Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2346 183: Departure (3)
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"Things have come to this stage, and I've got just one question... The Tianshang Buddha Lord is obviously right here, so how did True Man Gai and the rest still end up defeated?"
A soft chuckle escaped the Northern Great Bodhisattva as he heard those words, a glint of icy chill flashing across his eyes:
"How could someone like you grasp the immense might of the Buddha Lord?"
"Without delaying a bit of time in this place, where do you suppose the chance to strike would come from?"
"And how else could we lure out the Mahayana lurking in the dark?"
"The flaw you see as a weakness is merely in your imagination."
"It's unfortunate that True Man Gai managed to flee, or this would have been a total victory..."
Exactly as expected!
Wang Ba felt a slight drop in his heart.
Regardless of the plots hatched by the Cloud Sky Realm faction, they ultimately lack the raw power. Even striking at what they view as a vital weakness, the foe possesses the strength to twist that weakness into a deadly snare.
This represents the overwhelming gap in power, one that's nearly impossible to bridge with schemes alone.
"Don't even dream of escaping. That wall at your back would halt even a Mahayana Cultivator for a single breath. In that instant, countless events could unfold. Escape is impossible for you."
The monk clad in gray robes fixed his gaze on Wang Ba, his expression shifting to one of apparent mercy:
"Come with me to embrace the true Buddha, and I'll ordain you myself..."
Yet Wang Ba suddenly let out a light laugh:
"I'd gladly do so, if you can actually capture me—then I'll heed your words."
The gray-robed monk paused in surprise for a moment, then comprehension dawned, and he swiftly lifted his hand to seize Wang Ba!
But in that very moment, the Candle Dragon—bearing a human face and serpentine body—slipped from Wang Ba's sleeve and gradually shut its eyes!
Darkness engulfed the void in an instant!
Wang Ba's form blurred as he dodged with blistering speed, then thrust his sword at the gray-robed monk amid the pitch black!
Unlike those Bodhisattvas, the gray-robed monk operated on another level entirely; even deprived of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, he appeared to perceive something, and he deftly sidestepped Wang Ba's stealthy sword attack. His pace didn't match Wang Ba's swiftness, but his maneuvers brimmed with precision.
Drawing from earlier encounters, he even extended his hand toward the fleeting sword gleam as he evaded, causing it to shatter instantly on touch...
Witnessing this, Wang Ba's heart turned icy, any hope dashed. Without delay, he channeled immortal power into the unseen emptiness ahead and unleashed a flurry of slashes!
Whizz, whizz, whizz!
Though utterly silent, Wang Ba could almost sense the whoosh of those sword beams cutting through.
Right there in the void before him, chains materialized one by one, the sword beams hammering the identical point over and over!
Bang, bang, bang...
Nearly at the same time, the gray-robed monk was hurled backward, breaking free from the Candle Dragon's enveloping gloom, and as he stared into the blackness, he abruptly tightened his jaw and exhaled forcefully toward it!
The darkness scattered like mist before a gale, unveiling the blue-robed silhouette poised amid a fractured void.
In that instant, their gazes locked, and Wang Ba gave a faint chuckle:
"Great Bodhisattva, there's no need to see me off any longer..."
Mid-sentence, a thunderous explosion erupted from the distance!
Luminescence flickered wildly, laws churned in chaos!
The roar of upheaval resembled a raging tempest.
With it came a voice laced with grief and frost:
"Heavenly Monarch Chao has entered meditation... all of you..."
Wang Ba's heart jolted fiercely!
Has Master Chao perished as well?!
His face grew grave, stripped of all emotion.
Right then, his body shimmered, turning into a streak of radiance that hurtled toward the far-off void, soon arriving at a region pulsing with Divine Patterns, where he abruptly disappeared.
The gray-robed monk snapped out of his daze, pursuing at once, but Wang Ba's presence had vanished. Gazing into the endless void, a sharp chill sparked in his eyes:
"The wheel of karma... I shall track you down!"
Swish—
The gray-robed monk too blinked out of sight in a flash.
Meanwhile.
Beyond the Soul Falling, countless miles from this spot.
A Token concealed within the void quivered abruptly, and from it emerged a figure in blue robes...