Chapter 1438: Chapter 737: The Mystery of the Evil Buddha Continent (Final)
The ascent on the path of the Demon Buddha is incredibly swift, but the flaw lies in its susceptibility to corruption; becoming a demon with a single thought is not an exaggeration.
The fallen monk from the Shi Clan on the Floating Land was evidently an already corrupted Demon Buddha. Although its Demon Buddha Golden Body contained vast Original Buddha Power, it also harbored dense corruption and mutation forces, which couldn’t be changed, even when fused with the entire landmass.
If it were just this, Song Chi might not have lost his composure.
The crux, however, lies in the living entity that has walked out anew from the mountain of flesh. Based on the lingering Word Spirit Law around its body, it is undoubtedly a genuine member of the Shi Clan, not an Evil Buddha Clan derived from the happenstance of the Evil Buddha Continent.
"Reincarnation Turning Buddha Skill, huh..."
Song Chi, having guessed the cause, looked rather grim. If it were simply a fallen member of the Shi Clan, even if it was at the Eighth Rank Extreme or Ninth Rank before its death, he wouldn’t be troubled. Now, however, it’s an authentic Shi Clan reincarnated being returned from rebirth.
An Eighth Rank Extreme Shi Clan being, long corrupted and insatiably bloodthirsty.
As a Star Sea Dominator, the Shi Clan Civilization’s strength was no less than that of the Wizard Civilization, both famed for individual combat prowess, boasting to bulldoze everything under the Buddha Golden Body.
The Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong may have strong combat power, but facing an Eighth Rank Extreme Shi Clan being, it certainly isn’t without pressure.
Before he could think too much, the fallen Shi Clan who stepped from the mountain of flesh had its eyes completely enveloped in pitch black, and even upon its recent emergence, it already exhibited enormous malice towards the Asura Emperor and the Star Sea Giant Ape.
"Return!"
Just as Song Chi was about to summon them back, a sudden shock struck his heart.
He had assumed the target of the Eighth Rank Extreme Shi Clan would be the two enslaved species, but he hadn’t realized that its target was him from the start.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
A barely perceptible spatial fluctuation swept across, and in the next second, the Eighth Rank Shi Clan appeared out of nowhere right in front of the Mirror Image Warship hovering above the sky.
Given that Song Chi is trained in Space Law, with considerable proficiency and quick reflexes, as the Eighth Rank Shi Clan appeared, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Image Warship immediately executed a Flash Escape.
"How is this possible!"
But when Song Chi captured the Eighth Rank Shi Clan with his gaze anew, his eyes were filled with utter disbelief.
The other seemed to have a foresight ability, with lightning speed; the Mirror Image Warship had just ended its Flash Escape when the opponent appeared once again out of nowhere on the side of the warship.
This time, even Song Chi couldn’t react in time. The Eighth Rank Shi Clan’s pitch-black hand pushed forward, and vast Buddha’s incantations merged into a giant Demon Buddha phantom above. The Demon Buddha’s palm struck, terrifying energy clashing with the Mirror Image Warship’s outer Energy Shield, causing a violent explosion.
Under this immense force, the Mirror Image Warship was flung far backward.
Taking this opportunity, Song Chi signaled the enslaved species within the Mirror Image Warship to activate the Ruins Market Projection Rank.
On the current Evil Buddha Continent, aside from the Song Family, there were no other factions of Torch Humanity, leaving Song Chi completely unrestrained.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Boundless Purple Mist Energy began to gather swiftly.
But the next second, the Eighth Rank Extreme Shi Clan reappeared out of nowhere, its hand next to the Mirror Image Warship pushing forward again. The Demon Buddha phantom’s palm struck, breaking apart the uncompleted projection condensation of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market Purple Mist Energy by sheer force.
This directly led to the failure of the Projection of the Markets of the Heavens summon.
In other words, the usage frequency of the Ruins Market Projection Rank was wasted just like that.
What Song Chi was concerned about at this moment was not this; his mind was on how to complete the summoning of the Ruin Market Projection.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The warship executed another Flash Escape, this time Song Chi chose to escape the maximum distance, causing the Mirror Image Warship to disappear from sight.
This still had no effect.
No sooner had the Mirror Image Warship appeared from the void when the Eighth Rank Shi Clan arrived right behind it again.
