The Buddha Lord had just perished, and these demons actually dared to attack, and their Buddha Lord, had indeed been killed by these very demons!
Many who had escaped from Mount Wuliang and witnessed Li Hao slaying the Buddha Lord now wavered, with an imperial edict before them and demonic forces raising their banners in assault behind them, compounded with the long history of demon wickedness and treacherous Demon Arts that had sunk deep into the hearts of the Human Race.
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“Avenge the Buddha Lord!”
“Our Buddha is merciful, I will vanquish demons!”
Many Buddhist monks cast off their Kasayas, donned their armor, and joined the fray against the demons.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace court,
The ministers who had previously condemned Li Hao were trembling with fear, some even declared severe illness to rest at home, daring not to attend court.
Emperor Yu sat sternly on the dragon throne, flinging the investigation records gathered by the Monster Suppression Department and the Ministry of Punishment.
“Before the truth is revealed, do those who previously clamored to strip the Duke of his title and military rank have anything else to say?”
His majestic words, though not loudly spoken, nearly made many legs give way.
Question? How to question?
The Monster Suppression Department and Ministry of Punishment were both extremely influential departments. While the Ministry of Punishment was controlled by the Li Family and might be biased, the Monster Suppression Department belonged directly under His Majesty.
Moreover, the chaotic news from various cities had already quietly reached the Imperial City.
Now that the truth was forthcoming, who dare persist in their argument?
Emperor Yu looked at some ministers whose faces had paled, snorted coldly, and had Chu Jiuyue relay the command.
Soon, wailing and weeping echoed in the great hall.
One by one, those who had been entrusted by the Buddhist sect, received benefits, or were believers themselves, were dragged from the hall.
They wanted to defend themselves, but this Emperor clearly had no intention of listening.
When an Emperor is enraged, corpses lay for a thousand miles.
In front of Xuanhuang Gate, heads rolled one after another, blood splattered everywhere.
As the other ministers went home from court, they saw some eunuchs cleaning the blood. However, the more the blood was washed with water, the more it spread, becoming more visible and startling.
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Elsewhere, the two enchanting women in purple who were about to contact the Buddhist sect to spread the truth, upon receiving the news from Tianji Palace, were stunned and hugely shocked, promptly ordering Tianji Palace to command those demons to retreat.
Who allowed them to represent the demonic forces and take the blame for this mess?
They had wanted to use this incident to crush that troublesome young man.
However, with conflicts arising everywhere and though the Elders of various demonic forces hurriedly sent out summonses, it was already too late.
Great Emperor Yu’s counterattack was too swift and too fierce, without warning, yet quickly shattered their schemes without following their desired path.
They say the human heart is unfathomable, prone to suspicion, but the Emperor did not play into their hands, even at great cost, he protected the youth.
“We thought we were the only ones infiltrating the Human Race, never expected that these damned humans had also secretly planted their spies among us!”
The young man in the black robe was so angry that his face turned red; by now, the Buddhist sect as a weapon was thoroughly useless.
Even if the two Bodhisatts and some Buddha Children could still be of use, by themselves, they were weak and could be easily suppressed by just any Divine General Mansion. In the face of Dayu Divine Dynasty, they couldn’t stir any waves.
Without the lower-ranking Buddhist disciples inciting the public to rebel, there would be no chaos. To forcibly summon now would only lead to beheading, the high-ranking Bodhisatts and Buddha Children, and a few Arhats, could believe in the truth, but those below had already turned their spears against the demons.
“These useless things of the Buddhist sect…”
The enchanting women in purple also had unpleasant expressions. In the end, they chose to give up on further communication with the Buddhist sect and returned to a Secret Hall outside Dayu State.
After the two women explained the situation, the old man with a cane also fell silent.
The downfall of the Buddha Lord, such a major event, was effortlessly defused by the Emperor, and the countless agitated disciples of the Buddha Lord in the Nineteen Provinces became the sharpest spear in His Majesty’s hand, their rage now directed against the demons.
Too ruthless.
“Report to the Saint Heir, and let Him decide.”
The old man with a cane also revealed a fierce glint in his eyes: “If they want open battle with us, we can certainly seize the opportunity to fight back!”