The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Then, a god of primordial energy, whose face was blurred and whose body was shrouded in colorful light formed by the reflection of sunlight, emerged from the void. With a wave of his right hand, a spear made from a human spine and exuding a strong aura of a human immortal appeared in his hand. He threw it and it shot towards the sealed Ishihara Sho.

Ishihara Sho remained calm. In an instant, a bell rang, and all the suppressing power acting on him was pushed away. With another wave of his hand, the True Netherworld Spear, which was said to be forged from the spine of a human immortal, was put away by Ishihara Sho using the Seven Treasures Tree.

Then his figure suddenly grew taller, and he gripped the handle of the Seven Treasures Tree with both hands, and like a father and son chopping down, he slashed fiercely at the void before him—

The creation of heaven and earth!

"Boom!"

A huge explosion rang out, and the golden birdcage and the golden chains wrapped around it immediately trembled violently, producing a rattling sound as the chains rubbed together.

Clearly, the move "Yuan Yang Divine Axe: Heaven and Earth Splitting" unleashed by Ishihara Sho was not so easy to withstand.

"Not bad, quite sturdy." Ishihara Sho praised with some surprise, seeing that he had failed to open the cage with his first attack.

Then he gathered all the power within his body, even mobilizing the power of the Chaos Bell and the Thunder Pool, and once again visualized the Yuan Yang Dao Venerable, using his legendary power to create the world, and cleaved out the Yuan Yang Divine Axe in his hand.

"Boom!"

This time the sound was even louder, and the entire Essence Temple shook...

Chapter 548 The Destruction of the Temple of Essence

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

Immediately afterwards, countless bolts of lightning burst forth, and the chains of order binding the cage of fate, which resembled a birdcage, rattled once more before snapping violently, shattering into countless fragments of varying sizes. These fragments, along with the slender pillars of the collapsing cage of fate, shot forward like arrows and flying stones.

The aftershocks of the explosion continued unabated, carrying the remaining power like a fan-shaped shockwave that shot straight out, destroying the walls and completely annihilating all the buildings of the Essence Temple that followed.

Not counting physical losses, the number of casualties alone has exceeded one hundred.

This only accounts for the casualties within the Jingyuan Temple itself. If we include the soldiers outside who were also affected, the number would be much higher.

Anyway, after the attack, not only was the Jingyuan Temple mostly destroyed, but Ishihara Akane also successfully escaped from the broken cage of fate.

But when he looked at the God of Vitality again, the God of Vitality had already disappeared.

"They really know how to run away." Ishihara Akane muttered, a smirk playing on his lips, realizing that the Great God of Energy had run away.

However, he was not flustered. After all, he had already located the hiding place of the Great God of Energy by using the causal and faith connection between the statue and the Great God of Energy. Therefore, he did not hesitate and immediately tore open the space in front of him. A new space with other things inside came into Ishihara Sho's eyes. He then stepped in and instantly appeared in the Great God of Energy's small world.

A huge pool flowing with liquid elemental energy came into view of Ishihara Sho, its surface shimmering with light, making it impossible to easily look away from it.

"The Three Realms Primordial Energy Pool!" Ishihara Akira thought to himself.

Then, as the voice of the Great God of Energy rang out, a dense array of energy swords shot towards Ishihara Sho like meteors.

Endless.

Ishihara Akira understood that this was because the Great God of Primordial Energy had a pool of primordial energy from the Three Realms to rely on, so he could use magic or anything else without any scruples!

Therefore, to defeat the God of Vitality, you must first sever his connection with the Vitality Pool.

So the next moment, Ishihara Akira flashed to the top of the Three Realms Yuanqi Pool, and with a wave of his hand, the Two Realms Separation Technique was released, forming a huge barrier that separated the area where the Three Realms Yuanqi Pool was located from the small world of the Yuanqi God.

Then he released the Chaos Bell, which divided the Yuanqi Pool and absorbed it into his inner world. Ishihara Sho himself then flashed out of the barrier separating the two worlds and faced the Yuanqi God directly. He also used the Great Prophecy Technique to launch various attacks with language, just like the heavenly gods in myths and legends who spoke with divine authority.

"Genki God, surrender!" Ishihara Akira declared loudly.

Then, with a sudden flick of his Seven Treasures Tree, a huge, visible Tai Chi Bagua diagram rapidly expanded outwards from Shi Yuanzhang's center, spreading out at the fastest speed and in the most exaggerated way, instantly filling the entire small world space.

Then, characters and patterns such as the four seasons, the birth plate, the eight gates, the nine palaces, and the twenty-four constellations appeared in the expanded Taiji Bagua. Like the Taiji Bagua, they flashed slightly and then disappeared into the air.

