The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 178 - 162: Vengeance Exacted! The Master-Disciple Bond Is Over

Life Crane Sect.

The moment the two figures, one male and one female, regenerated, their flesh and blood knitting back together, a flood of golden Sanskrit characters instantly appeared all over their bodies. They exploded again, reduced to countless chunks of flesh and gore.

Elsewhere, several other figures were locked in a life-or-death struggle, unable to break away.

Ji Bu was gone. In his place stood a monster several dozen feet tall, its body completely wrapped in cloth strips.

Its body was twisted, with three arms on the left and two on the right, four legs, and countless cloth strips fluttering from its body like tails. It was currently entangled in a fight with a dark silhouette.

That silhouette was the transformed Jin Tong. He was like a hazy phantom, radiating a black aura, with countless tendrils extending from his body and piercing into the void.

The two fought fiercely. In their close-quarters combat, the cloth strips and the black aura collided, setting off a series of explosive bangs.

Meanwhile, surrounding them were countless fleshy tentacles covered in black downy fur. They would strike without warning, taking advantage of the moments when the two were engaged to suddenly stab into their bodies, making them impossible to guard against.

The one behind these sneak attacks, Fu Ming, was encased in a mass of flesh. For dozens of feet around him, it seemed to have formed countless webs, preventing Ji Bu and Jin Tong from getting anywhere near him.

But even though the three were locked in what seemed to be a fight to the death, whenever a figure with a strange smile rushed toward them and a brilliant light suddenly exploded from his body, threatening to engulf them all, all three would curse loudly and immediately flee. It was clear none of them wanted to be touched by that light. After all, it meant their flesh and blood would truly melt away!

They had already suffered from it several times. If they were too slow to escape and their entire bodies were melted, the consequences would be dire.

Worse yet, they had no way to deal with this guy.

In truth, Yang An didn't want to be doing this either, but he simply couldn't control the killing intent in his heart. Seeing these guys, he would attack them instinctively, desperate to kill them.

It wasn't that these guys hadn't considered teaming up to deal with him first. But regardless of whether they used ranged or close-quarters tactics, the moment they got near him, they would be directly dissolved by his Magic Light. They couldn't even get close.

Even if they had an effective method, they couldn't kill Yang An for good. They could destroy his physical body, but he would regenerate in the blink of an eye.

Under these circumstances, with killing intent dominating his consciousness, his actions had become frenzied, no longer conservative or cautious. The aura of his Cultivation Level was constantly leaking, making it impossible for Yang An to completely hide his true power.

All Yang An could do was curse the old monk in his heart while continuing to attack these guys.

Everyone was in the Corpse Transformation Realm, so ironically, no one could kill anyone else in a short amount of time.

After a few attempts, the others began to avoid Yang An even as they fought amongst themselves. They wanted nothing to do with him.

So whenever they saw Yang An appear and charge toward them, they would turn and run without a moment's hesitation, as if they'd seen something utterly disgusting, giving him no chance to get close.

He chased them several times, but they fled the moment they saw him, which infuriated Yang An. He could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart.

'Run?'

He violently ripped the Bow Lady from his back.

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill them all! Leave no one alive! Kill for me—"

In fact, the Bow Lady had also been affected by the omnipresent Sanskrit chanting. Her murderous roars had been ringing ceaselessly in Yang An's ears.

Drawing the bow and nocking an arrow was a single fluid motion. A brilliant, several-meter-long tail of flame instantly erupted from the arrow's nock. Using his Qi Seal Sensing Technique, Yang An locked onto the auras of all three men in an instant.

By this point, the three had already fled to another location to continue their battle, seemingly oblivious to Yang An's actions.

Yang An didn't care who he shot first. This arrow was no weaker than the one he had fired at De Lan, and it was powerful enough to encompass all three of them in an instant.

'Die! All of you, just die!'

Yang An's eyes had turned red. He was completely unable to restrain the impulse in his heart!

But just as he was about to release the bowstring and fire the arrow, his gaze suddenly sharpened. He abruptly looked toward Wild Forbidden and You Hong'Er, who were closer to him, perpetually exploding into pieces and regenerating.

Compared to the others, when Yang An saw these two, his killing intent surged even more intensely!

After all, he still had a score to settle with them.

Without a second thought, he immediately shifted his aim, targeting Wild Forbidden and You Hong'Er, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

'Die!'

The bowstring snapped back, and the long arrow vanished from Yang An's hand. At the same time, his body suddenly froze.

The Sanskrit chanting that had been ringing in his ears was gone!

The killing intent that had flooded his heart vanished in an instant, as if doused by a bucket of ice-cold water. Reason reclaimed control of his consciousness. Yang An immediately came to his senses and snapped his head around to look.

In the distance, beyond the Life Crane Sect, the old monk's figure was nowhere to be seen; he had vanished completely.

A foul stench had appeared in the air, and the Sanskrit chanting had suddenly disappeared without any warning.

'It's the old man! The Zombie God from Great Virtue Temple has been dealt with!'

He immediately realized what had happened.

But the arrow had already been fired. There was no taking it back. Yang An quickly looked toward Wild Forbidden and You Hong'Er.

As he turned his gaze, the spot where Wild Forbidden and You Hong'Er had been was already swallowed by a blinding light, their figures completely obscured.

A bloodcurdling scream suddenly erupted from within the light, only to be silenced an instant later. The Qi Seal he had placed on You Hong'Er vanished!

But in the next moment, a dark figure, melted down to nothing but a head, burst out of the light.

"You're courting death!"

You Hong'Er had been killed at the epicenter of the blast without a chance to react, but Wild Forbidden had managed to escape at the last second. He immediately fixed his gaze on Yang An, the one who had fired the arrow, and charged at him with a face full of killing intent.

