Chapter 873: Battle-Hardened Buddha Takes Action

The Restricted Zone of Life was on the verge of collapse, crushed by a massive iron rod. Even the protection of the immortal Tanuki Head Divine Array proved futile; the ground cracked, mountains crumbled, and array patterns were obliterated.

This sight was truly terrifying. The iron rod, spanning hundreds of miles, shot out from the mountain range, cleaving the nine sacred mountains at the center of the Restricted Zone of Life with unmatched divine might!

Who throughout history would dare to do such a thing? This was a forbidden zone.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha had finally arrived, intervening at this crucial moment! A mighty roar shattered mountains and rivers, causing Ye Fan and the Monkey’s qi and blood to surge and their ears to ring.

Li Heishui, with the weakest cultivation, had blood oozing from his ears. He was protected by the others and quickly retreated.

The place was truly terrifying. Even though they were hundreds of miles away in another direction from where the Victorious Fighting Buddha struck, they still felt the impact.

In that direction, golden light filled the heavens and earth, imbued with paramount imperial might. It was as if time itself had been severed and the shackles of space broken.

Time and space here became incredibly chaotic. All heavenly order and grand dao laws seemed to be instantly cut off, with only a single great rod remaining as the sole presence.

Boom!

Above the nine sacred mountains, the blurred figure, exhaling the essence of mountains and rivers, looked down upon the world with disdain. Its true form was not visible, only a pair of eyes, transformed into green light, flickered in the darkness. Beholding them sent chills down one's spine and made one's soul feel compelled to sink into oblivion!

What kind of powerful being was that? No one could say for sure; merely a glance seemed to lead to one's own destruction. Spiritual consciousness became unstable, the dao foundation threatened to crumble, and decay set in.

With a whoosh, it opened its mouth and exhaled a stream of vital energy. This energy transformed into a dazzling beam of light within the black clouds, striking towards the Fighting Saint Emperor's jet-black iron rod, creating an earth-shattering clang.

All around, mist swirled, and various divine chains of order snapped. This strike annihilated everything; the collision between the two created deafening ripples.

One could see a terrifying ripple spreading outwards from the nine sacred mountains as its center. It encompassed the entire Restricted Zone of Life, causing continuous collapse. This was a dreadful grand collapse.

"How terrifying is the Victorious Fighting Buddha, daring to attack the existence within the Primordial Restricted Zone!" The Black Emperor sighed deeply.

The next moment, they quickly fled again, shattering the void as they escaped. This was because the terrifying fluctuations had swept far beyond the boundaries.

Meanwhile, the Fighting Saint Emperor's weapon was flung high into the air by the impact. It crashed into the desolate mountains and wilderness outside, pulverizing countless mountain ranges into dust. There was no doubt; it was complete destruction.

Even more terrifying, it brought forth an aura of desolation. Many creatures in the mountain ranges instantly aged, their flesh and blood withered, turning into dry bones, their lives reaching their end.

Whoosh!

Above the abyss at the center of the Restricted Zone of Life, the figure looked down upon the world. Two terrifying beams of light shot out from its eyes, severing the laws and dao light across the sky. They targeted Princess Divine Silkworm, causing her to be sent flying, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.

This was an incredibly shocking scene. Had Princess Divine Silkworm not been wearing her clan's nine-colored battle attire, which glowed with dreamlike divine radiance at that moment, she would surely have been reduced to dust.

"That's the battle attire of an Ancient Emperor!" the Monkey exclaimed in horror. "I never imagined such an existence in this era could unleash such combat power and directly confront the supreme imperial artifact of Divine Silkworm Ridge!"

At the same time, in the distant mountains, the Victorious Fighting Buddha struck again. Wielding the great iron rod, he once more began to cleave the nine sacred mountains, seemingly intent on destroying the place.

The jet-black iron rod was an immortal iron artifact personally forged by the Fighting Saint Emperor. It shone with dazzling light and auspicious energy, as if a Saint Emperor had been resurrected!

