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Chapter 182 Trinity, Sweeping the Demons (asking for monthly tickets)

At this dead of night, the owner of the hotel secretly performed a strange ritual and turned a living person into a mantis shrimp covered in human skin.

Through strange means of prayer, they successfully opened the "Book of Mystery" and summoned monsters with names to help them complete this evil ritual.

Is all this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality?

Xu Shu didn't understand.

You don't need to understand.

He only knew that he was about to go on a killing spree.

"But...wait a little longer!"

Xu Shu glanced inside the room. The cultists were kneeling on the ground again, mumbling and chanting obscure spells, their eyes narrowed dangerously.

The ghost nun Suji Herrera just appeared for only a moment, so he couldn't fully confirm her condition.

He had to wait for her to appear again, and then decide whether to take action or retreat directly.

Having said that, Xu Shu really didn't expect at first that these deep-sea mantis shrimps could actually parasitize and control the human body in this way.

I originally thought it was a rather special species that actively parasitized.

Unexpectedly, there were human factors involved.

I feel like there is more useless knowledge.

As the distance was not that far apart, Xu Shu had every reason to suspect that the group of mantis shrimps he encountered at the supply point (19, 6) were also artificially created in the same way.

No, there is no doubt about it, that's definitely how TM came about.

But this is not the point.

The point is, why is Suki Herrera here? What is the relationship between her and these deep-sea aliens?
Xu Shu knew that these deep-sea mantis shrimps were a group of strange creatures that performed evil sacrifices through paper Buddhas together with the deep-sea octopus. They had a subordinate relationship with the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" that he had been studying recently.

But the strange monster "Suki Herrera" in front of him who could shout "TVB" and emit dynamic light waves was clearly the monster he encountered in "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong".

How did these two get together?

This is clearly something from a different world.

"It seems that the ruins related to [The Passing of Xiangjiang] have also appeared, and they happen to be near this area. I don't know what happened to the mysterious book inside, but it left the ruins and was obtained by this group of people."

"In that case, maybe I can follow the clues through them and find the entrance to the ruins directly."

"If I can find Chen Que inside, then I can have one more landmark."

"According to the level rules of Dao Markings, Chen Que is considered my [First Source Dao Marking] and can be used to earn titles."

"Come to think of it... the legendary world of [The Passing of Hong Kong], [The Return of the Dead], and [The Collapse of Kyoto], could it be that they are in the same world?"

"Well, it's not impossible. The death of Hong Kong happened after 2055, and my nickname Chen Que was posted around 2121 to 2122..."

"The ending time of The Fall of the Dead and The Collapse of Kyoto is the same, which is 2124."

"In terms of the time caliper, the same chronicle is indeed used. We cannot rule out the possibility that the stories of these three legends are actually in the same parallel space..."

Thinking of this, Xu Shu couldn't help but feel moved.

To prove whether it is a coincidence.

It's actually very simple.

We'll find out if we catch these cultists and interrogate them directly.

Of course, they may not know much, and the key to the problem still lies with the ghost nun Suki Herrera.

At this moment, several screams of pain were heard from the corridor.

Xu Shu knew that this was the man in black who had gone out to check just now, and he was also killed by the narrow-sleeved Guanyin.

"Haha, using the Narrow-sleeved Guanyin to deal with these rookies who are not even extraordinary people is a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. If I were them, I would definitely be on my guard next time. After two accidents in a row, I will definitely..."

Before Xu Shu could finish his thought, he saw another cultist in the room stand up and walk straight to the door to check the situation.

"..."

He was stunned and silently typed "6".

Time passed minute by minute, and as faint screams were heard in the corridor again, Xu Shu knew that the believer who had just left was also killed by the Narrow-sleeved Guanyin.

But the people in the room couldn't care less, because as they chanted, rustling sounds were heard in the air again.

It seemed as if some invisible creature was gradually approaching.

"...Huh!" Xu Shu knew that thing was coming again, so he took a deep breath, tensed all the muscles in his body, and prepared for the battle.

