Xu Qing pulled out the great axe Ganqi, and said word by word:
"When the human heart is not right, it becomes evil; when confused, it becomes demonic!"
"Evil demon! Witness the axe!"
The three-headed six-armed dharma body instantaneously soared over a hundred zhang, and the axe that Xu Qing had stacked for so long, descended with an overwhelming momentum straight down!
Where the white rainbow passed, all the ghosts, evildoers, and demons attending the banquet turned into dust and dispersed!
Yet, the white rainbow continued its unstoppable path, straight towards two judge ghosts in the main seat!
With a thunderous sound, in the dust and smoke, two high hats marked 'Prosperity on Sight' and 'Peace in the World' blew away in the wind.
Substitution Technique...
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, and tens of miles away to his side, a blue judge ghost suddenly threw out a chain, directly hooking towards him.
At the same time, to Xu Qing's right, a red judge ghost swung the Mourning Stick, and the next moment the tip burst with crimson light. Brushstrokes emerged, forming a pen of judgment, assigned to Xu Qing and Shiyue, marking them with crosses.
However, before the red judge could lower the pen of judgment, the blue judge's expression had dramatically changed.
His soul-catching chain was held in the opponent's grasp!
The soul-catching chain is a treasure of the underworld, ignoring the physical body, directly hooking the soul. Only the ghosts of the underworld can touch it, let alone wield it!
Yet, the person before him not only held his chain but even simultaneously released a magical power akin to the authority of the underworld, infiltrating and spreading along the chain!
"You are not of the mortal world!"
The blue judge exerted all his might to pull, initially able to move the soul-catching chain slightly, but when the opponent unabashedly released eight-tenths of the emperor's aura, the blue judge could no longer move it an inch.
Xu Qing felt the pleasurable sensation transmitted by the soul-catching chain, and with a light tug, pulled the soul of the blue judge along with the soul-catching chain right in front of him.
"..."
The blue judge's face was blank, and then he wore a startled expression, like he'd seen an apparition.
Was it the judge, or was it this three-headed, six-armed youth who was the judge?
Xu Qing held the chain in one hand to restrain the blue judge, while the other hand grasped the great axe Ganqi, transforming it into a shield to attempt to block the red light of the judge's pen.
Yet surprisingly, the red light was unlike any divine power Xu Qing had seen, as it had no substance, seamlessly passing through the shield and landing on his body.
Simultaneously, Shiyue, who attempted to strike down the red light with a golden brick, was also marked by the judge's pen.
Not far away, the red judge swung the pen again, and Xu Qing and Shiyue were still unable to resist.
Yet neither of them felt anything strange on their bodies.
It was as if the strokes of the pen were mere air, unable to choose their target.
Xu Qing remained silent.
Shiyue scratched her head, wondering what performance these two evil demons were putting on?
The blue judge, bound by the soul-catching chain, hesitated for a moment, then spoke with a veneer of arrogance: "What does your longevity matter? This stroke represents a loss of five hundred years; how many strokes can you endure?"
Upon hearing, the red judge instantly changed tactics, this time exerting all his might, repeatedly drawing hundreds of strokes depleting a thousand years of lifespan with each red beam.
A thousand years per stroke, a hundred strokes are a hundred thousand years.
Xu Qing frowned and shielded Shiyue.
Though Shiyue's soul was unified like his, Xu Qing was uncertain if her lotus body had limits.
When the hundred strokes of red light fell, Xu Qing trembled all over, feeling an intensifying corpse aura, yet his cultivation increased by hundreds of years.
"Hmm?"
Xu Qing's eyes brightened, as if discovering a new world.
In that instant, the blue judge witnessed the youth restraining him let out a muffled sound, and then his once-black hair began to visibly turn white.
"Brother! He's nearing collapse; another few strokes, he'll surely perish!"
The red judge was rejuvenated by the call, immediately using his accumulated power of a thousand years, continuing to wield the brush.
Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of strokes...
Xu Qing's figure grew increasingly hunched, coughing continuously, his head of black hair entirely turning frost white.
Yet he didn't fall!
The red judge's corpse form hunched over, panting, the yin energy spanning miles around the river, entirely exhausted.
In contrast, the youth seemed only marginally close to defeat, missing perhaps a mere year of lifespan.
But he lacked the strength.
Xu Qing, reaching the pinnacle of cultivation over ten thousand years, finally stood straight, while dragging the blue judge like a leash as he paced towards the panting red judge.
"I am just half a year short of lifespan; if you persist, you could win, but alas..."
The red judge's eyes brightened, immediately revitalizing to strike once more.
However, the youth stroked his chest, showing a look of survival, continuing, "This time, just a month short, thankfully."
The red judge fixed on Xu Qing, forcing his spirit to wield the brush again.
"This time, ten days short."
"Eight days short."
"Only seven days short!"
"One day! Just one day! Terrifying!"
"Half a day, half a day."
"One hour..."
"A cup of tea."
"A blink."
Watching Xu Qing finally walking up to him and blinking relentlessly, the red judge ceased his brush strokes.
At this moment, he was filled with endless fear.
The red judge, voice hoarse and weak, asked: "You aren't of the mortal world, nor any celestial or deity of the upper realm; who... exactly are you?"
Xu Qing finally steadied himself, his frosty white hair transforming back to cascading black locks.
Facing the judge's inquiry, he revealed his true identity for the first time:
"I am the guardian deity of infants, the Sect Leader protecting countless families' safety in Cat Immortal Hall, the master of the Great Luo Sect cleansing the heavens, exterminating evil like you."
"And you are the demon I shall eliminate today!"
Xu Qing disregarded the last stroke of the judge's pen.
That stroke, equivalent to ten thousand years of lifespan, had no effect on him.
As the pen touched his chest, Xu Qing's hand already reached the red judge's body.
At that moment, the Sutra of Salvation turned a page.
Simultaneously, the judge's pen detached from the red judge's grasp, settling into Xu Qing's other hand.
Furthermore, Xu Qing's fifth hand clutched the blue judge's neck.
Three-headed, six-armed brings double efficiency in exorcism!
Standing before him, feeling the presence of the Sutra of Salvation, the blue and red judges summoned their last ounce of strength, spluttering two words:
"Human Book..."