As Emperor Tathagata's call echoed over the ruins of Great Thunder Sound Temple, an invisible surge of power issued from deep within the main hall.
Xiao Yang felt the ground tremble beneath his feet. It wasn't fear—it was the approach of some ancient and powerful being.
He looked up and saw three figures emerge silently from the depths of the hall, ghostlike.
These were the "Three Buddha's Sons" Emperor Tathagata had mentioned.
At the front walked a young monk in gray robes. He was tall and slender, with strikingly refined features and fair skin. An air of transcendent wisdom hung between his brows.
A faint golden halo turned slowly behind his head. It wasn't dazzling; instead, it gave off a sense of peace and serenity, as if it could cleanse the heart.
He was Prajna Buddha's Son, renowned throughout the Ancient Buddha Holy Land for his wisdom and illusions.
Behind Prajna Buddha's Son followed a burly monk, bare-chested. His bronze skin seemed coated in gold, and his bulging muscles brimmed with explosive strength.
His gaze was steady. Each step seemed capable of making the earth tremble, yet he controlled his strength so perfectly that not a sound escaped him.
Golden Cicada Buddha's Son was famed for his imperishable body and powers of reincarnation.
The last was a young monk with a stern face, clad in a kasaya.
There was not a trace of compassion in his eyes. Instead, they held an undisguised Aura of Slaughter.
He stood ramrod straight, like a sword ready to leap from its sheath, his sharpness impossible to conceal.
Fahai Buddha's Son, the Ancient Buddha Holy Land's most formidable fighter, kept all demons in check with the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Art.
The moment the three Buddha's Sons appeared, the despair that had hung over the