Chapter 507: Let's Try Six Parts of Strength First

Maitreya calling Tang Luo a demon monk obviously had a certain logic to it.

Ksitigarbha, burning in the flames, saw the calm expression on his face change; his brows furrowed from time to time, and he began to recite sutras.

Tang Luo was not anxious either, quietly watching Ksitigarbha.

They've all been strengthened and still not delivered?

Ksitigarbha is also a man of great perseverance; let's see how long he can hold out.

The Glazed Flames spread to the severed limbs on the other side, igniting those remnants as well, and Ksitigarbha, who had been reciting sutras with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, the Glazed Flames on his body were actually suppressed, replaced by the Fire of Karmic Sin.

The two flames kept alternating on Ksitigarbha's body, and his complexion gradually turned ferocious.

On the other side, the severed hand clutching the human-head staff suddenly let go of the staff and flew up, about to return to Ksitigarbha's body.

On the severed hand, translucent Glazed Flames were burning.

Ksitigarbha suddenly reached out, grabbing that severed hand: "I no longer need you."

"No, you do," Tang Luo said, throwing a punch at Ksitigarbha's arm; the tremendous force made Ksitigarbha involuntarily loosen his five fingers.

The severed hand entered through the wide sleeve cuff, instantly reattaching successfully.

"Get lost!"

Ksitigarbha's reaction was extremely intense; that blood-stained hand went to grab the severed hand burning with Glazed Flames.

Seemingly worried the severed hand would guide more Glazed Flames onto him, he wanted to tear it off.

I'm hitting myself.

The two were still struggling when the ribs on that side likewise flew up, falling into Ksitigarbha's wide monk robe.

The monk robe billowed; an invisible clash was taking place inside.

Next was that thigh, likewise returning to Ksitigarbha's body.

Ksitigarbha was desperately resisting.

Tang Luo retreated two steps; just now he had given an appropriate push, and things began developing in a direction Ksitigarbha did not wish to see.

A moment later, the swollen monk robe was torn apart from within, fragments fluttering in midair like flower butterflies.

Tang Luo reached out and gripped; Xuan Bian appeared and instantly turned into a shield resembling an umbrella, rotating around the surroundings.

The monk robe fragments fell onto the Xuan Bian umbrella shield and were all blocked.

Tang Luo looked at Ksitigarbha.

His upper body was bare, his figure basically restored to wholeness.

On the right side, from abdomen to chest, a large piece was still missing, revealing three exposed ribs.

On the ribs, Glazed Flames were still burning.

The right leg and right hand, those picked up by Tang Luo and the others, except for the left hand covered in bloodstains, the rest were all burning with Glazed Flames.

And on the other parts of Ksitigarbha's body, the vengeful spirits of the Fire of Karmic Sin were letting out silent roars.

"Tang, Xuan, Zang!"

Ksitigarbha looked at Tang Luo, his eyes full of brutality.

"Finally willing to fight?" Tang Luo waved a hand, the Xuan Bian umbrella shield turning into the Xuan Bian sword, pointing at Ksitigarbha, "Come."

"Die!"

Ksitigarbha, who had been sitting cross-legged, instantly appeared before Tang Luo, throwing a punch.

Tang Luo reached out to receive it, retreating several steps in succession, yet the broken, rotten floorboards under his feet remained completely intact, having fully borne the force.

Only the Glazed Flames still burned fiercely.

"That's more like it." Tang Luo shook his hand; this punch's power was astonishingly great.

"Holy Monk."

Just then, Ksitigarbha's ferocious expression changed, becoming tinged with a few parts sorrow and also the compassion of pitying heaven and mankind.

Just like when we first met.

"Please eliminate this demon."

"Get lost!" The words had just been spoken when Ksitigarbha's expression turned ferocious again; the Glazed Flames on his right arm were suppressed, completely extinguished.

The side representing Ksitigarbha's good thoughts was suppressed.

"Truly ruthless," Tang Luo said.

One person, two faces, demon and Buddha in one body; such big shots usually have good thoughts as the main, with half their strength used to suppress demonic thoughts, yet still invincible under heaven.

