This is probably the question that Tathagata answered the most times in his lifetime.
The answer has become a habit, readily available.
The Tathagata chuckled and said, "To die for the sake of all living beings is this old monk's lifelong wish, but death has its own way..."
Click.
The prop in Wang Wen's hand shattered into pieces very decisively.
at the same time.
The Buddha's expression changed drastically, Tathagata a trickle of golden liquid flowed from the corner of his upturned mouth.
He looked down at his stomach in disbelief.
It was as if something absolutely impossible had happened.
Seeing his appearance, Wang Wen's eyes showed regret. "Even the supposedly immortal and indestructible golden body Tathagata the Tathagata Buddha cannot withstand the power of the rules?"
Tathagata his astonishment, Buddha squinted and asked Wang Wen, "What exactly did you, you demon, do to this old monk?"
Wang Wen shook her head and remained silent.
[ Heart of Undying Devotion ] can detect the authenticity of a target's vow. If the falsehood level is too high, the target's heart will shatter. The target's cooperation is required. If the target does not speak within five seconds, the vow will be invalidated.
This is just an ordinary item from the 521st floor!
Even this can't stop it??
His heart was filled with disappointment at that moment.
The original intention was to find a powerful artifact spirit to counterbalance the Human Face that "could defy the rules".
The target boasted loudly, but in the end, he couldn't even stop a regular item from the 500th floor, let alone control the Human Face.
In other words, this brilliant strategist is not only unable to contend with those who adhere to the rules of confrontation, but also cannot even follow the most basic rules of confrontation.
It is conceivable that the three thousand Buddhas played the majority of the role in stopping the towering tornado of " Unity with Heaven and Man ".
What's the point of this?
A piece of trash who can't even defy the rules doesn't even have the right to go on stage and fight.
To waste all your expectations.
"Never mind." Wang Wen was extremely disappointed. She casually tossed the fragment of [ Heart of Undying Devotion ] to Tathagata, sighed with a bitter smile, and said, "That's it then. Goodbye for disturbing you."
He neither pursued nor mocked.
The tone was as if speaking to a lump of mud that had been completely given up on and could no longer be saved.
His behavior was as if he had lost all hope, offering no further explanation and showing no interest whatsoever in boasting of his victory.
It was as if he was the loser, not the winner, in this betting contest.
It was as if he had won the bet but lost something bigger and more important.
Even worse, he didn't care about winning or losing in this gamble at all; he was simply disheartened because his overly high expectations had been shattered.
This scene.
They've completely lost their Tathagata with Buddha.
My mind went blank with shock and disbelief: What? What? What?! I'm the one who lost! I'm the one who lost! What right do you have to be disappointed???
The completely upside-down scene prompted Tathagata to ask an incredibly stupid question, "Does your bet still stand?"
Wang Wen turned around.
She looked at him with a complicated expression.
For a long while.
He sighed and said, "Let's call it a draw; it's a tie."
This remark directly ignited the Tathagata's anger. He felt scorned and insulted. "Stop talking nonsense! Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. How can there be a draw in a bet! You clearly shattered this old monk's heart from afar just now. You won! This old monk accepts defeat and can become your spirit!"
The gods and Buddhas in the heavens cried out in panic, "Our Buddha Tathagata!?"
The Tathagata stopped them, saying, "You need not persuade me further. This old monk's skills are inferior; it is my turn to suffer this calamity!"
All the Buddhas wept bitterly.
One by one, they thought they were about to lose the Tathagata.
Wang Wen sighed and shook her head again, "Stop it, just consider it a win! Is that alright? You won, I'm willing to accept my loss, and I'll leave this place and never come back!"
The Buddhas' cries choked in their throats.
They realized that it seemed they didn't need to lose the Tathagata.
But why do I feel even more uneasy?
It seems that Tathagata they retained the Buddha, they lost much more.
The person Tathagata, was so enraged that his mental state, cultivated for many years, was shattered.
He's lived so long and has never encountered anything like this before!
What do you mean by "I'll treat you as if I win"?
What do you mean by "it should be alright by now"?
Why do you seem so indifferent, even disdainful, about arguing about winning or losing?
You were the one who proposed the bet! Why would you rather admit defeat and leave this world than acknowledge victory?
