Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

When Chen Hengyi saw Li Ruonan's neck, which resembled a fountain of insects, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

It's not fear of the Great Black Buddha Mother, but disgust.

The air was filled with the metallic smell of blood and the stench of insects.

A large clump of blood, mixed with the blood of caterpillars, flew to Chen Hengyi's feet.

Chen Hengyi frowned and crushed the wriggling insects with his foot.

With a flick of the spear tip, the flames blazed like a dragon, instantly sizzling as they burned the filth on the ground.

"It really is an evil spirit, utterly disgusting!"

He brandished his golden spear, the crimson tassels of which formed a protective shield, keeping the insects away from him.

As soon as a large number of insects appeared, they made a popping sound, and the dense sounds faintly formed a phrase in Hokkien.

"Buddha rests in one place, mind is without..."

It means that fortune and misfortune are interdependent, life and death are predetermined, curses are shared, and names are offered.

Chen Hengyi suddenly felt a chill in his chest, as if he had stepped into the dead of winter.

And my throat is itchy, as if I'm about to cough something up.

The next second, the internal fire surged, resisting these abnormalities within the body.

He was startled, realizing he was cursed, but he hadn't even revealed his name, so why was the Great Black Buddha Mother...?

But suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Chen Hengyi.

Whether it's a person's birth date and time or their real name, they are essentially a medium that allows both parties to establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

Over the past six years, the Great Black Buddha Mother has perhaps inflicted more on Li Ruonan than he imagined.

He killed Li Ruonan, perhaps a certain causal relationship was achieved?

Li Ruonan's corpse was still trembling violently, and the black blood seemed endless.

The twisted insects surged in like waves, and Chen Hengyi's lips twitched.

But his mind remained calm, and Chen Hengyi took out the yellow talisman given to him by Master Aqing.

Bang!

The yellow talisman ignited and was thrown into the air. Wherever it went, the countless swarms of insects disappeared, but they reappeared after the flame passed.

Illusion!

Chen Hengyi darted forward and stepped into the sea of ​​insects, his golden spear following the flames.

Chen Hengyi could feel the insects wriggling on his body with perfect clarity, the itching caused by the whips brushing against his skin, and the foul-smelling pus bursting on his body.

Everything felt incredibly real, and the voice of "Buddha rests in one, mind is without..." still echoed in his mind, urging Chen Hengyi to speak his true name.

He was only a few steps away from Li Ruonan's body, but at this moment it seemed very far away.

The yellow talisman went out, and the sea of ​​insects instantly submerged his chest.

"Supreme Lord of the Stars, ever responsive. Expelling evil and binding demons, protecting life and body. Wisdom clear and bright, mind at peace. The three souls eternal, the vital spirit without loss or decline. So be it!"

Chen Hengyi silently recited the Pure Heart Mantra, his mind becoming as clear as a blue sky, unmoved by the sea of ​​insects before him.

Suddenly his foot stepped on something soft...it was a hand!

Without hesitation, Chen Hengyi opened his mouth and spat out the last of the Playful Fire within his body, which transformed into a fire snake that coiled around the golden spear.

Pfft!

The golden spear thrust downwards.

"Ah—" A high-pitched and piercing scream rang out in the forest.

The swarm of insects vanished, as if nothing had happened.

But when Chen Hengyi looked down, he saw that Li Ruonan's corpse had changed its appearance.

Her chest burst open, her ribs and flesh splitting into eight petals, resembling the eight-treasure lotus flower in Buddhism.

Inside the lotus flower was a green caterpillar as thick as an arm, and the golden spear was piercing its head.

What he stepped on wasn't his arm, but the insect's tail...

"You filthy bitch!"

Chen Hengyi gritted his teeth, twisted the Demon-Subduing Golden Spear sharply, and flames began to burn.

A hissing sound filled the air, like the stench of a rotting dead pig spreading. Chen Hengyi held his breath and continued to exert his strength.

A moment later, the flames were exhausted, and only a human-shaped mass of black ashes remained on the ground.

Li Ruonan was definitely dead this time, but Chen Hengyi was still worried. He trembled as he poured out the incense ash that Master Aqing had given him.

Then I mixed them together with my feet.

