Chapter 1541 - 579: Distorting Black and White (Part 3)
Su Mo heard the words, frowned slightly, was about to speak, but suddenly looked up.
The crowd was momentarily stunned, then became aware.
Suddenly, the wall in front of them flipped, and a figure flew backwards.
Falling to the ground, he rolled over, lifted his head, and with a tremor of the single knife in his hand, layers of blade light flew out towards the source.
The blade light pierced the air, but was shattered by numerous golden fists.
A person leaped through the air, shouting "Amitabha," stretched his arms, delivering successive blows of the Vajra Formless Fist, none other than the Nine Armed Vajra, Gu Renzheng!
He stared with wide, angry eyes, his fists like thunder and lightning.
Countless fist shadows crashed down, headlessly.
And this person who fell to the ground earlier was precisely the Fuhai Blade, Lei Zhenming!
He indeed was unfortunate.
He had tried to ambush Qi Dingtian and others earlier, but failed.
Before Shi Shengtian could kill him, he seized the moment to escape, fleeing all the way, only to get caught in this maze.
With a determined heart, he decided to keep heading left to surely find a way out.
Instead of finding the exit, he first encountered Gu Renzheng and the Lingxiao Sword Elder.
The two were standing in front of a mural, staring blankly upwards.
Seeing this scene, Lei Zhenming understood what they were doing.
His mind made up, he drew his knife intending to kill.
Unexpectedly, although the Lingxiao Sword Elder was immersed in the painting, unable to extricate himself,
Gu Renzheng, having grown up lonely and vigilant, moreover raised by the Jingang Temple,
though not ordained, had studied Buddhist law,
his mental fortitude was far deeper than ordinary people.
As soon as Lei Zhenming made a move, Gu Renzheng immediately detected it.
Suddenly, he shouted:
"You indeed have ill-intentions!"
Then started fighting with Lei Zhenming.
Furthermore, the Lingxiao Sword Elder, who was comprehending the mural, also woke up.
Understanding that Lei Zhenming had tried to ambush them first, how could he hesitate?
The two teamed up to surround and engage Lei Zhenming.
If it were a one-on-one fight, Lei Zhenming would not be afraid.
High or low, only after fighting could it be known.
But under the combined assault of the two, his ambush failed, and he was immediately caught in a bind.
Seeing that he was about to die at their hands, he suddenly made a vicious move.
He usually concealed his talent, with a skill he never used.
In this life-and-death moment, he deliberately revealed a flaw, then suddenly struck, succeeding with one move, making the Lingxiao Sword Elder vomit blood and fly back.
Yet, though this move temporarily relieved his predicament,
it also gave the Nine Armed Vajra, Gu Renzheng, a chance.
With a move of the Vajra Formless Fist, he sent Lei Zhenming’s blood and energy surging.
The battle between the two had reached a seesaw point, with Gu Renzheng gradually gaining the upper hand.
Lei Zhenming was punched so hard he flew backward, hitting the wall behind him. He thought it was a dead end, but unexpectedly, the wall could actually turn.
Given life in the face of death, he repeatedly sent blade light towards Gu Renzheng.
The two exchanged several more moves when suddenly a voice shouted from behind:
"Stop!!"
Lei Zhenming had been facing away from Su Mo and the others the entire time, completely unaware of anyone behind him.
Upon hearing the shout, he was startled.
Fortunately, he had practiced with the blade his entire life; otherwise, he might have dropped it from shock.
In his momentary surprise, Gu Renzheng didn’t care about these matters.
He had already spotted Su Mo and the others arriving, but didn’t want any complications. He wanted to kill Lei Zhenming quickly and then explain to Su Mo.
Seeing the flaw now, he hesitated not.
He shook his fists, took three quick steps, and delivered a booming punch straight to Lei Zhenming’s heart.
Mingyue Taoist was taken aback.
Lei Zhenming’s previous actions with the twelve mechanical puppets had triggered mechanisms, but made no mortal sin.
Why would Gu Renzheng suddenly move to kill?
As the thought moved through his mind, he recalled the person who had previously plotted against Su Mo.
Suddenly realizing, one of these two must have an issue.
Thinking of this, he didn’t want them to kill each other in confusion, was about to intervene, but saw Su Mo slightly raise his hand, signaling him to remain calm.
Mingyue Taoist dared not disobey.
Merely stood his ground.
Just in this brief hesitation, Gu Renzheng’s punch had already bypassed defenses, landing between Lei Zhenming’s chest and abdomen.
At this instant, the gleam in Lei Zhenming’s eyes shifted several times.
Finally, gritting his teeth, he took the punch head-on.
With a puff, a torrent of blood sprayed from his mouth, sending him flying backward.
He fell face up in front of Su Mo and the others, blood in his mouth, gritting his teeth, he said:
"Young Master Su... Gu Renzheng harbors ill-intentions, colluding with the Jinglong Association, wants to kill me to silence me!!"
Gu Renzheng stood firm, hearing this, he was so enraged that one Buddha ascended to heaven and the other was born out of the world.
Pointing with his hand: "Nonsense!!!"
This indeed was a case of even a Buddha having a temper.
Gu Renzheng, being a secular disciple of the Jingang Temple, although not strictly a vegetarian Buddhist, was usually gentle and courteous, rarely speaking profanely.
At this moment, however, he was truly furious:
"Clearly it was you harboring ill-intentions, ambushing me and the Lingxiao Sword Elder.
"Moreover, using some unknown skill, you injured the Lingxiao Sword Elder...
"When the two of us were previously fighting those mechanical puppets, we saw you sneak away with a group of people.
"Mr. Shi from Shi Cheng pursued you, but mysteriously vanished.
"Now, I’m keeping you alive only to ask where Mr. Shi is? What did you do to him?
"Instead, at this juncture, you still falsely accuse and invert black and white!
"Everyone says you, Lei Zhenming, are a straightforward man, but they didn’t expect you to be so vicious!!"
Lei Zhenming was also stunned hearing this.
How could it be said that Shi Cheng followed him and his group?
Yet, strangely, Gu Renzheng and the Lingxiao Sword Elder were both here.
So where did Shi Cheng go?
This thought whirled in his mind, but he wouldn’t back down verbally, repeatedly saying:
"Young Master Su, please discern the truth!
"Just now... not long ago, I clearly saw him and the Lingxiao Sword Elder, bowing obsequiously to a young lord,
"calling him incessantly... Sixth Lord!
"They even said something about going above, looking for... the Black Dragon Ancient Country’s ancient Absolute Skill.
"And then using this skill, they planned to kill Young Master Su... beneath the Martial God Temple!
"I heard it clearly, not missing a word, and in my shock, gave away my presence, which led them to chase me.
"I implore Young Master Su to see clearly... If not for hearing this directly from them, I, old Lei, truly wouldn’t know who this so-called Sixth Lord is!?"
Su Mo, upon hearing this, was not angry; instead, he smiled:
"No need to rush, now that I’m here, Senior Gu will not harm you in the slightest.
"Speak in detail, how did they conspire together, and plan to kill me beneath the Martial God Temple?"
Lei Zhenming was startled; Su Mo’s reaction seemed a bit off...