Here.
Miao Rulai transformed into a Great Sun.
The Great Sun then transformed into the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation.
At this moment.
Miao Rulai was the Great Sun that illuminated all things, the Great Sun was the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation—the three were indistinguishable from one another.
Sacred, brilliant, and boundless Buddha-light illuminated the void.
Immediately after, the sound of Buddhist chants arrived.
The Buddhist chants were vast and mighty, as if coming from the heavens above and the earth below, or from all directions—ethereal and elusive, yet solemn and dignified. Each chant seemed to contain supreme Buddhist Dharma, profoundly mysterious and wondrous.
Accompanied by the rolling Buddhist chants, the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation grew increasingly sacred, increasingly radiant, and the Buddha-light it emitted grew increasingly powerful. The Original Sin that had originally enveloped the void began to twist and blur under the illumination of this Buddha-light.
"This Buddhist chant...
This damn thing!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk was utterly shocked. He recognized this chanting sound—it was none other than the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra!
If the fact that the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation had already become one of Miao Rulai's External Incarnations had left Da Xing with a sliver of doubt before, then when he recognized the chanting as the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, that last shred of doubt vanished like smoke.
Great Sun Tathagata Palm.
Great Sun Tathagata Mantra.
Great Sun Tathagata Seal.
These were the three supreme divine abilities of the Great Sun Tathagata.
The Great Sun Tathagata Palm, awe-inspiring to all things.
The Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, liberating all things.
The Great Sun Tathagata Seal, sealing all things.
Throughout the ages, within the Western Heaven Buddhist Realm, masters who had comprehended the legendary three supreme divine abilities of the Great Sun Tathagata were few, but not nonexistent.
At the very least.
The White-Browed Sage Monk of the Chan Sect, and Da Xing the Mad Monk himself, had comprehended them.
Of course.
They had only comprehended them. He could unleash these three supreme divine abilities of the Great Sun Tathagata, but the divine abilities he unleashed were merely imitations of their form and imposing aura. He could not unleash the profound true essence of the Great Sun Tathagata's three supreme divine abilities. In other words, the three supreme divine abilities he unleashed were empty shells. Though they contained the imposing aura of the Great Sun Tathagata, compared to the profound true essence, that so-called imposing aura was utterly insignificant.
The inability to unleash the profound true essence of the Great Sun Tathagata was not due to Da Xing's poor comprehension, but because he was not the Great Sun Tathagata, nor did he possess the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation.
To unleash the true essence and profound mysteries of the Great Sun Tathagata's three supreme divine abilities, one either had to become the Great Sun Tathagata, or possess the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation.
The Buddhist chanting sound coming from here was precisely the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, and moreover, it was the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra containing the supreme Buddhist Dharma of true essence and profound mystery.
One had to say, the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra truly lived up to being one of the Great Sun Tathagata's three supreme divine abilities—it was truly formidable. As the vast and mighty Buddhist chants arrived, the ten-thousand-zhang Buddha-light burned and liberated the all-pervading Original Sin like raging flames.
Right at this moment.
Golden Buddhist scripture talismans drifted down. Each Buddhist scripture talisman underwent myriad transformations, each transforming into a golden Buddha.
all-pervading Buddhist scripture talismans, all-pervading golden Buddhas.
The all-pervading Buddhas all bowed in worship towards the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation present here.
With this bow, the Buddha-light of the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation grew even more resplendent. Streaks of Buddha-light shot skyward, piercing the all-pervading Original Sin full of holes.
"A!"
"Mi!"
"Tuo!"
"Fo!"
The four-word true mantra rang out. The Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation once again transformed into the Great Sun, releasing endless Buddha-light that instantly illuminated the all-pervading Original Sin until it vanished like smoke.
Gone.
Completely gone.
Under the illumination of the all-pervading Buddha-light, the Original Sin was like the darkness before the dawn. After the sun rose, there was no more darkness between heaven and earth—only omnipresent light, only sacred, boundless Buddha-light.
The void was still the same void as before.
Ever-changing.
The numerous Desolate Ancient ruins remained lifeless, floating in the void like lifeless mountain ranges in a painting.
Within the void.
Miao Rulai stood like the Great Sun illuminating heaven and earth, even more like the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation that liberated all things.
Only...
What about that Original Sin?
To be precise, what secret was hidden behind the previous all-pervading Original Sin?
And who possessed such terrifying Original Sin?
Could it be that the other party had just vanished like that?
Or had they been liberated by Miao Rulai's Great Sun Tathagata Mantra?
No.
They had not.
What Miao Rulai had liberated was only the previous all-pervading Original Sin. As for the person behind the Original Sin, Miao Rulai probably didn't even know where they were—how could he possibly liberate them?
Suddenly.
A sinister, eerie voice came from somewhere unknown.
"Hehehe, truly worthy of being the Great Sun Tathagata Mingwang Mantra that liberates all things—truly formidable, formidable! To think that after the Desolate Ancient era, the Western Heaven Buddhist Path has produced such a remarkable little fellow!
Not only has he cultivated the Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage, he has even merged with the Great Sun and cultivated the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation. Truly an eye-opener for this Ancestor."
As the voice fell.
The void changed once more, and Original Sin condensed and manifested again.
As the void changed, it was as if the Original Sin was changing. It was unclear whether the void was changing or the Original Sin was changing. It seemed the void was the Original Sin, and the Original Sin was the void.
Gradually, the Original Sin formed three vortexes in the void—two resembling eyes, one resembling a mouth. It looked like a face, and moreover, an Original Sin face that covered half the sky.
Miao Rulai stared at the Original Sin face covering half the sky and asked, word by word: "You!
Are!
Who!"
"Hehehe!
This Ancestor is the Venerable Wu Dao who opened the Era of Wu Dao during the Desolate Ancient times!