"It's... my father's aura!" At that moment, tears welled up in the Monkey's eyes. He instantly thought of his father, wishing he could return to the Primordial Era.

The paramount imperial weapon was revived! Activated by the fearless Victorious Fighting Buddha, it was almost as if the Fighting Saint Emperor had reincarnated and reappeared in the world. In this era, he was probably the only one capable of achieving this.

This was because it was his elder brother's weapon. They shared the same cultivation method and were a continuation of the same bloodline. It could be said they shared a common heritage, allowing the weapon to revive in the shortest time.

The jet-black immortal iron rod radiated dazzling brilliance. The rod body spewed forth endless multicolored light, and streaks of primal chaos descended. Its fighting intent surpassed all ages!

This was the unique aura of the Fighting Saint Ape lineage. A single character 'Battle' could awe the nine heavens and crush all worlds. It was the characteristic of a lineage most adept at combat, unrivaled by any other.

The Fighting Saint Emperor's supreme laws inundated the Primordial Abyss, transforming into boundless dao power that obliterated all life.

This was an earth-shattering grand confrontation, unleashed through the Victorious Fighting Buddha's hand and activated by the immortal iron rod. It was as if the old Saint Emperor from ancient times had reappeared!

The overwhelming black mist was almost dispersed by the tremors. A figure flickered, finally appearing as a blurred outline of a person, yet it was still impossible to discern if it was male or female.

With the revival of the Fighting Saint Emperor's weapon, that entity, whether male or female, dared not underestimate it. It extended a hand, outlining a segment of heaven-and-earth order, which transformed into a dense array of grand dao runes. These met the iron rod, whose radiant light pierced through all ages.

Ye Fan, the Monkey, the Black Emperor, and others all held their breath. Such a battle was rare throughout history, and being fortunate enough to witness it was an immense opportunity.

The Primordial Restricted Zone, awe-inspiring through the ages, whose true nature no one could fathom. Now, a living entity had emerged from within and personally intervened, which was truly astounding!

In truth, they greatly wished to know what lay beneath this eternal abyss, and whether, like the Undying Mountain, it harbored more than two terrifying existences.

Rumble...

The heavens and earth resonated, and the grand dao harmonized. Various immortal spirits like true dragons and vermillion birds danced within the divine laws of the dao. The complexity and terror of this duel unfolded, with all sorts of bizarre and wondrous scenes appearing, swirling beneath the sky.

Boom!

That was the divine spirit within the Fighting Saint Emperor's weapon awakening. A cluster of human-shaped light rushed out to confront that existence, unleashing paramount immortal light, causing everyone to close their eyes.

"Heavens, the Primordial Restricted Zone is densely covered with array patterns at least at the level of Ancient Great Emperors!" the Black Emperor exclaimed, finally discerning a clue at that moment.

Various grand dao symbols flickered, spreading from the nine sacred mountains. They neutralized the aftermath of the dao principles released by the soul of the old Saint Emperor's weapon.

Otherwise, without these dao patterns of such a level appearing, not to mention this place, even the Southern Domain would likely have been completely submerged!

Because this was a strike unleashed by a fully awakened paramount imperial weapon, capable of shattering the heavens and rending the earth, its power was simply unimaginable!

"We escaped a disaster; otherwise, being so close and without those dao patterns shining, we, even outside the Primordial Restricted Zone, would have instantly been reduced to dust," the Monkey said, as no one knew better than him how terrifying the old Saint Emperor's weapon was.

"Your uncle truly has a fiery temper! How dare he fight like this? Isn't he afraid of destroying the Southern Domain? This is like an apocalypse!" Li Tian clicked his tongue in amazement, developing a sense of awe for the Monkey's uncle, even though he had never met him.

Ji Xiaoyue, with a pale face, came back to her senses, sticking out her tongue lightly. She stroked the fluffy, golden little phoenix bird, feeling very nervous.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha's battle in the Primordial Restricted Zone threatened their families. If the Southern Domain were to be destroyed, could the Ji family still exist?!

