340: Chapter 0340 Buddha and Demon

But Lin Xiao ignored him completely. Allowing the blood-light True Qi to strike him, he swung his blade down fiercely!

*Squelch!*

Khan Jilun's head rolled away as blood sprayed wildly from his neck!

[prestige +1,000!]

[Ding! Obtained Achievement 'Kingslayer' (Heaven Grade), prestige +1,000]

Oh? His strength wasn't much, but the prestige reward is double that of General Yelu Chuku?

It even came with a Heaven Grade achievement. How sweet!

Seeing this, Grand Shaman Akwota's face behind the mask contorted in terror!

"You... could it be you've cultivated the Buddhist Sect's 'Indestructible Golden Body'!?"

"Impossible! That technique is so difficult to cultivate that even someone of the Sweeping Monk's age hasn't truly mastered it. You're so young, how could you..."

Grand Shaman Akwota muttered to himself. Everything before his eyes exceeded the horizons of this Sage of the Grasslands!

It was inexplicable!

Lin Xiao had no interest in listening to his nonsense. He had to finish the battle within his invincibility duration!

"Get down here!"

Lin Xiao fiercely struck out with a Great Mercy Hand, and the massive altar was instantly shattered!

Grand Shaman Akwota leaped into the air and dove down, swinging his staff to unleash an explosion of blood-red demonic light!

"Great Shaman Seal!"

The staff transformed into a giant, bloody, black-red hand that pressed down ruthlessly toward Lin Xiao!

Lin Xiao stood his ground, raising his hand to meet it with another palm strike!

The golden palm print dispelled the demonic energy, advancing with unstoppable force!

*Boom!!*

The power of the Land Immortal realm directly shattered that black-red bloody palm print!

*Pfft!*

Grand Shaman Akwota was sent flying through the air like a kite with a broken string.

He collapsed onto the ground covered in blood, his eyes filled with indignation, confusion, and terror.

"The... Great Mercy Hand? There's no mistake... You've really mastered the 'Indestructible Golden Body'?"

He remembered the Holy Maiden mentioning that Lin Xiao seemed to have used the Buddhist Sect's 'Indestructible Diamond Body' on the battlefield.

At the time, Grand Shaman Akwota thought it was just a junior's lack of understanding. How could anyone master such a legendary protective divine art?

Some techniques were actually only 'theoretically possible,' kept by great sects just for show, and the 'Indestructible Golden Body' was one of them!

Even the monks of the Buddhist Sect wouldn't dare claim that anyone had truly mastered this divine art.

In comparison, even the Daoist Sect's 'Purple Mansion Thunder Curse' was much more plausible!

But at this moment, Grand Shaman Akwota realized he was truly 'ignorant and ill-informed'!

"Could it be that Heaven truly wishes to destroy my Northern Desert..."

A look of determination appeared in Grand Shaman Akwota's eyes. He suddenly dropped his staff, stood up, spread his arms, and roared at the sky!

"Ah!—"

Lin Xiao was about to finish the guy off with one blade strike when he suddenly noticed the entire temple beginning to vibrate!?

With Grand Shaman Akwota as the center, all the blood inside and outside the temple began to boil!

The thick scent of blood was incredibly pungent!

Grand Shaman Akwota's eyes turned blood-red, and the feathered wolf-skin garments on his body were torn to shreds by True Qi!

His originally withered muscles were instantly filled with blood-colored True Qi, and his entire frame grew a full head taller!

His white hair flew wildly, his body looked as if it were plated in blood-bronze, and his veins bulged like knotted snakes. He looked less like a human and more like a demon!

Meanwhile...

Outside the temple, those dead Royal Court guards actually stood up one by one like the walking dead, swaying as they rose!

They seemed to retain their memories from life, using blades and fists to try and attack the Zhenbei Army!?

Even the fallen Zhenbei Army soldiers began to turn into 'zombies,' attacking their former comrades!?

"What's going on!?"

"What the hell! Is this the Drug-Man Art?!"

General Wu Jinzhe and the other commanders turned pale with fright. This eerie scene only reminded them of the Yu Prefecture Medicine Men!

"Fall back, quickly!!"

The generals hurriedly gave orders, though they didn't need to; the Zhenbei Army was already retreating frantically!

Barbarians weren't scary, but who wouldn't be afraid of the 'resurrection of the dead'?

The soldiers couldn't help but worry—what exactly had Lin Xiao and the others encountered inside!?

Even more bizarrely, the ancient stone burial mounds surrounding the Royal Court began to shake!

Mummified hands reached out from the stone piles. Those ancient corpses, preserved by low temperatures and embalming, were actually bursting out of the ground!?

Princess Meng Xi's face turned pale as she watched the scene unfold around her.

