Chapter 416 -416: Standoff (Third Update!)
“Goodness, what terrifying pressure! Is the Tathagata really just a Merit Saint? How can the power of a single palm be so daunting?”
Luo Bai clenched his teeth tightly, feeling the horrifying pressure emanating from the golden giant palm, his heart filled with shock. This wasn’t his first time facing a Heavenly Dao Saint-level powerhouse. Leader of Tongtian, one of the Three Purities, was also a seasoned Heavenly Dao Saint, and Luo Bai had spent no little time by his side, very aware of Leader of Tongtian’s strength. The strength of this Tathagata Buddha, he feared, might not be much less than that of Leader of Tongtian!
Leader of Tongtian had gained divine comprehension in the Sword Dao, with an unparalleled attack power. With one strike, mountains would crumble, and the heavens and earth would collapse. On the other hand, Tathagata Buddha was unshakeable like a mountain, with all his strength concentrated in his golden body. With one palm strike, he wielded the power of his domain invisibly, making it impossible to dodge or hide. Taking the blow felt like the heavens and the earth were capsizing. Were it not for the Seven Extremes Battle Formation which combined everyone’s strength, they would have been unable to withstand it long ago.
“The Buddhist Sect’s influence has been growing more and more significant, and the number of believers has greatly increased. How vast is that power of faith? Tathagata Buddha alone can absorb most of the Buddhist Sect’s power of faith, all used to refine his Merit Golden Body. Now, the strength of his golden body has far surpassed that of an ordinary Merit Saint’s physical body!”
Leng Xuan said in a deep voice, “Proving the Tao through Merit is the least method of attaining Dao. Slaying Three Corpses to Achieve the Dao places extreme demands on one’s talent and also depends very much on opportunity. I’m afraid Tathagata intends to continue slaying his Evil Corpse and Desire Corpse, while attempting to prove the Tao through Strength, doesn’t he?”
“Prove the Tao through Strength? You’re saying this bald donkey Tathagata wants to prove the Tao through Strength? How is that possible?”
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Luo Bai exclaimed in amazement, “From ancient times till now, the only one who has successfully proved the Tao through strength was the Great God Pangu alone. Not even my master, Leader of Tongtian, has thought about proving the Tao through Strength!”
“Leader of Tongtian walks the path of the Sword Cultivator. As long as he can slay the Three Corpses, he can unleash the strongest attack power, without such a high demand on physical body cultivation. Of course, he wouldn’t think about proving the Tao through Strength!”
Leng Xuan rolled his eyes. Although he was only at the realm of a Half-Step Quasi-Saint, he was very clear about the affairs of the Three Realms, including many secrets. The path Luo Bai walked was the same as his master, Leader of Tongtian, the path of the Sword Cultivator, needing only to slay the Three Corpses. There was no need to prove the Tao through Strength, better to spend that effort on refining the Sword Heart for more effective improvement in strength.
Hum hum hum~!
The stalemate continued. The Tathagata’s golden giant palm couldn’t press down further, and the giant sword formed by the Seven Extremes Battle Formation of Leng Xuan and others couldn’t break through the golden giant palm. In the stalemate, ripples kept spreading out in all directions, the agitating power making the ground sink silently. The clouds in the sky had long been eradicated, and tiny cracks in space kept forming around them, only to be removed by an inexplicable force, never spreading into a spatial black hole.
This power to restore the shattered space was Tathagata Buddha’s, so as to avoid attracting the attention of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.
The main reason why Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, before secluding himself in the thirty-six layers of Da Luo Heaven, decreed that Heavenly Dao Saints should not intervene lightly in the disputes of the Three Realms, was because their power was too vast, far exceeding the limits the Three Realms Space could bear. If a battle between Heavenly Dao Saints were to occur again, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the Three Realms Space. The Three Realms Space was crafted by Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor with his Supreme Magical Power after the heaven-opening event, serving as his foundation. Naturally, he would not allow anyone to destroy it.
However, as Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was in the thirty-six layers of Da Luo Heaven, it was not possible for him to constantly check the Three Realms’ situation. As long as the battle’s power did not affect the foundation of the Three Realms, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor would not be aware of it, nor would he intervene. Tathagata Buddha had already thought this through thoroughly.
“These fellows indeed have formidable strength, to be able to hold on for so long against me!”
The Tathagata Buddha, while continuing to urge on the golden giant palm of the Tathagata Palm, muttered to himself, his wariness toward the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan deepening.
Beneath a Saint, all are ants! This saying is an unchanging iron law of the Three Realms, and now, a few sturdy ants banding together, relying on a marvelous battle formation, could actually withstand the attack of his Tathagata Palm. It was truly inconceivable and astonishing!
Although the Tathagata Buddha had diverted part of his power to repair the damaged space, this was enough to illustrate the strength of Leng Xuan and the others. What made the Tathagata Buddha even more wary was the Minor Zhou Tian Seven Extremes Battle Formation they had formed. Such a battle formation, which could nearly perfectly merge various types of elemental powers and domains, was something the Tathagata Buddha had never seen before. If several half-step saints teamed up to form such a formation, they might truly be able to contend with a Heavenly Dao Saint!
However, what made a Heavenly Dao Saint so invincible was not solely because of domain power, but also because a Heavenly Dao Saint’s recovery ability is several times, or even dozens of times, that of a half-step saint!
Proving the Tao and becoming a Saint is a way to gain recognition from the Heavenly Dao and seize a saintly position. As long as one can prove the Tao and become a Saint, one will be recognized by the Heavenly Dao, pull their destiny out from the River of Destiny, no longer be limited by the trajectory of fate, and at the same time, be able to communicate with the Heavenly Dao at any moment, drawing Heavenly Dao Power for personal use.
The Tathagata Buddha was now constantly drawing the power of the Heavenly Dao to restore his own consumption; the golden Buddha Palm and the giant sword transformed from the battle formation had been locked in a standoff for half a day without the slightest sense of fatigue. On the contrary, Leng Xuan and the others were beginning to struggle to hold on.
The Minor Zhou Tian Seven Extremes Battle Formation consumed Primordial Force immensely, and since each person’s domain and power attributes were different, focusing all of the power together was not easy, especially for Leng Xuan, the main controller of the formation, who faced an enormous pressure!
As time passed, the conflict between their powers became increasingly difficult to suppress, the backlash grew stronger, and Leng Xuan couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan. A surge of blood rushed to his mouth and flowed down the corner of his lips.
“Leng Xuan, are you alright?”
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Nezha the Third Prince caught sight of the blood at the corner of Leng Xuan’s mouth and was startled, asking immediately.
“I’m fine! I just can’t hold on much longer! Damn it, this baldy Tathagata’s strength is just too strong!”
Leng Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gnashed his teeth bitterly.
“I wonder how the boss is doing right now? If he comes back, we can breathe a major sigh of relief; together, we may stand a chance!”
The Six-Eared Macaque clenched his heaven-supporting iron staff, pouring Primordial Force endlessly into it, and said fiercely.
“The boss must be on his way back; he won’t be delayed in Hell’s Yellow Springs with that Nether River Ancestor for too long!”
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