Chapter 572: Twilight Bodhi, Return of the God Race (Guaranteed)

Li Hao pressed forward, and after splitting the Dharma image of the Green Lamp Buddha, he suddenly closed in with the Return to Ruins, continuing to strike with a sword.

The momentum of this sword was undiminished, similarly mobilizing the power of heaven and earth. The Heaven and Earth Veins behind him rapidly gathered, and faint starlight appeared within them; that was a small amount of the power of the Myriad Heavens Star Veins.

Otherwise, the Heaven and Earth Veins alone would not be enough to support Li Hao in such extreme squandering.

"You truly have mastered the means of the Supreme Sage..."

The Green Lamp Buddha's face turned slightly pale. With his Dharma image destroyed, the incense power he had condensed dissipated by half instantly. The power carried by that sword actually exceeded the incense he had gathered from the Buddhist holy land. Such a means of instantly condensing such majestic power, unless relying on a holy land, could only be achieved by borrowing the power of the Heavenly Dao!

Seeing Li Hao closing in, he did not retreat, a more intense killing intent appearing in the depths of his eyes. The Dharma image suddenly burst forth with green flames, and two arms slapped down at Li Hao in succession.

With a 'Boom—', a violent tremor occurred, and the sword Qi, like a giant silver dragon, roared and destroyed the Buddha palms.

But behind the destroyed Buddha palms, the Green Lamp Buddha stood tall at the center of the Dharma image, flipping that green lamp out from his hand.

Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly: "This time, I will absolutely not let you escape!"

If the opponent wanted to continue to escape using this magic treasure, he would have no choice but to use the power of the Small Extreme Realm of the Three Sages in One.

The Green Lamp Buddha did not respond, his gaze lingering on the green lamp before him, a trace of sorrow and regret appearing in his eyes. This green lamp carried his Dao thoughts, carried his years of cultivation, and had accompanied him for countless times; now...

"A single Buddha lamp, burning through a thousand years of darkness."

He whispered and chanted.

The green lamp in his hand, like a lotus platform, bloomed with dazzling and brilliant green light, spreading across the entire sky.

The heaven and earth were illuminated in a green hue, and immediately after, this green color transformed into raging flames. A breath containing the heavenly tribulation and a majestic, ancient aura revealed itself from that Buddha lamp.

Li Hao's expression changed slightly. He stared at the Buddha lamp, but found that even with his divine eyes, he was obscured by the scorching green light and could no longer glimpse the green lamp. Instead, he saw the Green Lamp Buddha himself becoming the core of this green light. In an instant, he had a kind of illusion that the Green Lamp Buddha had turned into the wick.

This green light seemed to be burning out from his own flesh.

Accompanying it was the power of the nearby heaven and earth, all boiling for him. Streaks of tribulation power appeared in the void, containing the power of destructive thunder.

These tribulation powers swam, condensed, and coiled around the Green Lamp Buddha's Dharma image.

Li Hao stopped his body. He felt that the Green Lamp Buddha was brewing a terrifying killing intent. If he rushed in rashly, it would instead trigger a more violent offensive prematurely.

He dared not underestimate the enemy; as an ancient Three Calamities Sage, the power of a desperate counterattack before death was absolutely not to be underestimated.

Li Hao took a deep breath, starlight surged behind him, and he completely revealed the Myriad Heavens Star Veins.

In an instant, the light condensed from the sky gathered, reflecting down from the Myriad Heavens.

Following the connection of the Myriad Heavens Star power's Qi veins, a vast and boundless momentum radiated from his body, actually not inferior in the slightest to that brilliant green light.

At the same time, the Green Lamp Buddha's Dharma image raised its hand. Within the green light in its palm, a streak of gray thunder light appeared. This thunder light flickered continuously, emitting terrifying tribulation power and an ancient aura.

