100: Chapter 100 My name is Qin Yao, a traveler under the ancient Buddha's seat.
While speaking, Zhao Linfeng took out a device and presented the visual data regarding [Spirit Mountain] to Lin Chuan's evil buddha golden body by way of Projection.
The screen shook slightly, seemingly affected by some kind of Rule Power.
However, it was still possible to clearly see a towering golden mountain floating in mid-air above a scorched and shattered wasteland.
The mountain body seemed to be cast from gold, emitting a brilliant and dazzling luster under the dim sky.
Temples were scattered across the mountain, and pagodas stood tall.
Through the open temple doors, countless figures could be vaguely seen sitting cross-legged inside.
There were Arhats with glaring eyes, Bodhisattvas with lowered brows, and Buddhas preaching sutras.
At first glance, the scene inside looked just like the legendary "Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."
However, as the camera zoomed in...
One could see that the skin of those "Arhats" had long since rotted, revealing squirming maggots beneath.
Black pus and blood flowed from the eyes of those "Bodhisattvas," and greedy smiles hung on the corners of their mouths.
And those high and mighty "Buddhas" were actually deformed monsters stitched together from countless severed limbs!
What they chanted from their mouths were not sutras, but a kind of eerie whisper that could cause one's sanity to collapse and their Soul to fall into depravity.
Countless survivors of the Peacock Holy Nation were kowtowing with every step, worshipping that Spirit Mountain like walking corpses.
With every step they took, their bodies would wither a bit more, as if their life force was being sucked away from a distance.
“Spirit Mountain...”
“The Buddhas...”
Looking at this absurd scene, Lin Chuan suddenly realized... the Terror Resurgence had intensified further!!
As a taboo, Lin Chuan could feel that perhaps before long, even more terrifying existences would descend!
A sense of urgency suddenly enveloped his heart.
This world was sliding into an irreversible abyss.
If he wanted to stand tall in the upcoming era of horror, or even become the chess player, the Rule Power he currently Control was still far from enough!
“Dismissed.”
Lin Chuan's grand and cold voice echoed in the hall.
“Continue to keep a close watch on the movements of all countries!”
“Yes! Your Disciple takes his leave!”
Zhao Linfeng kowtowed respectfully, then stood up and backed out of the hall.
Once the hall was empty...
Layers of black light instantly erupted from Lin Chuan's evil buddha golden body!
An evil, twisted, vast, and dark divinity... continuously spread toward the surroundings!
Space trembled incessantly, and Buddhist Chants surged all around.
“amitabha buddha... Jie jie jie!!”
“Since calamity is hard to avoid, I shall first thoroughly clean up the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore to strengthen myself!”
Whoosh!!!
A ripple appeared in space.
Lin Chuan's Teleportation Rule was activated.
Soon, his massive evil buddha golden body instantly disappeared from the Rebirth Temple.
At this moment, within the borders of the 'Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore'...
Although the overall situation was basically stable, many uncleared taboos still lurked in some remote mountainous areas and abandoned city corners.
To the current Lin Chuan, they were the best "supplements."
Ten thousand miles from Rebirth City, in the western wilderness.
Beside a withered well, not a blade of grass grew for a hundred miles around.
The mouth of the well emitted a faint cold air, and the crying of a woman could be vaguely heard.
Lin Chuan's consciousness panel showed that the true body of an s-rank second order 'chaos taboo' was entrenched here... [Resentful Lady of the Withered Well].
Boom!!!
When Lin Chuan's true body descended, he did not waste any time and directly activated the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm rule!
A black Buddha Hand that covered the sky appeared out of thin air and struck directly at the withered well.
Under Lin Chuan's Rule Power, the earth trembled and the withered well shattered.
Before a shrill scream could even escape, it was swallowed by the endless Chaos black light.
【Master has successfully devoured the s-rank second order taboo true body!】
【Obtained taboo value reduction: 1.5 points!】
After the [Resentful Lady of the Withered Well] was devoured, a prompt popped up on Lin Chuan's consciousness panel.
He was very satisfied with this and immediately activated the Teleportation Rule again!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the Void Realm trembled...
In the deep mountains of the northernmost part of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
An eerie red forest stood there, with every tree in the forest hung with shriveled human skins.
This forest was also a taboo!
Its Terror Level was only S-Rank First Order.
Its code name was... [Forest of Human Skins].
As soon as Lin Chuan's true body descended, he activated his rules once again!
In just an instant, the entire forest vanished into thin air, directly becoming nourishment for Lin Chuan!
Then, prompts popped up one after another on the panel deep in his consciousness:
【Devoured S-Rank First Order taboo medium!】
【Obtained taboo value reduction: 0.5 points!】
【...】
Lin Chuan's figure continuously flickered within the territory of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
Every time he appeared, a taboo true body or taboo medium would disappear.
He had basically cleaned through the entire territory of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
Of course.
There was one place he did not go.
That was a Gothic church not far from Rebirth City.
There, the medium of the nightmare old master lurked.
Lin Chuan did not intend to move Him for the time being!
Because from the current perspective, keeping the nightmare old master's medium still had cooperative value!
Even if he were to deal with the nightmare old master's medium, he would have to finish utilizing Him first!
After all, he might still need His help with the disaster spreading from the Neon Country!!
Except for the nightmare old master's medium...
All taboo true bodies, Projections, and mediums within the entire Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, whether they were S-Rank or SS-Rank Projections, were all devoured by Lin Chuan!
When Lin Chuan returned to the Rebirth Temple again...
The taboo value reduction he had obtained was already sufficient!
