Chapter 567: Golden Cicada
"So it’s you, daring to ascend to the Celestial Domain!"
The Blood Demon General was in disbelief. The Evil Race had been training for a plan against the Demon Slayer for a year now, yet unexpectedly, the Demon Slayer had come on his own.
Truly bold beyond measure.
"What’s there to fear?" Chen Lan spoke lightly, swinging a sword that instantly obliterated a false Buddhist, "Such hypocritical scoundrels, drawing incense yet contrary to the Buddhist Dao."
Years ago, he wiped out four-fifths of the Buddha Domain’s false Buddhists because they used the faith of incense while committing heinous acts.
The Buddha Domain did not have monks like those on Blue Star who abstain from meat and desires. Even Buddhas had desires, having been humans before becoming Buddhas. As long as their deeds conformed to the Buddhist Dao, they could believe in Buddhism and enter the Buddhist Dao.
Once, within his Demon Race, there was even a Buddha who turned to a Demon. It was because his original temple defiled his wife and daughter and then murdered them cruelly. In his deep sorrow, he thought of becoming a demon and joined the Demon Race.
Upon hearing about this, he began investigating and discovered that the Buddha Domain was not as virtuous as imagined. They burned, killed, pillaged, and oppressed the weak, committing every evil deed, yet constantly claiming to vanquish demons and eradicate the Demon Race!
Laughable, utterly laughable.
In a fit of anger, he led the Demon Race army to flatten the Buddha Domain, leaving only those true believers of the Buddhist Dao alive, while all the hypocritical false Buddhists perished.
"Bullshit, we only wanted them to survive!" a monk shouted angrily.
If they hadn’t done so, more would have died, forced by circumstances.
"Words are useless; the Buddha Domain needs cleansing."
As he spoke, Chen Lan descended with his sword, like a black meteor, moving at incredible speed.
"Quickly, stop him!" The Blood Demon General shouted in anger, urging those false Buddhists to rush up while he flew backward.
Run, I must run and report to the Celestial Emperor, the Demon Slayer has ascended to the Celestial Domain.
By himself, he was no match at all!
Snap—
Suddenly, a snapping sound echoed, and the surroundings swiftly changed, causing the Blood Demon General to tremble.
"No, I must get out!" The Blood Demon General used all his speed to try to escape, but he was trapped within, unable to break free.
In an instant, everyone was drawn into an illusory dream by Chen Lan. Here, they could neither escape nor evade death!
"An Illusory Dream! You’ve reached that level!" The Blood Demon General exclaimed in terror. His domain couldn’t unfold; the other’s domain surpassed his!
He was a Dao Mirror, only an Illusory Dream could prevent him from unfolding.
"Go to hell." Chen Lan spoke lightly.
In an instant, the eighteen levels of hell emerged, swarming with numerous fierce ghosts.
The false Buddhists, terrified, attempted to flee but found themselves trapped in the hellish illusory dream, helpless as the fierce ghosts seized them, beginning eternal torment!
In moments, the false Buddhists and the Blood Demon General were all dead. They weren’t a match for Chen Lan at all.
An illusory dream alone resolved it effortlessly.
The illusory dream lifted, and Chen Lan looked down at the now empty Celestial Reason Temple.
Those just now were only a small part of the Buddha Domain. He could sense that there were stronger figures within the Buddha Domain, seemingly more powerful than the three half-step God Path he encountered a year ago.
"Friend, for what reason do you slaughter our Buddha Domain people?"
As the words fell, Chen Lan was drawn into a space, blinding light overwhelmed, forcing him to close his eyes.
As he slowly opened his eyes, squinting, he found himself above the clouds, with a burning sun scorching him, and a colossal Buddha statue radiating a blinding Buddhist light, seated majestically before him.
"A God Path realm." Chen Lan spoke lightly.
The aura emitting from the Buddha statue was of the God Path realm!
"Interesting, a half-step God Path realm dared to slaughter our Buddha Domain people. A genius like you is exceedingly rare. Who are you?" The statue did not speak, but the voice rang in Chen Lan’s mind.
The Buddha’s tone was not angry, rather it held admiration.
"Celestial Domain Demon Emperor."
As Chen Lan’s words fell, silence reigned in the air, no one spoke for a long time.
Tap, tap—
Footsteps sounded behind Chen Lan, he turned to see a young, bald monk in a kasaya, holding a Zen stick as he approached.
"Amitabha, Demon Emperor, I didn’t expect it to be you."
Hearing this, Chen Lan raised his eyebrows, "You know me?"
He had no impression of this monk.
"I am Golden Cicada, originally from the Celestial Court, accidentally ended up in the Celestial Domain, became a Buddhist disciple, and heard much about you here. I didn’t expect to meet you."
"The Buddhist Dao within you is strong, unlike other Buddhists, you truly follow the Buddhist Dao. I do not wish to kill you," Chen Lan spoke lightly.
He could discern that the Buddhist Dao power within Golden Cicada was extremely dense, unlike other Buddhists. He was a true Buddhist, focused on the Buddhist Dao without any distractions or malice. Such Buddhists were rare; he did not want to kill.
He only killed false Buddhists.
"Your sins are heavy, your killing intent is overwhelming, let this humble monk cleanse your sins," Golden Cicada bowed and, lifting his head again, his gaze was firm.
"It seems our battle is inevitable." Chen Lan spoke lightly, summoning the Demon God Sword.
"Amitabha." Golden Cicada whispered with closed eyes.
As the words fell, the surroundings changed, giant Buddha statues appeared out of thin air, surrounding Chen Lan, whose magic aura was suppressed by the dazzling Buddha light.
"Your demonic aura is too strong!" At Golden Cicada’s command, his eyes flashed bright with Buddha light, filling the air with resonant Buddhist chants.
The Buddhist chants surrounded, suppressing the demonic aura within Chen Lan, but not completely.
"You’re strong." Chen Lan spoke lightly, acknowledging the strength of the God Path realm’s Buddhist power.
"A year ago, I might not have been able to fight, but now I have reached the half-step God Path realm. Your Buddhist power may not suppress the demon in my heart."
In a flash, demonic aura erupted, dispersing the Buddhist chants, as fierce ghosts burst forth from Chen Lan, intertwining ghost qi and demonic qi, emitting harrowing shrieks.
"I have opened multiple Dao Gates; even at the half-step God Path realm, I can cut down a God Path." Chen Lan spoke with confidence in slaying a God Path realm.
"Confidence is good, but overconfidence is arrogance." Golden Cicada replied.
He was God Path realm, not believing Chen Lan could slay him.
"What if with the Supreme Treasure of Transcendence?"
In the next moment, the Ghost God Sword and Demon God Sword appeared out of thin air, merging with the Demon God Sword, forming a Transcendent Sword!
Seeing the new Demon God Sword, Golden Cicada’s pupils contracted, his heart shaken.
A Supreme Treasure of Transcendence, combined with a half-step God Path realm, perhaps truly could slay him!