Third, one must have sufficient fate to withstand divine retribution!
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion, being the Life Buddha Wheel, is a temporary divine body formed by invoking Silent Extinction Buddha power, naturally lacking any soul foundation.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion is filled with Silent Extinction Buddha’s Intent, which is extremely terrifying and difficult to coexist with other intents. Just look at the battle; no matter how mighty the Earth Evil God’s Earth Evil Qi is, it cannot erode the Buddha’s body, which speaks volumes.
Therefore, He does not have any Evil Qi.
As for fate, there is even less. If the Silent Extinction Buddha himself were to descend, he would surely meet this requirement. Perhaps the Silent Ghost Monk in person could as well. But alas, the Life Buddha Wheel is merely a magic treasure, how could it have fate?
Without fate, how could it withstand divine retribution?
The Lord of Wangchuan sacrificed the Netherworld Heaven and transformed the Yin Heaven’s power with the Heavenly Ghost Skull. In other words, the Lord of Wangchuan received support from the Yin Heaven.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion that obstructed and defeated the Lord of Wangchuan would naturally face divine retribution.
Heaven’s power!
This caused the Silent Extinction Buddha to collapse extensively.
"It’s a trap!" In an instant, the Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense finally realized and reacted.
Previously, the retreat of the Lord of Wangchuan’s true form was both a way to avoid fatality and the beginning of a scheme.
He even intentionally dispersed the Earth Evil God, just to let the Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense be completely reassured!
The Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense drove the Buddha’s illusory body, stepping onto the altar, unwittingly triggering the trap.
He did not have the Grey Bone Elder’s warning and was unaware of the peculiarities on the altar.
If the Silent Ghost Monk’s true form were here, his thoughts in the Divine Sea would be endless, like lightning, and he might sense the breath of conspiracy, be vigilant, and not rush up.
But within the Buddha’s body was only the Silent Ghost Monk’s temporarily residing divine sense, and having battled till now, both Buddha power and divine sense were exhausted to the bottom, the state was extremely inadequate.
Thus, even the wise will make mistakes.
The Lord of Wangchuan aimed precisely at this, thus smoothly designing the trap.
He succeeded!
The force of divine retribution entangled around the Buddha’s shadow, unable to be resolved.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion sighed softly, holding the Heavenly Ghost Skull, and soared into the air.
He knew clearly that destruction was inevitable, but the final winner might not necessarily be others.
"As long as I leave here with all my might, perhaps I can reunite with the true form."
His essence is the Life Buddha Wheel, naturally unable to use the Heavenly Ghost Skull, but as long as he reunites with the true form, and delivers the skull before the Lord of Wangchuan returns, it counts as a win!
"If unable to reunite, then bury the skull midway, striving to buy time."
"If such a situation arises, all hope can only be pinned on the true form, to find it sooner."
Just as the Silent Extinction Buddha’s shadow flew out of the altar, there was a splash.
Water waves surged again; the Wangchuan Tributary, like a giant water python, pursued fiercely.
The Silent Extinction Buddha’s shadow focused, quickly discovering the ice coffin and bead string within the tributary.
The ice coffin had been mostly worn down, the Netherworld Flood Dragon Scissors inside slightly trembled, releasing power. The bead string was in tatters, only about thirty percent intact, yet under the power of the Netherworld Flood Dragon Scissors, it could still maneuver the Wangchuan Tributary.
Of course, all these were inseparable from the Lord of Wangchuan’s true form. He now stood indomitable in the Wangchuan Immortal City, commanding remotely!
The Silent Extinction Buddha shadow’s heart sank.
Such a battle situation fell into another deadlock; who would emerge victorious was anyone’s guess.
Will He collapse first or temporarily shake off the Wangchuan Tributary?
"No matter what, eliminate them first." The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion suddenly changed direction, heading towards Ning Zhuo, Qing Chi, and Luo Si.
"Trouble." Ning Zhuo suddenly felt the surge of malicious intent coming forth.
"This Buddha has no good intentions!" Qing Chi’s sense in this aspect was sharp too.
"Retreat now!!" Luo Si shouted lowly, in poor condition, his combat power had fallen to an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator.
No sooner said than done.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion had already reached out its finger, pointing toward the three.
The reason He hadn’t attacked Ning Zhuo and the Qing Jiao Army earlier was that He had just freed Himself, realizing that Ning Zhuo and his group were the Lord of Wangchuan’s human tribulation, deducing they were the product of Mortal World Lifespan’s evolution.
