Urban Martial Saint

”Ah?” Ye Qing’s eyes widened in astonishment, and even Du Canglang and Wen’er beside him were full of surprise.

Wuji called Ye Qing to him and said just one sentence, and it didn’t sound like good news. What does it mean by saying he’s running out of time, implying that Ye Qing is going to die?

”Senior, what’s wrong with Brother Ye?” Wen’er couldn’t help but ask, her face full of worry.

”The person is fine, it’s just his Qi Luck...” Wuji sighed and said, ”His Qi Luck is depleting too quickly; now, his fate is almost exhausted. When fate is exhausted, death is not far away!”

”Qi Luck?” Wen’er and Du Canglang exchanged a glance; both had never heard of such a thing, so they naturally didn’t understand what it was.

”Is there a way to change it?” Du Canglang couldn’t help but ask.

Wuji sighed and said, ”The Dao of Qi Luck is a mystical existence, unreachable by human effort. However, my Taoist Sect possesses supreme fortune to reverse fate against the heavens. But, this method to reverse fate is overly domineering and self-damaging, long since lost. In today’s world, only the Iron Abacus Sect still knows this method.”

”Iron Abacus Sect? Old Wang Ba?” Wen’er widened her eyes and said, ”I’ve heard that Old Wang Ba is from the Iron Abacus Sect; he can definitely help Brother Ye reverse his fate against the heavens!”

”Old Wang Ba?” Wuji was slightly taken aback, as he had never heard of this name. This was normal since he had been in the Doomsday Sect for a hundred years and knew nothing of outside events. As for the young Old Wang Ba, Wuji certainly didn’t know him.

Wuji said, ”If there are people from the Iron Abacus Sect, perhaps they can reverse his fate. But they may not be willing to help, given how domineering this method is. The stronger the Qi luck they bestow, the greater the cost, risking even their lives!”

Ye Qing recalled the time Old Wang Ba helped him before. Back then, Old Wang Ba gave him three years of great fortune, forcing him to help Liu Changping find his daughter. Because of it, Old Wang Ba’s hand was nearly crippled, showcasing the price of reversing fate. Now, if he wanted to survive, Ye doesn’t know what price Old Wang Ba would pay.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing sighed and said, ”If it’s fate, then let it be. If it is meant for me to die, why struggle?”

Wuji looked at Ye Qing, silently contemplating for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Qing’s wrist.

The two forces within Ye Qing’s body were already on high alert. When Wuji suddenly grabbed his wrist, these forces flooded out, attacking Wuji. The Immortal Lord was seriously injured by these forces when he had grabbed Ye Qing before.

Wuji reacted quickly, releasing Ye Qing’s hand like lightning as the forces were about to surge. These forces stopped and continued swirling inside Ye Qing, not breaking out.

”Strange! Strange!” Wuji stared at Ye Qing, filled with incredulity, and asked, ”What exactly have you gone through? Why do you have both Buddha and Demon forces coexisting within?”

Before Ye Qing could speak, a piercing scream suddenly echoed from outside the hall. Wuji frowned and looked up, seeing over a dozen people in the courtyard writhing in agony. Above them, on the roof, the Immortal Lord extended his hands, a black sphere constantly rolling in his palms. As the black sphere rolled, the screams grew louder, as if the sphere controlled their life and death.

”Not good!” Wuji’s expression changed, and he rushed outside, sprinting after the Immortal Lord.

”Wuji, you’re too late!” The Immortal Lord sneered, then let out a roar. Those dozen people on the ground fell dead, and he simultaneously flung the black sphere forward, sending it hurtling toward Wuji.

Facing the black sphere, Wuji dared not block it, quickly turning to dodge. The sphere swept past Wuji, rushing toward the hall. Its powerful force was already terrifying before even reaching it.

Only Ye Qing, Du Canglang, and Wen’er were left in the hall. Seeing this black sphere, none knew what it was. Du Canglang reacted quickly, turned to dodge, and shouted, ”Run!”

