PFC Chapter 1055 The New Era Human Emperor Banner
Chapter 1055 The New Era Human Emperor Banner
Chapter 1055 The New Era Human Emperor Banner
The Nine Netherworlds have dispersed, but the aura that erupted in the Great Zhou Dynasty was even colder and more violent, bringing a sense of destruction as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.
The boundless fighting spirit that surged forth almost distorted the void. The divine and demonic aura surged like a tidal wave, violently impacting the world. It carried immense power, causing Maitreya to freeze on the ground, his eyes glazed over.
As the banners fluttered, immense spiritual power coalesced into a storm. At that moment, the river of time seemed to rush past all living beings. The desperate emotions of the gods before their deaths filled every corner of the human realm. Endless divine souls and demonic spirits surged forth from within the banners.
Amidst the shrieks of countless souls, an ancient war song, faint yet powerful, began to rise, growing louder and louder until it resounded throughout the starry sky.
Although I've never heard of the Human Emperor Banner, the successive Human Emperors, having reigned for so long, must have left some legacy for their successors.
But just from the name, shouldn't it be something like the Human Emperor Sword, possessing the brilliance of civilization and the fortune of humanity, something that illuminates the path for all living beings in the world?
Even the Blood Sea of the Nine Nether Blood Demon and the Nether Sea of the Heavenly Slaughter Daoist probably don't have such a huge number of souls, let alone refine them into magical artifacts for use.
Even at its peak, the underworld could not have accumulated so many ghosts. Souls must reincarnate, and even during the great war of the Investiture of the Gods, not so many souls had ever died.
Could Gao Lan have been possessed by some powerful demon?!
"Rogue Dragon, what are you doing?" Zhang Chulan, who was sitting in the first row of the movie theater with the Celestial Master, stopped waving his glow stick to cheer for the Celestial Venerable and looked at the flustered Purple-Gold Divine Dragon with a puzzled expression.
"Once you're on duty, what else can you do?!"
His dragon soul broke free from his physical body as if it were taking off its clothes, and then deliberately absorbed a wisp of demonic energy, making itself resemble a vengeful, unseeing dragon.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon said to the baby dragon:
"Keep a close eye on Grandpa Long's body. Don't let that guy surnamed Shi get close enough to rub spices on Grandpa Long. Also, don't let Ye Fan and that dead dog and fat man get close enough to draw blood. Clipping nails is not allowed either, and that will cost extra."
After saying that, he burst out of the inner world of Yan Sen and plunged into the sea of life and soul.
Fang Zheng stared longingly at the many resentful and murderous ghosts, regretting his previous failure to exploit a bug in the simulated universe using the Human Skin Scripture.
"Is this to show off and create a spectacle for Brother Lao?"
"No, we, Didi Chuxing, have signed a strategic contract with Gao Lan. When he uses the Human Emperor Banner, all the gods and demons in the Divine Demon Map have to come out to support him. And we can get the same proportion of the power of all living beings in the Great Zhou Dynasty as the successor, regardless of whether there is a battle or not."
"If we encounter combat, the cost for each deployment will be calculated separately," Chen Nan explained.
This matter was an agreement signed by Chen Nan and the God of Time and Space with the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon holding a knife to their necks.
Later they learned that Gao Lan, the contemporary human emperor of the real world who inherited the human emperor's treasure, was not only a rich man, but also a future top-tier tycoon.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Great Jin Dynasty hasn't been unified yet. Once the Fengtian Platform is successfully built and merged with the Investiture of the Gods, the Human Emperor will control the power over the land, extend it to all realms, and complete the rule of humanity. Then, the True Realm itself, along with the countless worlds and multiverses derived from its aura, will bring all civilizations under the Human Emperor's rule.
The sheer scale of the power of all living beings is beyond what can be described by numbers; it can even rival the macrocosm and cluster universes under Chen Jun's control.
Taking advantage of Gao Lan's need for external support, this deal had to be done even if it resulted in a loss. Moreover, the Great Zhou's treasury was full, and for Gao Lan, booking out several venues was a small amount of money.