Why why why why???
It was as if the Tathagata's mind had been filled with an encyclopedia of knowledge.
This completely drove him to lose his composure, prompting him to ask a question that was as absurd as a nuclear bomb, "Why are you doing this? Is it shameful for me to be your spirit?"
I'm speechless at such a stupid question.
Even someone as intelligent as Wang Wen couldn't help but be taken aback.
Slightly dumbfounded.
He thought about it carefully.
It seemed the other person had lost their reason and judgment.
It's somewhat pitiful.
So he comforted Buddha, Tathagata, "Don't misunderstand, I never thought you were shameful. It's just that I have conditions for choosing a spirit. Your strength is too weak; you're not qualified to be my spirit."
Tathagata: "???"
His golden body was like it was on fire, with layers of light and flames undulating like waves.
The deafening Buddhist chants roared like thunder.
Hundreds of streaks of light flashed across the sky outside, resembling galloping horses or raging floods.
The Tathagata rose from his lotus throne.
He stared down at Wang Wen, who looked as small as an ant.
He roared in shock and anger, "Demon! You can defeat me, you can beat me, but you cannot humiliate me! If you don't explain yourself clearly today, this old monk will risk billions of years of cultivation to drag you down with me to the deepest hell!"
Wang Wen's hopes were dashed, and she was in a bad mood.
I had no mind to care about anything else.
Ignoring the golden Buddha that was erupting, he turned his back and walked out of Thunderclap Temple.
This Tathagata the first time in his life that the Buddha had felt such overwhelming rage.
Shouting and yelling, he exerted all his strength, spreading his ten fingers wide and unleashing ten golden beams of light—the same kind that had stopped the tornado.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the golden light arrived behind Wang Wen.
After effortlessly breaking through the transparent barrier, it continued to fire at Wang Wen, determined to blast this bastard who reneged on his bet into dust.
Unfortunately, the Wang Wen of today is not the Wang Wen of the past.
The Nine Heavens Double Yang Art allows him to unleash several times the power from a single layer of energy.
A single transparent barrier neutralized all three beams of light.
Moreover, he was now so used to setting up barriers that he would go to extreme lengths. As soon as he realized Tathagata had turned against him, he set up a full three hundred and eighty layers of barriers for himself.
Ten incredibly powerful golden beams shattered three layers in succession before dissipating into starlight.
Wang Wen turned around.
They saw Tathagata the Buddha's hands were still wide open, and the tips of his ten fingers were still desperately emitting golden light.
Barriers are also a form of energy.
The shattered barriers can no longer reclaim their energy.
To prevent his own energy Tathagata being wasted by the Buddha, he helplessly Tathagata, "What exactly do you want?"
The Tathagata roared, "It's not what this old monk wants! It's what you want! You proposed the bet! And now you're not honoring the result! What exactly do you want?!"
"No." Wang Wen was puzzled. "Even if I say you win, it won't work. Fine, I'll just say I win. Can't I just give up the bet? You can't even refuse it; you have to take it?"
"You can refuse! But I cannot refuse to give it!" Tathagata was clearly out of his mind with rage, spouting nonsense.
The countless Buddhas in the sky could not bear to watch.
Among them were some people who were still somewhat clear-headed. One of them spoke up to Wang Wen, saying, "If you don't want to win, why start a betting match? It's pointless unless you're deliberately provoking us. Even Buddha Tathagata isn't a sore loser; he just wants an explanation!"
Wang Wen clicked her tongue in disbelief.
Explaining it would involve many factors, including rules and Human Face recognition, which would be too troublesome.
He then Tathagata again, "How about this, let's make another bet. Didn't you say you're immortal? Do you believe I can easily change your lifespan? If I can, let me go and stop bothering you, okay?"
The Tathagata pondered this wager carefully.
I feel like neither side of this bet is right.
What do you mean by "changing my lifespan"? If you're immortal, what's there to change?
What do you mean by "I'll let you go and stop bothering you"? Who's bothering you?
Wait, you made a bet just to get away??? Who forced you to come to Leiyin???
Luckily Tathagata hadn't learned any swear words.
Otherwise, it would be so dirty by now that it's unbearable to look at.