Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing never imagined that the werewolf statue could actually move. Upon seeing this scene, he subconsciously rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he might be experiencing an illusion. However, no matter how he rubbed his eyes, the fact remained that the werewolf was slowly walking over towards him.

”What’s going on?” Ye Qing couldn’t help but exclaim softly, but at this moment, there was certainly no one who could answer him. Watching the werewolf getting closer and closer, Ye Qing suddenly leaped up, raised the Tianzhu Sword in his hand, and slashed at the werewolf statue.

Although Ye Qing couldn’t quite comprehend this scene, he knew very well that if he let the werewolf statue reach him, it definitely wouldn’t spare him. Therefore, the best method was to fight it head-on. Whether this was a statue or a living creature, if he could kill it, then he’d preserve his own life. If he couldn’t kill it, then Ye Qing’s life might just end here.

Rushing forward with all his might, the werewolf statue apparently seemed to be somewhat afraid, trying to evade. But its speed was simply too slow; it couldn’t move in time and Ye Qing caught up swiftly, slashing its shoulder with his sword.

Just like before, as this sword struck down, it seemed as if it met some resistance. However, the three forces within Ye Qing simultaneously augmented the Tianzhu Sword, and that resistance immediately dissipated, cleaving off the werewolf statue’s left shoulder with a single strike.

Witnessing this situation, Ye Qing felt invigorated. When he previously saw the werewolf statue approaching him with a terrifying demeanor, Ye Qing was indeed startled, thinking he had seen a ghost. But now, it seemed that even if the werewolf statue was truly a living thing, it was no big deal. The three forces within Ye Qing firmly suppressed it and coupled with its slow speed, Ye Qing could completely shatter it.

Without any pause, after slicing off the werewolf statue’s left shoulder, Ye Qing immediately advanced again with the Tianzhu Sword in his embrace. The werewolf statue turned to flee, but its speed couldn’t compare with Ye Qing’s, and unsurprisingly, Ye Qing followed closely behind. The Tianzhu Sword, assisted by the three forces within him, effortlessly cleaved the werewolf statue into fragments.

Once the werewolf statue was thoroughly chopped into fragments, it gradually ceased moving, leaving the ground scattered with instances of the werewolf statue. Ye Qing finally let out a breath, put away the Tianzhu Sword, and picked up a fragment to examine closely.

Ye Qing grabbed the claw he had just chopped off earlier, scrutinized it, and his expression shifted once more. He initially thought the werewolf statue was carved from stone, and its ability to move resulted from some internal mechanism. Yet upon picking up and closely inspecting the fragment, Ye Qing suddenly discovered that it wasn’t made of stone, but an actual body composed of flesh and bone!

Indeed, it was a body, and the claw seemed like it had been hacked off a werewolf’s body. However, this body appeared desiccated, entirely devoid of moisture, much like a dry corpse.

This revelation stunned Ye Qing to the extreme. The werewolf statue wasn’t carved from stone, but was instead an animate dry corpse!

In that instant, Ye Qing’s mind was overwhelmed. Despite witnessing many strange objects and phenomena far beyond his comprehension since then, encountering a moving dry corpse was still difficult to embrace, even far from acceptable. A dry corpse, drained of blood, with no moisture inside at all, could actually move? How was this possible? Moreover, who knows how many years this dry corpse has existed; surely thousands of years have passed? A dry corpse surviving thousands of years without total decomposition is already astonishing. Furthermore, it can move? This is simply unbelievable!

While Ye Qing was confounded beyond measure, a piercing sound suddenly emanated from the cave. Ye Qing turned his head to see that several people had rushed into the cave, and they were none other than the Church’s members and Wo Country’s Ninjas who were previously battling outside.

This group was initially brawling outside, with the Wo Country’s Ninjas aiming to seize the Church’s finds within the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, and the Church members intended to eliminate these Wo Country’s Ninjas before dealing with Ye Qing. Thus, although they watched Ye Qing enter the cave, they did not interfere, preferring to resolve their conflicts first. But unexpectedly, Ye Qing remained in the cave for a long time without any movement, making them suspicious about what discovery Ye Qing had made inside the cave and why he hadn’t emerged yet.

Both sides harbored their own intentions, seeing that Ye Qing never exited, they suspected he obtained some special item within the cave. Consequently, both sides seemed to simultaneously rush into the cave, intending to examine the situation inside the cave.

