And at this moment, Li Hao burst forth from his own Dharma Aspect as a streak of silver light, using instant movement technique successively to penetrate into the Buddha Lord’s Dharma Aspect.
Inside the head of that Dharma Aspect, the Buddha Lord’s body coughed blood, his breath undulating violently. Before he had a chance to react, Li Hao’s body instantly appeared and struck him, smashing his fist into his face amid his shocked and furious gaze.
The Buddha Lord’s Dao Power quickly surged forth to cover his face, but in the next moment, it was shaken, colliding with his own head and causing it to burst on the spot.
Dao Power cannot be destroyed, only dispersed.
What Li Hao did was not destroy the Dao Power, but the Buddha Lord himself.
With the Buddha Lord’s death, his Dao Power naturally dissipated into the world.
Bang bang bang!
His fists struck out in quick succession, but they were blocked by the Dao Power, failing to hit the Buddha Lord directly.
However, that power was too strong. With the Half-Step Invincible Fist in combination with the Ultimate Immortal Transformation, just the shockwaves of the force, despite being blocked by the Dao Power, smashed the Buddha Lord’s body to smithereens.
“Dead…”
From within that shattered body, a faint conscious still transmitted.
Immediately afterward, the surrounding Dao Power drew in, and laws suddenly descended.
But in the next moment, Li Hao raised his hand with a sweep, and that strand of Immortal Divine Power inside him emerged, tearing apart all these laws.
The Ultimate Immortal Transformation, merging into heaven and earth, caused a pure strand of Immortal Divine Power to be born within his body.
It was precisely this strand of Immortal Divine Power that gave Li Hao the capacity to slay the Buddha Lord beyond his realm, otherwise, the other’s sheer Dao Power would have crushed him instantly, unblockable.
The Dao Power surpassed the power within Li Hao, a qualitative change, even though Li Hao could easily suppress those of the same realm, in front of true Dao Power, he was still like an infant, such was the disparity in strength.
Be it the Four Stands Realm or the Three Immortal Realms, they are all natural powers of heaven and earth, like water, while Dao Power is like a condensed solid, a stone.
No matter how ferocious, water cannot shatter stone.
It takes a very long time for water to wear away stone, equivalent to someone in the Tao Comprehension Realm standing still without resisting, allowing the attacks from the Four Stands Realm to continue for a very, very long time before it could cause harm.
The higher the Martial Arts Realm, the bigger the gap between each realm, and the less likely it is to slay across realms.
In the early stages, the Power Passage Realm may rely on Divine Weapons and treasures to slay those in the Zhou Tian Realm, and even contend with the Soul Succession Realm, but the qualitative change in realms becomes greater the further one advances.
Like the Three Immortal Realms, if one plotted a sneak attack, it was still possible to kill someone in the Tao Heart Realm.
After all, even though the physical strength of the Tao Heart Realm is improved compared to the Three Immortal Realms, there is no qualitative change.
But the Tao Comprehension Realm is truly another level entirely.
Had Li Hao not cultivated both the Heavenly Human Realm and the Three Immortal Realms to their extremes, he would not have been able to cross this vast chasm.
“You lured me here, and your goal was achieved. Are you satisfied now?”
Li Hao looked down at the fallen Buddha Lord, whose kasaya was shattered and whose flesh was unrecognizable, and spoke coldly.
“The Demon Star descends from heaven, alas… My two thousand years’ accumulation of Incense Fire, unused. The sea of suffering in this world, so hard for the people to cross. I’m no longer capable of helping…”
The voice of the Buddha Lord weakly stated.
“If there’s no Buddha, how can there be demons? Without the other shore, how can there be a distinction in the sea of suffering? If you truly wished to enlighten all beings, how could you be uncompassionate towards the weak? To forsake one for all living beings, or a hundred, or a thousand, how does that differ from a demon?”
Li Hao’s eyes glinted coldly, his aura once again brewing as his Primordial Spirit emerged behind him.
Seeing Li Hao’s Primordial Spirit, the Buddha Lord realized that he had no chance of escape.
Had Li Hao been without his Primordial Spirit, the Buddha Lord could have used the special attributes of his own spirit to flee, but in front of Li Hao, who also had a Primordial Spirit, there was no possibility of escape.
“How would you understand the grand vow of my Buddha’s teachings? In this world, how many people who are drowning in the sea of suffering are worth saving? Buddha only saves the suffering ones, not those who seek suffering themselves. You don’t comprehend the difference.”
The Buddha Lord faintly sneered, seemingly too tired to further discuss these truths with Li Hao. He asked:
“How many Extreme Realms have you mastered?”
With this, a hint of complexity appeared in his eyes.
The path he had walked for over two thousand years was yet to catch up with what this youth had achieved in just over a decade.
Although he had spent most of these two thousand years on the planning of Buddhist affairs and the accumulation of Incense Fire and other major matters, this defeat was still hard for him to accept.
What was most regrettable for him was that his two thousand years’ worth of accumulated Incense Fire, intended for becoming a Saint, now served no purpose.
Hearing the Buddha Lord’s words, Li Hao scoffed, naturally offering no answer.
“Whether it’s Buddha or demon, let the people of the world judge. You colluded with demons, with the noble families, attempting to seize name and profit through the hands of the demons. Now you’ve forced me to break Dayu’s laws. If I truly break with the Dayu Divine Dynasty, do you think it would be a good thing for the world’s people who have faith in you?”
Li Hao spoke, and his Primordial Spirit lunged forth.
There was no need for a reply to these words; they were not a question but a rebuke.
The Buddha Lord fell silent. Had he managed to suppress Li Hao, his actions would naturally have been justified.
“You’re impetuous, disloyal, undutiful, lawless. No matter your innate talent, what does it matter? I had already stepped into the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, I even possessed the power to strike at the Tao Comprehension Realm. But without Incense Fire, unable to become a Saint, everything is void. Below a Saint, all are but ants!”
“You too are an ant, merely the one jumping the highest right now. Your path has come to an end, you cannot Enter Saint, and in the end, you’ll be nothing but a pile of ash.”
The Buddha Lord’s Primordial Spirit floated out from his flesh and suddenly erupted into intense Sun Essence, attacking Li Hao’s Primordial Spirit.
As the two Primordial Spirits fiercely clashed, Divine Fire scattered. Li Hao’s spirit, fortified with that hint of Immortal Divine essence, struck with hands and feet sharp like blades, inflicting profound damage on the Buddha Lord’s spirit with every blow.