CHAPTER 560: CHAPTER 103 PUPPET BEAST (PART 1)

The bright moon hangs in the western sky, and a hint of dawn begins to break on the horizon.

The five armies of Quasi-Saints converge outside the Buddha Master Transformation Hall. The splendid and majestic Hall and the Venerable Temple, despite their grandeur, appear rather desolate at this moment.

Outside the two structures, a layer of shimmering light shield envelops them, constructed entirely of the power of faith.

In every crevice, there are invariably Daluo Jinxian Level exotic beasts or monks patrolling. Upon seeing trails of light streaking across the sky, they shout:

"Quickly notify Venerable Temple, they’re coming! It’s an enemy attack, an enemy attack!"

Piercing alarm sounds rise, as several Little Monks hastily rush towards the Buddha Master Transformation Hall and Venerable Temple.

Exotic beasts howl towards the sky, and all the guardian monks are on high alert with serious expressions.

"Alien invaders, I am the Golden Elephant Buddha of Venerable Temple! Those who know better should leave immediately; otherwise, the angered Buddha will ensure you ants are reduced to ashes," a clearly leading fat man bellows from below, his eyes filled with unmistakable disdain.

"Unleash your attacks!"

Li Qingming’s eyes flash viciously, leading the charge like a ferocious Primordial beast soaring through the air, rushing down fiercely.

Clutching the bamboo spear imbued with a purple aura, his spear thrusts are as swift as lightning. The moment he exerts his strength, his feet shatter the Void, moving even faster than shadows.

Seeing about a hundred Quasi-Saints led by the Green Robed Taoist hurtling down rapidly, the Golden Elephant Buddha’s face betrays a scornful smirk. He thinks to himself: "This light shield of faith, crafted by Buddha himself and Po Suo, the Great Elder of Venerable Temple, is unbreakable as long as the faith power of the Endless Buddha Realm is endless. Break through the light shield? Hmph, utterly delusional!"

Unfortunately for the rotund Golden Elephant, while his thoughts are logically sound in theory, what if the force attacking the light shield exceeds its capacity to withstand?

Li Qingming’s gaze turns icy, and as he approaches the light shield, his Primordial Spirit merges with his body, his cultivation instantly breaking through from Quasi-Saint Middle Stage to Late Sub-Saint. Radiant Yuqing True Essence surges, and the purple aura on the long spear sees the faith light shield as nothing.

The sea of his Blood Qi boils tumultuously, and with one thrust, he punctures a vast hole in the light shield. He then pierces through the light shield like an arrow released from its bow, long spear in hand.

Golden Elephant Venerable’s face changes drastically. He panics, stacking Defense Magic Arrays in front of him and concurrently displaying a Ten-foot Golden Body, preparing to withstand Li Qingming’s assault.

"Clang!"

The long spear mercilessly stabs into the hastily arranged Defense Magic Arrays of the Golden Elephant Venerable. Regrettably, the arrays, set up too abruptly, are far too crude to withstand even a single stab from Li Qingming.

Following several sounds of "crack," the makeshift Defense Magic Array shatters into fragments, dissipating into the Void.

A pale Golden Elephant Venerable is devoid of any previous arrogance and defiance, his eyes now filled with fear as he stares at the encroaching Li Qingming. Trembling, he pleads, "Sir, the Golden Elephant shouldn’t have scolded you, please have mercy and spare my life..."

"You are truly despicable!" Li Qingming sneers coldly, exerting a slight force with his hand, a dazzling light flashes across the long spear, piercing through the chest of the Golden Elephant Buddha. Then, with an upward flick of the spear tip, he penetrates the Buddha’s head and extinguishes his relic golden core.

"Whoosh!"

All this happens in the blink of an eye, almost instantly. Li Qingming doesn’t even pause as he charges through, a Quasi-Saint of the Middle Stage impaled by the long spear, blood spraying, the Golden Core extinguished, reduced to dust.

"My men, kill them all!"

"Amitabha Buddha, Zhunti you old thief, Dharma you bald donkey... Did you ever think this day would come!"

"I will completely destroy your foundations and avenge the events of the past!"

In the next instant, roars of rage resound. All beings once imprisoned in the Buddha Prison are furiously intent on destroying the whole Holy Buddha Star.

Their malevolent aura is overwhelming, their killing intent boundless.

All Quasi-Saints surge down through the breach in the light shield. Various Spiritual Treasures emerge, some releasing their mounts, transforming into their true forms to shatter the heavens, while all sorts of Holy Technique Secret Methods shoot out, directly bombarding the buildings below.

"Boom!"

Golden Buddha Power rises, dense Faith Power surges across the Cangqiong, appearing around the Buddha Master Transformation Hall.

The hazy glow withstands the barrage of incoming attacks. When the two forces collide, a devastating explosion occurs, a violent energy surge sends a dazzling brilliance skyward, spectacular and blinding.

This Buddha Master Transformation Hall is said to be a focal point of Dharma Ancestor’s protection, reportedly crafted by his Master, Amitabha Buddha, and Zhunti Buddha Mother, with refining materials and Strange Objects from several Central Heaven Worlds, possessing a defense capacity comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

It was precisely for this reason that the Buddha Lord Transformation Hall was preserved, while the neighboring Venerable Temple, along with all the buildings surrounding it, were utterly devastated by the violent bombardment, reduced to dust, becoming cosmic dust.

