“Maitreya wanted to enlighten all living beings, but could not find the way, so he eventually went dark and decided to just destroy everyone equally.”

"Duo Chenzi, you have held the [Samsara Disk] for a thousand years, yet instead of thinking about liberating all living beings, what have you been doing? Are you pondering how to seize the world and rule over all living beings?"

— — Qi Xing was, of course, just casually hurling insults, though Duo Chenzi didn't really care about that.

No one here explained the source doctrine of the [Peacock Disciples] sect to Qi Xing, and although Sasa knew it, she had no intention of doing so.

In fact, within Indo-European religions, the understanding of the concept of "Samsara" is quite different from the approach in Buddhism.

Returning to the [Samsara Disk], although Duo Chenzi had honed this power for a thousand years, and although its might was immense—operating by utilizing the fundamental system of the Sasa Universe—these demon kings were, after all, not the true Sasa, nor were they the real Creator.

Sasa had devoured all the fallen angels, possessing potentially infinite energy. In her prime, within the scope of what most humans could understand through natural language, she could basically do whatever she wanted.

It was just that those holding a [silver coin] were ultimately still lacking a bit of power.

Each time she activated the [Samsara Disk], Duo Chenzi had to consume an immense amount of energy, all of which was spiritual energy accumulated from generations of sect followers—to put it crudely, faith power or vow power. Unless she truly ruled the world one day, even she could not afford such a burn.

The vow power accumulated over a thousand years could probably only activate the power of [Samsara] a dozen times or so, which shows how troublesome this authority is to use.

But this power was worth it.

The phantom image of the disk, having shattered Qi Xing's thunder and lightning, pressed down again, expanding and expanding, until it actually descended upon Qi Xing like the Fantian Seal!

"This really does feel a bit like immortals fighting."

Qi Xing laughed in spite of himself, but he was not panicked. The [World] silver coin in his hand was already spinning at an accelerated rate.

An indescribable, mighty force erupted violently from his body. A low rumble came from the depths of the universe, as if countless galaxies were resonating simultaneously. Stars shifted, the galaxy tilted, and the starry river swirled and surged like a torrent, converging in an instant into two incomparably huge palms.

Those hands spanned the galaxy and broke through the firmament; nebulae swirled in the palms, and black holes shone between the knuckles. They slowly lifted, like the true Creator stretching out arms to hold up the dome between heaven and earth.

The two giant hands, formed from the universe and the galaxy, met the hexagonal disk that was slowly suppressing them.

The starry river giant hands collided with the giant [Samsara] disk. In an instant, the void outside the atmosphere turned into a vast, white light of annihilation. All artificial satellites, wreckage, and cosmic dust were vaporized in an instant. Countless millions of living beings on the surface of the Earth felt their hearts tighten; even without knowing the reason, they felt their flesh trembling and their souls shuddering.

Every inch the [Samsara] disk turned brought the echoes of the wails of billions of souls; and every time the starry river giant hands lifted, it was as if the entire universe were resonating with them.

Duo Chenzi frowned and poured more vow power into the disk. The [Samsara] silver coin suddenly shone brightly. Each corner of the hexagonal disk instantly tore open the void, as if opening six ancient doors.

Countless bright figures, clad in armor and wielding halberds, with wings on their backs, radiated holy majesty, as if countless legions of heavenly gods were emerging from the light of heaven. Their golden armor reflected the starlight, and the spears in their hands pointed straight at Qi Xing.

Billions of mortal figures swarmed in, wielding swords, bows, and rifles, as if all the warriors in human history had been gathered, from ancient cold weapons to modern tanks and fighter jets, endless and continuous, rushing to kill like a tide.

The furious Asura giants bared their fangs and brandished their claws, wielding swords with six arms, roaring with three heads, their manifestations standing a thousand feet tall, turning into a berserk legion, stamping with rage.

Countless strange beasts and giant monsters galloped and roared, from ancient mammoths to legendary dragons and snakes, with bloody mouths and fangs, their roars shaking the heavens.

Boundless, gaunt skeletons and giant-mouthed monster shadows, with bellies as large as mountains and throats like needles, let out shrill wails as they lunged at the starry river giant hands, seeking to devour all the stellar energy.