"Holy Maiden! What's happening!?"

"It's the 'Huitian Great Method.' The corpses are being stimulated by the Qi of living souls, causing a cadaveric change. Don't worry, nothing will happen to you," the Holy Maiden consoled her.

"It's already like this, how can I not worry? What exactly has happened?" Princess Meng Xi asked anxiously.

The Holy Maiden's brows were tightly knit as she looked toward the temple, her face full of disbelief.

"The Grand Shaman... has sacrificed himself."

Princess Meng Xi's body jolted. Sacrificed himself? Wasn't that a desperate final stand!?

In that case... Lin Xiao had indeed pushed the strongest Grand Shaman of the Northern Desert to the brink!?

The two women stared intently at Wudugan Temple, waiting for the final result...

Inside the temple.

Lin Xiao didn't want to waste a single second. He sprinted across the hundred-meter distance and slashed his blade at Grand Shaman Akwota's head!

*Clang!!*

Grand Shaman Akwota raised his arm, and a string of silver iron rings on his hand blocked the strike!

Taking advantage of the momentum, Grand Shaman Akwota threw a heavy punch aimed straight for Lin Xiao's ribs!

But since Lin Xiao was in an invincible state, he didn't bother to defend at all, slashing again at Grand Shaman Akwota's shoulder!

*Crack!—*

The black blade bit into the joint but didn't cut through; instead, it got stuck?

After performing the Huitian Great Method, all the blood energy was at his disposal, and his body had actually turned into something like bronze skin and iron bones!

He seemed to not know what pain was, roaring as he threw another punch at Lin Xiao's head!

Lin Xiao blocked with a backhand arm, feeling a heavy weight.

He couldn't help but frown. Even with his current physique, he could feel the pressure; it was clear how staggering Grand Shaman Akwota's strength was right now!

Most ordinary Great Grandmaster-level fighters would likely be no match for him!

It made sense that Northern Desert Shamanism had flourished for thousands of years; they truly had some tricks up their sleeves!

After three consecutive rounds of melee combat, although Lin Xiao could heavily injure Grand Shaman Akwota, the opponent felt no pain and could heal rapidly!

"Lin Xiao..."

Grand Shaman Akwota smiled hideously. "I know... the Indestructible Diamond Body... is not without its weaknesses..."

"I will drag you down with me to atone for our sins before the gods!"

Lin Xiao frowned. This fellow was indeed well-informed, knowing that his invincibility had a time limit.

In fact, if he hadn't stepped into the Land Immortal realm, his invincibility time might really not have been enough.

"You're overthinking it."

Seeing only ten-odd seconds of invincibility remaining, Lin Xiao no longer hesitated.

He used a brand-new move that he had only experimented with before and never used in actual combat...

"One Thought of Buddha and Demon!"

As the blood in his body boiled, his Qi and blood were rapidly consumed!

Lin Xiao's eyes also turned into an abyss-like crimson!

A stream of black energy rose from his body, making the entire temple tremble in fear!

In the distance, Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei's hearts pounded. Looking at the man's ink-black back, they felt a hint of strangeness and a hint of dread...

In the 'One Thought of Buddha and Demon' state, the power of all techniques would be at least doubled, with demonic arts receiving the greatest boost.

Lin Xiao hadn't practiced any particularly powerful demonic techniques, but even a doubled-power Great Mercy Hand was enough to shatter mountains and jade!

"This... this is...!?"

When Lin Xiao struck with the Great Mercy Hand from a distance again, Grand Shaman Akwota felt an unprecedented aura of destruction!

He was about to turn and flee, but found it was too late!

The Land Immortal realm True Qi howling past was like the giant palm print of a god, directly crushing the stone slabs on the ground into powder!

The moment Grand Shaman Akwota was hit by the palm print, his entire body was torn apart, flesh and blood splattering everywhere!

*Boom!!*

Grand Shaman Akwota's body was sent flying dozens of meters, leaving a massive bloodstain on the wall.

The entire temple shook several times before gradually settling down.

Outside the temple, those 'zombies' collapsed accordingly, and the mummies in the stone burial mounds returned to their rest.

A bleak, cold wind blew through the Royal Court, driving away the thick scent of blood...

Inside the temple.

Lin Xiao looked up at the sunlight shining through the circular hole in the dome and let out a long breath.

His eyes had returned to their normal appearance.

The consumption of 'One Thought of Buddha and Demon' was not small; he clearly felt tired, and the 'firepower' had obviously been excessive.

In truth, he probably could have won even without this move, it just would have taken more effort.

But it didn't matter; winning was the key!

[prestige +1,000]

[Ding! Obtained Achievement 'The Adjudicator': Kill the leader of a mainstream religion. Grade: Heaven Grade, prestige +1,000]