The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Then, Ishihara Sho summoned his Seven Treasures Tree and swept it across the Heavenly Will Blade in front of him, forcibly severing the connection between him and Meng Shenji under the suppression of their realms.

Meng Shenji's expression changed, and his face darkened.

"Bronze bell..."

Without hesitation, Meng Shenji unleashed the Eternal Kingdom from his forehead, which instantly transformed into a house-like structure slightly smaller than the main hall he and Ishihara Akira were in. He then flashed into it, and a dazzling light rapidly gathered above the Eternal Kingdom. Although it had not yet erupted, the powerful sense of threat was already like a blade pressed against the skin, causing Ishihara Akira's heart to tremble with fear.

He no longer coveted the Supreme Universe Blade and the Supreme Time Blade. He enlarged the Chaos Bell and entered it. Emerald green mist began to emerge from the bell, like clouds or ocean waves, rapidly surging and gathering until it completely enveloped the Chaos Bell in mist, making it impossible for anyone to observe it directly from the outside.

Then, both sides completed the energy gathering almost simultaneously, and in terms of speed, the Chaos Bell was even slightly faster.

After all, Shi Yuanzhang wasn't sure how many Thunder Pools were inside the Eternal Kingdom, but there were a full five Thunder Pools inside the Chaos Bell—the Eternal Thunder Pool and the Great Thunder Yuan Pool that he had created himself, as well as the three Thunder Pools he obtained after merging with the Creation Ship. In terms of quantity, it should be one or two more than the Eternal Kingdom. In addition, there was the Three Realms Yuan Qi Pool, which was not much different in nature from the Thunder Pool and could also be used as an energy source. The energy gathering speed was definitely faster than the energy gathering speed of the Eternal Kingdom.

Otherwise, why would he set up so many minefields?

Is it just so that it will be easier to use?

So the next moment, with the surge of Azure True Qi, the clash between the Chaos Bell and the Eternal Kingdom officially began in the main hall.

"boom!"

The green and white energy beams collided, like a battle energy blast in the Dragon Ball manga, and remained locked in mid-air, devouring each other without giving way.

"Although I am currently on the left, and some people have said that the left side always loses in a contest, I do not believe that the Chaos Bell, with its five Thunder Pools and Three Realms Yuan Qi Pool, will lose to the Eternal Kingdom in a competition," Ishihara Sho thought indifferently, standing inside the Chaos Bell.

And that was indeed the case. Although the two sides were evenly matched at the beginning, after the stalemate, the Eternal Kingdom's momentum became significantly weaker than that of the Chaos Bell. Consequently, the Eternal Light emitted by the Eternal Kingdom had to retreat, allowing the Azure True Qi to get closer and closer to Meng Shenji's Eternal Kingdom.

Finally, after a short while, with the sudden exertion of Ishihara Sho, the Azure Sky True Qi overcame the Eternal Light and hurtled straight toward the Eternal Kingdom.

"Boom!"

The Eternal Kingdom was in turmoil, making the expression on Dream God's face even more grim.

The main hall was destroyed and collapsed by the aftershocks of the explosion, revealing the internal architecture of the Taishangdao sect in a clearer way.

Fortunately, there are not many disciples in the Supreme Dao, or rather, there are very few people. Most of them are servants, numbering only a little over a hundred. Moreover, each of them has martial arts skills, although none of them are very strong, but they are sufficient to deal with ordinary dangers and the aftermath of battles.

Therefore, the battle between the two was very powerful and had a great impact, but it did not cause much damage to the members of the Taishangdao sect.

However, this is only temporary. If they continue and demonstrate more of the power of the Chaos Bell and the Eternal Kingdom, the outcome will be hard to predict.

So whether out of a sense of responsibility to the Supreme Dao Sect or a desire to escape, the Eternal Kingdom, which had just stabilized somewhat, suddenly launched itself into the sky like an unidentified flying object.

Without hesitation, Ishihara Akira quickly gave chase.

Now that a fight has broken out, he has no intention of letting Meng Shenji, this unstable element, go, no matter what.

……

And so the two chased and fled, not knowing how long or how far they flew.

But no matter how Meng Shenji tries to escape Ishihara Sho's pursuit—whether by creating a space to hide in a spatial interlayer, escaping the vast world and entering the universe, or going to some dangerous place and performing space jumps—Ishihara Sho will always be right behind him in no time.

After all, his aura and that of the Eternal Kingdom had already been captured and locked by Ishihara Sho and the Chaos Bell, so unless Ishihara Sho himself voluntarily gave up on the Dream God Machine, there was no way the Dream God Machine could escape.

