127: Chapter 127 The Buddha is the other shore, the ultimate bliss, and eternity!
With a single thought, Lin Chuan activated the Teleportation Rule ability.
Buzz!!!
A faint, subtle ripple spread through space.
In the next instant.
Lin Chuan's evil buddha golden body vanished into thin air within the temple, leaving behind only a cluster of chaotic black mist still swirling above the Lotus Pedestal... The scene shifted to the East Sea of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
The waves were a heart-stopping ink-black, as if what flowed there was not seawater, but the corpse oil of countless dead.
Rumble!
A bolt of black lightning tore through the sky.
Lin Chuan's figure appeared without warning ten thousand meters up in the air.
He used a 360-degree perspective to look down upon the vast, deep ocean!
Beneath the deep sea, it was clearly even more chaotic and dangerous than on land!!
If the land was purgatory, then this deep sea was a true abyss.
Beneath those surging waves, countless terrifying, twisted, and massive shadows lurked and swam in the darkness.
Lin Chuan sensed that the number of taboos and anomalies in the sea was at least ten times greater than on land!
"Roar..."
"Hiss..."
All sorts of bizarre roars, indescribable in human language, traveled through the vibrations of the seawater into the depths of Lin Chuan's consciousness.
His will first focused on a bottomless Great Undersea Rift Valley.
There.
The seawater was repelled, forming a vacuum zone.
At the deepest part of that rift stood a colossal Void Gate, ten thousand zhang high and constructed from countless pale white skeletons!
The gap in the gate was slightly ajar.
A gray mist, carrying a thick, salty stench and the breath of decay, was continuously pouring out from behind the gate.
And in the world behind that gate.
A terrifying existence, its size too massive to estimate, could be seen curled up within the Chaos.
It had a massive, dead fish head with cloudy white eyes, but its body was a slimy serpent's trunk, densely covered with tens of thousands of human arms.
Those arms flailed wildly in the void, as if trying to grab onto something.
[Warning! SSS-Rank Taboo fluctuations detected!]
[Name: Frenzied Old Master (True Form)]
[Rank: SSS-Rank Taboo First Tier!]
[Serial Number: 98!]
[Status: Awakening / Attempting to Cross Realms]
[Description: An ancient Dominator from the deep-sea dimension, wielding authority over 'Water', 'Mutation', and 'Frenzy'. It is attempting to use this gate to turn this ocean into its Divine Kingdom!]
"SSS-Rank..."
Seeing the warning given by the panel, Lin Chuan felt a slight shock in his heart.
Fortunately, that thing seemed to be under some kind of restriction and was temporarily unable to fully pass through that gate.
Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze and sent his thoughts toward other areas, landing on a cluster of undersea volcanoes not far from the trench.
There, magma rolled and seawater boiled.
Inside the largest volcanic crater, a molten giant composed entirely of crimson magma and obsidian was coiled up.
It was sleeping, and every breath it took triggered an undersea earthquake.
[Name: Molten Core Taboo]
[Rank: ss-grade first tier taboo!]
[Serial Number: 179!]
[Rules: Combustion, Destruction, Earth Power]
"You're the one."
Lin Chuan's heart stirred.
Besides this 'Molten Core Taboo'.
This sea region was also filled with a large number of A-Rank and S-Rank anomalous existences.
There were groups of [Deep Oness] with fish gills and sharp claws, patrolling the seabed like locusts.
On the surface, there were also dilapidated, decaying ancient sailing ships flying black skull flags—the [Taboo Ghost Ship Fleet], appearing and disappearing within the mist.
After locking onto his devouring target, Lin Chuan didn't waste any time and acted immediately.
Boom!!!
His Three-layer Taboo Domain expanded instantly!
The sea for ten thousand miles around was dyed an extreme, chaotic pitch-black in an instant.
"na mo..."
The grand Buddhist chant turned into a physical sound wave, slamming violently into the sea's surface.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some Deep Oness that had sensed Lin Chuan's arrival and just poked their heads out didn't even have time to scream before their bodies directly exploded.
They all turned into clouds of blood mist, finally being forcibly devoured by Lin Chuan's rules.
"Roar!!!"
On the seabed.
Sensing the malice projected by Lin Chuan, that Molten Core Taboo on the ocean floor suddenly snapped its eyes open.
Two pillars of fire, like searchlights, instantly broke through the barrier of the seawater.
It was furious!
Someone dared to act wildly in its territory!
Rumble!
The giant soared into the sky, bringing with it a sky full of magma, like a reverse meteorite, slamming violently toward Lin Chuan in the air.
"Die!!!"
A rule impact filled with tyrannical and destructive intent blasted toward Lin Chuan.
