Previously.
Heavenly Dragon True Emperor had transformed his Heavenly Dragon Supreme Body into a dark evil dragon, exerting all his might, yet he failed to even approach Miao Tathagata. Not only that, he was battered by the Great Solar Radiance and the pervasive chanting Buddha Sounds until he bled from all seven orifices, appearing utterly wretched.
Now.
He summoned the formidable spiritual awareness and demonic will known as the Four-Skull Hell Guest and charged toward Miao Tathagata once more.
The Great Solar Radiance shone down.
The Sacred Great Buddha purified.
Countless Buddhas in the sky paid homage.
The chanting Buddha Sounds delivered souls.
Yet.
The ferocious Heavenly Dragon True Emperor pressed forward fearlessly and courageously!
The Four-Skull Hell Guest beneath his feet roared, roaring against the vast and mighty chanting Buddha Sounds.
A dark, evil sea of crimson flames burned, burning the countless Buddhas filling the sky.
Billowing smoke blotted out the sky and sun, blocking the illumination of the Great Solar Radiance.
Boom! Crash!
Rumble!
Deafening explosions erupted everywhere.
Yet Heavenly Dragon True Emperor did not stop. Still treading upon the Four-Skull Hell Guest, he continued forward, charging toward Miao Tathagata, who sat cross-legged atop the Sacred Great Buddha.
As the distance closed, the Great Solar Radiance shone more intensely, the Sacred Great Buddha purified more powerfully, and the countless Buddhas and chanting Buddha Sounds also grew more vast and mighty.
The previously strong sea of crimson flames and the billowing smoke began to weaken bit by bit, clearly suppressed by the Great Solar Radiance. Their imposing aura gradually diminished, and their speed also slowed.
Watching this scene, the various experts hiding in the distance to observe the battle were all astonished.
They marveled at how terrifying Miao Tathagata's existence truly was. To think that the spiritual awareness and demonic will summoned by Heavenly Dragon True Emperor was an indestructible entity, containing powerful mental will, and was none other than the Four-Skull Hell Guest, a Hell overlord. Yet now, it was being suppressed by the imposing aura of Miao Tathagata's Great Solar Radiance.
However.
It was only suppression.
It neither rendered the Four-Skull Hell Guest immobile nor halted Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's advancing steps.
"Miao Tathagata!
Do you think you can suppress this emperor's Four-Skull Hell Guest with just the imposing aura of your Great Solar Radiance?
Let me tell you!
Wishful thinking!
Today, this emperor will show you the true power of the Four-Skull Hell Guest!"
Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's eyes burned crimson as he glared furiously at Miao Tathagata. With a loud shout, the Four-Skull Hell Guest beneath his feet suddenly transformed into a massive chasm.
This chasm burned with dark bloodfire, spewing billowing smoke. It looked like a black hole from Hell, akin to an abyss in the void. As it surged forth, it seemed intent on swallowing the opposing Sacred Great Buddha whole.
However, at that moment, the radiant Great Sun, which had been hanging in the sky all along, suddenly shot out a beam of light. The beam seemed to contain boundless Buddhist Dharma, shooting directly toward the Hellish black hole.
Boom!
A violent sound erupted.
With a bang, the Hellish black hole vanished, and the Four-Skull Hell Guest reappeared.
"Miao Tathagata!
You are utterly incapable of dealing with this emperor!"
Seeing that he was about to reach the opposing Sacred Great Buddha, Heavenly Dragon True Emperor grew even more ferocious.
But before his words fully faded, a faint golden radiance flickered around the Sacred Great Buddha. In an instant, the sky was filled with golden Buddha Light.
The Buddha Light appeared, transforming in myriad ways, taking the form of a colossal Buddha palm comparable to the horizon, truly vast and boundless.
This Buddha palm was immense, sacred, and radiant, like the sun and the moon.
Its back was like the firmament, its palm like the earth, its lines like mountains and rivers. Even the hairs on the Buddha palm resembled flowers, plants, and trees. Its five fingers were like mountain peaks, akin to five giant Buddha statues.
Buddhist Dharma!
Boundless, endless Buddhist Dharma.
Imposing aura!
Limitless, borderless imposing aura.
