2: A little turtledove dares to be so arrogant

"Holy Monk, please don't joke. The Three Realms are in chaos, and all Buddhas and Saints have perished. You and I must work together to overcome this difficulty!"

Yun Que said with a smile.

"Is talking this nonsense useful? Fake is fake!"

Tang Ku cracked his knuckles. Hmm, that punch just now earned him some Iron Fist Points. Looks like its power is decent!

The Iron Fist Holy Monk System, as the name suggests, is a System that allows one to gain points through combat and allocate those points to enhance one's strength.

Within the System, his physical strength is divided into six parts: Wisdom, Strength, Skill, Agility, Speed, and Defense. As Tang Seng, who became Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, his current physical strength points are not impressive: Wisdom 15, Strength 10, Skill 10, Agility 11, Speed 13, Defense 7. In fact, although the points are very clear, Tang Ku doesn't know what level these points actually represent. Now is a good time to test it out on this guy in front of him.

Yun Que's expression finally changed. His face became incredibly gloomy, and he said sinisterly, "How did you figure it out?"

Tang Ku held up a finger and said calmly, "First, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have perished. How did you, a small sparrow demon, survive?"

"I told you, I hid inside the mouth of the Peacock Great Bright King and narrowly escaped!"

The Aura around Yun Que grew increasingly cold, and his body continuously expanded. The feathers on his wings behind him began to gleam with a metallic luster.

"The Peacock Great Bright King has the Bodhisattva fruit status. If his Physical Body has disappeared, why haven't you, a creature with such low magical power, disappeared?" Tang Ku chuckled, "My previous life was Golden Cicada, and I know this Bodhisattva best. He comes from a noble background and is inherently proud. He would never recruit a bird demon as a subordinate out of admiration. So, from the first point, I knew you were lying!"

"Oh, so that means there's a second point?"

At this moment, Yun Que's body had grown over two zhang tall, and the Aura on his body continuously expanded, transforming from the faint Demonic Qi of a small demon directly into the Aura of an ancient great demon!

"Second, when the Buddha sealed me as Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, it was just before the disappearance of the Buddhas. After all my disciples were sealed, the change occurred. At that time, there was no 'little demon' like you in the great hall!" Tang Ku looked up at the guy's huge body and chuckled, "This fruit status was something the Buddha came up with on the fly. So, tell me, how did you know this title?"

"Oh, that was my oversight!"

Yun Que's face became extremely ferocious, and his terrifying, overbearing Aura whipped up gusts of wind, blowing off Tang Ku's monk hat.

"Oversight?"

Tang Ku chuckled, "It has nothing to do with oversight; it's just that you guys are too stupid! Hmm, there's also a third and fourth point. Do you want to hear them?"

"No need. Although I don't know how you, a scholarly monk who doesn't understand combat, managed to escape, since I couldn't deceive you, I can only kill you first. Don't worry, your soul won't perish; we will make good use of it!"

His hawk-like iron wings suddenly spread, and he lunged towards Tang Ku. His hands shimmered with golden light, and a strange weapon, resembling a spear but much wider, appeared, carrying golden lightning as it smashed down towards Tang Ku's head.

"Alas, I call you stupid, and you still won't admit it, because you simply don't understand me!"

Clang!

Boom!

The weapon collided with the monk's bald head, producing a sound like metal striking metal. A terrifying shockwave reached the sky, churning the dark clouds above into a chaotic mess.

Yun Que was greatly astonished. He had never imagined that someone could withstand his full-power attack with their Physical Body!

His shiny bald head shimmered with golden lightning. Tang Ku narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Yun Que, and revealed a strange smile, as if mocking his overestimation of himself.

"Impossible, how could your Physical Body be stronger than the Buddha's? It's even... even catching up to that monkey?"

Yun Que refused to believe it. He swung his weapon again, which formed a swirling mass of golden lightning in the air, and roared, "Watch my Ten Thousand Thunders Heavenly Lure!"

Boom!

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

Countless bolts of lightning crashed down, almost completely covering Tang Ku's body, as if only such a violent attack could conceal the fear in Yun Que's heart.

His master had said that there was no method in the world that could break the Physical Body of that monkey from before, so they hadn't killed him but instead directly used means to corrupt him. He had a large spiritual loophole deep in his heart, making him easy to control.

But he hadn't expected that this seemingly frail monk, this Tang Sanzang, would possess such a powerful Physical Body...

"Damn it, I should have been more vigilant when I saw his muscles!"

Yun Que roared, exerting his utmost to unleash a large amount of golden lightning. The power of these lightning bolts was comparable to a Heavenly Tribulation. If it were the old Tang Ku, he would undoubtedly have died, turning to ashes would have been the least of it.

But now, not only did he withstand it, he also showed a faint smile.

In fact, the reason he was so confident was due to the sudden appearance of red data on his System interface.

"Wisdom 3, Strength 5, Skill 7, Agility 8, Speed 10, Defense 7!"

The opponent's data was far, far lower than his. This was one of the reasons Tang Ku was completely at ease. The other reason was that the System showed he had gained 5 Iron Fist Points after a round of lightning strikes!

In other words, he could still earn points while being beaten!

The lightning bombardment lasted for a full quarter of an hour, but Yun Que became increasingly terrified. The unyielding figure remained as before, but his magical power was continuously being depleted, and the opponent's strange mocking smile was constantly irritating his nerves!

"Run! This guy is not someone I can deal with. I must tell my master about this as soon as possible, otherwise, there might be big trouble!"

Yun Que instantly retracted his attack, all the golden lightning suddenly vanished, and then he spread his wings decisively, preparing to fly upwards. He was very confident in his speed, even daring to contend with Golden-Winged Great Peng. In his opinion, escaping would be a matter of minutes.

However, as soon as his wings spread, he felt a powerful hand grasp his left wing, forcefully pulling him down from the sky.

"Amitabha, how kind, how kind. This little bird of yours is not obedient. Just now, Poor Monk was quite comfortable bathing in the lightning. Why did you suddenly cut off this service? You make Poor Monk very displeased!"

"Ah!"

An unspeakable fear rose in Yun Que's heart. This monk's strength was completely beyond his master's prediction. Who exactly was he? Why were all the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas killed, yet only he survived?

"Hmm, you made me displeased, so I have to make you displeased too!"

Boom!

That fist, which looked much smaller than Yun Que, possessed infinite strength, and with one punch, it smashed half of his head into the ground.

The bricks and stones on this ground, having been exposed to Buddha Dharma for years, were not only clean and dust-free but also incredibly hard, comparable to diamonds. Yet, this punch effortlessly smashed Yun Que's head deep into the ground.

What terrifying power this was!

"Let me teach you a lesson. The third point earlier was: how did you, a mere sparrow demon, who hadn't even left the Spirit Mountain, know that the Immortal Realm had already perished? By bragging?"