The solitary supremacy, with my "self" compressing your "self," if the current Tathagata Buddha Light were to evolve into a cultivation technique, it would certainly be one of the most unique methods in the world.

——A method that engages solely through the mental state.

Simultaneously, it is also the most fitting method for the present.

The true spirit within the Tathagata Fruit has yet to completely occupy the cottage of the Awakened and is still disturbed by the Awakened. Jiang Li doesn’t know what means the other party used to plot against the Awakened, but Jiang Li knows that the other party absolutely won’t let the Awakened die outright.

A living Awakened would serve as a cottage, but a dead Awakened would just be a corpse.

Reviving with a borrowed corpse would, of course, not stump those mighty figures before the End of Dharma, but what if they lacked even a soul?

With only a true spirit left, they require not just a physical body, but also the divine soul of the Awakened.

At this moment, this "solitary supremacy" affects not just Jiang Li but also the Awakened.

And Jiang Li, too, is adept with this type of mental state move.

His Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit isn’t held without purpose.

"Heaven and earth grew with me, and all things shall be one with me."

The heart embraces the universe, accommodates the vastness of the world, and also——

the decline of the Five Turbid Evil World.

The Buddha Light, which filled the mind, suddenly turned tarnished, while Jiang Li’s "self" encapsulated this foreign Buddha Intent as vast as the heavens.

In just a moment, Jiang Li recovered from his stasis, and the Taiji Heavenly Wheel spun, spawning a Dragon Claw out of thin air to block the sudden Divine Evil.

It’s the Heavenly Monarch!

In the current world, those who have cultivated the All Heaven Divine Sha are only Jiang Li and the Heavenly Monarch.

The Great Venerable couldn’t stop this meddlesome Heavenly Monarch?

As thoughts raced through his mind, Chi You’s Flag transformed into a long rainbow wrapping around him, the All Heaven Divine Sha annihilated the Ten Directions, revealing a chaotic void, annihilating countless invisible Qi Mechanisms. At this point, the space twisted, forming a humanoid figure with a face like white mist.

"Buzz——"

The rainbow formed by Chi You’s Flag traversed in front of Jiang Li, shattering the True Void with All Heaven Divine Sha.

"Jiuli Vast Sky, Great Universe Wheel."

Innumerable black vortices appeared, space twisted and shattered, in the spinning motion of heaven and earth, devouring all light.

Just like countless black abysses devouring the Heavenly Monarch, while Jiang Li once again charged toward the Bodhi Tree.

But simultaneously, that Tathagata Dharma Form grew increasingly resplendent, as if sitting at the center of the world, worshipped by the Eight Directions.

"Boom——"

Layer upon layer of Buddha Light created countless waves, and a colossal mountain rose from the earth, supporting that giant Dharma Form. The mountain was lush with fragrant wood, housing the palaces of the Four Heavenly Kings; a seven-tiered path of "Seven Treasures" ascended to the middle and lower levels, flanked by seven treasure walls, seven barriers, seven-layered nets, and seven-layered trees, with doors, walls, windows, fences, and trees all made of gold, silver, crystal, and glazed glass.

In Buddhist legend, the center of the universe is Mount Sumeru, surrounded by the Four Great Continents and Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.

At this moment, this towering mountain that has risen from the ground is akin to the legendary Mount Sumeru, and the surging waves are shaping the vast sea.

Compared to the previous Buddha Land Space, this is more expansive and a higher-level Buddha Country descends, encompassing the eight directions and sides, Mount Sumeru appears again, and the Infinite Sea is formed, with the roaring waves expanding the space continuously, making the Buddha sitting atop the mountain infinitely distant.

"Fix."

Jiang Li’s figure halted as the Qingmu Ancient Tree crashed into this sea, stopping the waves while beams of light guided the energy of the sun and the moon. The sun and Taiyin fell from the sky, touching the tree crown, revealing the figures of Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue.

At the same time, one by one, the black vortices were washed by the waves, space was constantly reinforced, rapidly reducing the vortices. The Heavenly Monarch casually stood atop a tide, staring at the three figures on the Qingmu Ancient Tree with his hands behind his back.

"Junior Sister, I’ve won again."