Facing the rule outburst of this ss-grade first tier taboo, Lin Chuan didn't care in the slightest.
"Weakening."
Lin Chuan's heart stirred.
The special effect activated.
The menacing Molten Core Taboo's figure suddenly stalled.
It felt the Rule Power within its body vanish by a portion out of thin air!
Although it was only 5%.
As an SS-Rank Taboo, even if its rule strength was weakened by 1%, it would be quite obvious!!
"Mountain-Moving."
Lin Chuan activated another rule once more!!!
In an instant, the void behind him exploded.
A black Mountain-Moving Strongman, even more massive and hideous than the Molten Core Taboo, stepped out with a roar.
It didn't use any fancy moves.
It was just a simple punch, carrying Lin Chuan's terrifying s-class fourth tier enhancement, slamming heavily into the Molten Core Taboo's chest.
Bang!!!
A dull thud sounded, like a nuclear bomb detonating on the seabed.
The Molten Core Taboo's indestructible obsidian body was instantly covered in cracks under this single punch.
"How... is this possible..."
It let out an unbelievable mutter.
But at this moment, the other Rule Powers Lin Chuan controlled also all activated!!
"Life-Reaping Sanskrit Sound."
"Buddha Kingdom in the Palm."
Countless black scriptures flew out like chains, tightly binding the heavily injured giant.
Simultaneously.
A massive Buddha palm descended from the sky, its five fingers like mountains, completely suppressing it within its palm.
The moment he suppressed the 'Molten Core Taboo', the various Taboo Rules Lin Chuan activated became even more violent, beginning to continuously tear at the 'Molten Core Taboo's' massive body!
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!
In just a few seconds.
The Molten Core Taboo was dismantled into Puzzle Pieces, then became Lin Chuan's nourishment!
[Devoured an ss-grade first tier taboo!]
[Obtained taboo value reduction: 50 points!]
In the depths of Lin Chuan's consciousness, the panel continuously popped up notifications!
"Very good..."
"I really did come to the right place!!"
Looking at the taboo value reduction he had gained, Lin Chuan activated the Teleportation Rule again, heading directly deeper into the East Sea!
While Lin Chuan was continuously devouring taboos and gaining taboo value reductions.
On the other side.
Idfu Continent.
Grand black Buddhist pagodas rose from the ground one after another.
Countless survivors were kneeling devoutly beneath the pagodas, shouting the name of the "true buddha of rebirth."
In the center of the continent.
Inside a palace forged from white bone and gold.
A young man wearing a black cassock, his face handsome yet exuding a demonic Aura, stood with his hands behind his back.
The youth was Qin Yao.
Now, he had already become an S-Class Rank Six Taboo Master!
Since taking Control of the Golden Country, he had called himself the "Black-Robed Bishop" and began establishing a vast "Rebirth Buddha Kingdom" on this continent, gradually spreading Lin Chuan's teachings in all directions!
"Lord Bishop."
A subordinate reported respectfully.
"The heretics in the north have been purged."
"Now, the entire northern part of the Idfu Continent has come under My Buddha's seat."
"Very good."
Qin Yao nodded slightly, a flash of fanaticism in his eyes.
"Continue the expansion."
"I want the flags of My Buddha to be planted on every piece of land in this world!"
...The northernmost tip of the Southern Continent.
On a desolate Gobi desert.
Northern Evil was sitting on a stone platform.
Before him.
Stood three figures exuding terrifying Auras.
A hunched old man holding a withered wooden staff, his eyes two black holes.
A dull-faced youth holding a dripping human head in his arms.
And a young man in ancient clothing, his entire body bristling with broken arrows.
These three humanoid creatures were impressively three taboos!
And all of them were terrifying s-rank eighth tier existences!
At this time, Northern Evil was speaking with spit flying, giving a passionate speech:
"You three!"
"Listen to me!"
"Fighting alone is foolish! It's pathetic!"
"Look at the sky now! Look at the ground now!"
"Those Old Masters are all about to wake up. You guys with... ahem, with this little bit of strength, you'll just be cannon fodder when the time comes!"
"But!"
Northern Evil's tone shifted, and an extremely holy expression appeared on his face.
"My Buddha—the Most Holy True Buddha of Rebirth!"
"He is the only salvation in this apocalypse! The only ark!"
"As long as you believe in Him, you can find the Other Shore and achieve true transcendence..."
"My Buddha is a deity of mercy, the Incarnation of eternal truth! And the source of ultimate bliss..."
Northern Evil grew more excited as he spoke, and along with his narration, wisps of Rule Power gradually began to affect the three S-rank Taboos.
In the old man taboo's hollow eye sockets, a glimmer of thoughtful light even flashed.
"True... True Buddha?"
It let out a raspy voice.