Chapter 44

Despite his feelings, Qin Shaoyou's offensive did not waver in the slightest; it even became more intense.

He wanted to seize the opportunity and finish off the Eight-Armed Arhat before he regained his sight!

Ma Heshang thought the same.

Therefore, even though he felt a slight chill and itch in his groin, he did not become overly distracted. He swung his black iron hammer with great speed and force.

At this moment, the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva completed his incantation.

A powerful wave of resentment and death energy surged from the City God Temple, coalescing in the air to form a massive black lotus that blocked out the sunlight, plunging the temple into darkness as if it were night.

The night guards of the Demon Suppression Bureau all grew solemn.

Such intense resentment and death energy must have accumulated from the slaughter of countless people.

After the black lotus appeared, the water jars in the courtyard of the City God Temple exploded one after another, spewing blood.

Bodies, some grotesque and others terrifying, seemed to come back to life, struggling to pounce on the night guards.

Even these corpses could devour and merge with each other, transforming into bizarre abominations, much like the hideous flesh trees that had appeared in the prison of Luocheng.

At the same time, the black lotus in the sky began to shower petals.

When the petals landed on the night guards, they immediately dissipated, but the resentment they contained erupted, instantly affecting the guards' minds, causing them to become dazed and disoriented.

Some night guards, under the influence of the resentment, began to hallucinate, mistaking their comrades for enemies and drawing their swords against them.

Fortunately, Xue Qingshan had anticipated that the Black Lotus Sect's demons would use such evil magic and had come prepared with mystical items to counter it.

It was the blood-hand bronze bell used in the prison.

As the bell's restrictions were lifted, a deafening chime rang out, temporarily freeing the night guards from the influence of the black lotus.

However, the zombie puppets had already reached them.

By this time, Ma Heshang's bald head had lost its luster and no longer glowed.

Even if it did, it would have little effect on the undead zombie puppets.

Therefore, the night guards had to allocate some of their forces to deal with the zombie puppets.

Qin Shaoyou was in the same situation.

Seeing the zombie puppets approaching, Ma Heshang could only temporarily abandon the Eight-Armed Arhat, roar, and raise his shield to face the zombie puppets, separating them from the Eight-Armed Arhat.

Ma Heshang had noticed that an injured Black Lotus Sect Arhat, after the zombie puppets reached him, directly absorbed their resentment and death energy, using it to heal his wounds.

Ma Heshang and Qin Shaoyou had barely managed to severely wound the Eight-Armed Arhat and did not want him to seize the opportunity to recover fully.

With Ma Heshang blocking the zombie puppets, Qin Shaoyou could focus on the Eight-Armed Arhat.

Without Ma Heshang's suppression, the Eight-Armed Arhat struggled to get up from the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Qin Shaoyou stepped forward and swung his sword at the Eight-Armed Arhat's neck.

However, after being hit multiple times, the Eight-Armed Arhat had learned to be smarter.

Blind, he used his ears to listen and managed to hear the wind, using his hands to protect his neck in time.

Qin Shaoyou's sword missed his neck but severely injured another of his arms.

The Eight-Armed Arhat was thoroughly enraged.

Using his other two arms, he grabbed Qin Shaoyou's sword and pulled it toward him.

The remaining arms, still capable of fighting, extended to counterattack Qin Shaoyou.

Unfortunately, his attack missed.

When the Eight-Armed Arhat used his arms to block the sword, Qin Shaoyou decisively abandoned it and used a light movement technique he had learned from his colleagues to quickly and silently circle around to the Eight-Armed Arhat's back.

By this time, the Eight-Armed Arhat's vision had partially recovered.

Before he could locate Qin Shaoyou, Qin Shaoyou pulled out a sharp dagger from behind and, with lightning speed, stabbed it into the Eight-Armed Arhat's neck.

This time, the Eight-Armed Arhat could not block Qin Shaoyou's attack.

Qin Shaoyou, having landed a successful strike, did not stop.

He held the dagger with both hands and slashed with all his might, decapitating the Eight-Armed Arhat.

To deal with the evil sect's demons, Qin Shaoyou felt it was necessary to sever their heads.

