Chapter 94: The Great Sun Tathagata Mantra (Dedicated to Alliance Leader adrian_fufu)
Chapter 94: The Great Sun Tathagata Mantra (Dedicated to Alliance Leader adrian_fufu)
"Chief of Eagle Star, Fang Xing?" The young bishop's eyes flickered with recognition as he identified Fang Xing's origins. "What's the matter? Do you hold a grudge against our Sect of Doors?"
He was actually very dissatisfied with the branch of the Sect of Doors on Eagle Star.
Not only had they been unable to send their God-son and Holy Maiden for this operation, but they had also inexplicably lost a lot of strength due to various incidents.
"Grumbling?" Fang Xing smiled faintly. "No... I just want you to be so scared of me that you tremble at the very thought of me!"
The Sect of Doors had repeatedly schemed against him, enough to stir up anger in even the most patient of people!
Moreover, within this secret realm, there was a rule that prohibited the use of power beyond the Four Realms.
So what did he have to hold back? Naturally, he would repay grievances with grievances and avenge his grudges!
Whoosh! Fang Xing's hand became a knife, and his fingers became a sword, both attacking simultaneously! Ghost God Blade! Extreme Emotion Sword! A dual strike of blade and sword!
The terrifying blade and sword aura swept through heaven and earth like a flood, engulfing the young bishop and the shattered giant shadow behind him.
Amidst the dragon's roar and tiger's cry, the giant shadow began to crumble.
The young bishop, despite being struck by the martial will, only had his eyes glaze over for a moment before regaining his calm. "To cultivate numerous A-grade martial arts to such a level and to comprehend the essence of the Great Dragon Stake and the Subduing Tiger Stake... You are indeed a genius among the common folk, comparable to Gu Jiantong. What a pity..."
His eyes were filled with silver-white radiance, and Fang Xing suddenly felt a series of illusions washing over him.
In the void, countless silken threads appeared, as if the young bishop had transformed into a spider, continuously spewing out silk to entangle him.
'A Mind Master?'
The terrifying silver threads, capable of cutting through metal and iron, landed on Fang Xing's skin, only to be deflected by the dragon scale-like armor, creating sparks.
Fang Xing's eyes cleared as he stared at the young bishop. "What strong mental power..."
"Hmph, he's just an old monster who's lived for who knows how long, transferring part of his consciousness here to pretend to be young..." Gu Jiantong, who had appeared behind the young bishop, delivered a flying kick. This kick was incredibly fast; Fang Xing only heard the sound of tearing air after the kick had already landed. Boom! The young bishop's body was sent flying.
Only then did Fang Xing notice Gu Jiantong standing there with his golden eyebrows. "Yellow Brows, you're not dead yet?"
Seeing Gu Jiantong, Fang Xing frowned. "If you're not dead, scram to the side. Don't steal my target!"
"What do you mean, Yellow Brows? Clearly, this is gold! Golden! Do you understand supreme gold?" Gu Jiantong was furious.
If it weren't for the formidable enemy present, he might have turned around and started a fight with Fang Xing on the spot.
"Oh, Yellow Brows, get out of the way!"
Fang Xing patted his body, and a faint golden light appeared. Those illusory silver threads in the void couldn't harm him at all.
Although the young bishop's true body was powerful, within the secret realm, he could only exert the strength of the Four Realms.
It would be basically difficult for him to break through Fang Xing's defense!
In fact, even Fang Xing himself didn't know how strong he currently was!
As for teasing Gu Jiantong a little? So what?
He now had a deeper understanding of the 'Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power'. All that talk about 'Prajna Paramita', the true nature of the bodhi, purity, freedom, and round-eyed enlightenment... were just a bunch of nonsense!
The true understanding came down to four words—clarity of thought!
A martial artist needed clarity of thought to progress swiftly!
That was why, when he wanted to take revenge on the Sect of Doors, he came straight away.
When he felt annoyed at Gu Jiantong, he started scolding him directly.
It was all about being impulsive!
