Of course, that was a story for another time. Exorcist City finally regained peace since that day.
The Exorcists initially wanted to make Phoenix Girl stay, but they realized that Helian Wei Wei had already left after cleaning up the mess.
The Son of the King of Hell thought his job here was done, since the evil spirits and demons had disappeared, while everybody could reincarnate as usual. However, the Great Demon King grabbed his collar up from behind as he was about to leave and growled, "Follow me to the path of Buddhism."
The Son of the King of Hell laughed devilishly and replied, "I dislike that place. Besides, we from the Underworld never intercept in the matter between Tian Dao and Buddhism. We only deal with dead people, not those who survive."
"Did I say I'm letting anyone stay alive?" Baili Jia Jue broke into an evil smile as he stared at him.
The Son of the King of Hell smacked his lips and asked, "Are you really doing it? When you demolished the Buddha's body of Honored Sir previously, you've caused great mayhem in the entire Mountain Tenya. Do you want to do it again now? Many people will die if you do that."
"I'll keep a low profile this time," Baili Jia Jue said nonchalantly.
The Son of the King of Hell frowned, as he felt uneasy being held by somebody like this. "Tell me first, how do you wish to keep a low profile?"
"Kill everyone who should die, I won't lay a finger on those who shouldn't." Baili Jia Jue smirked evilly.
The Son of the King of Hell bit on the pacifier in his mouth and asked, "Do you know how kind I am? I've never killed a Buddha willingly. I've only been to Tian Dao once, on the day I was born. Then, my dad kept wooing my mom, he said that I'm not allowed to visit the other two worlds before my mom promises to marry him. Also, you won't need anyone to help kill them, it won't make any difference even if I don't go."
"Certainly, I don't need your help to kill, but only you guys from the Underworld can cut off the soul after I kill them," the man uttered in a lower voice.
The Son of the King of Hell felt horrified and asked, "You want to smash the soul of the Honored Sir?"
Chapter 858 - Massacre In Buddhism
The man did not deny it, and merely gave a soft chuckle instead, saying, "Let's go, I'll show you the gleaming, glorious Buddhism."
The King of Hell's Son struggled and yelled, as he kicked frantically with his small legs, "Hang on, don't you have to seek advice from your Lord Phoenix? It doesn't seem right to go out unaccompanied, especially to a place so far away!"
The man turned around and looked at the carriage behind him, saying softly, "She's still sleeping." Then, he paused for a while, before lowering his eyes and looking at the little one he was holding in his hand, and said, "If you wake her up, you won't have to go to Buddhism, because I will deep fry you immediately. It's said that the King of Hell's flesh tastes very good."
"Does your Phoenix know about the fact that you're drooling over my body!" The Son of the King of Hell glared at him with fury and snapped, "I can follow you to Buddhism, but under one condition."
Baili Jia Jue raised his eyebrows, signaling him to continue speaking.
The Son of the King of Hell said in a serious tone, "After coming back from Buddhism, you have to go to our Underworld and fight my Dad. Fight longer, until he doesn't have the time to care about my whereabouts."
"Your dad will definitely ground you again if he heard what you just said." Baili Jia Jue looked at the King of Hell's Son in his hand, who reminded him of a little kid. What a hassle to have a son, he really wants to throw him away now!
The Son of the King of Hell was completely unperturbed about what his father in the Underworld would think. He must go to the human world in modern times, so going to Buddhism and collecting a soul meant nothing for him if he could chase his wife.
Furthermore, he had never stolen a soul from Buddhism before, it seemed quite thrilling on second thoughts.
The King of Hell's Son stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. When he opened his bloody red eyes again, what appeared before him was the scene of Buddhism where sleeping lilies were in full bloom.
Trayastrimsa heaven was surrounded by peaceful clouds and gospel could be heard playing everywhere.
A little Buddhist novice, or Shami, was walking on the long heaven stairs. Among the World of Trichiliocosm, Leiyin Temple was the only building built in mid-air. Other than Mountain Tenya, the place was surrounded by cloud drift and the floor was covered in red plant beds.
