White-Robed Chief

Chapter 694: Priest

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Qi was a handsome dark-skinned young man.

He had a deep look in his eyes which spoke of intelligence and grace and an overall demeanor of determination.

With the two people’s sudden appearance, he drew up his horse and straightened his back as he stared down at both of them, exuding arrogance.

Chu Li did a fist salute. “Minister Counsellor Gu, where are you headed to? Why are you alone?”

His Omniscient Mirror scanned their surroundings and found no martial art master within five miles radius. Gu Qi was really traveling on his own, this was different from what he imagined.

“Head Chief Chu, Chu Li!” Gu Qi shot a cold glance at Chu Li then settled his gaze on Lu Yurong’s bright eyes and asked, “This lady is...?”

Lu Yurong stared back wordlessly.

Chu Li questioned, “Minister Counsellor Gu, I’m curious, why did you betray Great Ji?”

Gu Qi smiled faintly as he looked down from his high horse. “I am a disciple of the Holy Church of Light. It’s better if we skip those inhuman and unjust words about how I betrayed Great Ji because it’s my duty to pledge my loyalty to the Li Dynasty, so no matter how well the Ji Dynasty has treated me, it is still my enemy.”

“Enemy?” Chu Li frowned.

Gu Qi explained. “I used to live in Dong Jiang, my parents were killed by the Great Ji’s soldiers.”

Chu Li huffed. “Never mind, we shall serve our own masters then, let’s duel to the death!”

“Well said!” Gu Qi laughed heartily. “I’ve heard many things about you, Head Chief Chu, we’ll see if they’re all true today!”

Chu Li retorted. “Then try.”

He slowly drew his fist as a faint “moo” sound resounded, it was the Crouching Bull Punch.

Gu Qi’s horse neighed and jerked back violently as he leaped mid-air and drew his fist, it was an authentic Divine Light Fist—he was a Grandmaster too.

“Swoosh!” In a rush, a cool metal gleam flashed by Lu Yurong’s waist and fluidly danced to the front of Gu Qi, the tip of her sword was a step ahead of her as it reached his chest, ready to pierce through it.

“Hey!” Gu Qi breathed out and took an abrupt sidestep, barely evading the sword tip.

He glared at Lu Yurong in astonishment, with such beautiful eyes, she must be a beauty, how could she do a despicable thing like this!

Chu Li used the Manifestation of Nature Restoration and was prepared with his Divine Light Fist, so while Gu Qi avoided the sword and had momentarily lost the force he drew, Chu Li’s Divine Light had already landed on him.

“Thump”, a heavy thud resonated and Gu Qi was thrown mid-air.

Chu Li sent another punch his way.

With another “thump”, Gu Qi flew further upwards, his body flew far away.

Lu Yurong was in pursuit, the glint of her sword rippled through the air in waves as it headed straight towards Gu Qi, aiming to execute him.

“Careful!” Chu Li suddenly bellowed and came in front of Lu Yurong in a single bound to block out a white light that shot forth from afar.

There was not enough time for him to pull out his sword as the white light already closely approaching his chest, thus, he drew out his fist in his toughest Crouching Bull Punch.

“Tsk!” Although the white light was struck by his Crouching Bull Punch, it did not slow down; instead, it quickly gained momentum and doubled its speed, then, before Chu Li could react, it vanished and penetrated his chest.

“Hum...” The white light burst into flames within his body as if it was going to burn him to ashes.

Chu Li could feel his energy from his entire body flowing out through his precordium, with his precordium impaled, it did not matter how strong he was because he was going to die of asphyxiation.

In a blink of an eye, the Heavenly Demonic Orb swallowed the ball of flames and landed in his precordium where an inexhaustible force suddenly started to flow within his body, leaving nowhere untouched and suppressed his tiredness instantly.

He looked down at his precordium and found that his wound had stopped bleeding.

The Life and Death Scripture also circulated unceasingly in him as spiritual energy surged from all directions, enriching his precordium to faster recovery.

“Woosh!” Another beam of white light shot forward. Chu Li violently grabbed Lu Yurong’s thin waist and dodged the white light which continued whizzing far past them until it disappeared.

Through Chu Li’s Omniscient Mirror, he could see that it was a crystal-clear flying blade, like a blade made of ice, it was almost undetectable to the naked eye and more imperceptible when in flight.

