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Chapter 333 - 73 Arthur: No one can sacrifice me, except myself (asking for monthly tickets)

Chapter 333: Chapter 73 Arthur: No one can sacrifice me, except myself (asking for monthly tickets)

"Strange, why does this incantation sound somewhat similar to the one Deep Sea Octopus Brother used with the Paper Mache Buddha to summon Tailed Ksitigarbha?"

"It seems not exactly the same, but this coincidence..."

"This is the closest I’ve come to reality in my legends."

"This... this can’t be mere coincidence, can it?"

Xu Shu muttered to himself.

The incantation of the cultists before him and that which he had encountered not long before on the wasteland, involving the Tailed Ksitigarbha, seemed somewhat similar.

The former is: "The supreme entity wielding the power of space, the great Infinite Serpent of Tailed Ksitigarbha, the Bodhisattva with two inherent faces";

This one is: "The ruler of the Abyssal Sea Floor, the inherent dual-faced Master of Space, the eternal being who governs spirits and reincarnation!"

For the last two characters after Ksitigarbha, Xu Shu thought it should be "Bodhisattva" but wasn’t one hundred percent sure, as he hadn’t heard it clearly.

Although, these two phrases seem not the same.

But if one looks carefully, one can find that there are several places where synonyms are completely replaced.

For example, both contain phrases like "governing space" and "inherent two-faced".

And further thinking about it, the phrase Tailed Ksitigarbha said when he sneakily killed me the second time, "Hell is not empty; thus I cannot become a Buddha," clearly also relates to ’souls’.

"My created legendary world invades reality, like after the first Legendary Ancient Martial Dynasty, new ruins [Land of Burial] appeared in reality."

"And now, the Tailed Ksitigarbha I encountered in reality seemed also to have manifested in this legend."

"So to speak, this legendary world has extracted some information from reality and merged it in?"

"Heh, it’s getting interesting... if that’s the case, then these cultists and those I know differ somewhat."

"There are only two explanations, either they are wrong, or I am wrong."

"Compared to these human cultists, that alien beast Octopus Brother I encountered in reality clearly had more access to the true information of Tailed Ksitigarbha!"

"Although later when I tried praying, the Paper Mache Buddha had no response, it might also be because I didn’t prepare the appropriate offerings, which can’t prove the incantations wrong."

"Moreover, Octopus Brother could even recite poems, being so cultured, obviously seems a bit more powerful than these half-baked cultists in the current legend."

"Since I seem to have no way to escape, why not... try to test the truth?"

"After all, trying it costs nothing, and I seem really to be in a fix without any better way to escape!"

Xu Shu watched the fervent believers performing the sacrificial dance on the screen, his mind racing through various strategies.

As ’Arthur’, he had walked on thin ice all his life, arriving only to face death everywhere, encountering countless cultist sacrificial scenes. Although he had yet no power, his courage was extensively honed.

However, looking over his brief nineteen-year life span, the sacrificial event he encountered now could also be counted as one of the most dangerous.

If he didn’t do something, he was likely truly going to be killed in this cave, formally fulfilling the saying "passion leads to danger."

Considering he was also trying to probe the true identity of ’Tailed Ksitigarbha’ in reality, this moment could be said to be a sleepy person finding a pillow; Xu Shu naturally couldn’t give up this opportunity.

"As for that, this ritual with five sacrifices — a maiden, a gambler, a criminal, a scholar, a whore — this peculiar sacrificial ritual, it sounds familiar!"

"Not in this legend, but, I’ve heard about it in reality..."

Xu Shu deep in thought, juggling multiple ideas, continued this legend:

[You suspect that these guys’ demand for five types of sacrifices stems from the same source as some Esoteric Buddhist master you know in reality, but you have no evidence.]

[At the same time, you also found that, this so-called great King of Infinity, the Evil God Althias, their three-part incantation, vaguely relates to an Evil Spirit you know.]

[Yes, it’s him, who killed you twice during your journey, but in reality, you hadn’t yet met face-to-face — Paper Mache Buddha - Tailed Ksitigarbha.]

[Your memory is remarkably strong, you remembered completely the incantation Octopus Brother had recited, except for two words; you also recall the poems he recited.]

["Could it be that the King of Infinity, Althias, is just the English name of Tailed Ksitigarbha?" you can’t help but wonder.]

[Go to hell with the English name, you’re really clever, you think everyone likes to have so many names like you?]

[No matter, think whatever you want, you’re about to die anyway.]

[The fervent believers completed their prayers, a man who was clearly the leader of the sect, holding a dagger, came before you five sacrifices.]

["I, Beckman Refoster, in the name of the High Priest, hereby summon the great King of Infinity, the True God Althias! I pray that you cast your gaze here! I pray that you open the gates of Divine Kingdom! I pray for your miracle to descend upon this place!" named Beckman, drew symbols on his chest, leading a group of believers to bow devoutly, with an altar engraved on the ground, forming a special pentagram as if the characters for ’how’ were connected end to end.]

[A total of five thick and long tentacles stretched out from the center of the Array on the ground, seemingly illusory, yet also not real, touching gently on each of your faces, but with a real feeling of touch, wet and soft, like a kitten’s tongue licking.]