Urban Martial Saint

The Corpse Ghost Dragon roared, unexpectedly revolving rapidly around Shakyamuni. His Qinggong clearly showed traces of Carefree Movement, indicating that he had explored other caves within the Demon Hideout Cave. However, this Carefree Movement Qinggong, when performed by him, was even more swift and agile than when executed by Ding Lianshun. After all, the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s own strength far surpassed everyone present.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon raced around Shakyamuni, yet Shakyamuni did not turn even slightly, merely clasping his hands together, his clothes puffing up, resembling a spherical shape, wrapping him at the center. Regardless of the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s movements, he remained absolutely still, as if he had entered a meditative trance.

”Demon Flame Surging Sky!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon suddenly shouted, moving his hands slowly, tracing several circles in the air. These circles, one after another, enveloped Shakyamuni. Suddenly, the Corpse Ghost Dragon halted, spewing a mouthful of True Qi towards those circles, which immediately ignited, flames rising to engulf Shakyamuni within.

”Hahaha...” The Corpse Ghost Dragon laughed wildly, continually emitting various tragic and terrifying sounds, though not as enchanting as the Heart Demon Technique. Even so, this sound instilled a sense of horror in everyone, causing involuntary fear.

Historically, Buddhist and Demon martial arts have been adversaries in many aspects; for instance, the Buddhist Vajra Indestructible Body and the Demon Sect’s Indestructible Demon Body have always been opposed.

The Demon Sect’s martial arts invoke the dark aspects within a person, thereby gaining great strength. The Buddhist Sect, however, advocates for cutting off evil karma and enlightening all beings, inherently establishing a fundamental opposition.

The key element of the Buddhist Vajra Indestructible Body is the burning of the body with Purple Lotus Karmic Fire, cleansing karmic thoughts for success. Meanwhile, the Demon Sect created the Demon Flame Surging Sky precisely to counter such a sect. This technique relies on the dark and negative emotions within one’s heart, using evil thoughts as its base, conjuring Demon Flames. As the flames burn, they invade the human body with evil thoughts; ordinary people succumb to negative emotions, gradually falling into the Demon Path. However, for Shakyamuni, who perfected the Vajra Indestructible Body by eliminating all evil karma within, if evil thoughts invade him and he is burdened with karmic power, his Vajra Indestructible Body would be utterly destroyed.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon performed Demon Flame Surging Sky, arousing all negative emotions within himself. The tragic and terrifying sounds stem from heartfelt negative emotions, inducing emotional upheaval in those nearby.

Seeing Shakyamuni enveloped in flames, Ye Qing and others were startled. The Corpse Ghost Dragon feared no flames, but did Shakyamuni harbor the same fear?

”Shakyamuni, I want to see how long your so-called Vajra Indestructible Body can last amidst the surging Demon Flames!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon sneered continuously, occasionally spewing True Qi towards the flames. His True Qi seemed like fuel for the flames, making them burn ever fiercer. Even Ye Qing and others, who were more than ten meters away from Shakyamuni, felt an intense wave of heat, pushing them to step back further.

”Master, how are you?” Helian Tiehua asked anxiously. Having practiced Thirteen Protectors’ Horizontal Golden Bell Shield, he knew the harm flames could pose to the human body.

”No problem, I am perfectly fine!” Shakyamuni shouted suddenly from within the flames, stunning everyone around.

Shakyamuni’s voice indeed betrayed no trace of pain, utterly unlike someone scorched by flames. It was as if he were soaking in a hot spring. What’s happening? Was he really fearless of the Demon Flame Surging Sky?

”This...” The Corpse Ghost Dragon was also taken aback; this Demon Flame Surging Sky was supposed to be the nemesis of the Vajra Indestructible Body. But why did Shakyamuni, within it, show no signs of burning pain? This defied logic!

”I don’t believe it!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon roared, frantically spewing over ten mouthfuls of True Qi, causing the flames to surge skyward, the courtyard illuminated brightly.

After spitting out these mouthfuls of True Qi, the Corpse Ghost Dragon grew tired, stepping back a few paces. Observing the towering flames, he laughed, ”I’m curious to see how long you can keep up this bravado!”

”Master, can you withstand it?” Shen Tianjun asked urgently outside, ”Do you need our help?”

Shakyamuni laughed heartily, ”Rest assured, such minor flames can’t kill Buddha Master. Just this kind of skill? Well, that’s too uninteresting!”

”Bald donkey, you... you’re...” The Corpse Ghost Dragon was dumbfounded; despite spewing so much True Qi, truly creating the Demon Flame Surging Sky, Shakyamuni within showed no pain. Was the Secret Technique he practiced wrong?

Meditating for a moment, the Corpse Ghost Dragon gritted his teeth, roaring, ”Since you seek death, I will fulfill your wish!”

Spewing over twenty more mouthfuls of True Qi, this time his steps faltered. Though Demon Flame Surging Sky’s power was formidable, its consumption of True Qi was enormous too. Even with his strength, spewing so much True Qi reached the limit. Continuing would exhaust his body’s foundation.

