Chapter 160: The Fall of Thunder and the Destruction of the Physical Body

Who goes there? How dare you block my path as I journey to take my bride! Do you know what crime you are committing?"

Following the voice, I saw a stout man dressed in a crimson robe, wearing a black gauze cap, with a round waist and a thick neck, riding a black horse. He was glaring at me with eyes as big as copper bells, looking at me with fierce hostility.

Behind him were four men with faces as white as paper, playing gongs, drums, and suonas, accompanied by another four men dressed in black garments resembling burial shrouds who were carrying a bridal sedan chair.

I blinked immediately, my first reaction being: what era is this supposed to be?

Moreover, his attire right now immediately reminded me of someone.

I wonder if any of you have watched a movie called *Zhong Kui Marries Off His Sister*.

His current appearance was an exact match for Zhong Kui, played by the actor Wu Ma in that film.

Looking at him, I spat on the ground, then reached out with the pinkie of my left hand to pick my nose, and said to him, "Are you a fan of actor Wu Ma? Why are you dressed up like this?"

"You ignorant little brat! What are you babbling about? Why haven't you knelt down and cleared the way yet?!"

"Clear the way your grandmother's ghost! What kind of nonsense is this? Talk to me properly!"

The burly man clearly didn't expect me to come out with such a remark.

He suddenly burst into laughter, repeating the word "good" three times in a row.

"Good, good, good! Since you are so unappreciative, I'll capture you to serve as my wedding gift!"

The burly man waved his hand, and the four pale-faced musicians instantly materialized around me, boxing me in tightly.

Suddenly, the four of them grinned from ear to ear, emitting a series of scalp-tingling laughter.

There was no emotional fluctuation on their faces; they simply pulled back their lips and made a chilling *hehehe* sound deep in their throats.

I rolled my neck. It was fortunate that I practiced martial arts and spiritual cultivation; otherwise, for an ordinary person, hearing this sound would have been fatal.

It felt as though the sound struck directly at one's soul.

I took a deep breath and drew the Soul-Suppressing Bell from where it was tucked into the small of my back.

With a single chime of the bell, the four people surrounding me stopped laughing simultaneously and stared at me expressionlessly. "You wretched things, neither human nor ghost, do you really think you can hook my soul with this mind-confusing noise? You flatter yourselves far too much."

Faced with the Soul-Suppressing Bell, these tricks were mere child's play!

With a cold snort, before the four of them could react in the slightest, I slapped four Evil-Dispelling Talismans onto their chests.

I formed sword fingers with both hands, stamped one foot on the ground, and roared, "Swiftly as the statutes and decrees demand! Break!"

Four pillars of roaring flames surged into the sky, swallowing the four of them entirely.

The talismanic fire of the Evil-Dispelling Talisman used Yin energy as fuel.

Using it under normal circumstances wouldn't yield such powerful results, but although this place looked terrifying and gloomy, it actually allowed mystic arts to be pushed to their absolute limits.

Misfortune and fortune are intertwined.

I turned around expressionlessly to look at the burly man. "Is it your turn next, or will it be the four sedan-chair bearers behind you?"

"You actually killed my subordinates! Just what kind of person are you?!"

"You truly are an idiot! Didn't you come here specifically to take my life? Playing god and masquerading as ghosts—dammit, you're not even convincing as a ghost! How did Lin Feng teach you?!"

This time, I took the initiative to attack!

I started running from where I stood, and just as I reached the horse, I struck its flank with the palm of my hand. The horse let out a strange cry and bolted to the side.

Taking the opportunity, I leaped into the air and brought my self-defense club down toward the burly man's head.

Seeing this, the burly man immediately abandoned the horse. Dodging the club, he leaped gracefully and landed firmly on the ground.

At that exact moment, the four strange sedan-chair bearers materialized behind him.

Before I could react, the four men hoisted the sedan chair and charged toward the burly man. Like a magic trick, the burly man seemed to slip straight into the sedan chair.

Immediately after, the four bearers stood holding the sedan chair, their gazes fixed intently on me.

They opened their mouths, chanting some incantation I couldn't understand. It sounded like the binding spell, filling me with an overwhelming sense of irritation.

"Soul-Stealing Sanskrit Chant!"

Cold sweat began to bead on my forehead, and the things in front of my eyes started to blur.

This was a specialized incantation designed to confound a person's mind. Not only did it induce hallucinations, but it also drained the limbs of their strength, robbing one of the ability to move.

And against this kind of spellcraft, there was only one effective method!

I used the dagger from the man I had encountered earlier to slice a shallow cut directly across my arm.

The surge of pain instantly pierced every nerve in my body, clearing my head with unprecedented sharpness.

However, I knew that once the pain subsided, I would slip right back into that hazy state.

Seizing the opportunity, I rang the Soul-Suppressing Bell, causing the four men to temporarily halt their chanting.

The next second, I used my own blood to trace a spell directly onto the palm of my hand.

Then I pressed my palms together, infusing both hands with the imprint of the spell.

I rushed toward the two sedan-chair bearers in the front and roared, "I am the Thunder God, and the Thunder God is me! Swiftly as the statutes and decrees demand!"

I slammed both palms against the foreheads of the two bearers.

Their entire bodies shook as they released the sedan poles, and the sedan chair tilted and crashed onto the ground.

These two bearers suddenly threw their heads back, opened their mouths wide, and a flash of lightning shot out from within.

A piercing thunderbolt struck straight into the firmament, and the next second, the thunder fell and their physical bodies were utterly annihilated.

Their charred corpses tumbled stiffly to the ground right in front of the sedan chair.

"Let's see how much longer you plan on putting on an act. Show yourself and come out right now!"