I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 975: 976

Within the temple, a layer of frost had somehow formed, and the air abruptly turned cold and gloomy. At the same time, a wave of desolate sentiment swept over everyone, and Monk Tianxuan felt an unreasonable surge of regret, his eyes becoming hazy.

“Crack!”

An icy frost quickly formed and clung to his ankles, piercingly cold to the bone. @@novelbin@@

The old monk jolted and instantly came back to his senses, a vivid terror flickering in his eyes. For that brief moment, his mind had actually been controlled!

This was a situation all too familiar to him, the manifestation often seen when the Power of Faith from the Buddhist Sect attempted to convert others. But just now, he had been affected as well—not by conversion, but by his mind sinking into that strange sentiment, even harboring a fleeting thought of self-harm. It was hard to imagine what the spectacle would have been like if he had sunk deeper without realizing it.

“What sort of demonic Cultivation Technique is this? What are these remnants of sunlight and this frosty ice?”

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Monk Tianxuan was horrified and tried to swiftly extricate himself from the battlefield.

“Hum hum hum!”

Another massive blade of molten lava fiercely descended through the void, the scorching breath of liquid rock sweeping over like the midday sun, blocking Monk Tianxuan’s retreat.

“There are Magic Treasures too!”

The old monk reached out to extract a Buddhist seal, tossing it lightly into the void. It transformed into the Great Square Seal that eclipsed the sky, pressing down upon the emptiness and deflecting all three onslaughts.

“Hum hum hum!”

In the void, three swords were forced out: an Ice Essence Sword covered in frost, an ancient bronze sword in a state of disrepair, and a Huo Yun Sword with flowing molten lava that surrounded the old monk.

A brilliant frosty light flowed over the edge of the Ice Essence Sword, and the chilly air solidified into a delicate line of characters: “Tough one, how to fight?”

The bronze sword trembled, “Let me start, wearing down the bald donkey’s will.”

The Huo Yun Sword was dissatisfied, “Just go at him directly, the kid will back us up!”

“Kill!”

The Sword Intents of the three swords surged tumultuously, three distinct and terrifying auras exploding suddenly, their Sword Qi piercing the heavens, hacking toward the elder’s head with the intent to forcibly shatter his defenses.

Seeing this, Li Xiaobai also felt somewhat helpless. While they could have shown finesse, these three swordsmen insisted on using brute force. He flipped his wrist, took out a cluster of Hellfire, and threw it at Monk Tianxuan. In an instant, the entire front courtyard was ablaze, engulfing the old monk in flames that voraciously devoured the Immortal Yuan Power within his body.

“What on earth is this flame that can devour not only Immortal Yuan but also the Power of Faith!”

The longer he remained inside, the more alarmed the old monk became. He intended to release the Power of Faith to forcibly convert the young man, but to his shock, he found that as soon as he attempted to use the Power of Faith, it was instantly consumed by the flames. This black Hellfire could devour everything!

“Spurt!”

His lower leg was suddenly pierced through. Looking down, he saw a blood-colored tendril penetrating his flesh. After a series of pulsations, he felt the essence of life rapidly draining from his body.

“Thud, thud!”

Within the flames, a giant blood-colored heart rose slowly, beating rhythmically. At the same time, countless blood-colored tendrils swarmed from every direction, lunging at the old monk’s physical body, steadily depleting and consuming his strength.

“Amitabha, this is the Heart of the Blood Demon!”

“Who exactly are you to wield both the Demon Sealing Sword Evocation and the Heart of the Blood Demon? How is this possible!”

Monk Tianxuan was completely panicked. On one hand, the power within his body was depleting at a terrifying rate, making it increasingly difficult to resist the overwhelming attack. On the other hand, he was astonished by the background of the young man before him. The Demon Sealing Sect and the Blood Demon Sect were two super sects incompatible as fire and water, and he had never heard of someone capable of simultaneously wielding the secret techniques of both sects!

“One facing death need not know.”

Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently, sensing that the old monk in the depths of Hellfire was being suppressed thoroughly, his counterattacks gradually weakening; evidently, the power within his body had been weakened by the relentless erosion.

With three swordsmen restricting his movements, and Hellfire along with the Heart of the Blood Demon draining him, the old monk’s death was merely a matter of time.

“Master Li, how about we make a deal? This old monk can act as if today’s events never happened, and from now on, we can each take our own path under the heavens. How about that?”

“This old monk holds some stature within the Buddha Nation and killing me would trigger retribution from the Buddha Nation. Master Li, you are young and do not understand the intricacies involved, you cannot handle it!”

“If Master Li would stop now, this old monk is willing to offer up cultivation techniques and Buddhist scriptures with both hands.”

Monk Tianxuan said, as a high monk of the Buddha Nation, he still retained a sliver of dignity, unwilling to lower his status.

The reputation of the Buddha Nation was widely respected, and even Super Sects would have to weigh their options when confronting it. He had never met Li Xiaobai before, and since there was no deep-seated vendetta between them, he hoped to exchange for a chance at life.

Unfortunately for him, he had encountered Li Xiaobai, an individual who had experienced the conniving ways of the Buddhist Sects.

Li Xiaobai was all too clear about the nature of monks from the Buddha Nation of the Western Continent.

“I’ve also killed quite a few monks from the Buddha Nation, and I’ve slain those in the Heavenly Immortal Realm as well.”

“Master, who do you think you are to ask me to stop? Where is your face?”

Li Xiaobai said lightly, swinging his sword in retaliation. Monk Tianxuan was struck senseless, dazed and disoriented.

“Amitabha, Master Li, to be merciful is to spare others when you can. This old monk knows your background is not simple, which is why I have repeatedly given way. Our Buddhist monks always avoid making enemies. My forbearance is certainly not because I fear you!”

Monk Tianxuan said in a heavy tone. His body was gradually becoming unable to sustain itself as three swords loomed above him, suppressing the void and preventing his escape.

“Speak your last words.”

Li Xiaobai was unmoved, and the three swordsmen attacked even more fiercely.

“Young man, do you really want us to fight to the death? If this old monk dies, you will face endless pursuit by the Buddha Nation!”

The expression on Monk Tianxuan’s face completely changed, realizing that the young man was a madman who did not fear the power of the Buddhist Sect behind him.

“That will be your epitaph. I’ll have it inscribed on your tombstone.”

Li Xiaobai nodded, as the Blood Demon’s Heart radiated a sinister and enchanting glow. Hundreds of tendrils swept out, piercing into Monk Tianxuan’s body. Bereft of his cultivation and the Power of Faith, the old monk no longer had the strength to resist. His already withered and frail body visibly shrank and dried up at a speed visible to the naked eye, being drained of life.

“Heh, I’m the one who escaped from the Buddhist Pagoda. It wouldn’t be excessive for the entire Buddhist Sect to issue a warrant for my arrest. How could I be scared by a mere Heavenly Immortal Realm monk like you?”

“Give him a proper burial, and have the Immortal Spirit Daily report on it. Let the world see what happens to those who dare to cause trouble on the Immortal Spirit Continent!”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently.

“Hum hum hum!”

The three swordsmen hummed, the Sword Qi swiftly slicing out a large pit, burying the dried corpse.

Ordinary graves are protruding mounds, but the grave of Monk Tianxuan was a concave basin, serving as a warning to the world: those who commit grave sins and evil deeds cannot rest even in death!

At the entrance of the grand hall, Master Xuan Bei had witnessed the entire tumultuous struggle from start to finish and was left shocked, struggling to find words for a long time.

“Master Li is truly a divine being!”