Rumble!
The Karmic Scene shattered once more. Chu Sheng stood silently in the pitch-black cosmos with his eyes closed. Only after a long while did he open them and look toward the World Honored One not far away.
"Mm."
In an instant, the World Honored One felt an indescribable sense of crisis flood his heart. The piercing killing intent even made his Primordial Spirit ache faintly.
Yet before he could react, his vision was engulfed by a blazing white light. Then, as though colored glaze had shattered, all sensation vanished and his consciousness sank into hollow stillness. When he finally came back to himself a moment later, he discovered that, at some unknown point, he had returned from the Karmic Net to [Other Shore].
His memories were gone?
No. I died.
The World Honored One's thoughts immediately tightened. That old thing killed me? To vent his anger? No, not to vent his anger. He wanted to strike first!
He instantly understood Chu Sheng's intentions.
Killing him with thunderous force would not truly kill him, since he was a Dao Lord with [Other Shore] as his foundation. But resurrection itself took time.
And during that time...
He can head for the Netherworld!
At that thought, the World Honored One's ever-compassionate expression suddenly cracked. Intense emotion instantly swept away the indifference he had acquired over countless years as a Dao Lord.
That idiot. This is bad!
The next moment, the Golden Body Great Buddha awoke from the void. A ray of Golden Light abruptly rose from a layer of [Other Shore] and swiftly descended toward the Netherworld.
At the same time, in the Netherworld.
Before Netherworld Lord Hall, Dao Tianqi pushed open the doors, shielding Butian Que and Liantian Dou behind him as he stood unwaveringly before the visitor.
It was a