Chapter 898: Will You Bleed?

"Surround and kill Tang Xuanzang!" the Phantom God emphasized again.

Lu Jingtian looked at the Phantom God: "You—well, I'll say it straight, even if we join forces, we couldn't possibly be a match for Tang Xuanzang; besides, don't forget that Kongming and his ilk are all his lackeys!"

Lu Jingtian was very angry when he said this.

Standing Committee members: Chijing Dao Ren, Kongming, Zhao Hongmiao, Tang Yuhan, Nie Zheng, Shang Wuhuan, plus him and Jiang Junren, eight in total.

There are actually six who are definitely Tang Xuanzang's lackeys—no need to mention Chijing Dao Ren, Zhao Hongmiao, and Kongming; Tang Yuhan has a good relationship with Tang Xuanzang's sister, Nie Zheng is an old friend of Kongming and his group, and Shang Wuhuan is just an unprincipled fence-sitter.

Whoever is strong, they lick up to them, firmly siding with Tang Xuanzang.

He and Jiang Junren, as loners, have had it quite rough.

"It won't be like that soon." the Phantom God said.

"What do you mean?" Lu Jingtian asked.

"The gate is already open; to become a god or a sage, the road lies ahead."

"Survival of the fittest."

"I am the god master; my command: in this age of great contention, open it!"

The grand heavenly sound reverberated in the room, twining around Lu Jingtian's ears, like a god or a buddha, inspiring awe and the urge to bow in worship.

"It's you!" Lu Jingtian's face changed.

Did the Phantom God inherit the will of the gods and demons? No, he's impersonating—no, that's not right either.

The Phantom God's actions don't even amount to impersonation; he's merely playing god and spouting a bunch of ambiguous nonsense.

The Gods and Demons Walkers naturally believed it—not saying that Gods and Demons Walkers are all stupid.

Rather, people can only see what they want to see and believe what they want to believe.

Like Kongming and his group, they belong to the type that doesn't want to see, so they lack certainty and are instead investigating, hoping to determine the truth.

"It's me." the Phantom God laughed again, "Now, can you kill him?"

"... Can!" Lu Jingtian squeezed out a word from between his teeth, then gave a fierce grin, "How do you plan to kill him?"

"Issue a mission." the Phantom God laughed.

"Will anyone carry it out?" Lu Jingtian began to think, "Your performance isn't completely without loopholes."

That day, the apparition of the gods and demons was not visible everywhere in the world.

Only certain regions could see and hear it.

"Of course, I don't need all Gods and Demons Walkers to be a hundred percent convinced." the Phantom God laughed, "No one wants a 'god spirit' constantly pressing down on their head; everyone wants to see the god spirit bleed!"

Before the "gods and demons" in the Gods and Demons Game truly took concrete form.

For many Gods and Demons Walkers, Tang Luo is the god of the Gods and Demons Game!

Five days later.

Majestic, the aura of heaven, humanity, gods, and buddhas appeared again, this time in a different place, yet still that god‑like, buddha‑like phantom.

The sun became the halo behind its head, light radiance enveloping its whole body, hazy, mysterious, and powerful.

"The path to godhood is open, but evil demons block the road, obstructing the way. Slay the evil demon Tang Xuanzang to keep the road clear."

The grand heavenly sound rang out again.

This was the first time the gods and demons issued a mission in this way.

In less than an hour, the news of this mission swept the globe.

Many newcomers who had just become Gods and Demons Walkers looked bewildered: What's going on? Isn't this mission supposed to go to another world? How is this different from what the veterans said?

Besides the Gods and Demons Walkers, non‑Walkers were also astonished: Who is Tang Xuanzang? He actually deserves a divine order to be slain!

"It definitely isn't the will of the gods and demons; someone is just playing god!"

On the other side, Kongming, Zhao Hongmiao, and the others immediately concluded that the so‑called god spirit (gods and demons) and the Gods and Demons Game actually have nothing to do with each other… it's very likely that some Gods and Demons Walker is stirring up trouble.

But few people are as clear‑headed as they are, or willing to side with such clear‑headed people.

On the contrary, many want to seize this opportunity to stir up trouble.

