372: Chapter 359 The Golden Body Shattered

"Ignorant child! Do you think that just because you succeeded in a sneak attack with those petty tricks, you can contend with this seat in a head-on confrontation?"

Tathagata suddenly straightened his body. His battered Golden Body was rapidly being repaired under the nourishment of the vast Buddha Power. Those cracks healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, once again emitting a dazzling and brilliant radiance.

"This seat's Sixteen-foot Golden Body is formed by gathering the Power Of Will of hundreds of millions of followers in the West and refined for ten thousand years in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool! It is indestructible through ten thousand tribulations and impervious to ten thousand Spells!"

"Since you seek death, this seat shall grant it! I will let you witness what true power is! What true despair is!"

Tathagata stopped using any Spells or Divine Abilities, instead assuming an ancient and solemn martial arts stance. His massive fist clenched, and the surrounding space was instantly crushed by that terrifying grip, letting out crisp popping sounds.

"You talk too much."

Lin Feng spoke only four simple words.

The next instant.

"Boom!"

The ground beneath Lin Feng's feet instantly collapsed, creating a deep pit a thousand meters in diameter.

Using this terrifying reactionary force, Lin Feng transformed into a bolt of black lightning, instantly tearing through the air and appearing before Tathagata.

There were no fancy Moves.

Just one punch!

A simple and unadorned punch, aimed straight at Tathagata's face!

"Chaos · Heaven-Collapsing Strength!"

As this punch was thrown, the surrounding light distorted. Lin Feng's fist was wrapped in a gray current of Chaos Qi; it was the power from before Pangu opened the heavens and earth, the terminator of all Laws.

"Clang—!!!"

A loud noise, like the tolling of a great bell, shook all of Aparagodaniya, and even the Lingxiao Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens swayed three times.

Tathagata's originally contemptuous and confident gaze turned into terror in this instant.

He felt an indescribable brute force penetrate directly through his protective Buddha Power, smashing heavily into the bridge of his nose like a battering ram.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of bone fracturing rang out, enough to make one's teeth ache.

The nose of the Sixteen-foot Golden Body, claimed to be 'indestructible through ten thousand tribulations,' had... collapsed!

The massive impact caused Tathagata's huge body to jerk backward. Two streams of golden nosebleed shot out like fountains, splashing onto the ruins and making the ground sizzle with heat.

"This is what you call indestructible? I think it's just unable to take a beating!"

Lin Feng gave him no chance to breathe. Having landed a successful strike, he pressed the advantage.

He was like a frenzied tyrannosaur, riding on Tathagata's face and unleashing a frantic output.

"Ora ora ora ora!!!"

Left hook! Right hook! Uppercut!

Every punch carried the destructive power of the Law of Chaos; every punch sent golden flakes flying; every punch was accompanied by Tathagata's screams.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Tathagata's solemn and majestic face was now beaten out of shape, dented, and bruised until it looked like a spilled dye vat.

"Ahhh! Bastard! Get off me!"

Tathagata went berserk. He swung his massive arms, attempting to swat this flea that was wreaking havoc on his face.

But after Lin Feng activated the 'Chaos Demon God Body,' his combat instincts became sharp to the extreme. He wove flexibly through Tathagata's fist winds, as if dancing on the edge of a blade, every dodge perfectly timed.

"Don't you like making people kneel?"

Lin Feng suddenly flickered, appearing at the side of Tathagata's massive left leg. His right leg swung high like a battle-axe, chopping down fiercely with the sound of wind and thunder.

"Kneel for me!"

"Boom!"

This kick landed heavily on the back of Tathagata's knee.

Even for a Golden Body, the joints were a weakness. Under Lin Feng's power, which was enough to kick a star into pieces, Tathagata's left knee let out a heart-wrenching shattering sound.

"Thud!"

This Buddha, worshipped by tens of thousands and standing high above for countless years, heavily dropped to one knee amidst the ruins in full view of everyone.

He knelt before Lin Feng.

"You..." Tathagata trembled all over with rage, his eyes almost spitting physical flames, "You dare to humiliate this seat to such an extent! This seat will kill you!"

"Humiliate?"

Lin Feng landed, stepping one foot onto Tathagata's thigh. He looked down at him from above, his gaze as cold as a blade.

"When you raised the Human Race like livestock, harvesting incense and cutting down all living beings like leeks, why didn't you feel it was a humiliation?"

"When you forced Nezha to carve his bones for his father, and forced the Monkey to wear a Golden Hoop and obey like a dog, why didn't you feel it was a humiliation?"

"Today, I am not only going to humiliate you."

"I will personally shatter this hypocritical Golden Body of yours, so the world can see whether what's inside is a Buddha's heart or a black heart!"

Lin Feng let out a roar, his blood and Qi burning to the limit. Behind him, a phantom of a Chaos Demon God holding a giant axe and towering between heaven and earth faintly emerged.

"The final blow!"

"Opening the Heavens · Divine Punishment!"

Lin Feng leaped high, clasping his fists together like a heavy hammer and smashing them down fiercely toward the crown of Tathagata's head.

Tathagata felt the threat of death. He desperately mobilized all his Buddha Power, trying to protect the top of his head.

"Can you block it?!"

"Bang—!!!"

A thunderclap seemed to ring out between heaven and earth.

In that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Immediately after, countless fine cracks rapidly spread from the crown of Tathagata's head to his entire body.

"Crack... crack..."

It was like fine porcelain being smashed.

"No... impossible..."

Tathagata's eyes quickly dimmed, his face full of resentment and disbelief.

"Crash—"

Accompanied by a final crisp sound.

That Sixteen-foot Golden Body, claimed to be immortal and having ruled the Western Heavens for countless ages, completely shattered at this moment!

It turned into golden fragments filling the sky, like a shower of golden snow.

Tathagata's original Primordial Spirit fell out in a listless state, covered in blood and looking as wretched as a beggar. Where was there any trace of a Buddha's majesty?

Lin Feng stood upon the ruins, bathed in the golden rain, panting heavily. Golden Buddha blood still dripped from his fists.

He looked at the trembling Primordial Spirit at his feet, grinned to reveal a mouthful of white teeth, and said grimly:

"It seems your shell isn't as hard as your mouth."

"Now, it's time to send you on your way."

Lin Feng raised his foot, about to stomp down hard on Tathagata's Primordial Spirit.

If this kick landed, Tathagata would surely have his form and spirit obliterated, never to be reincarnated.

However.

At this critical juncture.

The rules of this world suddenly changed.