Chapter 324: Power of Ghosts and Gods

“Impossible.”

“Absolutely impossible.”

Once Lin Jing revealed the sealed ghostly object, it was fair to say that not a single person from the Buddhist sects was willing to believe it.

From the Golden Core Stage Buddhist prodigies below to the Void Profound Realm Buddhist experts above.

“Master!” Qin Siyuan, who had once been defeated by Lin Jing, had a face full of disbelief as his gaze turned toward Master Jingxin.

This Void Profound Realm nun, although also unwilling to believe it, found that her Divine Sense told her everything was true.

Inside the buddha-demon pearl was indeed that Void Profound Realm Ghost Bride that the Buddhist sects had temporarily given up on dealing with.

What exactly was going on? This Ghost Bride was supposed to be no pushover.

“Was it the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor? No, that’s not right.” The white-robed Great Master Wumo looked outside the hall.

With the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor’s help, even if Lin Jing’s group were to slay a Void Profound Realm ghostly object, it wouldn’t be impossible. However—

Directly slaying one and sealing a Void Profound Realm ghostly object within the body of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator were two completely different concepts.

The latter was many times more difficult.

Even for someone like Dao Hui of the Sun Temple, who possessed the Sun Divine Physique—a natural nemesis to ghostly objects—it would be absolutely impossible to Seal a Void Profound Realm ghostly object within his body at the Golden Core Stage. Forget Golden Core; there would be no hope even at the Nascent Soul Stage.

So how on earth did this Saint Child of the Beast Control Sect do it?

“Demon Court Holy Son, have you forgotten something?”

While the other Buddhist prodigies were at a loss for words and looking shocked in the face of the Ghost Bride, the monk Dao Hui of the Sun Temple spoke up to question him after a moment of silence.

He actually had no interest in the Golden Light Gu. The Golden Light Gu was of great use to Buddhist practitioners who Cultivated golden bodies, but what he Cultivated was the Sun Scripture, an Extreme Yang Buddhist Dharma, so his need for the Golden Light Gu was not that great. The reason he had come to intervene was purely because he did not want a Saint of the Yao Race to snatch away a Buddhist Opportunity.

If the Demon Court Holy Son truly succeeded in obtaining the Legacy, where would the Buddhist sects’ dignity be?

Right now, Lin Jing’s display indeed exceeded his expectations, but that did not mean he was going to hand it over on a silver platter.

“The final trial is not just a comparison of whose sealed ghostly object is of a higher Rank, but also who can harness more Power of Ghosts and Gods while remaining conscious!”

“If you have only successfully sealed her but cannot harness her power, it cannot be considered a success—”

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“Perhaps some unexpected situation occurred with her, allowing you to take advantage of a loophole.”

Dao Hui remembered that the Ghost Bride was a Hybrid Ghostly Object with an extremely unstable state. If he hadn’t misjudged, Lin Jing must have taken advantage of the internal conflict of consciousness within the Ghost Bride and used the strength of a Dao Protector to barely Seal her.

However, even if the Seal was successful, Dao Hui absolutely did not believe that Lin Jing could harness this Void Profound Realm Power of Ghosts and Gods!

It was just like how a Golden Core Cultivator could never activate a Top-grade Magic Treasure; forcing it would only result in death from exhaustion.

Void Profound Realm Power of Ghosts and Gods was something that, even if the Ghost Bride cooperated fully, could never be harnessed by a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

Dao Hui seized upon this point. He believed that Lin Jing had indeed used some incomprehensible means to successfully Seal the Ghost Bride within his body, but sealing her did not mean he could withstand her power. As long as Lin Jing could not control the Ghost Bride’s power, it wouldn’t matter how high the Rank of the ghostly object he sealed was.

The so-called Seal would just be a joke if even a sliver of power leaking from the sealed object could not be suppressed and used.

It would mean that this Seal, to the sealed ghostly object, was as flimsy as paper and could be broken at any time.

Under such circumstances, how could he have the face to say he had successfully sealed the ghostly object?

When the time came, there would be an excuse to disqualify Lin Jing from this angle.

After all, what the Golden Light Temple wanted to find was a Buddhist Prodigy who could harness the power of the Golden Light Gu. If it were merely sealed within the body, it would be a total waste.

Dao Hui’s words also gained the approval of the other Buddhist prodigies. Even if they couldn’t obtain the Golden Light Gu, they didn’t want an outsider like Lin Jing to get it!

“Indeed.” Many prodigies looked at each other, also finding it hard to believe that Lin Jing could harness the Ghost Bride’s power. If even a tiny bit of power from the Ghost Bride could cause Lin Jing to lose himself and fall into demonhood, then the Seal would be meaningless.

