Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1280 - 52: The Fall of the Great Sun Tathagata (Part 2)

Although the Great Sun Tathagata has not yet died, signs of defeat have already appeared, and there's no time to delay now.

However, Shakyamuni Tathagata shook his head slightly, with calmness, slowly saying: "Won't you reveal yourself?"

As the words fell, Buddha's energy fluctuated and struck mightily towards the side, hitting a pitch-black shadow out of nowhere, which fell in mid-air like a black feather.

An obscure Devil Thought appeared out of thin air, surrounded by reverse "swastika" Dharma Seals revolving around a black Magic Robe, and under the pale hair, a pair of faint eyes stared at Shakyamuni Tathagata, "It seems that Amitabha perished at the hands of the Three Pure Ones."

Karma Tathagata inquired softly, his stature incomparable to the grand Dharma Manifestation, yet his Qi Mechanism was not weak at all.

Jiang Li destroyed the Buddha Land and slaughtered the Buddhas, which brought quite a bit of benefit to Karma Tathagata.

Because Jiang Li was actually brought to the Pure Land by Karma Tathagata, his actions must be accounted as part of Karma Tathagata's Cause and Effect.

And for the Devaputra Dao Fruit, what could be more fitting for its Demon Path than destroying the Buddha?

It can even be said that even Bodhi, in his lifetime, could not compare to Karma Tathagata.

Could Bodhi step onto Buddha Land and slaughter the Buddhas?

He simply couldn't.

It had to be Karma Tathagata.

With this benefit, the progress of Dao Fruit fusion soared rapidly, his aura growing stronger every moment, and the thousands of reverse swastika Dharma Seals were the manifestation of his leaking aura.

This aura defying the Buddhist Law made Medicine Buddha fully vigilant, yet Shakyamuni Tathagata remained unmoved.

Even the Devaputra Dao Fruit Divine Skills were unable to perceive the state of Shakyamuni Tathagata's heart.

Shakyamuni Tathagata continued to gaze at the grand Golden Buddha, his speech carried a trace of complexity, both plain and yet suddenly clear, "When the Great Change of the Three Pure Ones occurred, Amitabha went forth with the Six Souls Banner, the names of the Three Pure Ones already inscribed upon its tail, later appending the title 'End of Dharma'. That was the perfect opportunity to destroy the Three Pure Ones, and as long as the Three Pure Ones fell, we could transform the Dao into Buddha, creating a world of Sha Men. Unfortunately, all of this ultimately became nothing but fantasy. To annihilate the True Spirit, to obliterate the will, this is the Sword Intent of the Supreme Qing Lingbao; it is the Fruit of All Causes, capable of guiding everything directly to the ultimate result."

"The Six Souls Banner was refined by the Shangqing Spirit Treasure with its own Dao, able to directly curse and kill the True Spirit. Though it could not threaten the very essence of beings like the Heavenly Venerate, it could still pose a threat. However, utilizing this treasure also carries risks."

At the realm of Amitabha, Dharma Manifestation had become a part of its essence, where the True Spirit exists the Dharma Manifestation resides, and where the Dharma Manifestation resides, the True Spirit exists.

The Pure Land still existing is proof that he is alive. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Theoretically, as long as the Pure Land is not destroyed, the Dharma Manifestation is not defeated, the True Spirit cannot be harmed.

Lingbao Tianzun is indeed formidable, but Amitabha is not to be underestimated either.

Alas...

"So it was by following the connection of the Six Souls Banner to directly counterattack the True Spirit." Karma Tathagata nodded.

The advantage of curses lies in killing without a trace, but the downside is that failure leads to massive backlash.

Amitabha is now suffering from such a backlash, ultimately losing his life.

Yet, would Amitabha not be aware of something that even Shakyamuni Tathagata is clear about?

The death of this top-tier Buddhist power surely has hidden intricacies within.

The result is that Amitabha's True Spirit was slain, but the process remains unclear, at most knowing that Amitabha died at the hands of Lingbao Tianzun... or the Three Pure Ones.

Karma Tathagata was also informed by Ksitigarbha about a lot of information from before the End of Dharma, knowing how formidable the Three Pure Ones could be when joined hands.

It seemed like only Lingbao Tianzun acted, but the Three Pure Ones are one entity, and if they join forces, the power of any one of them would surge.

But even such strong beings still perished under the End of Dharma...

For a moment, Karma Tathagata felt his thoughts drifting.

He immediately suppressed his thoughts to avoid mistakes.

Now is the time of confrontation, not a moment for excessive speculation.

"With Amitabha completely fallen, it indeed removes many of my concerns, and I can now confidently strive for his Dao Fruit." Karma Tathagata smiled.

Such determined words instantly made Medicine Buddha's face displeased, and he snorted coldly, "Mere wicked one, mind clouded by desires, you presume victory without even acting."

"Or else what?" Karma Tathagata retorted.

