Chapter 459: Always Imitated, Never Surpassed!
The expression of Pure Joy Buddha changed drastically, as if he were sitting on a volcano. Before he could react, a thunderous explosion erupted!
“Boom!!!”
An incomparably terrifying wave radiated from beneath him, followed by blinding white light filling the universe, then a deafening sound swept across the heavens and earth!
“Ahhh!!!”
The Buddha screamed in agony; even with his Indestructible Golden Body, he was completely defenseless against this strike!
“Hold it down for me!”
He roared, unleashing all his power, exhausting all his tricks to forcefully crush this wave of power back down.
However, he underestimated the energy generated by material disintegration; the terrifying impact tore through layer after layer of defense, seemingly endless.
“Goodness, he really can take a hit!”
Seeing this scene, Zhou Tong’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch slightly.
Having personally executed this move, he was still shocked by its power.
If it weren’t for Pure Joy Buddha taking over more than eighty percent of the impact, the entire Li Family would have suffered greatly.
Even more terrifying was that this technique was a weakened version; if Lai Fu had executed this strike himself, Pure Joy Buddha might not have been left with even ashes.
After a moment, the raging flames finally calmed down, and when the smoke cleared, everyone beheld another side of the Buddha.
His lower body was bleeding profusely, one hand clutching his rear, his waist bent, glaring fiercely at Zhou Tong.
“See, the injury is visible now, wasn’t it enjoyable for the Buddha just now?”
Zhou Tong mockingly taunted, twisting the Buddha’s expression into one of extreme distortion.
“I will tear you apart into pieces!”
“Wrong, it’s me who will make you die without a burial place!”
A sharp aura spread from Zhou Tong, causing a resonance with the Great Dao, a scene that made Pure Joy Buddha’s expression change slightly.
“This kid is a bit too tricky!”
He thought to himself, but didn’t hold too much caution; the Great Thunder Sound Temple had a legacy of thousands of years with countless supreme ultimate skills, suppressing Zhou Tong was not difficult.
However, to deploy ultimate techniques, he needed enough time to gather strength, and it was evident Zhou Tong wouldn’t give him that opportunity.
If it were normally, he wouldn’t choose to clash with Zhou Tong, but today was different; the awakened Holy Son had exceptional uses and he had to bring him back at all costs!
With that thought, he took a deep breath as light erupted from his rear, enveloping his entire body, helping him recover from all injuries.
However, after this series of actions, his aura diminished significantly, far from his peak state.
“This time I will truly send you to the afterlife!”
Zhou Tong sneered, preparing to make his move again.
“Wait!”
Pure Joy Buddha hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, and behind him, a lotus platform materialized, and he calmly seated himself upon it.
“Do you want to beg for mercy? Then kneel down and lick my shoes clean!”
Zhou Tong had no respect at all, and unleashed a Omniverse Illusion Seal, continuously compressing the Buddha’s foundation.
“Great Compassion Palm!”
The Buddha countered with a strike; the terrifying aftermath rebounded between them, but just as it was about to strike Zhou Tong, it suddenly dispersed.
However, Pure Joy Buddha was not as composed, being forced back several dozen meters, revealing a clear distinction in strength.
“To avoid affecting the masses, this Buddha is unwilling to kill indiscriminately, but that does not give you the reason to be reckless!”
Pure Joy Buddha rebuked, his gaze filled with a terrifying look: “I want to make a wager with you; if you win, I will return your parents; if you lose, you must hand over the Holy Son and convert to the Buddhist Sect!”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong stood with his saber, the corners of his mouth slightly rising.
“A Heavenly Dao Pact, is it?” he asked.
“Not a pact!”
Upon hearing this, everyone scoffed; wasn’t this just leaving himself an out for when he wanted to renege?
“No need to agree to him; just capture him!” the Empress decisively stated.
“Wait a moment; I do think peace is important. Please clarify the terms of the wager!”
Zhou Tong seemed to have suddenly changed, withdrawing his killing intent, watching the Buddha with a playful expression, making everyone feel very uncomfortable.
“Amitabha!”
Pure Joy Buddha’s expression once more became gentle as he extended his palm towards Zhou Tong.
“I will let you fly in my palm for three moments. If you can jump out of my palm within those three moments, you win; if not, I win.”
After hearing this, Zhou Tong’s expression remained unchanged, but inside he was laughing hard.
This was a trick he had used before; Tang Qi had once been suppressed by it under the mountain. The old bald donkey wanted to use the same trick again, so he shouldn’t blame him for taking advantage of it!
“Then you’re destined to lose!”
Zhou Tong didn’t hesitate and jumped into Pure Joy Buddha’s palm, his eyes filled with mischief.
At that moment, Pure Joy Buddha also smiled; he knew he was bound to win. After three moments, he would have gathered enough power to completely suppress Zhou Tong!
“Buddha Nation in Palm!”
Amidst the flashing golden light, he used his Great Divine Ability, encompassing the universe and integrating the eight directions, turning his palm into a world—a supreme spatial divine ability.
“Can we start now?”
Zhou Tong said impatiently, leaping up, activating the Movement Art, instantly disappearing at the horizon.
“No matter how you jump, you can’t escape this Buddha’s Five Finger Mountain!”
Pure Joy Buddha muttered to himself.
“You’re celebrating too early!”
Zhou Tong sped through the void, seemingly already reaching peak speed, but to him, that was nothing.
Just then, he activated the Ignorant Realm, analyzing the ultimate skills that the Buddha was about to deploy.
“This is such a useless technique, requiring so long to charge; while you’re busy with that, I’ll just give you a little something extra!”
With a flip of his hand, a black lotus appeared in his palm.
This was a combination of Chaos Malevolence, Rebellious Malevolent Qi, and Breath of Annihilation, the nemesis of all cultivators, and the Great Thunder Sound Temple was a typical cultivating sect.
“Enjoy this thoroughly!”
Zhou Tong’s brow glowed, and he infused it with supreme Spiritual Power, making it surge with black light that was captivating.
Thus, unnoticed by everyone, the black lotus was planted in the Buddha’s palm, melding with it.
“So boring…”
Zhou Tong yawned in the air. As the three moments approached, he suddenly saw five pillars standing upright in front of him, unfathomably deep, with no top in sight.
“Hehehe…”
He rolled his eyes and dove straight down!
“Oops, could these five pillars be the steps to heaven? It seems my leap will take me directly to the end of the sky; I wonder what that old bald donkey will have to say.”
Zhou Tong pretended to be flamboyant, turning to leave but suddenly stopped in his tracks.
“This isn’t right; I should leave some mark so that old bald donkey can’t deny it!”
“Hmph! A frog at the bottom of the well, an ant!”
Pure Joy Buddha showed a disdainful look; in his Buddha Nation, Zhou Tong’s actions were so laughable, trying to leave evidence for his defeat.
He was already looking forward to Zhou Tong’s triumphant return, only to see the mark left behind, that expression of shock and despair!
“This Buddha just wants to see what kind of mark you can leave!”
Before his words fell, he saw Zhou Tong raise the Three-pronged Double-edged Saber.
“Let me chop down a few pillars to take back for them to see!”