He chuckled softly, his triumphant words carried by the wind into the ears of Jiang Li and the others.

The emergence of this Palm Buddha Country signifies the further fusion of the Tathagata Fruit, the Awakener’s promotion might be just one step away from completion. Moreover, the reinforced, expanding space also led to Jiang Li and his allies getting separated.

This moment not only makes it challenging to get support in a short time but also difficult to use Space Shifting to approach Mount Sumeru. The sturdiness of space is unshakable, making it almost impossible to perform any shifts even with the "Emperor Emerges from Zhen."

Not to mention that the Heavenly Monarch is there, eyeing tigers ready to pounce.

At this moment, Jiang Li and others are akin to the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who once caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, all trapped under the Buddha’s Five Finger Mountain.

The Great Sage Equalling Heaven could not escape from the Buddha’s Five Finger Mountain back then, and now it’s unknown if the present group can escape, but even if they do, it would be too late.

Maybe in the next moment, maybe in the next instant, the Awakener is about to complete his promotion... no, the Tathagata may once again manifest in the world.

At the thought of this outcome, both Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue showed signs of anxiety. Even someone as deep-scheming as the Old Demon felt a sense of powerlessness at this moment.

The opponent’s trump card was too surprising, unexpectedly turning the tables at the last moment. All the efforts of their side seemed to have been made in vain.

"Have we won?"

Jiang Li softly uttered these three words and suddenly laughed, "That might not be the case."

The expression that remained devoid of urgency caused a stir in the heart of the Heavenly Monarch, simply because, at this moment, any pretense of calmness was futile.

What Jiang Li and his group should do right now is to escape the Palm Buddha Country, otherwise, once the Tathagata manifests, all opponents will be doomed. Staying calm won’t change the situation, as no amount of collected demeanor can hide the panic of fleeing.

And wasting time here is unwise.

"I’m curious, what other trump cards does the Junior Nephew have?" The Heavenly Monarch’s face cleared of white mist, his features reemerged, showing interest.

Although Jiang Li still has some cards up his sleeve, the Heavenly Monarch wouldn’t show any sign of panic over this. The momentum was already on his side, on Tathagata’s side, and Jiang Li was powerless to turn things around. As a victor in a dominant position, how could he display the demeanor of a defeated person?

"Indeed, I still have a trump card, but it can’t resolve the current situation; it can at most allow me to escape," Jiang Li shook his head and said.

One of the remaining trump cards was to summon the power of the heavens. While it was uncertain if this could reverse the situation, it was at least capable of enabling an escape.

However, doing so would likely require Jiang Li to pay a significant price. For him now, summoning the power of the heavens was no longer an effortless task.

"I’m not the one resolving the situation."

Jiang Li glanced sideways, his peripheral vision catching the Tathagata Dharma Form atop Mount Sumeru. "Wouldn’t you find it strange, uncle? My divine skills can still take effect up to now."

"Buddha Country and Great Zhou are brother nations, as declared by the Awakened, but they haven’t truly exchanged national documents. Actually, during this time, the Awakened reversed causality, causing the unfulfilled national agreement to take effect, allowing the ’I Am the Nation’ divine skill to summon the power of Great Zhou. And now······"

Now, the Awakened was nearly replaced, theoretically incapable of reversing causality.

Yet Jiang Li’s divine skills still took effect.

This could only mean······

The Heavenly Monarch’s expression slightly changed because he already saw what was coming.

"Seems like I spoke correctly."

Jiang Li noticed the change in the Heavenly Monarch’s expression and finally nodded, saying, "The Awakened hasn’t lost yet."

The moment the words fell, the Tathagata Dharma Form sitting atop Mount Sumeru suddenly underwent a change.

"After the Mazer’s extinction, Buddha Country should uphold the true Dharma and not rely on corrupt practices."

"After the Mazer’s extinction, Buddha Country and Great Zhou form ally nations, successors should mutually support each other and not defect."

"After the Mazer’s extinction, Buddha Country will be governed by Ksitigarbha, monks must not disobey and cause disorder."

"Amitabha."

A grand voice emanated from Mount Sumeru, with its words falling into the realm of cause and effect, determining Buddha Country’s future. Buddha fire ignited and an overwhelming power suddenly emerged, causing an unusual Qi Mechanism to appear within the Tathagata Dharma Form.

