Chapter 933: Chapter 180: Tathagata Endures, Emperor’s Ultimate World
If these two items can be obtained, Manjusri’s power will once again leap forward, perhaps not even needing to wait to occupy the land of two states, he can already stand shoulder to shoulder with the supreme.
At this moment, Manjusri still did not notice that there were two spectators watching the battle.
As he spoke, Buddha’s light illuminated all directions, the Manjusri Sword drew in heavenly light, and the supreme yang power of the sun entered his body through the Wisdom Sword.
The Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form itself only held the meaning of the great sun’s illumination, without the power of the great sun, but at this moment Manjusri used the Golden Crow Dao Artifact to draw in and merge with his own "Qi Tomb" technique, absorbing the power of the sun for his own use, causing the already maximized qi mechanism to rise once again.
His momentum surged wildly, explosively, and forcefully, making even the remaining third grade onlookers feel oppressed.
The power of the "Qi Tomb" was already known for immense power, theoretically, it could reach nine times that of someone at the same realm, and now with the power of the sun absorbed, purely in terms of power, Manjusri already surpassed the combined total of Daoist Guang Cheng, Daoist Guang Yuan, and Mo Xuankong.
Faced with such an overwhelming aura, Jiang Li could no longer hide, and various anomalies appeared.
Mountains rose from the ground, wind and thunder clashed, water turned into marshes, heavenly fire spread, and there were disturbances in the dome and tremors in the earth.
Heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, marsh, the Innate Eight Sceneries materialized, and the power of heaven and earth shielded Jiang Li.
This was [Outer Object Transformation], was Emperor’s Ultimate World, also the transformation of the Eight-Nine Profound Skill; the cultivation technique and divine skills perfectly fused, and after completing the Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, Jiang Li had also made a leap in level.
Furthermore, filthy qi surged from all directions, but after entering the Innate Eight Sceneries, it transformed into various primordial qi, causing the Eight Sceneries to continuously swell.
"Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique······"
With the Wisdom Round Light illuminating, Manjusri detected the transformation of clarity and turbidity, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Jiang Li turned turbid into clear, manipulating vast primordial qi, practically going against the trend by using the primordial qi of heaven and earth in an era without dharma, displaying the full power of the "Qi Tomb."
His aura also continued to rise without end.
The entire world seemed to be rejecting Manjusri, as if he stood against all things under heaven.
And when the two forces of qi mechanism met—
"Boom!"
Heaven and earth trembled, clouds and winds changed above, earth dragons flipped below.
Two supreme auras clashed, with everything in the spectators’ field of vision spinning, and all things in the surrounding world vibrating because of these two forces.
The Innate Eight Qi drew from all things, when Jiang Li and Manjusri fully engaged, naturally they also stirred all things due to their qi mechanism, especially Jiang Li as he harnessed the power of heaven and earth, connecting tightly with all things, with every movement causing all things to respond.
"Dong!"
Like a great bell being struck, suddenly everyone noticed the distance between the great sun and the Innate Eight Sceneries shrinking.
"Their primordial qi is pressing the Six Harmonies, even the distance is being compressed." Daoist Guang Cheng lightly coughed, immediately discerning the truth of the distance change.
The powerful forces pressed all four directions, the two forces colliding, while the carrying space was being compressed, causing the earth to riot and distances to shorten.
"Retreat."
Daoist Guang Cheng made a quick decision, having Daoist Guang Yuan and Mo Xuankong retreat with him.
These two’s clash used the "Qi Tomb" with its nearly infinite primordial qi power, each gesture bringing unmatched strength, having an earth-shattering impact on the surroundings.
In such circumstances, even if allies were willing to help, they wouldn’t be able to contribute much, perhaps even hampering their own side.
Because in reality, it’s not a game, there’s no setting for friend immunity, under such a colossal offensive, allies would also become part of the attack.
Given the strength of Daoist Guang Cheng and other third-ranked strong people, they could indeed resist, protect themselves, but that would likely affect Jiang Li’s performance, indirectly opposing Jiang Li.
So for the time being, leave the battlefield to Jiang Li.
The same situation applied to Tan Wuwei; no matter how wondrous her Maitreya Dao Fruit was, she had to retreat.
