Saint Seiya: This Gemini is a bit of a trap.

"what?!"

"It's all my fault, as the older sister. I was preoccupied with Buddhist affairs every day and paid too little attention to Shaka. In addition, he was always meditating at the Virgo training grounds. By the time I noticed something was wrong, he was already having a hard time controlling his inner demons."

"Yura, what exactly happened? Shaka was perfectly fine, how did he fall into demonic possession again?"

"It's all because of that Earthly Star Aza Po Ju..."

Yura told Jaron how Shah had become a demon.

After successfully becoming the Buddha King, it became Shaka's duty to protect the Buddha Realm. The Buddha King is the leader of the fighting, and Yura entrusted Shaka with the task of dealing with Athava. Shaka did not fail in his mission. He first awakened his seventh sense and defeated Athava's clone Asimma. Then, he found a way to completely seal the Earth Star in the training grounds of the past Virgos.

But it was precisely this sealing method that caused him to develop inner demons.

"The previous generation of Virgo predecessors left records stating that to completely seal the Earthly Star, one needs the Wood Luanzi of the Underworld, and also left a method for sacrificing oneself to go to the Underworld. My silly younger brother got this method and is now like a demon, thinking all day about how to sacrifice himself to go to the Underworld!"

"Oh?"

Chapter 275 Shaka! The Brother-in-Law Closest to God (Part 2)

As the man closest to God, Shaka has the highest level of understanding among the twelve zodiac signs, but precisely because of his high level of understanding, he is also more prone to confusion than anyone else.

The smarter a person is, the more worries they tend to have.

Those who feel they are the only sober person in a world of drunks are often the most pessimistic and world-weary.

Shaka is a case in point.

But he turned out to be the reincarnation of Buddha.

The idea that "I am the only one who matters in the world" is itself a form of individual heroism. It seeks not eternal glory but only fleeting beauty, and it also carries a strong tendency toward self-destruction.

It was this pessimistic and misanthropic sentiment, coupled with individual heroism and self-destructive tendencies, that led Shaka to ultimately embark on the path of self-sacrifice to become a Buddha.

In short, he's a troublesome brother-in-law!

However, no matter how troublesome Shaka is, he is still his brother-in-law. As his brother-in-law, Jia Long can't just watch Shaka continue to be obsessed with demons.

With this thought in mind, Jia Long nudged Yura in his arms.

"Let's go, take me to see this brother-in-law."

"Do you have a way to stop him?"

"Yes, but that can only treat the symptoms. To cure the root cause, we need to address the underlying problem."

"?!"

Although she didn't understand what Jia Long was talking about, Yura still quickly put on her clothes and walked out the door with Jia Long, since it concerned her younger brother.

"Ah! Teacher, Uncle Galon~"

"Marin, Shaina, why are your faces so red?"

"This...it's probably because of the heat."

"Is it hot?"

Yura was slightly surprised upon hearing this. It was already past midnight, how could it be hot?

However, she had something on her mind and couldn't take it seriously with Marin and Sharna. She casually gave them a few instructions and then took Jialong and leaped out of the Buddha King's Palace.

"Wang~"

The celestial hound that had been waiting outside came over. Ever since Jia Long lost too much blood for his holy armor, this dog had become more and more like a dog.

"Ah Long, you also keep a dog in the Dao Domain?"

"I found it by accident, and since it had nowhere to go, I brought it home and took it in."

"Oh, what a poor dog."

"Wang Wang~"

Amidst the discontented barking of the celestial dog, the two people and the dog arrived at the back mountain of Baoxiang City, in a forest filled with Zen-like tranquility.

"Huh? An illusion?"

As soon as he stepped into the woods, Jia Long saw countless salsa flowers falling from the sky, looking exceptionally colorful and beautiful, which immediately calmed his mind.

At the same time, a Zen-like sound seemed to whisper in his ear.

"All things are impermanent; though they flourish, they must decline. Only the twin Sala trees of Buddha remain forever..."

"Flowers bloom and then wither, stars shine brightly, but eventually disappear..."

"Even the earth, the sun, the Milky Way, and even the vast universe will eventually perish. Compared to the birth, development, and demise of the universe, a human life is but a fleeting moment..."

"Those who live in those fleeting moments, who love whom, who hate whom, who laugh, who weep, who fight, who are wounded, who rejoice, who grieve, who ultimately sleep forever in oblivion..."

"The Buddha does not seek eternity, but only a fleeting moment of glory!"

The Zen chanting was soft and gentle, seemingly conveying a simple yet profound truth. Even Jia Long, who had never been interested in Buddhism, couldn't help but fall into deep thought after listening to it.

"Ah Long, don't be influenced by the illusions."

Yura noticed something amiss in Jia Long's eyes and immediately reminded him, "This is the Garden of Twin Sala Trees left behind by the previous Virgo Gold Saint, Asmita!"

"The Garden of Two Sal Trees?"

Jia Long was slightly surprised upon hearing this. Wasn't the Saluo Twin Tree Garden next to the Virgin Palace?

How did you end up in the Buddhist realm?

Moreover, it even has the effect of influencing people's minds?

