Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 445: Chapter 226: Buddha or Demon? (Part 2)

This scene brought a faint smile to the Buddhist Elders on the city wall.

The masses are always easy to deceive, and even easier to fool are the believers.

On the other hand, Chu Xiu, who was high in the sky, showed no concern for the chaos below but shook his head somewhat speechlessly.

”Boring.”

With those simple words, Chu Xiu’s figure traversed hundreds of meters in an instant, appearing above the main city!

He looked at the great array covering the entire city and threw a punch without any fancy tricks!

The next moment, the city defense array, spanning over ten thousand meters and driven by hundreds of Energy Relics and thousands of Buddhist Disciples, shattered with a crash!

”Boom!”

A thunderous explosion resounded through the scene, almost shattering the eardrums of those present, and the shockwave from the blast sent the people on the ground tumbling!

When they lifted their heads, the city defense array had already been breached! Fragmented pieces of Spiritual Power scattered like snowflakes.

”This...”

Everyone was stunned.

At this time, Chu Xiu’s calm voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

”I am already invincible, why bother lying?”

Dead silence.

An eerie quiet filled the vast space, only the cries of livestock echoing in the background.

Even the Buddhist Elder who had spoken earlier stood with his mouth agape, staring blankly at Chu Xiu in the sky, unable to utter a word.

Chu Xiu ignored the others, waving his Thousand Souls Banner to gather the ghosts, then urged the Flying Corpse to head towards the Buddha Tower.

He wasn’t worried that his departure would incite another rebellion amongst the people.

What if faith is strong?

Power is everything!

A being who can defeat a Buddha, even if it’s a demon, is a sacred, supreme, worshiped demon!

As for a Buddha who cannot defeat a demon...it’s called a pseudo-god of the old era!

Even if there are some stubborn types, Liang Zhan is enough to suppress them.

What he needs to do now is drag out the strange entity in the Buddha Tower and beat it until it obediently confesses everything!

Soon, under the supersonic speed of the Flying Corpse, he arrived above the Buddha Tower.

At this time, the towering structure over a hundred meters high was radiating brilliant Buddha light, and all the Buddhist entities bathed in the light received a significant strength boost!

”Roar!”

With successive roars, massive figures soared into the sky one after another!

Eighteen Arhats! Four Great Vajra!

”This Buddha Tower is interesting, able to enhance power, defense, life force, and energy replenishment simultaneously.”

”One could say it’s an all-around enhancement.”

”Although the enhancement effect isn’t particularly large, it’s at least a piece of [Legend] equipment.”

”Unfortunately, this object has no data, so I can’t take it with me.”

Chu Xiu shook his head regretfully, and the next moment, a Blood Demon Incarnation appeared behind him, with hundreds of scarlet tentacles descending from the sky like divine punishment from a Celestial God!

”Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!”

In an instant, the Eighteen Arhats and Four Great Vajra were impaled, pinned in place!

These Buddhist creations were strong, but without the Abyssal enhancement like the Eight Divisions, they were as fragile as clay in front of the far superior King Tier Blood Demon Incarnation!

And the central Buddha Tower was mostly destroyed.

[Destroyed Buddhist Artifact, Task Contribution Points +43]

[Destroyed Buddhist Artifact, Task Contribution Points +108]

[Destroyed Buddha Tower, Task Contribution Points +976]

...

[Acquired Artifact: Arhat Sculpture*18, Vajra Sculpture*4]

[Acquired Artifact: Celestial Dragon Tower (Legend)]

”Oh?”

What surprised Chu Xiu was that destroying these creations actually gained him task contribution points and additional artifacts dropped!

The effects of those sculptures were simple: summoning the Arhats and Vajra in puppet form, similar to the [Juvenile Titan] that Chu Xiu had encountered used by a wealthy young man as a life-saving measure while eliminating calamities, as a [Puppet Creation] whose power isn’t influenced by the user.

Although they were of no use to Chu Xiu, the sculptures were powerful enough to be sold for an excellent price, and many great families would compete to acquire them for protecting their yet-to-mature family members.

As for the Celestial Dragon Tower, it was a King Tier legend with effects similar to the Buddha Tower, capable of enhancing the attributes of allies within its range comprehensively.

