Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

"The Lord of the Styx"

Lin Zhu squinted.

"Master Lin!"

Meng Po suddenly rushed over, her voice trembling.

"You've committed a grave offense! With all ten Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas appearing, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will surely be enraged!"

Lin Zhu withdrew his gaze and said calmly.

"He's the one I've been waiting for."

He turned to the still-wriggling mass of flesh and suddenly reached out and grabbed it.

A golden relic flew out from the minced meat and was firmly held in his palm.

"really."

Lin Zhu sneered.

"A glimpse of Ksitigarbha's spirit."

The relic struggled violently in his hand, emitting a piercing scream.

Lin Zhu tightened his five fingers, and the power of chaos surged forth.

“Tell your true self.”

He spoke softly to the relic.

"I'm protecting Jin Chanzi. If you want him, have him come in person."

With a "crack," the relic shattered.

At the same time, deep within Mount Ling, an angry roar shook the Three Realms.

“Lin Zhu!!!”

On the banks of the River Styx, the man in the blood-red robe turned to the crowd behind him and spoke.

"Interesting, very interesting. This Lin Zhu might become a sharp weapon for us to deal with Ksitigarbha."

Beside him, an old man with a sinister face whispered.

"Master, shall I go?"

"Not urgent."

The Lord of the Styx waved his hand, his eyes gleaming with a dangerous light.

"Let them fight like dogs first. Pass down the order to closely monitor Lin Zhu's every move."

On the other side, Xiao Qiong looked at Lin Zhu with concern.

"Master, what's next?"

Lin Zhu put away the Heaven-Turning Seal and looked towards the depths of the underworld.

"Let's go have a cup of tea with Yama, the King of Hell. Since Ksitigarbha wants to play, I'll play a big game with him."

Upon hearing this, Meng Po's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

"It's all over, the underworld is about to change drastically!"

Lin Zhu chuckled softly, and his white-clad figure gradually disappeared into the distance, leaving behind only a mess of Buddha's blood and shattered golden lotuses, witnessing this massacre that shocked the Three Realms.

At the border of the underworld, a blood moon hangs in the sky.

Lin Zhu held the sword in one hand, the blade shimmering with pale golden magical light. Around him, eleven Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas formed the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation, their Buddhist light and the aura of the underworld intertwining and colliding, emitting a piercing hissing sound.

“Benefactor Lin, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore.”

The central Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue clasped his hands together, his voice like a resounding bell, causing the surrounding ghostly energy to surge.

Blood trickled from the corner of Lin Zhu's mouth, yet his laughter grew even more unrestrained.

"Turning back? Those two words don't exist in my dictionary, Lin Zhu!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly transformed into nine afterimages, each wielding a sword and thrusting towards the Ksitigarbha Dharma Body in a different direction.

The sword light, like a dragon, traced a dazzling trajectory on the dim border of the underworld.

"The mighty Tianlong!"

The eleven Ksitigarbha deities simultaneously formed mudras, and golden Buddha light transformed into a tangible barrier.

Lin Zhu's sword struck the barrier, producing a metallic clang and sparks flying.

"Crack."

Cracks appeared in the barrier, but Lin Zhu's face grew increasingly pale.

He was secretly shocked.

How come these bald monks seem to have endless magical powers?

Not far away, Liu Man bit her lower lip tightly, her nails digging deep into her palm.

"Sister Leng Yu, Brother Lin, he..."

Su Lengyu's expression was solemn, her right hand resting on the soft sword at her waist, yet she dared not make any rash moves.

"The great formation formed by the eleven Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas will only cause trouble for him if we rashly intrude."

Tianfei Wumo sighed softly and pulled the two girls behind her.

"Don't be impulsive, the people of the Styx are watching."

Sure enough, on the blood-red cliff higher up, the Lord of the Styx stood with his hands behind his back, his scarlet robe fluttering without wind.

The Heavenly Princess Umo beside him whispered.

"Master, now is the perfect time to strike. We can suppress Ksitigarbha and bring Lin Zhu under our command."

