7: intelligence

Ox-Head and Horse-Face are not simple Yin Gods; they are two of the top figures among the Ten Grand Marshals of the Underworld!

Legend has it that Ox-Head, whose original name was Niu Abang, possessed immense strength and formidable martial arts skills, with no evil spirits or ghosts capable of escaping his steel trident.

However, this unknown entity that possessed Ox-Head was truly worlds apart from the original Ox-Head and Horse-Face!

Although it could command ghosts and possessed immense strength, its combat power and combat thinking were truly too inferior.

Tang Ku's punch was clean and decisive, sending Niu Abang's massive body flying into the air before it crashed heavily to the ground.

Subsequently, those seemingly small fists brutally slammed onto his forehead.

Ox-Head only felt his head shake, almost experiencing Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body from that punch, and he didn't recover for a long time. When he finally thought of fighting back, he suddenly felt his wrist clamped by something, followed by a surge of immense power. His massive body was abruptly sent flying into the air, then slammed heavily onto the ground!

All the ghosts had scattered and fled the moment Tang Ku and Ox-Head began to fight. In an instant, most of the evil entities outside Chang'an City had fled, making the moonlight appear much brighter.

"Damn it... How could a scrawny monk possess such immense strength? This is unscientific?"

Ox-Head angrily sat up, intending to retaliate with the trident in his hand, but unexpectedly felt his hand empty. The steel trident had already changed hands and was now in Tang Ku's possession.

Strangely, upon entering Tang Ku's hand, the steel trident automatically shrunk to a size he could wield perfectly.

"Do you know why deities, despite possessing the Divine Ability of Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, rarely use it?" Tang Ku sneered, "Don't think that a larger body means greater strength. In battles of the same Rank, the larger your body, the larger your target, and thus the more blows you receive, understand?"

Ox-Head's eyes swiveled, and he instantly understood his meaning. He retreated, and his body rapidly shrunk to the size of a normal person.

And at that very moment, the steel trident in Tang Ku's hand transformed into a streak of light, fiercely piercing through Ox-Head's abdomen, pinning him firmly to the ground.

Ox-Head let out a cry of pain that almost echoed for a thousand li. Tang Ku frowned, approached him, and slapped him, knocking out half of his teeth.

"Amitabha, you, Ox-Head, are truly ignorant. Why are you howling so loudly in the middle of the night? What if you wake up the little children? How can you be so lacking in Karma!"

Tang Ku firmly pressed down on the end of the steel trident, holding him down, while sarcastically taunting him in an indifferent tone.

"You... what do you want?"

A crimson light flashed in Ox-Head's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said.

"Since you have possessed an Underworld Yin God's body, what is the current situation in the Underworld? Where are the Ten Kings of Hell? Has Ksitigarbha truly passed away?"

Tang Ku narrowed his eyes and said, "Tell me the answers I want, and I might still spare your life!"

Ox-Head chuckled coldly: "You, this evil monk, will spare my life? Are you trying to trick a ghost? Hmph, I'll tell you the truth, the Ten Kings of Hell have all been annihilated, and Ksitigarbha also met his demise under my master's Divine Might, with no place to be buried. As for you? Heh heh, just a fish that slipped through the net. My master will find you sooner or later and dismember you!"

"Oh, then I'll take that as a good omen!" Tang Ku smiled faintly, "It would be even better if he could find me, as finding him might require a lot of effort!"

Blood flowed from Ox-Head's mouth as he chuckled, "You're quite bold. Then just wash your neck and wait, haha... Ah... *hiccup*..."

Tang Ku forcefully thrust the steel trident forward and sneered, "Firstly, it can be confirmed that the Underworld was indeed destroyed or occupied by you, otherwise these evil ghosts wouldn't follow you to cause chaos in the human world. Secondly, although the Ten Kings of Hell each have their own abilities, with your strength, if you relied on sneak attacks, it is indeed possible to wipe them out. But... Ksitigarbha? Heh heh, are you kidding me? The Karma he accumulated between Heaven and Earth is beyond your comprehension! Even if all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the world died, he would not die! Tell me, where have you imprisoned him, or has he already escaped?"

Ox-Head was stunned, swallowing a mouthful of blood and saying, "How do you know everything?"

"I wasn't sure before, but now I know!"

Tang Ku sneered, "Where is Ksitigarbha? Tell me, and I'll make your death quick!"

Ox-Head tilted his head, looked at Tang Ku, and then suddenly laughed, a wild, rampant laugh, just like the spotted dove before it self-destructed.

"Heh heh, having had one experience, do you think I'll let you self-destruct successfully again?" Tang Ku immediately pulled out the steel trident and retreated. The huge Dharmakaya behind him suddenly extended its right hand and slapped Ox-Head.

This slap completely covered his body under the palm, and pure Buddha Power continuously poured into his body. The momentum of his impending explosion was instantly reversed, and all his energy slowly dissipated under the erosion of the pure Buddha Power. His originally explosive muscles also appeared much shriveled.

"No... No, what did you do? What exactly did you do? Why do I have no strength at all? What did you do to me?"

Ox-Head screamed in terror, but found that he couldn't move at all.

"You made a mistake by choosing to possess a Yin God!" Tang Ku raised the steel trident, "Buddhist Dharma Power specifically counters Yin Gods like you. As long as I purify and dissipate all the Yin Qi in your body, you won't have a chance to self-destruct...

Hmm, although I don't know who taught you this move, in this world, no one has ever fought using such an extreme method. I think you must be from another world... Oh, and... I don't know if I can directly kill you, but I think that even if your Primordial Spirit can escape, it will definitely be injured..."

The tip of the steel trident was incredibly sharp. Tang Ku was a martial monk in his previous life. He suddenly swung the steel trident, and to Ox-Head's disbelief, it directly pierced through his throat. Then, with a sudden burst of strength, the huge Ox-Head, accompanied by a surge of black Qi, shot up into the sky and finally fell to the dust!

Ox-Head had almost no resentment before his death, only astonishment!

Because Tang Ku's few words had already revealed their origin, which left him somewhat astonished and flustered. So, the expression on that final Ox-Head's face was one of surprise and shock.

The human body with the Ox-Head instantly lost its support, falling to the ground and transforming into a thick black smoke, slowly drilling into the ground.

The steel trident in Tang Ku's hand instantly rusted, and in the blink of an eye, it had weathered beyond recognition, seemingly unusable.

"Ksitigarbha isn't dead... But what exactly has the Underworld become? Should I go down and see?"

Tang Ku looked at the scattering clouds and mist, and the ghosts that had vanished without a trace, frowning slightly.