Upon seeing this, Meng Shenji couldn't help but frown—

“Although that place is quite dangerous, even with the protection of the Eternal Kingdom there, I might not be able to run rampant, but…” Meng Shenji looked at the Chaos Bell that was hot on his heels, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision: “Besides that place, there is nowhere else that can help me get rid of that bastard behind me.”

After thinking it over, Meng Shenji adjusted its direction slightly and sped off forward again.

Ishihara Akira didn't think twice and continued to follow closely behind him.

Then came another chase that lasted for an unknown amount of time, until the two finally arrived at a magical and mysterious place—

“Where is this…” Ishihara Shō looked at the place in front of him, where there were no planets or worlds around, only emptiness and deathly silence, and his brows furrowed.

"The birthplace or the burial ground of the philosophers?"

Regardless of which one it was, Ishihara Sho never expected that he would arrive here under these circumstances.

"If it's the Origin Land and the Tomb of the Philosophers, then I'll have to be careful with my next move..."

After all, this place not only contains the thoughts of the Yang God, the remnant soul projections of various philosophers and masters from different eras, but also the existence of an old cunning old fox like the Daoist of Creation. If you are not careful, who knows if you might capsize in a ditch and completely perish here.

"But Meng Shenji, don't think you can escape like this."

Chapter 561 A Powerful Man Appears

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

Guided by the Dream God Machine, Ishihara Sho quickly arrived at the depths of this desolate space, which was neither the origin nor the cemetery of philosophers, in the Chaos Bell. Then, he learned the true name of the place he was in—the Cemetery of Philosophers!

The reason is simple: he met the philosophers here.

Although they had no interest in getting involved in the battle between Ishihara Sho and Yume Shenji, Yume Shenji was actively leading people towards them. Not only did he quickly withdraw afterward, but he also set up magical barriers around them to buy time while they were fighting Ishihara Sho, forcing these guys, who were either philosophers or ancient masters, to fight Ishihara Sho.

Most importantly, Ishihara Akira was also interested in their spiritual thoughts, so even knowing that he could talk, he didn't bother with wasting words on these philosophers spouting classical phrases and moralistic pronouncements. He directly unleashed the full power of the Chaos Bell, using its terrifying, earth-devouring force to collect the remnant souls of these philosophers and ancient masters who couldn't unleash their full potential in life into the Chaos Bell, suppressing and separating their thoughts, while simultaneously trying to figure out how to acquire the techniques they possessed—

In the original story, Hong Yi obtained the Great Liberation Technique and the Flesh and Blood Fusion and Soul Fission Technique. He then used the refined soul thoughts to burn and refine the Bodhi Tree.

So after a while, Meng Shenji Shiyuanzhang did not catch up, but the Bodhi Tree was completely refined and fused into the Seven Treasures Tree through the passive offering of the philosophers in the Hundred Philosophers' Cemetery, helping the Seven Treasures Tree to complete its quality upgrade!

After that, Ishihara Yu became even more reckless...

Until, the Dream God led him to the vicinity of a Yang God's thought.

"Yang God's Thought!" Upon seeing this, Ishihara Sho's eyes lit up, and he quickly activated the Chaos Bell, sending the Yang God's Thought over.

The Yang God rebelled, directly transforming into the appearance of its former owner and using various spells to bombard the Chaos Bell.

However, the Chaos Bell, after merging with the Ark of Creation, was of even greater quality than the Eternal Kingdom. It could be said to be the king of divine artifacts, having already stepped halfway into the realm of transcendent artifacts. In addition, Shi Yuanzhang himself was a peak Ghost Immortal of the Ninth Tribulation, a powerful being at the half-step Yang God level, and the Yang God thought before him was not at its peak. Therefore, it did not take long for Shi Yuanzhang to suppress and refine the Yang God thought, fusing it into his own body...

"Is this the Yang God...?" Shi Yuanzhang muttered to himself as he pondered the thoughts of the Yang God within his body.

"Very well, I'll use it as fuel to refine the last trace of Yin essence in my body and officially become a Yang God."

After thinking it over, Ishihara Akane decisively ignited the Yang God thought that he had just refined within his body, concentrating the pure Yang power released by the Yang God thought to attack the last remaining trace of Yin essence in his body.

However, although there was an effect, it was unclear whether it was due to the Heavenly Soul, the refining speed was very slow, and a single thought of the Yang God was not enough to completely eliminate it, allowing Ishihara Sho to fully achieve the Yang God status.

So after exhausting the Yang spirit thoughts within his body, Ishihara Akira began searching the cemetery of the philosophers once again.