Correspondingly, Ishihara Sho also seemed to have gained control of this small world, instantly becoming its master. He knew every aspect and corner of the small world like the back of his hand, and naturally discovered the location where the Yuanqi God was hiding.

"Heaven, Earth, and Man were created, the Eight Gates are in operation, Primordial Spirit, come here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared in front of Ishihara Akira. With a slight exhale, the Yuan Qi God, still enveloped in Yuan Qi divine light, appeared in front of Ishihara Akira.

"Disorderly gold dismantling!"

Suddenly, the spirit of energy froze, as if it had been affected by some kind of force.

As for the issue of position...

Both are Seventh Tribulation Creators, and there is no difference in their cultivation levels. As for the world's destiny they bear, Yuan Qi Shen is the main god of the Jing Yuan Temple, and the people of the Western Regions stand behind him. Shi Yuan Zhang has the Book of Life and Death in his hands. Although only the people of Izumo and Shenfeng may believe in him, the number of living beings he can control is not much less than that of Yuan Qi Shen.

Add to that luck...

Ishihara Sho has crushed many chosen ones and has so many women with great fortune by his side, so in terms of importance in the eyes of the world, he may not be any less important than Genkijin.

Therefore, when everything is equal, the magical version of Chaotic Gold Dismantling created by Ishihara Sho can naturally be effective against the Spirit of Vitality.

Not to mention, he is no longer completely clueless about the power of time. Whether it is the Seed of the Ultimate Universe of the Supreme Dao or the Book of Moments, both are the ultimate application of time. A slight combination of them is enough to make the power of Chaotic Gold Crack transcend its original level and reach a level that can be effective against the Creator.

Then, Ishihara Sho allowed himself to enter the instantaneous state of the Instantaneous Mantra. He took a step and arrived in front of the Primordial God, whose time dimension was out of sync with his own and who appeared slow as if he had been put under a slow spell. His body exploded and transformed into the Light and Dark Mandala Womb Realm Barrier, directly sealing the Primordial God inside.

……

Then Ishihara Yuu reappeared, exhaled a long breath, and began to plunder all the resources in the small world.

Next is the treasure vault inside the Temple of Essence.

Unfortunately, they couldn't find Hercules' whereabouts. It's unclear whether he was scared away by the fate of the God of Law and the God of Blood, or whether he hid to avoid being wiped out by Ishihara Sho.

Regardless of the reason, the god was gone, which left Ishihara Sho somewhat disappointed.

"It seems that the only option left is to cause trouble for Yang Pan."

With the Thunder Pool, and having merged with Sky City, the Palace of Eternal Regret, Skull Island, and other treasures from the Nine Abyss Divine Realm, the Chaos Bell is essentially no less powerful than the Temple of All Saints from the original story, and is capable of going head-to-head with the Ark of Creation.

Of course, it would be even better if we could find Yuwen Mu before that, or even get the Tower of Babel and the Ladder to Heaven from him.

But that's all for later. Right now, let's solve the problem of the Essence Temple first.

Then, Ishihara Sho flew back into the sky to await the results of the phonological analysis.

And this didn't take long. Almost the instant he appeared, Yin Yunzi appeared beside him and handed him a round ball that was completely black and seemed to be surrounded by a faint grayish-white mist: "I have fulfilled my mission."

"Well done," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

Afterwards, Ishihara Akira gave some tokens bearing his spatial imprint to Yin Yunzi, asking her to spare some of her thoughts to continue traveling with him to the Western Regions to conduct population scanning and life and death registration.

Chapter 549 Nine Tribulations

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

Popular recommendation:

After spending a few days in the Western Regions and adding all the populations of the various kingdoms there to the Book of Life and Death, Ishihara Akane returned to the Yunmeng Empire with Ononko.

Coincidentally, at this time, the personnel sent out by the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou had arrived at various population gathering points and garrison locations within the Yunmeng Kingdom. Without hesitation, they immediately divided an equal number of thoughts, tore through the void, and went to the locations of the various marks, just like in the Yuan Tu Kingdom, to include the population situation of the Yunmeng Kingdom in the Book of Life and Death.

At this point, while not all human information in the entire world has been included in the Book of Life and Death, nearly 80% of the population data is enough for Ishihara Akira to do a lot.

Thus, Shi Yuanzhang paused for some time in Yunmeng to digest the Yuanqi God, Dharma Body, Blood God, and Nether God, extracting their knowledge and refining his pure thoughts into a divine soul. Then, he once again accelerated the refining of the Bodhi Tree in his hand by burning his thoughts.

