"Clay chickens and pottery dogs."
As Lu Yang's voice fell, [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory]'s face instantly turned cold. "To still resist stubbornly when death is at hand—does the Benefactor think this is still three months ago?"
In that great battle three months ago, the Pure Land actually could have won.
If Perfected Lord Feixue hadn't interfered, [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] would have at most lost some face and died once or twice, but killing Lu Yang would have been a matter of time.
Not to mention that now, they had deliberately colluded with the [Celestial Court] to assemble a luxury lineup of one Mid-Stage Golden Core, two Early-Stage Golden Cores, and one Unorthodox Perfected Lord. Although [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] didn't come, he was closely monitoring the overseas region, ready to intercept the Old Dragon Lord's rescue at any moment.
A net above and a snare below! Ten deaths and no life.
Even better, this place was located in the outer heaven. The Netherworld was different from other dao fruits and was difficult to interfere with here. In this situation, if a perfected lord died, their soul would have nowhere to flee!
The Pure Land had meticulously set up this trap for a guaranteed kill!
Yet even so, Lu Yang maintained a calm expression of indifference. Naturally, [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] wasn't convinced and couldn't help but mock:
"This time, no one will come to save you."
"Or does the Benefactor intend to repeat the old trick and suppress us into the Sea of Bitterness again? Unfortunately, that move is now only effective against me alone."
This was why [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] had no fear. Lu Yang could no longer use the [Inscribing Heavenly Chapter] to clear the field in one go and suppress multiple Golden Core cultivators.
At most, he could suppress him alone.
But as Lu Yang's trump card, if the [Inscribing Heavenly Chapter] could only suppress one person and not change the overall situation, then using it would be a despicable waste.
"Why waste words with a dead man?"
At this moment, the [Immortal Lord Shaoyin] from the [Celestial Court] suddenly made a move. His lips moved, and a streak of firelight was instantly conjured by him.
[Shaoyin Sovereign Fire]!
Shaoyin, in the heavens as heat, on the earth as fire. Like Taiyang, it unified water and fire, but while Taiyang was named cold water, Shaoyin was named sovereign fire.
Therefore, when this flame was conjured by [Immortal Lord Shaoyin], it lacked the fire's ferocity. Instead, it rippled gently like water, shimmering with light. Seemingly slow, it was actually incredibly fast. In just a blink, it shone into Lu Yang's pupils and burned him from the inside out!
"Hmph... petty tricks."
Seeing this, Lu Yang was unhurried. He formed a seal, and the [Heavenly Fire] concept emerged within his body, grasping forcefully at the [Shaoyin Sovereign Fire].
'[Deprivation]!'
In an instant, the previously blazing [Shaoyin Sovereign Fire] suddenly fell silent. Not only did it fail to harm Lu Yang, but he actually hurled it back at them with a wave of his hand.
Boom!
The firelight collided, instantly stirring up massive waves in the outer heaven light sea. The [Two Polarities Birth and Destruction Profound Light] clashed violently, blasting out streaks of flashing light.
However, in the next second, the others also made their moves.
Under the enhancement of the Buddha light, [Immortal Lord Daoyan] of the [Celestial Court] also deployed his profound wonder. The concept of [Residing in the Spring] Taiyang, where all things return to cold silence, instantly swept over Lu Yang's entire body.
For a moment, his spiritual power, and even his dao fruit concept and profound wonder fell into silence, becoming difficult to command.
At the same time, [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] and [Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta] had already charged over. Channeling their spiritual power to the fullest, two magnificent lights crashed down with a boom.
Thud!
Receiving the full-force strikes of two Bodhisattvas, Lu Yang frowned slightly. His body swayed; the intense shockwave from outside his body exceeded his expectations.
It's [Pine & Cypress Wood]...
[Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta] was merely an unorthodox cultivator; his attack wasn't worth mentioning. What truly caused him harm was the full-force strike from [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory].
His dao fruit was [Pine & Cypress Wood].
The pine and cypress wood— facing snow and frost, reaching the heavens and covering the earth, hiding beneath metal, withering only after the cold year, its nature extremely hard. It was a dao fruit that purely enhanced raw power!
And [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory], as the name implied, had specifically extracted a concept from [Pine & Cypress Wood] to refine a corresponding true treasure named the [Vajra Pestle]. He pushed the power enhanced by this dao fruit to the limit; a single strike was somewhat difficult for even Lu Yang to withstand.
"What? Out of tricks?"
[Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] spoke ceaselessly, his voice like thunder. "Or has the Benefactor prepared other means, wanting to turn around and plot against us?"
"After all, isn't that what you did in the past?"
By now, all the perfected lords in the world understood that Patriarch Nether Whisper attaining [Wu You Heaven] was orchestrated by Lu Yang behind the scenes, purely to attain [Heavenly Fire].
