The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1951: Chapter 1896-1897: Contemplating Arhat — The Advantage Is Mine (Part 2)

This expedition is led by the Contemplating Arhat. The plan of surrounding Wei to save Zhao, surrounding and attacking with backup, was devised by him and has received the endorsement of the Mahasthamaprapta, aligning with Mahasthamaprapta’s requirements and, in his view, fully capable of intimidating all around.

Now, hearing someone questioning his plan, the Contemplating Arhat naturally will not be polite. After all, the resources within the Buddhism School are limited; if you take more, I will have less. Therefore, there is considerable competition among the Arhat Venerates, and he cannot allow others to undermine his position.

Of course, the Contemplating Arhat is daring in making such plans because he has his own confidence; his sure kill trump card gives him that confidence.

“No need for more words, pay attention to the timing of the attack, do not press too tightly. Also, be cautious in guarding the surroundings. Once an enemy is detected approaching, swiftly eradicate this sub-branch and then close the net,” ordered the Contemplating Arhat.

Their strength can easily destroy this sub-branch, but it cannot happen too quickly; otherwise, the opponent would give up on rescue.

This is deliberately done by him. As long as this sub-branch is not breached, the opponent will not dare to give up. After all, abandoning this once and watching those inside wait for death would surely cause the other strong warriors in Smoke and Mist Sacred Land to be apprehensive, as no one can guarantee that it won’t be themselves facing the wait for death in the future.

This is a trap, but it is a straightforward plot that Smoke and Mist Sacred Land cannot avoid taking the bait.

And as he predicted, after receiving the news of the major Buddhist forces’ attack, not only did the fleet of Smoke and Mist Sacred Land return, but strong warriors from the other two immortal sects also began to gather, heading towards here.

Every action seemed to proceed orderly according to the Contemplating Arhat’s plan, with the main forces of the three immortal sects starting to combine, as if they were really about to engage in a decisive battle with Buddhism School.

However, regardless of the perfection of the Contemplating Arhat’s plan, for it to truly succeed, a necessary condition must be met: when the two sides genuinely confront in the final battle, the strength of Buddhism School must be enough to suppress the coalition forces of the three immortal sects and achieve ultimate victory.

If the Buddhist strong warriors cannot suppress and annihilate the coalition forces of the three immortal sects to achieve ultimate victory this time, no matter how perfect the plan was in the early stages, it would be an exceedingly failed plan.

However, is the strength of Buddhism School sufficient to suppress the coalition forces of the three immortal sects?

No one knows.

Half a month later, the fleet of the coalition forces of the three immortal sects finally arrived. Both sides gazed across the vast Chaos Void at each other, and although no one could see the other, they had great mutual trust that the other had already arrived.

The major battle erupted as expected, but the outcome was not as Buddhism School had anticipated.

The real combative force on the Buddhist side, besides the initial fleet of nearly fifty warships centered around three sixth-generation warships, unexpectedly included a silently dispatched additional fleet of nearly forty warships centered around two sixth-generation warships.

At this moment, Buddhism School had formed a super large fleet centered around five sixth-generation warships, totaling over a hundred ships, with three True Immortal Sixth Layer Arhat Venerates, five True Immortal Fifth Level Arhat Venerates, together with more than twenty Arhats above True Immortal.

This terrifying lineup is considered the most powerful fleet ever assembled in the Chaos Void since warships appeared, surpassing even the previously established united army strength of Buddhism Jade Emperor Alliance.

It is essential to know that the united forces of Buddhism Jade Emperor, though deploying a similar number of strong warriors to attack and ambush the sub-branch of the Heterodoxy Alliance, exceeded in warship numbers by nearly a third. Notably, neither of the united forces owned any sixth-generation warships.

But the lineup of the coalition forces of the three immortal sects was only slightly inferior, formed around three True Immortal Fifth Level Immortals from three immortal sanctuaries, with many sect elders, protectors, and more than ten True Immortal gods forming a coalition army.

