Chapter 615 The End of the World
The cracking sound came from the space itself.
To be precise, the alternate dimension that Fazheng had created using "Flowers in the Mirror" was beginning to break down. Like glass unable to withstand thermal expansion and contraction, tiny cracks, resembling snowflakes frozen in mid-air, appeared around it. The number and size of the snowflakes were increasing rapidly, causing Fazheng behind him to let out a surprised and unexpected cry.
Why would such an anomaly suddenly occur in the other dimension? Although I couldn't understand it for a moment, I didn't stop my actions and continued to attack the two great demons opposite me.
Just as I was about to charge at him, the Great Demon Jizo made a gesture of putting his hands together in prayer.
In Buddhism, joining one's palms together is a common gesture of respect. It has a specific name, "Namaste Mudra" or "Hands-to-Palm Mudra," meaning "uniting the ten realms of existence into one mind." Because it symbolizes a protective barrier, it is also considered a defensive mudra in Luoshan, and is used in some defensive spells.
Around the Great Demon Jizo, an impregnable dark barrier formed, encircling me and the Great Demon Yulei beside me. I transformed into a fireball and crashed into the barrier, feeling as if I had struck a wall made of rubber tires. This incredibly sturdy barrier instantly deformed dramatically, sinking heavily like jelly being pressed down by a spoon, yet it was not immediately breached.
I pressed myself tightly against the sturdy barrier and unleashed the full force of my flames. A torrent of fire scattered and overflowed, like a fully open faucet being forcefully blocked by a finger.
This Great Demon Ksitigarbha seems to be a rare defensive type among the Great Impermanence and Great Demons. His mode of action is also very special. Great Demons usually launch frantic attacks, as if they are born without knowing what defense and evasion are, but this guy actually chooses to defend.
In terms of sheer sturdiness alone, this barrier is comparable to the body of the Great Demon of Calamity. However, the Great Demon Jizo's magical power is even stronger than that of the Great Demon of Calamity, so the barrier's actual sturdiness is even greater.
However, if the opponent has a powerful shield, then I have an even more powerful spear. The barrier that was directly bearing the flames was rapidly weakened in the blink of an eye and would soon be completely breached. The Great Demon Ksitigarbha had no time to spare and could only desperately endure my onslaught.
If nothing unexpected happens, these two great demons should be the vanguard sent by the Evangelical Fellowship to invade the real world.
Calling it a "dispatch" is somewhat inaccurate, as the Great Demon does not obey the Gospel House's arrangements. However, the Gospel House is immune to the Great Demon's attacks and can be guided in a desired direction based on its behavior patterns. Combined with the Gospel House's own "Mount Dushuo" teleportation array, it is theoretically possible to send the Great Demon into the real world.
What I don't understand is, what is the point of doing this?
Admittedly, these two great demons are incredibly powerful. If they were to appear in the real world, they would undoubtedly cause massive casualties. Our eastern coastal city has millions of inhabitants; if Fazheng and I weren't here, there's no doubt that all of humanity would be dead. Therefore, it would greatly benefit our plan to exterminate humanity.
However, rationally speaking, a population of several million is only about one-thousandth of the eight billion human population. These two destructive demons will soon be eliminated by us, so such a large-scale operation is meaningless. On the other hand, to explain it as "an ambush for me and Fazheng" would be stingy in terms of combat power. It would make sense if Yama, the Lord of the Gospel Court, personally took action.
I'm more inclined to believe that Fazheng and I simply happened to be there. The Gospel Institute was planning to use these two great demons to carry out some kind of conspiracy here, and we just happened to stumble upon it. This probably wasn't purely a matter of good or bad luck; there was also the influence of some kind of jinx involved.
Fazheng then charged forward, determined to shatter the barrier completely. Almost simultaneously, the Great Demon Yulei suddenly raised his head, and a mad roar, like that of a berserk beast, erupted from his head, which was woven from tree branches.
Affected by the roar, the surrounding space rippled like water. A strangely familiar fluctuation spread, causing the snowflake cracks in the mirror-like space to increase exponentially. The order of space seemed to have been severely disrupted, and the scenery appeared as blurred, double images, as if causing dizziness.
This is not an illusion; the alternate dimension within the mirror flower is truly about to shatter.
"Oh no!" Fa Zheng's expression changed drastically.
I sensed a great deal of chaos emerging in the surrounding space. Fa Zheng urgently reversed the direction of his power, as if sealing a breach in a small boat that was taking on water, and hurriedly used his icy magic to fill the gaps in the alternate dimension.
Once the alternate dimension is completely shattered, the battlefield of the Great Impermanence will descend upon the urban area without any cover.
