357: Strong counterattack

In the corner of the great hall, Buddha Liyin took in everything, and a look of irrepressible joy and greed finally appeared on his withered face!

"A Saint King Realm life-saving jade pendant! And that Saint King Realm seal containing the grand momentum of mountains and rivers! Good! Good! Truly, their wealth is immense!"

Watching them teetering under the Puppet's attacks, heavily injured, and with no more life-saving means left, he laughed wildly in his heart.

"With all their trump cards exhausted, they are at the end of their rope!"

"That mysterious Dao Protector still hasn't appeared; it seems they really aren't here, or perhaps they simply cannot enter this core Emperors Tomb!"

He carefully sensed the withered and chaotic aura of Xiao Ruobai and the other three, which could not be faked, and his last shred of doubt vanished.

"Amitabha, you benefactors have deep killing Karma, are obsessed, and have repeatedly used forbidden items, which has led to a backlash."

"It seems that only I can personally intervene, using supreme Buddha Power to ferry you all to the Western Heaven of Ultimate Bliss, in order to resolve this Karma."

Buddha Liyin slowly walked out from the corner, a hypocritical smile of compassion on his face, while the terrifying pressure of his Saint King Realm spread out like a tidal wave, completely locking onto Xiao Ruobai and the other three, who were at their limit!

He no longer hid his intent, his killing intent sharp and cold!

The oriole was about to make its move!

"Bald donkey! Shameless!"

Xiao Ruobai forced himself to catch his breath, glaring angrily, struggling to stand, but spat out another mouthful of blood.

Fang Hanyu leaned on his sword, his eyes as cold as ten-thousand-year black ice, staring fixedly at Buddha Liyin.

Wang Xiaopang's face was ashen, despair appearing in his eyes.

Buddha Liyin turned a blind eye to all this; in his eyes, only the three Saint treasures within reach remained, along with the immense Luck on Xiao Ruobai and the others that made him drool.

He slowly raised his right hand, Buddha Power gathering in his palm to form a huge " 卍" Buddha seal, emitting a terrifying aura capable of purifying and suppressing everything!

"The sea of suffering is boundless, but salvation is near. Let me send you on your way!"

Before his voice had even faded, the huge " 卍" Buddha seal had already expanded, carrying the momentum of a thunderbolt as it pressed down upon Xiao Ruobai and the other three, who appeared to have no power to resist!

He intended to completely suppress and refine all four of them in one fell swoop!

However, at this critical moment, when everyone thought the outcome was decided—

Ling Xi, who had been hanging her head with the weakest aura, as if she might pass out at any moment, suddenly raised her head!

Her eyes, originally cool and calm, had now become as deep as the eternal starry sky; within them was no despair, no fear, only an absolute indifference that looked down upon all living things, holding the power of life and death!

"Now."

An icy thought flashed through her mind.

Facing the " 卍" Buddha seal capable of suppressing ordinary Saint Lords, Ling Xi did not retreat but advanced, meeting the monstrous Buddha Power, and slowly raised her slender, jade-like right index finger.

Her movement seemed slow, yet it seemed to contain some profound truth of the universe; where her fingertip passed, space itself froze!

The next moment, she pointed a finger gently at the suppressing " 卍 Buddha seal" and Buddha Liyin, who was behind it and certain of his victory!

Dao Severing Finger!

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no dazzling brilliance.

Only a formless and intangible, yet terrifying power that seemed capable of severing Karma and annihilating the Origin of Law, quietly erupted from Ling Xi's fingertip!

"What?!"

The compassionate smile on Buddha Liyin's face instantly froze, replaced by incomparable shock and fear!

His Buddha heart, cultivated for over a thousand years, sounded a frantic warning at this moment, as if he had encountered some supreme natural enemy!

He wanted to retreat, wanted to defend, but discovered that the Buddha Power around him, his Laws, and even his connection to the heavens and earth had become incredibly fragile before this one finger!

"Crack—!"

The seemingly indestructible " 卍" Buddha seal, the moment it touched that invisible finger force, was like ice thrown into a raging fire; without even causing a ripple, it silently annihilated and dissipated!