However, Gao Lan is not a fool. Although he can become a goofball when he occasionally has a mental breakdown, he will not do anything that does not benefit himself or the Great Zhou.
The reason he cooperated with the souls of the Divine Tomb was that he wanted to quickly enhance his human authority. Since doing these things in the real world would be under surveillance by all parties, it would be better to expand his territory to the outside world first.
In addition, he had previously purchased the Human Emperor Banner at an auction in Zhutian City on a whim because he found it interesting.
However, after testing it, it was discovered that this magical artifact could automatically upgrade based on the number and quality of the souls within the banner, with almost no upper limit, eliminating the need to expend resources and effort to refine it.
It is suspected to be an item belonging to a powerful figure in the demonic path, but its origin is damaged and the soul within the banner is empty, which is why it has fallen to the grade it is currently seen.
If you want to nurture the Human Emperor Banner, you will inevitably need to collect a lot of souls and use their power to nourish the artifact. You don't need to use it permanently; you can simply upgrade its grade and release the souls to obtain a treasure for free.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to find such a large number of souls willingly entering. It is also unknown whether the owner of the Emperor's Sail would release the souls after collecting them. No one would be willing to entrust the control of their soul to another person.
Therefore, gradually improving through killing or plundering is the only solution.
However, by swearing an oath before the Emperor through the Universal Knowledge Platform, with the Heavenly Court and Paradise acting as supervisors, and the middleman Pizi Long acting as guarantor, the contract was finally signed before the Emperor Donghuang, thus establishing the cooperative trust between Gao Lan and millions of gods and demons, and billions of living beings.
That's how it was settled so simply.
As long as Party A makes the payment, Party B can start the procession at any time.
"Don't worry, Third Brother. After the Human Emperor Banner was repaired, I even saw the remnant true spirit of a 'Human Emperor' inside and received the inheritance of the Heavenly Refining Sacred Virtue Technique. Now, this 'Human Emperor' senior is also willing to contribute his strength to the human race!"
With the Human Emperor Sword in his right hand and the Human Emperor Banner in his left, Gao Lan instantly formed the Human Sacrifice Array, which unleashed several times the soul power through sacrifice.
Meng Qi stared in disbelief at the center of the formation.
At the center of the formation stood a disheveled, demonically branded, and menacing remnant soul, cursing in a strange and unfamiliar language:
"Gan Ni Niang! Why is the one receiving the inheritance a True Emperor?!"
"Why are there still acts of humanity and sacred treasures protecting souls after so many lives have been killed?!"
"Why don't those souls turn against him? Don't they harbor any resentment?!"
He didn't get an answer, nor could he guess why his legacy had failed. It turned out that the old Emperor's Banner used an unpaid 24-hour sweatshop model, while the new Emperor's Banner had completely replaced this drawback with salaries and a fixed get off work schedule.
As the grand formation was activated, the last wisp of the unknown 'Human Emperor's' soul exploded with a "poof".
A dark purple light shot into the sky, a demonic light a thousand times stronger than before, rising as if from purgatory, stirring up terrifying ripples that gradually enveloped the Great Zhou and even the Great Jin.
It should be understood that even if a powerful overlord in the Middle Ages was at the Celestial Immortal realm and within the limitations of the Real World, the impact he could cause was only to shatter the dragon veins at the bottom of the sea and unleash a monstrous tsunami.
To achieve this level of accomplishment within the realm of reality demonstrates the exceptional quality of this human emperor's soul. At his peak, he must have been a renowned emperor whose fame resounded throughout the world.
"Truly, to be born a human being and to die protecting all living beings, may you rest in peace, senior." Gao Lan's eyes were filled with sorrow.
He activated the "Refining Heavenly Virtue Technique," imbuing the remaining spiritual energy from the explosion into the millions of gods and demons. Instantly, the bodies of those ancient gods gained a touch of reality, but as time passed, this reality would dissipate.
"I will forge my sword, soar to the heavens, shed my blood, and charge forward without hesitation."
