Chapter 870: 369, The Peach Picker is Here_2
The Zen Buddhism Ancestor, a Martial Dao Saint, just died like that...
At the same time, a new Zen Buddhism Ancestor appeared in Leiyin Temple.
"Hou Yuxiao...…Hou Yuxiao...…"
Upon hearing Fahai's call filled with immense hatred, Hou Yuxiao's already ashen face grew even more somber.
Fahai couldn't afford to offend the four Holy Lands, so he had to focus on him.
"Red Flame Army, retreat and prepare to resist the enemy!"
Hou Yuxiao, having anticipated Fahai's actions, had already signaled Hou Yucheng and Hou Yuduan. Upon hearing his voice, Hou Yucheng immediately ordered the Red Flame Army to regroup and return to their side.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Zen Sound Formation was long broken, and the Red Flame Army, standing by the city gate, had already returned to normal. At Hou Yucheng's command, nearly a million Red Flame Army troops swiftly regrouped, gathering around the three, staring solemnly at Fahai with slightly nervous expressions.
Hou Yuxiao was just a Sub-Saint of Martial Dao, and even if Fahai had just recently become a Saint, he was not someone Hou Yuxiao could contend with. At this moment, this million-strong Red Flame Army was their only support, though not necessarily reliable...
A million Holy Land elites could threaten a Sub-Saint of Martial Dao, but even tens of millions wouldn't suffice against a Martial Dao Saint. Without any aid, Hou Yuxiao could only pin his hopes on the Holy Army Code of the Red Flame Army.
Fahai had just broken through, so he shouldn't be that strong yet.
"Damn you, I want your life!"
This hopeful thought of Hou Yuxiao collapsed entirely in the face of Fahai's mountain-like golden Buddha light.
The golden Buddha light illuminated the heavens and earth, instantly enveloping the million-strong Red Flame Army. The clouds in the sky suddenly turned golden, and a massive hand emerged from the clouds, descending swiftly like a divine mountain falling from the starry sky, aiming right at the people of Hexi.
"Wrath of the Holy Buddha, Five-Finger Sacred Mountain!"
Facing a Martial Dao Saint directly for the first time, especially one determined to kill him, it's a lie to say Hou Yuxiao wasn't scared. But despite his fear, he had his tactics.
"Red Flame Resurgence, Flame Dragon Ninth Heaven."
"Red Flame Resurgence, Flame Dragon Ninth Heaven!"
The million Red Flame Army, including Hou Yucheng and Hou Yuduan, all followed behind Hou Yuxiao, roaring in unison. Instantly, everyone pushed the Holy Army Code to its limits, and an overwhelming surge of blood energy erupted from their bodies, merging with Hou Yuxiao in the sky.
Behind Hou Yuxiao, the seven-thousand-foot Demon Ape Martial Spirit's shadow was already in position. As the army's blood energy merged, the Demon Ape expanded several times over, its mane ignited, erupting with countless flames, transforming into a giant fiery spirit ape.
The impending hand overhead drew closer, and Hou Yuxiao, with eyes wide open in rage, roared as nine fire dragons surged around him. The fire dragons coiled around the Demon Ape, resting on its head, limbs, neck, waist, and legs—a total of nine points.
Bang...…
Roar!
As Fahai's palm came down, the Demon Ape let out a furious roar, its feet as clouds hanging from the sky, its hands raised high, fiercely holding up that palm.
Rumble...
The ground caved in, matching the scene as the million Red Flame Army's legs sank about half a meter into the earth, and although Hou Yuxiao in mid-air forcibly held up the palm, he descended over a hundred meters to the ground. Meanwhile, his veins bulged, his expression fiercely twisted.
This is a Martial Dao Saint...…
Hou Yuxiao wasn't sure if this Five-Finger Sacred Mountain was Fahai's full strength, but he knew for sure, if Fahai struck again, neither he nor the million Red Flame Army below would survive.
At present, only the tenth white petal of the Divine Lotus could save him.
The Divine Lotus petal could be illuminated in two ways: one like before, through active good deeds and karmic obstacles; the other was the new method obtained after acquiring the Five Elements Heaven, where once the karmic obstacles and good deeds reached the required values, the corresponding color petal would illuminate on its own.
Right now, he had no time to wait!
Hou Yuxiao quickly allocated over five hundred million of his remaining good deeds, keeping a portion for himself, and injected the rest into the Divine Lotus. Throughout this process, he was on edge, fearing Fahai might strike again at any moment.
"Stop it, Hou Yuxiao, you can't kill him!"
However, he hadn't even injected half of his good deeds when...
Wei Xuheng's voice descended from mid-air.