Of course, he also didn't forget to refine the various newly acquired divine artifacts and magical treasures into the Chaos Bell and the Seven Treasures Tree, continuing to strengthen their essence.

As for Yuwen Mu, the Grand Preceptor of Yunmeng, although Shi Yuanzhang still attracts attention, this guy has rarely been active in Yunmeng since his reincarnation and awakening. He is either out cultivating or traveling around looking for opportunities. It takes a lot of patience to catch his trace.

Fortunately, the power of the Primordial God, the God of Law, the God of Blood, and the God of the Underworld did not disappoint Ishihara Sho! Although he still couldn't refine the Bodhi Tree to 100%, he reached 90%. As long as he kills another Creator, he should be able to refine it completely and use it to strengthen the Seven Treasures Tree.

Unfortunately, there are no more Creator-level experts left on the Great Thousand World side, except for Yang Pan...

But before he could even go looking for trouble with Yang Pan, Xia Lei, whom he had been eagerly awaiting, arrived.

The thunderous roar shook the void, causing everyone who wished to overcome the tribulation and take another step forward to look up at the sky.

"The tribulation of lightning is coming, do you want to undergo it?" Inside the secret area of ​​Xuantian Pavilion, Shi Yuanzhang released Qin Mengyao, Huang Yanyan, Zhao Feirong, Xin Yuxian, Yin Yunzi, and the fairy, and asked them and the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou who was present.

“My accumulation is already sufficient. Although I will inevitably be weak after the tribulation, given the current situation, there is indeed no need to wait any longer,” Yin Yun said first.

After all, this isn't the Nine Abyss Divine Realm, and she's no longer the sect leader. There aren't as many Daoist sects offering her sacrifices and resources anymore, and besides, the Great Thousand Realms are inherently quite impoverished.

Compared to the Nine Abyss Divine Realm, if she were to pass through the tribulation without weakness as she originally intended, without learning from Ishihara Akira's method of conquering the world, it might not be enough to accumulate power in the ordinary way for three to five years.

Instead of wasting that time, it's better to get through it now.

Since Ishihara Sho is by my side, I don't need to worry about being ambushed.

“Me too.” The fairy looked at her mother, then at Ishihara Sho, and echoed.

She doesn't have such grand ambitions, like becoming a creator in one fell swoop. She just needs to do her best, so she doesn't need to think too much about it. Naturally, she'll seize any opportunity that comes her way.

“Cross over.” Qin Mengyao looked at Ishihara Sho and said in a low voice.

She felt that she had accumulated enough experience and it was time to face the so-called tribulation of lightning in this world.

"I don't care, it doesn't matter whether I'm helped or not," Huang Yanyan said casually.

“Let’s cross over,” Xin Yuxian decided.

She had no intention of being subordinate to anyone, so after seeing that others were preparing to undergo tribulation, she also decided to undergo tribulation.

"Cross." Zhao Feirong was in a similar situation, or rather, to ensure her own value, she also needed to improve her strength. Otherwise, simply enjoying the benefits without progressing wouldn't be enough, even though her main job now was to help Shi Yuanzhang nurture his magical artifact.

She didn't think she could be so at ease.

"It's time for me to take another step forward," the Heavenly Serpent King said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, let's face the tribulation together." After everyone had made their decision, Ishihara Akira said to everyone with a smile.

Without hesitation, everyone except Ishihara Sho sat cross-legged on the ground, their souls leaving their bodies. They flew into the sky with Ishihara Sho, who had already revealed the Chaos Bell, Ancestral God Mountain, and Seven Treasures Tree, and entered the tribulation of lightning.

"Rumble..."

The mighty lightning, as if it had discovered intruders, shot towards them in an instant.

Unmoved, Ishihara Sho flew calmly into the lightning tribulation.

Next were Tian She Wang Xingmou and Yin Yunzi. As for the others, they were all ordinary ghost immortals who had not survived the tribulation of lightning. They dared not be as carefree as Shi Yuanzhang and the other two. Instead, they cautiously probed the outer perimeter for a while until they mastered certain techniques before venturing into the actual tribulation area to absorb the power of the tribulation and strengthen their divine souls.

Ishihara Akane watched from the sidelines until he was sure that they were all alright, then he took his magic weapon and flew towards the core of the lightning tribulation.

When they reached the fourth level, the Heavenly Serpent King Star Eyes stopped.

When they reached the seventh level, Yin Yunzi stopped.

It wasn't until the eighth floor that Ishihara Sho stopped inside.