Dragon-Subduing Saint Buddha looked up at the Glazed Sword Sect's Mountain Gate and said to the Great Sun Buddha Emperor, "Buddha Emperor, the Glazed Sword Sect's Mountain Gate is up ahead. I'd wager everyone inside has already fled!"
The Great Sun Buddha Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly. He had expected this. Their enemies' Saint Force was no match for theirs; anyone who still failed to flee would be a fool.
He looked toward the Mountain-Guarding Formation ahead, the corner of his mouth lifting in a cold smile. "Let them run. We came today to destroy the Glazed Sword Sect, whether anyone remains inside or not, and then take control of the Southern Wastes!"
His chief aim was to absorb the Southern Wastes into the Buddhist Land and expand their territory. The Southern Wastes was no longer the barren region it had once been. Like the Western Wilderness where they lived, it had become fertile land rich in Spiritual Qi.
The Southern Wastes was vast, and countless powers in the Central Barrens coveted it. None had dared make a move for fear of the Glazed Sword Sect. Now, that land was about to belong to their Buddhist Kingdom.
Far away in the South Sea, Yun Qianxue and the others from the Glazed Sword Sect watched through a Spirit Sword Talisman as the Great Sun Buddha Emperor approached with a mighty fleet behind him. Their eyes reddened. They knew their sect was about to be lost.
The Great Sun Buddha Emperor flew slowly above the Glazed Sword Sect's Mountain Gate, then raised a hand and struck toward it.
Rumble!
A colossal golden palm descended from the sky like a meteorite falling from the ninth heaven. Before it even landed, its terrifying pressure warped the Barrier of the sect's Mountain-Guarding Formation.
"That's the Buddhist