The Primordial Spirit belonging to the Awakened burned, exchanging for a counterforce.

But simultaneously, the Tathagata Dharma Form trembled, layers of Buddha Light converging upon the Dharma Form from all directions, suppressing it, intending to seal the Buddha fire within the Awakened’s body.

However——

"At the End of Dharma, my descendants are monks, clad in your Kasaya, destroying your Buddhist Law, possessing the name of a monk, yet practicing the way of demons."

Darkness surged beneath the Buddha Light, a Buddha shadow, similar in form but different in essence, appeared before the Tathagata Dharma Form, striking a palm against its chest.

In an instant, a sword scar cracked open on the Tathagata Dharma Form’s chest, with the shadow’s palm forcefully breaking into the Dharma Form.

"Slaying Immortal Sword!" Jiang Li didn’t conceal his surprise either.

Before the Promotion Ceremony began, the Awakened had received three moves from Daoist Guang Cheng to dissolve the cause and effect with Yuxu Temple. The third move was precisely the Slaying Immortal Sword manifested by Daoist Guang Cheng.

Later, the Awakened used "Suffering, Gathering, Annihilation, and Path" to recover from injuries, yet the sword scar left by the Slaying Immortal Sword remained, never erased but rather retained.

Was it unerasable?

Or perhaps······ deliberate!

No matter the reason, the Tathagata Dharma Form now bore a glaring flaw, allowing the Buddha shadow to inflict harm.

The Slaying Immortal Sword not only wounded the Physical Body but penetrated the Awakened’s Primordial Spirit. Now that the Tathagata Dao Fruit and Awakened are merging, the Dharma Form also merges with the Primordial Spirit, making the Primordial Spirit’s wound equivalent to the Dharma Form’s wound, not to mention the Awakened was burning the Primordial Spirit, actively leading to extinction.

Given multiple factors, the Buddha shadow’s move succeeded, its palm bursting with enigmatic demonic energy, tainting the body.

Subsequently, the Buddha shadow transformed into a dark light, directly merging with the Tathagata Dharma Form.

"Boom!"

The Palm Buddha Country violently shook, Mount Sumeru also trembled, at times transforming into void, changing unpredictably.

Under the cover of that mountain peak, the Awakened’s body also exhibited demonic energy, its form fluctuating, sometimes as the white-robed Awakened, and occasionally··· as the black-robed Karma Tathagata.

That Buddha shadow was indeed Karma Tathagata incarnate.

The Awakened’s Primordial Spirit burned, while Karma Tathagata took control of the body, replacing the Awakened and even suppressing the merging of the Tathagata Dao Fruit.

For a new Dao Fruit was also merging into this body along with Karma Tathagata.

The Dao Fruit appeared eerily dark, like a shadow, seemingly concealing boundless darkness within, constantly changing, revealing layers of dark shadows, its aura contradicting Buddha and appearing, making Buddha Power weak, eroding original intent, losing great virtue, it is indeed Buddha’s enemy—the Devaputra Dao Fruit.

During Tathagata’s realization, Devaputra arrived specifically to hinder, the two clashed for seven days and nights, ultimately Tathagata emerged from the Demon Realm, defeating Devaputra to conclude.

Since then, Devaputra became Buddha’s enemy, frequently pursuing Buddha and disciples, disrupting their cultivation.

Buddha and demons mutually arise and counter, the Awakened’s promotion was also akin to Karma Tathagata’s promotion, the Tathagata Dao Fruit’s Promotion Ceremony was likewise the Promotion Ceremony of Devaputra Dao Fruit.

Buddha energy and demonic energy crossed and grinded, in an instant flickering thousands of times, then——

"Boom!"

The Tathagata Dharma Form shattered and collapsed, dignified atmosphere, the Palm Buddha Country’s grandeur also simultaneously disintegrated, a beam of Buddha Light shot from within the Awakened, soaring straight into the sky.

Meanwhile, the Bodhi Tree reappeared atop Mount Sumeru, only now the figure beneath the tree was already clad in black.

The Awakened’s extinction, Tathagata re-emerges, only this Tathagata······ is Karma Tathagata.