Dragon-Marked War God

“I came from the direction of the Profound Connection Divine Palace, and I heard that the three great Half-step Divine Emperors of the Battle God Clan have all fallen.”

Lan Mao said coldly, deliberately wearing a look of gloating. Dou Bai’s face became even uglier.

“What? Don’t talk nonsense! How could the three great Half-step Divine Emperors of my Battle God Clan possibly fall? Only a Divine Emperor could make them fall. Even against a Divine Emperor, they might not win, but killing all of them would still be extremely difficult.”

Dou Bai did not believe what Lan Mao had said. At this moment, his gaze fell on the abbot of Zhongsheng Temple, Master Jie Qian. He hoped to hear that this news was false.

“Although I don’t know the exact details either, the rumor I heard is also that all three experts of the Battle God Clan have perished. I hope the news is false. Amitabha.”

Jie Qian pressed his palms together, a look of prayer on his face.

Dou Bai and Dou Tianhuang exchanged a glance, and both felt a stab of pain in their hearts. Dou Qing was Dou Bai’s uncle. It could be said that Dou Bai had been raised up by Dou Qing personally. Now Dou Bai’s strength had even surpassed his uncle’s. Although he did not yet know whether the bad news about his uncle was true or false, it had already made Dou Bai’s face as dark as it could get. At this moment, his fury had been ignited.

“Uncle, I hope nothing has happened to you.”

Dou Bai murmured. Lan Mao sneered inwardly. This news was already an undeniable fact. Dou Bai just did not want to admit it. Moreover, with news this big, although the Profound Connection Divine Palace had kept it under wraps all along, there was no wall in the world that did not let the wind through, and paper could not contain fire. Once people found out, the news would spread across the world quickly. Before long, it would be common knowledge, and by then the Battle God Clan would surely be furious.

Jiang Chen looked coldly at Dou Bai. If these people who did not know life from death really wanted to make a move on him, he could only send them off for a family reunion with the rest of their Battle God Clan. Jiang Chen was now besieged on all sides. These people were all truly top experts. Against any one of them, Jiang Chen could not say for certain that he could kill them.

Jiang Chen was a freak, talented enough and ferocious enough. But weren’t they too? He could kill an ordinary Half-step Divine Emperor without any trouble, but these were the best among Half-step Divine Emperors, true monstrous geniuses of their great clans. You might be very good, but they were even better.

So even Jiang Chen did not dare to let his guard down. None of these guys were easy to deal with. At this moment, there was no doubt that he still had to be careful.

“Zhongsheng Temple was founded by the Zhongsheng Buddha. After the Great Thunderclap Temple split apart, we spared no effort to build this temple in order to uphold the dignity of the Buddhist Realm. Its purpose was to unify the Buddhist Realm. With the Buddha fallen and the Great Thunderclap Temple vanished, the Western-pole Divine Land today is in turmoil. Rumor has it that a Living Buddha has returned through reincarnation, but whether he is a true Buddha remains to be seen. However, the most important divine artifact of our Buddhist Realm, the God Suppressing Monument, is in the hands of that rumored Reincarnated Living Buddha, so we can’t help but be shaken.”

“For hundreds of millions of years, we have devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to worshipping the Buddha. But this concerns the rise and fall of the Buddhist Realm, and as disciples of the Buddha, we naturally cannot stand by and do nothing. So this time, even if it means defying the whole world, our Zhongsheng Temple must take back the God Suppressing Monument. The Zhongsheng Buddha is one of the strongest Buddhas under the Buddha himself, and he is the leader of our Zhongsheng Temple. The Zhongsheng Buddha said that the great unification of the world lies in this very day. In the past, the Buddhist Realm was the first under heaven for all eternity, yet today the Western-pole Divine Land lies in scattered pieces. As long as we obtain the God Suppressing Monument, there will be hope of commanding all the Buddhas, and none will dare to disobey.”

Master Jie Qian said piously.

“May I ask, Master, is there still a Buddha in this world?”

Jiang Chen looked at Master Jie Qian and asked in a low voice.

Master Jie Qian smiled and said.

“The Buddha transcends all living beings, and the Buddha becomes all living beings. The Buddha is before your eyes, and also in your heart.”

Master Jie Qian’s words left everyone completely baffled. But Jiang Chen felt that this Jie Qian seemed to be hiding something. When it came to the Buddha, he did not want to say much.

“Master Jie Qian, your strength is extraordinary, and our strength is nowhere near yours. What can we possibly help you with?”

Lan Luo asked.

“Amitabha, not at all, not at all! This time, Divine Emperors have no chance at all. Everything is up to those below the Divine Emperor Realm.”

“This has to be explained starting from the moment the phantom of the Great Thunderclap Temple appeared. The Great Thunderclap Temple should have been destroyed long ago, yet a phantom of light appeared like a mirage over the ruins where the Great Thunderclap Temple once stood. Divine Emperors simply cannot enter it. The boundless Buddha land of the Great Thunderclap Temple can only be entered by those below the Divine Emperor Realm. I also tried to enter it myself, but in the end I failed.”

Master Jie Qian shook his head and sighed.

“You mean the Great Thunderclap Temple has reappeared in the Western-pole Divine Land?”

Xuanyuan Yumo said with a shocked look. The Great Thunderclap Temple had been destroyed in the ancient war hundreds of millions of years ago. Now it had reappeared. Even though it was only crumbling walls and ruins, it still filled these Buddhists with longing.

“Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, morning bells and evening drums can sometimes be heard, and sometimes the light of the Buddha shines everywhere. All of this is because the rumored Reincarnated Living Buddha set foot inside, which set off the turmoil across the entire Western-pole Divine Land. The Reincarnated Living Buddha is now inside the illusory realm of the Great Thunderclap Temple. Although it’s called an illusory realm, it truly exists, because it is exactly the same as the real Great Thunderclap Temple. The God Suppressing Monument is in the Reincarnated Living Buddha’s hands, but Divine Emperors cannot get into the Great Thunderclap Temple at all, so Half-step Divine Emperors are the best choice. Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, the Reincarnated Living Buddha has killed many people. So in the eyes of our Zhongsheng Temple and the other temples, this so-called Reincarnated Living Buddha is most likely just a front. It would be closer to the truth to call him the reincarnation of a great demon. Countless members of the Buddhist Realm throughout the Western-pole Divine Land have died, all killed by that Reincarnated Living Buddha. Left with no other choice, we had to ask the four great clans for help. I hope all of you can help us restore true peace to the land of the Western-pole Divine Land.”

Master Jie Qian paused, then continued.

“Of course, we won’t slack off in the slightest either. Our Zhongsheng Temple will send three great Half-step Divine Emperors to fight the legendary Reincarnated Living Buddha together with all of you. This is a small token of this old monk’s appreciation. You need not take it to heart. Please accept it.”

Master Jie Qian waved his hand, and more than ten green, seed-like objects appeared in everyone’s hands.

“This is… a Bodhi seed?”

Lan Luo cried out, her pretty face full of shock. None of them did not know how amazing a Bodhi seed was. Back then, the Buddha had discussed the Dao and attained Buddhahood beneath the Bodhi tree.