Chapter 417
Chapter 417
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: Unknown
Chapter Title: Clash with the Buddha Child
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Boom!
At this moment, as the ring of light formed by [One with the World] slowly rotated, thunderous roars echoed through heaven and earth, causing the Broad Illumination Buddha Child to furrow his brow.
The Buddha's palm hesitated.
If it were truly the World Venerable in person, he naturally wouldn't care about such a threat. But after all, he was not the World Venerable, and now he found himself somewhat hesitant, wary of the consequences.
On the other side, at the center of the ring of light, Lu Yang stood with his robes flapping in the wind, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze fixed intently on the Broad Illumination Buddha Child.
After all, just over a decade ago, he had been cornered in exactly this way by the other man, nearly slain on the spot by this Buddha Child.
The scene from back then remained fresh in Lu Yang's memory.
But now, he had changed identities entirely, sharing no karmic ties with his sword path avatar. The Broad Illumination Buddha Child couldn't recognize him and merely smiled at him.
"May I ask the benefactor's name?"
Lu Yang grinned back ferociously upon hearing this.
"My surname is Lu, my given name is Dad—full name, Lu Dad. Today, upon our first meeting, fellow Daoist, you can just call me Dad!"
His words fell, and all sounds ceased.
Though they were out at sea, even the sea breeze stilled, the waves no longer surged, flat as land. An invisible pressure filled the heavens and earth.
Not far away, Xiang Ye and Hong Ju were utterly stunned.
*This has to be one of our Holy Sect's Perfected Beings. No—even among the Holy Sect's Perfected Beings, this one seems a bit... mentally unstable!*
*When did Lord Good Fortune become so brazen...*
*Madman!*
Who in the world wasn't dissatisfied with the World Venerable's shameless act of personally dynamiting fish? Yet to this day, who dared to voice it aloud?
Not to mention cursing right in front of the Broad Illumination Buddha Child—even in private, no one dared call the World Venerable shameless, resorting instead to euphemisms to glorify it. After all, everyone knew the World Venerable held grudges; if he sensed any insult and decided to make your life hell, you were done for.
But now, Lu Yang had cursed him.
And he'd done it by claiming seniority. "Suicidal" didn't even begin to cover it—even a True Lord might not dare speak to the Broad Illumination Buddha Child this way!
What audacity!
What a mad Daoist!
Was he unafraid of death?
"..."
In this instant, the smile on the Broad Illumination Buddha Child's face gradually faded, his dharma image behind him lowering its eyelids, staring straight at Lu Yang.
"Even if I dared call you that, benefactor, would you dare accept it?"
As the words landed, Lu Yang immediately felt an invisible mountain crashing onto his back, as if to force him to bow.
But he laughed instead.
"What's there to fear?"
With those words, not only did Lu Yang not bend, he straightened his back, like a sword thrusting toward the heavens, meeting the Broad Illumination Buddha Child's gaze across the void.
The gaze from the dharma image alone could make even a late Foundation Establishment great cultivator bow, and even peak Foundation Establishment would feel deep suppression.
But to Lu Yang, this was child's play.
[Sword Intent]!
Though it was merely an embryonic form, not as refined as Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's [Killing Abstinence Sword Intent], it was more than enough to resist the pressure.
*Think you can casually crush me like you did over ten years ago?*
Those days were gone!
Whoosh!
Lu Yang stood with hands behind his back, the [One with the World] halo behind him binding ever deeper with heaven and earth, exuding utter fearlessness and confidence.
Finally, the Broad Illumination Buddha Child spoke.
"Does benefactor truly believe his divine ability invincible?"
Before his words finished, he pressed his palms together, the [Earthly Buddha Realm] behind him suddenly expanding, merging with the [Victorious Will Generating Brilliance Dharani Heaven Worldly Manifestation].
Boom!
In an instant, the entire [Victorious Will Generating Brilliance Dharani Heaven Worldly Manifestation] surged explosively. Within the [Earthly Buddha Realm] behind him, countless monks chanted in unison:
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Our Buddha is merciful!"
"Namo Victorious Will Generating Brilliance Dharani Heaven Worldly Manifestation Buddha!"
Amid the myriad cries, the dharma image slowly extended its arms—one became ten, ten became a hundred, a hundred became a thousand, in the blink of an eye, forty-eight thousand arms!
At the center of each palm grew a dharma eye.
And within each dharma eye reflected infinite visions: temples, Zen groves, pagodas—a supreme Mahayana wonderland, the Pure Land paradise.
"Amitabha!"
The next second, the dharma image's forty-eight thousand arms each formed mudras, seals, and techniques. Then heaven and earth erupted with a thunderous crack.
Crack!
Seeing this, Lu Yang's expression changed abruptly.
The ring of light behind his head, the [One with the World]'s幻彩, dimmed, its close bond with heaven and earth directly severed!
*As expected.* Lu Yang's gaze grew heavy, but he wasn't panicked. After all, [One with the World]'s greatest power lay in striking from the shadows before exposure.
Once revealed, it naturally had flaws.
