Tathagata

Avalon is a place of breathtaking beauty, with its mountains and waters so clear and beautiful it seems as if it has been filtered.

The Spiritual Vein was also very conspicuous, consisting of a lake at its very center.

The lake water is clear and clean, with a dreamy blue hue, and starlight occasionally dances across its surface. There is also a pair of flat, plump feet stepping on the lake.

The owner of the foot was wearing a half-open robe, exposing his right shoulder.

With deep-set features, fair skin, and the typical appearance of a high-caste Tianzhu, he must be "Tathagata".

Himiko immediately reminded her Patriarch: "[This is the Tathagata! He has actually left the Earth Core!]"

The Tathagata raised his hand, plucked a flower, and smiled:

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Lu's deeds and have always admired him. Today, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him."

Lu Li nodded in acknowledgment and said, "I'm also glad you took the initiative to come up here. You should know why I'm here."

"They just want to use me to increase their cultivation. Perfect, I also have designs on Fellow Daoist Lu."

The Buddha said Tathagata a smile:

"If I lose today, I will become provisions for you, my fellow Daoists; but if I win, I will use you as my vessel."

In Buddhism, "skin bag" refers to the human body, and this phrase implies the desire to possess the body.

Previously, Liu Shu only dared to plot against the "Dragon Fetus," which shows how difficult this matter was. Tathagata, Tathagata has directly set his sights on Lu Li?

Himiko sneered, "What wishful thinking! Even you wouldn't be so sure you could succeed in possessing a mortal's body."

The Tathagata a flower, and explained:

"Fellow Daoist Lu's physical body will indeed produce a strong rejection reaction, but this is just a stepping stone. I will possess his body, manipulate his several wives, and have several children."

"These children will possess the qualities of both me and Fellow Daoist Lu; they will be the true physical manifestations, and will surely transform me, propelling me to great heights."

When he said these words, Tathagata's face showed only anticipation and longing, and he did not feel anything was wrong.

Lu Li remained calm. He couldn't very well set a bad example and then tell others to do the same. It would simply come down to who had the bigger fist.

"A subject who humiliates his master must die," Himiko in fury, "Tathagata! Today I will follow my master and make you vanish from the face of the earth!"

She was clearly planning a combined attack, and even sent a divine thought to Lu Li containing information related to Tathagata.

But Lu Li waved his hand to disperse the divine thought, and calmly said:

"Just step back and observe quietly; there's no need to offer any form of assistance."

"But... this servant obeys."

Himiko froze for a moment, but she gritted her teeth and ultimately said nothing, quietly stepping back.

"Hehe."

The Buddha's smile remained unchanged, "Tathagata Daoist is just like a lion that has just grown its claws and teeth, always thinking that it can hunt an elephant."

Lu Li entered his Red Lotus Form and slowly said:

"Your kind of Heavenly Monarch, Spirit-Flesh Unity, is too weak. If we don't increase the difficulty, it will lose its meaning of training."

These earnest and solemn words are more piercing than any sarcasm.

The Buddha's eyes turned cold Tathagata, "I have lived from the Zhou Dynasty to the present day, and I will not disappoint you, fellow Daoist."

Having said that, a pure white lotus appeared beneath the man's feet, lifting him up.

A fiery red Body Illumination manifested behind him, and a "lion" flew out from it!

It has the head of a lion and the body of a human, and stands upright. It is about 5 meters tall.

He was also wearing a half-open robe and carrying a monk's staff.

His body was engulfed in Indestructible Golden Flame 20 centimeters thick, and fusion energy surged in his veins, manifesting fiery red patterns on his skin.

"The Great Sage of the Monster Race!"

Himiko changed drastically in shock. "The Tathagata had such a trick up his sleeve! He tamed a demon with the strength of Martial Saint!"

"No! It wasn't domestication, it was enslavement!"

Himiko closely and saw that the lion demon had large, lifeless eyes and a dull, dazed look, clearly lacking any intelligence.