They arrived just in time to see Ye Qing standing in a daze on the ground, holding the werewolf statue’s claw. The Great Lord was the last to enter, but upon seeing the werewolf statue on the ground, smashed into fragments, his eyes immediately widened. That sharp howl was released by him. Viewing the fragments strewn across the floor, his body began to tremble, anger wreaking his face as he glanced at Ye Qing with murderous intent overflowing in his gaze.

The other Church members hadn’t yet noticed the situation here; upon hearing the Great Lord’s call, they were also surprised. A man among them who first noticed the werewolf statue’s remnants also turned pale and in a trembling voice questioned, ”Great Lord, is that... is that the lost King Raph?”

”Surely it is the lost King Raph!” The Great Lord responded solemnly, ”Look at what’s on its left arm, that’s the mark of King Raph!”

Upon these words, everyone within the cave from the Church was shocked, their eyes reddening as they glared at Ye Qing with wrath. If not for the Wo Country’s Ninjas obstructing them, they surely would have rushed forward to kill Ye Qing on the spot.

Ye Qing was puzzled about the situation with the Werewolf Statue when he suddenly heard the words of the Great Lord, and his heart couldn’t help but stir. Listening to the conversation of the Church members, it seemed they recognized this Werewolf Statue. What King Raph, could it be that this Werewolf Statue has some connection with the Church?

However, thinking about these werewolves attacking humans, the fire in Ye Qing’s heart also flared up. It turned out that in ancient times, the Church had done such insane things. It seems that the hostility Huaxia’s Martial Artists have towards the Church is not unfounded!

The Wo Country’s Ninjas couldn’t understand English, so naturally, they didn’t know what the Church members were saying. However, seeing the situation on-site, they were also very surprised. What was going on with these fragments all over the ground?

”Ye Qing, what’s happening here? What have you discovered?” The Great Elder shouted loudly, but his hands didn’t slow down at all, still fighting against the Church’s people.

”I don’t know either.” Ye Qing shrugged and said, ”It seems to have something to do with the Church; they seem very excited!”

These words made the Great Elder’s heart jump as well. They were currently evenly matched with the Church’s people, and it was not an easy task to determine a winner. Suddenly discovering something related to the Church made the Great Elder alert. If it were something that could enhance the Church’s strength, they must not let them obtain it, or else the Wo Country’s Ninjas would be definitely defeated!

The Church members paid no heed to what the Wo Country’s Ninjas were thinking. The Great Lord looked at Ye Qing angrily and shouted, ”Ye Qing, how did King Raph end up like this?”

”Is this your King Raph?” Ye Qing stood up and casually tossed the claw aside, saying, ”I smashed it to pieces!”

”You’re talking nonsense!” The Great Lord roared, ”King Raph’s power is extraordinary; unless you find the Xuanyuan Sword of Huaxia, you absolutely cannot harm it at all. Do you think I would believe you smashed it to pieces?”

Ye Qing didn’t expect the Werewolf Statue to hold such a high status in the Great Lord’s words. He smirked and said, ”Whether you believe it or not, it was me who smashed it to pieces!”

”Impossible!” The Great Lord continued to roar, not believing at all that King Raph would be smashed by Ye Qing. In fact, other members of the Church couldn’t believe it either. After all, who could have imagined that Ye Qing possessed the pinnacle power of Buddhist and Taoist Magic? Without these three forces, even using the Tianzhu Sword, Ye Qing wouldn’t have been able to harm the Werewolf Statue at all. However, with the blessing of these three forces, the Werewolf Statue couldn’t withstand the Tianzhu Sword in Ye Qing’s hand.

Ye Qing didn’t have time to argue with the Great Lord because he had discovered another shocking thing—that the Buddha’s Relic he just had in his hand was suddenly missing!

When he smashed the Werewolf Statue earlier, Ye Qing had the Buddha’s Relic clenched in his hand all along and hadn’t let go. But why wasn’t it in his hand now?

Ye Qing instinctively searched all around, but he found nothing. Now, even the golden light that the Buddha’s Relic should emit had disappeared from the cave. If it weren’t for the Wo Country’s Ninjas and the Church members having brought flashlights, the cave would likely have plunged into darkness.

Why had the golden light disappeared? Could it be that the Buddha’s Relic was obscured by something?

Ye Qing searched around and found nothing; even after going through his pockets, he still came up empty-handed. Just as he was puzzled, a thought suddenly struck him, and his heart jumped fiercely!

Previously, two Buddha’s Relics had drilled into Ye Qing’s body. Could it be that this Buddha’s Relic also entered his body like the previous ones?

(Just got home, calculated, and realized that I’ve owed everyone ten chapters. During this time, Commander He will be writing at full speed to quickly make up for the chapters owed to everyone.)