The fire prison cracked open, and chains and torture instruments poured out like a flood. Demon soldiers waved iron staves, accompanied by boundless flames, burning the void outside the atmosphere to a deep red.

However, the starry river giant hands summoned by Qi Xing emitted a blazing light. Every spear thrust by the heavenly soldiers, every giant blade swung by the roaring Asuras, every fang of the beasts, every claw of the hungry ghosts, and every iron hook of hell were all blocked by these terrifying giant hands, forcefully holding up the phantom of Duo Chenzi's giant [Samsara] disk, stalemated amidst the tremors.

— — Sasa had once called the [World] silver coin the "Dominator."

She wasn't talking nonsense, nor was she trying to fool Qi Xing. She was just using a different term, and the point was to see what Qi Xing could comprehend.

It turned out that what Qi Xing comprehended was judgment, conviction, and rewarding good while punishing evil. This made Sasa sneer, feeling that Qi Xing's brain hadn't quite turned the corner.

Why did she say that?

Recently, ever since comprehending the essence of the [Dominator] silver coin, Qi Xing had actually come to understand a bit. Although Sasa was "silly," she wasn't "stupid," and she definitely had some substance in her head.

Is a judge the true dominator? Is the person who convicts and judges crimes the true dominator? In the structure of power, who exactly is the true "dominator"? Is rewarding good and punishing evil the action of a dominator?

In fact, that wasn't quite right. So Qi Xing had always been close to the answer, but had not fully realized it.

Until recently.

The true dominator is not someone who holds the three thousand Great Daos, nor is it some sage who has merged with the Dao.

— — The true dominator is the person holding the pen, making up whatever nonsense the three thousand Great Daos are, and telling the readers about it.

In the structure of power, the "legislator" is the dominator.

It was a pity that the [silver coins] in Qi Xing's hands were ultimately fragmented. Using [Illusion] and [World] together could only conjure up cosmic phantoms to stalemate with the phantom of the [Samsara] disk.

But the phantoms were already enough to trap the enemy.

"I have heard that the thousand hands and thousand eyes of gods and Buddhas—the thousand eyes represent omniscient wisdom, and the thousand hands represent omnipotent divine powers."

"It is a pity that our dear Sasa does not have omniscient wisdom—but diligence can make up for clumsiness; having a thousand hands should still be possible, right?"

Activating the [silver coin] again, with a hint of mockery, giant stellar arms emerged from the universe behind Qi Xing, some forming fists, others palms, all reaching out toward Duo Chenzi together.

It was as if the entire universe had become an extension of Qi Xing, intending to completely submerge Duo Chenzi!

These were all fake.

But the fake ones were enough to trap Duo Chenzi for a good while.

As long as he took this opportunity, Qi Xing could go and raid her home!

— — However, at this very moment, in the nick of time, a cold sneer appeared on Duo Chenzi's face.

"As expected of a junior's mindset."

Her consciousness echoed in the void like a sound.

— — Good causes have good fruits! Evil causes have evil fruits!

"Those who wish to harm others will surely be harmed! Those who do evil will surely suffer the curse of heaven!"

The incomparably huge hexagonal disk suddenly stopped—then, it roared in reverse!

In an instant, the river of time and space rolled backward, and billions of stars flowed in reverse, as if the order of heaven and earth had completely backfired. The countless giant starlight hands extending from behind Qi Xing, which had been surging magnificently toward Duo Chenzi, suddenly acted like puppets on strings; pulled by this giant [Samsara] disk, they immediately changed direction!

Thousands of giant galactic hands turned around in unison, and actually struck fiercely toward Qi Xing himself!

"What?! [Oh no!]"

Even though Qi Xing knew these were illusions, for a moment he still could not avoid them.

The power of the infinite illusion of karmic retribution slammed into him as if it were real, shaking him until he was dizzy—

Damn it! It had always been Qi Xing parrying others' ultimate moves, but this time it was his turn to be hit by someone else's parry skill!

This guy is a piece of trash monster that has a parry skill!

