Tang Chen's Nascent Soul, who had been pursuing Manjushri, suddenly sensed that Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu had both severely wounded or driven back their opponents. He too became ruthless. As the strongest among the Guardian Elders, Tang Chen had his own pride—he could not possibly fall behind the others.
Previously, he had been holding back in order to temper his fighting methods in this world, using less than a tenth of his strength. According to the information the Hall Master had given him, his strength was comparable to a mid-stage Quasi-Saint of this world. Yet even after using a tenth of his power, he had been unable to harm this Early Quasi-Saint Bodhisattva. He knew then that he had been too arrogant.
Tang Chen poured a third of his Magic Power into the Clear Sky Hammer. Empowered by the two laws of gravity and mountains, its might increased tenfold as he unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.
Tang Chen instantly transformed into a golden giant a hundred zhang tall. Raising the enlarged Clear Sky Hammer, he savagely brought it crashing down upon Bodhisattva Manjushri.
Seeing his pursuer use Heavenly Manifestation, Bodhisattva Manjushri's spiritual awareness instantly screamed in warning. The surrounding spacetime seemed to freeze. He sensed that if he failed to withstand this attack, his physical body would be shattered.
He had barely escaped the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, only to have the Three Xiào Goddesses' Nine-Bend Yellow River Array strip away the Three Flowers atop his head and the Five Qi within his chest. In order to regain his strength and advance further, he had betrayed the Chan School and converted to the Western School. From Manjushri Vast Dharma Heavenly Venerate, he had become the current Manjushri Great Dharma Bodhisattva of Western Buddhism. After tens of millions of