Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

The Hongmen member had been very clear about this point to Lusien and expressed his willingness to compensate with money and other goods. However, for high-level vampires like Lusien with titles, the one thing they lacked the least was money. How could they care about the compensation from that man?

Unexpectedly, this act of "light spending" by him was seen by the Hongmen members as an expression of "heavy righteousness." He immediately made an effort to make friends, and at that time, Lusien was still in his "young" rebellious period, disdainful of what the elders of the clan said about "humans being food and slaves of our vampire race." At the same time, he felt that the man was honest and trustworthy, and the two naturally got along well, almost becoming sworn brothers.

Later, the Hongmen members returned to China to participate in the resistance against Japan. In the chaos of war, the two lost contact, and this friendship across countries, races, and species gradually faded with time.

After listening to Eric's brief description of Lusien's friendship, the Great Vehicle Dharma King asked in confusion, "Rinpoche, why did you gather all the high-level members of the Shura cult?"

Looking at him, Eric also asked in puzzlement, "What else can I do? Of course, I'm going to capture them all in one fell swoop!"

"Huh?" Although he had some guesses, Great Vehicle Dharma King was still shocked when it was confirmed. He quickly advised, "Rinpoche, you may be overestimating the strength of the subordinates! With the strength they currently possess, it is impossible to completely wipe out the Shura cult! If it weren't for concerns about the retaliation of our Tibetan Buddhism and the martial arts circles in the country, that traitor Li Hong would have already targeted the subordinates..."

"Hehe, don't worry about that. I have a way to greatly reduce his power! You just need to be prepared for the attack..."

After Eric finished speaking, he ignored the puzzled look of the Great Vehicle Dharma King. He looked towards the distant Shura Tower and silently began to chant a spell.

With the magic power currently in Eric's body, he could unleash a top-tier spell just shy of a forbidden curse in an instant. However, doing so would deplete all his magic power, and it would probably take more than the eighteen premium magic crystals to recover!

Moreover, two or three top-tier spells wouldn't be enough to destroy a massive structure like the Shura Tower. If the people inside took the opportunity to escape, it would be quite troublesome.

Therefore, Eric decided to use a forbidden curse.

Forbidden curses, although only slightly higher in magical rank than top-tier spells, had a power that defied logic!

If we were to compare them to weapons on Earth, top-tier spells would be conventional weapons at the missile level, while forbidden curses would be terrifying nuclear weapons.

In Celestia, every appearance of a forbidden curse meant the destruction of a legion or a city. However, mastering a forbidden curse wasn't easy. Before Eric left Celestia, including himself, there were only five people who could use a forbidden curse without suffering backlash! Moreover, those who could master a forbidden curse had already obtained the "Heart of Elements," and their nature would naturally not be obscured by mundane matters. Generally speaking, their status was quite transcendent, and they would not easily intervene in disputes on the continent.

In a place like Celestia with abundant magic, even Eric had to concentrate his mind and silently chant the spell for more than thirty minutes to successfully release a true forbidden curse. In the magic-scarce Earth, he would probably need at least six hours or more to do the same!

However, although forbidden curses took a long time, they had a current advantage that Eric valued most: their production relied on the "Heart of Elements" to gather magic elements, so they didn't need to consume his magic power!

Of course, Eric couldn't use the full version of the forbidden curse here, unless he wanted to destroy the entire town of Pasadena!

After silently chanting for more than forty minutes and seeing that the earth element's heart had accumulated enough earth magic elements, Eric immediately used his mental power to move them toward the Shura Tower.

Pale yellow dots, visible only to elemental mages, fell on the Shura Tower like raindrops, disappearing in an instant, like drops of water in the ocean.

When all the magic elements had penetrated the walls and underground, the entire Shura Tower seemed to be covered in a faint yellow halo, looking extremely beautiful! Of course, this beautiful sight could only be appreciated by elemental mages!

Seeing everything in place, Eric blew the east wind.

"Brother Ren Qingang, take a look at the Shura Tower. Why do I feel like it's shaking?"

Pulling along a senior brother, Ren Qingang looked up and indeed saw the Shura Tower slightly swaying. He blinked hard, then stared intently, finally confirming that both he and his junior brother were not mistaken. He immediately shouted, "Rinpoche, Dharma King, look over there..."

Attracted by Ren Qingang's shocked words, everyone gazed, except for Eric, who initiated it, and the four major bodyguards who considered protecting the Living Buddha their life's purpose followed Ren Qingang's finger and looked towards the Shura Tower.

Upon seeing this, discussions broke out.

"What's going on? An earthquake?"

"If it were an earthquake, we would feel it here too!"

"Is it that traitor Li Hong's doing?"

"It shouldn't be..."

Only the Great Vehicle Dharma King hit the nail on the head, "Rinpoche... is this your divine power?"

Successfully triggering the magic, Eric smiled and nodded as he watched the gradually imposing "incomplete version of the forbidden curse."

Great Vehicle Dharma King was at a loss for words for a moment. The reincarnated Living Buddha of Sakya had not appeared in the world for several decades, and at the Great Vehicle Dharma King's age, he naturally had not seen the previous Living Buddha. Although his reverence for the Living Buddha remained unchanged, he was not familiar with the abilities recorded in the scriptures.

This time, witnessing Eric accomplish what seemed impossible for humans, he finally understood the true meaning of the phrase "the Living Buddha is a being of great wisdom and great supernatural powers."

Upon hearing Great Vehicle Dharma King's question and seeing Eric's response, everyone became excited, and a kind of fervor rose in their eyes.

"Prepare yourselves. After the tower collapses, we will go over and kill any escapees."

"We obey the Buddha's decree."

The earth-element forbidden curse—Sandification of the Earth—had begun to unleash its true power. Although this was only an incomplete version with about one or two-tenths of its full power, it was still more than enough to overwhelm a building made of reinforced concrete!

After the earth-element magic elements entered the walls and foundations of the Shura Tower, they began to disrupt the cohesion between the earth and stones, turning solid concrete blocks into loose sand-like substances.

The entire tower, with over seven hundred people inside, plus various furniture and daily necessities, was a weight that mere steel and concrete structures could not support!

Finally, the tower began to collapse!

Under Eric's lead, everyone disguised themselves and headed toward the Shura Tower.

Disguising themselves was necessary, as there were still many ordinary people in the town of Pasadena. If they were to directly kill over a hundred key members of the Shura cult in their true forms, the esteemed Great Vehicle Dharma King of Sakya would probably be labeled a terrorist wanted by the A-country government, with a bounty of ten million!

However, seeing the Great Vehicle Dharma King and the others, they seemed not to mind dressing up strangely. Their skillful makeup techniques indicated they had similar experiences before. This reminded Eric of the first time he met the Great Vehicle Dharma King, dressed in his alien outfit.