It all started with one person becoming a shaman, but the Stand user...

The final punch landed squarely on the chest of the half-man, half-bull monster!

That enormous body was actually blasted back several steps by him!

Qinghe Miao steadied himself, exhaled a long breath of stale air, glanced at his fist, and laughed loudly:

Come on.

……

"Where did this monster come from? It's incredibly powerful."

In a secluded Taoist temple some distance away, the Taoist Master Zuo sat cross-legged, with incense smoke swirling and talismans fluttering on the altar in front of him.

He sensed the situation on the battlefield through a secret technique, his expression grave.

But soon, that solemnity turned into greedy joy:

"But it seems... his cultivation level isn't high, and there's not much magic power in his moves. Is he exceptionally gifted? He's practically perfect material for corpse refining. Hmph! Then let's give it a try."

A sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He formed hand seals and chanted incantations as his magical power surged forth!

The flickering candlelight inside the temple swayed accordingly.

Chapter 123 Evidence

Sizzle—!!!

With the instigation of the Left Taoist, on the construction site battlefield far away between the unfinished buildings, half of the half-human, half-bull monster's body suddenly expanded and exploded again!

The skin burst open like fireworks, or like some sleeping beast awakening completely.

Beneath the seemingly battered body lurks endless danger.

The monster's strength suddenly increased.

As he swung his right arm, sharp bone spurs suddenly shot out from his arm, like the claws of a demon crawling out of hell, and slammed fiercely at Qing Hemiao!

Qinghe Miao swung the staff in his hand, which was now only half intact, and blocked the attack with a horizontal strike!

Boom!

The sound, like a bomb exploding, shook the surrounding area!

Instead, the half-human, half-bull monster tumbled to the ground and was slammed into the earth by the immense force, its feet creating spiderweb-like cracks in the ground!

Its body was covered in blood from numerous wounds.

Although it is only temporary.

It turns out that at the critical moment, Qinghe Miao once again enhanced the level of his Stand [Spicy Red Hot Chili], stabilizing his body!

Seeing that Qinghe Miao was unharmed, there was still a continuous stream of magical power being transmitted from the distant temple.

Monster regeneration ability activated!

His wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he suddenly leaped up, delivering a violent punch to Qing Hemiao from mid-air in an instant.

The wind arrives before the fist!

A powerful gust of wind, as if it were real, pressed down on Qing Hemiao.

Unfortunately, the half-human, half-bull monster had to dodge the punch halfway through its trajectory.

A deep trench was silently and instantly carved out of the ground a meter in diameter in front of him, as if some invisible round object had rolled over and shaved off a layer of the ground out of thin air!

The Taoist priest behind him keenly sensed this scene, his pupils constricting slightly, quite wary!

The half-human, half-bull monster had to keep dodging.

Until he passed a sand pile, he grabbed a handful of sand and threw it up.

These things are everywhere around the unfinished building.

By observing the movement of the sand, the size and trajectory of the "invisible object" were roughly determined.

Now that's easy, we can easily dodge it.

But in the instant the half-human, half-bull monster dodged, it forgot that Qinghe Miao was right behind it!

His body sprang up from the blind spot beneath the half-man, half-bull monster, his legs like two shooting stars, kicking wildly at the minotaur!

Bang—thud—clang—!!

His feet collided with the minotaur's body, producing a metallic clang!

That was the force enough to shatter rocks, and the direct collision between it and a body strong enough to withstand swords!

Amidst the fierce impact, mud and sand on the ground were pushed outwards like ocean waves!

The billowing smoke and dust obscured everything, concealing the fierce battle between the man and the monster!

All that could be heard was the dense, drum-like pounding of objects, and the occasional burst of angry roars!

"With the divine power unleashed, all demons vanquished!!!"

A loud shout dispersed the billowing dust!

Wang Xiaoer suddenly stood up!

His aura surged forth, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, its edge fully revealed!

He held a greatsword made entirely of pure essence, as big as a door panel, with golden light flowing across its blade, exuding a majestic aura!

He shouted:

"Qinghe Miao, get out of the way! Leave the rest to me... Uh?"

