The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

However, he didn't dwell on it too much. After all, there are too many secrets and mystical arts in this world. Who knows which one might be particularly useful? In any case, he didn't have much energy to investigate further. He just wanted to adjust his mindset to deal with the upcoming pursuit.

After all, during the last chase, Bai Fengxian, whose Thunder Tribulation Realm was one level higher than his, was killed by Meng Shenji...

Nalan Anhuang then closed his eyes and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

The same goes for the Heavenly Serpent King's Starry Eyes.

A moment later, the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou opened his eyes again. Ishihara Sho appeared in a flash and immediately set up a barrier separating the two worlds, separating the room from the outside world. At the same time, the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou also used the Dark Mandala Womb-Concealing Barrier to envelop Nalan Dark Emperor.

"Starry Eyes, what are you doing?!" Nalan Anhuang shouted angrily as he was suddenly attacked.

However, he wasn't flustered. After all, his cultivation level was there, and Xingmou was using the Dark Mandala Womb Realm Barrier of Xuantian Pavilion, which was his specialty and could be easily broken.

But before he could unleash his power, another Mandala Garland Barrier, radiating boundless light, enveloped him—

"The Bright Mandala Tibetan Barrier!?" Nalan Anhuang exclaimed in astonishment.

Without hesitation, he immediately unleashed his thoughts, using the force of the explosion to propel them outwards.

Clearly, they wanted to cut their losses and survive.

Unfortunately, Ishihara Sho had already set up a barrier separating the two worlds around him, in case he saw something was wrong and chose to run away!

Ishihara Sho remained unmoved, continuing to maintain the Light Mandala Womb Realm Barrier and the Dark Mandala Womb Realm Barrier released by Star Eyes, devouring and sealing part of Nalan Dark Emperor's thoughts, while diverting his energy to use the Profound Yin Ghost-Slaying and Soul-Seizing Great Technique Vacuum Handprint, grabbing at Nalan Dark Emperor's escaping thoughts.

"You sluts! Adulterers! Even if I die, I will never let you go!" Nalan Anhuang roared madly when he saw that his escape route was cut off.

Then he suddenly ignited his divine soul thoughts, and a certain fluctuation spread outwards in a way that transcended dimensions.

"Not good!" Tian She Wang Xingmou exclaimed in alarm upon seeing this.

The next moment, as space shattered like glass, a powerful force surged out from the breach, a dark aura permeated the air, and a giant hand, seemingly capable of grasping the heavens and the earth, reached out directly from the crack, bypassing Nalan Anhuang's divine sense and grabbing towards Shiyuan Zhang and Tian She Wang Xingmou.

"Well done!" Ishihara Akira laughed.

His body suddenly swelled, his muscles bulged, and in an instant he transformed from an ordinary, quiet young man into a muscular giant with a ferocious face, wearing armor, and a violent aura erupted from his body.

"Dark Emperor Daoist!"

"Tragic!"

Chapter 524 Dark Emperor Daoist

Without hesitation, the War God Shang, transformed from Shi Yuanzhang, grabbed forward with both arms, tearing through space, and then flashed into the space where the Dark Emperor Daoist was.

However, only part of the War God's Sorrow went in; a portion of it remained in the Great Thousand World, retaining the image of Ishihara Sho.

With a wave of his arm, the barrier separating the two realms that had just shattered was completely repaired. With another sway of his body, the figures of Vajrapani, Narayana, the Four Heavenly Kings, Avalokiteshvara, and Mahasthamaprapta appeared within the barrier. Ishihara Akane himself continued to maintain the Light Mandala Treasure Barrier, using the Heavenly Serpent King's Star Eyes to seal some of Nalan Anhuang's thoughts. The two Vajrapani, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the two Bodhisattvas appeared beside the other thoughts of Nalan Anhuang, each using their own methods to capture the thoughts of Nalan Anhuang that had been burned but not completely burned, and that had not been able to escape when the space shattered.

