Chapter 902

What just happened is like this——

Bade'er took advantage of the motion of rising to launch a sneak attack; the sharp sword in his hand emitted a blinding light, completely blocking vision and even part of perception, and at the same time stabbed toward Tang Luo's head.

Extremely fast, very brilliant and aboveboard sneak attack.

That thrust was soundless, enough to escape the notice of almost everyone.

Facing this righteous straight thrust, Tang Luo reached out and crushed that sword, then seized the golden-haired Bade'er's neck and lifted him into midair.

Throughout the process, Bade'er didn't even have time to react.

He only felt that his thrust seemed to have hit a solid Wall of Sighs; after the sword blade shattered, a hand tore through all his defenses.

Grabbed his neck.

Upright, the armor and sword blade fitted to his neck shattered together; the fragments were squeezed by immense force, tearing the skin and embedding into flesh.

It brought waves of piercing pain and completely suppressed his resistance.

To sum it up simply: 'Golden Flash went A on it, Golden Flash scored GG.'

We affectionately call this behavior 'moths flying into the flame'.

Ao Yulie glanced sympathetically at the moth: 'Yeah, when you hear those four words "Victorious Fighting Buddha," shouldn't you be trembling?'

You know the Great Thunder Sound Temple, and you know its Buddha; why, upon hearing the Victorious Fighting Buddha, would you instead strike out?

Cannot be understood.

In the distance, at the landing point of the Rainbow Bridge, the earth trembled.

The giants wearing fully enclosed armor began to run, while running they also took out spears to throw.

Over a hundred scorching spears, carrying terrifying destructive power, came flying.

Leaving no doubt that they could turn the world's highest peak into the second highest.

'You are the Buddha's enemy!'

Bade'er shouted with a hoarse voice, deafening, seemingly wanting to coordinate with the spear's sneak attack.

Tang Luo raised his other hand, casually swung, and the air compressed and twisted into a black, indescribable thing that struck those spears; some were shattered, others spun and flew back.

Like the blades of a meat grinder, it swept into the giant horde, inflicting heavy casualties.

Out of a thousand giants, fewer than five hundred were still running frantically, but they no longer threw spears.

These giants are also intelligent; they understand that throwing spears would only bring weapons to Tang Luo.

And at their speed, they won't arrive here anytime soon.

'Buddha's enemy?' Tang Luo furrowed his brows, 'Wait, how did I become the Buddha's enemy?'

A proper Victorious Fighting Buddha shed blood for the Great Teaching and achieved merit.

After waking up to heaven and earth overturned, seas turned to mulberry fields, and then became the Buddha's enemy?

Who decided that? I want to see the Thus Come One!

A while ago, Mount Sumeru sent out word that the Victorious Fighting Buddha Xuanzang caused havoc in the Heavenly Court, karmic obstacles entangled, inner demons swarmed, he created boundless killing karma, had fallen into the demonic path, and became an enemy of the Heavenly Court.

The Great Thunder Sound Temple decided to strip his title of Victorious Fighting Buddha and expel him from the Buddhist gate. Heavenly Demon Tang Xuanzang, is the Buddha's enemy!

Bade'er repeated the news that came from the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

'Ha, who said that, Maitreya? What's the situation with the Great Thunder Sound Temple now?' Tang Luo asked.

Bade'er said: 'The Master of the Great Thunder Sound Temple is the Buddha Ancestor, but...'

However, the Buddha Ancestor's identity is vague; the true Buddha Ancestor's throne is empty, and the 'Buddha' who will sit there in the future is Maitreya, and must be Maitreya.

Many people wonder why Maitreya Buddha doesn't directly take that empty seat.

Inside the Great Thunder Sound Temple, could there still be resistance?

Only some old-timers from the Mountains and Seas Realm know why the nominal owner of the Great Thunder Sound Temple has always been the Buddha Ancestor, rather than the Buddha Ancestor Maitreya, or directly Maitreya Buddha.

Because Maitreya is wary.

Even if the Thus Come One disappeared when the Mountains and Seas Realm shattered, to this day there has been no trace.

But as long as the Thus Come One's death isn't confirmed, that cushion is still too hot for Maitreya.

This has nothing to do with whether Maitreya single-handedly rebuilt the Great Thunder Sound Temple, nor with how many people in the Great Thunder Sound Temple support him.

It is a barrier in Maitreya's heart.

If he himself cannot take this step, then the Master of the Great Thunder Sound Temple, the Buddha Ancestor's throne, will remain vacant.

Bade'er, as the God of Light of the Holy Sacred Alliance, still knows something about the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

'Surely it's this guy Maitreya.' After hearing that, Tang Luo released Bade'er, letting him fall to the ground, 'You know I am the Buddha's enemy, yet you dare to strike?'

'Indeed!'

Bade'er silently thought to himself, 'This is what a Heavenly Demon Xuanzang, as the Buddha's enemy, should look like.'

The natural air when one refers to oneself as "this seat", together with that disdainful bearing.

Far more fitting than the enlightened monk just mentioned—you are nothing but a Buddha's enemy!

Badeer remained silent—he couldn't say that back then he hadn't given it much thought; seeing someone simultaneously wanted by the Great Thunder Sound Temple and the Heavenly Court, he naturally thought of striking.

Yet he carelessly forgot that anyone who could be simultaneously wanted by the Great Thunder Sound Temple and the Heavenly Court is hardly an ordinary person.