Even the monks who retreated a hundred miles away were also affected.
Elder Kaixiang and Guangli Bodhisattva temporarily paused their fight, mutually withdrawing, while Shen Hou loudly ordered: "Retreat! Retreat another hundred miles! No, retreat another three hundred miles!"
Retreating a hundred miles is still not safe, maintaining at least four hundred miles might ensure safety, if necessary, further retreat to Da Xing County might be required.
’Phew, Fellow Daoist Jiang finally arrived; this poor Taoist can finally put my mind at ease.’
While Shen Hou shouted, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief inwardly, then glanced around, looking for an opportunity to switch sides again.
Just before he found an opportunity, a distant explosion attracted his attention.
"Buzz——"
Space trembled, Manjusri’s aura was about to reach its peak, while Jiang Li was still siphoning off the power of heaven and earth.
However, at this moment, Jiang Li suddenly struck, and Manjusri also immediately responded.
Jiang Li still had room to continue ascending, but Manjusri would not gentlemanly give Jiang Li time. Instead of waiting for Manjusri’s aura to reach its limit and letting him strike first, it was better to attack first, interrupting his power climb.
However, Manjusri anticipated this.
Manjusri Bodhisattva was renowned for great wisdom among the Four Great Bodhisattvas, and the light of the Great Sun Tathagata was also that of wisdom, plus Manjusri himself was cunning, practically having a firm grasp on Jiang Li’s intentions.
In this instant, both of them simultaneously moved, the compression of space accelerated, like a sheet of paper being squeezed from the sides, creating folds.
The strata compressed, forming faults at their original positions, vast stretches of land pushing toward the center, revealing deep, bottomless voids.
"Buzz——"
As the compression reached its peak, Buddha Palm re-emerged, primordial qi clashed, and the two collided.
"Light Gathering Buddha Top Mark."
"Emperor’s Ultimate World, using Yuanjing Conference."
The light of the great sun enlightened all, the Innate Eight Sceneries spread, like a comet striking the earth, heaven-shattering power impacted, generating tempestuous primordial qi flows.
"Boom!"
Strorms, thunder, water, fire, countless anomalies tangled, the seismic space produced layers of phantoms, vaguely visible were two indistinct figures exchanging palm strikes.
The compressed ground suddenly surged upwards, as the two supreme forces clashed, creating invisible suction, turning the compressed thousand-zhang ground into a peak, rising like a trapped dragon ascending.
The peak crashed into the storm and thunder, perfectly propping up the two, while the collision of power reached its apex.
"Boom——"
The sun wheel shattered, countless rays of light shot out, the Eight Sceneries shook, dispersing wind, thunder, water, and fire.
Jiang Li’s arm jolted, and even the Three Elements Combined physical body showed cracks, while Manjusri remained as steady as a mountain.
The strength of the Tathagata Undestructible True Body was truly astonishing; Jiang Li’s Three Elements Combined body, even tempered with Eight-Nine Profound Skill, couldn’t match it. He ultimately didn’t have the Slaying Immortal Sword in hand.
Moreover, Manjusri over these two days, the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Image had advanced rapidly, not comparable to before.
With a thought, the force shook mightily, and the sudden surge turned into a thousand-zhang force, crumbling to dust.
"Manjusri’s palm power surpassed Jiang Li’s, breaking the balance, allowing space to restore, but at the same time, the thousand-zhang ground couldn’t withstand the residual power of his palm, turning to ashes."
The distant old Taoist watching this scene lightly remarked: "Although Jiang Li cultivated the Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique, his power is still no match for Manjusri."
"But Manjusri’s realm is a notch below Jiang Li’s," Great Venerable added, "his control over Innate Qi is inferior to Jiang Li."
"Manjusri’s advantage is not just in power," said Daoist Lord.
The Tathagata Undestructible True Body was also stronger than Jiang Li’s body, even in divine thought, it was at its peak due to receiving a massive amount of incense. The external Dharma Form of a Buddha Country cultivator, in some sense, was their primordial spirit.
They could unite with the Dharma Form, becoming a Dharma Body Golden Body, because the cultivation of the Dharma Form was akin to their primordial spirit.
Jiang Li had always relied on strength to suppress others, and now was the time to be suppressed by another’s strength.
