Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 664 - 658: Choose One of Two [Subscribe] _1
Tathagata exclaimed fiercely, "Now that you and I have joined forces for a final push, if we still cannot determine a victor or see no hope, then let's depart from here."
Ran Deng Buddha knew that it was impossible to make Tathagata willingly leave without a significant blow. Only by making Tathagata realize the reality and the gap between them would he be willing to genuinely leave.
Once again, Ran Deng Buddha took out his blue lamp, blew a breath into it, and dripped in a drop of Essence Blood; instantly, a torrential blaze shot forth from it.
It transformed into a fire dragon, charging towards Sha Chen.
Tathagata also revealed his signature skill. This time, he directly invoked the Buddha's golden body. A golden Buddha flower coalesced atop his head, and a giant swastika manifested on his chest. His entire being radiated a dazzling golden light.
Then, he struck forth with a palm.
Furious Buddha - Unbreakable Tathagata Palm. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
This was the ultimate secret of Tathagata's Tathagata Palm, where he would channel all his Mana into his palm, infusing every ounce of his vitality and spirit into this final strike.
After this palm strike, regardless of victory or defeat, Tathagata's strength would decline slightly. Tathagata was not afraid; if this palm proved effective, he would even force himself to fight on by burning a portion of his lifespan, determined to take down Sha Chen. If this palm proved ineffective, then he could finally give up and leave this place.
Faced with Tathagata's ultimate Tathagata Palm and Ran Deng Buddha's Unbreakable Fire Dragon, Yang Jian, Six-Eared Macaque, and the others had long turned pale with terror, their eyes filled with shock and hearts with despair.
Such formidable and overwhelming Divine Power would likely reduce any of them to ashes in an instant.
Three Holy Mother even considered stepping forward with the Treasured Lotus Lantern to help, but Yang Jian, quick-witted and fast-acting, stopped her, preventing her from doing so.
In battles between experts, victory and defeat are often decided in an instant. Yang Jian had intervened with Three Holy Mother in a flash, and outside, the battle's outcome was already determined.
Facing such overwhelming Divine Powers, Sha Chen chose not to dodge but to confront them head-on.
With one hand supporting the Chaos Bell and the other wielding the Mountain Splitting Axe, he swung the axe directly, instantly dispersing Tathagata's Palm.
He had no remaining strength to fend off the fire dragon. However, the inferno that struck the Chaos Bell was unable to harm Sha Chen in the slightest!
Looking at Sha Chen again, his arm holding the Mountain Splitting Axe trembled slightly.
Yet, in their hearts, Tathagata and Ran Deng Buddha trembled even more fiercely. They had exhausted all their strength to execute their ultimate techniques, yet Sha Chen had managed to fend them off.
Although Sha Chen managed to block Tathagata's Palm this time, and the impact left his arm somewhat numb and trembling, it was, after all, Tathagata's full-force blow.
For a short period, Tathagata would be unable to unleash another such palm. Judging by Sha Chen's state, however, he could still deliver several more axe strikes.
Tathagata's face darkened. Utterly disheartened, he turned without a word, pulling Ran Deng Buddha along in an attempt to flee.
Upon seeing this, Sha Chen sneered, "Do you think the Flowing Sand River is a place you can come and go as you please?"
Tathagata retorted coldly, "Do you really think that just because we were at a disadvantage while fighting you, we truly cannot defeat you? You don't actually believe that by merely blocking our attacks, you can keep us here, do you?"
Sha Chen responded, "Whether I can keep you here is another matter. However, the two of you must leave something behind as the price for your arrogance."
Then, he opened one hand. Condensed in his palm was a miniature spatial world—the Shiva World.
Tathagata felt this too and said in shock, "How could you possess the Shiva World? That's impossible! The Shiva World is stable and firmly united with Buddhism's World of Ultimate Bliss. How could you have stripped it away?"
Ran Deng Buddha also felt his scalp tingle. The Shiva World, as one of the three thousand Great Worlds of the West, was vast, indestructible, and intimately, inseparably connected to the World of Ultimate Bliss.
To think that Sha Chen could hold it in his palm, treating it as a plaything! Even if he were to enter the Shiva World, escaping easily would not be simple. If Sha Chen truly trapped him within it, he would likely become utterly helpless.
However, Sha Chen did not act as they expected by throwing the Shiva World at them. Instead, he suddenly exerted force, crushing the Shiva World in his palm. Instantly, an immensely potent spatial force erupted and swept outwards.
Tathagata and Ran Deng Buddha were both caught up in it, drawn into the spatial vortex and, for the moment, unable to extricate themselves.
Likewise, Sha Chen himself was caught in the spatial turbulence, swept along by the current, unable to control his own body.
Moreover, his clothes were shredded to pieces in an instant, and the powerful destructive force of space threatened to tear him apart.
Ran Deng Buddha instantly understood Sha Chen's intention: he planned to use the collapse and destruction of a miniature world to annihilate them! Although they both possessed the power to destroy a small world, the destructive force unleashed in the instant of a world's destruction was enough to obliterate anything. At the very least, they were incapable of withstanding such terrifying destructive power.
Ran Deng Buddha hastily pleaded, "Buddha, save me! I lack spatial abilities, my physical body isn't strong enough, and my Mana is insufficient to re-form the golden body of Buddhism! I simply cannot withstand this spatial onslaught!"
He incessantly pleaded and tried every means to approach Tathagata.
But he was like a reed in a vast ocean, adrift on the waves, powerless to control his own fate.
They were separated by a mere hundred zhang. Ordinarily, a single thought could carry them across countless such distances. But now, even moving a single step proved immensely difficult.
Instead, under the sweep of the spatial forces, they were drawn ever farther apart.
As for Tathagata, he understood spatial power and navigated the spatial torrent with considerable ease.
However, just as he was about to rescue Ran Deng Buddha, an awe-inspiring, colossal figure materialized before him—it was Sha Chen, wielding the Mountain Splitting Axe and bringing it down.
Tathagata roared, "You absolute madman! If we clash within this spatial torrent, we'll both be torn to shreds!"
Sha Chen stated, "My physical body is a hundred times more formidable than yours, and my comprehension of space far surpasses yours. Even if we are torn to pieces, you will perish before I do!"
Tathagata roared, but to no avail. He had to give up on saving Ran Deng Buddha and vanished from the spot, escaping the spatial tempest.
When Ran Deng Buddha saw Tathagata vanish, his heart plunged into despair; he knew he had been forsaken. At that moment, he recalled Honorable Buddha Maitreya and Xianglong Arhat; both had met their end at the Flowing Sand River. Now, it was finally his turn. But he did not wish to die. After all, he was the Vice Master of Lingjiu Mountain, with countless glories and riches awaiting him. If he perished here, all his lifelong efforts would be for naught. Even if he could be reincarnated, he'd have to start all over again. The impending Journey to the West catastrophe would surely unfold without him. Furthermore, within this spatial torrent, his chances of reincarnation were slim to none. Perhaps it would be utter obliteration, body and soul.
Ran Deng Buddha was finally consumed by fear. He begged for his life, "Sha Chen—no, no, Master Sha Chen! Don't kill me! I am a Supreme of Buddhism! If you kill me, you will make an irreconcilable enemy of us!"
