221: Chapter 221 A Brief Calm

Heavenly Valley and the others looked solemn. The barrier set up by dozens of Mahayana Stage Cultivators together appeared so fragile amidst the energy storm caused by the two Mahayana Stage Cultivators, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Only then did they realize how terrifying it would be if these two ancient existences truly awakened.

The energy storm gradually dissipated, and the scene at the center of the battlefield became clear.

The Great Nirvana Buddha remained where he was, but the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm had disappeared. His body was covered in fine cracks, with bright red blood seeping out from them.

Meanwhile, the Blood Sea Demon Venerable was completely unharmed, though his hair had turned snow-white and his face had aged significantly.

Clearly, using this move had taken an extraordinary toll.

"Exhilarating! Truly exhilarating!"

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable laughed heartily.

He knew that such an attack could not completely kill the opponent, but seeing the Great Nirvana Buddha suffer a setback made him feel incredibly satisfied.

The Great Nirvana Buddha's body began to crumble inch by inch, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes:

"Tens of thousands of years have passed, and you are still as mad as ever."

After saying this, his body turned entirely to dust and scattered with the wind.

But the next second, on the Yaoguang Holy Land's flying boat, a monk suddenly radiated intense buddhist light. His appearance gradually changed until he once again took the form of the Great Nirvana Buddha.

This scene left all the Cultivators marvelling in wonder, while a few thought deeper into the implications.

If the Great Nirvana Buddha could so easily refine a Cultivator into his own Clone, and even a Mahayana Stage Cultivator could not resist, then what about them?

This thought spread through the crowd like a plague.

Heavenly Valley and the others looked grim and unconsciously took half a step back.

They finally realized that the threat of the Great Nirvana Buddha might be even more terrifying than that of the Blood Sea Demon Venerable.

"If it weren't for this body being too weak, I would really like to shoot you one more time..."

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable's voice gradually weakened; the time limit for the summoning had reached its end.

Seeing this, a sharp light flashed in the Great Nirvana Buddha's eyes:

"Demon Venerable, it seems your tribulation has arrived today."

"tribulation? Hehe... It's hard to say who will recover first, isn't it?"

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable left those words behind, and his will then vanished.

The Great Nirvana Buddha pondered for a moment, his gaze locking directly onto Su Mo:

"Young friend, now it's time to discuss the matter between us."

He slowly raised his hand, and the spirit boat of the Yaoguang Holy Land immediately shone with intense buddhist light. All the monks and nuns chanted sutras in unison, condensing into a giant "Wan" character Buddhist seal in the air.

The buddhist light shone upon all the Cultivators. Except for Su Mo, the faces of the other Cultivators showed signs of struggle, and their eyes gradually became hollow.

Even Mahayana Cultivators like Heavenly Valley felt their minds waver and had to exert all their effort to circulate their Cultivation Technique to resist this power of conversion.

"You have disrupted my plan, but considering your extraordinary Talent and your affinity with my Buddha, I can give you a chance to convert."

Su Mo's expression was calm as he spoke indifferently:

"With just you?"

As soon as he spoke, the world-cleansing demon-subduing pestle, which had previously self-detonated, reconsolidated in the hands of the Nirvana Incarnation.

"Nirvana Buddha Kingdom."

Buzz—!

Qi fluctuations spread out with the Nirvana Incarnation as the center, encompassing all the Cultivators and instantly bringing them into a vast, solemn space.

The Nirvana Buddha Kingdom space isolated the power of conversion from eroding these Cultivators and also absorbed the power of conversion that had already entered their bodies.

"You let him refine the source blood I bestowed upon you?!"

In the Great Nirvana Buddha's perception, the Nirvana Incarnation was essentially a smaller version of himself, whether in terms of aura or the Dao path he followed.

Logically, by refining his source blood and following his Dao path, he should have been able to descend into this person's body.

But now, he could not feel any connection with the Nirvana Incarnation at all.

"An anomaly!"

He cannot be allowed to remain!

For the first time, a look of solemnity appeared in the Great Nirvana Buddha's deep eyes; he could not allow any variables to interrupt his plans.

"Amitabha."

The Great Nirvana Buddha pressed his palms together, and the buddhist light around him surged.

"Since you are unwilling to convert, then I cannot leave you be."

The monks and nuns of the Yaoguang Holy Land chanted sutras in unison. The "Wan" character in the sky swelled with the wind, turning into a heaven-shrouding seal that pressed down toward Su Mo.

These monks and nuns were all Elders and high-cultivation Disciples of the Yaoguang Holy Land. After consuming a portion of the Great Nirvana Buddha's essence blood and bone, their cultivation had all reached the Mahayana Stage.

The "Wan" character seal carried the combined strike of dozens of Mahayana Cultivators. Its power was likely not much weaker than the arrow from the Blood Sea Demon Venerable earlier.

However, Su Mo remained calm.

He looked up at the heaven-shrouding "Wan" character seal, a faint smile playing on his lips.

He would now try out a move he had learned from the Blood Sea Demon Venerable.

Su Mo casually tossed the chi yu demon bow to the Blood Demon Incarnation, who had just finished crossing his Lightning Tribulation.

The moment the Blood Demon Incarnation caught the demon bow, blood light surged around him.

Unlike when it was used by the Blood Sea Demon Venerable, this Immortal Artifact emitted a joyful hum in the hands of the Blood Demon Incarnation, and the patterns on the bow seemed to come to life.

This was because Su Mo had already transformed the artifact spirit into an Incarnation, making it a completely loyal part of himself.

The Blood Demon Incarnation drew the bow and notched an arrow. The sea of blood rushed into the arrow. As the sea of blood poured in, the Blood Demon Incarnation actually began to lose his grip, his hands trembling slightly.

Ultimately, only half of the sea of blood entered the arrow.

The black arrow shot from the string, transforming in the air into a giant black ant with wings on its back and a stinger on its tail, its body blotting out the sky.

An ordinary ant could lift objects dozens or hundreds of times its own weight, and the strength of this ant condensed from the sea of blood was already beyond estimation.

The two collided, but no world-shaking explosion occurred.

The giant ant opened its sharp mandibles and fiercely clamped onto the Buddhist seal.

Crack—!

A crisp cracking sound echoed through the heavens and earth as the heaven-shrouding Buddhist seal began to shatter inch by inch, turning into a golden drizzle.

The Great Nirvana Buddha's gaze narrowed as traces of blood seeped from his mouth. The monks and nuns behind him also groaned in unison, clearly suffering from the backlash.

"Young friend, next time we meet, this Poor Monk will surely go all out."

The Great Nirvana Buddha's voice was still peaceful, but it carried a distinct chill.

He gave Su Mo a deep look, and then the giant ant broke through the Buddhist seal and charged straight at the people from the Yaoguang Holy Land.

Without any resistance, all the Cultivators submerged by the giant ant were completely annihilated, vanishing from the world.

The Immortal Burial Battlefield returned to complete calm, leaving only a mess on the ground.

Tian Gu and the others breathed sighs of relief, but no joy could be seen on their faces.

They knew that today's calm was only temporary. In the future, they would have to face even more turbulent waves, and they could only rely on themselves... and Su Mo!

"Young friend..."

Tian Gu hesitated to speak.

He felt an unbridgeable gap between himself and Su Mo. The strength and methods Su Mo displayed today had already completely exceeded their range of cognition.

Su Mo seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled faintly:

"Senior, after all these twists and turns, I am also a bit tired. Why don't we go into the city to rest?"

"By the way, why don't I see Heaven Battle and the others?"