"This lamp seals a streak of Primordial Tribulation Power. That is the power that dissipated when the legendary Immortals and Gods crossed their tribulations. This is the reason why even the Supreme Sages concede three points to me!"

The Green Lamp Buddha looked up, cold killing intent appearing in his eyes. The Dharma image suddenly raised its hand, and that streak of gray tribulation light suddenly turned into dazzling thunder, tearing through the firmament. With a 'Boom—', it seemed to carve a curved crack into the sky.

Subsequently, the tribulation power killed toward Li Hao in an instant.

This tribulation power arrived at the sound. Li Hao looked up and instantly smelled the aura of death and destruction.

He did not retreat, nor did he have a way to retreat; everything was too fast, but he was already prepared. Regardless of the many divine abilities and ten thousand kinds of skills, his strongest reliance for attack remained the sword in his hand.

Therefore, this sword condensed the power of the Myriad Heavens Star Veins and was also the power of Transforming Immortals, instantly stirring up the power of half the heaven and earth, and he slashed it out violently.

The elegance and brilliance of that sword were extremely dazzling, and the majestic heaven and earth power it contained seemed to truly embody the demeanor of an Immortal's finger.

The moment that tribulation power fell, the sword light pointed out, like an ancient Immortal raising a hand to lightly tap at the tribulation light.

Boom!!

But what followed was a roar that shook a radius of over a hundred thousand miles. Countless commoners within the Divine Dynasty were shaken by this exploding thunder, and some timid ones were directly frightened into prostrating on the ground.

And within the Buddhist holy land, numerous Buddhist disciples and many Holy Sons were left deaf and blind. The aura that erupted in this instant caused many disciples to be shaken by the aftermath, spraying blood, and some with lower cultivation, despite being relatively far away, still perished on the spot.

That towering and majestic Myriad Buddha Hall, in this shaking and swaying, also disintegrated and collapsed. The three golden Buddha statues inside the hall quickly cracked open, and the compassionate and quiet Buddha faces were smashed amidst the falling and shattering beams and rubble.

The green light filling the sky dissipated, and that sword that seemed to exist since time immemorial also dissipated. That streak of tribulation power likewise dissipated.

The Green Lamp Buddha's Dharma image shattered, becoming void, and was in the process of dissipating.

His expression was dazed, somewhat absent-minded, and somewhat bewildered, but in the end, his gaze only landed on the green lamp in his own hand.

This ancient Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon, nurtured by heaven and earth, had its wick flickering, gradually weakening, and finally, it extinguished.

And as the wick extinguished, tiny cracks slowly appeared on the Buddha lamp as well, until there were more and more, and finally, with a 'Boom—', it turned into specks of starlight, shattering in the void between his palms.

When that streak of tribulation power was released, the Buddha lamp would dissipate, and this Imperial Weapon would also fall. It was just that he did not expect that such means would actually still be no match for the youth before him. The other party was clearly just a new Sage who had just crossed the Human Tribulation; how could he be strong to such a degree?

Until the specks of green light completely dissipated, his eyes slowly lifted, landing on Li Hao, who had closed in before him.

He did not flee, nor was he afraid, and there was no anger or killing intent on his face, only calmness remaining, along with a faint mockery.

"If the various Supreme Sages were not too eager to become Immortals and Gods, a monster like you would surely be intolerable to them..."

Heaven-defying monsters are often wooed by major forces, but if a monster is extreme to the point of being able to overturn a major force, they will be feared.

Although Li Hao had teleported to him with the Return to Ruins, he did not strike immediately. He had already sensed that the life force within the Green Lamp Buddha was rapidly decaying. Just now, he had manipulated the tribulation power and was also injured by it, failing to cross this tribulation.

"If your Buddhist sect could distinguish good from evil, the grudge between me and the Buddha Son would just be a grudge between the two of us."

