After reaching the Heaven-Connecting Realm, Buddha was still the first existence capable of forcing Su Xin into such a state.
In terms of accumulated personal strength, Buddha was not much stronger than he had been in ancient times. After all, for the past ten thousand years, he had existed by keeping his primordial spirit dormant.
Yet in terms of his accumulation in martial arts, Buddha had far surpassed his ancient self. One only had to look at the various methods he was displaying now to know that his intention to challenge the Human Emperor after ten thousand years was not blind arrogance. He had truly prepared for it and possessed a certain degree of confidence.
Unfortunately, Buddha had encountered Su Xin. Those methods of his, those trump cards of his, had been utterly destroyed in Su Xin's hands, leaving nothing behind.
Sword in hand, Su Xin walked toward Buddha step by step and said calmly, "It is time to bring this to an end. You and I both know that things have reached this point, so it has nothing to do with personal grudges anymore. The conflict between us is purely a struggle over orthodoxy. This world can accommodate only one supreme powerhouse. I want that position, so you must step down. It is that simple."
Buddha nodded. "That is correct. What lies between us now is a struggle over orthodoxy, just as when the Taoist Ancestor and I joined forces to besiege and kill the Martial Ancestor in the past—it was also for the sake of orthodoxy.
"Now you have succeeded. The grand momentum of this world and its orthodoxy have both fallen into your hands. Ten thousand years of schemes and preparation, only to fail completely before even meeting the true target—this is a feeling you will never