Lin Baici ignored them, looking at the black canopy boat and paying attention to the lake nearby.

 

The heavy feeling of hunger indicated that there must be divine taboos around, and rule pollution could happen at any time, even already happening.

 

Splash! Splash!

 

The sound of tourists swimming broke the tranquility of Lotus Lake.

 

"Row faster!"

 

Eagle-nose sneered at those who wanted to swim past, thinking that if they didn't know better and ran in front of him, he wouldn't be polite.

 

The black canopy boat was moving fast and was only a dozen meters away from the island in the middle of the lake.

 

"Bad luck, miscalculated!"

 

Jiang Hong was depressed and was thinking about what to do when the black canopy boat suddenly flipped over and disappeared.

 

Plop! Plop!

 

Eagle-nose and his group fell into the water like dumplings.

 

"What's going on?"

 

"What the hell?"

 

"Why did the boat capsize?"

 

The tourists on the shore were fine, but those in the lake were scared out of their wits. They quickly stopped.

 

The black canopy boat sank without warning, like a toy boat suddenly being forcibly dragged under the lake by a giant hand.

 

The tourists on two small sampans panicked.

 

One of them rowed back with all their might, wanting to get back to shore quickly, but the next second, it sank with a splash, and the tourists on it fell into the water and shouted twice before going silent.

 

The other saw the situation and rushed towards the island in the middle of the lake with all their strength. After all, it was closer to the shore, so they could go ashore first. However, they sank just three or four meters out, too.

 

The tourists who planned to swim across were panicked and turned around, swimming back with all their might.

 

But it was too late.

 

Splash! Whoosh!

 

They were like being dragged under the lake by a water ghost.

 

"Help!"

 

"Save me!"

 

"Don't kill me!"

 

Shouts for help, curses, and screams disappeared completely in less than ten seconds. Fifty-plus people who had gone into the water were nowhere to be seen.

 

Only ripples spread slowly on the lake surface.

 

The people standing on the shore were chilled to the bone.

 

Dozens of people died in an instant.

 

This was too terrifying.

 

Jiang Hong, who had just regretted not leaving earlier, was now relieved.

 

"God bless! God bless!"

 

Jiang Hong glanced at Lin Baici, and it was indeed a wise decision to follow this kid.

 

After about two or three minutes, the black canopy boat and the two small sampans floated back to the pier, slowly drifting.

 

But no one dared to grab them this time.

 

"Baici, what should we do?"

 

The old lady was sweating all over, not knowing if it was from the heat, anxiety, or fear, wetting her clothes and sticking them to her body.

 

"Look for divine taboos nearby and destroy them!"

 

Lin Baici finished speaking and stepped on the green grass, wandering around the lake.

 

The willow trees planted here were lush, with green branches and leaves, like new silk spit out by spiders.

 

Everyone hurried to follow.

 

Lin Baici didn't care about them. He was looking for divine taboos based on his hunger. As long as the hunger intensified, it meant that it was nearby.

 

What they feared most now was that the divine taboo was on the island in the middle of the lake, which would be troublesome.

 

Xiao Li wanted to speak but was stopped by Hua Yueyu.

 

"Don't disturb him!"

 

Hua Yueyu turned around and persuaded, "Everyone, go look for divine taboos, don't follow him!"

 

No one moved.

 

Everyone was worried that if they left, they might go to the island themselves while they were away.

 

"Don't bother persuading them. They're all relying on Oppa now!"Jin Yingzhen looked up and scanned the area, hoping to find some wildflowers besides the ones on the island, but there were none.

 

Lin Baici felt even hungrier.

 

He turned his head and looked towards the 10 o'clock direction. About 30 meters away from the lake shore, there was a group of stone Buddha statues, about 30 of them.

 

These stone Buddha statues were only about one meter tall and not even as tall as Lin Baici's waist. They had weak bodies and slender limbs, like those severely malnourished and starving.

 

But they had a huge head, especially the eyeballs, which bulged out.

 

"Their appearance is so disgusting!"

 

The old lady felt very uncomfortable.

 

Lin Baici and his group approached.

 

These stone Buddha statues had traces of wind and sun on them.

 

"What if they suddenly come to life?" Hua Yueyu was worried.

 

"Don't scare me!" The old lady began to tremble and leaned towards Lin Baici.

 

"Let's go in and take a look!" Lin Baici saw a stone Buddha statue that was different from the others, wearing a robe.

 

Everyone followed, but as soon as they approached the group of stone Buddha statues…

 

Whoosh!

 

All the statues turned their heads and stared at them.

 

"Ghost!"

 

"Oh my god!"

 

"Run!"

 

Everyone was scared, except for Lin Baici who took a step back. Jin Yingzhen ran a few steps, stopped, and asked, "Oppa?"

 

[A group of stone Buddha statues with big heads, almost starving to death, are full of murderous intent and greed towards any food, but because they cannot move, they can only watch and not eat!]

 

"They can't move? So as long as we don't get close to them, we're safe?" Lin Baici was relieved and looked at the red robe.

 

It was made of red cloth, the same kind that the abbot wore in a normal temple, but this one had rows of golden symbols, probably some kind of text.

 

Who cares, let's burn it.

 

Lin Baici held a torch made of pine wood and approached a stone Buddha statue, vigorously scraping it.

 

Crackle!

