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The roar even forced back the lava from the active volcano, causing huge cracks in the earth.

However, he had no intention of taking action immediately, but instead quietly looked at Li Xuan with the six eyeballs in his three pairs of eyes.

"Interesting, I didn't expect there's still one person who hasn't left. Haven't everyone else already evacuated? Why didn't you leave?"

The three-headed dragon came out and found that everyone in the city had run away. He originally planned to destroy the city, but then he followed the traces of their escape and chased them.

He is not a fool who only has strength. Azdakaha, who masters a thousand magic tricks, has too many ways to find the fleeing people. Does he think that running away will still work in front of him?

However, what was unexpected was that there was still one person left. As a reward for Li Xuan's courage, the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha spoke. Although not speaking and maintaining his monster nature could slightly increase his strength, it was not too much.

Most of the time, Azdakaha was unwilling to speak, simply because there was no hero worthy of his words.

"Why do you want to leave? Do you think you are very strong?"

Chapter 188: The Abandoned Lower Level of the Box Garden

Facing Li Xuan's question, the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha couldn't help but burst into laughter. Interesting, Li Xuan is really interesting.

Is Li Xuan a fool who doesn't know his name, or a madman who knows his name but is very confident, or a strong man who is really sure of defeating him? The three-headed dragon Azdakaha doesn't know, but he really wants to know this.

The three-headed dragon displays and flaunts a banner with Aksara, the original word for evil, engraved on it behind him.

That was when the true nature of the world was still unclear. The distinction between heaven and earth, the birth of yin and yang, the delineation of good and evil—they formed the most ancient cosmology based on the smallest units that fell into this world. The three-headed dragon, the white snake, shouldered half of its body and took on its own name.

"I am the Three-Digit Hakoniwa, the Demon King Azidakaha, one of the Zoroastrian gods. Inheriting the banner and the Three-Digit Hakoniwa from the Sect Master, I am destined to spend my life as a demon king, the embodiment of my mortal enemy!"

The hot wind from the active volcano blows down.

From the summit of the great mountain, an anonymous "contract" fell from the sky. It contained no outline of the trial. It contained no names of the participants. It contained no declaration from the organizers. The only thing written on the parchment was the banner of evil.

This contract document 717 was not distributed by someone, nor was it written by someone. For a contract that is distributed to everything in the world, such things are not necessary.

That contract has existed since the day the world was split. Therefore, there's no need to record the outline of the trial. Its contents are known to all beings living in the world.

From the active volcano, a scorching wind blows. From the furnace of hell, the demon king rises, holding high his mortal iron will. You, a monster bent on evil, are prayed upon. Three pairs of eyes, six ruby pupils, flash, and the bell of decisive battle rings.

"Come on, heroes who haven't been seen for hundreds of years! Use all your might!!"

"Use all your wisdom and cunning! Use all your brute strength—try to transform into a shining sword that pierces my chest!!!"

That night, the stars shook, a storm blew through the three realms, and the gears orbiting the still world began to turn with violent turbulence.

………………

The upper three-digit area of ​​Hakoniwa, Renlitian.

The gate to heaven, where lotus flowers drift and a canopy of peach trees add color. In this uninhabited land, usually filled only with the sounds of wind and flowing water, the graceful tinkling of bells echoes. The sound vibrates the clear air of heaven, echoing from this place far away. The sound of the bells brings a gentle, cool breeze, lifting a mass of silver hair that blooms in brilliant glory.

Shiroyasha took another step forward, gazing up at the Heaven's Gate with a stern expression never before seen. Her usual cheerful smile vanished, and her eyes, filled with a seriousness, held her in a fierce resolve. Shiroyasha gently reached toward the tightly closed Heaven's Gate.

Renlitian—the gateway connecting the human world and the heavens—is the gateway through which the celestial army, united by the gods, launches their attack to defeat the Demon King. If these powerful gods, numbering in the triple digits, were to descend upon the lower world in their true form, their mere presence could cause a catastrophe that would shake the heavens and earth.

