The Demon with Holy Radiance

Yang An gave Forbidden Calamity the response he wanted. The next second, Forbidden Calamity left Nirvana City without a word.

Standing on the city walls, Liu Feifei—now controlled by Forbidden Calamity—gazed at a vast, dark sea of attacking Demon Fiends. Their numbers were comparable to a small-scale fiend tide, and the presence of a Great Demon of the Insect Dao made the situation even more dire.

"That woman is the Tripod Bodhisattva! Kill her! Slaughter the whole city!"

"I’m gonna catch her and stuff her in my belly."

"What a little beauty, heh heh!"

As Liu Feifei appeared, the jeering laughter of countless Demon Fiends echoed from the distance.

The Tripod Bodhisattva’s fame for protecting the region’s commonfolk had spread far and wide.

Of course, it was a reputation that thundered in the ears of the Demon Fiends. Great Virtue Temple, however, was too preoccupied to concern itself with such matters.

The Tripod Bodhisattva’s presence in Nirvana City had caused a large population to gather there. This, in turn, attracted a massive number of Demon Fiends, including a Great Demon of the Insect Dao.

Ordinarily, these Demon Fiends knew how powerful the Tripod Bodhisattva was and would never have dared to approach on their own.

But today, with a Great Demon of the Insect Dao overseeing the assault, they paid no mind to the so-called Tripod Bodhisattva.

After all, no matter how strong she was, her power was only effective against Zombie Gods. Before the Insect Dao, her defeat was certain.

"Kill!"

The vast horde of Demon Fiends roared, charging ferociously toward Nirvana City.

The Great Demon of the Insect Dao made no move. It had merely summoned the sinister wind and showed no intention of taking action itself.

In the span of a few blinks, the Demon Fiends were upon the city, about to close within a hundred meters of Nirvana City’s walls.

"Celestial Guardian Buddha Seal!"

Under Forbidden Calamity’s control, Liu Feifei extended her slender hands, her fingers poised as if holding a flower.

The Bronze Cauldron connected to her abdomen settled atop Liu Feifei’s head, instantly releasing a flood of golden Buddhist Mantras.

These Buddhist Mantras formed wall after wall, instantly enveloping the entirety of Nirvana City.

In the four cardinal directions—east, south, west, and north—countless Buddhist Mantras suddenly coalesced into the form of Golden Buddha Statues, their hands raised high above their heads as if propping up a collapsing sky.

The next moment, the Demon Fiends swarmed in. As their countless forms of filth struck the Buddhist Mantras, all of Nirvana City shuddered.

But under the protection of the four colossal Golden Buddha Statues and the countless Buddhist Mantras, the impact was reduced to a mere tremor. The barrier held, successfully keeping the Demon Fiends at bay.

The Demon Fiends unleashed a barrage of attacks, using every method and technique at their disposal to relentlessly assault the Buddhist Mantras.

Some Demon Fiends summoned swarms of insects from their bodies, trying to devour the wall of Buddhist Mantras enveloping Nirvana City. But the moment the insects touched the mantras, they were instantly vaporized by the power within.

Other Demon Fiends attempted to project their bewitching influence through the Buddhist Mantras to delude the civilians and create chaos within the city.

But the mantras were accompanied by a mesmerizing, sacred chant. Soon, the bewitched civilians simply lost consciousness and collapsed.

Still other Demon Fiends resorted to utterly profane methods, attempting to defile the Buddhist Mantras and Golden Buddha Statues and strip them of their power.

But having dealt with these Demon Fiends for so long, Forbidden Calamity was well aware of their tricks and had clearly prepared countermeasures.

The four Golden Buddha Statues in their sky-supporting posture spewed forth a raging inferno from their mouths, instantly forming a giant ring of fire outside Nirvana City. It incinerated all the profane substances and even engulfed the Demon Fiends that drew too close.

In an instant, Nirvana City truly lived up to its name, as a monstrous sea of fire, surging like the tide, formed in a thousand-meter radius outside its walls.

Despite this display of immense power, which sent many unwary Demon Fiends into a hysterical frenzy as they were consumed by the flames, it was far from a crippling blow to the horde’s total numbers. More and more Demon Fiends kept coming, wave after relentless wave.

But there are limits to all power, and Forbidden Calamity was no exception, especially since he could only accomplish this by controlling Liu Feifei. If the number of Demon Fiends grew too large, his techniques would eventually fail to hold them back.

Despite this, Forbidden Calamity did not back down one bit. Watching even more Demon Fiends charge, he immediately had Liu Feifei fly out from Nirvana City all by herself, moving to face them outside the city.

The Bronze Cauldron rested on Liu Feifei’s head like a magnificent coronet. Her robes billowed in the wind, making her resemble a graceful, ethereal Immortal.

"Purifying Buddha!"

A golden phantom rose from Liu Feifei’s body, instantly forming into a Great Buddha hundreds of feet tall. But there was something unsettling about its appearance.

The phantom of the Great Buddha solidified. It sat cross-legged on a Lotus Platform, but it was headless. Its neck appeared to have been cleanly severed. From the stump, countless tendrils of flesh twisted and writhed, forming a skull whose eye sockets swirled with innumerable Buddhist Mantras.

This Great Buddha phantom carried an immense, three-legged cauldron on its back. The cauldron itself was engraved with scenes of corpse mountains and blood seas, littered with countless bones.

One of its great hands slammed down, pulping over a hundred Demon Fiends in an instant.

Before these Demon Fiends could even recover using their Immortality, their scattered, foul-smelling flesh and bones were absorbed by the Great Buddha and funneled into the giant, three-legged cauldron. Inside the cauldron, a raging fire and billowing black smoke immediately erupted.

The vast amount of absorbed Demon Fiend flesh and blood seemed to provide Forbidden Calamity with even greater power. The Great Buddha’s palms became a blur of afterimages, repeatedly slamming down as if to overturn the very earth. Swath after swath of Demon Fiends were smashed to pieces beneath its hands.

At the same time, atop the Great Buddha’s skull, the Buddhist Mantras in its eyes shone with increasing brilliance. The next moment, they unleashed hundreds of terrifying blasts of astral wind.

Like countless razor-sharp blades, the astral winds sliced through the Demon Fiends as easily as cutting through vegetables, cleaving them in two at the waist. Geysers of blood erupted across the battlefield. The blood that splattered on the ground was intensely corrosive, releasing a sickening stench.