Urban Martial Saint

The Wolf Monk and Ding Lianshun, both of them are peak masters, yet together they couldn’t suppress a single Bloody Monk. This is indeed astonishing.

The Bloody Monk’s blood-red kasaya has now completely turned black, and his eyes are a void of darkness. There’s no trace of emotion or feeling in his eyes, like two dark whirlpools capable of devouring all human joys and sorrows.

The Wolf Monk suffered internal injuries, obviously unable to match him. If it weren’t for Ding Lianshun supporting him from the side, he would have already been killed by the Bloody Monk. The Bloody Monk seemed to have lost all human emotions, his sole thought being to kill every living thing he could see before him, like a demon that devours people, instilling fear in others.

Seeing this situation, Helian Tiehua dared not delay, and rushed over immediately. He grabbed the Wolf Monk’s shoulder and pulled him back from the battlefield, shouting loudly, ”You step back first, I’ll take over!”

The Wolf Monk’s chest had a bloodstain clawed out by the Bloody Monk, with blood dyeing half of his body red. Fang Cai barely managed to hold on, stumbling as he walked. Now rescued by Helian Tiehua, he finally took a deep breath, retreated a few steps, sat cross-legged on the ground, and while recovering his strength, he trembled and said, ”General Helian, be careful, Brother doesn’t fear any attacks now.”

”Ah?” Helian Tiehua exclaimed, his fist already hitting the Bloody Monk’s left shoulder. But for some reason, the force of his punch seemed swallowed as if drifting into the ocean, completely disappearing, unable to hurt the Bloody Monk in the slightest.

Helian Tiehua’s punch failed to injure him, but the Bloody Monk grabbed Helian Tiehua’s arm and tried to pull him over. However, Helian Tiehua was no weakling. Feeling the Bloody Monk’s strength, he immediately shouted and instead pulled the Bloody Monk towards him.

At this moment, Helian Tiehua finally understood that the Bloody Monk’s transformation did not involve a significant change in power. The terrifying aspect was that he wasn’t afraid of any attack, which already placed him in an unbeatable position. No wonder the Wolf Monk and Ding Lianshun couldn’t stop him; if the Bloody Monk feared no attacks, no one could face him.

Even as Helian Tiehua pulled him over, the Bloody Monk showed no emotional fluctuation, directly reaching out for Helian Tiehua’s neck. Even though battling at close range, he made no defensive moves, leaving his front and back completely open, full of vulnerabilities. But what of it? He feared no attacks; no matter how open, no one could harm him!

Knowing close combat was disadvantageous, Helian Tiehua immediately let go, trying to distance himself from the Bloody Monk. But as soon as he released the Monk’s hand, the Bloody Monk clutched his arm again, a heavy punch aiming for Helian Tiehua’s chest.

Helian Tiehua dodged sideways, while Ding Lianshun charged forward and kicked the Bloody Monk. However, like Helian Tiehua’s earlier attempt, the kick’s force disappeared into nothing, unable to shake the Bloody Monk at all. Even the Monk paid him no mind, missed a hit, and tightened his grip on Helian Tiehua’s arm, rushing forward again, delivering another punch.

”Ha!” Helian Tiehua shouted angrily, retaliating heavily, his fist meeting the Bloody Monk’s. His earlier strike on the Monk seemed ineffective. If the fists collided, would it be the same?

The fact proved Helian Tiehua’s decision correct. As their fists met, a powerful force clash pushed both back. The Bloody Monk couldn’t hold onto Helian Tiehua, causing them to separate for a distance.

Helian Tiehua’s vitality surged as he gave his all, with the Bloody Monk using full force too. Both were outstanding among peak masters; such a hard clash left both considerably shaken.

However, the Bloody Monk appeared unshaken, firmly standing before charging towards Helian Tiehua again, with intentions seemingly to kill him.

Having suffered earlier, Helian Tiehua no longer dared approach the Bloody Monk, relying on qinggong, navigating around the area to battle. With Ding Lianshun assisting, neither dared confront him head-on.

During the chaos, a vehicle appeared in the distance, with Shen Tianjun and his group arriving.

Shen Tianjun, the masked elder, and Ning Qianshu were guarding Shen Family. Upon receiving news, they rushed to assist. Seeing the situation, Shen Tianjun and others seemed astonished.

”What’s going on?” Shen Tianjun asked hastily.

”Shen, don’t come over!” The Wolf Monk shouted from afar, ”Brother is controlled by a heart demon, nearly mad, and will kill any living thing he sees.”

