Chapter 498: Successful Detonation, Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf
“Crack, crack!”
The four characters of “Great Thunder Sound Temple” cracked, the sound of shattering was faint, yet it startled everyone present.
“What’s happening?”
“Quick, look! Those four words are about to explode!”
“Nonsense! My Buddha’s power is limitless; how could it sustain damage? You’re clearly insulting my Buddha—go die!”
As the words fell, a thunderous boom sounded!
Those characters actually exploded, and the power of belief erupted forth, scattering throughout heaven and earth!
In an instant, countless believers were left dumbfounded, standing there in a daze, feeling their faith waver.
“I said so, I absolutely won’t be mistaken.”
The earlier speaker said proudly.
“You damned crow’s mouth! This is your curse; you go die!”
The fanatics went mad, frenziedly lunging at the other, ready to tear them to pieces.
“Who dares to invade the Great Thunder Sound Temple?!”
A furious roar suddenly erupted, suppressing the crowd’s clamoring.
A golden-faced Arhat stepped onto a cloud, brandishing an iron staff as he flew out, his entire being enveloped in an aura of sharp killing intent.
“Look! It’s the Demon-Slaying Arhat!”
The crowd exclaimed, bowing down, demonstrating their piety.
“What happened?”
The Demon-Slaying Arhat surveyed the scene. Upon seeing the four blasted characters, he, too, was instantly stunned, his mind blank.
“How is this possible?”
These characters had been personally forged by the ancestor of all Buddhas, having absorbed so much incense and faith; not even a heavenly tribulation could have caused such destruction!
Hundreds of thousands of miles away, Zhou Tong’s brow glimmered, the corner of his mouth curving up into a mocking and cruel smile.
Through soul searching, he detected deep secrets.
It could be said that the Profound Sky Hall and the Great Thunder Sound Temple were indeed like a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick, each harboring ulterior motives, both wanting to be the first to break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and enjoy ultimate merit.
The Profound Sky Hall had arranged a destiny collection plan, ruthlessly harvesting talents, leading to the destruction of thousands of families—rightly drawing curses upon themselves.
While the Great Thunder Sound Temple was even more ruthless, having conceived a supreme plan.
At the core of this plan was the Supreme Son, namely Zhou Tong’s son.
Decades ago, the Future Buddha had predicted that a Supreme Son would be born into the world.
Their first step in the plan was to seize the Supreme Son, leaving the mother behind, so that he would sever worldly bonds and have no choice but to turn to the Buddhist sect.
If this step succeeded, a second problem would follow suit.
The Supreme Son was still young and unable to bear such responsibility, thus they had to implement a method akin to pulling seedlings to help them grow.
The simplest and most brutal method was to extract the awakening source of a great enlightened being and then infuse it into the Supreme Son’s body, forcing him to awaken and become wholly loyal to the Buddhist sect.
It was precisely for this step that the Netherworld Master was exiled to the Central Continent, with the purpose of nurturing the awakening source; from start to finish, he was merely a pitiful tool.
Unfortunately, his singular significance was intercepted, as the awakening source was currently in Zhou Tong’s hands.
If these two steps were completed, the remaining and most difficult step was to fuse the Supreme Son and the awakening source into one.
However, this was no easy task; for a stable fusion, two things were essential: faith and sacrifices.
Long ago, the Great Thunder Sound Temple had made corresponding preparations.
They lacked no power of belief, but for safety’s sake, the Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp still forged those four big characters to deceive the believers and earn their faith.
As for the sacrifices, they found them—Zhou Tong’s parents, the Li Cheng couple, were also “fated individuals” within the Buddhist sect!
It was simply because they possessed a special constitution, the legendary Ignorant People.
This constitution was peculiar, born as pairs, one male and one female, and would ultimately marry under the guidance of destiny.
Even more interesting was that the Ignorant physique did not increase battle power, enhance comprehension, or speed up cultivation, yet it had a very important trait.
That was their mental attributes were extremely firm, absolutely resistant to brainwashing. Once they held a belief, it would never change, their hearts as solid as iron, unbreakable.
Furthermore, the Ignorant People had pure thoughts, did not harbor mixed desires, were indifferent to romantic matters, and were absolutely loyal to their partners.
Zhou Tong found it amusing; so pure to the point of having children, and they dared to say that?
It was precisely because of these traits that the Ignorant People became excellent sacrifices; through their offering, the sacrificed entity could maintain mental stability, their beliefs uninterrupted.
Once entering the Buddha, they would believe for a lifetime—that was the Great Thunder Sound Temple’s requirement for the Supreme Son!
“Not only do you want to take my child, but you also want to sacrifice my parents. You guys are something else!”
He muttered to himself, boundless rage erupting from within him, even his spiritual power couldn’t be entirely suppressed.
“Ah, got it!”
Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and he drew in a sharp breath, a figure appeared in his mind. If this person acted, it should be enough for the Great Thunder Sound Temple to take a hit.
Without a second thought, he directly summoned the Heavenly Cold Snow Pearl, grabbing it tightly and using it as a medium to transmit a message.
“What do you want?”
After a moment, the impatient voice of the Snow Woman emerged.
“There’s an emergency; hurry here!”
Zhou Tong urged hastily.
“What kind of emergency could you have? Did the child arrive, and you want me to take over? Otherwise, it’s not an emergency!”
The Snow Woman continued to be unrepentant, cursing while honestly unleashing her divine sense.
“Long time no see, hope all is well.”
Zhou Tong greeted with a smile, causing her face to twitch.
Just a few hours ago, the two had had intimate exchanges, thoroughly exchanging opinions; how could it suddenly become “long time no see”?
“Get to the point, spit it out. I don’t have time to waste with you!”
The Snow Woman’s tone was sharp, which Zhou Tong found pleasing. He hoped she could vent all this anger.
“Let me show you something.”
Zhou Tong handed a ball of light to her.
“What is this?”
“This is a memory fragment of the Returning to Truth Guidance Buddha, extracted by me. You can check it yourself.”
“I hope you’re not trying to trick me.”
The Snow Woman expressed suspicion, then began to read.
Under Zhou Tong’s gaze, her expression shifted from red to white, from white to green, ultimately turning pitch black.
“There’s a way!”
“Those damned bald donkeys are doomed to have children without a rear end!”
Moments later, the Snow Woman gritted her teeth and said.
“Don’t get angry; if you get sick, no one will replace you.”
Zhou Tong pretended to console her, only to receive the gratifying countereffect.
“I curse your mother! You spineless thing, others are eyeing your child’s plans, and you still don’t go kill them. Where’s the momentum from before when you hit me hard?”
The Snow Woman was so furious that her chest heaved, her eyes radiating piercing light.
“Fine! Let me, your future master, take revenge for the child!”
