Chapter 599: Buddhist Divine Arts—Flesh and Blood Against the Jin Gang Body

"Foolish!" The Vinaya Monk's face twisted with scorn, a flicker of cruelty in his gaze.

The Pure Land Services and several other Buddhist financial conglomerates' Paradise Research Institute have long focused on liberating and converting intelligent machines.

A Vinaya Monk like him, chanting a single Heavenly Dragon Dharma Chant, could fully activate the computational power of the Heavenly Dragon communication satellite overhead, instantly converting all smart robots in an entire small city; a minor conglomerate like Prism would be paralyzed by a single strike.

Though the Daoist sect also possesses divine arts such as the Yellow Turban Method and turning beans into soldiers.

But Xiangbizhixia, converting intelligent machines and rewriting their core logic—Buddhism is the specialist!

Even so, when storming Prism's headquarters, they suffered heavy losses before the Hundred Poisons Baidu Baidu Jincan Gu; all the "Believer-Type Buddhist Soldiers" they had converted were annihilated; the virtual virus carried by the Hundred Poisons Zhuxian Sword had devastating destructive power—nearly all three thousand intelligent machines they brought were destroyed, and only these dozen personal guards, who had uploaded their consciousness and cracked the Federation's universal military-police AI under his protection, remained alive.

Who gave Zhenwu Technology the courage to airdrop Turtle and Serpent combat robots?

The Turtle-type robots are rugged and durable, using special titanium alloy and high-molecular ceramic depleted uranium armor shields; though inferior to his own titanium alloy high-molecular dense metal crystal lattice, they are still mid-tier materials! The Serpent robots employ metal honeycomb and titanium alloy foam technology, reducing skeletal weight to aluminum-alloy levels without significant loss in material strength, achieving astonishing speed and agility.

These two combat robots, deployed in a two-to-one ratio, form Zhenwu Technology's most common swarm tactic!

Unfortunately, before the virtual virus blanketing Kuala Lumpur, they still possess little resistance… they merely serve as support for the Hundred Poisons Zhuxian Sword's virus AI!

Thinking of this, the Vinaya Monk could not help but feel a surge of killing intent toward the two before him; he clasped his hands and silently chanted a Buddha's name: "Amitabha! This monk still has not purged his wrathful poison, and has not reached the Buddha's state of eliminating the Three Poisons!"

As human consciousness traits gradually fade, losing certain emotional counterbalances—such as fear of death or laziness—the remaining human emotional traits become amplified.

This is why the Vinaya Monk, even at his current realm, is still affected by wrathful thoughts.

This is precisely why the Vinaya Monk's first precept is non-killing—both to rely on the Federation's leftover AI management program "Samsara" to stabilize his consciousness.

And to prevent the Renge collapse of those transforming into AI, leading to total loss of control and descent into low-level AI.

The airdropped combat robots' eyes flickered incessantly with crimson bloodlight; as they surrounded the group, they did not spare Seeing Yan Shu, Ning Ning Qingchen, or others.

Even the female cultivator hiding afar was driven over, cowering like a rabbit behind Seeing Yan Shu and Ning Ning Qingchen, whispering complaints: "I'm ruined because of you! Not only did that bald monk steal my flying sword, but these Zhenwu Technology combat robots don't look friendly at all!"

Seeing Yan Shu stared at the steel Daoist soldiers encircling him, his expression growing grim.

Whether it was the iron bird that had just transmitted Sister Si's voice, or the corrupted Daoist soldiers clutching the Three Dao seals of TaiShang, YuanShi, and LingBao—they should have been allies. Wuyou Wuyou Naihe could they have lost control?

"Sister Si!" Seeing Yan Shu growled. "What's wrong?"

The hovering micro-drone projected Si Princess Qingcheng's hologram; she wore a sensory brain-machine interface shaped like a lotus dharma crown, frantically controlling hundreds of robots while answering: "Before coming to Kuala Lumpur, I remotely studied the virtual virus here. The virtual virus contains permission codes set by Brother Qian Yan Shixiong for us; once any one of us registers near the core data of the Hundred Poisons Zhuxian Sword, we gain full control over the weapons Brother Qian Yan Shixiong prepared for us!"

"But the recent viral infection altered the robots' core logic, triggering Zhenwu Technology's firewall. This caused my family's AI, the True Heaven Zhenwu Sword, to clash with the Hundred Poisons Zhuxian Sword, resulting in abnormal robot behavior. But now I've fully opened their firewall to let the virus in! All set! No problem!"

