From the surging purple thunder clouds, a lightning beam about ten feet thick fell, hitting the body of the divine beast Tingting.
"Roar-"
There was a roar of pain in Di Ting, which shook the whole country.
After a lightning beam fell, the thunder cloud had not dissipated yet. Xu Ping continued to use magic skills, and another Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was brewing in the thunder cloud.
Purple thunder arcs shone all over the sky under the thunder clouds, and under this thunder cloud, the divine beast Di Ting was already torn apart and covered in golden blood.
Drops of golden blood slipped from its body, dyeing the place where it stood golden yellow.
"Who are you anyway?"
Listen carefully to the loud roar.
Never would I have thought that it was just a ghost, but it would suddenly show such strength.
But under the power of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, it has no ability to resist at all.
"boom--"
It was answered by another purple divine thunder.
Bathed in the lightning beam, extreme pain spread throughout the body, listening to the crazy roar.
The City King and the Song Emperor, who had come from afar, were anxious when they heard the sound, but they were still on their way.
Thunder and lightning raged crazily in the body, shattering every meridian, causing the divine beast to listen directly, lying limply on the ground, dying.
Xu Ping directly devoted all his spiritual consciousness to controlling the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. The divine thunder fell one after another, and the evil spirit in his body became empty.
Suddenly, Xu Ping noticed two figures approaching quickly not far away.
And behind the two of them, there was a dense crowd, where a large number of Yin soldiers and evil spirits gathered.
It’s no longer possible, we have to withdraw!
At this thought, Xu Ping summoned up all his remaining strength, activated the magic weapon, and then turned around and jumped into the Netherworld River.
At this moment, a thick purple divine thunder fell from the sky and exploded on the body of the Diting divine beast.
The raging divine thunder completely exploded in Di Ting's body, taking away the last breath of life from his body.
A real man never looks back at the explosion. The three incarnations entangled around the Diting Divine Beast have been taken back by Xu Ping and disappeared directly on the spot.
And he hid in the Netherworld River and quickly swam more than half a step into the city.
The Song Emperor and the City King came belatedly, and when they saw the wreckage on the ground and the mythical beast with the smell of meat, they were shocked and also a little scared.
Although the immortal energy between heaven and earth no longer exists, the growth of this listening beast, like theirs, has also become very slow.
But this is the mythical beast under the seat of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
Now……
Smelling the aroma of meat floating in the air, the two Yanjuns were surprised to find that it seemed to be cooked.
The Yin soldiers and evil spirits who followed behind were directly attracted by the smell of meat, and they pounced on the remains of Di Ting, biting into the corpse that smelled of meat.
"stop!"
"Stop it all!"
The two Lords of Hell yelled loudly, but at this moment, these Yin soldiers and evil spirits looked crazy, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying.
Listening came more than half a step this time, and it was on the orders of the Bodhisattva that he brought the news of launching the final counterattack.
Just now, the Song Emperor had completed discussions with the City King, and had reached an agreement on the half-step plan, intending to bid farewell to Di Ting.
Unexpectedly, this mythical beast listened, and after staying for several days, it decided to return to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva today. However, it never expected that just when it was about to go back, something like this would happen.
The majestic mythical beast was made into kebabs and is still being eaten by evil spirits.
Like a vicious dog attacking its prey, these evil soldiers and evil ghosts came one after another. Even if the two Lords of Hell tried to stop them, they would not listen at all.
It was as if the scent of meat lingering in the air possessed the magic power of dreams, making them completely forget everything.
"stop!"
"Stop it!"
The Song Emperor roared angrily, and a circle of energy spread around him. The Yin Soldiers and Evil Ghosts nearby bore the brunt of the attack and were shaken to their core.
Those who were a little further away were also shaken away from the body of Di Ting.
Just when there was chaos, three figures appeared on the edge of the Yin soldiers and evil spirits.
Huang San and Lao Luo are still Xu Ping.
But the Xu Ping who appeared at this time, like the two of them, was an incarnation.
Xu Ping's true body was still in the Netherworld River. He needed to meet Song Qingling to convey the news.
Although it is said that the effect of remote communication can be achieved through a beautiful face, Xu Ping feels that if the matter is important, it must be discussed in person.
