Chapter 325: The Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse

Since entering the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Chen Yuan hadn’t really encountered a real crisis.

Whether it was the human-skinned female corpse from the Corpse Refining Sects or the elder from the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect who had become a puppet of the Seven Kills Stele, Chen Yuan had been confident in his ability to defeat them, despite their strength.

But this Bodhisattva Statue in Militan Temple was on another level—it was ridiculously powerful.

Setting aside the question of how the stone statue could even move, its various bizarre powers were endless. If even a Grandmaster of the Primordial Pill Realm had been here and failed to break through the spiritual pressure of the Brahma Sound just now, they would have been instantly smashed to a pulp by that single palm strike.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan possessed the Killing Intent Origin, which allowed him to barely counter it.

But now, the palm strike was right in front of him. The Qi Blood in Chen Yuan’s body surged and burned as he pushed his Blood Fiend Power to its absolute limit. His power churned like a vast ocean; the strain was so great that even with his physical resilience, fine, bloody cracks began to appear on his skin.

With a thunderous roar, he simultaneously unleashed the Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand and the Gouli Blood Flame Divine Seal, which collided with the Bodhisattva Stone Statue’s palm. ℯℓ.

A deafening explosion of power erupted at the point of impact.

Chen Yuan let out a muffled grunt. Even with his current physical strength, he couldn’t fully withstand the impact. The flesh from his palm to his shoulder instantly tore apart, and thick blood gushed out.

However, the Bodhisattva Stone Statue wasn’t Vajra Indestructible, either. Its arms shattered from the force, and large chunks of stone tumbled to the ground.

Chen Yuan’s spirits lifted at the sight. ‘As long as this thing is just a pile of rocks, then this will be manageable.’

The True Qi in his body erupted. Chen Yuan created distance from the Bodhisattva Stone Statue with extreme speed, gathered power in his hands, drew a bow, and nocked an arrow. A Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow instantly shot toward the Bodhisattva Stone Statue.

The Bodhisattva Stone Statue had lost its hands, but the Golden Lotus Platform beneath its feet blossomed with myriad rays of golden light, neutralizing eighty percent of the Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow’s power.

But the remaining force still slammed into the Bodhisattva Stone Statue, blasting out a crater and sending stone fragments falling.

This time, Chen Yuan was absolutely certain. The material used to make this Bodhisattva Stone Statue was just ordinary, slightly durable stone; it couldn’t even be considered Refining Materials.

Its incredible power stemmed entirely from a powerful core and had nothing to do with the material of the statue itself.

Therefore, Chen Yuan pushed his power to the absolute limit, firing one Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow after another, continuously bombarding the Bodhisattva Stone Statue.

By the time the Bodhisattva Stone Statue was within thirty feet of Chen Yuan, its body was battered and crumbling, on the verge of collapse. Yet its power hadn’t weakened in the slightest. On the contrary, the Buddha Light surrounding it grew even more intense, and the expression on its face became one of supreme compassion.

Lotuses bloomed upon the platform beneath it, and a Swastika Buddha Seal condensed above them. It sealed the surrounding space and came crashing down on Chen Yuan!

A divine glint shone in Chen Yuan’s eyes, their depths as profound as an evolving cosmos.

Under the gaze of his Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill, he no longer saw the power of the Swastika Buddha Seal. Instead, there were only countless golden threads twisted from Buddha Light, and a dazzling golden Buddha Light in the very center of the Bodhisattva Stone Statue.

Chen Yuan roared, and the ultimate power of the Nether Blood Fiend erupted from his saber, Blood Sea Listening Tide. He slashed along the seams between the golden threads, slicing the Swastika Buddha Light in two.

The Blood Fiend Saber Aura then precisely struck the Bodhisattva Statue’s chest. As the saber landed, stone fragments flew. Simultaneously, a powerful surge of Buddha Light erupted, blasting Chen Yuan backward and slamming him hard against the wall.

At the same time, under this immense power, the Bodhisattva Statue shattered, completely turning into rubble.

Panting, Chen Yuan rubbed his temples, his head splitting from using the Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill. He walked over to the pile of rubble.

The core of the Bodhisattva Statue was a Golden Lotus Platform, densely engraved with countless Sanskrit Talismans.

The Lotus Platform had now shattered, but a piece of Spiritual Jade had fallen out from within it.

Chen Yuan picked up the Spiritual Jade and sent his consciousness inside, immediately letting out a long sigh of relief.

The Human Skin Evil Book actually hadn’t deceived him this time. Recorded within the Spiritual Jade was precisely the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse, one of the Nine-Character Secret Mantras.

Doroduma is also known as Dorje Guanyin, and the Esoteric Sect calls her Sudhana. Her divine image is majestic, capable of breaking karmic obstacles and saving the people of the world.

The properties of this Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse were also extremely unique; it didn’t affect the physical body, but rather one’s Spiritual Power.

When unleashed, the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse uses the majestic and vast Power of Buddhism to directly cleanse the soul, shatter the karmic obstacles within one’s heart, and suppress their killing karma.

