurriedly went to greet them. They hadn't gone far when they saw Gu Mo and Gu Chudong coming from the other side of the town.

Lin Jing was bound by a fish-dragon iron chain specially made by the Six Doors, the chain piercing through his collarbone.

Pei Yuanzhen quickly went to greet him and asked, "What's the situation in Yanluo County now?"

Gu Mo said, "It's not a big problem. The soldiers from the Seven Absolutes Tower have a numerical advantage, so they won't be able to break through for a while."

"That's good," Pei Yuanzhen breathed a long sigh of relief, pointed to the disheveled Lin Jing, and asked, "What happened here?"

Gu Mo said, "He was unlucky. I had something to do and rushed over, but I didn't expect to see Lin Jing running away in a hurry as soon as I arrived. My sister had seen his portrait and remembered him, so I took him down."

Pei Yuanzhen chuckled and looked at Lin Jing, saying, "Lin Jing, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. Even Heaven can't stand by and watch."

Lin Jing snorted and said, "Pei Yuanzhen, don't be so smug. The path I'm walking now is just the path you will walk in the future. I'm just taking the first step!"

Pei Yuanzhen said coldly, "I wouldn't dare to be so audacious as to embezzle funds and resell military equipment!"

Lin Jing simply snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Pei Yuanzhen didn't want to waste any more words. If Lin Jing escaped, that would be fine, but if he didn't, he would only face death. He waved his hand and ordered his men to take him away. Then he looked at Gu Mo and said, "Hero Gu, there's no time to lose. Let's go and call Mr. Dongjing and rush back to Yanluo County immediately."

Gu Mo asked in surprise, "Mr. Dongjing is here too?"

Pei Yuanzhen walked to Gu Mo's side and whispered, "I specifically asked Mr. Dongjing to testify for me. Otherwise, if I had mobilized troops without authorization, I would have been in trouble if someone in the court impeached me. Moreover, it is also thanks to Mr. Dongjing that if it weren't for the fact that two of his disciples were Lin Jing's adjutants and hadn't been turned in time, it would have been difficult to enter Tongxia Post Station today!"

"Don't rush," Gu Mo said, "There's one more thing we need to do before we leave."

Immediately, Gu Mo used telepathy to tell Pei Yuanzhen and Chen You about his pursuit of the head manager.

Immediately, Chen You and Pei Yuanzhen exchanged a glance.

Chen You immediately waved and shouted, "Follow Master Gu!"

Immediately, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong led the way, followed by hundreds of soldiers, heading towards the back of the town. Soon they saw an inconspicuous residential courtyard.

Gu Chudong examined the Shadow Chaser Slip in her hand and said in a low voice, "It's in that small courtyard."

"Surround it up!"

At Chen You's command, a large number of soldiers rushed forward.

Just then, the courtyard door opened, revealing Master Zhu and Chen You's adjutant inside, with Mr. Dongjing behind them. The three of them were stunned by the grand scene outside.

Pei Yuanzhen immediately shouted, "Quick, get out of here! There's danger inside!"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu and his adjutant Chen You immediately prepared to help Mr. Dongjing outside.

But as soon as the three of them moved, Gu Mo suddenly pointed at Mr. Dongjing and said, "He is the head manager of the Seven Absolutes Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Except for Gu Chudong, they all looked at Gu Mo with blank expressions, wondering if Gu Mo was talking nonsense.

Pei Yuanzhen thought that Gu Mo had made a misjudgment because he couldn't see, so he quickly said, "Master Gu, that is Mr. Dongjing."

“I know he is Mr. Dongjing, I can sense his aura,” Gu Mo said. “However, I can also confirm that he is the head manager of the Seven Absolutes Pavilion.”

“Master Gu,” Pei Yuanzhen said hurriedly, “you must be mistaken. How could Mr. Dongjing be the head manager of the Seven Absolutes Pavilion?”

“What’s impossible?” Gu Mo said. “I just killed the head of the Qingye Hall, a notorious bandit, in Cangzhou not long ago. Before that, who would have thought that the head of the Qingye Hall would be the matriarch of the Lin family, one of the seven great families?”

