diskusbooks Chapter 348 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [24]
Chapter 348 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [24]
Chapter 348 The Aloof and Holy Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [24]
Before going to the demon realm, Shiga collected the souls of the dead from Jade Capital City into his prayer beads.
Jiang Xiyu felt that the matter of performing a ritual to help the deceased souls pass on could actually be entrusted to the abbot of Puji Temple. However, since the karmic obstacles were caused by evil thoughts, which are part of the Shijia (a Buddhist community), he would not stand idly by and decided to do it himself.
The people of Yujing City, in gratitude for Shijia's intervention in saving the city from peril, spontaneously came to Puji Temple to offer incense. During that time, Puji Temple was packed with people. Even the Emperor himself issued an edict to recast Shijia's golden statue. The temple was extremely popular, and the merits it brought were immeasurable, like the sea.
In addition, Jiang Xiyu originally intended to delay Shiga's journey to the demon realm, but on the way there, the backlash within Shiga's body became stronger than ever before.
The Heavenly Dao does not allow Shiga to have such abilities in the mortal realm. Therefore, the backlash will temporarily deplete a large amount of Shiga's magical power. As the backlash intensifies, Shiga's magical power will dissipate during the period when the backlash is at its worst.
After Jiang Xiyu absorbed merit for Shijia for the first time, he fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware that Shijia would lose his magical power. This time, Shijia suffered a backlash from the merit, but Shijia showed no unusual behavior in front of him, even indulging Jiang Xiyu like a child, allowing him to stall for time, so much so that Jiang Xiyu was completely unaware that the backlash had begun.
Shiga wasn't in a hurry because he had politely sent a letter to the demon realm.
The post was addressed to the Demon Emperor, which was Jiang Xiyu, and it stated that he was going to the Demon Realm to investigate some matters.
No matter how famous Shiga was, in the demon realm, he still had to follow the rules and needed Jiang Xiyu's permission to move freely.
Now that Jiang Xiyu is with Shijia, the reply to the post in the demon realm is naturally a long way off.
However, he had stayed close to Shiga the whole way, and if he rashly sent the order back, Shiga would definitely find out.
So that night, while Shiga was meditating, Jiang Xiyu decided to go somewhere far away to deliver the order.
When he returned, he saw that the snake demon, which should have been contained within the golden lotus, had actually escaped.
He transformed into his original form behind Shiga, his gaping maw revealing fangs, as if he were about to devour Shiga whole.
Seeing that Shiga remained motionless, Jiang Xiyu's golden eyes immediately hardened dangerously.
The serpent demon's body immediately felt an immense pressure, and it crashed heavily to the ground. Despite the tremendous noise, Shiga remained motionless, seemingly oblivious.
Jiang Xiyu keenly noticed Shijia's unusual behavior. He walked over and rubbed his face against Shijia's lotus-like hand.
At that moment, Shiga did not completely lose consciousness. Although he was suffering from the backlash, his mind was clear as a mirror, and he could clearly know that Jiang Xiyu was by his side.
"Master, Master?" Jiang Xiyu called out anxiously twice.
Shiga did not respond.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xiyu's eyes immediately turned cold.
He glanced at the snake demon, his golden eyes coldly fixed on it, the killing intent within them undisguised.
Under that immense, oppressive gaze, the snake demon, for some reason, suddenly felt a chill run down its spine at the sight of the cat, and its body even trembled with fear.
Jiang Xiyu didn't open her mouth, but her cold voice fell into the snake demon's ears.
"How did you get out? What did you do to the monk?"
The snake demon immediately cried out in protest, "Spare me, spare me! I didn't do anything to the Grand Master! I was able to get out because the Grand Master let me out."
Jiang Xiyu strode toward the snake demon and coldly retorted, "Nonsense! How could a sorcerer possibly release you?"
An unintentional pressure swept in like a hurricane as Jiang Xiyu approached, and the snake demon was slammed into an ancient tree by the force of the impact.
