Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

The red mist was a mixture of several extremely pungent drugs, which complemented each other. Although its lethality was not strong, it did manage to delay Yuwen Chengdu for a short time.

Yuwen Chengdu couldn't open his eyes, and even his mouth and nose were tightly closed, so the sound came out as a muffled groan.

Qin Shubao and his men took the opportunity to escape.

In the distance, Lin Zhu absorbed the wisp of red mist, and after sensing it for a while, he laughed and said, "Being able to combine blood and evil energy with medicine to create such a hidden weapon, Qi Guoyuan is not entirely useless."

The red mist only affected Yuwen Chengdu for a few dozen breaths. Once he recovered, he immediately ordered his men to give chase.

Upon reaching Xuanwu Street, Qin Shubao and his men were eventually surrounded by pursuers before they could escape.

Yuwen Chengdu followed, saying, "Let's see where you can run to now!"

Just as they were about to close the net, a loud shout came from a rooftop on the street: "Yuwen Chengdu, look at the magic weapon!"

But Xiong Kuohai, with effortless ease, somehow produced a stone lion carved from basalt and hurled it at Yuwen Chengdu.

Judging from the weight of the stone lion and the force with which Xiong Kuohai threw it, it posed absolutely no threat to Yuwen Chengdu.

Lin Zhu, hidden in the shadows, cast a spell, the Mountain Stacking Technique, which added the weight of a mountain onto the stone lion.

Originally, Yuwen Chengdu intended to use his Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd to block the attack.

But sensing the danger, he reacted quickly, leaping off his horse and dodging it.

Even in Daxing City, which was shrouded in auspicious energy, the area within dozens of miles centered on the stone lion trembled three times at this moment.

Xiong Kuohai was a little confused. 'Has my strength increased again? I don't feel it!'

Yuwen Chengdu looked up at Xiong Kuohai and said, "I underestimated you."

Xiong Kuohai roared again, "Yuwen Chengdu, take this!"

With a single blow, the battle spirit manifested, transforming into a giant bear with a body entirely of purple-gold color, slamming its paws against the earth.

Yuwen Chengdu did not dodge. He raised his Phoenix Winged Gold Halberd and let out a phoenix cry, manifesting the Three-Eyed Thunder General, the War Soul.

Then there was a crackling sound, and Xiong Kuohai was also sent flying.

Unlike Qin Shubao, who instantly lost his ability to resist.

But my hands were also a little numb.

Chapter 912 Golden Light in the Dark

The ground beneath Yuwen Chengdu's feet cracked, forming spiderweb-like patterns, and sank a full foot.

He looked at Xiong Kuohai in the distance and snorted coldly, "Your strength is still far from sufficient!"

"Damn it!" Xiong Kuohai thought his strength had increased greatly, but he didn't expect it to be just an illusion. He then attacked again, wielding the Hai Chong Yuan Staff, which transformed into a series of staff shadows, each move powerful and heavy.

Yuwen Chengdu defended himself with only one hand, appearing completely relaxed.

After more than forty moves, he coldly said, "Is this all you've got?"

The phoenix-winged gilded halberd struck again, sounding like the cry of a thunderbird.

Xiong Kuohai tried to block with his stick, but he couldn't stop it and was sent flying again.

This time, he almost couldn't hold onto the stick.

Seeing that even Xiong Kuohai had been defeated, Qi Guoyuan thought to himself, "This time, I, Qi Guoyuan, am going to die in Daxing City."

Then Yuwen Chengdu said coldly, "Kill them, regardless of whether they live or die."

The soldiers immediately formed a battle formation, surrounding Qin Shubao, Xiong Kuohai, and their group, turning them into a large net, ready to capture them.

Qin Shubao decisively said, "Charge out." He had recovered his strength; he had only been shocked internally by Yuwen Chengdu, but had now regained a lot of his strength.

Xiong Kuohai also took the lead. He was stronger than Qin Shubao, and his recovery ability was even greater.

He brandished his stick, ready to break through the formation.

Yuwen Chengdu let out another cold snort, soaring into the sky, "Die!"

The gilded phoenix-winged halberd thrust straight forward, its bloodthirsty aura transforming into arcs of electricity, forming a crimson-gold phoenix that swooped down upon the crowd.

After this attack, Qin Shubao and the others probably won't survive.

Lin Zhu remained hidden in the shadows and did not make a move.

Judging from their vital energy levels, it's not time for them to die yet.

Lin Zhu thought that there should be someone protecting these people in secret, so he looked around.

A hundred miles away, a group of bald men holding alms bowls were watching Qin Shubao.

Then Buddha's light appeared and blessed Xiong Kuohai.

Xiong Kuohai suddenly felt a surge of power within him, and facing Yuwen Chengdu, he let out a roar.

The bear's roar was deafening, not only scattering the Crimson Phoenix but also dispersing the swarming soldiers.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Shubao quickly lifted the exhausted Xiong Kuohai and fled north.

