Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

The duration of [Heart Cocoon] is not very long, which is to avoid everyone consuming too much mental energy to maintain the skill.

After all, this kind of subtle influence is like a paper screen. When viewed from a distance, it is so blurry that people cannot see the truth behind it at all. But once it is exposed, it is not so easy to make people fall into it again.

After everyone tentatively unwrapped their "heart cocoons" and confirmed with each other that they no longer wanted to kowtow or worship Buddha, they re-examined the golden Buddha statue in front of them.

“Then if we break the Buddha statue now, catch the cicada inside, and hand it over to Master Huiming, wouldn’t that help him escape?” Jinxin said, looking up at the tall Buddha statue.

The group pondered for a moment.

Although this behavior sounds somewhat reckless, it seems to make some sense.

After all, cicadas are extremely dangerous, and if they were really inside a Buddha statue, they certainly couldn't be left unattended.

What if Kong Bei comes looking for him?
If this thing falls into Kong Bei's hands, and he becomes the second Buddha of all beings in the Compassion Temple, then probably none of the players will be able to escape.

In any case, the ownership of the golden cicada must be decided by ourselves.

Whether you hand it over to Monk Huiming or even dig it up and destroy it, it doesn't matter.

In short, let's see the product first!

After some discussion, the group decided to break the golden body and retrieve the golden cicada.

As the only body-refining player here, Jinxin's level isn't very high, but in terms of physical attack and strength alone, he's probably among the top.

He summoned the heavy hammer he had taken out of the meditation room earlier, gathered his energy in his dantian, leaped high into the air, and smashed it towards the arm of the Buddha statue.

thump—

The expected shower of flying stones did not occur the moment the hammer struck the golden Buddha statue.

Instead, it produced a series of deep, resonant sounds from within the golden Buddha statue, as if it were hollow inside, like striking a bronze bell.

Moreover, there is not even a single dent on the surface of the Buddha's arm.

On the contrary, Jinxin's tiger's mouth was cracked by the shock, and blood seeped out. He took several steps back and frowned.

"Holy crap! It's so hard!" he cursed as he rubbed his hands.

Just now, I felt like I was trying to shake a mountain, but I couldn't do anything to harm the target.

Seeing this, Mug pulled a rapier from his backpack.

"I'll give it a try."

"Since blunt weapons won't work, let's use something sharp."

His weapon is rather unique; whether you're slashing or hacking, it's like a stick, offering virtually no damage increase.

Only by attacking with the [piercing] method will you gain a high penetration bonus and strength increase.

The key issue is that this weapon itself doesn't offer any agility bonus, making it difficult to hit agile targets with this attack method.

Therefore, mugs are rarely taken out for use.

This immovable Buddha statue is the perfect target right now.

He slowly walked to the Buddha statue, raised his rapier to his chest, turned sideways and pulled his arm back to gather strength. After taking a deep breath, his gaze instantly became sharp.

"Breaking wind!"

The rapier transformed into an arrow and thrust forward.

It hit the weakest point on the surface of the Buddha statue perfectly.

However, the familiar sound of the bronze bell echoed inside, slightly louder than before.

thump—

The rapier that struck the Buddha statue was bent into an arc almost breaking due to the metal's toughness, yet it still didn't leave even the slightest mark on the statue.

The mug bounced back heavily, and the mug almost lost its balance and fell to the ground.

"This thing... it's a bit weird." He also shook his hand to indicate that something was wrong.

Seeing that the two of them were at a loss, Wu Xiaoyou sighed and took a step forward.

"I'll do it; I'm better at destroying things."

Having said that, golden patterns appeared on his palm, with the power of the [Old Days], carrying an aura of destruction, flowing within them.

She didn't pat it hard; instead, she gently placed it on the surface as if caressing something fragile.

After all, the power of the [Old Ones] isn't something that works better the harder you hit it; just touching it is enough.

I thought the Buddha statue would shatter like the jade Bodhi tree by the roadside when we entered the Buddhist kingdom.

Unexpectedly, only the deafening sound of bells began to echo—

Boom!
Apart from the monk Huiming, who was struggling with his own inner turmoil, the enormous sound caused everyone to instinctively cover their ears and show signs of pain.

buzzing-

The sound of the bell echoed throughout the Buddhist temple, even subtly drowning out the chanting of the monks inside the shrine.

As is well known, sound will create an echo after being reflected multiple times in a closed or semi-closed space.

The same was true inside the caves of this underground Buddhist kingdom, where enormous sound waves reflected back from the edges.

