An indescribable explosion erupted!
Buddha Light soared into the sky, terrifying Earth-Lung Miasma formed a wave, violently assaulting in all directions.
Silent Extinction Buddha’s Intent rose, causing the wave, miasma, and Buddha Light to rapidly weaken until they disappeared.
It was raining in the sky.
Water vapor was also rolling and steaming.
The scale of the Wangchuan Tributary was less than one percent, with broken bead strings in the water, along with Ice Coffins freezing the surrounding currents.
The broken body of the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion quietly floated.
Its body had shrunk by more than eighty percent since its inception and was covered with shocking wounds. Buddha Light continually leaked from the wounds, the aura falling to the deepest bottom, as if ready to disintegrate at any moment.
But its right hand steadily gripped an object—that was half of the Earth Evil God’s battered divine body!
The Wangchuan Tributary was unguarded, easily crossed by the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion.
The Buddha Illusion lifted half of the Earth Evil God’s shattered body, step by step ascending onto the altar.
The Earth Evil God responded, slowly reaching out and grabbing the arm of the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion.
But only achieved this movement to his limit.
The Earth Evil God roared faintly and reluctantly, self-destructed, turning into a large yellow smoky dust, wrapping the altar to use its last strength to stop the enemy.
The Buddha Illusion shook his head with a light smile: "Rather than undergo Divine Separation, you exhausted your last bit of strength to stop me."
"Lord of Wangchuan, you have already lost your wits."
"If you had maintained Divine Separation, it would have distracted the last power of my Life Buddha Wheel for suppressing you."
He let go, his five fingers spread open, allowing the yellow sand to scatter away.
The Buddha opened his broken, seemingly ready to collapse dry foot, step by step, climbing the steps, ascending the altar, reaching the highest point.
The blood light that once enveloped the altar remained only a large mass like a millstone.
In this blood light, the Heavenly Ghost Skull had melted into a mass of deep blue liquid.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion, with his remaining right hand, paused before his chest, his right palm upright, chanting, "The sunken boat sinks deeper, the dead wood turns green. The losing game hides the celestial gambit, a tiny light glows as a star."
He reached the top of the altar, extended his right hand, fingers dipping into the blood light, contacting the deep blue liquid.
In an instant, the liquid suddenly reverted, transforming into a deep blue skull.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion’s impassive expression changed dramatically for the first time!
His eyes widened, revealing incredulous joy.
He chanted the second half: "The steps reach the heavenly stair, the face now first revealed. In the moment of forgetting, the Buddha unveils the true name."
"So it is!"
The Silent Ghost Monk, before the battle, successfully prayed to the Buddha and obtained this revelation.
Until this moment, he realized the meaning of the revelation.
"Buddha unveils the true name" points directly to this acquired innate!
This was the hundred-year scheme of Lord of Wangchuan, planning to complement his innate path, as well as the heavy stake of the Silent Ghost Monk’s sacrifice in the battle, winning Buddha’s favor!
This innate nature brings a qualitative transformation to Lord of Wangchuan and great utility for the Silent Ghost Monk.
Even the Silent Ghost Monk could not help but rejoice, which made the Silent Extinction Buddha’s Intent even dimmer.
In fact, the entire Buddha Illusion was fading, like dense fog exposed to sunlight, visibly thinning.
"After a long battle, the main body has yet to arrive?"
"Even if previously distant, was it to trick Lord of Wangchuan and others? Now at this moment, it should have arrived."
"Is it held up by something?"
A hint of worry flashed across the face of the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion.
"Hmm?"
His gaze paused, capturing Ning Zhuo, Qing Chi, and Luo Si.
Ning Zhuo and Qing Chi were patient, waiting for Luo Si to recover as much as possible, then heard the most shocking explosion, followed by the vanishing smoke and no hints of a fierce battle.
Luo Si ignored the treatment, opened his eyes, urging Ning Zhuo to move.
After the three dashed out of the passage, they saw the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion gripping the Heavenly Ghost Skull, unable to hide his joy.
Whoosh!
Luo Si exhaled a breath of miasma: "Who would have thought the final winner is the Silent Ghost Monk!"
"Silent Ghost Monk?" Ning Zhuo wondered.
Qing Chi frowned while scanning the altar battlefield: "Where has Lord of Wangchuan gone? Could it be that this great Buddha eliminated him?"
She had come carrying an avenging mindset, eagerly searching for her enemy.
Cough, cough, cough...
Lord of Wangchuan coughed violently several times.
Within moments, he traversed miles, using the Great Array connecting heaven and earth, transported back to Wangchuan Immortal City.
The cultivators surrounding him knelt immediately upon seeing Lord of Wangchuan.
Lord of Wangchuan first glanced behind him, seeing the empty Array Heart of the Earth Phase Array, his pupils shrank, and anger surged.
"A group of fools!"
"Could not even defend against the surge of Earth-Lung Miasma."
"Where’s the person?"
The cultivators hurriedly spoke, begged for forgiveness.
"Get out." Lord of Wangchuan had no mood to deal with these people and directly dismissed them.
Once alone, he sat cross-legged, actively recuperating while remotely monitoring the altar through the Great Array.
Though he voluntarily retreated, transported back to base, he had not fully given up.
Upon seeing the Silent Buddha Illusion atop the altar holding a skull, the leader of the Wangchuan Underworld showed a cunning smile, murmuring softly, "Silent Ghost Monk, this altar is not so easily ascended."
While speaking, the face of the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion on the altar changed suddenly, looking down.
His Buddha body began dissipating in large chunks!
This altar is extraordinary, it is the Array Heart of the Heavenly Phase Array, a mighty artifact! To ascend it, three conditions must be satisfied.
First, at least the soul foundation of a million Human Souls.
Second, a sufficient amount of Evil Qi for suppression.
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