Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1507 1479. Guardian Spirit Released

He screamed miserably, tormented by the pain of body and soul, and the despair of seeing his years of practice being polluted.

There are many religious believers who are not afraid of death, but it is hard to find many who are not afraid of the failure of their years of practice.

"Namo Myoho Renge Kyo! Namo. Ah!!!"

Lan En took a step back and calmly looked down at the Rihu Master, who had a scroll inserted vertically between his collarbone and neck.

Because of the scroll, he could only tilt his neck in a very twisted manner.

But even so, even though sticky blood bubbles kept gushing out of his mouth, he kept chanting the Nichiren sect monk's Buddhist name.

He hopes that the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra can help him achieve transcendence and enlightenment, and not be contaminated by these [filth].

But this action has no effect.

The huge amount of [filth] gathered in the scroll became completely out of control when it was thrust into the body of the maker in such a violent and bloody way!
The spirit of the Dream-Eating Tapir, which was originally able to suppress the Filth, had now been taken away from Master Rihu.

In just less than a minute.

Filthy black smoke continued to emanate from Master Rihu's wounds.

This filthy black smoke is very different from the black smoke produced by ordinary combustion. It looks like ink floating in the air, but when it overlaps with real objects, the original color of the object will fade.

It was as if it was shrouded in eternal darkness, and the originally bright and rich colors were reduced to gray.

The power of the underworld permeates the present world, and this is their characteristic.

Black smoke was wafting out from the wound, and the swaying movement made Rihu Shangren's body reveal its original color at one moment, and then turn it into grayish white.

At first, he could still recite the Nichiren sect's Buddhist mantra with clear pronunciation, but then, his body began to make noises as his bones shifted and his muscles twisted.

Starting from the wound where the scroll had pierced his skin, his skin was stained black, his teeth became sharp, and there was no distinction between the whites of his eyes and the pupils, only blood red.
He is being contaminated by a huge amount of [filth] and turned into a monster!
At this point, all the years of Buddhist practice were lost in one day!
No matter whether there are gods and Buddhas in this world.

Master Rihu committed all these evil deeds while respecting Buddha and practicing all day long. According to the rules of this world, he should have been reborn in the Western Paradise or suffered in hell after his death.

At least now, Lan En ensured that he had only one way to go.

For a Buddhist disciple to fall into the path of demons is the most serious sin in Buddhism!
He will never be able to turn over!

Others had no idea about this, for example, Qilin and the fluffy ball looked completely confused.

But Bai Ze and Wu Ming were already shocked.

Not only did they ruin other people's lifelong practice, they also sent them to hell. Although they also felt that Master Rihu deserved his punishment, this guy would still want to climb out and take revenge even if he went to hell, right?

And seeing that the opponent was about to turn into a demon, Lan En was too lazy to fight with a demon anymore.

Then, in a flash of light, the guardian spirit [Qilin] appeared from behind him, circled around his side and stepped forward.

The majestic dragon head lowered slightly, and a stream of ochre-colored air emanated from between its sharp lips and teeth.

Finally, it gushed out and spread out like a jet of flame, covering the demonized Rihu Shangren and all the [filth] on the scroll.

Just like grilling meat with a flame blowtorch, it sprayed the Sun Protector for about three seconds before the dragon's mouth slowly closed and the guardian spirit [Qilin] automatically disappeared.

The filth of the underworld and the pure energy of the thick earth force had conflicted with each other, turning the kneeling Rihu Master into a pile of charcoal, as if he had been roasted for a long time.

An invisible roaring shock wave spread out.

The scroll, which was the core of Chang'an, had been purified by the thick earth and pure air, and the entire Chang'an collapsed immediately!

The thick and magical dark clouds in the sky also dissipated at a rapid speed.

The Changzai Temple on Jiulin Mountain is almost the same as before, except for the corpses scattered all over the ground and the silent forest.

In theory, it would be a relief to eliminate the source of the "filth" that had been secretly spreading the pollution during previous investigations.

However, Lan En frowned after his guardian spirit [Qilin] disappeared.

"Bai Ze, why did I feel that purification was a bit difficult just now?"

Lan En raised his chin towards the corpse of the Higurashi who had turned into a human-shaped charcoal, and asked the old scholar goat floating beside his shoulder.

"Didn't the Qilin purify the entire darkness as soon as it appeared?"

