Legend Management Bureau Chapter 348

[ … words ]

With those words, Shuten Doji conjured a banner out of thin air. The black flag bore the image of a wine Gourd adorned with a skull, alongside four massive characters that read “Armed Yokai Alliance”!

He waved the grand banner, and in an instant, a massive fleet of black motorcycles roared out of the Portal. Unlike ordinary bikes, every single one of these machines was ornately decorated with various human bones.

The riders astride them were equally bizarre in appearance—without exception, every last one was a yokai.

In a matter of moments, thousands of motorcycles parked around Du Yu, bringing together an assembly of tens of thousands of yokai.

Such was the staggering influence of Fusang’s Demon King, Shuten Doji.

What Du Yu found highly amusing was the sight of Shiranui Jinjiro, who was currently sitting on the back seat of Ibaraki Doji’s motorcycle with a look of absolute disgust.

“Are you even listening to me?” Shiranui Jinjiro muttered. “You are missing an arm, you shouldn’t be riding a motorcycle. Safety must always come first.”

“Will you shut up?!” Ibaraki Doji snapped impatiently. “I’ve heard you say that eight hundred times on the way here. Hurry up and get off my bike.”

Tens of thousands of yokai moved in perfect unison, entirely clad in black leather jackets.

The Taiyi Demon-Sweeping Heavenly Venerate frowned as he surveyed the massive horde of yokai filling the square. “You cannot be serious, Little Yao. I am the ‘Demon-Sweeping’ Heavenly Venerate, yet now you expect me to join forces with these creatures?”

Great Emperor Gouchen waved his hand dismissively. “There is good and evil among yokai as well. If you detest them so much, why haven’t you gone to slaughter the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas?”

“You!” The Demon-Sweeping Heavenly Venerate was left utterly speechless by the remark, forced to bite his tongue and swallow his indignation.

Du Yu slowly stepped forward from the crowd, his gaze locking directly onto Mahakala in the sky.

“Hey, Big Shadow!” Du Yu roared out. “I wonder, is the lineup I’ve brought today enough to claim your life?”

Mahakala slowly closed his eyes and began to chant:

“O Sariputra! Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form. All dharmas are marked with emptiness; they do not appear or disappear, are not tainted or pure, do not increase or decrease.

Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, no perception, no formation, no consciousness; no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no sights, sounds, smells, tastes, objects of touch, or dharmas; no realm of sight, down to no realm of mind or consciousness.

There is no ignorance, and no end to ignorance, up to no aging and death, and no end to aging and death. There is no suffering, no origin of suffering, no cessation of suffering, and no path. There is no wisdom, and no attainment.”

Du Yu blinked. “What the hell is that? Have you gone crazy, Big Shadow?”

The Western Queen Mother’s voice drifted slowly through the air. “To think it’s the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. Do you truly consider yourself the Tathagata?”

Mahakala shifted his gaze slightly, his dark eyes locking onto the Western Queen Mother. “I am the Mahavairocana Tathagata, and I am Mahakala. I am the light of ‘Yang’ and the shadows of ‘Yin’. I am the supreme unity of yin and yang, of good and evil. All of you require Mind Purification.”

The moment the words “Mind Purification” were spoken, the numerous dark monks reacted as if struck by a divine command, surging forward in a vicious charge to slaughter the Immortal Beings.

Even though the tide of the battlefield had clearly turned against them, the monks charged with gazes that showed they were facing death unflinchingly, decisively sparking a chaotic war against the gathered immortals.

In an instant, a dazzling array of spells tore through the sky as the armies clashed violently together.

A Can and A Kui touched down on the ground nearby, offering Du Yu a solemn nod.

“Beautifully done, brothers,” Du Yu said, waving at the pair. A few moments later, several figures emerged from the Legend Management Bureau—Liu Ling, Xie Yujiao, and Xiao Nian.

“Huh?” Du Yu blinked in surprise. “Why are you all here? Xiao Nian is a Mortal, and Ajiao’s cultivation is still lacking. Weren’t you supposed to stay hidden on Kunlun Mountain?”

