Chapter 282: Dharma Body Reveals Wonder, Seven Kills in Power

“[Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method]!”

Lu Yang attacked with all his might. Holding [Tribulation Wave], boosted by its divine wonder, he pinched a hand seal, chanted a mantra, and pointed the mystery—three steps completed in one smooth breath.

Lu Yang had planned this move for a long time.

He deliberately used the sky-filling sword light and his Dharma Body to obscure Venerable Vimalakirti’s vision. The moment the Venerable broke through the heavy obstacles and finally saw Lu Yang, he also saw Lu Yang’s [Hand Seals], heard his [Chanting], and the final [Pointing the Mystery] became unavoidable.

Whoosh.

The next second, Venerable Vimalakirti was hit by Lu Yang’s fully charged [Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method]. Endless mud instantly gushed out of his seven orifices.

“Amitabha!”

Venerable Vimalakirti suffered a huge loss right off the bat. He immediately stopped his ascent, chanted the Buddha’s name, and spat out dazzling Buddhist light and raging fire.

The flames spread over his body, intending to melt the mud.

But how could Lu Yang give him this chance? Almost at the same time Venerable Vimalakirti tried to neutralize the spell, Lu Yang’s figure vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, Venerable Vimalakirti hurriedly slapped his forehead.

The next second, Buddhist light flashed, and a Zen staff appeared out of thin air in front of him, blocking the blade of [Tribulation Wave] in the nick of time.

Clang—!

Instantly, sparks flew, and the sound of metal colliding pierced the clouds and cracked rocks. Even though the sharp sword Qi was blocked, it still caused stinging pain all over Venerable Vimalakirti’s body.

In an instant, Venerable Vimalakirti flew into a rage—

“Demon! How dare you be so rampant?”

With this angry shout, Venerable Vimalakirti’s figure suddenly expanded. Layers of Buddhist light opened up behind him. Zen forests stood tall, manifesting a vast Pure Land.

Immediately after, thousands of golden lights flew out from the Pure Land, landing on Venerable Vimalakirti like gold lacquer, dyeing his figure as if cast in gold. His body swelled abruptly, transforming into a majestic, towering golden body with a solemn appearance in the blink of an eye.

[Golden Chestnut Tathagata Dharma Body]!

As soon as Venerable Vimalakirti revealed this means, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes. He sensed an extremely familiar aura from this towering golden body.

Like me… he gathered Qi from the [Myriad Martial World]?

Lu Yang suddenly recalled that the [Myriad Martial World] wasn’t just the Saint Sect’s territory. Perfected One Miao Yin had once said that the Pure Land also had involvements there.

Thoughts raced through his mind, but Lu Yang didn’t yield an inch.

He was confident that his gains in the [Myriad Martial World] were extraordinary. Even a Great Perfected One might not surpass him. In a clash of Dharma Bodies, the winner was yet to be decided!

Boom!

The next second, the two Dharma Bodies collided like a landslide and tsunami. Mystic fire flew and fell on one side, while golden light scattered on the other, creating a magnificent sound that cracked the sky.

This scene made Venerable Vimalakirti’s expression grave. Clearly, he hadn’t expected Lu Yang’s Dharma Body to be so fierce. But after all, he was a Pure Land Venerable, a Great Perfected One. How could he think he wasn’t a match for a mere junior? He refused to back down and clashed head-on.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every collision sounded like thousands of thunderbolts exploding. Lu Yang merged with his Dharma Body. Combining his Life-Bound Divine Ability with the Dharma Body’s wonder, a Daoist sound suddenly burst from his lips:

“Break! Shatter! Crack! Destroy! Die!”

With every shouted command, Lu Yang drove his Dharma Body to punch with full force. At the same time, a brilliant divine ability light blessed his body.

[Kill Those in Power]!

Seven Kills in Power, uncontrolled becomes disaster. The effect of this Innate Divine Ability was simple— it caused all those harboring hostility toward Lu Yang to encounter [Calamity].

This [Calamity] could be a small mistake during a battle, or Qi deviation caused by a momentary breath blockage. The greater the difference in cultivation between the two sides, the greater the power of the [Calamity]. Strictly speaking, this was a simplified version of Heaven and Earth’s killing intent, sufficient to kill invisibly!