The desolate, ancient war song, imbued with an indomitable fighting spirit, as endless darkness began to shroud the land and a chilling aura permeated the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Slaughter, slaughter, and more slaughter. Whether it was the Buddhist kingdom on earth or the Pure Land of White Lotus, the rebellious monks, the restless bandits on the surrounding borders, and countless gods and demons, vengeful spirits emanating a chilling black aura, suddenly appeared before their eyes.
When the emperor is enraged, millions of corpses lie in wait, and blood flows for miles.
"Through countless tribulations and a hundred lifetimes of hardship, the ages pass by in a flash. An immortal body and an indestructible soul, shining throughout the ages, are unmatched!"
A demonic dragon's soul, stretching ten thousand miles, soared into the sky, controlling concepts of water, fire, light, burning, drowning, void, life, death, and filth. Within the illusory multiverse, the most tragic and darkest scenes of world-ending destruction were reflected:
"When Yin and Yang are in chaos, the dragon will stain the blue sky with demonic blood."
A terrifying demonic dragon, comparable to the Six Heavenly Ancestral Dragons, a primordial deity of the past, lashed out with its tail at the Supreme True Buddha.
The impending chaos and impending destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty was thus temporarily suppressed, without even requiring Su Meng's intervention.
Maitreya's ever-smiling face stiffened slightly. Although all the forces were unwilling to see yet another Human Emperor emerge, and thus wanted to take the opportunity to strike at Gao Lan, who wielded the Human Emperor Sword, they also did not want to see a Human Emperor fall into demonic possession.
"On my third brother's joyous occasion, you monk dare to spoil the fun! You shall be banished from my Emperor's Banner!" Gao Lan waved the Emperor's Banner, and a chilling wind blew towards Maitreya's location.
“Benefactor Gao’s demonic influence is too strong. It would be better for you to come with Benefactor Su and enter the Buddhist monastery for a few years of quiet cultivation.” Maitreya spoke from the heart at this moment.
His body shimmered with pale gold, then shattered into pieces in the next second, only to be swept away by the disintegrating void and reduced to ashes.
The methods of manifesting the true spirit and creating incarnations and reward bodies have always been a specialty of Buddhism.
Within the serene and tranquil homeland, white lotuses bloom on a platform, where a golden Buddha with a large head and ears appears, vaguely resembling Zhao Qian, the former crown prince of the Great Jin Dynasty.
"Namo Maitreya Buddha, the Savior of the World"
Amidst the surrounding crystal lotus flowers, other golden figures could be faintly discerned.
Logically speaking, Maitreya, who was resurrected through the method of reincarnation, should at most be at the half-step Dharma body level. To be able to achieve this level, he must have used the remains of his previous life.
When all the Buddhas of Mount Ling fell together, Bodhi Buddha and Amitabha Buddha still took several Buddhas and Bodhisattvas with them, including Maitreya.
As a product of Amitabha Buddha's practice of seeking emptiness through reduction, Maitreya originally wanted to establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth and use the Buddha Emperor's way to universally save all beings. Unfortunately, he encountered the human emperor at the time, so he had to settle for second best and hope to achieve perfection when the end of the world came.
A smile played on his lips, his eyes narrowed into slits. He glanced at the Supreme True Buddha in the distance, who was unwilling to exert himself, hesitated slightly, and then sighed softly.
"Back then, the World-Honored One cut off his own flesh to feed an eagle. Now I relinquish this physical body, hoping that Your Excellency will soon realize your error and return to the right path."
"If I attain enlightenment, all sentient beings will be liberated, all worlds will become Buddha-lands, and there will be no sea of suffering."
As the Buddhist chants echoed, the spiritual light in the eyes of Maitreya's remains extinguished, and a white light flickered. With a burst of light, it actually flew towards the glassy golden hand.
One after another, pure and translucent phantom images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas appeared, as if forming a grand array of ten thousand Buddhas. Among them, there was an additional substantial Buddha body, formed from pure white light, with a strange smile on its lips.
