Chapter 142: Money for One's Life

Boom!

The fist struck, and the face of the fierce Laogui instantly caved in, like a meteorite impact; the undulating mountain ridge was transformed into a basin in an instant. An invisible shockwave erupted from this center, sweeping through everything in the vicinity.

Laogui's figure was sent flying backward, slamming violently into the wall of the Ancient Residence. Although the Ancient Residence had protective power, it still appeared somewhat fragile in the face of Li Heng's terrifying punch, directly suffering a dent covered in dense cracks and teetering on the verge of collapse.

The owner of the Ancient Residence was horrified, but she could not concern herself with Laogui's miserable state; taking advantage of the moment Li Heng threw his punch—when his old strength was nearly spent and his new strength had yet to be born—she unleashed a massive surge of Yin Qi and thoughts of resentment.

The Yin Qi arrived in an instant, reaching before Li Heng, intending to catch him off guard. Yet his expression remained calm; with a movement of his mind, the Boundless Earth vision instantly manifested the Yin Fu, the Huangquan, and various other things, absorbing the incoming Yin Qi completely.

What, it actually didn't work again!

While the owner of the Ancient Residence was shocked, Laogui, who had been beaten half to death by Li Heng's punch, regained his senses, suppressed the injuries within his body that were on the verge of collapse, and erupted with fierce, baleful black flames all over his body.

This Living Dead is truly too fierce; he must be dealt with as soon as possible!

Laogui gritted his teeth, cold sweat appearing in his heart. Fortunately, he was usually cautious and used power to protect himself at all times; otherwise, if he had taken this punch while caught off guard, he really would have been killed by a single blow! Where on earth did this Living Dead come from?

The fierce, baleful black flames arrived in an instant, appearing like a sea of fire, the Demon Flame towering and occupying Li Heng's entire field of vision; within the sea of fire, many twisted human shapes also appeared, pouncing toward him.

Fire? Playing with fire in front of Li!

Li Heng smiled lightly; he did not even need to use the Sun True Fire, merely needing to slightly perform a Visualization of the Great Sun to erupt with a trace of the Sun True Fire's divine charm, and the fierce, baleful Demon Flame instantly halted, not daring to move forward.

Seeing this, Laogui was terrified and hurriedly tried to control the forward momentum of the flames, only to discover that his Demon Flame could not advance even an inch; his Demon Flame was afraid, as if there were a Great Terror ahead!

Impossible, this makes no sense!

The origin of his Demon Flame was mysterious and unfathomable, something he had obtained years ago that helped him roam the Yin World, always succeeding. Ordinary Weird demons and monsters would be reduced to ashes the moment they were burned by his Demon Flame. Their own essence, Qi, and soul would even become nourishment for the Demon Flame to grow stronger.

Yet now, the Demon Flame was afraid? He did not understand.

Regardless of whether he understood or not.

Here, the Earth Dharma Image suppressed, exerting a force of suppression on the surroundings; Laogui and the owner of the Ancient Residence immediately felt a terrifying gravity pressing down upon them, making it difficult for them to even move an inch.

Laogui had not yet figured out what kind of method this was.

Li Heng's fist arrived again in an instant!

Under his vigilance, he finally reacted and hurriedly deployed the Demon Flame to protect his body, wanting to force Li Heng back. This Living Dead was, after all, a creature of flesh and blood, even if he had the ability to counter the Demon Flame and prevent it from advancing.

But he still had to fear the burning of the Demon Flame!

This was the confidence he had gained from his Demon Flame roaming the Yin World; could this Living Dead be stronger than the Three Sages of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge? He did not believe it!

And so, he met his doom.

As Li Heng's fist arrived before him, the Demon Flame he relied on as an absolute defense, which could almost burn for an Eternity, was afraid and extinguished at that moment; Li Heng's punch struck directly!

Back then, Li Heng killed Wang Xuanji with three punches.

Now, having broken through again, he killed Laogui with two punches!

Under one punch, with the reinforcement of the Essence Qi Spirit Three Flowers, the reinforcement of the Earth Dharma Image, the reinforcement of the Great Sun Divine Intent, and the reinforcement of the Taiyuan Scripture—with all buffs stacked—even an Innate Level transcendent would have to die if they took this punch!

Laogui's body was directly blasted apart.

His soul, as a Weird, was also caught off guard and directly strangled by the combined force of the erupting Earth Divine Intent and Great Sun Divine Intent; before it could even persist for a moment to let out a wail, it was destroyed!

Laogui has fallen, Source Power +600!

This all happened in the blink of an eye; the owner of the Ancient Residence could not react in time and could only helplessly witness Laogui being blasted to death by Li Heng, witnessing his terrifying, fierce might.

The next moment, she reacted with a start and, disregarding everything else, used an escape technique to flee back into the Ancient Residence, while simultaneously issuing a harsh threat.

"You were actually able to kill Laogui in two punches; your strength is simply terrifying. I admit I cannot beat you. But I advise you to leave as soon as possible; you cannot break the protection of the Ancient Residence! There is more than just Laogui among the Innate-level beings attending my wedding; there are others. Once they all arrive, can you defeat all of us working together?"

Kong Que had been afraid before, afraid that Li Heng would kill her, but when she witnessed the momentum of Li Heng's two punches, his god-like posture, and his blasting an Innate Level Laogui to death with one punch, she could not help but reveal an expression of infatuation.

This man, he seems somewhat reliable...

Li Heng smiled lightly; did she think she could hold on with this turtle shell? He hadn't even taken her seriously! A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and with a movement of his mind, he raised the power of the Earth Dharma Image to its peak.

