"Buddha Head, take this and see if it's of any use!"
In the moment of crisis, a bolt of inspiration struck Mu Jinyu, and he handed over the relic he'd been holding onto for dear life to Sheng Rulai.
This relic had the power to suppress most demons, but since he wasn't a Buddhist cultivator, he couldn't unleash its full potential.
But Sheng Rulai was different. As a Buddhist cultivator and the Head of Ten Thousand Buddhas, proficient in various Buddhist Law, it was possible that with this relic, he could muster unprecedented power to repel these demons, forging a path of escape for them!
"Good!"
Sheng Rulai had already known that Mu Jinyu obtained the relic from Guang Buddha Temple, which was why he did not question the Golden Light Shield surrounding Mu Jinyu during the rescue.
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, he responded affirmatively and unhesitatingly reached out to take the relic!
The moment the relic fell into Sheng Rulai's hands, it suddenly emitted a brilliance far surpassing that in Mu Jinyu's grip, blazing like a miniature sun, dazzling and so resplendent that it was hard to look directly at it!
"Aooo!"
The horde of demons that had just managed to stop them, preparing to close in for the kill, became terrified at the sight of the intense Buddha's Light, their bodies beginning to disintegrate, letting out angry roars, but their feet instinctively retreated!
Both Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai revealed looks of joyful surprise.
"Let's go!"
Seeing the demons backing away, Sheng Rulai didn't entertain the thought of annihilating them all at once. Instead, he grabbed Mu Jinyu's hand, intending to see if they could escape from the Spirit Communicative Ghost School with the relic in hand.
"Bang!"
They flipped over the perimeter wall and landed back on the ground, facing the bleak and dim campus scenery, feeling their hearts sink.
Indeed, the Ghost School had undergone some unpredictable change due to the accumulation of too many demons, resembling a prison, a confined Ghost Domain, preventing them from leaving!
"Hehe..."
The encircling demons maintained a wary distance but were reluctant to leave, growling tentatively like hungry dogs.
"Dragon King, let's try the school entrance! That might be the only way out!"
Sheng Rulai suddenly proposed.
"Yeah, let's give it a try!"
Mu Jinyu nodded in agreement.
If they couldn't escape over the walls, the school entrance was the only other way out.
Considering the terrifying attack they inadvertently ran into near the school gate, the likelihood that it was the only escape was very high; otherwise, there would be no need for a formidable demon to guard it!
"Let's go!"
Sheng Rulai, with Mu Jinyu in tow, charged straight at one of the seemingly weaker demons.
He reminded him, "Dragon King, don't stray too far from my Buddha Light."
"I know." Mu Jinyu stayed close by Sheng Rulai, completely enveloped in the radiant Buddha Light.
Their footsteps nearly in sync, they quickly approached the demon.
The closer they got, the more Mu Jinyu's heartbeat quickened, uncertain whether the group of demons would choose to fight desperately as they approached or simply retreat, allowing them to pass.
Under the somewhat tense moods of Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai, the demons ultimately roared in frustration as they drew near, then scattered to the sides.
"Phew…"
Mu Jinyu, relieved to see a path cleared by the retreating demons, allowed himself a moment of relaxation.
After all, facing so many demons that could have chosen to fight them, even with the relic's power, they probably wouldn't withstand their onslaught for long!
Their voluntary retreat saved Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai from further depleting the Buddha Yuan of the relic during their escape from the Ghost School.
Breaking free from the encirclement of demons, Mu Jinyu followed Sheng Rulai as they bolted towards the school gate!
In their headlong rush, they failed to notice Le Le's figure suddenly appearing among the forty or fifty demons behind them.
He watched Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai leave, showing some wariness towards the relic in Sheng Rulai's hands, then took out a wet, meaty chunk from his pocket and threw it on the ground!
"Aoou!"
The demons, upon seeing that strange piece of meat, roared excitedly, even the Nursery Rhyme Witch shrieked with delight.
They then swarmed over it, fighting for the chunk.
As they scrambled and snatched, their bodies began to merge together.
For instance, the original Human Skin Ghost was now clad by a Skinning Ghost, and that chef-like Evil Ghost carried a rusty cleaver, his body starting to drip with highly corrosive Corpse Water!
The Nursery Rhyme Witch was completely fused with the Knocking Ghost, her original appearance indecipherable, but as the Knocking Ghost made a knocking motion, the sound of knocking was accompanied by a faint singing voice…
"Ao hou hou hou!!"
Mu Jinyu was unaware of the strange changes happening behind him.
By the time he and Sheng Rulai ran back to the fog-enshrouded school gate, he suddenly felt a terrifying pressure to kill, followed by a strand of Sword Qi shooting towards them!
"Clang!"
"Bang!"
The Dense Sword Qi carried an aura of destructibility, but the Golden Light Shield, which would ordinarily tremble and seem about to shatter under the force of the Sword Qi, now remained unbreakable under the blessing of Buddha Yuan from Sheng Rulai, without a sign of fracturing.
Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Go!"
They disregarded the Sword Qi and ran again towards the location of the school gate!
"Shoo shoo shoo!!"
More Sword Qi shot out, hitting the Buddha Light Shield covering them like rain, causing slight ripples on the Golden Light Shield, but fortunately, there was still no damage!
Soon, Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai reached the school gate, and without hesitation, they kicked at the iron gate!
"Bang!"
The iron gate fell at the sound!
Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai ran straight for the exit!
"Bang!"
But when they reached the doorway, it was as if they had hit a glass wall, unable to escape!
"Still no good?"
Mu Jinyu felt a sense of desperation.
Sheng Rulai said, "No, this is indeed the only path to life. We just need to break this restriction, and we will be able to escape!"
With that said, Sheng Rulai held a Shariputra in one hand and continuously slapped at the dark void in front of him with the other, while his lips moved silently, chanting some scripture!
"Kang kang kang!"
Just as the seemingly tangible dark mist was about to be dispersed by Sheng Rulai, revealing the path to life again, at that moment...
"Ao hou!!"
A Great Demon, more than three meters tall, moved light-footedly towards them, covering three to four meters in a single step and instantly appearing behind them!
Mu Jinyu turned his head and his heart skipped a beat, his pulse unintentionally slowing down several beats!
He saw parts of the remains of the original fifty or so demons on this Great Demon's body!
He knew this Great Demon was an even more terrifying amalgamation, likely no weaker than a dire catastrophe itself.
He didn't know how it could possibly have been created!
"Clang!!"
The Great Demon reached behind Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai, gripping a rusted cleaver that had grown to a meter in length, and ferociously chopped down at them!
"Bang!"
The Buddha Light Shield protecting Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai immediately showed a crack.
"Crack crack crack…"
As soon as this crack appeared, web-like fractures quickly spread all over the Golden Light Shield, and with a crisp sound, the Buddha Light Shield collapsed!
And the Shariputra in Sheng Rulai's hand, likewise like a glass bead, was filled with dense cracks, liable to be destroyed at any moment!
"Ha!"
The Great Demon sneered, raising the cleaver in its hand to chop down at Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai once more!
"Whoosh!"
In the moment of crisis, a blazing Holy Light emerged.
Reinhardt leapt into the air, holding a spear. He threw it vigorously and impaled the Great Demon right on the spot!