69novels Chapter 494 Ananda Dragon
Chapter 494 Ananda Dragon
Chapter 494 Ananda Dragon
Using qi to draw qi, yin qi is absorbed to form yin fire.
Unlike Bai Ze, Tian Gong Dao Man cannot directly transform various types of elemental energy, but he can use his own energy to draw upon the surrounding yin energy and condense it into yin fire.
The fact that yin fire cannot be extinguished by water is the best way to deal with this situation.
The eerie fire formed clouds, and the ghostly green flames covered the mountaintop, colliding head-on with the charging human-faced snake-headed creature.
boom!
The fiery clouds were blasted apart, and layers of water ripples collided with the eerie fire, turning the shimmering water into an eerie green color.
However, after the water receded, turbid currents surged up and actually extinguished the Yin Fire.
"The Vajra has arrived."
Tian Gong Dao Man immediately changed his move, condensing a Vajra Shadow to protect himself, but he was still directly impacted by the turbid current.
He felt an extremely foul aura surge towards him, and the protective Vajra phantom was unable to withstand it, even his true essence was being contaminated.
At that moment, a long snake neck stretched out and bit the Vajra phantom with its open mouth, shattering it in an instant.
Immediately, several snake heads lunged at him. Although Tiangong Daoman hurriedly fled, he was still hit by a turbid wave and then knocked backward by a snake head.
When he stopped his retreat in mid-air, most of his hunting robes had been corroded, and the foul air was about to seep into his flesh and blood, rotting his bones and destroying his muscles.
"*Japanese swear words*".
Tian Gong Dao Man cursed, "This isn't the mist of Shui Yun Ze at all, this is the damn Heng River water!"
As a nine-star martial artist and the founder of the Onmyoji school in Japan, the fact that he uttered profanities at this moment demonstrates his complete mental breakdown.
That turbid wave was not a product of the Mountain and Sea Realm at all, but rather the Ganges River water of the Earth Star of India.
Although Earth was originally a purely material world, and its current state is entirely due to the infiltration of primordial energy from another world, Earth is not without its treasures.
Some special items also undergo mutations in the primordial environment, thus acquiring unique functions and becoming in some aspects no less valuable than some treasures in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
For example, the Ganges River.
Even the most polluted and turbid rivers attract the most impure parts of the primordial energy, and over time, they have become treasures in a certain sense.
Every drop of the Ganges River can be used to cultivate poisonous arts, and in some sections of the river, the essence of turbid energy is condensed, with effects comparable to the purest turbid energy of the earth.
These turbid waves before us are formed from the condensation of turbid air.
Upon closer inspection, Tian Gongdaoman was astonished to discover that the faces of these snake-headed people were actually those of people from India.
"The Mechanical Monks!" Tengu Doman exclaimed in realization.
The Mechanical Monks are an early sect of the Mahasattva faith, whose followers take the emulation of Mahasattva as their highest pursuit, abandoning their physical bodies and transforming into spiritual beings.
Before reaching the sixth star level, they used every means to cultivate their physical body, and then burned their flesh and blood essence to enhance their divine essence.
Starting from the sixth star, body parts will be replaced step by step. Wherever the essence and blood are burned away, that part will be replaced, and eventually even the head will be replaced, and the entire person will be stripped of flesh and blood, becoming a spirit residing within a machine.
This kind of practice is naturally outside the mainstream and is considered heretical. In fact, the reason why the Great Freedom allowed the mechanical monks to be established was to explore the possibility of using mechanical bodies as containers.
But this kind of unorthodox practice has actually produced some unorthodox masters.
Even if one's physical body is flawed, and one's path is severed at the Eight Stars level, making it impossible to condense one's innate divine power or evolve "Earth Form," one's sheer spiritual strength can indeed pose a considerable threat.
Especially now, they seem to have new flesh and blood.
"Not bad, you have a good eye, being able to recognize the Ganges Holy Water."
A human-faced snake raised its head, its aged face emitting hoarse laughter and Sanskrit and Sanskrit languages. Its eighty-meter-long snake body rose up, riding the turbid current.
"By the grace of the Lord, we have resumed our journey and have been given new bodies."
One after another, the transformed snakes swam out of the turbid waves. Including the old man, there were a total of six transformed snakes. Each of them was a senior monk of the mechanical monks who specialized in spiritual cultivation. They were beings who had completely drained their physical bodies and transformed them into divine essence.
Earth's technological creations could not adapt to the environment of the Mountain and Sea Realm, so they left their mechanical bodies and found new flesh and blood bodies in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
These transformed serpents are exotic beasts with powerful blood and energy. Now, when combined with a spirit body that specializes in cultivating the spirit, the two merge together. Although they are not comparable to the extraordinary sainthood of a normal eight-star or higher martial artist and cannot possess supernatural powers, their numerical attributes are indeed maxed out.
