This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 918 - 699: Lord of Hell!
Zuo Yongning now has no physical body, and bones cannot change expressions, so emotions can only be inferred from tone. But there is no doubt that Zuo Yongning is on the brink of exploding with rage.
Liang Yi guessed correctly. Back then, he willingly jumped into the Abyss, but unlike those Mystical Mechanism cultivators corrupted by Abyss Demon Qi, he was personally transformed into an Abyss Cultivator by the Abyss Will, making him pure and indistinguishable from regular Abyss Cultivators. From his aura alone, no one could connect him to the past Buddhist Buddha persona!
Initially, his cultivation went awry, leading to a drastic change in his temperament. His true nature was suppressed, and the evil demonic persona took over.
Originally, Zuo Yongning didn't think he would face any issues. After all, before sensing any danger, he had already suppressed himself under the Buddhist Mountain, intending to gradually purify the Evil Buddha power within himself using Buddhist Zen.
Unexpectedly, the Evil Buddha somehow escaped from the Buddhist Mountain, evading the pursuit of countless other mighty Buddhists. Even with the help of the Taoist Sect's Three Immortals, the Evil Buddha's trail wasn't found.
When Zuo Yongning regained consciousness, he realized he had become an Abyss Cultivator!
It turned out the Evil Buddha pledged allegiance to the Abyss Will during that period, thus evading detection by numerous mighty figures across the Mystical Mechanism Continent.
The change came so suddenly that Zuo Yongning thought he would be angry, desperate, and eventually seek self-annihilation.
But he didn't... Instead, he calmly accepted this fate.
It was then he understood he hadn't truly awakened but rather that the evil Buddha persona had sacrificed everything for his primary persona, merging the two!
From the Evil Buddha's memories, he also discovered a secret unknown even to the Abyss Will.
It turns out, though the Evil Buddha's character was starkly different from his own, their insight and reasoning abilities were entirely alike. Driven by madness to pursue greater power, the Evil Buddha chose to sacrifice himself to pave the way! His choice to cultivate the Hell Path was for this purpose!
In the Void, there exists the "Hell," a world far surpassing the Mystic Mechanism and Abyss worlds, a strong world. This "Hell" proliferates its projections, projecting the "Hell" law into countless worlds, thereby helping each world maintain balance while also strengthening itself.
Buddhism has the Six Paths of Reincarnation! Among the Six Paths, the Hell Path is closest to the grand world of "Hell."
Coincidentally, neither the Abyss nor the Mystic Mechanism has witnessed the emergence of "Hell."
Whether due to the remoteness of these worlds or "Hell's" lack of attention to them, these two worlds indeed do not have the presence of "Hell."
Thus, the demonic persona of Zuo Yongning conceived a bold idea!
He wants to construct Hell!
If he can use the Lost Souls of three epochs as a foundation and the Buddhist Hell Path law as the core, he can construct Hell!
The moment Hell is constructed, he becomes the Lord of Hell in the Mystic Mechanism World and Abyss World!
Upon Hell's birth, as the Lord of Hell, he would catch the notice of the distant grand world of "Hell" and be offered an olive branch.
He could then directly breakthrough to the Ninth Realm and successfully ascend to the Tenth Realm!
Thus, he becomes an equal to the Abyss Will and Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Dao! At that time, founding a Buddhist sect would be easy!
Therefore, for two epochs, he has been gathering all cultivators' Lost Souls to fill the Yellow Spring River in his domain. Now, once he successfully gathers the Lost Souls of this epoch, he can succeed in constructing Hell!
Gongsun Bai'an doesn't know this, Qiu Feng doesn't know this, even the Abyss Will is unaware! All believed he gathered Lost Souls merely to enhance his strength.
To conceal his true intentions, he has always downplayed his Buddhist cultivator identity, employing Ghost Cultivator powers to confront his enemies.
For two epochs, even figures like Gongsun Bai'an believed he truly was a Ghost Cultivator!
But now, Liang Yi and Su Youyi have forced him to reveal his true form, exposing his Buddhist cultivator identity, significantly increasing the risk of exposure. After all, people like Gongsun Bai'an aren't clueless; they might deduce the truth.
If before he only risked exposure, losing half of his Divine Soul's fire now genuinely cuts his chances in half!
To become the Lord of Hell, he must bear the endless grievances within Hell!
That's why he abandoned his physical body, greatly reinforcing his bones, planning to use this form to withstand the grievances! But with only half a Divine Soul, his current chances of success are dramatically lowered!
Where it was once ten-to-one odds before, now success and failure are three-to-seven.
Realizing his plan, which he patiently bore for three epochs, has been ruined, how could Zuo Yongning not harbor hatred!?
With one eye completely dim, Zuo Yongning took a deep breath, forming an unusual Buddhist seal with his hands, chanting quietly!
Liang Yi and Su Youyi furrowed their brows, noticing a strange change in Zuo Yongning's visage. Pain showed on his face, muscles swelled, and beneath his skin seemed like worms crawling.
"Roar!!!"
The Evil Buddha roared skyward in agony!
The sound waves echoed across the battlefield, attracting everyone's attention and directing their gaze here.
On the battlefield, He Zhiqing, who watched this moment closely, showed some gravity in his eyes, realizing he had seen this seal before.
"It's the Three-headed Six-armed seal!"
From the long-unresponsive starlight, came the exhausted voice of Master Bodhi.
"Master Bodhi!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
He Zhiqing rejoiced, as did Yu Gejing and Pang Qingshi. They were excited since Master Bodhi's last words indicated he went to prepare the means to break the predicament.
Now actively sending a message suggests the preparations are complete!
Simultaneously, under Liang Yi and Su Youyi's astonished gaze, the Evil Buddha underwent a dramatic transformation. Ocean-like Abyss Demon Qi gathered and funneled into Zuo Yongning's body.
The demonic aura climbed, reaching a level making even Liang Yi feel a touch of fear.
When the demonic aura dissipated, the Evil Buddha before Liang Yi and Su Youyi had transformed into a Three-headed Six-armed form!
"Catch!"
As Liang Yi worried about how to fight, He Zhiqing's voice came like a ray of light in darkness, lighting up Liang Yi's eyes.
His eyes truly brightened, as a ray burst from the towering Bodhi Tree far away, shooting directly towards Liang Yi and Su Youyi!
Buddha's light shone!
Liang Yi and Su Youyi stared dazedly at a Bodhi Tree branch in their hands.
"Just this??"
