Chapter 373: Shifting the Blame to the Buddha, No One Can Escape!

"Damn it, Algol, you couldn't have told me such important information sooner!"

Having just finished observing the Dxd World and returning from it, Su Nian couldn't help but curse as he spoke.

"You should have told me earlier that if you converge your Simulated Star Creation Map onto Spirit Mountain, it can only be hidden for three hours."

"Now look at this, there's absolutely no time left for any preparation."

Su Nian sighed, stepped out of the secret chamber, and walked quickly toward the place where Shiroyasha of Thousand Eyes usually worked.

Outer Gate 3345, Thousand Eyes headquarters.

Wearing a deep purple kimono embroidered with peonies and maintaining her young girl appearance, Shiroyasha was leisurely watering her potted plants.

After she finished watering, Shiroyasha looked up at the sun in the sky and said.

"The next few days will be sunny, which isn't bad; it's a good season for relaxing."

Having said that, Shiroyasha spoke with a lazy expression.

"Before long, when Su Nian returns, I'll take him to Hua Du to have some real fun and show him the world."

Thump, thump, thump—footsteps rang out.

It was the maid in charge of Shiroyasha's daily life at the headquarters, running over quickly.

"Lady Shiroyasha, Heavenly Lord Su Nian requests..."

"No need to say it, I've already come in."

Hearing this, Shiroyasha dropped the watering can in her hand, clapped her hands, and said.

"Yo, Su Nian, you've had enough fun outside and decided to come back?"

Hearing this, the corner of Su Nian's mouth twitched, and he said with quite a bit of resentment.

"Fun? I suppose you could call it fun, if Algol hadn't stirred up trouble."

Hearing this, Shiroyasha waved her hand to dismiss the maid, and only after she had left did she run to Su Nian's side with a grin and ask curiously.

"Usually, I only see you tricking others; how is it that you've been tricked by Algol this time?"

For Shiroyasha, this was indeed a rare sight.

Su Nian, who had always been one to plan strategies within a command tent and decide outcomes from a thousand miles away, was flustered like this for the first time.

Su Nian's mouth twitched at the question; could he not know his own level?

His level wasn't much higher than Shiroyasha's; usually, he just relied on information asymmetry and coordination from the Little Garden Central to trick people.

Once those were truly gone, he could consider relying on his own world-shaking wisdom.

"There's no helping it; sometimes a good teammate is quite important."

Su Nian shrugged his shoulders, the implication being that Algol could not be called a good teammate at all.

As expected, he shouldn't have held any hope for a Problem Child who was stubborn enough to challenge the Gods and Buddhas of the Three Thousand Worlds back then.

Who knows why Algol would suddenly dig such a hole to trap him at the very last moment?

Of course, it might not count as digging a hole, right?

The only problem it might cause is the potential exposure of his identity, though that was only a matter of time anyway.

After all, the Little Garden Central isn't Omnipotence; although it can reduce the probability of his exposure through guidance, it's impossible to keep hiding forever.

"Oh? How did Algol trick you?"

Shiroyasha asked curiously, looking like she was ready to eat some gossip.

Algol should have kept things under control; it must have been Algol's own stubbornness.

Su Nian sighed, picked up the tea on the table and drank it in one gulp, then slammed it heavily onto the table and said.

"She is preparing to challenge the World-Honored One."

"Hmm?"

Shiroyasha was stunned for a moment, and only then did she come to her senses, picking at her ear in disbelief.

Only after confirming there was nothing wrong with her hearing did she recover.

"Hmm!!"

Shiroyasha's eyes widened in surprise, and she stared at Su Nian in disbelief.

"Are you sure that vain girl really wants to challenge the big monk?"

"What else?"

Su Nian shrugged his shoulders, took another sip of tea, and smacked his lips; he didn't know why, but this tea tasted strangely sweet.

Then he continued.

"She has already used the observation of the Little Garden Central to converge her Simulated Star Creation Map onto Spirit Mountain."

"What do you think?"

"Oh my goodness, Little Algol is as stubborn as ever."

Shiroyasha opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Challenge Shakyamuni? That monster whom her boss praised as being on the same level as them.

If it were back in the Dawn Period, before Shakyamuni had attained Buddhahood, Shiroyasha could have understood.

But to challenge him now, when that person is about to transcend... even Shiroyasha has to praise the other party for having courage.

A true warrior.

"And she didn't give me any time to prepare."

Su Nian sighed and shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"Algol said there are too many powerful ugly monsters in Buddhism, and even if her Simulated Star Creation Map fits the logic of Buddhism well, it's hard to hide it for too long."

So, attacking Spirit Mountain and causing the billions of Buddhas on Spirit Mountain to fall at once is the only chance to catch up to the Halloween Queen.

She couldn't possibly give that up.

Of course, catching up to the Halloween Queen as mentioned here does not mean becoming a Three-digit Exceptional; Algol was already a Three-digit Exceptional when she completed her observation.

After corrupting a large God Group and establishing a foundation in Human History, she was confident that, relying on the uniqueness of a Star Spirit, she would not lose to an average Two-digit, reaching a level comparable to the Halloween Queen.

