Chapter 279: The Final Round, Ragnarök, Divine Side: Six Kannon · Buddha!!!
Taking a slight deep breath, Heimdall prepared for the most monumental moment of his life.
Since the dawn of the universe, he had witnessed countless scenes, but never before had he encountered such an unprecedented, awe-inspiring spectacle.
Presiding over such a duel under these circumstances, he could die without regrets—this was his greatest honor.
"To better understand humanity and comprehend how to guide them properly, he—descended from heaven to become human!"
Most gods were unwilling to undergo such a transformation.
Why should a noble god stoop to becoming a lowly human? It was an insult to their divine dignity.
Yet, Buddha did exactly that, and in an even more thorough manner.
Typically, descending as a human meant merely losing divine power and form, appearing identical to humans while retaining the memories and knowledge of being a god.
But Buddha was different. He grew up entirely from infancy, forgetting his former self, truly believing he was human.
He claimed that only in this way could he genuinely understand humanity, grasp their needs, recognize their struggles, and thus learn how to guide them.
"He guided 480 ignorant humans, illuminating the path of light in the darkness."
As these words fell, it was as if a light had been abruptly extinguished—a starless night descended.
Then, in this darkness, a luminous lotus bloomed.
No, it wasn't a lotus that emitted light—the lotus itself was constructed entirely of light.
"To save humanity, he who descended as a human, lost and bewildered, abandoned his city, his family, his troubles, and even severed the six roots!"
At this point, the lotus that should have been blooming suddenly began to wither.
The floating lotus of light shed its petals one by one, falling to the ground and shattering into countless points of light before vanishing entirely.
"He walked a path never before tread, with no one to follow!!!"
"Born alone, he lived alone!!!"
"In just six years, he reached the seat of truth once more, in human form!!!"
As these words echoed, the dark ground began to glow—seeds were sprouting!
"He, under heaven and on earth, is peerless and supreme—under heaven and on earth, I am the strongest!"
The moment Heimdall finished speaking, he raised a finger high toward the sky.
Simultaneously, the countless seeds rapidly grew, and in the blink of an eye, the entire ground was covered in glowing lotuses.
And these lotuses also rose into the air, forming an even larger lotus in the sky.
Not merging into a larger one, but assembling into one!
"It is said that he originally intended to fight for humanity in Ragnarök!"
"But humanity no longer needs him to stand on their side!"
"He is deeply gratified!"
"Therefore, he will become humanity's ultimate trial, standing on this life and death arena as the final divine adversary for humanity!"
"He will hold nothing back, fighting with the resolve to die!!!"
With each word, the tone grew increasingly stirring, evoking complex gazes from the audiences on both sides.
"Surpass him, and humanity achieves victory!!!"
The moment these words fell, the glowing lotus suddenly underwent a bizarre transformation.
"Waaah, wh-what's happening?"
"So terrifying!"
"Is it bleeding?"
The thirteenth, eleventh, and tenth sisters couldn't help but tremble, drawing closer to their eldest sister, Brunhilde.
The enormous lotus suddenly seemed to bleed, crimson overflowing and dyeing the lotus a vivid, frightening red.
Ah, it was turning so red it became black—truly transforming into black.
This sight made Göll and the others swallow nervously.
Despite appearing as a god symbolizing light, why did he now seem like a malevolent deity of darkness about to emerge?
"Today, at this moment! He is no longer humanity's god, not humanity's light, but humanity's enemy—a demon as well!"
The word [demon] nearly burst Heimdall's lungs as he shouted.
Thus, the black lotus instantly radiated a chilling aura.
Simultaneously, the black lotus began to bloom, giving the impression that a so-called demon was about to be born from within!
The moment it fully bloomed—
"This feeling again!"
"No!"
"This is bad, it's even stronger!"
The three sisters trembled violently.
Beside them, Brunhilde couldn't control her shaking body, her back quickly drenched in cold sweat.
This presence was clearly more terrifying than Zeus, Shiva, or Odin!
Is Buddha truly this powerful?
So, she strained to see the figure on the lotus platform clearly, but it remained indistinct—could she vaguely make out a non-human form?
Indeed, like Zeus and the others, did he have some transformed state?
And was he starting directly in this ultimate form from the very beginning?
Hmm? What is that?
A halo emerged from the lotus platform, not above the figure's head but on its back.
And not just one halo—one after another appeared, each larger than the last, totaling five.
Even more eerie, the halos emitted a sacred golden radiance, yet were entwined with black mist. This interplay of light and darkness felt profoundly unsettling and chilling.
Suddenly, the hard-to-discern figure rapidly clarified.
At that moment, countless humans and gods felt their scalps tingle.
It is said that to save all beings in the six realms, Buddha once manifested as six forms of Guanyin.
Now, it seems this is not false but utterly real.
The figure of Buddha before them was not that of any single Guanyin manifestation, but a fusion of six Guanyin forms—so bizarre that it stunned everyone.
It was an image utterly indescribable!
Hmm?
Suddenly, a god noticed a face on the back of its head—not a horse head, but a jackal?
No, this face was a golden jackal mask, yet it didn't appear to be worn; rather, it seemed embedded into the flesh.
More importantly, this face was biting a scale?
Upon closer inspection, they noticed other elements related to certain gods, and a few deities began to understand something!
No wonder, no wonder those major gods had suddenly vanished!!!