Sensing the monk preparing to strike Big Yellow, Huang Tianbao's eyes turned bloodshot with anxiety.
What should he do? What should he do?
Maybe I can call him “Dad”? I hope my jinxing ability can really doom him to death...
“Dad... Monk Dad...”
Without any further hesitation, Huang Tianbao fell to his knees and shouted at the top of his lungs.
This sudden shout completely dumbfounded everyone.
Zhuifeng, who was lying on the ground, and the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect all had bewildered expressions.
They couldn't understand what had gotten into their Third Sect Master.
Even the monk, who had been about to strike, twitched his lips, the black glow around his body trembling along with him.
He looked at Huang Tianbao in confusion, wondering if this person had been scared out of his mind.
Otherwise, why on earth would he suddenly call him “Dad”?
He certainly didn't have a son. After all, in his entire life, he had never even held a young girl's hand.
Only Lu Ming and Big Yellow understood why Huang Tianbao was doing this.
Did he really think he could jinx someone to death this way?
Big Yellow was so moved that its drool practically coated the ground.
In truth, both it and Lu Ming had always known.
Huang Tianbao had never truly believed that his family and friends had been jinxed to death by him.
He had always believed that it was simply their time to go.
Yet now, to save Big Yellow, he had actually chosen to resort to this method.
But this was just too foolish. His biological father had only been struck dead by lightning a month after meeting him.
For a non-biological one, it would probably take at least two months!
By then, everyone would have already died and reincarnated.
Snapping back to his senses, the monk looked at Huang Tianbao.
“Don't worry, you're next...”
His ethereal voice carried no emotion, only a chilling intent to kill.
Huang Tianbao muttered anxiously under his breath, “Jinx him! Jinx him to death right now! Come on, jinx him...”
Just then, a cluster of black light gathered at the monk's fingertip as he prepared to press it against Big Yellow's forehead.
With a loud bang, Lu Ming's Weapon Vault came hurtling through the air, smashing directly toward them.
Taking advantage of the time Huang Tianbao had bought by calling the monk “Dad,” Lu Ming had finally rushed over.
With a swift sway of his body, the monk dodged the strike.
Then, his gaze turned dark and eerie as he stared at Lu Ming.
“You court death...”
Before his voice even faded, his figure blurred, appearing right in front of Lu Ming.
Lu Ming's eyes narrowed. Too fast!
This person's strength was absolutely not at the Nascent Soul stage.
Why wasn't his cultivation being suppressed?
Upon reaching Lu Ming, the monk didn't waste any words either.
He reached out, black light manifesting at his fingertip as he aimed straight for Lu Ming's forehead.
Witnessing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but complain internally:
Am I really about to die?
That shouldn't be! I'm the protagonist, aren't I?
Isn't dying like this a bit too anticlimactic?
But in this situation, it doesn't look like I have any chance of survival.
I don't know any supreme powerhouses, nor do I have any influential female companions with powerful backgrounds.
No matter how I look at it, this is a dead end!
Sigh... I guess I can only wait for some unexpected miracle...
If I really die this time, I can't blame myself.
I can only blame the Heavenly Dao for giving me, the protagonist, too few cheats and opportunities.
Otherwise, how could a protagonist like me end up in such a pathetic state?
Just as Lu Ming was preparing to apply as a secretary for Yama, Huang Tianbao suddenly roared:
“Monk, look at what this is!”
The monk was slightly bewildered. What is this fool who called me “Dad” doing now?
Subconsciously, he turned his head to look.
Immediately, his calm, expressionless face twisted into immense terror:
“The Ten Thousand Soul Banner...”
The moment the words left his mouth, Huang Tianbao had already activated the Hundred Million Soul Banner.
Billows of black smoke surged out in massive waves...
“No... You can't kill me! My master is the Buddha of All Beings Equal...”
Whoosh...
Before the monk could finish his sentence, he was sucked into the Hundred Million Soul Banner, spinning wildly.
“Ignorant fool, mine is the Hundred Million Soul Banner...”
Huang Tianbao muttered, adjusting the Hundred Million Soul Banner in his hand.