The Tianmen Renlitian was a facility built to mitigate the aftermath. By allowing the astral and material bodies to reverse, Renlitian allowed the divine and celestial spirits to manifest in the best possible form for the environment.

Bai Yasha, with his long silver hair flying in the wind, continued to place his hand on Renli Tian and bit his lips unwillingly.

"Sure enough, unless you belong to the Heavenly Army, it won't open?"

She pushed hard at the door, but Renli Tian remained firmly shut, unmoved. Even if Bai Yasha's power could easily destroy it, there was no guarantee that Renli Tian would remain functional after that. While other passages existed, escaping directly to the netherworld without passing through this heavenly gate was strictly prohibited.

If he descended into the lower realms without passing through Renlitian, he would become the source of disaster regardless of his will. Not to mention that if Shiroyasha, the former Demon King, destroyed this gate, he would truly become an enemy of all the gods.

"The situation at the lower levels is urgent, but the higher-ups are still not taking any action? Or is it..."

"That's very disturbing. If it's destroyed right after we've repaired it, where will we stand?"

Shiroyasha was startled and turned around. Since she, a demon king still under surveillance, had suddenly arrived in Renlitian, it was only natural that someone would come to stop her. However, it was too quick. Besides this, Shiroyasha was surprised because she recognized the owner of the voice.

The resolute voice shook the entire row of peach trees along the road, then vanished like a gust of wind. Standing proudly opposite Shiroyasha, the voice's owner waved his golden hair, resembling rice sprouts from the earth, and smiled with a troubled expression.

"Long time no see, Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong!"

"That was the old name. Now it's called Fighting Buddha."

She tossed her hair like ears of rice, a bright smile shimmering in her deep green eyes. In contrast to her awe-inspiring voice, her figure was petite, giving the impression of a girl of thirteen or fourteen. Yet, the strength and radiance in her eyes imbued her with the unmistakable presence of a transcendent being.

"I have no intention of destroying the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven. I simply wish to see when the Heavenly Army will be dispatched. Great Sage, did you just mention that the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven has been repaired?"

"Well, although the furthest it can go down is only four digits, it's no problem if you want to use it normally."

When Bai Yasha heard the words of the Monkey King, there was no trace of happiness on his face.

If this information were true, Shiroyasha wouldn't have needed to travel to the lower realms. Since the Heavenly Army's regular general meeting would be convened, there wouldn't be any unnecessary sacrifices. Even if there were, at most a portion of the Earth's surface would be razed to the ground.

"If that's the case, then where are the heavenly armies? Which group will be dispatched? If it's the twelve guardian deities, the eight divisions of Garuda, or the heavenly armies of the Five Great Vidyarajas, then what are they going to do?"

"........."

The Monkey King quietly closed his eyes. She did not answer immediately, but spoke in a tone that sounded like persuasion.

"No celestial forces will be dispatched. Not just the regular celestial forces, but even the angels and Olympian gods on standby for emergencies will not engage Azidakaha. Of course, exceptions like me will not be allowed to attack."

Shiroyasha felt the impact, as if struck by a blunt object, and stumbled momentarily. Even the bystanders could see her face was turning pale. Why did those words just now sound like they were implying that all the gods should abandon the lower orders?

Although Li Xuan had already discussed this with her, she still hadn't imagined the situation would deteriorate to this degree. It had only been a short time, less than half an hour since the Absolute Demon King broke the seal, and already, had all the gods decided to abandon the lower level of the small garden and rebuild a new one?

Chapter 189: White Yasha's Fury

Shiroyasha desperately suppressed the reflexive urge to roar in excitement and asked with trembling lips.

"W-what's going on?"

"As you just heard, the gods above have decided to abandon existing human history. Azidakaha's spiritual power of absolute evil has risen to such a level that the gods are helpless. The time limit has expired, and they can only destroy this small garden world."

