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The City of Terror (Web Novel) - Chapter 553 - Virtue is One Foot Tall but the Buddha Ten Foot
Chapter 553 - Virtue is One Foot Tall but the Buddha Ten Foot
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Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Of course, in Wei Xiao Bei's mind, all these thoughts were occurring only in an instant.
At that moment, Shi Yan Kun's [Divine Walking] failed, and Wei Xiao Bei had already grasped to Shi Yan Kun's shoulder.
Get over here!
Power erupted from his hands. Without his magical power, Shi Yan Kun was only a Guo Shu Expert. However, because he had been emotionally shaken and given how suddenly the situation had happened, Shi Yan Kun simply didn't have enough time to respond as he was thrown by Wei Xiao Bei.
Boom! A loud bang echoed!
Shi Yan Kun was smashed to the ground and the force of the impact produced a hole. His face was pale. Wei Xiao Bei's move could have been considered an all-out move. Even if Shi Yan Kun had a Diamond Body, the powerful throw had shocked his internal organs, enough to severely wind him.
After all, he was the one who had made a habit of over-relying on his magical powers after obtaining them, indulging in the convenience rather than conditioning and tempering his internal organs through martial arts training.
At that moment, he was suffering quite a bit!
Wei Xiao Bei smashed him to the ground, but he did not loosen his grip. He firmly grasped the other Shi Yan Kun's shoulder kneed him in the spine.
With Shi Yan Kun taking such a beating, it could be said that his Diamond Body wasn't bad.
Any normal person's back, even if made of metal, would have snapped from the Wei Xiao Bei's powerful knee.
However, Shi Yan Kun's vertebra did not snap at all. On the contrary, he began to struggle for his life, as if he Wei Xiao Bei had not injured him at all!
You still want to struggle? Hmph, I think the more accurate term should be, you still want to escape?
Wei Xiao Bei sneered. He instantly released electricity that shot through Shi Yan Kun's body.
Although Shi Yan Kun trained in the Diamond Body, he was still made of flesh, not stone. After being shocked by electricity of more than 10,000 volts, his body became numb, causing him to stop chanting the sutra.
Now that you are in my hands, you should just shut up!
Diamond Body? No problem! I have learned many things in the Sutra Depository Pavillion!
Dragon Capturing Palm!
This was the Dragon Capturing Palm, one of the 72 Shaolin Consumate Skills.
This martial art technique was the specialized martial art of the Discipline Palace. It was especially used for capturing Shaolin martial artists.
Thinking about this, all Shaolin martial artists were highly skilled in martial arts. If the Discipline Palace did not have this kind of martial art, how would they be able to do their task?
Of course, in normal situations, this martial art could be found in the Sutra Depository Pavillion, but there were many mnemonic chants that were only passed by mouth and therefore could not be found in the text.
In other words, if one looked at the text found in the Sutra Depository Pavillion, the Drago Capturing Palm that could be learned would not be as impressive. Furthermore, it was impossible to learn it deeply just through text alone.
In truth, many martial arts in the Pavillion were like that.
However, the Shaolin monks at the Temple would never have imagined how much of a freak Wei Xiao Bei was.
Although he recorded the martial arts in his mind, not turning them into skills just yet, his powerful learning ability combined with the material provided was enough to let him have a deeper understanding of the text.
This was especially so for the Dragon Capturing Palm which Wei Xiao Bei had been very interested in. Thus, even if he had not heard the secret mnemonic chants, he was still able to grasp the key point!
Wei Xiao Bei's hand followed along Shi Yan Kun's shoulder, scapula, and spine toward his joints.
Shi Yan Kun was unable to endure the pain of this process and he cried out!
He could not help himself as the pain was simply unbearable.
In just a few breaths time, at least 30 joints in his entire body had been disjointed.
Any normal person, by now, might have already cried for their parents and cried for the heavens.
The disjointing caused Shi Yan Kun to instantly appear spineless, like a snake.
It must be said that Shi yan Kun as a Shaoling disciple had felt pain before, but this was the first time he experienced pain this extreme. Thus, he was caught off-guard. Even worse, the more he struggled, the more painful it was.
Of course, Wei Xiao Bei did not believe that he could control this demonized monk just like this.
If Wei Xiao Bei was in his position, even if his entire body had been disjointed, he would still retaliate against the enemy!
After all, he was a Guo Shu Grand Master!
Thus, after disjointing his bones, Wei Xiao Bei grasped Shi Yan Kun's shoulder and occasionally generated electricity, causing Shi Yan Kun, who was on the verge of recovering, to go numb again. It was as if the balloon of energy that he was gathering kept popping over and over.
It was only at this time that Wei Xiao Bei finally felt at ease interrogating Shi Yan Kun.
Of course, before this, Wei Xiao Bei needed to eliminate all the monsters first.
Whoosh!
