Tathagata Battles Kong Xuan, Things Are About to Get Really Interesting

Tathagata's face darkened at the sight. He said, "Kong Xuan, are you planning to leave Buddhism for good?" Tathagata was completely numb with shock. After all, if Kong Xuan left Buddhism, things would get really interesting. Even the Buddha Mother, Peacock King, would no longer stand with Buddhism. Would Buddhism still have any future?

Kong Xuan laughed heartily. "Tathagata, I never truly joined Buddhism back then. If I want to leave now, then I'll leave. What? Are you planning to stop me?"

Tathagata gave him a cold smile. "If you leave, then leave behind the cultivation you gained by using Buddhism's fortune all these years. After that, you may go wherever you wish."

Kong Xuan clenched his fists. "Tathagata, I'll give you one more chance. Organize your words properly. Do you really think I'd leave my cultivation behind for you? Hmm, how about this? Let's fight. If you can beat me, you can cripple my cultivation. Otherwise, get out of my way. After all, I've been your elder for so many years. It wouldn't be right for me to bully you."

As soon as he said this, Tathagata flew into a rage. Buddhist light suddenly flared in his palm and shot toward Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan was not polite either. Five-Colored Divine Light spread across his body as he clashed with Tathagata.

Kong Xuan's gaze turned solemn as he sensed Tathagata's fury. He knew this confrontation would be more intense than any before. The Buddhist light in Tathagata's hand shone with blinding radiance, sacred and majestic, as though a deity had descended into the mortal world. Meanwhile, Five-Colored Divine Light burst from Kong Xuan's body, gorgeous and mysterious, dazzling like a kaleidoscope.

The two powerful forces collided in the air, erupting with thunderous roars. The surrounding space seemed to tremble,