I was a charlatan in India

There is actually no distinction between the righteous law and divinity; the strength or weakness depends entirely on the magnitude.

However, his seven-person force was clearly insufficient in the face of the divinity of the vast number of believers at the Full Moon Festival.

Therefore, this attack merely stimulated Shenhe's humanity, causing it to briefly awaken.

Shenhe also made a quick decision.

There is no hope of directly confronting divinity.

Even if he could win now, Shenhe, who understands the essence of divinity, could easily tell that he would be swallowed up by this guy sooner or later!

Only divinity can oppose divinity!

And right now, right in their own territory, there just happens to be a ready-made divinity!

"Bless them! Whoever is behind that golden light, drag them into this!"

Shenhe, being a human being, also governs this space.

At his command, the power of asceticism suddenly surged.

They seemed to possess wisdom and purpose, mimicking the trajectory of the previous erosion by Buddhism, and surged upwards!

Countless dark red roots, filled with painful obsession, followed the path of the Buddha's light and tightly entangled the other end of the being, beginning to drag it frantically!

Of course, Shenhe's ascetic power as a newly ascended false god is simply not enough in front of the veteran Buddha.

He clearly sensed the presence of the other party; it was a golden Buddha, its body radiating golden light, exuding an imposing aura without anger.

It is certain that the other party did not move at all despite being dragged.

But it's okay.

"If you can't pull them over, then pull yourself over!"

As for the energy required to execute this command, there is no doubt that the solution is already in sight.

The believers in Varanasi are now facing their second round of drawing!

Shenhe was instantly filled with self-loathing.

But soon, his mind became resolute.

Damn it, Shenhe, what are you pretending to be, playing the innocent white lotus for!

That divinity was also born from you; you are all cut from the same cloth!

There's no time to worry about that now; dwelling on it now will only lead to more trouble later!

The most urgent task is to kill this divinity!

Smack me, smack me hard!

I'll bear the blame and make the believers suffer!

Dry!

"Good heavens, is this new god insane?!"

Even the Buddha couldn't sit still anymore.

The space along the Shen River is essentially a religious base for nurturing deities; some pantheons consider it their divine kingdom.

He also has this thing, but he calls it the Buddhist Kingdom.

For a deity of relatively small size, the divine kingdom itself is far more substantial than divinity.

If Shenhe were to charge in recklessly like that, even he wouldn't be able to withstand it if he were to use his true form to catch him.

The Buddha quickly summoned his own Buddha-land as a form of protection.

"Waaaaaah!"

Amidst the eerie cries of the Shen River, two different kinds of faith forces intertwined, pulling at their respective divine kingdoms and slamming them together.

"Buzz—!!!"

A deafening buzzing sound!

The followers on both sides began to scream, completely losing their rationality.

For a moment, they could hardly determine their own beliefs!

Should we be ascetic followers of Shiva, or Buddhist monks who fast and bathe?

I can't tell them apart, I simply can't tell them apart!

The clash of faiths has thrown believers' consciousness into utter chaos!

However, there are exceptions!

The believers at the penitentiary factory only wailed for a few dozen seconds before they regained their composure.

The high frequency of torture over the past few days has made them extremely tolerant of pain, even more so than truly austere monks!

"Come in!"

Shenhe's will roared and exerted all its strength, directly pulling the golden Buddha into its own space!

And in this process, divinity did not interfere at all!

Because in the eyes of divinity, the Buddha is also filled with the power of faith and is just as beneficial.

In fact, the concept of battle is almost nonexistent among gods.

Because no matter what the process, the only way to completely destroy a divinity is to devour it and make it a part of oneself.

Therefore, in essence, it is the fusion and expansion of two divine entities; the only difference is whose will is more pronounced and whether both parties are willing.

Of course, deities who have existed for a long time would certainly not want their consciousness to be corrupted.

But it doesn't matter to the divinity of the Shen River!

It was newly born, and its self-awareness was already chaotic. Moreover, the followers gathered by Shenhe were completely disorganized and did not need to care about any pollution.

come!

Anyone can eat anyone else, they'll become one!

The instincts of gods are not much different from those of animals!

The giant eye suddenly lit up, looming over the Buddha.

However, the other party was, after all, a veteran deity, so how could they easily give in?

He decisively severed a portion of his Buddhist nature, then, like a water pump, extracted the lives of his believers, built a protective barrier around himself, and was about to tear open space to escape back to his Buddhist kingdom!

