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Chapter 201 The Sealed Ksitigarbha Statue, Lian Guang, Get Over Here and Prepare to Die! Stage Quest - Settlement Available!
A flood of notifications appeared before Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes, like a long river of wishes crashing down on them from the moonlight.

However, now someone is standing in the way of that boundless power of will.

Two-foot-tall adults.

The roaring river of willpower stopped before that figure, who, even after regaining her eight-foot frame, still appeared incredibly petite.

No advance.

"Three and a half stars..."

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the prompt showing how easily the Second Master had broken through his rank, as if it were as easy as eating and drinking, but he felt no joy whatsoever.

Everyone knows that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

What's more, this was a deadly attack from the enemy without any warning.

As Uesugi Tetsu watched silently for thirty seconds, the white dress on the two-foot-tall man gradually turned into pale gold.

A gentle yet radiant halo gradually appeared behind her, and a brand-new, pure white futon floated out of the void beneath her smooth feet.

The two-foot-tall man gently stepped onto the prayer mat.

The original atmosphere of ghost stories gradually faded away, replaced by a Buddhist nature full of compassion and mercy.

Buddha.

No matter who sees the current two-foot-tall adult, these two words will come to mind.

Ordinary people can't help but feel an urge to worship her just by seeing her.

A pale gold veil draped over her head.

The two-foot-tall man lowered his eyes and saw the remaining specks of willpower.

"Why is it so..."

She sighed softly, spread her soft, white fingers, gathered the power of her wish into a small, milky-white ball, and tucked it into her sleeve.

“The power of aspiration is the wish of all beings, the thought of all beings.”

The two-foot-tall man murmured, first casting his cold and murderous gaze upon the dumbfounded Lian Guang at the other end of Xiwei City.

But in an instant, these murderous intents were overwhelmed by rising compassion.

Lian Guang, who was also looking up at her, seemed to realize something, so she revealed a mocking laugh.

"Using one's willpower to subdue demons is not inherently wrong..."

She withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Uesugi Tetsuya, who was staring straight at her, and saw the menacing-looking Hannya mask.

A chill suddenly appeared on that face, which was filled with Buddhist and maternal qualities.
"The demons that harm all living beings must be exorcised..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the red and white fox ears on the Prajna mask, and the four fluffy, soft, blood-red fox tails swaying slightly behind her.

"I want to pet him/her."

Without any thought, the idea popped into the mind of the young man.

The two-foot-tall man, who was about to transform into a Bodhisattva or Buddha who was about to save all sentient beings, was startled, and a tiny wisp of clarity struggled to emerge from his eyes.

That glimmer of clarity instantly transformed into an uncontrollable rage!

—Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!

—Damn vows, damn lotus light, damn bullshit Buddha's vision!

That face, which had been as compassionate as a Bodhisattva, was now twisted into a hideous grimace. The two-foot-tall man once again looked down from the high heavens at the lotus light on the ground.

—You mortals, how dare you make me want to kill Lord Che!
But this murderous intent and rage, which seemed to devour everything, lasted only a moment before being greatly diminished by the vast and boundless grand ambition.

The two-foot-tall man's pupils contracted, and for the first time, a look of resistance and fear surfaced in his eyes.

She realized that her time seemed to be running out.

No.

It should be said that the time left before she transforms into a machine driven by this grand ambition is already running out.

Killing Lotus Light...

It's too late no matter what.

Realizing this, a positioning coordinate, many times more powerful than before, crashed down on Lian Guang's head and merged into his body without him even noticing.

At the same time, a golden-white electronic screen appeared out of thin air in Uesugi Tetsuya's hand.

The two-foot-tall man immediately spoke, his magnificent voice flowing into the night sky in all directions, annihilating all the sick and suffering relatives along the way. The Buddha's light resounded.

"—Renko, the Dharma Master of the Jodo Shinshu sect, is a sinner!"

With the next snap of the fingers, under Lian Guang's indifferent gaze, the two-foot-tall man in the night sky vanished with a "po" sound.

Without warning, and without knowing whereabouts.

Only Uesugi Tetsu silently lowered his head, looking at the newly popped-up notification.

After a kill notification from Erchi Daren, the most crucial notification popped up.

Your shikigami "Yasata no Onna" has returned to its possession, the "Complete Jizo Statue".

Your shikigami, "Yasata-onna," has forcibly sealed itself off from its possessing entity.

[You have obtained the sealed Jizo statue!]

