Horror Resurrection: I Evolve Starting with the Ghost Buddha

The scene changes.

Outside the headquarters of the Black Serpent Society, in a huge plaza.

One hundred thousand ragged, terrified civilians were brutally driven into the square like lambs to the slaughter.

Their hands and feet were tightly bound with rough hemp rope, and they were huddled together, kneeling on the cold, hard cement floor.

Directly in front of them stood the towering 100-meter-tall "Black Serpent Taboo" statue.

Under the gloomy sky, the statue looked particularly ferocious.

Looking around, the statue was entirely black, its coiled serpentine body seemingly ready to come to life at any moment, its scarlet stone eyes coldly looking down at the lowly offerings at its feet.

In front of the stone pedestal of the statue.

The three vice presidents of the Black Serpent Society, twenty-two captain-level demon tamers, and thousands of core members were kneeling in a circle with fanatical expressions.

Liu Tiesheng, who was at the head, had changed into a black sacrificial robe embroidered with a golden snake pattern.

He held three strange incense sticks, each as thick as an arm, in his hands.

The incense stick was dark red all over, and it was still dripping a viscous liquid.

"The omniscient and omnipotent adult..."

Liu Tiesheng held up the strange incense, his voice hoarse and fanatical.

"Please enjoy this fresh flesh and blood, please listen to this desperate lament..."

"Give us shelter, give us strength, let us bask in your shadow...forever!!"

As he finished speaking...

All members of the Black Serpent Society shouted in unison:

"Honorable Lord! Honorable omniscient and omnipotent Black Serpent Forbidden! Honorable ruler of the great Black Domain!!!"

The crowd's voices were deafening, filled with madness and morbidity.

Behind them, the Black Serpent Society's security team had already raised their knives and guns.

Their faces were all expressionless.

This is not the first time that the black snake has sacrificed living people.

In the eyes of the members of the Black Serpent Society, the common people and the poor in this city were all domesticated livestock.

They sheltered livestock, providing them with food and water to keep them alive... all so that they could be used for sacrifices or slaughter when needed.

"No...don't..."

"Please... let us go..."

Desperate cries rose and fell from the crowd.

A little girl, only five or six years old, was huddled in her mother's arms, trembling all over.

Her clear, large eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

She couldn't understand why she was tied up here, why she had to go through all this, because she had never done anything wrong, and she had always listened to her mother...

"Mom...I'm scared..."

The girl's mother was a young woman who was pale and thin.

Although he was terrified, he still clung tightly to his daughter and comforted her in a trembling voice:

"Don't be afraid... Shishi, don't be afraid... Mommy's here..."

"Close your eyes...it will be over soon..."

However, her comfort did not dispel the little girl's fear.

Just then.

A stubble-faced, yellow-toothed man from the Black Serpent Society, carrying a long, still-dripping blood-stained knife, walked over with a sinister grin.

He stopped in front of the mother and daughter, looking down at the cute little girl with a cruelty almost overflowing in his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, such a tender lamb must be delicious."

He reached out his rough, large hand, wanting to pinch the girl's cheek.

"Don't touch my child!!"

With a sudden burst of strength, his mother bit his hand.

"Ugh! You filthy bitch!!"

The demon tamer, in pain, kicked his mother to the ground.

then.

He raised the knife in his hand and pointed it at the little girl who was still crying.

"It's alright, little one."

"Uncle will help you get out of this predicament."

"I get scared when I close my eyes..."

As he spoke, his voice softened, but his distorted face was more twisted and terrifying than any demon from hell.

"Sacrifice... Begin!!"

On the high platform, Liu Tiesheng gave an order.

boom! boom! boom!

Gunshots rang out.

Blood splattered.

The civilians in the first row had already fallen down like wheat being harvested.

The shadow of death instantly enveloped the entire square.

The little girl watched the falling knife and closed her eyes in despair.

"Mother……"

She instinctively called out to her mother, tears streaming down her face.

suddenly!

hum! ! !

A strange buzzing sound suddenly rang out in the minds of many civilians without warning.

The sound wasn't loud.

Yet it possesses an indescribable penetrating power, as if it comes from the past, from the future, or from a higher dimension.

The sound disregarded the barriers of space and resounded deep within everyone's souls.

Followed by.

The sound coalesced, transforming into a grand, malevolent, and eerie musical note filled with endless pressure and seductive power!

"All beings suffer...like living in a burning house..."

