Chapter 282: Oni King of Black Mountain
After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Lingyun quietly formed a Dharma Seal, then pointed toward Liu Feng's direction. A faint glimmer flew from Lingyun's fingertip and fell into Liu Feng's body. The wisp of Ghost Qi entangled around Liu Feng was instantly evaporated into nothingness the moment it touched the glimmer.
"Huh?" Liu Feng's brows furrowed slightly; he seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he did not speak.
"It seems Liu Feng's senses are also very keen, but I wonder what he is hiding that even that evil ghost has set its sights on him," Lingyun muttered to himself.
Deep in the night, Lingyun quietly arrived near the barbecue restaurant. His Divine Sense spread rapidly in all directions. After confirming there was no one around, Lingyun used his Divine Sense to open the door and slipped into the restaurant.
In the pitch-black restaurant, only that Stone Buddha stood quietly in its place. A golden glimmer surged in Lingyun's eyes. In his vision, dark clouds churned around the Stone Buddha, and the roars of Asura evil ghosts could be faintly heard. Countless Yin Energy constantly battered the seal on the Stone Buddha. Although the seal on the Stone Buddha was struggling to resist, it was ultimately a source-less water and could only be worn away bit by bit by the Yin Energy.
In Lingyun's perception, the barbecue restaurant owner's family had already fallen into the deepest sleep under the influence of the Yin Energy. In this case, even if he made some noise, they would not notice.
As soon as Lingyun appeared in the shop, the evil ghost sealed within the Stone Buddha discovered him immediately. A roar erupted from the evil ghost, and the Yin Energy shrouding the shop instantly lunged toward Lingyun.
"Trying to use Yin Energy to control me and then help you shatter the Stone Buddha? Naive!" Lingyun sneered, flipped his hand, and an Array Disk appeared in his palm. "Array, activate!"
Following Lingyun's cold shout, the Array Disk in his hand instantly bloomed with ten thousand rays of light. Countless Array Patterns intertwined in the Void, forming an Array that enveloped both Lingyun and the Stone Buddha.
The moment the Array was activated, a foreboding premonition rose in the heart of the evil ghost inside the Stone Buddha. However, it was currently sealed within the Stone Buddha and unable to move, so it could only watch helplessly as it was enveloped by the Array.
Upon entering the Array, the evil ghost felt that things were very bad. As an evil ghost who did not know how long he had lived, he was naturally no stranger to things like Arrays; after all, it was also an Array that was currently suppressing him in the Stone Buddha. Most importantly, the moment this Array formed, it actually gathered the Supreme Yang Qi from heaven and earth here continuously, which was an extremely unfavorable phenomenon for him.
"Who are you, and why are you taking action against me?" After the Supreme Yang Qi gathered to a certain degree, the evil ghost finally could not help but speak.
"Heh, I thought you would hold it in until you died without saying a word!" A cold sneer hooked the corner of Lingyun's mouth.
"Sir, I believe I have no grievances or enmity with you; why must you take action against me?" the evil ghost asked.
"No grievances or enmity? Why take action against you? Don't forget, when I came here to eat with my friend today, you directly attached your Ghost Qi to us. If I didn't have a few small tricks up my sleeve, I probably would have fallen for your trap long ago!" Lingyun opened his hand, and the Supreme Yang Qi in the Array grew even stronger.
"A misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding! If I had known you were also someone from the cultivation world, how would I have dared to take action against you?" the evil ghost argued with a panicked expression.
"Is that so? I think you are just stalling for time, wanting to break through the seal, right!" Lingyun said coldly.
"Ha, what a difficult little ghost to fool! But, this master has already successfully broken the seal!" The evil ghost suddenly let out a wild, arrogant laugh.
Following the evil ghost's laughter, countless cracks suddenly appeared on the Stone Buddha, and it then exploded into countless fragments. A black shadow rushed out from the explosion, emitting a wild laugh.
"Little ghost, now that I have broken the seal, I want you to die!" The evil ghost opened his mouth, full of fangs, and roared at Lingyun.
"You don't have that ability yet!" Lingyun sneered and formed seals with both hands. "Heavenly Yang Lock!"
