The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 175 - 159: Eternal Suppression of Mountains and Rivers! The Big One Is Coming

Holy shit!

The very instant he saw the giant, a stunned cry erupted in Yang An's mind.

He'd once seen a humanoid mountain in the Ancient Collection at Xiyue River, which he suspected was an incarnation of Miao Ye. In terms of height and build, this new giant was nearly its equal.

But the impression each left on Yang An was completely different.

If seeing the humanoid mountain in the Ancient Collection had been a terror born from the unknown...

...then seeing this giant—buried beneath the Life Crane Sect, now revealing its true form—was an utterly indescribable shock!

'This is the old man's fourth disciple? My Fourth Senior Brother?!'

Yang An was speechless.

But shock aside, a strange feeling also surfaced in Yang An's heart as he looked at the giant.

'From the outside, this giant Fourth Senior Brother looks just like a normal person. How did he get so big?'

'If he's this strong, why is he Fourth Senior Brother and not the first Senior Brother?'

'And why have I never heard any of the other disciples mention him before?'

Countless questions swirled in Yang An's mind. He turned his gaze to Jin Tong, who was still standing in the coffin, dripping with blood.

'It seems only the old man knew about Fourth Senior Brother's existence. Jin Tong must have learned about it from the old man's dreams, so he might know other secrets, too.'

But given the situation, Fourth Senior Brother had clearly appeared to deal with the people from Great Virtue Temple. Yang An wasn't close with Jin Tong, so he couldn't just go over and ask questions. He had no choice but to temporarily suppress his doubts.

As Fourth Senior Brother appeared and the Life Crane Sect was thrown into upheaval, everyone on the scene reacted differently.

Wild Forbidden, You Hong'Er, and the others, who had been fighting with mindless ferocity, now paused their attacks.

Others continued to watch from the shadows, not revealing themselves.

The members of the Great Virtue Temple, however, seized the opportunity to retreat toward the valley entrance. It was unclear if they had received an order, but they withdrew swiftly.

But just as the Great Virtue Temple monks were falling back, everyone sensed the giant holding up the Life Crane Sect make its move.

Countless chains of flesh and blood shot up from below, piercing straight through the bedrock beneath the Life Crane Sect. They suddenly coiled around the stone steles that had been plunged into the ground like sharp blades.

Five monks from Great Virtue Temple were still retreating toward the valley entrance. Before they could reach it, a series of deafening rumbles echoed out.

Then, countless massive shadows swept over them in an instant.

BOOM—

Amid a chain of explosions, the entire Life Crane Sect shook violently. What few buildings remained were pulverized into dust.

It was as if a fleet of bulldozers had forcibly plowed through the land, kicking up a gale of flying sand and stones.

Even though the attacks weren't aimed at his side, Yang An was still stunned.

This was pure Physical Power, without the slightest aura of a Technique.

Swept away by this terrifying power, the Monks from Great Virtue Temple were instantly pulverized. A mere graze was enough to make their bodies explode into a rain of blood and gore.

But just as the Monks' shattered bodies were rapidly regenerating, before they could fully reform...

...the Stone Steles descended from the sky. Giving them no chance whatsoever, the steles fell with pinpoint accuracy, landing on each and every one of them!

RUMBLE!

A deafening, thunderous crash echoed out as the ground continued to shake violently.

But the Stone Steles plunged deep into the earth, completely pinning down the bodies of the Great Virtue Temple Monks.

In the span of a few blinks, all five Monks from the Great Virtue Temple had vanished, suppressed beneath the earth. Not another sound came from them!

They had no chance to fight back.

HISS—

In a distant corner, Yang An sucked in a sharp breath. His Scalp tingled at the sight; the scene was simply too spectacular.

The enemies who had been locked in a bitter struggle with the members of the Life Crane Sect just moments before were silenced in an instant, utterly suppressed by Fourth Senior Brother's "Everlasting Suppression of Mountains and Rivers."

Their auras were still present, but none of them made a single sound. It was clear they could no longer cause any trouble.

This method of suppression, compared to outright killing them, was far more powerful, both visually and in its finality.

'I can't believe such a terrifying secret weapon was hidden beneath the Life Crane Sect!'

'If I were in their shoes,' Yang An thought, 'if I had to face a monster like that... I wouldn't be as helpless as those Monks, but it would still be an incredibly difficult fight.'

Beside him, Jin Tong threw his head back and laughed maniacally, seemingly thrilled by the scene.

This was the same guy who had just told Yang An that the Life Crane Sect's doom was at hand, urging him to flee. Yet now, he was more excited than anyone, even clapping and cheering.

'Is this guy acting, or is he schizophrenic?'

Yang An grumbled internally, but now wasn't the time to dwell on it. He couldn't relax just yet.

The Great Virtue Temple members were either dead or suppressed. The eight Corpse Transformation Realm experts the old man had mentioned must have been them, and now they were all dealt with.

