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Chapter 1232: Chapter 1232: Deities and Buddhas
West Sea.
A cluster of islands.
In the vast ocean, the islands were like a speck of ink on a blank sheet of paper.
Hard to notice unless you looked closely.
But once approached, one would realize the enormous area they covered, with many splendid buildings on the islands.
Without specific coordinates, it would be difficult to find the islands in the boundless sea.
Centered on the islands, the ocean stretched for eight hundred miles in every direction.
Here lied a mysterious and terrifying presence.
In the center of the island was a colossal statue.
The statue stood thirty meters tall and was golden in its entirety.
Come nightfall, it would emit a faint glow.
This was a statue of Buddha.
Named—
The West Sea God Buddha.
Behind the statue, the grand building was known as the God Buddha Palace.
At this time.
Inside the God Buddha Palace, followers filled the floors, kneeling.
From birth, they had been brought to this island to receive the purification of the Buddhist teachings.
Of course.
The Buddhist Law that the followers received was different from that of the Central Plains; it was a unique doctrine created by the West Sea God Buddha himself.
The West Sea God Buddha preached salvation through killing.
He believed violence to be the only solution to problems.
"Where are the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl?"
In the center of the great hall.
A white-haired man sat on a lotus seat, looking down from above: "I have opened the meeting to impart my teachings, yet the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl dare to be absent? Arhat of Homicide!"
"God Buddha, the Arhat of Homicide is here!"
Below, a yellow-haired monk slowly stepped forward.
The monk’s shoulder was half exposed, his lips were pitch black, and he held a string of Buddha Beads in his hand.
Under the God Buddha, there were seven great Arhats!
The Arhat of Homicide was one of them, responsible for enforcement.
On regular days, anyone who dared to defy the will of the West Sea God Buddha would be taken by the Arhat of Homicide to Asura Hell—
The place on the island where executions were carried out.
To receive punishment.
"Where are the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl?"
The West Sea God Buddha, his white hair flowing, leaned on the lotus seat and asked coldly.
He had been in seclusion for several days and had only come out for the day of imparting lessons.
And the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl, without the God Buddha’s order, were not allowed to leave the island even for a step.
That was the rule.
On the island, no one had any special privileges besides the West Sea God Buddha himself.
Even the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl, special disciples of the God Buddha, would be beaten until their skins split and flesh burst!
"God Buddha!"
The Arhat of Homicide knelt on the ground, his right hand clutching the Buddha Beads, expressionless: "The Golden Boy and the Jade Girl have passed on to bliss."
"Who! When! Where!"
A rare emotional fluctuation appeared in the West Sea God Buddha!
He stood up abruptly, flicking his pure white sleeves.
There was anger in his eyes!
After all, they were his special disciples!
The whole world knew that the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl belonged to him, the West Sea God Buddha!
And yet!
Someone dared to kill the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl?
The God Buddha, in his white robe, billowed without wind.
Below in the great hall, the followers bowed their heads, daring not to make any movements.
A powerful pressure, vast and overwhelming, came crashing down!
It was suffocating for the crowd.
The followers turned red and winced in pain.
Finally.
The West Sea God Buddha withdrew the pressure and said coldly, "Answer my question."
During this brief respite, the followers greedily inhaled.
"Golden Boy and Jade Maiden heard that the Divine Dragon Tripod appeared in the world, along with the strong and the sect people to the Shadow Gate headquarters base to snatch the Divine Dragon Tripod, to offer it to the gods and Buddha."
Arhat of Homicide lifted his head, his expression calm as he said, "But their abilities were not as good, and they were slain within the Shadow Gate headquarters by Mad Dragon, the leader of Seven Clouds Academy! None of their companions survived."
"Mad Dragon?"
The West Sea God Buddha looked up, murmuring to himself, "Seven Clouds Academy? I seem to have heard of it slightly. But such a small organization dares to kill even my people from the West Sea God Buddha?"
