Following.

When the first rays of morning light shine through the huge water trees to [UnderWood], the bell that announces the official start of the Blessing Contest [TheRoadToParadise] is also heard throughout the underground city.

Obviously, it doesn't feel long, but there is no end in sight, and I don't know how long it will take at the beginning of the road to heaven, where Yakumo Mo, Sixteen Nights, Asudaya, Esther, Sarah, and Jiaoliu are standing.

The surrounding scene sometimes becomes a town, sometimes into a lofty mountain, strange and unpredictable.

"No matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel like it's in reality anymore." Sixteen Nights put one hand in his trouser pocket and the other hand carried the headphones on his head, "This is the road to heaven?" ”

"Yes." Jiao Liu nodded, "This is the road to heaven made from the legendary Sanzang's path to learn scriptures as a template. Tongtian? Hum! Those guys are still as bold as ever. ”

"All in all, we're just going to reach the end before the most fixed number of calamities happen, right?" Yakumo asked.

Jiao Liu nodded, "Yes!" ”

Yesterday, after discussion, we discussed the rules of this Gift Game and came up with a lot of useful strategies.

Among them, the victory conditions of the contestants are undoubtedly the most discussed.

[Successfully accomplish the merits of purifying all sentient beings and educating the world]

Purify all sentient beings and educate the world.

This is something that Buddhism particularly likes to do, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is just to say that people who do not believe in Buddhism give Amway to Buddhism.

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Rewind the clock to last night.

"Pudu sentient beings? How do you do it, and how do you do it? ”

Sixteen Nights asked.

Ya Yunmo thought for a while, "According to the legend, the road to learn the scriptures is a road taken by Sanzang in order to go to Lingshan to obtain the true scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism and go to the East to preach Buddhism. It's generally like this, so this path should actually follow the path of learning scriptures from Sanzang back then. ”

"Since it is the path of learning scriptures, the eighty-one calamities of nature legend are indispensable - although there may be differences in number, it is certain that those calamities will definitely occur."

"At that time, Sanzang walked the road to heaven for more than ten years, and it was obvious that a gift game could not be carried out for such a long time. So there should be a change in the number of these eighty-one tribulations, but according to the various legends of Buddhism. This amount should also be around the Nine Tribulations. ”

"Most of the tribulations experienced by Sanzang were set up by the subordinates of those Shura gods and demons of the Daomen and the Buddha Gate, so we also need to be prepared to face the difficulties of the Daomen and the Buddha Gate."

"Daomen? Buddhism? ”

Sixteen Nights lowered his head and muttered.

"Do we have to face those guys?"

"Probably not." Sarah shook her head, "In the legend of Journey to the West, Sanzang and his party did not directly confront those people, after all, an elder who bullied a little guy and won it is unacceptable, and it is even more embarrassing to lose, isn't it?" ”

"So what we need to consider now is, what form will those so-called catastrophes take?" Yakumo said, "If it's really like the legend, it can be solved by fighting, it's better to say - if there is some other way to embarrass us, then we will be in trouble......"

"What are you afraid of!" Sixteen Ye snorted, "Uncle Ben is here!" What demons and monsters are paper tigers! ”

"Don't be a real paper tiger like White Yasha."

Yakumo glanced at Sixteen Nights angrily.

"So, what do we do to purify all sentient beings and educate the world?"

"It's not clear yet." White Yasha shook his head. "In any case, let's finish the road to heaven first, and then talk about it, according to legend, Sanzang also walked the road to heaven before they obtained Mahayana Buddhism, so it seems that how we can complete this gift game, the top priority is to break through the various calamities that may appear on that road and then go to the end."

"So it's a game?" Sixteen Nights laughed, "This Uncle Ben is the best!" ”

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"So, we're going to start learning from the West?"

Asukina holds Esther, who has transformed into the Demon Destroying Holy Sword, and looks at the unpredictable road to heaven.

"What are we going to do?"

Yakumo ink opens the gap. He took out the [Nine Heavens] from it and held it in his hand, "No matter what. Let's take a few steps and give it a try. ”

Everyone nodded.

As the black rabbit as the referee announced the start of the game, Yakumo and his party embarked on the road to heaven.

Through the live broadcast of the Dryads, the entire underground city watched the game live from the audience that had been watching [Rider of the Sea Dragon Horse].

As soon as Yakumo and the others embarked on the road to heaven, the entire track suddenly changed.

To outsiders, the originally vague scenes on the track gradually became fixed.

And for the few people who participated directly -

"Asuka?"

After walking a few steps, Yakumo Mo, who found that Asukina hadn't followed, suddenly looked back worriedly.

Tomorrow Na holds the Demon Destroying Sword. Stood in place.

"Asukina!?"

Jiao Liu stepped forward, looked at it carefully, shook his head and said, "It seems that he has fallen into an illusion." ”

"Illusion? So what should we do now? Yakumo asked.

"It's up to her......"

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Clear blue skies, bustling towns.

Asukana stood alone in the square with a sword, looking around.

"...... here?"

Frowning, Asukina was a little confused.

"I'm ...... How did I end up here? ”

"Yo! Deputy Commander! Why are you still here? A man with blue hair walked up to Asuka and patted her on the shoulder.

Deputy Commander?

Asuna was slightly stunned. That's when I reacted.

[By the way, isn't it going to attack the last layer of SAO today]

Retracting the rapette, Assuna hurriedly nodded and followed.

Following the flow of people who continued to teleport to the top of SAO, Asukina headed towards the Ruby Palace.

But in my heart, I always feel as if I have forgotten something.

[What's wrong......]

After everyone gathered, Asukina stood in front of the Raiders group.

Heathcliff, the leader of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, raised his arms high and announced the start of the strategy for the final layer.

"""""""Oh oh oh !!!!oh ””””””

With the flow of people, Asuna walked to the gate of the Ruby Palace step by step.

As the head of the regiment, Heathcliff, pushed open the door, everyone entered the palace.

On the throne of the main house there was a man sitting high on it.

Because the light was too dim, Assuna couldn't see what the other party looked like for a while.

And when all the lights in the palace were lit, the people on the throne slowly raised their heads.

"Ink !????"

Seeing the face of the final boss on the throne clearly, Assuna subconsciously exclaimed. (To be continued.) )