Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

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The piercing chirping and roaring of insects echoed in the underground Buddhist kingdom.

The Buddha statues in the niches near the square are cracked, and the stalactites on the broken walls and even the edges of the caves are about to collapse.

If there were any normal people here, their eardrums would probably have died completely by now.

However, Wu Wang, who was as insignificant as a grain of rice in front of the black Buddha, still stood firmly and raised his head to look at the other party.

Even though he was bleeding from all seven orifices and his brain was burned to a crisp, he did not collapse.

The next second, the terrible look on his face vanished instantly, and his face, which had been as pale as if he had been dead for three days, became rosy again.

He twisted his neck and looked at the ferocious-looking Du Ye in the chest cavity of the black Buddha, as well as the countless threads falling from the sky as if to engulf him.

He raised his hand, pointed it at the Black Buddha, and laughed, "Smash! Valudo! Lift up Yotomalei! (World! Let time stand still!)"

[Special Effect 3 (Program Pause)]!
He felt the [Source Code Engine] drain his vast mental energy once again in an instant.

The Eternal Creature and the Twisted Creature collide once again.

Du Ye was not stopped by time, but a mournful insect chirping sound came from his abdomen again, and the silk threads in the sky also drooped down and reattached to the black Buddha's body.

Wu Wang was once again dealt a devastating blow, bringing him to the brink of death.

"You beast! What exactly are you planning to do?!"

Finally, Du Ye couldn't help but utter a curse.

Every so often, this thing would unleash an invisible force from its body, and the cicada inside its belly would react strongly to it.

Although it wouldn't cause him any fatal harm, the unparalleled pain was still unbearable for Du Ye.

Once or twice is fine, but the other party doesn't seem to have any intention of stopping.

The two have been torturing each other for half an hour now.

Wu Wang's seemingly miserable face always wore a strange smile.

This smile even sent a chill down Du Ye's spine.

"Didn't I... say I came here to negotiate terms with you...?"

"Besides, monks aren't supposed to lie, right? Isn't it a violation of the precept to curse someone?"

Wu Wang gasped for breath and managed to squeeze out two sentences, then his condition returned to full strength as death approached.

Seeing the two effects of the [Source Code Engine] go into cooldown, he was ready to continue using the [Seven Star Steps of Heaven] to teleport and hide until the cooldown was over, then come out and fight each other to the death. He had become very skilled at repeating this operation.

Unexpectedly, hearing his words made Du Ye even angrier.

The black threads did not reappear; instead, Du Ye, who was sitting cross-legged, stretched out his bony finger and pointed tremblingly at Wu Wang below, cursing:
"You little beast! Tell me what conditions you want to discuss!"

Du Ye was a villain by nature; how could he possibly take these rules and regulations to heart?

At this point, one can no longer care about whether or not one is lying.

I just want this bastard to stop.

Wu Wang was taken aback by this.

Scratching the back of his head, he replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Didn't I mention any conditions?"

It seems that's really the case.

He was so engrossed in his mutually destructive actions that he didn't even mention to Du Ye what they were going to discuss next.

After all, such a clash between beings created by venerable beings is certainly not enough to truly defeat Duye at this stage.

A solution to this impasse requires careful planning and consideration.

"Whether you want gold and silver jewelry, beautiful women, or have this old monk introduce you to high-ranking officials and nobles, all these things are no problem!"

Du Ye asked, his eyes gleaming with an unusual light.

No matter what the other party wants, as long as they express a request similar to making a wish, as long as even the slightest bit of that wish is captured by the cicada.

Then he could use this to directly drag it into the Heavenly Dao Cocoon.

Come on! Let me see your greed!
However, Wu Wang only pondered for a moment before slowly saying:
"I don't want any of these things you're talking about."

"I just want to play one game with you."

These words were somewhat unexpected by Du Ye.

In his view, Kongbei and Huiming wanted to find the Golden Cicada simply to become Buddhas.

These pilgrims clearly had the opportunity to leave before, and their continued presence at Cibei Temple must be for some other reason.

What do you mean by risking your life to come to the Buddhist kingdom just to play a game?
Du Ye asked instinctively, "What game do you want to play?"

Wu Wang plopped down on the edge of the square, looking utterly insignificant compared to the magnificent black Buddha.

He said calmly, "A game about people and Buddha."

"Oh?" Du Ye had originally only intended to deceive Wu Wang, but now he was genuinely interested.

Wu Wang continued, "I know you want Huiming to be completely consumed by his obsession, so that you can take back the power he took away."