I've finally figured out why this mirror flower alternate dimension, which shouldn't have malfunctioned, was so easily destroyed.
It is because the laws of heaven and earth are in accordance with the laws of the earth.
The Great Demon Jizang and the Great Demon Yulei, these two great demons, are unleashing their Dharma of Heaven and Earth, exerting great restraint on this alternate dimension.
It was at this moment that I suddenly noticed a problem, a problem that I had ignored for a long time—why had I never witnessed the celestial phenomena of the Great Demon of Calamity and the Great Demon Xuanwu?
The rational beings of the Great Impermanence do not openly display their Dharma forms to avoid causing unnecessary impact on the surrounding area. Although in the long run, they will inevitably have a profound impact on the Earth's climate, it is a subtle and gradual effect that will not manifest in the short term.
But the Great Demons are different. These monsters exist to slaughter humans, and there's no reason for them to restrain their control over the natural world. On the contrary, if they so desire, they can transform their natural environment into an uninhabitable alien planet in a short time. They don't even need to lift a finger; they just need to stand there, and everything will be done automatically.
In fact, the Great Demon of Calamity and the Great Demon Xuanwu of the past may have used their own Law of Heaven and Earth; they have actually been using it all along.
In my perception, a chaotic and terrifying spacetime is eroding this alien space—
The great demons' laws governing heaven and earth signify the "Apocalypse."
"This is the Dharma of Heaven and Earth? How could there possibly be such a Dharma of Heaven and Earth?" Fa Zheng's expression changed erratically.
The alternate dimension within the mirror flower became chaotic and disordered, like flesh and blood distorted by nuclear radiation. Although Fazheng's power could form a "hard shell," making this alternate dimension difficult to directly destroy from external violence, if the alternate dimension itself was responding to the Great Demon's mutation, then the situation would be different. Fazheng's attempts to fill the gaps were becoming increasingly futile.
In less than a second, the surrounding scenery shattered completely. Like transparent glass standing in all directions crumbling into dust, the Mirror Flower Otherworld vanished.
Just before disappearing from the alternate dimension, I immediately withdrew and retreated. The conflict between my flames and the Great Demon Ksitigarbha's barrier was equivalent to bombarding a large number of strategic nuclear weapons within a tiny area every moment. If this continued while the alternate dimension was disappearing, it would inevitably cause devastating damage to the city. I couldn't do such a thing recklessly in front of Fazheng.
Even if I didn't want to continue, it didn't mean the other side would give up. As I retreated, both the Great Demon Ksitigarbha and the Great Demon Yulei unleashed a combined attack of black magic at me without hesitation. I could only manipulate flames and unleash a fireball to retaliate; while Fazheng could only roar and no longer care about the Mirror Flower Space, his icy magic transforming into blue and white freezing air, sweeping towards the two great demons.
My flames and Fazheng's freezing air intertwined, not only failing to cancel each other out, but also forming a tornado-like attack that blasted through the combined attack of the two great demons in one go. The remaining power then struck the defensive barrier of the great demon Dizang, directly shattering it.
The destructive shockwave spread towards the city again, but this time there was no Mirror Flower Dimension. Fa Zheng, however, hadn't given up; in his counterattack just now, I sensed he had held back a significant amount of his strength.
He raised the divine weapon of humanity high, veins bulging on his forehead as he exerted all his strength, and he let out a hoarse roar.
"—Stop right there!"
Centered on the tip of the gun, blue and white freezing air swept across the area like a blizzard in the blink of an eye. Even the rapidly advancing destructive shockwave was "frozen" in mid-air, stopping abruptly.
However, besides these, there were also parts that could not be intercepted midway because they directly affected the heavens and earth. The two great demons, having gathered their power in the alternate dimension, descended upon the earth with their Heavenly Manifestations. The order of time and space collapsed, and the scenery of the city below became distorted and blurred, like a video image with pixelation. The panicked and chaotic sounds of the crowd reached the sky above us.
Some unimaginable and bizarre disasters have already spread in densely populated cities, claiming one life after another.
The "apocalyptic era" has arrived in the real world!
Moreover, after the two great demons devoured the city below, their sphere of influence continued to expand endlessly towards more distant places at a speed far exceeding the speed of sound.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of space being torn apart rang out again, and another huge wave of magical power descended upon this land.
Beside the Great Demon Jizo and the Great Demon Yulei, a third dark figure, imbued with the aura of the apocalypse, appeared.
This uninvited newcomer exuded a threat even stronger than the previous two combined, with a wave of magical energy as sharp as a knife cutting through the air.
The third great demon has appeared!
(End of this chapter)
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