Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses-Chapter 653 - 600: Beyond Martial Artist, True Martial Association (Combined - )_2
If he had lived in the ancient times of a previous life, he would certainly have become a great general fighting on the battlefield.
’True Martial Middle Stage? The others are about the same; their martial path is different from mine.
Their realm is also different, called the True Martial Realm, but it should be on the same level as the Martial Saint.’ Lou Yi thought to himself.
"Hurry up!" These five powerful martial artists, like herding pigs and sheep, drove Lou Yi and the other Yellow Springs Sect members deeper into the sky prison.
Very soon, they arrived at the place where Lou Yi was first blocked.
There, lying quietly, were more than a dozen ferocious ghostly tigers, each measuring more than ten zhang in length, with cultivation ranging from a novice Demon General to a high-tier Demon General.
These ferocious ghostly tigers were rooted there permanently, and their numbers seemed to be continually increasing.
The most dangerous part was not the tigers themselves, but the hidden array beneath them.
It contained gravity array patterns, devouring array patterns, and fierce fire array patterns. If someone stepped in rashly, they would sink like into a swamp, their spiritual power hard to operate, and eventually be completely consumed by fire.
Previously, Lou Yi had passed through this array by relying on his Perfection Level understanding of array basics, using a clever solution.
However, the five people in front of him were all martial artists who definitely were not adept in arrays like cultivators.
So how were they going to break through this obstacle?
Soon, Lou Yi understood the method of these five people.
"You, come out." The black-faced man called Fang Xiaochui pointed at a follower with a sinister smile, ordering him to step forward.
This follower was a dull and honest-looking tall, slender man in blue clothes, appearing to be in his thirties. Hearing the order, he stepped forward trembling.
The black-faced man first took out a copper lamp from his bosom, infused it with Gang Qi, and instantly ignited a red flame.
Then he questioned the person, "What guilty acts have you committed in your life?"
"Uh..." The man froze for a moment and quickly shook his head. "No, I’m an honest man!"
As soon as the words fell, the burning red flame suddenly turned green.
"Dare to lie? My spirit-measuring lamp is not for fools!" The black-faced man was furious.
His right hand formed into a claw shape, Gang Qi diffusing to form a large red claw, grabbing the man like a chick and suspending him, about to throw him into the dangerous area where the ghostly tiger was.
"Spare me, hero, I’ll tell, I’ll tell..." The tall, slender man was so scared he stumbled backward, trembling, "I, I peeped at a neighbor’s widow bathing when I was thirteen..."
Seeing the green flame only slightly reddened, and the black-faced man’s expression still unfriendly,
The tall, slender man continued, "Two years later, when she discovered me, I couldn’t stop myself and raped and killed her on the spot.
Then I fled to another city, joined a gang involved in slave trade... Five years ago, a steward from the Yellow Springs Sect noticed me and recruited me into the sect..."
"Good, stand over here." The black-faced man coldly pointed to the area on the left in front of them.
The tall, slender man, though unwilling, dared not disobey the order.
Then, the black-faced man casually pointed out a few more people.
"I was originally a beggar taken in by a city lord... Later, I had an affair with the lord’s fourth concubine, and accidentally killed him when caught..."
"...Borrowed a hundred taels of silver from a friend, didn’t want to repay, invited him out to drink at night, pushed him off a broken bridge..."
"...I joined the Black Horse Bandits, raided villages daily, one day found a cultivation technique..."
Listening from the sidelines, Lou Yi’s expression grew increasingly strange.
The members of the Yellow Springs Sect present had all committed heinous crimes.
One could say that killing them on the spot would still be merciful.
And the black-faced man, for reasons unclear, asked each person he pointed out quickly.
"Old Fang, time is tight, don’t drag things out." The spear-wielding man next to the black-faced man urged impatiently.
"What’s the rush? We killed the guards outside and applied reliable isolation methods.
Moreover, those lazy fools who like to sleep won’t be coming here anytime soon." The black-faced man grinned, "Besides, I, Fang Xiaochui, never kill innocents, only the guilty who deserve death!"
"Hurry up, you think you’re at home playing, don’t delay important matters!" Another blue-clothed youth urged as well.
"Alright, alright, then let’s find one more." The black-faced man pointed to Lou Yi, "You, come out."
Seeing Lou Yi’s calm composure that didn’t appear fake, he couldn’t help but be startled.
