At that moment, Shoraionji Temple had changed entirely, revealing its original appearance.
The majestic shrine, ancient temple floating in the air, and pagodas guarded every direction. That giant Buddha statue rising from the ground was none other than the former Buddha of the Siddhartha realm.
“Arhats, come forth!”
A booming voice rolled through the skies like thunder, resounding through the world.
The next second, golden figures with dazzling golden light manifested in Shoraionji Temple. A significant number of arhats then appeared out of nowhere, one after another. Surprisingly, there were five hundred in total.
Five hundred arhats!
Watching the scene, Alex, Dorothy, and the others’ hearts skipped a beat, and they were dumbstruck.
“Hurry up and leave!” Alex shouted and dragged the injured Daya and Ynes.
The group of people hurriedly retreated into the distance.
The god of the Underworld did not stop them. Facing the battle formation displayed by Shoraionji Temple, even a great demon king like him had to take it seriously.
Meanwhile, Alex and the others were probably no different from ants in his eyes. He had only kept disguising himself simply because he had an eye on Alex’s divine power. It could help him find Shoraionji Temple and drag it down.
Now that the temple’s gate was wide open and the arhats had manifested, he no longer needed Alex. His life and death were unimportant.
Whoosh!
Five hundred golden-bodied arhats with imposing aura rushed out of Shoraionji Temple and surrounded the god of the Underworld. Each arhat glared at him with surging killing intent.
That thousand foot tall phantasm of the Buddha opened his mouth. “Repent, and you shall be saved!”
The god of the Underworld laughed heartily.
He pointed at the phantasm and questioned him loudly, “Why should I repent? Why should I turn around? What is a Buddha? What’s there to be saved?” Sakyamuni, you’re wrong. You’re wrong since the beginning, so Buddhism is declining now, and the Buddha has met his demise. Can anyone simply bullsh*t us? Why? It’s all because you’ve walked down the wrong path!”
He declared those things loudly, trying to preach his way.
“Everyone can turn into a Buddha? That’s bullsh*t!”
The golden light surged all over his body, and a magnificent golden body appeared behind him. It was a hundred foot tall, ten times shorter than the Buddha’s phantasm, but the appearance of the phantasm was himself…
He hadn’t deceived Alex.
Initially the guardian of Dairaionji Temple, he was a bodhisattva with the monastic title of Grand. He subdued the god of the Underworld, but over time, began to change his philosophy. Eventually, he turned himself into the god of the Underworld and wanted to offer another path for Buddhism.
Presently, it was the result of a clash of philosophies.
A loud boom rang out.
The god of the Underworld took a punch with the condensed energy from the five hundred arhats.
The hundred foot tall golden bodied phantasm instantly dwarfed. However, he refused to concede. As his eyes glowed red, he roared and summoned. He then broke the void and punched out a hole before a floating immortal mountain flew from the inside.
It turned out to be the Underworld Tomb!
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