In fact, if it were a fight to the death, Shenhe's divinity would not win and would undoubtedly be swallowed by that Buddha.

After all, they are legitimate, long-established deities.

But the other side had no intention of fighting.

What a madman this new god is!

I'm afraid eating this will mess with my mind!

Losing some Buddhist nature is fine; at worst, I can find an opportunity to get back at him later and slaughter all his followers to take revenge. But I definitely can't merge with this mentally ill god!

But Shenhe wouldn't let him go.

The power of asceticism completely ignored the Buddha-nature that the Buddha had relinquished, and after a brief turn, it chased after the golden-glowing body and coiled around it again.

"Follow me, fight!"

Shenhe's intentions are very clear.

I can't beat the gods, and I can't beat you, but that's okay!

If you destroy my divinity, we'll all be happy!

Come on! Fight like crazy!

This aura was so overwhelming that even the Buddha statue was stunned.

No, are all the new gods this brave these days?

You don't actually think you can beat me, do you?

"They've gone mad, completely mad!"

The Buddha was filled with a mixture of shock and anger.

He could sense that this new god was completely disorganized and only knew how to act recklessly, yet he was incredibly difficult to deal with.

Because the other party didn't seem to have any consideration of the pros and cons at all; judging from their momentum, it seemed like they were just aiming to kill someone!

Every time he tried to escape, that guy would relentlessly chase after him, blocking his way no matter the cost.

For a moment, he was unable to escape!

Outrageous!

Anger rose in the Buddha's heart.

Since you're courting death, then I'll severely injure you, so that you won't recover for thousands of years, and see how you'll continue to pester me!

Oh dear, even the Buddha had to resort to drastic measures!

His gaze instantly turned venomous, his body shone with golden light, and bursts of Buddhist chants surged forth, directly meeting Shenhe's divinity!

"Thump!"

The resounding tolling of bells echoed through the divine space.

The difference became apparent with that one strike!

The divine being, in pain, howled and instinctively fled.

The other party, not allowing it, chanted Buddhist prayers loudly, and with a burst of golden light, quickly caught up with him!

Although he dared not merge with Shenhe, this Buddha intended to severely injure him to avoid future entanglements!

It's just trying to erode divine power before you become a god.

Back then, you were just the lowest level of faith aggregate, a link in my food chain. Even if I swallowed you, it wouldn't be unreasonable.

If they can become gods, surely they wouldn't be so ignorant of this simple principle!

Now that you've become a god, you still harbor grudges from your past life? Well then, let the Buddha teach you a lesson!

The chanting of Sanskrit words transformed into tangible shackles and thunder!

The Buddha held nothing back; he wanted to give this arrogant new god a profound lesson!

Today I will show you what it means to have boundless wisdom in Buddhism!

And eat this...

Wait, something's not right!

What's going on?!

In the Buddha's vision, the giant eye fled a distance before suddenly braking and gathering the power of ascetic practice to attack him!

He had no idea that Shenhe's humanity and divinity were so incompatible.

Or rather, this primordial deity simply couldn't comprehend that Shenhe was essentially a human being.

What is this?

A feigned surrender, is that it?

The Buddha grew increasingly enraged and began to confront the Buddha head-on, drawing upon the power of faith!

At this point, Shenhe began to expend a large amount of his ascetic cultivation energy, continuing his treacherous actions.

Forget about wealth, health, all sorts of random wishes...

Satisfied, fucking, just as you wished!

Let's wear this new god down!

This is not enough, because most of the believers have just suffered a major blow and have not yet recovered from their wailing, so there are far too few worshippers at this moment!

"Arti, find a lingam and make a wish to heal my followers!"

Just as Arti's severe headache began to ease slightly, she heard her brother Da Tian's anxious instructions.

She didn't dare delay, quickly looked around, snatched Linga from a nearby store, and immediately made a wish!

Before the divine could react, Shenhe had already responded!

Healing believers requires the power of asceticism, but the space of Shenhe obviously does not have such a vast amount of ascetic power.

Then there's only one source.

As the wails of agony rose once more from Varanasi, the believers once again plunged into the agony of having their ascetic power drained.

However, this time, the life force that was extracted from them was replenished to others, forming a cycle.

Therefore, apart from intense pain, no other substantial harm was caused.

However, their energy for ascetic practice was used up!

For a moment, the divine power could not be drawn from the ascetic practice, and it took the Buddha's blow quite solidly!

"Thump—!"

As the vast bell tolled, Shenhe's vision went black, and he lost consciousness along with his divinity...