Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 388 Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
The sacred embryo was withered and shriveled, having had all its essence consumed.

The blood lotus rooted in the void within, and nine blood dragons coiled into a fleshy root, drawing in large amounts of blood essence and flowing into the blood shadow body above.

This blood shadow was different from the blood shadow on the niche. It not only grew facial features but also a skin membrane, just like the white-robed blood Buddha from before.

As the Buddha's physical form, made of flesh and blood, began to question him, the figure seated on the blood lotus suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

For a moment, the sacred embryo was filled with blood-red light, resembling a sacred Buddhist realm.

The six faceless blood shadows remaining on the niche moved in unison, surrounding the blood lotus.

The figure on the blood lotus flicked its fingers, and six blood-red pupils suddenly emerged from between its brows. The blood-red pupils pulled at the fascia from the neck and leaped up to land between the brows of the six faceless blood shadows.

After taking root between the eyebrows, the blood-red pupils scanned the entire cavity.

Immediately afterwards, the Blood Shadows suddenly turned around and simultaneously extended their left hands towards a crooked, wrinkled inner wall. The immense blood and flesh essence instantly solidified, imprisoning that area of ​​void on the spot.

The figure on the blood lotus let out a soft shout:
"come out!"

Ripples suddenly appeared on the inner wall of the folds, blood-red color twisted, dark shadows flashed, and the body of the hungry ghost slowly emerged.

But then a greedy urge to eat arose within the hungry ghost.

The next moment, the flesh and blood binding the hungry ghost seemed to be swallowed by an invisible maw, instantly turning into nothingness, and the withered outer shell of the holy embryo also shattered at the same time.

The scene inside the sacred embryo was instantly displayed before the flesh and blood Buddha body and the five incarnations of the Buddha realm trapped in the palm of his hand.

The hungry ghost stood still in the void, its dozen or so arms outstretched, looking up at the flesh-and-blood Buddha's body in the sky, and a sharp laugh rang out:
"Blood Buddha has excellent eyesight!"

The flesh-and-blood Buddha looked down at the hungry ghost, sensing the greed emanating from the other's body and the devouring power that was no less than his own. The Buddha's face, adorned with white robes and blood, furrowed slightly.

The opponent was completely unaffected by the laws of the Blood and Flesh Sacred Domain. It seemed as if all the blood and flesh essence it had absorbed had been digested in an instant. Blood Buddha did not detect any blood and flesh anchor points in the opponent's body that could be used to cast spells.

It seems that the other party deliberately spat out the tumor and puppet from the roar earlier!

Did the hungry ghost discover its connection to the Sacred Realm of Flesh and Blood long ago?

Does he even have that kind of brain?

It even has the ability to swallow!
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this was an ability that hungry ghosts inherently possessed, or whether the hungry ghost in question was simply not quite right.
"I never imagined that the Lord of Hungry Ghost Mountain possessed such abilities!"

The Blood Buddha sighed softly, seemingly with some emotion. The Hungry Ghost, hearing this, laughed and replied:

"I'm just quite knowledgeable about food, nothing compared to you, Blood Buddha, who devoured so many Nascent Soul cultivators in one go. That's quite a generous gesture, making one envious!"

The laughter was as sharp as ever, tinged with uncontrollable arrogance and smugness.

Seeing this, Zi Zhen, within the Buddha Realm in the palm of her hand, tried her best to stabilize her mind and body while shouting to the hungry ghost:

"Lord of Hungry Ghost Mountain, please help us break through the Buddha's defenses. After we escape, Wu Xia and I will definitely report to the Great Venerable of the Central Domain and reward the Lord of Hungry Ghost Mountain handsomely!"

Qu Jiang and Lu Xingzhi also made promises quickly, but their cultivation was not as good as Zi Zhen's. At this moment, they were on the verge of losing their composure and could not even utter a complete sentence.

The hungry ghost looked at the five people, a glint of light flashing in its blood-red eyes, and replied with a shrill laugh:

"That's a deal!"

