Chapter 916: Tathagata Divine Palm

In the Chaos Void, inside the carriage, because of the mission reminder, Tang Luo suddenly remembered that the reward from his last mission had been left aside unattended.

He hadn't even looked at it; some time had passed, and he didn't know whether the reward skill would disappear.

It seemed there was no prior experience to refer to; after completing a mission with the God Demon Stride, one would naturally check the reward for this mission right away.

With a thought, the skill cast to the back of his mind surfaced again, not disappearing due to Tang Luo's neglect.

Moreover, this reward was a completely new type never seen before—a one-time skill.

One-time equipment (items) or passive skills, etc., had appeared before.

But a one-time temporary skill—Tang Luo had never seen or heard of before.

This skill can be used only once, does not occupy a skill slot, and Tang Luo can use it without forgetting any skill.

"Tathagata Divine Palm."

This one-time skill had no further introduction, only four characters.

It carried an indescribable meaning.

"Interesting." Tang Luo smiled, closed his eyes again, even the flame in his hollow right eye was suppressed, becoming extremely dim.

Reaching the first destination should still take some time.

After a while, Tang Luo reopened his eyes; the flame in his right eye jumped suddenly.

He stood up directly in the spacious carriage, walked to the front door, and lifted the bead curtain.

He could see that, in the Chaos Void outside, a group of people was approaching.

Their number was around a hundred.

Being able to move freely in the Chaos Void should theoretically make them strong, but in fact they are not.

These people are not strong; the aura emitted by the few leaders is at most comparable to Kong Ming's group, at best strong practitioners of the God Demon Stride.

The reason they can move freely in the Chaos Void is that a power protects them all around.

The faint aura of this power, Tang Luo had felt it in the Heavenly Court before.

These people come from the Heavenly Court… at least they belong to a faction of the Heavenly Court.

"Found them!"

"Monster! Hand over your life!"

Each of them was filled with fighting spirit, shouting slogans that excited them, and they charged toward the Expressway.

It was obvious they had no idea what they were doing or what they were facing; they weren't even fit to be cannon fodder.

Tang Luo glanced at them casually, then ignored them and turned to walk back into the carriage.

Ignored, they became furious, each rushing toward the Expressway at top speed; then, like flies hitting an invisible glass, they almost killed themselves.

Naturally, outside the Expressway there is an intangible protection, overall like a transparent tube.

It can block many attacks.

Blocking these people's collisions poses no problem at all.

As for ranged attacks, sorry. Although they can use the Heavenly Court's power to move freely in the Chaos Void, once their spells and divine abilities leave a certain range around their bodies, they instantly vanish in the Chaos Void.

The same goes for magical treasures: when someone throws away his treasure, just after it leaves his hand, like a thin ice chip smaller than a fingernail dropped into boiling water, it disappears with a 'swish'.

Only then did this group realize something was wrong.

Before they could flee or react further, numerous Expressways appeared in the void, connecting to the Expressway beneath Tang Luo's carriage.

Soon they formed a square safe zone, likewise enclosing these people.

The Heavenly Court's 'gift' merely gave them the ability to act in the Chaos Void, with nothing else.

In the Expressway, black Terracotta Warriors appeared, silently beginning battle and then ending it at top speed.

More than half of these people were killed or injured; the survivors all became captives, taken away by the Terracotta Warriors.

Soon, Qin Shi Huang walked out from the end of the Expressway, with Meng Tian and Meng Yi brothers at his side.

None of the three looked well.

Especially Qin Shi Huang, his suppressed aura was like the calm before a storm, a volcano about to erupt.

"How did you come here?" Tang Luo asked, stepping down from the carriage.

The Qin army's Terracotta Warriors would appear; Tang Luo was not at all surprised.

The Expressway originates from Great Qin; when Tang Luo uses it, the Great Qin Empire can also grasp its location.

Qin Shi Huang had long made this clear; Tang Luo also had not demanded a custom-made Expressway completely without any backdoors.

Such positioning based on usage time actually has its benefits, as just seen.

When Tang Luo does not expose his position, he can simply retract it; whether it's the Palm Buddha Kingdom or further tossing it into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, it can completely sever the link between the Expressway and the Great Qin Empire.

Qin Shi Huang hurried over: "Master, let's go inside to talk."

The two entered the carriage, just sat down, and Qin Shi Huang said: "Xu Fu has betrayed us!"

His voice carried solemnity with a chill; the Son of Heaven's anger brings a million corpses.

"Oh." Tang Luo remained very composed.

This calm eased Qin Shi Huang's anger somewhat; his anger mainly came from two aspects: first, the betrayal by his subordinates; second, this betrayal caused trouble for Tang Luo, his collaborator, making Qin Shi Huang feel embarrassed.

For an emperor, face sometimes matters even more than profit.

Especially since Tang Luo himself is an extremely powerful collaborator.

After easing his emotions, Qin Shi Huang explained the whole situation.

That day Xu Fu devoured Badeer, but Badeer's special immortal body took effect in that situation, leaving an influence on Xu Fu.