Little Shami never expected anyone to appear here, so he lifted his head and stared at Baili Jia Jue, before dropping his gaze at the Son of the King of Hell. "You… you're from the lower three realms!"
"What do you mean by lower three realms, I hate people like you the most, separating the Six Paths into the upper and lower realms for no reason." The Son of the King of Hell's eyes were a deep shade of maroon.
Little Shami clenched his tiny fists and muttered solemnly, "How dare you! You ignorant magical being, do you have any idea what this place is before barging in!"
The Son of the King of Hell raised his eyebrow, looking offensively devilish, snarking, "I think you're the one who has no idea of who I am, right?"
While saying so, a golden character of 'King' was faintly visible on his clear forehead.
Upon seeing that, Little Shami took a big step backward, almost falling onto the stone steps as he mumbled to himself, "Hell… Hell..."
"He's not the real King of Hell yet." An Honored Buddha walked out from the temple, reaching out to help the Little Shami up. He glanced at the Son of the King of Hell indifferently and said, "You're just the Son of the King of Hell, how dare you make so much fuss at Buddhism before learning any skills? Didn't anyone tell you that you must first submit to Tian Dao if you want to enter Buddhism? Is everything at the lower three realms nowadays so ignorant of the rules? Huh?"
He could not do anything to a living Buddha.
However, he could break the dead Buddha's soul into pieces anytime, making sure that he could never be reincarnated.
"Great Demon King, I couldn't care less about the others, but save this Honored Buddha for me after you kill him. I'll let him know who's actually the one ignorant of the rules," said the Son of the King of Hell, his eyes scarlet red and bloodshot.
After listening to his words, the Honored Buddha burst into laughter and jeered disdainfully, "Are you asking a demon to kill a Buddha? What a joke! I'm warning you, you guys should leave as soon as possible. The Buddha has mercy, thus I'll spare your lives if I can, so don't make me show my teeth. I know you're just relying on your father's great reputation, but he's not here right now. You've broken the rule by barging in Buddhism, your father won't even know if I were to kill you. In that case..."
The Honored Buddha wanted to say something more, but the man in black robes who before him suddenly made a move.
In the blink of an eye, his throat was in that man's hands!
The Honored Buddha's eyes widened instantly, as he stared at the handsome face inches away from him. His voice was unstable as he muttered, "You, you..."
Who is this person exactly?
Why is he so incredibly quick?
Baili Jia Jue grinned maliciously, but simply remained silent. Grabbing his throat, he dashed a few steps forward and tossed him out with one hand.
Bang!
The Honored Buddha could feel that his ribs were broken from the impact and wanted to heal himself with his Light of Buddh.
However, he realized that he was unable to converge the Light of Buddha on the part that was grabbed by the man just now.
"You… Ahem!" The Honored Buddha coughed out fresh blood, leaving a bloody stain on the clear white stairs.
Baili Jia Jue continued to move forward while ignoring the others, with his black boots stepping on the fallen flowers on the floor. Mountain Tenya shook slightly with every step he took, as though something heavy had fallen on the ground.
All the Little Shamis ran ou
t from the places where they were at and stared at the man.
Then, a deafening noise thundered through the air.
Countless demons emerged from the man's back. Then, they hid in the clouds, waving their claws and smearing the peaceful clouds black, as an unprecedented demonic aura wafted through the atmosphere.
Flocks of demons assembled at the peak of Mountain Tenya, dark and unlit, and rammed at the Buddha's gate.
Such a scene…
It only appeared twice in Buddhism.
The first time was when the Emperor of Tian Dao emptied the Sea of Blood and brought a huge pack of demons to attend the feast at Buddhism.
The second time was still because of the Emperor, when he took away the Buddha's body of the Honored Sir and destroyed Buddhism's Shield of Vajra.
The Honored Buddha who was lying on the floor had heard of these myths before, even though he became a Buddha quite late.