"Don't talk to me about the deep bond between father and son, or how even tigers don't eat their cubs. You're not worthy of that."

"By blocking him out with a stone gate, aren't you just trying to deepen his obsession?"

What is obsession?

Obsession is what you desperately and frantically want but can never have.

If you actually get it or find that what you want no longer exists.

Then there's no question of obsession.

If Huiming had been able to easily enter the stone gate the moment he found it, he would have discovered that there was no Buddha Jinchan behind the gate, but only his father who had cast the black Buddha.

Wu Wang dared to guarantee that Huiming's desire to become a Buddha would not be so pure.

There is a very small chance that they will try to kill Du Ye first, and then steal the Golden Cicada from his body.

However, judging from Huiming's initial cowardly tendency to hide the log when he first discovered it, this suggests a lack of self-preservation.

More likely, Huiming will want to escape Cibei Temple and never return to this place that causes him such heartache.

In this way, Du Ye really had no idea where to find the other party.

Therefore, this stone gate represents the high wall of obsession in Huiming's heart.

"Then let's gamble with Huiming."

“I bet Huiming can eliminate his obsession, not kill it, but completely eliminate it.”

"If he succeeds, you must let all the monks and pilgrims of Cibei Temple know the truth about all of this."

Wu Wang's voice was full of seductive power, as if it were constantly scratching at the depths of Du Ye's heart.

But he still scoffed at these words, saying, "How utterly ridiculous! My ego is like a shadow, how can an ordinary person get rid of it?"

In response, Wu Wang also sneered, "It's the most ridiculous thing to hear you say that. Haven't you already become a Buddha? How come you say that ego cannot be eliminated? Didn't you become a Buddha from being a human? Or is it that your ego hasn't been eliminated either? Do you really think of yourself as a fake Buddha deep down?"

"Answer me! Look in my eyes! tell me! Why?"

These words are truly devastating.

The power of the cicada comes from what is called the power of will.

If Duye truly admits that his ego has not been eliminated and that he has not yet become a Buddha, then the vow that supports him will be shaken, and all his efforts so far will be in vain.

To stop that bastard's damn attack, to keep my own heart from wavering, and even more so to achieve the fulfillment I desire.

Du Ye could only reply, "Very well, then this old monk will play with you!"

"If Huiming's ego is not eliminated within three days, you must be willing to become nourishment to help this old monk achieve the perfection of Buddhism."

"During this process, you, with your sweet talk, are not allowed to appear in the Compassion Temple. This old monk will erase your existence from everyone's memory."

"Would you dare to give it a try?"

"Or do you think that without you, Huiming cannot eliminate his ego? If that's the case, then you are the deepest ego he has on his path to Buddhahood!"

He was a villain who never wavered from beginning to end.

Du Ye is no pushover either.

He quickly turned the tables on Wu Wang in the theory of this game. You should know that Huiming's obsession has not dissipated over the years, and even Wu Wang's persuasion outside the temple has only provided temporary relief.

Otherwise, that obsession with black eyes would have disappeared on its own long ago, and there would have been no need for Wu Wang to pretend to be Tang and scheme against him.

Moreover, just as Black Eyes Obsession said before his death.

It will soon make a comeback.

Huiming's attempt to use Wu Wang to kill his obsession is ultimately futile.

If that's the case, how could Huiming have attained enlightenment in just three days if Wu Wang couldn't continue to interfere?

However, if he did not agree to the condition of saving the mortal, it would prove that Wu Wang tacitly acknowledged that Huiming was entirely influenced by him and could not truly eliminate his ego.

It's like losing before the game even starts.

In response, Wu Wang smiled and pointed at Du Ye, saying:

"Okay! I agree to your request too!"

"But it's unfair that you only restrict me while you can influence him all the time in this Compassion Temple."

"Since we've already discussed the terms, let's make the game a little more fun."

"Within three days, we each have one opportunity to influence the outside world, but we cannot directly affect Huiming, nor can we expose information about ourselves."

“You are still the one who has attained Buddhahood and no longer interferes with the mortal world, and I am also a ghost that does not exist in the Compassion Temple.”

"If you don't dare to agree, then that proves you're clinging to your own ego!"

Treat them as they treat you!
Wu Wanglao was a master at distorting the truth.

Even so, Wu's chances of winning still seem very slim.

After all, it takes a lot of courage and enlightenment for someone to let go of their ego.