Hou Yuxiao's expression froze upon hearing this, then his brow furrowed as his heart sank, realizing instantly why Wei Xuheng had joined the other three Saints in plotting against him.
"Wei Xuheng, are you going to protect him?"
Fahai's anger was clearly not something that Wei Xuheng could calm with a few words, his eyes remained fixed on Hou Yuxiao, and even though Hou Yuxiao appeared utterly distressed at the moment, the killing intent in Fahai's heart did not diminish in the slightest.
"Stopping you? You really think highly of yourself. Have you forgotten it was Shi Tian who risked his life to help you become a Saint? Do you think you have the qualifications to be on equal footing with us?"
Wei Xuheng's voice lowered, the purple dao charm behind him rolled a little, and the aura that emerged from it immediately subdued the fierce expression on Fahai's face significantly.
Fahai stared at Hou Yuxiao, turning his gaze away after more than ten breaths, looking towards Wei Xuheng and the other three, his eyes also filled with hatred, though deeply concealed.
Seeing this scene, Hou Yuxiao clenched his fists tightly.
The main culprits behind Shi Tian's death were clearly these four, yet Fahai had to disguise his hatred, while he didn't hold back at all in his hostility towards Hou Yuxiao.
Even though he understood that bullying the weak and fearing the strong was common, being treated like this still left Hou Yuxiao with a bit of resentment.
The breakthrough to Martial Dao Saint needs to speed up...
"Hand over the pieces of the Divine Sect's treasure map, considering Shi Tian risked his life to aid your breakthrough, as long as you sever your cultivation, the four of us can spare your life, as for your Leiyin Temple sect members and disciples..."
Jing Yuanxiu's cruelty far exceeded Hou Yuxiao's expectations.
Not only forcing Fahai to sever his cultivation but also taking action against the hundreds of thousands of sect members and disciples of Leiyin Temple below, intending to extinguish Leiyin Temple completely.
Of course, while Hou Yuxiao's heart raced with fear, his eyes were also filled with hope and anticipation, with Fahai severing his Saint cultivation and Leiyin Temple's complete destruction, Hexi would benefit most from these two events.
Faced with the threats of the four Holy Land masters, no matter how capable Fahai was, he could not perform today. Poor Shi Tian had finally left Leiyin Temple a Martial Dao Saint, only for it to be gone in the blink of an eye.
"The four of you have already killed my elder uncle, isn't it time to stop?"
However, Hou Yuxiao's anticipation quickly faded with the emergence of a voice, replaced instead by deep apprehension.
Not just apprehension, but a trace of shock!
Because the person who arrived came from the west.
Coming from the west, the aura was no weaker than that of Jing Yuanxiu and the other four.
"Sikong Xingzhou!"
The newcomer wore a blue robe, was tall, lean-faced, and had clear and aged eyes that seemed to see through all things. He directly stood beside Fahai, gazing evenly at Jing Yuanxiu and the other four, with a subtle hint of anger on his face.
Actually, there was no need for Jing Yuanxiu to say anything, Hou Yuxiao had already guessed the newcomer was Sikong Xingzhou, his shock mainly arising from the fact that Sikong Xingzhou appeared in Jianye Prefecture at this moment.
The Rakshasa Holy Sect is still in the midst of a battle with Bingzhou, how could Sikong Xingzhou, their Martial Dao Saint holding everything together, dare leave Bingzhou to come here?
The answer is actually obvious.
The Bingzhou war has already...
Thunk.
Hou Yuxiao's body froze, instinctively lowering his head suddenly.
He noticed that Sikong Xingzhou glanced at him!
Despite so many years passing, Hou Yuxiao still clearly remembered that Sikong Xingzhou held a title of "First Under Heaven," which meant that among the existing Martial Dao Saints, he was universally recognized as number one.
Sikong Xingzhou's gaze shifted away, but Hou Yuxiao's mental activity continued, not because of that glance, but because of the significance of his appearance at this time, and the words he said to the four Saints after arriving, for what purpose.
Soon, Hou Yuxiao's heart sank.
This is coming to pick the fruits!
What a Rakshasa Holy Sect, what a Sikong Xingzhou, hiding until now before showing up. It turns out the four Holy Lands, along with Hexi, have all become wedding garments for the Rakshasa Holy Sect in this effort to destroy Leiyin Temple.
"Well done Sikong Xingzhou, ever since the Rakshasa Holy Sect five years ago yielded Xiayuan path to Leiyin Temple, it was all for today, such deep calculation, indeed formidable, indeed formidable..."
Wei Xuheng's words were finished, and the faces of him, Meng Qu, Xun Mu, and Jing Yuanxiu turned extremely grim.