Li Hao said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the mockery in the Green Lamp Buddha's eyes turned into a touch of bitterness. He looked up quietly at the firmament and said:

"The various Supreme Sages all want to take that step, and how could we not want to? If one does not become an Immortal or God, one eventually turns to ash. I heard that Immortals and Gods have tribulations. I, along with the Buddha Venerable and the Buddha Son, originally planned to all experience the Three Calamities and merge with the Dao to become Immortals. Although no one has walked this path before, we wanted to try..."

He whispered softly, recounting these things, while his body gradually developed cracks, his skin and flesh splitting.

But he seemed indifferent, only saying quietly: "If it were not for this, I would naturally know right from wrong regarding the matter between you and the Buddha Son, and I would handle it impartially..."

"Perhaps, this is the tribulation. Wanting to become an Immortal or God, yet inviting disaster because of it..."

Speaking of this, he thought of how he had used the tribulation power yet still failed to kill Li Hao, and he couldn't help but smile even more bitterly.

Even as a Sage, having contemplated the Great Causality Art and understanding the theory of destiny, it is still difficult to escape from it and jump out of the cycle of reincarnation.

"My Buddhist sect has countless disciples, many of whom are innocent and unaware. I hope you can spare them."

Half of the Green Lamp Buddha's body had already dissipated. He looked at Li Hao and said softly, his eyes becoming gentle, carrying the compassion of a Buddha.

Upon hearing this, Li Hao said indifferently: "Even if you didn't say it, I would do so. But those who harbor killing intent toward me will not be spared."

The Green Lamp Buddha whispered 'Amitabha' and 'Well done', a trace of relief appearing in his eyes. Subsequently, he looked at the Foshan beneath his feet as if with nostalgia, and his figure gradually dissipated.

As the Green Lamp Buddha's body completely disappeared in the void and his aura slowly dissipated, the entire Buddhist holy land became exceptionally quiet.

But after a long time, bursts of sorrowful crying and shouting arose, calling out the Green Lamp Buddha's name.

Many disciples, including those Half-Sages, some with tear-filled eyes, some with sorrowful expressions, knelt down to bid farewell to this ancient Buddha.

In the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, the Sword Master and the Sword Sage both stood in the void, gazing into the distance toward the Buddhist sect.

When the Green Lamp Buddha's aura dissipated, both of their eyes revealed a trace of sighing.

This Buddhist sect, which had stood majestically for countless years, was to dissipate from this day on.

That Green Lamp Buddha had already been a Sage before they had become Sages, yet he too could not escape the killing tribulation.

Elsewhere, the Literature Sage in the Literature Ancestor Holy Land also stood in the void, gazing into the distance. He sighed and whispered to himself: "Right and wrong, merit and demerit, fame and glory—even as a Sage, one eventually cannot let go, and cannot escape..."

In the Buddhist holy land, Li Hao's expression was calm. Amidst the wailing of the Buddhist disciples, he remained unmoved. If the Green Lamp Buddha hadn't fought to the death and burned himself out without being able to kill him, there wouldn't have been that final compassion.

When one is powerless, only that heart of kindness remains.

His figure flickered, and he arrived at the Myriad Buddha Hall. He swept away the rubble and took out the heaven and earth treasures sealed beneath the three golden statues inside.

Subsequently, Li Hao returned to the Half-Sages in the void and said: "The Buddha Venerable is dead, and the Green Lamp Buddha has also fallen. From now on, the Buddhist sect will be removed from heaven and earth. If you continue to identify as the Buddhist sect, no matter how many millions of miles away, I will kill you with a single thought!"

His words contained the majesty of a Sage, causing the many Half-Sages to feel not only sorrow but also anger and panic.

Many Buddhist disciples found it hard to believe when they heard Li Hao say the Buddha Venerable was dead, but the Green Lamp Buddha had been executed by Li Hao within the holy land, so the Buddha Venerable had likely already met with disaster; otherwise, he would have appeared by now.

For a time, the sorrowful sounds became even louder.