"Phew, the War God's Demon Scripture truly lives up to its name as a demon scripture; it suits my identity as a celestial demon perfectly." Focusing on Nalan Anhuang's thoughts and sealing them away, Ishihara Sho sensed the state of the War God's Lament and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Unyielding, unwilling, resentful, dissatisfied, hating the heavens and the earth, that fighting spirit and momentum that dared to change the world was so perfectly suited to his methods of controlling the seven emotions and six desires and influencing people's emotions. So, after just a simulation, he successfully mastered the War God Demon Scripture. Then, using a special method, he gathered some scattered thoughts and emotions of the War God Shang in the world, and a fake War God Shang was manifested through his primordial spirit transformation techniques.

Otherwise, even if he could handle Dark Emperor Daoist, he probably wouldn't be able to be as relaxed as he is now, allowing Nalan Dark Emperor to seize the opportunity to spare some of his thoughts to escape, thus preventing him from being completely wiped out.

"You can keep the thoughts you sealed. I'll go over there and see if there's anything I can do to help." After saying this, Shi Yuanzhang called out to the Heavenly Serpent King, who had also sealed some of Nalan Dark Emperor's thoughts. He then put away the guardian deity he had gathered through faith, tore through space, and followed closely in the footsteps of the War God Shang, appearing in the space where Dark Emperor Daoist was hiding, where Dark Star was located.

"boom!"

As soon as they arrived, a violent explosion echoed from the distant horizon.

Without hesitation, Ishihara Sho flew over immediately.

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"Dark Emperor Daoist, where is your ruthlessness and decisiveness? Why are you behaving like a woman now, cowering and only knowing how to run away? This is not like you at all." The God of War, played by Ishihara Akira, mocked with malicious words.

"Youngster, don't think that just because you created a projection of the God of War Shang in this world, you really are the God of War Shang. If you dare to speak arrogantly in front of me again, I will definitely teach you a lesson." The Dark Emperor Daoist said, his face contorted with anger.

They probably didn't expect their enemy to be so tasteless.

"Looks good? Then show me what you've got. It's been so long and you still can't take me down. That's not like your reputation. Could it be that the injuries War God Shang left you back then haven't healed yet? No wonder that so many years have passed, and the Dao Master of Tianxuan Pavilion has changed several times, but we've never heard of Dark Emperor Daoist. You really know how to hide. Compared to you, even the rats in the sewers are grandsons."

"You brat, you're courting death!" Dark Emperor Daoist roared angrily.

"Then why don't you come?" Ishihara Akira said with amusement.

The Dark Emperor Daoist stopped speaking and immediately pointed forward. It was as if only this finger remained in the entire world. A powerful sense of mental pressure swept over and suppressed Ishihara Sho's senses, leaving only this rapidly growing, earth-shattering finger in his eyes.

"Don't even think about bullying me!" War God roared, his powerful fighting spirit breaking through the magic attack launched by Dark Emperor Daoist. The world returned to its original state. He swung his fist and smashed it, colliding with Dark Emperor Daoist's fingers.

"boom!"

Dark Emperor Daoist's expression changed, and he quickly flew backward.

The God of War pursues.

Dark Emperor Daoist then pointed again, but this time it no longer contained chaotic spiritual thoughts. Instead, he drew a line in the air, and a rune appeared in front of him. In a flash, a talisman shimmering with dangerous light shot towards War God's Lament.

The God of War roared, his voice transforming into tangible sound waves that instantly collided with the talisman.

"Boom!"

Another huge explosion rang out, as if the space itself was being torn apart, creating faint ripples.

However, the next moment, an ancient bell suddenly appeared above the head of the Dark Emperor Daoist, whose attention was being diverted by the War God's Lament, and the bell trembled slightly—

"when!"

A crisp, melodious, and seemingly soul-stirring bell rang out immediately after the explosion, spreading throughout the entire Dark Star Space. The shockwave caused the Dark Emperor Daoist to pause, instantly halting his actions.

However, it only lasted for a moment. After all, no matter how weak Dark Emperor Daoist was, his Eighth Tribulation Ghost Immortal realm was still real. So he quickly regained consciousness, but before he could make any further reaction, a powerful spatial confinement force suddenly descended upon him again, binding him and the surrounding space, making Dark Emperor Daoist like an insect frozen in amber, unable to move.

