177: Meal time

The mask, as if made of fresh blood, added an even more bizarre aura to Lin Ye.

Everyone stared at him in horror.

Because they didn't know what methods Lin Ye had used, no matter how gifted or how much of a Prodigy he was.

Even if he possessed great Luck, or was able to become a leader among the younger generation, logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to make these supreme beings feel fear!

But, strangely enough, Lin Ye exuded an aura that instilled fear in them.

This was absolutely against common sense, especially that blood-colored mask; the moment it appeared, it made all the old men's hair stand on end.

"What's going on with him? Logically, it's just a malevolent sword; it shouldn't make him like this!"

"This aura seems to reach the Origin of the Dao, and it's an aura contrary to the Heavenly Dao. How can a person simultaneously possess the Heavenly Dao and the aura of true evil?!"

"This kid is definitely not right!!!"

Everyone could feel the increasingly strange aura emanating from Lin Ye, and it was this aura that made their hearts tremble.

This situation had never occurred before.

Even if they were ancient projections, they shouldn't be intimidated by a junior!

What exactly was that blood-colored mask?

Just then, a being suddenly spoke tremblingly, "He, the aura on him is Killing Life Tathagata?!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing the words Killing Life Tathagata, everyone looked at Lin Ye with horrified eyes.

"Right, right!"

The leading elder seemed to have thought of something, a hint of fear on his face: "Why did I forget him? Only he could produce such terrifying and strange aura, but what is that blood-colored mask?"

In the elder's view, Lin Ye indeed exuded a strange aura, and that aura was indeed Killing Life Tathagata's, but only the blood-colored demonic mask on his face was not Killing Life Tathagata's aura.

Instead, it seemed to be an even more powerful and terrifying existence!

"Bearing the mandate of Heaven, yet having obtained Killing Life Tathagata's Legacy, and possessing various strange phenomena, such a person..."

The leading elder did not finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

Lin Ye, who had absorbed so many strange and terrifying auras, yet was destined by Heaven, was a disaster for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and even the Ten Thousand Domains!

Who knew what would happen once such a person became stronger?!

And now, their concern was not about the future, but about the present!

What exactly was Lin Ye planning to do?!

The blood-colored aura gradually spread throughout the entire universe; all the beings present could feel themselves being tightly locked onto by that blood-colored aura!

Om... Ma... Ni... Pad... Me... Hum...

In the Void Realm, it seemed as if an Ancient Buddha was continuously chanting the Buddha's Voice.

This was the Six-Syllable Mantra of Buddhism.

However, under normal circumstances, when the Six-Syllable Mantra appeared, it should be solemn and incomparably sacred, but here, there was only strangeness and terror!

Among the myriad stars, the wailing of ghosts was incessant, as if countless vengeful spirits were roaring.

And within the shimmering galaxy, a blood-red mountain abruptly appeared!

Upon that blood-red mountain, countless blood Qi swirled, and merely looking at it made one feel a towering, overwhelming surge of blood Qi.

Moreover, there was a great terror whispering within the blood-red mountain!

"Is this Killing Life Tathagata's Spirit Mountain?!"

"Impossible! How could this Lin Ye possibly control the Spirit Mountain? Absolutely impossible! What Realm is he in?!"

"There are still beings within the Spirit Mountain; those beings assimilated by Killing Life Tathagata before have not perished!"

"What is Lin Ye doing by releasing this blood-red mountain?!"

The beings on the Ancient Battlefield clearly recognized the blood-red mountain; their faces were filled with terror, and when they mentioned the words Killing Life Tathagata, they all showed fear.

They didn't know what Killing Life Tathagata had done in their era to make them so wary.

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, observing everyone's reactions, and naturally heard their words.

Spirit Mountain?

So, that mountain in the prayer beads world was called Spirit Mountain?

By sealing countless terrifying beings, allowing them to achieve eternal life in another way, in a sense, this Killing Life Tathagata indeed succeeded in bringing many beings to "Supreme Bliss."

Just by looking at the fear on the faces of these beings from the Ancient Battlefield, one could tell.

This Killing Life Tathagata must have done something unforgettable in the Ancient, and even Chaotic Ancient, times.

Even as mere projections, they could still remember this fear.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, gusts of eerie wind swept across the heavens and earth.

The eerie wind brushed against the bodies of many beings, making them feel a bone-chilling cold.

"Kid! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

"Killing Life Tathagata, do you know what a great calamity releasing him would bring to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?!"

"Give up his Legacy! You already bear the mandate of Heaven; taking Killing Life Tathagata's Legacy will only lead you astray!"

"Are you still not going to awaken to reality?!"

All the beings roared, and some even launched attacks at Lin Ye, but the Bao technique that could destroy a world vanished silently before Lin Ye!

This was the rule of the world within the painting.

They were not allowed to attack those who entered.

Otherwise, wouldn't they be able to kill whomever they pleased? After all, those who came to the Lingxu Battlefield were from the younger generation, completely unable to resist the projections of these beings from the Ancient era.

The leading elder stared coldly at Lin Ye, saying in a cold voice, "Lin Ye, I've asked for the fourth time, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Isn't our Legacy your objective?"

"The moment you revealed Killing Life Tathagata's Legacy, you should have understood that no matter how you threaten us, we will absolutely not give you a single shred of our Legacy!"

"You will become the ultimate trial of these Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and we will not increase the difficulty of this trial!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye shook his head.

His lips curled slightly beneath the blood-colored mask: "You still don't understand? Your Legacy? That kind of thing is dispensable to me, but you possess the Origin of the Lingxu Battlefield."

"Or rather, fragments. That's what I need; it will become my nourishment!"

"Become a part of my body!"

Lin Ye spread his arms; the moment he put on the blood-colored mask, he seemed to be released, it was a feeling of freedom.

Only to see the blood-colored light on Lin Ye surge.

Accompanied by the chanting of the Buddha's Voice in the Void Realm, Lin Ye pressed his palms together.

Countless blood vessels burst forth from his body, connecting to this world!

"Now it's time for me to feast!"

Boom!!!

A roar echoed through the universe, followed by the wailing of countless beings; even as mere projections, they had joy, anger, sorrow, and naturally, pain!