Wang Ye. Growth.

"Was it really all an act?"

"Senior, your intent to kill me was no act. If this humble monk had not possessed a few tricks, I might truly have died here."

Maitreya said with a soft laugh.

The two of them had both felt uneasy throughout the journey. They had initially assumed the danger lay within the meditation chamber, but the closer they came to their prize, the more something felt wrong.

The danger was not in the meditation chamber.

That meant it could only be something external.

Perhaps it truly had been an act at first, but as they fought, both had indeed developed killing intent. Unfortunately, they eventually discovered that their strengths were evenly matched. If they truly fought to the end, one would certainly die while the other was gravely wounded, possibly allowing someone else to reap the rewards. So they resumed the act.

In short—

The process had been somewhat winding. All one could say was—

The Past Buddha and the Future Buddha.

One was the Buddha's teacher, while the other was the Buddha's successor. These two—

Were both ruthless figures.

Seeing this situation, Wang Ye sighed helplessly. He had fallen for it.

"Little friend, we meet again."

Maitreya looked at Wang Ye and chuckled.

Wang Ye nodded, somewhat uneasy. "When did you discover me?"

"From the moment you opened the meditation chamber door a crack."

Maitreya did not conceal it, kindly telling him outright.

Wang Ye nodded faintly.

So his intelligence had been suppressed by Maitreya once again?

But... after being trained by Zhang Ziliang and Zhao Hai for so long, if he could still be suppressed by Maitreya to this extent, then there was no point in Wang Ye continuing to live.

Wang Ye suddenly revealed a shy smile. "This junior thought I had