A thousand schemes, finally achieving the status of perfected lord—it was indeed impressive.
But so what?
If he was meant to die, he would still die!
[Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] sneered and continued his fierce assault. "Whatever trump cards or schemes you have, bring them all out. Today, I will make everything you have come to naught!"
As he spoke, he even used the Pure Land's llfe-claiming sanskrit sound to enhance his attack. He didn't seek to destroy Lu Yang's soul; disrupting his mind slightly and diverting more of his energy would count as a success. After all, while he was speaking, the [Shaoyin Sovereign Fire] that had just fallen into Lu Yang's body had reignited.
Saying more was just trash talk.
Ultimately, they intended to kill Lu Yang and erase this huge variable that even the World Honored One found an eyesore and who had a path-severing feud with the Pure Land.
However, in the next second, he met Lu Yang's eyes.
Calm, indifferent, as if looking at a dead man. Even with the dignity of a perfected lord, [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] still felt a bone-chilling coldness.
"Plots? Schemes?"
Lu Yang said indifferently, "Back then, I had not yet achieved the status of perfected lord. Before attaining [Heavenly Fire], I had to seeking a sliver of life in the cracks."
Before attaining [Heavenly Fire], I plotted in a hundred ways. Stepping into a pit made me tremble with fear, afraid that some accident would cause me to die suddenly again.
Now that I've attained [Heavenly Fire] and become a perfected lord, am I still to be like that?
Are you looking down on a perfected lord, or looking down on [Heavenly Fire]?
"I went through untold hardships to attain [Heavenly Fire] just so that one day, when plotted against by others, I could crush them without a second thought using power!"
Rumble!
In an instant, as Lu Yang's voice rang out, his dharma body rose from the ground, growing with the wind. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a towering giant god supporting heaven and earth!
At this moment, the formation laid down by [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] shook violently. Rule after rule was inscribed by Lu Yang without hesitation. While [Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] certainly wanted to disturb his mind with that exchange just now, wasn't he also trying to stall for time?
In an instant, rules filling the sky drew down heavenly light.
[Punishment of Heavenly Fire Burning the Body]!
Inside the formation, Lu Yang raised his arms; outside the formation, heavenly fire struck. Coordinating from inside and out, with a loud boom, he forcefully pierced through the formation!
"Impossible!"
[Bodhisattva Precious Vajra Victory] was astonished, and [Immortal Lord Shaoyin] also raised his eyebrows, simply because Lu Yang completely ignored the true fire still burning within his body.
In a short time, fire qi was already spewing from his mouth and nose.
Half of his internal organs had turned to charcoal.
Yet even so, Lu Yang's aura didn't decline in the slightest. Instead, it intensified, the Unyielding Sword Intent surging in his chest as his aura continued to climb.
"Stop him!"
At this moment, [Immortal Lord Shaoyin], who had been relying on his stature, couldn't help but act. If Lu Yang broke out, he might truly have a chance to escape.
He formed a seal and commanded:
When the Shaoyin phase governs the heavens, qi transforms and mobilizes the primal forces. earthly qi becomes solemn and grounded; heavenly qi shines with clarity. Cold converges with warmth, and warmth begets dryness. Clouds hasten toward the Rain Palace; moisture condenses and moves, and seasonal rains descend.
There is also the harmonious virtue of metal and fire — corresponding above to Mars and Venus. Its influence is luminous, its decrees exacting. Grains appear both red and pale in its sway. Water and fire, cold and heat intersect and stabilize at the crossroads of qi.
[Shaoyin Governing Heaven Orthodox Method]!
Rumble!
In an instant, a mighty torrent flowed out from the void, landing on Lu Yang. Combining with the fierce fire within his body, it evolved into a catastrophic disaster of destruction.
Water and Fire becoming a disaster!
Lu Yang looked up, seeing only an ocean before him. The fierce fire within his body resonated with it, threatening to burn through his internal organs and melt his muscles and bones.
"...Is that all?"
Lu Yang looked indifferent. The [Inscribing Heavenly Chapter] on his forehead activated, outlining flame divine script that circled his body, instantly dissipating all the water and fire disasters.
Forcible Inscription: [All Attacks Ineffective]!
[Immortal Lord Shaoyin]: "???"
Watching Lu Yang forcefully carve his way out despite enduring the water and fire disaster he believed to be a guaranteed kill, [Immortal Lord Shaoyin]'s eyes nearly popped out of his head.
What the hell is this?
The spiritual power bound to his soul and golden nature flowed away like a bursting dam, but it rendered Lu Yang's dharma body impervious to water and fire. The [Tribulation Wave] was finally held in his hand.
Clang!
Sword light tore through the sea of light. Just like that, without any fancy tricks, Lu Yang slashed the buddha kingdom open with a single sword strike, then walked out with his hands behind his back.