Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 974 Xiao Zizai's Demonic Transformation Completed
"You want to fight me?"

The shadowy figure stood in the sky, laughing down at the top of the world.

"You're so strong, why should we bother with you?" Zhang Chulan said with an embarrassed smile. "You saved us just now, after all. Why don't you use your skills to let us leave?"

"Dream on." The shadowy figure laughed even harder, a surge of black mist rising from his body, followed by a satisfied burp. "Ah~ That feels good. Eating like this is so satisfying."

The more Zhang Chulan looked at this person, the more he felt that he was a pervert. From his appearance to his cackling laughter, to the form of his cultivation technique and the effect of this technique which seemed to be aimed at directly devouring other people's souls, he was completely the most standard and classic villain.

It's easy to imagine that if they were captured by him, their fate wouldn't be good; the best outcome would be something like having their souls refined.

However, Zhang Chulan would not sit idly by. Golden light suddenly ignited around him as he said, "Friend, we are not easy to mess with either. Do you know why that group of people were in such a hurry just now? It's because they were afraid that our backer would return. He is a powerful figure comparable to Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain."

Zhang Chulan was afraid that this person hadn't heard of He Songling's name. After all, He Songling had disappeared for a long time and had only just reappeared. He hadn't used his own name to cause a big fuss, and what if the other person didn't believe him and thought he was bragging? So he chose his own advisor as a benchmark. The Old Celestial Master had occupied this "top spot" for decades.

Zhang Chulan continued, "Friend, although you are more powerful than them, you've already wasted time. Once our backer returns, you might not even be able to escape. How about this, let's go our separate ways..."

"Roar!"

Ma Xianhong, with his loud cry, and several magical weapons aimed at the back of the shadowy figure.

This is the real Zhang Chulan. What negotiation? He's just using it as a smokescreen to launch a sneak attack from behind. Is he really going to pin his hopes on the enemy's mercy? Zhang Chulan isn't that kind of fool.

As Ma Xianhong made his move, Zhang Chulan simultaneously unleashed an electromagnetic blue light from his hand under the burning Golden Light Spell, sending a massive swarm of electric shocks hurtling towards the shadowy figure.

"You two brats, you really have no manners." The shadowy figure opened the Ten Kings of Hell again.

Although he used Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face to attack when he summoned the Ten Kings of Hell, it is clear that directly using the Ten Kings of Hell to attack would either be impossible for him, or would require a great deal of effort or sacrifice.

But now it's Zhang Chulan and his companion attacking, while the shadowy figure defends. He doesn't need to be able to control the Ten Kings of Hell; those ten kings are already covering him.

"Pfft, puff!"

With several muffled thuds, the two men's attacks landed inside the Yama Palace, completely missing their target.

It's important to understand that even though Zhang Chulan and Ma Xianhong's cultivation levels have declined significantly after their fierce battles, such a desperate attack is something that the vast majority of people in the entire world of supernatural beings would not be willing to directly confront.

There are no more than twenty people in the entire community of supernatural beings who can face their sneak attacks without flinching and choose to endure them without any reaction.

The shadowy figure in front of us did just that.

"Zhang Chulan, hit me then?" the shadowy figure sneered. "Luckily I'm full now, otherwise you'd just be a meal. Stop hitting me, look who I am."

After the shadowy figure finished speaking, the special effects dissipated, and the shadows that had enveloped him finally disappeared, revealing his true form.

A seemingly kind and approachable older brother next door.

"Brother Xiao?" Zhang Chulan's mouth dropped open.

That's right, isn't this person Xiao Zizai?

"No, son...didn't you go to the old immortal's world to cultivate? How could you suddenly appear out of thin air? Could it be that you..."

"What are you thinking? Even if you mastered the abilities of demonic cultivators, you couldn't possibly cut a hole in the world of gods and immortals. Demonic cultivators are just more ruthless in their methods, not a power amplifier. Didn't you see how difficult it was for me when I first came out? I even had to have that bald man chant incantations for me."

Xiao Zizai laughed and landed on the ground first. When Zhang Chulan and Ma Xianhong came over, he explained with a smile: "It's because of the incantation that bald man just chanted. The core of my cultivation here is also this. The Hehua Zizai Heavenly Demon Mantra, with its internal and external resonance, opened a passage."

I finished my cultivation long ago and was waiting for Old Ling to let me out. Suddenly I saw a road, so I went over, and to my surprise, it was Mara's scripture! That's great, a perfect match for me! When I came out, I saw you guys getting beaten up. Since we're all on the same side, I won't be polite and will eat your enemies.

"No wonder, Brother Xiao, you come from a Buddhist background, no wonder you are one of the Ten Kings of Hell."

The Ten Kings of Hell are a Buddhist concept, as are the Eighteen Levels of Hell. According to Lao Zhong's side, the rulers of the underworld should be the Righteous God of Mount Tai, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, and his son, the Third Prince Bingling.

However, since Xiao Zizai himself came from a Buddhist background, and he had the most detailed understanding of the process of passing through the Gates of Hell, the Palace of Yama, the Bridge of Helplessness, and the Soup of Forgetfulness, he didn't need to change to another route.

As for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he represents the essence of Buddhist practice.

This was precisely the method He Songling gave Xiao Zizai to control his inner demons: it's better to guide than to suppress. Since it couldn't be suppressed, he simply didn't try to suppress it at all, and instead released Xiao Zizai's demonic nature directly. Not only was it released, but it was also thrown directly into the demon realm of the demon king Bo Xun.

Compared to that, Lao Xiao's little bit of demonic energy is nothing.

In the Dharma that He Songling passed on to Xiao Zizai, besides the He Hua Zizai Heavenly Demon Mantra, there was also the evil Buddha method that Wu Man and he had taught to the Western Black Demon King. This method was used to stir up the demonic nature in his heart as the core, to condense the evil Buddha body, and to absorb the demonic energy of the Demon King Mara.

The demonic energy is used to reconstruct the hell of ghostly energy, so that the "devil" is balanced. The true spirit sits behind the demonic nature and takes control, and only then does it appear as the Ten Kings of Hell and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

This method is actually similar to Zhang Chulan's dual opening of the Divine Spirit Nascent Soul, just like piloting a mecha in anime, like Dragon Warrior or Light Warrior, where the person controls the mecha from behind.

Is there a risk of the mecha going out of control? Of course there is. Even the Demon King Bo Xun is no match for He Songling. Given the limits of He Songling's design, even if Xiao Zizai absorbs all the demonic energy of Mo Luo and transforms into a new Mo Luo, there will be no problem.

But ultimately, the "mechs" are piloted by humans, and the cultivation techniques are executed by humans. Cultivation is like a high-altitude tightrope, where one could fall at any moment.

Therefore, He Songling also provided early warning insurance.

That is, once it is discovered that control is lost, the spirit and body immediately separate, and the true spirit, with reason, directly leaves the body. As for what happens afterward, the body is reshaped. Although reshaping the body is quite difficult, it is not something that no one can do.

As for that demonic body? Separated from the true spirit, it's like a tree without roots or duckweed without water, unable to continue growing stronger. It's just that, and it couldn't withstand the siege of the crowd.

Even if we can't solve it at the level of superhumans, we still have cannons and missiles, right?

(End of this chapter)