However, this was not the end. Immediately afterwards, five beams of light, each in red, blue, yellow, black, and white, descended from the sky and hovered around the Dark Emperor Daoist according to the five elements and directions. In a flash, the five points of light disappeared into the surrounding space, but large clouds and strong magnetic energy quickly spread out and enveloped the Dark Emperor Daoist's body.

Then the primordial magnetic energy changed, becoming like the sharpest weapon in the world, cutting into the body of the Dark Emperor Daoist who was imprisoned.

Ignoring everything else, War God Shang swiftly charged into the range of the Yuan Magnetic Formation, enduring all sorts of attacks to reach Dark Emperor Daoist. He raised his fist and launched another devastating attack on Dark Emperor Daoist.

Again and again, one after another...

In short, after a short time, under the bombardment of magic weapons, magic arrays, and the God of War's Lament, the Dark Emperor Daoist finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed once again, turning into countless crystalline thoughts that shot out in all directions.

Clearly, they wanted to use this as an excuse to escape.

Unfortunately, Ishihara Akira had already anticipated this move. Otherwise, he wouldn't have summoned the Chaos Bell at the beginning and set up the Five Elements Magnetic Array. Therefore, although this place looks no different from the surroundings, it is like a technique to separate two worlds. The area where the array is located has long been a space of its own. Without mastering the method or possessing extremely strong power, there is no way to escape.

Then, the Chaos Bell controlled by Ishihara Sho descended and swallowed the entire Five Elements Magnetic Space, along with the thoughts of the Dark Emperor Daoist and the War God's Lament, into the internal space of the Chaos Bell.

Chapter 525 Another City Victory

With the Dark Emperor Daoist dealt with, the rest was simple—it was just a matter of dividing the spoils.

So after confirming Dark Star's condition, Ishihara Sho went out and brought in the Heavenly Serpent King Star Eye, and obtained the complete set of the Xuan Tian Guan inheritance - Xuan Tian Dark Record from her.

Then, Ishihara Sho handed over the method for releasing the Light Mandala Garbage Barrier recorded in the Amitabha Sutra to Hoshimo, and then went to the side to digest what he had learned.

For example, the Xuan Tian Dark Record, Nalan Dark Emperor's divine soul thoughts, and everything about Dark Emperor Daoist.

This is a relatively long process.

Even though Ishihara Sho was extremely skilled at this kind of thing, Nalan Dark Emperor and Dark Emperor Daoist were different from the past. One was a Ghost Immortal of the Fifth Tribulation, and the other was a Ghost Immortal of the Eighth Tribulation who had cultivated the Primordial Spirit. In addition, there were still many secrets in their minds. It was necessary to operate carefully in order to turn their power into one's own while ensuring that the secrets were not lost.

So it wasn't until five or six days later, almost until Bai Ziyue's succession ceremony at the True Gang Sect, that Shi Yuanzhang, with the help of the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou, finally settled everything with Nalan Anhuang and Anhuang Daoren, refining their divine souls and thoughts to replenish himself.

It has to be said that the Eight Tribulations is indeed the Eight Tribulations. He alone not only made up for all the losses he had incurred during his previous tribulations, but also greatly increased his spiritual thoughts!

Although it still hasn't reached the number of one Yuan, it has reached the level of 74,000. I believe that after the Jiuyuan trip ends, it will reach the level of perfection, and then it can seek the eighth tribulation, the ninth tribulation, and even the Yang God realm.

Overjoyed, Ishihara Akane didn't stand on ceremony and directly took down the Heavenly Serpent King Star Eye on Dark Star's side. Only then did he return to Yuan Tu with a satisfied mood and his finally perfected Immortal Primordial Spirit to attend Bai Ziyue's True Gang Sect succession ceremony.

Yes, the immortal primordial spirit!

With the help of the information in the souls of Dark Emperor Daoist and Nalan Dark Emperor, Ishihara Sho successfully found the place where the God of Destruction (Zizaitian) and the three Xuantian Pavilion gods, Jixiangtian and Youletian, were imprisoned. Then, without stopping, he went directly to capture the God of Destruction and Youletian and refined them into his faith halo.

The result was predictable. After all, he had already cultivated the eighth halo to the point where it could not be improved. So when the two were integrated, Ishihara Akira immediately broke through his existing realm and cultivated the ninth halo of faith!

