Double Fork Ridge.
Immortal energy filled the air, and an Auspicious Cloud suddenly appeared.
Maitreya Buddha, dressed in a monk's robe, appeared before Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong.
Though he had been placed on the Investiture of the Gods List and become a worker for the Heavenly Court, his cultivation methods still came from Buddhism. So his usual attire and habits still followed Buddhist etiquette.
Haotian didn't care about such worldly formalities.
Once someone was placed on the Investiture of the Gods List, their life was in his hands. Even if a Heavenly Dao Saint intervened, they couldn't help Maitreya Buddha and the others on the list escape the Heavenly Dao Shackles and their restraints.
"Heaven cherishes life. I beg the Holy Monk to show mercy!"
"As they say, the sea of suffering is boundless, but turning back means reaching the shore. Lay down your butcher's blade and attain Buddhahood on the spot. Why not hand these three monsters over to me to deal with?"
Maitreya Buddha pressed his palms together and spoke to Tang Sanzang.
General Yin, Te Chushi, and Xiong Shanjun had all been enlightened by him. In only a few hundred years, they had reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm. Their lowest possible attainment in the future was Golden Immortal, and they should have become his capable subordinates.
If Sun Wukong killed them, all the resources Maitreya Buddha had spent cultivating them would have gone to waste.
What's more, their deaths would be a slap in Maitreya Buddha's face.
"Bullshit!"
"These three monsters slaughtered the Human Race without restraint and fed on its people. Their crimes are unforgivable, and Heaven and Earth will not tolerate them. You bald donkey actually want to protect them? Take this, Old Sun!"
Sun Wukong bared his teeth and roared.