Chapter 495: Victory
Chapter 495: Victory
"Come in."
In a certain place within the Ether World, the void was stabilized by the Stone Ether, transforming into a magnificent and resplendent stone temple.
For some reason, Lei Ou felt an inexplicable sense of cruelty in the rough and rugged stone pillars and murals.
At the end of the temple, a woman sat.
She appeared to be in her twenties or thirties, at the most beautiful and mature stage of her life, with a voluptuous figure. She had not shaved her head, but instead wore a strange chicken-crowned hat.
On her body, she wore a crimson robe adorned with various scriptures.
A sense of mystery, profundity, and sinister strangeness emanated from her.
The bald female martial artist led Lei Ou into the grand hall and shouted, "Since you have seen the Dharma King, why aren't you paying your respects?"
'Heart Sect Patriarch?'
'If I still had my original strength, I would be nothing more than an ant.'
'But what about now?'
Lei Ou respectfully knelt down, "Lei Ou... pays respects to the Dharma King."
"Good. Come closer."
The Firefly Dharma King shouted, and the bald woman beside her immediately presented a white bone bowl filled with clear water.
The rich Ether Power dispersed from the water.
"Since you have a connection with our Mystic Sect and have the opportunity to see me, I shall bestow upon you the most supreme precepts. I, the Dharma King, will personally perform the 'Secret Empowerment' for you."
The Firefly Dharma King stood up, and the terrifying pressure caused Lei Ou to kneel involuntarily.
In front of the Heart Sect Patriarch, he couldn't even escape from his dream, let alone wake up from it.
'Damn it! I've already used the prophecy of the Deep Sea, and there's no other chance.'
Lei Ou could only kneel and watch as the Firefly Dharma King sprinkled a bit of the clear water on his head.
Then, a palm pressed down...
...
In a cramped and narrow dormitory.
On the bed.
Lei Ou was sleeping, his eyelids twitching violently, as if having a nightmare.
Suddenly!
"Huff..."
Lei Ou sat up, looking at his hands, "Me... hahaha... I've made it!"
After receiving the 'Mystic Sect Precepts', his mind naturally filled with knowledge about the Mystic Sect's martial arts.
With just a slight circulation, absorbing the Ether Power and nourishing his physical body, the chronic illness in his lungs disappeared instantly.
"Is the Mystic Sect's martial arts... the extraordinary path in this world?"
Lei Ou was filled with confidence, "I will stand at the pinnacle of this world's extraordinaries! What can that little bug do to compete with me?"
After learning some of the Mystic Sect's martial arts and gaining insight into their mysterious teachings, Lei Ou lost all interest in other extraordinary paths.
Not only were those paths slow to progress, but more importantly, their killing power was too weak!
"The Master of the Mystic Sect... that position is mine."
"I've heard that the most supreme martial arts of the Mystic Sect are recorded in the 'Great Sun Sutra'. It contains the top-tier secret martial arts of the six ministries, as well as forbidden chapters that reveal how to replace the deities and attain godhood oneself!"
The more Lei Ou thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, "With the help of the Golden Finger... I will surely become a god!"
...
Several years later.
In the Ether World.
Lei Ou had shaved his head, leaving a short crew cut, and wore a chicken-crowned hat and a crimson robe.
Now, he had received empowerments and alms, and had completely taken on the appearance of a Mystic Sect Master.
No! Now, although he was secretly only a Mystic Sect Master, his strength had already reached the level of a Dharma King.
"I've spent a lot of effort and finally reached this position..."
"And with the help of the Golden Finger, I've deceived many Dharma Kings to gain this opportunity... I must watch the 'Great Sun Sutra' and obtain the secrets of attaining godhood!"
Lei Ou's eyes were filled with determination.
The extraordinary path in this world was truly treacherous, especially for attaining godhood! It was like a carrot on a stick, where the Six Gods remained unfallen, and no new gods were born.
Moreover, the Six Gods were all born as divine spirits, and there was no possibility for a mortal to ascend to godhood.
The only possibility was the secrets left behind by the former Master of the Mystic Sect.
In fact, this only proved the difference in their Golden Fingers.
Fang Xing, even with his attribute panel, could reach the ultimate end of the world, and even surpass it. But the Golden Finger of this Creator God was obviously lacking, unable to help Lei Ou break through.
'That little bug still can't be found, probably because he hasn't awakened the mystery within his womb yet?'
This was also one of the things that made Lei Ou unhappy.
The two of them were fighting for their lives, yet they couldn't sense each other's position, unless they met face to face.
'But... once I become a god, let's see how you escape?'
Lei Ou's heart was filled with mixed emotions, but his face showed nothing but piety. He took one step and bowed, making his way to the Mystic Sect's headquarters in the Ether World—the highest peak of the Great Snow Mountain.
At the peak of the Great Snow Mountain, there was a heavenly pool.
According to legend, the Great Sun Sutra emerged, floating above the pool.
