The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 147 - 132: Jiang Hechuan’s True Strength, the Might of a Single Arrow

Ordinarily, you would never see so many Corpse Slaves in the Life Crane Sect!

But right now, Yang An was completely surrounded on all sides by Corpse Slaves. They were packed so tightly there wasn't an inch to spare, like a massive tide of the dead. And among them were some of his "acquaintances"!

All the Corpse Slaves in the sect were Jiang Hechuan's handiwork. Although Yang An had already guessed that Jiang Hechuan could directly control them, he never expected there would be so many.

If not for this opportunity to enter this place, he might never have discovered that Jiang Hechuan was hiding such a trump card.

Just as Yang An was being swarmed by the horde of Corpse Slaves, a voice drifted eerily from the residence.

"Thirteenth Junior Brother, I saw you kill Zi Luan and the others. I never imagined you were hiding your strength so well!"

"But you shouldn't have come!"

As the voice faded, the throng of Corpse Slaves slowly parted to form a path, and a figure walked out from the residence.

The man's face was devoid of expression. His skin had a strange, ashen quality, and his steps were stiff and clumsy. His movements looked incredibly awkward.

If Yang An didn't know this was Jiang Hechuan, whom he had seen before, he would have assumed this was just another one of the Corpse Slaves. He looked no different from the rest.

"If you turn back now, I can let you go. Whether you live or die is of no consequence to me."

he said flatly. But the voice that came from his throat sounded bizarre, carrying a strange, unsettling cadence.

Hearing Jiang Hechuan's words, Yang An actually chuckled.

'It's a bit of a surprise, but not enough to make me afraid of him,' he thought. 'After all, this isn't reality. I might as well use this chance to learn more about my fellow disciples' techniques and secrets.'

So he shook his head.

"Since killing me or not makes no difference to you, Senior Brother, why don't you fight me with your full strength? This Junior Brother would also like to witness your skills."

"Fine!"

Jiang Hechuan gave a slight nod. The next moment, all the Corpse Slaves swarmed toward Yang An.

"If you're just going to use these Corpse Slaves as cannon fodder, Senior Brother, you're looking down on me a bit too much."

Yang An's expression didn't change. Countless streams of Golden Radiance swirled around him, forming what seemed to be a special domain. In the blink of an eye, any Corpse Slave that came within five meters of him was shredded to pieces.

Although their numbers were terrifying, the Corpse Slaves themselves were weak. Their attack and defense were utterly fragile to Yang An, so there was nothing to fear.

Seeing that so many Corpse Slaves, even attacking one after another, couldn't do a thing to Yang An—they couldn't even get close.

Jiang Hechuan finally decided to act himself.

The massive horde of Corpse Slaves froze and moved toward him. Jiang Hechuan spat a large mouthful of blood onto the ground in front of him, which instantly spread out into countless blood-red lines.

In a single breath, the blood lines had already reached the feet of every Corpse Slave.

The Corpse Slaves stopped moving. At that moment, Jiang Hechuan slowly began to float, and the blood lines on the ground followed, piercing into his body like countless tentacles.

In an instant, large numbers of Corpse Slaves collapsed, their flesh and blood drained away by the array of blood lines beneath them and channeled entirely into Jiang Hechuan's body.

Jiang Hechuan's body swelled abruptly. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a monster nearly a hundred feet tall, its entire body covered in black, fleshy tumors. And on those tumors were human faces, each with a different expression.

Ferocity, pain, despair, sorrow, rage...

His body emanated a thick, corpse-like stench. The mere smell was enough to make one dizzy and weak.

Jiang Hechuan had completely lost his original appearance. He was like a mindless monster. Amidst an overlapping chorus of agonized wails, flames erupted from the faces on the tumors, as if his entire body were draped in fireballs.

The transformation took only a single breath, but Yang An simply watched the entire time, making no move to stop it.

'The more I learn now, the more advantageous it will be for me later.'

Still, looking at the monstrous Jiang Hechuan before him, Yang An couldn't help but be astonished. 'The Dao of Destiny Techniques of these guys from the sect are more twisted than the last. Not a single one is normal. It's almost too much to look at.'

Only when Jiang Hechuan had revealed his true power did Yang An once again activate the Great Brightness Buddha Golden Zen Spell. He transformed into thousands of streaks of Golden Radiance, which, like a torrential storm, surged toward Jiang Hechuan in a furious golden wave.

The immense amount of Golden Radiance pierced directly through Jiang Hechuan's body, tearing away chunks of flesh and blood and submerging him completely.

But the next moment, with a heaven-shaking roar, all the Golden Radiance shattered in an instant, dissipating into countless motes of light.

From the faces on the tumors came a demonic chant in unison. Countless whispers flooded Yang An's ears, and it felt as if a great and terrible change was about to occur before his very eyes.

VMMMM!

Endless light erupted from Yang An's body. At the same time, a massive figure appeared right in front of him, reaching out to grab him.

The faces on the tumors of its arm spat fire, which suddenly intensified, emitting a terrifying heat.

But just as it was about to reach Yang An, the light erupted, instantly dissolving the arm into ash.

The next second, a towering Divine Aspect shot out from Yang An's body, striking Jiang Hechuan's torso with its palm.