In short, the Sal tree garden didn't feel like a real landscape to Jia Long; rather, it resembled the Eight Senses Realm he had encountered before. Although not as domineering as the Dream Realm or the Desire Realm, it possessed a subtle and magical power.

While he was still in surprise, Jalon saw Shaka.

At this moment, Shaka was sitting cross-legged under two Sal trees. He was wearing the Virgo Gold Cloth, but he was not wearing a helmet. His originally bald head had grown ear-length golden hair, which made Jalong, who was used to Shaka's bald head, feel awkward no matter how he looked at him.

Even with hair, Shaka's demeanor remained that of a high monk, with his eyes closed and a dignified appearance, as if he were about to attain Buddhahood at any moment.

"Sister, Galon, I, Shaka, already know why you've come. You don't need to try to persuade me anymore."

Sensing the arrival of Jalong and Yura, Shaka neither opened his eyes nor spoke, but instead emitted a solemn and serene Zen-like sound from his cosmos:

"As someone who has been able to communicate with the Buddha since birth, for the past ten years or so, I have always been lost due to various troubles. Whenever I sit quietly in front of the Buddha, I cannot help but feel sad, sad for the suffering of all sentient beings, and sad for the confusion in my own heart..."

"But since entering this garden of twin trees left by the venerable Asmita, I have come to understand the impermanence of all things, and have finally found my direction in life, Shaka!"

"The Earthly Star Athava is lurking deep in the Underworld, coveting the beings of the Buddhist Realm. The Underworld Army is rampaging through the Dao Realm, threatening the entire land at any moment. To deal with these immortal demon stars, the only way is to obtain the Mandala fruit and the Mulan seed from the Underworld and refine them into prayer beads to completely seal them away."

"And this is my mission, Shaka's destiny, and the opportunity for me to shed this physical body and attain Buddhahood on the spot!"

The sound of Zen music drifted through the air...

Shaka displayed unparalleled will to die and determination.

As if sensing Shaka's resolve, Yura couldn't help but cry out in anguish, "Shaka..."

“Sister, you don’t need to persuade me anymore. Who told me to be the reincarnation of Buddha? Have you forgotten that when I was six years old, I saw floating corpses in the river outside Baoxiang City? At that time, I asked Buddha, ‘Those people who walked towards the river before they died, were they longing for life or praying for death?’”

"At that time, Buddha said that even the most beautiful flowers will wither one day, and life is the same. Nothing in this world that has life can be kept, but we can bloom with the most beautiful youth in the moment when life withers!"

"Sister, as the Great Buddha, will you stop me from blooming in my fleeting beauty?"

"This……"

"cough!"

Seeing Yura stumped by Shaka's question, Jalong couldn't help but cough. At that moment, Shaka turned to look at Jalong:

"Garon, don't stop me. I've made up my mind for the sake of the Sanctuary. The Holy War is coming soon, and we will eventually have to face Hades' army. At that time, the immortal Demon Star will cause countless comrades to sacrifice in vain..."

Galon, you wouldn't want your comrades to have sacrificed themselves in vain, would you?

"To truly eliminate the threat of the Demon Star, the only way is to travel to the Underworld and find the seeds of the *Mulanzi*. Right now, in the entire Sanctuary, even you, Gemini Galon, probably wouldn't be able to travel to the Underworld alive and find even a single *Mulanzi*, would you?"

"It's just a jujube tree, Shaka. How many do you want?"

"?!"

272 has been solved.

Sigh, it's so strange, writing is so difficult these days.

Chapter 276 Arrogance! Isn't he just Mu Luanzi from the Underworld?

Upon hearing Jia Long's words, Shaka's eyes snapped open, and in an instant, a vast, long-accumulated cosmic power erupted, shattering the space before him like a broken mirror.

If Shaka were standing in front of an ordinary sixth-sense Saint at this moment.

The sheer force of opening its eyes was enough to shatter it into atomic form.

however.

At this moment, Shaka was standing in front of Jalong.

He reached out and caught the cosmic power that Shaka was unleashing in his palm.

Give it a gentle squeeze.

The immense power of the microcosm instantly shattered and scattered, transforming into countless salvia flowers that danced and vanished into the air.

Throughout the entire process, Jalong did not reveal any bloodline power. He relied entirely on the suppression of his cosmic realm to completely dissolve Shaka's long-accumulated power of vision.

"The mid-stage of the Seventh Senses realm?"

Shaka was slightly surprised, but not too much. There weren't many people in the world who could keep him, Shaka, in check, and the person in front of him was one of them.

Shaka's gaze was more focused on the wooden sprig in Jalong's other hand.

“It really is a mulberry tree! And…”

Shaka stared in disbelief at Jalong, watching the latter casually scatter a large handful of tamarisk seeds on the ground, then pull out another handful from his storage space and scatter it on the ground as well…

One handful after another.

The incredibly precious wood berries that Shaka longed for so much, even to the point of contemplating suicide, were now being scattered by Jalong as if they were free. He scattered over a hundred of them.

"Is that enough? If not, I have more here. Here, I'll give you another hundred. You can use the extras to make a bracelet."