Chapter 297 - 122: Ning Qingyu! Supreme 9-Annihilation Body

Hearing the woman’s weeping cries, Zhao Tianming’s chest heaved, his heart filled with overflowing rage. With a great shout, he grabbed his sword and ran out of the room.

BANG!

Just a moment later, he kicked open the door to the room where the God of Wealth was enshrined. Veins bulged on his forehead as he swung his sword, hacking at a gilded statue inside.

"You deserve to die!"

Having bathed his body in rare Spiritual Medicine for years, Zhao Tianming’s Physique was far from ordinary. As he brought the sword down, a bone-chilling air instantly filled the room, as if he intended to hack the statue into a thousand pieces.

The statue before him was of a handsome man, its face fixed in a half-smile.

As the sword light struck, the statue’s smile widened, and a buzzing sound emerged from its mouth.

"Zhao Tianming! You’d better think this through. Once you strike me down, the great fortune you’ve amassed will vanish into thin air. Those beautiful wives and concubines, your friends and relatives—they will all leave you."

"You had better think this through!"

This sinister, mocking laughter was accompanied by a howling, ghostly wind. All at once, the tables and chairs in the room began to shake.

HUM!

The arc of Zhao Tianming’s sword froze in mid-air. There was no visible obstacle, yet the blade simply could not move forward.

"Damn you, lecherous god!"

"I, Zhao Tianming, swear to kill you, even if it means losing my entire fortune and my family!"

Zhao Tianming’s Blood Qi surged. He swung the longsword with all his might, hacking wildly at the statue before him.

But no matter what, he couldn’t touch the statue. His blade only ever struck empty air.

The sharp sword clashed violently with the unseen air, creating thunderous claps that left the room in shambles.

"Haha! Zhao Tianming, your family was in decline! Everything you have now, I helped you get. I made you rich, helped you prosper, and let you marry beautiful wives and concubines. And now, you want to kill me?"

The statue’s laughter suddenly turned vile.

"Since it has come to this, your timing is perfect. I’ll toy with your lovely wives and concubines right in front of you! Hahaha..."

The vile laughter echoed throughout the room.

WHOOSH!

Gusts of ghostly wind raged, blowing from inside the room out into the courtyard.

A series of screams tore through the night sky. Five women, flailing their limbs, were swept up by the ghostly wind and flew out from their respective rooms.

While still in mid-air, their clothes began to come off on their own, each piece carried away by the strange, ghostly wind.

By the time they reached the room, they were completely naked.

"Damn you! Damn you! You lecherous god! Lecherous god!!"

Zhao Tianming’s eyes were nearly splitting with rage. He hacked madly at the invisible barrier. The webbing between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand tore open, splattering blood, as endless regret surged through his heart.

He hated himself for listening to wicked advice, for enshrining such an Evil God and bringing this utter humiliation upon the women of his household.

His only thought now was to kill this Evil God, or find some way to drive it out.

"Lecherous god! I’ll kill you!"

"Haha! Regretting it now? A pity, but it’s too late!"

As if sensing Zhao Tianming’s thoughts, the Evil God cackled.

"Did you not know that it’s easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away? It was easy for you to beg me to come with your kowtows and prostrations. Now you want me to leave? It’s not that simple!"

WHOOSH!

Amidst the women’s screams and Zhao Tianming’s roars, a wisp of evil wind suddenly stirred.

Then, a figure stepped out from the statue—a somewhat handsome, naked man.

He hovered in the air, a wicked smile on his face. He extended a long, narrow tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.

"Now this is the kind of tribute we gods who are worshipped should enjoy!"

ROAR!!

However, before he could finish his words, a flash of silver light erupted from Zhao Tianming, whose body was bound by the ghostly wind.

Following it was a deafening roar!

HUM!

The silver light burst from Zhao Tianming’s chest and materialized in the empty air before him, forming the phantom of a silver-white great dog, like a primeval Fierce Beast.

"Huh? This is...!"

Bathed in the silver light, Zhao Tianming’s heart trembled. He suddenly remembered the silver-white great dog that was always by Elder Su’s side.

’Back then, that silver-white great dog even bared its fangs at me, seemingly because a single one of its hairs had been plucked.’

But now, how majestic and powerful was this divine dog?

"Damn it! Ah! What is this thing!?"

The Evil God shrieked, spun around to flee, its face a mask of utter terror.

But after a roar, the primeval, beast-like Silver-White Dog Demon lunged forward. It opened its massive jaws and bit off the Evil God’s legs!

Opening its mouth again, it bit through his throat, then brutally swallowed half of his body, skin, bones, and all!

Then, its form swelled abruptly as it swallowed the Evil God whole.

The entire process took but an instant.

"Dog god! Thank you, dog god!"

Overcome by both immense grief and elation, Zhao Tianming collapsed weakly to the ground, kowtowing again and again.

The other women, their skin like white jade, also knelt, weeping softly as they kowtowed in gratitude.

Their gratitude was even deeper than Zhao Tianming’s.

"ROAR!"

The Silver-White Dog Demon glanced back at Zhao Tianming and the women, bared its fangs, and in an instant, transformed into a streak of silver light and vanished.

With the vile, lecherous god vanquished, Zhao Tianming’s family clung to one another, sobbing uncontrollably.

After this incident, Zhao Tianming began carefully worshipping "Elder Su" in his home. He had a lifelike statue built, carved in the exact likeness of Su Bai.

Furthermore, he also had a statue of the silver-white divine dog carved beside it, which he prayed to day and night.

For many years after, he performed a good deed each day, aiding the common folk and the poor, accumulating merit and virtue.