Gazing upon this vast, infinite Buddha palm, the experts hiding in the distance to watch the battle were all stunned, utterly shocked by the sight before them, their hearts crying out in awe.
Within an ancient ruin in the distance.
The woman stared, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, exclaiming in shock, "Heavens!
Could this be the legendary Tathagata Buddha Palm?"
She had heard of the great fame of the Tathagata Buddha Palm. It was said to be the supreme Great Dao divine ability of the Western Paradise Buddhist school. Not only was its Buddhist Dharma boundless, but it also contained infinite, endless power. Where the Tathagata Buddha Palm pointed, all things would be annihilated, impossible to block or defend against. It was hailed as the ultimate power between heaven and earth, undefeatable by anyone.
"This is indeed the Tathagata Buddha Palm, but it is not the true Tathagata Buddha Palm. It has only the form and intent of the Tathagata, lacking the Tathagata's divine soul. It is merely an empty shell. The true Tathagata Buddha Palm is capable of destroying heaven and earth, beyond what we can imagine," the Seventh Elder explained. "It's unclear whether Miao Tathagata has not yet mastered the true Tathagata Buddha Palm, or if he intentionally unleashed this version with only form and intent."
Within the battlefield.
Facing the sky-blotting, Dharma-boundless Tathagata Buddha Palm, Heavenly Dragon True Emperor, treading upon the Four-Skull Hell Guest, showed not a trace of fear or the intention to dodge and flee. Instead, he merged completely with the Four-Skull Hell Guest and charged directly to meet it.
"Even the Tathagata Buddha Palm, what can it do to me!"
Boom! Rumble!
One had to say, this Heavenly Dragon True Emperor was truly courageous and martial to the extreme, daring to confront the legendary Tathagata Buddha Palm head-on.
Not only did he dare to confront it, but he also withstood it. Although the moment it made contact with the Tathagata Buddha Palm, the Four-Skull Hell Guest trembled violently, and both the dark bloodfire and billowing smoke were scattered into disarray, he indeed withstood the Tathagata Buddha Palm.
Alas!
It was only for an instant.
The instant passed.
With a bang, the dark bloodfire and billowing smoke were shaken until they dissipated like smoke. The Four-Skull Hell Guest was also shaken until it twisted, blurred, and retreated uncontrollably.
It did not stop.
Because the Tathagata Buddha Palm had not vanished. Instead, it pushed the Four-Skull Hell Guest backward, seeking to annihilate it!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Under the suppression of the Tathagata Buddha Palm, the Four-Skull Hell Guest emitted a series of explosive sounds, growing more twisted, more blurred, and trembling more violently.
Heavenly Dragon True Emperor, who had previously merged with the Four-Skull Hell Guest, now emerged once more, roaring angrily, "The legendary Tathagata Buddha Palm is nothing more than this!
Watch as this emperor uses Blood Dragon Coiling Hell to break your Tathagata Buddha Palm!"
What was Blood Dragon Coiling Hell? No one knew.
No one knew the true depths of Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's power.
Judging by his confident courage and his arrogant, domineering tone, it indeed made people extremely suspicious and doubtful.
Could Heavenly Dragon True Emperor truly possess the strength to break Miao Tathagata's Tathagata Buddha Palm?
Just as everyone was suspicious and doubtful.
They saw Heavenly Dragon True Emperor transform once more into a dark blood dragon!
Yes!
A dark blood dragon!
Burning with crimson flames, spewing crimson smoke.
Having transformed into the dark blood dragon, he coiled around the Four-Skull Hell Guest. Instantly, the originally twisted and blurred Four-Skull Hell Guest seemed to be injected with vitality and ignited. A raging sea of fire began to burn once more.
Simultaneously, the Four-Skull Hell Guest split into four.
Transforming into four giant skull Hell Guests, the only difference being that each skull Hell Guest had only one face.
Roar—! The Heavenly Dragon True Emperor, now a dark blood dragon, swung his dragon head, passing through the four giant skull Hell Guests, linking them together. With a series of crackling crisp sounds, the dragon scales covering the entire body of the dark blood dragon also transformed into skulls, one by one.
This was no longer a dark blood dragon, but a skull dragon from Hell!