Chapter 100
Chapter 100
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: In the Next Life, I Will Surely Kill You!
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"Refuge, my ass!"
As he spoke, Lu Yang had already reached the center of the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain. A savage grin appeared on his face as he clawed at the earth's veins below.
*Rumble!*
In an instant, the heavens and earth shook. An intensely dense stream of Yin Qi surged out from the earth's veins, transforming into a boundless, murky river that hung in the sky.
[Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi]!
This baleful qi, originally hidden deep within the earth's veins of Skull Mountain, was now forcibly extracted by Lu Yang, instantly triggering a massive earthquake both inside and outside the mountain!
The murky river then descended from the sky, engulfing Lu Yang. The sparks of the [Blazing Fire Dragon]'s fiery qi on his body were instantly extinguished. The Dragon-Subduing Arhat's eyebrows twitched, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi? Such a thing exists here?"
The [Blazing Fire Dragon] is born from the combination of Yang Wood and Yin Earth.
Its fire is fierce, but its foundation is Wood Qi, fueled by Earth. Therefore, it does not fear things that counter fire. To deal with it, one must find a way through Earth and Wood Qi.
"The Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi is in the position of Earthly Balefulness, belonging to [Zhixu]. It is also Yin Earth!"
"Yin Earth is yielding. Yielding earth can nurture wood, which wood cannot overcome, thus there is no fear of wood's prosperity. Earth gives birth and can absorb water, which water cannot wash away, thus there is no fear of water's fury."
This stream of Earthly Baleful Qi fears neither water nor wood!
Although it cannot suppress the [Blazing Fire Dragon], it can take its place, absorbing the blazing white fire qi it generates on Lu Yang's behalf, causing it to gradually dissipate into nothingness.
Strictly speaking, these two great medicines were even compatible with each other, perfectly capable of building a path towards a fruit position. However, upon seeing this, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat showed no trace of greed. Instead, he subconsciously took a step back, as if he had seen something he deeply feared.
"[Yanfeng], [Zhixu]..."
For the Dao path formed by the combination of this Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch, there is only one corresponding fruit position in the world. Yet, Perfected Being Fulong dared not cultivate that fruit position.
Its name is: [Covered Lamp Fire]!
'If I take this, I will become the Dao-enemy of that fiend Chongguang. That would truly be asking for trouble. The Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land might not necessarily protect me.'
At this thought, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat immediately shook his head and spat out the [Blazing Fire Dragon] again. The intense fire qi collided with the river formed by the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi]. Before long, the river began to dry up. After all, one side was supported by the magical power of a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being, while the other was merely rootless water.
"Patron, do you still insist on fighting like a cornered beast?"
Due to the appearance of the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi], the Dragon-Subduing Arhat's tone grew hostile. He had clearly lost his patience and no longer wished to be entangled with Lu Yang.
*Boom!*
The response was a world-shaking crash. Lu Yang had thrown the entire [Yama Hall] at him, smashing down on his head like a heavy hammer.
"These petty tricks again..."
The Dragon-Subduing Arhat shook his head and repeated his old trick, raising a protective treasured light from the top of his head, like a lotus canopy, making him appear even more divine.
The next second, however, his expression changed.
"Explode!"
Before he could react, Lu Yang had already formed a hand seal. The mountain-like [Yama Hall] disintegrated with a deafening roar, like a spark igniting dynamite.
And the dynamite was the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi]!
*Rumble!*
The next moment, as the murky river was detonated by the disintegration of the [Yama Hall], dark clouds gathered above Skull Mountain, and lightning snaked across the sky!
"Not good!"
Seeing this, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat lost his earlier casualness. His face turned ashen. Neither the self-destruction of the [Yama Hall] nor the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi] could harm him. What truly made his face change was that with the self-destruction of the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi], the entire earth vein of Skull Mountain was being destroyed along with it!
"Destroying the earth's veins, incurring the wrath of Heaven!?"
The Dragon-Subduing Arhat's right hand continuously formed seals, performing calculations. A look of shock and anger crossed his face. "How can this person possess such a method? Who in the world is he?"
