Chapter 1270: Chapter 1268: Breaking Through to Quasi-Saint, Maitreya Buddha… Ancestor
Destiny! This is a kind of omnipotent power! Jiang Liu knows this very well!
After all, why can’t he match the Jade Emperor in single combat?
Logically speaking, the Defense of the Green Lotus Treasured Flag cannot be broken by Non-Saintly Power, so the Jade Emperor shouldn’t be able to do anything to him, right?
The reason lies in the fact that the Jade Emperor, as the ruler of the Three Realms, possesses great Destiny, and by relying on the power of Destiny, he can ignore the Defense of the Green Lotus Treasured Flag to some extent and cause harm to him!
However, is it possible that Jiang Liu doesn’t have the power of Destiny?
Of course, he does!
Along the way, Jiang Liu has established many temples related to himself through intentional planning, and there are many people who worship him, with incense offerings continuously, so Jiang Liu also has Destiny on him.
It’s just that Jiang Liu has hardly ever utilized this Destiny.
But today, faced with the troublesome Corpse Tiger Beast, Jiang Liu decided to use the Force of Destiny to give it a try.
If possible, eliminating this level 91 golden version of the Corpse Tiger Beast would not only absolve him of the sin of slaying the Lapis Lazuli King Buddha, but it might also drop a lot of good items, right?
This is what Jiang Liu most eagerly anticipates.
The golden Force of Destiny surged up from Jiang Liu’s body and then infused into the Witch-Slaying Sword!
The Witch-Slaying Sword was specially crafted to restrain the robust bodies of the Witch Clan, so, in gaming terms, it possesses a terrifying Armor Penetration Effect, but it’s difficult to work against the nearly phantom-like Corpse Tiger Beast.
But now, with the Force of Destiny added, perhaps it’s different?
Seeing the Corpse Tiger Beast pounce at him once again, Jiang Liu’s eyes slightly focused, and then he swung the Witch-Slaying Sword at the Corpse Tiger Beast!
The attack of the Corpse Tiger Beast fell upon Jiang Liu, once again causing him mental trauma.
But this time, as Jiang Liu’s Witch-Slaying Sword landed on the Corpse Tiger Beast, it finally felt like hitting a solid entity.
A piercing scream that echoed through the heavens and the earth resounded, as the Witch-Slaying Sword created a huge gash in the Corpse Tiger Beast’s body.
In Jiang Liu’s eyes, he finally saw the health bar on the Corpse Tiger Beast’s head drop a notch.
“Succeeded!?”
Although he had some conjectures before, truly witnessing the power of Destiny being effective filled Jiang Liu’s heart with great joy.
Destiny, truly worthy of being an omnipotent power! As long as it’s possible, it can work in any situation!
Although it was only hit once by Jiang Liu, just this once made it seem to understand that Jiang Liu could now strike it, and the previously violent eyes now carried a hint of retreat.
“Humph, at this point, do you think you can still escape?” Seeing the retreat in the eyes of the Corpse Tiger Beast, Jiang Liu internally sneered.
Yes, the force of Destiny is extremely precious, and to deal with this Corpse Tiger Beast, he had already mobilized it. If he cannot slay the Corpse Tiger Beast, his Force of Destiny would be wasted, a complete loss, wouldn’t it?
With a slight concentration, Jiang Liu raised his hand, casting the skill of Healing Holy Hand.
A Holy Object descended from the sky, hurling toward the Corpse Tiger Beast.
However, the Corpse Tiger Beast reacted swiftly, dodging the attack in a flash.
Seeing the Corpse Tiger Beast dodge the Healing Holy Hand, Jiang Liu wasn’t bothered.
This move was just a casual attempt to see if it could suppress the Corpse Tiger Beast, which would have been great, but if not, it was not a big deal.
An invisible wave spread out from the Healing Holy Hand rapidly across the surroundings.
As this wave swept across, Jiang Liu’s health point started to recover bit by bit, and his spiritual power, which had been injured, also slowly began to recover slightly.
Simultaneously, Jiang Liu, holding the gleaming golden Witch-Slaying Sword, charged toward the Corpse Tiger Beast.
Counterattack!
The battle, the intense battle continued, and at the Quasi-Saint Level, the Corpse Tiger Beast indeed had formidable strength. From the look of the battle situation, Jiang Liu could hurt the Corpse Tiger Beast, and at the same time, the Corpse Tiger Beast could also hurt Jiang Liu. The combat abilities of both seemed evenly matched.
However, with the Healing Holy Hand and the Guanyin Mantra recovery abilities switching places, if his health point decreased, it could be restored immediately, but if the Corpse Tiger Beast’s health point decreased, there was no way to recover.
Therefore, after fighting for about a quarter of an hour, Jiang Liu’s health point still maintained above 80% in a safe range, but the Corpse Tiger Beast’s health point had already fallen to a very dangerous level.
“The final blow! Die!”
Finally, when the Corpse Tiger Beast’s health point had fallen to just a sliver, and it turned to flee, Jiang Liu dashed up, and simultaneously, holding the Witch-Slaying Sword, he struck down on the Corpse Tiger Beast’s head.