After decapitating the Eight-Armed Arhat, Qin Shaoyou did not strike again.

He was certain the Eight-Armed Arhat was dead.

In his mind, a new page appeared in the mysterious cookbook.

This new recipe was called "Soy Sauce Spider Legs," with the ingredient being the spider arm of the Eight-Armed Arhat.

Consuming it would grant Qin Shaoyou a new ability called "Three Hands."

According to the mysterious cookbook, this ability would not actually give him a third hand but would increase his hand speed, which could be further enhanced through training, ultimately achieving the effect of having an extra hand.

I just said I hate tentacle monsters, and now I have to become one?

But... it really is tempting!

However, the name of this ability is not very good.

"Three Hands" sounds a bit like a thief.

Wait, first "Silver Tongue," now "Three Hands"...

I don't want to be a freeloader, but it's a shame these ability names are so fitting.

Sigh, I wonder when a fairy sister will come and take me in.

I really don't want to work hard anymore!

Qin Shaoyou sighed, turning his disappointment into fighting spirit. He chopped down several zombie puppets and then stabbed one through the head.

Xue Qingshan and his trusted subordinates also finished off the Black Lotus Sect Arhats in front of them.

They did not pay attention to the approaching zombie puppets, as other night guards had come from behind to block them.

They charged straight toward the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva.

The Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva did not panic at the death of his comrades.

His eyes were filled with intense killing intent and rage.

Seeing the situation turn against them, the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva let out an inhuman howl. The zombie puppets in the courtyard suddenly split, with some rushing toward the iron cages, reaching inside to tear apart the dogs.

The night guards of the Demon Suppression Bureau knew that these dogs were the missing children of Mianyuan County.

The Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva had anticipated that they would know this and acted to distract and divide the night guards, hoping to turn the tide.

His plan succeeded.

Seeing this, Xue Qingshan could not ignore it and immediately ordered the night guards to save the children who had been turned into dogs.

Xue Qingshan himself, however, continued to charge toward the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva with his trusted subordinates.

After breaking through a group of zombie puppets, they finally reached the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva and engaged him in battle.

Qin Shaoyou wanted to help, but Xue Qingshan, seeing this, shouted, "Don't come over, go save those children!"

He was afraid that Qin Shaoyou would get hurt.

The Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva was much stronger than the Black Lotus Sect Arhats. Qin Shaoyou, being only at the Eighth Rank of the Martial Arts, could not match him.

Even Xue Qingshan, at the Sixth Rank, and his trusted subordinates could not gain the upper hand against the Bodhisattva. If Qin Shaoyou joined, it would be like offering himself up for slaughter.

Qin Shaoyou also recognized the Black Lotus Sect's Bodhisattva's strength. Hearing Xue Qingshan's words, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned to save the dogs in the iron cages.

At the same time, he cheered for Xue Qingshan in his heart: "Brother-in-law, you mustn't die! Otherwise, my sister will take your compensation money and remarry with another man."

At this moment, Zhu Xiuzai, with a few of his subordinates, broke through the zombie puppets and joined Qin Shaoyou and Ma Heshang.

They had cooperated many times before, so without Qin Shaoyou's command, Ma Heshang immediately led a few subordinates to block the incoming zombie puppets, while Qin Shaoyou swung his sword at the iron cages.

The quality of the iron cages was excellent, and Qin Shaoyou's first strike did not break them.

"Let me try."

Zhu Xiuzai stepped forward to the iron cage, took out a wire-like object from his sleeve, and picked the lock, opening the cage.

His lock-picking skills were truly remarkable.

Zhu Xiuzai reached into the cage to pick up the dogs.

However, the moment his hand touched the dogs, a cluster of blue-white flames, like ghost fire, suddenly appeared in the cage, burning the dogs and spreading to Zhu Xiuzai.

In an instant, the dogs and Zhu Xiuzai were engulfed in flames.

In the courtyard, other night guards who had opened the cages to rescue the dogs also encountered similar situations.

The strange flames spread to the surrounding people, making it impossible to avoid in the chaos.

In just a blink, most of the night guards in the City God Temple were enveloped by the bizarre flames!

Qin Shaoyou was no exception.

Everyone was burned in excruciating pain!