The result remained unchanged; the second emergence of Purple Mist Energy was dispersed once more.
Song Chi was now fully convinced of his thoughts.
"I can’t continue like this; this must be one of the Shi Clan’s Six Wisdom Great Divine Powers—Divine Foot Skill, one of the Star Sea’s extreme speeds, and competing in speed with an adept of this might as well be waving a sword in front of Luo Muang!"
With this thought came another further suspicion.
He felt that it might not only be Divine Foot Skill; the other might also possess Heavenly Vision. This alone could explain why the opponent consistently anticipates the action trajectory of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong and, with the aid of Divine Foot Skill, prevents even the basic summoning of the Ruins Market Projection.
With the tremendous force of that gigantic Buddha palm’s strike, Song Chi controlled the Mirror Image Warship to speed toward the distance.
But, as he expected, no matter how fast the Mirror Image Warship went, even with the boost from two engines, the Eighth Rank Shi Clan, with a single thought, appeared before the warship once again.
However, at this moment, Song Chi’s eyes gleamed as he promptly activated a certain prepared component.
Black Hole Evolution Layer · "Black Hole Domain"!
In an instant, a large amount of Black Hole Energy surged forth, with a special Black Hole Domain about to take shape.
Although this feature isn’t an instant cast, the condensation of the Black Hole Domain also requires time. Yet, from past activation experiences, the condensation speed of this Black Hole Domain has always been swift, generally without incidents.
Unlike previous times, the speed of the Eighth Rank Shi Clan was simply too fast, so fast that the Black Hole Domain couldn’t be fully condensed and was similarly forcibly interrupted.
At this moment, Song Chi felt an urge to curse.
But the habits formed over two thousand years still forced him to calm down.
"Warning, subjected to external high-intensity attack, Warship Energy Shield damaged; current Shield Value remains at 62%. Immediate repairs needed!"
The collision of Scarlet Buddha Light and Mythical Pulse Shield further aggravated the shield damage.
Thankfully, this Eighth Rank Shi Clan hasn’t surpassed the Eighth Rank, so each attack seems bearable for the enhanced Ninth Rank Mythical Pulse Energy Shield.
Clearly, though, this is only temporary. If Song Chi can’t find a way to handle this soon, an overload of the replicated Mythical Pulse Energy Shield is only a matter of time.
He tried various abilities like "Angel King True Spirit Guard," "Zen Seal: External Time Stop," and "Oracle: Chaos Aura (Internal)," but the results were the same; they were either directly interrupted or couldn’t effectively hit the opponent. Even the final activated "Oracle: Chaos Aura (Internal)" had little effect.
The "Chaotic Godhood" component had long been enhanced to Level 90, and the "Oracle: Chaos Aura (Internal)" feature provided impressive evasion for the warship, yet despite the Mirror Image Warship successfully dodging attacks from the Eighth Rank Shi Clan, the Purple Mist Energy gathered above the warship couldn’t be avoided, being forcibly disrupted each time.
After multiple attempts without success in summoning the Ruin Market Projection, several Silver Oddities had been consumed, frustrating Song Chi somewhat.
Initially disinclined to activate the feature of "Outside the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements," it had a cooldown time of a thousand years, even post-reduction still needing two hundred; the cooldown was too long.
Yet now, there was no other way.
The effect of an instant-cast feature is distinct. Upon Song Chi’s resolution, the Mirror Image Warship suddenly disappeared from the sky, and even the fastest speed of the Eighth Rank Shi Clan couldn’t stop it.
Seconds later, when the Mirror Image Warship reemerged, a fully formed cluster of Purple Mist Energy had appeared above it.
The formidable half-step Ninth Rank might radiated outward, the Eighth Rank Extreme Shi Clan sensed danger, and as an ancient Dominator returned through reincarnation, it was decisive.
Perceiving the fatal threat from the Ruins Market Projection, its Divine Foot Skill was activated again. However, this time it wasn’t chasing the Mirror Image Warship but fleeing instead.
After investing tens of thousands of years in this reincarnation, it naturally didn’t want to gamble upon sensing mortality.
Nonetheless, Song Chi certainly wouldn’t let it go easily; a certain component on the warship had long been activated.