"You're saying there's nothing we can do. Could it be that the current Absolute Demon King Azidakaha is more powerful than the past Dystopia, or even my past self?"

Bai Yasha couldn't help but sneer. How could she not know that the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha was so powerful that he could force all the gods in the sky to be helpless and have no choice but to abandon the box garden and flee.

The Absolute Demon King knew this and he would start to doubt himself whether he had already become a single digit. Otherwise, how could he force all the gods to flee in fear?

After all, the last person with such a great reputation was the Decadent Wind who was suspected to have single-digit power. Even the White Night King, the embodiment of the Heaven-moving Theory in the past double-digit final trial of mankind, was subdued. He, a small three-digit final trial of mankind, really does not have such strong strength and deterrence.

Faced with Baiyasha's rebuttal, the Monkey King was speechless. Although the Absolute Demon King Azidakaha was powerful, it was still too difficult for her to say that Azidakaha was more powerful than the Dystopian Demon King and the White Night Demon King of the past.

"I don't know how to put it, but the meeting of the gods has decided that three-digit and four-digit people will also have the right to move to the New Garden, and the major communities have already begun preparations for the move."

Hearing this, Bai Yasha's face paled. Speaking of the upper-level community, they were almost all members of the core group of gods. The Monkey King, however, stated that they had not only decided to destroy the box garden, but had even begun preparing to relocate.

"Then why didn't the Heavenly Army go out? Could it be that even Indra voted in favor? No, I know him. There's no way he would agree to this resolution. Could it be that..."

At this point, Baiyasha suddenly realized something. Trayastrimsa Heaven had been repaired, yet there was no sign of the celestial army being dispatched. While the celestial army was a mixed group of gods, it was commanded by the Buddhist sect. Within Buddhism, the only one capable of suppressing Indra, the commander-in-chief of the celestial army, was Gautama Buddha. Understanding this, Baiyasha looked at the Monkey King in disbelief.

"Is it the same with Buddhism? Even Buddhism has abandoned the lower classes? Is that so? The Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"

"I'm sorry, but the situation has now reached a point where I can't intervene on my own. Many of the gods favor the reconstruction of the New Little Garden, and most even proudly declare that this time it will succeed. They're calculating that by the time the lower level is destroyed, the upper level will have already moved to the new little garden."

"What kind of idiotic nonsense is this!"

A furious roar cracked the ground, snapping an entire row of beautiful peach trees and spreading outward. Shiroyasha radiated a terrifying aura, her silver hair rising upright and steaming. Her golden eyes gradually took on a crimson reminiscent of the setting sun. Her usual gentle expression vanished.

This overwhelming sense of menace made one wonder whether she would unleash a storm in the sky and wreak disaster on the earth. The power that Shiroyasha unleashed in her rage could shake the stars and even warp their orbits.

However, the Monkey King just kept his eyes open and announced with an attitude as if he had suppressed all emotions.

"In order to build a new small garden and start a new world, we need a majority of the Sun's sovereignty. That's why the people in the upper echelons are desperately trying to bring you back."

"I entered Buddhism because I believe in your justice. And I have abided by this justice, guarding the peace of the Little Garden until now. Although I certainly haven't protected everything, even so, I am not obligated to cooperate with your plans and abandon the lower classes! Very good! Whether it's a million or a billion troops, bring them! I, Bai Ye, will now transform into the curtain of midnight, devouring all things in the world, including the starlight!"

The originally beautiful silver hair emits a darkness reminiscent of night. Polar night is the opposite of the solar movement of daylight night, meaning that the sun does not rise above the horizon.

Bai Yasha couldn't believe what she heard. She was willing to guarantee her spiritual power to remain in Buddhism, and she also had a certain faith in Buddhism and Buddha Shakyamuni. It was obvious that both Buddha and Shakyamuni had betrayed her trust.

