The man is a monk in the inside, and he starts by giving his wife a crown.

Just a crude trick.

"Amitabha."

Xiuyuan chanted the Buddha's name softly, and a golden light flashed between his eyebrows.

The man finally noticed Xiu Yuan's abnormality, and the expression on his face changed from greed to horror.

"H-How can you still move?! This is impossible!"

"Donor, your sins are too deep. Today I will send you to the afterlife." Xiuyuan said and stepped forward.

The man screamed hysterically and frantically pressed the buttons of his pocket watch, trying to increase the time-stopping effect.

Xiuyuan took a step forward, and Buddha's light shone brightly around him.

"Go to the Pure Land!"

His right fist, carrying the supreme power of Buddha, hit the man directly in the chest.

The punch, seemingly gentle, held a force as powerful as a tsunami. The man's sternum instantly shattered, his internal organs shattered. His eyes widened, a trickle of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Without even a cry of pain, he collapsed to the ground.

The moment he fell, the pocket watch slipped from his hand.

A pleasant sound came to Xiuyuan's ears.

"Destroy the Lust Demon Puppet, Merit +1."

Chapter 40: Mizuki Shiranui's shame!

Xiu Yuan bent down and picked up the pocket watch that had slipped from the wretched man's hand. The metal surface glowed with a strange, cold light. This was no ordinary object, but one infused with magical power.

In an instant, a cold and sticky voice directly invaded his mind.

"Pick me up... use me... time will stand still for you..." The voice was like a venomous snake spitting out its tongue, carrying with it the power to bewitch people. "The two women beside you will now be at your mercy..."

The voice continued to bewitch, describing all the things Ruo Xiuyuan could do to Mizuki Shiranui and Akiyama Rinko after using the pocket watch. Every detail was full of evil hints.

Xiuyuan frowned slightly. This kind of cheap temptation was like child's play to him.

His mind was as steady as that of Acala, and was not moved at all.

"Little tricks."

Xiu Yuan sneered, a golden light flashed between his eyebrows, and his Dharma eyes saw through the essence of the pocket watch.

An exquisite magic circle is hidden inside the dial, and the flowing lines outline a complex hypnotic structure.

There was actually a low-level demon spirit kept in the core of the magic circle.

Drains life force and essence from the user.

The so-called time stop is nothing more than an advanced hypnosis effect.

This evil spirit will release a special mental force field, affecting the senses and cognition of people around it, putting them into a state similar to hypnosis, while the person holding the pocket watch will not be affected.

The hypnotized person loses their perception of the passage of time and may not even notice when they are being touched, giving the holder the illusion that time has stopped.

Such a low-level trick dares to be called time-stopping?

Xiuyuan shook his head contemptuously.

He used his Buddha power to probe into the pocket watch and felt that the evil spirit was trembling and trying to escape from his pressure.

"Your user has been shattered. Now it's your turn."

As soon as the Buddhist chant was uttered, the evil spirit in the pocket watch suddenly struggled violently.

The golden light from Xiuyuan's fingertips was like a sharp blade, directly penetrating the metal shell of the pocket watch and piercing into the core of the magic circle inside.

The demon spirit let out a sharp scream, the sound so piercing that it made people's scalps numb.

The scream was not heard through the ears, but sounded directly in the minds of the three people, as if someone was scratching fingernails frantically on glass.

Mizuki Shiranui subconsciously covered her ears, Akiyama Rinko also frowned, but Xiuyuan's expression remained unchanged.

"There's no point in struggling, prepare to die." Xiu Yuan said coldly.

His Buddha power was like a huge flood, instantly pouring into the pocket watch.

The golden light collided with the dark energy of the evil spirit, making a hissing sound.

The demon spirit resisted frantically, trying to escape from this oppressive feeling, but it had nowhere to escape.

In Xiuyuan's view, its final struggle was just a fight of a trapped beast.

"Amitabha." Xiuyuan chanted the Buddha's name, his voice was calm but contained endless pressure.

Golden light suddenly burst out, illuminating the entire interior of the pocket watch.

The demon's form began to twist and melt, like ice and snow encountering the scorching sun.

Its screams became more shrill, filled with despair. "No...don't...I can serve you...stop time for you..."

A hint of coldness flashed in Xiu Yuan's eyes. "How dare you deceive me with such a petty trick?"

The Buddha power at his fingertips increased again, and the golden light became extremely intense.

The demon spirit began to crumble, dissipating like mist in the sunlight.

It let out one last unwilling howl, and then completely turned into nothingness.

The patterns of the magic circle inside the pocket watch quickly dimmed and eventually disappeared completely.

The pocket watch in Xiuyuan's hand instantly lost all magical fluctuations and turned into an ordinary metal product.

"System prompt: Destroy low-level demons, merit +10"

Xiu Yuan nodded in satisfaction. While the merit points of these low-level monsters were certainly low, a mosquito leg, no matter how small, was still meat.

Rinko walked over to Xiuyuan, her eyes concerned. "Master, have you completely purified the evil spirit?"

Xiuyuan played with the pocket watch in his hand for a while to confirm that there was no magic power left.

"Yes, it has been completely purified. It was just an ordinary item that was infected by magic, and now it has returned to its original state."

