Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

He merely raised his head slightly, watching the colossal sword, which blotted out the sky and seemed capable of severing the cycle of cause and effect, fall down, the ambiguous smile on his lips remaining unchanged.

Beneath him, the thirteen-petaled golden lotus of merit seemed to sense its master's intentions. The lotus petals trembled gently, and then, they bloomed with a soft golden light that was more dazzling and vast than ever before! The golden light layered upon layer, like the purest glass barrier, and also seemed to contain endless merit and vows and defensive principles, firmly protecting Lin Zhu's figure within it.

The golden mountain sword, entwined with a galaxy of magical energy, finally fell!
"clang--!!!!!"

A tremendous roar, as if an ancient bell had been struck or a barrier of the world had been shattered, erupted!
The giant sword struck the seemingly fragile but actually indestructible golden lotus of merit with solid force!

The anticipated shattering of the lotus and annihilation of the light did not occur.

The colossal sword, powerful enough to cleave the continent, struck the golden light as if it had struck the most resilient and slippery thing in the world. The boundless Buddhist power and destructive sword energy on the blade were dissolved, dissipated, and guided into nothingness layer by layer by the gentle yet vast golden light! The golden lotus light only rippled slightly, its body as stable as a rock, not even a single petal was damaged!

As the sword-wielding Immovable King struck the golden lotus, the expression on his face, a mixture of anger and determination, suddenly froze, and was then replaced by boundless horror and fear!

He felt that his powerful strike, which had gathered all his strength and was blessed by Guanyin, was like a mud ox sinking into the sea when it struck the golden light. Most of the power was inexplicably swallowed up, transformed, and dissipated!

Even more terrifying, a strange yet familiar force, seemingly capable of deflecting all attacks, was flowing upstream along the giant sword, surging towards his true form!

"This...this is..."

Fudo Myo-o's pupils contracted to the size of pinpoints, and he let out an incredulous, trembling gasp.

He recognized the characteristics of this power; it was one of the most troublesome defensive features of the Golden Lotus of Merit—it was impervious to all laws, unaffected by karma, and could even deflect attacks!
He tried to withdraw his sword, but was horrified to find that the greatsword seemed to be "stuck" to the golden light and was difficult to pull back! And the increasingly strong force of the backlash had already arrived!
In the blink of an eye, another unexpected change occurred!

In his desperation, Fudo Myo-o roared as he unleashed his trump card—his natal divine weapon, the "Kurikara Sword," which he had accumulated over countless years, tempered with the aura of slaying demons and evil spirits, and then refined and nurtured day and night by the Buddha's light!
This sword is not a physical object, but a nascent spiritual treasure formed from his wrathful wisdom fire. It contains endless ferocity and the power to destroy evil, and is one of his fundamental reliance as a battle king!

The thousand-foot-long sword of wisdom, which had been burning with the flames of wisdom, suddenly shrank, its color turning from gold to dark, transforming into a strange sword shadow that was entirely black, with only the blade flowing with dark red blood light, as if it could devour light and souls!

On the blade, countless illusory figures, wailing demons and crackling with lightning, could be vaguely seen, emanating a chilling aura of innate ferocity! This Kurikara Sword had slain countless demons and monsters, and its power far surpassed that of ordinary acquired spiritual treasures, approaching the level of true innate treasures!

"Break for me—!!!"

The Immovable King poured all his remaining magical power, will, and even his fear and resentment towards Lin Zhu into this vicious sword! The ten-thousand-foot-long dark red sword shadow, with the determination to sever cause and effect and destroy all laws, once again slashed down at Lin Zhu, who sat upright on the lotus platform with a mocking expression, or more accurately, at the seemingly gentle thirteen-grade golden lotus of merit!

He was going to use this extremely fierce and malevolent sword strike to forcefully break open that damned tortoise shell!
Wherever the sword passed, the void wasn't scorched, but directly annihilated, leaving an eternal trail of darkness. Even the laws of heaven and earth seemed to groan and retreat under this sword! The power of this strike was many times stronger than the previous golden mountain sword! It had reached the limit that the Immovable King could exert in his life, and even faintly touched the threshold of a true quasi-saint!

Guanyin watched with trepidation. She knew that Acala was fighting desperately, and her heart was filled with both anticipation and unease. She had heard of the power of the Kurikara Sword, but Lin Zhu's thirteen-petaled golden lotus of merit had just demonstrated incredible power.

Faced with this ferocious sword strike that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth and annihilating everything, Lin Zhu remained seated on the lotus platform, not even lifting his eyelids.

The golden lotus of merit beneath him seemed to sense the surging aura of ferocity and destruction. Its petals closed slightly, and the golden light that it emitted was no longer the soft and vast light of before, but instead became restrained and solid.

