Chapter 759: Demon King Bodhi
Shi Feiyang placed E Shengfan into the Demon Scripture in his hand. E Shengfan was still unwilling, making his last struggle. He chanted "Namo Xin Ru Buddha" while striving to fly out from the scriptures.
In the pages, a mass of blood and flesh tumbled, blood splattering wildly, Blood Qi gushing uncontrollably.
He was the Sovereign Divine Demon of the Demon God Scripture, and any soul body entering the scriptures wouldn't be his opponent. Even a Pure Yang Heavenly Immortal, at most, wouldn't be confused by the illusion, but would still be trapped inside.
In terms of Divine Skills, Red Flower Princess was far from his opponent. Under normal circumstances, she would've been captured by him directly.
However, Red Flower Princess was the Sovereign Demon God of the Evil Book of the Blood God Scripture, which was also integrated within. Earlier, Shi Feiyang had cultivated it with his own Pure Yang Immortal Qi, sublimated her Primordial Spirit, and melded the contents of both Demon Scriptures into a new scripture to teach the Red Flower Princess.
At this moment, the two were battling in the book, with blank pages sometimes displaying blood-colored petals, sometimes showing blood-colored figures, and sometimes revealing various mysterious spells, some flickering and disappearing instantly, others remaining for a long time and dripping blood in large quantities.
Even so, Red Flower Princess still couldn't defeat E Shengfan; however, with Shi Feiyang tilting the scale, he manifested Blood Demon God Spells on every page.
The pages originally had no words, yet the words appeared spontaneously.
The pages also generated continuously as needed.
E Shengfan recited the names of various Heavenly Secret Demons, each of them appearing automatically on a page. The Heavenly Demons that were previously captured in the book were also struggling to escape. Shi Feiyang nailed them one by one, each Heavenly Demon on a page, with the name of the Demon God, their original heart mantra, and the shadowy form of the demons.
All the major and minor demons, a total of over a thousand, were nailed down. Some saw the situation wasn't good and escaped early.
The book pages displayed the names of Demon Gods, but without shadows. Shi Feiyang used a Demon Curse to capture them, starting with Demon King Bodhi.
Bodhi was at the Heavenly Peak of the Desire Realm, inside the Palace of the Heavenly Demon. Responding to E Shengfan's summoning earlier and swallowing his sacrifice, he specially descended to help. On discovering the opponent was a Golden Immortal, he quickly slipped away, having just returned to his palace, not even seated comfortably, feeling waves of anxiety, his body tightening as if invisible ropes were hooking his Primordial Spirit, attempting to pull him across space!
Bodhi was startled, thinking that this Golden Immortal was using the Heavenly Secret Demon Great Technique of the Demonic Path!
He was even more surprised that this person used Taiyin Pure Yang Immortal Qi to fundamentally activate this spell with such powerful resonance, far surpassing any Demonic Path cultivator he had encountered in the Heavenly and Myriads of Worlds.
He had a premonition: if captured this time, he would never escape for the rest of his life!
He hurriedly exerted his power to resist while Shi Feiyang delivered him an intended knockdown, biting his middle finger and invoking him using Golden Immortal blood.
A series of Shi Feiyang's self-created Blood Demon God Spells appeared in the Heaven of Self-Transformation, floating around Demon King Bodhi, imprinting directly onto him!
Bodhi knew if these Blood Talismans were imprinted on him, he would be forcibly captured, so he quickly deployed Divine Skills to transform himself...
From the Human Path upwards, the materiality of the body decreased, with celestial beings in the Heavenly Dao basically lacking human flesh, having only celestial bodies, and even their desires diminished.
In the Color Realm, existence was more inclined to have shape but no substance; in the Formless Realm, even form disappeared, leaving only thoughts.
The highest in the Three Realms is the Sphere of Neither Thinking Nor Non-Thinking, where even thoughts are vague.
In Buddhism, these Three Realms are divided in this manner, naturally looking upwards from the human perspective of possessing a physical body. Buddhism believes that all techniques manifest from the mind, the world of matter inherently doesn't exist, but can't be said not to exist, as form is emptiness, emptiness is form. However, from a human perspective, it can be understood as nonexistent; to transcend the Three Realms and escape reincarnation, even one's thoughts can't remain, as all laws are non-self, post-reincarnation, a thought only arises to harmonize with sentient beings...
At the base, desires are greatest, thoughts are chaotic and coarse; at the top, desires are lightest, thoughts near nonexistent.
Thus, from the human view, celestial beings like Bodhi inherently lack a materialized flesh body, unlike the Daoists who evoke Innate Pure Yang Qi from the Great Dao Body to enlighten the Primordial Spirit. In the Immortal's perspective, they remain endless shadows, hard to sanctify!
Though being a Demon King with vast Divine Skills, his Mana wasn't boundless, and he was shaken uncontrollably by Shi Feiyang's Blood Demon Great Method, fluttering and transforming in the Demon Palace to evade the Blood Talismans.
Each drop of Shi Feiyang's blood turned into a Blood Demon God Talisman, sealing Bodhi's Palace of the Heavenly Demon completely by doors, windows, floor, and ceiling. Demon Light shimmered, pulling him inward.
Bodhi brought out several Treasures, striving to resist mightily.
Shi Feiyang, while sealing him inside the Demon Palace using the Blood Demon Great Method, simultaneously assisted Red Flower Princess in taking down E Shengfan.
E Shengfan, marked with six Purple and Blue Divine Talismans, was torn into six parts, head, body, hands, and feet, by Shi Feiyang's thought. Then his heart ignited, burning him into six flames.
This fire was precisely the Purple And Blue Divine Flames, causing E Shengfan to howl loudly, running in disarray.
