The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"I'll say it again, the reason." Ishihara Akira ignored Othinus's suggestion and repeated his previous words.

“Because I’m just like you, I’m not very satisfied with the world right now and I want to change it, but…” Othinus didn’t mince words and explained his reasons.

"But the other demon gods disagree?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

“Yes,” Euthinus affirmed.

"So my original plan was to find a time to split myself up, drop my position back down, and return to reality without alerting others, so that I could carry out the operation. But after seeing you and your strength, I feel that the two of us might be able to cooperate! And then push the plan forward through the Demon God's decision."

"The Demon God's decision?" Ishihara Akira asked in confusion.

"To put it simply, it's a meeting used by the demon gods to discuss matters. It's called a resolution because we demon gods all have our own principles, and under normal circumstances, it's not easy to communicate. We often end up arguing after just a few words, or even fighting over it. That's why it's called a resolution. As the name suggests, it's a meeting for confrontation," Othinus explained.

"However, we will generally restrain ourselves. After all, the real world is right below the phase. If we don't keep our power under control and let it spread, reality may be destroyed because of our battle."

"Although we can use the power of phase to replicate it again later, that is ultimately a very troublesome thing, so no demon god is willing to go through such trouble unless absolutely necessary."

“A good reason. As long as your teaching satisfies me, I don’t mind forming an alliance with you and helping you suppress the other demons and fulfill your wishes in the next decision.” Ishihara Akira thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, although I'm not as old as Nephthys, and for some reason, the possibilities I possess are somewhat uncertain, my understanding of phase power is no worse than Nephthys's. I guarantee I can help you understand phases and become familiar with how to use phase power in the shortest amount of time," Othinus said proudly, patting his blank chest.

"Then I'll wait and see," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

Othinus then began teaching Ishihara Sho's phase powers...

……

It must be said that Othinus is indeed very competent and good at teaching. In just a few words, he gave Ishihara Shou a very clear understanding of phases. The so-called phases are not only the place where the world restrains demons and provides them with a place to live, but also the direct operating system of rules given by the world!

Therefore, as long as the demon god can fully master the power of phase, then manipulating time, reversing life and death, making the rules operate according to his own ideas, and even creating and resurrecting extinct species or mythical creatures will all be a piece of cake!

In other words, as long as you master the power of phase, even if you are an ordinary person, you can become a deity in the world of A Certain Magical Index!

In addition, phase also grants immortality!

Yes, true immortality!

In other words, as long as the demon god is in phase, he will not age or die due to the concept of lifespan. Although he will still get injured, he will be like a Hollow with super-fast regeneration. Minor injuries will heal instantly, major injuries will heal in a few breaths, and even fatal injuries are only a matter of time.

Therefore, death is truly difficult to befall demons.

"So, the Chimera didn't die?" Ishihara Sho confirmed.

“Yes. Although your attack was sudden and powerful, the power of phase is an objective fact. Besides, we were also within a phase at the time, so the power of the phase still enveloped the Chimera. That’s why it seemed like you killed him, but he was too badly injured to recover immediately. If it were now, he would probably be jumping around in his own space. Do you want to go check on him?” Othinus explained.

"Forget it, I have no interest in watching a man go crazy," Ishihara Akira said, pursing his lips.

"Does that mean the demon god can't be killed?" Ishihara Akira then frowned and asked again.

“That’s not the case. There are still ways to kill a demon god.” Othinus shook his head slightly in denial. “Although a demon god possesses extremely strong immortality within its phases, after suffering a certain amount of attack, its physical body will still exhibit death-like characteristics due to the inability to recover from its injuries in time, just like the chimera you killed once before. However, because its immortality is too strong, to completely kill a demon god, you need to continuously kill its physical body on top of that, accumulating damage to a point where it cannot be recovered. Only then can the demon god be killed.”

"only……"

"Just what?" Ishihara Sho asked curiously.

"However, the number of such battles could be in the hundreds of millions, so unless it's an absolute mortal feud, no one would go to such lengths. Moreover, the damage to the world from a battle of this level would be far too great, and the other demon gods would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen."

"No wonder your attitude was so strange before. You didn't seem sad or angry at all about the death of the Chimera. At first, I thought it was because of the different sects you belonged to. Now it seems that it's because you knew the Chimera wasn't really dead. That's why you were so indifferent. You even used this as a pretext to probe for some information and ideas about me. You're truly a bunch of old schemers who may have existed since the dawn of human civilization. You're incredibly wise." Ishihara Akira sighed.

He hates these kinds of cunning old bastards the most!

"So you need collaborators, allies, guides who can help you better integrate into the demon god circle," Othinus reminded him, bringing up the old point again.

"So, you're the one who guided me?" Ishihara Akira asked with amusement.

“At least I was the first one to extend an olive branch to you, wasn’t I?” Euthinus retorted.

