Angels entered dreams, hazy and disoriented. Ji Xiang, witnessing this, also fell into that dreamscape. The art of entering dreams was basic operation for immortals; what was formidable wasn't the dream-entering technique itself, but the ability to influence others' will within the dream, or even forcefully drag a powerful, conscious being into a dream instantly. This was the true skill.
Within the dream, the angel's will disintegrated. Ji Xiang seized the opportunity, manifesting a heart demon. As the heart demon occupied the original center of will, fragmented remnants of escaping will seemed to contain lucid pieces. However, Ji Xiang grasped them, crushing them on the spot!
"Heavenly Venerable for Severing Evil and Removing Obstacles."
Ji Xiang recited the Heavenly Venerable's holy name, his image transforming into that of the Heavenly Venerable for Severing Evil among the Four Heavenly Venerables. All remaining angelic will was drawn into the Heavenly Venerable's dream illusion. Simultaneously, Ji Xiang extended a hand, summoning the True Without Two Supreme Scripture, and infused demonic thoughts into those illusions.
Donghua Fairy was also astonished by this method.
"Heavenly Venerable form?"
She was unaware that Ji Xiang possessed another Heavenly Venerable form and spirit. Ji Xiang smiled, saying nothing more. This caused Donghua Fairy's delicate eyebrows to twitch. She inwardly mused that the demon's very existence was astonishing, and she wondered how many more methods he had yet to reveal.
In this light, the demon's entry into this Western Holy Academy to eliminate these so-called angels was merely for precaution. He might not have been truly afraid of a direct confrontation.
Was it simply to avoid trouble and variables?
"This Heavenly Venerable of yours, I seem to have heard of it, Severing Evil and Removing Obstacles. This appears to be an ancient Heavenly Venerable from the Wei-Jin period... though I've heard the name, not the method."
Donghua Fairy watched what was happening with curiosity. Ji Xiang explained simply:
"Everything dragged into the Heavenly Venerable's illusion by the Heavenly Venerable for Severing Evil and Removing Obstacles, with the Heavenly Venerable present, cannot escape the Heavenly Venerable's world without extinguishing their inner evil obstacles. It is precisely drawing a boundary to create a prison, forcefully making you comprehend and awaken. If you cannot comprehend, you will remain trapped beneath the Heavenly Venerable forever."
"These Western angels are creations of Christ. In essence, they lack independent wisdom for self-thought. They are more like puppets, gathered by prayers and wishes, merely executing a portion of Christ's commands."
"For beings like these, to say they have no evil obstacles is because they have no confusion and are devout to Christ. However, it's different if demonic thoughts are introduced."
"I am shaping new demonic angels, more useful than the one whose will I just shattered. These are entirely new. They will still be like the original angels, but their object of loyalty will be me."
The previous angels had their wills shattered by Ji Xiang. Without Ji Xiang's control, they were like puppets whose strings were cut. These angels, however, were different. Once successfully nurtured from the illusion, it would be like their "program" had been altered.
The terrifying power of the True Without Two Supreme Scripture was about to be displayed here.
Donghua Fairy, in one go, pulled two more angels into the dream, causing them to fall into the illusion. Meanwhile, one angel remained outside. Donghua Fairy sensed a resisting force; that angel was somehow between consciousness and sleep, unable to be stably drawn into her dream.
This meant its apostle could awaken at any moment!
"Waking up now is not a good situation. I learned from missionaries that the divine miracle power of angels is to increase the probability of a possible event to its maximum, thereby causing great changes in heaven and earth, giving birth to miracles."
Donghua Fairy found Ji Xiang's words strange and asked, puzzled:
"What do you mean."
Ji Xiang looked at her: "You are an immortal. You can summon wind and call lightning; your movements can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. But the probability of you being killed by an ant is definitely not zero."
"Such things can happen, even if the chance of them happening is minuscule."
Donghua Fairy instantly understood the terrifying nature of this divine power:
"It's variables!"
"There are all sorts of variables in heaven and earth. So that's how it is, this divine power amplifies variables..."
Ji Xiang: "Westerners often speak of God ruling their destiny. God can also change their destiny."
"The dead can be brought back to life; this is a miracle people hope will happen, and thus, such a thing becomes possible. Wishes and prayers play a role, acting as a medium. And under the operation of angels, miracles truly happen completely, changing mortal destinies."
