Chapter 79: Chapter 64: Capturing the Demon

As the Great Inspirational King was instructing his defenses, he heard Lin Fang’s voice calling out to him.

For some reason, his heart was filled with irritability, and he almost responded instinctively, but suddenly his mind cleared. He remembered that the Bodhisattva once mentioned that there was a Magical Treasure in the world that would suck in anyone who responded. He quickly suppressed the urge.

"Your Majesty, someone is calling your name," one of the fish demons serving by his side, unaware of the situation, reminded the Great Inspirational King.

With a loud bang, a delicate figure flew sideways, hitting the wall of the Crystal Palace and becoming a blur of blood and flesh. The Great Inspirational King acted mercilessly in his frustration, ending the fish demon’s life in an instant.

However, Lin Fang’s calls grew more intense, causing him to nearly respond despite his best efforts.

Lin Fang, standing above the river, saw no change and knew that the Great Inspirational King must be aware of this situation. He sighed inwardly, conceding that someone from Guanyin’s place indeed had some insight.

But this did not mean he had no solution. A smile appeared on Lin Fang’s face as he muttered to himself, "It’s your own fault for eating indiscriminately. Did you really think my stuff was that delicious?"

No sooner had he spoken than Lin Fang’s consciousness stirred slightly, and the fragments of the paper figures that had exploded inside the Great Inspirational King’s belly suddenly ignited. Intense pain swept through his whole body in an instant.

The Great Inspirational King could no longer bear it and, after letting out a mournful howl, he instinctively answered Lin Fang’s call.

A terrible suction force appeared on him, and the Great Inspirational King shouted in dismay, instinctively clinging to a pillar of the Crystal Palace. However, the force was relentless, determined not to stop until he was taken, causing the entire Crystal Palace to wobble.

At that moment, a group of fish demons walked in from the outside and saw the mangled corpse of their companion on the ground and the Great Inspirational King struggling against the suction force.

Suddenly, expressions of hatred appeared on their faces. The Great Inspirational King had killed many fish demons due to his violent temper, and that hatred was deeply etched in their hearts; it was just that no one dared to rebel because of his power.

Seeing the Great Inspirational King in such a state, they could no longer suppress the hatred in their hearts. They drew the daggers they wore and began to attack the hands with which the Great Inspirational King was clutching the pillar.

"You lowly creatures, dare to harm me?" The Great Inspirational King roared in anger, his formidable presence causing the fish demons to tremble with fear, and many dropped their daggers to the ground.

"He’s already struggling to save himself; what is there to fear? If he really could take action, would we still be alive and standing here?" The leading fish demon, looking at the beleaguered Great Inspirational King, spoke bitterly.

Realization dawned on the others; indeed, as she said, if the Great Inspirational King were able to take action, they would already be corpses.

Picking up the daggers that lay on the ground, they attacked the Great Inspirational King once more.

"You wretches, you will not die well. Once I free myself, I will tear you to pieces," the Great Inspirational King said, his face showing a trace of fear as he began to scream wildly.

"Then wait for that in Hell!" the leading fish demon shouted, and a dagger chopped down on his hand.

An intense pain hit, and the Great Inspirational King involuntarily let go of the pillar he was holding in the Crystal Palace. He was immediately pulled out of the water by the strong suction force, and with a flash of light, he was drawn into the Glazed Pagoda, suppressed at its base.

Seeing this, Lin Fang laughed out loud and paid no more attention to the kneeling crowd, riding the clouds and heading north.

The Great Inspirational King had been deliberately released by Guanyin, and now that Lin Fang had killed him, he reckoned the Bodhisattva had already sensed it. If he didn’t leave now, he estimated that in a short while, he wouldn’t be able to escape.

At Mount Luojia in the Southern Sea, where Guanyin Bodhisattva was meditating in practice of cultivation, she suddenly frowned. She felt that the mark she had left on the fleeing goldfish was no longer detectable.

Hurriedly calculating with her fingers, she saw only chaos in the heavens, as if ten thousand rays of light were obstructing her sight, preventing her from seeing clearly.

"Could it be someone from the Buddhist Sect has made a move?" Guanyin murmured to herself. After all, the bursts of golden light carried a sense of compassion, clearly belonging to something from the Buddhist Sect.

Unbeknownst to her, at that moment, the Shariputra on the second floor of Lin Fang’s tower emitted a glow, enveloping the entire Glazed Glass Tower, causing Lin Fang to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Without this item, I really wouldn’t have dared to make a move against the Great Inspirational King. These high-ranking members of the Buddhist Sect are truly unforgivable, each one proficient in the arts of karmic calculation, one careless move and one could be traced." Lin Fang sighed to himself.

"But this time was also opportunistic, making use of the mark Guanyin had left inside the Great Inspirational King. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult to trap him inside the tower."

Thinking of this, Lin Fang also smiled. This foolish fish, it was simply his misfortune. Ever since his own paper figures had swallowed that mysterious Sanskrit, they had acquired a lot of information, and Lin Fang had been able to deduce many spells of the Buddhist Sect from it.

Meanwhile, the foolish fish Lin Fang referred to had arrived in a mysterious space, surrounded by darkness with no distinction of up, down, left, or right, a chaotic void.

However, when he looked up, he saw a huge sun overhead, radiating terrible heat that made him, born of the Aquatic Races, extremely uncomfortable.

"Let me out!" the Great Inspirational King shouted.

"I am a disciple under Guanyin Bodhisattva, if you kill me, just wait for the Bodhisattva’s retribution!"

The Great Inspirational King intentionally exaggerated his importance in the eyes of Guanyin in an attempt to intimidate Lin Fang, but received no response at all, everything fell on deaf ears.

"You despicable thief, if you have the guts, let me out and let’s have a fair fight! Relying solely on the power of a magical treasure, what kind of hero are you!" the Great Inspirational King cursed incessantly, hoping for a response. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

However, Lin Fang did not respond to him. The base of the tower was already isolated from the other layers, and even if the Great Inspirational King were to scream his voice hoarse, Lin Fang wouldn’t hear a single sound.

Instead, his voice awoke the Beast of Calamity that had been hibernating in the space, and ever since the space had been graced with a sun, this abominable creature made up of many insects had hidden away and fallen into a deep sleep to preserve its own vitality.

Now, awakened by the Great Inspirational King’s shout, sensing the presence of life, the Beast of Calamity went berserk upon smelling flesh and blood, which it had not seen in a long time.

It charged towards the Great Inspirational King at an incredible speed, and with its immense force, sent the Great Inspirational King flying a great distance.

The fallen Great Inspirational King spit out a mouthful of blood and had already noticed something was amiss with the space. It appeared that as time passed, the mana in his body was gradually disappearing. Now, faced with such a troublesome beast, fear surged through his heart.

However, before he could dwell on it further, the Beast of Calamity charged again, intent only on devouring the life before its eyes.