“That’s true.” After a pause, Ishihara Akira continued, “Your ally isn’t just me, is he?”

After all, what Othinus was going to do was something he had already planned and even carried out in the original story. In other words, even without Ishihara Sho's arrival and intervention, Othinus still completed his plan. So it is clear that Othinus did not only have Ishihara Sho as an ally in the circle of demon gods, but there should be other people.

After all, they were companions who had lived for decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years. It was impossible for them not to make a few reasonably good friends during that time, especially given that Euthinus was willing to cultivate such relationships.

“There are indeed other allies, but…” Othinus shrugged and didn’t say anything more.

This is clearly a reminder to Ishihara Sho that his level is not yet high enough to make Euthinus confess everything.

Ishihara Sho didn't understand either, so he didn't say anything more and continued to patiently learn how to manipulate phases from Othinus.

Chapter 583 'Heaven' Integration

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

And so, under Othinus's guidance, Ishihara Shou rapidly increased his knowledge of using phases. Gradually, he transformed from a brute who could only reveal his identity as a demon god through his own strength into a true demon god in the world of A Certain Magical Index, and was able to try some unconventional maneuvers.

For example, right now.

Having mastered the power of phases and knowing how to define concepts, he showed no mercy, directly transforming himself into the Buddha, uniting the past, present, and future, radiating an absolute aura of eternal invincibility across heaven and earth, past and future. Then, he swiftly manipulated his own phase authority, usurping the concept of Buddha, Lord of all Buddhas, and Buddha among Buddhas, and imposing it upon himself.

Instantly, an immense and boundless power erupted from him. Although it did not alter reality, it had an unstoppable impact on the phase space, on the demonic gods of Buddhism, and even on the Buddha's remaining information in reality.

Firstly, the power of the monk was suppressed, and an inexplicable presence like an emperor-equal appeared in his mind, making him feel very uncomfortable. He had a feeling that all his attacks and fighting methods would lose their original effectiveness when facing this inexplicably appearing Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas, which made him restless and uneasy.

Along with this, the spiritual mountains and Buddhist kingdoms existing in the phase space also began to emerge from the depths of the phases, which were formed by the interweaving of multiple phases and resembled a honeycomb structure. They descended with a roar and merged with Ishihara Sho's phase.

Then the concept spread, and the power of faith that originally flowed towards the Buddha in the real world also surged up like a torrent, crashing towards Ishihara Akira and his phase.

"What is this newcomer doing?" The monk appeared outside Ishihara Sho's phase, scratching his dry skull in confusion as he looked at the Buddhist landscape that was beginning to emerge inside.

"Probably stealing concepts and existence." As a Taoist demon god who has rivaled Buddhism for hundreds of years, the goddess's figure appeared next to the monk, muttering thoughtfully.

“This is not something easy to steal,” Nephthys muttered, appearing alongside him.

“But this guy seems to have succeeded,” the voodoo zombie said in surprise.

“That only proves that this newcomer is no ordinary person.” Nuada of Celtic mythology said coldly, “Master, didn’t you see from him before that he was also a Buddhist practitioner?”

"Perhaps he's hiding it too well; I haven't sensed much of a Buddhist aura from him," the monk said, shaking his head.

Afterwards, Chimera, Tescatribokka, Prosepina, and Othinus also appeared at the edge of Ishihara Sho's phase field, and fell silent as they looked at the phase space where the Buddhist aura was becoming increasingly strong.

However, this was only the beginning. Immediately afterwards, the aura of Ishihara Sho and the phase domain he controlled changed again. The originally peaceful and majestic Buddhist aura, filled with a sense of desolation and majesty, suddenly transformed into a scene resembling a hellish realm, filled with evil, violent, cruel, and incomprehensible demonic voices! Countless demons roared, fought, and devoured within it, enacting a purgatory scene that was countless times more terrifying than the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons depicted in ukiyo-e paintings.

Following that, the phase space belonging to hell, drawn by Ishihara Sho's aura, descended from the depths of the phase domain and collided and merged with Ishihara Sho's phase space.

"Boom!"

“The second one…” the monks murmured.

"Buddhism, Christianity, and his own Taoist Yang spirit... Hiss, no wonder this newcomer is so strong as soon as he appears, killing a Chimera so easily. It seems we all underestimated him." The Empress gasped upon seeing this and commented.

"One is righteous, the other is evil, and they are even in opposing fields. Isn't he afraid of killing himself?" Chimera muttered, feeling extremely displeased with Ishihara Sho because he had been killed by him once.

"Have you forgotten what the newcomer mentioned before, the myth that describes his true nature? There may be some fabricated content in it—such as innate demon gods, the incarnation of primordial demonic power, etc., but it is enough to show that our new comrade is an extremely complex being with contradictory aspects of good and evil, yin and yang. And this has now been proven by his actions. How can you know that he is not doing this intentionally, with the aim of creating his own religious kingdom?" The zombie woman asked the chimera beside her in a calm voice.

