Longevity starts with eating monsters

Chapter 36: The Stone Buddha is not the Buddha, the Devil in the Heart

Stone Buddha, this is the name of the deity in the City God Temple.

Compared to other demons whose emotions are revealed on their faces, the stone Buddha's appearance is the strangest.

A stiff stone body, a monk's attire that seems to be a monk, and a vivid yet numb smile of compassion that is carefully carved on the face.

"Amitabha."

The stone Buddha was seen walking slowly towards Song Kui, and with every step it took, its stone surface would fade a little, and flesh and blood would gradually grow on the mottled stone statue.

When it walked in front of Song Kui, half of its body had already transformed into a real human form. It was a handsome face with red lips and white teeth, and a peaceful smile on its face, like a real great monk. However, the other half of its body still maintained the appearance of a stone statue.

The combination of the two makes it even more hideous and bizarre.

Seeing this scene, Song Kui's heart became heavier. The stubborn stone turned into a spirit, and half of its body turned into a human. It turned out that this god was only one step away from becoming a demon king.

Then, the stone Buddha stood in front of Song Kui, clasped his hands together and said:

"Donor, have you realized it?"

"Go, your mother's head!"

Song Kui cursed without hesitation and drew his sword to chop. However, to his surprise, the stone Buddha did not dodge and let him chop on the head.

next second.

"what--!"

The stone Buddha that was hit looked calm and unharmed, but one of the people from Xiayuan County who were surrounding him suddenly let out a scream.

Then, a shocking knife mark appeared out of thin air on the screaming man's head, and then endless knife energy burst out from it, tearing him in half on the spot, and blood splattered all over the ground. Song Kui was very familiar with that knife energy, it was actually transformed from his own internal energy!
"you!?"

Witnessing this scene with his own eyes, Song Kui’s face turned pale instantly. He subconsciously took a step back, and his expression when he looked at the stone Buddha was full of horror.

"Amitabha, you have committed the sin of killing."

The half face of the stone Buddha that had turned into flesh and blood smiled slightly: "Although it was not intentional, I still want to ask, how does it feel to kill someone with your own hands?"

"Bastard!"

Song Kui gritted his teeth and subconsciously wanted to swing his knife again. However, after seeing the people behind the stone Buddha, he put the knife down dejectedly.

"What on earth are you going to do!?"

"In fact, the donor has had a misunderstanding all along." The stone Buddha clasped his hands together.

"Misunderstand?"

"The donor has always believed that I entered the City God Temple and distributed the immortal meat in order to eat people."

"Is not it?"

"Of course not." The Stone Buddha shook his head and said, "At least flesh and blood are of no benefit to me. Eating people is just a result. What I care about is the process."

The immortal meat was distributed, prompting the people in the city to sacrifice the victims of the disaster, and then threatening Song Kui with the lives of the people. What the stone Buddha pursued was not flesh and blood, but the emotions that everyone had in the process. Desire, fear, greed, guilt, self-blame, these are its nutrients.

The people in the city are eager to live and greedy for gain without working.

The victims outside the city were afraid of death and numb to their miserable lives.

Song Kui, Yun Wanrong and others blame themselves for being powerless and feel guilty for the victims who have died.

In addition, there are the county government and even the other eight demons in the City God Temple. Their emotions are also being secretly absorbed by the stone Buddha one by one.

The entire Xiayuan County is a big pot carefully built by the Stone Buddha. The people are the meat, and the mortal world is the soup. Finally, a bowl of soup is boiled out, which can take it one step further and become the supreme delicacy for the Demon King of Transformation.

When Lu Chen first came here, he had encountered a similar existence.

Vegetable cave.

Xiayuan County is another type of cannibalism den that is larger in scale and more sophisticated in its methods, because it does not actively eat people, but instead tries to make people eat people.

"Human and Animal City."

The stone Buddha spat out three cold characters: "I think this is the best description. I have benefited a lot from this trip down the mountain."

"You!" Song Kui's hands were shaking as he held the knife, but he was still trying his best to control his emotions.

"it's useless."

The stone Buddha enjoyed the powerful emotions it absorbed from Song Kui, including struggle, anger, powerlessness and regret. This was the reason why it spared Song Kui's life.

"You can control your emotions on the surface, but your heart won't deceive itself."

"I can smell the fragrance wafting from your soul."

“It’s really delicious.”

The Stone Buddha took a deep breath, and then suddenly said: "Let me tell you another thing. I know that you have been secretly transferring the victims."

"!!!"

Ignoring Song Kui's expression, Shifo said leisurely: "It started after Judge Wen died. You knew that I would take action sooner or later. You thought that I held a grand sacrifice to eat people, so you have been secretly transferring the victims, trying to reduce my food as much as possible."

"Unfortunately, all your efforts are in vain."

"The grand sacrifice itself is not important. The amount of food is not important. What matters is that the people in the city are willing and take the initiative to hold the grand sacrifice."

“The emotions that arise from this are my goal.”

Shi Fo belittled all of Song Kui's plans, but then changed the subject: "But you still can't save those disaster victims." "I know that you hid those disaster victims in a valley outside the city."

