Chapter 1030: The Evil King’s Escape

“Shi Feixuan!”
Hearing this voice come from among the Thousand Buddha Group, Shi Zhixuan frowned. His authoritative and solemn gaze quickly settled on that ethereal, snow-white figure. He scanned behind Shi Feixuan but saw no sign of the Dark Queen Zhu Yuyan, causing his expression to darken.
He had thought the Dark Queen could at least keep that girl from Ci Hang Jing Zhai occupied, but things clearly didn’t go as he expected…
The Evil King was unaware that the Dark Queen had suffered severe damage in her fight with Kai Xin earlier. Later, when they joined forces to chase after Shi Feixuan, the Dark Queen also didn’t show any signs of being weakened.
But now!
The Dark Queen had fled in advance…
Leaving behind a highly troublesome Kai Xin and a Shi Feixuan whose strength had reached the middle stage of the Mythical Realm. Moreover, Shi Zhixuan had already expended a lot of his vital energy. Now, the worst scenario possible had occurred.
“The last stone tablet is in your hands?”
Shi Zhixuan’s eyes sharpened as he fixed his gaze on another identical stone tablet in Shi Feixuan’s hands, his expression changing again…
“The two stone tablets in your hands are sacred relics of Buddhism. Ci Hang Jing Zhai will surely take good care of them. Evil King, hand them over!” Shi Feixuan landed not far away, positioning himself and Kai Xin in a flanking formation.
“Hmph!”
“Two younglings with quite bold attitudes…”
Shi Zhixuan regained his usual composure, his gaze growing colder. “Thinking you can take the stone tablets from this king? With just the two of you, you’re still far from enough.”
“…The Great Buddha Temple belongs to our Shaolin lineage. Since these are relics left by a divine monk, a Shaolin disciple like Kai Xin naturally cannot stand by. Shi Zhixuan, unless you step over my corpse today, you’ll never be able to take these stone tablets out of the Great Buddha Temple!”
Kai Xin’s expression darkened, and he stepped forward almost simultaneously with Shi Feixuan.
Their combined momentum pressed toward Shi Zhixuan from both sides!
Shi Feixuan’s goal was the stone tablets, and his determination was unshakable.
At this moment, Kai Xin also received a system prompt to help Shi Feixuan trap the Evil King and complete the task of retrieving the relics of the ancient divine monk from the Great Buddha Temple.
With the situation changing, Kai Xin felt it was his duty to act!
“Arrogant!”
After all, the Evil King was the greatest expert in the demonic sect. With a cold snort, he chose Shi Feixuan as his target and attacked first.
The Immortal Seal Technique!
Shi Feixuan’s expression changed.
Realizing the threat posed by Shi Zhixuan’s next move was far greater than before, she didn’t dare delay. She quickly retreated, forming a bright sword river made of countless sword energies to block Shi Zhixuan’s path.
The Evil King had chosen her as his target between the two of them…

This left her slightly surprised and incredulous—she hadn’t used her full strength in defense, as she intuited that the Evil King was trying to feint. But Shi Feixuan clearly didn’t know that the Evil King had fought against Kai Xin for a while, using every trick in the book yet failing to defeat this damned lay disciple of Shaolin. Now, seeing Kai Xin use “the blood of the Fire Kirin” and surround himself with a true energy field, becoming an indestructible pest, she couldn’t even think of entangling with him. So, the moment she acted, she unleashed her most powerful killing move without hesitation…
“Break through!!”
Shi Zhixuan’s expression turned fierce!
“Puh!”
Unprepared, Shi Feixuan suffered a sudden setback.
The Sword River of Clarity collapsed instantly under countless fierce hand seals!
With a groan, Shi Feixuan was sent flying backward.
However, at this critical moment, Shi Feixuan finally snapped out of it and resolutely let go of her long sword…
A blinding light flashed through Shi Zhixuan’s figure like lightning, forcing him to stop pursuing. He appeared tens of meters away, his movements frozen.
Heart Sword of Clarity!
At the crucial moment, Shi Feixuan finally didn’t give Shi Zhixuan an easy time, using a move that harnessed her true energy to severely injure him.
A shocking wound appeared on Shi Zhixuan’s arm, and blood immediately stained half of his robe red!
Hah! Hah!
Shi Zhixuan acted quickly, swiftly sealing his meridians to stop the bleeding and destroying the wisp of sword energy that had entered his body…
Although Shi Feixuan suffered heavy losses, forcing Shi Zhixuan to pause created an opportunity for Kai Xin. Seizing the time, she used the Light Step to move closer to the Evil King.
“Leave the stone tablet behind!”
The black iron sword transformed into three giant black dragons, which, at the speed of the Light Step, blocked all of Shi Zhixuan’s escape routes…
“…”
The Evil King’s expression changed!
His unharmed arm swiftly struck out three times!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The black dragons were easily shattered by the Evil King, but the hidden energy within them wasn’t so easy to dispel…
Receiving three blows in a row, the Evil King groaned and staggered back, his brows tightly furrowed.
“Again!”
Kai Xin knew the importance of striking while the enemy was weak. Now that the Evil King was injured and his strength greatly diminished, she certainly didn’t want to give him a chance to recover easily.
Dragon Tail Swing!
It rushed out at an incredible speed from the scattered sword light of the black dragons.
The Evil King’s pupils contracted.
Before he could react, a fierce kick struck his chest…
“Seeking death!”
The Evil King had once been kicked by a junior before.
Using the Death Seal technique in anger, he slammed it hard on Kai Xin’s shoulder.
A tremendous force erupted.