Such tortures meant nothing more than scratching to an ancient wicked demon like him, holding no fear whatsoever; only this Purple and Blue Douluo Fire was unbearable, truly able to harm or even annihilate them. Shi Feiyang sealed nine Purple and Blue Divine Talismans within the Demon Scripture specifically to subdue the horde of demons in the book.
E Shengfan, unable to withstand the burning, had no choice but to plead loudly for mercy from Shi Feiyang: "Master, spare my life! Master, spare my life! This little demon knows his wrongs! This little demon truly knows his wrongs!"
"Do you really know what you did wrong?"
"Yes, I know! I know! This little demon will thoroughly mend his ways! I only beg the master to give this little demon a chance to reform!"
Shi Feiyang laughed and said, "Alright, I'll give you a chance!"
E Shengfan paused, puzzled: How can he be so agreeable?
Shi Feiyang commanded him, "I will now send you to the Heaven of Self-Transformation, you go and bring Bodhi back to me!"
"Ah?" E Shengfan suspected he heard wrong, "I go to the Heaven of Self-Transformation? I..."
"What, you don't want to?" Shi Feiyang's voice hardened, "Didn't you just say you wanted me to give you a chance to make amends? Now the opportunity is here, and you're useless? If so, there's no need to keep you, as my Demon Scripture already has the Red Flower residing as the Demon God!"
Upon saying this, he was about to continue burning him with the Purple and Blue Duoluo Fire, and E Shengfan was so frightened that he promptly agreed, willing to brave the fire and water for his master: "As long as the compassionate and merciful master is willing to spare this little demon's life, I'm willing to do anything for the master!"
Shi Feiyang then let out a breath of True Qi onto the Demon Scripture and sent E Shengfan into the Heaven of Self-Transformation.
The Heaven of Self-Transformation, where the demons are of the Heavenly Demon type, many earthly demon heads have vowed to eventually ascend there, and there are several Great Demon Kings inside, Bodhi being the most renowned among them.
E Shengfan originally wanted to escape the control of the Demon God Scripture to ascend to the Heaven of Self-Transformation.
He never thought Shi Feiyang would actually send him here willingly!
However, in a moment's thought, he had already appeared inside Bodhi's Demon Palace.
This Demon Palace was just like written in the Buddhist Scripture, paved with golden bricks, adorned with Seven Treasures, magical skills abundant like a forest, fragrance like a river...
E Shengfan thought: Should I just stay here and not return?
As soon as the thought completed, Shi Feiyang's voice resonated in his mind: "Do you really want to stay there?"
E Shengfan's heart trembled with fear, quickly denying: "No, no! This little demon wouldn't dare!"
Speaking so, to express his loyalty, he shook his body and revealed a Hundred Feet Golden Body, angrily roaring at Bodhi: "My master summons you, and you dare not go? Now I've come under the master's decree, specially to capture you and bring you to the Lower Realm for the master's judgment!"
These words completely defied the celestial order!
Just now he was chanting Bodhi the Demon King's name, requesting the Demon King to descend for blessings, yet now he's coming to capture Bodhi the Demon King.
Moreover, typically those from the Upper Realm come to the Lower Realm to capture someone, this is the first time someone from the Lower Realm has run to the Upper Realm to capture people!
Bodhi was infuriated, immediately activated his golden Demon Light, revealing Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes, launching an attack on E Shengfan.
E Shengfan saw this and felt his courage waver... After all, this was once his idol, the Demon King leader he had vowed to ascend and pledge allegiance to, seeing Bodhi now as described in the Demon Scripture, with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes, cast in gold, handsome and elegant, like a celestial being. Yes, Bodhi is a celestial being.
Shi Feiyang coldly snorted in his consciousness: "Hurry up and strike him!"
E Shengfan's thoughts stirred: I'm afraid I can't beat him.
"Use the Demonic Destruction Treasure Record taught by Xin Ru Nun, simultaneously using Buddhist skills and Demonic Path skills..."
His will was something E Shengfan dared not defy, indeed he wielded the Heavenly Secret Demon Seven Absolute Divine Claws with his left hand, transformed into seven bloody demon claws to frantically grasp at the Thousand Eyes of the opponent, and with his right hand used the Tathagata's Annihilation Divine Palm, the most intimidating skill once used by Absolute Venerable to subdue countless demons, condensed into numerous golden giant hands to fiercely slap at Bodhi.
If it were just E Shengfan alone, he wouldn't be able to contend with Bodhi, the key is the support from Shi Feiyang!
Usually, the Demon God grants power to others, this time Shi Feiyang grants power to the Demon God.
Previously, E Shengfan used the highest great techniques of both Buddha and Demon with them mutually entangled, nearly causing him mental chaos, self-falling into the Demon Realm.
This time with the empowerment of Shi Feiyang's will, he gave up the insistence of his own heart, simply fully complying with Shi Feiyang, and his mind became clear, Buddha and Demon unimpeded, even able to use divine power techniques he couldn't use before!
Additionally, there was the Blood Demon God Spell.
If Bodhi was slightly distracted, the Blood Demon God Spell would shine and try to absorb him through space into Shi Feiyang's Demon Scripture!
In fright and hatred, Bodhi also felt intense resentment. In his Demon Palace were other Heavenly People servants, some playing music for him, some burning incense, some accompanying him for amusement...
Those Heavenly People initially wanted to save him, as soon as they developed resistance, they resonated with the Blood Demon God Spell and were forcibly drawn in, collected into the Demon Scripture.
At this moment, the vast Demon Palace already only had Bodhi left, he hurriedly summoned other subordinates, the Eight Great Demon Kings, three hundred Demon Generals, countless Demon Army, all gathering outside the Demon Palace, fully attacking the Blood Demon God Spell sealing the Demon Palace.