As he spoke, Gu Mo pointed to Mr. Dongjing and said, "Just like today, who would have thought that the renowned scholar Mr. Dongjing would actually be the manager of the Seven Absolutes Pavilion, one of the three great villains of the Qian Kingdom's martial arts world!"
But, thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible. After all, no one has ever seen what the head manager of the Seven Absolutes Pavilion actually looks like, right, Mr. Dongjing?

Mr. Dongjing chuckled and said, "Master Gu, have you gone mad from chasing after wanted criminals? I'm too old for this kind of nonsense with you young people!"

Pei Yuanzhen immediately said, "Master Gu, there must be some misunderstanding. Think about it, how could Mr. Dongjing be the head manager? Mr. Dongjing was kidnapped by the head manager not long ago. Besides, didn't you just say that you fought with the head manager in Yanluo County? Mr. Dongjing has been staying at Tongxia Post Station the whole time."

Gu Mo shook his head slightly and said, "The matter in Linhai City is worth considering."

Gu Mo took the Gouchen Demon Blade from Gu Chudong and said, "Today, I fought with the head manager. It is undeniable that he is very strong, but he is definitely not at the level of killing the four grandmasters of the Night Division without making a sound."

A few days ago, when I learned of the deaths of the four Grandmasters, I wondered what level of power one would need to reach to kill them simultaneously in their respective areas of expertise, leaving them no chance to even escape the courtyard. It reminded me of Silver Fox, the top assassin of Yunzhou, whom I had once killed. He had once astonished me, making me believe that someone's sword could be that fast. But ultimately, it proved to be a lie; many unimaginable killing methods can be accomplished with a sudden sneak attack from someone nearby.

Pei Yuanzhen said, "Master Gu, many people saw the head manager with their own eyes at that time, and at that time, Mr. Dongjing was in Qingfeng Inn."

"Who knows who the head manager really is?" Gu Mo said, "Anyone can be the head manager if they wear a mask. As long as they have cultivated the Wind and Thunder Mantra and are fast enough, and do not fight, no one can verify whether they are the head manager or not. For example, Night Wanderer, one of the three Jade Token Assassins of the Seven Absolutes Tower, can occasionally impersonate the head manager."

As he spoke, Gu Mo said to Pei Yuanzhen, "That night, the four grandmasters of Qingfeng Inn were killed, and Wang Mingxiu and the head manager were killed in a fight on Shuangqing Lake. In fact, no one knows the real process; it was all told by Mr. Dongjing alone."

In the case of the abduction of more than 10,000 children, at that time, Mr. Dongjing was the prefect of Linhai County. If we were to say who would be more suitable than Mr. Dongjing to provide cover for the Seven Secret Guards?
As for just now, was any of you watching Mr. Dongjing the entire time? He never left your sight.

Pei Yuanzhen looked at Master Zhu and Chen You's adjutant.

Master Zhu said with a troubled expression, "For a while, when we went to contact Mr. Dongjing's two disciples, Mr. Dongjing was always waiting for us here. Later, they negotiated, and we kept watch outside, but we still saw Mr. Dongjing in between."

Gu Mo said in a deep voice, "Are you sure that the Mr. Dongjing you met along the way was the real Mr. Dongjing and not someone in disguise? According to the timeline, Mr. Dongjing had already left when you secretly contacted his two disciples. The person in this room was just a stand-in."

If I had known, with the head steward's lightness skill, it would have only taken him less than half a cup of tea's time to get from here to Yanluo County. He went there to fight me and lost. Their plan failed, and at that point, they chose to abandon Lin Jing.

Then Lin Jing cooperated, allowing you to breach the Tongxia Post Station. As for why Lin Jing would willingly cooperate, I don't need to explain; those of you navigating the officialdom understand the intricacies of this. If successful, the person behind him will protect Lin Jing; if he fails, Lin Jing will take the blame and shoulder everything, while his backers protect his family's wealth and status—this kind of thing is all too common.”

At this point, Gu Mo clicked his tongue and sighed, "Sigh, before I set off on this trip, my friend repeatedly warned me not to get involved in the court's intrigues, but look what happened, I've accidentally gotten dragged into it again. Hey, the Seven Absolutes Tower and the Coastal Defense Battalion, the people behind them are not of high status!"

Pei Yuanzhen's expression was very serious, and he quickly said, "Master Gu, please be careful with your words!"

"I'm just a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone who lives in the martial arts world), I don't have that many constraints."