The beast teeth of the "Mysterious Book" began to pop out one by one, and the whole book began to flip by itself, turning to a certain page again.

Then, a head wearing a nun's hood popped up.

She said nothing, glanced at the believers kneeling there, then tilted her head to look at the woman tied to the chair.

She opened her mouth, and it seemed as if countless bugs were crawling in her mouth, and their mouthparts were wriggling. She whispered, "Shua——"

The moment this ghost nun opened her mouth, she exuded the unique aura of "curse" that belonged to an extraordinary monster.

This kind of aura was enough to make ordinary people feel creepy. For example, after Su Ji appeared, all the secret believers present at the moment lowered their heads one by one, as if they did not dare to look directly at her.

Only Xu Shu's eyes lit up.

When the other party made a sound, her aura and strength were fully revealed.

"level one?"

"Oh, right now!"

Xu Shu kicked the window hard, and broke it into pieces. He then rushed into the room from the window like a big bird.

"who is it!"

"who?"

"How dare you disturb our ancestors' meal!"

The secret believers were shocked and started cursing.

At this time, Su Ji faced Xu Shu directly, shouted "TVB", and then repeated the same trick. A red light spurted out of her mouth and hit Xu Shu's heart directly.

With a loud bang, a gust of air swept out from the spot, as if someone had blew up a grenade here. The kneeling secret believers were blown away one by one, and dust fell from the ceiling.

"Ahem, what's going on? What happened?"

"Don't panic, the messenger has killed the invaders..."

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, my leg is broken, the angel of God will help me heal it..."

In the chaos, everyone stumbled to their feet.

However, when the dust settled, the scene before them made them open their eyes wide and their jaws dropped to the ground.

Xu Shu was surprisingly unharmed. He was hit head-on by such a powerful explosion, but not even a piece of his clothes was torn.

At the same time, he grabbed Su Ji's neck, crushed it in an instant, stepped on her head, and suppressed it violently.

The latter tried desperately to struggle, but was no match for Xu Shu's strength. That face looked at him inexplicably: "..."

"..."Xu Shu also looked down at her.

For a moment, neither side spoke, and the entire empty room suddenly fell silent.

This was a sudden and swift move, and it’s a long story, but in fact it happened in a split second.

The progress of the entire sacrificial ceremony was interrupted.

Only Boss Hong's family and other esoteric believers were stunned as they watched the scene before them.

How is this going?

Who is this?

Why was the "messenger of God" trampled under his feet?

What exactly happened?
Question after question popped up in the minds of the believers, causing them to widen their eyes, speechless with horror, and even finding it hard to accept in their hearts.

They dare not, or are unwilling to consider that only possibility.

At this moment, five men in black in the crowd suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Xu Shu without saying a word, with their teeth and claws bared, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces.

Xu Shu glanced at them and saw that they all had dull eyes and very uncoordinated faces, so he knew that these five people had been parasitized by the lobster-like monster.

"Hmph, you're looking for death." He didn't hesitate to free up one hand and attacked with all his strength, with each punch delivering a critical hit.

After five consecutive skull-cracking sounds, the five deep-sea mantis shrimps were already lying on the ground. They were no match for him at all.

Their heads were smashed on the spot, and the lobster bodies with their esophagus entangled inside were smashed to pieces, and it was obvious that they were dead.

Then, Xu Shu squatted down, continued to step on the ghost nun's head, reached out and patted it, lifted her veil, looked at her shabby face, and asked curiously: "So you are also an octopus monster, Suki Herrera, right? I have something to ask you, do you know the origin of the Weevil Jizo?"

The ghost nun under the hood widened her eyes. She was shocked that Xu Shu knew her name. Then she stammered angrily, "Damn bug, you dare to call my Lord's name directly? Do you know who He is..."

Snapped!
Xu Shu slapped her face until it was swollen, and said bluntly: "Stop talking nonsense and answer the questions honestly! Where is the Dizang now? What is its origin? When did it appear?"

"..."

Suki Herrera, whose half octopus face was covered in blood after being slapped, closed her eyes and stopped talking.