 

The torch ignited, and the orange light dispelled some of the chill.

 

Everyone stayed where they were and watched as Lin Baici walked into the group of statues.

 

This…is so bold!

 

Suddenly, the stone statues lifted their heads and pouted, screaming loudly.

 

Ah!

 

The eerie tone spread throughout the lotus lake, even causing ripples on the lake surface.

 

It hurts!

 

Lin Baici covered his ears with one hand.

 

Others were even worse off. The screaming sounded like sharp iron drills being hammered into everyone's skulls by a giant with a hammer, piercing through their brains.

 

But what was even more terrifying was that with this scream, the lake bank suddenly splashed, and a three-meter-tall monster rushed out from the water and came straight at them.

 

The monster looked like a Buddha statue, with meat buns on its head, drooping ears, and a string of prayer beads hanging around its neck. Apart from these, there were no other Buddhist elements.

 

The monster's muscles were bulging, as if it had been fed with protein powder, and the blood vessels and veins on its skin were protruding.

 

And it only wore a pair of leather shorts, tightly wrapped around its body.

 

As it ran, its muscles expanded and contracted, and its big feet stomped on the ground. Every step it took, dirt and grass flew up, leaving half-inch-deep footprints.

 

This posture was full of explosive power and visual impact.

 

Whoosh!

 

The tourists turned and ran.

 

Just kidding, this monster was strong enough to participate in a bodybuilding competition and could kill everyone on the scene in less than a minute."Oppa, run quickly!"

 

Jin Yingzhen shouted.

 

Lin Baici only glanced at the monster Buddha statue and immediately sprinted towards it.

 

He wanted to burn the kasaya.

 

This ghostly thing must have been created by that thing.

 

Thump! Thump! Thump!

 

The monster Buddha statue ran wildly, quickly approaching Lin Baici.

 

Fortunately, he was close enough to the kasaya and arrived in time. But when he reached out with the torch to light the kasaya, Gourmet God spoke up.

 

"This is a Bodhi envoy kasaya. Wearing it can summon a Buddha to help you with laundry, cooking, chopping wood, and feeding horses. If you want to fight, it can also hand you a knife and bury the body."

 

Gourmet God suggested, "As a professional foodie, you need some servants to serve you. This Buddha envoy can be used for now."

 

"What is this?"

 

Lin Baici was completely confused.

 

Can this thing be a servant?

 

If someone punches me, I won't cry for long and will just ascend to heaven.

 

Lin Baici was determined. Whatever it was, he would burn it first, otherwise he would be the one who dies when this thing comes over.

 

"Wearing the kasaya can enslave it, simple and easy to use."

 

Kuishen's comment made Lin Baici move the torch away at the moment he lit the kasaya.

 

"Is it that easy?"

 

Lin Baici was incredulous. He thought of the dark Buddha statue in Daxiong Palace. If he had a muscle Buddha fighter like this, he should have a chance to win against that statue.

 

Thinking of this, Lin Baici quickly reached out to grab the kasaya on the stone statue.

 

The monster Buddha statue rushed over, taking a big step forward, and its right fist smashed towards Lin Baici's head like a meteor.

 

"Oppa!"

 

"Baici!"

 

Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu dared not look anymore.

 

Swish!

 

Lin Baici flicked his wrist and draped the kasaya over his shoulder, covering half of his body.

 

The golden scripture was particularly dazzling among the willow stone statues.

 

Whoosh!

 

The wind of the punch blew Lin Baici's Manchester United jersey.

 

The monster Buddha statue's heavy punch stopped in front of his forehead.

 

"Wow, that was scary!"

 

Lin Baici only realized now how dangerous his actions were. If Kuishen's comment was wrong, or if he was slow in putting on the kasaya, then his brain and blood would have already colored these stone statues.

 

The monster Buddha statue stood still, straightened its body, folded its hands together, bowed slightly to Lin Baici, and then its whole body became faint and disappeared.

 

"Oppa!"

 

Jin Yingzhen hurried over, crying out loud, "You scared me!"

 

Although they had not been together for long, Lin Baici's intelligence and bravery, and of course his good looks, had already made this Korean beauty student have a good impression of him.

 

If he escorted her home tonight, Jin Yingzhen would definitely invite him into her bedroom for a bowl of instant noodles.

 

Lin Baici shrugged and put on the kasaya.

 

It was just a piece of cloth draped over his shoulder and left arm, tied with a strap.

 

Everyone came over after seeing the crisis resolved.

 

"Baici, don't do this kind of thing again next time, it's too dangerous!"

 

The old lady's voice trembled. She didn't understand why Lin Baici wasn't afraid.

 

"Is that muscle Buddha monster the culprit who killed those tourists just now?"

 

Jiang Hong was very excited. If that was the case, wouldn't it mean that it was safe to cross the lake now?

 

What about that muscle Buddha?

 

Was it subdued by Lin Baici?

 

Jiang Hong's gaze fell on the kasaya on Lin Baici's body. This should be a good thing.

 

I want it!

 

"Oppa, this kasaya is a divine taboo. Wearing it may be contaminated!"Jin Yingzhen was worried.

 

"No choice!"

 

Lin Baici estimated that he had a certain chance of resisting this rule pollution, otherwise the God Eater would not let him use it.

 

【You won't be contaminated, but you might get beaten up by it!】