Li Hao ignored them, his divine sense covering the Buddhist holy land, and he immediately found some good things.

Such as a Bodhi tree behind the Foshan, which was condensing brilliant fruits, containing a rich aura of Dao rhyme.

Li Hao arrived before this tree. The tree had actually developed spiritual intelligence. Seeing Li Hao arrive, it transmitted a muffled whisper: "You are not a member of my Buddhist sect; even if I destroy myself, I will not hand it over to you."

As it spoke, the treasure light of the tree body retracted, the leaves trembled, and fruit after fruit fell, some collapsing inward as if about to rot.

Li Hao's face turned cold, and his Eternal Dao Domain immediately enveloped it, suppressing it. Within the Dao Domain, time seemed to become slow as well.

He picked up a fruit and took a bite, finding it sweet and containing pure power; it was actually a Hearing Dao Fruit.

"This Buddhist sect actually has a Hearing Dao Fruit tree."

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. In the Mo River, one fruit required ten thousand points, but this tree had a large cluster, at least a hundred of them.

"If you want to destroy yourself, I will save you." Li Hao said coldly, summoning Xiyan.

Xiyan was stunned when she saw this fruit. Li Hao said to her: "You and it are both of the same wood essence origin. It wants to seek death, so you come and help it."

Xiyan immediately understood Li Hao's meaning, her eyes brightening, and she revealed a smile, saying: "Then I won't be polite!"

As she spoke, she transformed into a red vine, quickly coiling around the Bodhi tree, and then took root within it, sucking the nutrients and power from the Bodhi tree.

The Bodhi tree was somewhat terrified by Xiyan's sucking and said angrily: "You are devoid of humanity!"

"Old-fashioned."

Li Hao said indifferently, sitting in this courtyard, calling for some tea from the hall, pouring and drinking for himself, while waiting for Xiyan to absorb the Bodhi tree, his divine sense continuing to explore other parts of the Buddhist holy land.

Soon, Li Hao found traces of other treasures, and his Dao thoughts enveloped them, sucking them all over.

Although he couldn't use these treasures, he could give them to friends later.

In addition, he also found two heaven and earth treasures beneath a Buddha statue in a secret hall.

Besides these, Li Hao also found some incomplete forbidden area maps, as well as fragments of shattered Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapons, which, like 'Gongming', had no special power, only being hard enough.

After a long time, Xiyan completely absorbed the Bodhi tree. The branches and leaves of this tree went from brilliant Buddha light to dim and rotten, and the fruits on it went from plump to wrinkled, like shriveled loofahs.

On the contrary, Xiyan herself radiated auspicious light. She was originally a blood vine, bearing the resentment of slaughter, born in a place where corpses were buried, and had developed consciousness by absorbing the essence and blood of countless lives. Now, absorbing this Bodhi tree containing Buddhist nature, she seemed to undergo some kind of transformation.

Li Hao could actually feel an aura of intersecting Buddha and Demon from her body. This aura reminded him of the Twin Buddha Sons, but the aura on Xiyan was perfectly integrated, deeper and tighter than that of the Twin Buddha Sons.

The path that the Twin Buddha Sons pursued, they hadn't walked through, but Xiyan seemed to have walked through it.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised and also felt a touch of the wonder of fate. Xiyan followed him; although she was a red vine born from the essence and blood of a burial ground, after her own transformation, her temperament was naturally pure, without thoughts of good or evil, and at this moment, she actually fit the origin of Buddha and Demon integration even better.

In the world, there is originally no good or evil; all are distinguished by the various Sages.

Just like crawling insects and beasts, they do not discuss good or evil; they eat when hungry, and the concept that slaughter is a sin never existed.

Some Sages say that the human race is the most evil in the world, as they are not greedy for food yet still commit slaughter, but the human race is also the most good in the world, being the only existence among many living beings that will release other things.

"I seem to be a little sleepy."

