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Saint Jieyin, standing nearby, saw it clearly. His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted a warning.
Without the slightest hesitation, Jieyin formed the Great Sun Tathagata Seal with both hands and slammed it down onto the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus beneath him!
"Boundless merit, Invulnerable to All Laws, Golden Lotus Barrier!!"
Hummm—!
The Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus erupted with endless golden Buddha light. Twelve enormous golden lotus petals soared into the sky, transforming into an indestructible Merit Golden Bell ten thousand zhang tall that enclosed Zhunti and Jieyin within its protection.
Almost at the very instant the Golden Lotus Barrier took shape!
Demon Sovereign Gu Yan's ink-black, barbed demonic claw, vast enough to blot out the sky, crashed squarely into the Golden Lotus Barrier with terrifying force capable of pulverizing a Great Thousand World!
"Rumble rumble rumble—!!"
The space of the entire Yao Realm collapsed completely beneath that blow. Violent shock waves leveled every mountain and river for millions of li around.
Hundreds of millions of golden Buddhist Sanskrit inscriptions flickered frantically across the Golden Lotus Barrier, which creaked and groaned beneath the unbearable strain.
Saint Jieyin's expression abruptly darkened. The three Śarīra above his head trembled violently, while the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus beneath his feet flickered wildly under that claw's blow, its Lotus Throne sinking sharply.
"Crack!!"
Demon Sovereign Gu Yan had actually clawed several pitch-black fissures into the indestructible shield of golden light of merit!
"Hehehehe! Your so-called Invulnerable to All Laws is nothing but a joke before my absolute strength!"
Demon Sovereign Gu Yan laughed savagely, his enormous body spanning the nine heavens. His claws became a sky full of violent black afterimages, pounding the Golden Lotus Barrier like a relentless storm!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Every blow shattered dozens of streaks of golden