The Desolate Ancient Era's Primordial Black Hole had no sky above, no earth below, no sun or moon, no yin or yang, and no cardinal directions or eight wildernesses—only endless spatial chaotic currents.
Da Xing the Mad Monk, having manifested his Unshakable Golden Body, was radiating golden brilliance all over. His Buddha aura bloomed in layers like halos. With his palms pressed together, he looked like a living Buddha statue. His fiery golden eyes, the Dharma Eyes, swept across the surroundings, yet he still could not detect the other party's presence.
The mysterious woman who had ambushed Da Xing the Mad Monk earlier had vanished, disappearing without a trace.
However.
Da Xing the Mad Monk knew that woman probably hadn't vanished but was hiding in the shadows.
Sure enough, not long after, the mysterious woman's voice came: "Take it all on? I'm afraid you can't handle it."
"There is nothing in this world that this old monk cannot handle!" Da Xing the Mad Monk sneered, a cold smile playing on his lips as he continued observing his surroundings, feeling quite apprehensive inside.
Not knowing the other's identity, nor even her background or origins to this day, left Da Xing the Mad Monk with no confidence at all. Although he possessed the Unshakable Golden Body, which might not be truly undying and indestructible in the strictest sense, it was close enough.
However.
Da Xing the Mad Monk clearly understood that so-called undying and indestructible was merely undying and indestructible. It sounded intimidating, but in reality, it wasn't all that remarkable. Among those suppressed within the Guixu, eight or nine out of ten were, damn it, undying and indestructible. But so what? They were still submissively suppressed in the Guixu, crying out to heaven with no answer, crying out to earth with no relief.
Therefore.
Being undying and indestructible didn't signify much. If someone wanted to deal with you, they didn't necessarily have to obliterate you. Imprisoning you in the Guixu would suffice, and you'd have to endure it submissively, with no recourse whatsoever.
Da Xing the Mad Monk wasn't afraid of being imprisoned himself, especially since the Guixu had long since collapsed. What truly made him wary was that the other party's existence was too mysterious and too bizarre.
The unknown was always terrifying.
Even Da Xing the Mad Monk, who had lived for countless eons, was no exception. Precisely because he had experienced countless eons, he was even more apprehensive of mysterious, unknown existences.
Especially at this moment, with the other party having vanished without a trace, it made Da Xing the Mad Monk's heart even more uneasy.
Add to that the fact that this was the Desolate Ancient Era's Primordial Black Hole, the place that decided the fate of the Great Dao and Heaven-Earth. Those who should come had come, and those who shouldn't have come had come as well.
Who the hell knew what exalted being this woman was.
"Little woman, show me whatever skills you have! Let this old monk have a look!"
No one responded to him.
Da Xing the Mad Monk grew impatient and prepared to take the initiative. He shouted, "If you don't come out now, don't blame this old monk for being impolite!"
As his words fell, Da Xing the Mad Monk began reciting scriptures.
One had to say, Da Xing the Mad Monk truly lived up to his reputation as a Living Buddha. His Buddhist Dharma was profoundly deep. As he recited the scriptures, the surrounding spatial chaotic currents actually began to boil, and then the boiling currents started evaporating like boiling water.
"Little woman, if you don't come out, this old monk will directly send you off to meet the Buddha!"
"Is that so..." Finally.
The other party spoke, but remained unseen.
Right then, Da Xing the Mad Monk sensed something was wrong because the surrounding spatial chaotic currents had, at some unknown time, begun burning like flames, and the fire actually grew more violent as he recited the scriptures.
The flames were black flames.
Flames like water.
They looked like black water boiling, yet also like black fire burning.
Whether it was black water or black fire, Da Xing the Mad Monk could no longer distinguish.
The other party's methods were truly too sophisticated, so sophisticated that Da Xing the Mad Monk couldn't guard against them. Moreover, he didn't know what the hell this black water-fire was; it was extremely sinister. As the water-fire surged wildly, it instantly engulfed Da Xing the Mad Monk, causing him to howl in pain.