"Sir, what happened?"
The three avatars hurried to the City King's side.
The City King saw the three of them and asked quickly, "Master Diting is dead, have you noticed anything suspicious?"
Emperor Song's eyes also moved over.
"No."
"I didn't see it either."
"At that time, we met Mr. Di Ting in the underground building. He asked us a few words and then left the underground building together. After we parted ways, we never saw him again."
The third brother's incarnation had already made up his mind, saying that they had just arrived from Piaoxiang Tower, and Lianlian could testify to the truth and love of Piaoxiang Tower.
The city king naturally trusted them, but the Song emperor remained suspicious.
After all, the three in front of me were the last to see Di Ting.
No, I can't listen to their one-sided words. I'll go to Piao Xianglou later and ask.
Now on the field, the corpse of the divine beast Tingting has become fragmented, with only some pieces of meat still hanging on part of the skeleton.
Now that the sacred beast of Listening has died, and even the body has become mutilated, how can we explain this to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?
If Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva blames him...
The Song emperor and the city king dare not even think about it.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"..."
However, at this moment, the mutation occurred again.
There were constant sounds like exploding firecrackers and banging sounds all around.
The evil ghosts of the Yin soldiers who gnawed at Di Ting's corpse had purple thunder rumbling in their bodies, so that their bodies exploded directly, exploding large swaths of purple light.
And this purple light even took away the evil ghosts standing nearby. Just this series of explosions caused heavy casualties to the thousands of evil ghosts who came here.
…
After controlling the Yin soldier evil ghost who was bewitched by the smell of meat and went crazy.
Emperor Song's face was already ashen. He looked around and said in a solemn voice: "King of the City, you must give the Bodhisattva an explanation for this matter."
The City King also looked horrified, but when he heard his words, he was stunned and said: "What does it have to do with me?"
If such a huge crime were imposed on you, wouldn't it be impossible for you to recover? He is not stupid either. It sounds like the Song Emperor wants to shirk responsibility.
Emperor Song snorted coldly: "When the Listening Divine Beast was at my place, it was still fine, but within a few days of arriving at your eighteenth-floor building, it turned into this. Doesn't this have anything to do with you?"
The City King also felt that he was unlucky, but he still said: "Who was killed by Mr. Tingting? This matter must be investigated clearly, but he wants me to bear the responsibility alone..."
As he spoke, he snorted coldly and said: "Humph, that is absolutely impossible. Master Tingting, it happened half a step away, not in my underground building. Don't even think about it. Just pick it up yourself."
"
The Emperor of Song Dynasty said without any politeness: "No matter what, after I see Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I will naturally tell you the truth."
The City King pondered for a long time and did not argue with him anymore. He just said: "The most urgent task is to find this murderer."
In the underworld, there are really not many Yin gods who can kill Tingting.
Except for the King of Hell and the four great judges who now have sole power, the rest, such as black and white, impermanence, bull heads and horse faces, are basically impossible to achieve.
After analysis, both Yan Jun felt that Zhong Kui must have done this.
They were able to recognize that Di Ting died under the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, which is the supreme Taoist magic and the Yin God who can master the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
It should only be Zhong Kui.
After all, he is the only one who practices Taoist techniques.
But can Zhong Kui do it with his strength alone?
The two Yan Juns expressed doubts and felt frightened in their hearts.
I originally chose to follow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva because he was a superior being in the underworld.
But now it seems that there is a mysterious master hidden in the underworld.
Cui Yu is currently being held in an underground building.
Wei Zheng and King Yama were presiding over the overall situation in the underworld of Fengdu, so they must have no time to spare.
The remaining one, Lu Zhidao, is stationed in the Eighteenth Level of Hell all year round and basically never goes out.
What's more, the current situation in the eighteenth level of hell makes it impossible for him to escape.
But in the end, there had to be a scapegoat. Emperor Song thought about it and said directly: "Do we still need to think about this matter? Who else can it be besides Zhong Kui?"
As he spoke, he added: "I didn't expect Zhong Kui's strength to have reached this level. We must inform Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva as soon as possible."
The City King said softly: "Do we still need to inform Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva about this matter? As soon as the Listening Divine Beast dies, the Bodhisattva must have already sensed it."