As far as Buddhism was concerned, that was the utmost disrespect, and a sin that could never be forgiven!
Crack!
A loud thunder rumbled in the sky. The scenario was supposed to appear only in Hell, but it was hovering over Buddhism now.
All the Honored Buddhas who were in the ranking of Buddhism appeared from their cloud drifts. They could not clearly see the appearance of the man on the stone steps, and all they could feel was an immense demonic aura. Thus, they thought that a gigantic monster from Mount Buzhou had broken in and held up one hand vertically, muttering 'Amithabha' and chanting, "Monster, this is a holy place of Buddhism, not a place for you to cause chaos! Since you refuse to listen to our advice, we will punish your sin and cast you into the animal realm, you will never reincarnate into a human again."
However, before they could make a move, the tall man on the stone steps suddenly lifted his head. His black aura was rolling and rumbling, as he warningly growled, "You want to cast me into the animal realm? Just with your strength?"
All the Buddhas were completely fl.u.s.tered. As they stared at the familiar face, their expressions completely changed in an instant!
Chapter 859 - The Honored Sir Started To Regret
"Em... Emperor?!"
There was no doubt, only that man would have such a breathtaking handsomeness, and a murderous aura that could rock the sky and shake the sea.
How did he come here?
He has already fallen from heaven.
It's impossible for a demon who has fallen from heaven to have direct access to Buddhism.
Why is he here?
All the Buddhas looked at each other with pale faces. Before they could even attack...
A swishing noise sounded!
The man's silhouette vanished from the stairs.
In the blink of an eye, Baili Jia Jue was already grabbing one of the Honored Buddha's arm in his hand.
In mere seconds, the demons behind Baili Jia Jue grew triple in size.
In the past, nobody from Tian Dao or Buddhism could defeat him, let alone now.
At first, all the Buddhas thought that he only had a demonic aura. However, his divine consciousness that could suppress the Six Paths, became evident as he approached them.
The Honored Buddha who was grabbed by Baili Jia Jue widened his eyes, he could not help but shout, "Divine Demon!"
Upon hearing these words, all the Buddhas' pale faces turned an even paler shade of white.
All the Buddhas gathered together, as the Ninety-Ninth Sanskrit hymns lingered in the air. They revealed their lotus forms, solely for the purpose of stopping the man.
"Emperor, Tian Dao and Buddhism have been at peace for 100 years and you've voluntarily chosen to fall from heaven. Why must you come to Buddhism now?"
The Son of King of Hell lost all his intentions to prevent the fight after hearing those words. These Buddhas have lived for far too long, even the words from their mouth sounded disgusting.
Though all the Buddhas clearly knew the Emperor's lethality and his ability to take away their Buddha's bodies, Buddha could reincarnate into humans as long as a piece of their souls remained.
Putting aside their fear for Baili Jia Jue, they had to maintain the superiority of Buddhism. They put their palms together, muttering Amitabha, and said, "What goes around comes around for every existence in this world. Emperor, are you not afraid of the heaven befalling tragedies on you for causing trouble in Buddhism for nothing?"
Baili Jia Jue simply smirked and lifted his long leg to kick the Buddha who was strangled to death away. His eyes gleamed as he professed, "Just like what you said, what goes around comes around for every existence in this world. Back then, all of you forced Phoenix to give up on Buddhism and receive heavenly tribulations. Today, I'm here to make you pay for your evil karma!"
All the Buddhas could not help trembling when Phoenix was mentioned.
They had never done any evil deed…
Except for that year when Golden Lotus demanded Phoenix to marry the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, or she would have to empty the Sea of Blood in Hell.
It was a well-known fact that nobody could empty the Sea of Blood due to the existence of the Emperor in Mount Buzhou.
They clearly intended to leave Phoenix with no other choice.
However, little did they know, Phoenix stubbornly refused to marry. She went so far as to end her Dharma fate by herself, provoking the Heavenly Tribulation of Thirty-Three Rolling Thunder.