Furthermore, Tang Luo took Xu Fu's tower ship, causing him heavy losses.

Combined, these two hatreds led Xu Fu to betray the Great Qin Empire; he went to those worlds related to the Heavenly Court and made contact with the Heavenly Court.

When Qin Shi Huang discovered it, it was already one step too late.

It should be known that Xu Fu himself does not hold a position of real power in the Qin court, so he does not need to attend court.

Ten days to half a month, or even several years without a trace, is normal.

"Did Xu Fu leak my position?" Tang Luo asked.

This is the reason why those who aren't even fit to be cannon fodder have come looking for us.

"Yes." Qin Shi Huang said, "Now the Heavenly Court, and even the Great Thunderclap Temple, could have locked onto this celestial highway."

As they spoke, Meng Yi knocked on the side of the carriage outside.

Qin Shi Huang went out, soon returned, holding a letter reeking of blood.

When opened, the information hovered directly in mid‑air, fully visible.

This information came from the captured individuals, and its content is not complicated.

One day, an immortal from the Heavenly Court descended, bringing the "Pool of Transcendence"; upon reaching a certain level of cultivation, one can enter the pool and instantly ascend, flying to the outside world.

In fact, it merely allows one to walk through the chaotic void.

But it is not free; after using the Pool of Transcendence, they gain a mission: to find and slay a wicked one who is traveling westward.

Needless to say, that wicked one is Tang Luo.

Well, since the Heavenly Court's enemies were demoted to wicked ones to keep the cannon fodder from refusing to go up, Tang Luo does not know why the Jade Emperor would act this way.

What meaning is there in sending out those who aren't even fit to be cannon fodder to die?

Or perhaps it is the doing of some of his subordinates.

The Jade Emperor would not send out such low‑level cannon fodder; replacing it with an unnamed heavenly general would make more sense.

The Jade Emperor would not encourage it, but he would certainly not stop it either.

Since we are opposed, disgusting the enemy is also good, and it can even serve as a tactic.

After prolonged harassment by cannon fodder, they hide their true killing move, then strike when Tang Luo lets his guard down.

In short, they rely on their numbers to constantly weaken Tang Luo.

"Grand Master, the new celestial highway is already being made; it will be delivered soon." Qin Shi Huang said.

"No, this is fine." Tang Luo said, "Let them come."

"Huh?" Qin Shi Huang blinked.

"On the other hand, your Great Qin Empire is probably also being watched." Tang Luo said, "But before they deal with me, neither the Great Thunderclap Temple nor the Heavenly Court will have spare energy to act against you. Even if they did, it would only be minor players; with the strength of Great Qin, you can easily handle them."

"Then…" Qin Shi Huang pondered, "I will send ten thousand Qin troops to help the Grand Master deal with bothersome flies."

"Good." Tang Luo agreed.

He doesn't mind at all if people come to die; if lucky, it can even increase his merit.

Moreover, aren't the Heavenly Court and the Great Thunderclap Temple wanting to test the waters?

Then let them test as much as they like.

They no longer discussed Xu Fu; in both their minds he had already been sentenced to death—whoever sees him should just kill him on the spot, no need for extra talk.

Qin Shi Huang also gave Tang Luo another "range location."

Because of Xu Fu, the several worlds originally confirmed as the Heavenly Court's outer regions might be abandoned by the Heavenly Court.

One cannot reach the Heavenly Court through them.

As for if they become traps, Qin Shi Huang believes Tang Luo might be even happier.

That new location can be confirmed as one of the Heavenly Court's Ten Thousand Worlds, not abandoned by the Heavenly Court, but therefore one can only approach its general vicinity.

One cannot reach it directly via the celestial highway; at that point Tang Luo will still need to search a bit.

Qin Shi Huang and his party departed, leaving behind ten thousand terracotta warriors—cavalry and infantry—who surrounded the carriages, forming a rectangular array on the celestial highway without reducing speed at all.

In the following period, indeed people kept appearing, blocking Tang Luo's westward path.

Tang Luo didn't even make the motion of getting down from the carriage.

Most of them couldn't even enter the celestial highway; a small portion that did enter died at the hands of the terracotta warriors.

It is worth noting that, besides a group of cultivators, there were also many monsters.

At times it let Tang Luo regain a feeling of his past westward journey.

Back then, on the westward journey, the enemies were mainly monsters, with cultivators as support.

That day, the chaotic void shone with golden light, and Buddhist tones rang out.

On the celestial highway, the carriage and the terracotta warriors halted; after this period of slaughter, many terracotta warriors bore many traces left from battle.

The killing aura they gave off was heart‑stopping.

But under that golden light and Buddhist chant, that killing aura was suppressed, almost disappearing.

One hundred and eight golden monks formed an array and walked out of the chaotic void.

Great Thunderclap Temple, Precept Monks!

"Precept Monks weren't golden before." Tang Luo's voice came from inside the carriage.

At the same time, a bone claw appeared, descending to envelop them!

The golden light and Buddhist tones all vanished.