But Ksitigarbha's situation is already that demonic thoughts occupy the lead, suppressing good thoughts.

The Demon Ksitigarbha scattered his body to suppress the hells, thoroughly grinding away the "Buddha Ksitigarbha."

Tang Luo used Glazed Flames to forcibly strengthen, giving Buddha Ksitigarbha a slight chance to breathe and speak.

Yet it also promoted the Demon Ksitigarbha's further growth; that arm whose Glazed Flames were extinguished was no longer in a state of "my hand, not under my control."

Not only that, the Glazed Flames on the arm, ribs, and thigh also slowly extinguished.

Demonic thoughts flourish greatly, good thoughts will perish.

"Very good." Demon Ksitigarbha looked at Tang Luo and grinned savagely, "Should I thank you?"

"No need for polite words," Tang Luo said, "Let's keep it simple..."

One Sword from the West, instantly appearing at the position of Demon Ksitigarbha's brow center.

Demon Ksitigarbha's head did not move; his hands had already joined in prayer before his face, firmly fixing Xuan Bian in place, letting it be unable to move in the slightest.

"Obstinate and unenlightened, this seat will send you on your way." Ksitigarbha joined his hands together; the Xuan Bian sword shattered with a boom.

Only to see his legs bend, sitting cross-legged in midair, hands performing a Buddhist salute before his body, draped in a kasaya, enduring unmoving like the great earth.

Simultaneously, a phantom emerged from his body, taking a step out, left hand holding a human-head staff, right hand forming the Sweet Dew Seal.

The illusory shadow of Candana Ksitigarbha.

Next, holding a precious pearl in his left hand and forming the Sweet Dew Mudra with his right, the Pearl Ksitigarbha was surrounded by evil ghosts coiling around his body — clearly a solemn treasure-image, yet resembling a Ghost King zombie corpse.

The Seal Ksitigarbha held a tin staff in his left hand and formed the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Seal with his right; behind him, illusory shadows of beasts galloped like a great river, ready to pour forth at any moment.

The Upholder Ksitigarbha held a vajra banner in his left hand and formed the Fearlessness Bestowal Mudra with his right.

The Obstacle-Removing Ksitigarbha held a tin staff in his left hand and formed the Wish-Granting Mudra with his right.

There was also the Sunlight Ksitigarbha, holding a wish-fulfilling pearl in his left hand and forming the Dharma-Teaching Mudra with his right, illuminating the five signs of decay of devas and humans; the moment he appeared, Tang Luo felt a sense of weakness.

"Boom!"

With a huge sound, that dilapidated temple, steady as a mountain, shook violently.

Zhu Bajie and the others immediately looked toward the dilapidated temple.

After Tang Luo entered the dilapidated temple, the pressure on their side lessened considerably; with the three of them, it could be said they handled it with ease.

Zhu Bajie even had strength to spare to wreak destruction on the surroundings.

Interestingly, this time the destruction was not as easily restored as before; several people clearly sensed that this hell realm, under their attacks, began to sustain damage.

Along with that huge sound, a figure flew out from the dilapidated temple.

Leaving a deep mark on the ground.

"Master!"

Zhu Bajie and Ao Yulie's expressions changed; the one who flew out was none other than Tang Luo.

He half-kneeled on one knee on the ground, hand gripping the Xuanbian Sword; the Glazed Pure Robe on his body was tattered, struggling to restore itself, his breath rose and fell unsteadily, fresh blood still at the corner of his mouth — clearly he had suffered a not-light "new injury."

The Demon Ksitigarbha flew out from the dilapidated temple, still suspended in midair.

Among the six incarnations, Candana Ksitigarbha, Upholder Ksitigarbha, and Obstacle-Removing Ksitigarbha had already vanished.

Only Pearl, Seal, and Sunlight Ksitigarbha remained.

"Using only fifty percent strength, truly can't win." Tang Luo stood up; his body emitted a series of cracking sounds, and the surrounding space seemed to develop cracks.

"Fifty percent?" The one who spoke was Pearl Ksitigarbha.

The Demon Ksitigarbha main body closed his eyes in worship, unmoving as a mountain.

"Precisely speaking, fifty-four percent." Tang Luo said, "Don't worry, you all continue destroying."