The Taiyuan Scripture also operated at high speed, providing him with reinforcement.

He stomped one foot on the ground, and it immediately let out a boom; the ground around him began to collapse, and the range of the collapse continued to extend outward, reaching that Ancient Residence.

A building standing upon the earth.

Could it compare to an earthquake demolition team?

Boom—the surrounding earth shook and collapsed, directly destroying the foundation upon which the Ancient Residence existed; the Ancient Residence immediately showed signs of collapse, the roof caving in, the walls shattering, and clouds of dust rising.

Inside the Ancient Residence, the owner of the Ancient Residence was horrified.

How could this be? This Living Dead could actually shake the Ancient Residence and cause it to collapse? He actually possessed such terrifying power? She knew that although the Ancient Residence was indestructible, it would take time to repair after a collapse; she could not stay here for long, or she would surely meet a tragic end!

Who knew when those Innate guests would arrive?

There was no time to think further; she flew out and fled toward that Grave Mountain in the wilderness. While fleeing for her life, she also wanted to find that fellow to help her suppress and kill this Living Dead.

Seeing the owner of the Ancient Residence fleeing, Li Heng could not help but raise an eyebrow. The direction she was fleeing in seemed to be that Grave Mountain in the wilderness, the place where vermilion coffins were everywhere, right? She wanted to find help?

Interesting.

He smiled lightly, grabbed the infatuated Kong Que, leaped into the air, operated the Taiyuan Scripture, rode the wind in the void, and pursued the fleeing owner of the Ancient Residence.

After a while, the Ancient Residence stopped collapsing.

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi and Yin Qi seemed to be attracted, surging into the Ancient Residence. Immediately, the Ancient Residence seemed to have pressed a reverse button; the shattered walls mended themselves, the collapsed roof flew back into place, and the entire Ancient Residence seemed to have some kind of life...

The owner of the Ancient Residence was fleeing through the air.

Her beautiful face revealed anger; having roamed the Yin World for so many years, this was the first time she had been in such a sorry state. Moreover, that Living Dead did not take her seriously at all; even now, as he pursued her, he was hanging far behind, clearly wanting to use her to fish!

So you want to fish, do you?

In a moment, I will let you see that fish can also eat people!

The owner of the Ancient Residence roared in her heart and continued to accelerate, like a sharp sword released from a bowstring, breaking through the air and setting off bursts of sonic booms.

In the air, Kong Que was silent, feeling somewhat shy and annoyed.

Because the current posture was not as she had imagined—being held directly in his arms or the two of them leaning against each other—but rather Li Heng grabbing her by the back of her collar with one hand. She felt a bit frantic in her heart: I still consider myself beautiful, is it necessary to treat me like this?

Li Heng had no other thoughts in bringing Kong Que along.

He simply felt that since this Kong Que was related to Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, he could not just leave her be. However, he had not yet decided on a specific course of action, so he simply brought her along.

This is a relatively broad plain; aside from a barren mountain extending from a sky-reaching mountain range to the west, the other three sides are incomparably vast, and from a high vantage point, one can even see to the end at a single glance.

The terrain of the plain is flat, and with water veins flowing through it, it is suitable for farming and has many gathered villages, so it is considered prosperous, not much worse than the Sanshan Gathering, at most just lacking in commercial trade.

However, with a sudden change overnight, everything changed.

That barren mountain turned into a Grave Mountain, with vermilion coffins spread all over the mountain, and paper money covering the entire mountaintop; when the wind blows, it flies up lightly, swirling all over the sky.

The paper money flew onto the plain, landed in these villages, and transformed into various gold and silver; the villagers within were wild with joy, one after another putting it into their pockets, and thus it became their Buying Life Money.

Since their lives had been bought, they were no longer human, but Weird.

Therefore, they turned into various Ghost Villages, taking people's lives.

The owner of the Ancient Residence flew above this plain, feeling secretly alarmed as she looked at the situation before her. That fellow had actually developed so quickly, having already brought this plain under his control?

Once this region belongs to the Yin World in the future, it is feared it will all become his territory; what would she have left to compete with him? She looked again at these villagers who had lost their lives for picking up money and had become Weird, a cold sneer appearing on her face; this group of mortals were like fools, truly bold.

They actually dared to pick up that fellow's money?

Even in the Yin World, no Weird would dare to pick it up!

Various thoughts flashed through her mind, intending to figure out how to keep this fellow in check. But in the end, her thoughts converged on one point: she must first resolve the immediate predicament, otherwise, how could she speak of the future!

Thinking this, she flew toward that Grave Mountain.

After a while, Li Heng also arrived at this plain; the paper money on the Grave Mountain was dancing all over the sky, and he casually grabbed a piece of paper money flying in the air, frowning.

This paper money seems to contain some kind of mysterious power?

At this moment, the paper money changed instantly, directly turning into a glittering gold ingot held in Li Heng's hand, and at the same time, a mysterious power appeared, wanting to invade his body.

This power was very strange, actually wanting to plunder his life force, but because of the might of the Great Sun Spirit Body, whose essence is the Heavens Great Sun, its power never managed to invade his body, yet the Great Sun Spirit Body bloodline also did not purify it.

Li Heng revealed a smile; is this Buying Life Money?

He could feel that this power was not some Yin energy or a variant of Weird power... but rather more like a rule, a mysterious rule: once you take the money, you must hand over your life!

He took out the Weird Official Report that had been suppressed and hidden by him all along.

He looked thoughtful; it seems there will be a great harvest this time.