Chapter 365: Ten Thousand Buddhas Grand Array
Silence. The entire venue fell silent for the brief duration it takes to finish a cup of tea.
But soon, masters from Baoxiang Kingdom and Buddha Hidden Temple regained their senses. They exchanged a meaningful glance and shouted in unison: "This one is troublesome—take him down together!"
"Agreed."
The Nirvana Powerhouses present could no longer afford to care about their reputations. If this group suppressed the future lord of Baoxiang Kingdom right before their eyes today, their kingdom would become a laughingstock.
As long as they won, a bit of tarnished reputation didn't matter.
People only remember the strong; the weak are always forgotten.
Wasn't the Nie clan of old already forgotten?
Clang!!!
A sudden zither note rang out, blocking the path of over a dozen Nirvana Powerhouses.
Ye Beixuan also stepped forward, toying with the Pseudo-Hongmeng Mirror in his hand as he said with a smile: "My second senior brother said your opponents are us. You all should not interfere in my second senior brother's affairs. If you provoke his displeasure, I as his junior will also be very displeased."
As his words fell, his aura began to emanate.
Over a dozen Nirvana Cultivators sensed Ye Beixuan's cultivation, their eyes flashing with intense anger.
One Nirvana Cultivator roared: "A mere Unity Realm cultivator dares to obstruct us? Truly seeking death! Seize your life—Dragon Seizing Hand!"
As he spoke, the Nirvana Cultivator transformed his palm into a claw and grabbed toward Ye Beixuan.
A faint golden claw descended from the sky, enveloping Ye Beixuan entirely.
Ye Beixuan casually reached out, his internal spiritual power converging into a purple sword shadow.
"Sever!"
His words brought forth the law's manifestation.
The sword shadow pierced through paper, passing through the giant claw and flying toward that Nirvana Cultivator.
"Be careful!"
The surrounding Nirvana Cultivators shouted upon seeing this.
But it was too late—the purple sword shadow had already pierced through that Nirvana Cultivator's body, nailing him to the high platform.
This scene left all cultivators attending the Water and Land Dharma Assembly dumbfounded.
"Where exactly did this group come from? Crossing realms to challenge is as easy as eating and drinking for them."
"I recall hearing Nie Xiuyuan joined the Wendao Academy. Could they be geniuses from the academy?"
"Probably, but why haven't I heard of these individuals?"
"..."
The most stunned were undoubtedly the cultivators from Baoxiang Kingdom and Buddha Hidden Temple. They never imagined that in less than a moment, they had lost two Nirvana masters—one of whom was a Sealing King Powerhouse from Baoxiang Kingdom.
The Dharma Xiang Buddhist Son could no longer bear it. He shouted at Jinlun beside him: "Quickly summon troops! Use the Ten Thousand Buddhas Grand Array to suppress these fiends!"
"As ordered."
Jinlun Wang responded, then took out a commander's token from his storage ring and tossed it skyward, shouting: "Buddhist soldiers, aid me!"
A single talisman of Buddha's light summoned a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.
Countless Buddhist soldiers appeared densely in the sky.
Each wore an expression of devout piety. Though they carried no killing intent, their presence in the sky created the feeling of black clouds pressing down on the city.
"Baoxiang Kingdom's ace—the Ten Thousand Buddhas Army has arrived!"
"This is the army that once conquered all directions for Baoxiang Kingdom, invincible wherever they went. The military formation they form is said to be unbreakable by anyone below the Great Sage realm!"
"I heard this Buddhist army once slaughtered a Sealing King Powerhouse. Nie Xiuyuan's group is in serious trouble this time."
As they spoke, everyone subconsciously fixed their gaze on Nie Xiuyuan.
Nie Xiuyuan's face showed no emotional change, his gaze locked firmly on the two Sealing King Powerhouses—Jinlun and Wuxia.
"Is this your final trump card?"
Jinlun Wang said coldly: "You forced my hand. I refuse to believe we still can't take you down. Even if we can't kill you, your fellow disciples will be shredded by the Ten Thousand Buddhas Grand Array."
