The final two layers of illusion in the Demon-Execution Hall required at least Immortal+ grade strength, or perhaps even Eternal grade strength, to pass through safely.

The early flow of an eighth-difficulty chapter naturally would not be this monstrous. All of this was only because the current area was the hidden map of Chapter Nine.

Lin Xun and the White Elephant Demon had exhausted every method at their disposal, and even then they had only managed to hold out until they had just entered the fifth layer of illusion.

If not for him forcibly elevating the power of Analysis Authority with Beginning of the Holy Spirit, allowing him to analyze the core position of the formation and thus break it open, there was absolutely no way the two of them could have left the Demon-Execution Hall alive.

“At a difficulty this high, it’s simply impossible to play without cheating…”

Lin Xun had not forgotten his fundamental objective in entering the Demon-Execution Hall. He wanted to find the Bodhisattva’s Past Self inside the hall, and thereby obtain the seed of Glazed Pure Fire, the hidden reward of this ninth-difficulty map!

[You sweep your gaze around the hall. Aside from a Bodhisattva idol on a divine altar, there are no other excess furnishings in the hall.]

[The Evil-Execution Grand Formation you experienced earlier was itself this divine image of the Great Dark Endless Delusion Bodhisattva, while the core formation eye of the formation was the pair of eyes of the Bodhisattva’s divine image.]

[Countless characters flash through your eyes. Taking advantage of the fact that the duration of Beginning of the Holy Spirit has not yet ended, you activate Analysis Authority…]

[Very soon, you obtain the answer from Analysis.]

[You take a deep breath and tightly grip the Demon-Suppressing Evil-Subduing Great Vajra Pestle in your hand.]

[Suddenly, you let out a shout, leap into the air, and the treasured pestle instantly grows longer and thicker!]

[Before the astonished gaze of the White Elephant Demon, you smash the pestle straight toward the Bodhisattva’s divine image in front of you!]

[The White Elephant Demon blurts out, Junior Brother, stop! The divine image was shaped by the Bodhisattva’s great divine arts. If you damage the image, the Bodhisattva will know…]

[Before it can finish speaking, the Bodhisattva image is smashed into a pile of broken stone all over the ground by your pestle.]

[Seeing this, the White Elephant Demon stamps its feet anxiously and says, Aiyaa! Why wouldn’t you listen to advice!]

[Now this is truly troublesome. With the divine image destroyed, the Bodhisattva must certainly have already sensed it. She will definitely return to the dojo as quickly as possible.]

[You… sigh, after committing such a monstrous sin, even if it pleads on your behalf, it will be useless.]

[The White Elephant Demon turns around with a bitter expression, no longer looking at you. In a low voice it says, Junior Brother, run quickly!]

[It knows you are very capable. You could emerge unharmed from the Demon-Subduing Hall, and you could even break the Evil-Execution Grand Formation and lead it out alive from the edge of death. The dojo’s dharma-protector grand formation certainly cannot trap you.]

[It will simply pretend it failed to keep watch over you. Take advantage of the fact that it has not yet changed its mind… and flee quickly!]

[Looking at the White Elephant Demon standing there with its back to you, you cannot help but ask in return, Senior Brother, if I run off, then when the Bodhisattva returns, how are you supposed to explain yourself? Are you not afraid that the Bodhisattva will skin you alive and tear out your tendons?]

[Upon hearing this, the White Elephant Demon says angrily, At a time like this, instead of fleeing quickly, why are you still asking about all this?]

[Its whole body is copper skin and iron bones, its fleshly body adamant and indestructible. Even if it angers the Bodhisattva, a punishment or two is something it can grit its teeth and endure. But if you still do not run, once the Bodhisattva returns, even if you want to leave then, you will no longer be able to!]

With the enhancement of Beginning of the Holy Spirit, Lin Xun’s Analysis Authority had received an enormous increase at this moment. He could analyze the formation eye of the Evil-Execution Grand Formation and break the formation. Naturally, analyzing the dojo’s dharma-protector grand formation one more time would likewise be no difficult task.