The Styx Lord's eyes flashed with bloodlust, but he slowly shook his head.

"This child's fate is peculiar, even I cannot see through it. If we recruit him rashly, things may go wrong."

He paused, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips.

"However, killing a few Ksitigarbha would be a pleasure."

"Four Great Demon Generals!"

The Lord of the Styx suddenly shouted.

Four figures stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"My subordinate is here!"

"Go, bring those bald monks to me."

The Lord of the Styx waved his hand dismissively.

"Remember, stay alive."

"As ordered!"

The four demon generals transformed into four streaks of light and rushed straight to the battlefield, leaving waves of blood wherever they passed.

The first to make a move was Ghost Mother Tiger Dragon Foot.

Her body was contorted, her brows and eyes filled with a sinister aura, and six little demons surrounded her, emitting piercing laughs.

"Old man Ksitigarbha, do you still remember me?"

The demon mother opened her blood-red maw, and a long, scarlet tongue lashed out like a whip, directly wrapping around the neck of a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's expression remained unchanged, and his hands were clasped together in prayer.

“Amitabha, the Ghost Mother has committed too many sins and should enter the Avici Hell.”

"fart!"

The demon mother grinned maliciously, and the six little demons pounced on her at the same time, tearing at the body of Ksitigarbha.

What's chilling is that with each bite taken by those little demons, the Buddha's light on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's body dimmed a little.

At the same time, Indra descended from the sky riding a white elephant, with thunder crackling around his vajra.

"Five Consecutive Whips of Thunder Tribulation!"

Indra shouted, and five bolts of lightning transformed into chains, firmly binding the other Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Ksitigarbha tried to break free, but discovered that the lightning contained the blood sea origin that restrained the Buddha's power.

The most bizarre one is Vishnu.

He stretched out his four arms, and the black lotus on his navel suddenly bloomed, transforming into a giant mouth.

"Swallow the sky and the earth!"

Vishnu sneered, and his giant mouth suddenly expanded, swallowing both Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas into his belly at the same time.

The lotus flower then closed, and a faint golden light could be seen struggling inside.

Rutoro then transformed into a black shadow, silently enveloping a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue.

When the shadows dispersed, Ksitigarbha had vanished without a trace.

The situation on the battlefield turned around in an instant!

Lin Zhu took the opportunity to retreat, watching this scene in shock.

He originally thought that the Styx Demon General, who had been suppressed by Ksitigarbha for many years, was much weaker, but he never expected him to be so terrifying!
"These guys are even more terrifying than the rumors say."

Lin Zhu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself.

"We must leave this place of trouble as soon as possible."

Just as he was pondering, the remaining Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas suddenly chanted sutras in unison, and a great light of Buddha shone brightly.

"The Great Sun Tathagata's Purification Mantra!"

Endless Buddhist light surged forth like a tide, and wherever it passed, the blood waves of the Styx River receded.

The four demon generals had no choice but to temporarily retreat from the fray.

The demon mother said sternly.

"That bald monk is going all out! Everyone be careful!"

Indra sneered.

"sucker Punch!"

As he spoke, he raised the vajra pestle high, summoning divine thunder from the heavens.

The two forces collided in mid-air, unleashing a deafening roar.

The aftershocks of energy swept in all directions, forcing even Liu Man and the others in the distance to use their internal energy to defend themselves. Lin Zhu seized this opportunity, flashing to Liu Man and Su Lengyu's side.

"go!"

Tianfei Wumo glanced at him, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Lin Zhu understood and whispered.

"Thank you for taking care of them, senior."

The Lord of the Styx looked from afar, his gaze sharp as lightning.

Lin Zhu met his gaze without fear for a moment, then took the two women and vanished in a streak of light.

"Master, should we pursue them?"

The Heavenly Princess Umo asked softly.

The Lord of the Styx withdrew his gaze and said calmly.

"No need. I'm becoming more and more interested in him. He must have some secrets to be able to withstand the Earth Treasury Formation for so long."