He casually handed the pocket watch to Rinko. "You can send it to Taimanin headquarters for research."

Mizuki Shiranui, who was standing by, stood there in a daze the whole time. To her, the whole process was just a confusing farce.

First, a wretched man suddenly rushed over and talked to the air, then he pressed the pocket watch in his hand like a madman, and was finally beaten to death by Xiu Yuan with one punch.

"What's going on?" Shiranui looked at the corpse on the ground in confusion.

Then she saw Xiu Yuan purifying the pocket watch.

After Xiuyuan handed the purified pocket watch to Rinko, he turned to Shiranui and explained:

"This person used a so-called time-stopping item made by a succubus and tried to do something bad to you."

"Time stop prop?" Shiranui frowned.

"When he pressed the pocket watch, I didn't feel anything."

"Because of your strength." Xiu Yuan said calmly.

"This so-called time-stopping item is actually a low-level hypnosis. The magical fluctuations are very weak. It is basically ineffective against a high-level Taimanin like you, but it is deadly enough for ordinary people."

Shiranui suddenly realized something, and then a look of shame appeared on her face.

As an elite Taimanin, he didn't even notice that someone around him was using monster tools. If Xiu Yuan hadn't been there, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"What a shame."

Shiranui bit her lower lip.

"I didn't even notice that he had a demonic aura."

Xiuyuan interrupted her self-blame:

"Don't blame yourself too much. No one is perfect. This is just a chance for you to witness the tricks of these succubi, so you can see through them in advance next time."

"Thank you, Master Xiuyuan."

Shiranui bowed deeply, feeling even more ashamed. She had wanted to show off her strength in front of Xiuyuan to make up for her misconduct the night before, but she was saved by him again.

She made up her mind that she must perform well in front of Master Xiuyuan next time.

Shiranui subconsciously tightened the Tiger Blade in his hand.

Chapter 41: Succubus appears!

The cell phone on Rinko Akiyama's waist suddenly vibrated.

She quickly took out her cell phone, and the three eye-catching words "Countermeasures Department Three" appeared on the screen.

"Excuse me, Master."

Rinko bowed slightly to Xiuyuan, then answered the call and put the phone close to her ear.

"Yes, I understand." Rinko ended the call briefly and put the phone back to her waist.

She turned to Xiu Yuan, her long sky-blue hair swaying gently with her movements.

"Master, Countermeasures Division Three has completed the temporary blockade of Kabukicho."

Xiuyuan nodded slightly, motioning her to continue.

"They announced that there was a risk of gas pipeline leakage here and a cordon had been set up, prohibiting any outsiders from entering."

When Shiranui heard the news, she looked slightly relieved.

"That's good. At least we don't have to worry about innocent people being drawn into the battle."

Xiuyuan looked around and saw that the number of people on the street had obviously decreased. The neon lights in the distance were still flashing, but there was less noisy voices.

The Countermeasures Department Three acted swiftly and efficiently, and it was obvious that this type of temporary blockade was something they were already familiar with.

"Amitabha." Xiu Yuan clasped his hands together, "It seems that the Taimanin has a complete response mechanism for this kind of supernatural events."

Rinko took a step forward and explained respectfully:

"Yes, Master. They are responsible for on-site control and aftermath, while we focus on eliminating the demons."

She glanced around and continued:

"They've set up three cordon lines around the perimeter and sent agents disguised as municipal workers to clear the area. Within half an hour, the area will be completely cleared."

Shiranui gripped the Tiger Sword behind her, her fighting spirit high:

"This way, we can fight with all our might without having to worry about harming innocent people."

Xiuyuan slowly and methodically took off his loose monk's robe, revealing his sturdy body. He walked forward step by step, and the ground trembled slightly with each step he took.

The power of Buddha flowed rapidly in his body like a river bursting its banks.

Driven by this power, his body expanded rapidly, his muscles bulged like a living thing, and burst through the white robe lining.

In just a few seconds, Xiuyuan had transformed into a muscular monk over two meters tall. His broad shoulders could almost cover the sky and the sun, and his whole body emanated a faint Buddha light.

The light is not dazzling, but gives people a sense of holy and inviolable majesty.

"Amitabha!" Xiuyuan's low voice was like thunder.

Rinko Akiyama looked at her master's transformation, her eyes gleaming with admiration.

"Stand back." Xiuyuan gave a brief order, and the Buddha's light around him became brighter.

When passersby saw this "Buddha" that suddenly appeared, fear immediately overwhelmed their reason.

Screams pierced the night sky, and the crowd fled in all directions like frightened birds.

Someone fell to the ground, got up and continued running.

Some people didn't even have time to put their cell phones away and just threw them on the ground while running for their lives.

Panic spread like a plague through the narrow streets.

Xiuyuan's Dharma eyes effortlessly distinguished the lust demon puppets mixed in with the crowd.

Those humans controlled by the succubus had dark red demonic energy wrapped around them, which looked particularly dazzling in Xiuyuan's Dharma eyes.

"Go to the Pure Land!" Xiuyuan shouted softly and stepped forward with his right foot.

The ground cracked instantly, and his figure shot towards the nearest puppet like an arrow.