Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2346 183: Departure (3)
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"With things at this stage, I've got just one question... The Tianshang Buddha Lord is right here, so how did True Man Gai and the rest end up defeated?"
A soft chuckle escaped the Northern Great Bodhisattva as he heard those words, a glint of iciness passing through his eyes:
"How could someone like you grasp the immense might of the Buddha Lord?"
"Without delaying some time in this spot, do you believe there'd be any chance to exploit?"
"And how else could we lure out the Mahayana lurking in secrecy?"
"The flaw you perceive is merely your own illusion."
"It's unfortunate that True Man Gai managed to flee; otherwise, this would have been a total triumph..."
That made perfect sense!
Wang Ba felt a slight drop in his heart.
Regardless of the plots hatched by the Cloud Sky Realm forces, they ultimately lacked the raw power. Even striking what they saw as a vital weakness, the foe possessed the strength to twist that weakness into an ambush.
This represented an overwhelming gap in might, one that clever tactics alone could scarcely bridge.
"Don't even dream of escaping. That wall at your back would hold up even a Mahayana Cultivator for at least a single breath. And in that instant, plenty could unfold. You won't get away."
The gray-robed monk gazed at Wang Ba, his look shifting to one of apparent mercy:
"Come with me to embrace the true Buddha; I'll ordain you myself..."
Yet Wang Ba suddenly gave a faint laugh:
"Sure, if you can really seize me, then I'll heed your words."
The gray-robed monk paused in surprise, then snapped to awareness and swiftly extended his hand to grasp Wang Ba!
But right then, the Candle Dragon—human-faced and serpentine—slipped from Wang Ba's sleeve and gradually shut its eyes!
Darkness engulfed the void in an instant!
Wang Ba's form blurred, using blistering speed to evade, before thrusting his sword at the gray-robed monk amid the blackness!
Unlike those Bodhisattvas, the gray-robed monk reacted differently; even deprived of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, he somehow detected the assault. Against Wang Ba's stealthy sword attack, he dodged just enough. While not matching Wang Ba's velocity, his maneuvers showed profound expertise.
Drawing from earlier encounters, he even snatched at the fleeting sword-glow during his evasion, causing it to shatter on impact...
Witnessing this, Wang Ba's mind went cold, any hope dashed. At once, he turned toward the unseen emptiness ahead, channeling immortal force, and unleashed a flurry of slashes!
Whizz, whizz, whizz!
Silent as they were, Wang Ba could almost hear those sword-beams cutting through.
Right in the void ahead, chains materialized one by one at that very moment, with the sword-glow hammering the identical location repeatedly!
Bang, bang, bang...
Nearly at the same time, the gray-robed monk got hurled back, breaking free from the Candle Dragon's enveloping gloom, and as he eyed the obscurity before him, he abruptly gripped his jaws and exhaled forcefully into it!
The blackness dispersed like mist in a gale, unveiling the blue-robed silhouette positioned amid a fractured void.
In that instant, their gazes locked, and Wang Ba let out a light chuckle:
"Great Bodhisattva, no need to escort me any longer..."
Even as he spoke, a massive explosion thundered from the distance!
Luminescence flickered wildly, laws churned in chaos!
The roar of upheaval resembled a raging tempest.
Along 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!
Had Master Chao perished too?!
His face turned grave, stripped of emotion.
Right then, his body shimmered, turning into a ray of light that hurtled toward the far-off emptiness, arriving at a zone of pulsing Divine Patterns, where he abruptly disappeared.
The gray-robed monk roused himself as from a trance, hastening after him, but Wang Ba was already gone. Gazing into the endless void, a chill gleamed in his eyes:
"The wheel of karma... I shall track you down!"
Swish—
The gray-robed monk vanished from the location in a flash.
Meanwhile.
Beyond the Soul Falling, countless miles distant from this place.
A Token concealed within the void quivered abruptly, and from it emerged a figure in blue robes...