Chapter 748 - 742: Celestial Demon Transformation Technique

After gathering enough information from these disciples.

Wa Huang and the Buddha began to make reasonable speculations about the whole affair.

"All the disciples heard that old voice."

"Moreover, the victorious disciples all received rewards."

"The disciples who haven’t returned must have been defeated and killed."

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Wa Huang and the Buddha went back and forth, constantly presenting their analyses.

After both sides had laid out their analyses, what was left was to draw conclusions.

The Buddha was the first to speak: "If I’m not mistaken, the owner of that elderly voice is the true mastermind behind the whole event."

Wa Huang nodded in agreement with the Buddha’s statement, then concluded: "To be able to take away our disciples right under our noses without us knowing, this old man’s strength must far surpass ours."

"Could it be a powerful being that survived from the Returning Ruins period?"

A deeply disturbing thought arose in Wa Huang’s mind.

The Four Great Primordial Spirits are powerhouses from the Void Era.

If they are already so powerful, then how strong would the beings from the ancient Returning Ruins era be?

Moreover, the mysterious old man’s power is indeed stronger than theirs.

If so, their absolute advantage in power might no longer exist.

"Indeed, it’s very possible that he is a powerful being who survived from the Returning Ruins period." The Buddha agreed with Wa Huang, continuing: "One-on-one duels would not favor us."

"Therefore, this mysterious old man is very likely invited by the Void Race as support."

This time, Wa Huang questioned the Buddha’s hypothesis.

"Since he was invited by the Void Race as support and is more powerful than us."

"Why doesn’t he directly help the Void Race, instead of setting up a Returning Ruins Arena?"

"Moreover, our disciples have indeed gained benefits from him. Wouldn’t he be aiding the enemy by doing so?" Wa Huang questioned.

Wa Huang’s doubts were reasonable, and after hearing them, the Buddha fell into deep thought.

The Buddha’s mind was spinning rapidly, and this time, he combined various information and analyzed it more comprehensively and in detail.

"I understand now!" The Buddha slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing: "I get it, I understand."

"When we explored the Returning Ruins before, we didn’t see any living beings that survived from the Returning Ruins era."

"This indicates that it’s extremely difficult for beings from the Returning Ruins era to survive until now."

"Assuming the mysterious old man is a divine being who survived from the Returning Ruins era, he must have paid an extremely heavy price."

"I estimate he cannot leave the Returning Ruins, so he uses the Returning Ruins Arena to help the Void Race."

"As for the benefits given to our disciples, I guess it must be due to some rule that cannot be violated."

Indeed, the Buddha’s analysis was roughly seventy to eighty percent correct regarding the entire affair.

It must be said, the Buddha is indeed formidable.

The remaining two to three parts that were incorrect pertained to the mysterious elder not actually helping the Void Race but being absolutely neutral.

In Wa Huang and the Buddha’s eyes, the mysterious elder helping the Void Race was due to their lack of understanding of the rules.

In contrast, the Void Race’s Second Elder had prior knowledge of the rules and made full use of them.

The Buddha paused and continued: "The Void Race’s numbers are vast, henceforth, our disciples will probably continue to enter this Returning Ruins Arena for duels."

"In one-on-one duels, our disciples are at a disadvantage and might suffer significant losses!"

"We must order our disciples to be fully armed, always ready for battle, and to keep one eye open even when sleeping."

Hearing that the disciples would still suffer losses, Wa Huang’s face turned pale.

Currently, Wa Huang’s Palace has the most disciples, and thus the highest proportion of casualties.

Thinking of this, Wa Huang’s heart bled!

"Is there a way to stop it?" Wa Huang inquired tentatively.

Wa Huang’s question left the Buddha momentarily stunned.

"Stop, how to stop?"

"To stop, we’d have to go to the Returning Ruins?"

"Who knows what the mysterious elder’s strength is. If we go to his home turf, we could end up being trapped there." The Buddha countered.

At the Buddha’s words, Wa Huang was left without a retort.

"Since that’s the case, we can only let the disciples be more cautious." Wa Huang said helplessly.

Knowing the difference between one’s own importance and that of disciples, Wa Huang could weigh clearly.

Better for the disciples to perish than for her to take risks.

By putting things this way, it was clear what disciples were up against.

After clarifying the matters at hand, Wa Huang and the Buddha looked at each other, saying in unison: "Oh no!"

"The Demon Lord is still in the Returning Ruins."

The Buddha had advised the Demon Lord to seek a method to resolve the Power of Cause and Effect in the Returning Ruins.

Now, with a powerful and potentially unfriendly mysterious elder in the Returning Ruins.

Wouldn’t that mean the Demon Lord is in great danger.

Yet, upon mentioning that the Demon Lord was still in the Returning Ruins, Wa Huang and the Buddha wordlessly agreed to say no more.

No one suggested rescuing the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord, entangled in causality, was no longer an ally to them but rather a trouble.

The Buddha’s intent in sending the Demon Lord to the Returning Ruins to find a way to resolve his causality was ideally to solve the issue of being entangled by causality.

If the problem of being entangled by causality couldn’t be resolved, they would find a way to eliminate the Demon Lord.

If the mysterious elder took care of the Demon Lord, that too would count as solving the issue.

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Returning Ruins.

A pitch-black as ink lake.

By the side of the lake stood a stone tablet.

Engraved on the stone tablet were tens of thousands of tiny characters, with the six larger characters on the top reading "Celestial Demon Transformation Technique."

This Celestial Demon Transformation Technique is a Demon Technique.

Sheds one’s skin every nine years.

After shedding nine times consecutively, the Power of Cause and Effect on oneself can be dispelled.

During this period, practicing the Celestial Demon Transformation Technique can suppress the internal troubling cause.

Looks like the Demon Lord’s luck has changed for the better.

After being injured by Lin Yuan in the Returning Ruins Arena.

To avoid being pursued by Lin Yuan, he decisively chose to delve deeper into the Returning Ruins.

Who would have thought, while delving further into the Returning Ruins, he discovered this lake, along with the Celestial Demon Transformation Technique.

Having finally found a solution to the Power of Cause and Effect on himself, the Demon Lord immediately began practicing.

If he has already begun practicing, then why isn’t the Demon Lord seen?

Carefully looking towards the pitch-black as ink lake, something seemed to be floating in the center.

Upon closer inspection, floating in the dark lake was a person, none other than the Demon Lord.

This Celestial Demon Transformation Technique requires cultivating in this inky-black lake to be most effective.