Furthermore, prompts for evolution and leveling up popped up on his consciousness panel one after another:
【A total of thirteen taboos were devoured during this cleanup!】
【Accumulated taboo value reduction: 40 points!】
【Noble Master, you can now evolve and level up immediately!】
【Do you wish to begin evolution?】
“Evolve!!”
Lin Chuan did not hesitate and immediately began the evolution.
As soon as the thought left his mind, his evil buddha golden body underwent a qualitative change once again.
His evil buddha golden body became more solid and profound.
The black stone-like texture on his skin began to take on a quality similar to a black hole; any light that fell upon it would be instantly swallowed.
And behind Lin Chuan's evil buddha golden body...
The originally twisted and eerie halo of Buddha light now squirmed incessantly, eventually transforming into a massive solar wheel as black as ink, with pale white flames burning around its edges!
That solar wheel rotated slowly, emitting a terrifying aura that caused all things to wither and rules to collapse!
【Congratulations, Master! Your taboo Rank has been promoted to s-rank eighth tier!】
【Your Rule Power has been significantly enhanced!】
【taboo value required for the next promotion (S-Rank Ninth Tier): 100 points!】
“s-rank eighth tier...”
Feeling the Rule Power within his body that seemed capable of easily tearing through space, Lin Chuan even felt an illusion of "dominating all things."
The current him...
If he encountered an existence of the Rotting Fiend's level again, he wouldn't even need to use the Three-layer Taboo Domain; he could easily suppress it with just his normal Rule Power!
He even had the ability to fight against a true S-Rank Ninth Tier!
“Still not enough.”
“This is still far from enough.”
Lin Chuan did not immerse himself in the joy of becoming stronger.
He clearly knew that the Bodhisattva statue in Chanzhou, the existence behind the door in the Neon Country, and the things in the Kunlun Ruins... their levels were definitely all above the S-Rank Ninth Tier!
“I must speed up the layout.”
Lin Chuan's will instantly connected to Li Shanyuan, who was far away at the border.
“Li Shanyuan.”
“Your Disciple is here!”
Li Shanyuan's voice immediately rang in his mind, full of fanaticism and respect.
“Pass on my decree.”
“Immediately launch the 'Universal Ghost Controlling' and 'Taboo Master mass-production' plans!”
“South of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, those thirty-six small countries...”
“There is no need for them to exist anymore.”
“Dispatch the troops south!”
“Incorporate all those lands, populations, and resources into the map of my Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore!”
“I need more Believers!”
Lin Chuan's voice was grand, like the tolling of a ghostly bell.
“Once the thirty-six countries are unified, use that as a foundation and mobilize the entire country's strength to screen for suitable candidates!”
“I want to cultivate three hundred A-Rank Ghost Controllers and... twelve newly ascended S-rank Taboo Masters within a month!”
“Yes! I obey the Buddha's decree!!”
Hearing Lin Chuan's decree, Li Shanyuan accepted the command, his eyes flashing with fanatic light.
Even if Lin Chuan hadn't said it, he had already planned to take action against those thirty-six small countries!
Even in the era of horror, the core elements for measuring a power's strength remained vast land and a large population... Just as Li Shanyuan was preparing to act...
On the other side.
Another ancient continent bordering the Dongsheng Continent—the Yifude Continent.
This place was once one of the birthplaces of ancient world civilizations, possessing a brilliant culture and history.
But now...
This place had turned into a living hell.
In the endless desert, taboos ran rampant.
Ghost Controller factions were divided, cults were numerous, and ordinary people were trampled and slaughtered at will like weeds.
At the border of a small country called the "Kingdom of Gold."
Through the filling yellow sand, a man wearing tattered monk robes and holding black prayer beads walked forward.
His face was weathered and his stubble was unkempt, but his eyes were as bright as the stars in the night sky.
The man was none other than Qin Yao.
After leaving the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, he had crossed countless mountains and rivers to arrive at this chaotic land.
“Is this... Yifude?”
Qin Yao looked at the scene before him.
In front of a dilapidated city, several soldiers carrying old-fashioned rifles were grinning as they drove a group of ragged civilians into a deep pit full of Poison Scorpions.
The cries and pleas for mercy of the civilians were intertwined with the wild laughter of the soldiers.
“This place...”
“Is full of sin, and also full of... suffering.”
Qin Yao tightened his grip on the prayer beads in his hand, a hint of compassion flashing in his eyes.
He was a Believer of Lin Chuan and an Ascetic of the Rebirth Cult.
He decided to establish a new branch of the Rebirth Cult here.
He wanted to make flowers of redemption bloom in this desert!
“amitabha buddha...”
Qin Yao chanted a Buddha's name in a low voice.
Then...
He took a step forward.
Buzz!!!
A Rule Power belonging to a Fierce Ghost erupted from within his body.
“Stop!”
A loud shout exploded like a thunderclap in front of the city gate.
Hearing this, the soldiers' movements froze, and they all turned their heads.
They saw a man who looked like a monk amidst the filling yellow sand.
He was like an immovable mountain, pressing toward them step by step.
“Who are you?! You dare to meddle in our business?!”
A soldier mustered his courage and roared.
Qin Yao did not answer.
He only looked at those desperate civilians with pity, then slowly raised his head and spoke leisurely:
“I am...”
“Qin Yao, the Ascetic under the Ancient Buddha of Rebirth of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore!”
“By My Buddha's decree...”
“I have come to deliver you all!”
“May all living beings... attain rebirth!”
Boom!!!
As his words fell...
The Fierce Ghost Rule on his body burst forth with brilliant radiance, appearing incomparably holy yet incredibly terrifying in this golden desert.