Gu Mo pursed his lips and didn't say anything more. It didn't matter if he said a few words, but Pei Yuanzhen and the others would be so scared that their legs would go weak.

The scene was deathly silent; everyone remained silent.

Mr. Dongjing chuckled and said, "Master Gu, what you've said lacks both logic and evidence. I can only assume you're joking."

For a moment, everyone looked at Gu Mo.

Gu Mo slowly said, "Just now, I had a fight with the head manager and slashed him several times. He has quite a few knife wounds on his body..."

Mr. Dongjing said, "I wonder where those injuries you mentioned, Master Gu, are. I can prove my innocence in front of everyone right now. But I have lived an upright life, with clean hands and a clear conscience for decades. Why should I suffer this humiliation at my age? Master Gu, if you cannot find the injuries, what will you do?"

Gu Mo shook his head slightly, waved his hand, and said, "I didn't finish my sentence. Although I left a wound on the head manager, the head manager knows the Earth Killing Technique from the Seven Killing Techniques of Heavenly Abyss Returns to Silence. This unique skill can regenerate muscles and bones and has miraculous healing effects. Now, the wound is definitely not visible."

Mr. Dongjing chuckled and said, "So, is Master Gu trying to frame me? You say I'm the head manager, but you can't provide any evidence. You say the head manager is injured, but then you say the wound has healed. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Gu Mo continued, "I haven't finished speaking yet."

Mr. Dongjing: "..."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Gu Mo said, "Mr. Dongjing, didn't you ever think that your Wind and Thunder Technique is so fast that I couldn't possibly catch up with you? So why was I able to lock onto you so precisely?"

Because I possess something called the Star Pattern Shadow Tracking Slip, a masterpiece created by Old Madam Lin, one of the seven great martial arts families, also known as Master Qingye, whom I just mentioned. That Star Pattern Shadow Tracking Slip is the number one tracking weapon in the world today.

When I was wounding Manager Shang, my knife had a specially crafted star-patterned stone on it that dissolved upon contact with water. When I injured you, it seeped into your blood. That's why, no matter where you run, I can track you down and pinpoint your location.

"You think you can dispel my tracking methods with your protective aura? It's useless. What I'm using isn't outside, but inside your body. You can't dispel it. Hmm, I'll make a bet with you. If I can't remove the Star-Patterned Stone from your body, then I've wronged you, and I'll publicly commit suicide to atone for my sins. How about it?"

Mr. Dongjing's expression remained calm, revealing no emotion. He slowly said, "Very well, then please, Master Gu, demonstrate your skills."

Gu Mo nodded and said, "Then please don't resist, sir. I only need to lightly scratch your skin..."

As he spoke, Gu Mo picked up the Gouchen Demon Blade and walked toward Mr. Dongjing.

However, just as the two were about half a zhang apart,

Suddenly, Mr. Dongjing struck Gu Mo with his palm. In an instant, a crimson wave of fire, carrying the smell of burning, shot into the sky, as if the air had been ignited, turning into a rolling sea of ​​fire.

Wherever the heatwave passed, the ground bricks sizzled and cracked, revealing spiderweb-like patterns. The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur, and onlookers quickly retreated, fearing they would be burned by the scorching heat.

Gu Mo's expression was cold and stern. He let out a cold snort, and the Gouchen Demon Blade slashed out diagonally like a dragon emerging from the sea. The blade instantly turned red, unleashing an even more intense fiery blade aura. That blade aura resembled a giant crimson dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged towards the sea of ​​fire.

With a deafening roar, the fiery blade energy collided violently with Mr. Dongjing's palm strike, sparks flying everywhere and shockwaves spreading wildly in all directions. Houses within a radius of several feet were instantly charred, and branches and leaves turned into ashes and scattered in the air.

However, just as the wave of fire was split open, Mr. Dongjing smiled slightly at Gu Mo, and his body instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared from the spot.

Just as that wisp of green smoke vanished into thin air, a flash of cold light appeared on the horizon, and countless thin blades pierced through the air. These flying blades resembled a reversed Milky Way, a rainbow piercing the sun. These thin blades were colder than moonlight, sharper than frost and snow. They wove a silver net in mid-air, reflecting the setting moon, as if a corner of the Milky Way had been overturned, and shattered stars were falling to earth. Where the blades passed, even the clouds were slit, adorning the void with dazzling splendor.