The hundreds of robots surrounding the three instantly glowed crimson.

ZZZZ…

One Serpent robot whipped out an electrified lash, writhing like a living serpent along the ground; magnetic steel ball bearings beneath it allowed it to glide at high speed, and the electromagnetic lash suddenly coiled around a Vinaya Monk.

The Vinaya Monk had to dodge multiple Serpent electromagnetic whips while evading the heavy blows of two Turtle robots.

His legs were bound by the electromagnetic lashes; as the two Serpents yanked hard, his legs were torn apart—then the Turtle's long blade sliced him cleanly at the waist!

The Turtle's Yin Thunder bombs, the Serpent's electromagnetic snipers, and the low-flying drones' six-barrel electromagnetic cannons provided fire support; hundreds of Daoist soldiers launched coordinated assaults, delivering overwhelming suppression against the Vinaya Monks.

In an instant, several Vinaya Monks were torn to shreds…

The Vinaya Monk clasped his hands, his pale golden head bowed; six precept scars facing forward, an invisible high-frequency wave swept out—overhead, the Heavenly Dragon satellites launched a saturation DOS attack on the ground; nearby Serpent and Turtle robots' brains exploded in sparks, their chips instantly burned out, reduced to piles of scrap metal.

Seeing Yan Shu drew his longsword, twisted the throttle of his motorcycle, and the streamlined vehicle carved a wide arc, charging sideways toward the Vinaya Monk; Seeing Yan Shu steered it up a nearby high-rise, tires gripping the building's surface, climbing dozens of meters before suddenly flipping over, hurtling toward the Vinaya Monk.

The motorcycle soared high above the Vinaya Monk's head; the Vinaya Monk snapped his head up, eyes firing high-energy lasers that severed the airborne vehicle…

Seeing Yan Shu had already released his grip, leaping from the wreckage…

On the orbital carrier, Si Princess Qingcheng directed drone squads to shield Seeing Yan Shu; Seeing Yan Shu, dual-sword in hand, plummeted from the sky, stepping on drones to change direction, using gravity to accelerate further; at the instant he neared the Vinaya Monk, his longsword slashed horizontally, tracing a mysterious arc that covered nearly all the Vinaya Monk's vulnerabilities.

The Vinaya Monk emitted a faint golden glow; the atomic lattice of his titanium alloy body formed an invisible electromagnetic field under electromagnetic influence.

The electrostatic attraction between free electrons and metal ions arranged in a crystal lattice strengthened dozens of times over; Seeing Yan Shu's sword struck with perfect angle and force, yet not a single scratch marred the Vinaya Monk's metal prosthetic surface!

The Skyborne Skyborne Shaolin—Indestructible Titanium Alloy Body!

Seeing Yan Shu pulled back his sword, its blade trembling slightly—this prevented the edge from shattering…

"This inhuman thing's body rivals the Buddha's Golden Body!"

"But the Buddha's Golden Body is immortal and indestructible, capable of resisting all methods; this thing is merely hard—once it meets our Daoist divine arts, it won't hold!" Seeing Yan Shu seethed inwardly; if he still had magic power, if he could command his flying sword, he'd have countless ways to pierce this iron shell— Bushuo the Magnetic Sword Art, even a single Divine Thunder would destroy it!

Alas, he had lost all magic power now, forced to rely on ordinary martial arts—he could not yet overcome this thing!

The Vinaya Monk's right hand formed a palm; from his porcelain-white palm erupted a brilliant blue plasma flame, shaped into a blade, slashing forth—the core temperature of the magnetically confined plasma reached hundreds of millions of degrees, nearing the surface temperature of the sun.

Seeing Yan Shu sensed the danger of that blade's glow, leaping backward to evade its edge.

"Skyborne Skyborne Shaolin Flame Blade!" cried the female cultivator from afar.

On the orbital carrier, Si Princess Qingcheng's AI assistant warned: "Miss, this is one of the Buddha's minor divine arts—the Great Sun Tathagata Flame Blade. It uses finger-meshed Yiti to generate strong magnetic confinement, channeling the ultra-high-temperature plasma emitted from the golden light furnace within the chest—capable of slicing through nearly any substance!"

As Seeing Yan Shu retreated, the Vinaya Monk stepped upon lotus-shaped light flames, as if shrinking distance into a single step—each stride covered nearly a hundred meters; his Great Sun Tathagata Flame Blade slashed toward Seeing Yan Shu!