Yuwen Cheng did not pursue them, but looked in the direction from which the golden light had come, "So it was you who were causing trouble in the dark."

He rushed over, but the bald men had already disappeared.

Lin Zhu chuckled, "Those people from Ling Mountain do have some tricks up their sleeves. Using bloodthirsty energy as a price—sacrificing lifespan but not merit?"

With this blessing, eight out of the eighteen people in the group have already passed away and are about to be reincarnated.

All eight who passed away were Buddhist practitioners at the Anāgama level, whose cultivation was below the Law Realm.

The Buddha attained the first stage of enlightenment, Stream-enterer (Sotaka-gami), the second stage, Once-enterer (Saka-gami), and the third stage, Anagami (Anagami).

The Four Fruits are the Golden-Bodied Arhats, equivalent to the Law Realm.

Then comes the Bodhisattva stage, with the upper limit being the Guanyin Primordial Realm and the lower limit being the Law Realm II.

Finally, there is the Buddhahood, and the lower limit is the Three Realms of Law.

'Indeed, Buddhist practitioners who haven't reached the Arhat stage are just consumables in the West.'

Lin Zhu shook her head as she looked at it.

Fortunately, Buddhist practitioners have some methods, such as reincarnation and cultivation, and they can basically return to their previous life's cultivation level. Some can even comprehend the universe in reincarnation and advance their cultivation level further.

Some who are stuck at the bottleneck of the Law Realm and cannot move forward will also actively go into reincarnation.

For example, the Arhat who subdued the dragon later became the Venerable Auspicious Dragon after reincarnation, and his strength increased by leaps and bounds.

The inner city of Daxing City is very large; it would take a long time to get out of the city on foot alone.

Xiong Kuohai's roar attracted even more soldiers from Daxing City.

Qin Shubao immediately shouted, "Bodang, transform your blood and qi into a horse and escape!"

Wang Bodang's body surged with blood energy, transforming into a precious horse.

Xiong Kuohai also regained some strength, and a crimson horse also appeared between his legs.

Six men and three horses galloped out of the city.

After leaving the city, the group felt something was amiss.

Wang Bodang said, "It's really strange. In Daxing City, the two of us on one horse are actually faster than the usual one person on one horse."

"I feel the same way," Qin Shubao nodded in agreement.

Xiong Kuohai said, "There must have been a master's help. When I was exhausted, a power involuntarily arose within me. Also, the force with which the stone lion hit the ground when I threw it was a bit off."

Wang Bodang looked around and said, "I wonder which expert this is."

"Stop looking, it's me." Lin Zhu revealed himself, still wearing a mask.

Qi Guoyuan looked at him and said, "You're so secretive and indecisive."

"Guoyuan," Qin Shubao said softly, then clasped his hands in thanks to Lin Zhu, "Thank you for your help, righteous man."

Xiong Kuohai and the other four also bowed to Lin Zhu in thanks.

Lin Zhu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. I only helped you twice. I didn't help you the other time."

"That was a life-saving grace. If my benefactor ever needs our help in the future, Xiong Kuohai will not hesitate to do so." He patted his chest, making a loud thud.

"Me too."

Qin Shubao alone represents the five of them.

Lin Zhu shook his head. "If you want to help me, your strength is still a bit lacking. You can't even beat Yuwen Chengdu."

As he spoke, he tossed two jade bottles to Qin Shubao and Xiong Kuohai respectively, saying, "The pills inside can help you break through to the War God Realm. In return, you will have to hunt down as many War King-level Blood Beasts for me as there are pills inside. It's a fair trade, how about it?"

Qin Shubao and Xiong Kuohai reached out and caught it.

Qi Guoyuan objected, asking, "Why aren't the four of us included?"

"You guys?" Lin Zhu shook his head. "Eat if you're not afraid of dying, but don't stuff yourself to burst."

Qi Guoyuan shouted, "Is this still poison?"

"What is a great tonic for Qin Shubao and Xiong Kuohai is poison for you. Don't you know your own limitations?"

Lin Zhu's mouth was a bit sharp today, just like Lin Beiwang's.

Qi Guoyuan was taken aback, opened his mouth, but couldn't refute it.

He's really bad at this!

Xiong Kuohai asked, "Can this thing really help us improve our strength?"

"Why don't you eat one right here and see? I just don't know if you dare," Lin Zhu provoked him.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Xiong Kuohai, this brute, opened the medicine bottle and was about to swallow the pills inside in one gulp.

"Wait!" Qin Qiong stopped him, saying, "Brother Xiong, let me try first."

As he spoke, he pulled the cork off the bottle with his other hand, but unlike Xiong Kuohai, he was not reckless and only ate one.

The moment the Four-Turn Dragon-Tiger Blood Qi Pill entered his stomach, his yellow face instantly turned red, and his blood qi burned throughout his body.

The Golden Lion Battle Spirit manifested, surrounded by burning blood flames.

Qin Shubao involuntarily began to brandish his double maces, which danced like dragons. Then, he suddenly released them, and the two dragons sprang forth, intertwining with each other.