Chapter 1465: Chapter 655: Origin of the Pillar_3
The presence within the Soothing Spirit Pillar did not refute, but rather... a human mouth slowly emerged from the pillar, chanting Buddhist scriptures.
In the next instant.
The voice of the Buddha rapidly expanded its range, the chanting almost enveloping half the city.
Yet, this was not the end...
Boom!
The night sky’s thunderous clouds flickered, as if establishing a connection with the Soothing Spirit Pillar, amplifying the range of the Buddha’s voice.
The sound of chanting instantly covered the entire city, covering... the whole Thunder City!!!
Amidst the chaotic black clouds, a Buddha-like statue made of black clouds seemed to rise from the ground, fleetingly visible!!
"Come, come! Show me your full strength. Let me see how far I’ve nurtured you over the years!!"
"The stronger the Buddha, the stronger I become! Once we unite as one, even the Great Demon Lan Yuhe of the Demon Capital, the Emperor of the Imperial City, I’m confident I can face them in battle!!"
Amid the bursts of Buddhist sound, with his clothes fluttering against the wind, Old Monster An roared excitedly.
Rumble!
Rumble!!
At that moment, throughout Thunder City, the temples that were consecrated to worship, all the Buddha statues within the city began to tremble violently.
Crack crack!
Crack crack!
As though breaking through their shells, like piercing through bronze skin.
One by one, the Buddha statues quivered and cracked open fissures.
Demons burst forth from the shattered Buddha statues!
The people who had come to the temple seeking protection due to tonight’s turmoil, seeing this scene, were terrified beyond measure.
However, the demons reached out, grabbing downward.
With one grasp, a large group of humans was caught, stuffed into mouths, chewed and savored, juices from which burst open, revealing looks of satisfaction.
Not until the thunderous sound of the Buddha’s voice entered from above did they stride forward, rushing toward the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
The survivors were all in a daze, petrified on the ground.
"Why... why are there demons hiding in the Buddha statues? All these years, what have we been worshiping...?"
"Run! Run! Demons wreak havoc in the city, armies besiege from outside, Thunder City... is finished!!"
...
Meanwhile, beneath the other Sky-reaching Pillars.
The families were all startled.
"How can it be?!"
"Those are the demons we, the Ru Family, nurtured! How did they go toward the An Family’s direction?!"
"What is that old monster up to! Could it be the An Family seeks to dominate alone!!"
At that moment, everyone’s thoughts differed, each contemplating separately, yet made almost unanimously a single decision.
Apart from the Soothing Spirit Pillar, the remaining Sky-reaching Ten Pillars simultaneously illuminated with dazzling light, attracting the thunder from above into the pillars!
In an instant, the other nine pillars also emitted murmuring Buddha sounds, attracting nearby demons to approach.
However... this sound, compared to the Buddha’s voice of the Soothing Spirit Pillar, pales in comparison!
Only a few demons were attracted to it, most demons continued to stride rapidly toward the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
"Damn! Unable to stop at all!"
"If the Sky-reaching Pillar of the Song Family had been repaired too, it wouldn’t lag behind just the Soothing Spirit Pillar!!"
"Had I known, I wouldn’t have repaired the An Family’s Sky-reaching Pillar first; surely, this old monster had long been scheming there!"
The expressions of the other family heads were more dire, one worse than the other.
Only... Patriarch of Bo Family, smiling as he watched everything, gently stroking the [original evil stone], as if he had foreseen all of this.
All of us are old things.
Discontent is temporary, but to say no one has a backup plan, I’m the first not to believe that.
Likely, the other old monsters also have their preparations.
Yet... who can compare to me?
Unity of man and pillar is the ultimate path!!
...
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!!
A huge demon crossed the neighborhood, stepping step by step toward the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
With each step, it brought severe tremors, crushing buildings, grinding streets, and in the instant of nearing the Soothing Spirit Pillar...
Bang!!
This giant demon exploded into a mass of flesh and blood, transforming into a streak of crimson, flying toward the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
Almost without any obstruction, it flowed into the Soothing Spirit Pillar!
And this was just the first demon to converge.
More demons were continually gathering here.
As the demons’ flesh and blood fused into the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
Old Monster An visibly felt the pressure.
The pressure, growing larger and stronger.
His body actually began to be uncontrollably pulled in the direction of the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
As its controller, the deep-bound bond began dragging him toward the Soothing Spirit Pillar.
The corner of the Soothing Spirit Pillar’s mouth slightly turned up.
"Amitabha, starting to falter already?"
Upon hearing these words, Old Monster An decisively looked up and sneered.
Abandoning resistance, he directly crashed into the Soothing Spirit Pillar, and slapped both palms upon it with a thump.
"You don’t think I repaired the Sky-reaching Pillar as driven by a mindless greed, do you?"
Establishing the deepest connection with the Soothing Spirit Pillar, Old Monster An called out fiercely in his mind.
"Everyone! The situation has changed; the pillar is restored. Quickly lend me your aid!!"
Old Monster An’s voice was directly transmitted through the Soothing Spirit Pillar to the ears of the other few old ghosts who also controlled the Ten Pillars.
The other family heads of the Ten Major Families, hearing the call, calmed their previously agitated minds instantly.
"Good! Since Old An requests, I shall fully assist!"
"First, stabilize the Soothing Spirit Pillar, then the other nine pillars. Thus, we ten will advance in power further, thus unfettered by any corner of the world!"
"Proceed with the plan!"
Buzz!!!
At this moment, the other nine pillars illuminated together, interconnected, forming an array.
The thunder clouds in the night sky shifted, breaking apart, transforming into ten groups of thunder clouds, gathering separately above the ten pillars, even the Buddha’s voice diminished greatly, its transmitted range was greatly reduced.