Li Xuan had already reminded her implicitly that there might also be problems with Buddhism, Taoism and Heaven. At that time, she did not believe it, not only because of her trust in Buddhism, but also because she rejected such unfavorable news.

If it was just Christianity, she and the Halloween Queen would be at a disadvantage, but they could still contend. But if Buddhism, Taoism, and Heaven were added to the mix, then this would already be a power group that controlled half of the Little Garden.

Shiroyasha and Halloween Queen are really alone.

But the more unfavorable the bad news is, the more likely it is to be true.

Now that the box garden has made a decision so quickly, it is obvious that it is not something that the Christian pantheon can push forward alone. There must be other groups of gods hiding behind it.

All these signs showed the truthfulness of Li Xuan's words. For a moment, even Bai Yasha felt a little desperate and wanted to return to the original state and make a big fuss.

While not comparable to the Dawn Age, when the cosmic avatar reigned supreme over all cosmologies, Shiroyasha's divine might remains immeasurable. She possesses the divine might of the gods, coupled with the royal might of the demon king. She possesses the power of both, naturally possessing the might of both, and is the strongest celestial being, ranking tenth in the Little Garden.

"There is still hope, King White Night."

The Monkey King spoke in an unquestionable tone. At this time, she was no longer the representative of Buddhism, Fighting Buddha, but the lawless Monkey King.

"Indra and I have already found some powerful warriors from the lower realms to deal with Azidakaha. Once we defeat him, the danger from the upper realms will naturally be resolved. Before that, you must not be found by the gods. This is the purpose of my mission. I will give you this gift, the Ama-no-Iwatori, which was created by the sun goddess Amaterasu and can conceal the sun."

This is the purpose of her coming here. As long as Hakuyasha is not discovered by the gods, the lower level will still have time to defeat Azdakaha.

Although the expedition against Azidakaha is extremely dangerous, the Monkey King believes that his brothers and sisters will succeed.

"You are right. As long as Azdakaha is defeated, they will have no excuse to rebuild the small garden. Then there will be time."

Chapter 190: The Gods and Buddhas’ Playground

But this is only temporary. After all, as she said before, the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha is definitely not as powerful as her White Night King and the Dystopian Demon King, but he can force the gods to move to the box garden. This only shows one problem, that is, the existence of the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha is just an excuse, and the gods really want to rebuild the box garden.

This major premise does not change. Even if the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha is defeated this time, they will also think about rebuilding the box garden for the next demon king.

The only way to fundamentally solve this problem is to suppress and eliminate the group of gods who want to rebuild the box garden, but it is obvious that this force accounts for the majority of the box garden.

Unless the four original truths return to join her and the Halloween Queen's camp, she and the Halloween Queen alone will not be able to hold on for long, and will only last a few thousand years.

Unfortunately, the four truths had already left the box garden to explore further in the multiverse. How could they possibly turn back and focus on the box garden?

After much thought, Bai Yasha found that her only hope was the bet with Li Xuan.

If Li Xuan can really defeat Azdakaha by violating the rules of the Box Garden as he said, and even fight against the combined forces of Buddhism, Taoism and Heaven on his own, then the chess game of the Box Garden will come alive. Otherwise, under the general trend, the Box Garden will eventually be destined to be rebuilt.

Thinking of this, Bai Yasha couldn't help but shift her gaze to the City of Brilliant Flame in the lower realm. Not only her, but many gods and powerful people in the upper level of the box garden all turned their attention to the original residence of Salamander.

White Yaksha, Halloween Queen, Indra, Buddha Shakyamuni, Taoist Daode Tianzun, Krishna, Son of God Jesus, God King Zeus……

Almost all the strong men in the box garden were paying attention to the battle between Li Xuan and the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha.

The three-headed dragon Azdakaha looked down at Li Xuan with its six eyes.

He really wanted to know if Li Xuan could maintain his composure, self-confidence, and arrogance after he revealed his identity and strength?