But that is a story for another time.

「Night fell. The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.」

Within Ningjiang City, on the 9th Layer of the Sun and Moon Tavern.

This place was quite high up, offering an excellent view that overlooked most of Ningjiang City’s nightscape.

Ningjiang City had no curfew, so it was quite lively at night. The lights from countless homes and the stars and moon in the sky complemented each other, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

WHIMPER! WHIMPER!

A Silver-White Dog Demon, over ten feet long, was crouched by the table, struggling with a black bone. Grease slicked its jaws as it chewed, letting out low growls.

’As expected, now that the Yin Department system is in chaos, all sorts of monsters and demons are coming out...’

At this moment, Su Bai’s brows were slightly furrowed.

The Yin Department Ghost God System, despite its many flaws, was a system of constraints. Because of it, those Daoists who held a Divine Position would not act wantonly in various places.

And while those Daoists held their Divine Positions, these Little Ghosts, Little Demons, and sinister, lecherous gods wouldn’t dare come out and harm people at will.

But with the defeat of a large number of Daoists, many of the monsters in the mountains and rivers could no longer sit still.

SWOOSH!

Under the night sky, a streak of silver light flashed, tearing through the air.

Like a swift bolt of lightning, it entered the tavern and disappeared into the fur of the Silver-White Dog Demon.

"Whimper..."

The Silver-White Dog Demon gave a comfortable whimper, as if it had just eaten some potent Spiritual Medicine, and its whole body swayed.

"Let’s go."

Su Bai left a tael or two of broken silver on the table and floated lightly down the stairs.

The white dog leaped gently and followed close behind.

...

「Ningjiang City, on the outskirts, within a remote, small courtyard.」

"Pfft!"

A young man dressed as a scholar was cultivating with his eyes closed when his body suddenly trembled, and he spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling blood.

’Damn it! Who destroyed my Desire Incarnation?’

The young man shot to his feet, his face contorted with rage.

"That Zhao Tianming is merely at the Divine Power Realm in his Cultivation, no different from a mortal. It definitely wasn’t him. And the Master of the Gui Dao Mansion of Ningjiang City is dead, so it couldn’t be him either. Who was it!?"

His eyes were crimson, and fury raged in his heart.

His name was Ning Qingyu. That lecherous god was an incarnation he had split off using the Supreme Nine Destruction Body Cultivation Technique he practiced. It was equivalent to one-ninth of his true self.

Its death was equivalent to having one-ninth of his lifespan erased!

He never imagined that even after being so cautious—choosing not to hide in a Prefecture City teeming with experts, but instead in a large, regular city—he would still bring such disaster upon himself.

WHOOSH!

As he stood, a ghostly mist immediately swirled around him. Several ferocious-looking Ghost Gods emerged from it, circling him slowly.

"Ninth Brother is dead! Ninth Brother is dead!"

"Haha! Isn’t he just dead? Not a trace of his aura is left."

"You said Zhao Tianming’s ancestors weren’t powerful and that he didn’t know any experts. You’re the one who got him killed!"

"This pain is killing me! Damn it, I must slaughter that person!"

"Alas! I can still picture Ninth Brother as if he were here. If I’d known this would happen, I would have been better off swallowing him myself!"

"Haha! Good riddance! A fine death! Everyone should die! Everyone must die!"

The Ghost Gods that rose from the ghostly mist were all filled with intense emotions. Each seemed to have its own consciousness and a different personality, wailing like a fierce wind.

Such a bizarre Cultivation Technique was somewhat similar to the Nine Techniques of Gui Chen used by the Leader of the Gui Chen Sect.

"Enough!"

Ning Qingyu’s brow furrowed deeply. He let out a low shout as a piercing pain shot through his soul.

’Something has happened in Ningjiang City. I can’t stay long; I have to leave as soon as possible.’

"You all, suppress my injuries for me!"

A faint unease grew in his heart, as if he sensed a strong sense of crisis.

After barking the command, he recalled all the surrounding Ghost Gods into his body. With a flicker, he vanished from the room.

WHOOSH!

In the howling night wind, Ning Qingyu shot a ferocious glance back at Ningjiang City, his expression overflowing with venomous hatred.

But the palpitations in his heart grew stronger, and he didn’t dare linger for a moment longer. His figure dissipated with the wind.

He fled into the distant night.

At the same time, he silently recited a scripture, circulating his surging True Qi to perceive the final images his Desire Incarnation saw before it died.

’Hm? A dog? Which Great Demon is this?’

After perceiving the scene of his Desire Incarnation being eaten alive, Ning Qingyu’s face twitched uncontrollably, and terror grew in his heart.

He could naturally tell that it was only a phantom.

’A mere phantom could easily devour my Desire Incarnation. What would happen if its true body were to arrive?’

’Moreover, canine Great Demons have extremely strong tracking abilities. I’m afraid it has a way to catch up to me.’

AWOOO!

Just as the thought crossed his mind, a roar that shook the heavens echoed from the distant night.

The sound was like the roar of a peerless Fierce Beast, yet within its majesty was a hint of divinity.

’Not good!’

’It really did catch up!’

A chill ran down Ning Qingyu’s spine. He gritted his teeth and fled madly in another direction, his speed so great that it distorted the ghostly mist trailing him.

Awooo...

The Silver-White Dog Demon let out a cry, then lazily patted its mouth, a humanlike expression of boredom on its face.

Su Bai stood to the side, walking forward at a relaxed pace. Ning Qingyu’s frantic escape through the forest was clearly reflected in his eyes.

At a certain moment, his gaze flickered.

’I didn’t expect to reel in such a big fish...’