128: Chapter 128: Slaying the Great Buddha Again, Spiritual Value Soars!

"Child, you have fallen into a delusion."

The Old Village Chief's voice was high-pitched: "God bestows grace, the Buddha is immortal, you cannot..."

A silver light suddenly flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes!

With everything now ready, Chu Xuan had no need to wait any longer. Seeing that the five-minute cooldown for Heart Bewitchment was up, he struck with all his might.

In the split second the Old Village Chief was dazed, Chu Xuan drew his blade and slashed.

The head fell, blood splattering three feet!

[You have killed Specter: Parasite, your spirituality value +16]

[Current spirituality value: 240]

The Old Village Chief suddenly turned into an incredibly ugly, short monster, looking like a black-skinned monkey covered in wrinkles.

In the next second, a massive shadow appeared behind Chu Xuan. Accompanied by a clattering sound, a Buddhist staff emitting a pitch-black luster fell through the wind.

Chu Xuan was prepared and dodged easily.

"Tang Zheng, I'll leave it to you!"

Chu Xuan gave a low shout and sprinted forward a few steps. He opened fire point-blank at the Maitreya Buddha emitting a red glow inside the Heavenly Kings Hall. After half a clip of bullets, the statue's head was blown to pieces on the spot.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the surrounding Buddha statues red, making the Heavenly Kings Hall look like a forest of Hell.

[You have killed Specter: Parasite, your spirituality value +20]

[Current spirituality value: 260]

Meanwhile, across the Heavenly Kings Hall in the Mountain Gate Hall, faint gunshots could be heard. Chu Xuan knew Qin Shaowu had made his move.

Tang Zheng also engaged in battle with the Great Buddha at this moment.

The Great Buddha's massive body was like a punching bag, being pummeled on the ground by Tang Zheng. However, Tang Zheng deliberately avoided the head and instead rained blows upon its body.

Thick, black-red blood gushed out from the holes punched into the Great Buddha's body, emitting a nauseating stench.

Chu Xuan only stole a quick glance before immediately running toward the Ksitigarbha Hall with his Submachine Gun, covering the thirty-meter distance in the blink of an eye.

Chu Xuan jumped onto the altar table in front of the statue and aimed his muzzle at the red-glowing Buddha. Another series of gunshots rang out, and the remaining half clip of bullets was completely spent.

Amidst flying clay shards and spraying blood, a shrill howl echoed through the hall, and the Buddha statue's head was completely shattered.

[You have killed Specter: Parasite, your spirituality value +20]

[Current spirituality value: 280]

Chu Xuan turned around and saw the Great Buddha's body teleporting towards him. Just a moment ago, its body was riddled with holes, but now it had completely recovered.

"Roar—!!"

The roar was deafening. As the Great Buddha roared, it had already raised its Buddhist staff and was about to smash it down.

Chu Xuan was about to pull back and dodge, but at that moment, a glowing figure suddenly arrived.

The Great Buddha's massive body was sent flying by a whip kick, and a large amount of flesh sprayed out like mud.

Boom!!

Half of the Great Buddha's body was embedded in the side wall of the Ksitigarbha Hall, and the entire wall began to crack inch by inch.

Before Chu Xuan could rush out of the Ksitigarbha Hall, another roar sounded in his ears. That wall completely shattered, and then more than half of the hall began to tilt and collapse.

Finally, with a thunderous boom, more than half of the Ksitigarbha Hall collapsed, sending a cloud of dust scattering.

By this time, Chu Xuan had already crossed the plaza from the Ksitigarbha Hall and headed straight for the Sangharama Hall on the opposite side.

He was out of Submachine Gun bullets. He quickly grabbed a new gun from the woven bag as he passed by. But after arriving at the Sangharama Hall, he didn't choose to fire. Instead, he leaped up and, holding his saber in one hand, slashed across.

In an instant, the statue's head was split in two and rolled to the ground.

[You have killed Specter: Parasite, your spirituality value +20]

[Current spirituality value: 300]

At this point, the three glowing Buddha statues occupied by Specters—Maitreya Buddha, the Sangharama Deity, and Ksitigarbha—had all been destroyed by Chu Xuan. The red light faded. The entire process had taken only about half a minute.

[Basic Saber Techniques: LV.1 (Beginner)]

A System prompt suddenly appeared. Chu Xuan wasn't surprised at all. In the dream, he had already used the saber in combat many times; it was only natural to reach the beginner level.

However, Chu Xuan didn't plan to use his spirituality value to upgrade his Basic Saber Techniques right now, so he ignored the prompt.

When he rushed out of the Sangharama Hall, he saw Qin Shaowu running over, scrambling. He cried out in panic, "Chu Xuan, things are bad! All those villagers have turned into monsters and are blocking the outside of the temple!"

"Don't worry about that!" Chu Xuan had expected this and got straight to the point: "Are the statues destroyed?"

"Destroyed!" Qin Shaowu nodded repeatedly and added, "I smashed the heads of both statues, and the red light is gone!"

"Then there's no problem!"

A cold light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes. He pulled back the bolt of the newly changed Submachine Gun, chambering a round, and ran to Wang Ruozi's side.

Just as he was about to tell Tang Zheng to bring the Great Buddha over, a shadow loomed over him. The Great Buddha teleported there; it seemed to have locked onto Chu Xuan.

Unfortunately for it, Chu Xuan had brought powerful reinforcements this time. The Great Buddha was destined not to pose any threat.

A glowing figure descended from the sky. Before the Great Buddha's attack could land, a foot stomped down fiercely.

Boom!!

This stomp caused the Great Buddha to crash onto the ground.

Tang Zheng stepped on the Great Buddha and said urgently, "Quick! I don't have much time left!"

"Don't panic, your task is finished."

Chu Xuan's expression was cold. After Tang Zheng stepped back, he held the fully loaded Submachine Gun and fired wildly at the Great Buddha's golden face.

Da da da da...

Under the high-speed fire, the Great Buddha, which had just started to crawl up from the ground like a snail, was hit until its body stiffened and it kept retreating. The fifty bullets were emptied in an instant, making crisp sounds as if hitting hard metal.

The Great Buddha's golden face then cracked inch by inch, turning into golden light and dissipating, revealing a hideous green face with blood-red eyes and fangs protruding from its lips.

At this moment, the Great Buddha was like an Asura from Hell, no longer restrained.

Unfortunately, just like in the dream, the Great Buddha had no chance to show its true strength. Wang Ruozi, who was already prepared, took out the Copper Mirror and aimed it at the Great Buddha.

Its massive body was frozen as if an Immobilization Technique had been cast on it.

Clang!

The pitch-black Buddhist staff fell to the ground and turned back into the demon-subduing pestle. The Great Buddha's form also twisted and deformed at this moment. The terrifying image of the Asura demon disappeared, turning into a bald old monk with a white beard and white eyebrows.

His face was full of sorrow as he stared blankly at Wang Ruozi, who was wearing the Flower Cotton Jacket and holding the Copper Mirror. Tears streamed down from his eyes: "Mom... Mom..."

A cold flash of light streaked past!

A head flew high into the air. After landing, it turned back into a terrifyingly ugly, massive head.

[You have slain Specter: Great Buddha!]

[Your spirituality value +400]

[Current spirituality value: 700]

Rich again!

Chu Xuan's eyes shone brightly.

It wasn't over yet; the System's rewards were still coming!

[Detected that you have participated in slaying a named Specter for the first time. Extra reward of 300 spirituality value! You may choose one of the following two rewards:]

1. Permanently increase the maximum spirituality value by 100 points.

2. Permanently increase the maximum health points by 50 points.]