The World Honored One's enlightened incarnations generally came in three tiers.
The first tier was Buddha's Son, at Foundation Establishment Perfection. Though it carried a certain oppressive presence even toward Lower Cultivators, it was not entirely without ways to contend against it.
The second tier was Tathagata Venerable.
Back when he had attained Fire in the Sky, it had been an enlightened incarnation of this tier that dealt with Lu Yang. Strictly speaking, its combat strength had already reached that of a Golden Core True Lord.
The third tier.
This was also the most terrifying enlightened incarnation Lu Yang had ever seen: a titled Tathagata comparable to a Great True Lord. He had encountered it only once in the Celestial Court.
'That titled Tathagata was called the Immovable Tathagata of the Vajra Realm. The World Honored One used the Spirit Platform Method to convert Si Sui's lingering remnant before enlightening it into being. It was a bona fide Great True Lord. From this, it was clear that third-tier enlightened incarnations differed from the first two—they could not be enlightened out of thin air.'
The Dao Lord was not omnipotent in the end.
Much less the World Honored One.
Thus, even the World Honored One could not conjure a Great True Lord-level powerhouse from nothing. He had to rely on some medium of an exceptionally lofty rank.
Si Sui's lingering remnant was undoubtedly top-grade.
Compared to it, the Three Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land were somewhat lacking in rank—thus, the Vajra Realm Jewel-Born Tathagata that had appeared now was likewise much weaker.
In short—
'Not a Great True Lord!?'
In the span of a spark, Lu Yang abruptly halted his step just as he was about to instantly flee into the Responding King. At the same time, Buddha Light had already