The latter half of the sentence was addressed to Zhu Bajie and them.

"Heh." Pearl Ksitigarbha walked toward Tang Luo; with each step, his appearance grew more ferocious by a degree.

By the time he reached Tang Luo's front, he already had a green face and fangs, shaped like an evil ghost.

The pearl beads in his hand had turned into skulls, scattering to form a long whip.

The skulls' upper and lower jaws continuously opened and closed, emitting a "click-click-click" crisp sound.

Suddenly reaching out, Pearl Ksitigarbha grabbed for Tang Luo's head; the movement was not fast, but his palm was like a collapsing mansion — unavoidable.

Simultaneously, Sunlight Ksitigarbha's body blazed with light; the illusory shadows of the five signs of decay emerged from behind Tang Luo, encircling him.

Tang Luo's white hair turned withered, his skin also dimmed, and a clear look of exhaustion emerged on his face.

Just as Pearl Ksitigarbha was about to grab his head, Tang Luo raised his hand and struck with a palm.

The Great Hand Seal did not leave his body.

Palms collided; Tang Luo retreated two steps, his exhausted state more pronounced; the instant Pearl Ksitigarbha retreated one step, the white-bone whip in his hand had already coiled to strangle Tang Luo's neck.

Hungry ghosts attacked along with the whip, dancing wildly in chaos.

Ghost Dance!

Tang Luo dodged repeatedly, yet was still caught up to by the white-bone whip, which wound around his body.

The whip circled several times around Tang Luo; the white bones opened their mouths and viciously tore at his body, and the hungry ghosts that emerged around him did the same, tearing wildly.

The other end of the white-bone whip fell back into Pearl Ksitigarbha's hand; he held the whip with both hands and pulled hard to both sides.

Tang Luo's whole body was pulled into the air.

Strangle and tear!

The sound of bones shattering rang out continuously; the white-bone whip suddenly shattered.

Tang Luo fell back to the ground.

Pearl Ksitigarbha looked at the shattered whip in his hand, not speaking.

When he broke free, it was no longer fifty percent strength.

"Let's try sixty percent first." Tang Luo said; the fifty-four percent uninjured upper limit, breaking through the limit in a short time to reach sixty percent would not have too great an impact on Tang Luo's injuries, and afterward might not even need the Merit Jade Lotus to consolidate, avoiding aggravation of injuries.

The moment his words fell, the axe blade was already pressed near Pearl Ksitigarbha's neck.

Pearl Ksitigarbha's body flashed; the Xuanbian Axe followed close behind like a maggot in the bone, giving him no chance to escape.

Just as he was about to behead Pearl Ksitigarbha with one axe, letting him follow in the footsteps of the other three incarnations, Tang Luo's foot stepped heavily.

The ground had unknowingly turned into a beast-horde vortex; above his head, a face neither human nor beast opened its bloody maw and bit down at him.

Seal Ksitigarbha also made a move.

The axe transformed, forming a long spear; cold light flashed, a flood dragon emerging from the sea.

The spear shaft and tip changed from black to the pale gold of Glazed Flame, already in the state of Glazed Xuanbian.

One spear pierced through the giant skull above; Tang Luo used it as a weapon, burning with Glazed Flame, and smashed it fiercely at Pearl Ksitigarbha!

The two Ksitigarbha incarnations collided into a ball; violent power fully erupted, forcibly tearing both apart into a cluster of light points that vanished.

Drawing the bow, Xuanbian Bow, Glazed Arrow, aimed at Sunlight Ksitigarbha.

The instant Tang Luo released, Sunlight Ksitigarbha retreated two steps; a huge wound on his chest, at its edge Glazed Flame burned, suddenly spreading.

It had already reached this incarnation's limit, directly burning it into dissipating flames.

The Demon Ksitigarbha main body also opened its eyes at the same time; vast power transcended time and space, directly acting upon Tang Luo.

Tang Luo's body swayed slightly; bracing against the crushing pressure, he leapt up in a single bound, appearing before Mo Dizang — the Xuan Bian axe descended.

Immovable as a mountain?

Then I'll split the mountain open!