Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

Chapter 458 A Fair Battle for You

This is not just a battle, it's a war.

A war between two realms, a fight to the death.

The righteous path of the Bitter Realm came prepared, so there were no unnecessary words. Shao Hao faced off against Lie Hongjiao, and the two gradually moved away from the army.

Upon seeing the cold and lonely goddess again, Xi Xueyi felt calm. With a single sword stroke, the crane's cry and the sword's roar echoed, revealing the brilliance of the Confucian school's brush and crane.

"The ghost's spirit is immortal, so why waste your energy on Xi Xueyi?"

"The cycle of the six realms continues; is there anyone in the world who is immortal? The Ghost Prison is destroyed today."

Former lovers, now bitter rivals, they clashed with swords, neither willing to yield, their battle raging with unbridled fervor.

After the three great warriors of Ghost Prison were killed at Youxiantai, their remains were transformed into a monster by Yu Jiaoniang, named Three-Eyed Chi Li. Not only did it possess a powerful outer shell armor, but it was also fed the power of Eight-Faced Ghost Rong and Ghost Chi Evil Lord, making it incredibly powerful and instantly becoming a terrifying killer in Ghost Prison.

Seeing that Lie Hongjiao and An Ji were both at a disadvantage, the Three-Eyed Chi Li brandished the Hook of Demise and charged toward Luo Hou with a mad roar. Unexpectedly, a sword light suddenly appeared midway, and Gu Su returned the sword to catch the Demon Hook. The two sides immediately engaged in battle.

"kill!"

"Your only opponent is me, Ergen Haoyue Jianlangxing!"

A chilling aura filled the air, the sword intent blazing, tearing through heaven and earth, the sword piercing the clouds and mountains, as the ghost generals and sword heroes forged a new battleground.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the battle between the three groups of six people caused the Ghost Prison to tremble and the Ghost River to boil. Moreover, the distant unknown demons and wild beasts howled like ghosts.

After the people of Ghost Prison die, their souls return to the Demon-Nourishing Pool, where they will soon be reborn. For them, life and death are nothing more than a cycle of reincarnation.

Therefore, the Ghost Prison soldiers, instead of being afraid of the experts from the Bitter Realm, were excited and roared with joy, waiting only for the Empress's command to crush their opponents into mincemeat.

The restlessness of the Ghost Prison soldiers made Shi Zhi Jialan dare not let his guard down.

"Activate the formation, Four Noble Truths and Eight Seals!"

With Qing Sui Buddhist disciple dead, Garan and the remaining Three Chan Heavens formed the supreme Buddhist formation. Instantly, holy light shone brightly, Buddhist energy spread, and a mighty force swept across the Ghost Prison army.

With a wave of his hand, the restless army instantly fell silent.

The Buddha's power surged forth, and the Empress, standing silently before the battle, was like a small boat in a storm. Yet, no matter how fierce the storm, it could not shake her in the slightest.

"As expected of the Ghost-Forging Robe, which is based on the Three Absolute Emotions and forged with the Six Soul-Refining Techniques, it truly possesses extraordinary defensive power."

Luo Hou revealed the secret of the world in a single sentence.

Lu Tianxia's eyes sharpened, and a hint of murderous intent appeared.

"Are you Rahu?"

"Of course."

"Ghost Prison and Heavenly Capital are like waters that do not interfere with each other, so why should the Martial Lord be so aggressive?"

"The Empress has her sights set on the world; how can the capital stand idly by?"

"If we join forces, we can certainly divide the world together."

"Ha, I've heard that phrase far too many times."

Ever since Luo Hou declared that he would destroy Ghost Prison within a month, Xuan Tianxia mobilized all its resources to investigate Luo Hou and Tiandu in great detail. In the end, they had to admit that facing Tiandu was more terrifying than facing the former Yunhai Immortal Sect.

Fortunately, Luo Hou didn't bring many people.

This gave Ban Tianxia a glimmer of hope for a turnaround. She suppressed her anger, gracefully walked up to Luo Hou, and revealed a rare display of tenderness.

