Facing the combined attack of two Golden Core Level beings, his one hand maintained the Fearless Seal while the other slowly rose. He pressed it gently toward the oncoming torrent of frost and the Chain of Death Souls.
HUMMM!
Behind him, a colossal Buddha Dharma Aspect that seemed to touch the heavens and support the earth suddenly manifested.
This Dharma Aspect did not shine with the brilliant gold typical of the Buddhist Sect. Instead, it possessed a profound, dark gold hue that subtly merged with the deathly, silent aura of the Sea of Suffering.
The Dharma Aspect pointed one finger to the sky and another to the earth, forming the ’I Alone Am The Honored One’ seal.
A vast and majestic, terrifying Buddha Power, seemingly capable of suppressing all evil in the Ten Thousand Realms, erupted like the first ray of light at the dawn of the universe.
BOOM! RUMBLE!!!
Three energies, completely different in nature yet all possessing world-ending might, violently collided above the Sea of Suffering.
No sound could describe the terror of that moment.
The Sea of Blood in all directions and the very dome of the sky shattered inch by inch like fragile glass.
Light was utterly devoured, only to be torn into shattered ribbons by the violent turbulence of energy.
Across the entire eight-thousand-li expanse of the Sea of Suffering, it was as if a billion suns had been ignited. A blinding glare instantly illuminated the gray world as if it were day, only to be swallowed again by the shadows of an even deeper energy storm.
The Qiu Long’s Extreme Cold Frozen Qi was potent enough to instantly freeze the Divine Soul of a Golden Core Cultivator, yet when it crashed against Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Dark Gold Buddha Light, it was like a searing hot iron plunged into the deep sea.
With a hissing sizzle, the frozen qi was continuously melted and purified. Although it temporarily halted the advance of the Buddha Light, it was clearly at a disadvantage.
The Qiu Long’s massive skeletal body trembled violently. With each wave of Buddha Light that washed over it, the cracks on its bones seemed to widen just a little more.
The White-haired True Daoist’s Life and Death Chain was incredibly vicious, designed specifically to corrode Vitality and defile Magical Treasures.
However, as it wrapped around the Dark Gold Buddha Dharma Aspect, it emitted a grating, corrosive "TZZZZ" sound that set one’s teeth on edge.
Dark gold light flowed across the Dharma Aspect’s surface as countless tiny "Wan" character Runes emerged, forming the toughest of armors and firmly keeping the Death Qi and resentful souls at bay.
Under the brilliant radiance of the Buddha Light, the Death Qi on the chain melted away like ice and snow, its form rapidly thinning.
The White-haired True Daoist let out a muffled grunt, the ashen color of his face deepening. He forcefully drove the Life and Death Grinding Disc, continuously drawing power from the souls of the dead in the Sea of Suffering to replenish his expenditure as the madness in his eyes intensified.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stood firmly on his lotus platform. With a gentle flick of his hand, which was still in the Fearless Seal, he gestured toward the Qiu Long.
The Buddha Dharma Aspect’s sky-pointing finger suddenly jabbed forward.
"Prison Guardian!"
Following a Buddhist cry that resonated with the Law, an enormous "Wan" character Golden Seal, formed from pure Buddha Power, materialized from thin air. Carrying the supreme authority to suppress Hell and quell all turmoil, it plummeted toward the Qiu Long like a collapsing, sky-supporting peak.
Before the Golden Seal even arrived, its terrifying suppressive force caused the Sea of Blood beneath the Qiu Long to sink a hundred zhang, forming a massive, empty crater.
The Qiu Long let out a terrified roar. Its skeletal body struggled desperately, frantically spewing Taiyin Frozen Qi in an attempt to freeze the Golden Seal. At the same time, it whipped its massive bone tail, lashing at the side of the Golden Seal with immense force.
Meanwhile, the Dharma Aspect’s earth-pointing finger flicked in the direction of the White-haired True Daoist.
"Soul Crossing!"
A seemingly insignificant speck of Dark Gold Buddha Light shot out, its speed transcending the limits of space, and appeared before the White-haired True Daoist in an instant.
The speck of Buddha Light expanded with the wind, transforming into a dark gold curtain of light that stretched across the sky. On it appeared countless phantom Buddhas, seated and chanting scriptures. The grand sound of their chanting pierced directly into the Divine Soul.
This attack did not target the physical body, but was instead a direct attempt at soul deliverance.