Maitreya cultivates the path of the future, so the remnants of his past golden body are simply discarded. Rather, it would be a good thing if the Supreme True Buddha absorbed them.
From now on, there is only the present and the future, which makes it convenient for him to combine the Tathagata's golden body and the Bodhi golden body to cultivate the 'Future Star Buddha Golden Body'.
However, before this body becomes legendary, it will likely be difficult for him to cause trouble again, and he will also lack a magical artifact crafted from his own body in the future.
"What a pity, this is all part of my wife's future dowry."
In the future, when Maitreya fails to attain enlightenment, Gu Xiaosang takes his place as a product of Amitabha Buddha's subtraction and emptiness. Maitreya's remaining imprint is absorbed, and after his existence is replaced, the magical treasures in his hands naturally belong to Gu Xiaosang.
Of course, this kind of thing must never be said aloud, otherwise those BYD guys might say things like, "Your wife looks quite plump," or "You're from Chengdu, aren't you?"
Meng Qi shook his head, banishing these distracting thoughts from his mind.
The Supreme True Buddha Maitreya's golden body has increased in strength since he attained enlightenment. If the Golden Emperor were to go to extremes, he could also try to give Tang Sanzang's remains to be devoured, so that the two products left behind by the Dao Fruit could be merged ahead of time.
If that's the case, it'll be a bit troublesome. Even if the Supreme True Buddha hasn't completely escaped his predicament and didn't finish his buffet at Mount Ling, he's still a complete "Vairocana Buddha," not someone who only has the realm of the other shore but is at most a being of perfect creation.
Not to mention that the Demon Buddha also controls the monsters of the Heavenly Dao.
"Haotian!!!" The Heavenly Dao monster roared as it charged towards Su Lin, who was still engulfed in flames.
Having been infused with the flesh and blood of the Eastern Emperor, His hatred and loathing were barely concealed; He wished nothing more than to perish together with Him. If the Demon Buddha were willing to relinquish control, that Heavenly Dao monster would certainly be willing to come and fight "Haotian Shangdi" to the death.
I wonder if this Heavenly Dao monster will activate its shield. It's said that Zhongli and Su Lin fought each other for a long time before, and both of their health bars were still full.
At this point, Pizi Long, who was using the comic book, gradually began to show signs of exhaustion. Although Meng Qi could use it for longer and exert more power, he also gave up on this plan.
He also refused Iwamori's offer of help, instead asking Su Lin to buy him some time, while shamelessly ignoring the other party's sweet-talking reply.
"Heh, since you're pushing me step by step, then let's choose today." In a few moments, he began to experience the "self" in a different world.
"The Legend of Proving the Dao."
As time flowed onward, powerful figures surpassing the Celestial Immortal level emerged one after another, causing some arrangements left behind by great beings in the universe beyond the Realm to be activated and gradually awaken.
But seeing that the timeline had not yet reached the end of the world, they couldn't help but feel bewildered.
Time is the most ruthless thing. Even on the other side, in order to await the final calamity, one must leap out of the river of time and enter the true chaos to slumber. But now that the final calamity has not yet arrived, what are you fighting for in the real world?!
Who are these people?
Upon closer inspection, one could see information flowing into the real world.
A Five Virtues Phoenix exuding a weak aura of the other shore, a demonic dragon comparable to the Six Heavens Ancestral Dragon, a Heavenly Dao monster, an unparalleled true Buddha, and the Jade Emperor who seemed to have been seen in the Primordial Era.
Did you oversleep?
On Mount Jiuxian, Guang Chengzi, who had just been anxiously awakened by his disciples, rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. He had said not to awaken the first self-proven legend of the modern era, but how did these things suddenly appear?
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Strange phenomena suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.
Strange lights flew out one after another, and the nascent multiverse expanded—this was the legendary phenomenon.
Guang Chengzi looked toward the source of the strange phenomenon and saw a figure residing at an infinitely high place, wearing a black Taoist robe and the crown of a Heavenly Venerable.
In the darkness, the Primordial Beginning descended upon the world.
"I think I'll go back to sleep for a while longer."
(End of this chapter)