The body that had been reduced to a mere head regenerated in an instant. By the time it reached Yang An, it had already transformed back into a giant dragon with a human head.

A massive, scaled claw instantly seized Yang An's body. The immense force sent him flying, pinning him to the ground and dragging him along, carving a long trench in the earth.

The next moment, Wild Forbidden's head lifted, and a great gout of dark red flame erupted from his mouth, aimed at incinerating Yang An completely.

But at the same time, Yang An's body flared with incandescent white light, which instantly melted Wild Forbidden's massive claw. He dodged the flames and swiftly appeared above Wild Forbidden's head.

Since his Cultivation Level had already been completely exposed while he was dominated by killing intent, Yang An no longer bothered to hide it. He viciously plunged one hand into Wild Forbidden's skull.

Simultaneously, several shafts of Golden Radiance transformed into long spikes, piercing through his own chest cavity and churning his internal organs.

Despite the excruciating pain, the high temperature radiating from his hand instantly suppressed the flames on Wild Forbidden's body, allowing his hand to pass through its form without resistance.

'Die!'

Yang An's face was contorted in agony, but the incandescent white light emanating from his body flared violently as he poured all of it into Wild Forbidden's skull.

In just an instant, an incandescent white light burst forth from Wild Forbidden's head. The terrifying heat melted its skull, and its long body writhed madly in pain.

But Yang An gave it no chance. In this state of organ-tearing pain, he unleashed every single Light Magic Technique he knew all at once.

A dazzling light erupted from Wild Forbidden's body, forming a massive sphere of light a hundred zhang in radius. At the center of the sphere, everything except Yang An was instantly turned to ash.

Wild Forbidden, which had been trying to counterattack, was no exception. In its agony, there was only one outcome—to be reduced to dust and smoke!

When the light dissipated, Yang An landed on the ground, gasping for breath. The shafts of Golden Radiance that had pierced his chest vanished in an instant. As his wounds healed, the residual pain still made him grit his teeth and furrow his brow.

Fortunately, everything had gone smoothly. He had successfully taken his revenge. One died by his arrow, the other by his hand.

But now he had to face an unavoidable problem.

How was he going to explain that his Cultivation Level had broken through to Corpse Transformation?

"The spirit! The spirit is gone again! Which bastard was it? I'm not done with you!"

The Bow Lady's voice suddenly rang in Yang An's ear, but he froze and immediately shot to his feet.

A figure had appeared before him at some unknown point.

It was Elder Life Crane!

"You killed them?"

He Tou looked at Yang An with a beaming smile and asked softly.

"They deserved to die!"

Yang An said bluntly.

They were already dead anyway, and everyone had seen him do it. There was nothing to deny.

"Hehehe!"

He Tou couldn't help but laugh.

"You did well! Very well indeed!"

PAT!

Elder Life Crane patted Yang An on the shoulder, and then, without asking a single question, he walked right past him.

At that moment, Yang An was incredibly tense. When the old man patted his shoulder, he had almost instinctively unleashed a Technique.

Fortunately, the old man showed no killing intent. He simply gave him a casual pat and walked away.

This was completely unexpected for Yang An. The elder hadn't even asked about his breakthrough to Corpse Transformation.

After walking past Yang An, Elder Life Crane took a few steps, faced the Heavenly Respect Pavilion, and He Tou's voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire Life Crane Sect.

"My disciples, come here."

Summoned by Elder Life Crane, several figures quickly rushed over, stopping a short distance away from him.

It was Fu Ming, Ji Bu, and Jin Tong. Wen Yin and Zhou Quan were indeed nowhere to be seen; it was as if the two had suddenly vanished.

Yang An turned around to face them, his back to Elder Life Crane. But when he looked at the others, a strange feeling crept into his heart.

Even though everyone from Great Virtue Temple was dead, Fu Ming and the other two were still maintaining their combat states, not having reverted. Each of them was keeping a great distance from the old man, not approaching him.

Jin Tong, the farthest away, was even over a hundred meters out.

'Is something else about to happen?'

Wary, Yang An didn't move closer. Instead, he retreated backward.

Only these few people were left in the Life Crane Sect now. Elder Life Crane swept his gaze over the group and finally began to speak slowly.

"After this battle, Great Virtue Temple has discovered the location of our Life Crane Sect. It's time to leave. We can no longer stay here."

"Master, where are we going?"

The one who asked was Fu Ming. For some reason, his complexion had improved greatly, and he no longer spoke with a cough.

"Where we are going is not your concern. But before that, there is one thing you all need to know."

Elder Life Crane glanced casually at Fu Ming, his tone ice-cold.

"Please instruct us, Master!"

Fu Ming said respectfully.

Ji Bu stood his ground, not moving.

Jin Tong, on the other hand, turned and fled the moment he heard Elder Life Crane's words.

"Heh heh!"

He Tou suddenly let out a cold laugh and transformed into a black shadow, streaking toward the fleeing Jin Tong. It was so fast that it returned to Elder Life Crane's shoulder almost instantly.

But Jin Tong's figure vanished in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Elder Life Crane's voice sounded again.

"You have followed me for so long. You have all been my good disciples. I trust you have no regrets.

If the people from Great Virtue Temple hadn't come, perhaps we could have spent much more happy time together.

But now, this is where it ends!"

"You've all disappointed me greatly! So, it's time for you all to go."

"Our time as master and disciples has come to an end!"

Before Elder Life Crane's voice had even faded, a black shadow flashed by, and He Tou suddenly let out a burp.

And Ji Bu, who had been over a hundred meters away in his massive monster form, suddenly vanished.

Now, only Yang An and Fu Ming remained.