266: curiosity

The Moonlight True Buddha was truly shocked by the identity of the person before him!

Impossible. The gods of the Western Buddhist Realm have perished, and the True Buddha has long ceased to exist... And... and how come I have never seen you before...

The Moonlight True Buddha felt regret as soon as these words left his mouth, for it seemed the last sentence had already exposed his own origins.

Tang Ku chuckled, and his enormous Dharma manifestation also revealed a faint smile: 'So that is how it is... You also come from the Western Buddhist Realm... Hmm, I heard that you previously battled a giant snake to establish your prestige... Heh, among all the Buddhas, gods, and Bodhisattvas of the Western Buddhist Realm, there is only one deity associated with a giant snake... Or perhaps, one who is a giant snake itself... Mahoraga, am I right?'

Boom!

It was as if a lightning bolt had struck his mind. The Moonlight True Buddha could not help but stammer: 'You... who exactly are you? Why have I never seen you before... Who exactly are you?'

Who am I? You still don't understand even now? The Nine-Ringed Monk Staff you gave to that believer of yours, that originally belonged to me!

Tang Ku laughed softly, 'I remember when the Buddha sent my soul to the Lower Realm, you seemed to be present as well. How could you have forgotten me?'

The Moonlight True Buddha, or rather, Mahoraga, was suddenly shaken. He exclaimed in shock: 'You... are you the Golden Cicada? Are you... are you the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit newly conferred by the Buddha later on?'

Tang Ku laughed: 'For a deity, you are quite slow to realize this, aren't you? Mahoraga, oh Mahoraga, do you really think that with no tigers in the mountains, a monkey like you can reign as king? Falsely claiming to be a True Buddha, you are still far from it!'

The last sentence was the Buddhist Lion's Roar. Mahoraga was a deity originally Cultivated from the Yao Race, so this Lion's Roar technique, which was specifically designed to deal with demons and evil spirits, happened to be his nemesis. Mahoraga was greatly alarmed and hurriedly retreated, but to his surprise, the sound waves followed him like a shadow, slamming fiercely into his figure.

Bang... Boom!

Mahoraga suddenly opened his huge mouth and, just like a snake flicking its tongue, shot out his tongue. A gust of wind exploded from this energy, scattering the violent sound waves.

Tang Ku sneered: 'You have some ability... But as I said, compared to my Buddha, you are far inferior!'

Mahoraga looked at Tang Ku, then couldn't help but narrow his eyes: 'That's not right... When you were the Golden Cicada, your magical power and combat strength were not stronger than mine at all. You won because of your profound Buddha Dharma, which is why you had the opportunity to stand before the Buddha's Disciples... When it comes to combat, you are not my match!'

Tang Ku actually nodded and said: 'Hmm, you are right. Then come and try!'

As soon as he said this, Mahoraga hesitated!

He was originally a giant python that had attained sentience, so he was extremely vigilant and naturally suspicious. Seeing Tang Ku's indifferent demeanor, he began to have second thoughts.

Heh, what's wrong? Are you afraid?

Tang Ku suddenly clapped his hands and retracted his Buddhist Dharma manifestation. He chuckled and said, 'Since that's the case, I won't use my Dharma manifestation. Let's just exchange blows with hand-to-hand combat. Do you dare to accept the challenge?'

Monks do not tell lies. What if you use your Dharma manifestation? Mahoraga countered.

What a hassle... You really are cowardly. Fine, fine, fine. I swear, if I use my Dharma manifestation, may I die without a burial place. Is that good enough...

Before the words had even finished falling to the ground, Mahoraga, who was opposite him, had already arrived in front of Tang Ku and slapped his palm toward Tang Ku's face.

Heh, this is what you call lacking martial virtue. I haven't even called 'start' yet!

Tang Ku threw out his right fist, blocking the huge palm, and immediately felt a fierce wind hitting his face. A massive tail swept over violently, sending Tang Ku flying.

Hmm, this guy's strength and speed are not simple... Hmm, if I attack directly, I'm afraid I'll kill him. If that happens, I won't earn many Iron Fist Points... Troublesome, truly troublesome...

Tang Ku frowned slightly, did a flip, and landed on the ground. After pondering for a moment, he helplessly muttered to himself, 'Sigh, forget it. There isn't much profit to be squeezed out of this guy anyway. It's better to just take him down and ask for some useful information...'

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge shadow suddenly appeared behind him, followed by a gust of wind blowing from above. Tang Ku's figure flashed, and a huge red steel trident stabbed into the spot where he had originally been standing. The immense power pierced a huge hole in the ground, and at the same time, the ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern, radiating outward for a radius of at least six meters.

Swish!

With a light flip, Tang Ku landed more than ten meters away and said distressfully: 'We agreed to compare hand-to-hand combat skills. You are sneaking attacks, plotting, and even using a Magical Artifact... Honestly, you really lack martial virtue!'

Tang Ku pursed his lips and said: 'Since that's the case, then surely it wouldn't be a foul if I used a weapon...'

Hahaha, this Divine Trident Magical Artifact was forged from my own life-bound spirit bone. Whatever weapon you have, feel free to bring it out!

Mahoraga held a huge steel trident in his hand and thrust it toward Tang Ku. Its speed instantly exceeded the speed of sound, producing a piercing sonic boom.

Subsequently, shadows of red steel tridents appeared all over the sky, smashing toward Tang Ku like a deluge.

Sigh, too slow...

Tang Ku's figure suddenly swayed, and like a ghost, he managed to pass through the gaps in the attack. Mahoraga was not panicked; he opened his mouth and spat out a petal, which shot toward Tang Ku's neck.

A normal petal would have been lighter than a tickle to him, but Tang Ku could now clearly feel that this petal contained an outrageously strong aura.

With a thought, a blood-colored long saber suddenly appeared in Tang Ku's hand. He then swung it hard at the position of the petal, and a crimson Saber Qi flew out, almost uncontrollably, slashing fiercely at the petal.

Strangely enough, the petal was not split apart; instead, it sparked heavily, as if metal were rubbing against metal.

So sturdy... What is the origin of this petal?

With a slight exertion of force, the Saber Qi slashed out in a crisscrossing pattern, but it still did not shatter the petal. On the contrary, the petal forced its way to Tang Ku's front, stopping only half an inch from his throat.

Snap!

With a gentle pinch of his left thumb and index finger, he simply caught the petal in his palm. But just as he wanted to observe it carefully, another fierce wind swept over from the side. Having learned from his previous experience, Tang Ku was already prepared. With a flash, he retreated a hundred meters away. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was actually the tail of a giant snake.

Haha, Golden Cicada, aren't you a True Buddha now? Yet why can't you even beat me? Your True Buddha status is quite watered down!

Mahoraga laughed arrogantly.

But immediately after, Mahoraga heard a sentence that made him almost collapse.

I am really curious about this...

After a long while, Tang Ku finally raised the petal in his hand and said, 'Can you tell me the origin of this thing?'