Urban Martial Saint

Faced with the fierce Corpse Ghost Dragon, Luan Ping was utterly speechless. With the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s ruthless methods, it’s not impossible that he could kill him just to enhance Shen Qianyue’s power, let alone absorb his strength. It was evident now that the Corpse Ghost Dragon was enraged. If he said too much, he might really lose his life this time.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon absorbed nearly ten percent of Luan Ping’s power and transferred it all into Shen Qianyue’s body, stopping only when Shen Qianyue’s temples were bulging and the blood vessels all over his body swelled.

Shen Qianyue was clearly in discomfort, too. Luan Ping was a Peak Master, and ten percent of his strength was already terrifying. As it was all infused into Shen Qianyue, his meridians were filled with potent True Qi. The violent power made his meridians ache faintly.

”Master, why did you stop?” Shen Qianyue was somewhat disappointed when the Corpse Ghost Dragon suddenly stopped, urgently saying, ”With this bit of strength, I can’t defeat Ye Qing!”

”Your meridians can’t withstand any stronger power,” the Corpse Ghost Dragon said in a deep voice. ”This has already reached the limit of your meridians’ endurance. If you want to increase your strength further, you must first enhance your meridians. Forcibly infusing power would only rupture your meridians, turning you into a complete cripple!”

Shen Qianyue felt a chill in his heart. He had hoped to use this opportunity to transform himself into a Peak Master. If he could absorb all of Luan Ping’s strength, he would certainly become a Peak Master. However, absorbing just this much had already reached the limit of his meridians’ endurance, which left him very disappointed.

On the side, Luan Ping finally let out a long sigh of relief. He had finally reached Shen Qianyue’s limit; the Corpse Ghost Dragon would no longer absorb his strength. In this way, he had managed to save his life. But his heart grew colder, seeing that the Corpse Ghost Dragon and Shen Qianyue did not consider him human at all. Even when the Corpse Ghost Dragon had already stopped, Shen Qianyue wanted him to continue, clearly intending to drain his Inner Strength entirely in one go.

Luan Ping remained calm and stood quietly with his head lowered, his eyes flashing with unspoken resentment. Of course, the Corpse Ghost Dragon and Shen Qianyue paid him no mind; the former didn’t regard him at all, while the latter, being disappointed, had no time to care what Luan Ping was thinking.

”Master, I witnessed Ye Qing’s strength last time,” Shen Qianyue softly said. ”His power should still be somewhat stronger than mine right now. Besides, he also has a way to enhance his strength, not much different from our Blood Curse. If I go like this, I may not be his opponent. Moreover, that monk directed him to find Patriarch Bodhidharma’s resting place, and he might assign a few Peak Masters to protect him. If the many Peak Masters in Shenchuan City conveniently come out, then I would be even less able to match them!”

”You need not worry about that. Whether or not those Peak Masters from Shenchuan City come out, it doesn’t matter. If they do, all the better!” the Corpse Ghost Dragon said coldly. ”I am eager to attack Shenchuan City primarily for those Peak Masters. These people are currently the largest power in the world. To dominate the world, I must first kill them. Furthermore, to quickly recover my power, the best method is to absorb the strength of these Peak Masters. If they dare to come out, I will kill them and absorb their strength to gradually restore my strength. Shijia, that scheming monk, surely knows my aim, thus the Peak Masters of Shenchuan City will definitely not come out. This time, it’s just between you and Ye Qing!”

”In that case...” Luan Ping suddenly said softly beside them, ”Grand Master, why not just kill Ye Qing directly? Ye has plans to find Patriarch Bodhidharma’s resting place. If you kill him, it would eliminate future problems completely. Moreover, after Ye Qing’s death, people in Shenchuan City would definitely send others to look for Patriarch Bodhidharma’s resting place. If we block Shenchuan City, waiting for them to come one by one to meet their death, wouldn’t that be the most convenient?”

”What do you understand!” the Corpse Ghost Dragon glared at Luan Ping, saying solemnly, ”They want Patriarch Bodhidharma’s Secret Technique, but don’t I want it too? However, for this world, barely anyone can enter the place where Patriarch Bodhidharma rested. To obtain the things left by Patriarch Bodhidharma, I must wait for someone to enter, take the items out, and then I can snatch them.”

Luan Ping suddenly understood, while Shen Qianyue frowned slightly, saying, ”Master, rest assured, I will kill Ye Qing, seize the map, enter Patriarch Bodhidharma’s resting place, and fetch the Secret Technique left by Patriarch Bodhidharma for you!”

”Who told you to kill Ye Qing!” the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s face suddenly chilled, speaking in a deep voice, ”If you kill Ye Qing, who will help me retrieve Patriarch Bodhidharma’s Secret Technique?”

”Ah?” Shen Qianyue was momentarily stunned and said, ”Master, if I get the map, won’t I... won’t I be able to enter?”