Looking at the Buddha statue that was completely undamaged at the point of contact, Wu Xiaoyou felt a bad premonition.

Click!Click!Click!
Then she looked into the distance and noticed that the surfaces of the surrounding shrines were cracking one after another.

"Defend!" she immediately shouted to the players.

Following Wu Xiaoyou's reminder, Fortress was the first to react.

He instinctively pulled out a riot shield to warn his surroundings. This was not a conventional modern product; it was also a dungeon item with functional effects.

The next second, before anything seemed amiss, an extraordinary force slammed heavily onto the riot shield.

This blow sent the fortress flying several meters away.

Just as Jinxin raised his heavy hammer, he was also sent flying.

Others were not spared either, suffering inexplicable and invisible attacks one after another.

"What's going on?" The mug, still a little dazed from the impact, got up from the ground.

Before he could say anything more, a sharp pain shot through his ankle.

This made him gasp, and he forced himself to look down despite the pain.

He was shocked to find that his ankle had been inexplicably pierced, and blood was gushing out.

The riot shield in the fortress's hand was also pierced with a small hole, leaving a bloody mark on his ankle. It was just a hair's breadth away from being pierced through as well.

Seeing this, the others almost instinctively used defensive items or weapons to protect their ankles.

Sure enough, an invisible attack swiftly descended upon them.

Fortunately, thanks to the precautions taken, no one else suffered any serious injuries.

After the attack ended, Passion Fruit immediately went to Mug and treated him.

Looking at the familiar penetrating wound, Mug gritted his teeth and said, "No... something's wrong! This is a stab from the [Silver Needle Dancer]!"

The silver needle dancer he mentioned was the name of the rapier he had just been holding.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiaoyou's pupils suddenly contracted.

If the first invisible force they experienced was like the relentless hammer blow from Jinxin, the second was like the thrust of a rapier…

Will there be further destruction from my own [Ancient] power next?

broken!

She immediately shouted, "Watch out! It's not over yet!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert again, and even the passion fruit that was treating the mug had to stop.

However, as time ticked by, the expected attack did not occur.

Until the mug grimaced and said, "Sister Hua... are you done yet... my blood is almost dried up."

His leg was twitching from the pain, and he was really about to give up.

As Wu Xiaoyou listened, the echoing bell tolls gradually faded away, and the anticipated destructive force did not descend upon the group.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Heal it. My attack wasn't replicated." The others weren't fools either. When the mug revealed that the attack that pierced his ankle was the same type of weapon he was using, they realized that everything that had just happened was a replication of the attack the Buddha statue had suffered.

Hearing Wu Xiaoyou say this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued treating the mug.

Ruoshui walked over and asked, "Sister Hua, what clues did you find?"

After all, since only her attack was not replicated, everyone naturally assumed that Wu Xiaoyou had found some special clue.

Wu Xiaoyou simply shook her head and said, "No, it's probably because my attack methods are rather unique that this Buddha statue cannot be replicated, but it also seems that I can't do any damage to it."

The Gentleman Penguin once said that the power of the "Old Days" cannot be absorbed by anything.

Naturally, nothing else can replicate that power.

It was fortunate that this was the case; otherwise, if that invisible wave of sound had carried the power of the [Ancient], all the players present, except for Wu Xiaoyou herself, would probably have been severely injured or even killed.

As for why I couldn't destroy the Buddha statue, it wasn't because the power of the "Old Days" had failed.

Wu Xiaoyou sighed slightly.

It's still because she herself isn't strong enough.

While the destructive power of the [Old Days] is indeed quite strong, there are only two [Old Days Fragments] within my body, so the destructive effect they can cause is always limited.

It is clear that this Buddha statue cannot be moved by just two pieces.

If there were a few more pieces, I might actually be able to smash it to pieces with a single slap.

Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head.

No, if there are too many fragments, it would be troublesome if I lost control again.

We can't keep asking others to help suppress it every time, can we?

"Hmm? Suppression..."

Wu Xiaoyou suddenly realized that she seemed to have lost control of her power before. It seemed that the Azure Dragon Director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs helped suppress it and sealed it with Qin Shusheng's ability.

But how did I come to know them?

In her recollection, she had never encountered these two individuals in any of the adaptations.

"One person is missing..."

Wu Xiaoyou muttered to herself.

If I didn't meet these two people—whose status and position make it impossible for me to meet them under normal circumstances—it can only prove that there is someone else who connects the three of them.

At this moment, Wu Xiaoyou's gaze sharpened.