…
"Tingting... is dead!"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, sitting on the black lotus, is surrounded by Buddha aggregates, forming a rainbow-like halo of light, bringing a ray of light to the dark environment.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
The moment Di Ting died, he had already received the message, but he still had no way of knowing who had done it.
A simple task of delivering a message led to Di Ting's death. He was extremely sad, and his eyes, as calm as an ancient well, also had a ripple.
"I told you you wouldn't succeed."
In the dark place opposite Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, a voice suddenly came. The voice was soft and calm, without any emotion.
The Buddha aggregates around Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva slowly enlarged, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
What emerged from the darkness was a white-faced monk, wearing a simple monk's robes, with a gentle face and a smile that never changed at the corner of his mouth.
The monk sitting cross-legged on the ground is exactly the same as the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in terms of appearance, and his facial features have not changed at all.
After he said these words calmly, he looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in front of him with a compassionate look.
It was this look that made Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who was already unhappy, fly into a rage.
"Buddha said that we are going through a major change that has not happened in thousands of years. At this time, it is a great opportunity to take the underworld completely into our hands, but you just said that Buddha was wrong."
"Are you still one of my Buddha's subjects? Do you really think I won't kill you?"
He angrily scolded the white-faced monk in front of him, extremely dissatisfied.
The smile on the corner of the monk's mouth did not diminish, and he said softly: "I am you, and you are me. If I don't believe it, you don't believe it. If you are like Sun Dasheng and eliminate the two minds, maybe you can still succeed this time, but since you don't want to,
No, it’s really impossible to do this.”
The tone was still the same, but this time Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not get angry again. Instead, after pondering for a long time, he said: "I keep you here just to see whether you are wrong or whether the Buddha is wrong."
"Buddha was wrong!"
The monk replied directly without giving any face.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not argue with him anymore, but asked: "Tingting lived with you and me day and night, day and night, and now he is killed. Don't you want to take revenge?"
The monk said: "Since we don't know who did it, how can we start talking about revenge?"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva frowned slightly and said: "There are not many people in the underworld who can have such means. It shouldn't be difficult to guess. Who do you think it could be?"
"have no idea!"
The monk said it directly.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was speechless and stopped asking him. Instead, he said to himself: "If it is possible and capable of doing this, Zhong Kui may be the only one, but... when did he become so diligent in his Taoism?"
How fast?"
The monk still looked indifferent, "Haha, of course it is because you are suffering retribution for what you have done. Ting Ting's fate is the best omen."
"Di Ting is dead, aren't you really sad?"
"It doesn't matter if I'm sad, it doesn't matter if I'm not sad. On the contrary, Di Ting was moved by your slanderous words and helped the tyrants to commit evil. This death is also retribution."
"There will be retribution in the dark. Helping the tyrants to commit cruelty is the cause, and suffering a brutal death is the result."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head slightly and said calmly: "That's all, it seems that we can't agree to go together after all."
The monk smiled and said: "If we can talk about it together, you won't separate me."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not say any more, but took back the Buddha's body that illuminated the surroundings. The monk's position fell into darkness again, and his figure disappeared.
…
Xu Ping swam out of the Netherworld River silently, and he was still under the locust tree. Song Qingling was sitting under the tree with her knees in her arms, waiting for him.
As early as in the Netherworld River, Xu Ping had already contacted Song Qingling through the beauty face, making the latter look happy and rushed here non-stop.
Beauty Face could only have one-sided contact. She waited all the time, and finally waited for Xu Ping's call. She was very happy in her heart.
Suddenly seeing a head emerging from the Netherworld River, Song Qingling was stunned for a moment, then showed a bright smile and stepped forward quickly, "Brother Xu, you are here."
Xu Ping evaporated the water vapor on his body and said quickly: "Go and tell A'li quickly. I have met with Judge Cui Yu and asked her to take the underworld's subordinates and leave more than half a step away as soon as possible."
"They are preparing to launch a fierce offensive."
Song Qingling still had the mentality of a little girl at this time and thought that this meeting was for romance. When she heard this, she couldn't help but scream.
"What are you doing? Why don't you go quickly?"
"oh……"
Song Qingling responded, and the excitement on her face disappeared visibly.
Just when she was about to leave, Xu Ping suddenly called out to her.