The Supreme Yang Qi in the Array instantly condensed into countless Chains, layering over one another as they enveloped the direction of the evil ghost. Although the evil ghost was already at the Xiantian Ultimate, being suppressed in the Stone Buddha for so many years had already caused him great damage to his Origin Qi. Added to that was the heavy blow Lingyun gave him when he left this place in the afternoon, as well as the suppression of the Supreme Yang Qi in the Array now, his strength could at most only manifest at the Xiantian Initial. With this level of strength, he could not stir up any major waves in front of Lingyun.
Facing the layers of the Array closing in, the evil ghost did not dare to be the slightest bit careless. He smelled the scent of danger from these Chains. He gathered the Ghost Qi around him, and in an instant, a cold wind whistled; countless fierce ghosts appeared by his side and then lunged toward the Chains.
"Ten Thousand Ghosts Wailing!"
The ghosts collided with the Chains, emitting a sizzling sound. Although the fierce ghosts looked extremely terrifying, they appeared so powerless in front of the heavy Chains. After a stalemate of only a moment, the Chains pierced through the blockade of the fierce ghosts and continued to lunge toward the evil ghost.
"Kill!" The evil ghost let out a low roar, and the Ghost Qi around him instantly condensed into a large broadsword in his hand. The evil ghost swung the broadsword in his hand, frantically hacking at the Chains. For a moment, sparks flew everywhere, and all the Chains that closed in were hacked into two pieces.
"If you only have this much ability, you cannot do anything to me!" the evil ghost roared loudly.
"Is that so?" Lingyun pointed forward with one hand, and the Chains in the Array instantly doubled. At the same time, countless Fireballs appeared out of thin air and smashed toward the evil ghost.
The sudden turn of events caused the evil ghost's expression to change slightly. Although he swung the broadsword in his hand until it was airtight, some of Lingyun's attacks always managed to penetrate his blade momentum and strike his body. Before long, the evil ghost had many wounds on his body.
"If this continues, I will definitely be worn down by him. I must strike him down first!" The evil ghost set his target on Lingyun.
Seeing the evil ghost rushing toward his direction, a cold sneer hooked onto Lingyun's face: "What makes you think I am the weakness of this Array?"
"Heavenly Yang Palm!" Following Lingyun's cold shout, the Supreme Yang Qi in the Array instantly gathered into a giant palm and slapped toward the evil ghost.
With a "Boom," the evil ghost was slapped directly onto the ground by the Heavenly Yang Palm. Just as he was struggling to get up, the swarming Chains had already bound him like a rice dumpling.
"You, you cannot kill me!" Seeing the Supreme Yang Qi in the Array slowly gathering into a Long sword, the evil ghost panicked all at once.
"Cannot kill you? Why don't you tell me why I cannot kill you?" Lingyun asked with a half-smile.
"I, I am the trusted confidant of the Oni King of Black Mountain! The Oni King has already awakened; if you kill me, the Oni King will definitely avenge me!" the evil ghost said loudly.
"Oni King of Black Mountain?" Lingyun's brows furrowed slightly. Every ghost that could be called an Oni King was an extremely powerful existence. He did not expect this evil ghost to have such an Oni King as a superior.
"Do you think I wouldn't know? You want me to let you go so you can wait for an opportunity to come back and take revenge, right!" Lingyun had not forgotten the resentment hidden deep in the evil ghost's eyes.
"You..." The evil ghost wanted to say something more, but the Long sword formed from the Supreme Yang Qi had already pierced through his body. He could only let out a roar of unwillingness before turning into fragments and disappearing.
After eliminating the evil ghost, Lingyun waved his hand, and the fragments of the Stone Buddha seemed to be attracted by some force, re-condensing into their original appearance as if time were flowing backward. However, the Stone Buddha had changed slightly; Lingyun added a layer of Array to it, enabling it to conceal the aura of the Nether Body on Chen Lingling.
After finishing this, Lingyun waved his hand to withdraw his Array and turned to leave the barbecue restaurant.
"What kind of existence is this Oni King of Black Mountain that the evil ghost spoke of? I'll have Chen Jing look into it later; maybe there will be some gains!"
End of Chapter