Without his intervention, the nine layers of faith wheels merged and converged under the guidance of an inexplicable force, their powers becoming one. Soon, a strange primordial spirit, dressed in a kasaya and in the form of a Buddha, but with a blurred face, like an unfathomable future, emerged from the unified faith wheels. It transformed into a single faith halo that appeared behind his head, radiating immeasurable, infinite, and boundless meaning, allowing Ishihara Akira to instantly recognize his identity—an immortal primordial spirit.

With this, he had completed his cultivation of the Sutra of No Birth in the Future, and only the Tathagata Sutra remained for him to ponder.

What? You mean how Jixiangtian handled it?

Because of the positive impression from the original work, the undeniably adorable nature of Jixiangtian, and the pleas of Tian She Wang Xingmou, Ishihara Akira ultimately refrained from harming Jixiangtian. He simply released her from her seal and set her free, thus ending his operation to plunder Xuantianguan. He then arranged for Tian She Wang Xingmou to organize a group of people to travel to various residential areas and military outposts in Yunmeng Kingdom, carrying tokens bearing his mark. Just as he had arrived, he returned to Yuantu alone…

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The succession process was nothing special; it was just a set of ceremonial procedures that I don't know how they were organized. After receiving the token representing the authority of the Zhen Gang Sect leader in the presence of important figures, guests, and the main disciples of the Zhen Gang Sect, Bai Ziyue officially became the leader of the Zhen Gang Sect and began to enjoy all the rights and benefits of the leader.

After drinking and exchanging pleasantries, and once everything was nearly finished, Bai Ziyue, as he had said, entered the Gangdou Cave of the Zhen Gang Sect to begin his cultivation of the Giant Spirit Gangdou Book and his breakthrough to the Human Immortal realm.

With that, the entire ceremony came to an end, and all the guests and disciples naturally went home to their respective homes and families, going about their own business.

Ishihara Sho also followed Consort Yuan back to the Crystal Palace to while away the rest of the time.

"Oh, right." That evening, after finishing his training with Consort Yuan, Ishihara Sho suddenly sat up and said.

"What?" Consort Yuan opened her eyes and looked at him.

"I completely forgot about Yun Xiangxiang," Shi Yuanzhang said regretfully.

"Yun Xiangxiang? Who is that?" Consort Yuan asked in confusion.

"Yun Xiangxiang, the previous leader of the Fragrance Scent Sect, the mother of the Champion Marquis, and a woman of Emperor Yang Pan of the Great Qian Dynasty, was a master who had undergone six tribulations. Because of giving birth to the Champion Marquis, she was severely weakened and later chose to undergo self-destruction to reincarnate and start anew. Her name in this life is Yun Xiangxiang. In other words, as long as you find this person, you will have the opportunity to complete the Fragrance Scent Sect's lineage and obtain the qualification to cultivate the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance," Shi Yuanzhang explained.

"Then do you know where she is now?" Consort Yuan asked, suddenly realizing, then followed up with a somewhat curious question.

“I have a general idea, but whether we can find it or not depends on our luck. Here’s what we’ll do: you continue with what I told you before. I’ll go back to Daqian and check the situation. If everything goes smoothly, I’ll bring you over and see if we can get the three volumes of the Heavenly Fragrance cultivation technique from them.” Shi Yuanzhang thought for a moment and then decided.

“That’s fine. But is there any need to rush? Can’t we wait until it’s light tomorrow morning before leaving?” Consort Yuan asked.

"Hmm, what you said seems to make sense." With that, Ishihara Akira lay down again and pulled Yuanfei into his arms.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how wonderful you'll smell after you finish cultivating the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance," Ishihara Akira said, taking a deep breath of air from Yuanfei's neck with considerable anticipation.

"I guess it'll stay the same as it is now," Consort Yuan said with a smile.

After all, of the three scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance, only the Human Fragrance Scroll affects the human body, while the Earth Fragrance Scroll affects the soul. Once you get the Heavenly Fragrance Scroll, it becomes a law, and its impact on reality is not as direct and simple as the Human Fragrance Scroll. So even if you really get the three scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance, and even if you complete the cultivation, Yuanfei doesn't think that the three scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance can make her more alluring than she is now...

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