Chapter 158 Divine Might

Boom! The powerful force of the firearm, accompanied by a concussive blast, instantly tore through the ghostly aura surrounding the divine general. Only then did Mu Liti realize that the incantation being recited was one he had never heard before.

And the power of this firearm exceeded his imagination!

At that moment, a blaze of light illuminated the tainted earth, filling the empty chamber with brilliance, a roaring fire and thunder!

His enormous body spun violently, blasted away by the firearm. The force of the shot pierced through his flesh, tearing a gaping, bloody hole in his abdomen. Simultaneously, it ripped through the north and south sides of the massive casino, utterly destroying the passage leading to the back halls!

Billowing smoke and raging flames engulfed the world, igniting everything!

Mu Liti found himself temporarily unable to move, his body convulsing in agony, as if lightning were tearing through his muscles and bones, leaving him numb.

But the barrage of the firearms did not cease. Empowered by the power of vows, these two simple matchlock guns had transformed into rapid-firing weapons. The five firearm barrels automatically whirred, accompanied by a cacophony of clicks and rotations, continuously spewing out surging smoke and intense fire and thunder!

The light revealed the forms and spirits of countless demons and monsters. The divine incantation possessed terrifying power, its emitted fluctuations of mana and aura making it nearly impossible for them to breathe!

"Lightning, come! Sword, rise!"

Five Thunder Talismans and Evil-Slaying Talismans danced in the sky!

"Great Divine Incantation!"

The Great Divine Incantation specifically targeted those with immense power!

Unable to remain spectators any longer, the demon kings howled and lunged at Ji Xiang, while more treacherous individuals charged towards Feng Menglong.

However, a formless divine sword descended from the void, instantly piercing the demon king beside Feng Menglong through the forehead!

The second divine power of the Ascension Realm, Divine Sword Formation!

Amidst the chaos, Feng Menglong, in a moment of quick thinking, leaned backward, falling to the ground with his chair. The little fox, seemingly entranced, grabbed Ji Xiang's Fire God banner, intending to set the place ablaze!

At that moment, Ji Xiang flicked the firearm in his hand, activating a minor divine power, and shouted, "Freeze!"

Instantly, the little fox's movements halted. Several Gold Light Talismans flew from Ji Xiang's sleeves, and in an instant, the casino was bathed in brilliant light!

Heaven and Earth's Mysterious Sect, the Root of All Qi; Cultivate Boundless Eons, Attain My Divine Power!

Within and Without the Three Realms, the Dao Alone is Supreme; My Body Possesses Golden Light, Protecting and Illuminating Me!

All these Gold Light Talismans flew towards the little fox, forming a formation that enveloped both of them. Any demon or monster attempting to enter would have to sacrifice at least half of their life!

Throughout the casino, talismans flew wildly, finally causing the demon kings' expressions to change:

"How does he have so many talismans!"

No one had ever seen a Daoist carrying so many talismans. Was he throwing them around by the pound?

"Is this person so afraid of death!"

Ji Xiang's ears twitched as he heard the exclamation. He scoffed, "Using talismans to kill you is to avoid getting my hands dirty."

As he spoke, a demon king was struck by the Great Divine Incantation. He roared, attempting to use his demonic arts to resist it!

"This king doesn't believe that a mere piece of paper can kill me!"

Ji Xiang turned his head. "Don't believe it?"

"Go!"

As Ji Xiang spoke, the other talismans floating around him immediately found their concentrated target. Several more levitating Great Divine Incantations flew through the air, sticking to his face, chest, arms, and even his lower body...

Boom!

From his internal organs to his muscles and bones, everything was blasted into dust!

Upon witnessing this, a demon king who had intended to charge towards Ji Xiang abruptly stopped in his tracks and retreated rapidly!

Boom!

But Ji Xiang's gun barrel would not grant him an escape. One shot left him gravely injured!

The Five Thunder Talisman, used as ammunition, also produced the effect of heavenly thunder and lightning. Thunder magic was the bane of demons and monsters. Upon being struck, his arm was instantly charred, and he crashed heavily to the ground, wailing in agony!

"Kill him! If we don't kill him, we'll all be struck to death by talismans!"

"These talismans certainly aren't his own!"

Six demons surrounded Ji Xiang!

Simultaneously, the flying yakshas throughout the casino also swarmed him, their numbers immense, forming a rising tide, intending to drown Ji Xiang completely and skewer him on the ground!

Ji Xiang chanted, "The lands of the ten directions are brilliantly pure and still; like lapis lazuli, within which a bright moon hangs."

"To see retribution drawing forth evil consequences, this is karmic entanglement. Then, at the moment of death, one first sees raging fires filling the ten directions. The spirit of the deceased flies and falls upon the smoke, entering the Avici Hell!"

In an instant, the flying yakshas' magic power vanished. Some fell to the ground, while others stumbled and were trampled by those around them, crying out in misery, as they were engulfed in raging karmic fire!

These karmic fires would not burn others, only the flying yakshas themselves!

Amidst the screams, words of terror were uttered: "Abhidharma-samuccaya!"

Those who knew that the flying yakshas could be restrained by this scripture translated by the Dharma Master Xuanzang no longer existed. It was a method of controlling flying yakshas that had circulated among Buddhists during the Tang Dynasty. But now, in the Ming Dynasty, it was being used, filling these flying yakshas with terror. The karmic fire raging on their bodies indicated that they had committed countless evils, and only by burning to ashes would the karmic fire cease!

At this moment, Ji Xiang imitated the Fire Lord, shouting loudly at the surrounding demons and monsters who were screaming, kneeling, or terrified, shaking their spirits and minds, causing all the demons in the four directions to tremble:

"When your thoughts arise, karmic fire blazes; it is not others who burn you, but you who burn yourselves!"

