Chapter 426: Zuo Wang Dao

Chapter 426: The Way of Forgetfulness

Listening to their words, Li Huowang, who had just been lost in his own emotions, stared in bewilderment at everything before him.

When he came back to himself, a surge of blood rushed through his head like a thunderclap. "All this is because of you bastards!!"

With a clang, Li Huowang lifted his sword with one hand and kicked off from the tiles with both feet, charging toward the three figures of the Way of Forgetfulness who were facing away from him.

Hearing the howling sound behind him, the attacked Way of Forgetfulness staggered sideways as if his body had been severed, narrowly avoiding the attack.

His hanging head turned to look at Li Huowang with shock, "Big Brother Hongzhong, still playing around! They won't believe you anymore. You should run now—we'll hold them back!"

At that moment, the illusionary Hongzhong also approached, speaking solemnly, "He's right. This isn’t the time for games. Retreat is the priority."

"Right, you old bastard!" With a sudden swing of his long sword, Li Huowang slashed across the face of the figure whose flesh was torn and bloody, yet nothing happened.

Just then, the Sky-Watching Bureau began to act. A Daoist in purple robes pulled out two triangular talismans the size of fists from his sleeve, stuck them into his neck, and began chanting while drawing a massive Ba Gua formation in midair.

Each time his fingers traced through the air, ripples of transparent energy surged outward.

As the Daoist completed his gesture and pressed the formation down onto the tiles beneath his feet, “Raise your heads to observe, bow your heads to listen; above are the six Jia, below the six Ding and three pure ones—by command of the Three Purities! I order you to execute!”

In the next instant, a sharp cracking sound echoed as all the tiles and beams under everyone’s feet shattered instantly. Those standing on the tiles lost their footing and fell into the room below.

A massive black five-element Ba Gua appeared directly beneath them, perfectly enclosing the three Way of Forgetfulness and Li Huowang.

The masked members of the Sky-Watching Bureau, who had mysteriously appeared below, stood guard around the formation, eyes fixed intently on the intruders.

In this critical moment, one of the male Way of Forgetfulness clenched his teeth, used a falling tile for leverage, and pushed hard toward Li Huowang with both hands. "Big Brother Hongzhong! Run!"

With a sharp slash, Li Huowang chopped off his hands.

In his stunned gaze, a black tentacle wrapped in copper coins suddenly whipped out, its blade stretching rapidly, slicing through the Way of Forgetfulness's brain.

Before he could do anything else, the remaining two Way of Forgetfulness and Li Huowang landed.

The moment they touched the five-element Ba Gua formation, it rose like a net, trapping them all inside.

Seeing that even he was caught, Li Huowang flew into rage. These useless fools were more capable of ruining things than achieving anything.

"What exactly are you doing?! I’ve told you already! I’m not a Way of Forgetfulness!" With his left fingernail, Li Huowang tore off his own face.

Yet this desperate attempt at proving his innocence did not convince the conspiring members of the Sky-Watching Bureau—it only accelerated their assault.

The purple-robed Daoist reached behind him, pulled out the yellow talisman flag from his neck, and threw it toward Li Huowang.

The pole grew longer in midair, resembling spears, spiraling and piercing into the vital points of all three, entering from front and exiting from back, instantly skewering them together.

Then, as one of the Sky-Watching Bureau members waved his hand, several dark green talismans flew over and stuck onto their foreheads. Now, not even a finger could move.

Seeing the three men now under his control, the six Sky-Watching Bureau members finally exhaled in relief.

Just as the humpbacked man holding a soul-summoning banner was about to speak, he saw the meatball formed by the three men tied together begin to move.

"How many times must I say it?! I am NOT a Way of Forgetfulness!!" Li Huowang's roar filled with killing intent exploded within the cramped space.

In shock, countless black, sticky tentacles emerged from various parts of Li Huowang's body, lifting the three men who were packed together.

A gentle breeze blew away the talisman on his forehead, revealing eyes full of bloodthirsty hatred. "Kill!"

The surge of blood in Li Huowang's body caused all his tentacles to swell, growing larger and stronger.

With violent swaying and thrusting, the entire mass soared high into the air, crashing down upon the Sky-Watching Bureau members.

Just as they tried to retreat, Li Sui, inside Li Huowang, followed his father’s command and snapped his own ribs, crossing them and stabbing them into his lungs.

Instantly, everyone instinctively clutched their chests, mirroring Li Huowang's expression of agony.

Taking advantage of their shared suffering, Li Huowang severed his own fingers and drove them into the temples of two of the Sky-Watching Bureau members.

With the death of the Daoist, the Ba Gua formation etched like tattoos on the three vanished quickly, and Li Huowang found himself able to move again.

Ignoring the two still impaled on his body, Li Huowang, bloodied and frenzied, ripped off the talisman above his forehead, enduring the excruciating pain, and charged at the remaining Sky-Watching Bureau members.

"How many times must I tell you?! I am NOT a Way of Forgetfulness!!"

When Li Huowang had been sealed, they couldn’t even match him. Now freed, they were no match at all.

Especially when the remaining Way of Forgetfulness and Li Sui joined in, the Sky-Watching Bureau was defeated even faster.

When the white banner in his hand was cut in half, the humpbacked man staggered backward, panic filling his voice. "Okay okay! You’re not a Way of Forgetfulness! I believe you, I believe you!"

A flash of white light, and the sword brimming with killing intent pierced straight through his mouth and emerged from the back of his skull, embedding itself firmly into the earthen wall.

Li Huowang looked into the despair-filled eyes of the man, pressing all his strength into the hilt of the sword, and the wall cracked open with a hole.

As the humpbacked man's eyes rolled upward, his hands, gripping the sword hilt, fell limp. All the Sky-Watching Bureau members were slain by Li Huowang.

"Big Brother Hongzhong is truly amazing!"

"Yeah, otherwise why would he be Big Brother Hongzhong, and we two just foot soldiers?"

Two voices of joy and celebration came from behind Li Huowang.

Li Huowang pulled the sword from the humpbacked man’s mouth, reversed it into his scabbard, and slowly extracted the pole from his back.

As the pole was pulled out, the Way of Forgetfulness who had been impaled on his back finally regained freedom.

While they praised him like a comedy duo, Li Huowang drew his sword once more from the scabbard, its bloodstained tip pointing directly at the heads of the two Way of Forgetfulness. "Where is Xin Su Bei Feng now?"

(End of Chapter)