But just then, another heaven-shaking roar echoed. Before Yang An could command the Divine Aspect to seize Jiang Hechuan, a powerful shockwave suddenly struck him.

Yang An reacted quickly. As the shockwave hit, he had already activated the Qi Guang Technique, drawing all the light into his body as he plunged his palm directly into Jiang Hechuan's flesh.

BANG!

The next moment, Yang An's figure was sent flying backward, landing in a pile of rubble.

Meanwhile, a five-colored light erupted from within Jiang Hechuan's body, instantly dissolving more than half of his flesh, as if a great mouth had opened from the void and taken a huge bite out of him.

CRACK—CRACK—

Yang An got back up from the ground. He had taken the full force of that terrifying impact, and more than half of his body had been pulverized. But in the blink of an eye, he was fully restored.

Similarly, even though he had activated the Qi Guang Technique inside Jiang Hechuan before being thrown back, instantly dissolving a large amount of his flesh, for someone in the Visceral Stone Realm, it wasn't a significant injury unless all their flesh was turned to ash in a single instant.

Seeing Jiang Hechuan recover in an instant just as he had, Yang An took the Bow Lady off his back.

'Since I can't finish him quickly in close combat, I'll try a long-range approach.'

He had just acquired the Bow Lady and hadn't tested her power yet. This was the perfect opportunity.

"You little punk! Are you thinking of using *that* arrow?"

"Once that arrow is fired, I won't be able to shoot a second one for a while. Are you sure you want to waste it in this illusion?"

The Bow Lady's voice rang in Yang An's ears, but he just shook his head.

He knew this was all an illusion, so of course he wouldn't use the Unidentified Arrow here.

"No need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Besides Undone Xie, it's not like I don't have other tricks!"

He drew the bowstring. A streak of Golden Radiance instantly condensed into a long arrow in his hand. At the same time, a five-colored light erupted from his hand and converged onto the golden arrow.

The bow was drawn like a full moon. The muscles in Yang An's arm bulged, veins popping.

The light concentrating within the arrow was so intense it began to warp the light around it. If it were to be unleashed, its power would likely be no weaker than all his close-range Light Magic combined.

'But this isn't enough! If I'm going to do it, I'm going all out!'

"Bow Lady! Double amplification!"

Yang An shouted. The Bow Lady had the ability to amplify the speed and power of an arrow.

"Alright, alright! Let me show you what I can do!"

A terrifying suction force emanated from the bow, and one-third of the Mana in Yang An's body vanished instantly!

But on the long arrow condensed from countless points of light, a ferocious streak of light suddenly appeared at its tail, instantly creating a long plume of fire.

'This arrow...'

A crazed smile spread across Yang An's face as he instantly took aim at the behemoth that was Jiang Hechuan.

'Senior Brother He Chuan! Catch!'

WHOOSH—

The instant he released the string, the sound of something tearing through the air echoed in front of him. Before Yang An himself could even react, the long arrow had already vanished without a trace.

BOOM!

A brilliant light erupted from within Jiang Hechuan's enormous body, instantly engulfing him.

The terrifying explosive force spread out, and under the brilliant light, the surrounding residences all turned to ash.

The countless faces let out agonized wails, but they vanished completely in the very next instant.

In the blink of an eye, the erupting light transformed into a sky full of motes, like a beautiful display of fireworks.

But when Yang An looked, a huge crater had appeared where Jiang Hechuan had been standing. Jiang Hechuan himself had vanished without a trace, leaving only ashes scattering across the ground.

The Qi Seal was gone. Jiang Hechuan's life aura had also disappeared.

This one arrow, amplified by the Bow Lady, had actually killed Jiang Hechuan in a single hit!

Even Yang An himself was stunned!

He had expected the arrow to be strong with double amplification, but he never thought it would be *this* strong! 'Damn...'

"See that, you little punk? That's what I can do!"

The Bow Lady's incredibly smug voice rang in Yang An's ears.

"From now on, as long as you treat me right, you can shoot however you want, whenever you want!"

"Yes, yes, of course! You're amazing, Bow Lady!"

Yang An immediately went along with it and praised the Bow Lady. After all, compliments were free, and he had an endless supply.

Now that he had witnessed the Bow Lady's power, he had another powerful tool at his disposal. What was there not to be happy about?

Confirming that Jiang Hechuan's aura had completely vanished, he slung the Bow Lady back over his shoulder. Looking at the rubble-strewn ground and the ash still dancing in the air, Yang An turned to leave.

Now that he had dealt with his Eighth Senior Brother, it was time to think about who his next target should be.

Should it be Seventh Senior Brother Shi Hu? Or Sixth Senior Brother Jin Tong?

In reality, Jiang Hechuan had already killed Shi Hu, which meant his strength was greater than Shi Hu's.

Besides, Shi Hu was no longer a part of the Life Crane Sect, so there was no need to go and test him.

So, the next target would naturally be Sixth Senior Brother Jin Tong.

Having made up his mind, Yang An was about to depart.

But just as he was about to leap into the air and leave, he suddenly froze. Sensing something, he spun around.

The next second, Yang An's pupils contracted violently.

A few dozen feet behind him, a figure had appeared, silent and unnoticed.

It was the man he had just killed... Jiang Hechuan!