The sealed-off Jizo statue

[—The eight-foot-tall woman expended a great deal of her willpower to still her ego and thoughts, sealing herself within the Ksitigarbha statue. Only its master can open it.]

Uesugi Tetsu silently read through each of the prompts.

He had already realized what was happening.

Before the two-foot-tall man rushed out, he was lying.

Even if she could absorb it, she didn't actually have much resistance to these wishes.

—The changes in her demeanor and eyes just now, combined with her act of locking herself inside the Ksitigarbha statue without saying a word, all point to this.

Even adults, at the age of two, often find their very self consumed by the so-called "wishes of all living beings."

Uesugi Tetsu took the Jizo statue out of his storage backpack.

He looked at the small Ksitigarbha statue wrapped in flowing golden Sanskrit characters, then turned it over.

Behind the Ksitigarbha statue, a line of crooked and distorted text was revealed.

"—Lord Che, please save me."

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his eyes and gently stroked the words with his fingertips.

in silence.

Standing beside him, Yoshimoto Imagawa could clearly feel the suffocating atmosphere.

She opened her mouth,
“Che-jun…”

"Lord Yoshimoto."

Very unusually, Uesugi Tetsu interrupted Imagawa Yoshimoto directly.

He said, "I will leave some shikigami for you to command."

The voice was hoarse and rough, like two pieces of cold, hard iron slowly rubbing together.

As for the purpose, there is no need to explain it.

Uesugi Tetsuya silently stared at the green and red dots on the gold and white positioning plate, then took out the Komainu bell and the bloodstained Hina crest, and poured spiritual power into them.

"Wang!"

With a loud bark from a Komainu (guardian dog), two Komainu and seven and a half one-star puppets appeared beside Imagawa Yoshimoto.

On a whim, Uesugi Tetsu used a tool to summon shikigami that bowed to Imagawa Yoshimoto.

“Che…”

Just as Imagawa Yoshimoto reached out his hand, his vision was stung by a blinding white bolt of lightning shooting straight into the sky.

Boom——!
A deafening roar of thunder that sent shivers down one's spine.

"Lotus Light!"

Then came that demonic roar, rising from above and descending, each word distinct and clear, reaching everyone's ears.

"Get over here and prepare to die!!!"

A cold, white arc tore through the night sky, and in the blink of an eye, it swept across half of West Tail City.

“——Tsk!”

Lian Guang looked up, staring intently at the lightning bolt with its clear purpose.

Without a doubt, it was coming towards me.

Great Onmyoji Che.

The person who can manipulate such a large area of ​​lightning and do such a thing must be Che.

Lian Guang contracted her five fingers and discovered that the available willpower within Xiwei Castle was almost depleted.

"Damn..."

The image of the woman in the white dress from just moments ago flashed through his mind.

As Lian Guang watched the lightning draw ever closer, she thought to herself.

—Since the Great Yin-Yang Master Che was able to kill Bingku in such a short time, it proves that he is far stronger than himself.

They had to escape.

Even if you escape now, there are countless ways to make a comeback.

Even if one is truly assimilated by the power of vows and transformed into a Buddha, it is still a viable option.

But if you lose your life, then all is lost.

"Great Onmyoji Che... I'll remember you."

Lian Guang murmured something to himself, then vanished instantly from the center of the monk army he had assembled.

The monks, still confused about what had happened, looked at each other, unsure of what to do next.

A dozen seconds later, a surge of lightning descended from the sky.

A cold voice came from within.

"Lian Guang escaped?"

Crash.

The monks who had not yet left shuddered and raised their weapons toward the terrifying demon that appeared from the lightning.

White Prajna's mask was devoid of emotion; only her deep red fox ears, which she had transformed into, proved her master's anger.

"Are you... sure you want to stop me?"

Uesugi Tetsu looked down at the red dot moving rapidly on the electronic screen and asked softly.

The iron objects surrounding him drew even closer.

Then the pale blade slid out from its crimson scabbard.

……

Almost a minute later, Lian Guang, who had already concealed herself and hidden in the forest outside the city, peeked out from the bushes.

Above the silent night sky, faint crimson lightning was clearly visible. "This monster..."

Lian Guang cursed inwardly.

He had just gathered at least several hundred monks, a large portion of whom were seasoned practitioners with some skill in breathing techniques and had experienced life and death.

So many people, yet they didn't even last a minute.

Fortunately, he decisively chose to escape, otherwise he would probably have been turned into a pool of blood and mud by now...

But luckily.

His methods of concealment were already quite sophisticated, and now he has already hidden himself in the mountains and forests, becoming one with the atmosphere of this forest.

