Inner Destroyer

　Behind her, a five-colored halo slowly rotates, like a peacock spreading its tail, or like layers of lotus flowers and flame rings spreading out in a mandala, emitting an infinite majesty beyond this world.

　This is--

　This is the Peacock King who was born from the decaying corpse of the snake god.

　"Ah oh."

　Sasa, who was standing on Qi Xing's shoulder, had a very ugly expression on her face. She was shocked and angry.

　She hadn't even shown such a panicked expression in a long time.

　"——Wake up, retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"

　"There's no way you can beat this thing right now!"

　The eight hundred bhikkhunis lying in the blood, their lives had come to an end, but at this moment they had a satisfied smile on their faces.

　"I respectfully request you to do so."

　The white-haired witch used her last life to thank the prayers,

　“——【True Buddha·Great Peacock King】!”

　"This is,"

　At the same time, Qi Xing heard Sasa explaining in his ear,

　"Uh...it's a giant spirit I made a while ago, and it was sealed away by my brother."

　104: Thousands of Divine Mantras

　When the five-colored divine light flew into "Sugizawa Village" and slammed into the "Inner World", in the village that was beaten to pieces, Kamigorin had just defeated "Susanoo" Shijo Aoi and "Tsukuyomi" Kisaragi not long ago, and was still wondering whether she should go deeper to see if Qi Xing needed her help.

　Of course, she also knew that she should be more chaste and not try to snatch Qi Xing's prey. But at this moment——

　A five-colored divine light of white, red, yellow, green and blue suddenly broke through the fog wall of the "inner world" and rushed in!

　It was so fast that it almost hit Rin and almost brushed her cheek.

　Incredibly, the divine powers of "Tsukuyomi" who was caught by Rin and "Susanoo" who was knocked down by Rin, as well as the bow and arrow and magatama on "Tsukuyomi", were all swept away by the light when the five-colored divine light flew by!

　The Ame-no-Kume sword was still stuck in the ground, so it seemed the Five-Colored Divine Light had no interest in it. Immediately afterwards, the light penetrated into the "depths" and vanished!

　It would be fine for Ruyue Jian, she had already been defeated and she was mentally prepared. It was impossible for the divine power to continue to be reserved for her.

　Shijo Aoi was in a terrible state. She had already been beaten half to death by Rin, and now even the power of Susanoo, which was keeping her alive, was drained away. She almost passed out from the pain.

　Fortunately, although Rin didn't know how to heal, the Onmyoji often gave her a lot of talismans and elixirs. Although she never used them, she could still take out a bottle and quickly sprinkle it on Shijo Aoi's face.

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　So, now Lin can't wait outside any longer.

　She could actually feel a sense of familiarity from the five-colored light that she could not explain.

　So familiar that it was almost as if she had known it before she was born.

　It's so strange that it makes you feel sick, and so familiar that it makes you feel cold.

　Most importantly, there was a strong sense of rejection in that breath - as if its existence was instinctively rejecting her.

　And she actually felt the same way about it.

　With a flash of her figure, divine fire erupted from her toes. Lin had already leaped up like a meteor, hurtling straight towards the "deep layer"!

　So, let’s talk about Qi Xing.

　Eight hundred bhikkhunis have died.

　But her death was not the end.

　The three-faced, six-armed Peacock King has been born from the rotten corpse of the snake god.

　This is the birth of the "True Buddha".

　It is a miracle created by distorted faith.

　I am the only one who is supreme in the world.

　In that blazing five-colored halo, the god's form towered like a pillar in the sky, its size almost as large as a skyscraper.

　Joy, anger, and sorrow, three faces wearing Noh masks. Whether they have eyes or not, whether they are "looking" at Qi Xing - it is impossible to tell.

　Qi Xing didn't even know whether He had any ordinary sensory abilities like "seeing" or "hearing."

　Most importantly, the power emanating from Him was so massive that the word "terrifying" was simply not enough to describe it.

　Giant spirit.

　That's what Sasa called this thing.

　What is a giant?

　To put it simply, a "Jinni" is an Arabic demon or genie, also known as "Jinni." The wish-granting genie in the magic lamp in "Aladdin" is a type of "Jinni."

　The djinn are both good and evil, but all are powerful, inhuman beings. It is said that in the beginning, there was a single God who "created man from dust" and the djinn from fire. According to Arabic versions of the scriptures, the devil—also known as Satan, also known as Samael, also known as Iblis—is actually one of the djinn.

　So that's how it is. So the djinn are powerful ones. Since the fallen angels are also djinns, Sasa is also a djinn... But this brings up a small problem.

　Samael copied the database her father had written, escaped the universe created by the One God, and fled to the outer void to create her own world. She copied an entire universe, copied humans, and copied all kinds of creatures. Okay, she did a good job, but—

　Does Sasa have the ability to replicate the same power as himself?

　It would be strange if she really had this ability.

　Even if she really had this ability, Samael would not be stupid enough to create another angel who would do things secretly like himself, or a group of angels who would rebel!

　On the other hand, Sasa does need to create something like an angel to help her monitor and maintain the subtleties of the universe. To achieve this, it must possess considerable "intelligence."

　So Sasa copied the information in the database from those who were as powerful as her, added her own ideas, and created a god-like machine.

　It is not a God made of gears, but the gears made by God, the engine that drives the universe and pulls the loom that weaves the destiny of the world.

