A Golden Core Perfected Lord self-destructing, even if only the true body, produced an extrem terrifying power. The ripples spreading out at this moment seemed about to overturn heaven and earth.
The originally clear sky abruptly turned blood-red. Crimson clouds hung in the air, as if an extra sun had appeared, continuously spewing blinding blood light outward. Besides this, there was a thick scent of blood. If such a strange phenomenon hadn't occurred in the sky but crashed into the earth instead, it would inevitably plunge the living into misery and suffering!
Even so, screams rose and fell one after another from various places at this moment.
Unknown numbers of Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones observing the battle with their true eyes were blinded instantly by the brilliance erupted from Lu Yang's dharma body self-destruction.
In an instant, all sound was silent.
Dead.
[Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]'s beautiful eyes turned. She believed she had grasped the opportunity perfectly. A mere fake Golden Core, an Unorthodox Perfected Lord—dying wasn't strange...
Boom.
The next second, the exploding blood light regathered. As if time reversed, it instantly moved far away from Jiangxi, finally forming a human shape in the distance.
Lu Yang's figure reappeared. The [Yama Hall] bobbed above his head like a bright lamp. Although the lamp fire was weak, it never dissipated. However, [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] could tell he was a spent arrow, his lamp oil nearing its end, and he would fall before long.
"I will definitely return!"
Lu Yang spoke a sentence filled with hate, then turned and left without saying another word, instantly concealing all his aura and disappearing from everyone's vision.
However, [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] no longer cared.
After all, Lu Yang's state couldn't be hidden from her. Not only was he heavily injured, but he was also about to fall from the Perfected Lord position. Even if he ran, the result would be death before long.
This person is already out of the game!
With this thought, [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] immediately shifted her gaze, focusing her attention on the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth] and [Sky-shrouding] before her.
"Amitabha."
"Benefactor [Sky-shrouding], why do you persist in your error?" [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] joined her palms, confident of victory, her tone quite relaxed.
Undeniably, [Sky-shrouding] was strong, very strong.
However, he had too many restrictions.
As a fellow Perfected Lord, she only needed to withstand the blockade of [Wu You Heaven], burn her Grotto-Heaven, and pay the price of damaged Dao foundation to force her manifestation.
But what about [Sky-shrouding]?
Besides dealing with [Wu You Heaven], he also had to deal with the [Netherworld]! Only under double suppression did he fall into such a predicament.
Even so, he persisted until now. To be honest, [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] was already quite wary, afraid this great Saint Sect Perfected Lord had some hidden means. So although she held the upper hand now, she remained very cautious, even actively urging surrender.
However, [Sky-shrouding] was disdainful.
"Victory or defeat is yet unknown. Bald donkey, don't be smug."
As his voice fell, [Sky-shrouding] glanced in the direction Lu Yang left. Intuition told him the other party wouldn't exit the stage just like that!
Hong Yun planned for so long and grabbed no benefits, just killing a Zhengde? How could a Saint Sect Perfected Lord do such a thankless task!
He must be holding back something bad!
Although he thought so, [Sky-shrouding] didn't care because, strictly speaking, he and Lu Yang had no conflict; in a sense, they were even allies!
Thinking of this, not only did he not remind [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon], but he secretly circulated [Knowledge-Perception Barrier]. Borrowing the fact that [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] focused all attention on him, he made her overlook Lu Yang!
His goal is the [Sword Dao Fruit], my goal is destroying the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth]. We should be partners! So even if he has schemes, they should fall on the bald donkey... But his state can't fool anyone; False Holding Golden Stature is indeed reaching its limit.
Without Perfected Lord combat power, no amount of schemes would be useful.
Since that's the case, his exit now should be to prolong the time of False Holding Golden Stature... But I also understand Patriarch Nether Whisper's False Holding Golden Stature Method.
Either gather nine Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Golden Natures, or use one Perfected Lord's Golden Nature.
What will he do?
Thoughts spun rapidly in [Sky-shrouding]'s mind. Nine Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators definitely couldn't be gathered, directly ruled out. One Perfected Lord... the just fallen Zhengde!?
[Netherworld]!
...
[Netherworld], the Land of the Unknowable.
[Sky-shrouding]'s main body stood up leisurely, looking at the river of souls before him with a mix of marvel and curiosity: He can interfere with reincarnation too?
Yes, he should be able to!
Hong Yun pretended to be plotted by me in reincarnation back then. If he couldn't interfere with reincarnation, he should have truly been plotted successfully.
At that time, he was quite smug. After all, looking at all Perfected Lords under heaven, who could affect the [Netherworld]?
But looking at it now, Hong Yun was likely pretending back then.
Since that was the case, he definitely could also interfere with reincarnation!
A reincarnating Perfected Lord absolutely cannot be captured in theory... But if Hong Yun wants to capture Zhengde, he must track his reincarnation.
Thinking of this, [Sky-shrouding] suddenly had a thought. Boundless mighty power crashed into the river of souls before him. Instead of affecting the reincarnation process, he deliberately stirred it, forcing every soul to reveal its true appearance. The next second, a golden light emerged within:
"Demon!"
In the river of souls, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s soul emerged, glaring at [Sky-shrouding]. He originally planned to keep a low profile!
But now under [Sky-shrouding]'s disturbance, he had to circulate his Golden Nature to protect his soul!
Although in the [Netherworld], he didn't worry [Sky-shrouding] would threaten his life, he couldn't help but feel a slight sense of crisis.
How could the Jiangbei Demon do useless work? He definitely has a conspiracy!
But the question is... where is the conspiracy?
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] couldn't figure it out at all. He could only follow the simplest logic— If i can't afford to offend him, I'll avoid him and quickly reincarnate! Just reincarnate and leave quickly!
With this thought, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] immediately submerged again, delaying no more, and entered reincarnation.
Seeing this, [Sky-shrouding] restrained his aura and sat back in his original position, pondering: I wonder if this move is useful? Is my guess correct...
Meanwhile, in the mortal world.
"[Sky-shrouding], good job!"
Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh. While being enemies with a Saint Sect Perfected Lord was troublesome, cooperating with one was truly comforting due to their reliability.
There are no weaklings among them!
Thanks to [Sky-shrouding] suddenly stirring the river of souls and forcing [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] to reveal himself, he finally grasped the position of the other party's soul.
[Sky-shrouding] even made [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] actively reincarnate!
Otherwise, with the ability of a Perfected Lord, he could totally linger in the [Netherworld] for a while, not rushing to reincarnate. In that case, Lu Yang would be the one blinded.
I already had Perfected One Xiu Xin commit suicide and reincarnate simultaneously, using [Marionette] to monitor. At this time, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] should be located at...
The next second, Lu Yang directly tore through the void.
Jiangnan, in an ordinary family of a mortal kingdom. The reincarnated infant [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] opened his eyes, planning his new life in his heart.
I will hide until the Perfected Lords reappear...
Boom!
Before [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] could react, a large hand descended from the sky, freezing all his thoughts on one single notion—
"Huh?"