However, Fang Xing also knew that it was incredibly difficult to achieve this level of impulsiveness.
Where was there room for such impulsiveness in life?
To achieve clarity of thought, one must possess overwhelming strength!
That was why the 'Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power' was renowned as the foremost power!
Boom! Fang Xing's feet stomped, and his figure transformed into a golden afterimage, resembling an ancient dragon-elephant as he charged towards the young bishop.
In this state of mental clarity, Fang Xing found that the 'Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power', which he had previously struggled to comprehend, had unveiled its mysteries before him.
Not only that!
On the attribute panel, a symbol representing the initial comprehension of the 'Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power' was slowly condensing!
Once the 'Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power' was initially comprehended, one could burst forth with double the combat strength!
'If it were a cultivator who had gained enlightenment, they would still need to seclude themselves to digest the insights, comprehend divine abilities, and only then would their cultivation base and magic power greatly improve!'
'But martial artists are different. Once they attain enlightenment, they can immediately turn it into strength!'
Fang Xing's right hand formed a blade, and he slashed out with his knife.
Clang! The young bishop waved his hand, and a silver shield appeared out of thin air, blocking Fang Xing's attack.
Shred!
The blade of the Ghost God Knife slashed onto the silver shield, emitting a teeth-grinding sound, but it couldn't break through.
After all, through their previous exchanges, the young bishop had already figured out Fang Xing's strengths and weaknesses.
Although he was also a genius, he was undoubtedly stronger!
Having failed with the first strike, Fang Xing struck again.
In the void, the double layers of blade aura seemed to merge, carrying an unparalleled sharp aura!
And within the dazzling blade aura was a hint of gold!
—Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power!
After Fang Xing activated this S-grade martial art, the blade aura of his Ghost God Knife suddenly surged, doubling in length!
The power that exceeded the boundaries fell onto the silver shield, causing it to shatter instantly. The young bishop, a Mind Master who had 'realized his thoughts', couldn't withstand the attack, and his manifested defense crumbled.
Whoosh! Fang Xing closed in, his left-hand fingers coming together. The Extreme Emotion Sword unleashed countless cold stars that pierced the young bishop's brow.
With the amplification of the Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power, Fang Xing's martial will transformed into a sword aura, finally piercing into the young bishop's sea of consciousness, causing him to lose his senses for a moment!
Fang Xing, of course, would not let this opportunity slip by, and he threw a punch!
But someone was faster than Fang Xing!
It was a light!
A brilliant radiance transformed into a hand cannon and blasted the young bishop's skull.
Bang!
The young bishop's head instantly vaporized, and his headless body fell backward.
"Yellow Brows, you're stealing my kill?"
Fang Xing turned around and faced Gu Jiantong, "Looks like you're up for a fight?"
"Who's afraid of whom? Even though I'm injured, taking you down won't be much of a problem." Gu Jiantong narrowed his eyes, a hint of excitement playing on his lips, "I originally thought the Hundred Stars Joint Exam was quite boring, but running into you has made it interesting..."
"Wait, what time is it now, and you still want to fight among ourselves?"
Suddenly, a clear voice cut in.
It was Song Jin Gang, Zhong Yu Xiu, and the others who had finally arrived at the battlefield.
Looking at the corpses outside and the towering figures of the evil god's servants, their faces turned grim.
Qi Ling Zhen, wearing protective goggles and a leather jacket, stood between Fang Xing and Gu Jiantong like a tomboy, having been the one to speak up earlier.
"Yeah... let's just hold our ground and wait for help from the outside world..."
Song Jin Gang didn't dare to face Fang Xing directly and hid behind Zhong Yu Xiu, speaking in a soft voice.
While Fang Xing valued clarity of thought, he wasn't foolish.
Seeing that many of the examinees had arrived, he no longer insisted on fighting and instead began to examine the body of the young bishop on the ground.
"Hmm? What's this?"
He noticed that the young bishop had a strange piece of cloth in his hand.
It seemed similar to the one he had confiscated from Bailian Yi!
