Chapter 79

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After entering the Bronze Man Formation, Stephen was greeted by a fantastical scene. The intense confrontation between Luo Tai and the eighteen bronze men far exceeded the intensity of the night he first entered the Shaolin Temple. It felt as if he had entered a steel foundry, with the sound of metal clashing whenever their fists and feet met.

The eighteen bronze men were under immense pressure from Luo Tai. This was their first time facing Luo Tai after his body had fully recovered. To them, Luo Tai, giving it his all, seemed like a divine giant descending from the heavens, each punch and kick as terrifying as a giant axe splitting a mountain or a divine hammer delivering heavenly punishment.

Under Luo Tai's wild attacks, the eighteen bronze men were forced to retreat step by step.

The leading monk among the bronze men, seeing that blocking Luo Tai was becoming increasingly difficult, immediately shouted. One of the bronze men suddenly broke from the formation and rushed straight toward Stephen Zhou, who was standing by in a daze.

Luo Tai was greatly alarmed at the sight. Although Stephen Zhou's body was relatively strong compared to ordinary people, it was still weak when compared to martial artists. If the bronze man reached Stephen Zhou, he would surely be either dead or injured, with no chance of survival.

However, the remaining seventeen bronze men simultaneously exerted their full strength to pin Luo Tai down, not giving him any opportunity to rescue Stephen Zhou.

If it were a one-on-one fight, Luo Tai's martial arts should have been able to easily defeat any of the bronze men. But now, trapped in the Bronze Man Formation, it was almost impossible for him to break free. In desperation, Luo Tai endured the heavy blows from three bronze men, ignoring the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and launched a Flying Saber in a seemingly impossible situation.

The flying saber almost grazed the ground as it flew, and when it reached the bronze man attacking Stephen, it defied the laws of physics, making a sharp turn and shooting upward into the bronze man's chin.

The bronze man clutched the handle of the knife in his chin, emitting a series of muffled grunts, and staggered backward before collapsing to the ground.

"Ninth Junior Brother～～～～"

With a mournful cry from the remaining bronze men, they attacked Luo Tai with no holds barred, their eyes red with rage. Some even used moves that would result in mutual destruction, all to kill Luo Tai on the spot.

The Abbot Mengyi, who had been watching from a distance, also looked extremely displeased. He clasped his hands together and softly recited, "Amitabha, the eighteen bronze men, listen to my command. You must capture Luo Tai alive and not let him escape from the temple. As for Stephen Zhou..."

He paused, then suddenly raised his head and loudly declared, "As for Stephen Zhou, kill him without mercy. Take his life to avenge Bronze Nine."

"Obey the Abbot's command!"

Two bronze men simultaneously withdrew from the formation and strode toward Stephen Zhou.

When Luo Tai heard the order to kill Stephen Zhou, he went completely mad. He roared to the sky, his blood-streaked teeth looking particularly ferocious.

Luo Tai launched two flying sabers, and the two bronze men blocking his path clutched their throats and staggered back, clearing a path. Luo Tai, with blood gushing from his mouth, endured the powerful punches from the bronze men and positioned himself in front of Stephen Zhou just before the bronze men could strike.

The subsequent battle was almost one-sided, with Luo Tai taking most of the hits. To protect Stephen Zhou, Luo Tai focused almost all his energy on defense. In reality, Luo Tai was never short of offensive moves in combat, but defense was his weakest point.

Within just a minute, Stephen Zhou realized that if Luo Tai continued to protect him, the final outcome would be that both of them would die in the Shaolin Temple.

Stephen Zhou's expression kept changing. He did not want to die. He had great prestige, vast wealth, and the "Niuwan" had just entered the market. He had a bright future ahead, but today's situation seemed hopeless, and he might really die here.

Just as Stephen Zhou was feeling bitter, Luo Tai used his flying sabers to take down two more bronze men, and another bronze man was hit in the dantian by Luo Tai's powerful kick, likely not surviving much longer.