"By taking refuge in my teachings...one can attain liberation..."

"Recite my name continuously... and you will be reborn in the Pure Land..."

"I am... the Buddha of Rebirth!!"

His voice carried a metallic quality; each word was like a giant hammer cleaving a mountain, incredibly vast and powerful!

In the square, everyone froze in their tracks.

The demon wielder who raised the butcher's knife felt an irresistible force binding his body, and he couldn't bring himself to strike.

"What...what is that sound?!"

Liu Tiesheng's expression changed drastically, and he looked around in horror.

But for those ordinary people in despair...

This voice was nothing short of a true divine oracle.

"The Buddha of Rebirth... could he be a legendary deity?"

"Has a god come to save us?"

Some people murmured in despair, and even couldn't help but start to fantasize.

"Namo... Supreme Buddha of Rebirth in the Pure Land..."

I don't know who started reciting a sentence.

Followed by.

It's like a spark igniting a prairie fire.

More and more people are starting to recite along.

The little girl, nestled in her mother's arms, also trembled as she repeated:

"Namo...Rebirth Buddha..."

With that innocent prayer.

boom!!

A chaotic Buddhist light, as black as ink yet gleaming with a strange luster, appeared out of thin air in front of the little girl.

That Buddha light contained forbidden rules, and even more so, a majestic will akin to that of a deity!

clang!!

The demon tamer in front of the little girl heard the chanting, but his eyes grew even more fierce.

He activated his rule-based abilities, forcefully swinging his long sword down towards the little girl.

However, the longsword fell with only a crisp metallic clang before being deflected.

"What?!"

The demon tamer was terrified.

It wasn't just him.

Throughout the square, a faint black light emanated from the bodies of all those who devoutly recited the name of the Buddha.

The bullets aimed at them and the knives slashing at them were all blocked by this layer of black light.

"How is that possible?!"

"Strange! It must be?!"

The members of the Black Serpent Society all looked grim.

At this time.

Inside the dimly lit Buddhist hall of the City of Rebirth.

On the panel deep within Lin Chuan's consciousness, the power of his will was soaring at an alarming rate.

[Gained +100 Wishes!]

[Gained +500 Wishes!]

[Gained +10000 Wishes!]

【…】

The desperate prayers of 100,000 people have converged into a tremendous force of will!

In just a moment, Lin Chuan's panel gained 200 million points of willpower!

……

now.

The headquarters plaza of the Black Snake Society.

With the prayers and chanting of 100,000 people.

The already gloomy sky was suddenly shrouded in an even deeper darkness.

Dark clouds rolled in, but no thunder appeared.

Only a suffocating sense of oppression descended from the sky.

"What...what is that?!"

Someone pointed to the sky in terror.

All I could see was above the thick layer of clouds.

An extremely eerie light slowly pierced the darkness.

The light was indescribable.

It seems to contain all the colors in the world, yet it also seems to contain only the purest black.

Dark red, golden yellow, deep purple... countless colors intertwine and twist within it, ultimately coalescing into a chaotic black light.

With the appearance of this black light.

Amidst the vastness of heaven and earth, the sound of chanting Buddhist hymns resounded.

"Om... Mani... Padme... Hum..."

The voice was grand and solemn, yet it also possessed a sinister quality that sent chills down one's spine.

Followed by.

The clouds dispersed.

A gigantic, sky-covering Buddha face slowly appeared before the world.

It was a face as black as ink.

The face was blurry, and the features were indistinct.

On the Buddha's face, the enormous eyes, flowing with blood and tears, were like two blood moons, looking down compassionately at the masses below.

Around that giant face, there were countless illusory images of vengeful spirits groaning in agony, as well as rings of black light radiating an aura of destruction.

It's like a dark deity! Or perhaps a malevolent Buddha from hell!

At this moment, whether it was the civilians kneeling on the ground or the executioners holding butcher knives... everyone felt their breath catch in their throats and their hearts pound wildly.

Even the "Black Serpent Taboo" statue, which had always been considered sacred and inviolable, paled in comparison to this terrifying evil Buddha.

They all seemed so small, so insignificant.

"I am... the Buddha of Rebirth."

The Buddhist chanting rang out again, like the resounding of a great bell, like the roar of the ocean tide, and like the shrill howls of countless demons…

"All who believe in me will be protected."

"Those who oppose me will all fall into the Avici Hell."

"Amitabha……"