"You're still not telling me? If you're not telling the truth, don't blame me for punishing you severely." Xu Shu threatened, then took a look at the other party's appearance and its mouth full of fangs, and began to seriously consider whether the torture method he used on Nie Qiba would be effective on it.

The next second, Su Ji seemed to have noticed Xu Shu's little move. A trace of surprise flashed across her face, and then she said maliciously: "Damn it, you evil human! I will kill you sooner or later, just wait, I will remember you!"

After saying that, the monster's octopus head popped, turned into a puff of smoke, and disappeared.

This made Xu Shu stunned, and it took him a while to react.

NND, it turns out to be a clone!
"Oh, you remember me? Are you afraid of me? It seems that your original form is quite strong, but so what? If you have the guts, come to the border and fight me right under the nose of the Star Tower!"

Xu Shu stood up in a somewhat frivolous manner and picked up the most familiar strange mysterious book.

This thing is obviously not an ordinary thing and it contains a big secret. Now it seems that Su Ji is also a subordinate of Jizo?
I never thought that my three legendary worlds, The Passing of Hong Kong, The Collapse of Kyoto and The Ruins of the Dead, actually belong to the same parallel world.

This is somewhat interesting.

Xu Shu turned around and saw a group of esoteric cult followers lying on the ground in front of him.

"Tsk."

Xu Shu frowned and said unhappily: "Don't blame me for not giving you a chance. Have you ever heard the old saying that those who confess will be treated leniently while those who resist will be treated severely? Tell me the whole story, and I will consider giving you a chance to live." This time, as the "messengers of God" that he and others had summoned with great effort were killed by the other party, no matter how unwilling the believers were to believe it, no matter how much they wanted to deceive themselves, they had to face up to one fact - the person who appeared before them was a powerful transcendent.

An extraordinary being who trampled underfoot the being they had always worshipped as a god!
Because in the past, this "Su Ji" gave them the impression that she was too terrifying to describe, and that they could not look up to her. She was the spokesperson of God.

So when she was killed by Xu Shu, she behaved so weakly that everyone's faith, which was not particularly firm to begin with, completely collapsed.

"Sir! Please let us go, we will tell you everything."

"Yes, sir, please forgive me."

"Sir, we know we were wrong~"

A group of people looked at the sacrifices arranged in a circle on the ground, thought of the consequences, and began to waile and beg for mercy on the ground.

Xu Shu sneered, neither refusing nor agreeing, but said calmly: "I ask, and you all answer together. If I find out that anyone is deliberately slow or talking, hehe."

"Understood, understood! Sir, we absolutely dare not hide it."

There are still six or seven living believers left here, and they all nod like chicks pecking at rice.

"That's good. First question, where did you get this book?" Xu Shu asked.

"The North! Brought from the North!" several people said in unison.

"North? Be more specific?" Xu Shu asked again, feeling slightly satisfied.

The fat boss replied, "The bishop brought it back from the northern border. He said he received a revelation from God and found this book of God's grace on his ancestor's grave."

I see... Xu Shu's eyes rolled, and he suddenly asked, "Where is the bishop?"

"Killed by you." Everyone reacted one after another and pointed at a headless member of the 'Deep Sea Shrimp' on the ground.

"That's it..."

Xu Shu touched his chin.

Was it really obtained from the border?

This is already (19, 18). If we talk about the border line further north, there is naturally only one place, and that is where he once conquered a strange human-snake monster "Nieqiba" during his journey, and then was ambushed and beheaded by the power of Dizang (19, 19).

That supply point is less than one kilometer away from the northeastern corner of the border.

This "Mysterious Book" is indeed closely related to Ksitigarbha Niroha, which is related to the fact that Su Ji called Ksitigarbha Niroha "my lord". It seems that these people are not lying.

But if that's the case, then the location of the ruins associated with the legend [The Passing of Hong Kong] seems to be near there (19, 19).

If I can find the location of the copy, I will have a chance to find "Chen Que"~
After thinking for a moment, Xu Shu asked again: "What is the spell to summon it?"