The remaining twelve bronze men made Luo Tai spit blood repeatedly, and the ground outside the Abbot's room was already stained with a large patch of Luo Tai's blood.

Suddenly, Stephen Zhou burst out from behind Luo Tai, running and shouting, "A Tai, don't worry about me anymore, you must run. If I can't escape, you must avenge me in the future! Oh, and tell Sister Ji that I am very grateful for her feelings for me, even though I really can't accept her."

Luo Tai did not expect Stephen Zhou to suddenly run out of his protective circle. By the time he reacted and reached out to grab Stephen, a bronze man had already kicked Stephen to the ground, and it was too late to save him.

Luo Tai looked at Stephen Zhou with pain and shouted at Mengyi, "Mengyi, if Brother Zhou is harmed, I will make all the Shaolin monks pay with their lives!"

With that, Luo Tai launched two more flying sabers, and two bronze men clutched their throats and fell. Luo Tai took the opportunity to break out of the Bronze Man Formation, leaped onto the wall, and turned to shout at Stephen, who was being held down, "Brother Zhou, you must find a way to survive. I will definitely come back to save you."

Abbot Mengyi coldly snorted, "Want to run?"

His body floated up without any trace of movement, as if riding the wind, and he quickly caught up to Luo Tai. He flipped his palms outward, and a powerful palm force shot toward Luo Tai.

Luo Tai was startled by Mengyi's ability to float in the air. He gritted his teeth and swung his arms, launching the remaining twelve flying sabers like meteors, slicing through Mengyi's palm force and twisting like a fish to stab at Mengyi's chest.

Mengyi's hands drew a circle and closed inward with a loud thud. Miraculously, the twelve flying sabers were caught together. A leg kicked out silently from under his monk's robe, striking Luo Tai's chest with a loud slap.

Luo Tai let out a惨叫 and flew out of the courtyard. Just as Mengyi was about to continue the pursuit, Luo Tai used his final trump card. A black light seemed to travel through time, suddenly appearing before Mengyi and stabbing at his throat.

Mengyi quickly shrank his body, and with a click, he bit down on a black pen with his teeth, but the force of the pen pushed him back several steps.

This delay made it impossible to find Luo Tai's trace.

Mengyi, with a dark face, approached Stephen Zhou, glared at him for a long time, and then said irritably, "Take him away and make him do hard labor for Shaolin. Squeeze out as much value as you can from him. As long as he is still alive when I find Luo Tai, you can do whatever you want to him."

Two young monks, who had just rushed in from outside the courtyard, bowed and agreed. One of the young monks and a bronze man escorted Stephen Zhou out of the courtyard.

The other young monk, who remained by Mengyi's side, inadvertently looked up and asked in surprise, "Abbot, did you find your brocade robe? When did you find it? Didn't you lose it when you were caught spying on the women's bath?"

Before he could finish, a loud thud echoed, and the young monk spat blood and fell to the corner. Mengyi coldly said, "Someone, take him to sweep the floor until I calm down."

At that moment, Luo Tai's voice came from the wall, "Senior Brother, so you have a hobby of spying on women's baths?"

With these words, Luo Tai pressed his hand on the wall and leaped into the courtyard, his face full of a smug smile, showing no signs of injury.

At this moment, the nine bronze men lying on the ground, who had been hit in the throat by Luo Tai's flying sabers, stood up one by one, clasped their hands together, and bowed to Luo Tai, calling him "Junior Uncle."

Mengyi's face also brightened. He waved his hand to have the young monk dragged away and said to Luo Tai, "Junior Brother, I was actually there to exorcise the bath, but was misunderstood. I didn't want to harm those ordinary people, so I was chased."

Leading Luo Tai toward the Abbot's room, Mengyi tilted his head and asked, "Junior Brother, are you sure it's okay to treat Mr. Zhou like this?"

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