It was mainly due to underestimating the Buddha's enemy's strength.

Badeer had originally believed that, no matter what, even if his sneak attack failed, he could still withdraw unscathed.

Furthermore, this anchor world is about to turn into a battlefield; the Holy Alliance's army will arrive, and capturing this former Victory Buddha who bears the dual titles of "Buddha's enemy" and "Heavenly Court's enemy"—even the demonic Xuanzang—would not be impossible.

I have backing—what do I have to fear?

I never expected... it's nothing like what I had imagined!

"Tell me about this world, and also about your Holy Alliance and the Great Qin Empire." Tang Lu put the Buddha's enemy question aside and turned his attention to the immediate task.

Badeer did not answer right away; he merely turned his head to glance at the giants still running wildly.

Let them stop—though you might not believe it." Tang Luo smiled and said, "I am a humble monk, kind-hearted and compassionate; I have come here to end the fighting."

If you hadn't suddenly attacked, they wouldn't have died.

Hah." Badeer gave a dry laugh, turned, stood up, and issued an order, causing the giants to halt.

Then, suddenly he felt something was wrong!

They won't die?!

Is the other side trying to kill someone?

As he was thinking, a hand grabbed his head and pressed it downward.

Badeer knelt on the ground, his knees digging a shallow pit, before he could resist—he was unable to resist.

Tang Luo then twisted Badeer's head 540 degrees, his eyes bulging as he stared at the white-haired demon.

Tang Luo released his grip, stepped back, and silently watched Badeer's corpse fall.

Ao Yulie and Zhu Bajie also stared at Badeer's corpse.

After a moment, Badeer's corpse twitched, he pushed himself up, turned his head back, and spoke in a slightly grim tone: "Why are you so sure I'm not dead?"

The God of Light Badeer is immortal." Tang Luo said.

The Martial Arts Legend's former adversary was the Divine Alliance, which happened to also contain a God of Light named Badeer.

Thus, many in the Martial Arts Legend understood the abilities of this deity.

Kongming had also mentioned it to Tang Luo.

Of course, Tang Luo knew because he had played a game called "Father-Son Doubles Light God."

You're really that sure I can revive?" Badeer said.

Not sure—what loss would I suffer if you died?" Tang Luo said casually, "Besides, I could just ask someone else. As a Transcendent, you came from Earth, right? Did you inherit the God of Light, or are you the God of Light Badeer, and all those miscellaneous titles—are they names left behind by you Transcendents?"

After confirming that nearly all divine and demonic wanderers originated from Earth,

everyone couldn't help but wonder whether those myths were evolved traces left by those ancient divine and demonic wanderers.

... Transcendent. You, you are a Tester!" Badeer's eyes widened even more than when Tang Luo had twisted his head off earlier.

He could accept having his head twisted off by a Buddhist foe. His sturdy physique, before a Buddhist foe, was like that of a frail ordinary person facing a super muscular man who runs horses on his arms and can kill a bull with a single punch.

As is well known, the Buddhist sect excels at body refinement, and those with hair are considered relatively high-level, formidable personnel within the sect.

But Badeer could not accept that, as a Transcendent, he was being pressed to the ground and casually rubbed by a Tester.

Just as a muscular man could not tolerate being tossed around like a ragdoll by his own five-and-a-half-year-old son.

This exceeded Badeer's, and indeed all Transcendents', comprehension.

It was impossible for a Tester to be this powerful!

Answer my question." Tang Luo ignored his shock.

To be honest, he had seen that expression many times.

After all, Tang Luo himself was a master of acting and also an expert angler.

Is it true that only that whatever mistletoe can break the curse and kill you?" Ao Yulie asked curiously.

Badeer forced a dry, brittle smile and shook his head.

Like this group of divine and demonic wanderers, in Badeer's era they too were subject to restrictions.

They could not run amok in the real world.

But that era was not like modern times; due to the limitations of the age itself, divine and demonic wanderers (Testers) were relatively freer.

Kongming and his companions became "Aberrants," while Badeer and many other divine and demonic wanderers gradually evolved into "Gods."

Since it is an evolution, many things are of course false.

The claim about mistletoe is one of those; Badeer's immortality is nearly absolute, having fixed his body so that any injury will regenerate.

It cannot be undone by mistletoe.

Next, Badeer began answering Tang Luo's questions, including matters concerning the Holy Alliance and the Great Qin Empire.

The feud between the two powers has lasted a very long time.

Throughout the long years they have continually fought, each inflicting heavy damage on the other at times.

Their hatred and fighting often have nothing to do with interests.

If it were about interests, frankly they would not continue fighting.

The boundless world is so vast that even the Heavenly Court and the Great Thunderclap Temple coexist peacefully—how could it not accommodate the Great Qin Empire and the Holy Alliance?

What do you mean by 'Anchor World'?" Zhu Bajie asked.

An Anchor World is a key point for expanding together with other worlds," Badeer said.

The Chaotic Void is like an endless river; having an anchor point allows better stabilization.

An Anchor World can connect other worlds, synchronizing the time of the linked worlds, thereby establishing safe passages more effectively and swiftly.

Only then can several worlds be united, becoming their true territory and sphere of influence.

The Great Qin Empire and the Holy Alliance can fight without being motivated by profit.

But this time, it began with profit-driven motives, reigniting war, and the scale will be huge.

Because of that ancestral dragon, Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, besides profit, he also seeks revenge!