I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

After defeating Ji Xuan, Shen Ming entered the treasure room at the Floating Pagoda.

Each treasure room is different; some are small, narrow rooms with treasures displayed in the center.

This treasure room is different; it's very spacious, and your voice echoes.

After Shen Ming entered, the door to the treasure room slammed shut.

Not far away, a tall and muscular humanoid monster appeared, like an unshakeable black tower.

His feet floated on the ground, his powerful body tightly encased in black armor.

The carapace is covered with sharp barbs and mysterious dark red patterns.

The face seemed to be wearing a hard, strange mask, with purple flames burning in the eye sockets.

Shen Ming's eyes lit up. With a demon general guarding it, there must be a great treasure here.

“Suppress all delusions, but if delusions can be used for my own purposes, I will not suppress them but allow them to be so as to achieve my path.”

The demon general's mask had no mouth, yet its voice echoed throughout the treasure chamber.

As soon as he finished speaking, the demon general appeared in front of him in an instant.

He held a huge demonic blade in his hand, its blade shimmering with an eerie dark red light, and with each swing, purple flames roared forth.

"Ancient King Fist!"

He possessed the boundless power of the Maha-Boundless Pagoda, granting him an exceptionally strong physical body.

Even though this demon general appears to possess formidable close-combat strength, he remains fearless.

The fist collided with the demonic blade, and purple flames spread from the fist to the arm, and then to half of the body.

Just as Shen Ming was about to retaliate, the demon general vanished into thin air and returned to its initial position.

“Prohibition is a precept, precept leads to concentration, concentration leads to wisdom. But if there is nothing left to prohibit, then one should break the prohibition and act accordingly, which is also a path of wisdom.”

The sound echoed again, and the patterns on the demon general's armor shone brightly, forming mysterious runes.

He flashed forward again and swung the demonic blade three times in quick succession.

Shen Ming unleashed three punches in quick succession, the immense force causing the demon general's shoulder armor to crack.

However, this time, his fist was also throbbing slightly.

"This demon general's power is three times stronger than when he attacked just now."

As Shen Ming considered retaliating, the demon general flashed back to his original position.

He rushed forward, but the demon teleported away, maintaining its distance.

"Isn't this cheating?"

Shen Ming didn't want to keep taking hits.

"Where there is prohibition, there is the bondage of the mind; breaking free from prohibition is like breaking free from a cocoon, only then can one be reborn from the ashes."

The sound rang out again, and the demon general's armor peeled off piece by piece, revealing a black body made of cast steel.

Shen Ming's expression turned serious, knowing that the upcoming offensive would be swift and fierce.

As expected, the demon general seemed to break free from some kind of restraint, flashing three times at the same time, and then heavily swung his demonic blade down at Shen Ming.

Shen Ming endured it, feeling a slight pain in his body.

He was somewhat unaccustomed to it; he rarely got injured in battle.

This demon general is indeed quite capable.

After attacking, they retreat and can teleport instantly. Before each attack, they recite a prayer to amplify their power and speed.

"It's impossible not to provoke a counterattack; there must be some ingenious design involved."

Shen Ming felt that he hadn't found the right method.

"Confinement is for calming the mind; if the mind is not calm, what is the use of confinement? One should break free from confinement and seek where the heart desires."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ming's heart stirred.

The demon general is using some kind of secret technique to amplify his own status.

The core of every sentence is the word "forbidden".

Before each action, he would chatter on and on, teaching him the secret techniques of the word "forbidden"!

So after each move, I would retreat, not giving him a chance to attack first!

Because this is a demonstration of this secret technique!

Only after you have learned the skill can you defeat it and pass the level.

Wonderful!

Shen Ming was on high alert; he liked it this way.

……

"I knew this would happen."

Outside the pagoda, the monk Wuhua watched the battle in the treasure chamber with his hands clasped together.

The secret treasure chamber guarded by the demon general requires the cooperation and mutual trust of several people to pass through.

Alternatively, they may possess special abilities to restrict the movement of demon generals.

