Chapter 233: This King is Fated with the Buddha, No, It is You Who is Fated with Me
Within the temple, demonic energy soared to the heavens. For a hundred li in every direction, wind and snow raged endlessly.
The Snow Toad Demon General looked at the monk Du'e before it with a face full of contempt, occasionally licking the corners of its mouth with its tongue.
"Amitabha. As the saying goes: If I do not enter hell, who will? Since Benefactor Snow Toad wishes to battle with this humble monk, then this humble monk shall grant your wish."
As Du'e spoke, he sat down cross-legged, a Buddhist light emanating from his body. He slowly closed his eyes, brought his palms together, and began chanting Buddhist scriptures.
The moment the chanting began, a brilliant Buddhist light manifested in the temple.
"Universal Salvation."
As these two words were spoken, the lesser demons in the temple let out a series of wretched screams.
"Ahhh!!!"
The Snow Toad Demon General, feeling the extremely uncomfortable Buddhist light, rolled its eyes and spat out a breath of icy air.
Hooo...
While the icy breath blocked the Buddhist light, it also swept towards Du'e.
The Buddhist light and the icy breath confronted each other in mid-air, and the temple instantly fell silent.
The caravan guards and the young beggars all held their breath, their hearts sweating coldly for Master Du'e.
Xiao Wu, seeing this scene, suddenly felt his own insignificance. Originally hesitant and conflicted, he now decided to follow Master Du'e to cultivate, so that after completing his training, he could protect all of his young companions.
Chu Feng watched the duel between the demon and the monk and subconsciously shook his head. Too weak. These two, let alone facing super prodigies like Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian, would be defeated by opponents of a lower cultivation level even if they faced the other prodigies of Wen Dao Academy.
The Golden-Winged Eagle King patted its beak with its wing, looking as if it was about to fall asleep.
Elder Bing was off to the side, starting a fire to boil water. She had not yet prepared the Young Master's foot bath for the evening.
As time passed minute by minute, second by second, Du'e began to show signs of fatigue, and the Buddhist light around him was gradually consumed by the icy breath.
The Snow Toad Demon's eyes were filled with a mocking expression. In its view, this monk Du'e was already a meal on its plate.
Its abdomen contracted, and then an Ice Crystal Demon Core flew out from its mouth. The moment the demon core appeared...
Du'e's expression changed drastically. He pushed his hands forward and shouted, "Boundless Buddha's Light!"
Rumble!
Following a tremendous roar, the entire temple began to shake violently, as if it would collapse in the next second. The young beggars quickly huddled together, curled into a trembling ball.
The caravan guards gripped their weapons tightly, their hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.
Before anyone could react, they saw a figure fly backward.
Bang!
The figure slammed heavily against the wall and tumbled to the ground.
Everyone finally came to their senses, turned their heads to look, and immediately let out a series of gasps.
"Master!"
"Senior!"
"..."
At this moment, Du'e's face was deathly pale, his lips devoid of color. His entire body was covered in a layer of frost, and he lay on the ground like a pile of mud.
"Hahaha..."
Seeing this, the Snow Toad laughed aloud. "Old monk Du'e, you're nothing special after all. Without the Buddhist Sarira, you are no match for this general. But rest assured, I will not eat you first. I will eat these humans one by one in front of you, break your Buddhist heart, and then, I will eat you."
Hearing this, Du'e's body trembled violently. He wanted to stand up and continue fighting, but the spiritual power in his body had long been sealed by the demonic breath. Let alone fighting the Snow Toad Demon General, even speaking was extremely difficult.
The Snow Toad Demon General swept its gaze over everyone present and began to contemplate who to eat first.
Soon, it noticed something was amiss. There was actually a fire burning in the temple. What angered it most was that even after it had displayed such immense demonic power...
...a human woman was still there, boiling water as if nothing had happened. This was undoubtedly a provocation.
"I've decided. It's you, little human lady."
The words had barely fallen when a slow, somewhat disdainful voice drifted over: "Isn't it good to be alive, junior? Is my sister-in-law someone you can look at so freely?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.
"There's another expert?"
The Snow Toad Demon General muttered to itself and began to search for the speaker. But all the people in the temple were within its line of sight, and it hadn't seen anyone speak at all. Finally, its gaze fell upon the human woman.
Smack!
With a crisp slap, the Snow Toad Demon General was sent flying, smashing a large hole in the temple wall.
Before it could find who had struck it, the voice rang out again.
"How dare you still look?"
"Who? Who is sneak-attacking this general?"