A mouthful of blood fell into the dust, and the snake demon curled up in pain, trembling as it said, "It's true. The Grand Mage's golden lotus suddenly lost its magic power, and that's when I came out."
"I really didn't lie to you, really, Master Cat, please forgive me..."
Damn it, the snake demon really didn't expect that this seemingly insignificant little cat demon would have such unfathomable strength.
Upon hearing the snake demon's words, Jiang Xiyu suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Shiga's golden lotus lost its magical power?
how can that be possible?
Jiang Xiyu could tell that the golden lotus was formed from Shijia's magical power, and the dissipation of that power meant... Could it be...?
Jiang Xiyu quickly returned to Shiga's side, raised his front paw and placed it on Shiga's wrist, and then felt the magic power in Shiga's body flowing away like water.
"Master, Master, wake up..."
Shiga remained unresponsive, sitting there cross-legged without joy or sorrow, like a crystal Buddha statue that had already passed away.
Jiang Xiyu immediately realized that Shiga's current posture as a seated Buddha was just like the backlash he had suffered in the Buddha cave that day.
When he saw the incense burning at Puji Temple, he had already considered that Shijia might suffer a backlash from his good deeds.
He initially wanted Shiga to return to the Compassion Temple in the hope that he could overcome the backlash before going to the demon realm. Ever since he left Yujing City with Shiga, Jiang Xiyu had been worried. He never expected that now, as they were approaching the border between the human and demon realms, Shiga had lost his magic power.
Why would the backlash cause him to lose his magical power?
Without magical powers, how could one enter the demon realm?
Jiang Xiyu gritted his teeth, disregarding the fact that there were wandering demons running rampant in Tide Ridge, and immediately wanted to absorb merit for Shiga.
Seeing that his attention was focused on Shiga, the snake demon moved its body, trying to escape.
Jiang Xiyu suddenly turned his head, his golden pupils revealing a powerful and intimidating force.
A chill ran through his body, and the snake demon immediately lowered his head in fear to show his submission.
Jiang Xiyu set up a barrier, and a purple array spread from the ground like a blooming rose, driving away all the demons within a ten-mile radius, leaving only the two of them enveloped within it.
The snake demon stared at the eerie purple rose of Sharon, as if it had seen something terrifying. The snake collapsed to the ground, its eyes filled with utter horror.
This is……
The Demon Emperor's magical power.
How could this cat demon be?
Before he could think further, Jiang Xiyu used the merit of Shiga within his body to transform into a golden lotus, trapping the snake demon inside.
Once all the hidden dangers were dealt with, Jiang Xiyu used magic to absorb merit for Shijia.
Instantly, the purple rosebuds spread out from the center of the formation with flawless white light, until they covered everything, and the light was dazzling.
In an instant, the 108 prayer beads on Shiga's chest scattered like stars, encircling Jiang Xiyu's body like a silver river.
Jiang Xiyu knew that Shiga was using this to protect him.
But clearly, the person he should be protecting the most is himself.
Jiang Xiyu sighed, slowly closed her eyes, and her entire cat body was suspended in the air. Thousands of golden threads emerged from her body and gently entered Shiga's body.
Shiga could feel the flow of merit within his body.
He tried to open his eyes, but found that he was gradually losing his five senses due to the backlash.
At one point, Shiga knew clearly that the one who had saved him from danger twice in this world was not the Buddha, but a cat.
Jiang Xiyu absorbed those merits, and even when he reached the critical point, he did not stop. In the end, he felt the power within his body reaching its peak, and his bewitching face could not help but appear and disappear under the moonlight.
The demon form and human nature transformed in countless ways, and finally, the outline appeared vaguely before Shiga. In the blur, the two were almost touching nose to nose, like worldly lovers, tender and intimate.
Jiang Xiyu's voice sounded both like a sigh and a gentle tone: "Master, I will save you..."