Unless the great Yin-Yang Master Che razes this entire mountain to the ground, it will be impossible to find his location...

"Hello."

The four-tailed fox's hoarse voice interrupted Lian Guang's thoughts, making him freeze.

When Lian Guang looked up again, she found that the crimson lightning in the night sky had disappeared.

He turned in shock to look at the Prajna mask that was now standing before him: "How did you find it—"

Before he could finish speaking, Lian Guang felt a sudden pain at the junction of his right arm and shoulder, followed by what felt like an illusory fire rising from the wound, causing his face to twitch uncontrollably.

Uesugi Tetsu calmly gazed at the lotus light rising in his hand, radiating Buddhist light, and said softly,
"Since you're not coming, then I'll have to come find you myself."

Lian Guang quickly gathered her inner energy and Buddhist light into her left hand, while simultaneously stalling with words, "Che, perhaps we don't need to..."

Click.

Before Lian Guang could react, she felt that the place where her left arm used to be had become empty.

"Shh, please don't speak."

Uesugi Tetsuya held his finger up to the crack in the Hannya Mask, deliberately making Kaga Kiyomitsu suppress his sorrow of parting: "I get annoyed when I hear your voice."

Only the blazing fire of blessing scorched Lian Guang's spirit and body.

At the same time, the two wounds were scalded black, preventing even a single drop of blood from flowing from such large wounds.

Lian Guang retreated continuously, a desperate killing intent surging across his fleshy face: "Che! Don't think you can take me down!"

Swish.

The blade flashed again, abruptly interrupting the terrifying burst of Buddhist light that was about to coalesce into a single mass.

Lian Guang lost her footing and fell to the ground.

He stared at the three intact limbs scattered in the grass, his eyes twitching uncontrollably, his initial confidence largely gone.

If Lian Guang could fully unleash the power within him, he could probably cause considerable trouble for Uesugi Tetsuya, and might even kill him instantly when he wasn't paying attention.

Compared to the suffering of illness, Lian Guang was like an infant holding a sharp weapon but completely unable to use it.

Uesugi Tetsu looked down, gazing at the lotus light on the ground, whose color shifted several times.
"I told you, don't speak."

"Che! If I were to self-destruct, you too—"

Kaga Kiyomitsu descended, severing the last limb.

White Prajna's mask obscured the moonlight, leaving the area where her eyes should have been dark, devoid of joy or sorrow.

It was as if ghosts and gods were examining mortal objects.

When Uesugi Tetsu finally saw the so-called leader of the Jodo Shinshu sect, fear welled up in his eyes. Satisfied, he allowed Kaga Kiyomitsu to accurately carve into Renko's face.

The blade gently sliced ​​through the energy node that held all of Lotus Light, severing it in two.

Pale, lightning, and fierce energy rose together with illusory fire.

"Okay, then go ahead and explode."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled happily.

He spat at Lian Guang's body, whose face was contorted with rage and whose dying belief was that it could self-destruct and take him down with it, and then stomped on it.

[You have killed Dharma Master Lian Guang (3.5 stars) (Half-Buddha form), and you have gained 0 Soul Ashes!]

You have obtained a Willpower Crystal (Special Material)!

Uesugi Tetsu let out a sigh of relief, his gaze sweeping over the notification.

Ha, this Lian Guang is also only three and a half stars, but he couldn't even fight back against him when he was in a rage state.

He was right after all.

The gap between three and a half stars may be even greater than the gap between an average person and a three and a half star.

[You used Kaga Kiyomitsu to slay the Dharma Lord, Renko. The quality of Kaga Kiyomitsu: Blade of Parting has been moderately improved!]

[Your skill, Natural Rational Flow proficiency +100! ]

[Your skill, Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination Proficiency +100!]

[Your skill, Spirit Control Technique - Qi Proficiency +100!]

Your swordsmanship, Natural Mind Style, has been upgraded to Expert level!

After defeating Lian Guang, the Natural Rinpoche style, which had been stuck at a certain proficiency level, finally broke through.

In a way, Uesugi Tetsuya sensed that something fundamentally had changed.

But now the time for anger is running out, and the sick and suffering relatives in Nishio Castle have not been completely cleared out yet.

Compared to reviewing these readily available tips and organizing oneself, the remaining time spent in anger is far more valuable.

[You have killed all the key figures in the phase quest "Three Rivers Riot"—the embodiment of suffering, Dharma Lord Lian Guang. Your quest rating will be greatly improved!]