What the hell is this thing? How is it so vicious?
He didn't know.
Da Xing the Mad Monk had lived for countless years, but today he was truly broadening his horizons.
He also had no time to ponder what kind of existence this black water-fire was, because his Unshakable Golden Body was burning red-hot under the water-fire's assault. Every acupoint in his body felt an unbearable, piercing pain. Immediately, he hurriedly pulled out the Great Compassion Fan hanging at his waist and began fanning wildly at the black water-fire.
The Great Compassion Fan was a treasure forged by the Zen Sect Patriarch, the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara. Its Buddha Dharma was boundless, its power immense. The black water-fire was sent flying everywhere by Da Xing the Mad Monk's fanning.
"As expected of the Great Compassion Fan forged by the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara. Truly formidable!" The mysterious woman's voice seemed to come from all directions, saying, "But I wonder if your Great Compassion Fan can shake my Creation Body."
Whoosh! In an instant, the black water-fire shot skyward. Simultaneously, a vast, ancient, and majestic aura swept over like a tidal wave. Feeling this terrifying aura, even Da Xing the Mad Monk's Unshakable Golden Body couldn't help but tremble. His mind swayed. Forcing down the fear in his heart, he looked up and was instantly stunned.
Within the black water-fire, it was as if a statue stood.
This statue was like a heavenly deity.
Da Xing the Mad Monk couldn't see it clearly at all. He couldn't see it clearly, didn't dare to, and had no time to see it clearly.
"Those who see my body develop the Bodhi mind; those who hear my name cease evil and cultivate good; those who hear my Dharma attain great wisdom; those who know my mind achieve Buddhahood in this very body!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk leaped up, his arms drawing circles before pressing together again. Golden Buddha light erupted wildly, like the descent of a Great Sun, blazing like golden flames.
As the Great Sun rose and burned, a colossal Buddha figure could faintly be seen.
This Buddha figure was like heaven and earth, possessing four faces and eight arms, seated cross-legged. Buddha light shone all around it, as if the Great Sun Tathagata had descended.
"So you have indeed cultivated the Great Sun Tathagata Wrath Incarnation, and it's the four-faced, eight-armed Great Immovable Vidyārāja Wrath Incarnation at that. Heh! It seems you really haven't been idle these years."
"Demoness! Who exactly are you!" Da Xing the Mad Monk, transformed into the Great Sun Tathagata Wrath Incarnation, roared furiously. His voice rolled with power, his Buddha tones vast, echoing within the boundless Desolate Ancient Era's Primordial Black Hole.
"Heh! What do you think?"
The mysterious woman had long since vanished. All that remained was a Creation Body burning within the black water-fire, majestic as a heavenly deity.
The black water-fire was ancient and vast, like the primal yin and yang burning and boiling. Opposite it, the Great Sun Tathagata Wrath Incarnation manifested by Da Xing the Mad Monk was solemn and dignified, immovable as a venerable, radiant as the sun!
Swoosh!
The mysterious woman's Creation Body raised a hand and pointed. The black water-fire swept over overwhelmingly. The surrounding spatial chaotic currents all disintegrated and vanished, a truly terrifying sight.
Da Xing the Mad Monk dared not be negligent. The manifested Great Sun Tathagata Wrath Incarnation raised its hand and struck out with a palm. This palm was like the vault of heaven pressing down, infinitely profound, infinitely powerful, like the legendary Tathagata's Divine Palm. When unleashed, all manner of spatial chaotic currents were shaken into nothingness.
Boom! Rumble—Crash!
When the mysterious woman's Creation Body clashed with Da Xing the Mad Monk's Great Sun Tathagata Wrath Incarnation, it was like heaven and earth colliding, erupting with an extremely terrifying force. The shockwaves spread out, crushing the endless spatial chaotic currents in the vicinity.