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Chapter 172 Arthur: No one can sacrifice me except myself (asking for monthly ticket)
"Strange, why is this blessing so similar to what Squidward said when he used the paper Buddha to summon Jizo?"

"It doesn't seem to be exactly the same, but this coincidence..."

"This is the closest I've ever been to reality in the legend."

"This... this is definitely not a coincidence, right?"

Xu Shu muttered to himself.

The sacrificial blessings of the cultists before him seemed somewhat similar to the Ksitigarbha with a tail that he had encountered in the wasteland not long ago.

The former is: the supreme being who holds the authority over space, the great infinite ouroboros, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with two innate aspects;

This is: the ruler of the deep sea, the lord of both innate and innate spaces, in charge of the eternal existence of soul and reincarnation!
Xu Shu thought that the two words after Dizang should be "Bodhisattva", but he was not 100% sure because he did not hear it clearly at the time.

Although, these two sentences seem to be different sentences.

But if you look carefully, you can find that there are many places where the words are replaced with complete synonyms.

For example, it contains words such as "in charge of space" and "innate two sides".

And if we think further, when Dizang attacked and killed him for the second time, he said "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty", which is obviously related to the "soul".

"The legendary world I created will invade reality. For example, after the first legendary ancient warrior dynasty, a new relic [Burial Ground] appeared in reality. It is the same one."

"And now, the Jizo who I met in reality seems to have appeared in this legend as well."

"So, this time the legendary world extracted some information from reality and integrated it into it?"

"Oh, that's interesting... If that's the case, then this group of cultists is different from what I know."

"There are only two explanations: either they are wrong or I am wrong."

"Compared to this group of human cultists, the alien monster Squidward that I encountered in reality is obviously more likely to have access to the real information about the Uchiha Jizo!"

"Although the paper Buddha did not respond when I tried to pray afterwards, it may be because I did not prepare the corresponding offerings. It does not mean that the blessing was wrong."

"Besides, Squidward can compose poetry. He is so cultured, and obviously more powerful than these half-baked cultists in the legend."

"It just so happens that I don't seem to have any way to get out of this situation, so why not...try to see if it's real?"

"It's free to give it a try, and I seem to be in trouble now. I don't have any other good way to get out of it!"

Xu Shu looked at the believers who were dancing the sacrificial dance wildly on the screen, and countermeasures kept flashing through his mind.

Arthur's life was full of dangers, he was walking on thin ice, he could die wherever he went, he had encountered countless evil cult sacrificial scenes, although he didn't have any abilities yet, he had gained a lot of courage.

However, looking back on his short 19-year career, the sacrifice he was facing could be considered the most dangerous one.

If I don't do something, there is a high probability that I will be killed in this cave, which officially proves the saying that lust is like a sword hanging over your head.

Considering that he was also trying to find out the true identity of 'Ksitigarbha' in reality, this was a perfect opportunity for Xu Shu, and he certainly wouldn't give up this opportunity.

"Speaking of which, I seem to have heard of this strange sacrificial ritual with five sacrifices: a girl, a gambler, a criminal, a scholar, and a whore!"

"Not in this legend, but I heard about it in real life..."

Xu Shu was thoughtful, holding many ideas, and continued this legend:
[You suspect that the five sacrifices required by these guys are from the same source as a secret teacher in your real life, but you have no evidence.]

[At the same time, you also discovered that the three-part blessing of the evil god Arthas, who is known as the great king of infinity, is vaguely related to an evil spirit you know.]

[Yes, it is this one. It has killed you twice during the expedition, but you have not met it in real life. This paper Buddha - Ksitigarbha.]

[Your memory is amazing. You completely remembered the blessing that Squidward recited, except for two words. You also remember the poem that he recited.]

[“Could it be that Arthas, the King of Infinity, is the English name of the Weaving Ksitigarbha?” You can’t help but wonder. ]

[Fuck your English name, you are really smart, do you think everyone likes to come up with so many names like you? ]

[It doesn't matter, think whatever you want, you're going to die anyway. ]

[The fanatical believers finished their prayers, and a man who was obviously the leader of the sect came to the five of you, the sacrifices, holding a dagger.]