"This...I hope our ancestors will show up soon." The hotel owner said stiffly.

"Are you kidding me?" Xu Shu stood up immediately, his powerful muscles fully revealed. His fierce will that had killed countless monsters was enough to scare ordinary people.

"Sir, I dare not! This is what the bishop taught us." A group of people fell to the ground in fear.

Xu Shu was still a little unconvinced: "Then why are you guys mumbling a bunch of weird pronunciations?"

Fatty Hong said, "The bishop asked us to imitate the sounds of animals chewing. The real spell is just that one sentence. It is absolutely true and there is no concealment, sir."

"Is that so? Then perform it again." Xu Shu put the mysterious book on the ground.

Several people looked at each other, but did not dare to disobey Xu Shu. They knelt on the ground and continued to recite.

This time, Xu Shu really heard them say "Ancestors, please show up soon" in a very orderly manner, and then they continued to make crunching chewing sounds.

He listened carefully and found that the chewing sounds imitated by each person were indeed different, and there was no special pattern to speak of.

About ten minutes later, the rustling sound was heard again in the room.

Then, the mysterious book opened.

Xu Shu walked over and took a look, and found that it was turned to No. 187. There was a long paragraph of text on it that he couldn't understand, but there was an illustration. The illustration showed Suji Herrera's true form, the tall ghost nun.

He tried to turn the pages, but found that it was impossible. It seemed that the pages of this book could not be turned manually, so he gave up.

After a while, a head popped out of the book again. It opened its eyes and saw Xu Shu looking at her with a smile.

"Hello, ma'am. Nice to meet you again. Can you tell me who the Ourobi Jizo is?"

"?" Suki Herrera was obviously stunned for a moment, then looked to the side, at the mess on the ground.

next second.

"Sa love SA TVB!!!!" The ghost nun shouted and released a beam of light, hitting Xu Shu's chest.

Then, a faint golden layer appeared on the surface of Xu Shu's body. He took the opponent's attack head-on and couldn't even break through the shield of "Jingwei Filling the Sea".

He brushed off the dust on his chest in a very evil manner, and asked with a smile: "Beating is love, scolding is care, why don't you tell me the truth quickly."

Seeing this, the ghost nun Su Ji was also shocked, and was obviously surprised why the other party was unharmed.

Seeing Xu Shu's mean expression, she shouted angrily, "Dream on... You damn blasphemer, I will never let you go", and then turned into a ball of foam and disappeared.

When Boss Hong and others saw this scene, the last bit of hope in their hearts completely disappeared.

"Sir, this bishop said before that as long as we sacrifice our lives regularly, we can gain more believers. If the ancestor is happy, he will give us money and women."

"This ancestor is not our ancestor. He is the one who told us to call him 'ancestor'!"

"He also said that if we want to see God's grace, we must create as many believers as possible."

"He said this was a try! An experiment! If it succeeds, we will have the opportunity to enter the Lord's kingdom on earth!"

"He also taught us a set of breathing techniques. When we chanted the spell, we followed this set of breathing techniques to make the sound of animals chewing."

Perhaps the last line of defense in their hearts collapsed, and several people took the initiative to confess more.

Xu Shu asked sharply, "Try? What try? Who is trying? What is trying?"

Most people might overlook this, but Xu Shu wouldn't. This clearly seemed to be related to the conspiracy of some secret cult.

Everyone was confused by his question and said hesitantly, "We don't know. The missionary didn't tell us."

This made Xu Shu roll his eyes secretly. This should be the key, but unfortunately these people failed at the critical moment and they didn't know much really useful information.

In the final analysis, they are just a group of guys who are driven by interests and exploited.

"Forget it, where is the breathing method?" Xu Shu asked again.

The fat boss immediately understood and nodded to her daughter: "Xiao Li!"

"Hey." Hong Li took out a piece of paper folded into a square from her back pocket and handed it to Xu Shu.

During this time, she timidly glanced at Xu Shu a few times, but did not see any special attitude towards her on Xu Shu's face, and could not help feeling a little disappointed.