”Nonsense!” the Corpse Ghost Dragon glared at Shen Qianyue and said, ”As I said before, hardly anyone in this world can enter the place of Patriarch Bodhidharma’s rest. I can’t enter, Shijia can’t enter, and neither can you!”

”Then can Ye Qing enter?” Shen Qianyue retorted unwillingly, feeling very discontent with Ye Qing.

”Since Shijia gave him the map, it indicates that Shijia believes he can enter,” the Corpse Ghost Dragon said solemnly. ”That old sly Shijia, though appearing unreliable, never does anything without absolute confidence. Since he specifically assigned Ye Qing, it implies that Ye Qing can indeed get in!”

Shen Qianyue felt even more displeased, muttering, ”Why can’t I get in while Ye Qing can. How does every good thing fall into his hands?”

The Corpse Ghost Dragon glanced at Shen Qianyue, secretly despising him in his heart. If Shen Qianyue were not the host for cultivating his avatar, he would have killed him long ago. Compared to Ye Qing, Shen Qianyue fell far short in his mind. Ever since Ye Qing managed to come out alive from the Demon Hideout Cave, the Corpse Ghost Dragon knew Ye Qing was no ordinary person. Therefore, he was confident that Ye Qing would be able to enter the resting place of Patriarch Bodhidharma.

”Don’t overthink it,” the Corpse Ghost Dragon said. ”This time, I will station myself in Shenchuan City. Those two monks and the Peak Masters of Shenchuan City definitely have to stay here. Therefore, only Ye Qing will come out this time. Qianyue, follow Ye Qing, and once he emerges from the tomb of Patriarch Bodhidharma, then deal with him. Rest assured, I will teach you a Unique Skill, one that will undoubtedly kill Ye Qing!”

Hearing these words, Shen Qianyue felt a bit relieved in his heart. The thing he wanted most was to kill Ye Qing. If he could kill Ye Qing, he could vent all the grievances he suffered before in one go.

”Master, rest assured!” Shen Qianyue loudly assured, ”This time, I will definitely kill Ye Qing and get back Patriarch Bodhidharma’s secret technique for you!”

”Very good!” Corpse Ghost Dragon sneered, and said, ”If I get my hands on Patriarch Bodhidharma’s secret technique, I can further enhance my sorcery. By then, those two monks in Shenchuan City will be of no consequence at all!”

Luan Ping stood nearby, watching the sneering master and disciple, but he couldn’t muster any excitement in his heart. Because he didn’t even know how much longer he could live. Following Corpse Ghost Dragon, his life seemed no longer his own!

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In the afternoon, Handsome Fatty Wang was leisurely sitting on the sofa watching TV, when suddenly there was a sound of a door opening at the entrance.

Handsome Fatty Wang jolted in surprise, immediately jumped off the sofa, lifted the carpet behind the sofa, revealing a person-wide hole. Without a word, Handsome Fatty Wang jumped down, and even covered the hole with the carpet. From outside, there was no way to see the mechanism under the carpet.

The door opened, and Ye Qing and Li Lianshan walked in together from outside. Looking around, Li Lianshan curiously said, ”Huh? Where’s the fat guy? He usually just sits here watching TV and never goes out.”

Ye Qing was also perplexed. He walked to the window, looked outside, and asked curiously, ”When was the last time you saw him?”

”Just this noon. My men delivered him some food, and he even asked for a couple of fruit plates.” Li Lianshan pointed to the table and said, ”Look, the fruit plates on the table are all finished.”

Just as Ye Qing was about to examine the fruit plates, the carpet behind the sofa suddenly moved.

”What the heck?” Li Lianshan was startled and quickly stepped back. Since being ambushed and captured last time, he had become quite jumpy.

Ye Qing also vigilantly stared at the carpet. Fortunately, at that moment, Handsome Fatty Wang’s voice came from below: ”It’s me, damn it. Come help, I’m stuck!”

Ye Qing and Li Lianshan exchanged a glance, quickly walked over, lifted the carpet, and just saw Handsome Fatty Wang’s half-exposed body. His waist was too thick and got stuck in the hole, leaving him quite uncomfortable.

”What are you doing? Playing whack-a-mole?” Li Lianshan asked curiously.

”Whack your uncle!” Handsome Fatty Wang looked frustrated and, with the help of the two, crawled out of the hole. After carefully measuring the hole, he sadly said, ”Damn it, I got fatter again!”

Li Lianshan looked at Handsome Fatty Wang’s large body and said, ”Actually, with your condition, getting fatter shouldn’t make you upset.”

”Why?” Handsome Fatty Wang immediately looked at Li Lianshan excitedly and said happily, ”Is it because I’m good-looking? My looks cover everything?”

”You misunderstood.” Li Lianshan shook his head and said, ”I meant, with you being so fat, gaining another ten or eight pounds really doesn’t show!”

”Damn!” Handsome Fatty Wang flashed two middle fingers at Li Lianshan, then glanced at Ye Qing next to him and said, ”You two coming here must mean nothing good. Are you planning to make Fat Lord dig holes again?”