But it is incredibly easy to make someone turn away from evil or follow their inner desires.

Du Ye pondered for a moment.

He then nodded slowly and firmly, saying, "Okay! It's a deal!"

brush--

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Wang's figure flashed into the chest of the Black Buddha, in front of Du Ye's withered body.

He stretched out his hand, which bore the mark of the "Soul of Desire".

Looking at the flowing gray-white waves, he grinned and said, "Although monks are said not to lie, I think we should still swear an oath by high five."

Snapped--

Without the slightest hesitation, Du Ye raised his hand and slapped it down.

With a ferocious smile, the golden cicada in his abdomen began to shimmer, and the Heavenly Dao Cocoon Dharma Wheel above the Black Buddha's head slowly began to rotate.

An invisible force of will travels along the silk thread that holds the cocoon to the cave ceiling, seeping through the unknown depths of rock and soil to the floor tiles of the Compassion Temple.

The dormitories where players live, the main hall where Buddhas are worshipped, the release pond where insects are kept, and the Dharma Hall where worshippers are tortured...

Throughout the entire Compassion Temple, insects that had transformed into various objects carrying strange rules were silently hissing.

Just like infrasound, it cannot be heard by the human ear, but all information is transmitted between them.

Wu Wang's body, which had just given Du Ye a high five, began to blur little by little.

It spreads upwards from the feet to the hands, as if an eraser is gradually wiping it away.

Looking at the other person's appearance, the part that had disappeared was almost up to their head.

Du Ye spoke up sarcastically:

"Fool, you really believe in human nature that much?"

In his view, this game was unwinnable.

In any case, Huiming has never completely fallen into obsession over the years, so perhaps these pilgrims with unique abilities will be the key to breaking through his inner hesitation.

It swallowed the portion of the willpower that had been taken away, and then used the guy in front of it who had the power to influence the cicada as nourishment.

I will surely achieve perfection!

At that time, the Buddha of all sentient beings will no longer be the Buddha of Cibei Temple!
Rather, they are all the Buddhas of the world!

Even if something unexpected happens, what harm is there in telling those old stories to the monks and pilgrims at this time?

Over the years, the greatness of my ability to fulfill the wishes of all sentient beings as a Buddha has been widely known.

Do those ignorant pilgrims care what kind of person the Buddha was in the past?
Of course they don't care! They only care about whether their own wishes can be fulfilled.

That's just human nature!

Those past evil deeds and their karmic consequences.

With just one sentence, he could put everyone at ease.

Lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.

This is Buddha!

In response, Wu Wang's remaining mouth twitched slightly, and he replied with a disdainful smile:

"Bullshit! Of course I don't believe in humanity."

"In my opinion, human nature is the dirtiest thing in the world, not even as pure as the emotions of wild beasts. It cannot withstand any test."

These words stunned Du Ye.

If you don't believe in human nature, then why is this guy betting against himself?

He asked instinctively, "Are you insane? This is a game we can't win..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Wang interrupted him:
"I don't believe in human nature because I can always see the filthiest parts of people's hearts."

"But at the same time, there are also people in this world who can see the purity and kindness in people's hearts."

"You didn't just lose to me..."

At this point, Wu Wang had completely disappeared from the spot.

From this moment on, he will no longer exist in the Compassion Temple.

Du Ye stared blankly at the spot where he had disappeared.

It took me more than ten minutes to come to my senses.

He smiled dismissively, taking it as the other party trying to undermine his firm belief.

"Nonsense..."

"Human nature is inherently evil..."

After saying this, Du Ye put his hands together, closed his eyes, and countless threads emerged from the black Buddha's chest, filling the void.

The underground Buddhist kingdom returned to a deathly silence.

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Within the dormitory area, players gathered in Wu Xiaoyou's dormitory.

She called everyone over and told them that the stone gate had been opened.

The group discussed confirming a secret code with Huiming the next day, or at the very least, determining how long the other party could hold out, down to the minute.

To prevent Abbot Kongbei from going to the Sutra Repository in advance, which would cause the log to disappear and everyone to be buried underground.

Suddenly, Ruoshui asked, somewhat puzzled, "By the way, Sister Hua, how did you know the stone gate had opened?"

Others shared similar doubts, as they too were unaware of the other shore flower's methods.

Upon hearing this question, Wu Xiaoyou instinctively opened her mouth to answer.

But when the words reached his lips, he couldn't get a single one out.

Yeah, how did I know that?

I feel like I've forgotten something important... (End of Chapter)