Like the purest and densest crystal, it completely enveloped Lin Zhu. As the light flowed, mysterious runes of merit faintly appeared, expounding the ultimate truth of being indestructible and untouched by any law.

The next moment, the dark red, menacing sword shadow collided violently with the golden lotus light that was as solid as crystal!

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected, nor was there a stalemate of energy clashes.

Yes, there was only a very faint "crack" sound, like glass shattering.

Then, under the incredulous, even horrified and desperate gazes of Fudo Myo-o and Avalokiteshvara, the Kurikara sword, which had been imbued with the endless ferocity of Fudo Myo-o and tempered by the Buddha's light, and whose power was almost at the level of an innate spiritual treasure, was like an egg hitting a rock the moment it came into contact with the light of the Golden Lotus of Merit. No, it was an egg hitting a diamond!
The malevolent aura on the sword, powerful enough to annihilate the void, melted and disintegrated rapidly before the pure and vast golden light of merit, like ice and snow under the scorching sun!
The dark red sword shadow trembled violently, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain. Then, starting from the tip of the sword, it shattered inch by inch, turning into countless tiny powders that shimmered with dark red and golden fragments. Finally, it was completely annihilated into the most basic spiritual dust, dissipating into the world!
It's shattered! Utterly shattered! Not even a trace remains!

"puff--!!!"

With his natal divine weapon destroyed, the Immovable King's towering Dharma form, reaching ten thousand feet in height, trembled violently under the pull of his energy, as if struck by a tremendous force! He let out a shrill scream, his massive body staggering backward, each step causing the void to shatter!

A mouthful of blood, a mixture of golden Buddha blood and dark red malevolent energy, gushed out of his Dharma form like a fountain, staining a large area of ​​the clouds below with an eerie color! The Dharma form's light dimmed instantly by several degrees, and the crack on his left shoulder widened rapidly, as if it would collapse at any moment!

Lin Zhu, sitting upright on the lotus platform, didn't even flinch at the hem of his robe.

He slightly raised his eyes, looking at the disheveled and exhausted Fudo Myoo, and the mocking smile on his face became even more obvious, as if he were watching a clumsy performance.

"No...it's impossible...my Kurikara sword..."

The eyes of the Immovable King were filled with extreme horror, confusion and pain. That was the treasure he had spent countless efforts to refine! It couldn't even break through the opponent's defense, and instead he was severely injured by the backlash!

Fear, like a cold, venomous snake, instantly seized his mind! He lost all will to fight; only one thought remained in his mind—escape! Escape this terrifying being immediately!

Ignoring his injuries, he forcefully channeled his remaining magical power, attempting to tear through space and escape.

However, as soon as he moved, he was horrified to find that everything around him seemed to be frozen by an invisible and irresistible force!
Space solidified like an iron plate, the flow of time slowed to an extreme degree, and even the circulation of his internal magic became incredibly difficult! He felt like an insect trapped in amber, frozen in place, and even moving his eyes became extremely difficult!
The world stood still! No, it wasn't that the world stood still, but rather that he was forcibly confined to this small space by some kind of supernatural power beyond his comprehension!

"Move! Move it!!"

Fudo Myo-o roared madly in his heart and struggled desperately, but to no avail.

He could only watch helplessly as Lin Zhu slowly rose from the lotus platform, holding the God-Slaying Spear that made his soul tremble, and walked step by step through the frozen void toward him.

Lin Zhu's pace was slow, even leisurely, but each step seemed to tread on the heartbeat of Fudo Myoo, bringing endless pressure and despair.

"No...no! Guanyin! Save me!!"

Finally, Fudo Myo-o couldn't hold back any longer and let out a terrified scream, the sound of which sounded distorted and strange due to the solidification of space.

Guanyin Bodhisattva was also affected by this strange spatial confinement, her movements were slow. Seeing that Fudo Myo-o was in imminent danger, a resolute look flashed in her eyes. She bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which landed on the jade bottle in her hand!

"Buddha, have mercy! Protector of the Dharma, golden body!"

With a sharp shout, she summoned a life-saving treasure hidden deep within her jade bottle! A golden relic, the size of a longan, perfectly round, radiating a pure and gentle yet imbued with supreme Buddhist light, flew out from the bottle's mouth!

As soon as the relic appeared, it immediately radiated boundless light. Within the light, a golden Buddha statue, a thousand feet tall, with a majestic appearance, a topknot, a robe, and sitting in the lotus position, appeared out of thin air and stood right between Lin Zhu and Acala!