Gu Qi bit back his pain and fragility and rolled to hide behind a tree.

Chu Li could not care less about Gu Qi, he muttered lowly, “Let’s go!”

At that moment, he noticed a ball of white light suddenly appear through the Omniscient Mirror like the sun in all its splendor, almost shattering the Mirror. Chu Li could feel his head swelling from its blinding brightness, it was like staring straight into an afternoon sun.

“Who is it?” Lu Yurong asked.

Chu Li shook his head.

He could not make out the person clearly, only a bundle of white light as bright as the sun.

As he tried using God’s Limbs, he found that he could not move, God’s Limbs was not working!

In an instant, the ball of white light streamed forward and before them, a handsome young man appeared. With dashing eyebrows, sparkling eyes and a bold nose, he truly exuded charisma.

Standing on the treetop, he looked at Chu Li and Lu Yurong.

His gaze lingered on Chu Li’s precordium and frowned as he coldly asked, “Who are you people?”

Gu Qi poked his head out from behind a tree and called out hoarsely. “Priest, this is the famous young hero from Great Ji, Chu Li!”

“There’s Chu Li in the North and Du Feng in the South.” The handsome young man complimented faintly. “Your fame is well-deserved!”

His words were spoken light as a feather, his tone calm but laced with a condescending air of elegance and tranquility, obviously unbothered by Chu Li and Lu Yurong.

Chu Li’s eyebrows were pressed into a pronounced frown.

He realized that the Omniscient Mirror was useless on this person, there was only glaring light all-over the individual and with his God’s Limbs not working too, there must be some sort of relic like the sarira prayer beads with this person.

Chu Li’s precordium continued healing, a clear demonstration of Heavenly Demonic Power’s formidable power.

The Heavenly Demon Orb seemed to contain great healing abilities, and this, paired with the spiritual energy absorbed by the Life and Death Scripture, resulted in a faster recovery for him.

Chu Li asked, “Who might you be, your mightiness?”

Clutching his chest, Gu Qi struggled to move beside the handsome young man, he wiped off blood at the corner of his mouth and after coughing twice, he stood up straight and declared arrogantly. “This is the Holy Church’s Priest, Fang Qingyang!”

With the simultaneous use of Cloud Slashing Power, Chu Li’s Divine Light Punches was still injuring Gu Qi through inner force. His wounds would only get worse.

“Priest...” Chu Li drawled out. “How many ‘Priests’ does your honorable church actually have?”

“Four.” Fang Qingyang stared at him calmly. “Chu Li, it’s truly remarkable that you’ve managed to stay alive after getting attacked by my Light Blade. But I wonder if you can endure a few more rounds of it?”

“What do you have on you that can subdue divine power?” Chu Li inquired.

Fang Qingyang gave him a meaningful look. “It seems like you have Buddhist divine powers!”

Chu Li slowly nodded.

Fang Qingyang huffed. “No wonder your reputation precedes you!”

Chu Li could not guess what was going through his mind and asked lowly, “You have a relic with you, right?”

Fang Qingyang smiled. “Why would I need a Buddhist relic when I’ve cultivated a Divine Light Body? A Divine Light Body is the real body of Maha-Vairocana, the Revered One of all Buddhas, it can conquer the world in all ten directions and subdue any Buddhist divine power!”

Chu Li exclaimed, “No wonder!”

Fang Qingyang explained unhurriedly, “With the Divine Light Body, I travel with the speed of light, there’s no escape no matter how skilled your Light-body Technique is and no matter how good your body movement technique is, there’s no avoiding my Light Blade; you better commit suicide now and save yourselves from all the suffering that awaits back in the Holy Church.”

“How would you know that without a fight?” Chu Li challenged.

Fang Qingyang sighed, shaking his head. “I see you won’t shed a tear until you see your coffin, well, I’ll fulfill your wishes!”

His body swept by like a ray of light and appeared before Chu Li in an instant, his fist aimed towards Chu Li’s precordium.

His body movement technique was bizarrely fast, in comparison to Chu Li’s God’s Limbs, he was almost Buddha-like.

Chu Li immediately tilted his body to dodge it.

“Swoosh!” A ray of light passed by Chu Li’s chest.

Chu Li was secretly amazed, if it was not for the Manifestation of Nature Restoration, he would not be able to evade the blade. Fang Qingyang might appear to be honorable and quiet, but his methods were vicious and powerful.