The Prodigies War

Saint!

In Lin Xun's eyes, Saints were akin to gods. They possessed divine abilities, almost infinite lifespans, and were existences that stood above the sky.

The Saint stage was the cultivation realm countless cultivators dreamed of reaching. Since ancient times, countless unrivaled experts had failed to attain this dream and could only wallow in regret until the end of their lives.

It was overly sublime and akin to a legend. From the beginning of time, only a small group of people had reached this stage.

However, this didn’t stop countless cultivators from continuing to seek it and claw their way closer to this near-impossible goal.

Hence, how could anyone not be shocked to find out that two mighty Saint experts from the ancient era had been killed by a single thrust of a halberd in a dilapidated Buddhist temple?

One was Saint Monk Duji from the Earth Treasury Temple while the other was Black Phoenix Saint Queen. The fact that both of these supreme powerhouses had been killed was far too frightening to fathom.

Lin Xun couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying cultivation realm the golden figure had reached to be capable of such a feat.

His entire body turned cold at the realization that there must be some kind of great secret hidden in the temple for the two Saint experts to have incurred such divine wrath.

Meanwhile, Mu Zheng’s expression fluctuated indeterminately. He was clearly greatly shaken by the earlier scenes.

"Eh?"

However, the two of them soon awakened from their thoughts as their gazes turned toward the jade-white lotus seat.

At some unknown time, a charred, wilted root had appeared on the lotus seat. It looked as if it was on the verge of turning to ashes and was very unremarkable.

Despite this, Lin Xun and Mu Zheng immediately realized that it was a priceless treasure.

Why else would it have appeared on the lotus seat?

Swish!

Mu Zheng immediately moved. His stalwart figure was lightning-quick as he rushed toward the white lotus seat. An illusory hand imprint swirling with black Buddhist light emerged from his outstretched out and swiped downward.

However, Lin Xun was faster. The Hornless Ice Dragon Step was pushed to the limit, allowing him to arrive first despite moving later. His figure seemed to transform into a streak of light as a ray of wonder-gold dao light swept out from the Nameless Pagoda.

The wonder-gold dao light not only boasted an incredible suppression effect but had also never failed at collecting any item before.

Mu Zheng's expression changed slightly as he bellowed, "Stand down!"

He summoned the Arya Bowl in an attempt to block the wonder-gold dao light. Meanwhile, his hand formed a Buddha seal and he struck at Lin Xun with oppressive force.

He clearly couldn't tolerate Lin Xun snatching away wilted and charred tree root.

"Hmph!"

Lin Xun icily snorted. Peerless sharpness sprinkled from the long-prepared Broken Blade as it met the attack head-on.

A battle immediately ensued!

There was no need for a reason when in front of a treasure. It alone was sufficient to trigger a duel to the death.

In order to obtain it, Lin Xun and Mu Zheng immediately brought out their most powerful cards.

Boom!

Lin Xun stepped through the air as the Broken Blade displayed the wonderful essence of the Heavenly Yuan Six Slashes. It was an uncompromising, ruthless, and decisive stance resembling an arrogant demon god.

If it were Li Qinghuan, Mu Jianting, or other supreme heaven prides facing the attack, they would be in grave danger.

Unexpectedly, however, Mu Zheng was abnormally strong and directly withstood the onslaught.

As one of the eighteen sons of the Earth Treasury Temple, he wasn’t lacking in any way and could be described as a peerless powerhouse.

His expression remained calm in the face of Lin Xun’s assault as a burst of black Buddhist light erupted from his sturdy, mountain-like body. His movements were as swift as lightning, making him resemble a raging Luohan with the power to subdue dragons and tigers.

Boom!

With each rotation of the eighteen prayer beads in his hand, Buddha seals formed from black immortal-gold were created one after another. They struck with unmatched power, forcibly neutralizing the Broken Blade’s attacks with loud rumbles.

Meanwhile, the two Saint treasures owned by each of them also faced off.

Thousands of golden dao light rays flowed from the Nameless Pagoda, possessing the power to suppress heaven and earth. The surrounding space was pressured so hard that it began to crumble with loud booms.

However, the Arya bowl was equally impressive. Buddha phantasms floated out from it and chanted the sutras while releasing endless light that made the surrounding world change color.

The two supreme treasures held each other in check, unable to gain an edge on the other.

"This monk is extraordinary!"

Lin Xun's heart shivered in awe as his movements grew increasingly ferocious. He seemed to burn like a raging fire in a furnace as his power climbed to the peak.

"Dao Friend, given your ability, you can be considered one of the top experts among the young generation of this era. If you foolishly refuse to withdraw, you will be destined to perish today." Mu Zheng frowned. Although his tone was calm, it contained a clear threat.

He grew increasingly powerful as his black kasaya violently flapped around him, making him resemble a dignified fighting Buddha ready to take on the world.

Lin Xun coldly replied, "Monk, I also warn you. There is no grudge between us, but if you continue to be stubborn, you’ll force me to execute you!"

He activated Yazi’s Rage, causing his power to abruptly jump as he grasped the Broken Blade like a demon god descending upon the world..

His aura alone made the surrounding air wail in agony.

"Dao Friend has such a heavy, murderous impulse. If you don't learn how to restrain it, you will be destined to fall onto the demonic path and become a heretic who will wreak havoc on the world."