The enemy’s enemy is a friend, so He didn’t act, focusing all attention on the Lord of Wangchuan.
But now, the situation was clear; He needed to contend with the Lord of Wangchuan again.
Both the Silent Ghost Monk and the Lord of Wangchuan were in a dire state, weakened to an extreme.
Under such circumstances, Ning Zhuo and others became a significant threat!
"These people are the Lord of Wangchuan’s human tribulation, backed by Mortal World Heaven’s Lifespan, to ignore them may lead to them becoming the ultimate victors!"
The Silent Ghost Monk came here to battle fiercely, to stop the Lord of Wangchuan’s path, partly due to their deadly feud and partly due to the hidden Buddha’s fate in the phrase.
He certainly wouldn’t hand over the Buddha’s fate!
In that moment, Ning Zhuo, Qing Chi, and Luo Si’s hearts sounded alarms, hairs standing on end.
Luo Si pushed Ning Zhuo and Qing Chi: "I’ll block this..."
But just as he shouted, the force had already descended upon them.
At the critical juncture, a Buddha Light suddenly shot out from Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sea!
The Buddha Light rose to the sky, emanating from Ning Zhuo.
The Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion’s force sensed the Buddha Light and immediately dissipated without trace.
"What is this... Buddha Treasure?!" The Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense was shaken, utterly perplexed.
And the next moment, something even more shocking happened.
The Silent Extinction Buddha’s body suddenly lost control, as the Buddha himself descended with intent, casting an investigative gaze toward Ning Zhuo.
"Who is he? Enough to command such attention from my Buddha?!" The Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense shook again, astounded.
Buddha Heart Demon Seal!
Ning Zhuo was filled with surprise, not expecting the Treasure Seal in the Divine Sea to be activated at this time.
"No!" The Silent Ghost Monk gritted his teeth, terror-stricken, as he realized the out-of-control Buddha’s body intended to toss the Heavenly Ghost Skull to Ning Zhuo.
"That’s mine, my Buddha’s fate!!"
The Silent Ghost Monk is the Silent Ghost Monk, while the Silent Extinction Buddha is the Silent Extinction Buddha.
To preserve the Buddha’s fate, the divine sense that the Silent Ghost Monk entrusted to the Life Buddha Wheel decisively dispersed the Divine Summoning Technique.
The Silent Extinction Buddha’s body completely disintegrated.
Yet, the force of divine retribution clung like a shadow, continuing to fall upon the Life Buddha Wheel.
Crack, crack...
The Buddha Wheel slowly rotated, fractures spreading across it.
As the radiance dimmed, the Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense mustered its last ounce of power, forcefully tossing the Heavenly Ghost Skull away.
The skull was wrapped in a group of Buddha power, speeding like a meteor, vanishing in the skies in the blink of an eye.
The Buddha Wheel then disintegrated significantly under the force of divine retribution, with the Silent Ghost Monk’s divine sense exhausted within, making it appear as an ordinary copper instrument, falling from the sky.
Luo Si instinctively used his fishing technique, throwing out half of the Wangchuan Ferry Line, wrapping around the Buddha Wheel, drawing it into his grasp.
The Buddha Wheel was too severely damaged, with no resistance during the entire process.
"Let’s chase after it quickly!" Qing Chi urged, activating the Night Traveling Divine Technique, pursuing the direction where the Heavenly Ghost Skull disappeared.
"Wait, come aboard my Mechanical Dragon." Ning Zhuo slapped his belt, releasing the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon!
The trio entered the dragon, immediately setting it in motion.
The Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon instantly shattered the void, disappearing from the original spot.
In the Wangchuan Immortal City, the Lord of Wangchuan’s eyes flickered ominously, a cold arc appearing at the corner of his mouth: "After all, the ultimate winner is still this Lord!"
Inside the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon, Qing Chi explored curiously, eyes filled with wonder: "Xiao Ma, how did you get such a treasure? When did you acquire it?"
Luo Si, usually calm, now spoke with slight excitement: "This is the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon, capable of traversing the void. With it, we can span thousands of miles, catching up effortlessly to intercept the Heavenly Ghost Skull!"
Ning Zhuo: "What a pity, the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon cannot penetrate array borders, otherwise the previous battle would have been much easier."
Space rippled, and soon the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon appeared out of nowhere.
After waiting for a while, the three still saw no trace of the Heavenly Ghost Skull.
"How can this be?" Qing Chi frowned.
Luo Si and Ning Zhuo’s eyes met in mid-air, simultaneously speaking: "The altar!"