Ye Qing and Wen’er turned to flee, but just then, Wuji shouted from outside, ”Get out quickly! It’s the Undying Solemn Soul; it will explode upon touching anything except a human body, destroying the entire hall.”

Upon hearing this, the three turned pale. Inside this hall, none could survive if this Undying Solemn Soul blew up. The sphere was coming too fast, even Du Canglang, the strongest, couldn’t escape.

As the black sphere darted into the hall, Wen’er instinctively shut her eyes, certain of impending death. As for Du Canglang, he had just escaped the secret chamber, but there was no more time to flee; he could only watch the sphere come in.

At this moment, even Wuji, the Taoist Sect’s top master, couldn’t change the situation. Just before the black sphere hit the stone wall behind them, Ye Qing suddenly lunged forward, shielding it with his body!

”Ah!” Wuji cried out in shock, Du Canglang’s eyes widened in horror watching Ye Qing. He never imagined at this moment, Ye Qing would shield the Undying Solemn Soul with his body!

Wuji mentioned earlier, the Undying Solemn Soul explodes unless it hits a human body. Now, Ye Qing used his body to block it, so it wouldn’t explode. But what about Ye Qing’s fate? The Undying Solemn Soul was something even Wuji didn’t dare contend with. Now that Ye Qing had caught it, what would happen next?

Everyone looked at Ye Qing, while the Immortal Lord let out a chilling laugh, quickly fleeing.

”Brother Ye! Brother Ye!” Wen’er hurried over to support Ye Qing. But before she could touch him, Wuji stopped her!

”Don’t touch him!” Wuji rushed into the hall and sternly said, ”He’s been hit by the Undying Solemn Soul, and though he won’t die immediately, its force will control his body, making him the Immortal Lord’s slave. Unless it’s removed, he has two choices: die completely or become a slave!”

Hearing this, Wen’er and Du Canglang paled. Wen’er hurriedly asked, ”Is there any way to save him?”

Wuji didn’t answer immediately. He stepped to Ye Qing, inhaled deeply, and attempted to support him. Surprisingly, as his hand touched Ye Qing, a tremendous force repelled him, the power of the Buddha’s Relic within him.

Wuji was unaware that within Ye Qing, chaos had erupted between the two forces. The intrusion of the Undying Solemn Soul triggered a rampage from the Buddha’s Relic and Devouring Demon Flower’s powers, silencing the soul quickly. However, the two forces within Ye Qing lost control, battling fiercely against each other, making his body a battleground, relentlessly tearing at his being. This immense power was something even Wuji couldn’t control or alter!

Seeing Wuji thrown back, Wen’er and Du Canglang were terrified. Wen’er anxiously questioned, ”Brother Ye, what’s happening to him?”

”He’s fine!” Wuji stood up, wiped the blood from his mouth, and said, ”The forces within him have eradicated the Undying Solemn Soul; its power can’t control him!”

Both Wen’er and Du Canglang sighed with relief. Wen’er asked urgently, ”Then what’s happening to Brother Ye now?”

”The problem’s complexity lies here,” Wuji said solemnly. ”The Undying Solemn Soul’s force is sinister. Though it was destroyed quickly, it disrupted his internal power balance, letting the Buddha-Demon forces run rampant. This chaos is terrifying, and any misstep could tear him apart!”

”Ah?” Wen’er widened her eyes, urgently pacing. ”What should we do?”

Wuji pondered a moment, saying, ”It seems we must temporarily seal the two forces within him. Otherwise, his body won’t withstand them for long!”

”Seal them? How?” Du Canglang asked quickly, ”Inside is the power of the Buddha’s Relic, how could anything seal Shakyamuni’s force?”

”Ah, the Buddha’s Relic explains its pure power!” Wuji nodded slightly, then suddenly asked curiously, ”The Buddha force comes from the Buddha’s Relic, but where’s the Demon force from? This Demon power even surpasses the Buddha’s. What’s going on here? When did a Demon expert surpass even Buddha’s?”