Xu Shu spread out the paper and took a look at it, his expression froze slightly, he saw that it was actually a set of the most common ancient martial arts training methods, which did have some effect in regulating breathing for ordinary people, but it was hard to say whether this effect was good or bad. In essence, it was about inhaling for five seconds and stopping, visualizing the air entering from the navel and exiting from the crown of the head, and then exhaling for five seconds and stopping.

For people who meditate, it can help force them to calm down, and even improve their lung capacity, but it is pure nonsense to think that they can develop internal strength.

There are three big words written on it: Liuhe Heart Method!
"Could this be the unfolding of the Liuhe Youshen Palm that I, Chen Que, have practiced?"

Xu Shu felt something strange in his heart. He read it over and over again, but didn't find anything special. He folded the paper and put it away.

Then he asked, "Is there anything else you haven't explained?"

"Sir, we know, we have already said it all. Please be magnanimous and let us go. We will definitely reform ourselves and be good people!" A group of cultists kowtowed on the ground.

Seeing this, Xu Shu did not forget to ask another question: "By the way, have you ever harmed anyone in the south (19, 6)?"

Several people quickly said, "No, sir, we were tricked into joining the sect by those damn refugees a week ago, and we have never left here."

"Oh, so that's it."

Xu Shu nodded and said, "In this case, I am not someone who would go back on my word. I will naturally give you a way out..."

Several people were as if they had been pardoned. "Thank you, sir. You are so kind to me, sir! I will give you a new life!"

The next moment, Xu Shu continued, "Don't be so quick to thank me. Let's put it this way. Each of you will take my punch. If you can take it, you will live. If you can't take it, you will die. Now, whether you can take it or not is entirely up to you. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance."

After the words were spoken, everyone's faces turned wooden.

"what?"

"Sir, are you kidding me?"

"Do you think I'm kidding? You're the first one to start. I'll count to three. One! Two! Three!"

Xu Shu raised his fist and smashed it into the chest of a middle-aged man, sending him flying like a cannonball. He slammed into the wall with a loud bang, leaving an exaggerated dent like a piece of cake, which flowed down softly. It looked as if he was deader than dead.

"..."

A group of people looked at each other.

Are you kidding me? I'm going to take a punch like that?
They all started crying for their parents immediately.

"Please spare my life, sir!"

boom!
"We are just mortals. We can't stand your torment."

boom!
"My Lord, you can't do this~"

boom!
"grown ups……"

boom!
As Xu Shu "gave them a chance" with his punches one after another, the cultists died against the wall one after another, as if they were run over by a truck weighing dozens of tons. All the bones in their bodies were broken by the fall, and their deaths were extremely miserable.

When it was Xiaoli's turn, she cried out, "Sir, sir! Please spare me, considering that I treated you to a drink..."

As soon as she said that, Xu Shu laughed: "Are you trying to buy me a drink? I'm too lazy to expose you."

Xiaoli's face turned pale as she changed the subject: "For the sake of being a woman, can you let me live? I can do anything, really!" As she spoke, she unbuttoned her clothes and pressed herself against Xu Shu.

Xu Shu chuckled, pointed at a few wasteland refugees who had been sacrificed and died on the ground not far away, and asked, "Why didn't you think about your own fate when you killed them? Did you think that you had diamonds and could exchange for other people's lives?"

After saying that, Xu Shu didn't give the other party any more chance to talk nonsense and smashed her into a meat patty as well.

At this point, the evil cult group (19, 18) was completely destroyed, with no one left alive, and was burned to ashes.

As for those who were captured as sacrifices, there were still six or seven people alive. Xu Shu untied them and let them wait here for the effect of the "sleeping drug" to wear off.

He returned to his room and took a nap to replenish his energy.

When it was dawn and there was a hint of pale sky in the east, he opened his eyes and stared into the void in front of him.

[The sun rises, and all things come back to life. Welcome back to the Taichu Volume, Master! ]

[Number of times opened today: 3/3! ]

(End of this chapter)