A cool mountain breeze blew by, scattering ashes and incense ash all over the sky, blending into the mountains.

Only then did Chen Hengyi, his legs trembling, use the golden spear as a crutch to walk into the car.

"Oh no, oh no, this time there really isn't a single drop left!"

Chen Hengyi could sense that the flames were only a tiny spark. At this moment, he was no different from an ordinary person, or even an ordinary person who was still recovering from a serious illness!

Finally reaching the driver's seat, Chen Hengyi looked in the mirror and was greeted by a face that resembled a skull.

His skin was loose and sagging, like an old man's.

When Chen Hengyi rolled his eyes, the whites of his eyes were also covered with blood vessels.

"This is the appearance of someone whose energy is completely depleted, both internally and externally... It seems they were truly drained just now."

Fortunately, [Qi Absorption and Rejuvenation] was working overtime to repair his body.

Chen Hengyi rested for half an hour and finally stopped panting, but he still felt somewhat weak.

We drove back to Zhoucang Temple.

When Ah Qing and his wife saw Chen Hengyi, who looked as withered as a ghost, they were immediately startled.

Master Qing exclaimed in Hokkien, "Good heavens! Are you going to fight Yama, the King of Hell, for your life?"

Chen Hengyi waved his hand and said calmly, "It's not a big problem, I'll be fine after a night's rest."

"That Li Ruonan?"

"He's dead."

Chen Heng entered Zhoucang Temple, and the two men wanted to help him up, but Chen Hengyi said he didn't need it.

But just as Chen Hengyi stepped inside, he suddenly felt a pain in his calf and almost stumbled and fell.

A hissing sound rang out in the quiet Zhoucang Temple. Everyone looked up and saw a wisp of blue smoke rising from the cuffs of trousers.

When Chen Hengyi opened it up, he immediately saw a bloody, mangled wound on the calf, as if it had been bitten off by a chrysanthemum and then splashed with sulfur.

"this....."

Chen Hengyi had specifically checked it beforehand, but there was no such wound. It looked like it had been bitten by that big worm.

Master Qing's expression turned serious: "Oh no, you've been targeted by that evil spirit!"

Master Qing sighed, "These demons and monsters are the most insidious. Luckily, Master Zhou is here, otherwise this thing might have eaten you!"

As he spoke, Master Aqing bowed to the statue of Zhou Cang.

Chen Hengyi quickly followed suit, thanking Zhou Cang: "Thank you, Master Zhou!"

Sister-in-law Aqing brought over a bowl of talisman water and sprinkled a small pinch of incense ash from the incense burner.

"Here, drink it."

Chen Hengyi was very obedient; he took it and drank it all in one gulp.

As soon as the talisman water entered his stomach, Chen Hengyi immediately felt the fire within his body boiling, as if it had been injected with gasoline.

Immediately afterwards, the fire energy circulated rapidly throughout his body for one full cycle.

Then Chen Hengyi discovered that something inside his body seemed to be driven by the fire to the wound on his foot.

Sizzle~

Black blood began to spurt from the wound on Chen Hengyi's calf. The black blood made a sizzling sound as it fell to the ground, and emitted white smoke, like sulfuric acid.

Mr. and Mrs. Aqing were also watching, their brows furrowed.

Half a minute has passed, and the black blood is still oozing!

Upon seeing this, Chen Hengyi couldn't help but curse angrily, "Damn the Great Black Buddha Mother, how many curses has she placed on me?!"

After a while, the black blood finally stopped flowing, but the wound was still pitted and grotesque.

Master Qing squatted down and scraped the flesh with a knife, then immediately said, "This flesh is rotten; you need to go to the hospital."

Do I need to go to the hospital?

Chen Hengyi has his own "Qi Absorption and Rejuvenation" ability, so he doesn't need to waste medical resources.

"No need, I can do it myself."

Why waste time fighting against evil spirits? It's better to avoid trouble.

He casually took Ah Qing's knife and started scraping it directly onto his leg.

Seeing him like this, Sister-in-law Qing immediately shouted, "What are you doing? You..."

Master Qing was startled: "You child, how could you do such a thing?"

And it seemed that the statue of Zhou Cang on the altar was also looking at Chen Hengyi with shining eyes.