Buddha-light shone over Fish Sea.
A boundless Blood Sea rose and fell as it descended upon this world. Amid the surging waves, a Great Asura stepped out of purgatory and fixed his gaze on the Withered-and-Glorious Bodhi nearby.
And on the young Daoist beside it, whose aura seemed unremarkable yet whose body carried an inexplicable Daoist resonance that made even his heart tremble.
"Dao Lord Fang Yang?"
Though Great Asura Meng Nan had never seen Fang Yang's face, he inferred the man's identity from what he knew.
He had attained the Dharma Body long ago and dominated the Western Regions for years. Though he ranked only seventh on the Sky Ranking, he believed himself no weaker than Chonghe, who ranked second.
As for Fang Yang, rumor had it that he had attained the Heaven-Severing Dao Body, a supreme Dharma Body said to stand alongside the Buddhist Tathagata Golden Body and hailed as the orthodox Daoist path.
But Meng Nan did not believe that a man who had only recently attained the Dharma Body could defeat him, who had possessed the Great Asura Body for years.
"The Buddha's Palm General Outline is a supreme inheritance of Buddhism. Fang Yang, what use does a Buddhist art have to a Daoist like you?"
"Hand it over!"
Confident of victory, Meng Nan silently linked himself to the laws of heaven and earth. While they spoke, he intended to cut off Fang Yang's escape route, lest Fang Yang flee when he realized he was beaten.
After all, Fang Yang had reached eighth on the Sky Ranking as soon as he attained the Dharma Body, thanks in no small part to his Heaven-Severing Dao Body. Even if he was no match for Meng Nan now, escaping would hardly be difficult.
"The Buddha was originally the Dao.