Chapter 614 The Great Demon Invades Reality
The larger the being, the harder it is to hide. Although there are instances where "being too large makes one difficult to detect," this phenomenon will not occur to Fazheng and me, as we are both part of the Great Impermanence. Although Mingzhuo is human, it possesses the essence of a colossus. For it to try to hide itself in this city under the full-force perception and scanning of Fazheng and me is no different from an elephant trying to hide inside a house.
However, after a few seconds, I was unable to detect even the slightest trace of the presence of the turbid life force.
It's not that I was in a hurry or careless during the scan; a few seconds of scanning time is more than enough for the task of "finding another Great Impermanence hidden in the city."
Could it be that Fazheng's intelligence was wrong, and Mingzhuo wasn't in this area? Or is it that Mingzhuo really had the ability to hide himself?
Fa Zheng frowned deeply. He made a strange hand seal, and his radiating perception subtly changed. A cold wind suddenly swept through the city, as if thousands of air currents had transformed into Fa Zheng's hunting dogs, speeding through the streets and alleys, causing passersby to involuntarily cover their clothes and wonder why the temperature had suddenly dropped.
However, after all this effort, Fa Zheng seemed to have gained nothing, and his eyes gradually turned gloomy.
The strange world is full of wonders, and there have always been great impermanences in history who are truly adept at hiding themselves. For example, the fully manifested realm is described as "concealing its form when small" and "lurking within the waves when hidden." Even now, if I dissolve all the components of my body and soul, leaving only a "firefly" as my anchor in the world, I can also hide myself to a great extent.
If I can do it myself, I certainly don't think that others absolutely cannot do it; it's just that it's ultimately a low-probability event.
Is it possible that Fazheng's intelligence was correct, and Mingzhuo is indeed not in this city?
This possibility exists, and the reasons are easy to deduce. It also explains why Mingzhuo revealed his tracks so quickly—Mingzhuo might have entered the afterlife immediately after entering this region.
The gods and humans outside the Yellow Springs might not be as fond of bargaining when dealing with Mingzhu as they are in the Yellow Springs. In order to fill the gaps in important combat power, they might very well accept Mingzhu's joining with relatively lenient terms, allowing him to use the "Dushuo Mountain" teleportation array that can traverse between the two worlds.
From Mingzhuo's perspective, since he's already taken the final step of betrayal, he naturally won't care if his tracks are exposed to Fazheng and me. Luo Shan hasn't fully mastered the means to enter the afterlife at this stage, so there's no way to continue pursuing him. Although he knows I have a way to return from the afterlife…
No, it's possible that during the time it took to decide to escape, Mingzhuo didn't know I had traveled back and forth between the afterlife and the real world. Huangquan was killed by me shortly after discovering me in the afterlife, and Yama, with whom I had a brief confrontation, may not have communicated with Mingzhuo in time. Mingzhuo might have simply felt from beginning to end that I had inexplicably vanished from the world and then reappeared for some unknown reason.
It seems he really shot himself in the foot. If he hadn't attacked Asahi, he wouldn't have needed to flee in panic after my return. If he had just been patient and waited, Rozan would have soon mastered the method to enter the afterlife, and he could use the teleportation channel here for free.
Thinking further, we find something even more humorous—now that most of Mingzhuo and Zhuanlunwang have defected to the Fuyin Academy, and Shenzhao died at the end of last year, wouldn't the Great Impermanence of the Transcendental camp only have the role of the Divination Master, who is essentially a world-governing figure, left?
Correspondingly, the ruling ideology has Fazheng and Jian Feixian, as well as myself, and Zhu Shi, a newly promoted powerhouse who is about to master the power of the Great Impermanence... With such a huge gap in combat power, the opposition between the ruling ideology and the transcendent ideology seems to have settled the outcome.
Would Fazheng feel secretly pleased about this? Perhaps more than that, he would feel a state of utter panic. Because what lies before him now is a contradiction even more radical and terrifying than the opposition between social order and transcendence.
Just then, Fa Zheng's expression changed drastically, as if he had found something.
I didn't ask him what he had discovered, because almost at the same time, I also sensed a change that would make me pale. There was no need to search for him; his appearance was so ostentatious.
A massive surge of magical power, comparable to that of me and Fazheng, appeared in the city without warning!
It wasn't even one, but two.
Both are mixed with a sense of chaotic madness that is familiar to me.
I immediately came to two conclusions—first, neither of these two fluctuations of magical power belonged to the realm of life impurity;
Secondly, neither of these two fluctuations of magical power belonged to the Great Impermanence, but rather to the Great Demon.
As two waves of magical power descended, I saw the sky being torn apart.
An unimaginable force tore open the azure sky, creating a dark rift spanning two hundred meters, from which two enormous monsters emerged.
