99: Chapter 99 The Mysterious Bodhisattva, the Twisted Vulture Peak

"The day the Cult Leader descends will be the moment the new world opens!"

Zhao Lintian raised his hands high, his voice growing increasingly frenzied.

"Not just the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore... even the entire Dongsheng Continent will become the cornerstone beneath the Cult Leader's divine throne!"

"Everything will return to Twilight!"

"Return to... eternal silence and splendor!!"

"The world is false, and order is fragile!"

"Only Twilight is eternal!"

"The future... belongs to the Twilight Holy Cult!"

His voice echoed within the underground space, carrying invisible Rule Power.

Driven by this Rule Power, the Believers below kowtowed and worshipped even more frantically.

Watching this scene, the smile on Zhao Lintian's face became increasingly hideous, distorted, and crazed... Yanlong Empire, Western Chanzhou.

A sudden and eerie upheaval was quietly taking place.

The originally clear sky was suddenly shrouded by a layer of thick, dark yellow light.

That light was not blinding; instead, it carried a dim yellow hue like an old tungsten lamp, giving people an oppressive, aged illusion as if they had undergone Transmigration through time and space.

Under this eerie light, the real world began to distort.

Skyscrapers became warped and deformed, asphalt roads flowed like melting candles, and trees and flowers even grew eerie human faces.

Everything became absurd and bizarre, yet it exuded an inexplicable... serenity.

At the center of this distorted world.

A colossal white figure appeared out of thin air!

It was a giant Bodhisattva statue, 150 meters tall!

Its entire body was white as jade, emitting a soft yet eerie luster; the material was unknown, as if it did not belong to the substances of this world.

The Bodhisattva statue's head was slightly lowered, its face compassionate, eyes tightly closed, and the corners of its mouth slightly upturned in a faint, enigmatic smile.

Its hands were formed in the Abhaya Mudra, as if soothing all the suffering in the world.

However.

Beneath this compassionate appearance was a hidden horror that made the Soul tremble!

At its feet was not a Lotus Pedestal.

But a "base" piled high with countless tangible and intangible eerie creatures.

Among those eerie creatures were hideous monsters, indescribable kin, and even some S-Rank First Order taboos emitting powerful auras!

At this moment.

They were all kneeling on the ground, bowing in worship toward that Bodhisattva statue.

They all displayed extreme piety!

It was as if that Bodhisattva statue was their only salvation, their only destination.

"na mo... Great Mercy and Compassion..."

Bursts of low, distorted chanting echoed over the entirety of Chanzhou.

That voice seemed to possess a certain magic, making people unable to resist wanting to let go of everything and kneel in worship.

The entire Chanzhou, with its population of tens of millions.

At this moment, it was as if they had all fallen into some kind of eerie dream.

They stopped their work, let go of their obsessions, and one by one, with smiles on their faces, they knelt toward the direction of the Bodhisattva statue.

"This... what is this?!"

Yanlong Empire, Bureau 749 Headquarters.

Looking at the images sent back by the satellite, everyone felt their scalps tingle.

"Chanzhou... we've lost contact!"

"The entire province is shrouded in that eerie yellow light, and all communication equipment has failed!"

"And... that Bodhisattva statue..."

A technician said with a trembling voice:

"Our Energy Detectors... they've gone off the charts!"

"Its Rule Rank... is immeasurable!"

A deathly silence filled the meeting room.

Wang Yue sat in the corner, his face as pale as paper.

He had just escaped from the Kunlun Ruins with his life and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath before encountering this catastrophic disaster.

"Activate the Level 1 Emergency Protocol!"

"Also, blockade the borders of Chanzhou!"

Xia Xuanyuan, the Chief Executive of the Yanlong Empire, stood up abruptly; his voice was decisive as he immediately made the decision.

While the upheaval was happening in Chanzhou of the Yanlong Empire.

Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, Rebirth Temple.

Zhao Linfeng knelt in the main hall and reported the events in Chanzhou to Lin Chuan in detail.

"A Bodhisattva statue..."

Lin Chuan sat cross-legged on the Lotus Pedestal, his heart without a single ripple.

"Compassion... Fearlessness..."

"Interesting... very interesting..."

His voice echoed in the empty hall, cold and grand.

While Lin Chuan was deep in thought, the book of omniscience, which had been imprisoned in his rule space, suddenly opened its eyes.

"Holy crap! This aura..."

It had originally thought that since Lin Chuan's main body hadn't taken it to Neon Country, it would escape a disaster and could peacefully lie low for a while longer.

After all, although that pink mist was terrifying, it wasn't to the point of immediately threatening the entire Dongsheng Continent!

But now... it sensed the aura of that Bodhisattva statue!

"That thing... seems even more sinister than the things in Neon Country!!"

The book of omniscience shivered.

Its pages flipped rapidly, as if frantically searching for information about that Bodhisattva statue.

"No such item... no such item..."

"How is that possible?!"

"this esteemed one is omniscient and omnipotent! How could I not find it?!"

"Oh no! Is it because this esteemed one is too incomplete? Too much knowledge and information lost?"

"No, something's wrong!!"

"Even if knowledge is lost, I should still be able to find some fragmented information..."

Thus, refusing to believe it, it searched again.

But the result was still a complete blank.

It was as if... that thing simply didn't belong to the history of this world, nor did it belong to any known taboo system!

"It's over, it's all over..."

The book of omniscience felt a surge of despair.

"What is wrong with this world? How are all these monsters and demons coming out?"

"And..."

Its perception suddenly became sharp.

Besides that Bodhisattva statue.

It also faintly felt... deep within the distant Kunlun Ruins, an extremely terrifying and ancient fluctuation was awakening!

That fluctuation... was even more frightening than that Bodhisattva statue!

"This place is no longer safe!"

"Big boss! Please let me go! Or let's run away together!"

The book of omniscience wailed within Lin Chuan's rule space.

However, Lin Chuan ignored it.

Just then.

Zhao Linfeng dropped another bombshell.

"My Buddha, there is one more piece of news."

"The Peacock Holy Nation... has collapsed!"

"Collapsed?"

Lin Chuan was slightly surprised.

That massive nation, which claimed its entire population believed in Buddhism and had hundreds of millions of fanatical Believers, had actually collapsed just like that?

"Yes."

Zhao Linfeng's expression was grave.

"According to intelligence, the Peacock Holy Nation's officials tried to summon their supreme god 'Brahma' to descend."

"The result... was a failure!"

"The ritual went out of control, causing the faith of countless Believers to crumble."

"The originally unified faith dissolved in an instant, replaced by the rise of countless chaotic and frenzied cult beliefs!"

"The entire Peacock Holy Nation has fallen into great chaos."

"And..."

He paused, his voice becoming somewhat low.

"In the Peacock Kingdom's territory."

"There has appeared a... Spirit Mountain!"

"Spirit Mountain?"

Hearing this name, Lin Chuan's heart stirred slightly.

"That's right."

Zhao Linfeng nodded.

"It is a massive golden mountain peak suspended in the air."

"On the mountain are densely packed temples and pagodas."

"Living within are countless Golden-bodied Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas..."

"But they... are all very sinister!!"

"That Spirit Mountain emits an extremely strong power of bewitchment and is constantly devouring the survivors around it, transforming them into... Believers!"