The finger force did not stop, instantly crossing space to strike at Buddha Liyin's glabella!

"No—!"

Buddha Liyin let out a desperate roar; at this life-or-death moment, he unleashed all his potential!

His blood essence burned wildly, his Lifespan was thrown in like firewood, and several protective Buddha treasures nurtured for thousands of years flew out one after another, blooming with their final radiance to block in front of him!

However, before that Dao Severing Finger force, which appeared weak but contained the power to sever the rules of the Origin, everything was futile!

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

With a few soft sounds, like a hot knife cutting through butter, those Buddha treasures—enough to make any Saint envious—had their light dim one after another, let out a mournful cry, and shattered on the spot!

The finger force paused only slightly, continuing on its trajectory to annihilate everything, aiming for his glabella!

Buddha Liyin's eyes were filled with the ash of despair!

At this critical moment, he bit his tongue hard, spat out a mouthful of golden blood containing his life-bound Buddha nature, and roared hoarsely:

"I beg for the Ancestral Master's protection! Buddha Relic, appear!"

"Hum—!"

A golden relic the size of a pigeon egg, dull in color yet radiating Buddha Power, struggled to emerge from his glabella!

Upon the relic, a vague phantom of an Ancient Buddha sat cross-legged, emitting a faint yet supreme Emperor Might!

This was actually an ancient relic that had been stained with the aura of a Buddha Emperor!

It was Buddha Liyin's ultimate life-saving trump card!

"Clang—!"

The Dao Severing Finger force finally struck the Buddha Relic!

A bell toll that seemed to come from the ancient primordial era rang out!

The relic shook violently, the Buddha Power upon it instantly dimming by more than half, and the phantom of the Ancient Buddha let out a silent sigh before dissipating!

A tiny crack even appeared on the surface of the relic!

And Ling Xi's indestructible Dao Severing Finger force was finally exhausted at this moment, slowly dissipating into the air.

"Puff—!"

Buddha Liyin was like someone crushed by ten thousand mountains; he flew backward, blood gushing wildly from his seven orifices as if it were worthless, his bones shattered, and his aura, like a candle in the wind, plummeted to the bottom!

But in the end, he had barely managed to preserve a sliver of life thanks to this Heaven-Defying item!

And Fakong, who had been hiding in the corner waiting to share in the fruits of victory, hadn't even understood what happened before he was struck by a negligible ripple of energy emitted from Ling Xi's finger.

"Grandmaster, save..."

He couldn't even let out a scream before his body and soul were destroyed in endless terror, turning into fly ash!

Buddha Liyin stared fixedly at the woman, who was pale but still stood proudly, his eyes filled with endless fear and lingering dread, and he issued a hoarse, unwilling question.

"Who exactly are you?!"

Ling Xi remained expressionless, withdrawing her slightly trembling finger, suppressing the metallic tang of blood rising in her throat, her body swaying almost imperceptibly.

Executing this finger, which exceeded the limits of her current Realm, had nearly drained all her strength, but she still stood straight, her cool eyes looking down at Buddha Liyin like a god looking down upon an ant.

She did not answer, nor did she need to.

Buddha Liyin cast a look of extreme resentment at Ling Xi and Xiao Ruobai, then used the last of his strength to crush a blood-colored Talisman.

"The Western Regions Buddhist Sect will not let you off!!"

A streak of blood light wrapped around his broken body, tore through the Void Realm, and instantly vanished!

He had actually used a secret technique to flee at any cost!

The great hall fell into instant silence.

Only the thick scent of blood and the heavy breathing of those who had survived remained.

Ling Xi watched the direction where Buddha Liyin had vanished, her brows slightly furrowed, her cool voice carrying a hint of regret and cold killing intent:

"A pity. My cultivation is ultimately too low; I couldn't even unleash one ten-thousandth of the power of this 'Dao Severing Finger.' To completely leave behind a Saint King Realm, I am still lacking."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the fly ash on the ground that had been Fakong, and her tone turned chilling:

"Western Regions Buddhist Sect, very good, truly very good. I have noted this debt."