680: The cunning Hongjun

The Mahavairocana Tathagata Sutra is the supreme technique of Buddhism, and the so-called Tathagata Palm is actually the strongest attack technique realized by the Tathagata after achieving Buddhahood, based on the Mahavairocana Tathagata Sutra.

In the past, the Buddha challenged the gods of the Ashura Realm alone and killed the Ashura King in a single move, relying solely on this technique. However, among the Western Buddhists, there are many who know this move, but no one has ever been able to reach the Realm of the Tathagata Buddha.

Yet, the Ksitigarbha before our eyes, under the dual blessing of the power of Law and Power Of Will, unleashed a Tathagata Palm comparable to the strongest strike of the Buddha.

The palm technique descending from the sky was so free and unconstrained, simple, and incredibly direct, yet it possessed immense power!

The formidable Buddha Power ruthlessly obliterated the killing intent from Hongjun, pressing his entire body into the ground!

Boom!

A mushroom cloud billowed amidst the soaring flames; the scene was quite spectacular!

"Damn, your move was so cool!" Sun Wukong couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

"Don't... don't come over!" Ksitigarbha couldn't help but smile bitterly, hurriedly stopping Sun Wukong, who had jumped out. "I... I only temporarily suppressed him. His strength is too great, and this move can only delay him for a moment... I no longer have the strength to fight. You... you must leave, leave quickly!"

Boom!

The mushroom cloud was instantly covered and swallowed by a thick, semi-liquid energy of black and red, resembling magma, causing the erupting energy to vanish without a trace.

"Hehehehe, I didn't want to use this power originally, but Ksitigarbha, you have truly angered me. Do you know what the consequences of angering a Saint are?"

The black and red energy retreated like a tide, finally disappearing into the palm of Hongjun's left hand.

Sun Wukong smacked his lips, carrying the Golden Cudgel he had just summoned back on his shoulder. In the blink of an eye, he had blocked the path in front of Ksitigarbha. He said in a deep voice, "You have already helped us too much... Next, it's up to me to see if I can achieve a Breakthrough and stop this guy!"

Ksitigarbha shook his head and said, "Your Master once said, do not make meaningless sacrifices. If you die, then everything is truly over!"

Sun Wukong also shook his head, then suddenly smiled, "I have already died once, why should I be afraid of dying again?"

"Hmph, are you really not afraid?"

Hongjun teleported in front of Sun Wukong, looked him up and down, and suddenly laughed, "What a fine Lingming Stone Monkey. The Sun Wukong of the Original Universe was as stubborn as you, but he was also killed by me... Hehe, but the New Saint does have some skill, actually managing to resurrect him using the power of the Investiture of the Gods. However, it's a pity; the feeling of being controlled for life by the holder of the list is not pleasant. And you, if you die again, you will be truly dead, with no room for maneuver!"

"So what? I have done all kinds of good and bad things in my life, and I have experienced everything there is to experience in this world. I have no regrets in death!"

Sun Wukong laughed, "If we are to fight, then let's fight!"

Hongjun looked at Sun Wukong with an expression of disdain for all living beings and said, "I will give you a chance: become my successor. Not only will I not kill you, but I will also give you endless life and an Opportunity you could never obtain otherwise!"

"Hehe, I am honored by the Saint's favor, but I... hehe, would rather die!"

Sun Wukong pointed his Golden Cudgel at Hongjun and laughed, "By the way, you wouldn't happen to be stalling for time because you're afraid to fight me, right?"

Hongjun laughed, "You are right. I am indeed stalling for time, but not because I am afraid to fight you. It is because... originally, my strength had been reduced by more than half, which is why you were able to stop me here. But now... hehe, the Buddha Power contained in that Tathagata Palm just now has been absorbed by me using my Chaos Divine Power. Now, my strength has recovered to over sixty percent. Killing you would be as easy as flipping my hand... However, I suddenly don't want to kill you anymore... because you will witness the destruction of the entire Earth and humanity!"

As he spoke, Hongjun suddenly took out an object from his hand that was pieced together by nine golden Dragons; it looked like a bowl.

With a wave of his large sleeve, this broken bowl suddenly flew up, trapping both Sun Wukong and Ksitigarbha inside. Nine fire Dragons flew up and down, but they did not harm them in the slightest.

"This is a one-time-use Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover made by that guy Duobao Daoren; it counts as a knock-off. Although it has no lethality, it is more than enough to trap people of your level!"

Hongjun sneered, "You can wait here and watch the last sunset of Earth... I won't keep you company!"

As he spoke, Hongjun's figure suddenly vanished. Now that the imperial jade seal was in hand, there was no need for him to stay here and fight to the death with them. This guy had always been careful and cautious, never taking risks in his life; he understood the principle of capsizing in the gutter better than anyone.

Staying on Earth was never a long-term plan, so he intended to find a place now to refine all the Luck.

That's right, he saw the hope of his own rise in the New Saint Tang Ao. As long as the Luck was in his hands, he would definitely be able to defeat Tang Ao and become the only Saint in this world.

Sun Wukong used all his strength to smash the knock-off Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover with his Golden Cudgel. The Power Law erupted, but it couldn't even move a hair of this thing.

"Damn it, are we just going to be trapped here like this?"

Sun Wukong couldn't help but frown slightly. Suddenly, a blade flash appeared in the west, and at the same time, a voice said, "Stand in the southeast corner..."

Recognizing that this was the voice of Erlang Shen Yang Jian, Sun Wukong immediately pulled Ksitigarbha, who was almost unable to move, toward the southeast corner.

Swish! The blade light flashed, and the entire Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was instantly sliced diagonally at a corner. After hearing a miserable Dragon roar, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover vanished in response.

"So that's how it is. It seems this thing can only be broken from the outside..."

Sun Wukong suddenly realized.

Erlang Shen arrived with the others and couldn't help but say, "We all saw it just now; Hongjun has gone to an unknown place. We don't need to worry about him for now. We must go to the main battlefield and see if we can help Guanyin deal with the head of that Pseudo-Saint! That guy's strength is too great; I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on for long!"

Sun Wukong thought for a moment, then immediately handed the porcelain bottle from his bosom to Ksitigarbha, saying, "You should find a place to heal your injuries first. Wait until your injuries are stable before helping out!"

Ksitigarbha also had self-awareness and accepted Sun Wukong's suggestion. After all, he had already suffered serious injuries and had also been backlashed by the power; he had almost truly returned to the West.

A large group of people suddenly appeared on the main battlefield; it was Yang Jian who had used the Space-Time Law to teleport them over. Sure enough, Guanyin had been slapped down from the sky by someone, crashing fiercely into a mountain, which actually collapsed the entire mountain peak.

Guanyin broke through the smoke and dust and flew out again, her body already covered in wounds, and she even had a black eye.

"Let's go, let's see what this Pseudo-Saint leader is capable of!"

The monkey let out a strange laugh and charged towards Bollore.

Everyone let out a shout and attacked Bollore together, using the power of Law they had mastered, or their strongest means.

"You ants, do you really want to die that much?"

Boom!