Chapter 603 - 47: 7 Lamps Suspended in the Void, the Daoist Palace Opens Wide, the Prime Minister Weeps Blood

Chapter 603: Chapter 47: 7 Lamps Suspended in the Void, the Daoist Palace Opens Wide, the Prime Minister Weeps Blood

"Amitabha... The seal is broken."

The color drained from Guangcheng Zi’s face. As he listened to the Buddhist hymns and gazed out upon the Human World, he saw that the divine altars in the four directions remained shrouded in a chaotic blur, constantly shifting.

In other words, the abdication... was not yet complete.

But an Enlightened One had already returned.

Nearly ten of the Buddhist Great Luos had fallen. Great Sun Buddha, though covered in blood, threw his head back and laughed aloud:

"My Buddha! My Buddha!"

He pressed his palms together, his expression solemn and reverent. The shattered Vajra Aspiration Wheel began to glow once more.

"Now that my Buddha has returned, the outcome is settled! This is the moment!"

As his voice boomed, a towering figure materialized in the North, yet simultaneously filled the East, West, and South.

Across the entire Human World—from the birds of the air and beasts of the field to the common folk, from kings and nobles to Immortal Gods and Daluos—the vision of every living being was completely filled by this single figure!

Amitabha Buddha stood, solemn and majestic, holding the vast and Infinite Western Pure Land in his palm. His gaze took in everything, perceiving the past and future, understanding all.

He glanced sideways, his voice indifferent.

"Haotian, you are quite courageous."

The Buddha Mother approached, bowed respectfully, and sighed.

"Supreme Venerable, it is not that I did not do my utmost, but..."

"It is of no concern."

Amitabha Buddha’s expression was impassive as he spoke slowly,

"Now that I have arrived, all is settled."

He reached out, his hand pressing down toward the grim-faced Haotian. Simultaneously, he struck at the Jade Void Twelve Immortals, Zhenyuan Zi, and the numerous other Daluos.

A feeling of utter annihilation welled up in their hearts. There was nowhere to run, no path of escape, and no way to resist!

"Amitabha!"

Xuandu roared and raised the Taiji Diagram, which radiated a treasured, pearlescent light. The pale-faced Guangcheng Zi also lifted his Three-Bejeweled Ruyi.

They, along with the other Jade Void Immortals, brandished their respective Dao Fruit Supreme Treasures!

Zhenyuan Zi looked aggrieved and sighed.

"Supreme Venerable, I am only acting on another’s behalf. Why must you do this? Why?"

An ethereal image of the Ginseng Fruit Tree appeared behind him, and a great, ancient tome materialized in his hand. The immortal Dao Rhyme emanating from it was immense, rivaling that of The Investiture of the Gods!

In antiquity, there were three great books. The Investiture of the Gods, forged by All Daoist Fruits, was the first. The True Book of Life and Death, which records the True Spirit of every living thing, was the second. And the Earth Book, held by Zhenyuan Zi, was the third.

As long as the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda did not appear, the Earth Book’s defense was the first in the world, surpassing even the Primordial Qingyun!

The many Daluos unleashed their Divine Techniques. Fengdu shielded himself with the Nine Netherworld. The Ancestral Dragon let out a deafening roar and rushed to Zhenyuan Zi’s side, hoping to share in the protective light of the Earth Book.

The Little Peach Spirit fled toward the Western Spirit Mountain. Lu Nian, however, was fearless. She stood her ground, a delicate figure calmly staring up at the descending Buddha’s Palm.

As for Lu Jianxue, her eyes went wide. She brandished the Vajra Scepter in her hand and shook the Purple Gold Bell around her neck, causing it to jingle.

"You hit me, and I’ll call for backup!"

The massive Buddha’s Palm paused for a fraction of a second, then... it went around her.

The Great Buddha’s hand, large enough to cover the sky and sun, finally descended.

The Jade Void Twelve Immortals coughed up blood. Despite desperately channeling the Primordial Qingyun, the Three-Bejeweled Ruyi, and their other treasures, they were ultimately unable to fully unleash the might of their Dao Fruit Supreme Treasures. They were slammed to the ground and sealed within a peerless Divine Mountain;

Emperor Fengdu was nearly annihilated. He frantically activated the Book of Life and Death and the Nine Netherworld, but his body crumbled anyway. His remnant soul fled into the Nine Nether to recuperate, unlikely to recover anytime soon;

Although the treasured light of the Earth Book surrounding Zhenyuan Zi was radiant, it was forced to contract under the pressure of the Buddha’s Palm. In the end, he and the Ancestral Dragon were suppressed together, cast into the Chasm of Years where the Eastern King was once imprisoned, and vanished without a trace;

The Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole and the East Pole Qing Hua Emperor were both struck down, reverting to their primordial forms. One was the world’s very first wisp of longevity, while the other was the world’s first wisp of Nine Yang Essence Qi. After attaining the Daluo realm, they had become the very symbols of the Daos of "Longevity" and "Nine Yang Essence Qi" respectively. Now that their Daluo Bodies were shattered, it was impossible to say how many ages it would take for them to recover.

With a single palm, all the Daluos were either annihilated or suppressed. And this was with Amitabha Buddha holding back. After all, nearly every one of these Daluos was backed by a Dao Fruit, which was why he hadn’t been utterly ruthless.

Otherwise, with a single thought, all the Daluos would have been slaughtered. Only Zhenyuan Zi, relying on his Earth Book, could have withstood a few strikes...

「At that moment.」

"Hm?"

The solemn and impassive Amitabha Buddha let out a sound of confusion.

He glanced over and saw the young woman standing unshaken beneath his Buddha’s Palm.

"Interesting."

Amitabha Buddha frowned. A sliver of Dao Fruit Killing Intent shot down, slashing viciously at Lu Nian. She cried out in pain, her eyes welling with tears as a red mark appeared on her forehead.

And yet, that was all.

"This is..."

The Buddha Mother’s face was a mask of astonishment.

"An Innate Divine Demon? And the symbol of the Daos of the Unharmed, Incorruptible, Immortal, and Unending?"

Beside them, the expressions of the Great Sun Buddha, the Immortal Mother, and the others changed drastically. ’Incorruptible, Unharmed, and Unending?’

’No wonder not even the Dao Fruit Killing Intent could truly harm her!’

’A Dao of this level was on par with that of The Three Pristine Ones! In other words, while this woman might not be comparable to The Three Pristine Ones yet, she at least has the potential to become an Enlightened One!’

’When all things come to an end, she will not. When all things are destroyed, she will remain Indestructible...’

’Even if she were suppressed, given enough time, she would inevitably break free. Truly Undying and Immortal, as long as the Dao Fruit Positions weren’t all filled, she was virtually destined to attain a Dao Fruit!’

’If not in one great aeon, then two. If not in two, then three...’

The Great Sun Buddha sighed softly.

"To think such talent still exists in the world..."

Amitabha Buddha’s brow furrowed slightly, clearly also surprised.

’How interesting. Has this Dao already manifested a symbol?’

’His thoughts raced. ’Among The Three Pristine Ones, Shangqing is the symbol of the End of all things. It stands to reason, then, that if there is an End of All, there must also be a ’Non-End of All’.’

’And that would be the woman before me.’

’It could be said that, aside from Shangqing, no other being can truly harm this woman.’