“Haha, come on, kill me then!” Labu Yangzong sneered coldly, becoming even more brazen.
After all, that Divine Master had already arrived.
“Kill me, and you will all have to die with me!”
“Kill me, and not only will you die, but you will also be remembered with infamy for eternity!” Labu Yangzong threatened.
A mere martial artist dared to speak of killing him.
He swore that once his master arrived, he would first cripple Luo Chen, and then use Tantric methods to refine Luo Chen into a malevolent spirit.
He would ensure Luo Chen could never transcend, suffering torment for all eternity, to assuage the hatred in his heart.
After all, his life was already ruined.
Moreover, he firmly believed that anyone with even a modicum of sense would know how to choose at this moment.
Because if today’s Lotus Assembly was lost, then the entire Tibetan region would be finished. Who dared to bear such consequences?
Who could bear such consequences?
“All you rely on are these trivial things.” Luo Chen remained disdainful.
“I will say it again. Whether your master comes or not, you must die.” Luo Chen gripped Labu Yangzong’s throat.
“Instructor Luo, are you really going to be so selfish at this moment?” Lin Hualong spoke up to advise. The situation was already obvious, so why could Luo Chen still not see it clearly?
“Selfish?” Luo Chen gave a light chuckle.
“Lin Hualong, if someone harmed your parents, what would you do?”
“Come on, the mighty Mad Beast, tell me, what would you do?” As soon as Luo Chen spoke these words, everyone present was stunned.
Especially Lin Hualong. As a son himself, how could he not understand such deep hatred?
“Your revered Great Dharma Master?” Luo Chen sneered coldly, snatching the string of prayer beads from Labu Yangzong’s hand.
“What wicked deeds are they committing behind the scenes?”
“Using vicious secret arts to steal my mother’s soul and transfer another’s fortune. My mother still lies in a hospital bed now, her life hanging by a thread!”
“Shut up! How could the Great Dharma Master be…”
“Hah, could not be?”
“Then open your dog eyes wide and see clearly. Break open!” Luo Chen removed a prayer bead, crushed it directly, and sprinkled it over Du Dong and Feng Huan.
Immediately, everyone’s gaze turned horrified.
Because Du Dong and Feng Huan could not see, but the others could. Behind each of these two figures hung another person.
Those two figures had ferocious expressions, terrifying to the extreme. At a glance, they were clearly vengeful spirits.
“Du Dong, Feng Huan, are you two still foolishly kneeling before him, revering him?”
“Perhaps you do not know? In another two or three days, you will be dead, will you not?” Luo Chen sneered coldly.
“Does that not make you utterly foolish?” Luo Chen mocked.
Although Du Dong and Feng Huan could not see what was on their own bodies, at this moment, seeing how everyone looked at them, they understood what was happening.
Their faces instantly turned deathly pale. Du Dong’s trousers became wet once again.
“Hmph, what does it have to do with me that they carry vengeful spirits on their backs?”
“What does it have to do with you?” Luo Chen sneered coldly, beckoning to Great Dharma Master Danba.
“They encountered these things at an inn along the way. Had I not been there that day, they would have been dead long ago.”
“That inn caught fire three years ago, burning many people to death. Labu Yangzong, surely you have not forgotten?” Luo Chen sneered coldly.
Meanwhile, a figure emerged from behind Great Dharma Master Danba. It was an elderly man, leading a Tibetan mastiff.
“You beast! You were the one who deliberately set fire to that inn back then. You never expected I would see it, did you?” The old man pointed at Labu Yangzong with hatred.
This elder was naturally the same old man who had warned them not to stay there at the time.
“Hmph, mere words are no proof.”
“Enough, Labu Yangzong. You cultivate your power using malevolent spirits. Such methods might deceive others, but do you think they can deceive me?” Great Dharma Master Danba spoke.
Immediately, the way many people looked at Labu Yangzong changed.
Deliberately raising malevolent spirits was not an uncommon practice in the Tantric tradition.
Especially those several high monks, who instantly perceived the issue. Their expressions towards Labu Yangzong changed at once.
Killing people was naturally done to nurture malevolent spirits.
As for Du Dong and Feng Huan, they trembled with extreme fear, then quickly ran towards Danba.
“Great Dharma Master Danba, please save us…”
“Alas, it is too late.” Great Dharma Master Danba shook his head.
But his gaze turned towards Luo Chen.
Others mistakenly thought Great Dharma Master Danba meant they could not be saved, but Du Dong and Feng Huan understood the implication.
It meant they had offended someone they should not have, and Great Dharma Master Danba would not intervene to save them.
At this moment, Du Dong and Feng Huan felt nothing but extreme regret.
Meanwhile, everyone else looking at Labu Yangzong now regarded him with a hint of disgust.
Because this was a hypocritical, utterly deceitful person.
At this moment, Labu Yangzong hated Luo Chen to the extreme, because even if he barely survived in the future, he would likely be despised by all.
“You?”
“Haha, when killing a person, one must always destroy their spirit first. If I do not make you suffer both physical and mental torment before you die, how could I be satisfied?” Luo Chen mocked.
“Now, tell me, should he be killed or not?” Luo Chen sneered coldly.
“Instructor Luo, he certainly deserves his fate, but today we truly need him.” Lin Hualong sighed helplessly.
Even if Labu Yangzong’s crimes were heinous, what of it?
He was indeed a key figure for today’s Lotus Assembly.
“Come on, kill me. You are indeed powerful. You have ruined my reputation, making it impossible for me to remain in the Tibetan region.”
“But go ahead and kill me. If you do, not only will everyone here perish with me, but even if you somehow survive, my master will not let you go!” At this moment, Labu Yangzong completely cast aside his pretence.
“Haha, the heavens and earth are vast. How could a mere ant like you possibly comprehend?”
“How can you be so certain we will all die? That we will lose today?” Luo Chen mocked.
Then he gripped Labu Yangzong’s throat once more.
“Stop!” Suddenly, a majestic voice rang out. But it was not from afar. It echoed in everyone’s ears, from the sky itself, like thunder.
An elderly man approached from the distance. His expression was solemn. He wore a yellow kasaya. A ring of multicoloured light surrounded the back of his head. He was barefoot, yet golden lotuses bloomed beneath his feet with each step, causing lotuses to blossom with every stride.
Vajra Master!
Everyone was astonished. They had not expected Vajra Master to actually come.
In truth, Labu Yangzong had long invited his master, but in order to secure greater benefits, his words had remained deliberately ambiguous, leaving people uncertain whether Vajra Master had actually agreed to come.
“Though he has committed wrongs, it is not for you to decide his life or death. If you kill him, I will certainly kill you today, then depart immediately. As for this Lotus Assembly, I will no longer intervene regarding the foreign Divine Masters!” Vajra Master’s majestic voice echoed across the sky.