Therefore, at this moment, it was imperative not to let the last angel disturb the "transformation" of the other three.
Once the last angel awakened and activated its divine miracle power, the transformation of these three angels would essentially be declared a failure.
"I say—"
Ji Xiang suddenly spoke, like a declaration, towards the unstable area within the dream. At the same time, the small window of the Heavenly Lord emitted light, accompanied by the power of the True Without Two Supreme Scripture. The divine miracle of God was activated once more.
"You cannot awaken!"
His voice was immensely powerful. The unstable area within the dream instantly froze.
The last, and most powerful, angel, which had almost awakened, was completely pulled into the dreamscape. However, within the dream, it maintained the stability of its wishes and prayers, its eyes filled with milky white light finding Ji Xiang.
"Blasphemous demon! Possessing the power of God, are you a fallen angel?"
The last angel mistook Ji Xiang for a similar angelic being, albeit a fallen one. But Ji Xiang chuckled and did not respond, instead striking directly!
The True Without Two Supreme Scripture altered Ji Xiang's appearance. Ji Xiang transformed into the Primordial Heavenly Demon and began personally preaching to this angel!
A torrent of demonic thoughts and chanting poured into its consciousness. The eyes of this last and strongest angel immediately rolled up and down as if in an earthquake. Its wings visibly turned black, making it distinctly different from the other angels.
Ji Xiang also witnessed this and let out a grand voice again:
"The Lord is One and is Ten Thousand, both God and Demon. Before the ancient times, there was no definitive conclusion; that is the title given to the Lord by man. On the other side of the earth, people praise the Lord as the Supreme God. On this side of the earth, people praise the Lord as the Supreme Demon. I am the Lord, and the Lord is me. Between heaven and earth, there is only one Demon, the True Without Two."
The black wings quickly reverted to white. With the firm belief in the unity of God and Demon, the other party's wishes and prayers were completely demonized. This last angel began to devoutly chant the True Without Two Supreme Scripture.
The dream faded. The heart demons of the angels and their apostles had fully emerged, subtly beginning to transform their wills. This St. Paul's College instantly entered the demonic path.
The situation was progressing smoothly.
Ji Xiang was about to dispel the image of the Primordial Demon King.
However, in the next moment, a magnificent bell chime suddenly rang in his mind, and his image flickered once!
In that fleeting instant, the manifested image was none other than the statue of Christ in the church!
"Heavenly Demon!"
Donghua Fairy, witnessing this, quickly moved to help. Although she didn't understand what had happened, the image that appeared in that brief flicker, the aura and power it exuded, were absolutely not Ji Xiang's!
"Substitute!"
In that instant, although Ji Xiang's image disappeared, the power of the Blank Divine Tablet suppressed the fleeting great power that appeared. Furthermore, the images of the Ten Directions Divine Kings, the Four Heavenly Venerables, and the Four Saints of the North Pole immediately protected him. Thus, one image was replaced, only to be immediately supplanted by another.
But the danger lay in that single moment.
In that instant, Ji Xiang felt his will freeze, as if he had become someone else. After this moment, Ji Xiang finally understood what had happened because his Primordial Demon King form began to glow red; that was the power of Chiyangtian protecting him.
The Blank Divine Tablet, the myriad gods, and the ancient Chiyangtian—these three powers reacted instantly, protecting him, preventing him from being replaced by the fleeting image of Christ.
He who replaces Christ will be replaced by Christ.
For this was precisely the trick Christ was adept at using!
Truly dangerous!
That was not the action of a Heavenly Heart Realm expert, but a counterattack from the unseen! It was a mechanism set by Christ targeting anyone who dared to impersonpersonate him, falsely represent him, or claim to be him. In the end... they would all become the true him!
Moreover, because he had once achieved immortality by borrowing from Christ's Dao, he also possessed partial Christ-like characteristics. This perfectly aligned with certain Christian doctrines.
If Christ were the Father, and the condensed power of wishes and prayers were the Holy Spirit, then he was the "Son."
This was the unity of all souls!
It was... the "Trinity"!
And if Christ succeeded in a reverse descent, it would mean he had truly intervened in everything in this Far Eastern land.
Ji Xiang's expression became extremely grim.