110: Chapter 110 Slaying the Great Buddha!

Chu Xuan held his breath, remaining motionless, but the foul stench wafted directly into his nostrils, even making his eyes water; it was truly unbearable.

In the next moment, the Great Buddha's golden face trembled as it raised its Buddhist staff and smashed the headless Buddha statue with a thunderous boom, completely shattering it.

Immediately after, it swept the staff out once again.

Not good, I can't hide anymore!

Chu Xuan's eyelids twitched as he suddenly dove down, evading the sweep, and then slipped out from under the Great Buddha's armpit.

A roar of heavy objects being smashed echoed from behind. Chu Xuan glanced back to see the Great Buddha turning around clumsily.

Recalling the other's terrifying teleportation speed and the ferocity with which it had thrown the Buddhist staff earlier, Chu Xuan didn't dare be careless. After stepping out of the hall, he didn't leave immediately but instead moved to the side of a window.

Seeing the Great Buddha chasing after him, Chu Xuan promptly flipped back into the hall through the window.

The doors and windows of this Ksitigarbha Hall were not large. Given the Great Buddha's size, it had to bend and lower its head just to enter through the main door, so trying to crawl through a window would be extremely difficult.

The Buddhist staff swept across, smashing the entire row of wooden windows. Then, a massive hand suddenly reached inside to grab him, but Chu Xuan easily dodged it.

In the next second, the Great Buddha's figure vanished.

Now's the time!

Chu Xuan knew the other must have teleported inside. Prepared, he leapt out the window and ran toward the Kalan Temple opposite the Ksitigarbha Hall.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Continuous roars sounded from behind as the half-meter-high concrete wall beneath the Ksitigarbha Hall's wooden windows was smashed by the Buddhist staff. The Great Buddha charged out with extreme brutality.

Chu Xuan didn't look back, running with all his might.

The next teleportation will be in about ten seconds!

Chu Xuan had already calculated the cooldown of the Great Buddha's teleportation skill. After running dozens of meters, he suddenly stopped in front of a thicket near the Kalan Temple.

"Ready!"

Chu Xuan roared, quickly turning around, his gaze locked onto the Great Buddha striding toward him from a distance.

Without a hint of panic, he pulled his crossbody bag to his chest, sheathed his short blade into it, then took out a submachine gun, pulled the bolt, and chambered a round.

This series of movements was smooth and seamless!

At the same time, ten seconds had passed, and the Great Buddha vanished.

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and shifted a few steps sideways. At the moment the Great Buddha appeared, he pulled the trigger before the opponent could strike.

Da-da-da-da...

A barrage of gunfire erupted, causing the Great Buddha's golden face to flicker between light and shadow. Crisp clanging sounds rang out as if hitting hard metal. A few ricocheting bullets even grazed Chu Xuan's cheek, leaving several bloody streaks.

The impact of the bullets made the Great Buddha lean back and retreat two steps. However, the twenty-odd bullets were quickly spent. Fine cracks had appeared on the opponent's golden face, but it still hadn't completely shattered.

The Great Buddha's figure swayed. Although it looked very stiff and clumsy, it quickly regained its balance and approached with heavy steps.

Chu Xuan steadied his mind and unhesitatingly pulled a handgun from his lower back, chambered a round, and emptied all eight bullets in succession.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Finally...

A crisp sound rang out, and the Great Buddha's golden face dissolved into specks of golden light, as if it had never existed in this world.

At the same time, a hideous, greenish-black face was exposed before Chu Xuan's eyes, with blood-red eyes and fangs, looking like an Asura from Hell.

"Wang Ruozi!"

As Chu Xuan roared, the Great Buddha vanished again. The distance of several meters seemed nonexistent, yet the ten-second teleportation cooldown clearly hadn't ended yet.

This was the speed the opponent should have had all along!

A massive fist had already appeared before Chu Xuan's eyes.

Chu Xuan even felt as though he was about to be blown apart by this punch, but in the next instant, the fist stopped abruptly.

The fierce wind made Chu Xuan's cheeks sting, distorting his muscles and making them ripple like waves on a lake.

It was Wang Ruozi, who had been prepared for a long time. At the same moment Chu Xuan roared, she stood up.

As the incense-ash-covered coat draped over her shoulders slipped off, it revealed the faded, heavily patched Flower Cotton Jacket beneath.

Furthermore, she held a Copper Mirror in her hand, aiming it directly at the Great Buddha.

In the reflection of the Copper Mirror, the Great Buddha's massive, terrifying, monster-like body did not appear.

Instead, it was an old monk with white whiskers and white eyebrows.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

In the next second, the massive Buddhist staff emitting a dark glow reverted into a demon-subduing pestle and fell to the ground with a clang. The Great Buddha's terrifying figure also distorted and transformed into the likeness of the old monk in the Copper Mirror.

His face was full of sorrow as he stared blankly at the trembling Wang Ruozi in the bushes, his eyes filled with tears as he murmured, "Mom..."

Chu Xuan suddenly drew his blade and charged forward with a horizontal slash, passing by the old monk.

A cold light flashed past!

Blood gushed out like a fountain. A bald head flew high into the air, and as it hit the ground, it transformed back into a giant head the size of a water vat.

[You have slain the Specter: Great Buddha!]

[Your spirituality value +400]

[Current spirituality value: 481]

What a windfall!

Chu Xuan felt wild joy in his heart, feeling that all this hard work hadn't been in vain. As expected of a Specter on the verge of ascending to Rank A.

Chu Xuan, who always felt like a pauper, had to be stingy every time he used his spirituality value, racking his brains to maximize its use. Now, he finally felt a wave of sudden wealth.

[Your spirituality value has exceeded the limit; you will lose the excess portion in 10 minutes.]

The System sent another notification. Chu Xuan's heart tightened, suddenly feeling the tension of his newly acquired wealth being about to be forfeited.

—System, exchange it all for 30 attribute points first!

[Current personal Rank is insufficient to carry 30 attribute points.]

Chu Xuan was slightly stunned.

—Why are there so many restrictions? Is there a relationship between personal Rank and the capacity for attribute points?

[Would you like to consume 100 spirituality value to unlock the Q&A permission?]

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes.

This notification had appeared more than once. Chu Xuan had actually wanted to unlock this permission for a long time, but spirituality value was just too precious and scarce everywhere. Spending 100 spirituality value on it felt a bit too extravagant for now.

"Let's wait a bit longer... it won't be too late to unlock this permission when I encounter a problem that must be solved."

With these thoughts, Chu Xuan made his choice.

—Exchange 20 attribute points for me first; this should be fine, right?

[You have exchanged for 20 attribute points.]

[Current spirituality value: 281]

—Use 10 attribute points to increase spirit first.

Controlling the Clone's movements earlier had already put a heavy load on Chu Xuan's throbbing head.

Although the Rank suppression had disappeared with the Great Buddha's death, his current 11 points of spirit attribute still felt a bit strained. He might as well add more to spirit.

Chu Xuan had already deeply experienced the importance of the spirit attribute.

Not only could it enhance resistance against the corruption of a Strange Creatures's aura, but it also consumed some Mental Energy when using Transcendent Skills like Clone or Heart Bewitchment.

[You have used 10 attribute points]

[Your spirit +5]

[Current spirit: 16]