Chapter 532 - 531: The Fall of the Joyful Buddha, East Buddha Barred from Western Heaven (Part 1)
Chapter 532 - 531: The Fall of the Joyful Buddha, East Buddha Barred from Western Heaven (Part 1)
The speed of the East Buddha almost broke his limit.
In contrast, the Joyful Buddha expended all his mana, sweat pouring down his face.
But ultimately, he was still shrouded by the overwhelming pressure.
Lin Heng caught up with him, looking down as if viewing an ant, his cold eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Wait, let’s talk it over, we can negotiate..."
The Joyful Buddha’s voice trembled, cold sweat cascaded like a waterfall, his heart filled with terror, yet his face still wore a smile, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.
Unfortunately, Lin Heng did not hesitate for a moment.
Raising his palm, chaos descended, directly striking towards the Joyful Buddha.
The Joyful Buddha’s face was aghast, Saint’s Breath filled his arms, using all his strength to resist.
However, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Lin Heng’s chaotic palm was like the sky crushing down, collapsing the void in layers, and even a Quasi-Saint could not escape.
The arms of the Joyful Buddha broke amid the rumble, the golden body surrounded by Buddha Light shattered under immense force.
His entire being, akin to a meteor, was blasted out of the star river, piercing through a row of stars, crashing into a continent’s ocean along with fragmented meteorites and celestial fire.
The continent quaked, millions of miles of mountains and rivers cracked like a spider web, revealing dozens of abyssal ravines.
The towering ocean waves briefly rose but evaporated into mist in the blink of an eye.
This kind of momentum was truly terrifying.
Making countless beings think the end times had arrived!
And the Quasi-Saints watching the battlefield from the shadows couldn’t help but gasp.
"It’s too terrifying, this guy, too terrifying..."
"The Joyful Buddha, that’s a high-ranking Quasi-Saint, yet before him, he couldn’t even withstand a single palm strike, it’s truly not on the same level."
"Isn’t there supposed to be a limit for Quasi-Saints? How is he so strong?"
"Even after scouring ancient history, one probably couldn’t find someone more deserving of the title Saint below a Saint than him..."
"There were none like him before, and there will be none after, in the vastness of time, which Quasi-Saint can compare to him?"
"I’m afraid, none..."
The Quasi-Saints observing from the shadows were both shocked and filled with mixed emotions.
To cultivate to a Quasi-Saint, one would be a legend of their time, rarely bowing to others.
But the power displayed by the Lord of the Dao Court was too terrifying.
Making it impossible to even consider competing with him!
Some Quasi-Saints even began questioning if their path was wrong.
Otherwise, how could the gap between fellow Quasi-Saints be so vast?
"To exist in the same era as this person, it is truly a tragedy..." someone murmured, their heart of Dao already damaged.
...
The earth-shattering commotion behind finally made the fleeing East Buddha turn his gaze.
Seeing the Joyful Buddha being struck down from the star realm, his face showed no surprise, nor any emotion.
He continued to tread a path of Buddha Light, crossing the continent with all his strength, fleeing towards the Western Heaven.
Even when calls came from behind.
"East Buddha, save me, save me!!"
The Joyful Buddha, with his golden body damaged, climbed from the dried-up ocean, his usual Buddha Light vanished, now in a state of disarray, covered in mud and Buddha blood, staining his tattered kasaya, looking utterly disheveled and extremely terrified.
"East Buddha, East Buddha!!"
He continued to frantically call for help, yet received no response.
Instead, a scarlet Celestial Sword broke through the clouds from the star river, piercing the earth.
"No!!!"
The pupils of the Joyful Buddha shrank violently, uttering one last desperate and unwilling shout, then was pierced through his golden body by the gigantic Celestial Sword.
The chaotic Sword Qi, reduced an Ancient Buddha to dust.
The descending Chaos Diagram swallowed the ocean, devoured the presence of the Joyful Buddha cleanly.
[Congratulations to the host, successfully slain a high-grade Quasi-Saint, Saint’s Breath +2]
"Another Quasi-Saint has fallen?"
"Oh heavens!"
"Counting Ksitigarbha from before, the Buddhist Sect has lost two Quasi-Saints at the hands of this Lord of the Dao Court..."
"Two? I’m afraid, not just two."
The Quasi-Saints in the shadows whispered.
The Quasi-Saints of the Buddha Country were worried.
They saw the scene of the Joyful Buddha being slain and the rapidly approaching figure of the East Buddha.
The Medicine Buddha stood on the cloud, his expression unchanged, as if transformed into an old pine, calmly observing the upheavals outside.
Lin Heng’s killing intent had not diminished, casually dealing with the Joyful Buddha, he once again rode the Somersault Cloud, quickly chasing towards the East Buddha.
Only near the Western Heaven Boundary did Lin Heng sigh softly, slowing his pace.
By then, the East Buddha’s tense heart also relaxed with the appearance of the Western Heaven and Earth Realm.
Seeing the figures of the Nine Great Buddhas at the border.
He sighed in relief, glanced at the terrifying figure, then said to the Buddhas inside, "Open the Grand Array, let me in."
Relaxed, he seemed weary, as if the escape had exhausted him.
He slowed his steps, gasping for breath as he approached the Western Heaven.
Who knew the overwhelming Sanskrit at the border remained motionless, blocking everything.
The East Buddha frowned, displeased, "What are you waiting for? Open the Grand Array!"
As the confirmed Future Buddha, even facing Buddhas, he carried an aura of authority.
But...
The Buddhas exchanged glances, eyes complex, after a moment of contemplation, one finally said helplessly, "Only the Medicine Buddha can open this array."
The East Buddha retorted annoyed, "Then open it!"
He looked towards the Medicine Buddha, but upon seeing his indifferent expression, the East Buddha’s heart sank, realizing something, gloom spreading across his face.
The Medicine Buddha remained as an old pine, unwavering, silent.
The East Buddha took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the assembled Buddhas one by one.
Someone sighed.
Someone avoided his gaze.
Someone remained indifferent, staying out of it.
In an instant, the East Buddha understood, his fists unconsciously clenched, creaking as he suppressed his anger, saying:
"So, Yellow Eyebrow, was it you who killed him too?" The East Buddha looked towards the Medicine Buddha.
"Mistakenly took him for that Daoist, a mere misunderstanding." The Medicine Buddha did not conceal, his tone calm and light.
"A misunderstanding... ha... hehe..."
The East Buddha chuckled, taking a deep breath, without much further talk on the matter, he stared intensely at the Medicine Buddha, saying:
"So, you don’t plan on opening this array?"
The Medicine Buddha replied blandly, "Apologies, East Buddha, the current situation is unstable. Under the command of the World Honored One, I oversee the Array of the Western Pure Land, hence, all should prioritize the safety of the Buddha Country."
"With the external situation unclear, opening the array rashly is disadvantageous to the Buddha Country."
"I hope you understand."
He appeared calm and unruffled, ignoring the seething anger in the East Buddha’s eyes.
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