The Snow Toad Demon General clutched its face as it stood up and scanned its surroundings. If looks could kill, the one who had just sneak-attacked it would have already been torn to shreds.
"This King is standing right above your head, didn't you see?"
A contemptuous, disdainful voice came from the rooftop. Everyone, humans and demons alike, in the temple looked up.
They saw an eagle, over a foot tall, unhurriedly grooming its feathers.
"It's you!"
The Snow Toad Demon General's mind was already consumed by rage, having lost the ability to think. He fiercely glared at the eagle before him.
"This General will eat you first!"
"Eat me? Are you sure?"
As the Golden-winged Eagle King spoke, its form suddenly grew several times larger. A terrifying imposing pressure also enveloped the entire dilapidated temple.
The Snow Toad Demon sensed the imposing pressure from the other party and his face greatly changed. The aura from this eagle demon was not at all weaker than their Thousand-footed Great King.
"Mis... misunderstanding, Great King, it's a misunderstanding!"
"There's nothing to misunderstand. Since you wanted to eat me, then it's quite reasonable for me to eat you first, isn't it?"
As the Golden-winged Eagle King spoke, it opened its mouth wide, and a strong gust of wind flew out from within.
"No!"
The Snow Toad Demon General let out a tragic cry, and then his body rapidly shrunk, immediately flying into the Golden-winged Eagle King's mouth.
"Burp..."
The Golden-winged Eagle King let out a burp. "This Snow Toad really tastes good. It truly lives up to being a demon race with a peculiar bloodline."
Silence. The entire temple once again became utterly silent.
Even Du'e, at this moment, looked at the Golden-winged Great Eagle before him with a reverent gaze. As he looked at the traces of Buddha-nature emanating from its wings, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a burst of wild joy filled his heart.
"Mercy, Great King, mercy!"
"Please don't eat us. We were all coerced by that Snow Toad Demon."
"..."
After a brief silence, the living lesser demons in the temple began to kneel and beg for mercy, terrified of meeting the same fate as the Snow Toad Demon General.
The Golden-winged Eagle King looked at this group of lesser demons with disdain. "What caliber are you? Are you even worthy of being this King's meal? Get lost! Don't let this King see you next time!"
"Thank you, Great King!"
"Thank you, Great King!"
The multitude of demon soldiers fled in disarray, leaving only a group of stunned dart escorts and small beggars.
The Golden-winged Eagle King flapped its wing, closing the temple door with a bang, pulling everyone's thoughts back to reality.
Everyone only saw that the great eagle had transformed back into its previous appearance, and they all looked at each other blankly.
After a while, the Head Escort finally stood up and bowed to the Golden-winged Eagle King: "Many thanks, Senior, for your assistance. Your great kindness and virtue..."
"Stop. I had no intention of saving you. That Snow Toad was asking for trouble. If you don't want to die, then shut up obediently."
The Golden-winged Eagle King gave the other party no chance to speak. A mere small fry in the Foundation Establishment Realm wasn't even qualified to carry its dung on normal days.
Although the Head Escort felt very depressed, he dared not say anything more. In his view, these reclusive masters had extremely peculiar tempers, and if he displeased the other party, his own life would probably be gone.
Suddenly, the temple became quiet again.
"Young Master, it's time to wash your feet."
Elder Bing's clear and cold voice suddenly rang out, making people instinctively want to look at her. But remembering the fate of the Snow Toad Demon General earlier, everyone quickly turned their heads away.
"You've worked hard."
Chu Feng began to wash his feet as if nothing had happened.
Nothing happened in the latter half of the night.
Early the next morning, as Chu Feng and the others had just opened their eyes, preparing to tidy up and head out, Du'e came forward to greet them.
"Amitābha, Senior, this humble monk has a word he wishes to disturb the eagle Senior beside you with. Please, Senior, grant your convenience."
Chu Feng smiled and said, "Please do."
The Golden-winged Eagle King looked at the monk before it with a bewildered expression and asked, "Speak quickly. Although this King doesn't eat people, it doesn't mean this King won't kill people."
Du'e respectfully said, "Amitābha, Golden-winged Senior, you are fated with my Buddha. Please, Senior, embrace Buddhism early."
"Hahaha..."
The Golden-winged Eagle King burst into laughter. "Little monk, you say this King is fated with Buddha? No, you are fated with this King. How about this, don't be a monk anymore. Come carry dung and wash fur for this King. I guarantee you'll become a powerful King-level expert within a hundred years."
Monk Du'e: "..."
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