"I didn’t expect that the Buddhist Sect actually has such a treasure comparable to an Innate Treasure; this turn of events is quite favorable for us!" Long Xuhu’s eyes shone brightly as he stared at the Buddha Lord Transformation Hall.

Li Qingquan curled his lips and said, "Are you dumb? With such a strong defense, how on earth are we going to breach it?"

Yang Jian blinked his lively big eyes and suggested with interest, "Master, why don’t I transform into a Chaos Demon Ape and try? I might just be able to smash through this annoying light shield in one blow!"

"Give it a rest!" Li Qingming glanced at Yang Jian speechlessly and said, "If you want to die, don’t do it like this!"

Yin Xi watched everyone joking with a smile, but a trace of obscure purple light flickered in his eyes.

"So it’s you little beasts from Pangu’s Great Thousand Worlds! I haven’t sought you out yet, but you even dare to come to my Holy Buddha Star! Quite bold, all of you must pay with blood for your sins! You all must perish here!"

An old and wrath-filled roar erupted, like a Chaotic Demon God furiously bellowing, causing all the Quasi-Saints present to feel their blood boiling and their True Essence nearly thrown into chaos.

"Buddha Lord, Late Sub-Saint stage!"

Li Qingming and Yin Xi exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of solemnity in the other’s eyes.

"Yes, you must all die! Only death can atone for the errors you have committed!"

Another voice resonating with authority rose, though not quite as intimidating as the first. However, this voice carried a cold and venomous chill that could freeze one’s heart.

"The Great Elder Po Suo of the Venerable Temple!"

The Ga She brothers paled, having originated from the Venerable Temple themselves. They felt a degree of fear for this elusive Great Elder.

"Damn it, another Late Sub-Saint powerhouse." Li Qingming cursed inwardly, but he wasn’t scared.

Mystifying lights began to rise, and two monks who seemed utterly ordinary but merged faintly with the Void emerged from the Buddha Lord Transformation Hall.

One was skinny and frail, with a bald head, the spitting image of the Buddha Lord seen on the Ten Thousand Buddha Ancient Star. The other was clad as a Lama, handsome with clear eyes, and sporting a ruby-like red glow twinkling between his eyebrows.

"Buddha Lord? I once said, I would first destroy your avatar, then slay your true form. Are you ready to have your soul shattered?" Li Qingming’s expression was calm as he observed the Buddha Lord at the entrance of the Transformation Hall, but his eyes ceaselessly scrutinized the Great Elder Po Suo from the Venerable Temple by his side.

Compared to the Buddha Lord, he was more interested in Po Suo. More directly, he was very interested in Po Suo’s attire.

In the previous life on Earth in Hua Xia, monks were referred to as Lamas in places like Mongolia Province, Qing Province, and the Tibetan Region, which means Master.

The Lama tradition is only inherited through Mahayana Buddhism, primarily divided into four sects: the Nyingma Sect, the Sajia Sect, the Kagyu Sect, and the Gelugpa. Among the legends about the Lamas, the most notable is the concept of the Living Buddha.

As luck would have it, Po Suo’s attire, resembling that of a Lama, was identical to that of a Living Buddha.

Hence, upon suddenly seeing Po Suo dressed as a Lama here, Li Qingming was naturally very curious.

What Li Qingming didn’t know was, while he was secretly observing Po Suo from above, Po Suo was also carefully observing the people in the sky.

Suddenly, Po Suo’s expression shifted slightly, and pointing at the beautiful blue dragon on the far left, he said to the Buddha Lord, "Damn it, they are those perverts from the Buddha Prison!"

"Is that even possible? With Diting and the Star Crocodile guarding, how could they break free?" The Buddha Lord looked somewhat astonished as he spoke to Po Suo, "Besides, the key to the unlocking array is in Ling Shu’s possession. Without the key, not even a Great Power from the Heavenly Dao Realm could release them!"

"No mistake, it’s definitely them. I almost lost my life to that old dragon back in the day!" Po Suo watched the Heavenly Vault with a cold expression.

"If that is truly the case, then we are in big trouble! Among them, there are old demons from the First Epoch!" The Buddha Lord’s face changed dramatically, his anger transforming into worry.

Think about it: after all, they had been imprisoned long enough, and they bore deep grudges against the master of the Holy Buddha Star.

Now that they were free, they would surely fight to their last breath to strike at the Holy Buddha Star as revenge against Amitabha Buddha and others for their incarceration.

At this moment, both of their hearts were bleeding. If they had been diligent enough to visit the Buddha Prison, perhaps these Quasi-Saints in the sky could have been their forces instead of falling into Li Qingming’s hands.

"Buddha Lord, there’s no choice left! To preserve the Holy Buddha Star, we must use the Puppet Beasts!" After some hesitation, Po Suo’s eyes twitched, and he made his decision.

"Alright, let’s do that!" The Buddha Lord’s eyes flickered, and finally, clenching his teeth, he looked at the people in the sky and roared, "You little beasts, you are going to die a terrible death! Puppet Beasts, go, kill them!"

He glared at Li Qingming furiously, flung open his storage space, and released an immense and bizarre beast. With a light tap on the beast’s tail, he sent it hurtling forward. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)