The more than twenty bursts of True Qi sprayed out, making the entire courtyard appear as if it were set ablaze. The heat from all around was unbearable. Even Ye Qing and the others had retreated from the courtyard, watching from afar as Shijia was engulfed by flames, all of them filled with immense worry. How unimaginable it seemed, the pain Shijia must be enduring amidst such flames!

”Master, how are you?” Even Ding Lianshun couldn’t help but inquire this time.

However, this time, there was no response from within the flames. Everyone stared anxiously at the fire, could it be that Shijia had already met his end inside?

Ding Lianshun asked twice more, but still received no response, which greatly excited the Corpse Ghost Dragon.

”Hahaha…” The Corpse Ghost Dragon laughed heartily, saying: ”Bald monk, in the end, you still couldn’t withstand the tremendous power of these Demon Flames. Hmph, no matter what kind of Vajra Indestructible Body you have, it still ends up being burned to ashes by me!”

Ye Qing and the others were extremely anxious, Huangfu Ziyu even picked up a stone from the side, prepared to use the Sun Shooting Bow to shoot the stone and scatter the flames. But, everyone knew, this was practically impossible. The flames were coagulated with the True Qi of the Corpse Ghost Dragon and could not be scattered by external force.

”Could it be that the Master really is in danger?” Ding Lianshun’s voice was somber; if Shijia couldn’t withstand the Corpse Ghost Dragon, then it was truly perilous.

”It can’t be, Shijia wouldn’t have come to challenge the Corpse Ghost Dragon without absolute certainty.” Ye Qing appeared confident, he stared at the flames for a while, and then suddenly exclaimed in wonder: ”Huh, do you all notice something odd about the fire’s color?”

”What’s odd?” Everyone looked over together.

Ye Qing said, ”Look carefully, why is there a flickering golden light right in the midst of the flame?”

After a careful look, everyone saw the situation Ye Qing described, all showing signs of amazement. The flame was scarlet, yet right at its core, there was a flickering golden light. Though it wasn’t very obvious amidst the flame, a closer inspection revealed it.

”What’s with the golden light?” Everyone was bewildered by this.

At this point, the Corpse Ghost Dragon also noticed something amiss. He saw the golden color within the flames too. Being well acquainted with the state of the raging Demon Flames, he knew this golden color definitely wasn’t part of the Demon Flames, making his heart involuntarily tense up. Could it be that something had changed for Shijia amidst it?

After hesitating for a moment, the Corpse Ghost Dragon suddenly waved his hand, dispersing a part of the True Qi to reveal Shijia at the core. At that moment, everyone finally saw Shijia’s condition.

Within the flames, Shijia stood with his palms together, his eyes slightly closed, his mouth murmuring something unknown. His body was radiating with golden light, the same light that had emerged from him earlier. This layer of golden light actually separated him from the Demon Flames, preventing them from scorching his body. Essentially, even though Shijia was amid the Demon Flames, they had not burned him at all.

”This…” The Corpse Ghost Dragon gaped, staring at Shijia for a while, then suddenly exclaimed: ”You… this isn’t Vajra Indestructible Body, this is the Buddha Venerable Golden Body!”

”Buddha Venerable Golden Body!?” Helian Tiehua couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, clearly astonished by the name.

”What is the Buddha Venerable Golden Body?” Everyone looked at Helian Tiehua, it was obvious that Helian Tiehua knew about the Buddha Venerable Golden Body.

”The Buddha Venerable Golden Body is said to be the highest realm of the Vajra Indestructible Body!” Helian Tiehua’s face flashed with a mixture of shock and excitement, he said: ”Buddha Venerable refers to the Buddha himself. It’s said that the Buddha went through countless calamities before achieving an unextinguishable golden body. The Buddha Venerable Golden Body does not fall into reincarnation, reveres none across the heavens. Under heaven and earth, it is extraordinary. In this world, nothing can break it, nothing can rival it, nothing can destroy it. Wherever the golden body goes, heaven and earth part, earth and heaven must make way for it. Of course, these are merely legends about the Buddha. However, the Buddha Venerable Golden Body is indeed the highest realm of the Buddhist Vajra Indestructible Body. Though it might not hold the legendary power, it’s undeniably unbreakable!”

Everyone was astounded and knew nothing about the Buddha Venerable Golden Body previously, now hearing Helian Tiehua’s words, they were all shaken by it. No wonder Shijia clamored about being able to stop the Corpse Ghost Dragon, merely having the attribute of being unbreakable was more than enough to make him withstand the Corpse Ghost Dragon.

Helian Tiehua looked at Shijia, his face full of excitement and thrill, tightly clenching his fists, he whispered: ”The legendary technique actually exists. For thousands of years, no one has been able to cultivate this Buddha Venerable Golden Body. Today, I actually get to witness it!”