The instant the words were spoken, a dozen or so arms suddenly extended, with fleshy nodules hanging from the tips of their long, stiff black hairs. Smaller versions of hungry ghosts emerged from the hairs on these arms. Blue-faced, pot-bellied, black-haired, densely packed hungry ghosts surrounded the blood lotus, which was enveloped by six blood shadows. Their blood-red eyes gleamed with greed, waiting only for the hungry ghost's command to unleash a swarm of smaller hungry ghosts.

This scene is exactly the same as the scene when the hungry ghost fought against Li Wushou.

Upon seeing this, the five people in the Buddhist realm felt a surge of hope for survival and cheered, fighting even harder against the Blood Buddha's corruption.

His face, adorned with white robes and blood-red Buddha statues, showed an even deeper furrow in his brows.

He wasn't afraid of being devoured by hungry ghosts; what puzzled him was that this seemed to be the very method used by hungry ghosts.

So, this hungry ghost was really hiding its true power all along?

We really underestimated this strange creature; it was just struggling!
The Buddha head on the left, adorned by Daoist Tianning, let out a cold snort, and the chanting in the Buddhist realm grew louder. The cheers of the four people suddenly stopped, and the alienation on their bodies deepened.

The Buddha head on the right, adorned with the image of the Taoist Wuxiang, has a serene expression and is reciting a Buddhist chant:
"Namo Buddha of Flesh and Blood!"

The next instant, the flesh and blood Buddha body, shaped like a flower-pinching finger, shook its finger at the figure of the Hungry Ghost Mountain Lord.

The index finger, like a long, upright staff, falls from the sky.

That was a heavy blow, and it was very fast!

With a "bang," the arrogant hungry ghost was instantly pierced and exploded, along with the many smaller hungry ghosts surrounding the blood lotus.

The aftershocks of the explosion even shattered the Blood Shadow's defenses and reached the Blood Lotus. A crimson Buddhist light rose, dissipating the aftershocks and crushing the shattered debris into nothingness.

The five Nascent Soul cultivators, who had placed all their hopes on life, froze for a moment. Then, Lu Xingzhi, the weakest among them, completely lost his composure. Under the corrosive influence of the chanting, his physical body instantly transformed into a small mountain of fleshy tumors.

Numerous puppet faces hatched from the tumor and devoured each other!
The other four people couldn't help but feel despair.

That bastard was so arrogant just now, acting like he was going to swallow the Blood Buddha whole, and everyone thought they were really going to be rescued.

I didn't expect that to be it? One finger and he's dead?
If I had known it would end like this, I would have preferred to have no hope at all and just die!
The four Nascent Soul cultivators were heartbroken, but the white-robed Blood Buddha, who had been staring at the hungry ghost, still had a look of suspicion on his face, and he was speechless for a moment.

To be honest, when the hungry ghost set up its stance just now, although he wasn't afraid, he was still a bit wary. So what was this all about?
As he was still pondering, a smile appeared on the Buddha head of the Taoist Tianning on his left, and the left hand of the flesh and blood Buddha body transformed back into a flower-picking gesture.

Five blood shadows suddenly flew out from around the blood lotus and stood outside the Buddha Realm in the palm of the hand, ready to enter and devour the remaining five Nascent Soul cultivators.

The instant the blood-red figure stood still, the expression on the white-robed, blood-red Buddha-face changed, and he shouted:
"No, quickly switch back to defense!"

The Buddha-like face of Daoist Tianning, having not undergone a long period of refinement, is ultimately inferior to that of himself and Daoist Wuxiang, and is not vigilant enough.

Blood Shadow was somewhat dazed. The two different commands caused a conflict in their thinking. After the Faceless Buddha also issued the command to return to guard, Blood Shadow immediately turned around.

At the same time, the expression of the Blood Buddha figure on the Blood Lotus changed drastically.

He felt a domineering devouring force in the void, rapidly spreading towards him from the roots of the blood lotus.

That hungry ghost really didn't die!

And he actually wanted to directly consume the core Holy Spirit of the Holy Embryo!

(End of this chapter)