Xiyan finished absorbing the Bodhi tree and seemed slightly tipsy as if from drinking, actually swaying, and said vaguely and coquettishly to Li Hao.

Li Hao laughed dumbly; this was eating too much and failing to digest it.

But at this moment, there was a faint aura of chaos on Xiyan, an aura of good and evil, yin and yang, and other things mixed together.

Li Hao let her return to the heaven and earth space to have a good rest.

Subsequently, he drank the tea and stood up to search for the remaining treasures.

It must be said that the taste of the tea in this Buddhist sect was truly unique.

Not long after, Li Hao emptied the Buddhist holy land and turned to leave.

Many Buddhist Half-Sages saw Li Hao leave and dared not block him. They all knew that with the Sage fallen, the Buddhist sect would likely slowly dissipate from now on.

Not long after this great battle ended, many Divine Dynasties in the Canglan Realm all knew about the situation of the Buddhist sect, and couldn't help but be shocked. This holy land, the number one in the Canglan Realm, had actually been swept clean by someone, and it was the monster who was a household name in the Canglan Realm before, the heaven-defying talent who was number one in the quota battle.

Li Hao left the Canglan Realm and did not meet with the Sword Master and the others, but instead turned directly to the Void Holy Land of the Yunxia Realm.

In the Void Holy Land, with the Void Ancestor and the Void Sage fallen, there was even less power to resist.

Facing Li Hao's stepping in, they could only angrily rebuke with a fierce exterior but a weak interior, but after the Half-Sage who spoke was slapped into meat paste by Li Hao, the other Half-Sages dared not make a sound again.

Before a Sage, their voices were extremely weak, and they could only wait for the Void Ancestor and the others to return from discussing the Dao before they could take revenge.

Li Hao searched the Void Holy Land in public and found four more heaven and earth treasures, as well as many treasures, among which was a Void Bead, a treasure guarding the Void Holy Land.

This bead could place the Void Holy Land in the void to hide it; it was a rare treasure guarding the holy land.

Li Hao intended to give this item to Old Man Feng. If the Stealing Heaven Holy Land encountered disaster in the future, this item could help Old Man Feng.

After cleaning up the Void Holy Land, Li Hao continued to find the holy lands of other Sages who had discussed the Dao with him before, visiting them to demand heaven and earth treasures.

If he didn't visit, the other party wouldn't take the initiative to give them; after all, this item was still extremely scarce.

As Li Hao visited them one by one, time flew by. Half a month later, the news of the Sages discussing the Dao spread, and the Myriad Heavens were shaken.

And the most shocking were the Buddhist sect and the Void Holy Land. When they learned that Li Hao had killed 12 Sages at the Dao discussion, they were all in despair.

Especially the Void Holy Land, upon learning that the Void Ancestor had been killed by Li Hao in public, they were in complete despair.

From then on, Li Hao's reputation resounded thoroughly throughout the Myriad Heavens.

Li Hao searched a circle, and except for two holy lands that were unwilling to hand over the compensation of five heaven and earth treasures, the other holy lands handed them over reluctantly.

And for those two holy lands, Li Hao fought a great battle inside, and in the end, they also gave out five treasures.

After walking a circle, Li Hao saw that the heaven and earth treasures in his hand already numbered a full 54.

Such a quantity of heaven and earth treasures was enough to make many holy lands jealous, but Li Hao's status now was different from before. Even if someone deduced the number of heaven and earth treasures Li Hao held, they would not dare to pry; after all, Li Hao was already an existence second only to the Supreme Sages.

Li Hao returned to the Small Thousand World, preparing to feed all the heaven and earth treasures to 'Gongming'.

Just as he was about to enter the Small Thousand World, he encountered a figure in the void who blocked him.

Li Hao looked and discovered it was Ying Xiaoxiao, whom he had seen before.

Seeing the other party, Li Hao thought of the God Realm she had mentioned before, as well as the resurrection of the God Race's ancestor.