Ji Xiang exhaled, shoved the two Five Thunder Divine Machines back into his belt, and swung the meteor cannon from his back!

Newly manufactured by the Ministry of War in the twenty-fifth year of the Wanli reign, the Victory-Character Meteor Cannon!

Meteor cannons were heavy firearms used by single individuals or pairs in individual combat, and came in five forms. The number three type firearm was about four and a half feet long, with the mother and child cannons weighing a total of thirty-six pounds!

Boom! The single-soldier cannon was swung, spewing out raging flames and a powerful impact. The muzzle directly struck a demon king's face, and Ji Xiang chanted an incantation:

"Zhurong commands, Taiyi leads the generals; thunder strikes the whale-ogre, lightning sweeps away the heavenly wolves!"

Divine might of the dry fire, yin objects have no defense!

The power of this cannon was immense, its roar penetrating the entire casino. The flesh and spirit of this demon king were directly blasted into complete fragments, leaving nothing behind! Smoke filled the air, and the area in front was scorched earth!

"Not bad, not bad."

Ji Xiang blew a breath, and the cannon slammed sideways, breaking a monster's arm and sending him flying!

The firearms improved by the Ming court, due to relatively backward technology, retained a peculiar ability, which was that after the gunpowder was used up, these cannons and guns could be swung around and used as spiked clubs!

But in Ji Xiang's hands, a cannon that was half a person's height could be wielded like a spiked club, and the front of this spiked club would also fire and blast people. It could be used for close combat or long-range attacks, truly an essential magic weapon for traveling and slaying demons!

"Mu Liti, your casino is about to be demolished. If you don't do something about it and keep lying there, we're all going to die. Then no one will pay you back their gambling debts!"

"This Daoist is a madman! Run!"

Someone whispered to his companions, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to slip away. The casino entrance was already a sea of fire. The battle of the Earth Immortals had nearly turned this huge casino upside down. There was no room for them, these low-level cultivators in the sixth or seventh realm, or even the third or fifth realm!

"Leave? You can't go anywhere without my permission!"

Ji Xiang scoffed and sealed the door with three Great Divine Incantations. Anyone who dared to go out would be blasted to death on the spot!

Looking at the gazes of those cultivators, Ji Xiang planted the cannon on the ground and pulled open his robe, revealing that it was densely covered with Great Divine Talismans.

This poor Daoist just has a few more talismans, that's all. He usually likes to be a human bomb when he has nothing to do.

"Anyone who isn't afraid of death can try leaving... But if you stay, this poor Daoist will kill you too."

Ji Xiang was forcing them in both directions.

It was to force these petty, self-seeking people to attack him, so that he could kill them righteously, acting on behalf of Heaven!

What is called turning over a new leaf? Dying under the poor Daoist's cannon, that is called turning over a new leaf! Some people, their death is more beneficial than their life!

Sure enough, hearing that leaving meant death, and not leaving meant waiting for death, the expressions of these people who had not dared to fight before finally twisted into hideousness. They took out their weapons and magical artifacts, including monks, Daoists, Confucian scholars, officials, and commoners. From court officials to ordinary people, all of them pounced on Ji Xiang like madmen.

At the same time, as they gathered together, boundless evil energy surged from their bodies!

The Inner Vision Divine Tablet quickly provided a strategy:

[Flowing Evil Qi: All evil qi has different forms, such as erroneous speech, crying and running away in fear, madness and confusion, joy, anger, sorrow, and laughter, great fear as if someone is chasing, singing and chanting, or refusal to speak!]

[All impure things gather to cause disaster, forming this flowing evil qi. The flowing evil qi can cause oncoming living beings to suffer from disease and disaster. People contaminated by the flowing evil qi will have bad luck. When the flowing evil qi evolves into evil fiendish qi, rushing head-on can cause people to mentally collapse, their qi and blood to wither, and their realm to plummet!]

[Using the righteous divine qi of the Four Saints of the North Pole, urge the "Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Incantation" to completely shatter it!]

"Well done, well done! If you didn't charge towards this poor Daoist, if you weren't proactive, how could this poor Daoist have a two-way rush with you?"

"Now that you've taken the initiative, this poor Daoist can only show compassion and send you on your way! May you fall into the Fengdu Hell, never to be reborn!"

At this moment, three illusory shadows of divine generals floated around Ji Xiang, plus Ji Xiang's own white-faced True Martial form and spirit. The awesome power of the Four Saints of the North Pole enveloped this place!

Divine light blazed, shaking Heaven and Earth. Without evil, what ghost dares to resist?

Even millions of fierce demons, one glance of this awesome power, all turn to dust!

From Ji Xiang's mouth, the sacred incantation was chanted:

"Heaven and Earth are natural, foul qi scatters, the mysterious void in the cave, illuminates the Grand Origin!"

Among the Eight Great Divine Incantations, the Purifying Heaven and Earth Divine Incantation!

The qi of the Four Saints surged, cooperating with the power of the divine incantation to erupt. In an instant, thunder, water, purple clouds, heavenly axes, and divine blades descended head-on, shattering the surging evil qi gathered by these people. All filthy and turbid qi, like fallen leaves swept up by the wind and thunder, were completely swept away!

"Disperse!"

A roar of anger! The images of the Four Saints flickered on Ji Xiang's body. Ji Xiang, holding the cannon, swept it across and then fired another blast!

In an instant, among these cultivators, those with low cultivation, or those mortal warriors, fell to the ground, reduced to minced meat! Only the strong with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown could survive by relying on their tenacious vitality, but what awaited them was Ji Xiang's second incantation!

Today, not one of them will survive!

With the Five Thunder Orthodox Art, heavenly thunder and earthly fire devoured them all, thus killing all those who had fallen into evil, their blood staining the divinely bestowed clothing!