Chapter 3203 – Today’s Buddhist Realm Should Revere Me
“You’re already at the end of your rope. Why must you keep putting up a desperate fight? You know better than anyone how much longer you can hold on. This pagoda is truly wasted in your hands. Sigh.”
A sigh came from within the black mist, but Jiang Chen’s expression did not change. Even if he had to fight to the very last moment, whether he lived or died, he would never give in.
“The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda has been with me my whole life. How could you call that a waste? One day, I’ll make it shine with the strongest light between heaven and earth, a light no one can compare to.”
Jiang Chen said proudly, without the slightest trace of fear. At this moment, although he was trapped in a desperate situation, if even he himself had not the slightest confidence, then he would truly be walking toward death step by step.
“I can give you a life like Xue Qianying’s, as long as you’re willing to serve me.”
The voice in the black mist became much gentler and spoke in a low tone.
“Hahaha, then I’m afraid you’re really overthinking it. You think someone like you can control me? Wait until you have the ability to defeat me first.”
Jiang Chen laughed loudly.
“Humans are always foolish. It seems you’re determined to die. I appreciate you very much, but you don’t know how to cherish it. Even Xue Qianying, who was hanging by a thread and struggling at death’s door, I could bring back from the dead. Do you think that if I wanted to kill you, I would need to go to so much trouble?”
The voice in the black mist grew colder and colder. Jiang Chen’s heart also jolted. What he said made a lot of sense. He just did not want to end the fight with Jiang Chen so quickly. It seemed that Jiang Chen had really underestimated this guy.
“Since you’re so stubborn and refuse to see the light, you can’t blame me for being merciless. You walked into the abyss step by step yourself. You’ll regret the choice you made in the end.”
The voice in the black mist gradually filled with killing intent, and it began to close in on Jiang Chen.
“No one can defy me. Even across the entire Western-pole Divine Land, I can go wherever I please. Going against me, you’re courting death!”
Jiang Chen retreated step by step. Qing Xuan, Fire Qilin and the Monk Tyrant had all been sent into the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda by Jiang Chen. At this time, he could only defend passively. The person in this mass of black mist was just too terrifying, a true wielder of life and death. Jiang Chen held the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda without any fear and charged forward, but the result filled him with bitterness. The overbearing strike from within the black mist sent him flying back a full hundred zhang before he could steady himself. That indestructible, overbearing power had already left Jiang Chen somewhat disheartened.
“A Divine Emperor Realm expert… No, not just the Divine Emperor Realm…”
Light kept flickering in Jiang Chen’s eyes. There was only one thought in his heart, and that was to run! The farther the better. This person could not be fought. He truly could not be fought!
But Jiang Chen was not willing. He wanted everyone here to die. He wanted all these people who had driven him into a desperate situation to die terrible deaths.
“You forced me into this. Now, it’s finally time for me to begin the judgment.”
A sinister look hung at the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth. Even if he was about to die, he would kill these guys one by one, every last one of them.
Jiang Chen held the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda in one hand and the Heavenly Dragon Sword in the other. Wherever he passed, not a blade of grass was left. Wu De the Enlightened was wiped out by Jiang Chen almost in an instant.
“Get back, this guy’s gone mad!”
Wuyin the Enlightened cried out in alarm, but his strength was no longer enough to resist Jiang Chen in his frenzy. Jiang Chen was as fast as wind and lightning, one sword after another. Wu De the Enlightened, Yuan De the Enlightened, Xuanyuan Yumo, Dou Bai and Lan Mao all died at Jiang Chen’s hands. Miserable screams echoed through the void one after another. Everyone sucked in a cold breath. Death came all too easily to them. Wherever Jiang Chen went, he cut down several people in a row. Even the mass of black mist did not stop him in time. To be precise, the expert in that black mist did not care to save them. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would not have succeeded so easily.
“No—don’t kill me, no—”
Wei Xiaolong said in utter terror, but his head was sliced clean off under Jiang Chen’s Heavenly Dragon Sword in the blink of an eye. The scene was incredibly brutal and frightening. It made one’s heart tremble.
Luo Binwang, who was together with Goddess Luo, barely escaped the disaster. The only others left were Venerable Jianan and Venerable Anan. The two of them were a cut above everyone else in strength, so they retreated quickly and gave Jiang Chen no chance at all, which was the only reason they survived. But that scene left their mouths dry. Jiang Chen was just too monstrous. Even if he was going to die, he would drag others down with him.
“You’ve killed enough. It’s time you left something behind.”
The expert in the black mist made a move again. At this moment, Jiang Chen’s face had turned as ugly as it could get. He held both the Heavenly Dragon Sword and the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda in front of his chest, trying to block the strike of the expert in the black mist. But in the end, Jiang Chen was disappointed, because he simply did not have the ability to keep blocking it anymore.
The web of his hand gripping the Heavenly Dragon Sword had split open, and blood was dripping from it. The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda was tottering, and Jiang Chen could only take it back. At this moment, he finally could not hold on anymore. He dropped to one knee, his face as ugly as it could possibly be.
“Puff——”
Jiang Chen gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He had completely run dry, like a lamp out of oil. At this time, there was no road to heaven and no door into the earth for him.
“Before I die, can you answer one question for me? Who exactly are you?”
Jiang Chen looked at the swirling black mist and spoke in a low voice.
“Today’s Buddhist Realm should revere me!”
Jiang Chen’s pupils contracted. Even Venerable Jianan and the others had their expressions change drastically. Those words were worth a thousand gold. How much power and ability must the person in the black mist have to dare say such a thing? The Buddhist Realm should revere him? Then who exactly was he?
“Could it be one of the legendary Buddhas or Bodhisattvas?”
Venerable Anan murmured, with a hint of piety in his heart.
“The true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all perished in that war. Even the few Arhat Venerables who remain are just losers who escaped alive back then. Saying the Buddhist Realm should revere him is easy enough, but whether he really has such ability is another matter.”
Venerable Jianan said in a low voice. However, the person in the black mist paid them no attention. His only target was Jiang Chen. The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, the Heavenly Dragon Sword and the Myriad Qi Cauldron in Jiang Chen’s hands were all things he wanted to get. And of course, there was also the Reincarnated Living Buddha, the Monk Tyrant.
“It seems I still underestimated you after all. But if you want me, Jiang Chen, to bow my head, it’s definitely not that easy.”
Jiang Chen stood his ground like a warrior with his blade drawn. This time, he had to use every last ounce of strength he had, because this was his only chance.
“Oh? You still want to strike back? Interesting, very interesting. Hehehe. It seems you’ve never disappointed me. I’d also like to see just how much ability you have. Divine Emperor Realm experts aren’t worth mentioning in front of me. If I let you escape from my palm, how could I ever stand in the Buddhist Realm in the future? I have less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before I have to leave, but I’ve always thought highly of you. There’s still plenty of time. Let me see your real abilities.”
A cold voice came out of the black mist, shocking Venerable Jianan and the others greatly. Even Divine Emperor Realm experts were not in his eyes? Then just how powerful was he?