[The journey through time has had a crucial impact on history; the changes in the degree of historical influence are currently being calculated...]

Uesugi Tetsuya swiped all the other clues at the edge of his field of vision, leaving them for later.

The lightning, which had turned from crimson to white, rose again and sped towards Nishio Castle once more.

……

With Renkwang's death, the barrier driven by willpower, which was secretly used to guide people's thoughts throughout the entire Nishio Castle, lost its function.

Some residents snapped out of their daze, regained their senses, and stood frozen in place.

But most residents are still the same as before, as if nothing has changed.

They have been influenced by the power of will, tormented by suffering, and along with the countless epidemics spread by this illness, their ability to think has been seized, turning them into true providers of the power of will.

As time passed, the residents, having regained their sense of self, remembered everything that had happened so far, and then felt the lingering plague within them.

If this continues, they may be tortured to death before their family and friends, who have lost the ability to think, even.

Despair appeared on their faces without their even noticing.

at this time.

Thunder rumbled, and countless bolts of lightning began to spread from a single point, illuminating the night sky as bright as day.

In Nishio Castle, people with blank and dazed expressions subconsciously looked up.

"So bright...who is emitting that light?"

"A deity!" someone suddenly exclaimed, their voice filled with surprise and awe. "Is it the deity himself?"

"Lord God!"

"Yes, it can only be a deity!"

Amidst the clamor of discussion, countless people knelt down in worship towards the center emanating the lightning.

"My Lord God, please save us!"

"My Lord God, please save us!"

—The sick and suffering relatives who are still in the city are falling like rain, and then being pierced and dissolved in mid-air by a katana.

Ten minutes later, the lightning temporarily disappeared, leaving only people kneeling and worshipping within the city.

Uesugi Tetsu returned to Imagawa Yoshimoto's side, who was standing in a place that could be seen at a glance.

The two looked at each other.

Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't ask anything, he just said, "Send me to the sky, and then proceed as planned..."

"it is good."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, ignoring the demon blood on her body, and scooped up the girl in black armor, lifting her straight into the air amidst her short gasp.

Hundreds of meters above the ground, Uesugi Tetsu used spirit manipulation to create colorless, transparent steps beneath Imagawa Yoshimoto's feet.

He nodded,

"Lord Yiyuan, you may speak now."

Imagawa Yoshimoto clenched his fist in annoyance, then took a deep breath, casting aside all his excess emotions.

She began, "Residents of Nishio Castle."

Beneath the wildly dancing thunder dragon, Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice was solemn.
"I am I, Yoshimoto Imagawa, the lord of Mikawa Province."

"The fact that I can stand here today proves that all the instigators in the city have been executed."

She announced loudly.
"—After I come, demons will be destroyed, diseases will be cured, and no one will die in despair anymore."

The few remaining half-dead birds in the castle rushed towards Imagawa Yoshimoto, but were then casually turned into a handful of charred remains by Uesugi Tetsuya and blown away by the wind.

Under the power of a god, all eyes from all over Nishio Castle converged on her, filled with both anticipation and awe.

Imagawa Yoshimoto accepted all of this without batting an eye, and made a promise to them: "From now on..."

A few minutes later, a notification popped up in Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes indicating that the mission was complete.

[The current mission completion rate has reached 60%. You can now select the settlement phase mission: Suppress the Three Rivers!]

[You can also choose not to settle the score yet and continue accumulating task completion progress.]

[Current task completion rate: 60%]

[Note 1: Increasing the completion rate of stage tasks will lead to a higher completion rate for the main quest "Lord of the Tokaido"!]

[Note 2: Increase your completion rate for each stage of the task to earn greater rewards!]

Gathering the lightning, Uesugi Tetsuya and Imagawa Yoshimoto landed on the floating cube that remained on the ground, which could no longer float.

Currently, the only function of this block is to serve as a one-way room.

Uesugi Tetsu took out the twelve-layered kimono and placed it on the clean square of ground.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, seeing this scene, already understood.

Even without Uesugi Tetsu saying anything, she knew what was about to happen.

She wiped the blood from her cheek and raised her chin at Uesugi Tetsuya: "Leave the rest to me."

Uesugi Tetsuya paused slightly, swallowing back the words he was about to say.

Therefore, instead of completing this phase of the task immediately, he chose to let Imagawa Yoshimoto finish it off, resulting in a higher level of completion.

The duration of the rage has ended.

As expected, Uesugi Tetsu collapsed headfirst onto the square ground.

Then, without having time to read any information or prompts, I fell into a state of exhaustion and unconsciousness.

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