Chapter 859 (1/2)
“Em… Emperor?!”
There was no doubt, only that man would have such a breathtaking handsomeness, and a murderous aura that could rock the sky and shake the sea.
How did he come here?
He has already fallen from heaven.
It’s impossible for a demon who has fallen from heaven to have direct access to Buddhism.
Why is he here?
All the Buddhas looked at each other with pale faces. Before they could even attack…
A swis.h.i.+ng noise sounded!
The man’s silhouette vanished from the stairs.
In the blink of an eye, Baili Jia Jue was already grabbing one of the Honored Buddha’s arm in his hand.
Suddenly, a powerful gale roared wildly over Buddhism.
In mere seconds, the demons behind Baili Jia Jue grew triple in size.
In the past, n.o.body from Tian Dao or Buddhism could defeat him, let alone now.
At first, all the Buddhas thought that he only had a demonic aura. However, his divine consciousness that could suppress the Six Paths, became evident as he approached them.
The Honored Buddha who was grabbed by Baili Jia Jue widened his eyes, he could not help but shout, “Divine Demon!”
Upon hearing these words, all the Buddhas’ pale faces turned an even paler shade of white.
All the Buddhas gathered together, as the Ninety-Ninth Sanskrit hymns lingered in the air. They revealed their lotus forms, solely for the purpose of stopping the man.
“Emperor, Tian Dao and Buddhism have been at peace for 100 years and you’ve voluntarily chosen to fall from heaven. Why must you come to Buddhism now?”
The Son of King of h.e.l.l lost all his intentions to prevent the fight after hearing those words. These Buddhas have lived for far too long, even the words from their mouth sounded disgusting.
Though all the Buddhas clearly knew the Emperor’s lethality and his ability to take away their Buddha’s bodies, Buddha could reincarnate into humans as long as a piece of their souls remained.
Putting aside their fear for Baili Jia Jue, they had to maintain the superiority of Buddhism. They put their palms together, muttering Amitabha, and said, “What goes around comes around for every existence in this world. Emperor, are you not afraid of the heaven befalling tragedies on you for causing trouble in Buddhism for nothing?”
Baili Jia Jue simply smirked and lifted his long leg to kick the Buddha who was strangled to death away. His eyes gleamed as he professed, “Just like what you said, what goes around comes around for every existence in this world. Back then, all of you forced Phoenix to give up on Buddhism and receive heavenly tribulations. Today, I’m here to make you pay for your evil karma!”
All the Buddhas could not help trembling when Phoenix was mentioned.
They had never done any evil deed…
Except for that year when Golden Lotus demanded Phoenix to marry the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, or she would have to empty the Sea of Blood in h.e.l.l.
It was a well-known fact that n.o.body could empty the Sea of Blood due to the existence of the Emperor in Mount Buzhou.
They clearly intended to leave Phoenix with no other choice.
However, little did they know, Phoenix stubbornly refused to marry. She went so far as to end her Dharma fate by herself, provoking the Heavenly Tribulation of Thirty-Three Rolling Thunder.
Originally, they wanted to give her some a.s.sistance. However, they were held back for some other reasons.
Ever since they had Phoenix, everybody in Buddhism kept their hands clean from the blood.
They were also aware of the fact that Buddhism was not the reason why Phoenix went to battle, or why she never refused to go.
It was all because of her promise to Sakyamuni Buddha, to protect the good, ward off evil, and free all the miseries of the common people.
However, the True Buddha was unable to truly return after coming back from h.e.l.l.
Young Phoenix knew it in her heart too, so she picked up the scythe and tried to cleanse everything just to repay his kindness.
At the outset, they promised True Buddha to do everything according to Phoenix’s wish.
However, as too much time had pa.s.sed.
They had a vague feeling that Phoenix could not be suppressed by their mere power.
They began to fear that she would reveal her Four Evil Faces and her murderous intent.
Hence, they did not offer any help and simply muttered Amithabha under the s.h.i.+eld of Vajra instead.
The Honored Sir was there too, and all of the others acted on his orders.
However, the day had become the darkest secret buried in their hearts.
The topic of Phoenix became a taboo, never to be mentioned by anyone in Buddhism.
Now that they heard it from this man, all the Buddhas felt a chill down their spines.
They had thought of 1000 reasons why the Emperor was here, but they did not expect that he would come to repay the Phoenix’s suffering from Heavenly Tribulation.
All the Buddhas seemed to think of something, and their lips became even paler.
When Tian Dao and Buddhism were at war, the Emperor disregarded the interception from Tian Dao and took away the Honored Sir’s Buddha’s body. Could it be that he did it for Phoenix instead of some witch?
He said he wanted them to face their consequences from that time.
Does he intend to steal all of their Buddha’s bodies?