Shen Mingwu's martial arts realm was stuck at the second level of the Innate Realm, which was insufficient to deal with a demon general of this caliber.

The Ancient King Fist is incredibly powerful, but unfortunately, the Demon General can teleport, preventing it from unleashing its full potential.

Ok?

Just as the monk Wuhua was about to look away, he noticed a subtle change in Shen Ming's expression.

From initially seeing through the demon general's weakness, to observing the changes in the runes around the demon general's body.

Is this someone trying to learn the forbidden word technique?!

Monk Wuhua was somewhat unsure whether the Demon General's words were indeed related to the Forbidden Word Technique.

It is not a mantra or formula, but rather a series of Buddhist chants.

The Floating Pagoda will not teach others the secret techniques of Little Western Paradise.

The monk Wuhua wanted to see when Shen Ming would realize this and what his reaction would be.

That despair and regret will allow him to comprehend many Buddhist teachings!

“Prohibition is a precept, precept leads to concentration, concentration leads to wisdom. But if there is nothing left to prohibit, then one should break the prohibition and act accordingly, which is also a path of wisdom.”

Sure enough, when Monk Wuhua heard Shen Ming recite the sentence, he looked completely focused and thoughtful.

The monk Wuhua knew he shouldn't laugh, but the scene was indeed funny.

It's like someone reciting three hundred poems, fantasizing about subduing demons and monsters.

"Break the restrictions and go forth!"

Suddenly, Shen Ming repeated the four words, and before the demon general could flash forward, he also flashed in place and appeared behind the demon general.

The corresponding runes on the demon general's body appeared in the surrounding air.

"what?!"

For the first time, Monk Wuhua showed surprise. His Buddhist heart wavered, and much of the insight he had just gained vanished.

"Wu Hua, don't be foolish."

The monk Fatian was dissatisfied, which was equivalent to a master seeing that his disciple had made a mistake in practicing his skills and was about to lose all his previous efforts.

"Can……"

The monk Wuhua wanted to say that such things are beyond our control.

He was somewhat unsure; could the Pagoda really teach secret techniques?

That's not right. He also knows the Forbidden Word Technique, so what the Demon General said must have nothing to do with the Forbidden Word Technique.

Is it some kind of supernatural ability to copy other people's secret techniques?

Even if one has an innate sacred body and Dao embryo, one cannot force oneself to learn it if no one else has taught it.

"Where there is prohibition, there is the bondage of the mind; breaking free from prohibition is like breaking free from a cocoon, only then can one be reborn from the ashes."

Inside the treasure room, as the demon general's voice resounded, Shen Ming silently chanted along.

He got it!

Little Western Paradise is truly generous, not only displaying countless treasures but also setting up checkpoints to teach people secret techniques.

The Forbidden Word Technique allows for instantaneous teleportation over a certain distance, breaking free from restraints and unleashing several times the power.

"Breaking the seal!"

Shen Ming and the demon general vanished from the spot, only to reappear in front of each other at the same time.

The demon general swung his demonic blade with several times its original power.

Shen Ming unleashed the Ancient King Fist with several times the power.

The collision of the two elements caused the treasure chamber to tremble.

The towering demon general was forced back by this punch, and countless cracks appeared on his steel-like body.

Finally, the demon general's body was torn to pieces and turned into ashes.

"The Forbidden Word Technique is indeed powerful!"

Shen Ming was in high spirits; this trip to the Pagoda of Buddha had been incredibly rewarding.

"..." Outside, the monk Wuhua's heart was in turmoil, and all the spiritual light he had gained earlier dissipated.

"No flowers!"

It was rare for Fatian to show displeasure.

The pagoda contains many treasures, which are meant to allow the people inside to experience the full spectrum of human life.

If one cannot gain any spiritual insight from a flowerless offering, it's as if the flower has been given away for nothing.

Little Western Paradise may have money, but it can't just be given away for free.

"Master..."

What the monk Wuhua wanted to say was, how could such an outrageous thing exist in this world!