If nothing unexpected happened, he could of course run away smoothly.

But if he fled alone and left this White Elephant Senior Brother behind, then once the Bodhisattva came home, one could know with one’s toes that the White Elephant Demon’s fate would certainly be extremely miserable.

Although this White Elephant Senior Brother was an Extreme Evil monster, its original nature was not bad at all. Compared with other Extreme Evil monsters, it could practically be called a good person.

At this moment, Lin Xun had already formed the intention of abducting Senior Brother away with him.

[You open your mouth and invite, Senior Brother, naturally you can run. But if you run alone, would that not leave it here alone to be punished?]

[Since it too was forcibly made into a disciple and dharma-protector mount by the Bodhisattva, has it never thought of fleeing together with you?]

[Rather than remaining here to endure the Bodhisattva’s cruel punishments, why not flee together with you…]

[Before you can finish speaking, the White Elephant Demon turns around and repeatedly waves its hands, shaking its head as it says, How could that be allowed?]

[Although it was indeed taken in as a disciple by the Bodhisattva through force, compared to other Buddhas, the Bodhisattva already treats the disciples under her sect rather well. It and the Bodhisattva have also long since solidified the name of master and disciple.]

[Privately letting you go would already be a helpless act of following its heart while violating righteousness. But how could it then continue making one mistake after another and betray the Bodhisattva’s sect?]

[You had thought that the White Elephant Demon would agree in a single breath, but unexpectedly, despite seeming so foolish, it too had a conviction within its heart.] 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

[After weighing it for a moment, you speak again, Senior Brother, does the matter of the wager spoken of before still count?]

[The White Elephant Demon nods and says, Of course it counts. A person of religion does not utter falsehoods. One spit, one nail. It has always kept its word.]

[As it says this, it suddenly reacts and smiles bitterly, saying, Junior Brother, do not make things difficult for it…]

[Let the content of that wager simply be allowing you to leave. Stop trying to persuade it. It is not going to go.]

[Seeing the White Elephant Demon’s resolute attitude, you understand that no matter how much more you say, it will be useless.]

Lin Xun frowned.

Within the hellish game, some plot characters could have their Affection raised and become companions within a chapter world, like Rona and Bennett. Some plot characters, like the Nine-Tailed Fox and the little Nurarihyon, could go even further and be accepted as exclusive Summons.

But for far more plot characters, even if their Affection was raised to the maximum, they still could not travel alongside the player.

In the current situation, he did not know whether it was the game’s programming at work, or whether the White Elephant Demon was simply a bit stubbornly foolishly loyal.

[Just as the White Elephant Demon is about to urge you to flee quickly, it suddenly widens its eyes and points behind you with a trembling hand, crying out in alarm, Bo-Bodhisattva, how have you returned so quickly…]

[You turn around, only to see that the Bodhisattva’s divine image has long since shattered into a heap of broken stone, and standing atop the rubble is the phantom of a woman.]

[That phantom seems to be composed of pure white flames. The woman’s figure is slender, her waist thin, her feet bare, and she is draped in gauzy cloth. Her beautiful face is exactly the same as the Great Dark Endless Delusion Bodhisattva!]

[The only difference is that the woman’s expression is solemn and sacred, carrying the meaning of great compassion and pity for all beings!]

[You discovered the Past Self of Great Wisdom Endless Intent Bodhisattva!]

[The phantom woman fixes both eyes upon you and slowly opens her mouth, saying, Fated one… no wonder you were able to pass the illusion trial of the Evil-Execution Grand Formation. It seems that the fated one whom she has waited for is actually the Proxy of Lord Enma. It would seem that all of this is heaven’s will.]

Back in Chapter Five of the Evil God world, Lin Xun had once entered an illusion alongside Senior Sister Tsukishiro Murasakiyo and had met Ancient Heavenly Enma face to face.

At that time, he had been bestowed with the oath title of Enma’s Proxy.

Just like Defender of the Golden Blazing Sun, such oath titles granted no direct combat bonus. Only when encountering certain specific plot characters would they trigger additional plot developments.