In other words, this serpentine body is their "earthly form".
These serpents can no longer be called mythical beasts; it would be more appropriate to call them "demons" from Earth's legends.
Since these serpents are actually senior monks of the mechanical monks, then the world before us... the water has faded, and the water columns and waves have revealed their true form. The turbid currents surge endlessly, engulfing the mountains and turning the mountains beneath our feet into an isolated island.
Even the sky was filled with dark clouds, which blocked out the sun and made the world gloomy.
The whole world seemed to be swallowed up by the Ganges, and all that could be seen was the turbid flow.
This is clearly not reality, but rather the mental environment that the mechanical monks excel at. However, at this stage, the illusion has become so indistinguishable from reality that it's hard to tell the difference.
It's like having a lucid dream; you know it's a dream, but you can't escape it.
Even all the damage caused in the illusion will become real.
"The Venerable Kapilavastu, the senior monk of the mechanical monastic order, is the protector of God's incarnation."
The aged-faced serpent flicked its tongue, its sinister eyes fixed on the mountains. "Dao Man of the Heavenly Palace of Ying Kingdom, I know you, and I know you now have a master. Since you are here, I will not think twice about saving Yun Cheng Wan Li Peng."
Kapilavastu showed a look of joy, and his aged face was wrinkled with laughter.
That person is the enemy of the Great Freedom. Finding him would be a great achievement, and if we could capture him, it would be the best tribute to the Great Freedom.
Just thinking about it brought tears to the old monk's eyes.
"He must be in the mountains."
Kapilavastu screamed and, together with the other serpents, stirred up the waters of the Ganges, rushing towards the mountains.
The Ganges River water before our eyes cannot all be real, but it is the embodiment of the spirit of these people, bringing out the extreme filth and turbidity of the Ganges.
This is the greatest nemesis of vital energy; the purer a martial artist's true energy, the greater the restraint they will suffer.
At that time, the surging Ganges River crashed against the mountain, attempting to corrode and seep inward, and the mountain opened up on its own.
The entire mountain was split open from the middle, with a huge crevice that stretched out endlessly, like the mouth of an abyss from hell.
An unparalleled force was released from that abyss, and an invisible will, like a sharp blade, sliced through heaven and earth.
"Knowing I was here, you still dared to make a move?"
A colossal divine form stepped out from the cracked abyss, its hundred-meter-tall body displaying an imposing and towering presence. Its very existence shook the very spiritual illusion.
On the face devoid of sorrow or joy, the sun and moon serve as eyes, transforming the imagery of the sun and moon into reality, adorning the Dharma form.
Kapilavastu's ecstatic expression froze abruptly, for at that moment he sensed a deep-seated fear.
A mental warning was frantically alerting him, but it was reacting in stark contrast to his fanatical mind.
However, in the next instant, Kapilavastu revealed a look of rage.
"What blasphemy! You have usurped God's power and usurped God's blood."
Kapilavastu sensed the power of Great Freedom within that energy.
The mechanical monks abandoned their physical bodies, making them unable to bear the blood of the Great Freedom, but they were still deeply influenced by the early Great Freedom. The demonic nature of the Great Freedom had long since permeated their spirits, marinating their souls.
Upon sensing the power within Bai Ze, Kapilavastu instantly cast aside all fear, stirring up the Ganges River and unleashing towering waves.
"Nonsense."
Bai Ze stood within the Dharma Form, hovering at the Niwan Palace on its head. Seeing this step, it remained unmoved, only allowing the Dharma Form to step forward.
The pure force field transformed into a repulsive force, pushing aside the turbid currents beneath its feet, and condensed in its hand into a giant sword the size of a mountain peak, which descended from the sky.
Boom—
The sky roared as the giant sword passed by, and the earth trembled beneath the Dharma Image's feet.
Without even using the Five-Colored Divine Light, this pure power alone was enough to make the mental illusion unable to withstand it.
That sword cleaved the waves; wherever the sword's edge reached, the turbid current split in two, parting the surging river and leaving a sword mark several thousand meters long.
boom!
A deafening roar came from the distant sky, and an incredibly deep sword mark tore through a corner of the mental illusion, revealing the distant mountains and forests cleaved by the sword energy.
With a single sword strike, this world, seemingly real yet illusory, was shattered.
Faxiang stepped forward, grabbing a fifty-meter-long avatar with his other hand, clenching his five fingers and crushing the snake's neck to pieces.
"No!"