Even the Six Ministries Dharmaraja would find it impossible to obtain the Great Sun Sutra. Only the successor of the Master of Esotericism, after undergoing a series of trials, could attain it.
But Leo, with the golden finger of the Deep Sea, had long secretly found a shortcut.
At this moment, he quickly took out a series of offerings filled with ether, and set up a mysterious ritual:
"Let us invoke the Master of Esotericism, and ask Him to send His Guardian Dragon to the mortal realm..."
"Dragon!"
"The dragon of ten thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers... Hear my call, rise from the Heavenly Pool, and lift the sutra!"
...
Leo's ether was incredibly active, as if pulsating with rhythm.
As he chanted, the Heavenly Pool on the Great Snow Mountain in the Ether World began to boil, and a sutra was lifted by an unknown force from the water.
"Haha... Finally, the Great Sun Sutra... I only need to take a glance, just one glance..."
Leo looked at the Great Sun Sutra, a tattered and worn book, a yellowish scripture.
The feeling it gave was twisted and eerie, as if it were made from human skin and paper.
As the legends said, the Great Sun Sutra, which recorded all secrets, suddenly opened with a boom!
Then...
Leo's eyes lit up, as if he saw that eternal sun, always located above the Six Paths Pure Light in the Ether World, that sun located in the endless space-time, the immortal Great Sun!
And at this moment...
This sun seemed pure white, yet seemed crimson, as if containing all the colors of the world, suddenly opened an eye!
In that instant of eye contact, Leo's heart stirred with a strong palpitation.
This was a reminder from the Secret Art of Life and Death!
"What? Surprised? Astonished?"
His expression twisted, and blood tears flowed from his eyes.
"What? Surprised? Astonished?" Fang Xing's voice carried a hint of laughter, echoing from within the Everlasting Celestial Body: "As long as we compete fairly, I'll definitely stay ahead of you, because I have the hang of it!"
"Damn bug... Even if I die, I'll take you down with me!"
Leo frantically tore at his crimson dharma robe, and even called upon the Deep Sea. After investing so much power, he still had a hidden move, enough to take them both down together within his golden finger.
But the next moment, the Deep Sea appeared, a bubble burst, revealing new words:
【The ignorant are fooled by their ignorance!】
【Surprised? Astonished?】
Fang Xing's voice continued: "From the moment you entered the Ether World, you've been under my watch... As for later being introduced to the Esoteric Sect and the subsequent empowerments, you thought... Who was truly in charge?"
At this moment, Leo was shocked: "You broke my hidden move during the first empowerment?"
"During the first empowerment, I could only alter the rules of your golden finger, preventing you from discovering the greatest truth of the Ether World... Until you embarked on the Esoteric path, and after several empowerments and almsgivings, you've become completely shaped by me, inside and out."
Fang Xing laughed: "Leo... Having read the Great Sun Sutra, why not quickly attain Buddhahood?"
"Attain Buddhahood!"
"Attain Buddhahood!"
"Attain Buddhahood!"
At this moment, on the entire Great Snow Mountain, Buddhist chants filled the air, with flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses rising from the ground.
A strange fragrance permeated the air, and Tian Shan snow lotuses bloomed.
But upon closer inspection, one would find that the roots of the Tian Shan snow lotuses were all growing on top of countless white bones!
This Great Snow Mountain, who knew how many white bones it buried...
"Attain Buddhahood? No! I won't attain Buddhahood!"
Leo screamed, tearing off his cockscomb hat, scattering countless prayer beads, but to no avail.
Behind him, an eighteen-armed, eighty-eight-armed Mingfei appeared, her palms like white jade, with a vicious appearance, having a bull head, a pig head, a sheep head...
At this moment, those palms grabbed Leo, emitting an incredibly delighted voice: "Venerable... Attain Buddhahood! Attain Buddhahood!"
Under the caress of those palms, Leo's entire body dried up, turning into a mummy.
Above his head, everything condensed, transforming into a rainbow light!
Within the rainbow light, even his physical body turned to dust!
This was the Body Transformation into Rainbow!
Almost the entire Ether World could see this rainbow light!
It shot straight up into the nine heavens, like a white rainbow piercing the Everlasting Celestial Body.
The Everlasting Celestial Body seemed to split open, and with a single swallow, the rainbow light disappeared...
"Ugh..."
After truly swallowing Leo, the creator, Fang Xing sighed in satisfaction, feeling a sense of fulfillment.
This 'Secret Art of Life and Death' competition that lasted for decades finally had a result, and in the end, he emerged victorious!
"If I hadn't sensed some secrets on you... And the means to take us both down, I would have taken my time, and perhaps could have won a few years earlier."
"But a few years earlier or later makes no difference..."
"Now, having swallowed the creator whole and cut off all his hidden moves, I can finally feel a sense of fulfillment..."
Second update will be late.
(End of Chapter)
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