The last sound was,
“Crack!”
Unlike the previous dull thud, it sounded like something had split open, the sound becoming brittle.
And that was indeed the case.
Under Zhou Ze’s repeated slams,
Many small cracks appeared on King Chujiang’s physical body,
And,
It began to leak air in a very “shameful” manner.
Black mist, carrying an extremely strong corrosive power, was released from these cracks.
Zhou Ze let go,
King Chujiang’s body was tossed into the air,
Then,
Zhou Ze raised his foot,
And kicked him directly!
“Bang!”
Like a cannonball being fired,
King Chujiang flew backward again, creating another ditch when he landed.
Perhaps, a long time later, if this place is developed into a farm, they will really have to thank King Chujiang for his contribution to the local agricultural development.
A little bit of black mist remained on Zhou Ze’s fingernails, fighting against his own zombie baleful aura, making a “sizzling” sound, but with a gentle clench of his five fingers, the black mist was completely dispelled.
In the distance,
King Chujiang stood up again.
His body was broken, his clothes were tattered, and even when he stood up, he was still tilting slightly.
At the same time, the instability under his feet was also very obvious, swaying back and forth, as if he might fall down at any moment.
But after he stood up,
The first thing he did was to start tidying up his clothes,
Even though the clothes on his body were already in tatters, he was still smoothing out the torn corners, very carefully, very carefully.
He did it very seriously and solemnly, like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, not feeling that there was anything inappropriate about it.
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Ze’s mouth,
And he said:
“Do you really like… tidying up a corpse before its burial?”
King Chujiang’s hand, which was tidying his clothes, stopped.
At this moment,
This sentence,
This scene,
Was like a famous dish, called “shrimp fried with pig heart” (seemingly kind but actually malicious).
King Chujiang stopped obsessing over his clothes,
He sat down,
Sitting generously on the muddy ground,
As if he had even given up the cleanliness he had insisted on earlier, which Zhou Ze found somewhat endearing.
Zhou Ze stepped on the puddles, walking slowly step by step.
He didn’t bother to sit down and chat with this Yama King,
Just like an old man of a hundred years, it's fine to tease a little kid, but if he really went to chat with a little kid about life or feelings, then he would really be out of his mind.
“I admit, I am not your opponent, at least, at this time, I am not your opponent.”
During this period of time,
In this world, the existences that can suppress you may really be counted on one hand.
But the implication was,
What about after this period of time has passed?
Zhou Ze continued to walk this way, he didn’t care what King Chujiang said, nor did he care.
“I don’t know where you are hiding, but after this time, rest assured, I will find you.
The entire Underworld will be mobilized for this matter, no matter where you are hiding, no matter what means you are using to hide,
You will be dug out.”
King Chujiang laughed,
His teeth were severely damaged,
His laugh was very unseemly.
Of course,
After the series of beatings before,
He didn’t really have any image left.
Fortunately, because of the stagnant rain curtain, coupled with the loud noise from the previous shattering of the Dharma body, Lawyer An, who was closest, had fainted again, and therefore, no third person was able to witness the entire process of the Yama King being beaten up at close range.
The thousand-year-old pangolin spirit in the nearby cave had been digging desperately downward from the very beginning when Ying Gou’s aura appeared, and it was unclear whether it could dig out the gourd vine.
As for that Otherworldly Ghost, it moved rapidly southward, not daring to stay for a moment.
Because they knew that if they stayed here, nothing might happen to others, but those of them who were taller might not be spared, for example, being used as food.
King Chujiang’s body was still leaking black smoke, but it was no longer as thick as it had been at the beginning.
This was a physical body that he had personally selected the last time he returned to the yang world a long time ago, and had been nurtured in a secret realm in the yang world for hundreds of years.
Originally, it should have been enough, but now, this body was obviously not qualified.
And it wasn’t just a simple loss of this physical body, but also his Dharma body.
Repairing the Dharma body was a very complicated matter, and the cost required was also extremely high. The Dharma body that was finally repaired again was now gone again.
Moreover,
It was still lost in the hands of the same person.
People often say that you can’t fall into the same pit twice, but if the pit is big enough and deep enough, you can really fall to your death, fall to the point of despair.
King Chujiang now had this deep understanding,
He couldn’t win, he really couldn’t win.
He was too lazy to escape,
Anyway, his real body was down below,
So,
Losing in the yang world was fine.
He honestly admitted defeat,
And didn’t want to cooperate with the other party in playing some cat-and-mouse game,
That seemed even more embarrassing.
Perhaps he had been sitting in a high position for too long, so he was becoming more and more concerned about ethereal things like “dignity.”
Zhou Ze walked in front of King Chujiang and stopped.
King Chujiang raised his head,
Looking at Zhou Ze,
Even now,
King Chujiang still couldn’t see Zhou Ze’s face clearly,
He knew that Zhou Ze was deliberately hiding it,
But he just couldn’t see through it.
