Chapter 146: Where is Lü Yang?
In the Foundation Establishment Realm, a total of eight Foundation Establishment True Persons each occupied a position, and with the manifestation of their Dao Foundations, they almost blocked all the winds of the Foundation Establishment Realm outside.
Lü Yang's expression turned extremely ugly.
"You were prepared for this?"
He swept his gaze around, finally landing on the Master of Mending Heaven Peak who was heavily concealed: "Who is this person? How come he is not within my calculations?"
Upon hearing this, Fulong Arhat immediately burst into laughter: "That is not something I can tell you."
As his words fell, Fulong Arhat's expression turned murderous: "You only need to know that today, this Skeleton Mountain shall be your burial ground!"
The next second, 【Fulong Temple】 expanded!
Circles of Buddhist light spread out behind Fulong Arhat's head, revealing a scene of pavilions, temples, and Zen forests, along with a thick fragrance of incense.
Seeing this, Lü Yang narrowed his eyes.
Compared to the previous lifetime, Fulong Arhat in this life clearly no longer toyed with him like a cat with a mouse.
He went all out with his first move, and the power he displayed far exceeded that of the previous lifetime, with 【Fulong Temple】 spreading out to cover him entirely.
Clang, clang——!
A loud explosion rang out as a divine light appeared around Lü Yang, blocking a nine-ringed tin staff that descended from the sky, sending sparks flying.
In the blink of an eye, the divine light shattered.
Without saying another word, Lü Yang transformed into a streak of white Qi and fled from the spot, reappearing as a human form not far away, actually choosing to evade without fighting.
"Hmm?"
Retracting the nine-ringed tin staff, Fulong Arhat frowned, faintly sensing something was off.
After all, Lü Yang's displayed attitude seemed overly passive.
Fulong Arhat swept his gaze and soon locked onto Zhao Xuhe, who was standing at the edge of their battlefield.
At this moment, Zhao Xuhe's eyes were bloodshot, and golden auspicious clouds surged beneath his feet as he desperately refined his Dao Foundation.
If he succeeded, it would also be troublesome for Fulong Arhat.
"Trying to stall for time and wait for him to break through?"
In an instant, Fulong Arhat understood Lü Yang's intention.
It was nothing more than bringing in a scapegoat.
A wise move, but ultimately futile!
"In that case, I'll take him down first!"
With a thought, Fulong Arhat instantly appeared in front of Zhao Xuhe, intending to capture him as a Guardian Vajra before dealing with Lü Yang.
Seeing this, Zhao Xuhe immediately showed a look of despair.
The moment the eight True Persons appeared, he had realized something was wrong.
With previous experience, he immediately understood he had once again become bait.
He had only held onto a final shred of hope, desperately trying to condense his Dao Foundation.
But now, that hope was shattered.
At this moment, Zhao Xuhe's emotions were extremely complex.
Disappointment, dejection, helplessness—all these feelings flashed through his mind like a spinning lantern, finally brewing into a nameless fire.
'This is outrageous!'
Just because I am not in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Just because my cultivation is not enough.
I am doomed to be used as a pawn.
What should have been rational thinking was now burned into a blur by anger.
"Beasts! All of you are beasts!"
Blood spurted from Zhao Xuhe's mouth, dripping down his lips.
His eyes widened bloodshot, vessels bursting, as all his emotions were replaced by a single thought:
"If I can't have it good, none of you will either!"
"All of you, die!"
In the next second, Zhao Xuhe fiercely grabbed toward the Skeleton Mountain below.
Billowing Yin energy surged into the sky, and the eight-hundred-mile earth veins began to shake violently.
"What did you do?"
Seeing this, Fulong Arhat was slightly stunned, feeling both puzzled and uneasy, as if his spiritual platform was clouded.
Almost immediately, he turned his head to look at the Master of Mending Heaven Peak.
However, with just one glance, where was the Master of Mending Heaven Peak?
Looking around, the True Persons of the Saint Sect had long since fled, leaving only Huan Wu and Xuan Wu, the two True Persons of Divine Martial Sect, standing there with bewildered expressions.