She was quite certain.

There's definitely one person missing from my memory!

Furthermore, they are aware of the existence of the [Ancient] power, and even feel as if they are quite familiar with the other party in real life.

The person who disappeared must be someone I can trust, someone I could even entrust my life to.

However, there was a mysterious force within the Compassion Temple preventing him from recalling his memories.

She subconsciously touched the red candle in her pocket.

He rubbed his fingers against the teeth marks on the bottom of the candle.

Is it you? Are you the one who left this red candle?
For some reason, Wu Xiaoyou, who had been feeling somewhat anxious since noticing the occasional unease around her, suddenly felt a strange sense of peace at this moment.

She took a deep breath and began to calm down to think about the current situation and how to break the deadlock.

"The cicada is inside the Buddha statue, which cannot be destroyed by external force. A careless act could even lead to injury or death to others..."

"Could we start from within?"

Suddenly, Wu Xiaoyou had an unbelievable idea.

She immediately looked at the monk Huiming, who was meditating in place. The black filth in his eyes had faded to the point of being almost invisible.

His heart gradually calmed down.

But it is clear that this is only temporary; the thin, blackish grime has faded, not truly disappeared.

It seems to be hidden deeper in the heart of the monk Huiming.

The next outbreak will likely be even more intense than the current one.

So Wu Xiaoyou walked up to the other person, squatted down, and said earnestly, "Venerable Monk Huiming, do you think you are devout enough to Buddha?"

This seemingly random question gradually brought the other person's previously dazed gaze back to focus.

He asked with a puzzled look, "I have practiced Buddhism for half my life and consider myself quite devout. What is the meaning of your question, Benefactor Hua?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiaoyou pointed at the Buddha statue and said, "The golden cicada that you are obsessed with is inside the Buddha statue. We probably can't break it open. Why don't you try to make the golden cicada crawl out from inside on its own?"

"After all, isn't it precisely those who have aspirations and possess Buddha-nature that feed on it?"

"Aren't you the most Buddhist person here?"

Upon hearing this, everyone around was stunned.

Holy crap! Is this correct?

The reason we want to get the Golden Cicada is to see if it can resolve Huiming's inner conflict, and also to investigate whether it can put an end to the anomalies at Cibei Temple.

You just let the monk Huiming be the bait...

This...this fucking...makes some sense!
The crowd's gazes immediately turned fervent.

"Don't worry, Master Huiming, we will all protect you," Ruoshui comforted her.

The monk Huiming's expression was somewhat complicated.

Of course, he wasn't upset because he was being used as bait; it was simply because of the first thing Wu Xiaoyou said.

The cicada is inside the Buddha statue!
This distance is practically within arm's reach!

If I really manage to attract the cicada, and these pilgrims manage to subdue it...

and then?
What will happen after I get the Golden Cicada?
Should we use it to attain the coveted Buddhahood? Or should we discard it and ignore it? Or should we completely destroy the source of all this abnormality?

Monk Huiming fell silent.

he does not know.

Especially after realizing that his ego had not truly dissipated, Monk Huiming dared not take the gamble.

The moment I obtain the golden cicada, my ego completely overwhelms my reason.

Then I'm afraid I'll really become the second Duye, just as Abbot Kongbei said.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and said, "I'm sorry, everyone..."

"This humble monk...cannot do it..."

I don't know if I'm currently troubled by my ego, or if my own spiritual cultivation is insufficient, or if there is some kind of force in the Buddhist realm influencing me.

He became cowardly.

He had clearly made up his mind before going down into the cave, but when he actually faced it, he was just like Huiming, who was in a state of utter confusion after first seeing the log.

There was even a hint of expectation in his gaze as he looked at Wu Xiaoyou.

Can the other party make decisions for me?
When I first saw the log, I couldn't make up my mind, so I chose to hide it, which led to the resurfacing of my lifelong obsession with black eyes.

Now, seeing his obsession resurfacing, Huiming has completely lost his composure.

I absolutely dare not make such a decision again, one that could affect the rest of my life.

If the benefactor of the other shore flower could be more determined to do this,

Then I should fulfill the pilgrims' piety and wishes.

Maybe then I'll be able to muster the courage to give it a try...

Just as Huiming was struggling internally after refusing, a kind voice suddenly rang out from behind the crowd, speaking slowly and deliberately:

"If Huiming is unwilling, then why don't I, this old monk, do it for him?"

"Let's see if this golden cicada will choose you benefactors or this old ascetic monk?" (End of Chapter)