Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2341: 182: Downfall
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“Gone, gone?”
“Twenty-three Great Bodhisattvas… just like that, gone?!”
It seemed utterly unreal…
All people in the Cloud Sky Realm, no matter if they were locked in fierce combat, 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 green robes appearing below, a face normally calm and striking now filled with pure astonishment!
A bit farther off, the skinny old man, the brown-clad youth, and their band of cultivators stood there slack-jawed.
Even more distant, the Southern Great Bodhisattva, Eastern Great Bodhisattva, and the rest gaped in disbelief, confusion, and utter doubt…
Nobody could accept it, and no one had foreseen, that the mighty force of those twenty-three, strong enough to crush all opposition, would in the end fulfill the True Man Taiyi.
But right then, once the initial stun passed.
Realization hit everyone at once.
Should the True Man Taiyi endure this clash of immense powers, starting today, he was bound to shine as the brightest star in the entire Realm Sea!
An odd feeling even crept in.
That nothing could dim the True Man Taiyi’s glory, not even Mahayana Cultivators could block his destined ascent.
This appeared absurd, but those witnessing it all, be they Cloud Sky Realm cultivators or followers of the Supreme True Buddha, somehow shared this conviction deep down.
Absolute and unshakeable.
Just as emotions surged on both sides.
Boom!
A massive, earth-shattering blast and the fierce tremor across the whole Domain yanked every gaze away in a flash.
Wang Ba himself couldn’t resist glancing upward on reflex.
With backup forces bolstering it and linked arrays distributing the load, the tough Realm Membrane right now got ripped apart from beyond!
Suddenly, the thunderous clash of the two Mahayana crossing tribulation outside boomed right into the Domain.
At once, two forms unleashing Dharma Aspects charged in with overwhelming force from opposite ends of the Domain!
Bang——
Two Buddha images, one azure, one golden, with furious stares and clutching sacred Buddhist relics, smashed through the Realm Membrane into the space. As they entered, they split the Cloud Sky Realm’s heavens into three distinct zones.
One portion of the sky turned profound azure, another a foreboding gold.
In the middle, azure and gold blended chaotically.
“It’s Great Bodhisattvas!”
“Two additional Great Bodhisattvas!”
The tribulation-crossing experts inside the realm detected the presence from these two Buddha forms and all showed clear alarm!
Just 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 lay Arhats and Bodhisattvas matching tribulation-crossing cultivators in strength, not teeming like schools of fish perhaps, but their count remained staggering. Even with aid from neighboring realms, nothing could match it. Under these conditions, having merely four Great Bodhisattvas would be 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, don’t take this realm lightly!”
“First, deal with this Taiyi Demon!”
The azure and golden Buddha forms’ Dharma Aspects looked severe; hearing the words, they turned toward Wang Ba hovering solo in the air, and the azure-bodied Great Bodhisattva chanted a quiet Buddhist invocation before extending a hand toward Wang Ba!
Much like the Long-Armed Arhat, the azure Buddha’s reaching arm stretched infinitely, coiling out in a flash like a twisting vine!
The skinny elder and brown-garbed youth nearby felt the same shock and yearned to help, yet they lacked the power.
A cold dread gripped Wang Ba’s heart!
He possessed plenty of ways to exploit the surroundings against the Bodhisattvas, but facing foes at the Great Bodhisattva level head-on still left a huge gap.
He scarcely had time to respond.
The azure arm extended in a blink, piercing space and sealing it off while seizing Wang Ba within its grip!
“Huh?”
The azure-bodied Great Bodhisattva voiced surprise, sensing an oddity as he clutched Wang Ba, then gave a gentle squeeze—the figure in his hand dissolved soundlessly like scattered breeze.
“A fake?”
At the same moment, Wang Ba’s true form materialized quietly elsewhere in the sky, gripping the Silkworm Dragon Staff, swiftly scanning the area, his face steady yet weighed down by pressure.
Bai Lechan in the realm’s setup strained to block the Supreme True Buddha’s forces, but the balance teetered; even by deploying deadly traps and captures on those twenty-three Bodhisattvas, he just managed to hold the Domain’s chaos in check.
With these two extra Great Bodhisattvas now invading, nobody could hold them back. Left to his own devices, even attempting any action would mean fighting alone, his life hanging by a thread!
This idea flashed, and his pulse raced!
He detected at once near the broken Realm Membrane gap, another golden Great Bodhisattva forming a mudra, wrapping toward him!
As the golden Great Bodhisattva moved, the azure one silently struck out with another palm!
These two Great Bodhisattvas, supreme beings just shy of Mahayana, now cast aside all pride to team up and seize Wang Ba.