When he opened his eyes and saw the scene before him, he was stunned.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

A huge, half-body figure slid backward, plowing deep marks into the ground before crashing down into a pile of broken rubble.

His body was riddled with countless broken clubs and twisted steel bars.

Before killing it, its mobility and regeneration abilities were firmly restricted.

It was that half-man, half-bull monster.

On its body, a shoe with its toes sticking out was stepping on the rest of its chest.

Qinghe Miao held the staff, now only the last piece remaining, and looked down at the corpse of the level 40+ monster below with an imposing aura.

He turned his head, looked at Wang Xiaoer, and asked in confusion:

"What did you just say?"

Wang Xiaoer:

"..."

He still held the greatsword of spiritual energy aloft, somewhat embarrassed. After a long pause, he finally spoke, sounding dejected:

"Damn... if you could solve this, you should have said so earlier! Why were you watching me play the second quarter? It's exhausting."

"You can open two gates, but I'm not allowed to open the Eight Gates Formation?"

Qinghe Miao rolled her eyes and pointed with the broken stick at the half-corpse on the ground, which was gradually reverting to the shape of an ordinary male walking corpse:

"Stop talking nonsense. Can't you see that my double-headed carved eyebrow-length staff is already discounted, and there's only a little bit left? The shoes are even coming undone."

It is evident that there is a difference between mere physical strength and genuine cultivation in combat.

At least their clothes were protected by Qi; I've never seen any senior masters fight naked.

The same applies to weapons.

If the true qi is insufficient, one can only rely on the quality of the weapon itself.

Speaking of which, his last experience testing the full power of the Stand [Red Hot Chili Pepper] on the mountain was even worse.

After running at lightning speed, all that was left on my body was a leaf I had just picked up.

Wang Xiaoer then came to his senses, sheathed his Qi Greatsword, took a few steps closer, and looked at it more closely. He then rubbed his head in distress.

you do not say.

The stick, which was originally as long as my eyebrows, is now less than the size of two palms, like a doorknob.

The shoes were just scraps of leather stuck to his feet, and the socks inside were stained with blood.

"So what do we do next?"

Wang Xiaoer looked at the incomplete corpse on the ground, scratched his head, and looked puzzled.

Half of the body was destroyed by Qingmiao using some unknown means, causing the remaining part to be unable to contain the yin energy and to scatter and drift away.

Where can we find clues about the person behind the scenes?

Tonight's work was a complete waste of time.

"I can only go back and do a divination to report to the bull team."

Qinghe Miao shrugged:

"I just don't know if he admits it or not."

There is no way.

Monsters that are level 40 or higher are hard to find, especially those that are completely unskilled.

He figured it out during the fight just now.

This reincarnation technique can only strengthen the body with yin energy; it cannot be used for Taoist arts, Taoist magic, martial arts, or anything like that.

Otherwise, a normal cultivator at level 40 or above would try to escape even if they couldn't win.

And then, his Stand, [Subspace Miasma], which he had just put away, devoured half of the body.

The kill reward notification from the system caused his experience bar, which had just been upgraded, to surge dramatically.

evidence?

nonexistent.

But clues are possible.

……

Afterwards.

Under the watchful eyes of the cattle team and a group of constables, Qinghe Miao took out a few more Tang Dynasty copper coins and put on a serious performance.

This time there were twelve coins in total. The coins fell to the ground, and the patterns on them became visible.

He shook the coins several times, stared at them for a moment, then calculated with his fingers before slowly speaking:

"The Taoist Master".

Three words.

The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment.

"His real name is Huang Yizuo. He was adopted by an old Taoist priest from a young age and taught orthodox magic. However, he was wicked and chose to kill his master and betray his sect."

Qinghe Miao pointed to the remains of the walking corpse on the ground and continued, his tone as certain as if he had seen it with his own eyes:

"Now I control the zombie to absorb the essence and spirit of people, and then he refines it for my own cultivation."

The coach frowned as he listened.

He is willing to believe.

The problem is, there isn't a single witness in this case.

Even the perpetrator, who was both the victim and the killer, is gone, or rather, he's been gone for a long time.

When committing a crime, he is a corpse.

Even if someone is still able to move around, they cannot be used as a witness.

It's more like evidence.