"What is it?" Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha sat high upon the lotus throne, his Golden Body vast and imposing. He took in every unusual detail of Ananda's illusory figure and asked.
Ananda withdrew his gaze, his smile returning. With an air of breezy nonchalance, he said, "Nothing much. The imprint I left in the Absolute Blade was simply ground away."
"Does that mean the Absolute Blade has lost all restraint and can now unleash its full power?" Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha's solemn, sermon-like voice wavered.
How could that be nothing much?
If the Overlord's Absolute Saber could completely break free of its constraints, it would become an Other Shore-level treasure. There would be no chance of making their plans succeed; all he could do was wait for Heaven's Will—and even that might not work!
More terrifying still, Su Meng could strike first. With the Other Shore Beings yet to return, Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha would be in grave danger!
Ananda gave a low chuckle. "No matter. It was merely a case of driving the tiger away to devour the wolf. The wolf may be dead, but the tiger remains. The Absolute Blade won't be able to remove all its Shackles anytime soon."
"Driving the tiger away to devour the wolf..." Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha recalled the word "Taiyi" whispered by Ananda's illusory figure. Combining it with his deductions, he understood the gist of what had happened. "Su Meng took a dangerous gamble, introducing Eastern Emperor's remains into the Absolute Blade to drive the tiger away and devour the wolf, grinding away your imprint. But Eastern Emperor's traces aren't so easily erased, are they?"
"Indeed." Ananda smiled. "Mine was only the trace of an imprint. Eastern Emperor's remains still have flesh and blood as their vessel. Even after being badly wounded