In the void, the wisp of green smoke that was about to dissipate was instantly pierced by the flying blade. In an instant, blood blossomed like red plum blossoms, and the figure of Mr. Dongjing appeared, falling like a kite with a broken string. His moon-white robe was already riddled with holes, and his exposed skin was covered with fine blood holes, with poisonous blood mixed with fresh blood flowing down.

In their astonishment, everyone realized that Gu Chudong had somehow appeared on the eaves three zhang away, holding a black box in his arms. The box was three inches wide and one foot and five inches long. It made a soft sound as it opened and closed, like the breath of an old dragon that had been dormant for many years. It was the legendary fifth hidden weapon in the world, the Thousand-Mechanism Box.

"Good job!"

Gu Mo praised him highly. He had spent so much time talking to Mr. Dongjing to lower Mr. Dongjing's guard and give Gu Chudong an opportunity to find the right angle and position to break Mr. Dongjing's unpredictable lightness skill, Wind and Thunder.

Before Gu Mo's words of praise had even faded, he had already shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow. The Gouchen Demon Blade tore through the air with a piercing shriek, its blade gleaming with blood-red flames.

Before the blade even reached him, streaks of fiery blade energy arrived first. Wherever they passed, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the void. The flying sand and stones along the way were shredded into dust, and countless tiny stone chips were carried by the blade energy and swirled in the air. From a distance, it looked as if hundreds of blunt blades were shredding the air.

Mr. Dongjing's pupils suddenly contracted, his aura changed abruptly, and he floated up as lightly as a withered leaf in the wind, his clothes fluttering without wind, strangely brushing past the edge of the sword aura.

Gu Mo landed and spun around, his blade dancing wildly like a serpent. Each slash brought forth a crimson blade light over ten feet long, shattering bluestone and scattering sparks wherever it went, as if a demon from hell had appeared in the world.

"Formation!"

Just then, Commandant Chen You roared like thunder, his voice shaking the surrounding area. Soldiers around him sprang into action, their spears flashing with cold light as they weaved and intertwined in mysterious trajectories.

In an instant, the world seemed to be shrouded in invisible shackles, the air thick and sticky, and Gu Mo felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire, with every movement feeling as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Suddenly, the space between heaven and earth tightened, and an indescribable, invisible energy appeared, as if the air had solidified. Gu Mo instantly felt his body become heavier, and even more absurdly, his sword energy weakened instantly.

To be precise, it's not that the sword energy has weakened, but rather that it has been restricted. Originally, a casual slash could unleash dozens of sword energies, easily reaching several meters in distance, but now it only produces three to five, reaching a mere meter in distance, or even less.

He discovered that even his light-footed skills were limited; every time he leaped, he felt as if he were being pulled by a force of gravity.

Gu Mo immediately understood.

This is the legendary nemesis of masters, the unique fighting spirit of the army.

Battle aura is a very special thing, combining various mysterious elements such as formations, the laws of heaven and man, blood energy, and the general trend. The more people there are and the more elite the army, the stronger the battle aura becomes. Especially in the armies led by famous generals, the battle aura can even be so terrifying that it can materialize.

Since the advent of battle formations a thousand years ago, an era has begun in which the imperial dynasty completely dominates the martial arts world. No matter how powerful a martial arts master is, if they fall to the battlefield, they are very likely to be killed.

The battle formation suppressed martial arts masters to an extreme degree.

Whether they are masters of internal energy or practitioners of Qi cultivation, once they are entangled in battle formations, their strength will be restricted to varying degrees. In fact, on the battlefield of a national war, even a grandmaster will be suppressed to the point that his true Qi cannot leave his body.

Of course, Gu Mo couldn't be sure whether the rumor was true or false, but he was certain that battle qi did indeed have a suppressive effect on martial arts.

The mere presence of a few hundred ordinary county garrison troops was enough to make him feel very uncomfortable, let alone the real elite national troops, those with tens of thousands of men or iron cavalry.

Fortunately, while the battle aura of these hundreds of people did somewhat limit him, the effect was minimal, mainly due to the significant restriction on his lightness skill. However, this was actually a good thing for him, because at this moment, it was Mr. Dongjing, not him, who relied more on his lightness skill.

With Gu Chudong also lurking around with her Thousand Machine Box, Mr. Dongjing faces even greater limitations.