Originally, they wanted to give her some assistance. However, they were held back for some other reasons.
Ever since they had Phoenix, everybody in Buddhism kept their hands clean from the blood.
It was all because of her promise to Sakyamuni Buddha, to protect the good, ward off evil, and free all the miseries of the common people.
However, the True Buddha was unable to truly return after coming back from Hell.
Young Phoenix knew it in her heart too, so she picked up the scythe and tried to cleanse everything just to repay his kindness.
At the outset, they promised True Buddha to do everything according to Phoenix's wish.
However, as too much time had passed.
They had a vague feeling that Phoenix could not be suppressed by their mere power.
They began to fear that she would reveal her Four Evil Faces and her murderous intent.
Hence, they did not offer any help and simply muttered Amithabha under the Shield of Vajra instead.
The Honored Sir was there too, and all of the others acted on his orders.
The topic of Phoenix became a taboo, never to be mentioned by anyone in Buddhism.
Now that they heard it from this man, all the Buddhas felt a chill down their spines.
They had thought of 1000 reasons why the Emperor was here, but they did not expect that he would come to repay the Phoenix's suffering from Heavenly Tribulation.
All the Buddhas seemed to think of something, and their lips became even paler.
When Tian Dao and Buddhism were at war, the Emperor disregarded the interception from Tian Dao and took away the Honored Sir's Buddha's body. Could it be that he did it for Phoenix instead of some witch?
He said he wanted them to face their consequences from that time.
Does he intend to steal all of their Buddha's bodies?
Their hearts dropped as they finally realized his boiling resentment.
People from Buddhism believed in karma the most.
Even they had forgotten how they lost their compassion.
Why were they so cold and detached? Above all, they wished for Phoenix, who brought shame to Buddhism, to be dealt with as soon as possible. It did not matter whether she was imprisoned or married off.
Today's evil karma was merely a repercussion of all their past actions.
All the Buddhas looked up, but before they could react, Baili Jia Jue had already broken the bones of another Honored Buddha.
All the Buddhas quivered in fear. Then, he softly said maliciously, "Do you think that I can only take away your
Buddha's bodies, but can't do anything to your souls, hmm?" Baili Jia Jue turned his head around and grinned as he said so, with his long robes dancing in the air. Both his eyes beamed with golden light as he uttered, "Kiddo, the soul of that Honored Buddha whom I just kicked down… Cut it, and crush it."
When they heard that, all the Buddhas became highly anxious and began screaming at the Son of King of Hell, "You can't do this! We're Buddhas! The Underworld should not meddle in the affairs between Tian Dao and Buddhism! If you follow the Emperor's demand and massacre Buddhism, you're acting against the rules! The Six Paths will be in chaos if the rules are broken!"
"Who says I'm breaking the rules? We have the authority to deal with anything dead within Six Paths." The Son of the King of Hell gave a ruthless smile, before lifting his ax and swinging it at the Honored Buddha, whose Buddha's body had been taken away!
Instantly, lightning flashed and thunder roared above Buddhism, as a black fog began to spread everywhere.
That was the real execution of Buddha. Initially, they believed that they would never die or be exterminated.
Besides, did we underestimate that kid too much?
He's nothing but the son of the Underworld, why does he have the capability to crush souls?
As though he could read the Buddhas' minds, Baili Jia Jue's eyes were blazed with malice as he smiled and said, "Where do you think he was born?"
Some Honored Buddhas realized the true identity of the King of Hell's Son and stumbled backward from shock, exclaiming, "Tian Dao, he's the ominous son of Tian Dao!"
Listening to this information, all the Buddhas wasted no time and tried to frantically scamper back to Leiyin Temple, with their kasaya fluttering in the air. As long as they close the Buddha Gates, they can protect their souls from being crushed!
The Little Shamis on the stone steps looked above their heads with widened eyes, frozen in a daze. They had never seen all the Buddhas fleeing and rushing in such panic before.
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