I Truly Am The Villian Chapter 2504 - 2503: Battle for the Buddha's Arrow, Bodhi Fruit Beneath the Bodhi Tree
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As Acala Bodhisattva made his move, the Firmament above was shrouded in Buddha light that surged straight into the sky.
A golden colossal Buddha phantom slowly emerged.
"The Buddha says, this mountain and I share a karmic bond. Benefactor, please do show some convenience."
As Acala Bodhisattva's voice fell, the colossal Buddha phantom slowly stretched out its hand and reached toward the mountain peak.
Seeing this scene, Shi Jian's expression changed drastically as he roared, "Monk, how dare you be so presumptuous!"
One had to know that within the Delta Alliance, Frenzied Blade was responsible for controlling the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron and pinning down that mountain peak.
Blood Spear was in charge of seizing control of the mountain.
And he was the one standing guard on the side, just in case.
Now seeing Acala Bodhisattva take action, he naturally could not sit and wait for death, fury surging to the extreme.
This Shi Jian hailed from the Arrow Star of the Delta World.
What he studied and had always been proud of was precisely his archery.
Famed for their arrows, their world called itself Arrow Star.
Among countless mid-tier worlds, Shi Jian did not dare claim their overall strength was the greatest.
But in terms of archery alone, he was absolutely confident.
Seeing that enormous golden Buddha, Shi Jian waved his hand.
His body twisted into an extremely contorted and bizarre posture.
Using his own body as the bow—this was the finest weapon.
This was a unique cultivation method of Arrow Star.
From a very young age, their bodies had to be steeped in all kinds of herbal baths.
First they had to meditate on the shape of their bow.
Then decide the path they would walk.
After that, they would gradually perfect themselves, forming this system of using their body as the bow and heaven and earth as the arrow.
When Shi Jian transformed into a longbow, the bowstring brimmed with a surging, majestic power.
"One Arrow Fixing the Heavenly Mountain."
With a booming roar.
An extreme force condensed, then shot out at its absolute limit.
Among bow and arrow users, Arrow Star evaluated power based on the weight borne by the bowstring.
For example, with that arrow just now, Shi Jian had used nearly a hundred thousand units of strength.
That arrow was as swift as Thunderbolt, leaving only a single origin point on the Firmament, like a falling Starry body.
Everything flashed past in an instant.
Its speed was simply too fast; by the time the arrow appeared, it was already at the colossal Buddha's glabella.
The colossal Buddha condensed by Acala Bodhisattva was itself a great mystery.
He fused his Supreme Power of Vows and Divine Soul into one, constructing this colossal Buddha.
The Divine Soul was easy enough to understand, but as for the Power of Vows, people generally only knew of the Wishes of All Beings.
That was the power formed by the prayers and faith of countless believers.
Thus, in the temples we are familiar with, they expand their monasteries across heaven and earth, attracting countless devotees, taking incense power and the Power of Vows as their foundation.
But the Myriad Buddha Star was distinctly different.
The path they walked was one Xu Zimei had never heard of before.
I myself am the faith.
They did not need believers, nor did they need others' incense or Power of Vows.
They believed in themselves.
They contemplated their own golden body, prayed to themselves, treated themselves as Buddha Beads and also as devotees.
They used themselves to produce an endless stream of Power of Vows to nourish the Buddha in their heart.
Thus the cultivation method of Myriad Buddha Star was to contemplate an incense burner at the glabella.
The incense burner stored an endless flow of Power of Vows.
After that, they could use the Power of Vows to condense an Undying Golden Body.
Shi Jian clearly understood this as well, so his first strike targeted the incense burner at Acala Bodhisattva's glabella.
He intended to shatter that incense burner.
Once the Power of Vows was damaged, the blessing of the golden body would vanish.
Thus his move could be described as swift, accurate, and ruthless.
But Acala Bodhisattva was no simple figure either.
He had great confidence in his own strength; otherwise he would not have been the first to act, vying with the Delta World.
Moreover, trying to shatter the incense burner at his glabella was nearly impossible.
For matters concerning his very life, how could Acala Bodhisattva not layer defense upon defense?
At this moment, as the Explosive Arrow drew within a hair's breadth of his glabella, the area around Acala Bodhisattva's brow suddenly surged with strips of red ribbon.
Looking closely, one would see densely packed Buddha Sutras inscribed upon those red silk ribbons.
With a boom, the Explosive Arrow burst apart.
But those red ribbons did not budge in the slightest, not even a single crack appearing.
Shi Jian frowned slightly.
He nocked another arrow and drew the bow.
Nine Paths of arrows, each like a blazing sun, condensed around him.
"Nine Stars Encircling the Sun."
With Shi Jian's furious shout.
The nine arrows continuously gathered their own ultimate power.
Acala Bodhisattva, during this time, did not remain idle either.
Forming a flower mudra with his hand, he flicked lightly, and a Bodhi Tree burst from the ground, growing as tall as Cang Tian itself.
On this Bodhi Tree, the fruits that grew were all Supreme Dharma of Buddha's Way.
Acala Bodhisattva gave a slight wave of his hand.
Countless Supreme Dharma Fruit of Buddha's Way detached from the Bodhi Tree, cleaving toward Frenzied Blade.
Acala Bodhisattva had also instantly recognized the key to the situation.
He neither tangled with Shi Jian nor wrestled with Blood Spear, instead turning his spearhead toward Frenzied Blade, who controlled the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.
Because once Frenzied Blade was injured and the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron could no longer suppress the mountain, everything they had done would be for nothing.
"You dare!" Frenzied Blade's expression changed drastically.
As the countless Bodhi Fruit descended, the world was flooded with vast Buddha light radiating everywhere.
Buddha Heart Seal, Six Syllable Mantra, Nine True Words, Great Wheel Heavenly Finger, Great Light Wheel Demon-Subduing Mantra, Supreme Sunlight Decision…
It could be said that each Bodhi Fruit possessed terrifying might, with the power to destroy heaven and earth.
And with so many Bodhi Fruit clustered together so densely, one could well imagine how formidable they were.
For the sake of this move, to catch the opponent off guard, Acala Bodhisattva did not even dodge, instead taking Shi Jian's Nine Stars Encircling the Sun head-on.
As the countless Bodhi Fruit fell, the nine sun-like radiant arrows also exploded around Acala Bodhisattva.
In that instant, it could be said that two sections of the Firmament erupted into violent detonations.
One explosion came from Acala Bodhisattva.
The colossal Buddha phantom behind him grew even more tenuous, its aura greatly diminished.
Looking carefully, one would even notice six black suns reflected at different points on his body.
These black suns were like some kind of Sealing, directly suppressing Acala Bodhisattva's strength.
Shi Jian sneered, "This move of mine, Nine Stars Encircling the Sun, is not just an attack—it also carries the might of Sealing."
"With your strength, don't even think about undoing it within an hour."
Afterward, everyone turned their gaze toward Frenzied Blade.
As the residual shockwaves of the explosion dissipated.
Frenzied Blade was actually standing there safe and sound.
Not even a sleeve of his robe had been damaged.
This left everyone somewhat astonished. Someone looked up, then their expression abruptly changed as understanding dawned within.
On the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron above, a lofty, condescending figure slowly appeared.