Certainly, the number of True Immortals in such large immortal sects cannot compare to overwhelming forces like Buddhism as the overlord of heaven and earth. Still, they hold a considerable number of gods with a divine position. In ordinary circumstances, there might be a gap when gods face True Immortals one-on-one, but the presence of warships significantly narrows the battle capability each side can exert.

Including the three sixth-generation finished warships purchased from the Shenxiao Sect and their original fleet, the total number of the combined fleet reached nearly seventy.

This substantial fleet and the number of strong warriors signify that the three immortal sects have indeed mobilized entirely for this battle, even bringing along some stationed strong warriors.

Between both sides, there is indeed a significant gap, even though the three immortal sects nearly launch an all-out battle; the forces sent by Buddhism School aren’t their entire power.

The plan of the Contemplating Arhat has been proceeding normally. Even if he wasn’t aware that the three immortal sects secretly purchased sixth-generation warships, the battle power between the two sides favored Buddhism School overall.

There was little said between both sides; at this stage, neither could easily retreat, with merely one side’s complete annihilation being the result of this great battle.

The only slight difference is that the three immortal sects only have this one chance; if they fail, they will be utterly vanquished. In contrast, even if Buddhism School fails, they might be seriously damaged yet still have the chance to make a comeback.

Yet, the Contemplating Arhat does not believe he will lose, especially with over a hundred warships against seventy-odd warships, the advantage is clearly theirs.

However, there is a giant loophole in the Contemplating Arhat’s plan; he overlooked critical information, which is that at this moment, the enemy of Buddhism School isn’t merely the coalition forces formed by these three immortal sect powers.

Perhaps the main opponent of the fleet he commanded is indeed the coalition forces formed by the three immortal sects, but their enemies wouldn’t miss such an opportunity for all that.

When the Contemplating Arhat blew the horn of attack, believing the victory of this battle was at hand, an unexpected enemy suddenly entered the fray and completely overturned the victory and defeat situation.

The Vajra Sect Leader of the Heterodoxy Alliance, Zi Tianxiong, commanding a fleet centered around two sixth-generation warships, supported by over thirty fifth and sixth-generation warships, including more than ten True Immortal deities, suddenly entered the battlefield.

This is something the Contemplating Arhat never anticipated. He never imagined that, according to the plan, the Heterodoxy Alliance, which should have been continually besieged by another strong fleet from Buddhism School, already facing annihilation danger, would appear here at this time with such a powerful force.

Those two sixth-generation warships aside, where did so many fifth and fourth-generation warships come from? Could they also have been sold by the Shenxiao Sect?

For the Shenxiao Sect to sell so many of their warships, surely they must have dismantled their own fleet entirely, perhaps just because they’ve cooperated with the Jade Emperor and are recklessly risking their own situation?

Actually, this is where the Contemplating Arhat made a miscalculation. The majority of the fourth and fifth-generation warships led by the two Vice Alliance Hierarchs of the Heterodoxy Alliance are not sold by the Shenxiao Sect, but rather primarily from the Xuantian Sect.

Right, it’s not from the Shenxiao Sect, but rather from the completely unexpected Xuantian Sect.

Back when Tie Qianshan, utilizing Bai Xiaosheng’s influence to purchase matured technology and finished sixth-generation warships from outside, the Xuantian Sect was among the most proactive forces.

However, back then, the Xuantian Sect, worried for its safety, fearing that if an accident happened, the sixth-generation warships of its own would be insufficient, was only willing to sell the finished technology and even assist the Heterodoxy Alliance but refused to sell finished sixth-generation warships. This left Tie Qianshan with no choice but to cooperate with the Shenxiao Sect.

Upon learning that the Shenxiao Sect agreed to terms with the Heterodoxy Alliance inflated by about thirty percent, even for top immortal sects like the Xuantian Sect, it was extremely envious.