The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 770: Ruthless Tathāgata【Two More】

Chapter 770: Chapter 770: Ruthless Tathāgata【Two More】

In the distance, many creatures were watching the battle. There were monks from the Human Clan and demon kings from the Demon Clan. Most of them had eagerly been waiting and tensed up when they saw Kua Fu carrying E’zang.

"Such a domineering presence! That’s E’zang, the strongest monk before Tathāgata!"

"Will the Tathāgata agree?"

"He should, shouldn’t he? Isn’t Buddhism all about compassion?"

"How could he agree? The Supreme Heaven Great Sage is way stronger than E’zang!"

"Give it a rest. E’zang’s a long-established Daluo immortal. It’s just that Kua Fu is stronger, that’s all!"

The spectators were discussing spiritedly, all curious about how Tathāgata would respond to Kua Fu’s pressure.

"Amitabha, if I don’t enter hell, who will? As a Buddha, I have long abandoned the self, for all beings, for the world."

Tathāgata chanted, causing countless creatures to twitch their faces.

This guy abandons his teammate and still makes it sound so righteous!

E’zang went pale and fainted.

"You’re shameless! He’s the deputy leader of Western Buddhism!" Li Yuanba couldn’t help but curse.

"Who would dare go to Western Region in the future if it’s like this?" Luo Shixin cursed as well, but then quickly corrected himself, "Tch! There won’t be a ’future’ for Western Region!"

Instantly, the generals of the Great Qin celestial court started swearing, cursing Tathāgata for his shamelessness.

Even the monks watching from afar did the same.

As a leader, to so readily abandon one’s subordinate was indeed despicable.

"The Buddha now is so different from the one in his past life!" Zhu Bajie lamented.

In his past life, Tathāgata ruled over Western Buddhism, with Jieyin and Cundi, two esteemed saints, backing him, and under him countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats. He alone could cover the Three Realms, naturally not needing to be shameless. But in this life, he had to start from scratch, and reputation was nothing but a passing cloud.

As Tathāgata’s disciple, Tang Sanzang, formerly Jin Chanzi, remained unmoved. His eyes, however, were fixed on top of Mount Ling, where he could sense Sun Wukong’s aura.

Even more violent than two days ago.

"Wukong..." Tang Sanzang murmured.

Though in this life, his relationship with Sun Wukong was not very close, in his past life they were master and disciple. On the journey westward, Sun Wukong fought demons to protect him. That kind of sentiment was deeply felt by him alone. Maybe Sun Wukong was hiding his abilities, but once he knelt to a master, he never betrayed him.

Qin Jun had already guessed that Tathāgata would make this choice. He beckoned with his hand, and Yuan Hong escorted Xuan Qing, flying out from the midst of the army.

"Tathāgata, for your most beloved disciple plus E’zang, are you willing to exchange for Sun Wukong?" Yuan Hong shouted loudly.

Xuan Qing, already tormented to near non-recognition, was distracted and foaming at the mouth, which made Tathāgata’s eyes narrow.

The anger of hundreds of thousands of monks flared, with Bodhisattvas in the Taiyi Realm bursting with aura, preparing for battle.

Xu Chongsheng watched this scene with interest; he too wanted to see how ruthless Tathāgata’s heart could be.

Gazing at the pitiful Xuan Qing, Tathāgata’s heart burned with rage, but he knew that he could not afford to act on impulse at this moment. Any slight mistake, and the Western Buddhism he had built would be destroyed in an instant.

"Amitabha, where are my Buddhist disciples? Hurry and save Xuan Qing!"

Tathāgata brought his palms together and shouted solemnly. Even with his thick skin, he could no longer suppress his fury and signaled to start the war.

Hundreds of thousands of monks leapt into action, swarming like a dense crowd of bees. Sun Wukong also sprang up from before Leiyin Buddha Temple, his Ruyi Jingu Bang swiftly enlarging, piercing the clouds and ready to sweep away thousands of troops.

"Fight!"

Qin Jun roared furiously. He hadn’t expected Tathāgata to be so decisive, so he saw no need for courtesy.

