Sun Wukong sensed the vast, ocean-like, unfathomable fluctuations of Buddha Power emanating from Yaoshi Buddha, and his heart abruptly tightened! This aura... though different from Buddha Tathagata's, that pressure, that level which seemed faintly attuned to the great Dao of heaven and earth, could not be mistaken!
This was another great Buddha who could reach the heavens and penetrate the earth! His strength was likely no less than Tathagata's! Sun Wukong immediately grew tense, gripping the Golden Cudgel as he looked toward Lin Zhu, wondering how Lin Zhu would respond.
Lin Zhu's movement paused slightly, and he did not immediately drive the spear down.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Yaoshi Buddha, who floated in midair with Buddha Light shining all around him. Lin Zhu's brow lifted faintly. Not only was there not the slightest fear on his face, there was instead an expression mingling surprise with... contempt.
He sized Yaoshi Buddha up and down several times, as though confirming something, before finally asking in an almost languid tone laden with provocation.
"Who... the hell are you?"
The moment those words fell, Sunlight and Moonlight, the two Bodhisattvas, changed expression slightly. A trace of displeasure also flashed through Yaoshi Buddha's eyes, but he swiftly suppressed it.
He maintained his compassionate, tranquil expression and slowly said,
"This humble monk is Yaoshi Liuli Guang Tathagata, ruler of the Eastern Pure Lapis Lazuli World. Benefactor Lin Zhu, Immovable Wisdom King is a Dharma Protector Venerable of our Buddhist Sect. Even if he has committed wrongs, he should be dealt with according to the precepts of our Buddhist Sect. I ask that Benefactor Lin Zhu show regard for the fact that... this humble monk once saved Benefactor Lin Zhu's life at Great Thunderclap Monastery. Spare his life and hand him over to