He had only followed the senses of the "Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art."
As for Lu Yang's karma, he hadn't actually grasped it, nor did he care much. After all, as a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being, dealing with a Qi Refining cultivator should have been child's play, right?
But he never could have imagined that Lu Yang had such a move! In fact, this was the last trump card left by Ancestor Tingyou.
In the past, the Golden Core sword qi had failed to completely eradicate the Wu Gui Dao precisely because Ancestor Tingyou had used the Wu Gui secret realm to hold the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain's earth veins hostage.
If necessary, Ancestor Tingyou could detonate the entire earth vein of Skull Mountain, which would immediately attract heavenly punishment, stripping away merit and fortune. Even a Golden Core True Lord would be unwilling to be tainted by such immense karma. That was why the Wu Gui Dao was left a sliver of life, and the approach of slowly boiling a frog was chosen, using a thousand years to wear them down.
And now, Lu Yang had used this move on the Dragon-Subduing Arhat!
In the next second, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat staggered back a step. The image of the [Dragon-Subduing Temple] appeared behind him, but the Buddhist light within the temple suddenly dimmed.
When the Buddhist light completely vanished, countless cracks appeared on the [Dragon-Subduing Temple], and then it exploded!
The Dragon-Subduing Arhat's eyes looked ready to burst. Although he was not physically injured, two streams of bloody tears flowed from his eyes. "My merit, my fortune... it's all gone!?"
To be honest, being injured would have been better!
After all, injuries could heal. With the Buddhist Pure Land backing him, he had plenty of ways to recover. Even if he died from grievous wounds, he could still have a good reincarnation.
After reincarnating, he would still have a chance to climb the path of immortality again.
But with his merit and fortune gone, when his current life ended, he probably wouldn't even be reborn as a human. He would have to spend ten lifetimes as a pig or a dog to possibly repay his karmic debt!
One must know that a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being could reincarnate five times at most!
Ten lifetimes as a pig or a dog was practically a death sentence for a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being. The Dragon-Subduing Arhat was in the prime of his life; how could he accept such an outcome?
"Why did you do this... why?"
Beyond his anger, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was also filled with confusion. "For the karmic debt of destroying the earth's veins, I was at most the catalyst. You are the true perpetrator."
The Heavenly Dao is impartial. If he had to be a pig or dog for ten lifetimes because of this karmic debt, then Lu Yang would be unable to repay his debt even in a hundred or a thousand lifetimes. Even if he did repay it and was reborn as a human, he would be destined for a life of hardship. Forget climbing the path of immortality; even attaining wealth and status would be harder than ascending to the heavens.
It was a pyrrhic victory of the highest order—killing one thousand enemies at the cost of ten thousand of his own.
At this thought, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat almost coughed up blood from rage again.
"If you were going to take us both down, you should have fucking said so earlier! We could have talked! If I knew you had a trump card like this, why would I have pushed you so hard?"
"You beast! You beast...!"
"Heh."
Watching the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, who had lost his composure and was cursing loudly, Lu Yang just sneered. Karmic debt? What karmic debt? After he restarted, everything would naturally reset to zero!
"This was just collecting some interest."
Lu Yang stared intently at the Dragon-Subduing Arhat. Although this "merit bomb" of self-destructing the earth's veins had far-reaching consequences, its power couldn't harm the Arhat in the slightest.
However, there wasn't a trace of dejection in his heart. On the contrary, his fighting spirit was soaring.
Even if he failed to establish his foundation this time, he had at least seen the hidden dangers in his cultivation method. In the next life, he could calmly make arrangements, even turn the tables and deal the Dragon-Subduing Arhat a heavy blow!
Cultivating immortality is difficult, more difficult than ascending to the blue heavens. He might not be the one who laughs best.
But with the [Book of a Hundred Lives], the one who laughs last would definitely be him!
"In the next life, I will surely kill you!"
As his words fell, Lu Yang resolutely self-destructed. His once-clear consciousness instantly fell into obscurity, and in the boundless darkness, only a clear, ringing echo remained:
"Book of a Hundred Lives!"
(End of this chapter)