Xie Yujiao shook her head gently. “Du Yu, if we lose this battle, running to the ends of the earth won’t save us.”

Du Yu knew she was right, leaving him no choice but to let them stick close by his side.

Even though wave after wave of reinforcements had arrived, their total numbers merely hovered around forty to fifty thousand. While every single one of them was an elite warrior, pitting them against a grand army of a hundred thousand still guaranteed a brutally bitter struggle.

Yet, what concerned Du Yu the most was Mahakala, floating undisturbed in the very center of the Battlefield.

He had yet to launch a single attack. Instead, he simply continued silently chanting the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. Thick coils of black energy swirled defensively around his body, rendering all incoming spells completely useless against him.

‘Zhi Nv,’ Du Yu called out silently in his mind. ‘Do you think we can win?’

Zhi Nv peered out through Du Yu’s eyes. After pondering for a moment, she replied, “I don’t know. I am entirely unfamiliar with Mahakala, and I have no idea what trump cards he might be holding in reserve…”

Du Yu’s face was etched with worry as he watched the chaotic slaughter unfold in the sky above. He still couldn’t be certain whether his choices up to this point had been right or wrong.

Every single life lost on this battlefield would weigh directly upon his shoulders.

“The only good news is…” Zhi Nv continued, “In the original timeline, we were ambushed. Although no one knows exactly how the Immortal Beings fell, they were most likely picked off one by one. Thanks to you stepping in, we managed to organize a proper defensive line in advance. No matter how you look at it, this is a head-on confrontation. If we were doomed to lose before, we now undoubtedly possess a fighting chance.”

Du Yu nodded, knowing she was right. To defeat an Immortal Being of the Western Queen Mother’s caliber, the enemy would have definitely had to rely on a myriad of treacherous schemes and foul play.

Not to mention the Taiyi Demon-Sweeping Heavenly Venerate and Great Emperor Gouchen, both of whom boasted even greater power than her.

With so many Heavenly Venerables, Almighty Cultivators, and Great Luo Golden Immortals slaughtered, it was absolutely impossible for it to have been a straightforward, head-on war.

Unfortunately, neither Saint nor the future iteration of the Seven Holy Heroes had personally witnessed the battlefield. Otherwise, Du Yu would already know everything there was to know. The only entity who truly knew the full truth of what transpired was Time. However, since Time wasn’t exactly an ally, Du Yu couldn’t afford to completely trust anything he claimed.

At that thought, Du Yu turned to look at the Seven Holy Heroes and declared, “The great battle has officially begun. I have only one demand for all of you… every single one of you must survive!”

The group offered firm nods in response.

Du Yu then quickly added, “I would rather you secure your own lives than risk them just to slay one more enemy.”

Once more, the group nodded in solemn agreement.

Du Yu took a brief moment to collect his thoughts, then called out into empty air:

“Xiao Qi from the future, are you listening?”

“Yes, I am here!” Xiao Qi responded, her tone deadly serious.

“Excellent,” Du Yu said with a nod. “In addition to the tremendous combat forces gathered here, we also have you maintaining an ‘omniscient view’.”

Xiao Qi sounded immediately troubled by the expectation. “Listen, Du Yu, please don’t overestimate me. Do you have any idea how many people are on that battlefield right now? I am just one person monitoring a single piece of equipment. How am I supposed to influence the tide of a battle this massive?”

“It’s fine,” Du Yu reassured her. “Just do whatever you can. Even if you only manage to assist a single person, that’s enough.”

“Alright,” Xiao Qi agreed with a hesitant nod. “But please put your mind at ease. Saint is here with me. He’ll analyze the situation and offer strategies whenever the timing is right. Don’t forget, we are all allies in this.”

A confident smile crept onto Du Yu’s lips. “Do me a favor and tell Saint to tidy up the Legend Management Bureau. Because once this battle is finally over, every single one of us is coming home. Tell him not to be too startled when we kick down the front doors.”