"Surround them!"

Just then, Chen You brandished his longsword and gave a command. The spearmen in the front row advanced like a wall, their spear tips forming a cold gleam in the sunlight.

Gu Mo felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his shoulders with every zhang he got closer, and even his breathing seemed to be suppressed.

Mr. Dongjing was already seriously injured, and now, as the encirclement continued to shrink, he felt the pressure increase even more.

As Gu Mo slashed down, Mr. Dongjing's eyes hardened, and he suddenly sprang up, gripping the blade of the Gouchen Demon Blade with both hands like iron clamps.

The demonic blade shattered inch by inch in his palm, the broken pieces striking the mountain-killing aura flowing around him like a rain of bullets, producing a crisp, metallic clang and scattering sparks.

"Roar"

Mr. Dongjing suddenly roared, his white hair, stained with blood, flying wildly.

He was in a terrible state, covered in poisonous blood, but the effects of the Mountain Killing Mantra made him impervious to blades and spears. The fragments of the Gouchen Demon Blade struck him relentlessly but failed to break through his protective aura. His eyes were calm as he said, "Gu Mo, I am disgraced and trapped in a deadly predicament today, but whether this is only my deadly predicament remains to be seen..."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Let's see if you're destined to die!"

As soon as the words are finished,

Mr. Dongjing allowed the blade of the Gouchen Demon Blade to pierce through his Mountain Killing Qi and cut his skin. He spread his hands, and streams of energy shot into the sky. He roared to the heavens:

"Thunder Lord, help me!"

Before the words were finished, a fierce wind howled and swept up sand and gravel, obscuring the sky and the sun.

Mr. Dongjing's palms flashed with lightning, quickly merging into a ball of light that shot into the sky. It broke free from the shackles of battle energy, flew into the clouds, and transformed into a thick pillar of lightning that descended from the void, tearing apart the battle energy shackles that enveloped the battlefield.

The instant the lightning disappeared into the clouds, the world seemed to have been turned upside down like an overturned inkwell, suddenly becoming as dark as night. Dark clouds surged and raged, and large raindrops pounded on the armored soldiers' helmets. Rainwater dripping from Gu Mo's hair mixed with blood droplets, forming a winding, blood-red stream on the ground.

"Hahahaha..."

Mr. Dongjing looked up at the sky, letting the torrential rain wash away the bloodstains on his face. Suddenly, he burst into laughter, a laugh filled with madness and ecstasy.

He raised his withered hand towards the sky, and large raindrops suddenly hovered in mid-air, gleaming with a cold, icy light. In an instant, the frozen raindrops exploded with a deafening roar, transforming into towering waves, their crests carrying the force of thunder, like the gaping maw of an ancient beast, rushing wildly towards the surrounding soldiers.

Wherever the giant wave passed, the air emitted a piercing shriek, and the ground trembled violently.

Before the spearmen in the front ranks could react, they were struck hard by the waves, flying backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily against the city wall with a dull thud. The battle formation was instantly shattered, and the soldiers struggled desperately in the waves, but were as insignificant as ants, swallowed up by the surging waves in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, several waterspouts as thick as buckets rose from the ground, coiling around Mr. Dongjing and propelling him into the sky. Lightning flashed within the waterspouts, accompanied by howling winds, resembling several water dragons soaring into the air, their power terrifying. Mr. Dongjing stood atop the waterspouts, his robes fluttering in the wind, appearing like a demon god who controlled the storm.

Gu Mo roared, wildly brandishing the Gouchen Demon Blade. Its blade energy pierced the sun like a rainbow, slashing towards the waterspout. However, the blade energy struck the swirling water curtain, vanishing without a trace, like a mud ox entering the sea, only splashing up large sprays of water before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The face of Mr. Dongjing in the waterspout gradually calmed down, but the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and the lightning danced wildly like silver snakes. He said calmly, "Gu Mo, to be honest, I have been half-human and half-ghost my whole life in order to complete my mission, and I am almost there."

I never imagined that after surviving so many great calamities, this time I would be exposed for doing something small. I was hit by the Thousand Machine Box and the poison has reached my heart. I am doomed to die. I also want to die with some dignity.

but……"

He pointed to the sky and said, "Heaven, you want me to drag you down with me... to die together!"

(End of this chapter)