And taking advantage of the split second when Qi Xing was stunned by the parry, Duo Chenzi had already rushed in front of him.

A vajra flew out from the [Samsara] disk. Qi Xing had no time to block, but Duo Chenzi grabbed that vajra and stabbed it fiercely toward him—toward the crescent Sasa blade in his hand!

[Gwa?!]

Only hearing Sasa's shriek, the vajra had already stabbed into the scimitar she had transformed into, and it actually—it actually stuck to the blade like a toilet plunger, and would not move again!

"If I don't use my full strength, it seems I really am no match for you; truly, the waves ahead are pushed by the waves behind."

Having hit her mark, Duo Chenzi immediately retreated rapidly, and even had the leisure to cast a seductive glance at Qi Xing.

"But [Venerable Leipu], today's battle, after all, was won by me."

"What the hell is this? What kind of thing did you stick onto Sasa?!"

"Hahahaha! Of course, it's something to teach our beloved Creator how to behave!"

Amidst her loud laughter, Duo Chenzi had already transformed into a cyan streak of light, flying toward East Asia and disappearing from sight.

Qi Xing hurriedly tried to pull the vajra stuck on the Sasa blade off—but it was useless!

Sasa transformed back into human form in a panic, but the vajra still stuck to her head like a toilet plunger from a gag manga.

Qi Xing pulled with all his might, nearly deforming her head, but it wouldn't come off no matter what!

Volume 7: Age of Dharma Decline Apocalypse: 251: There's Still a Toilet Plunger

Because he couldn't pull the toilet plunger off Sasa's head in outer space… I mean the vajra, Qi Xing had no choice but to take the wailing Sasa and return to Rome first, rather than immediately pursuing and killing Duo Chenzi.

When they returned to Rome, the scene in the square made a complex feeling well up in Qi Xing's heart.

After Qi Xing knocked Duo Chenzi away and rushed out, Lin and Xue Ning certainly would not let the Zombie Immortal sect leader, who had been left behind, go. Xue Ning and her—the two sect leaders could be considered evenly matched, but there was also Lin here.

Long before Qi Xing and Duo Chenzi had reached a result, the Zombie Immortal had already been chopped down by Lin and captured, waiting for inspection.

What powerful strength should a Zombie Immortal with five hundred years of cultivation possess?

If such an enemy were allowed to fight freely in the urban area of Rome, the city that Qi Xing had worked so hard to protect and defend would likely suffer huge trauma and damage, with countless casualties.

But when Qi Xing and Sasa returned to Rome, they did not see very serious destruction.

The traces of battle were obvious: shattered stone tiles, broken statues, collapsed porticos, and even scorched marks on the edge of the square; the air was filled with the stench of corpses and the aftermath of Uriel's alchemical fire. Yet, despite this, this urban area had not turned into scorched earth.

Qi Xing looked around and did not see the corpses of civilians strewn about. Clearly, Lin had been extremely restrained when she attacked.

The Zombie Immortal was now slumped in the center of the square, her talisman papers torn to shreds, her Taoist robe already tattered and broken, revealing her pale, stiff arms. There was also a very large front armor leaking out from the broken Taoist robe, which made Qi Xing's mood feel very complex as he looked at it.

A Zombie Immortal with five hundred years of cultivation should logically be an overwhelmingly powerful existence capable of shaking mountains and splitting peaks, yet now she was in such a sorry state, her face haggard.

Her eyes were equally complex. When she looked at Qi Xing, fear, resentment, and an indescribable emotion flashed in her pupils—like a mother who had finally seen her runaway son after ten years of not seeing him, wanting to step forward and call out, but being choked by that sense of unfamiliar distance.

As for this son, although he didn't personally beat her, his subordinate—who might even be a woman—had actually beaten her until she was on her knees, which was truly terrifying.

Seeing Qi Xing from afar, the Zombie Immortal's lips moved, but she said nothing, and in the end, she just stared at him fixedly.

Qi Xing couldn't help but frown. He could see that it was not the gaze of a hateful enemy, but rather something more like a complex emotion mixed with longing, resentment, and something unspeakable. This gaze falling on Qi Xing gave him an even worse headache than facing Duo Chenzi's hexagonal [Samsara] disk.

