165: Chapter 165 Eradicate Evil Completely

Han Jingyang confirmed that the greatest threat to Chaotian Temple had been eliminated, and only then did he deactivate the "Guan Gong Manifestation" state.

Along with it, he also deactivated the "Manifestation of Holiness" attribute.

Bai Sixing scrambled back in a panic, looked back at Chaotian Temple, rubbed his eyes, and looked completely incredulous: "That's it?"

Han Jingyang retorted: "Do you have any questions?"

"Such a powerful monster, and it's just gone like that?"

"It was alright, it really was quite strong, but with me taking action, it was definitely a piece of cake."

"How did you do it?"

"I invited Lord Guan to take action."

Bai Sixing shifted his gaze to the makeshift altar and stared at the jade guan gong statue for over ten seconds: "This dharma instrument is so miraculous; I can only faintly sense a bit of unusual fluctuation."

"Is it different from other people's dharma instruments?"

"I can't say it's different; I can only say the quality of your dharma instrument is extremely high, with almost no leakage of magical power."

"So that's how it is."

Han Jingyang nodded slightly.

He had learned another trick.

Bai Sixing, however, asked impatiently: "Did you really invite Lord Guan?"

"What do you think?"

"I think it's unlikely."

"Exactly. If I could really invite Lord Guan down, what fun would there be left in this world? The gods would have unified the Earth long ago," Han Jingyang said while packing up the altar: "Actually, it's all the same. There's nothing supernatural or ghostly about it. In essence, it's no different from the extremely rigid and extremely yang Qi you cultivate; it's just that it was endowed with more and more complex attributes during the process of becoming a dharma instrument."

Bai Sixing was even more shocked: "You, you can see through my inheritance?"

"A little bit."

"That's a relief, otherwise I wouldn't dare to deal with you in the future—first the immortals, and now the Heavenly Eye."

Han Jingyang smiled again.

It really was immortals and the Heavenly Eye.

Although it was all the same in essence, to ordinary people, his methods were not much different from the legendary immortals—always invoking Lord Guan, always invoking the Great Emperor Zhenwu, always using super Qi Observation, along with all sorts of skills and attributes comparable to immortal spells.

If this isn't an immortal, what is?

Bai Sixing patted the dust off his body and turned to carefully observe Chaotian Temple: "Is the culprit inside?"

Han Jingyang shook his head: "I'm not sure, but that thing did return here. And looking at how ominous and gloomy Chaotian Temple is, there must be evildoers lurking about. Even if the culprit isn't inside, we will definitely be able to find information about them. What do you think?"

Bai Sixing nodded: "I'll gather my men now to surround Chaotian Temple, and while I'm at it, I'll investigate this place thoroughly. Damn it, I've been a goose all my life only to have my eyes pecked by a goose; I almost tripped and fell. How embarrassing."

Han Jingyang found it amusing.

But he also knew the old man was lying.

The old man was indeed in a sorry state just now, but he wasn't so helpless as to be 'pecked by a goose'; he still had his trump card unused.

In fact, even without his trump card, the old man wouldn't have been completely without the power to fight back. The extremely rigid and extremely yang Qi was nothing to sneeze at; although the quantity was a bit low, the damage was substantial, and it was specifically designed to handle all kinds of evil spirits.

He just couldn't be bothered to argue with the old man.

He was still thinking about the loot inside.

It would be best to catch the culprit directly.

Therefore, after packing up the altar, he gestured to the others: "Let's go in and take a look, be careful."

Bai Sixing followed: "I'll just take a look, I won't touch your loot."

The four of them gradually approached Chaotian Temple.

They walked all the way to the main entrance without encountering any further anomalies.

The plaque showed no reaction at all.

There was no Black Hercules rushing out to bare its fangs and brandish its claws at the four of them.

Han Jingyang nodded again.

Liu Jing gently pushed the main gate.

It was locked from the inside.

The four of them tensed up instantly; the gate being locked from the inside meant there was someone inside.

In all likelihood, it was the culprit.

Catching the culprit directly would mean a bounty.

The real bounty was offered by Zhang Zhiyang's department and the families of the previous victims. Over the years, the bounty had accumulated to over eight million.

No one could stop him from getting this bounty.

Han Jingyang took a deep breath and said to the eager Liu Jing: "Kick it open!"

Liu Jing, however, gripped her blade with both hands and slashed down fiercely.

"Thud—"

With a sound, the gate opened in response.

Liu Jing's slash was both fierce and accurate, precisely hitting the gap in the door and cleanly severing the door bolt.

The door bolt snapped.

Liu Jing used the tip of her blade to push open the gate and carefully entered. She advanced all the way to the entrance of the main hall before turning back and nodding to indicate it was safe.

Han Jingyang and the other two followed.

The main hall door was also locked from the inside.

Liu Jing repeated her trick and successfully slashed open the main door as well.

Pushing the door open and entering, a faint musty smell hit them, causing all four of them to cover their noses.

After the musty smell dissipated, they entered the main hall. Shining their flashlights, they were immediately met by a tall and fierce statue of a Hercules. The statue was dilapidated, with almost all its paint peeled off, but its overall structure remained intact.

Han Jingyang narrowed his eyes.

The appearance of this statue was almost identical to that Black Hercules, with the same bell-like round eyes.

Was this the prototype and carrier of that Black Hercules?

It was quite strange, though; usually, temples enshrined well-known gods and Buddhas, or at the very least, legitimate deities like the Earth God or Mountain God.

Yet this Chaotian Temple enshrined a Hercules who could only serve as a subordinate to immortals.

But it didn't matter; it wasn't a real deity anyway.

Bai Sixing also stared at this Hercules, looking left and right, then slowly drew his long sword.

Han Jingyang reached out and pressed down on Bai Sixing's arm.

Bai Sixing frowned: "What?"

"I have a use for this thing."

"We must eliminate evil completely."

"Good and evil are determined by people, not by the blade. It's the same blade; whether it cuts vegetables or kills people, the blade itself cannot decide."

Bai Sixing narrowed his eyes: "You have a way to control it?"

Han Jingyang looked up and met the pitch-black pupils of the Hercules statue, saying calmly: "We'll know after trying."

"Han Jingyang, this is not a joke, and there is no room for trial and error. If you fail, the consequences will be very serious," Bai Sixing's expression was extremely serious: "This is a residential area with at least twenty households nearby. If it gets out of control, do you dare to take responsibility?"

Han Jingyang shook his head: "Don't use such words to pressure me; it's useless. Besides, if I dare to do it, I have confidence. In any case, I'm definitely more reliable than you."

"Human lives are at stake!"

"If you really believed that, you should have listened to my advice last night."

"They are different from ordinary people."

"But they are all people, all parents, children, siblings. Their lives are just as valuable."

Bai Sixing was silent, and after a moment, he said: "I'll go check the back."

Han Jingyang said to Liu Jing: "You go check too, be careful."

"Boss, stay safe," Liu Jing turned and slipped into another room.

After Bai Sixing left.

Han Jingyang took out the Grade 4 shikigami token he had seized from Abe Tamakane.

Then he said to Shi Xiaoya: "Dismantle this statue."

"Huh?"

"Dismantle it."

"Okay," Shi Xiaoya grabbed a chair nearby and smashed it against the Hercules statue.

"Thump—"

The statue's arm broke off in response and tumbled to the ground.

At the same time, a streak of black energy emerged from the broken part, condensing into a large, black mass of Qi. It circled the dilapidated statue twice before flying out the door.