This made Chu Xiu marvel at how absurdly high the drop rate of the Ancient Trials was, casually yielding yet another legend, and a King Tier one at that.

While Chu Xiu mused over this, a thick black smoke suddenly rose from the shattered Buddha Tower below!

”Finally, it’s here?”

Chu Xiu cast a downward glance, watching the black smoke rapidly ascending and transforming into countless ferocious Hungry Ghosts mid-air!

This time, the number of Hungry Ghosts was far greater than before! It was evident that the strange entity below also realized Chu Xiu’s strength and was getting serious.

But...

Sorry, big brother’s got it covered!

Chu Xiu merely glanced downwards, and the Hungry Ghosts in the thick smoke suddenly froze, their bodies abruptly igniting with golden flames!

The Hungry Ghosts formed from the smoke didn’t even last a moment before being reduced to ashes!

[Burning Blood Golden Eyes]!

It’s undeniable, the supernatural abilities of this strange entity were quite troublesome, and an ordinary Awakened would struggle to handle it even if their tier exceeded the strange entity, but in the face of divine techniques modeled after true gods and demons, it was like a mouse confronting a White Tiger, powerless to resist.

”Boom!”

Chu Xiu didn’t give the opponent any chance to react, his towering figure descended from the sky, smashing through layers of the Buddha Tower, throwing a punch at the Buddha Statue buried in the ruins of the tower!

”Bang!”

The golden body of the Buddha Statue shattered without any suspense, revealing the figure of a person sitting cross-legged inside.

It was a youth, handsome in appearance, with a red mole on his brow, and a golden Dharma Wheel suspended behind him.

However, the Dharma Wheel seemed to be tainted by some form of pollution, its golden glow dimmed, covered in dark green spots resembling mold.

The youth was also shrouded in an invisible Death Qi, making his complexion ashen, his skin as stiff and dull as a corpse.

When the Buddha Statue was shattered, he opened his eyes, a pair of dull pupils silently gazing at Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu looked down at him, asking faintly, ”Are you the so-called Reincarnated Saint Monk of theirs?”

The youth fell silent for a moment before answering, ”Yes.”

With those words, Chu Xiu laughed.

Sure enough, once subdued, one becomes willing to communicate.

He examined the youth up and down, asking, ”You must be one of the Eight Divisions too, right? How did you end up like this?”

The youth sank into silence once more, seemingly contemplating something, but after less than a second, Chu Xiu’s expression began to show some impatience. Seeing this, the youth sighed, not answering Chu Xiu’s question but instead said, ”I can tell you everything I know, and help you accomplish your goals.”

”But I have one condition.”

”Do you think you’re in any position to negotiate terms?” Chu Xiu scoffed disdainfully.

”I am.”

The youth nodded seriously, ”You want to know how to leave this place, let me tell you, only the Celestial Dragon can take the inhabitants away, and the Celestial Dragon is under my control.”

”You guessed correctly, I am the top-ranked Celestial Person of the Eight Divisions, and my Ability is to control the other divisions.”

The youth’s words made Chu Xiu show a thoughtful expression.

The youth was indeed what he had guessed, the legendary Celestial Person, and his Ability was to control the other divisions, no wonder the other divisions became muddle-headed after gaining power and ran into the Fallen Paradise.

The only Celestial Dragon left in the city became a tool for transporting supplies and supplementing energy.

However, this control likely has limitations and cannot fully control them.

That’s why the Celestial Person didn’t keep the other divisions by his side but expelled them into the Fallen Paradise, probably to maintain his dominion, fearing that these entities with tremendous power would make trouble.

At the same time, them hunting Hungry Ghosts for food in the Fallen Paradise could also reduce the frontline defense pressure.

And moreover...

Chu Xiu glanced at the youth who was obviously in a wrong state, forming another conjecture.

It’s likely the Abyss affects the Celestial Person differently from other divisions.

Other divisions are empowered, while the Celestial Person suffers some kind of pollution!

This explains why those divisions regained consciousness a few months ago, likely because something changed in the Celestial Person, rendering him unable to maintain control over the others.

And as if seeing through his thoughts, the youth said slowly:

”You’re not wrong, the Abyss is not a blessing for me, but a calamity.”

”My current state is known in legend as the [Celestial Person’s Five Declines].”