No divine ability in the world was unbreakable, no Dao technique perfect.
Especially against the Buddha Child, the World Venerable's tool for dynamiting fish—cracking it after prior intel wasn't surprising.
*If it were me right after returning, breaking the siege would require feigning a golden position.*
*But now it's different.*
With the full backing of the true dragon clan, Lu Yang had refined a blessed land. With this qualitative change, he was no longer helpless against the Broad Illumination Buddha Child!
*Perfect... time to test the new golden talent!*
Facing the mounting pressure from the Broad Illumination Buddha Child, Lu Yang flicked his sleeve and rose, a radiant glow emerging from his brow, reflecting sun, moon, mountains, rivers, and myriad scenes within.
[Xuan Du Blessed Land]!
With a blessed land's blessing, the gap for peak Foundation Establishment great cultivators was immense—only a blessed land allowed one to see things' true nature.
Empowered by the [Xuan Du Blessed Land], Lu Yang looked again at the Broad Illumination Buddha Child and shuddered inwardly.
Stripped of flesh and skin, where was any human form? Clearly just an empty husk, linked by a beam of golden light to the dharma image behind.
No wonder rumors of the World Venerable's body possession ran so deep.
No matter how the Pure Land "denied" it, no one believed them.
Whether possession or tampering had occurred was plain to see with a blessed land—impossible to hide from the world's immortal cultivators. It was mere self-deception.
Suddenly.
Beneath layers of Buddha light, the young Daoist extended his right hand, fingers splayed. The [Xuan Du Blessed Land] in his palm forcibly parted the surrounding Buddha light!
In that instant, the Broad Illumination Buddha Child sensed it: *Wrong!*
His mind raced, and the towering dharma image raised its palm, smashing down with [Mind Reading] empowered, intent on forcibly converting Lu Yang!
But seeing this, Lu Yang showed no intent to dodge.
The next second, his dharma body was struck squarely by the Buddha palm. Yet almost simultaneously, a glistening, seven-orificed jade stone leaped from his crown.
[Union-Separation Jade Scepter]!
The immense power in the Buddha palm was entirely redirected to this protective treasure Lu Yang had obtained from the dragon palace. Six of the stone's seven orifices sealed instantly.
Yet Lu Yang remained unscathed!
At the same time, he didn't cease upholding the blessed land.
[Heaven-Bearing Framework]!
The divine ability's pocket world, combined with the [Xuan Du Blessed Land], counterattacked seamlessly, instantly enveloping the Broad Illumination Buddha Child and birthing a million sword edges.
But upon seeing these sword edges, the Broad Illumination Buddha Child frowned—they weren't strong. Enough to scratch his golden body slightly, but no more, like scraping off skin. A half-day's rest would heal it, painless.
Yet at that moment.
As the imagery of a thousand cuts and dismemberment manifested on the Broad Illumination Buddha Child via Lu Yang, an invisible mighty force derived from that image!
[Dragon-Slicing Platform]!
[Dragon-Slicing Platform: A talent irrigated with blood and hatred, recreating the scene of the white flood dragon's devouring. It can fix one person's life and fate.]
The golden talent refined from the white flood dragon's metallic nature!
The most unique talent Lu Yang had obtained so far—not very functional, but purely for slaughter!
*[Dragon-Slicing Platform: By perfectly recreating the white flood dragon's thousand cuts, dismemberment, and devouring by various houses, it resonates with fate, imposing the white flood dragon's death upon the target. The more vivid and perfect the recreation, the stronger and more inescapable the result!*
Pfft!
The next second, what had only left superficial wounds on the Broad Illumination Buddha Child's golden body now tore straight into his vitals.
He couldn't block it!
Under the fate resonance, the Broad Illumination Buddha Child became that "white flood dragon" being sliced apart—its past despair now his utter powerlessness!
Boom!
In an instant, the Broad Illumination Buddha Child's golden body shattered completely. Under the thousand cuts, it dissolved into thick crimson light, staining half the sky red!
This vivid crimson fell upon the [Earthly Buddha Realm], like a flawless painting suddenly marred by a glaring flaw. All imagery shattered instantly, reducing it to mundanity, stripped of sanctity. It plummeted from the firmament into the sea depths!
From the distant horizon, Xiang Ye and Hong Ju exchanged stunned glances, disbelief in their eyes.
*The Pure Land Buddha Child... lost?*
*This definitely isn't Lord Good Fortune!*
The next second, a beam of Buddha light shot skyward, vanishing at the horizon.
Witnessing this, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly: *An avatar after all?*
*Makes sense. [Dragon-Slicing Platform] didn't fully activate, and only an avatar's tenuous life force could be slain in one blow. If it were the true body, probably just injured...*
"Benefactor, we shall meet again. But next time, this monk will come in true body."
The Broad Illumination Buddha Child's voice echoed faintly in his ear.
Lu Yang sneered.
"Looking forward to it anytime!"
This time was just collecting interest and stirring the nest. If you dare come in true body, I'll feign the golden position and beat you to death all the same!