In fact, at this very moment, all the great ancient sects in the Southern Domain sensed a heaven-shaking might, and were all trembling with fear.

Boom!

At the Ji family, an ancient scripture ascended, radiating streaks of auspicious light. It enveloped the entire ancestral land of the family, as if it had merged into the void, no longer belonging to this world.

At this time, every elder in this ancient aristocratic family wore a solemn expression. The paramount imperial weapon had issued a warning, and the ancient mirror had spontaneously protected the clan. What did this signify? A great calamity was upon the Southern Domain, with the power of an Ancient Great Emperor waging war!

At the same time, within the Yaoguang Holy Land, dragon roars shook the nine heavens. A large black cauldron rose, shedding streaks of dragon patterns and emitting dazzling light, as if a black true dragon had been resurrected.

The entire ancient land was protected beneath it, emanating a terrifying aura. This was the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, the greatest miracle in this world!

Yaoguang dedicated the full power of its entire sect to forge it. All saints and disciples, united in spirit, devoutly worshipped and refined it with painstaking effort. It took fifty thousand years, and it merged with the Dao on a stormy night.

Although there were also rumors that a supreme existence had descended on that terrifying night of lightning and thunder, there was ultimately no evidence, and it was not widely accepted.

Within this Restricted Zone of Life in the Southern Domain, the divine spirit residing in the immortal iron rod revived. Activated by the Victorious Fighting Buddha, it unleashed boundless might, sweeping away everything.

Above the abyss, the blurred figure made no grand movements. Its hands simply glided, unleashing rune after rune, which struck the jet-black iron rod with clanging sounds.

That was not the sound of weapons clashing, but the roaring of the Grand Dao. There was no power more terrifying than this; at that moment, no one dared approach. Even saints, if they came, would surely suffer defeat.

Above the nine sacred mountains, overwhelming black mist surged. The figure's gaze shifted, as if countless eons had flowed by in an instant, pressuring the immortal iron rod until it trembled, almost falling into the abyss below.

"The Victorious Fighting Buddha is so powerful, he can contend with the existence beneath the abyss..." Li Heishui gasped.

"Wrong," the Black Emperor said. "In the current world, no one can contend with The Desolate. The Victorious Fighting Buddha is merely borrowing the power of the divine spirit within the ancient imperial weapon."

Meanwhile, the Monkey showed deep concern, worrying for his uncle. Although a paramount imperial weapon, when truly revived, possessed power almost equal to an Ancient Emperor, the consumption was immense. How long could the Victorious Fighting Buddha last?

Roar...

At this moment, a mighty roar resonated, shaking mountains and rivers, dimming the sun and moon. A torrent swept across the entire land—this was a Dao roar!

In the Southern Domain, all powerful cultivators were terrified. No matter how far away they were, they all heard it. This was a celestial-human resonance, transmitted through the Grand Dao of Heaven and Earth.

In the mountains, an old monkey unleashed an ancient art of "Dharma Idol of Heaven and Earth." His body reached the nine heavens above and trod upon the nine netherworlds below, radiating boundless divine light!

He towered into the clouds, revealing his true form. He did not utter a Buddhist chant, but rather, as in the Primordial Era, his might remained undiminished. He looked down upon the world with disdain, his heroic posture awe-inspiring.

The Monkey's eyes immediately turned red, and tears streamed down his face. This was his uncle, just like his father: fearless, smashing through all obstacles. This was their family; this kind of aura was unique, incomparable!

Within the Primordial Restricted Zone, Princess Divine Silkworm had fallen below the sacred mountain, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. Protected by her nine-colored imperial robe, she now struggled to look up, her face pale. Yet, a strange brilliance flowed in her beautiful eyes as she murmured, "You are still you, after all. No matter what happens, the battle blood in your bones will never change!"