However, there was still a Zombie God Realm expert who had yet to act.

'The main event is about to start!'

'An expert of that level is absolutely beyond our ability to handle. I wonder if Fourth Senior Brother can stand against them.'

Yang An felt a flicker of anticipation. He had never seen a Zombie God Realm expert in action before and wondered what kind of spectacle it would be.

But that was overshadowed by a much stronger sense of tension and danger.

'Once an expert of that realm makes a move, the collateral damage will be immense,' he worried. 'A bystander like me could easily get caught in the crossfire.'

So, he immediately decided to find a safe place to hide and wait for the whole affair to blow over.

Right now, the only place in the entire Life Crane Sect that could be considered safe was probably the old man's Heavenly Respect Pavilion.

With nearly every building in the Life Crane Sect destroyed and turned to rubble, only the Heavenly Respect Pavilion remained perfectly intact. It was clearly no ordinary place.

With this in mind, Yang An didn't hesitate. He immediately got up and headed toward Heavenly Respect Pavilion.

He completely forgot Fu Ming's earlier warning not to approach Heavenly Respect Pavilion.

'This is no time to worry about that,' he thought. 'Saving my own skin is what matters.'

He wasn't foolish enough to just barge into Heavenly Respect Pavilion, though. His plan was to get close, wait for the old man to come out, and then slip inside.

That way, they would just miss each other. And if the old man did find out later, he could just come up with an excuse.

Before long, Yang An reached a spot several hundred meters from Heavenly Respect Pavilion. He found an inconspicuous pile of rubble to hide behind, remaining on high alert so he could flee at the first sign of trouble. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Just then, the massive Golden Bell hovering above the Life Crane Sect once again let out a long, resonant chime.

Previously, the sharp sting of pain had kept everyone from succumbing to the Life-taking Mantra, but now, everyone present, including Yang An, fell into a daze once more.

A ball of fire instantly ignited around Yang An, enveloping him in fiercely burning flames.

Fortunately, the Lighting Technique's 'Bright Heart and Pure Spirit' effect allowed him to instantly regain his senses. However, when the light of the technique fell upon the others, they immediately went berserk.

Wild Forbidden was the first to react. Still in his human-headed dragon form, he charged madly toward the giant Golden Bell above.

With the Monks from Great Virtue Temple all suppressed, the Golden Bell had apparently become his new target, and he seemed intent on destroying it.

Not to be outdone, You Hong'Er flew up right behind Wild Forbidden.

Even now, those two were still competing with each other.

But just as the two soared high and charged the Golden Bell, the surrounding Sanskrit characters began to glow. One by one, the characters appeared on their bodies.

They both froze in mid-air, unable to advance another inch.

At the same time, countless golden arms shot down from the Golden Bell and struck them, causing them both to explode into a shower of flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.

A rain of blood splattered down, along with scattered flames and shards of broken blades.

In an instant, their bodies reformed on the ground, and, more frenzied than before, they tried to charge the Golden Bell again.

But at that moment, golden Sanskrit characters reappeared on their bodies, causing them to explode on the spot once more.

Once... twice... three times...

Every time their bodies of flesh and blood had just reformed, they would explode again in the next instant. It was an endless cycle. The two were completely trapped, unable to break free.

And at that moment, a figure—aged, yet as straight and sturdy as a pine tree—slowly walked in from the direction of the Life Crane Sect's valley entrance.

His pace was unhurried, like someone taking a leisurely stroll, yet with every step, his figure rapidly approached the center of the Life Crane Sect.

The newcomer was Zen Master Qing Yin!

"Amitabha!"

He chanted the Buddha's name, slowly turning the Prayer Beads in his hand. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the center of the area, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

'This guy is the one from the Zombie God Realm?'

Hiding in the shadows, Yang An peered through the firelight at the figure in the gray Kasaya. The mere sight of the old Monk sent a suffocating pressure washing over him, no weaker than what he felt in the old man's presence.

Even from a thousand meters away, Yang An could sense that the man's Cultivation Level was unfathomably deep.

Compared to him, the previous Monks from Great Virtue Temple were nothing more than cannon fodder.

'Why isn't the old man coming out?'

'Shit!'

'He's not actually planning on making us fight, is he?!'

Seeing the strongest expert from Great Virtue Temple appear while Elder Life Crane remained hidden filled Yang An with anxiety.

'If he expects us to fight, we're screwed! Can't he see that Wild Forbidden and You Hong'Er can't even save themselves? Anyone else who goes up there will just be cannon fodder.'

'Or... is the plan still for Fourth Senior Brother to handle him?'

'Can Fourth Senior Brother even win?'

Just as Yang An was filled with dread.

In the next instant, Elder Life Crane suddenly appeared in mid-air. He looked down from on high, a smile on his face, as he gazed at Zen Master Qing Yin below.