GA: Chapter 237+238: Great Might Heavenly Dragon! Killing to Protect Life, Severing Karma, Not Severing People
"Amitabha."
"Since you have already attained wisdom, why bother these ordinary people?"
A middle-aged monk, draped in a kasaya, stood with his hands pressed together, looking at the Mutated tortoise before him.
Beneath its massive body, he appeared so small and weak.
"..."
The Mutated tortoise looked at the hairless human before it. Its talent was high; even if it couldn't be called a First Sequence among humans, it would certainly count as a Second Sequence, so it could roughly understand what the human meant.
Why bother these ordinary people? Of course, it was because they were weak!
If they were even a little bit stronger, it wouldn't have come, regardless of the number.
It was only attracted here because they were weak, had a decent amount of spiritual energy, and were gathered in large groups.
"Why do you not speak?" The middle-aged monk frowned slightly, his tone becoming serious.
"..." The Mutated tortoise looked at the man before it with increasing annoyance. Was it that it didn't want to speak? It damn well couldn't speak!
Tortoises have no vocal cords; they are born mute. Even after mutating, it hadn't developed any vocal cords.
Clearly, this middle-aged monk did not know this fact.
The Mutated tortoise didn't want to bother with the monk and prepared to bypass him to find other food.
In its perception, this human was not weak; rather than wasting time with him, it was better to find another human to hunt.
The middle-aged monk seemed to see through its intention to continue hunting humans, and his expression turned cold.
His tone was not as friendly as before.
"Evil creature, I have tried to persuade you with kind words, yet you show not a shred of repentance."
"Since that is the case, today, I shall act on behalf of the common people and heaven to deal with you, you evil creature."
"Great Might Heavenly Dragon, World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna All Buddhas, Prajna Paramita Hum!"
"Vajra Flame!"
"Go!"
"Boom—!"
As he spoke, the law followed.
With a Buddhist seal formed in his hands, golden Buddhist flames burned from the void, as if carrying the wrath of the Buddha, cleansing the sins of this world.
The Mutated tortoise curled up inside its shell, but it still couldn't endure for long; after a dozen minutes, it was burned to ashes.
"What a spirited evil beast."
"My Buddha's Vajra Flame burns even the soul, yet it didn't let out a single wail."
The middle-aged monk was also shocked by the Mutated tortoise's backbone.
The Buddhist Vajra Flame didn't just burn the physical body; it scorched the soul as well. It was a terrifying flame that truly annihilated both form and spirit.
If not for his own strength being too weak to unleash the true power of the Vajra Flame, it wouldn't have been able to resist for so long.
But to not make a sound for over ten minutes under the Vajra Flame—if such willpower were allowed to continue living, it would surely become a great demon in the future!
"Master, you are so amazing!"
Seeing that the Mutated tortoise had died, a little boy wearing a gray monk's robe ran out and hugged the middle-aged monk's thigh, looking up at him with sparkling eyes.
"The wrath of Buddha is naturally powerful."
Under the little boy's praise, the middle-aged monk couldn't help but smile.
"Are the uncles as strong as you, Master?" the little boy asked curiously.
Hearing this question, the middle-aged monk's smile faded.
He stroked the boy's head and said indifferently, "They can recite Buddhist scriptures fluently and speak endlessly about Buddhist philosophy."
"But that is all they can do."
"Buddha is formless and shapeless, yet the Buddha in their hearts has form and shape—gold, glaze, jade, coral, amber, giant clam, agate. Their minds are filled with nothing but money and lust."
"How can these people deserve to be disciples of the Buddha?"
Those who have no Buddha in their hearts will never be acknowledged by the Buddha, no matter how well they speak.
In the current Buddhist sect, there are those who are devoted to the Buddha, but the number is too small. Really too few.
He sighed slightly.
Those people even hold high positions in the Buddhist sect; even if he wanted to drive them out, he couldn't.
"Oh." The little monk nodded blankly. Although he didn't understand what it meant, it seemed that those uncles were not good people.
"Don't think about them anymore; there are still many people here who need us to save them."
"Okay, Master."
"But Master, is it okay for us to kill them? Didn't the Abbot tell us not to interfere?"
"That old thing doesn't know a damn thing. Aside from opening the door to let some people in, what else can he do? And he only lets in the rich and powerful."
"Remember Master's words: Killing to protect life, severing karma, not severing people."
"The killing we do now is to protect this country."