“Great Master Dao Hui has a point,” a group of Buddhist geniuses echoed.

“Undying Monk Senior, what I’ve said should be reasonable, right?” This monk Dao Hui also reminded the Undying Monk, telling him not to be in a hurry to make a decision.

However, before the Undying Monk could respond, Lin Jing simply shook his head faintly.

“You won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin.” He couldn’t help but look at that monk Dao Hui, whose head was ablaze with fire.

The buddha-demon pearl was taken back by Lin Jing, and an extremely cold and sinister power began to emanate from his body.

He gave a cold snort. Normally, what this monk Dao Hui said was correct; a sliver of power leaking from the Ghost Bride was indeed not something a Golden Core Cultivator like him could harness.

But the other party’s mistake lay in not taking his identity on the Dao of Beast Taming seriously.

He was not just a simple Buddhist Cultivator.

Relying on Buddhist methods, he indeed could not harness the Ghost Bride’s power.

But now, as Lin Jing consumed ten years of his lifespan to spin his Golden Core and activate the Divine Ability, the Divine Control Technique, the sliver of Power of Ghosts and Gods actively released by the Ghost Bride was immediately brought under Lin Jing’s control!

BOOM!!!

Lin Jing’s long black hair danced wildly, and his entire body was shrouded in a red light as the Power of Ghosts and Gods intertwined. His green robes were dyed red, and his Soul Power received a terrifying boost.

“What do you think you’re doing—?” Faced with the sudden, Soul-shaking power rising from Lin Jing, Dao Hui’s pupils shrank.

He thought to himself that things were bad. This guy could actually harness the power of a Void Profound Realm ghostly object?

You’ve got to be kidding me.

Furthermore, he had only asked a few questions, yet this Demon Court Holy Son had actually developed killing intent toward him!

Cold sweat trickled down Dao Hui’s face.

Feeling Lin Jing’s killing intent, he also quickly tried to awaken the terrifying ghostly object sealed within his own buddha-demon pearl, wanting to use its power to face the enemy. However, what made Dao Hui’s hair stand on end was that the ghostly object sealed in his pearl merely felt a sliver of the Ghost Bride’s aura and became somewhat uncontrollable, seemingly out of fear.

“Saint, stop!!”

After also sensing Lin Jing’s killing intent, the Undying Monk was startled. Just as he was about to step in to stop it, a bolt of lightning rose in his mind.

“Do not interfere in the struggles of the juniors. Rest assured, His Highness the Saint can control it.”

At this moment, Lin Jing was indeed radiating a heaven-towering killing intent. However, this killing intent was not naturally generated by Lin Jing, but was instead influenced by the Ghost Bride’s power.

The power of a Void Profound Realm ghostly object was still too strong. Even a tiny sliver of power almost allowed his emotions to be dominated. This killing intent was just a small part of the negative emotions within the Power of Ghosts and Gods.

At this instant, what influenced Lin Jing most deeply was the Ghost Bride’s obsession. Under the influence of the Ghost Bride’s Path of Obsession, Lin Jing’s mind was filled with that sword-wielding female Cultivator from her heart. He was nearly Possession by the Ghost Bride’s longing, becoming a part of her, while the monk Dao Hui before him became the culprit who caused the death of the Ghost Bride’s beloved.

If it were any other Cultivator, they would probably have already struck Dao Hui down under the influence of the Power of Ghosts and Gods.

Fortunately, Lin Jing had undergone specialized training. In that instant, the Ice Soul Gu fused with Lin Jing. Through its recent Cultivation of the Path of Obsession, the Ice Soul Gu quickly helped Lin Jing freeze these negative influences, allowing him to regain clear consciousness in an instant and perfectly harness the Power of Ghosts and Gods.

He struck out with a palm, and a wave of despair-inducing power swept through. Dao Hui tried to resist with his own power, but as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, no matter how much his own power countered the Power of Ghosts and Gods, how could it compare to a portion of Void Profound Realm prowess wielded by Lin Jing at the cost of ten years of his lifespan?

BANG!

As expected, he spat out blood and was sent flying. The flames on his head were extinguished, and he crashed down next to Master Jingxin’s Disciple, Qin Siyuan, who watched him with a look of horror.

“This—”

Qin Siyuan was shaken to his core. Dao Hui was a Prodigy ranked in the top fifteen of the qi luck gold list, a Buddhist monster with the potential to enter the top ten after Soul Transformation. Although he didn’t get along with Dao Hui, he acknowledged the other’s strength. This Demon Court Holy Son was actually so terrifying—he had actually wanted to compete for victory against this monster before!