From Godhood to the Heavens

Demon Lord Chonglou and World Honored One Dizang were also in the crowd, but they were inconspicuous. In the battlefield of the Golden Immortal realm, it was just two Taiyi Xuanxian. What could they do?

Seeing that the Buddha seed within Emperor Jiuyan's body had already blossomed and was almost unknowingly converted, nearly achieving the feat of converting a Golden Immortal to a Taiyi Profound Immortal, but was detonated prematurely, the World Honored One was truly heartbroken.

When he heard the Eastern Emperor call out, Di Zang's face showed a bitter expression. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. Was it too much to think that an early-stage Taiyi Xuanxian was debating scriptures with a peak Daluo Xuanxian?

However, without the slightest hesitation, he rode the golden lion into the air, reached out and formed a lotus mudra, his expression solemn.

Between heaven and earth, the languid chanting of scriptures was no longer just a sound, but transformed into a tangible wave, surging and crashing against the precious defensive line hastily erected by the Eastern Emperor.

"Om Mani Padme Hum..."

The indomitable Buddhist chanting deep within the soul of Emperor Jiuyan once again forcefully resounded, but it was like a great bell sinking into a swamp, each vibration bringing with it the pain of tearing the soul apart, struggling to resist the all-pervasive erosion of the "Seven Emotions and Six Desires Reincarnation Sutra".

The dark golden Buddhist seal on his body flickered erratically, each flash accompanied by an even more violent backlash from the nine-colored divine fire and a merciless purification from the holy light. Blood mixed with burning fragments of laws and dim Sanskrit characters continuously gushed from his mouth, his body trembling violently, as if he would be completely torn apart, burned, or utterly devoured by that holy will in the next second.

The Moon Fairy and the Dragon Lady couple had completely succumbed to their depravity. Their empty eyes now held only the pure radiance of the white lotus, and the murmured hymns of praise coalesced into an invisible force that counter-attacked the Eastern Emperor's defenses. Their remaining power was no longer resistance, but rather an extension of the White Lotus Saintess's will, like manipulated puppets, radiating a chilling order after being "purified."

"Filth... must be cleansed..." The Moon Fairy's hollow voice pierced through the precious light, carrying a chilling coldness that made one's heart tremble.

"Holy Throne... Eternity..." The dragon chants of the Dragon God and his wife had turned into monotonous prayers. The yin-yang fish pattern above their heads spun faster, drawing in the chaotic energy of heaven and earth, attempting to assimilate the Taiji diagram laid out by the Eastern Emperor.

The Eastern Emperor's expression was more solemn than ever before. He sat cross-legged in the void, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. His imperial essence, like burning stars, recklessly poured into the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Profound Yellow Pagoda suspended above his head. The profound yellow energy hanging from the pagoda was as heavy as a mountain, desperately resisting the omnipresent erosion of the seven emotions and six desires. However, the waves created by the scriptures were too strange. They did not directly attack the magic weapon itself, but rather penetrated and resonated, stirring up inner demons and shaking the foundation of the wielder's will. Although the profound yellow energy could isolate most physical and legal impacts, it could not completely block this spiritual pollution that directly targeted the core of one's being.

The five banners fluttered in the wind, their five-colored divine light struggling to stabilize the foundations of the five elements, which were being battered by both holy light and chaotic inner demons. Yet, each banner trembled violently, the divine light runes on its surface dimming and shifting, bearing unimaginable pressure. The yin-yang fish, derived from the Tai Chi diagram, rotated with difficulty, attempting to neutralize the yin-yang dragon power that had been regulated and reversed by the white lotus's will. Each collision caused ripples to spread across the scroll itself, as if it were about to be assimilated by that "pure" order.

"Pfft!" The Eastern Emperor suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which splattered into the void in front of him. He had forcibly activated several supreme treasure embryos to fight against an enemy far beyond his own realm, while also having to protect everyone and resist his inner demons.

His vital essence was being consumed at an alarming rate. The golden light in his eyes dimmed, and blood even seeped from the corners of his eyes—signs of his soul being attacked and forcibly suppressed by inner demons, resulting in a backlash. Greed, rage, obsession, fear… countless distracting thoughts stirred by the scriptures gnawed at his will like venomous snakes.

"Uphold your Dao heart! Protect the Earth Burial Dharma!" The voice of the Eastern Emperor was hoarse, yet still resounded like a bell, forcefully suppressing the decadent music and reaching the ears of all the gods, especially the illusory image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who was being protected by the Xuanhuang Pagoda, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, radiating a faint yet tenacious Samsara Buddha light.

The World-Honored One, Ksitigarbha, with a solemn and dignified appearance, clasped his hands together and chanted the Ksitigarbha Sutra. Tiny golden swastikas flew from his mouth, merging into the void, attempting to carve out a pure land of Buddhist compassion amidst the chaotic and violent battlefield, resisting the White Lotus's attempts at salvation. However, before the holy radiance of the White Lotus Saintess, his Buddhist light was like a candle flickering in the wind, its range compressed to its limit, barely protecting himself and a small surrounding area. The power of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Reincarnation Sutra, like a persistent, insidious ailment, continuously eroded the edges of his Buddhist light.

"Hmph, resist." The White Lotus Saintess stood on her lotus platform, her icy white lotus eyes sweeping over the layers of defenses erected by the Eastern Emperor. The phantom images of millions of worshippers within her gaze shifted rapidly, and the chanting suddenly rose to a new level!

boom!

The Flame Light Banner of the Five Banners of Heaven and Earth was the first to succumb to the pressure. A crimson divine light on its surface was forcibly torn apart, and a wisp of holy radiance containing endless greed and desire pierced through like a poisonous needle! Instantly, the phantom of the Eastern Emperor who controlled the banner trembled violently, and the crimson light in his eyes surged, revealing a fanatical desire for that holy radiance. He almost lost control!

"Stop!" The Eastern Emperor's eyes were bloodshot as he forcibly diverted a wisp of his mind to summon the heavy earth energy of the central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to suppress it, barely managing to stabilize the formation. However, a slight crack had already appeared in the entire Five Elements Formation.

The White Lotus Saintess gently raised her hand and pointed towards the enormous purification crystal that contained Yang Jian.

"Crack...crack!"

The cracks on the crystal surface caused by Zhao Gongming's self-destruction instantly expanded and spread! Strands of purified holy light, which had been "solidified," seeped out from the cracks like living things, and actually wrapped around the shattered vertical eye mark between Yang Jian's eyebrows!

"Ugh—!" Yang Jian, sealed in amber, could not move his body, but let out a painful roar that was suppressed to the depths of his soul.

The flowing golden-red divine blood was instantly ignited and purified by the holy light!

The crack between the eyebrows, under the erosion of the holy light, was like being corroded by strong acid, emitting a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound, and even showed a tendency to further disintegrate!

His eyes, which burned with an indomitable fighting spirit, were now covered with an eerie paleness, as if millions of tiny white lotus phantoms were trying to take root in them!

However, under this terrifying pressure, within the amber-like crystal, Yang Jian's body, like a piece of black gold, emitted a series of buzzing sounds.

He gripped the Ten Realms Origin Pearl tightly in his hand, then suddenly shattered it with force. In the next instant, his body transformed into a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbing moisture.

"Who do you think you are? I don't even submit to the heavens, how dare you make me submit!"

What a load of bullshit white lotus!

"Come and fight!"