It was just like at the beginning of the fight with the Bodhisattva Statue. Amidst that vast Brahma Sound, even someone with a mind as incredibly resilient as Chen Yuan’s felt that his killing karma was overwhelmingly heavy, that his heart was plagued by inner demons, and he even felt the urge to commit suicide to erase it all.

This level of power was so formidable it was almost sinister.

When the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse was unleashed, any Martial Artist with a weak will or insufficient mental cultivation might genuinely be driven to shatter their own heart meridians and die under its influence.

Even those with resilient minds would be affected by the Brahma Sound Spell, their consciousness stunned for a crucial instant.

In the Martial Dao, a battle can be decided in a single instant. So, while the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse might not match the direct destructive power of the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava or the Three Generations of Bright King’s Demon-Suppressing Spell, its indirect utility was incredibly potent.

Its only weakness, surprisingly, was that like the Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill, it also consumed his Spiritual Power.

Chen Yuan suddenly realized something. ‘It seems Spiritual Power has become a weak point for me now.’

Although only the Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill and the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse required Spiritual Power for now, the consumption for either one was enormous.

Chen Yuan wasn’t lacking in Daoist, Buddhist, and Demon Cultivation Techniques. What he truly needed was a method for cultivating his Spiritual Power.

Just then, the Human Skin Evil Book began to stir.

Chen Yuan took out the Human Skin Evil Book, and a small figure appeared on its pages, revealing an ingratiating smile.

“Master, I really didn’t deceive you this time! You found the Seven Kills Stele Fragment, and you’ve also found the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse. I’ve led you to two cultivation techniques, so shouldn’t you fulfill your promise and give me that human skin?”

“When did I ever say I’d give you the human skin if you found the Seven Kills Stele Fragment and this Buddhist Cultivation Technique for me?”

The little figure on the Human Skin Evil Book froze. Its face became a vivid pie chart of emotion: thirty percent anger, thirty percent indignation, thirty percent disbelief, and a final ten percent of teeth-gritting hatred.

‘Lying to a book… Are you even human?’

Gripping the Human Skin Evil Book, Chen Yuan sneered, “Think carefully. I never said that. I said everything depends on your performance.

Besides, I haven’t even settled the score with you yet!

Why didn’t you tell me about the elder in the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect who was controlled by the Seven Kills Stele Fragment?

If I hadn’t gone in with Wen Rou and cut off the supply from the Blood Pool, forget seizing the Seven Kills Stele Fragment—I would have been drained to death in there myself!

And this gateway you had me choose—why didn’t you warn me that this Bodhisattva Stone Statue’s power was so incredible? If I’d made a single mistake, I would have been smashed to a pulp by it!

Were you hoping I would die here, so you could find another Martial Artist—someone more gullible—to continue tricking?”

The pages of the Human Skin Evil Book trembled violently, the little figure on them practically tearing its hair out in fury. In that moment, it was overcome with a feeling of utter helplessness.

‘I just know a lot of things, I’m not a real prophet! How could I have known the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect had an elder controlled by a Seven Kills Stele Fragment?’

‘And you’re the one who chose the gateway with this statue! You wanted a powerful technique, so naturally the guardian you had to face was going to be stronger. How is that my fault?’

But before the Human Skin Evil Book could protest its innocence, Chen Yuan softened his tone and said lightly, “Relax. What’s yours will be yours. As long as you perform well, do you really think you won’t get that human skin?

It’s useless to me. It’s not as if I’m going to write my own book on human skin, am I?

You may only be a book, but you’ve gained sentience. You’re a being that has existed for millions of years, after all. How can you be so impatient?”

Although Chen Yuan was just stringing the Human Skin Evil Book along, he knew he couldn’t only use the stick. Sometimes, he had to offer a carrot.

Of course, this carrot wasn’t for eating, just for looking at.

The little figure on the Human Skin Evil Book immediately put on a fawning expression again. “Rest assured, Master, I will definitely perform well!”

Even as this line of text appeared on its pages, it was secretly grinding its teeth to dust in frustration.

Assuming it had teeth, of course.

This was exactly how it had once strung along Guan Tianming, leading him to commit one absurd, self-destructive act after another.

By the time Guan Tianming realized something was amiss, it was too late. He had already done too many absurd things and was in too deep to stop, so he could only continue to satisfy the Human Skin Evil Book’s demands and collect more Cultivation Techniques for it.

Now, the Human Skin Evil Book was being strung along by Chen Yuan using the very same method.

It had already helped Chen Yuan find the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect and obtain the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse. It had even been burned by Celestial Fire several times, enduring endless torment.

Now that the human skin it so desperately craved seemed within reach if it just performed a little better, how could it possibly slack off?

So, the next chance it got, it would have to help Chen Yuan obtain benefits with even greater enthusiasm. ‘Then he’ll have no reason to keep stringing me along, right?’

Feeling he had broken in the Human Skin Evil Book well enough, Chen Yuan sat down cross-legged to recover his strength and prepare to begin cultivating the Doroduma Barrier-Breaking Curse.

After the Bodhisattva Stone Statue shattered, a black gateway appeared ahead, but Chen Yuan was in no hurry to exit.

This place was fraught with danger. He had to remain in peak condition at all times. Besides, learning this new Secret Technique would provide a significant boost to his combat prowess.