I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 126 - 106: The Ominous Formation (Part 1)

"You..." Corpse Eagle was shocked.

Qin Yuesheng felt the same, he touched the throat constriction on his neck.

The Soul-Shattering Roar changed into this form clearly because of the throat constriction’s effect.

It transformed the once area-wide Soul-Shattering Roar into a linear form.

Its power is definitely stronger than before.

Without any hesitation, Corpse Eagle turned to escape. Suddenly, two bulges swelled on his back, and with a bang, a pair of large wings broke out instantly. He slightly flapped them, and soared seven or eight feet high.

If he isn’t restrained immediately, Corpse Eagle will definitely fly away from here.

Though there was still a considerable distance between them, Qin Yuesheng charged out at full speed, reaching for Corpse Eagle’s right leg.

But he was still a bit slow; Corpse Eagle’s flying speed was swift, and he was already airborne.

Qin Yuesheng immediately pulled out a thin flying knife from the Celestial Demon waist pouch and flicked it out.

More than ten flying knives hit various places on Corpse Eagle precisely, including some critical spots like his wings.

As his wings were damaged, he could no longer fly steadily, and could only helplessly watch himself fall to the ground.

Qin Yuesheng walked over with the Evil-Subduing Saber and promptly severed one of his wings to prevent any accidents.

"Ah!!!" For Corpse Eagle, the wings were as important as the manhood for a man. The wing being cut caused him such agony that his face turned pale, eyes bloodshot, body trembling. It’s beyond the description of ’miserable’.

After Qin Yuesheng had consecutively killed so many of Corpse Eagle’s kind, he realized this guy was the weakest of them all, seemingly having no noteworthy combat abilities.

"Tell me, what is your purpose hiding in Cold Mountain Temple? What are your plans for Cyan Yang City? Additionally, what’s beneath the Cyan Yang City?" Qin Yuesheng voiced all the questions he wanted to ask.

"I won’t tell you..." Corpse Eagle gritted his teeth in pain, his eyes extremely red.

Suddenly, he slammed his palm on his forehead, and his entire body slumped to the ground, motionless.

"No way, such a fierce personality." Qin Yuesheng touched Corpse Eagle’s nostrils; he wasn’t breathing.

Suicide!!!

"What a pity." Qin Yuesheng frowned, initially thinking he could get answers from Corpse Ox, but Corpse Eagle and Corpse Bear’s arrival disrupted the rhythm.

With no other choice, Qin Yuesheng swung the saber at Corpse Eagle’s neck to deliver a reassuring final strike.

Surprisingly, when the Evil-Subduing Saber sliced open Corpse Eagle’s throat, he raised his head in disbelief, pointing at Qin Yuesheng with a trembling hand.

"You! You indeed took such meticulous actions, really fell into your hands this time."

With that, he again fell lifelessly to the ground.

"You’re not dead?"

The unexpected shift left Qin Yuesheng stunned.

No one thought this guy would fake suicide, only for Yuesheng’s final stab to come in handy.

Even if Qin Yuesheng hadn’t thought to make sure, Corpse Eagle couldn’t escape this fate. Anyway, Qin Yuesheng would have to disassemble these outsiders’ bodies later.

If Corpse Eagle hadn’t died, his disassembly success rate would be very low, yet Yuesheng would still figure it out.

Cutting off Corpse Eagle’s other wing, Qin Yuesheng pressed down on Corpse Eagle’s shoulder, disassembling his body right then, before also disassembling Corpse Bear’s body cleanly.

This time, luck returned to its previous state; other than some body materials, nothing like the ’throat constriction’ appeared, leaving Qin Yuesheng somewhat regretful.

If he obtained a few more pieces of equipment like the throat constriction, his strength should significantly increase.

Bringing Spirit Fox’s eye before him, he saw several places in Cold Mountain Temple were still emitting black energy, so without hesitation, Qin Yuesheng dashed towards the closest one.

...

It was an unnamed courtyard, without any plaque on the door, no Buddha statue inside, seeming to be a place where monks usually lived.

In the courtyard’s center stood an unadorned stone tower quietly, and if an ordinary person saw it, they likely wouldn’t notice anything.

Qin Yuesheng stood solemnly by the stone tower, seeing through Spirit Fox’s eye that intense evil energy surged from it, shown as one hundred and six on the Exorcism Toad.

"What use does this have?" Qin Yuesheng examined it, deciding finally to destroy it.

He slapped the stone tower vigorously with the Soul-Catching Demon, causing it to instantaneously crack extensively, and then collapse under his gaze.

A surge of black energy flowed from inside the tower, rushing towards Qin Yuesheng.

"Roar!"

Qin Yuesheng unleashed the Soul-Shattering Roar, and the black energy vanished without a trace, not even causing a ripple.