'Not good!'
Fulong Arhat instantly realized the danger.
The Master of Mending Heaven Peak might not have known anything, but seeing that Yu Chong and the other two Saint Sect True Persons had already fled, how could he not act?
Just to be safe, he had naturally chosen to follow them... Damn it, the bastards had sold him out so decisively!
In an instant, Fulong Arhat decided to use his divine ability to escape.
However, the life-bound divine ability that had allowed him to come and go freely in many places now felt like a stone sinking into the sea, completely unable to take him away!
【Tethering Closeness】!
A brief restraint... but it was enough!
Fulong Arhat gritted his teeth.
Seeing that he could not use his life-bound divine ability to escape, he immediately rode a streak of light, trying to fly out of Skeleton Mountain.
But at that moment——
"Where do you think you’re going!"
Lü Yang, who had just been avoiding the fight, suddenly lunged forward, blocking him in midair.
"What do you want to do!?"
Fulong Arhat looked at Lü Yang in shock and fury.
But he saw Lü Yang's appearance gradually change, finally revealing a stunningly exquisite face.
At the same time, a sinister temple surged into the sky behind her.
【Yama Palace】
The Guardian God, Su Nu!
"You are not Lü Yang!?"
In that instant, Fulong Arhat felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, like a butterfly caught in a spider's web, overwhelmed by a suffocating sense of doom.
Boom!
The next second, dark clouds gathered over the entire Skeleton Mountain.
Countless thunder snakes crackled in the sky!
A massive karmic force suddenly descended upon everyone present!
"No——!"
"I clearly already ran far away, how could this happen?"
"Lü Yang, that damn brat!"
At this moment, it was not just Fulong Arhat.
Even Yu Chong and the others who had fled earlier, as well as the Master of Mending Heaven Peak, all let out miserable screams simultaneously.
The Heavenly Dao was just and impartial.
With the destruction of the eight-hundred-mile earth veins of Skeleton Mountain, the first to bear the brunt were Zhao Xuhe, the culprit, and Fulong Arhat, who had driven him to this point.
However, the other True Persons, whether accomplices or those who had the power to stop it but did not, were also recorded by the Heavenly Dao.
In the next moment, the karmic retribution fell!
Zhao Xuhe suffered the worst.
His fate was exhausted on the spot, turning into dust with a mix of anger and confusion.
"Destroying earth veins and offending the heavens."
Fulong Arhat let out a miserable cry, blood tears streaming from his eyes as he watched his once glorious merit and fortune be shattered by a mighty force.
Next were the two True Persons of Divine Martial Sect and the Master of Mending Heaven Peak.
Heaven and earth bore witness.
If Fulong Arhat was the mastermind, then these three were accomplices.
Though their merit was not entirely lost, their fortune was severely damaged!
The Master of Mending Heaven Peak was so enraged that he spat blood.
After all, he had come here originally just to gain some benefits.
In the end, not only did he gain nothing, but he was also punished by heaven, losing half of his merit for nothing!
Not far away, Yu Chong and the others also let out muffled groans.
They could not be considered accomplices, at most guilty of failing to stop it.
Thus, they only lost some fortune.
Compared to Fulong Arhat and the others, this was already a great blessing.
For a moment, everything fell silent.
After a long while, a voice as ghastly as a demon echoed.
It was none other than Fulong Arhat, standing bloodstained at the center of the "explosion."
"Lü Yang!!!"
Fulong Arhat looked up and howled to the sky, the hatred in his voice seemingly impossible to cleanse even after three lifetimes.
His massive divine sense instantly locked onto Su Nu.
However, in response, Su Nu gave a playful smile.
"Master, my mission is complete!"
Boom!
The next second, Su Nu actually self-destructed without hesitation.
Leaving Fulong Arhat standing there, staring blankly, with only one thought left in his heart:
Where is Lü Yang?
Weren’t you supposed to ambush me?
You were never in Skeleton Mountain! Where are you hiding!?