But he continued to ask, "Quickly, tell me, what guilty acts have you committed in your life?"
Lou Yi thought for a moment, then said, "When I was eight, I stole vegetables from a neighbor’s garden."
Black-faced man: ...
Other people: ...
"Damn it, speak to the point!"
"When I was sixteen, one day while walking by the lake, I saw some snow-white geese sunbathing, and impulsively..."
"...The day before the examination, I tricked a friend into going to evening study, but ended up at the internet cafe."
The Black-faced Man’s eyebrows twitched more and more as he listened.
He didn’t know what an internet cafe was, but he knew it was nothing important, and roughly interrupted Lou Yi’s recollection, shouting:
"Have you ever committed murder or arson?"
"No."
"Have you ever committed rape or pillage?"
"No."
"Have you ever broken faith or betrayed?"
"No."
After asking a series of questions, Lou Yi’s expression remained calm.
Yet the flame of the oil lamp continued to burn red, signifying he was not lying.
The Black-faced Man’s face grew darker, impatiently saying, "Go back at once! You, come forward."
He arbitrarily pointed to another person, who had caused the death of a benefactor and was no less than a newbie.
Then, the Black-faced Man casually waved.
More than ten yellow plants, each about a foot long and resembling wheat, landed in the hands of those cult followers who were pointed out.
He sneered and said, "Take these Condensing Gang Grass and charge ahead; if you can survive by chance, I will spare you.
If anyone dares to stop, know that my Wolf Fang Club isn’t for show!"
’Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!’
Two black Wolf Fang Clubs were thrown by the Black-faced Man.
With the assistance of Gang Qi, they flew behind these cult followers, causing a gust that made their faces pale.
But charging ahead might offer a chance to live, while not charging was certain death.
They had no choice but to forcefully rush towards the area where the Ghost Tiger resided.
However, not daring to charge directly, they merely headed to the fringes.
Unexpectedly, the plants in their hands suddenly brightened one by one, radiating a stunning red light, while emitting a strange fragrance.
Upon smelling this scent, most of the Ghost Tigers revealed excitement, pouncing towards these cult followers, quickly followed by screams ringing out.
"You all, continue charging ahead!"
The remaining cult followers were ordered to charge towards the now somewhat empty areas inhabited by Ghost Tigers.
But immediately fell into the killing array, finding it difficult to move, and then being engulfed by big flames.
As the array was activated, most Ghost Tigers serving as the Array Base were no longer in their original positions, leaving several flaws in the array.
And the vast Gang Qi of these five True Martial members swept up the remaining Yellow Springs Sect followers, forcibly breaking through the array’s flaws.
Afterward, they took down several more checkpoints, depleting the cult followers until they finally reached the last pool.
Of course, Lou Yi, due to the prior questioning, was specially treated by the Black-faced Man, not used as cannon fodder.
This pool’s surface was black, bottomless.
Lou Yi had been blocked here several times, knowing that terrifying formations lay beneath the pool, ones that could not be withstood for several breaths even by his clone.
"Inside this Ghost Pool, there are three layers of top-notch arrays: Thunder and Fire Array, Yin Wind Array, Thousand Blade Array.
Even someone in the Profound Light Realm entering would likely face a grim situation," said the gun-wielding man among the five, "Nevertheless, with the strategist’s treasures, we should..."
Before he finished speaking, his face changed as he suddenly turned to look into the distance.
"Not good. We’ve been discovered. Isn’t there a treasure placed at the entrance for concealment?"
"Damn it, it’s all Fang Xiaochui’s fault for wasting time. Next time, we won’t bring him!"
"Even without delay, cracking the pool’s array isn’t something easily accomplished. Looks like luck isn’t on our side this time."
In their eyes, several black lights rapidly flew from the distance, revealing in mid-air the figures of several Yellow-clothed Men, patrols from the Underworld.
Each wearing copper masks of pigs and cows.
Their aura stronger than the patrol once stationed outside the ninth prison who had been killed.
Through Lou Yi’s detection, their cultivation was nearly all above late Foundation Establishment.
"True Martial Association remnants, daring to come to the Underworld to throw yourselves into the net?" said a Yellow-clothed Man wearing a sheep mask, his eyes shooting out a fierce killing intent, "Capturing you will surely reveal the location of your headquarters!"
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