The next day, Liao Xiao Jin and Zhou Qing both tried their best to maintain their energy, and the little ghost also didn't make any moves, as if it had something important to do and didn't dare cause trouble. On the second evening, the plane finally arrived in Las Vegas. As soon as they got off the plane, a wave of hot air hit them. "This Las Vegas is just an oasis in the desert, it's really a miracle that it has developed into what it is today." Zhou Qing looked at the dazzling neon lights and the huge, uniquely-shaped tourist hotels, feeling deeply moved.
"Master, don't be sentimental, that little devil has run away." "Don't worry, our Chinese Taoist magical powers, how can they be compared to those half-baked witchcrafts stolen by the devils? Let's find a place to stay first and act at night."
Inside the old town hotel in Las Vegas, Zhou Qing and Liao Xiao Jin looked at the moldy smell, dim lighting, and faded carpet in the room. Zhou Qing sighed: "I didn't expect this place to be so expensive, I only brought tens of thousands of dollars, how long can it last? And what about you?" Zhou Qing pointed at Liao Xiao Jin and scolded him, "You have only a few hundred yuan on you, still in RMB, it's infuriating!" Liao Xiao Jin dryly laughed: "Master, I said we're both poor devils. Let's go do that little ghost job, look at those four big men carrying boxes, they must be good stuff!" "Do you need to say that?" Zhou Qing took out a jade pendant and tossed it casually, shouting: "Hole hole Buddha! Hole hole empty, ghosts and spirits guide north south west east! Urgent urgent like the law!" The jade pendant spun around in a circle and stood upright with its head facing west. "West! Thirty miles from here!"
In an abandoned warehouse, Mitsui Tarō anxiously looked at his watch and asked in Japanese the big Han beside him: "Kameda, why hasn't the old master of Ryūei school arrived yet? It's almost eight o'clock." The big Han called Kameda nodded hastily and replied: "Young master, don't worry. The old master is always punctual." "Yeah, but honestly, this Chinese woman is really beautiful! If it weren't for the old master's orders, I would have done her already. My grandfather said that back in Manchukuo, he had his way with many Chinese women, and they were especially delicious! Haha!! Haha!" Mitsui Tarō burst into crazy laughter.
"Mr. Mitsui is in high spirits!" A hoarse, gloomy voice came over, speaking in standard Mandarin Chinese with a perfect accent. An old man dressed in black, facing the dark corner, slender and small in stature, appeared in the warehouse, followed by four people wrapped in black cloth from head to toe, revealing only their eyes, carrying password boxes. Upon seeing the old man in black, Mitsui Tarō immediately stopped laughing and respectfully said: "Iga Elder, you're really punctual! However, why do you use that foolish language of those Chinese?" "Hmph! To conquer a nation, one must first learn its culture. China's culture is profound and long-standing, far surpassing our Yamato people. It's precisely because we've absorbed the essence of other cultures that our Yamato people have gained a place in the world today. Is arrogance and pride the spirit of our Yamato people?" Mitsui Tarō nodded repeatedly: "Elder's teachings are right! This time, my father sent me out to trade with Elder, precisely so I could learn from Elder!"
"What, did you succeed?" Iga's senior elder heard Mitsui Tarō's words and his expression softened a bit, asking. "Ah, it wasn't easy to succeed this time. We planned for half a month, ambushing her at the location where she reads books. Who knew that woman had so many masters protecting her? Of the 28 masters I brought from China, 24 died. Even our Nine Chrysanthemum Sect's elder, Yamamoto-sama, self-destructed to protect us and let us escape. Luckily, we bribed a local official and managed to board this flight!"
The old man nodded, "Not bad, China has too many masters, but fortunately they are not united. However, it's absolutely not something we can handle. China has never lacked traitors, give them a little benefit and they'll sell out their ancestors. It's precisely because of these traitors that our Yamato nation can gradually infiltrate China and dismantle them from within! How about this? This is $300 million, hand over the person to me. Our Iga clan's Kage no Jutsu and your Nine Chrysanthemum Clan were originally from the same school, unfortunately, we split apart during your grandfather's generation. Ah, otherwise, how would we be oppressed by the Black Dragon Society now?"
Mitsui nodded in agreement, and with a wave of his hand, the four big men led by Kameda took over the password boxes from the four black-clad men. Just as they were about to hand over the girl to the elder, a bat-like figure appeared out of nowhere, moving at an incredible speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and snatched the person from Mitsui's hands. The elder let out a loud shout, waved his hand, and shot out a ball of gray light towards the black figure. This black figure was Liao Xiaojin, who had just launched a sneak attack and grabbed the girl from Mitsui's hands at an incredible speed, characteristic of a Blood Clan Earl. Just as he was about to take on the elder's gray light head-on, he heard Zhou Qing's urgent voice: "Idiot! That's the Stone Ghost Curse Seal Hand, don't try to block it!" Liao Xiaojin reacted extremely quickly and managed to pull his hand back in time, grabbing Kameda, the big man, and using him as a shield. Kameda, who had trained in karate for decades and was considered a master, was no match for Liao Xiaojin's superhuman strength. Without any resistance, he was hit by the gray light and crashed to the ground with a loud thud, shattering into pieces like stone.
Liao Xiao Jin's whole body trembled, and he finally understood why Zhou Qing had told him not to harden his stance. Although his mind was in turmoil, Liao Xiao Jin's actions were swift and decisive. The sound of "Ah! Ah!" echoed through the air as three of San Qi Ta Lu's henchmen fell to their deaths. Liao Xiao Jin's speed was simply too fast, and as a Blood Clan Earl, his speed was already abnormal to begin with. Moreover, Zhou Qing had also added several divine movement symbols and wind symbols to his legs, arms, and body.
