The sky was clear and the breeze was gentle.
Hundreds of meters above the city, Xia Tianqiong stopped his attack and stood facing the Buddha statue from afar.
He looked down at the hundreds of thousands of people below, frowned, and suddenly let out a cold snort.
"Do you really think he's a good bird? You're nothing but cattle and sheep he's herding."
Xia Tianqiong's voice contained the power of the netherworld, instantly spreading throughout the entire city, and everyone could hear it clearly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and sent out more than a dozen strange creatures flying out of his body, hovering in the air.
Do you recognize these strange creatures?
The noise and shouting below suddenly subsided.
Many people pointed and whispered, clearly having witnessed these strange occurrences.
“That’s a long-tongued monster that often appears near our neighborhood. If we hadn’t prepared a possession talisman in advance, my whole family would have been eaten by it long ago.”
“I saw a ghost that was trying to kill me. For a while, it came to my house every night and tried to force me to give up my lifespan. Fortunately, I learned the art of lightning strike from Buddhism and drove it away.”
"Huh? Isn't that the Painted Skin Ghost? I remember killing it with my magic, how is it still alive?"
People started talking about it and gradually realized something was wrong.
There are far too many people who have seen these strange things, far more than is normal.
Under normal circumstances, not many people would survive encountering strange people.
High in the sky, the Buddha statue looked unnatural, its eyes darting around as if it were about to flee.
But at that moment, a cage of flames suddenly appeared and enveloped him.
The fiery clone, standing not far away, revealed a bright smile, "You can't escape. Be good, or you'll suffer."
Ignoring the Buddha statue, Xia Tianqiong pointed at the dozen or so strange creatures and said loudly, "These are the ones I grabbed after I came here. They are all the Buddha statue's minions, used specifically to scare you."
You all go to the temple to trade every day, and it's all because of him that you're being harmed. You don't have much time left to live; in a few years, this place will become a ghost town.
A loud voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
The hundreds of thousands of people were stunned for a moment, and then an uproar ensued.
They thought Buddha was always protecting them, but they never expected Buddha to treat them like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited).
Suddenly it dawned on me why the amulet had an expiration date; once it expired, strange things would happen immediately.
No wonder the trickery I bought was so weak, yet it was able to drive away the monsters.
It was all an act, all a scam!
Once they understood this, the public's tone immediately changed, and they began to curse the Buddha statue as eerie, hurling all sorts of offensive insults.
However, some people think that the Buddha statue is indeed strange, because at least its existence allows people to live a peaceful life for the time being.
This led to disagreements, and people began to argue with each other.
Xia Tianqiong withdrew his gaze and looked at the Buddha statue with interest. "I originally planned to capture you and hand you over to the Wujian Restaurant, but since you're still somewhat useful, you can follow me from now on!"
"Don't even think about it!"
The Buddha statue roared angrily, its whole body radiating golden light, and its body suddenly expanded rapidly.
The fiery cage was immediately ruptured, and its size continued to expand, eventually reaching a terrifying two hundred meters.
Like the Buddha descending to earth, possessing immense power.
"Do you really think I'm afraid of you? If we fight to the death, you won't have an easy time either. At worst, we'll both perish."
As he spoke, he waved his large hand, as if the Buddha's palm were descending from the sky.
The edges of the giant hand rubbed against the air, igniting golden flames.
The hundreds of thousands of people on the ground all looked terrified. Just one glance at that terrifying figure was enough to shake one's mind.
Someone actually dared to curse Buddha just now; wasn't that courting death?
Countless people began to regret their words, realizing they shouldn't have been so tactless.
Xia Tianqiong hovered in the air, his expression calm. As the giant hand descended upon him, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed into the distance.
Immediately, countless pink petals flew from her fingertips, carrying a faint fragrance.
The petals were initially very small, only the size of a thumb, but in the blink of an eye, they transformed into large petals one or two meters long.
Like a flying sword, sharp and swift.
The giant golden hand was easily pierced by countless petals, like a balloon, and shattered into a sky full of golden light.
In the next instant, a pink wave swept over the eerie Buddha statue.
Each petal could easily pierce his monstrous body; countless petals spun wildly like the blades of a meat grinder.
“Benefactor, stop. This Buddha concedes defeat.”
The Buddha statue's eerie face was filled with panic; he sensed the aura of a peak-level demon general within these petals.
This was an existence he absolutely could not resist.
Unfortunately, his pleas for mercy came too late; the falling petals blasted him apart, turning him into countless forms of netherworld power.
The petals stopped attacking and wandered around.
The Buddha statue re-condensed into a ghostly form and rapidly shrank, eventually becoming about the same size as Xia Tianqiong.
"This humble monk concedes defeat. If you had displayed your peak strength as a Ghost General earlier, I would not have dared to act rashly."
He clasped his hands together, his head bowed, but his tone carried a hint of resentment.
Xia Tianqiong smiled, flew to the Buddha statue in front of it, patted its shoulder, making a thumping sound.
"Don't feel wronged. You are just my twelfth cunning general, and the weakest one at that."
"So many? And I'm still the weakest?"
The Buddha statue suddenly raised its head, its resentment dispelled by shock.
Who exactly is this person? Could he be the illegitimate son of some evil king in the human world?
The rest was simple. After signing the Human Lord Contract, Xia Tianqiong landed on the ground and returned to the side of the Ghost Bride.
"Sixiang, this cunning general is quite useful. If I keep him, will it affect your plans?"
The ghost bride shook her head. "We have two more ghost generals marked than needed. My lord, you may keep them if you wish!"
Xia Tianqiong smiled and said, "Thank you, Sixiang. Let's go find our next target."
As he was speaking, he was about to leave when he noticed that the people around him were still kneeling on the ground, staring at him expectantly.
A bold young man, the same one who had pointed at him and cursed him from the doorway earlier, suddenly shouted, "Are you leaving? What will we do then?"
Once someone took the lead, others followed suit.
"Please help us, what should we do if we encounter anything strange in the future?"
"We could have lived a few more years in peace, but now we're afraid we won't live more than a few days before being killed by the supernatural."
The people looked at Xia Tianqiong with little gratitude, but rather with fear and confusion.
They knew that this person was their only chance, and if they failed to seize it, this place would gradually be eroded by the apocalypse, just like other places.
Looking at the sea of people kneeling in the dark, Xia Tianqiong couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me. This doesn't feel good!"
The ghost bride tugged at his sleeve, reminding him, "These people don't have much life left. They're destined not to live past five years; it's just a matter of whether they die sooner or later."
Xia Tianqiong nodded slightly, but then suddenly waved his hand, tearing open a huge rift that stretched across the sky in the original location of the temple.
Everyone looked over curiously, and through the crack, they could vaguely see a city with towering buildings.
It seems to be much more prosperous than their city.
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