Dragon-Marked War God

So many Late Hierarch experts had just been turned into cannon fodder. That Jiang Chen was not trembling with fear right now had already surprised Lan Mao quite a bit. After all, his strength was the weakest here, along with Tianyin the Enlightened.

Jiang Chen could not be bothered with Lan Mao either. All he wanted right now was to find the monk as soon as possible. Whether these people lived or died had nothing to do with him. But if they threatened the monk, then it would have to be a fight to the death.

“Amitabha. May Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva protect us.”

Yuan Qing, Yuan De and Yuan Bao also looked solemn as they knelt down and bowed deeply, paying their greatest respects to the Bodhisattva.

“The divine hall of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is different from the others. I hope nothing unexpected happens.”

Xuanyuan Yumo also said gravely.

Goddess Luo and Luo Binwang exchanged a glance, and both nodded silently. If they did not go in and take a look now, they would probably regret it greatly.

Everyone was full of hope for the divine hall of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. It was the most important divine hall they had encountered since entering the illusory realm of the Great Thunderclap Temple. If they did not find out what was inside, every one of them would feel extremely unwilling. Yuan Qing, Yuan De and Yuan Bao, the three eminent monks of Zhongsheng Temple, took the lead and stood at the front. They stepped across the void and walked straight into the divine hall of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

As soon as they entered the pitch-black divine hall, it lit up brightly with burning torches. Inside the divine hall, Arhats with ferocious faces, each holding a wolf-fang mace, stood on either side. But on the main platform in the very center, the face of the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva could not be seen clearly at all.

“What a terrifying wolf-fang mace. Haha, that’s definitely at the level of a Primal Origin Treasure.”

Jiang Chen’s gaze landed on the hands of the faceless statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, where there was an enormous wolf-fang mace glinting with black light. Its terrifying, ferocious aura made everyone’s hearts tremble with fear.

“I’ll take this wolf-fang mace.”

An expert of the Battle God Clan stepped forward and went straight for the wolf-fang mace. Two people from the Xuanyuan Family were not to be outdone and charged at it as well. At this moment, the expert of the Battle God Clan knocked the enormous wolf-fang mace down with a palm. But the instant the wolf-fang mace fell, all three of them were struck by it. At that moment, the three of them died almost instantly. The falling wolf-fang mace crushed all three of them to death. They died a horrible death. The scene was shocking and bloody, and it did not even give them the slightest chance to cry out.

“This… this is too terrifying, isn’t it?”

Someone said with a deathly pale face. With three more dead, their numbers had dropped again. Dou Bai and Dou Tianhuang both turned serious and no longer underestimated the divine hall of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Dou Bai, who had been so dismissive at first, also began to be cautious.

“Amitabha! May the Buddha forgive us. Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. They even wanted to take Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s things. How could that not anger Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?”

Yuan Qing sighed, his face extremely grave. For disciples of the Buddha like them, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was one of the Bodhisattvas they worshipped. By the time he wanted to stop those three experts, it had already been too late. The falling wolf-fang mace had become their instrument of death.

“I’m afraid this wolf-fang mace isn’t simple. Let me give it a try.”

Dou Bai stepped forward and reached out for the wolf-fang mace. At that moment, he gripped the wolf-fang mace and lifted it up. The wolf-fang mace quickly shrank in his hand, but its weight was a bit too much for Dou Bai. He could not lift it with one hand at all.

“It’s definitely a Primal Origin Treasure. Otherwise, it couldn’t possibly be this powerful!”

There was a cold look on Xuanyuan Yumo’s face as well. He had his eye on this wolf-fang mace too.

“How can you keep a good thing like this all to yourself? Hmph.”

Xuanyuan Yumo said, staring at Dou Bai.

“Benefactor Dou, this wolf-fang mace belongs to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. I hope you will return it. Otherwise, don’t blame this young monk for taking action personally to retrieve the divine weapon for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.”

Yuan De the Enlightened and the other two glared angrily.

“Those three just now have already been punished by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Must Benefactor Dou really take Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s things?”

Yuan Bao the Enlightened frowned deeply. They were ready to act at any moment. This time it was Dou Bai whose face looked a bit awkward. These three were actually so troublesome. If they wanted the wolf-fang mace in his hand, they should just say so. Instead they put on such a high-sounding front, even saying it was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s will. It was truly detestable.

“To put it bluntly, you just want the wolf-fang mace in my hand, don’t you? Why make it sound so righteous?”

Dou Bai said with a sneer.

“Benefactor Dou, we don’t want the divine weapon in your hand. It belongs to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. We need to take it back to Zhongsheng Temple to enshrine it. In our Zhongsheng Temple, there is also a divine hall dedicated to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. If this wolf-fang divine weapon were destroyed here and vanished without a trace, it would be a great loss for the Buddhist faith. I hope Benefactor Dou will be so kind as to let it go.”

Yuan Qing the Enlightened said calmly, but in an extremely firm tone, without the slightest intention of backing down.

“For all your flowery words, isn’t it still the same in the end? You just want this wolf-fang mace.”

Dou Bai’s face was dark.

“Benefactor Dou, you’ve misunderstood. We only want to bring it back to Zhongsheng Temple to enshrine it.”

Yuan De the Enlightened continued.

Dou Bai clenched his teeth. He wanted to fight, but he knew that with his strength, he could not possibly defeat these three. Although Dou Tianhuang had reached the Late Hierarch Realm, he would not make a decisive difference in a fierce battle between Half-step Divine Emperors.

One against three, Dou Bai was not confident.

“Fine. This wolf-fang mace should belong to the Buddhists anyway. I’ll hand it over to the three of you for safekeeping. I hope the three of you will remember this.”

Dou Bai was at least sensible about the situation. He knew that falling out completely with the three from Zhongsheng Temple now would be a poor move. This wolf-fang mace was a fine treasure, but the price he would have to pay to get it might be more than he could bear. They had only just come in here. There might be even more important treasures ahead, who could say.

Dou Bai tossed the wolf-fang mace to Yuan Qing the Enlightened. Yuan Qing the Enlightened’s hands sank under the weight, and his face turned grave.

“Amitabha. Thank you, Benefactor Dou. Benefactor Dou understands the greater good. Zhongsheng Temple will be forever grateful.”

Yuan De the Enlightened thanked him. At this moment, however, Dou Bai’s face had turned livid with rage. Grateful my ass! You three old bald donkeys are just bullying others with your power. If I were strong enough, why would I need to be afraid of you three? If I were a Divine Emperor, even if you had ten times the guts, you wouldn’t dare to ask me for this wolf-fang mace.

But the situation was not in his favor, so he had no choice at all.

Xuanyuan Yumo was also so angry his teeth itched. Snatching it from Dou Bai’s hands would have been easy, but with it in the hands of the three from Zhongsheng Temple, the wolf-fang mace would not be so easy to take.

Neither the God Luo Clan nor the Mu Clan chose to join the scramble. After all, at a time like this, their lives could be in danger at any moment. The wolf-fang mace was a good thing, but if it came to a fight, it would really not be worth it. Their targets were the Reincarnated Living Buddha and the God Suppressing Monument.

The moment Yuan Qing the Enlightened put away the wolf-fang mace, the entire hall began to shake nonstop, as if it might collapse at any moment. And those ferocious, terrifying Arhats also slowly began to move at this moment.