Xu Yue had always been stationed at the Nine Nether Rift. Combined with bearing the symbol of the Demon Buddha's epoch-ending, his affinity with the Nine Nethers was extraordinarily high.
"Sure enough, for the will of the Other Shore itself, there are no fixed constants. It can casually make use of even a shit-stirrer."
Laojun's sudden cooperation with Bodhi Academy had indeed caught him off guard.
The reason Laojun had not offered help personally was likely because he was guarding against Xu Yue as well.
Unfortunately, although Laojun, as one of the Most Ancient Ones and a foundation of existence, knew a great deal—
The overall situation had remained within Xu Yue's expectations all along.
Only by constantly toeing the line without completely tearing their faces apart had things snowballed into their present state.
The Demon Buddha's symbol of an epoch's end, the Heavenly Emperor's symbol of an epoch's existence, and the symbol of an epoch's beginning that also possessed the Primordial Nine Seals—when it came down to it, Xu Yue possessed all of them.
Together with the remnants of the two Dao Fruits, the Supreme True Buddha and the Tendo Monster, Xu Yue was no slower at this step than the Three Pure Ones, who had taken half a step ahead of him.
Now, three Pseudo-Other Shores had gathered around Meng Qi in the Nine Nethers. Bodhi Academy and Laojun watched from the shadows, while the Golden Emperor would lend Meng Qi a hand when necessary.
This lineup of three great figures above the Ancient Ones was far stronger than the combination of the crippled Demon Buddha, crippled Heavenly Emperor, and Black-Blood Azure Emperor.
Not to mention Amitabha, who harbored hostility in secret.
Sure enough, their previous combination had been too powerful. The only way to deal with it