"Boring, truly boring. Why would you think you're the stronger one in front of me? I should be the one saying this. You're the challenger."

"what?"

Hearing this emotionless response, the Absolute Demon King couldn't help but ask back. The three-headed dragon's neck crackled, and its three pairs of ruby eyes gleamed.

"I said you were just an ordinary person who defeated a few weaklings before I showed up in the little garden. Do you really feel happy after defeating so many weaklings? The strong are actually proud of defeating the weak. To be honest, you are just a weakling."

Li Xuan likes to bully weaklings, but that is only for his enemies. He will not kill the weak for various reasons and feel a sense of accomplishment and mission for it. Although he has repeated it many times, he still cannot understand the thought processes of many people in the box garden.

"Are you trying to trample on my justice? This is unforgivable, unpardonable."

Faced with Li Xuan's words that were intended to negate his life's actions and beliefs, this insult made the three-headed dragon Azdakaha tremble with anger.

"Until now, I have shattered everything that has come within my sight. This includes all life, cities, civilization, society, prosperity, order, crime, social evil, the rampant justice and ugliness. Like a storm, a tsunami, a thunderstorm, I bare my fangs indiscriminately at everything in the world. However, I am not a natural disaster. The destruction that only natural disasters can inflict is carried out by a person, a consciousness, a living being, acting on impulse. That can no longer be called a natural disaster. It is a colossal evil that will inevitably destroy the world. Therefore, my entire body, my evil, is the final peak that all heroes reach! Justice is on my corpse!!!"

A sharp light flashed in the three-headed dragon's eyes. The banner of evil, carved into the crimson fabric, waved violently. The demon king bore that unique symbol.

One day, someone wields a shining sword to defeat the demon king, sacrificing his own death for the victory of justice.

The dualism of good and evil, the original trial that should have been punished, and the three-headed dragon towered over the world.

He demonstrated evil in his life and established good in his death. His vivid life spoke of the dualism of opposites and contradictions... The evil he carried behind him revealed his resolve to fight to the death. It was a powerful testament to his unwavering commitment to exhorting good and punishing evil. The monster who unwaveringly fulfilled his given teachings was the Absolute Demon King Ajidakaha.

"Well said, very well said. If we are speaking from this small garden based on dualism, no one can deny your righteousness. But unfortunately, it doesn't convince me."

Li Xuan first applauded the Absolute Demon King for his wonderful speech and unshakable belief, but Li Xuan could not agree with all of this.

"In my opinion, although good and evil are opposites, they are one. The practice of transforming oneself into the pinnacle of evil, thereby overthrowing one's own existence and ascending to the pinnacle of good, is nothing more than a hypocritical means of evasion. Your actions are merely fulfilling the righteousness of the gods and Buddhas, leaving humanity alone. You have your own creeds and beliefs, and you are willing to sacrifice for them, so you can wantonly sacrifice humans you don't care about, right? You say you're doing this for the good of humanity, but have you ever asked the humans you killed? They don't feel your kindness towards them."

"You are acting for the beliefs and teachings of Zoroastrianism, so don't destroy it under the pretext of doing it for the good of humanity. That only strikes me as hypocritical and disgusting."

After all, it is nothing more than the Western mythological worldview, in which there is no place for humans. God's kindness and malice are all gifts from God, and humans are just tools to set off God.

This can be seen from the fact that the number of humans in the box garden can never reach three digits, and those who do reach three digits are not considered humans. This shows that in this divine device called the box garden, humans have never been the protagonists, nor even the supporting roles, but the stage for gods and Buddhas to perform, passively bearing the good intentions and malice of gods and Buddhas.

Therefore, although the behavior of the Absolute Demon King Azdakaha cannot be considered just among the gods of the box garden, it is correct and worthy of praise and admiration, because he resolutely practices the beliefs of his own pantheon, even at the cost of his own life.