"Be careful. This guy just tried to use this thing to corrupt me!" Gu Jiantong warned, his arms crossed.
"I've interned at the Prevention Bureau. I know more about evil god artifacts than you." Fang Xing replied.
He crouched down and carefully examined the dark golden cloth.
This piece of cloth was also a fragment, but it looked much clearer than the previous one.
On it was a round, crimson sun, seemingly about to break free from the cloth's confines and rise in the east!
For a moment, he seemed to see countless purple lights descending and a scarlet sun rising...
Roar!
As the dragon roared and the tiger cried, Fang Xing touched his glabella, and his mind suddenly cleared as he silently thought to himself, 'Much stronger than Bailian Yi's, and it even affects my mental state... Compared to this 'original', Bailian Yi's seems like a mere copy...'
Such a dangerous evil god artifact, he certainly didn't plan to continue studying it, and was about to get up and casually toss it to the other examinees to keep.
Suddenly, his intent swept over the attribute panel, and his heart stirred.
At the bottom of the attribute panel, the symbol representing the 'Gate of All Heavens' was faintly glowing!
'The Gate of All Heavens is finally reacting!'
Fang Xing was delighted.
Ever since this Gate of All Heavens had taken him to the cultivation world, it had been quiet, showing that it was charging.
Only now did it finally show a slight reaction.
'Could it be... that the energy on this cloth is useful for the Gate of All Heavens? Can I open a second world with it?'
Numerous speculations arose in Fang Xing's mind.
He took a deep breath and covered his hand with a layer of dragon-scale armor before grabbing the dark golden cloth.
Boom!
In that instant, he felt as if some unknown object had been absorbed by the 'Gate of All Heavens' in his attribute panel, causing the symbol representing it to stabilize instantly.
But apart from that, there were no other changes.
'It seems a bit useful, but not enough...'
'Will I have to collect more of these items in the future? Maybe then I can open the Gate of All Heavens and enter a whole new world?'
A guess arose in his mind, and he casually tossed the dark golden cloth into Song Jin Gang's arms.
"Ah? Boss, what are you doing?"
Song Jin Gang instinctively wanted to throw away this broken thing.
"Since this thing is so dangerous, I'll leave it to you for safekeeping. After all, your family has a deep heritage in this field..."
After absorbing the energy, Fang Xing lost interest in the item.
After all, it was related to the extradimensional evil god and was suspected to be a contaminant, so of course, he would pass the buck to someone else.
"I... thank you so much."
Song Jin Gang started crying again, his emotions seeming overly rich.
"This person... should be Yan Dongxu of 'Jinyuan Star'. How did he become a follower of the evil god?"
Qi Ling Zhen crouched beside a candidate's corpse, deep in thought.
"It's simple. These candidates are all followers of the evil god... This time, they colluded with the evil god's servants to create trouble."
Zhong Yu Xiu spoke timidly and then looked at Fang Xing, "Mr. Fang... thank you!"
"You're welcome.
Fang Xing waved his hand dismissively and moved to the side, kneeling to sit down. It seemed as if he was adjusting and recovering, but in reality, he was observing his attribute panel:
[Name: Fang Xing]
[Age: 17]
[Occupation: Martial Artist]
[Fourth Realm: Courage (9/200)]
[Junti Fist Twelve Forms: 135/200 (Proficient)]
[Great Dragon Stake: 106/400 (Master)]
[Subduing Tiger Stake: 11/400 (Master)]
[Ghost God Blade: 34/200 (Proficient)]
[Extreme Emotion Sword: 17/200 (Proficient)]
[Dragon Elephant Technique: 36/200 (Proficient)]
[Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power: 1/100 (Beginner)]
[Gate of All Heavens (Charging)]
...
"Just by entering the Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power, there's a one-fold increase in combat strength. The skilled level should be two-fold, four-fold for proficiency, and eight-fold for mastery... I'll have to put in more effort from now on."
"Aside from that, my various martial arts have improved after these battles."
"The most crucial thing is the Gate of All Heavens. It only flickered slightly, and then it stopped responding."
