In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, nearly half of the incense at Bao Sheng Temple had already been depleted!
With Ghost Law being cautious and careful, it didn't give the Corpse Monster before it the chance to get close until it realized that the incense Xu Qing threw was decreasing each time, and only then did it feel at ease.
For a Corpse Monster to even have incense was already a rare occurrence in ancient times, and to enjoy the reverence of the people with nearly millions of incense offerings was unprecedented.
Even the female Kui Ba of olden times didn't possess such immense human faith.
Ghost Law concluded that Xu Qing was at the end of his rope, and the continuously diminishing incense was the clear proof.
When the incense, initially in millions went down to eight hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, and then two hundred thousand… Ghost Law's bit of doubt was immediately overridden by the self-confidence of the "Clever Ghost."
Xu Qing paid no heed, continuing until, after another axe chop, he finally paused.
At this moment, his Water Corpse magical power was completely depleted, and even his Fur Corpse magical power was largely consumed from using various divine techniques and transformations.
In the six paths of the three realms, the magical power and depth of cultivation of all living beings are restricted by their level and attainment.
With five hundred years of attainment, no matter how solid your foundation is, your magical power cannot exceed that of someone with a thousand years of attainment, at most coming infinitely close to a thousand-year level.
The difference between those with a thousand-year attainment and ten-thousand-year attainment is similarly so.
Ghost Law could see that Xu Qing had only gone through the Celestial Fire tribulation, yet the magical power he just spent was already at the level of Kui Ba, akin to having gone through the fierce wind tribulation, the magical power of a ten-thousand-year cultivation individual.
With the Clever Ghost dominating, Ghost Law looked at Xu Qing, whose magical power was visibly exhausted but still insisted on advancing, and sneered, "How much incense do you have left? How much magical power remains?"
As he spoke, the Clever Ghost retreated behind the scenes, and when Ghost Law transformed its form once more, it replicated the method and turned into a never-satiated Hungry Ghost.
With the Bao Sheng divine form gone, Xu Qing carried a determined expression and spoke as the Demon Exorcism True Monarch before, "I am the god of life-preservation, the Immortal Hall Master, worshipped in righteous temples, enjoying the incense of the people. Today, even if I shed this body, even if my soul perishes in the ceaseless fires, I will, for the believers of the world, cut down you demons and evils!"
Having spoken, Xu Qing held the Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword, and charged towards the mouth of Ghost Law.
He charged, raised his sword, and slid forward.
In one smooth combo, Xu Qing entered the abyssal mouth of the Hungry Ghost.
Overestimating oneself...
Amid Ghost Law's mockery, countless ghost forms displayed expressions of delight and jubilation.
However, just as the Hungry Ghost attempted to tilt its neck to swallow, it suddenly changed its expression, trying to cough violently but unable to make a sound.
Ghost Law's main consciousness turned utterly frantic; it reached toward its throat, trying to pull out the thorn stuck in its throat, but was interrupted by an overwhelmingly terrifying incense fire!
A moment earlier, within the mouth of Ghost Law.
As soon as Xu Qing entered the deep throat, he unfolded the Blood Lake Realm again, casting Fatian Xiangdi, transforming into an even more solid Bao Sheng divine form than before.
Almost simultaneously, Xu Qing reversed his hand and deployed the Dou Mi Bowl, and the Cat Immortal Hall Realm unfolded along with it.
The two realms descended behind Xu Qing like the sun and moon hanging.
In his left hand was five million golden merit incense for benefiting the world and securing peace, and in his right, five million red merit incense for nurturing and preserving life.
Xu Qing smiled grimly, merging the golden and red clusters of incense in his hands into a large incense axe, lifting it to strike towards the abyss that sought to devour him.
Ghost Law shrieked in alarm and fury, unable to make a sound, this axe had forcefully struck its foundation, a heavier wound than it received in battle with the Cyan Dragon Divine Monarch.
Ghost Law's massive ghost body was immediately paralyzed.
Fortunately, its foundation was incredibly profound, and in just an instant, the wounds torn and burnt from inside out began writhing and healing.
Ghost Law exerted all its might, attempting to refine and devour Xu Qing's divine techniques and body.
However, just as Ghost Law believed Xu Qing's tricks had ended, chants of scriptures suddenly echoed in its mind.
Among the voices were high-ranking officials, literati, top scholars, and also common folk, wanderers, peddlers, servants, and even prisoners.
All occupations and forms in the world transformed into Sutra of Salvation texts, aiding Xu Qing in transforming and controlling the countless ghost crowds.
Ghost Law's massive body began to disintegrate, at first in four or five snowflake patches, then a snowfall, ultimately evolving into an avalanche of countless snow!
"King Yama… of reincarnation… the Great Way!" Ghost Law's fear and unwillingness, derived from its essence, finally erupted from its back in a howl!
The second seat of the Yin River Gate, which occupied the city of wrongful death for two thousand years, Ghost Law finally ended its sinful life.
At this moment, the Sutra of Salvation in Xu Qing's mind was radiating an unprecedented, immeasurable brilliance!
Each turning of the scripture pages resounded like a great bell booming in the depths of his divine soul!
Countless fragments of ghost memories, countless wrongful souls, all gathered into sand, formed into hills, and a sea of sand descended to engulf Xu Qing.
Xu Qing forcibly endured the tearing pain of his divine scenery knowledge sea, and with great effort, sealed all those mixed memories into the scripture, focusing solely on the clearest, most intense life belonging exclusively to a red-robed ghost god who died by colliding into a pillar!