Great Thunderclap Temple of Spirit Mountain.
Tathagata Buddha sat upon his cloud dais, while the surviving Buddhas and Bodhisattvas remained silent.
They had lost!
The Buddhist Sect had actually lost its battle against the Dragon Clan for the merit of flood control—and lost terribly.
Dipankara Ancient Buddha had been slain outright, his body and soul utterly destroyed.
Though Dipankara Ancient Buddha did not have a particularly good reputation, he was still the Past Buddha of the Buddhist Sect.
The Buddhas had nothing to say.
Just then, a Bodhisattva arrived from hell and descended directly upon Spirit Mountain.
The newcomer was none other than Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
Ignoring the silence of the Buddhas, he spoke on his own. "Amitabha, World-Honored One, Ksitigarbha requests that Buddhist Monks be sent to attack the Sea of Blood. It does not matter that the Buddhist Sect lost its battle against the Dragon Clan. We can use the Sea of Blood to restore the Buddhist Sect's prestige. The Asura Race should become one of the Buddhist Sect's followers. We should take this opportunity to subdue them directly."
The moment Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva arrived, he made his request: attack the Sea of Blood and subdue the Asura Race!
"Amitabha, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva speaks reasonably!"
A Buddha agreed with him. The Buddhist Sect had lost, so they could win back their standing elsewhere. The Buddhist Sect's prestige could not be ruined like this!
All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas looked toward Tathagata Buddha. Even Guanyin, Samantabhadra, and Bodhisattva Manjushri, who had suffered the worst defeat, turned their eyes toward him.
Subduing the Asura Race was only one reason they wanted to attack. More importantly, they needed to vent their anger.
Tathagata Buddha nodded faintly. "Very well. Send troops to attack the Asura Race and subdue them!"
"We obey the World-Honored One's decree!"