[“I, Beckman Reforst, in the name of the high priest, summon the great king of infinity, the true god Arthas! I pray that you will look here! I pray that you will open the gate of the kingdom of God! I pray that your miracle will befall here!” The man named Beckman drew a symbol on his chest and led a group of believers to kneel down devoutly. On the ground was an altar that had been carved, like a special five-pointed star made of five “岂” characters connected end to end. ]

[A total of five thick and long tentacles stretched out from the center of the magic circle on the ground. They seemed illusory, but in fact they were not real. They stretched out and gently touched each of your faces, but they felt real, wet and soft, like a kitten's tongue licking you.]

[“It can actually summon a monster! It’s an octopus tentacle again… a deep-sea monster? It seems to be related to the Weebi Jizo!” You exclaimed in amazement, while the tentacle licked you all over. Your expression became strange, and you had a physiological reaction to being licked.]

[Damn it, you are really a human being? Is this worthy of your respect? ]

[“…Fuck, this can’t be blamed on me.” You expressed that you felt very wronged, took a deep breath, and soon the tentacles retracted, and you gradually let yourself return to normal. Damn it, you still have the nerve to feel wronged! ]

[Fortunately, at this moment, only a girl next to you noticed your strange bulge with wide eyes, and the cultists were all kneeling on the ground, excitedly and loudly knocking their heads, constantly praising the Lord's miracles, and did not notice your abnormality. Otherwise, you would definitely be burned alive in the name of "blasphemy", and they would not hesitate to spend time to change a sacrifice for this.]

[“Great Infinite King, please sit on the throne. Your humble and loyal servants will offer you precious sacrifices one by one!”]

[“The great king of infinity…”]

[After kneeling and repeating the prayer many times, the tentacles reluctantly returned to the center of the magic circle and began to wait.]

【Then Beckman stood up with confidence: "The power of the Lord has arrived, we can begin! First, the 'bitch' who committed the sin of Slaanesh. She is a DJ at the Black Rose Bar on the surface, but secretly she is engaged in the flesh trade. At the same time, she has maintained unclean relationships with more than 20 men, and even cheated on her own husband..."】

[The tied-up slender and sexy girl screamed loudly: "No! You can't do this! It's illegal! Please let me go, I can do anything you want!"]

[“Very good, so filthy and greedy, as the first sacrifice, your blood will bring great pleasure!” Beckman shouted, pointing the strange scepter in his hand at her. ]

【Kuaicha! One of the tentacles rushed out quickly, pierced into the girl's plump breasts, pulled out her heart, and devoured it on the spot. The girl soon became motionless, and only the spilled blood spread along the groove of the "岂" character.】

【“Oh, no, God!”, “Someone come save us~”, “Damn bastards, you will go to hell!” This scene stimulated three of the other four sacrifices—except you. 】

[When they are shouting for help or cursing, you are thinking: "There are five sacrifices in total. The bitch is dead. What am I? A gambler, a criminal, or a scholar? It seems that the guy with glasses seems more like a scholar~"]

[As expected of you, you still have the energy to make choices when you are about to die. 】

[The blood on the ground filled one-fifth of the strange pentagram, and it faintly made a soft "ding" sound, which seemed to be a reminder, indicating that this sacrifice had been "accepted."]

【Seeing this, Beckman nodded with satisfaction, holding the scepter, and slowly walked to the second sacrifice. That was the cold-faced man with glasses who had a face that said I was very smart before. Now he was so scared that tears and snot came out, and he begged loudly, "Please don't kill me, I have a lot of money, I can give it to you, and I have many friends and brothers, I can join you, I can bring more sacrifices!"】

【Beckman smiled: "Look, look! What a dirty and ugly gesture. He is willing to sell out his friends and brothers just to save his life. This is exactly the blood the Lord wants! Great King of Infinity, this time it is the life of the Gambler. Please accept it."】

[“Swish!” The tentacle shot out even more eagerly than the first time, snatching the man’s heart and returning to the center of the magic circle, making a crunching sound that was terrifying.]

[“No, don’t do it!”]

[Amid screams, the man's blood flows along the magic circle, and with another "thump", a grid is filled. Sacrifice progress: 2/5! ]

[“Oh, I guessed wrong. He’s a gambler. You can’t judge a person by his appearance.” You were amazed and began to think seriously. Who do you look like, a scholar or a criminal? You feel like neither, but at least you can rule out a virgin. ] [While you were nervously waiting, the next lamb to be slaughtered appeared. Beckman walked up to the third victim. He looked like a sleazy man who was a drug addict. ]

[The latter immediately showed a painful expression and begged: "Oh, for God's sake, please don't do this."]