Upon hearing this, Medicine Buddha became extremely furious, and the Glazed Buddha Light ignited into Buddha Fire, about to make a move.

"Medicine Buddhist Friend!"

Shakyamuni Tathagata suddenly spoke, his voice resounding like a great bell, "Calm your mind, do not let Devil Thought invade your spirit."

Medicine Buddha only felt a clarity rushing into his spirit like water, all his fury vanished instantly, and all wrathful thoughts were erased.

Yet his spirit was shaken by this.

'It actually... wavered the spirit of this monk?!'

With Medicine Buddha's Buddhist cultivation, he ought not to easily entertain wrathful thoughts, and the reason for this was entirely due to the disturbance of external demons.

After the Karma Tathagata advanced significantly in the fusion degree of the Dao Fruit, its Dao Fruit Divine Power secretly influenced the Buddha's mind, and it seemed capable of stirring the mind and spirit of a Buddha like the Medicine Buddha.

Such profound Demon Path has surpassed even its origin, although its cultivation may not match Devaputra, the mastery in the Demon Path has already surpassed that Heavenly Demon.

"Conflict exists ceaselessly."

The Karma Tathagata smiled warmly and said, "The Medicine Buddha should be cautious."

His gentle tone delivered words of warning, contrasting with the soul-stirring Devil Thought, for a moment, the Karma Tathagata seemed both Buddha and Demon. Though his words were kind, they arose deeper distractions.

With cultivation in both Buddha and Demon, Buddha consults the Demon, Demon interprets the Buddha, perhaps because of this, Karma Tathagata's Dao practice advanced so swiftly.

After his words were spoken, the confrontation was brought to light, and the battle could happen in the next instant or await a particular opportunity.

"Boom!"

Distant thunder resounded again, mountains shattered, a stature of a sixteen-foot Golden Body ascended from the earth to the sky, transforming earth, water, wind, and fire, clashing with the surging chaos.

With the Divine Skills of Great Sun Tathagata, he can disregard space, roam freely, reaching everywhere except past and future.

But he faces Jiang Li, who can limit Great Sun Tathagata's movement with the [Emperor Emerges from Zhen], preventing Great Sun Tathagata's retreat.

Once he retreats, Jiang Li would reach the Amitabha Buddha's Dharma Image directly.

Therefore, the Great Sun Tathagata can only endure it.

And the result of enduring...

"Wind Perish."

A phantom-like figure flew out of the chaos, issuing an order, causing the wind's fury to vanish.

"Water Dry."

Exhausted water Qi, the Water Spirit ceased to exist.

"Fire Extinguish."

The fire source wavered, eventually burning out.

"Earth Split."

The image of the earth shattered, turning to flying ash.

Four commands, four [Emperor Emerges from Zhen], thoroughly destroyed earth, water, wind, and fire, suppressing the manifestation of the four elements, making it impossible for Great Sun Tathagata to use earth, water, wind, and fire to understand chaos to resist chaos.

Witnessing this, Great Sun Tathagata's heart turned cold, as if a chill was spreading.

This Jiang Li is truly invincible.

Strong forces drive [Emperor Emerges from Zhen], compensating for the gap in Dao practice, and the power sufficient to testify to the Dao can completely crush all laws.

Great Sun Tathagata has done everything to the best, used every ounce of strength, even blocked Jiang Li's Tai Shi Skill, yet still cannot defeat Jiang Li, not even able to hold his own.

Looking through the ages, even considering before the End of Dharma, the Great Sun Tathagata faced such a formidable enemy for the first time.

There are those stronger than Jiang Li, but among the opponents Great Sun Tathagata has encountered in his life, none could make him fall into such a desperate situation.

"Universal Illumination."

The Great Sun Tathagata unleashed all his Buddha Essence, transformed into infinite light, his body akin to the Great Sun, traversing the heavens, illuminating the Ten Directions.

He decided to exhaust every possibility for one last gamble.

Up, down, east, west, south, north, Six Harmonies all illuminated.

Life Gate, death position, life and death both revealed.

While illuminating the past and reaching the future, render Yi Dao skills entirely ineffective.

This move encompasses all.

In the next instant, the Great Sun Tathagata saw.

All life and death of the Six Harmonies transformed into chaos; even the past and future observed through Heavenly Vision and deduced by the Buddha's heart were a blur.

Universal Illumination, the Buddha Light reaching every corner, was intercepted by the Ten Directions.

This move reached no direction.

At this moment, his mind seemed to plunge into chaos, within perception, a giant hand came from chaos, mercilessly piercing through his body.

The sixteen-foot Golden Body shattered, and the newly claimed cottage turned to flying ash, the giant hand directly piercing through reality and illusion, destroying the Dharma image and physical body, grasping Cause and Effect.

Then——

Jiang Li indifferently withdrew his hand, extracting a Dao Fruit brimming with infinite light from Great Sun Tathagata's body.