As his words fell, Xiang Yu charged at Sun Wukong, Kua Fu directly crushed E’zang to death, and the generals led their troops toward Mount Ling. Nearly ten million soldiers descended from the sky, a sight so spectacular it felt as though the heavens were flipping over, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Hou Yi picked up the Shooting Sun God Bow and loosed an arrow. A flaming giant arrow, like a meteor ablaze, shot toward Tathāgata atop Leiyin Buddha Temple.

Facing the incoming flaming giant arrow, Tathāgata raised his hand to strike, a golden giant palm as vast as a mountain emerging and colliding with the flaming giant arrow. In an instant, the entire world was illuminated by fire.

Boom—

Not far off, Sun Wukong and Xiang Yu were repelled by each other, both powerhouses relying on their strength without fancy spells, fiercely clashing body to body.

Their speed was so fast they created afterimages, and appeared like two rainbows colliding repeatedly in the sky. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of monks clashed with the nearly ten million soldiers of Great Qin.

"To think this small force dares to oppose me!" Qin Jun sneered, with Bai Ze and Zhuge Liang shaking their heads beside him.

Xing Tian did not immediately take action, but instead kept his gaze on Tathāgata, pondering something.

After Tathāgata dispersed Hou Yi’s flaming giant arrow, he shouted lowly, and suddenly two Tathāgata golden Buddhas appeared behind him, their appearance identical to his.

Three Tathāgata Buddhas stretched across the sky above Leiyin Buddha Temple.

This scene astounded countless onlookers.

"Sss—Tathāgata’s split body!"

"Wasn’t there only one? How come there are two?"

"It turns out Tathāgata always had a contingency!"

"With Tathāgata so powerful, how did Demon Clan’s split body escape back then?"

"Nonsense, obviously Tathāgata let it escape deliberately. Otherwise, even with the Demon Clan’s actual leader, he wouldn’t be enough for Tathāgata to slap away!"

The distant spectators exclaimed in surprise. The three Tathāgatas, with Buddha light shining all around, looked so solemn and sacred that they inspired awe and worship.

Qin Jun frowned, clearly not having anticipated that Tathāgata had another split body.

Even though the other generals and soldiers were shocked, they did not panic because Tathāgata was not an opponent they could contend with; that task had to be left to the strongest Daluo immortal generals.

Hou Yi was also somewhat surprised, but not panicking. He, along with Kua Fu and Xing Tian, were not troubled by the prospect of fighting three Tathāgatas, especially since the actual Tathāgata was still wounded.

In front of Leiyin Buddha Temple, Xu Chongsheng murmured, "Go ahead."

With that said, he leapt up, flying in front of Tathāgata, raising his arms high. Thousands of black holes abruptly appeared above his head, from which countless stone coffins rapidly emerged. Hou Yi frowned at this spectacle, his arrow ready to fly.

The other Fierce Ghosts of the Corpse Emperor Palace also took to the sky, summoning endless stone coffins across the expanse of Leiyin Buddha Temple.

"Corpse Emperor Palace!"

Qin Jun’s pupils shrank as he realized that Tathāgata had recruited the Corpse Emperor Palace as his ally.

From a distance, Xu Chongsheng looked at Qin Jun with a grim, mocking smile and commanded, "Kill!"

As his voice fell, the thousands of coffins behind him burst open, and swarms of corpse minions emerged. These decaying corpses had strengths varying from Taiyi scattered immortal to Daluo Golden Immortal and pounced towards the center of the battlefield like an army of fierce ghosts.

The several dozen strong beings from the Corpse Emperor Palace also summoned their own corpse minions, gathering thousands upon thousands, a sight that was immensely shocking.

Naturally, their minions were far inferior to those controlled by Xu Chongsheng.

"Holy Emperor of Qin, today you are destined to fall!"

Tathāgata declared. As his words echoed, the two split bodies beside him lunged toward Qin Jun.

His split bodies each possessed Daluo immortal cultivation. With their movements, the wind roared and thunder rumbled.