That year, he became famous in a battle at Boulevard!
From then on, all the major sects would give way to the West Sea God Buddha upon sight.
No one liking to stir up trouble.
But now, someone dared to kill even his disciple in seclusion!
"The death of Golden Boy and Jade Maiden is perhaps a twist of fate." The West Sea God Buddha slowly descended from the high platform and arrived at the center of the great hall, "Mad Dragon, where is he?"
"This morning, he was slain in Star City by a survivor from Medicine King Valley!" The Arhat of Homicide lifted his head, looking at the West Sea God Buddha with his dark eyes, "Not a trace of his bones left."
"Not out of fear of offending me but a feigned death?" The West Sea God Buddha stood with his hands clasped behind him, his white hair whipping about.
"After verification, Mad Dragon indeed has been killed. And Seven Clouds Academy vanished completely half an hour after Mad Dragon’s death. Despite the martial world’s mighty seeking revenge like madmen, they were unable to find any trace of Seven Clouds Academy."
The Arhat of Homicide answered placidly.
Though they were in the West Sea, they still had a large number of spies responsible for gathering intelligence in the outside world.
Information flowed in ceaselessly, even faster than many land-based organizations.
"Who is the murderer?"
The West Sea God Buddha huffed, "He dares kill my enemy?"
"The person is at the North Sea royal court, said to have been appointed as the North Sea’s son-in-law," the Arhat of Homicide turned his head to speak, "It looks like the North Sea royal court wants to make a big play with him."
"Arhat of Homicide!"
The West Sea God Buddha closed his eyes, standing at the entrance of the great hall.
Spreading his arms, he embraced the sea breeze.
"Make a trip to the North Sea royal court and bring the murderer’s head back to me personally!"
"I shall follow your decree!"
The Arhat of Homicide rose from the ground and strode away.
"Someone dares to kill the enemy of West Sea God Buddha?"
His voice echoed without end within the great hall.
The followers knelt on the ground, not daring to move.
...
Julius Reed lay in the luxurious room of the North Sea.
The quilt was soft, the bed comfortable.
He had not been injured; the so-called injuries were all feigned.
With his current abilities and experience, fooling everyone was not difficult.
Memories in his mind were mostly restored,
including the experience and techniques he had summarized over tens of thousands of years.
Regarding the amnesiac part, it was all focused on the recent few hundred years.
Compared to the skills Julius Reed had deduced, those so-called ultimate techniques of the sects were simply rubbish.
Regarding his own survival as someone from Medicine King Valley, the previous night he had already discussed the matter with Elaenor Wood, and Zain Ellsworth, the chief Supreme Elder of Medicine King Valley, had forged a file on a Medicine King Valley Inner Sect Disciple with terrifying talent.
This document had been arranged by Julius Reed to be delivered to what remained of Medicine King Valley’s archives overnight.
It was completely indistinguishable from the real thing.
Creak.
The door of the room was slowly pushed open.
The visitor was the Right Minister.
The Right Minister was the leader of the martial generals of the North Sea, second only to one, above ten thousand.
If Julius Reed was to remain in the North Sea, he would certainly be under the Right Minister.
This was clear to everyone.
"Young man, I truly envy you," the Right Minister probed Julius Reed’s breath, and once sure he hadn’t awoken, he sat at the bedside, his right hand reaching into his chest.
"Solaris Grove is my godson, I can only apologize to you."
As he spoke, a small pill appeared in his hand.
"If you don’t die, Solaris Grove will surely lose heart. Without him, it would be like losing an arm to me." The Right Minister gently pried open Julius Reed’s mouth and stuffed the small pill inside.
"This poison is fatal upon contact. After your death, I will surely burn more money for you! Blame only your own inability to read the situation, if you must."
The Right Minister shook his head and stood up to leave.
After he left, Julius Reed’s mouth moved.
He chewed the pill carefully.
It seemed rather sweet.
But at that moment! no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
The door was pushed open once again.