The ancient dragon of the New World in the distance subconsciously turned his head when he heard this, then reacted, shook his ears and snorted in dissatisfaction.

As for Bai Ze, his goat face had already looked up and down at Lan En beside him for several times.

"I say." Bai Ze asked Lan En as if he had seen a ghost, "Did you misunderstand what I just said?"

"what?"

"I asked you to 'give the scroll to Qilin'." Bai Ze looked at Lan En seriously, "and then you called it out and spit out a breath of thick earth and clear air?!" "What else?"

Lan En asked curiously.

Bai Ze fell silent.

What do you mean by 'otherwise'?!

What I said before was that you should put the scroll in front of the [Qilin], rub it on your body and pat it with your claws, and that's it!

Summoning the guardian spirit and radiating substantial power outwards is not something that an ordinary possessed person can do!
When a guardian spirit takes residence in a person, most of the process is silent.

A few were more intense, such as Lan En just now. At that time, the guardian spirit would burst out with unlimited power.

But once the guardian spirit really possesses a person, its manifestation in the person is not so obvious.

Often show an internalizing tendency.

For example, Hanbei's extensive knowledge and Wuming's eternal youth.

In the final analysis, the guardian spirits are still Japanese souls. Although they are the power of order and stability, they do not belong to the real world after all. They will be suppressed in the real world.

There are generally two ways to release the power of the guardian spirit in a substantial way.

One is to rely on the attainments of Yin-Yang magic.

The superficial ones are like how Master Hirugo attached the lightning of the guardian spirit [Dream-Eating Tapir] to his own sword.

A more profound one is the [Guardian Spirit Summoning Talisman].

This is a relatively advanced achievement in Yin-Yang magic. Ordinary Yin-Yang masters have to go on stage and perform rituals, with the help of some apprentices, to make such a talisman.

Use the power of talismans to attract and bless guardian spirits so that their power can radiate to the outside world.

The other type is not the Onmyoji who studies magic, but the warrior who specializes in martial arts.

Legend has it that when martial arts are so advanced, warriors can attach guardian spirits to their weapons and armor simply by relying on their own skills and willpower!

That is not just the "extension of the guardian spirit's power", but the expansion of the entire guardian spirit to weapons and armor!

No one can hurt that person until the guardian spirit's power is consumed and automatically returns to the body!
This technique is called [Ninety-nine Weapons].

However, such a warrior is at least of a level that can go down in history.

After all, it's still too rare.

Moreover, the development of many technologies comes from demand. Without demand, there is no motivation to develop technology.

Although the world has been in chaos for a long time now, monsters and the like have not yet been as rampant as they were in the Heian period.

Therefore, even if warriors have guardian spirits, they do not feel a strong sense of urgency to develop the power of their guardian spirits.

Perhaps in the future, when the world is still in chaos and monsters and demons are even more rampant, through continuous technological improvements, the use standards of [Ninety-Nine Weapons] can also be continuously lowered?

But no matter what, in Bai Ze's eyes, Lan En was really exaggerated for not making any preparations and directly summoning the guardian spirit to the world and radiating power outwards!
This guy is probably not the kind of warrior who can release [Ninety-Nine Weapons] just by hearing what it means, right?
Dry!
He really let it out!

After Bai Ze gave Lan En some more knowledge.

Beside Lan En, the figure of the guardian spirit [Qilin] flashed by, and then the armor on Lan En's left arm seemed to be burning.

An expanding layer of ochre-colored flame obscured the outline of Smaug's arm armor.

The originally sharp and sturdy arm armor has become a blurred mass.

Bai Ze was so frightened that he floated back several steps.

"Oh my! Such martial arts!" With a goat-like tremor, Bai Ze adjusted his small round-framed glasses. "I'm afraid that if Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Minamoto no Raikou were still alive, they would not be more than this, right?"

"That's not clear. After all, I haven't seen them either." Lan En put his arm armor, which seemed to be burning, in front of his eyes and said as he looked at it, "But to be honest, I am still quite confident in myself."

“Can it expand further?”

Bai Ze circled around Lan Enpiao and asked with interest.

It was not at all bothered by Lan En's confidence in the famous samurai in Japanese history. After all, if one wanted to master such good martial arts, one had to have a bit of arrogance.

Although Bai Ze didn't understand, he had seen many warriors.

It was quite curious about whether Lan En could complete the "Ninety-Nine Weapons" after just listening to it.

(End of this chapter)