The White-haired True Daoist felt his soul-body—forged over many years of bitter cultivation by reversing life and death—being violently melted and purified, like ice and snow exposed to the blazing sun.
The Life and Death Reincarnation Secret Technique he relied on to extend his life was actually being faintly suppressed by this Buddha Light.
He naturally refused to believe this.
The White-haired True Daoist had studied the Dao of Life and Death Reincarnation for many years; he naturally had specific applications to counter the Buddhist Sect.
He roared in fury as the Life and Death Grinding Disc spun rapidly, spewing forth a denser, grayish-white Death Qi to resist. At the same time, he retreated explosively, trying to escape the Buddha Light’s range.
The battle instantly reached a fever pitch.
The massive Buddhist Golden Seal viciously smashed down on the Qiu Long’s desperately lashing bone tail.
KRA-KA-CRUNCH!!!
The scalp-numbing sound of shattering bone rang out.
The Qiu Long’s tough bone tail, which was comparable to a Spiritual Treasure, had a section snapped right off.
Bone fragments and frozen qi scattered and flew in all directions.
The Qiu Long let out an earth-shattering, miserable howl. Its colossal body was sent tumbling by the immense force, crashing into and collapsing half a cliff on the White Bone Island, turning countless White Bones to dust.
The bloody flames in its eye sockets flickered violently, nearly extinguishing, and its aura instantly weakened to an extreme degree. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s "Prison Guardian" contained not just power, but also a fundamental suppression of its very nature as a resentful Fierce Beast’s Origin.
Meanwhile, the "Soul Crossing" curtain of light followed the White-haired True Daoist like a shadow, clinging to him tenaciously.
The grayish-white Life and Death Qi on the surface of his body evaporated violently under the Buddha Light’s purification, like boiling water, revealing an even more decayed and decrepit body beneath.
His eyes were shot with blood, his appearance like that of a crazed demon, and his hands moved through seals at an incredible speed.
"Ten Thousand Souls’ Sacrifice, Unending Cycle!"
BOOM!
The Sea of Blood beneath his feet suddenly began to boil, the affected area far exceeding what had come before.
For tens, even hundreds of li, the surface of the sea roiled as countless pale skeletons and blurry phantoms of the dead were forcibly dragged from the depths of the Sea of Blood. They let out howls of despair as they converged into a viscous, ink-black torrent of Death Qi that reeked of boundless resentment.
This torrent briefly broke through the weak energy blockade of Xu Yunfan’s outer Array, surging madly into the White-haired True Daoist’s body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
His withered body was like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring the power of these dead souls. His decaying aura began to recover at a visible rate, and the grayish-white light around him flared brilliantly.
The White-haired True Daoist had actually activated a forbidden Secret Technique, a Great Divine Technique, at the cost of completely overdrawing his potential and burning his Divine Soul.
Seeing this from the Divine Sky Palace, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, thinking to himself, ’It seems I’ve underestimated the world’s experts. As expected, no True Monarch who has reached the Golden Core Realm is simple. They all have a desperate, life-or-death move hidden up their sleeve.’
But he still made no move, his gaze as sharp as a knife.
’The more desperately the White-haired True Daoist fights, the more it proves he’s a spent force. The real threat is still that seemingly compassionate Ksitigarbha.’
’His attacks are truly ruthless. With just two Demon Suppression Divine Techniques, he has both the White-haired True Daoist and the Qiu Long completely suppressed.’
Faced with the White-haired True Daoist’s near-frenzied sacrifice and counterattack, the compassionate look on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s face remained, but his eyes grew a few degrees sharper.
"Stubborn and unenlightened, sinking into the Sea of Suffering. How pitiful, how lamentable."
He brought his palms together, releasing the Fearless Seal, and formed the Great Wheel Ming King Seal with both hands.
The aura of the Dark Gold Buddha Dharma Aspect behind him swelled once more. Its hands that pointed to the sky and earth slowly drew back, forming an even more complex and profound Dharma Seal before its chest.
"Om, Ma, Ni, Pad, Me, Hum!"
The Six-Word Great Bright Spell resonated like a great temple bell. Each syllable materialized as a tangible, dark gold Rune, emerging from the Dharma Aspect’s mouth.
These Runes expanded with the wind, instantly filling the entire sky and forming a massive Buddha Array that covered a hundred li.