”How did this happen?” Shen Tianjun exclaimed, the two beside him equally shocked.

”I don’t know either,” the Wolf Monk said gravely, ”According to Shen Qianyue, Brother was controlled by a heart demon early on; this time it’s merely a relapse.”

”Shen Qianyue? He’s still alive?” Shen Tianjun exclaimed once more.

The Wolf Monk nodded, ”Yes, he just came with Luan Ping and the others.”

Shen Tianjun’s brows immediately furrowed. As the head of the Shen Family, he certainly knew Shen Qianyue’s personality. If this man were still alive, it would be troublesome, as Shen Qianyue’s plots and schemes were numerous.

”What’s the situation now?” Shen Tianjun, accompanied by the masked elder and Ning Qianshu, walked over and said in a deep voice, ”Where is Shen Qianyue?”

”They captured Broom Star and have already escaped!” Helian Tiehua shouted, ”Shen, hurry and rescue that child!”

Shen Tianjun tightly frowned as he looked at the Bloody Monk, then at the struggling Helian Tiehua and Ding Lianshun. Seeing the difficulty they were having, he naturally understood that the Bloody Monk must have some trick. Otherwise, with three peak masters, how could they not subdue him?

”Where’s Zi Yu?” Shen Tianjun suddenly asked, ”Wasn’t Zi Yu with you?”

”Huh?” Helian Tiehua was also taken aback and asked in surprise, ”She was just with us; how come she’s missing now?”

”She just went with you to chase after Shen Qianyue, you returned, but she didn’t!” Ding Lianshun shouted, ”She should still be pursuing them!”

”What!?” Helian Tiehua’s face changed, and he was very anxious. Although Huangfu Ziyu now had peak mastery, Luan Ping was no pushover; she couldn’t handle Luan Ping alone. Adding Shen Qianyue to the mix, if Huangfu Ziyu chased after them alone, it would be dangerous.

”Shen, quickly go help Zi Yu!” Helian Tiehua urged anxiously.

Shen Tianjun did not leave. He only exchanged a glance with the masked elder beside him, and they both nodded simultaneously.

”General Helian, Brother Ding, step back!” Shen Tianjun shouted and leaped up like a great kite, pouncing towards the Bloody Monk.

Helian Tiehua and Ding Lianshun didn’t know what Shen Tianjun intended to do, but they obediently retreated. While Shen Tianjun was still in the air, his hands traced several paths, then pressed downward as he shouted, ”Karma Retribution!”

If Ye Qing were here, he would surely know this move was the Bodhidharma’s Secret Technique Shen Tianjun had learned, with immense power, capable of making the attacker’s moves hit themselves.

Shen Tianjun’s hands just happened to envelop the Bloody Monk. The Bloody Monk had stretched out one hand, preparing to grab Ding Lianshun. But struck by Shen Tianjun’s Karma Retribution, the outstretched hand immediately shifted trajectory and, in a bizarre state, grabbed his own arm.

The surrounding crowd had never seen such a move from Shen Tianjun before, and they were all stunned.

However, this was only temporary. The Bloody Monk’s body didn’t suffer, and when this move grabbed his own arm, it surprisingly caused no harm. The Bloody Monk let out a beast-like roar and charged towards Shen Tianjun again.

But just as the Bloody Monk took two steps, the masked elder also rushed over, forming several hand seals in the air before drawing a big circle and pushing it forcefully towards the Bloody Monk.

The Bloody Monk, enveloped by this big circle, had his actions slowed significantly. In the eyes of the crowd, he astonishingly reversed his forward motion and began retreating slowly, which looked extremely strange.

This move was the masked elder’s Endless Cycle. Ye Qing had seen him use it against Master Naikun before. This move’s power made one repeat an action cyclically. The Bloody Monk was an example, being controlled by this move started moving backward.

However, after retreating a few steps, the Bloody Monk let out another roar and struggled as if bound by invisible shackles. With each beast-like roar, he suddenly spread his arms as if breaking free of the shackles and charged towards the masked elder.

This situation shocked the masked elder as well. He and Shen Tianjun exchanged a glance before almost simultaneously charging together.

The masked elder, as before, drew another large circle. Shen Tianjun channeled the power of Karma Retribution, using this force to push the big circle outwards.

”Karma Retribution, Endless Cycle!” Shen Tianjun shouted, and with his voice, their combined technique trapped the Bloody Monk within.

Standing within, the Bloody Monk seemed trapped by something, unable to take a step forward. He stretched out his hands, trying desperately to struggle, but each attempt resultantly made him grab himself, with no way to break free.