Although Goldy was still far from reaching the level of a real Golden Crow, it was already a prototype. In addition, Goldy was already on the verge of evolution. After being 'stimulated' by the divine lightning, he broke through to Rank 4.
Goldy now had no one to form a blood pact with and he wasn't a monster either. Instead, he had the bloodline of a true Golden Crow. Despite being only Rank 4, his true strength was on par with a Rank 5.
That was why Lin Jin had the confidence to come to Daluo Temple.
Daluo Temple's monks stopped in their tracks in fear. When they saw the rooster earlier, they could tell that it was no ordinary rooster but they didn't expect it to be this powerful.
"Buddha's Light of Wisdom, deity capturing guardian!" The abbot wore a solemn expression. In the next instant, a brilliant ray of light shot out from the prayer beads in his hand. Following that, a thunderous drumming sounded and the ground was covered in fog. When the fog dissipated, an armored guardian beast with the body of an eagle and the body of a human appeared. It was about three feet tall and wielded two golden hammers.
This guardian beast belonged to the Buddhist sect and was said to be a ferocious beast that was enlightened by Buddha.
Not only was the eagle-headed guardian huge, but it was also clad in golden armor and wielded a war hammer. There was even a golden crown on its head.
Lin Jin's eyelids twitched under his mask.
Daluo Temple was truly something else.
"Curator, you should leave. Daluo Temple will not hold this against you." The abbot performed a Buddhist salute on the stairs.
Lin Jin smirked. Now was not the time to cower, nor could he back down. From the moment the monk made his move to the moment the abbot summoned this guardian beast with a secret Buddhist spell, neither side had truly fallen out with the other. They were just trying to increase the stakes for their side.
Just like how before two countries went to war, they had to set up a battle formation. Although the battle hadn't started yet, this was the most important battle.
It was a battle to see who had the most trump cards and who would cower first.
Lin Jin was sure that Daluo Temple was filled with experts. If he were to fight them openly, forget rescuing White Ape, he might even lose his life here. However, if it was just a show of force, he could continue to increase the stakes.
His purpose was very simple. He wanted to show his strength so that the other party would not dare to really fight. It was a bit like a nuclear deterrent.
"Daluo Temple doesn't care about good or evil. They kill demons whenever they see them. Yet, they claim to be enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens. Instead, they turn a blind eye to evil. Let me ask you, how is this enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens? It's not easy for monsters to cultivate, and there are also those who do good deeds. However, these things are not worthy of the attention of the eminent monks of Daluo Temple. I really don't understand. Your thousand-year-old temple has thousands of monks chanting sutras all day long. Did your Buddha tell you all these? "
Lin Jin was already fuming with anger. Now that he had cast a spell to enhance his voice, it reverberated throughout Daluo Peak.
Any monk in the temple would be able to hear it.
"Impudent and savage!" The abbot was also angry. These words were like a slap to the face in front of everyone. How could he tolerate it? The monks were glaring at Lin Jin as well, seemingly ready to attack him.
Some people had already begun to find reasons to accuse them.
"Audacious thief, you covered your face and brought a demonic beast with you. You must be an evil person."
"Master Abbot, please allow us to attack together. Let's kill this evil and restore peace to our Buddhist sect."
The monks were agitated and it seemed like they couldn't hold it in any longer.
Suddenly, Lin Jin took out a talisman.
This was the 'edict talisman' Lin Jin wrote in Cloud Tower City this morning.
Previously, Lin Jin had used the Divine Mountain Edict to suppress the western king cobra. This time, Lin Jin wrote the Vulcan Edict. The entire five elements edict was something Lin Jin learned from Cloud Sect's Wu Qian back at Jade Dragon City. Learning wasn't exactly the right word. Wu Qian's research and understanding of the five elements edict paled in comparison to Lin Jin's. Wu Qian basically gave Lin Jin a primer.
Back then, he used the Divine Mountain Edict to congeal a mountain to seal a monster. It was so powerful that it shook the heavens. Today, Lin Jin was going to use a higher level Vulcan Edict.
He was going to show off his' nuclear weapon 'and see if Daluo Temple was brave enough to face him head-on.
However, this Vulcan Edict was much stronger than the Divine Mountain Edict. Hence, Lin Jin couldn't cast it with his own strength. Fortunately, Lin Jin had studied this edict on his way here.
He only needed a powerful fire guide and he had a seventy percent chance of casting it.
Xiao Huo couldn't do it. He had to provide Lin Jin with mana so he could only turn to Goldy.
"Goldy!"
Lin Jin shouted. Goldy immediately chirped and spread his wings to soar above Daluo Temple. Lin Jin tossed the fire talisman in his hand out and invoked the Vulcan Edict.
"Edict, Vulcan Edict!"
The fire talisman flew out and attached itself to Goldy's body. Then, in his firebird form, the flames on Goldy's body burst into flames as if hundreds of barrels of kerosene had been poured on it.
In the blink of an eye, the fireball was like a blazing sun descending upon the world. A gigantic fireball hovered above Daluo Temple's head. Despite the distance, the monks below could already feel the unbearable heat. As for the pilgrims and commoners, they had already scattered in fear.
Confused, some cried out, "What a sin! The sun is setting!"
The entire Daluo Temple was in an uproar. Whether it was those who were meditating, praying to Buddha, or chanting in seclusion, no one could remain calm.
There were eminent monks who could remain unfazed even in the face of a landslide. But in this situation, no matter how high their cultivation level was, they couldn't help but panic.
Anyone who wasn't an idiot could tell that once this gigantic fireball fell, the thousand-year-old Daluo Temple would be destroyed in an instant.
Perhaps some monks with high cultivation levels could survive, but Daluo Temple would definitely not be able to survive.
Hence, when he saw the 'Curator' unleashing his ultimate move, the arrogant and composed abbot could no longer keep his cool.
"Curator, please wait!"
"D-Don't be rash! Let's talk this through!"
It wasn't just the abbot, even the monks who were clamoring for a fight earlier were terrified. Although they wanted nothing more than to tear this' Curator 'apart, they didn't dare to.
Once he unleashed his spell, Daluo Temple would be gone.
Of course, Lin Jin wouldn't actually destroy Daluo Temple. He did have this thought before. If Shang 'er and White Ape were to die, Daluo Temple would have to suffer the wrath of the Vulcan Mantra.
But Shang 'er was fine now and her condition was improving. So as long as White Ape was still alive, there was no need for him to do this. After all, once the Vulcan Mantra was unleashed, he and Daluo Temple would have to fight to the death.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn't take this path.
The other monks no longer dared to act recklessly. Even the abbot was nervous. Although he was gnashing his teeth in anger, there was nothing he could do.
Come to think of it, this' Curator 'was quite a powerful man.
Up until now, he had only attacked three times.
The first time, he knocked on the door and suppressed all the pet beasts in Daluo Temple with a terrifying aura. The second time, he attacked Monk Zhi Zhang. Again, he lifted his finger and broke Zhi Zhang's Beastmaster Scroll. The third time, he summoned a gigantic fireball that hovered above their heads.
If anything went wrong today, Daluo Temple might face its biggest calamity in a thousand years.
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