[Beckman laughed and said, "You are indeed a born criminal, Mr. Edward. You have killed at least thirty pregnant women and committed crimes everywhere, but you have never been discovered. If it were not for the Lord's revelation, we would not have been able to find you. You should be grateful. Your blood will please God. Great King of Infinity, please accept this sacrifice!"]

[After saying this, he did the same thing again, pointing with the scepter.]

[Woo! This time, the tentacles moved faster and more violently, as if they were a little impatient, but they still devoured this guy's heart.]

[After a while, a little bit of blood pushed the sacrifice forward: 3/5! ]

[It seems that you can only be a "scholar". There are two sacrifices left. Who will be the next one? ]

[No need to guess, Beckman walked towards you and said with a smile: "It's your turn next, our top student from Florida State University, 'scholar', Mr. Arthur, your blood is full of the fragrance of knowledge, and you are a wonderful life that can please the Lord."]

[The "virgin" lady next to you looks at you pitifully. It seems that although she can die a little later, she also knows that after you die, it will be her turn. She can't help but feel sad and start to sob.]

[Faced with such a critical moment, and no one has come to rescue you, it seems that the cultists this time are smarter and act very cleanly, and no one has called the police. You will not be rescued this time, just wait for death, that's all.]

[Looking at the cult leader Beckman who is walking towards you with a scepter in hand, you suddenly roll your eyes and say, "There is a problem. I bought my university admission qualification, so I am not a scholar. Similarly, the girl next to her only looks innocent, but she is actually an escort girl in a sex shop. You have made a mistake in identity, and this sacrifice will fail."]

[“???” The lovely girl stared at you with eyes wide open. She shook her head repeatedly and said angrily: “Slander, this is blatant slander. My body is very clean.”]

[“What a fucking idiot.” You shook your head in your heart, feeling speechless. What a pig-like teammate, but you still continued, “You see, a bitch won’t admit that she was a street girl. She doesn’t admit it, so she is a bitch.”]

[“That seems to make sense.” “Just like you wouldn’t admit that you sold ditch money.” The cult members nearby were talking about it, and seemed to be shaken. ]

[But the high priest Beckman was confident: "Haha, Mr. Scholar, do you think I will believe you? We have investigated your underwear thoroughly! Besides, do you think we did nothing? Miss Alice, tell him your judgment."]

[“Okay, Master Priest.” Miss Alice, your one-night stand with big breasts, proudly puffed out her chest when she heard that: “Arthur, accept your fate and stop lying. I swear on my name that I tasted it clearly. You do have intelligent body fluids.”]

[“Fuck, what kind of weird identification method is this…shouldn’t you ask me to show my certificate to prove myself?” You just realized the reason why she kept drinking last night, she was actually tasting the sperm of a smart guy. What a suffocating woman, you cried out that you were fooled.]

[Beckman has already pointed his staff at you and is about to say that sentence. You can even feel that the tentacle in the middle is getting impatient and annoyed. It seems to be eager to eat you too.]

[This seems to be your special talent. Others cannot sense the "emotional" characteristics emitted by this tentacle monster. You are indeed a pure human being. This is the confidence that the son of the biochemical mother 'Revelation Zero One' brings to you.]

[However, this is useless. What does it matter if you know it is in a hurry? It cannot change the fact that you will be sacrificed to it. ]

[At this point, you are powerless to change the situation. Just accept your fate...]

[“Wait a minute, it’s not over yet.” You licked your lips and said, “You are the supreme being who holds the authority over space. You are the great Infinite Ouroboros, the Ksitigarbha with two aspects of innateness…”]

【"?" Beckman, who was about to offer you to the evil god, discovered something was wrong, because you were obviously reciting a prayer, a three-part prayer with a very correct structure and clear direction.】

[“Great Infinite King Arthas! Your devout believer Arthur, I pray that you will open the gate to the kingdom of God and accept the gift I offer you. Please accept it with a smile.”]

[After the words fell, a sour friction sound suddenly rang out in the air.]

[All the cultists in the audience widened their eyes. They were extremely surprised, surprised at what on earth you were doing.]

[Including High Priest Beckman.]