At this moment, the Vinaya Monk no longer cared about the precept against killing—he intended to slay Seeing Yan Shu and capture Ning Ning Qingchen to force her to reveal how she controlled the Hundred Poisons Baidu Baidu Jincan Gu.

The assistant continued: "This is the Buddha's 'Lotus Steps' minor divine art—using foot-mounted thousand-spoked-wheel Yiti engines for propulsion…"

"Shut up!"

Si Princess Qingcheng snapped; dozens of Serpent robots charged forward without regard for their lives, blocking the Vinaya Monk's path; the Great Sun Tathagata Flame Blade cut through them effortlessly, slicing each in half—yet they delayed him for a single instant.

At that moment, Ning Ning Qingchen raised the Xuanzhen Taiyi Jin Guang Sword Case; the previously converted case, now connected by two Serpent robots via cables, was instantly corrupted by the virtual virus; the nanographite powder interference that had plagued Feng Shi was dispelled by electromagnetic attraction; its camera lens shifted slightly, single-lens tracking the Vinaya Monk's movement.

Feng Shi activated the magnetic fluid swordlight once more, slicing out an arc toward the Vinaya Monk.

The Vinaya Monk chanted a Buddha's name; the Heavenly Dragon satellite launched another suppression wave, disrupting Feng Shi's control signal over the magnetic fluid flying sword.

He wielded the plasma flame blade—no one could block his slash; the Serpent and Turtle robots that rushed forward, their high-frequency blades and electromagnetic whips striking his body, either left only faint scratches on his Indestructible Titanium Alloy Body or were instantly severed by his blade.

"I'll take direct control…"

Si Princess Qingcheng seized control of the robots; she commanded several Serpents to hurl electromagnetic whips, whose filaments instantly split into thousands of carbon-fiber superconducting molecular threads, wrapping around the Vinaya Monk's body.

Several Turtle robots lunged forward, locking their arms around his joints.

Seeing Yan Shu seized one of the Serpent's electromagnetic whips and wrapped it tightly around the Vinaya Monk's neck from behind.

The electromagnetic whip pulsed continuously, disrupting the signals from the Vinaya Monk's cranial chips to his body; the cables in his neck endured repeated electromagnetic pulses, interfering with his neural control signals.

The Vinaya Monk swung his right-hand plasma flame blade toward the electromagnetic whip around his neck.

At that moment, Seeing Yan Shu suddenly released the whip, grabbing both of the Vinaya Monk's wrists and shoving them toward his own neck.

The Vinaya Monk realized something was wrong—he pushed outward, his entire body's high-molecular carbon-fiber electro-muscles contracting violently under electrical stimulation; a single muscle fiber could generate hundreds of kilograms of tensile force, unleashing dozens of tons of total power, forcing Seeing Yan Shu's arms back inch by inch from his neck.

"Buddhist minor divine art—Dragon and Elephant Great Strength: complete control over the explosive power of electro-muscles and bones!"

Seeing Yan Shu felt his flesh tearing apart!

His arms were fully taut, yet still being pried open inch by inch; his body screamed with unbearable pain, yet Seeing Yan Shu gritted his teeth, pulling the Vinaya Monk's right arm.

Ning Ning Qingchen gripped Feng Shi, using its ocular high-energy laser to cut at the Vinaya Monk's neck—but each strike left only a shallow groove; to sever it would take forever… Ning Ning Qingchen kicked his arm—but his arm did not budge an inch, still slowly pushing outward.

His left hand twisted the Turtle robot's forearm, slowly lifting it…

Si Princess Qingcheng, controlling all robots, triggered their core batteries to self-destruct, releasing a massive surge of current—a flash of lightning!

The lightning danced across one robot after another, finally converging into the last Serpent robot, which seized the electromagnetic whip wrapped around the Vinaya Monk's neck.

The overwhelming current surged forth; even a single leak scorched Seeing Yan Shu's entire body.

The Vinaya Monk's neural signals, bearing the brunt of the pulse interference, momentarily jammed—he lost control of his right hand; Seeing Yan Shu roared, yanking the plasma flame blade and severing his neck!

The Vinaya Monk's head hit the ground, his eyes still glowing faintly golden.

He controlled his body, seizing the moment of distraction and the electromagnetic interference affecting the Turtles, tore free from his torso, and picked up his own head.

But Seeing Yan Shu spun, drew his sword, and plunged it into the neck's gap, twisting the hilt to shred the tangled wires and components into a tangled mess…

At last, the Vinaya Monk's body lost control and collapsed helplessly.