Although Ye Qingci was far stronger than the Dragon-Subduing Saint Buddha and the Tiger-Subduing Saint Buddha, a vast gulf still separated her from a true Quasi-Emperor.
Ye Qingci gritted her teeth, and her eyes turned red in an instant.
Boom!
A powerful aura erupted from Ye Qingci.
At that moment, the Great Sun Buddha Emperor charged at Ye Qingci again, swinging his Buddhist Staff down at her head.
"First Wave!"
Ye Qingci barked the words and spun around. Her aura surged, and the blue sword in her hand blazed with dazzling light as it collided with the golden Buddhist Staff.
Clang...
Power erupted from the clash. Great swathes of Dao Patterns peeled away from both Ye Qingci's sword and the Great Sun Buddha Emperor's Buddhist Staff, but far more fell from the blue sword than from the golden Buddhist Staff.
The collision sent them both flying backward, and the force shattered the surrounding space once more.
"How is that possible?"
The Great Sun Buddha Emperor stared at Ye Qingci. Her last strike had reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm in sheer power. He knew she must have used some Secret Method to increase her strength, but even so, it was terrifying. The gulf between a Saint and a Quasi-Emperor was nearly impossible to cross—yet Ye Qingci had crossed it.
He roared inwardly, Great Sun Vajra Sutra!
The Golden Lotus Platform appeared beneath the Great Sun Buddha Emperor. He sat cross-legged upon it, his golden Buddhist Staff laid across his front. A string of black Buddhist Prayer Beads appeared in his hand. He raised his right hand before him, fingers pointing upward, and began to chant.
"Mani, mani..."
His chanting echoed through the air. Golden Sanskrit Script flew from the Great Sun Buddha Emperor's mouth, character after character, turning into streams of golden