Buddha was driven back dozens of miles by the Nine Nether Underworld Emperor, nearly retreating halfway around Yan Wang City. Soldiers and generals from both sides along the way were scared out of their wits and hurriedly scattered. Any living beings too slow to move were sent flying by Buddha and severely injured.
Seeing that the Nine Nether Underworld Emperor's assault remained fierce, a trace of anger flashed through Buddha's eyes.
He was going too far!
Buddha suddenly stomped both feet into the ground, sinking deep into the soil. His several-thousand-zhang-tall body came to a forceful stop, and earth surged up behind him into heaps like mountains. Hundreds of Nine Nether Dragon Qi slammed into his chest, yet he did not retreat another step. At the same time, the eyes beneath his Golden Mask turned chillingly terrifying.
"Immortal and Undying? What do you know of being Immortal and Undying?"
Buddha said coldly. The hundreds of arms behind him swiftly retracted into his back, and he struck forward with both palms. In an instant, an incomparably dazzling Golden Light Pillar shot from his hands, dispersing the hundreds of Nine Nether Dragon Qi and hurtling toward the Nine Nether Underworld Emperor.
The Nine Nether Underworld Emperor remained expressionless. He swung the Black Spear in his hand, sending Spear Qi stabbing forth to block the Golden Light Pillar. Gale-force winds whipped his long hair, while his stern face reflected a metallic sheen, making him seem like a god.
The Nine Nether Underworld Emperor, who controlled the underworld, was in fact comparable to a deity. He simply did not govern the heavens, only the lands below.
"Middle stage of Grand Unity Beginning Immortal Realm. Such cultivation is indeed enough to lord over heaven and earth, but unfortunately, you have encountered me!" the Nine Nether