Don't forget, the real world isn't limited to Chinese Gods and Demons Walkers; Tang Luo's existence suppresses other regions, leaving the Western faction's Gods and Demons Walkers barely able to breathe.

Such a great opportunity—if not seized, one isn't a Gods and Demons Walker who constantly grows stronger through life‑and‑death trials.

In just under three days, Kongming, Zhao Hongmiao, and the others, as well as many Gods and Demons Walkers inclined toward the Tang Luo faction, suffered successive attacks.

These strongmen of Kongming's group, without exception, were all surrounded and suffered serious injuries.

Leveraging the Gods and Demons Game mission, the uprising of forces besieging Tang Luo is something Kongming's group could not possibly resist.

Among Gods and Demons Walkers, strong ones who can match them are few, but not none.

Lu Jingtian and Jiang Junren once again took the lead in charging forward, unstoppable.

This forced Kongming and the others to temporarily endure and hide.

If Chijing Dao Ren were present, the situation would surely be much better. But Chijing Dao Ren has never appeared, making people suspect he might have met with mishap during the mission.

Suppressing Tang Luo's supporters and clipping their wings, the next step is naturally to kill Tang Luo.

However, after that one "keep quiet" incident, the monk‑demon Tang Xuanzang has never appeared in public again.

The Dragon King had long been abandoned, empty of people, and there was no sign of him on the island of the Walker Assembly.

Including when Kongming and the others were later attacked, Tang Xuanzang also did not show up.

He hid deeper than anyone else.

At the critical moment, a Gods and Demons Walker named Yuan Xing spread the word about Tang Luo's whereabouts at home, solid evidence, the proof was conclusive.

In less than half a day, a large number of Gods and Demons Walkers rushed to his city.

As the storm loomed, ordinary civilians fled swiftly, leaving this battlefield to this group of "divine envoys."

"This is the place."

Tens of thousands of Gods and Demons Walkers came with killing intent, the whole city shrouded in a massive dark cloud.

Yuan Xing publicized Tang Luo's position, but he was very clever and did not act as the outspoken one; instead, he hid among the crowd.

Now those leading the charge are still Lu Jing Tian and Jiang Jun Ren.

Behind Jiang Jun Ren, it was not other gods and demons walkers, but a group of golden halberd and iron horse soldiers with killing intent soaring to the heavens.

Summon the thousand troops!

This is the ability he possesses as a holder of Bai Qi's fate.

Skilled in group attacks, skilled in encircling kills!

"Tsk tsk."

A teasing voice came; after the mission was posted, the one who fled at first sight and whom no one could find, Yu Long Gongzi, appeared on the roof of the building Yuan Xing mentioned.

He watched as a black mass of people surged from all directions, yet he was not at all startled.

On the contrary, he stood with arms akimbo, arrogantly to the extreme: "Don't blame me for not warning you; leaving now is still possible — "

"Hahahaha, is it still possible?" Lu Jing Tian laughed wildly, cutting off Ao Yu Lie's words: "If you are willing to abandon darkness and join the light now, we might consider sparing your life."

"No, you misunderstood." Ao Yu Lie shook his head: "I mean, if you leave now, you can die a little more gloriously."

"Arrogant!"

With a roar, a huge fist shadow appeared, descending from the sky to smash where Ao Yu Lie stood.

"Demolishing the house won't do." Ao Yu Lie smiled, and the light on his Buddhist beads flashed.

Sha Wujing appeared, sitting cross-legged; a semi-transparent light curtain emerged, covering the entire building.

The fist shadow struck the light curtain and shattered itself with a boom.

In the crowd, a Western god-and-demon walker grunted, his clenched fist unconsciously loosening as his right hand began to tremble.

"Who is he?"

"I don't know, it's not Tang Xuanzang. Where is Tang Xuanzang?"

A wave of discussion arose.

Beside Sha Wujing, Tang Luo's blood-stained white-haired figure suddenly appeared: "Everyone's here?"

"There should still be a fish that slipped through the net; hm, I suspect the mastermind behind the scenes." Ao Yu Lie said.

"Any leads?"

"None..." Ao Yu Lie helplessly shook his head; the mastermind behind the scenes is deeply hidden.

