Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2341: 182: Downfall
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“Gone? All gone?”
“Those twenty-three Great Bodhisattvas… vanished just like that?!”
It was as if they were trapped in a dream...
All people inside the Cloud Sky Realm, no matter if they were locked in fierce fights, found themselves shoving their foes aside and halting, utterly stunned by the astonishing result.
The purple-robed figure close by leaped to his feet the instant the shadows faded, his gaze fixed sharply on Wang Ba's form in the green robe that now appeared, and on that divine, calm, and striking face, nothing but pure astonishment showed.
A bit farther off, the skinny elder, the youth dressed in brown robes, along with several other cultivators, stood there in complete bewilderment.
Even more distant, the Southern Great Bodhisattva, the Eastern Great Bodhisattva, and their companions were all gripped by disbelief, confusion, and utter denial...
Nobody could accept it, and no one had foreseen it: the mighty force of those twenty-three, strong enough to crush everything, had instead fulfilled the True Man Taiyi's destiny.
But right then, once the initial stun passed.
A sudden realization hit everyone.
Should the True Man Taiyi endure this clash of supreme powers, from now on, he was bound to shine as the brightest star across the entire Realm Sea!
An odd notion even crept into their minds.
That the True Man Taiyi's glory could never be dimmed by anyone, not even by Mahayana Cultivators trying to block his unstoppable ascent.
This idea sounded absurd, but those witnessing the event—be they Cloud Sky Realm's cultivators or the Supreme True Buddha's followers—all somehow shared this conviction deep down.
Absolute and unshakable.
Just as both factions felt their hearts stir with emotion.
Boom!
A massive, earth-shattering blast and the fierce tremor that rocked the whole Domain yanked everyone's focus away in a flash.
Wang Ba himself couldn't resist glancing up toward the heavens.
With fresh support arriving and the formations linking to spread the load, the tough Realm Membrane suddenly ripped apart from beyond!
In a heartbeat, the thunderous clash of the two Mahayana Cultivators undergoing tribulation outside boomed straight into the Domain.
Right away, two forms displaying Dharma Aspects charged in with overwhelming force from opposite ends of the Domain!
Bang——
A pair of Buddha statues—one azure, one golden—fierce-eyed and armed with sacred Buddhist relics—smashed through the Realm Membrane and entered the domain. As they arrived, they split the Cloud Sky Realm's heavens into three distinct zones.
One portion of the sky turned a profound azure, while the other shifted to a foreboding golden hue.
In the center, azure and golden swirled together.
“Great Bodhisattvas!”
“Two additional Great Bodhisattvas!”
The tribulation-crossing cultivators inside the realm picked up on the auras from these two Buddha statues and all showed clear signs of alarm!
Yet the purple-robed youth beneath the Buddhist bowl, Wang Ba, and a handful of nearby cultivators watched this unfold with grave looks but without any shock.
The Supreme True Buddha's might was truly vast.
Inside it lurked Arhats and Bodhisattvas on par with tribulation-crossing cultivators; even if they weren't endless like schools of fish, their count remained staggering. Even realms that rushed to help couldn't match them. Under these conditions, having just four Great Bodhisattvas would have been the real surprise.
Spotting the arrivals, the Southern Great Bodhisattva and Eastern Great Bodhisattva first let out relieved breaths, then the Southern Great Bodhisattva called out in haste:
“Moon Truth, Ridi, Great Bodhisattvas, do not underestimate this realm!”
“First, transform this Taiyi Demon!”
The Dharma Aspects of the azure and golden Buddha statues looked solemn; upon hearing the words, they turned their gaze to Wang Ba hovering by himself in the air. The azure-bodied Great Bodhisattva chanted a quiet Buddhist invocation, then extended a hand toward Wang Ba!
Much like the Long-Armed Arhat, the azure Buddha statue's reaching hand stretched without limit, whipping out like a coiling vine in an instant!
The skinny elder and brown-robed youth nearby were just as stunned and yearned to lend aid, yet they lacked the strength.
A cold dread gripped Wang Ba's heart!
He possessed plenty of tricks to turn the surroundings against the Bodhisattvas, but facing foes at the Great Bodhisattva level head-on remained a huge gap for him.
He scarcely had time to respond.
The azure arm extended in a blink, piercing through the void and sealing off escape while seizing Wang Ba right in its grip!
“Huh?”
Surprise flickered from the azure-bodied Great Bodhisattva, who sensed something odd as he clutched Wang Ba; with a gentle press, the captured Wang Ba crumbled away like scattering mist.
“A mere illusion?”
At the same moment, Wang Ba's true form materialized quietly elsewhere in the sky, gripping the Silkworm Dragon Staff, scanning the area swiftly—his face steady, though a heavy weight pressed on him.
Bai Lechan, woven into the realm's array, struggled to pin down the Supreme True Buddha's forces, holding a fragile balance; even by deploying deadly traps and captures on those twenty-three Bodhisattvas, he could only maintain a tense deadlock within the realm.
With these two extra Great Bodhisattvas now invading, nothing could hold them back. Left to his own devices, even if Wang Ba aimed to act, it would be a lone stand, his life hanging by a thread!
This realization struck, and his pulse raced!
He detected at once, near the broken Realm Membrane's gap, yet another golden Great Bodhisattva forming a hand seal to encircle him!
As the golden Great Bodhisattva moved, the azure one struck again with a silent palm thrust!
These two Great Bodhisattvas, the top powers short of Mahayana, now cast aside any pride and teamed up to seize Wang Ba.