Because he remembered very clearly that there was more than one Yang spirit thought in the tomb of the philosophers.

As for danger, as long as he doesn't act recklessly and doesn't provoke Daoist of Creation or Daoist of Longevity, who are at their peak as Yang Gods, he won't be able to roam freely in the Tomb of the Philosophers without restraint, even if he can't say he can do whatever he wants.

Otherwise, how could Meng Shenji, whose strength and magical treasures are all inferior to his, be able to rampage through the Tomb of the Philosophers?

Is it because he is a successor of the Supreme Tao?

However, Yang Shen thoughts are not something that Ishihara Sho could easily find. So even though his need for the Dream God Machine was not as strong now, he still clung to the aura of the Dream God Machine and the Eternal Kingdom, tracing behind it, attempting to use the Dream God Machine's familiarity with this place to find more Yang Shen thoughts and complete his own evolution.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Ishihara Akira finally obtained the second Yang God thought as he had wished.

There's not much to say, just refine it directly.

But Meng Shenji and Shi Yuanzhang's luck seemed to have run out at this point, so they didn't encounter any more philosophers, nor did they encounter any more Yang Shen thoughts. Instead, just as they were about to leave, they suffered a counterattack from the depths of the philosophers' tomb—

Yuan, Meng, and others who were hiding here, taking advantage of the environment to wait for Yi Zi to appear and then transcend, all came out and stopped Meng Shenji, who had been diverting the trouble, as well as Ishihara Sho, who was pursuing them.

"Successor of Tai, and this nameless little fellow, have you made enough trouble?" These Yang God experts, though only their primordial spirits remained, each possessed immense power. Even with the Chaos Bell in hand, they felt an overwhelming sense of oppression. They reprimanded them with disdainful eyes and indifferent tone.

"Making a scene? I didn't make a scene in the cemetery of the philosophers. I've been running away the whole time. The one who actually attacked those predecessors was this guy behind me." Meng Shenji manifested his body through the Eternal Kingdom, his expression calm, but his tone and behavior were slightly respectful as he responded.

"If it weren't for your guidance, would this little guy have been able to meet the other philosophers so easily?" A certain Yang God, who should be from the philosophers' lineage, said sarcastically with a somewhat displeased expression.

“Little guy, aren’t you going to come out and have a chat? Hiding in the magic treasure won’t save you.” Another burly man, whose body seemed to be wearing bone spike armor, walked out of the void and said to the Chaos Bell.

"Shi Yi greets all the seniors." Shi Yuanzhang didn't stand on ceremony. While burning his Yang God thoughts to purify himself, he imitated Meng Shenji, using the Chaos Bell as his body to manifest his form, and clasped his hands to greet the Yang God masters present.

"Shi Yi, Yi?" Upon hearing the name Shi Yuanzhang, everyone was taken aback, and their gazes toward Shi Yuanzhang changed.

Could it be that this little guy in front of me is the chosen one of this era, Yi Zi?

But that doesn't make sense. If he really was a child of a different father, why didn't he receive the protection of the other sons?

It is the aura that Hong Yicai possessed when he took the imperial examination and resonated with all the sages in the original work.

That was the protection of the philosophers, or you could say their attention, so that they could be aware of Yi Zi's every move.

But if Shi Yi isn't Yi Zi, then what about his literary luck and fortune? If not, where did Shi Yi's literary luck and fortune come from?

Completely baffled, a more skilled Yang Shen master frowned, fidgeted with his fingers, and used his unique magic to deduce Shi Yi's condition.

Unfortunately, we couldn't see anything.

No, that's not right. He couldn't see Shi Yi's background, but he was very clear about Shi Yi's many actions in the Great Thousand Worlds. At the same time, he also understood the origin of Shi Yi's literary fortune and luck.

"What's going on?" the others asked telepathically.

The man didn't mince words; he relayed the information he had gleaned to his allies via telepathic communication.

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"Brother Shen!"

"Ok!"

When Shen Changqing walked down the street, he would greet or nod to people he knew.

But no matter who it is.

Everyone's face was expressionless, as if they were indifferent to everything.

In this regard.

Shen Changqing had already gotten used to it.

This is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization dedicated to maintaining the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main duty is to slay demons and monsters, though it also has other side hustles.

It can be said.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone's hands are stained with blood.

When a person has become accustomed to life and death, they will become indifferent to many things.

When Shen Changqing first arrived in this world, he was a little unaccustomed to it, but he got used to it over time.

The Demon Suppression Bureau is very large.

Those who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are either extremely powerful experts or have the potential to become experts.