But after passing through the true energy field, nearly half of his true energy was depleted, and the remaining force was clearly not enough to seriously harm Happy—even not enough to disrupt Happy’s stance or interrupt his next move.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
Happy used momentum to flip over the Evil King’s head.
Smack!!
His palm, as hard as a dragon’s claw, slammed onto the Evil King’s injured arm, causing it to stiffen instantly. At the same time, a powerful internal energy, several times stronger than that of ordinary people, surged into the Evil King’s body through his extensive meridians.
The sealed acupoints instantly opened!
Puff!!
The wound on the Evil King’s arm immediately turned into a gushing pool of blood.
At the same time, the two stone tablets he was holding also slipped from his grasp and flew into the air.
Seeing the stone tablets, Happy’s eyes burned with desire.
Instinctively, he reached for them.
Bang!!
Happy moved swiftly.
But unfortunately, his hidden strength and Dragon Seizing Hand could not have a lasting effect on a top-tier powerhouse like the Evil King. The latter reacted instantly, slapping down on the black iron sword that was about to swing downward!!
A loud crash!!
Hit by the shockwave, Happy’s attempt to grab the stone tablets was forcibly interrupted. His body trembled, and he was sent flying several dozen feet away along with his sword.
But Stone Emperor Shi Zhixuan wasn’t faring any better!
After clashing head-on with Happy in a hurry, the powerful force of his arm surprisingly pushed him flying, even though his strength had been greatly diminished.
“A good opportunity!”
Happy’s eyes lit up.
But then something astonishing happened.
The Evil King, who had stumbled backward, suddenly regained his balance mid-air. A fierce gust of wind swept in, and right in front of Happy, he retrieved the two stone tablets and pulled them back into his arms. With a toe touch to the ground, he leaped far away, covering more than ten feet in an instant.
So fast!!
By the time Happy overcame all his inertia, he saw the Evil King take off twice and vanish quickly from outside the Great Buddha Temple—his speed was terrifying.
“…”
It all happened too fast.
From Happy chasing after Shi Zhixuan and fighting him, to Shi Zhixuan’s wounds bursting open and him fleeing in an instant—everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Shi Feixuan merely managed to steady herself by pressing her hand to her chest before seeing Shi Zhixuan forced to flee after being severely wounded by Happy. She was stunned for a few seconds before muttering to herself, “The Evil King has taken the two stone tablets of the ancient divine monk!”
“Why didn’t you stop him?”
Happy was already extremely frustrated at having let Shi Zhixuan escape. Hearing Shi Feixuan’s slightly reproachful tone, he rolled his eyes and said rudely, “…If I wanted to stop him, I wouldn’t be able to, given my weak strength.”
“…”

After all, Shi Feixuan was a descendant of Ci Hang Jing Zhai, and she quickly realized the inappropriateness of her words:
“Feixuan was in a hurry and offended you—please forgive me.”
“It’s alright.”
Kai Xin wasn’t someone petty, especially since it was an NPC, Shi Feixuan.
“So it’s you.”
Only then did Shi Feixuan recognize Kai Xin’s identity:
“We met three years ago at the Mount Hua Sword Competition. You were the most outstanding among Shaolin’s young disciples back then. I remember you.”
“I’m honored that Miss Shi still remembers me.” Kai Xin smiled humbly, but unconsciously tightened his grip on the stone tablet in his hand.
Shi Feixuan’s gaze quickly swept over Kai Xin’s hand, her smile unchanged: “Just now, Feixuan wondered who could hold out against the Evil King for so long. It turns out to be Young Master Kai Xin… It’s wonderful to see your skills have improved so much after three years!”
“Miss Shi, you flatter me.”
Kai Xin said, “If not for Miss Shi’s arrival and her decisive strike against the Evil King, I alone would never have been able to drive him back!”
“You’re too modest, Young Master Kai Xin.” At this point, Shi Feixuan’s clear eyes, filled with divine light, finally settled on the stone tablet in Kai Xin’s hand:
“This time, Feixuan heard that the Evil King plans to retrieve the relics of the ancient divine monks from the Great Buddha Temple to cause chaos in the martial world again. On behalf of my sect, I’ve come to stop him and retrieve those relics…”
The implication in her words was quite clear.
Kai Xin’s heart tightened, but he kept a calm expression and said, “Coincidentally, I also came to the Great Buddha Temple for this very reason. Shaolin, as a sacred place of Buddhism and sharing the same lineage as the Great Buddha Temple, sent me here to retrieve the relics for Shaolin!”
Hearing this, Shi Feixuan frowned slightly…
But Kai Xin continued, his expression unchanged: “Unfortunately, I only managed to get one piece. The Evil King stole two of the four stone tablets…”
“If Young Master Kai Xin trusts Ci Hang Jing Zhai, why not hand over the tablets to Feixuan? She can take them back to Ci Hang Jing Zhai, ensuring the Evil King can’t get those two tablets!” Shi Feixuan said, staring thoughtfully at Kai Xin.
As soon as she finished speaking, Kai Xin retorted firmly:
“Miss Shi, that’s incorrect. Although Ci Hang Jing Zhai is a sacred place of Buddhism, it’s our duty as Shaolin to protect the relics of the divine monks. I think such a dangerous task should be left to us, Shaolin. Of course, if Miss Shi trusts Kai Xin, I’d be honored!”
“…”
Shi Feixuan’s expression changed.
It was clear from Kai Xin’s words how determined he was.
But his words were counterproductive, leaving her with no leverage or reason to argue…
Shaolin!
The pillar of the martial world!

Like Cihang Jingzhai, she also had sufficient say in front of the relics of the sacred monks at the Great Buddha Temple. What made Shifexuan even more troubled was Kaixin’s strength; if Kaixin were an ordinary martial artist, she wouldn’t need to say much and could simply take him away. “…” As a result, both of them stared at the stone tablets in their hands, falling into an awkward silence.