The next second, Venerable Vimalakirti’s figure suddenly stagnated.

If [Clarify Right and Wrong] and [Qian Heaven] alone couldn’t shake his golden body, then [Kill Those in Power] was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

In an instant, he felt his Qi become disordered.

His Dharma Body, which originally operated as he wished, suddenly showed constraints. It seemed that hidden flaws and dangers he hadn’t noticed before suddenly erupted.

Including the hidden injuries from being beaten to death by [Hong Ju] previously, which hadn’t fully healed even after reshaping his Dharma Body—they all erupted at this moment, forming a violent chain reaction. For a time, his state, which still had reserve strength, became precarious. Before he could adjust, Lu Yang struck with full force!

Boom!

With a final loud bang, the golden Buddhist light was smashed to pieces in one breath, suddenly scattering into a sky full of golden rain—unknown whether it was golden light or fresh blood.

The [Golden Chestnut Tathagata Dharma Body] was broken!

Perfect timing!

Lu Yang took a step back, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. The price he paid wasn’t small either; his manifested Dharma Body also showed fine cracks.

However, this injury was just right for the current him!

With the [Dharma Body] divine wonder’s blessing, the heavier the injury, the stronger his divine ability and spiritual power became. Surging now, he was even stronger than at the start!

“Huu…” Lu Yang inhaled deeply.

Almost simultaneously, the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] behind him also inhaled. An invisible suction force landed on Venerable Vimalakirti again.

[All-Governing]!

This Dharma Body divine wonder specifically countered Buddhist cultivators. Venerable Vimalakirti, whose soul was already unstable from having died once, now felt the sky spin and the earth shake.

Not good!

Only at this moment did a chill arise in Venerable Vimalakirti’s heart.

Because he discovered that even after fighting Lu Yang to this extent, the Dao Court and Sword Pavilion still had no reaction. Not a single person came to give him a hand.

This junior planned this long ago! He came prepared!

Just as Venerable Vimalakirti thought, Lu Yang’s arrival to fight him to the death was definitely not an impulsive act, but a decision made after weighing the pros and cons.

After all, now that he had successfully broken through, falsely holding the position of a Great Perfected One showed enough “value” to regain the attention of the Saint Sect’s Perfected Lords.

Moreover, even with a severed Dao path, the gap between an ordinary Perfected One and a Great Perfected One was huge. A Great Perfected One could make a name for themselves even in the eyes of a Perfected Lord. As for the severed Dao path? This might even be a plus for a Great Perfected One, making it easier to gain a Perfected Lord’s favor.

And with the Saint Sect backing him, many things became easier.

He had been besieged by various parties before, but now that Lu Yang had turned the tables, and neither side wanted to tear off all pretenses, a tacit compensation was naturally needed.

Then Lu Yang proposed his own compensation through action.

He wanted to kill Vimalakirti!

In this situation, even the Pure Land wouldn’t try to stop Lu Yang, because in the eyes of most people, this was just a small tantrum from Lu Yang.

You want to kill Vimalakirti? Can you kill him?

Are you kidding? How could a Great Perfected One die so easily? Let alone a Pure Land Great Perfected One. At worst, he’d destroy his Dharma Body and regenerate again.

In the eyes of the Perfected Lords in the sky and other Great Perfected Ones, it was impossible for Lu Yang to kill Vimalakirti, so they naturally had no intention of stopping him. Using this “compensation” to send Lu Yang away saved them trouble. As for Vimalakirti? He would just have to suffer a bit.

After all, Buddhist cultivators had thick skin and tough flesh.

Could he really be beaten to death?

At this moment, only Venerable Vimalakirti, facing Lu Yang directly, could personally feel the pressure this junior brought upon him.

He wants to kill me… can he kill me?

Venerable Vimalakirti didn’t know the specific details, but a Great Perfected One’s spiritual perception constantly reminded him that Lu Yang still had a powerful move he hadn’t used.

That Spirit Sword!

The scene of Lu Yang slashing the sea with one sword, splitting the sea and sky, flashed through his mind. That strike wasn’t worth mentioning to him back then, but now it might be different!

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