[“I understand. You want to replace me and sacrifice us?” Beckman is well-informed. He understands what you are doing. He almost laughed out loud at your anger: “Who do you think you are? How can you command God? Besides, your prayer is wrong. If you do this, it will only make you suffer more when you are devoured by the Lord.”]

【You laughed too.】

[“Really? You think the Lord cares about the prayers, right? You are totally wrong! All He cares about is eating the sacrifices quickly and having enough of them.”]

[You are tied to a pillar, but after you feel the strong fluctuations coming from the center of the magic circle, you suddenly become very confident. You look around and pause and say, "By the way, I haven't had time to introduce myself yet. My name is - Arthas Mendeleev Kinsenst Sladakman Blumen Arthur!"]

[“What do you mean…” Beckman’s pupils shrank. He finally understood where your confidence came from. Your name actually has the same meaning as the Great Lord. According to the rules of the sect, you are a natural “person favored by God”!]

[But he still has one last trump card. He points his scepter at you fiercely and roars: "Great King of Infinity, please accept my gift, a knowledgeable scholar!"]

[Yes, with the "scepter" blessed by the gods, he can point and hit wherever he wants, and it seems that even the strange tentacles in the magic circle have to obey his command. ]

[However, the corners of your mouth curled up, not frightened or afraid, but smiled: "Great King of Infinity, please listen to my praise of you:
"It is not easy for an ant to shake a tree. I have no rivals in the world."

"Never defeated in heaven or on earth, number one throughout the ages."

"The tail of Nuo is in the mouth, and Yuan Zhongqi is abandoned, just like the collapse of the cliffs of Lingshan Mountain."

"Does the Buddha know that there are diseases in the world? The soul returns and we fly together again!"]

[After you finished reading the poem you copied from Squidward, the entire magic circle suddenly began to tremble, and an overwhelming terror descended.]

[A six-armed phantom appears. ]

[“No, impossible, what is this!” The powerful pressure made all the believers crawl on the ground. They couldn’t believe what was happening.]

[As expected, he has come! You are delighted, knowing that your bet was right! That’s right, the one this group of people are sacrificing to is the Infinite King Arthas, who is indeed the evil Buddha you have encountered in real life: Ksitigarbha the Tail! ]

[Although you don’t know why in the legend, the sense of oppression He brings to you is so strong, a hundred times, a thousand times stronger than in reality.]

[Faced with such a terrifying existence, the believers who had always watched others being sacrificed suddenly knew their own fate, and they all began to wail:]

[“Ah, no, no! Great Lord, we are your devout believers!”]

[“Why are we the ones being sacrificed?”]

[“You can’t do this. You can’t do this!”]

[There were wailings everywhere, but at this moment, the shadow of the demon who followed Jizo and Arthas looked at you with one eye and Beckman with the other. It seemed that because of Beckman's scepter, he began to struggle with whether to eat you or him.]

【Seeing this, Beckman, who was lying on the ground, laughed wildly: "Hahaha! So that's how it is! Thank you for letting us know more secrets. We are one step closer to the great Lord. Now you can die. King of Infinity, please accept my sacrifice!"】

[He continued to point the scepter at you with difficulty and persistence, his eyes full of fanaticism.]

[The tentacle in the middle of the magic circle begins to slowly reach out to you with some disdain.]

【Seeing this, the believers who were wailing and accusing the great Lord of abandoning them cheered one after another, "Well done, well done, you are worthy of being the High Priest.", "What a great turnaround!", "The great Lord has not abandoned us!"】

[The situation was reversed in an instant. I didn't expect you to die in the end.]

[Seeing the familiar slippery tentacles approaching your face again, you are about to be devoured, but you are not afraid. You smile and say: "Great Jizo, please accept my sacrifice! These are a group of knowledgeable people with sufficient knowledge reserves in the field of cults. Please accept them - all of them, a total of thirty-six scholars."]

[“Eh?” As the slow-moving tentacle suddenly stopped, Beckman’s expression froze.]

[What do you mean? Are you competing to see who can offer more sacrifices? This is funny, you...]

[He hadn't finished thinking about it yet. The next second, dozens of tentacles shot up from the center of the magic circle under the seat of the Ksitigarbha phantom and enveloped them all at once, tearing the hearts of one person after another.]

(End of this chapter)