In other words, it was an opportunity to go from an ordinary Four-digit Exceptional to a Four-digit Exceptional like Yang Jian or Indra.

If Algol had said so earlier, one could have prepared earlier; as for now... it is hard to say.

That is why Algol is such a pit; if only she had said something earlier, he could have observed later and continued to develop in the Dxd World for a while longer.

By stirring things up and bringing out the real Yahweh, wouldn't that at least increase the win rate a bit?

At worst, sacrificing the Holy Spirit's Spirit Status to turn it into a Demon Spirit could have allowed her to go further, but it ended up in this outcome where he has to go and fish Algol out.

He currently has no intention of going up against the World-Honored One.

Well, it is mainly because he feels guilty.

For some reason, his intuition tells him that there is no benefit whatsoever in meeting the World-Honored One.

"So, I plan to pin the blame on the Buddha; no one will be able to escape."

Speaking of this, Su Nian said with a sunken face and a hushed voice.

"You should have read the intelligence on the Dxd World, right, Boss? Indra has obtained the Spirit Status of the Lord of Mount Sumeru and the Eastern Heavenly Emperor."

"Wait a moment, let me check?"

Shiroyasha was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took out a tablet, tapped away for a long time, and only then found the latest intelligence and began to read it carefully.

"Indra is too unlucky, to actually have such a Spirit Status smashed onto his head; so, did you do this?"

Shiroyasha's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she looked at Su Nian with quite a bit of admiration; as expected of Su Nian, one knows if there is substance as soon as an expert makes a move.

Indra must be quite terrified right now.

"But what does this have to do with the big monk?"

Su Nian asked back.

"Guess why Indra was able to ascend to the positions of Lord of Mount Sumeru and Eastern Heavenly Emperor at the same time?"

"Holy crap, is the big monk also planning to run?"

Shiroyasha only then came back to her senses and realized the gravity of the situation.

After all, it is no wonder she pondered deeply; the fact that the Buddha and the Heavenly Court do not exist in an observed world at the same time is truly terrifying to think about.

After all, the influence of Buddhism is no lower than that of the Cross Religion; one must know that the Merit of the Cross Religion alone raised a Two-digit like the Holy Son, not to mention the Two-digit Spirit Status of the Holy Spirit, and Yahweh.

Its Spirit Status, in terms of scale alone, is no weaker than that of Zeus, Indra, and the others.

The Cross Religion can at least afford to support three Two-digits, if things were normal.

Then what about Buddhism? There is definitely more than one Two-digit like Shakyamuni, and Shakyamuni walks his own path; he did not become a Two-digit by relying on Merit and Little Garden.

Even without Little Garden, he would have become a Two-digit all the same.

Shakyamuni did not become a Buddha because he became a Two-digit, but became a Two-digit after he became a Buddha.

And once Shakyamuni leaves, the Buddhism left behind in Little Garden, along with the scramble by other factions, will bring about chaos no lower in scale than an uncontrolled God Slayer War.

One must know that the fall of the Holy Son of the Cross Religion alone caused countless jackals to fight for food, triggering who knows how many God Wars.

And that was based on the premise that the forces of the Cross Religion had not suffered too much loss.

Shakyamuni is leaving, but he surely won't be leaving all alone, right?

Moreover, the internal conflicts and underhanded dealings within Buddhism are far more terrifying than any other God Group in Little Garden.

Once the news spreads, the conflicts erupting within Buddhism will definitely far exceed those from the outside.

Among those Bodhisattvas, factions, and temples, which one is a pushover?

"That is why I gave up on concealing the news."

Su Nian sighed and took out his 【Mythological Apocrypha】, his fingers gently stroking the book.

If he wanted to, he could actually easily fictionalize the existence of the Buddha and the Heavenly Court to suppress the matter.

But the price would be that Indra would not be able to enjoy the gift he prepared.

So, for the sake of Indra, he painfully gave up this tempting decision (not).

Fiction will eventually be exposed one day; the departure of the Buddha is something that is bound to happen.

Rather than triggering all kinds of chaos after He leaves, it is better to let Him control the situation while the Buddha is still here.

As long as the Buddha is here for one more day, the monsters and ghosts of this Spirit Mountain in Little Garden can behave for one more day.

"Take advantage of the time the World-Honored One is still here to completely detonate the conflicts."

Su Nian does not think Buddhism will leave as neatly as the Heavenly Court and the Taoist Sect.

There are definitely plenty of old things and old geezers who will refuse to leave and stubbornly occupy the positions of the Buddhist elders, blocking Su Nian's path.

More accurately, those who will follow the Buddha and leave are the minority.

After listening to Su Nian's words, Shiroyasha scratched her cheek and looked at Su Nian.

"I don't know why, but I have a feeling that you are playing an even bigger game than Algol."

Algol at most just wanted to use her own strength to attack Buddhism and forcibly Demon Fall it.

Su Nian is playing much more ruthlessly than Algol, Shiroyasha's intuition tells her.

No matter what happens to Buddhism next, the blame can be pinned on Su Nian.

Where is Algol a demon? This Su Nian is the true devil, right?

(End of this chapter)