"Is that so? I don't believe it."
Nie Xiuyuan's tone was utterly composed, showing not the slightest regard for these ten thousand Buddhist soldiers.
"Form the array!"
In the sky, the Nirvana Realm great monk commanding the Buddhist soldiers waved his formation flag. At his command, ten thousand Buddhist soldiers instantly arranged the formation, creating a swastika military array.
The moment the formation appeared, the faint Buddha's light emanating from each of them converged, dyeing the entire sky golden.
"Suppress!"
The Nirvana Realm great monk presiding over the army roared. A deafening roar echoed from within the formation.
"SUPPRESS!!!"
A colossal swastika of Buddha's light descended from the sky.
"Buddhist intent materializing form—worthy of being Baoxiang Kingdom's ace. Ten thousand Buddhist soldiers can unleash a strike at the Great Perfection of Buddhist Dao True Meaning."
Everyone's gaze fell upon Nie Xiuyuan and his group. To their surprise, neither Nie Xiuyuan nor those who had stepped forward earlier showed any intention of acting.
From within the crowd, a stout-looking youth with a simple demeanor slowly walked out. Before everyone, he executed a fist technique that appeared extremely slow and ordinary.
Just as the Buddha's light was about to descend, he assumed an embracing posture. A Taiji Diagram appeared in his hands, which he then thrust forward violently.
The Taiji Diagram erupted forward.
Rumble!!!
A tremendous explosion shook up massive clouds of dust.
Was it over?
This thought surfaced in everyone's mind.
When the dust settled, everyone saw the stout youth standing there completely unharmed.
"There's another master!"
"Nie Xiuyuan truly brought quite a few geniuses this time!"
"..."
Wang Baole looked at the ten thousand Buddhist soldiers in the sky and said with a smile: "A bit harder, please. I can still hold."
Earlier, when his second senior brother didn't let him suppress those Nirvana Powerhouses, he felt slightly frustrated. Now that it was finally his turn to act, he naturally wanted to perform well.
"Senior brother, I want to fight too."
Bai Qian appeared beside Wang Baole at some point, coquettishly saying.
"Alright."
Wang Baole turned to the crowd and said: "Fellow senior brothers, junior brothers, and sisters, let's advance together. Let's see if this so-called Ten Thousand Buddhas Grand Array can trap us."
"Good."
Xu Caichen was the first to agree. He had long wanted to act but lacked the opportunity.
Han Ping nodded without speaking. Beside him, Chu Caiyi stepped forward, her body exuding two entirely different auras.
"Fine. I'll lead the charge."
Wang Baole took out a firewood knife from his storage ring. His appearance looked comical, but no one dared to laugh at him.
That single move earlier had already convinced everyone.
Wang Baole leaped into the air, flying toward the military formation in the sky.
The members of Wendao Academy behind him all moved out as well.
The Nirvana Powerhouses from Baoxiang Kingdom and Buddha Hidden Temple showed no intention of stopping them, as if intentionally letting them enter the formation.
Seeing this, Jinlun wore a ferocious grin: "Hahaha... Nie Xiuyuan, your junior brother is just as brainless as you. If he stayed outside the formation, he might have fought the army to a standstill. Now that he's entered, it's absolutely certain death. Today, let them accompany you in burial!"
"You're celebrating too early."
Nie Xiuyuan said calmly: "If I recall correctly, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Grand Array isn't truly invincible below the Great Sage realm. It only requires three different True Meanings at Great Perfection to break the Buddhist Dao True Meaning within the formation. At that point, these ten thousand Buddhist soldiers will be nothing more than a group of low-level cultivators."
Hearing this, Jinlun sneered: "Nie Xiuyuan, don't tell me your group of junior brothers and sisters have cultivated three different True Meanings to Great Perfection?"
"You'll find out soon enough. First, taste my sword!"
As Nie Xiuyuan spoke, the sword in his hand had already struck...
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