"Your Excellency has come from afar and are a distinguished guest. Why not return to the Underworld Palace with me, where I can welcome you all and discuss the state of the world together?"

Luo Hou's expression remained indifferent. An extreme feminist, an ambitious empress, whether tough or gentle, these were all means to achieve her goals.

There's no need for any unnecessary delays in conquering Yama's Ghost Prison.

"Your world is not the world I want to see, so what basis is there for negotiation? Besides, the Ghost Clan is greedy and cruel. I came here to annihilate your race, which is incapable of abandoning evil and doing good."

"For thousands of years, the ghost race has lived underground, where they can neither see the three lights of the human world nor have fertile fields. Why is there no place for the ghost race to live in such a vast place as the Bitter Realm?"

"Originally, the diversity of biological groups would better promote the evolution of civilization, but when a certain group threatens the coexistence of all living things, that group is destined to be eliminated by other groups uniting together. This is evolution."

"Ok?"

"The Ghost Prison is destroyed, the underground is cleared, but I will grant you a fair fight."

"Then let's fight! All soldiers, heed my command: kill without mercy!"

When the strategy of feigning weakness failed, he was filled with rage. Suddenly, he flipped his hand, and the terrifying Sky-Piercing Ghost Spine, drawn from the Tyrant's Roar Technique, appeared, its power instantly shaking the heavens and the earth.

As the demon Tianxia made his move, the Ghost Spine swept across the sky like a black mist. In the next moment, the black mist transformed into thousands of ghost arrows, which swept across the sky and earth.

At the same time, tens of thousands of Ghost Prison soldiers surged forward.

"Come on!"

"Kill them!"

"The mighty Ghost Clan, standing tall for a hundred generations!"

"Our indomitable race will never perish!"

Upon seeing this, Shi Zhijialan condensed the Xuanhuang Qi in his palm to form a huge Qi shield. Its imposing power was like an unshakable mountain, blocking the Ghost Prison soldiers who rushed in front of him.

Vajrabhairava and Eternal Goddess then clapped their hands in praise, and holy light swept across all directions, instantly killing hundreds of enemies.

Boom boom boom!

A tremendous roar shook the heavens, and ghostly arrows rained down like a storm, enveloping Luo Hou's entire body.

"Ghost House, Desolate Heaven, Myriad Souls Transformed!"

Amidst a sky full of ghostly arrows, Luo Hou remained calm and still, only his golden hair and robes fluttering in the wind, like an awe-inspiring and inviolable god.

The terrifying power of the Heavenly Demon descended upon Rahu, but could not advance any further.

Shocked, Mu Tianxia unleashed his full power, causing his aura to surge dramatically. The surging ghostly energy gradually changed from thick black to dark red, like a silent, burning will-o'-the-wisp, yet giving people a chilling feeling.

Burning soul and stealing spirit!

Sensing the terrifying aura erupting from you, Luo Hou exclaimed in admiration: "In the history of the Bitter Realm, there are truly few women with your cunning, strength, and methods."

As he spoke, Luo Hou pushed out with a single palm, his powerful force and unparalleled might striking the spine of the Sky-Soaring Ghost.

boom!

puff!

With a crisp impact that tore through the sky, the seemingly indestructible Sky-Piercing Ghost Spine was actually deformed in the opposite direction, and the unstoppable force rebounded and struck the body of the demon.

Even with his unblemished clothes and the power of the demon-forging technique, the entire world could not withstand the blow from Luo Hou's powerful palm, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of crimson blood.

"I will not allow anyone to undermine my great cause of ruling the world."

First, Bian Tianxia wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then smeared it on the spine of Zongtian Gui. A hideous bloodstain flowed in, and the tyrant Xiao's bent spine instantly returned to normal, bursting into a layer of white flames.

"Ghostly Flames Devour Buddha - Drought-Stricken World Calamity!"

The ultimate techniques merged and flowed together, unleashing a torrent of chilling demonic fire that seemed poised to burn through the heavens and earth, leaving everything in its wake to ashes.

"Sun-Shattering Gale!"

