Urban Martial Saint

The immense pressure continuously flooded into Ye Qing’s body, just like how he previously absorbed the Buddha’s Relic. This power continued to merge with the Dao Force within him, ceaselessly enhancing Ye Qing’s strength.

Furthermore, during this process, Ye Qing clearly felt that his body was undergoing tremendous changes. As the pressure entered his body, it seemed to be tempering his physique, making it increasingly formidable.

In fact, when Ye Qing possessed the Buddha’s Relic, his body already reached the level of the Buddhist Sect’s Vajra Indestructible state. However, when this pressure entered his body, it could be said that it re-tempered his body once more. Together with the power of the Buddha’s Relic, it made Ye Qing’s physique even more robust. Although Ye Qing didn’t exactly know what condition he was in now, he could almost be certain that with his current physical state, not to mention encountering The Immortal Lord, even if the Corpse Ghost Dragon attacked with full force, it might not be able to harm him in the slightest!

This situation left Ye Qing utterly astonished. First, he absorbed so many Buddha’s Relics, and then such formidable pressure was also absorbed by him. What was happening to his body to absorb so much power? Moreover, the key issue was that this power could not be utilized by him at all. So, why absorb so much power?

Of course, no one would explain this question to Ye Qing. As Ye Qing pondered these issues, the overwhelming pressure in the Cave was completely absorbed by him. Additionally, the Dao Force within him reached a new height. Ye Qing could clearly feel the might of this Dao Force, vaguely overshadowing the powers of the Buddha’s Relic and Devouring Demon Flower!

Ye Qing didn’t know exactly what changes had occurred in his body, but he was certain that the pressure had disappeared. Therefore, without any hesitation, he quickly lifted the Great Elder, preparing to take him out first. Although the pressure in the Cave had vanished, who knew if there might be other dangers inside?

When Ye Qing lifted the Great Elder, he also glanced at the Cave. When he had just entered, he was focused on finding the Great Elder and hadn’t paid much attention to the Cave’s surroundings. Now that he took a look, he was astonished to find that this Cave wasn’t actually large, only about fifty meters wide. In the center of the Cave, there was a sculpture. However, this sculpture was much larger than the one Ye Qing had seen before.

This sculpture was about five or six zhang high. It took the form of a person wearing a black robe. Yet, there was a pair of wings behind it—very peculiar wings that looked like bat wings, fully spread and even longer than its body height. Its hands extended forward, with claws that had long nails and fangs protruding from its mouth, resembling the appearance of the Great Lord’s Forbidden Move transformation. It looked extremely strange. Many items, although unclear from a distance, were inserted all over this sculpture’s body.

Ye Qing had seen too many sculptures in this Cave, so at first glance, he suspected whether this sculpture was also a living monster. However, there was no glowing orb suppressing it with the Buddha’s Relic here, making Ye Qing feel odd. Without the Buddha’s Relic’s suppression, did it mean this sculpture was not a living entity?

With doubt in his heart, Ye Qing first decided to take the Great Elder out of the Cave. He was unsure whether there would be any other crises inside, so it was safer to get the Great Elder out first.

As soon as he walked out of the Stone Corridor, Ye Qing distantly spotted Old Chen standing at the entrance, repeatedly looking inside as though searching for something. Seeing Ye Qing emerge, Old Chen’s face immediately broke into a smile: ”Hey, young man, you’ve come out!”

Ye Qing couldn’t be bothered to respond. Having escaped danger, he placed the Great Elder on the ground. He finally had the time to examine the Great Elder’s injuries to see if he could still be saved.

The Great Elder was severely injured, his clothes soaked in blood, and due to excessive blood loss, his muscles had begun to atrophy. Checking his pulse and heart, Ye Qing discovered the Great Elder no longer had a pulse or heartbeat—he was already dead.

Ye Qing was greatly shocked by this. The Great Elder was crucial to Huangfu Ziyu. If he died, what could be done? Without hesitation, Ye Qing quickly took out the Devouring Demon Flower and stuffed it into the Great Elder’s mouth. However, the Devouring Demon Flower was only effective on the living, and since the Great Elder was dead, the flower couldn’t be melted down, let alone save him.

However, when Ye Qing used the Devouring Demon Flower, Old Chen’s expression changed noticeably. Of course, Ye Qing didn’t notice this, but Old Chen was staring intently at the flower in Ye Qing’s hand, though his thoughts were unknown.