Such secret news, yet the other party revealed it to him. Li Hao looked at her refined and elegant cheeks, smiled, and said:

"Why are you here? Are you waiting for me specifically?"

Ying Xiaoxiao looked at Li Hao, her expression complex. She already knew about the Sages discussing the Dao. When she met Li Hao while absorbing the Extreme Dao power before, she only thought Li Hao was a monster with the power of the Three Calamities, but she didn't expect Li Hao's Sage Dao to be even more terrifying, causing a great commotion in the Myriad Heavens.

"I knew you would return here, so I waited for you here in advance."

Ying Xiaoxiao said.

"Is it about your ancestor? I've already dealt with the Green Lamp Buddha and the Void Ancestor for him. As for the Extreme Dao power, he can just give it as he sees fit."

Li Hao laughed.

A flash of complexity crossed Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes, and she shook her head slightly, saying: "I didn't come to find you for this matter. As for the ancestor..."

She bit her lip slightly. Previously, the ancestor told her not to meddle in other people's business and didn't care about the help of Li Hao, whom she had invited. But after this Sages Dao discussion conference ended, she felt that the ancestor would likely change his mind and might agree to cooperate.

But she didn't care so much about these things now. She said to Li Hao:

"You are cultivating the path of becoming a Sage through the flesh, and that Huntian Sage is also on this path. He will definitely be detrimental to you!"

She said, looking at Li Hao with serious eyes.

Li Hao was slightly startled and couldn't help but laugh, saying: "You came here just to say this?"

"You know?"

Ying Xiaoxiao was startled. Seeing Li Hao's expression, she knew the other party seemed to have anticipated it.

Li Hao nodded and said: "Someone told me. I will be on guard. On the contrary, it's you. In such a sensitive period, with the eyes of countless Sages on me, you approaching me now, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your God Race."

There was some disappointment in Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes. Hearing Li Hao's words, she shook her head slightly and said: "Since you know, then I can rest assured. As for the ancestor's side, I will tell you when there is a situation."

Saying this, she looked at Li Hao, then turned and stepped into a crack in heaven and earth, disappearing before Li Hao's eyes.

Li Hao was slightly startled, watching the other party's aura disappear completely. He paused for a moment before entering the Small Thousand World again.

After returning to the Stealing Heaven Holy Land, Li Hao handed the Void Bead to Old Man Feng.

Feng Feng Bo Ping had long heard that during these days, Li Hao had been visiting various holy lands to demand 'compensation', and he also knew that Li Hao had destroyed the Void Holy Land, but he didn't expect Li Hao to actually obtain this treasure bead.

"This item can be considered half a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon. You actually give it to me?"

Feng Feng Bo Ping held the Void Bead. For a holy land, this item was an excellent treasure for guarding. Although he could steal many things, this item happened to be a treasure that was extremely difficult to find, and he couldn't get it either.

"It's of no use in my hands."

Li Hao laughed.

Feng Feng Bo Ping scolded him with a smile but did not refuse. Such a treasure was useful to anyone, and he knew it was Li Hao's intention.

And not long from now, he would go with the Da Huang Tian Sage to complete a task, at which time the holy land would indeed need such a treasure for protection.

Therefore, he did not decline further and accepted it.

Li Hao bid farewell to Old Man Feng and returned to his courtyard, immediately taking out the many heaven and earth treasures and the 'Gongming' sword, beginning to feed them.

At the same time, in the core of a certain Small World.

In a dark world like molten lava, scorching magma flowed everywhere.

An ancient temple was built here. Ying Xiaoxiao, dressed in green, returned here. Just as she entered the temple, she heard her grandmother's pleasantly surprised voice: "Xiaoxiao, you're here. Quick, follow me to pay respects to the ancestor. He has truly returned!"

Ying Xiaoxiao was slightly startled, a flash of brightness crossing her eyes, and she quickly followed her grandmother.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 573 =====