Chapter 244

In a corner of the temple ruins, in a certain dilapidated hall.

A young monk and a tall, thin monk were approaching the entrance of the hall as if facing a great enemy.

The ground in the hall was covered with pits and broken stones of various sizes, seemingly having experienced several great battles.

Suddenly, a pitch-black human figure rushed into the entrance of the hall. The two monks shouted simultaneously. One's skin turned pale gold, the kasaya revealed golden Sanskrit phantoms, and the other's body turned a zhang tall, the body surface revealed silver patterns, and the hands and feet each revealed silver lion-head phantoms, both welcoming it.

In the blink of an eye, the three figures fought together.

All three were clearly thick-skinned, strong, and powerful. Wherever their fists and feet passed, violent wind swept, the void roared, and even the hall floor was scraped off a layer by force.

The collision between the three even emitted a harsh sound like metal friction.

"Boom!" A loud noise.

Both monks were shaken away, and that black human figure flickered, then flew back outside the hall like a meteor. In the blink of an eye, the hall became quiet again.

"What is this thing? It's like a demon but not a demon, like a human but not a human. Why does it keep blocking the gate and not let us two leave?" The young monk stabilized his figure after retreating two steps, but his face was full of anger.

"Regardless of whether this thing is human or demon, its body refining strength is probably even stronger than the two of us," the tall, thin monk beside him raised an arm slowly.

He saw that on the wrist covered with silver patterns, there was a deep blood groove, and even white bones were vaguely visible, but there was no fresh blood flowing out. The surrounding muscles were also shrinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a moment, it turned into a faint blood mark.

"If it's really stronger than us, why doesn't it kill us?" Yuan Tong asked in confusion.

"Being stronger in body refining than us doesn't mean other means are also stronger than us. In a life-and-death battle, it's not certain who kills whom," the tall, thin Yuan Ming monk looked at the hall entrance and said expressionlessly.

"That's true. If Senior Brother is willing to activate the secret technique, you can even temporarily restore Foundation Establishment strength, which is naturally enough to deal with this monster. But after that, you will fall into weakness for a long time. We haven't reached the point of fighting for our lives yet.

But this monster not letting us leave here clearly doesn't have good intentions. Most of the second-rank talismans bestowed by the grandmaster are for life-saving. Earlier, using a 'Great Wind Blade' couldn't do anything to this monster," the young monk hesitated and said.

"We came here for Jialan Exalted One's Incarnation Dharma body. Being blocked here is definitely not okay.

But this monster is indeed difficult to deal with. If it really doesn't work, use that 'Gold-Hoarding Ring' talisman treasure.

If we can trap this beast here for a period of time, you and I can take the opportunity to go out," the tall, thin Yuan Ming monk pondered for a moment and said decisively.

"Only this can be done. But this talisman treasure is not easy to refine. I estimate it can only be used once and then it can't be used again," the young monk Yuan Tong nodded reluctantly upon hearing this.

Following this, he reached into his sleeve with one hand and took out a pale golden bone piece. On it was vaguely inscribed a golden ring pattern, which was very blurred.

This time, the two walked toward the hall entrance again, but the unexpected happened.

They walked out of the hall, but nothing happened at all.

The two standing outside the hall gate looked at each other.

Just at this moment, the void above suddenly fluctuated, and a giant, crystal-clear silk web of over ten zhang pressed down, leaving the two with nowhere to hide.

The two monks were greatly alarmed. One flipped his hand, revealing a bright, razor-sharp ring-blade artifact. With just a shake, he slashed out sharp blade lights toward the top.

The other directly tossed the golden bone piece in his hand. Immediately, the bone piece burst open, and a pale golden ring phantom flew out from within.

The sharp saber lights slashed onto the silk web, like cutting on a copper wall and iron wall, splashing dazzling sparks, but they couldn't shake the seemingly light silk web at all.

Instead, that pale golden ring phantom flashed and vanished into thin air, ignoring the silk web.

The next moment, golden light flashed more than ten zhang away beside the two, and the golden ring turned into a behemoth with a diameter of a zhang, emerging. It just fell toward the bottom and caught a giant spider phantom out of thin air.

This giant spider phantom was over a zhang long, pitch-black, and covered with sharp spikes, but where the head should have been, it was empty. It was actually a headless spider.

Once the golden ring caught this demon beast phantom, golden light emerged on its body, struggling desperately to shrink and tighten toward the middle.

Once the headless spider phantom was exposed, it moved its lower limbs outward, actually using six sharp limbs to support the inner wall of the golden ring simultaneously, holding it back by force.

This scene greatly shocked the two monks who were frantically waving their ring sabers and had also sacrificed a golden bowl.

One must know that the main body of this golden ring talisman treasure was a genuine third-rank magical artifact, and it was also a spiritual artifact being nurtured by a Golden Core ancestor of the Vajra Temple.

Although it only had a part of the power of that spiritual artifact after turning into a talisman treasure, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would not be able to break free in a short time after being caught.

This headless spider phantom could actually resist the power of this talisman treasure, which made the two monks almost unable to believe their eyes.

At this time, the giant silk web above their heads was still pressing down bit by bit, as if it were not affected by the attacks and resistance of the two magical artifacts below at all.

The tall, thin Yuan Tong monk saw this, and for the first time, a trace of determination appeared on his wooden face. After whispering a few words to Yuan Ming beside him, he tore the kasaya on his body, revealing his strong upper body.

He saw that on his chest and abdomen, there was a silver lion with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Yuan Tong took a deep breath, pressed one palm directly onto the lion head on his chest, and all five fingers were about to exert force simultaneously.

The young monk beside him saw this, his expression was a bit nervous, his mouth opened slightly, but he still didn't say words of obstruction.

But almost at the same time, the headless spider phantom in the distance suddenly emitted a shrill scream from its abdomen, and after a "bang," its body burst open directly, turning into a wisp of blue smoke and vanishing.

At the same time, the crystal-clear silk web that had been pressing down like a small mountain also vanished in a flash.

The tall, thin monk's five fingers, which had been pressed on his chest, froze, his face full of astonishment.

The young monk beside him was also stunned.

In a certain room, a blurred black human figure was sitting cross-legged on the bed, motionless.

Suddenly, the black human figure opened a pair of blood-red eyes, filled with incomparable anger.

"Still not working? I guessed it would be like this. You really still can't kill him, even if you've tried several times, just like when you wanted to kill me back then.

As long as that master-servant contract is still there, you can't truly counter-attack, even if it's his reincarnation body.

Back then, the moment he reincarnated as a Nascent Soul was your only chance, but it's a pity you didn't succeed completely, and even caused me, who came later, to end up the same as you.

Let's follow the old rules.

I'll deal with that person's reincarnation body, and you'll be responsible for killing all the other troublemakers." In the corner of the room, another old voice sounded.

Following this, a bright head emerged from the darkness, and an old monk with a smiling face walked out. It was exactly the old monk who claimed to be a wisp of Jialan Exalted One's divine sense. ===== CHAPTER 245 =====