"I have already asked Judge Wu and the Day and Night Wandering God to bring a group of people from the city over. They will personally capture the victims one by one."

Having said this, the stone Buddha looked at the people behind him again.

"Right?"

"That's right!"

An old man with white hair and beard stood up, with a fanatical look on his face: "Please rest assured, God, we will definitely bring all the sacrifices back!"

The old man was the patriarch of a big family in the county and had a very high prestige. At this moment, he stood up and immediately called a group of young people, and soon disappeared from Song Kui's sight. Not long ago, they also surrounded him like this, rushed towards the victims, and sent them to the City God Temple.

Now, everything is repeating itself as it did in the past.

What should he do?
Seeing this scene, the stone Buddha spread his hands in ecstasy, and then whispered: "People's enthusiasm and blood are the best tribute to the statue."

“And this will help me break through the heavenly barrier and advance to the realm of transformation!”

The stone Buddha is not a Buddha, but the devil in our heart.

"Donor Song, give up."

The stone Buddha put his hands together and smiled: "The demons are in power and the whole city is full of them. You are powerless. Why don't you convert to Buddhism and complete our relationship?"

"Stop. Stop it!"

Amid the noisy crowd, Song Kui's voice sounded extremely weak and powerless. Before it could spread, it was completely drowned out by the shouts and cries of the people in the city.

Xiayuan County, located south of the city.

The flames have already set the houses on fire. The streets that had just been cleaned up under Lu Chen's leadership a few days ago are now stained with blood.

And in the light of the fire and the darkness of the night, flickering faces emerged, reflecting fanaticism and ferocity. They pressed the victims they encountered to the ground without hesitation, as if they were hunting prey in the wild. Their movements were very skillful, as if they had done it countless times before.

The sound of the sword became more and more rapid.

Yun Wanrong was holding a long sword and was surrounded by three great demons: Judge Wu, the Day and Night Wandering God. Although she remained undefeated, she could not escape from danger.

The stone Buddha moved too fast.

All along, Yun Wanrong was secretly assisting Song Kui in evacuating the victims. However, this batch of victims was stopped before she could evacuate them.

"Hahaha!"

Looking at Yun Wanrong, who had witnessed the fight between the disaster victims and the people in the city and whose face was filled with pain, Judge Wu also let out a shrill laugh.

"It seems like today we can get a taste of the Fengyun Sword House disciples."

"I've wanted to eat you for a long time!"

Yun Wanrong's eyebrows raised when she heard that. She raised her hand and slashed out with a sword energy, but it was caught steadily by Judge Wu. After shedding her human skin, her true form gradually revealed itself.

Sharp horns protruded from its forehead, its claws were twisted and ferocious with sharp nails, its long tail swung left and right, stirring up gusts of wind and dust, its slender body hovering in the air, summoning the wind and clouds. It looked like a genuine Qionglong!

"Roar!"

The Wen Judge who was killed by Lu Chen before was a tiger demon. And the Wu Judge, the leader of the eight demons, was a scaleless dragon with horns!

"I gave you three points before, do you think I'm really afraid of you?"

"This is my full strength! If I eat you, I might be able to shed this snake skin, grow scales, and become a real dragon!"

"So what if you are a disciple of Fengyun Sword House? Your sword energy can't hurt me. The annoying prison warden is being dealt with by Lord Shenjun himself. Who else in the whole Xiayuan County can save you? Even if the demon hunter who was tricked out of the city by Lord Shenjun comes back, he still can't save you! No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless. Your life is like a candle in the wind."

Boom! ! !

Before Judge Wu finished his words, he heard a thunderous explosion from the direction of the city gate not far away, accompanied by a rolling gust of air coming towards him.

The next second, a black shadow came out like a cannonball, riding on the surging air waves, carrying a violent murderous aura, and crashed into Judge Wu with unstoppable force.

"Kacha!"

The next second, the dragon body that Judge Wu was so proud of was broken into two pieces by a tremendous force, and fell from the sky with a bloody rain.

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Seeing this scene, not only the Day and Night Wandering God was stunned, but also the people in the city and the disaster victims below were stunned, and even Yun Wanrong stayed where she was.

"Who the hell is that?!"

In the rain of blood, Judge Wu, with only half of his body left, wanted to struggle, but a big hand grabbed the horn on his head and pressed him to the ground.

boom! boom! boom!
Judge Wu didn't even have time to scream before his head was smashed into the ground, then lifted up, and then continued to smash down until he completely lost his voice.

It was not until this moment that Yun Wanrong could clearly see the figure standing in the blood rain.

She is tall and slender, with a very good appearance.

A bloodstained face was filled with indifference, and there was no change when he swept over the demons and the people in the city below, as if he was looking at the same species.

".Lu Chen?"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Chen slowly drew out the long sword from his waist, walked straight past Yun Wanrong, walked towards the Day and Night Wandering God, and walked towards the "common people" in the city.

Under the moonlight, the blade glowed with a cold light.

(End of this chapter)