Although it will affect combat effectiveness, they are more obedient and more fearless!

At this moment, Tathagata was already sitting cross-legged on the "Lotus Seat," and his finger gesture of holding up a flower had transformed into the mudra of subduing demons.

"This spirit pet I have raised, 'Spirit King Great Sage,' has never appeared before anyone before. I have come today specifically to entertain Fellow Daoist Lu."

"Very good, let's begin."

Lu Li's figure flashed, and driven by his Divine Soul, he accelerated to 20 times the Mach, attacking his opponent at a speed of nearly 7 kilometers per second.

At the same time, three dragon heads partially appeared, their mouths emitting red and blue light.

A bright red proton beam blasted towards "Spirit King Great Sage," plunging him entirely underground.

Another blue Laser Cannon towards "Tathagata," while Lu Li followed closely behind, rapidly closing in, intending to use "Divine Martial Dual Cultivation" to obliterate the enemy.

But the "Lotus Seat" flashed with light and then disappeared with "Tathagata" in a whoosh, reappearing 1 kilometer away.

All of this happened in an instant; even the sub-light-speed Laser Cannon missed its target, and Lu Li couldn't catch up.

He raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "This Lotus Seat... can teleport instantly."

The opponent's evasion didn't rely on speed, but rather on direct short-distance teleportation, which was quite ingenious.

At this moment, "Spirit King Great Sage" seized the opportunity to rush over and swung his staff to smash down on Lu Li's head!

Lu Li threw a backhand punch, striking "Spirit King Great Sage" in the chest before the monk's staff could touch him.

With a loud bang, it was sent flying, crashing into a section of the seaside cliff and creating a continuous rumbling sound.

But with this punch, "Tathagata" could not even form the fundamental mudra with one hand, while his other hand struck out from afar.

As it moved, a gigantic, semi-transparent hand, the size of a football field, formed over its head and crashed down!

This was clearly the Buddha's Palm technique activated by "divine thought".

The intense mental activity transforms into "high-frequency waves," using high-frequency magnetic fields to cause violent collisions between the molecules of objects.

Whether it's rock, soil, or metal, anything that comes into contact with it will instantly turn into dust.

The solid ground, like a cake, was pressed into a bottomless sinkhole by the "Buddha Palm".

Lu Li unharmed by the attack, but the more than one-foot-thick layer of Indestructible Golden Flame thinned by a quarter out of thin air!

Before he could catch his breath, Lu Li charged at his opponent again, while all three dragon heads simultaneously unleashed laser beams.

Three dazzling beams of light blasted towards it, but the "Lotus Seat" flashed with light and instantly teleported a great distance away.

The Demon Dragon's three heads continued to spew lasers, plowing furrows in the ground as it relentlessly pursued "Tathagata".

Occasionally, it could hit, but it couldn't penetrate the "Tathagata's " protective divine sense; the opponent would teleport away in the next instant.

Moreover, the "Spirit King Great Sage" will recover in no more than two seconds and then charge forward wielding his staff.

This demon saint is not as powerful as Ma Xinjie, but he is perfectly capable of being a persistent nuisance.

Lu Li wanted to tear its head off first, but "Tathagata" launched the Buddha's Palm from afar and slammed it down.

The Buddha Palm crashed down, but "Spirit King Great Sage" didn't dodge. He swung his staff wildly at Lu Li, trying to get him to take the hit as well.

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, another palm-shaped sinkhole appeared on the ground, and Lu Li's Indestructible Will weakened by nearly half.

The Buddha was Tathagata satisfied with the initial victory, but he dared not let his guard down.

He transmitted his voice to Himiko:

[Amaterasu, are you truly content to be someone's slave? Why not take this opportunity to cooperate with me and finish this man off? I'll guarantee you an Earth Core.]

Himiko scoffed, too lazy to bother with her.

Their Patriarch hasn't even used his full strength yet.

I've completed a course of physical therapy; I'll resume normal updates tomorrow.