"But Grandpa Abbot also said that all life is equal."
"If he really believed they were equal, why would he worship Buddha? Why doesn't he just call Buddha his brother?"
"In the future, don't listen to that old thing; he only knows how to lie."
"Oh, then I will listen to Master in the future."
Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau.
"Cloud City is applying for First Sequence prodigy resources?"
"Did a First Sequence appear in Cloud City during this beast tide?"
The Director-General looked at the materials on the screen, feeling a bit surprised, but more than that, he felt joy.
What China lacks most right now is First Sequence geniuses. The more such prodigies, the better. The more there are, the safer China will be.
However, as he reviewed the data, he suddenly frowned.
"Talent test is Second Sequence?"
"Relying on powerful swordsmanship to cut through the beast tide, demonstrating strength not inferior to a First Sequence?"
"Swordsmanship?" How powerful must the swordsmanship be to allow a Second Sequence person to demonstrate First Sequence strength?
The gap between the First Sequence and the Second Sequence is enormous, and it is simply not something that external objects or abilities can close.
If there were such a thing, it should definitely not be a cold weapon.
No matter how hard a sword is, it cannot break through the defenses of those Mutated wild beasts with strong defensive capabilities; it is not even as sharp as compressed wind or water elements.
Moreover, Mutated wild beasts do not just fight in melee; they have also awakened various abilities. How can one defend against long-range attacks?
Although the First Sequence is not without weaknesses, their weaknesses are relative to the First Sequence.
In the eyes of others, they are still an unreachable ceiling.
This person named Chu Han is still lacking.
"Oh, there's a video here too."
"They must have anticipated that I wouldn't believe it, haha."
The Director-General shook his head with a laugh, then opened the video to take a look.
Just what kind of bearing must he have that made them think this person could rely on swordsmanship to forcefully pull himself from the Second Sequence to the First Sequence.
As he watched, he fell silent.
One man, one sword, cutting through the entire beast tide.
Even elemental attacks could be severed with the sword.
God-like swordsmanship, weaving wantonly through the beast tide, dodging the attacks of the Mutated wild beasts with minimal movement.
In the end, the corpses of the Mutated wild beasts spread across the entire road, and he sat alone atop the carnage.
"Hiss." The Director-General couldn't help but gasp.
If it were someone like Qin Tian or Chen Bing destroying the beast tide with overwhelming force by using their abilities, he wouldn't feel much, only marveling at their strength.
GA: Chapter 238 Newcomers, Ice Queen and White Rabbit
However, the feeling Chu Han brought was completely different, as if it could make people recall the desire for slaughter deep within their hearts.
Moreover, could swordsmanship truly be terrifying to such an extent?
That sword qi didn't seem like something condensed from spiritual energy, and what was that blood-sword phantom that could awe souls and stun many mutated beasts?
"Tap, tap, tap"
Tapping on the table, his mind fell into deep thought.
Then, looking at the application, he pondered for a moment and granted approval.
He didn't know if this could be called a First Sequence, but the swordsmanship he displayed alone was enough to apply for this resource.
"I wonder if other cities have produced another batch of First Sequence geniuses."
He sighed softly.
Although the Imperial Capital also suffered a beast tide, with Qin Tian there, it was an easy matter to resolve, and he had already begun to support the nearest cities.
The same was true for Chen Bing, Huo Yu, Ning Guang, and Wang Ming.
But relying on these alone was not enough.
Let there be more, more awe-inspiring prodigies.
"This spiritual energy backlash seems to have brought you a lot of gains."
Zhi Xin didn't know what the progression of the mysterious side looked like, but some things were obvious.
For example, the area of the Bai Xuan Small World was expanding wildly outwards.
Although there were many Pokémon living there before, it still seemed very vast, and now it was even more so.
"Because the world is progressing," Bai Xuan said with a light chuckle.
The era of a hundred schools of thought contending, which should have appeared during the third spiritual energy tide, was now arriving ahead of schedule due to this spiritual energy backlash.
Daoism and Buddhism each produced a genius who could be called a "Dao Child" and "Buddha Child" respectively.
Every sect also saw the emergence of a group of geniuses.
Among them, Shu Mountain was the most prominent, with some already beginning their cultivation of immortality.
Elixirs, magical artifacts, spells—
These sects, which only existed in stories in his previous life, were actually real in this world.
Devoted to the Dao, the vast majority of them received the recognition of the [Dao].
In comparison, those who received the recognition of the [Buddha] were much fewer.
