Infinite Professions

Chapter 441: Chapter 226: Conclusion (Part 2)

That Donglian Temple of mine, although cultivated over many years and a fourth-grade Dao Field, might not necessarily withstand this person’s sword edge.

At this point, to seek survival, I can only head south, seeking shelter from the Hidden Dragon.

After a Great God reincarnates, their Divine Power transforms into the King’s Way Dragon Qi, serving as the capital of Celestial Destiny.

This Dragon Qi, much like merit, cannot directly kill enemies, but it can influence Heaven, Earth, and human hearts, creating a great momentum for the King’s Way. It has a tremendous effect on the Yin World Deities, even capable of knocking a Third-Rank Great God off their pedestal with a True Dragon decree.

Although Xiao Ye is now merely a Hidden Dragon, with his momentum not yet formed and fortune undeveloped, he still possesses the Celestial Mandate of the Hidden Dragon conceived from Divine Power, enough to intimidate Song Xiang, diffusing his impending doom.

Therefore...

"Boom!!!"

Huide dared not stop, fleeing desperately southward, even going so far as to damage the Great Sun Golden Lotus beneath him, like Qingping, to exchange his Lifebound Divine Artifact for astonishing tunneling speed.

Thus escaping, in the blink of an eye, he arrived at Qinghe County.

Yet the opponent pursued relentlessly from behind, never catching up, but never being shaken off either.

At this point, the Great Sun Golden Lotus was full of cracks, its inner Divine Power nearly exhausted, clearly reaching the final juncture!

Huide gritted his teeth, not daring to look back, focusing solely on the front.

Ahead lay Qinghe County Town, the battleground between two armies.

Amidst the battlefield, the sound of battle shook the heavens, with the military aura and Evil Qi soaring into the clouds, transforming into dragons and snakes, fiercely entwined.

On the side of the State Army was the force of a flood dragon, surrounded by crimson aura, with hidden purple aura within.

It was precisely the Hidden Dragon Celestial Mandate!

"Something’s wrong!"

"How could this be?"

In the main camp, Qingxuan’s expression changed dramatically, utterly shocked.

"Hmm!?"

As the Hidden Dragon, Xiao Ye also sensed something, looking up ahead only to see two streaks of light falling like meteors in the sky above Qingping County Town.

"What’s happening?"

Upon witnessing this anomaly, Xiao Ye frowned, glancing towards Qingxuan.

"This..."

"Boom!!!"

Qingxuan jolted awake, yet before he could speak, he was interrupted by a loud explosion.

As the skies above Qingping County Town burst with golden light, one could faintly perceive scenes of lotus transformation and demise.

It was...

"Bang!!!"

In the unseen corners of the Underworld, a sword sliced across the sky, piercing the Arhat Buddha Body.

The hope for survival was ultimately an illusion.

"Destiny!"

Huide let out a bitter chuckle as his body exploded, with the last of his Divine Power transforming into radiant Buddha Light, pouring into the cracked Great Sun Golden Lotus, attempting a desperate act similar to Qingping’s, burning jade and stone together, seeking life in death.

"Hmph!"

Yet, hearing a cold snort, Shen Hex’s sword pointed out, instantly creating ten thousand swords to form the Five Directions Array.

"Taiqing Demon Slayer!"

"Supreme Demon Refining!"

"Taiyi Exorcism!"

"Supreme Profound Exorcism!"

"Taiwei Extinct Spirit!"

"Five Elements Heaven-locking Demon Sword!"

Shen Hex executed five techniques simultaneously, each sword issuing forth, harnessing the Five Elements Power to form a formation, sealing Heaven and Earth, directly restraining that Great Sun Golden Lotus.

"Buzz!"

The golden lotus trembled, the Great Sun dimmed, its self-destructive power forcibly sealed and dissipated, finally resting in peace, leaving only a dim, cracked golden lotus sealed within the Five Elements Sword Array in the void.

"Retrieve!"

Shen Hex guided with a sword gesture, and immediately the five swords gathered into light, enveloping the Great Sun Golden Lotus, drawing it into his sleeve.

Buddhist Arhat, Fourth-rank True God—dead!

Retrieving the Great Sun Golden Lotus, Shen Hex cast a cold glance towards the battlefield ahead, observing the Crimson Flood Dragon fiercely battling the Cyan Python transformed by the Song Clan. Feeling his gaze, the Crimson Flood Dragon reacted as though its reverse scale was touched, roaring back with eyes full of animosity.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Shen Hex merely sneered, then whisked his sleeve without engaging.

Yin and Yang are distinct, Heaven and Earth have laws; this Hidden Dragon is a being of the Mortal World. If I, as a deity, attack with Divine Power, it would certainly violate the Celestial Rules, inviting Celestial Punishment. Though I have Divine Power Merits to counteract it, it would hardly be worthwhile.

So, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.

Let humans handle worldly matters.

As for me...

Shen Hex flashed his sword light, rushing back to Anping County.

"Divine Monarch!"

High above Anping, welcomed by subordinates, with Song Wu at the forefront: "The Qingping Daoist Sect and Donglian Temple monks suddenly retreated in defeat, our interception was ineffective, allowing them to escape. Please, Divine Monarch, punish us!"

The words bore considerable shame.

Earlier, when the Yin Yang Array broke, Qingping perished, and Huide fled in panic, causing a devastating blow to the morale of the Qingping Daoist Sect and Donglian Temple monks. They dared not continue the fight, each scattering and fleeing.

Despite Song Wu and others’ efforts to intercept, they could not stop them. After all, a dying camel is still larger than a horse; the other side had several Fifth and Sixth Grade True Gods who had the advantage in the previous battle. Now, with the singular intent to escape, it was even harder to stop them.

Shen Hex swept his gaze around, seeing everyone injured, and many familiar faces missing, indicating his side had paid a price too.

There was nothing to be done; his newly-established City God Temple lacked foundation. Even with the Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice and Earth Yellow Turban’s Professional Power augmentations, facing the Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple’s millennia of accumulation and nurtured Subordinate Divine Dao Soldiers was still a disadvantage, inevitably resulting in casualties.

"You all have merits and will be rewarded later!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Shen Hex coldly looked to the distance: "First follow me to sweep through Jinyang, to eliminate those false Daoist heretics and Evil Buddha remnants, and the remnants of the four directions’ evil ghosts and demons."

"Yes!!!"

Everyone responded in unison, following his lead, the army heading east and west.

The winner takes all, destroy the mountains and temples!

As the final victor, Shen Hex naturally sought to reap the spoils.

For the Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple, those two great Daoist and Buddhist exoteric sects, he would leave nothing behind.

Otherwise, how could it justify the hardship of this battle?

The City God’s chariot first headed west, arriving at the mountain gate of Donglian Temple.