Chapter 1438

This was one reason why, despite being at the Quasi-Saint realm, they could make other Quasi-Saint realm experts behave themselves.

Nothing else—just overwhelming power.

"But can they really win?"

The Jade Emperor had no confidence at all.

Because Zhang Taixuan was simply too mysterious.

He could not glean any information about the other, as if no such person existed in heaven and earth.

Moreover, even when he pushed his divine abilities to their utmost, he could not penetrate the other's true strength.

"Could the other have surpassed the Quasi-Saint realm?"

The Jade Emperor's expression turned extremely complex at this thought.

There was both excitement and dread.

The excitement was that, if this were true, perhaps he too had a chance to break beyond the Quasi-Saint realm?

The dread was that he did not know whether the other was friend or foe.

After all, the other had previously outmaneuvered the Heavenly Court—if they were enemies, how should he respond?

At that moment, the great battle erupted within the primordial chaos.

Behind Lai, Lingshan manifested, and from Lingshan emerged three thousand Buddha-light worlds, forming a vast circle that revolved and reflected behind him.

The next instant, carrying the power of infinite worlds and his own boundless divine abilities, Lai brought down a palm strike.

Zhang Taixuan smiled lightly: "Playing with the Way of Worlds?"

With a single thought, celestial radiance burst from his body; he raised his hand, and instantly, billions of Dao-law chains appeared.

His palm, though delayed, arrived first, meeting Lai's palm directly.

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out—the Buddha-light vanished from the chaos, and Lai himself was blasted backward by a single palm strike.

Lingshan.

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who had been calm moments before, now spat blood profusely, their faces filled with panic.

Lai was defeated!

Their invincible World-Honored One was defeated!

You must understand that even when facing the Jade Emperor, the Tathagata would not necessarily be defeated.

And he was defeated so utterly.

Just one strike—the other didn't even reveal any divine ability—and Lai was crushed.

No, that one strike even shattered the worlds the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Lingshan had created.

"No, no, how could this be!"

The Buddha of the Past, Rendeng, stared at the dimmed fragments scattered on the ground, nearly collapsing.

Was the primordial spiritual treasure, the Dinghai Pear, really so easily shattered—struck from afar into nothing but dust?

Other Bodhisattvas and Buddhas who had forged Buddha-realms also suffered the same fate—their spiritual treasures shattered, their losses catastrophic.

No, this was not the worst.

The worst were those who had forged their Buddha-realms within their own soul-altars—their souls exploded, dead beyond any hope of revival.

In short, Zhang Taixuan had merely struck once—and the entire Lingshan had collapsed.

"Defeated!"

Tang Xuanzang could not believe it.

His invincible figure had been defeated so easily.

Liu'er, Zhu Bajie, and others could not see the changes within the chaos, and grew frantic.

Hearing this, Liu'er cried out: "Master, did that damn monkey lose, or did Lai lose?"

Tang Xuanzang steadied himself and said: "Lai lost."

Liu'er, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng were utterly stunned.

"Is that monkey really this powerful?" Liu'er's voice trembled. "How much advantage has he stolen from me?"

He felt his heart bleeding.

His perfect plan, on the verge of becoming a Buddha and Patriarch,

had now vanished—his destiny gone, his cultivation base gone.

Five hundred years of planning amounted to nothing.

No, it wasn't entirely nothing—at least the memories of his training at Sansheng Cave remained, and there was still a chance to cultivate back.

And the title of Victorious Fighting Buddha, bestowed by Lingshan, still existed.

But he didn't know if Lingshan would still recognize it.

Thinking of this, Liu'er nearly exploded with rage.

Tang Xuanzang shook his head: "Lai didn't lose to the monkey—he lost to the monkey's master. His master intervened."

"His master?" Liu'er froze. "Who? Who could have trained such an inhuman monkey?!"