After trying many methods, there was still no sign of awakening from the Great Elder, and finally, Ye Qing could only sit wearily by his side. Although he was unwilling to accept this fact, the Great Elder was indeed dead, and there was no bringing him back. With the Great Elder dead, the lead to rescuing Huangfu Ziyu was severed. Could it be that this time really meant no saving Huangfu Ziyu?

Seeing Ye Qing sitting motionless on the ground, Old Chen sneaked over, whispering: ”Hey, young man, what are you dazed for? Was there anything good in the Cave just now?”

Turning his head, Ye Qing saw Old Chen’s lecherous expression, his eyes shining brightly, much like Handsome Fatty Wang’s expression during tomb-robbing. At that moment, Ye Qing truly believed that this old guy might indeed be a tomb raider.

”You still dare to have ideas about that Cave, aren’t you afraid of dying in there?” Ye Qing retorted disdainfully.

”I am afraid of dying, but didn’t you walk out just fine?” Old Chen giggled, sidling up to Ye Qing and whispering, ”Tell me, what’s inside, anything valuable?”

Ye Qing couldn’t be bothered to answer him, only frowning at the Great Elder’s body. The Great Elder was dead, and that lead was cut off. Now Ye Qing could only think of another way to save Huangfu Ziyu. But how to save Huangfu Ziyu, that was indeed a troublesome issue.

After a moment of silence, Ye Qing suddenly remembered another ninja in the Stone Corridor. Ye Qing quickly went over and helped him out. Upon a closer look, this ninja turned out to be the Seventh Elder of this group of ninjas.

Ye Qing wasn’t aware that this Seventh Elder was a spy for the Wanyan Family. After checking his breath, he found that the Seventh Elder was still alive. This gave Ye Qing a glimmer of hope, and he quickly took out the Devouring Demon Flower, intending to put it into his mouth to revive him first.

”Hey, kid, what are you doing?” At this moment, Old Chen suddenly spoke, interrupting Ye Qing’s actions.

”Can’t you stop nagging, I’m saving someone!” Ye Qing retorted irritably.

”Saving someone? Can a single petal save a life?” Old Chen sneered, seemingly not understanding Ye Qing’s rash method for rescue.

”Who said a single petal can’t save someone?” Ye Qing replied, already putting the Devouring Demon Flower near the Seventh Elder’s mouth. Just as he was about to feed it to him, Old Chen suddenly said, ”Kid, I see you’re not friends with these people. Think carefully before saving this one; if he bites back once awakened, it’ll be troublesome!”

This startled Ye Qing, and his hand instantly stopped. Indeed, the Seventh Elder was a ninja from Japan. If he revived him, how would he react towards them?

Up until now, Ye Qing had been preoccupied with matters concerning Huangfu Ziyu and hadn’t thought about this at all. Reminded by Old Chen, Ye Qing suddenly realized this issue. His initial thought was to revive the Seventh Elder and use him to find Huangfu Ziyu. But now, with Old Chen’s warning, he remembered this matter. Currently, Fu Qingping was severely injured and couldn’t act. Although Ye Qing had immense power within him, it was ineffective against the Japanese ninjas. As for Wen’er, it was impossible to count on her to tackle the Seventh Elder. In this situation, saving the Seventh Elder could mean trouble, as they had no one capable of subduing him!

Ye Qing glanced at Old Chen. Meeting this old guy for so long, despite his endless blabbering, he finally said something useful. Were it not for his reminder, Ye Qing might have revived the Seventh Elder, only to find themselves captured by him.

However, the Seventh Elder was also severely injured. If he wasn’t saved now, he might just lose his life here. If he died, Ye Qing would have no way to contact the Japanese ninjas and no means to save Huangfu Ziyu. Thus, Ye Qing found himself in a dilemma, not knowing what to decide for a while.

Seeing Ye Qing motionless, Old Chen scratched his head and whispered: ”Young man, I’m not trying to stop you from saving him; I simply want to remind you. If you’re going to save him, at least bind him with a rope first, so there’s no worry afterward!”

Ye Qing smiled wryly, realizing the Seventh Elder was a Peak Master. Even using iron chains to bind him would be useless. As soon as he recovered his Inner Strength, no one could contain him. Yet, to save him, he had to feed him the Devouring Demon Flower, which would temporarily restore his strength, leaving Ye Qing at a loss on what to do.

Just then, Fu Qingping and Wen’er also emerged from the Gate of Life corridor. They overheard Old Chen’s advice, and from a distance, Fu Qingping said, ”Ye Qing, it’s not entirely impossible to restrain him. Seal his Qihai Acupoint, and he won’t be able to utilize his Inner Strength. Then pierce through his Pipa Bone, making movement difficult—even a Peak Master would be no better than a cripple!”