　It lacks personality, self-will, and is not a living being. Calling it a "machine" is merely a metaphor for ease of understanding; in reality, it's probably not even material, but merely a "system force" operating to carry out the Creator's mission.

　The power of self-existence.

　An evil intelligent system created by the blind and foolish god.

　Agent of the Dark Creator God.

　The "Djinn" in the Samael universe is just like that.

　Nearly two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ came and paralyzed Samael, tying her to the throne at the bottom of the universe. He also sealed all the giants she created in the "Dream of All Beings", forbidding them to come to the mortal world.

　The era of mythology came to an end.

　In other words, these vanished giants are actually...

　"In short, it possesses the same power as the Silver Messenger..."

　Qi Xing immediately understood what Sasa said...

　"What kind of power is this?!"

　But Sasa angrily complained, interrupting him before he finished speaking.

　"Even if you humans picked up my 'silver coins', you could only use a tiny fraction of them! This is a fragment of one-thirtieth of the Creator God's divine power! Now that you have two 'silver coins', does it look like you have the power of one-fifteenth of the universe?!"

　Well, that's correct...

　"Human thinking and willpower are too limited! Even if you use the power of the 'Silver Coin', you are only extracting mythological archetypes from the 'Dream of All Beings', which is already a very indirect use!"

　"However, the so-called 'mythological archetype' is precisely the projection of all mankind's beliefs in these giant spirits!"

　In short, they possess the same power as the Silver Coin Users. Furthermore, because they are AI, they can wield their power even more skillfully. Because they are AI, they lack emotions and are unwavering—and because they are legitimate users of the power, they possess even more than regular Silver Coin Users, possessing a nearly limitless, inexhaustible supply of divine energy.

　Neither human nor god, but an AI that plays the role of god.

　As the saying goes, respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance.

　The last well-known mortal genius who had a fair fight with AI was almost defeated by AI to the point of losing his mind.

　Wake up, wake up, can you really win?

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　?

　To be honest, Qi Xing himself was unsure. Furthermore, his right arm hadn't healed yet, the wound was still there, and the pain was burning.

　"Don't even think about fighting it. Don't even think about fighting it."

　Sasa firmly objected.

　"Anyway, the Peacock King isn't watching you right now. Without a reason, it'll probably ignore you. Let's escape now. At worst, we can seal off this entire Inner Realm and the mountain again."

　Her idea this time is quite reasonable.

　Just as Qi Xing was about to retreat, the three faces of the Peacock King seemed to turn around. Something like a gaze was already locked onto Qi Xing.

　Oops.

　Just as Qi Xing was about to withdraw and wanted to avoid rashly provoking this god-like AI, he suddenly felt his feet stop.

　It wasn't that the ground was cracking, nor was there anyone blocking the road.

　Rather, it was an almost imperceptible "lock of rules" that had quietly entangled him.

　Of the three Noh masks, the one with the "joy" of the front—Amaterasu—trembled slightly, and a low voice uttered something beyond the structure of language. To Qi Xing, it sounded like gibberish. But for some reason, he understood the message within: "Om, Mahavairochana, all wishes are fulfilled, the radiance is boundless, illuminating the three thousand worlds."

　"The wheel of heaven's justice, blazing with golden light, exposes all evil spirits from all directions."

　"Follow my Mahavairocana mantra—it illuminates the true nature and purifies all illusions."

　It's too late to say, then soon!

　The cold and eerie divine incantation, like the sound of chimes, resounded throughout the entire "inner world".

　The next moment, the Eight-foot Mirror held in one arm of the "Peacock King" emitted endless dazzling divine light, and the halo expanded layer by layer. The entire world seemed to be washed and bleached, turning into a dust-free pure world.

　The surrounding world seemed to be afraid of this merciless divine will, and immediately regarded the Peacock King's hymns as the will of the Creator, following the system code design of the beginning, obeying the oracle, and bowing to Him.

　The surroundings were touched by the divine light, and the matter whose existence structure was reorganized suddenly rolled into a vortex, making a loud noise like a wail.

　The entire small world seemed to be "refreshed" and immediately turned into a clear and flawless pure land.

　However, upon waking up, Qi immediately felt a deep discomfort in this world of light: as if his entire body was being firmly locked by a pair of omnipresent "divine eyes." Any movement, any trace of Qi flowing, would be detected and labeled by this world of light.

　At the same time as the all-pervading Buddha light spread out, the Peacock King bent his third arm, took out the divine bow made of silver and red sandalwood, and with his other finger lightly touched the void, and an arrow cast from light appeared out of thin air.

　Its other face, the one wearing the Tsukuyomi Noh mask, began to sing: "I am the Executioner."

　"I am the one who brings punishment."

　"I am an Avenger."

　"I am the form of the Creator's wrath."

　"So Senluo,"

　"Therefore, all things are,"

　"Follow my command."

　“May this light become an arrow, an arrow of karma, piercing through evil obstacles and burning away sinful karma.”

　"If this person comes with evil, he will be instantly shot to death by an arrow."

　"If not for this, this arrow would have missed."

　What a joke.

　Using two faces, two artifacts, and two different powers at the same time?!

　The next moment, there was no sound of bowstrings, no sound of wind breaking through the air.

　That arrow, reversing cause and effect, was not shot from a bow, but was fired directly into "fate".

　Qi Xing immediately circulated his true energy, ran at lightning speed, and dodged by leaping sideways in an instant!

　But the arrow of karma is not aimed at his "physical body", but directly at his "cause and effect".