“Do you even know what you’re saying?”
The Grand Freedom Buddha, having dealt Lu Changsheng a heavy blow with his methods and yet witnessing Lu refuse to submit and instead utter wild talk of transcending him in return, was incredulous.
What kind of existence was he, the Grand Freedom Buddha? A being who could suppress the Seven Great Demons alone, how could Lu Changsheng possibly transcend him?
Lu Changsheng wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, the Taiyin Goddess Talisman between his fingers trembling violently.
The Taiyin Goddess Talisman had absorbed a massive amount of nature’s spiritual energy from the Mysterious Ancient Cauldron, ready to activate the perfect Goddess Puppet contained within at any moment.
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Far from feeling helpless against the Grand Freedom Buddha, Lu Changsheng was instead filled with anticipation to witness the power of the Goddess Puppet of the Taiyin Goddess Talisman.
“You think a mere talisman can contend with me, the Buddha? An ant shaking a tree, overestimating your own abilities,” said the Grand Freedom Buddha.
Seeing Lu Changsheng take out the talismans, the Grand Freedom Buddha was unimpressed.
Even if there were talismans that could deal with him, setting aside whether Lu Changsheng had them, even if he did, given Lu Changsheng’s cultivation level, he wouldn’t be able to activate them.
Zhao Wuyan transmitted a message to Lu Changsheng: “Little brother, we are still no match for him. It’s better to temporarily concede. A gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years. When we reach the Immortal Emperor Realm in the future, we can seek revenge and burn down his temples.”
Zhao Wuyan didn’t believe they could defeat the Grand Freedom Buddha.
The power displayed by the Grand Freedom Buddha was too strong. He hadn’t used his full strength yet and had already overwhelmed Lu Changsheng and his companions.
Monk Wu Le, also anxious, transmitted a message to Lu: “Lu, the Grand Freedom Buddha has become obsessed. I see no other choice but to think of a solution later.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t answer. The brilliance of the Taiyin Goddess Talisman grew immensely, a terrifying aura emanating from it, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to quiver.
The Grand Freedom Buddha suddenly realized this junior was not to be trifled with. To avoid any prolonged conflict, he decided it was best to resolve the matter quickly.
“Thousand Buddha Demon Subduing Hand!”
The Grand Freedom Buddha summoned thousands of Demon Subduing Buddha Hands, overwhelming the skies and enveloping Lu Changsheng and his companions in endless shadows.
Even if they didn’t kill Lu Changsheng, they had to suppress him to prevent him from continuing to oppose them, and then take away the Reincarnated Ancient Buddha.
Shangguan Zhao’er and the others turned pale. The power of this Cultivation Technique of the Grand Freedom Buddha was unimaginable.
Just when Lu Changsheng and his companions were about to be suppressed, a jade-like delicate hand emerged from the talisman, its finger twirling once, instantly causing the space in front to distort like a giant spacetime vortex, devouring thousands of Demon Hands.
The Grand Freedom Buddha turned pale with shock, hurriedly retracted his Divine Skills, otherwise his original Buddha Hand would be swallowed by the vortex: “What kind of talisman is this?”
The Grand Freedom Buddha had never encountered such a terrifying existence; a single finger had resolved his Thousand Buddha Demon Subduing Hand.
The disciples of the Grand Freedom Buddha, as well as the Arhats and monks he brought, were all shaken and couldn’t believe their eyes.
“The Thousand Buddha Demon Subduing Hand is an Emperor Tier Buddhist Cultivation Technique of our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. Although the Grand Freedom Buddha just now was only trying to suppress the other party without using his full strength, that mere bare hand, with a movement of a single finger, resolved the Thousand Buddha Demon Subduing Hand, which is truly terrifying,” they commented.
“What exactly is that talisman he holds?”
The throats of the many Arhats and monks were dry. They had never seen a single talisman that could match the Grand Freedom Buddha.
The brilliance of the Taiyin Goddess Talisman intensified, and a stunningly beautiful woman walked out from within it, her black hair reaching her waist, her skin as clear as ice and bones as fine as jade, with attractiveness that could bring disaster upon states and cities, yet her gaze hollow and with no soul, seemingly missing something.
This flawless woman radiated a holy light. When she opened her eyes, all things in the world lost their luster in comparison, and she was like a Goddess who ruled heaven and earth.
“Who are you? Why is there not a trace of life within you?” the Grand Freedom Buddha asked, his face a shade of iron blue as he confronted the sudden appearance of the Goddess who defied his understanding.
The woman didn’t answer. She approached Lu Changsheng, and as their eyes met, her breathtaking beauty was evident—enough to unsettle empires; however, there was an emptiness in her eyes and an absence of a soul that made her seem incomplete.
She extended her fair hand, indicating that Lu Changsheng should hand over the Zixiao Immortal Sword to her.
Never before had Lu Changsheng encountered such a puppet taking charge. He handed over the Zixiao Immortal Sword.
The woman took the Zixiao Immortal Sword and struck out at the Grand Freedom Buddha.
The stroke seemed sparse and ordinary, devoid of any noticeable technique.
However, at the moment the sword was drawn, the sound of thunder from the great way resounded, and purple Sword Qi erupted like a flood breaching a dam, destructive and apocalyptic—its power more than a hundred times greater than when Lu Changsheng wielded the Zixiao Immortal Sword!
The mid-tier Holy Artifact, the Zixiao Immortal Sword, trembled violently; it was enduring True Qi nearly at the limit of what its sword body could accommodate.
Lu Changsheng had no doubt that if the Goddess Puppet had used even a bit more True Qi, it might have destroyed the Zixiao Immortal Sword outright.
With a single swing of the Immortal Sword, she almost ruined the weapon itself, which was utterly terrifying.
The purple Sword Qi was unstoppable, annihilating everything in its path, reducing all to nothingness—dreadfully formidable.
A simple stroke contained the supreme path within it.
“Ha! Immovable King True Body!”
The Grand Freedom Buddha, seeing the menacing approach of the Sword Qi, quickly operated his Buddhist Cultivation Technique. A golden image of the Immovable Ming King thousands of feet tall enveloped the Grand Freedom Buddha, protecting his form with brilliant Buddha light illuminating the land for tens of thousands of miles.
“An Emperor Tier defense technique…”
Monk Wu Le disapproved of the Grand Freedom Buddha’s course of action but acknowledged his terrifying level of cultivation.
The Grand Freedom Buddha had several Emperor Tier Cultivation Techniques and was exceedingly advanced in his realm.
Yet, before the Sword Qi of the Taiyin Goddess, even the supremely defensive Immovable King True Body let out a cracking sound, showing web-like fissures.
“The Immovable King True Body is one of the top defensive techniques of our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and it has been breached!”
