Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1295: Buddha Lamp Maitreya

Suolang Deji's wound caused Pagyi Gesang's heart to jump straight into his throat.

He cast a glance filled with resentment toward Zhang Yi, silently conveying: See, I warned you against being soft-hearted. What now?

He understood full well that if the Pagyi Family ended up losing this round, Zhang Yi wouldn't possibly intervene to save them from punishment.

Yet if the conflict escalated to a crisis, the fallout would be messy and chaotic, with Zhang Yi forced to reveal his hand far too early.

He remained unaware that Zhang Yi had already forged a connection with that Lord of the Charnel Ground.

"Noble guest, can you truly assure us of certain victory?"

Pagyi Gesang pressed again, his anxiety clear.

"Just ease your mind and settle your heart! I've told you—we won't lose," Zhang Yi responded calmly.

In truth, Liang Yue possessed strong confidence in her own power.

However... absolute invincibility eluded her!

Countless powerhouses filled the world, and each group boasted hidden talents with remarkable skills. She wouldn't claim guaranteed success.

So from where did Zhang Yi draw such assurance?

Zhang Yi offered no further explanation, simply instructing Pagyi Gesang to sit tight and watch the spectacle unfold.

With no other choice, Pagyi Gesang placed his trust in Zhang Yi.

Thus, in the ensuing clash, despite Suolang Deji's severe injuries, he clenched his teeth and pressed the fight.

Meanwhile, Xia Zha Losang showed no rush to enter the fray.

He approached the battlefield's edge, where Xia Zha Family members had cleared a spot, and robust carriers positioned a massive vat right there.

All eyes fixed on Losang, curiosity burning about his intentions.

Losang stood as a key battle force for the Xia Zha Family.

Other clans held scant details on him, since this core fighter seldom engaged opponents in routine scenarios.

Even during outbreaks of conflict, few on the Snowy Plateau could push him to unleash his peak power.

At this moment, Losang shed his top clothing, baring his plump frame, then settled cross-legged upon the icy snow.

Right away, troops uncapped the huge vat, ladling out scoop after scoop of yellowish, translucent fluid to drench Losang's form.

"What's that stuff? Some secret ritual for sect enhancement?"

Activating his zoom vision, Fatty Xu marveled aloud at the display.

"Still packing so much blubber in a moment like this—this dude ignores his fitness completely. Not like me!"

Spotting someone bulkier than himself, Fatty Xu puffed up with pride, implying he wasn't overweight by comparison.

"That's oil! He's dousing himself in butter oil," Pagyi Gesang stated gravely.

This revelation left Zhang Yi and the rest taken aback.

"Wait, is he aiming to roast himself alive? That's commitment!"

Pagyi Gesang drew a heavy breath before explaining to everyone, "Losang wields the power of fire."

Fire?

This revelation startled even Zhang Yi.

Far too long had passed since encountering a superhuman with fire manipulation.

Since the Ice Age's arrival, the bitter chill and frost naturally hindered fire-wielding superhumans.

Admittedly, certain unique fire powers broke that mold.

Like Zhuque Jiang Han's Ice Flame.

Or Xiao Honglian's fire-breathing talent.

And Zhang Yi's feigned black flame stemmed from void devouring force.

The reason proved simple: fire got snuffed out too readily by ice and snow, its activation drawing vast heat from the ambient freeze.

Still, this hardly rendered fire powers weak.

Fire's blaze ranked among humanity's first harnessed forces, with primal reverence for it etched deep in their essence.

Properly unleashed, it could unleash horrifying devastation.

They merely wondered how the hefty Losang across the way would deploy it.

Cross-legged on the snow, Losang allowed scoop upon scoop of butter oil to cascade over him.

His layers of blubber appeared to inhale the oil, absorbing it into the folds beneath his skin.

Before long, orange-yellow butter oil coated him entirely, rendering him slick and oily, reminiscent of ancient flesh-body Buddhas.

This sight evoked memories of Xiao Honglian, Tianhai City's Yangsheng Base overseer, for Zhang Yi.

"Relying on aids?"

Xiao Honglian enhanced her power with potent alcohol or fuel too.

Evidently, this plump fellow attained a parallel result via an alternate path to Xiao Honglian's.

Indeed, the subsequent events perfectly validated Zhang Yi's prediction.

Roughly one-third of the butter oil from the massive, man-sized vat was dumped straight onto Losang.

Drenched in butter oil, he rose to his feet slowly, hoisted the vat with both hands, and gulped its contents down his massive maw!

"Just as I imagined."

With this thought, Zhang Yi offhandedly shared it with Pagyi Gesang.

Though only a minor scrap of intel, Pagyi Gesang treated it with utmost seriousness and promptly relayed it to Suolang Deji.

Upon hearing this, Suolang Deji's brow furrowed faintly. Clutching his vajra rod, he pondered for a brief moment, scanned the full battlefield, eyed the snow beneath him, and a strategy took shape.

Fully geared up at last, Losang finally advanced onto the battlefield.

This clash demanded no referee's signal to commence.

The instant one entered the fray, one of the duo was destined to collapse.

Losang's enormous frame glistened under layers of sticky butter oil. He scratched his shiny bald pate, then abruptly gaped his jaws impossibly wide—an angle no human could match, akin to a snarling jackal, tiger, or leopard.

"HAAAAA!!!!!"

A shrill, bone-chilling bellow laden with howling winds ravaged the vast snowy expanse!

The blast of air whipped past Suolang Deji, instantly contorting his face into a scowl.

"He has bad breath."

People from both camps: "..."

Though Suolang Deji's words rang true, was blurting them out truly fitting in this grim, do-or-die showdown?

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

Losang abruptly smacked his gut and bellowed with thunderous laughter.

In the midst of his roaring guffaws, his body went "Whoosh!" and erupted in ferocious flames.

However, these weren't the usual yellow blaze—they burned pure gold.

A radiant golden halo of fire ascended behind him.

Slapping his belly amid hearty chuckles, with dazzling golden brilliance flaring at his back, he perfectly embodied the mythical Maitreya Buddha.

Xia Zha Family's number one warrior, Losang, special-type ability user, ability codename: [Buddha Lamp Maitreya].

Superhuman ability index: 9,700 points.

Suddenly, Losang braced his thick arms against the ground, his whole form resembling a colossal sack of flesh.

A torrent of golden flame spewed from his mouth, splitting cleanly in half before racing left and right across the battlefield.

Adapting steadily to the evolving chaos, Suolang Deji observed Losang's techniques with cold composure.

Seconds later, a massive inferno blazed around the battlefield—a kilometer-wide ring of fire, with flames soaring nearly two meters high.

In the next breath, Losang dropped to all fours. His formerly ponderous, obese bulk now darted with cheetah-like speed, barreling toward Suolang Deji like a launched cannonball!

Suolang Deji rooted his stance deep into the snowy terrain, squeezing the vajra dharma rod tight in his right grip.

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