On the battlefield, the four demon generals have completely suppressed the remaining Ksitigarbha Dharmakaya.

The demon mother devoured the Buddha's light with her demon minions, Indra blocked its movement with lightning, Vishnu continued to devour it, and Rutora launched surprise attacks from the shadows.

In the end, all eleven Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas were subdued.

The ghost mother licked her lips.

"Master, what should we do with these bald monks?"

The Lord of the Styx walked slowly, his blood-red robes fluttering.

He reached out and placed his hand on the head of a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue, his eyes blazing with blood-red light.

"Refining, of course."

Amidst the mournful chanting of Buddhist sutras, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue began to twist and deform, eventually transforming into a golden relic that fell into the hands of the Styx Lord.

"Nice power."

The Lord of the Styx played with the relic, then suddenly turned to look into the depths of the underworld.

"Ksitigarbha, how long are you going to hide?"

A long, drawn-out Buddhist chant drifted from afar, but no one appeared.

The Lord of the Styx sneered.

"let's go."

Meanwhile, Lin Zhu and the two women had already escaped a thousand miles away.

The three landed on a desolate hilltop. Lin Zhu finally couldn't hold on any longer, knelt on one knee, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother Lin!"

Liu Man quickly supported him, tears welling up in her eyes.

Su Lengyu quickly took out the pill.

"Take it quickly."

Lin Zhu swallowed the pill and regulated his breathing for a while before his complexion improved.

"I'm fine, I just overused my magic power."

Su Lengyu looked at him with heartache.

"You're being too reckless! Eleven Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva manifestations—even a celestial being wouldn't dare to directly confront them!"

Lin Zhu smiled bitterly.

I had no other choice.

Those bald monks blocked the way.

He frowned suddenly.

"Don't you find it strange? Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has always been detached from worldly affairs, so why is he suddenly relentlessly pursuing me?"

Liu Man wiped away her tears.

"Could it be because of...that incident?"

The three exchanged a glance, all thinking of that forbidden secret.

Lin Zhu said in a deep voice.

"In any case, we must leave the underworld as soon as possible. Once the Styx River and Ksitigarbha go to war, this place will become a battlefield."

At the border of the underworld, shrouded in blood mist, the golden images of eleven Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas appeared and disappeared in the void, their Buddhist light and yin energy intertwining to form a vast net that blotted out the sky.

Lin Zhu knelt on one knee on the broken Nether Stone, the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth standing out starkly against his pale face.

The Nine Nether Soul-Destroying Sword he gripped tightly in his right hand was covered in cracks, but the hand seal he was holding in his left hand remained firm.

“Benefactor Lin, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore.”

The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha holds a vajra, and his voice, like the grandest bell, echoes in the void.

His robe was torn three feet long by the sword energy, revealing a golden wound inside.

Lin Zhu suddenly grinned, his bloodstained teeth gleaming menacingly in the dim light.

"Turn back? Why didn't you say that when you people from the underworld broke three of my ribs?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly plunged the Soul-Destroying Sword into the ground, and seventy-two blood-red talismans erupted from the sword, transforming into chains that wrapped around the nearest Earth-Holding Guardian.

"Stubborn!"

Bao Tan Hua Di Zang roared angrily, and the jewel in his hand emitted a dazzling Buddhist light.

The other bodhisattvas simultaneously formed mudras, and the eleven golden bodies of the bodhisattvas formed the "Vajra Subduing Demon Formation," with the vast Buddhist power pressing down like Mount Tai.

Lin Zhu's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly drew a blood symbol on his chest with his left hand.

"Borrowing the power of the Nine Netherworlds!"

Suddenly, the ground cracked open into an abyss, and countless ghostly hands climbed out, colliding with the Buddha's light and producing a corrosive sound that made one's teeth ache.

He seized the opportunity to flip and leap up, but was struck in the back by three demon-subduing pestles in mid-air, and his whole body crashed into a tributary of the River Styx like a kite with a broken string.