"Forget it, let's deal with the present first." Tang Luo said.

The two's indifferent attitude provoked the anger of many gods and demons walkers.

Lu Jing Tian said nothing more, yet holding the Heavenly Painted Halberd, the colleague who had been stepping on the house that collapsed in a boom has already vanished without trace.

He appeared above Tang Luo and company, fiercely slamming down the Heavenly Painted Halberd in his hand.

A white blast of air spread, the surrounding atmosphere completely pushed aside, forming a gale that sent many gods and demons walkers toppling over, astonished at this person's strength.

Then, how great is the strength of Tang Xuanzang, who can subdue such mighty gods and demons walkers, making them meekly obey, and only dare to counterattack with the tide after the gods and demons game posted a mission?

Soon, they will be able to see it.

The Heavenly Painted Halberd smashed the light curtain (actually Sha Wujing released it himself), blasting toward Tang Luo's head.

Tang Luo reached out; the Heavenly Painted Halberd suddenly shattered, but Lu Jing Tian did not fly backward—instead, Tang Luo seized him in his hand.

"You!"

The struggling Lu Jing Tian's eyes widened, almost to the point of bursting—this was not what he had imagined!

He had no intention of confronting Tang Luo directly.

Rather, he wanted to shatter this light‑curtain defense so that the attacks of the other gods and demons walkers would come down all at once.

In an instant, they will not let this opportunity pass.

As for himself, he will use his mastered teleportation skill to flee far away.

With the attacks of tens of thousands of gods and demons walkers, I want to see whether Tang Xuanzang can withstand them!

Numerical superiority is their only advantage; Lu Jing Tian would not be foolish enough to play the hero.

But why!

What exactly did the other side do?

Just a raising of the hand unleashed an unmatchable force, instantly inflicting grave injury and seizing control of him.

This is completely contrary to what was agreed! I can't even block his casual strike!

"Boom——"

That was the tremendous sound produced by countless attacks converging.

Whether Lu Jing Tian left or not, the other gods and demons walkers' attacks would not hesitate; after the light curtain vanished, all those with ranged skills or abilities launched attacks on Tang Luo.

Those without long-range attack capability, or God-Demon Walkers whose distance is insufficient, also picked up RPGs, aimed at that building and fired a shot.

No God-Demon Walker could withstand such a terrifying attack head-on.

Unfortunately, Sha Wujing is not a God-Demon Walker; he put his palms together.

A tall golden apparition appeared, standing between heaven and earth, with palms together as well; within its palms lay all the attacks of the God-Demon Walkers, being squeezed by the palms.

"Pa!"

With a crisp slap sound, everything vanished without a trace.

The golden apparition disappeared; Sha Wujing maintained the Buddha salutation pose, his hands slowly parting, as gray-black traces fell.

Ao Yulie gave a thumbs-up from the side, truly worthy of being the third senior brother—his defensive power is really strong!

Tang Luo, meanwhile, grabbed Lu Jingtian and performed Soul Ferrying.

One second, or perhaps a long year, Tang Luo flung out his hand, letting Lu Jingtian's body fall from the high building.

The soldiers behind Jiang Junren stepped on each other's shoulders, quickly forming a tall human wall, which fortunately caught Lu Jingtian.

However, they discovered that the other party had already lost all signs of life.

"Huanshen..." Tang Luo said.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the ground, the rooftops, and the God-Demon Walkers in the sky.

Pierced!

The God-Demon Walkers in shock felt that they were completely pierced by that utterly calm gaze, and everything lay exposed beneath it.

Surging, a powerful aura descended.

On that day, a huge illusory God-Demon apparition appeared, then continually condensed and solidified, turning into an ordinary person floating high in the sky.

They stood a hundred meters apart from Tang Luo, gazing at each other.

That person wore blood-stained robes and white hair, and unexpectedly bore the same face as Tang Luo; Huanshen pressed their palms together before their chest and said, "Amitabha."

The Buddha's name rang like a heavenly sound, purifying the heart and mind, and inevitably recalling the scene of the first God-Demon Walker Assembly.

What appeared before them was actually another Tang Xuanzang?!

"Tell me, will you bleed?"

He looked at Tang Luo and asked.