Luo Hou would not underestimate the desperate move of the demon king. Behind him were Xi Xueyi and others. Since he had brought them here, he would not allow anyone to get hurt.

This time, Luo Hou circulated his divine energy and struck down with his palm, shattering the sun and moon, splitting heaven and earth in two, and his overwhelming power instantly approached the world.

Chapter 459 (New Year's Greetings) A single thought of Buddha's heart becomes the Heavenly Way.

Golden flowers fell like rain.

In a distant alternate dimension, the Nine Realms Buddha Emperor Yu Zhixiang put down his Buddhist scriptures and waited for the last rain of flowers to disappear.

"That's all for today's lecture."

The disciples clasped their hands together and left silently.

Yu Zhixiang stood up and walked slowly forward to a lush Bodhi tree.

This Bodhi tree has grown for countless years. Its withered trunk is so thick that it would take several people to encircle it, and its lush green branches and leaves are so wide that they can cover an area of ​​thousands of miles.

Apart from that, the entire world was empty, and all the monks' dwellings, including Yu Zhixiang's preaching platform, were transformed from a green leaf of this Bodhi tree.

When one thought arises, all things arise.

When a single thought vanishes, all things perish.

This is where the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it is also the most mysterious of the three gates, the Gate of Destiny.

Beneath the Bodhi tree, besides the Buddha's true form seated cross-legged, there is also the Venerable Buddha Suhenian with white eyebrows and a white beard, gazing at an ancient mirror in front of the Buddha.

"The battle in the mirror is fierce; is it Rahu?"

Su Henian stroked his beard and sighed: "This humble monk has been planning for a thousand years, using three Love Trees to repair the Buddhist scriptures, in order to sever the Demon-Forging Demon's Robe and the Evil Body of Ten Thousand Ghosts. Who would have thought that Rahu would suddenly appear and destroy my plan in an instant."

“Rahu’s recent actions have often been unexpected, but the results have been beneficial to us.”

Su Henian glanced at the Buddha in meditation and tentatively asked, "Buddha friend, your physical body was originally left in Yi Ye Shu to destroy the Buddha's dual bodies. Why did it end up in Rahu's possession?"

"Well... it's the way of Heaven, the destiny of Heaven."

When will we meet again?

"The moment the Buddha's mind stirs, it becomes the Way of Heaven."

When Su Henian was reborn, Luo Hou had not yet killed Xie Tianyuwu, so he naturally had no way of predicting that the future of the Bitter Realm would be changed by this person.

At that time, the Buddhist community secretly followed the Buddha's teachings. Regardless of the three major lineages, or Venerable Buddha Su He Nian and Venerable Yu Bodhi, they all laid out various hidden plans in advance, even at the cost of self-sacrifice and righteousness, just to deal with the great crisis that would erupt a thousand years later.

Unexpectedly, Rahu appeared out of nowhere, first occupying the Buddha Emperor's body, then interfering in the karma of Emperor Tathagata, and changing the fate of everyone in Tianyuan Buddha Village. Not only that, Rahu broke the destiny of Yi Ye Shu several times, forcefully reversing the fate of many Buddhas, causing Su He Nian and Yu Zhi Xiang to be unable to judge the current situation.

Now, Su Henian has once again altered his plans for the Western Buddhist Realm, directly waging war against Yama's Ghost Prison. The scene reflected in the mirror is the battle between Rahu and Bian Tianxia.

“Venerable Buddha, I believe that Rahu will surely be able to wipe out the Ghost Prison and protect the Western Buddhist Realm for you.”

“Now, Fellow Buddhist Yu Bodhi is in the Niva Dark Realm, which is adjacent to Yama's Ghost Prison. Once the Ghost Prison is pacified, we can travel along the Ghost River to the Sanzu River basin and reclaim this underground world.”

"Good."

"In this way, the matter of reincarnation in the underworld will surely be accomplished."

As the two discussed, the Buddha's Dharma body remained unmoved, his solemnity unchanged. However, both Buddhas were fully aware that Rahu's many actions in the Buddhist realm must have been approved by the Buddha; otherwise, how could he have escaped the attention of the Six Heavens and the Dark Realm?