Confucianism also produced a genius, but currently, they are still in the stage of being taught and have not yet shown their brilliance.
Overall, the future is promising.
If Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism are excluded, there is also one other school that produced a genius, and their ability is extremely interesting; in the future, they will even surpass the prodigies of other sects to reach the top.
Even the Dao Child of Daoism and the Buddha Child of Buddhism would feel inferior.
What they cultivate is—[Law].
"Ding, group member [Ice Queen] has joined the chat group."
"Ding, group member [White Rabbit] has joined the chat group."
The mechanical voice of the chat group sounded in Bai Xuan's ear.
"At a time like this, even."
Although he was a little surprised, Bai Xuan didn't pay much attention to it.
The time for new members to join the chat group was always very random.
Previously, new members even joined silently while they were on a mission.
Ordinary Group Leader: "New members again so soon? How fast!"
Most Evil Spirit: "Welcome new members. The chat group's invitation time for new members is always very random."
Turn Da gu into Soup: "Welcome new members, especially last time when I, Saint Lord, and Bai Xuan were on a mission."
Turn Da gu into Soup: "It's too much of a coincidence."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Welcome new members, I was so focused on the time that I forgot to say it."
Uchiha Dance King: "I hope the new members are relatively strong. Currently, besides Bai Xuan, Luo Hao, and Angel Yan, there are no opponents worth my attention in the chat group."
Glory of the Northern God: "Woof woof woof???."
Uchiha Dance King: "I never consider dogs as opponents."
Glory of the Northern God: "Shiba Inu stares with wide eyes."
Ordinary Group Leader: "So arrogant? You can even beat Dagu?"
Turn Da gu into Soup: "This..."
Turn Da gu into Soup: "Group Leader, you also know that Tiga doesn't have spatial abilities."
Turn Da gu into Soup: "And Uchiha Madara also has a Sharingan technique similar to Kamui."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Alright, you don't need to say anymore."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Saint Lord lost, Voban lost, Dagu lost, etc. I know about Luo Hao; you challenged her after Aizen, but when did you challenge Bai Xuan and Angel Yan?"
I spend so much time in the chat group every day, and I didn't even know?!
Lighthouse Richest Man: "Last time you said you were going to sleep, it was about ten minutes after that."
Lighthouse Richest Man: "Of course, the timelines are different; this is my world's timeline."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Hmm, so what was the result?"
Oldest Godslayer: "Hmph, it's obvious."
Oldest Godslayer: "After drawing with Luo Hao, he was utterly crushed by Angel Yan and Bai Xuan."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Crushed? How was he crushed?"
Upon hearing of being crushed, Su Yunqing became interested.
Didn't Dagu say that Uchiha Madara also had a Sharingan technique similar to Kamui? Angel's Judgment shouldn't even be able to hit him.
Uchiha Dance King: "Do you think I would say it?"
Uchiha Dance King: "And I wasn't crushed, I just lost."
No normal person would say they were crushed.
However, he also never expected to be defeated so overwhelmingly when fighting these two.
Bai Xuan aside, no matter what kind of Sharingan technique, it had no effect on him; even a technique like Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had no effect on him.
And his attacks—a hint of fear flashed in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
That was chaos, collapse, annihilation; his Sharingan space was destroyed in an instant!
Irreversible destruction!
Fortunately, it was in the virtual battle arena. If it were in reality, he would absolutely not allow his Sharingan technique to disappear due to destruction.
This also made him deeply aware of the gap between himself and Bai Xuan.
As for Angel Yan, was that thing called a secondary biological engine?
Why was it that even though he was a person of the mysterious side, Angel Yan was able to forcibly seal his abilities, making him feel the fragility of an ordinary person that he had long forgotten?
He never wanted to experience the feeling of losing all power a second time.
He would definitely not seek a fight with these two in the short term.
Never!
I hope there will be a strong newcomer this time, or a group member with the potential to become his opponent.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Ice Queen, White Rabbit, judging by the names, they both seem to be female, without a doubt."
Ordinary Group Leader: "There are quite a few female powerhouses, and some who use ice."
Ordinary Group Leader: "The first person I think of is Cang Yue, but in her case, it should be Ice Emperor or Ice Empress."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If it's her, Uchiha Madara would indeed have another opponent; I heard that her late-stage combat power involves planets, but I don't know if that's true or false."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I used to read more when I was little, but when I grew up, I read other things."
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