Chapter 652: Chapter 277: Slaying Demons

She didn’t dare leave anything to chance. With a delicate shout, she flicked her finger. "One Finger Settles the Zen Heart!"

Calling herself the Paradise Heavenly Demon, she was unexpectedly using Buddhist Martial Arts.

The Finger Power behind this strike was astonishingly immense. Accompanied by the sharp sound of tearing silk, Li Qiuyu’s body was forcibly ripped in half by the attack. Gasps of shock instantly echoed through the crowd. Whether it was the various experts from the East Sea or the thieves of the Dark Sea, no one present ever expected that Li Qiuyu would die at the hands of Lin Xiaoyan... At the very least, his corpse was torn apart by her hands.

Lin Xiaoyan hadn’t expected this either. While she was momentarily stunned, a figure suddenly arrived right in front of her. Without any hesitation, a punch crashed down.

Lin Xiaoyan stomped her foot and let out a sharp cry, "Celestial Charm Dharma Body!"

BUZZ!

An existence resembling a Dharma Aspect suddenly enveloped Lin Xiaoyan’s body. Golden light flowed around her, making her look like both a saint and a demon.

BOOM!!!

The moment the punch collided with the Dharma Body, the golden light exploded. Borrowing the momentum, Lin Xiaoyan shifted her footwork and slipped right behind Fang Shuwen, whispering, "Why are you so intent on killing, handsome?"

Fang Shuwen looked back, only to find that Lin Xiaoyan was no longer behind him. Her voice, however, drifted in from all directions.

"Am I not beautiful enough for you? Why must you resort to violence the moment we meet?

"That punch just now... it really hurt."

Fang Shuwen chuckled softly. Lin Xiaoyan was weaving around him, her movement techniques incredibly exquisite. If he didn’t have the Observing Traces Technique, it would have been hard to spot the flaws. Unfortunately for her, he possessed not only the Observing Traces Technique but also the Smelling Dew Technique and the Rain Listening Technique. With all three techniques mastered, no one had been able to escape his senses thus far. As for the Touching the Subtle Technique, it allowed him to effortlessly capture even the slightest disturbances in the surrounding air. She thought she was hiding perfectly, unaware that Fang Shuwen could see through her as clearly as a blazing fire.

However, there was a hidden profundity within her voice. It was clearly a charming technique; her voice entered not just the ears but the gates of the heart, every word tapping gently against one’s mental defenses. Once someone opened their heart to it, they would fall under her control. This wasn’t just Fang Shuwen’s personal observation. The Dark Sea bandits lingering on the periphery, who hadn’t even dared to approach, had all lost their senses, their eyes turning glazed and dazed the moment they heard her voice.

Considering his broadened horizons, Fang Shuwen guessed that this Paradise Heavenly Demon must belong to the Joyful Union Sect. The Joyful Union Sect had deep roots, its branches spread all over the world. In the Eastern Domain, both the Joyful Zen Temple and the Flower Sect were offshoots of the Joyful Union Sect. The Celestial Charm Dharma Body that the Paradise Heavenly Demon just used also bore traces of the Joyful Zen Temple’s Paradise Dharma Body.

Fang Shuwen had a rather deep impression of this lineage. This was primarily because after killing Ye Wufeng’s son, the Cloud Rain Harmony Technique he obtained from him could also be considered a legacy of the Joyful Union Sect. However, that technique emphasized the mutual harmony of Yin and Yang and the complementarity of Heaven and Earth, allowing both parties to progress together. He reckoned that even within the Joyful Union Sect, it would be considered an unorthodox method. In fact, it held some of the true essence of the orthodox Dual Cultivation of Life and Spirit. It was nothing like the malicious methods of the Joyful Zen Temple and the Flower Sect, which focused on harvesting Yin to nourish Yang or harvesting Yang to nourish Yin.

It was just a pity that while the Paradise Heavenly Demon’s Martial Arts were weird and unpredictable, they were utterly meaningless against Fang Shuwen. Watching leisurely as Lin Xiaoyan circled him for a good while, Fang Shuwen suddenly shot his hand out. Piercing straight through the illusions without warning, he grabbed Lin Xiaoyan’s slender neck.

Lin Xiaoyan’s expression instantly changed drastically. The True Qi around her body surged rapidly, and a Dharma Aspect suddenly rose out of thin air behind her. Amidst a hazy illusion, the ethereal figures of a man and a woman appeared before everyone’s eyes. Decadent, sensual whispers quietly circulated. As the sounds spread, anyone who heard them flushed red, their heartbeats accelerating. Intense hallucinations bloomed in their minds, causing their hands to subconsciously grope their own bodies as if searching for some supreme treasure.

Fang Shuwen raised his eyes for a glance, somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected Lin Xiaoyan to actually cultivate the ultimate skills of the Joyful Union Sect to such a high realm. This was somewhat similar to the Celestial Desire Dharma Aspect of the Joyful Zen Temple. Once deployed, its area of effect was massive. And as this Dharma Aspect unfolded, waves of extremely powerful True Qi began trying to blast away Fang Shuwen’s hand.

However, Fang Shuwen’s iron grip was like a cage. No matter how the True Qi battered against it, it couldn’t budge his fingers in the slightest. Her face flushed completely red. Just as Lin Xiaoyan was about to circulate her True Qi again, she heard Fang Shuwen say, "Let’s end it here."

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly widened her eyes. Knowing she couldn’t resist, she hastily shouted, "If you want to find the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror, you can’t kill—"

Before she could finish, his five fingers clamped down. With a sharp CRACK, her neck snapped. And just like that, the Paradise Heavenly Demon, one of the three great titans of the Dark Sea Territory, perished.

His actions were so decisive and ruthless that even Dugu Sheng and the other two—who had heard Lin Xiaoyan’s words and wanted to tell him to stop—didn’t have time to speak. Watching the corpse fall to the ground, they beat their chests in deep regret.

Fang Shuwen ignored them and simply looked back. The Dharma Aspect hadn’t been active for long. Now that Lin Xiaoyan was dead and her Dharma Aspect had dissipated, the people affected by it immediately snapped out of their daze. Looking down at their slightly disheveled clothing, lingering fear washed over their faces.

Fang Shuwen, on the other hand, frowned and slowly walked over to Luo Shuqing. This girl was perfectly fine... Her mastery of the Upper Celestial Treasure Record’s ultimate skills was indeed extraordinary. Seeing Fang Shuwen’s tightly furrowed brows, she even had the leisure to tease him, "Feeling reluctant to part with her? That woman was quite a beauty and really knew how to seduce. If I were a man, I’d be reluctant too."

Fang Shuwen cast her a glance, somewhat confused. "What did you say?"

Luo Shuqing blinked. "What are you thinking about?"

"I’m thinking about the Three Heavenly Demons of the Dark Sea. Two have shown up, so why hasn’t the last one appeared yet?

"If they all came out together, I could beat them all to death and finally get it off my mind."

Luo Shuqing was speechless for a long while, wondering if this man had anything else in his head besides killing people.

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