Hahahaha!"
Good heavens!
Venerable Wu Dao.
And moreover, the Venerable Wu Dao who opened the Era of Wu Dao during the Desolate Ancient times?
Was this damn thing even possible?
Although the other party's Original Sin was deep—unimaginably deep—to claim to be the Venerable Wu Dao who opened the Era of Wu Dao during the Desolate Ancient times was simply too far-fetched. Da Xing the Mad Monk didn't believe it, and Miao Rulai believed it even less.
Others might not know, but both of them were clear: the Era of Wu Dao had indeed been opened during the Desolate Ancient times, and the so-called Venerable Wu Dao had indeed existed. However, that so-called Venerable Wu Dao was not a human, nor any immortal, Buddha, or sage, nor any demon, ghost, or monster. It was a wisp of consciousness birthed by Original Sin.
Later, the Era of Wu Dao mysteriously vanished, and it seemed the wisp of consciousness birthed by Original Sin vanished along with it.
It was said that it was precisely because this wisp of consciousness of Original Sin vanished that the Era of Wu Dao subsequently vanished.
As for how this wisp of consciousness vanished, no one knew.
To claim the other party was the Venerable Wu Dao who opened the Era of Wu Dao during the Desolate Ancient times—Da Xing the Mad Monk wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death. If Venerable Wu Dao were still alive, the Era of Wu Dao wouldn't have vanished back then. Furthermore, if this bastard really were Venerable Wu Dao, the Original Sin would likely be far more ferocious than what had just appeared.
The legendary Venerable Wu Dao was, after all, a consciousness birthed by Original Sin. In other words, he was the master of Original Sin, the source of Original Sin.
Never mind the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra.
Never mind the Great Sun Wrath Incarnation.
Even if the damn Great Sun Tathagata himself descended in person, he probably couldn't liberate Venerable Wu Dao's Original Sin.
"With your level, you dare arrogantly claim to be a Venerable, and moreover, Venerable Wu Dao? Do you have the qualifications?"
Miao Rulai, who was like the Great Sun and resembled the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation, stared at the Original Sin face covering half the sky, his words filled with disdain.
"Hehehe!
Little fellow, don't think that just because you've cultivated the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation, you can truly liberate all things, hehehe...
Just now, this Ancestor was merely playing with you. You know nothing of the power of Original Sin, hehehehe...
Today, this Ancestor will let you witness what true Original Sin really is!
Hehehehehe—" The Original Sin face covering half the sky laughed maniacally. The three vortexes resembling eyes and a mouth began to swirl violently, then merged to form one enormous vortex.
This vortex was terrifying to the extreme. Within it was filled with the power of Original Sin, devouring the void, growing larger and larger, like an abyss, even more like the source of Original Sin.
Da Xing the Mad Monk instinctively retreated a few steps. He was now basically certain that this bastard was definitely an Original Sin Ancestor from the Desolate Ancient era, very likely the one Gu Qingfeng had encountered earlier.
Suddenly!
Boom— A dull rumbling sound came.
It was as if something was about to burst forth.
What was this situation now?
Da Xing looked over and saw a person.
It was Demon Emperor Blood River.
He stood in the void, like a solitary peak supporting heaven and earth, his aura like a sharp sword piercing through the cosmos. His black hair danced wildly, his black robes rustling.
Beneath his feet, Darkness swirled, like a vortex of Darkness, also like an abyss of Darkness.
Boom— Another series of dull rumbling sounds came. The vortex of the Dark abyss spun faster and faster.
On the other end, the vortex resembling an abyss of Original Sin also spun faster and faster, larger and larger, continuously devouring and consuming the void.
With a sudden explosive boom, the entire void seemed to tremble slightly.
Whoosh!
A beam of Dark radiance shot skyward. For a moment, the entire void plunged into Darkness.
This erupting Dark radiance was far too dazzling. The moment it erupted, even an existence like Da Xing, who possessed Dharma Eyes, had his eyes stabbed by this Dark radiance until he couldn't open them. Even Miao Rulai, who was like the Great Sun and resembled the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation, was instantly overshadowed.
Fortunately, it was only for an instant.
After that instant.
Da Xing opened his eyes. He seemed to see something slowly rising from the Dark vortex.
It was a blade.
As for what kind of blade it was, he didn't see clearly. Not that he didn't want to, but he couldn't see clearly, because this blade was far too Dark. Its Darkness not only stabbed his Dharma Eyes until he couldn't open them to see, even his divine sense couldn't approach to investigate.
However.
Da Xing knew what kind of blade this was.
Yes.
He knew.
The moment that Dark radiance, which stabbed his pair of Dharma Eyes until he couldn't open them, erupted, he had already guessed what kind of blade this was.
Blade name: Dark Night.
Also known as: Dark Demon Blade.
Some also called it the Dark Judgment.
This blade was a demonic blade from the Desolate Ancient era that made countless Great Dao Ancestors tremble with fear. No one knew how many Great Dao Ancestors had perished beneath this blade.
It was said.
This blade had annihilated the Immortal Dao, and also annihilated the Buddhist Dao.
It had even annihilated the Great Sun, and annihilated Light.
Whether true or false, no one knew.
Da Xing didn't know either. But the moment he learned Demon Emperor Blood River had summoned this Dark Demon Blade, he instinctively flashed away, fleeing to hide in a corner.
Not only him. Even Miao Rulai, who at this moment was like the Great Sun and resembled the Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation, upon seeing Demon Emperor Blood River summon this Dark Demon Blade, also had his expression change repeatedly. Seeming to know the terror of this Dark Demon Blade, Miao Rulai, to avoid its sharp edge, instantly transformed the Great Sun Tathagata's Wrath Incarnation into a lifeless Buddha statue.