Although this Dharma form is not even a fraction of the true Dharma body of the Tathagata Buddha, the supreme and overwhelming Buddhist intent it exudes, seemingly capable of suppressing the three thousand worlds, is undeniable! This is precisely the life-saving artifact bestowed upon Guanyin by the Tathagata Buddha, which she has refined and nurtured for countless years in the Golden Lotus Eight Treasures Merit Pool with a wisp of her own primordial spirit! Ordinary half-step Quasi-Saints would find it difficult not only to break through but even to shake it!
"clang!"

Lin Zhu's God-Slaying Spear, aimed at the Immovable King, struck the chest of the suddenly appearing golden Buddha statue!
A deafening clang of metal clashing! The invincible sharpness of the God-Slaying Spear was actually blocked by this golden avatar! The spear tip pierced the avatar about an inch deep before it could penetrate any further, instead being repelled by a gentle yet boundless recoil force!

Having survived the ordeal, Fudo Myoo sensed that the binding force had loosened slightly due to the appearance of the Dharma form, and hurriedly used all his strength to fly backward, widening the distance between himself and Lin Zhu.

He clutched his aching chest, staring at the golden Buddha statue blocking his path. After a moment of shock, an indescribable sense of shame and anger, along with the twisted emotions that erupted from being driven to the brink, surged into his heart. He actually roared at Lin Zhu, his voice trembling with fear.

"Lin Zhu! Did you see that? The Buddha's divine powers are boundless and immeasurable! You can't hurt me! I have been slaying demons and protecting the Dharma, and I have never been so badly injured! I will remember this grudge!"

He seemed to have forgotten how he had just fled in a sorry state and begged for mercy in terror.

Guanyin, listening from the side, nearly fainted from anger! This good-for-nothing fool! What kind of time is this to be stubborn and defiant?! She cursed Fudō Myō-ō inwardly for his stubbornness, while at the same time feeling a pang of regret. If she had known this would happen, she would have been better off not joining forces with him!
Lin Zhu retracted the God-Slaying Spear that had been deflected, but did not immediately launch another attack.

He raised his eyes and gazed at the majestic, radiant golden Buddha statue before him, his gaze icy, yet a chilling smile played on his lips.

"A wisp of the Buddha's primordial spirit?"

Lin Zhu's voice was calm, yet it carried an indifference that seemed to transcend eternity.

"Even if he were here in person, what would I have to fear? A mere afterimage dares to block my path?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhu's aura suddenly changed! The previously restrained demonic energy erupted and soared into the sky! In the sky, the black and white scene that was originally divided by Buddhist light and demonic energy was instantly shattered, replaced by boundless, churning chaotic demonic clouds!

"The laws of heaven and earth!"

With a low shout, Lin Zhu's figure did not become towering like Sun Wukong's. Instead, it began to etherealize and expand, merging with the overwhelming demonic energy and the laws of heaven and earth! In an instant, he seemed to transform into a phantom of a demon god, with his feet on chaos, his head reaching the sky, and his body surrounded by the most primordial and violent chaotic aura from the beginning of creation!
This phantom was not a physical entity, yet it gave off a sense of oppression that was more real and terrifying than the imposing form of Acala! It was as if he were destruction itself, the end!

"Killing God!"

Within the illusory image of the Chaos Demon God, Lin Zhu's true form wielded the God-Slaying Spear, pouring all his power, along with the immense might of the Chaos Demon God, into the spear! Sensing its master's boundless killing intent and power reaching its peak, the God-Slaying Spear emitted an excited tremor. On its shaft, dark red patterns bulged and pulsated like veins, and its destructive aura surged more than tenfold!
"Break for me!!!"

The phantom of the Chaos Demon God, wielding a God-Slaying Spear that had expanded countless times and seemed capable of piercing through the universe and galaxies, unleashed another powerful strike at the golden Buddha statue!
This shot was devoid of any frills, containing only the purest power and destruction! Wherever the spearhead passed, chaos was created, and earth, water, fire, and wind surged and then vanished, as if to reenact the primordial chaos!
The golden Buddha's form was solemn and dignified, with hands clasped together and mantras chanted. Immeasurable Buddha light transformed into layers of lotus shields, attempting to resist.

"boom--!!!"

A collision even more terrifying than before erupted! This time, it was no longer the clang of metal against metal, but the apocalyptic sound of two small worlds colliding!

The indestructible golden body, imbued with the power of the Buddha's primordial spirit, trembled violently under the overwhelming blow of the Chaos Demon God wielding the God-Slaying Spear! The lotus shield formed by Buddhist light shattered layer by layer like paper! The clasped hands of the Dharma body bore the brunt of the attack!

“Crack…bang!”

A clear cracking sound rang out, followed by an explosion!
On the left shoulder of the golden Buddha image, the lifelike Buddha hand, seemingly capable of a gentle smile, was shattered by the terrifying power of the God-Slaying Spear! Countless golden fragments of Buddha light, like shards of glass, scattered everywhere! (End of Chapter)