"Insolence!" Before Tathagata could speak, the Buddhas were already seething with rage. The two great protectors, Anan and Ayou, leaped forward. "How dare you show such disrespect to Buddha Ancestor! Even if you are a saint, you must be subdued!"
"Tsk, tsk!" Chen Tong found their words amusing. He didn't want to waste any more breath on these two jumping clowns.
"Tathagata, will you dare face me in battle at the East Sea?" The words were brief and casual, yet they carried an air of utter contempt for heaven and earth.
"Is that kid crazy? He actually dared to challenge Tathagata to a duel."
"Hmph, not just crazy. I'd say he got his head caught in a door."
Those who didn't know Chen Tong thought he was asking for death; those who did know him thought he was joking. After all, Tathagata wasn't a fool. Who didn't know that Chen Tong was invincible in water? Who would fall for that trick?
"Very well!" To everyone's surprise, Tathagata agreed. Then he turned his gaze to Sun Wukong. "But first, I must subdue that monkey."
Chen Tong glanced down at Sun Wukong, whose bones were nearly falling apart. "With me here, you won't be able to subdue him."
"Oh...!" Tathagata took an interest at last, though he still didn't seem to care much. His golden palm, wreathed in dense bolts of law, slowly turned and descended!
The enormous pressure struck directly at Chen Tong's soul, making his eyes narrow. He had known that Tathagata had pinned Sun Wukong beneath a mountain with a single palm, but he hadn't realized that one strike could be so terrifying. Experiencing it firsthand, he could see it was no ordinary power.
With a thought, the Origin Hall appeared in his hand. It was one of the