Chapter 312: Chapter 147: Temporary Mission 2

With those words, a terrifyingly immense aura erupted from the four people present.

Shen Bai said oddly, "It looks like you’ve taken quite a beating from the Observatory’s suppression."

Monk Yuan’an frowned. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that you’ve been so thoroughly crushed, you’ve forgotten how important intelligence is. Or perhaps," Shen Bai said, "you’re no longer even capable of gathering any."

Qianqing Daoist sneered. "Enough of his mysterious act. Let’s stop wasting our breath. We’ll kill him, take his head, and present it to our superiors to redeem ourselves."

Monk Yuan’an nodded, his palms pressed together as a terrifying Buddha’s Light radiated from his body.

At that moment, the aura around Shen Bai transformed.

Torrential streams of Qi surged and circulated around Shen Bai’s body. In the blink of an eye, a terrifying aura erupted from him.

"Meridian Realm!"

Qianqing Daoist’s eyes widened, his face a mask of disbelief. "Impossible! How could you advance from the Five Organ Realm to the Meridian Realm in such a short time!"

They had been keeping track. Shen Bai had been in Fenglin State for less than half a year, and he was only in the Five Organ Realm when he arrived.

Even if he was exceptionally talented, how could he possibly reach the Meridian Realm in under six months?

Such speed was unprecedented. If word got out, it would startle countless old masters.

"I don’t care what realm he’s in! Today, it’s either him or us. If he doesn’t die, we do!" Monk Yuan’an snarled, gritting his teeth.

"Attack!"

The moment he spoke, Monk Yuan’an struck first.

A deathly-gray Buddha’s Light flared up around Monk Yuan’an.

Though called Buddha’s Light, it lacked any sacred quality. Instead, it was filled with a chilling, desolate stillness that could make one’s heart palpitate.

"Die."

The deathly-gray light surged toward Shen Bai, filling the air above the main road with an aura of death.

This was Monk Yuan’an’s signature ultimate technique, known as the Silent Buddha Light.

Anyone hit by this technique would have their flesh rot away until nothing but a skeleton was left.

Meanwhile, Qianqing Daoist raised his left hand.

Black Qi swirled above his left hand, instantly condensing into a pitch-black sheet of Talisman Paper.

The Talisman Paper was covered in patterns that glowed with a bloody light, and it emitted a nauseating stench.

WHOOSH!

With a piercing whistle, the Talisman Paper shot toward Shen Bai, bearing down on him like a great mountain with unstoppable might.

This was a Soul-Catching Talisman. Anyone struck by it would have their mind instantly corrupted, causing them to die in extreme terror.

The Sect Leader and the Hall Master attacked as well.

The Hall Master transformed into a dark silhouette, lurking in the shadows. He suddenly burst out from beside Shen Bai, the dagger in his hand flashing with a malicious glint as cold as a venomous snake.

The Sect Leader’s spear and Life and Death Pearl swept in from Shen Bai’s right, the sound of his operatic voice never ceasing.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Bai was under a full-force assault from four Unity Realm masters, instantly finding himself in a perilous situation.

Watching from a distance, Ouyang Sword swallowed hard. When he wiped his brow, he found it was already beaded with sweat.

’Brother Shen, you’re in danger.’

Although Shen Bai had defeated Elder Mu in the arena, that had been a fight against only one master of the Unity Realm.

But now, there were four.

Individually, none of these four were a match for Elder Mu, but there were four of them.

In terms of sheer numbers, even Elder Mu would have had to avoid a direct confrontation, unable to fight them all at once.

Ouyang Sword broke out in a cold sweat.

He believed Shen Bai was likely to perish here, and he placed a hand on the hilt of the longsword at his waist.

If Shen Bai died, he wouldn’t survive either.

He resolved to act. Even if his strength was utterly useless on this battlefield, he had to take the risk.

Yet, at that very moment, Shen Bai’s expression remained as calm as still water, as if he didn’t regard these four as a threat in the slightest.

Shen Bai raised his hand. "Amber."

With a meow, Amber transformed into a streak of light and shot into Shen Bai’s chest, merging with him.

Feeling his Qi double, the corners of Shen Bai’s mouth curved into a slight smile. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

With his right hand, he unleashed a thousand streams of Blood Red Sword Qi, which condensed into a single, terrifying blade of Sword Qi that he sent crashing into Monk Yuan’an’s deathly-gray Buddha’s Light.

BOOM!

A terrifying roar echoed out. Monk Yuan’an’s deathly-gray Buddha’s Light instantly vanished, and Shen Bai’s Blood Red Sword Qi dissipated into nothing.

By then, Qianqing Daoist’s Talisman Paper was upon him.

Without a second glance, Shen Bai casually raised his left fist and smashed it into Qianqing Daoist’s Talisman Paper.

Golden Buddha’s Light enveloped his left hand. A three-meter-tall Dharma Golden Body appeared, raised both its fists, and with a furious roar, hammered them down hard onto the Talisman Paper.

The Talisman dissolved into smoke and disappeared.

Simultaneously, the light of the Flawless Ten Layers Body erupted from Shen Bai, as immaculate as white jade.

The attacks from the Sect Leader and the Hall Master struck Shen Bai’s Flawless Ten Layers Body, and the white light immediately began to shatter.

One layer, two layers... eight layers!

After eight layers of white light vanished, the glow around Shen Bai stabilized, and the attacks from the Sect Leader and the Hall Master had already lost their momentum.

Shen Bai said coolly, "Since I’ve killed you two before, I’ll start with you again."

A large hand, wreathed in its own gloom, burst through the shadows, seized the Hall Master by the neck, and slammed him viciously onto the ground.

With a blank expression, Shen Bai raised his fist. Blazing with Buddha’s Light, he hammered it into the Hall Master’s face.

One punch, two punches, three punches!

After just three punches, the Hall Master before him dissolved into a puff of smoke and vanished.

"And you." Shen Bai turned to the Sect Leader. "If you’re already dead, you shouldn’t be out here making a fool of yourself."