Just moments ago, while hoping this guy would be jinxed to death, he had suddenly noticed that the monk's body seemed somewhat ethereal.
Ethereal meant he was formless. How could a living person be formless?
That meant he definitely wasn't a living human. If he wasn't human, then he had to be a soul!
A soul?
He was an expert at dealing with souls!
His Hundred Million Soul Banner had only collected a few hundred souls so far.
There was plenty of room left...
The moment Huang Tianbao pulled the monk's soul into the Hundred Million Soul Banner, the glowing energy that had been gathering at Wang Defa's fingertips quietly dissipated.
Wang Defa, who was also fighting in the crowd, made it look as if nothing had happened, going back to honestly smashing the surrounding cultivators with his gold brick alongside everyone else.
Seeing the monk get sucked into Huang Tianbao's Hundred Million Soul Banner, Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and the others widened their eyes, staring at one another.
What just happened?
They had fought so desperately for so long, and it turned out they were being led by a mere soul?
After all, Huang Tianbao's Hundred Million Soul Banner could only capture souls!
A monk of such formidable strength had been taken down just like that.
It felt a bit too anticlimactic, didn't it?
Bang! Bang!
Immediately after the monk was captured, the cultivators who were fighting Lu Ming's group froze in place.
Just as Lu Ming was wondering what was going on, all of them suddenly exploded.
Lu Ming, covered from head to toe in sprayed blood, was left utterly bewildered. What is going on?
Why did they all just die?
The cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect were equally curious about what had transpired.
...
“Sob... Third Brother, thank you! Otherwise, this Great Emperor would have been a goner...”
Big Yellow stuffed a recovery pill into its mouth, scrambled up, and pulled at Huang Tianbao as it spoke.
Huang Tianbao scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Second Senior Brother, there's no need to thank me... It was just a coincidence that I happened to have the means to deal with him...”
Then, Huang Tianbao quickly summoned his Hundred Million Soul Banner once again.
He quickly collected the souls of the exploded cultivators, determined not to let them go to waste...
“Thank you, young friend, for saving my life...”
Looking at the severed limbs and shattered bodies scattered around them, Man-tou-bao spoke with lingering fear.
If Lu Ming hadn't beaten him awake earlier, he would likely be dead as well.
“How did you all end up in this state?”
Lu Ming popped a pill into his own mouth and asked.
He had also sustained some injuries during the chaotic battle.
Man-tou-bao sighed and explained:
“After entering the secret realm, I began searching for Break-Stage Grass.”
“At first, I couldn't find any and only gathered some other spiritual herbs. But then, I accidentally stumbled into this valley...”
“I discovered a cave, and upon entering, I found a massive patch of Break-Stage Grass. Just as I was excitedly preparing to harvest the spiritual herbs, I suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance. After that, I lost all consciousness...”
After hearing Man-tou-bao's story, Lu Ming figured this was likely a trap.
“But why was that monk capturing you all?”
Lu Ming couldn't help but ask.
Man-tou-bao shook his head. “I have no idea.”
“Who is this Buddha of All Beings Equal?”
After all, the monk had claimed that his master was the Buddha of All Beings Equal.
“Never heard of him.”
Man-tou-bao shook his head once more.
Lu Ming was somewhat surprised. Even someone from the Blood Fiend Tower didn't know?
They were one of the three major powers of the Northern Province!
Just then, Man-tou-bao handed Lu Ming a token.
“My name is Bao Duoduo. This is a discount token for the Blood Fiend Tower. In the future, if you purchase anything from the Blood Fiend Tower, you'll receive a ten percent discount...”
As expected of a merchant—even when expressing gratitude, he didn't forget to conduct business.
Lu Ming was taken aback. Had he finally managed to become a VIP?
“Is it really a ten percent discount on absolutely any purchase?”
Bao Duoduo smiled slightly. “Yes, indeed.”
Lu Ming quickly calculated in his head how he could make the absolute most of this.
Otherwise, he would be doing a disservice to his VIP status.
Thus, he spoke up:
“Our Heavenly Demon Sect basically doesn't lack anything... How about you just cash it out for me right now?”
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