Mu Zheng was neither sad, nor happy, or afraid as his voice chimed like a giant bell, "Buddha says that if I do not enter hell, who will enter hell? Today, this little monk will purify you!"

Boom!

The string of prayer beads in his hand glowed. The light condensed into black lotus flowers that fluttered and fell in the air.

Every black lotus flower was filled with bright Buddha light that released the mystical, magnificent, and vast power of purification.

Meanwhile, Mu Zheng’s expression became as compassionate as a Buddha’s. He began chanting as the black scripture above him flipped open and strings of Buddhist text drifted out.

It was the Earth Treasury Temple's inheritance secret art, the Universal Mercy and Succor Art!

It could suppress all enemies, eliminate calamity, and purify evil like a Buddha descending upon the world and subduing all manner of demons and fiends!

As Mu Zheng chanted, the Buddha phantasms emerged from falling black lotus flowers and released boundless Buddhist light.

However, it was a Buddhist light that was as black as the eternal night!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xun found himself under tremendous pressure.

This was the first time he was facing a Buddhist cultivator. The other party's display of dao arts and power were very different from normal cultivators. It was mystical, frightening, and unimaginably powerful.

Moreover, Mu Zheng was no ordinary individual. His combat power was simply overwhelming and comparable to the likes of Yu Lingkong and Ji Xingyao!

"Slash!"

Lin Xun loudly shouted as dao light surged from him. Blade qi shot from the Broken Blade like a barrage of ten thousand arrows, releasing blinding light as they entwined.

Plop!

A black lotus flower exploded. Unexpectedly, the petals didn’t dissipate but instead coalesced into the Buddhist characters that pulsed with the light of purification as they floated in the air.

Plop plop plop!

With each black lotus flower that exploded, more and more purifying Buddhist text appeared. They were densely packed together, unable to be scattered or dispelled. It was an extremely bizarre phenomenon.

Lin Xun realized that the situation was taking a turn for the worst. Although he was strong, he lacked experience in fighting Buddhist experts and knew nothing about the power they wielded.

For example, the bizarre Buddhist text was made from mystical Buddhist dao power and could not be destroyed because it appeared incorporeal.

Mu Zheng continued to chant. His chanting echoed across the area like a morning bell or evening drum.

He had a solemn look on his face while he was covered in sacred, deep-black Buddhist light. It made him resemble an unshakable divine mountain suppressing the entirety of hell.

Black lotus flowers surged from the prayer beads like a tide. They drifted down in the air, each containing a Buddha phantasm. It was an astounding scene that would intimidate anyone.

This was the Universal Mercy and Succor Art. It was one of the supreme Buddhist arts of the Earth Treasury Temple that possessed the power to suppress all evil.

However, Mu Zheng’s expression turned grave as time passed. Although the Universal Mercy and Succor Art was powerful, it was also extremely power consuming.

He had originally thought that he would be able to suppress Lin Xun in a flash and purify him. It never occurred to him that the other party would still be going strong at this juncture!

"His foundations are terrifying! Could he be an unrivaled monster nurtured by one of the Hidden Holy Lands?" Mu Zheng was inwardly shaken.

He immediately circulated his power to the limit as the prayer beads’ rotation and chanting became faster and faster like a torrential rainstorm or powerful army that filled the entire area with dreadful killing intent.

Black lotuses containing Buddha phantasms drifted in the air. It was a scene that should have been sacred and solemn like a holy miracle. However, deadly killing intent spread from them instead, causing the world to change color.

"The purification power is really difficult to deal with!"

Lin Xun frowned. He felt a heavy pressure and was unable to break free. The black lotuses seemed endless as they loomed toward him, making it impossible to dodge.

Moreover, even if he shattered them, the lotuses did not disappear but turned into Buddhist characters filled with purification qi.

Buddhist characters seemingly cast from black immortal-gold spread out as far as the eye could see. There were already more than several hundred of them as they floated everywhere like a scripture written in the air.

To Lin Xun, the black lotuses were not frightening. Instead, he felt genuinely threatened by the unbreakable Buddhist texts!

"It's time to end it!"

Suddenly, divine light blossomed in Mu Zheng's eyes as his aura grew scarily oppressive. "Purify everything so the world will be free of demons!"

Boom!

As if responding to his voice, the Buddhist characters suddenly converged and took the form of a Buddhist sutra as it descended toward Lin Xun with crushing power.

The characters within the sutra released the blinding light of purification which instantly engulfed Lin Xun.

It was impossible to avoid or resist. All attacks were ineffective and unable to destroy the divine sutra!

Mu Zheng put his hands together and uttered a single word. It was the strongest strike of the Universal Mercy and Succor Art, Purifying All Heavens!

If executed by a Saint Monk, it could instantly purify all living things in a large city!

Mu Zheng knew that although Lin Xun had the qualifications of the supreme, he didn’t understand the purifying power’s terror and was doomed to lose his life.

He shifted his gaze to where the Nameless Pagoda was tangoing with the Arya Bowl amidst bursts of sacred light.

In the end, Mu Zheng restrained his desire and strode toward the white lotus seat.

The Nameless Pagoda was a Saint treasure, so Mu Zheng couldn’t help but be tempted. However, he knew that the treasure would ultimately fall into his hands when Lin Xun died.

The immediate priority was to retrieve the wilted tree root from the white lotus seat.

If he was correct, it was likely the legendary Bodhi root!