Fang Xing felt helpless seeing this.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered as an unbelievable emotion surfaced in his heart.
On the attribute panel, under the martial arts category, a new sub-category suddenly appeared, blurred as if it were just added:
[Great Sun Tathagata Mantra: 1/100 (Beginner)]!
'Great Sun Tathagata Mantra? What kind of martial art is this? Why do I know it? Did I learn this before?'
Fang Xing's expression was one of bewilderment.
Then, he thought of a possibility, and his expression changed subtly.
'That evil god bishop wanted to use this cloth to corrupt Gu Jiantong... So this is that kind of pollution? Could this 'Great Sun Tathagata Mantra' be a 'Foreign Art', a top-tier 'Foreign Art' suitable for light-attribute abilities?'
Disguising the evil god's pollution as a martial art to evade detection, and even causing cultivators to be secretly polluted, altering their thoughts and personalities without their knowledge... This was a terrifying notion!
Gu Jiantong possessed the top-tier 'light transformation' ability, and the Great Sun series was simply a perfect match!
'But I don't have a light attribute ability, and I've always been careful. How could I be polluted? No... I don't have the slightest reverence for the Gate of Nothingness, so I'm definitely not polluted!'
'Could it be... that the Gate of All Heavens left behind some residue that I absorbed?'
Fang Xing's mind raced with possibilities, and he thought of one that made his head hurt.
He sighed and could only comfort himself to temporarily put aside thoughts of martial arts. At least, his initial goal had been achieved.
Just look at the people around him!
Gu Jiantong was the chief of Youlin Star! Zhong Yuxiu, according to her, came from a wealthy family and was a little princess.
And Qi Lingzhen probably had a formidable teacher as well.
Putting it all together... the outside world should have sent help here first!
Moreover, with the dangers within the secret realm eliminated, the rescue operation should have been swift...
As Fang Xing pondered, a dazzling silver light suddenly flashed, enveloping all the students present.
His muscles tensed instinctively, and he wanted to act on reflex.
But then he thought of the previous teleportation and calmed down.
...
Whoosh!
In a flash of silver light, they were transported to a new place.
Space Fortress.
Fang Xing stood in the square, with the vast universe behind him.
He lowered his eyes to look at the planet and let out a long breath.
This unfortunate and disastrous Hundred Stars Joint Exam was finally coming to an end.
"Fang Xing!"
A figure rushed towards him; it was Teacher Xia Long!
"You brat... Are you hurt anywhere? This time, heretics infiltrated the exam and almost caused a disaster... " He patted Fang Xing's shoulder and swept his domain force, nodding: "But you're lucky... Not a single hair was harmed. You should know that the outside world is in an uproar. This time, more than a thousand people died... Even the Little Martial Saint might not be able to take responsibility."
"More than a thousand people died..."
Fang Xing fell silent.
The Hundred Stars Joint Exam, which initially had only a few death indicators, now had an exaggerated mortality rate comparable to a battlefield!
Especially since these examinees had never been in actual combat before; it was inevitable that there would be heavy casualties.
"What now?"
Looking at the chaotic square and the teachers with slightly red eyes, Fang Xing asked in a low voice.
"First, we'll go for treatment, inspection... and then detect for evil god aura."
Xia Long replied, "You know the procedure."
"Mhm."
Fang Xing nodded and followed a few staff members to go through the process.
He didn't need treatment, so he went straight to the inspection and then checked for any traces of the evil god's aura on his body.
Apparently, the staff had been frightened by the Door Sect, afraid that there might still be heretics among the surviving students, and they wanted to inspect every hair if they could.
At this moment, he also heard loud crying coming from the next room:
"This... This isn't mine, it's loot! Loot, damn it!"
"Ah... Wait, what are you doing? Don't take off my pants... I'm telling you, I'm innocent, waaah..."
Then, there seemed to be a piercing alarm sound.
"Oh, it seems like it's Song Jin Gang. The evil god aura on the cloth he's holding is off the charts? Then it's fine... "
(End of Chapter)
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