Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2274: 159: Sword in Hand
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“Followers of the Supreme True Buddha?!”
Wang Ba’s heart sank as he detected a silhouette rapidly closing the distance from the horizon.
His Spiritual Sense swept across the battlefield, taking in True Man Ba, True Man Nie, and the early-stage cultivators currently trapped by a pack of Arhats. His mind worked at lightning speed, and a decision was forged in an instant.
Abruptly halting his momentum, his green robes billowed once before he vanished without a sound from his position.
The three Bodhisattvas engaged with True Man Ba and True Man Nie sensed the shift, their faces darkening as they realized something was wrong. The Bodhisattva facing True Man Ba, possessing a face as round as a full moon, shouted with urgent desperation:
“Fall back!”
It was a futile warning!
The green-robed figure materialized near the Arhats almost at the same second he had disappeared.
Simultaneously, the Yellow Dao Domain surged forth like a torrential river, crashing toward the Arhats!
The Arhats' expressions twisted in terror.
The memory of this green-robed Taoist effortlessly slaying a Bodhisattva was fresh in their minds; none among them were without fear.
Yet, escape was no longer an option.
Acting with a single mind, the Arhats cast out their Dao Treasures to break away from their opponents. With a collective roar, they pressed their palms together, forcing their Golden Bodies to swell in size!
Ten Golden Arhats, accompanied by rising Buddha phantoms, stood firm in the void. They raised their massive arms to meet the crushing weight of the descending Yellow Dao Domain.
A thunderous boom echoed as the Yellow Dao Domain collided with the ten Buddha phantoms!
Bang!
The Yellow Dao Domain bore down with heavy force!
Beneath the crushing pressure of the Dao Domain, the faces of the ten Golden Arhats turned crimson. Cracks began to spiderweb across their Golden Bodies, leaking blood and dark Demonic Qi as they pushed themselves to the breaking point. Even the surrounding Buddha phantoms were instantly covered in fractures!
Despite the strain, they managed to barely halt the suppression of the Yellow Dao Domain.
Their moment of relief was short-lived. In the very next breath, they watched as the green-robed Taoist flicked his sleeve, sending an ancient zither into the air. It hovered before him, radiating waves of surging energy.
The Taoist reached out and plucked a string!
The strings vibrated violently. The sound of the zither struck like a physical blow, turning the faces of the ten Arhats ashen in an instant!
Their Golden Bodies began to peel away rapidly.
Demonic Qi erupted uncontrollably!
Seeing an opening, the nearby early-stage cultivators prepared to launch an attack, but the Taoist’s voice cut them off:
“Everyone, retreat immediately!”
As he commanded, his wide green sleeve expanded like a massive canopy, exerting a powerful suction. Recognizing his intent, the dozen or so cultivators did not resist and were instantly pulled into the safety of his sleeve!
Having secured the cultivators, Wang Ba remained on high alert. The fact that the Supreme True Buddha’s forces had set an ambush here suggested the area was under their firm grip. Every second they lingered increased the peril.
His gaze flickered toward the distance, where over a dozen figures wreathed in Demonic Qi were closing in fast. The visible joy on the faces of the local Bodhisattvas and Arhats confirmed that these reinforcements belonged to the Supreme True Buddha.
With his thoughts racing, he turned his attention back to the struggle involving True Man Ba and True Man Nie.
True Man Ba had been caught off guard by a Bodhisattva’s treacherous strike and was now at a severe disadvantage. True Man Nie was in even worse shape, besieged by two Bodhisattvas and barely surviving by hiding within his Dao Domain. Without intervention, his death was certain.
Though Wang Ba preferred to aid True Man Ba to launch a counterstrike, he was forced to fly toward True Man Nie instead.
As Wang Ba drew near, the two Bodhisattvas attacking True Man Nie realized the threat and came to a quick consensus:
“I will hold him off!”
A female-looking Bodhisattva wearing a jeweled crown and possessing a face like jade shouted as she broke away from True Man Nie. She held a bangle that expanded into a Golden Halo, spinning around her. Having learned from the fate of the Black-bearded Bodhisattva, she did not dare let Wang Ba get close without protection.
The edge of the bangle was incredibly sharp, infused with profound rules that even sliced through the fabric of the void.
Faced with this obstruction in a critical moment, Wang Ba showed no mercy. His expression was icy as his energy flared and his sleeves billowed. A large brush flew from his sleeve into his slender, white hand. Without slowing down, he began to paint in the air with movements like dancing dragons!
The character for ‘Seal’ flew from the brush tip, imprinting itself directly onto the spinning bangle.
The bangle’s rotation faltered for a fraction of a second.
The female Bodhisattva’s face paled as she tried to regain control.
However, bolstered by the Wind-Driving Staff, Wang Ba’s speed was superior!
His hand reached out once more, just as it had before!
He thrust his arm straight through the defensive circle of the bangle!
At that instant, the spectral claw of an Azure Dragon manifested from his palm!
Caught in a desperate situation, the female Bodhisattva abandoned the bangle and raised her hand to intercept the strike directly!
When their palms met in mid-air, the female Bodhisattva felt as if her hand was collapsing under the force. An agonizing pain shot through her, piercing to the bone!
The sheer impact sent her stumbling back two steps, her balance lost.
Having repelled her, Wang Ba didn't stop. He leaped forward, charging straight toward the enemy still engaged with True Man Nie.
“Wisdom Tu!”
True Man Nie’s remaining opponent, a figure with a vertical eye on his forehead and a jeweled crown, glared furiously at the repelled female Bodhisattva, clearly disgusted by her failure.
There was no time for reprimands. Seizing the final moment, he swung his Vajra Sword, cleaving through True Man Nie’s physical form with a single, devastating blow!
True Man Nie’s body was instantly torn apart!