Conversely, Lin stood to the side, expressionless as usual. The blazing divine sword had long been put away; her expression was indifferent, yet she had an aura of pleasure, as if she had just enjoyed a battle, like a beast that had just finished hunting and was contentedly licking its claws.

… Although this was probably also done intentionally by the [King of Hell], Lin indeed already had enough strength to suppress the sect leader of the [Peacock Disciples], as well as a demon king who only had one [silver coin].

If one were to say that those who possess a [silver coin] are demon kings, then Lin, possessing the power of an angel, is an out-and-out hero. It's actually terrifying.

If it weren't for Qi Xing, or if Qi Xing's level were too pathetic, perhaps Jingo Shinji would have trained Lin into a hero who could kill most demon kings, turning her into an expressionless demon-slaying maniac whose art style didn't fit in this absurd yellow world… Sometimes Qi Xing couldn't help but think this.

As for whether it was true or false, after all, it was just Qi Xing's casual imagination, and it would probably be hard to verify.

On the other side, Xue Ning retreated to one side, her face full of sorrow, full of unconcealable complex expressions, seemingly pondering how to deal with this, and how [Venerable Leipu] would deal with this former colleague of hers.

Fortunately, the five sect leaders of the [Peacock Disciples] were not actually very close to each other. To put it bluntly, they were just five colleagues of equal rank in different departments, with only the acquaintance of occasionally holding video conferences.

Returning to the current situation, Qi Xing already had a headache regarding the Zombie Immortal, who was his biological mother. For a sect leader like this who no longer had a [silver coin] anyway, instead of keeping her in front of him to be an annoyance, letting her go might be more comfortable.

… However, unfortunately, Qi Xing now needed information on the [Peacock Disciples], so he could not let this sect leader go.

"Have Elaine take people to lock up that 'half-sister' of mine first."

After thinking for a moment, Qi Xing instructed Xue Ning,

"You take this sect leader back to the small palace together. I have some things to ask you immediately."

After speaking, he gestured toward Xue Ning with Sasa, who still had the toilet plunger… the vajra stuck on her head. In an instant, let alone the two sect leaders, even Lin couldn't help but be taken aback.

What was this situation?

"I lost a move when I fought Duo Chenzi, and she stuck the vajra onto the Sasa divine blade. But even if Sasa transforms back into human form, or no matter how she changes her form, this vajra will not fall off, and it cannot be destroyed."

Qi Xing explained with a sigh,

"This vajra was pulled out by Duo Chenzi from the [Samsara Disk]. She deliberately stuck it on Sasa's forehead. If you say she isn't trying to pull something, I definitely don't believe it."

"By the way, Sasa, you are a god after all, and this Duo Chenzi is at least nominally your follower, right? Give me a break, how can you have absolutely no idea what your current situation is?"

Speaking of this, even Qi Xing himself was a bit annoyed.

However, Sasa didn't know because she just didn't know. She pulled hard on the vajra on her head, feeling very aggrieved in her heart: "I haven't seen that little fool for nearly a thousand years, how would I know what she's thinking!"

"As for this vajra…"

She tugged at it hard again; Sasa's action was just like a cat scratching at a sticker on its head,

"Since it was pulled out of the [Samsara Disk], it's probably a locator… transmitting a signal? Does she want to pull me into [Samsara]? But even if my body has been turned into a human, my soul cannot be subjected to [Samsara], just like you, kid Qi Xing, wouldn't be."

Indeed, as early as when they first met, Sasa had once said that even if Qi Xing's soul fell into the [Dream of All Living Beings] it would not melt, because the soul of a [Descender] would not dissolve into the spirit essence of this world.

…Hmm?

…However, Qi Xing still remembered that the [King of Hell] had said before that the spirit essence of this world was all extracted from Sasa's soul and was homogeneous with her.

Qi Xing wouldn't dissolve into it, but Sasa… could she really be messed with to do something? …That shouldn't be possible, right?

While complaining about Sasa being troublesome, Qi Xing was still a bit nervous about this in his heart and immediately gave Xue Ning a look.