Both have a black appearance. One of them is about sixty meters long and tall, with its body formed by black tree branches, resembling a monstrous demon from hell. It is gripping the edge of the crack, and the space looks as if it has torn it apart by its own hands.
The other monster appeared to be a Buddha statue carved from black, coal-like rock. Upon closer inspection, the Buddha statue did not have a compassionate expression at all, but rather an extremely terrifying and ferocious face, as if it wanted to tear and chew up every living person in the world.
In Buddhism, the Buddha not only has a peaceful and serene appearance, but also a terrifying wrathful appearance, also known as the terrifying appearance. The appearance displayed by this great demon is reminiscent of the Buddha's terrifying form.
“Yu Lei…and Di Zang!” Fa Zheng looked at the two great demons in disbelief.
The two suddenly appearing demons didn't even glance at Fazheng, and simultaneously unleashed dark magical power around their bodies, blasting mercilessly towards the city below.
"stop!"
In the blink of an eye, Fazheng swung his spear, unleashing a burst of blue magic power that intercepted the two great demons' magic power, which had arrived before Fazheng's attack.
I observed Fazheng, as a member of the Great Impermanence, at the end of the battle at the Humanitarian Division's main stronghold. Under normal circumstances, his strength is slightly greater than Mingzhuo's, but overall they are at the same level. Furthermore, unlike Huangquan, who tends to be a scholar, he is clearly a practical Great Impermanence.
At this moment, using the divine weapon of humanity as a medium, he seemed to have established a connection with something in the unseen realm. A vast and powerful force, as immense as a boundless ocean, descended upon him. The intensity of his magical power surged dramatically, reaching a level comparable to Xuanming and even to myself in my corona form.
Upon seeing the enemy appear, I immediately summoned the Slag Straight Sword from inside my body, instantly entering Corona Mode. At that moment, I unleashed all my flames to intercept the enemy's attack together with Fazheng.
Yulei and Dizang...
After visiting the Gospel Institute, I realized that I wasn't familiar enough with the Great Impermanence of Luoshan throughout history, so I spent the last two days researching those Great Impermanence from long ago. I now have some understanding of the Great Impermanence who served as the prototypes for these two great demons.
In traditional mythology, Yu Lei is a deity who appeared at the same time as Shen Tu, guarding the gate to the afterlife; while Luo Shan is the Great Impermanence of the same era as Shen Tu, and is also the practical one among the Great Impermanence, who fell into a state of loss long ago.
Although Ksitigarbha left behind few battle records, he possessed extremely powerful strength. It is said that under certain special conditions, the magical power that Ksitigarbha could unleash was even beyond the reach of Xuanming. In his lifetime, he was a strong contender to rival the most powerful and unpredictable being of Luoshan.
Based on my current perception and judgment, the magical power of the Great Demon Yulei is equivalent to that of veterans like Mingzhuo and Huangquan, while the magical power of the Great Demon Dizang at this moment is between that of Huangquan and Xuanming.
The combined attack of these two great demons was naturally no match for the combined attack of me and Fazheng.
But Fazheng's goal is not only to win in his "arm wrestling" with them, but also to protect the city below.
The two combined attacks collided with a deafening roar, instantly shattering the opposing force. However, the collision generated heat and shockwaves far exceeding those of a nuclear explosion, sweeping in all directions and towards the city.
It's said that to fully unleash the destructive power of an atomic bomb, the best way to use it isn't to let it hit the ground and explode, but rather to detonate it in the air. This allows the shockwave to destroy the target area with maximum efficiency, causing widespread devastation. The scene before us is exactly that.
The shockwave spread at an alarming speed, but it was still within our range where we could take remedial measures. At the critical moment, Fa Zheng raised his free left hand, on which appeared a small, transparent flower bud, like a block of ice.
As Fazheng's power was rapidly injected, the small flower bud unfurled and bloomed. Immediately, magical power spread out from it like sound waves, but at a speed far exceeding that of sound, spreading throughout the entire city even faster than the spread of a shockwave.
An overwhelming barrier covered the entire city, and then the shockwave crashed down on the ground, but caused no damage. The ground, buildings, and passersby all seemed to become ethereal holographic projections. They walked and talked normally, completely unaware of the earth-shattering commotion of our battle.
This is the "flower in the mirror" brought about by Fazheng...
Originally, this was meant to be used in the battle against Mingzhuo, but it had to be used in this situation. I can observe the principle behind this magical artifact; it can construct and unfold another dimension while covering the surface of the space with Fazheng's own icy magic, making it incredibly solid, as if it were encased in a hard shell.
But now is not the time to analyze friendly equipment. I didn't stop moving and immediately charged towards the enemy's location.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I rushed out, I heard a sound like glass cracking in my ear.
(End of this chapter)
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