With a single slash, the health bar above the Corpse Tiger Beast’s head was completely emptied.
Accompanied by a short, sharp scream, the Corpse Tiger Beast fell to the ground, utterly motionless.
At the same time, the sound of the system prompt echoed in Jiang Liu’s mind.
Prompt: Gained 2.7 billion Experience Points, acquired 980,000 gold.
The system prompt sound made Jiang Liu’s face light up with a hint of surprise.
As expected of a Quasi-Saint level Corpse Tiger Beast; after killing it, the Experience Points actually reached 2.7 billion? Even the gold exploded to nearly a million?
“Such a pity, there are only so many Quasi-Saint level experts in the world, otherwise…”
Such a high amount of Experience Points and gold rewards is naturally tempting, but when thinking about the limited number of Quasi-Saints in the world, Jiang Liu sighed inwardly.
As the saying goes, rarity increases value. Since there are only a few Quasi-Saints in the entire world, the high Experience Points and gold rewards for killing one are understandable.
Of course, whether it’s the 2.7 billion Experience Points or the 980,000 gold, although both are abundant, Jiang Liu is more eager for the good items that might appear.
Having killed a level 91 golden panel Corpse Tiger Beast, it should undoubtedly drop some good items, right?
Buzz!
Just before Jiang Liu could open his inventory space to check, the corpse of the Corpse Tiger Beast lying on the ground started to emit radiating light, catching Jiang Liu’s attention.
“What’s going on? Isn’t the Corpse Tiger Beast already dead?”
Watching the corpse of the Corpse Tiger Beast, Jiang Liu was secretly puzzled by the bizarre occurrence.
Under Jiang Liu’s watch, the light on the Corpse Tiger Beast’s body grew stronger, until it eventually enveloped the whole body, making it impossible for Jiang Liu to discern its original form.
This continued for about ten breaths, then the radiating light quickly withdrew and transformed into a human silhouette!
“What? Maitreya Buddha?” Jiang Liu stared wide-eyed at the figure before him, feeling incredulous.
He had previously suspected the Corpse Tiger Beast was transformed by Maitreya Buddha, thus he intentionally inspected the opponent’s character panel, but found no flaw.
Unexpectedly, after killing the Corpse Tiger Beast, it still turned into Maitreya Buddha’s form?
Ever since unlocking the character panel feature, no one has been able to deceive this system’s function, right?
The Corpse Tiger Beast’s corpse lay on the ground, with its health bar emptied, yet now the Maitreya Buddha lying on the ground has a full health bar.
With the body transforming back, Maitreya Buddha slowly opened his eyes, then rolled over and got up from the ground.
“Thank you, Sandalwood Merit Buddha, for lending a hand!” After getting up, Maitreya Buddha bowed toward Jiang Liu and expressed gratitude.
“Maitreya Buddha, what… what is happening?” Jiang Liu stuttered as he looked at the Maitreya Buddha before him and asked.
At this moment, Jiang Liu truly felt as if his mind were a complete mess.
Just moments ago, the Corpse Tiger Beast clearly wasn’t transformed by Maitreya Buddha, but why did its corpse turn into his form after being killed?
“Actually, due to my cultivation method, if I wish to advance further and break through to the Quasi-Saint realm, someone must help me suppress the demon formed by my own dark side!”
“And such an opportunity only occurs once, what kind of demon it transforms into, and what unique abilities it possesses are entirely unknown, thus not even Tathagata Buddha can guarantee absolute assistance!”
“However, this time, with your assistance Sandalwood Merit Buddha, I dared to take a gamble and released the demon formed by my dark side!”
“Indeed, your power has succeeded, now I have reached the Quasi-Saint level; such grace, I will never forget!”
Watching Jiang Liu’s bewildered expression, Maitreya Buddha began explaining.
“Character panel…” Upon hearing Maitreya Buddha’s explanation, Jiang Liu focused on him, silently opening the character panel to check.
Seeing the semi-transparent character panel before him, especially noticing Maitreya Buddha’s level had risen from 90 to 91, Jiang Liu’s heart sank.
Unexpectedly, by defeating the Corpse Tiger Beast, he inadvertently helped Maitreya Buddha break through to the Quasi-Saint level!
At this point, Jiang Liu fully understood the cause and effect.
Maitreya Buddha, striving to break through to Quasi-Saint, would incarnate randomly as a demon with unique powers. If successfully suppressed, Maitreya Buddha would advance to the Quasi-Saint realm; if failed, perhaps he’d remain a demon forever.
Therefore, due to Jiang Liu’s identity as a person in the Journey to the West, coupled with possessing Quasi-Saint level combat strength, relative to other Quasi-Saints, Jiang Liu had the greatest chance to assist in suppressing.
Hence, Zhunti, Tathagata, and even Maitreya Buddha himself kept it secret, essentially tricking Jiang Liu into lending a hand.
No wonder, they all claimed a demon attack on Eastern Temple, yet it remained tranquil.
“However, this could work out well!”
“A Quasi-Saint level Maitreya Buddha, perhaps repeat an encounter, could be favorable?”