"This is..."
"A Soul Scattering Gourd Shard!"
"Nether River found a Soul Scattering Gourd Shard!"
The commotion erupting in the void alerted all the experts searching for gourd shards within it. Sensing the disturbance, everyone rushed over without hesitation.
Who found the treasure first was not important at all.
The rules of the cultivation world had always been simple: whoever had the bigger fist had the better argument. It did not matter if you were not the first to find it. Whoever seized it won.
"I've got the treasure. I need to get back to the Sea of Blood quickly."
Old Ancestor Nether River recalled his Blood God Sons, grabbed the gourd shard, turned, and ran. He ran without the slightest hesitation, and he ran incredibly fast.
However... he still failed to escape.
"Fellow cultivator Nether River, this item is fated with our Western Teachings. Please part with it."
Boundless Buddhist light surged forth, and a great Buddha manifested in the void.
Golden lotuses bloomed one after another, endlessly arising and perishing.
Amid the brilliant Buddhist radiance, a great Buddha sat atop a divine beast resembling a Four-Tusked White Elephant. With his palms pressed together and compassion on his face, he released Buddhist light that filled the sky, blocking Nether River's path.
"Ksitigarbha!"
The moment he saw this great Buddha, Nether River acted without hesitation. He unleashed the Yuan Tu and Abi swords, erupting with endless vicious and baleful power as they slashed fiercely toward Ksitigarbha.
Ksitigarbha was not a Buddha, but... he was more terrifying than many so-called "Buddhas."
Until hell was emptied, he vowed not to become a Buddha!
No one knew how many Asuras of the Sea of Blood belonging to Old Ancestor Nether River had been converted by Ksitigarbha, becoming Guardian Asuras among the Eight Legions