Intense mental fluctuations emanated from the transformed serpent, representing its final lament.
The next moment, his spirit was obliterated by an invisible force.
"die."
Bai Ze annihilated their souls with a single word, and his Dharma Form Great Sword slashed horizontally, creating a storm that twisted the two transformed snakes, leaving them covered in wounds.
"Let this old monk do it."
Kapilavastu roared, and the two limbs of his serpentine body, which had been curled up, reached forward and formed a twisted mudra, "Vacuum Mudra."
The marks formed a giant mandala, blocking the sword's edge.
The two swords clashed, and a resounding clang suddenly rang out.
The sword blade vibrated intensely, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of times in an instant. The high-frequency vibrations used the purest physical force to cleave the mandala and sever Kapilavastu's limbs.
The severed limbs were covered in a scorched red color, and Kapilavastu's body was almost severed.
These transformed snakes possess powerful spiritual and physical attributes, but these attributes are ineffective against stronger ones.
Bai Ze casually manipulated his Dharma form, conjuring an eight-part light wheel with his left hand and pressing it onto the head of another snake that attacked from the side.
The eight-part light wheel spun rapidly, slicing open the human face and head of the serpent from the middle, and then flowing downwards, causing a fountain of blood to gush out and the serpent to emit heart-wrenching divine energy fluctuations.
However, as is well known, the spiritual will of cultists has long been corrupted by evil gods, just like the Rudrak followers who danced in the flames before.
Cult members have no sense of pain and do not feel suffering.
This must be a conspiracy by cultists, trying to disturb Bai Ze's mind.
Bai Ze naturally wouldn't fall for the trick. He directly cut the transformed snake in half, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Wheel pressed down at the same time, crushing his soul.
Blood splattered all over the Dharma image, covering it in a blood-soaked garment.
That terrifying scene was deeply imprinted in the eyes of the remaining snake-transformers.
From the moment the attack began until now, less than a minute has passed, and two of the serpents have already died, three of the remaining four are seriously injured, and Kapilavastu has even had its forelimbs severed.
Just moments ago, they had the upper hand, but now they are on the verge of death.
Seeing this, Kapilavastu retreated repeatedly, his previous elation gone. Now, he only thought about saving his life before considering anything else.
Just as he was about to dive into the Ganges River, a dim yellow light shone in his pupils.
"Kapilavastu, you deserted your post; you are disloyal."
An indifferent voice echoed in Kapilavastu's mind, followed by a powerful will.
"Master! No, no!"
Kapilavastu cried out, but could not resist the will. A golden swastika suddenly appeared on his aged face, and his eyes shimmered with a dim yellow light.
He suddenly lowered his head, as if he had lost consciousness or fainted.
But Bai Ze stopped what he was doing at that moment.
"The Chief of the Mechanical Monks..."
Bai Ze, watching this scene, said, "I remember, it was Ananda."
"Indeed, it is this humble monk."
Kapilavastu raised its serpent head, an indifferent expression appearing on its old face, while a dim yellow light emanated from it, immobilizing the other three transformed serpents.
The three transformed snakes also lost consciousness at the same time, and a dim yellow light appeared in their eyes.
Bai Ze's eyes could perceive the fluctuations in spirit. He clearly saw three snake shadows fly out from the three transformed snakes and merge into Kapilavastu's body.
Behind Kapilavastu's serpentine body, the phantom of a four-headed cobra slowly emerged.
"Ananda, or Ananda the Dragon, the Naga king in Sanskrit and Indian mythology who possessed a thousand snake heads," Bai Ze slowly revealed the origin of the name. "Are you human, or an evil god?"
"You seem to know quite a bit about Sanskrit and Indian culture."
Kapilavastu showed a look of surprise. "Indeed, I am the King of Naga, the first being in this world to ascend from a mortal body to a god. And all the members of the mechanical monks are the snake heads of the King of Naga."
Abandoning the physical body, cultivating into a spiritual body, and evolving into an evil god.
Bai Ze really didn't expect that someone could actually succeed.
Even the Shinra Empire, which inherits the bloodline of the gods, is not this radical, and even the Western Alliance is not this insane.
When the Westerners saw this, they felt that they were still normal people. Although they were currently moving towards Sanskrit and Indianization, they were at least not as divine as the Sanskrit and Indians.
Bai Ze felt that the other party was overestimating him. He still didn't understand Fan Zhu enough and never expected that Fan Zhu could be so divine many years ago.
He thought the mechanical monks had reached the forefront of mental datafication. Although they had lost their physical bodies and their path forward was blocked, at least they could live forever.
Unexpectedly, the mechanical monks ultimately merged into one.