When the icy Styx water poured into his nasal cavity, Lin Zhu regained consciousness.

He saw his broken artifact fragments shimmering faintly at the bottom of the river, while eleven bodhisattvas were forming mudras on the surface.

As he calculated with his fingertips, he suddenly revealed a sinister smile. These bald monks' golden bodies were also nearing their limit.

"boom!"

The river suddenly burst open, and Lin Zhu transformed into a blood-red streak of light and rushed out, a broken ancient bronze mirror appearing in his hand at some unknown time.

Treasure Seal Ksitigarbha's expression changed drastically.

"Watch out for fragments of the Reincarnation Mirror!"

But it was too late. Lin Zhu had already poured all his magical power into the mirror, and a hazy beam of light swept across, directly causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the golden bodies of the three Bodhisattvas.

"The debt owed to the Enforcement Division must be settled today!"

Lin Zhu coughed up blood and laughed, but the broken mirror in his hand suddenly shattered.

He staggered back a few steps and realized that his magic power was almost depleted.

Seeing the remaining bodhisattvas form another array, he decisively crushed the jade talisman in his sleeve, and his figure instantly disappeared into the void.

On a cliff a hundred miles away, Lin Zhu emerged from the shadows.

He lay on the ground, panting heavily, his right eye bleeding profusely from overuse of his pupil technique.

Through his blurred vision, he saw a battlefield in the distance where Buddhist light and demonic energy intertwined, and suddenly discovered four dark demonic figures rushing in from the depths of the underworld.

"Four Great Demon Generals?"

Lin Zhu wiped the blood from the corner of his eye, a calculating look appearing on his gloomy face.

He recognized that it was a general under the command of the Styx Master, who was currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas.

In the chaos, the golden body of Danda Ksitigarbha was eroded by demonic energy, and its movements became noticeably slower.

opportunity!

Lin Zhuqiang mustered his last bit of spiritual power, his hands forming complex hand seals like butterflies flitting among flowers.

Suddenly, chanting filled the void, and a miniature Buddhist phantom appeared in his palm—the lost Buddhist supernatural power, "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm." The phantom rapidly expanded, enveloping the unsuspecting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva within it.

"receive!"

Lin Zhu shouted sharply, and the illusory image of the Buddhist kingdom suddenly shrank.

The golden statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva emitted a cracking sound as it was about to be completely suppressed.

At this critical moment, the entire border of the underworld suddenly trembled violently.

The void was torn open like a curtain, revealing first a giant claw covered with cyan-gold scales, followed by a beast head as large as a mountain.

Those vertical pupils, reflecting the six realms of reincarnation, swept across the battlefield, and all the combatants froze in place as if struck by lightning.

"Listen carefully!"

Lin Zhu felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively wanted to back away.

This mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is far more powerful than ordinary Bodhisattvas, and what is even more terrifying is that it can see through all the secrets of the Three Realms.

He saw Di Ting's gaze sweep over the four demon generals, and finally settle on him.

A chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, and Lin Zhu didn't hesitate to cast a spell.

"The golden crow turns into a rainbow!"

His body instantly transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light and shot into the distance.

Almost at the same moment, the giant claw of the Listening God slammed down, shattering the space where it had stood like glass.

"Stop him!"

The cry of the Heavenly Princess Umo came from the direction of the River Styx.

The four demon kings led countless Asuras out in a swarm, only to run into the enraged Di Ting.

The clash between the two ferocious beasts caused a spatial collapse, and the aftershocks leveled three nearby ghost mountains.

The rainbow light that Lin Zhu had transformed into swayed violently in the shockwave, and a sudden, sharp pain shot through his chest. Di Ting, with a claw strike from afar, pierced through the void, leaving five deep, bone-revealing bloodstains on his chest.

He spat out a mouthful of blood essence to forcefully accelerate, and in a daze, he saw the four demon generals take the opportunity to kidnap the five injured bodhisattvas. (End of this chapter)