Demon Buddha Ananda had no idea how to describe his feelings right now.
He had clearly broken free of the seal, clearly absorbed the Nine Nethers, clearly been on the verge of completing Reduce and Seek Emptiness, clearly been about to begin attaining the Dao Fruit.
Fourfold happiness—so why couldn't he smile...
Granted, after Muscle Heavenly Venerate attained Other Shore and the Overlord attained Other Shore, the double weakening had caused his strength and realm to fall considerably.
What should have been a transformation that took him straight to the Most Ancient Ones could now only barely let him absorb the Nine Nethers, relying on his status as the symbol of an era's end, and reach the level of the Ancient Ones.
Now, competing for the Dao Fruit merely meant he had an entry ticket, the qualifications to make an attempt. It was far below what he had originally expected.
Yet when Demon Buddha saw Xu Yue at the center, surrounded by layer upon layer of protection and chewing on Amitabha's relic, he inexplicably felt like crying.
I gave up so much!
I gave up everything but myself!
You wanted an imprint, I gave you an imprint. You wanted the Supreme True Buddha, I gave you the Supreme True Buddha. You wanted the Tendo Monster, I gave you the Tendo Monster. I even gave you my son and the Reincarnation Seal.
I lost everything for this chance!
But why did everything change so much just because I spent a bit of time devouring the Nine Nethers?
What the hell happened?
Why have the Three Pure Ones returned?
Why do I feel like I'm about to get beaten up?
And beaten to death?
This made Demon Buddha turn his gaze toward his biological son, Lu Ya.
But Lu Ya's eyes held