With a simple kick, a half-dog, half-tiger creature covered in yellow fur had been sent flying. It landed 20 meters away and spasmed as it died.
With a chop of his hand, he killed a Fire Giant that was blocking his path and smashed it to the ground. The Giant's broke its neck and its head cracked open as it dropped dead.
Eh?
It seems I need to quickly run away.
While carrying Shi Yan Kun and killing the monsters, Wei Xiao Bei had not deactivated his [Response Pulse].
On the other hand, in the range of his [Response Pulse], he noticed that the temple was now being covered in a black fog. There appeared to be something inside that was about to wake up.
Decisive retreat!
If he did not retreat, Wei Xiao Bei would naturally meet his end, but when he retreated, he would not bother with the monsters blocking his way.
Not retreating was not bravery, but stupidity!
A heroic person would have probably died on the spot.
Naturally, before he left, he did not forget to test something. He had kicked the Divine Banyan Soldier like a football, sending it flying toward the doors of the temple.
What startled Wei Xiao Bei was that the moment he kicked the Divine Soldier flying, the black fog covering the temple appeared to come alive, rushing out to save the Soldier.
Wei Xiao Bei did not want to kill the Divine Soldier, but after the black fog took it, it appeared as if it had come to its senses. It was immediately startled and tried to struggle, but it was too late. It was dragged in the temple by the black fog. Afterward, it stopped moving.
At this time, Wei Xiao Bei was already halfway down the mountain. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he immediately opened his eyes!
Activate Enlightenment!
Before this, Wei Xiao Bei had a premonition that if he used this move on the temple, he would have problems.
However, he had now escaped. If he did not see what the temple actually was, he would never resign!
Name: Demonic Hall of Greed (Immortal Quality)
Description: This construct was originally the Hall of Great Strength of the Dust World's Shaolin Temple. Due to the greed of the secular world, the Witch of Greed was reborn in the Dust World. The Hall of Great Strength was graced by the witch Raga's clone and subdued by her. In the end, the witch Raga was also injured from the battle and entered into slumber. However, at this time, the Hall of Great Strength was already soiled by the demonic nature of greed. Whenever the greed of the secular world is wandering, there is a chance for the witch to awaken for a period of time.
Effect 1: Demonic Heart. After entering the building, a person will be tormented by their inner demon. After passing it, the person would be demonized.
Effect 2: Demonized Magical Powers. After entering the Demonic Hall of Greed, there is a chance to obtain demonic magical powers.
Effect 3: Sacrifice. If a Buddhist disciple or treasure is sacrificed, the Demonic Hall of Greed will randomly gift a demonic magical power.
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The pitch-black temple was actually an immortal construct!
This look had almost blinded Wei Xiao Bei!
In truth, he was excited by the effects of the Demonic Hall of Greed.
Interrogation by the inner demon was not much, but as long as he entered the demonic hall, he could obtain demonic magical powers!
This was simply equivalent to a free gift.
Moreover, sacrificing a Buddhist disciple or a Buddhist treasure would allow him to gain another demonic magical power!
In other words, as long as one was ruthless enough, the Demonic Hall of Greed was simply a treasure giving existence.
At this time, Wei Xiao Bei understood.
It was no wonder why the quote 'virtue is one foot tall but the devil ten foot' exists.
Of course, if the word 'virtue' was changed to 'Buddha', the meaning was the same.
It was no wonder why dark fantasy novels would write things that way. Darker and demonic martial arts were a lot easier to learn and more powerful compared to those martial arts that moved in the right path.
It was understandable when you think about it.
Buddhist disciples train for their entire lives. Even if they die practicing Buddhism, they might not succeed.
However, the side of the demon king was different.
Just this construct alone was enough to show why it was easy. The interrogation by the inner demon would not be too hard. After all, it was difficult for a person to become good, but it was easy for a person to turn bad.
After entering, a person would be able to instantly gain demonic magical power.
The demonic magical power would not be looked down upon. Even if it was demonic, it was still a magical power.
Just looking at Shi Yan Kun demonstrated how powerful it was.
In terms of pure battle power, 10 Shi Yan Kun's might not even be a match for Wei Xiao Bei.
However, with the [Words of Power] magical power, Shi Yan Kun had almost put him under control. He also utilized the [Divine Walking], giving Wei Xiao Bei a hard time.
Although, in the end, Shi Yan Kun fell for his trap, how many guys could Wei Xiao Bei deal with?
Just this alone was enough to make Shi Yan Kun arrogant.
After using [Enlightenment] to check the hall, Wei Xiao Bei quickly sped up and even activated [Intermediate Power Burst] which he had not used for quite a while.
Wei Xiao Bei's decision was correct.
After using [Enlightenment], something inside the Demonic Hall of Greed appeared to have woken up.
Afterward, the black fog descended and blended with the ground.