Then Qin Yuesheng checked other strong-black-energy locations; they were all identical stone towers, destroying them one by one, reducing the evil energy level in Cold Mountain Temple substantially.

"One last place left." Qin Yuesheng gazed at the innermost part of Cold Mountain Temple, an inner temple, typically inaccessible to outsiders except for temple monks.

He saw inside the inner temple, three solid pillars of evil energy gave a threatening sense felt even from afar.

...

Inner Temple.

In a pitch-black chamber, three young monks sat quietly.

The secluded room was exceptionally quiet, making them feel uneasy. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Master and the others, could something have happened to them? They’ve been gone for so long and haven’t returned."

"Don’t talk nonsense, Master and the others are very powerful, there’s no way something could happen to them."

"Focus, guarding the Three Corpses Array can’t afford any mistakes, or else we’ll definitely be punished when Master and the others return."

...

After searching within the inner temple, Qin Yuesheng still could not find the source of the malevolent aura.

The entire inner temple was enveloped by the malevolent aura, yet it was impossible to directly locate which place was emanating it.

From the first floor to the third floor, and from the front yard to the back door, Qin Yuesheng found nothing.

Having no other option, he could only use brute force to achieve the desired efficiency.

Boom!

A stone lantern suddenly collapsed under Qin Yuesheng’s fist.

Boom!

A screen was shattered into pieces by Qin Yuesheng’s Evil-Subduing Saber.

Boom!

A wall crumbled under Qin Yuesheng’s palm.

But no, not this, not that, none of them.

For a moment, Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but feel some doubts.

Could it be that the entire inner temple itself is the source of the malevolent aura?

If so, wouldn’t I have to act as a demolition office and tear down this entire building?

This is a massive undertaking.

While Qin Yuesheng hesitated, he suddenly made a new discovery.

The glass disk on the back of the Exorcism Toad seemed to show an increasing value the closer it got to a certain direction, and the value dropped once it moved away from a certain position.

Grasping this small detail, Qin Yuesheng immediately located the place within the inner temple with the peak malevolent aura.

It was a study room.

This study room was on the first floor, elegantly and tastefully decorated, with many transcribed Buddhist scriptures and images of bodhisattvas hanging on the walls.

At first glance, nothing seemed amiss.

Tap tap tap!

Qin Yuesheng continuously explored the room, stepping everywhere with his feet, while moving anything that looked like a mechanism, trying to find the special place within this study.

Tap tap tap! Thud! Tap tap tap!

"Hmm?" Walking over a section, a different footstep sound caught Qin Yuesheng’s attention.

The floors in other areas were very dull, obviously solid.

But here, the sound was exceptionally crisp, as if it were hollow underneath.

Qin Yuesheng immediately walked over to that spot and stomped down hard, instantly creating a big hole.

The hole was pitch-black, with no end in sight at first glance.

"So that’s where it is." Qin Yuesheng took out a fire starter, lit it, and then tossed it into the hole.

The fire starter fell about ten feet before hitting the ground. Thanks to the light, Qin Yuesheng could see that below seemed to be a temporarily dug pit, with rough digging marks and a small path leading deeper, invisible from where he stood at the entrance.

Taking out the Exorcism Toad and looking at it, sure enough, the value on the glass disk on the toad’s back started to rise again. This is the source of the malevolent aura.

Taking out the Soul-Swaying Bell and shaking it, there was no reaction. Qin Yuesheng then leapt down, picked up the fire starter, and headed straight into the cavern.

The ground inside the cave was full of chaotic footprints, both large and small. At the end, three meditating monks sitting on mats instantly came into Qin Yuesheng’s sight.

By the light of the fire, Qin Yuesheng discovered that there was actually an altar here, and three monks were sitting in a triangular formation beside the altar, seemingly guarding each other.

The altar was pitch-black, with thirteen spheres stacked into a pyramid on top.

"Who are you?"

Upon seeing Qin Yuesheng, an unfamiliar figure, the three monks immediately shouted warily.

Without wasting words, Qin Yuesheng directly used the Spirit Fox’s keen eyes to examine the three individuals.

Hmm, they are all normal people, so no need to kill them on the spot.

However, given the previous lesson with the corpse oxen, these monks may look normal now, but it cannot be ruled out that they might transform into Corpse Ghosts if stimulated.

Qin Yuesheng proceeded to knock them out one by one. Although the monks intended to resist, they were no match for Qin Yuesheng.

After watching each of them fall, Qin Yuesheng finally had time to scrutinize the altar before him.

Taking a look with the Exorcism Toad, he could see that the value on the glass disk had exceeded three hundred, which was the peak of the malevolent aura at Cold Mountain Temple.