267: Get out of the way, it's poisonous

Mahoraga’s mouth twitched. "In the middle of a life-and-death struggle, you... you are curious about this?"

"Heh, for you, it might be a life-and-death struggle, but for me, it's just a little game. Honestly, if I didn't still have questions to ask you, I would have killed you already!"

Tang Ku said this very calmly, but veins bulged on Mahoraga’s forehead. He roared, "You are bullying me too much, you bald thief!"

He raised a crimson steel fork in his hand and thrust it fiercely toward Tang Ku. Truth be told, this attack seemed rather irrational; after all, ever since he came out of the Western Buddhist Realm, no one had ever spoken to him like this. He felt his dignity had been insulted!

Tang Ku didn't seem to have expected him to be this furious, or perhaps even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.

He suddenly slapped his forehead with the three fingers of his left hand that weren't holding the petal, and realized with a start, "I remember now, this is clearly a petal from the Sala trees..."

Clang!

Tang Ku raised his arm and blocked casually. The Blood-Transforming Divine Sabre erupted with a burst of blood-red light, directly sending Mahoraga flying.

Boom!

The Mahavira Hall behind was struck by his massive body and instantly turned into ruins. Fortunately, the entire temple was already deserted at this moment, with not a single person inside; otherwise, many people would have died from this impact.

"You..."

Mahoraga jumped up in disbelief, looked at Tang Ku, and said, "You rely solely on the advantage of your weapon; this is not the act of a gentleman!"

"What the..."

This time it was Tang Ku's turn to have veins bulge on his forehead. He said helplessly, "You are accusing me falsely! If you hadn't used that dung fork of yours, would I have needed to bring out the Blood-Transforming Divine Sabre?"

Mahoraga said angrily, "The Blood-Transforming Divine Sabre is an ancient divine weapon. Although it doesn't rank in the top ten, it is still... uh, wait, why is this weapon in your hands?"

"The things you focus on are quite peculiar... Very well, since that's the case, I will fight you seriously... If I don't beat you until you are convinced, I fear you will keep pestering me..."

The Blood-Transforming Divine Sabre was put away again. Tang Ku flicked his left hand, and the petal in his hand flew out like a bullet. Mahoraga was quick-witted and blocked it directly with that huge fork. The terrifying impact force sent him tumbling in mid-air, and it was only at this moment that he finally understood that the other party hadn't been mocking him just now...

"What he said was the truth..."

Mahoraga realized, but it was too late.

Tang Ku was already directly above him. He pressed his right palm onto Mahoraga's head, and an irresistible giant force descended. Mahoraga only felt his head grow dizzy, and then he made intimate contact with the ground. The lower half of his massive body was still suspended in mid-air due to inertia, causing him to be in a wretched state, head down and feet up. His head was tilted to one side, smashing a huge crater into the ground as if a meteorite had struck. As the shockwave dispersed, the ground collapsed by half a foot.

The massive force acting on his body vanished. Mahoraga suddenly rolled over and stood up. At this moment, the upper-left side of his head was already sunken, and right in the center of that depression was a palm print.

"Has his pure physical strength reached this level?"

He didn't feel pain; after all, this Dharmakaya was his Incarnation. To put it bluntly, it was just a giant human meat shield. Even if it were completely shattered or ruined, it wouldn't harm his true body.

However, if a casual palm strike from the opponent had this much power, then killing him after shattering the Dharmakaya would just be a matter of time.

Therefore, he was afraid. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around to run.

Auspicious clouds floated beneath his feet, carrying him up toward the sky, but unexpectedly, that small figure, not very large in size, had already blocked his retreat and smashed a fist into his face.

Bang!

His massive nose bridge burst open, and surprisingly, like real flesh and blood, it sprayed a large amount of blood. Mahoraga felt his neck arch back to the limit, and his neck bones felt like they were about to snap, emitting a sound like tearing metal. His mind also felt somewhat dazed at this moment.

However, before he could recover, Tang Ku's fists were already raining down on him like raindrops.

Boom boom boom boom...

The mid-air sounded like rolling thunder, which could be heard throughout the entire county, and even the entire city.

Mahoraga was beaten until he had no power to fight back. The steel fork in his hand was just being raised when Tang Ku swiped it away with a punch, and this punch also happened to smash and break the bone in his arm.

To deal with a character like him, Tang Ku didn't even need to use the Great Wilderness Divine Fist; his pure physical strength alone was enough to handle him easily.

Mahoraga was truly afraid. Come to think of it, back in the Western Heaven, in terms of pure physical strength and combat power, Golden Cicada was really not his match. But there was one point: in terms of wisdom, this guy had never beaten Golden Cicada even once.

Now that they had met again, Golden Cicada... or rather, Tang Sanzang's strength had exceeded his imagination.

Who could have imagined that a monk who couldn't even truss a chicken could beat him into such a pathetic state.

"Run... if I don't run, I'll be beaten to death..."

This shell had already lost the ability to move, and seven or eight percent of the bones in the entire body had been completely shattered. Even if he kept it, it wouldn't be of much use.

This concerned his life, so Mahoraga had absolutely no room for hesitation.

Just when Tang Ku was hitting with gusto, the twin lotus flower on Mahoraga's forehead trembled violently, and then split from the middle. This crack instantly spread outward from the center, booming as it split. In an instant, like a snake shedding its skin, the skin, flesh, and bones of the entire body fell off. Then, a strange wind swirled up, and a giant monster snake suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

At this moment, Shi Jingmo and the others had already finished their work and had moved away from this temple at top speed. They had long foreseen that wherever Tang Ku fought, it would inevitably affect the surrounding environment, and might even cause a heaven-destroying and earth-shattering disaster. Therefore, they were quick to see the situation, and after rescuing others, they had already fled far away.

The giant snake had a crescent-shaped scar on its forehead, which actually looked quite majestic.

"Oh, so this is your true form... Heh, using your own snake skin that was about to be shed to create an Incarnation; you really came up with that..."

Tang Ku chuckled.

"Golden Cicada, don't be arrogant. Don't forget that I am a Spirit Snake Incarnation; even a Saint will be injured if they are hit by my toxin..."

The giant snake spoke in human language, roaring at Tang Ku, "I never provoked you, yet you came to ruin my great plan. This is truly unbearable; today I will let you taste the power of my snake venom!"

The giant snake raised its head high and suddenly opened its huge mouth. Two small holes suddenly opened beneath the giant snake fangs, and then two water arrows sprayed toward Tang Ku. Because of its massive size, these two streams of venom were like fountains, almost covering Tang Ku's entire body!