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"Bastards! If Rainie Cheng loses even a single hair, both of you bastards will die! I swear I'll chop you both into mincemeat—" Shawn Young roared, burning with fury.
"Oh! Really? I'm so scared after hearing that! Heh, so you said if your little police beauty loses a single hair, you'll chop me into pieces, right? Well, watch this—now I'll make her lose a hair! Heh—" Frank Falk sneered lewdly, then yanked a strand of Rainie Cheng's hair, blew on it by his mouth, looking smug and proud.
"You—" Shawn Young was so enraged by his move, he nearly jumped up to strangle him on the spot.
"Wahahaha—Brat, you really want to kill me now, huh!? Haha, honestly, I feel the same way about you. You have no idea how much I've missed you since I escaped—every single day, I was thinking of you, missing you even more than your women do! But what I really want is to humiliate and torture you, then take your pathetic life! Hahaha—" Frank Falk cackled menacingly.
"Damn it, want to kill me? Let's see what you've got! Hmph—Frank Falk, Master Wuxiang—today, you two bastards are going to pay dearly!" Shawn Young shouted at them, channeling his inner qi.
"Then go die now—" Master Wuxiang snorted coldly, clasped his hands, and began chanting a strange incantation. The Scourge Scorpion, floating in midair, let out a piercing shriek and lunged viciously at Shawn Young.
In the blink of an eye, the Scourge Scorpion had already flown right up to Shawn Young, its forceful wind rushing at him. Shawn could see its hideous ghost face, extra fierce and grotesque. Suddenly, that ghostly face split open—"Pfft!"—a thick, ink-black mist blasted out, enveloping Shawn Young's head and shoulders.
Shawn Young was hit by a foul wind, the stench overwhelming—worse than rotten eggs and dead rats combined! The black mist was laced with a burning, corrosive sensation. He instantly realized: this was a highly toxic, deadly fog.
Without hesitation, Shawn Young channeled his qi and leapt back over ten steps. His hands quickly formed the "Vajra Mudra," and he chanted: "Mystic powers of the Three Realms, earth and sky unite, all spells are reborn, no ghost can match, no poison can touch, eternal sands of life, shield my body—by Heavenly Order, ward!"
This was none other than the ancient and profound Universal Demon Ward Spell from the Clear Sky Order. As Shawn Young finished the incantation, he flipped his hands and unleashed a surge of purple energy from his spirit sea, which radiated out around him, the purple light swelling and instantly devouring every trace of the toxic black mist!
The Scourge Scorpion, scorched by the streak of purple light, let out a shrill, strange cry. It whipped and twisted its long, segmented tail—suddenly, the tail extended over ten meters like a steel whip, lashing fiercely at Shawn Young. The barbed, jet-black hook on its tail gleamed with a deadly, cold light, clearly loaded with lethal poison. If Shawn Young were struck, he'd be dead in an instant!
But Shawn Young stayed calm. He raised his hands, channeling the lingering power of the Universal Demon Ward Spell, gathering the purple light into his palms and flicking it at the Scourge Scorpion—"Boom!!" The purple glow wrapped around the monster, trapping it. The Scourge Scorpion thrashed wildly, its long tail sweeping everywhere, but it couldn't break free, buzzing around like a headless fly.
Seizing the perfect opportunity, Shawn Young quickly formed the "Heavenward Seal," channeled his qi, and chanted the Five-Colored Thunderfire Spell: "Earth and sky unite, five colors arise, nine transformations unfold, thunder god destroys demons, fire god roars—by Heavenly Order, break!"
Above Shawn Young's head, a cluster of five-colored clouds rapidly swirled into view. He shaped his hands into sword fingers and pointed at the Scourge Scorpion circling in midair. Instantly, the clouds split open—red, yellow, blue, white, and purple bolts of dazzling lightning, blazing with fire, shot down from the sky, converging to strike the Scourge Scorpion dead-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five devastating bolts of divine thunder and fire crashed into the Scourge Scorpion one after another. It couldn't withstand the overwhelming force—its body exploded in midair, and the swarm of poisonous insects inside scattered with a buzz, only to be blasted to bits a moment later. Even its terrifying tail was burned to black charcoal, slowly falling to the ground.
Casting the Five-Colored Thunderfire Spell demanded immense magical power. It was a top-tier offensive Taoist art from the Clear Sky Order, reserved only for the sect leader. Back in the Han Dynasty, it was listed among the Ten Supreme Demon-Subduing Arts of the world!
Although the Scourge Scorpion was the king of insect curses, it was still a type of demon. Naturally, it was blasted to ashes by the Five-Colored Thunderfire Spell, which was infused with the righteous energy of heaven and earth. As the saying goes, "Where righteousness exists between heaven and earth, demons and monsters must retreat!"
Master Wuxiang, standing atop the bamboo tower, watched his Scourge Scorpion get utterly destroyed. The muscles on his old face twitched. He glared at Shawn Young with venomous, snake-like eyes blazing with rage, but instead of frowning, he forced a smile, gritting his teeth: "Good! Good! Good! What a Clear Sky Order spell! Truly living up to its reputation!"
Hearing this, Shawn Young knew the old bastard was so furious he was itching to fight to the death. So Shawn deliberately taunted him with a cold sneer: "Old demon Wuxiang, you used to be the most gifted disciple of the Heavenly Master Order. Is this all you've got? Just scaring people with bugs? Is Thai Hexcraft really that lame? Why not use your orthodox Heavenly Master magic? I bet you just don't have the skills! Too weak to show off, huh?!"
"You—you—!!" Master Wuxiang was utterly provoked. He'd spent years creating the Scourge Scorpion, feeding it countless poisonous insects, and giving it a drop of his own blood every day, chanting soul-binding curses every night just to control it. He'd been so confident about using it to "test" Shawn Young, but in less than ten minutes, Shawn had blasted it to dust, leaving not even a trace. No wonder he wanted to swallow Shawn Young alive!
Driven to fury, Master Wuxiang laughed coldly and shouted, "Fine—you brat dare call me incompetent!? Hmph! Since that's how you want it, today I'll show you the true combined power of Heavenly Master Order magic and Thai Hexcraft! I'll blast your soul to pieces—never to reincarnate!!"