In addition to the domains of the various demon gods, the phase space also contains the heavenly realms of their respective religions.

For example, the Christian Garden of Eden and Hell, the Heavenly Kingdom of the Crescent Moon Sect, the Heavenly Court of Taoism, and the Buddhist sacred mountain that has now been relocated by Ishihara Shora...

Normally, these places are located deep within the phase space and are integrated with the phases held by the demons themselves, just like what Ishihara Sho is doing now. Therefore, they are not directly manifested in the phase space, but that does not mean they do not exist!

Therefore, by analogy, Ishihara Sho's current actions really do resemble those of religions founded by demons—a 'heaven' shaped by gatherings of human faith!

The demons remained silent, patiently watching the unfolding events.

……

And so, after an unknown amount of time, with a distortion of the phase space, all the strange phenomena within the phase space domain possessed by Ishihara Sho disappeared. Whether it was the worship of ten thousand Buddhas at the beginning of the Buddhist Kingdom of Lingshan, or the battle of demons in the hellish remnants that descended later, they all vanished completely like a fantasy!

But the demons present understood that everything they had seen before was not an illusion, but the absolute reality!

Because at the very moment the anomaly ended, they also realized that two 'heavens' were missing from this phase space—the former Buddhist paradise of Mount Sumeru and the subsequent hell!

Because they were all integrated into the new phase, rather than collapsing and destroying in the general sense, although it still caused some turmoil and impact on reality, it was only at the level of magicians that some spells malfunctioned. For ordinary people and believers, it did not have much impact.

Simply put, they are unaware of the changes here.

But the demons wanted to know how powerful Ishihara Sho would become after merging the two 'heavens,' what he was going to do next, or whether he was going to start taking action against reality.

"Hey, you've all arrived." Ishihara Akira appeared at the edge of the phase, looking at the familiar demons before him, and greeted them with a half-smile.

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Chapter 584 Seng Zheng

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

"What do you gentlemen intend to do this time?" Ishihara Akira asked calmly, looking at the demons before him.

"I remember we said before that any modification to the real world needs the consent of our demon gods, right? But what were you doing just now?" Before anyone could speak, the chimera, who had been killed by Ishihara Shoichi once before, jumped out again and questioned Ishihara Shoichi with a sneer.

"You said it yourself, it's any modification to the real world. Is 'Heaven' real? Is the phase real? Since none of these are real, what does it have to do with you what I do?" Ishihara Akira couldn't stand, or rather, ever since he reached his level of power, he disliked being lectured or bossed around like a big shot. So, upon hearing this, he retorted with a sneer.

“But phases and ‘heaven’ are closely related to reality. Your actions may seem to have no impact on the surface, but for some magic practitioners in reality, you are cutting off their path,” the voodoo zombie girl replied.

"So?" Ishihara Sho asked with interest.

The demons looked at each other, they couldn't very well ask Ishihara Sho to return the Buddhist kingdom of Mount Ling and Hell, could they?

Putting aside whether such a thing is even possible, even if it were, Ishihara Akira doesn't seem like the type to listen to them.

Inevitably, everyone's gaze fell upon the monk standing to the side.

After all, if we were to say who among those present was most closely connected to the matters of the Buddhist Kingdom of Lingshan and Hell, it would undoubtedly be the Buddha Sangha, who attained the path of the demon god through the method of becoming a Buddha in this very life!

The monk felt somewhat uncomfortable under the gaze, but he couldn't really remain completely silent, so he could only force a dry laugh and grit his teeth—as a skeleton and a dried corpse, his scalp was truly tough...

"Let's put aside the practical matters for now. Just your act of stealing from the Buddhist kingdom—it seems you didn't consult me, the representative of Buddhism, beforehand?" the monk questioned.

"A representative of Buddhism? Who issued the title? Does anyone recognize it? Do people in the real world even know about it?" Ishihara Akira continued with a mocking laugh, followed by a series of rhetorical questions.

“We approve,” Nuada, Chimera, and Tescatribokka stepped forward one after another.

"Sorry, I don't agree!" Ishihara Sho sneered.

Then, without any hesitation, he transformed once again into the image of the Tathagata Buddha, the ancestor of all Buddhas. Immeasurable light emanated from his body, shining into the hearts of everyone like the only light in the world.

"I am the Tathagata. You who cultivate Buddhism, why do you not bow to the Tathagata when you see him?" Ishihara Sho didn't target anyone else, but instead sternly questioned Sengzeng, who seemed extremely humble in the boundless light he released and had no Buddha's majesty whatsoever.

The monk remained silent and did not respond.