However,
He did remember one person, a person who had taken him to karaoke.
Remembering him alone was enough.
He had now given up resisting, given up struggling, because under the premise of knowing that it was impossible, the more he struggled and resisted, the more it seemed to bring the other party greater pleasure and a sense of accomplishment, with no other meaning.
“This is no longer your era, really.”
Zhou Ze ignored him and slowly raised his hand.
“You’ve already taken your final bow, but you’re still lingering on the stage, what’s the point?”
The five fingernails began to slowly lengthen.
“This King wants to see, when the next time comes, how many old things will be willing to become your sacrifices again.”
“You… won’t have the chance to see it.”
Zhou Ze’s fingernails fell.
“I will have the chance.”
King Chujiang’s expression was calm,
“Soon, we will meet again, and then, you will find that our roles, our positions, will be reversed.”
“Bang!”
King Chujiang’s head exploded,
Exploding together,
Was also the split soul belonging to him that was dependent on this physical body.
The headless corpse sitting on the ground began to slowly lean backward,
With a “splat” sound,
It rolled into the ditch behind him, and was gradually being submerged by the increasing amount of water inside.
Zhou Ze put his palm in front of him,
There were still blood stains on it,
At the same time,
There was also the lingering “gunsmoke” from the explosion of the Yama King’s split soul.
Zhou Ze shook his head,
The person in front of him was gone.
But he still said very seriously:
“Really, you won’t have the chance, but you said one thing very right, we will meet again soon.”
The next moment,
Zhou Ze raised his head,
Sweeping toward a corner of the sky.
Seemingly sensing the qi lock from Zhou Ze,
A black shadow slowly condensed.
Previously,
King Chujiang’s Dharma body had grabbed him, but as Zhou Ze shattered King Chujiang’s Dharma body, this black shadow also regained its freedom.
The black shadow began to fall,
Appearing in front of Zhou Ze.
Slowly,
The black shadow began to become solid,
A man wearing a black cloak, his image began to become gradually three-dimensional.
“I don’t know how I should address you.”
Zhou Ze waved his hand,
“Don’t worry about these things.”
The man smiled, his smile seeming to carry a bit of flattered surprise.
He was a person who valued laws and regulations, otherwise he wouldn’t have kept clamoring to find the last Prefecture Lord and return him to Hell back then.
A person who values hierarchy and order, when faced with an existence higher than him, and the other party is being very kind, often feels more touched.
However,
This touch,
This emotion,
Was a bit too short-lived.
“The requirement for food is whether it is delicious, not whether the name sounds good.”
The man was stunned for a moment,
Then sighed,
And said:
“I understand.”
After speaking,
The man knelt down to Zhou Ze.
He didn’t have the Old Monkey’s willingness, but he also knew that this seemed to be the best ending at the moment.
Losing the Old Monkey’s Cold Pool would no longer protect his existence, and King Chujiang, who had lost face this time, would definitely not let him go.
He had no other choice, really none.
After kneeling down,
The man raised his head,
Looking at Zhou Ze,
And asked:
“Before I die… before I am enjoyed by you, can I ask you one more question?”
Zhou Ze didn’t answer, but this could be considered tacit permission.
“The last… oh no, Lord Prefecture, is he well?”
“He… has always been well.”
“Always?”
The man seized on these two words.
“Al… ways.”
The man nodded, grinned, and smiled.
Immediately afterward,
He slammed his fist on the ground in resentment,
“Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!”
Because he was a soul body, and didn’t deliberately release any power, this emotional venting behavior seemed as gentle as a breeze, not even kicking up a speck of dust.
But the man’s despair was so clear, and even a bit crazy.
Just like the Old Monkey before he died, people often let go of their obsessions before they die, and see many things in a detached way, naturally, they begin to see clearly.
The difference was,
The Old Monkey saw the result clearly,
While the man now saw the process clearly.
“Why, why, why?”
The man asked three whys in a row.
Zhou Ze didn’t answer, he was too lazy to answer questions at this time.
When facing a piece of food, you can have patience, but it is definitely limited.
A dagger appeared in the man’s palm.
All of this was transformed by soul power,
For the sake of,
That damn sense of ritual.
“Enforce the law impartially!”
The man roared,
But on his face was not solemnity, but a strong look of mockery.
“Pfft!”
The dagger pierced his chest,
His soul began to dissolve actively, gradually gathering in front of Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze opened his mouth,
And swallowed this second wave of soul power that had been offered as a sacrifice,
Then turned around,
Looking at the dragon vein in the distant valley that had secretly, quietly, inadvertently, you fight your battles, you can't see me, burying half of its body in the ground.
Zhou Ze stretched out his hand,
And grabbed forward in the air,
The tail of the dragon vein was as if it was being gripped by a terrifying force.
Zhou Ze pulled his hand backward,
And the entire dragon vein was once again pulled out of the ground.
Making a crisp sound that vibrated in the soul:
“Pop!”