Very soon,
one by one, everyone arrived at the Mirror World.
It was Sheng Rulai and Reinhardt's first time entering this place, and upon observing the hazy world and the twisted, patchwork cityscape before them, a heavy pressure rose in their hearts.
This ghostly place really didn't seem easy to deal with!
No wonder Xiang Mantang, even with control over the source of darkness, still struggled to suppress the Tide of Chaos and the havoc wreaked by it!
"Come on, let's get started!"
Mu Jinyu wasted no time. He alerted them to be ready to act at any moment. Seeing that both Sheng Rulai and Reinhardt nodded, he began chanting the spell and once again, a cluster of flames appeared at his fingertips. He then carefully lit the Ghost Candle!
In an instant, a fierce wind arose.
The surrounding town was once again torn apart by the violent wind, its pieces moving to places unknown, while occasionally, cities or mountain landscapes of other foreign styles appeared nearby.
"Huh..."
At that moment, the Tide of Chaos and the havoc it brought, akin to the Ghostly Duo Black and White Impermanence, were again attracted by the Ghost Candle, sweeping through the air towards them!!
"Get ready!"
Mu Jinyu saw the two demons emerge, ready to lunge at them, and quickly shouted to Sheng Rulai.
Sheng Rulai's expression was solemn. With a flip of his hand, a Relic full of cracks, as if ready to burst, appeared in his palm.
It was the very Relic Mu Jinyu had given to Sheng Rulai, which, after facing the threat of the Bronze Sword several times, couldn't withstand the strain and had developed numerous cracks.
Later, when Xiang Mantang came to their rescue, Mu Jinyu didn't think of retrieving the damaged Relic, so Sheng Rulai took it with him.
"Ha!"
Sheng Rulai took out the Relic, let out a long shout, vigorously summoned his Buddha Yuan, began practicing his Cultivation Technique quickly, and then started reciting a scripture.
In a flash, brilliant Golden Light, as dazzling as the rising sun, blossomed from Sheng Rulai's hands, spreading about ten meters in all directions, enveloping the two bichromatic demons in its radiance.
Buddha's Light still posed a threat to demons, so within these ten meters where the Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere, the movement of the Tide of Chaos slowed considerably, as if they were caught in a marsh.
"Puff!"
At that time, the Ghost Candle in Mu Jinyu's hand couldn't withstand the assault of the ghostly Qi and was extinguished.
Instantly, the two demons mired in the Buddha's Light marsh struggled, giving up on their attempt to pounce on Mu Jinyu and trying to leave the place instead.
Yet because of the Relic's Buddha's Light, their movements were nowhere as swift as before, failing to escape a thousand li in an instant!!
"Ha!!"
At that moment, Reinhardt also gave a long shout, his Spear of Longinus glowing with Holy Light, the pure white radiance bringing endless warmth, driving away the chill that gripped everyone's hearts due to the arrival of the two Great Demons.
Then, Reinhardt rapidly circulated his Cultivation Method, and the once pure Holy Light began to condense even further, eventually turning into a raging white flame, within which one could discern strands of electrical arcs flickering.
Deploying his strongest move of a lifetime, Reinhardt's gaze was resolute, with a mindset of "victory or death," he grasped the Spear of Longinus tightly and hurled it furiously at one of the demons!
"Whoosh!"
The Holy Lance pierced the skies, with the sound of thunder shaking the heavens, as if the void itself were being split in two to once again delineate Yin and Yang!
Subsequently, the Tide of Chaos, as if trapped in a marsh, had no escape—the Holy Lance ultimately struck it fiercely!
"Hiss ah!!"
The dark disaster, cloaked in a shroud of anxiety, was speared by the Spear of Longinus and immediately burst into a splendid display of black and white, as if two powers were colliding and clashing within it!
At a rate visible to the naked eye, the originally solid-looking gloom that enveloped the disaster was rapidly fading away, and its form was becoming increasingly transparent!
Xiang Mantang, who had been closely monitoring these changes, saw this and his eyes lit up; the ghost shadows behind him immediately sprang into action.
"Sss sss!"
Two spectral arms emerged from nowhere, sweeping across the air like two ribbons of darkness, instantly reaching the fretful disaster and tightly clenching its throat before dragging it towards Xiang Mantang!
This time, due to the influence of Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere, coupled with the piercing effect of the Spear of Longinus, the disaster did not instantaneously escape and stumbled forward, being dragged step by step into the presence of the ghost shadow behind Xiang Mantang.
"Roar!"
Facing the ghost shadow that was the ultimate source of darkness, the disaster let out a roar of unwillingness and grief, but ultimately, it was powerlessly dragged into the Ghost Domain, no longer able to wreak havoc in the world.
However, even though the disaster had been dealt with, another Great Demon, the Tide of Chaos, still remained uncaptured.
The current states of Sheng Rulai and Reinhardt certainly weren't going to be any better than their first attempt, and the Relic couldn't last much longer. The impending confinement was going to be an even greater challenge to their ability to take action!
"Clang!"
At that moment, the Spear of Longinus suddenly dropped, its once dazzling brilliancy completely dissipated, turning rusty as if it was about to decay immediately.
Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang saw this and their faces changed.
This Holy Lance was utterly ruined!
Xiang Mantang didn't dare to hesitate and immediately set the ghost shadows behind him into motion, extending towards the Tide of Chaos, hoping to capture it as soon as possible.
However, although the Tide of Chaos was trapped in the Buddha's Light Domain's mud-like terrain and its movements were hindered, it didn't mean that it moved so slowly that Xiang Mantang could easily capture it.
Moreover, as a demon specializing in tampering with others' memories, it possessed slightly more Spiritual Wisdom than the disaster and chose to hide near everyone. Though it couldn't attack anyone, it made Xiang Mantang somewhat hesitant to act rashly!
"Boom!"
As Xiang Mantang hesitated for a moment, misfortune struck when they least expected it—it rained on their already leaking roof—Sheng Rulai's Shariputra couldn't withstand any longer, shattering into pieces, scattering like stars in the night sky.
"Alas..."
Sheng Rulai let out a somber sigh, his face showing a hint of regret, feeling that their efforts might have been in vain.
Mu Jinyu's expression also darkened, feeling that this operation was both a success and a failure.
Though they had contained the disaster, it was probably going to be even harder to capture the Tide of Chaos now with the Holy Lance and Relic ruined.
Especially since there was only a small piece of the Ghost Candle left; it was uncertain if it would be enough to lure the Tide of Chaos the next time it was lit, or if it would extinguish halfway through.
Nobody was confident they could figure out what the Ghost Candle was made of if they took it for research!
Just as everyone could only watch in dismay as Buddha's Light dissipated and the Tide of Chaos was about to leave the place...
Reinhardt gritted his teeth and shouted to Xiang Mantang, "Hall Master Xiang, get ready, Dragon King, reignite the Ghost Candle—we mustn't let our efforts go to waste!"
"Huh?!"
Mu Jinyu was slightly startled upon hearing Reinhardt's words, unsure of what he intended to do.
With both the Relic and the Holy Lance gone, reigniting the Ghost Candle could only delay the Tide of Chaos's escape for so long—what good would it do?
But seeing Reinhardt's resolute expression, Mu Jinyu felt a stir in her heart and, without further hesitation, immediately lit the Ghost Candle.