Even the old man reacted, Liao Xiao Jin had already taken the girl and made a run for it. Mitsui Tarō, Iga Taichō, along with his four subordinates, let out angry roars, not even caring about the money in the safe, as they chased after Liao Xiao Jin. Just as they exited the door, they saw Liao Xiao Jin standing ten zhang away, two wings that were completely silver-gray in color flapping non-stop, staring at the group of six with an eerie gaze. Mitsui Tarō was about to take action when he was stopped by Iga Taichō. "Respected Blood Clan Earl friend, our Ryūei school's ninjas have always maintained a good relationship with your European Dark Association, why must you make things difficult for us?"
"Hey!" Liao Xiao Jin let out a sly laugh, and without saying another word, he shook his hand and shot out six yellow talismans, which transformed into six golden lights that shot towards the three of them. Iga Dai, being knowledgeable and experienced, saw the golden light and shouted loudly, "Everyone scatter quickly, this is Chinese sorcery!" But it was too late, Zhou Qing's carefully crafted Golden Spirit Talisman had activated the Western Metal energy, and in an instant, the six golden lights transformed rapidly in mid-air, splitting into hundreds of sharp sword energies that could even slash through the hardest Flower Rock. The sword energies covered the sky and poured down towards the six people... Ah! Iga Dai let out a loud shout as a faint ghostly flame surrounded his body, protecting him from harm. Clang! A chaotic noise erupted as the sharp golden lights collided with the ghostly flames, producing sparks. San Qi was also unharmed, but Iga Dai's subordinates were not so lucky... The four of them let out miserable cries as they fell to the ground, their bodies mangled and bloody, with no signs of life remaining.
Five minutes had not passed when Iga Daichō and Mitsui Tarō became lone commanders, with all their subordinates dead.
Iga's elderly anger was truly enraged, and he let out a venomous roar. His dark face was hideous beyond compare. "Ah! So you're not of the bloodline, you're Chinese, haha, I'm going to kill you! Tear you to shreds!" More and more phosphorescent flames burst forth from Iga's body, gradually coalescing into a giant human shadow over ten feet tall, its entire body wreathed in black smoke, making it impossible to discern its true features. The gigantic shadow let out a thunderous roar: "Iga, why have you awakened me!" Mitsui Tarō suddenly cried out in surprise: "Tenshiki! The elderly has actually cultivated Tenshiki!" "Respected Sasagawa-sama, please kill this bloodline for me, and I will prepare one hundred human souls for your enjoyment!" Seeing the bloodline's abnormal speed, Iga knew that it was extremely difficult to deal with. In his anxiety, he even used the skill of suppressing the bottom box. The black shadow let out a strange, shrill howl, its voice almost drooling: "Human souls! Iga, if you go back on your word, I'll eat you first!" After speaking, it pounced towards Ryō Shōjin. Ryō Shōjin didn't know what Tenshiki was, but looking at that eerie thing, his heart was also a bit apprehensive. He hastily applied a golden vajra seal to himself, and the bloodline's speed went into full operation.
Two strange black shadows collided in mid-air, and with a loud "crack", Liao Xiaojin was knocked out three feet away. A dark and eerie force, as if carrying the wails of countless vengeful spirits, surged into his body, rendering him immobile. The black shadow, Sasaki, was taken aback: "What kind of person are you? How can you be harder than iron? But since you've been hit by my Vengeful Spirit Blood Curse, how can you still move?" The black shadow transformed into a massive long knife and slashed towards Liao Xiaojin.
"A grain of rice can also shine brightly!" The crimson light that filled the sky and earth rushed forth, enveloping Sasagawa. Ah! Cries of despair echoed out, as Sasagawa's triumphant plan to devour Liao Xiaojin was disrupted by Zhou Qing's Taiji array, which triggered the Nanming Li Huo (Southern Ming Fire) to engulf him. The Nanming Li Huo is specifically designed to destroy evil and filthy things, causing immense harm to vengeful spirits and ghostly entities.
Sasagawa let out a furious roar: "Iga, quickly retrieve me! This fire is something I absolutely cannot withstand! Ah! I'm about to be incinerated!" Zhou Qing revealed himself: "Hmph! You're just a relatively powerful yin spirit, being trapped by my Li Huo array. Even a thousand-year-old fierce ghost would have its skin peeled off before it could escape."
With a flick of his hand, a stream of fire shot into Liao Xiaojin's body, burning away the vengeful spirit's blood curse.
On the other side, Iga Daisuke also spat out a mouthful of blood. The Shiki was originally connected to his own heart, and now that it was injured, he had no reason to watch the commotion. Hearing Sasaki's wail, Iga Daisuke hastily made a strange gesture with his hand, muttering to himself, and then spat out three more mouthfuls of blood. As soon as the blood spurted out, Sasaki was like someone who had taken an aphrodisiac, roaring loudly! His whole body surged with dark energy, and Zhou Qingyi, caught off guard, saw a small opening suddenly appear in the Li Huo formation. Sasaki, like a madman, wildly burrowed into Iga Daisuke's body, and then there was no more movement.
Iga's face turned ugly, staring at Zhou Qing: "Unexpectedly, there is still a master of Taoist magic lurking, it seems that we have lost today! Mitsui! Let's go."
"Leave your life behind if you want to leave!" Zhou Qing clasped his hands together, with his right index and middle fingers extended. He said calmly, "Four Phases Seal Demon, Qiankun Strangle Kill!" Four wide and long yellow banners, each two zhang wide and four zhang long, covered in countless talismans drawn with cinnabar, suddenly burst out of the ground, surrounding Iga Daichō and Mitsui Tarō!
