"That fiend truly has gall enough to swallow the heavens! He actually dared come to our Southern Frontier border!"
"What is he trying to do?"
"Attack the allied army's camp?"
"Or-divert the flood of trouble eastward and pin the blame on the Southern Frontier Daoist Sect?"
"Whatever he intends, now that he has shown himself, he can forget about escaping!"
Venerable Huian rose to his full height, Buddhist light flickering around him. A vast, majestic pressure spread outward, radiant and righteous yet inviolably imposing. "Junior Brother Mingxin, remain at the camp, hold the defensive line, and guard against any movements from the Southern Frontier Daoist Sect."
"I will personally meet this 'Formless Devil Lord'!"
"All other arhats and vajra guardians, take your positions and activate the Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation! Seal the surrounding space and prevent this beast from escaping!"
"As you command!"
Several powerful arhats and vajra guardians of the Buddhist Sect bowed within the tent, then swiftly set to work.
In an instant, Buddhist light soared from the allied army's camp. Golden formation patterns lit up across the ground, rapidly interweaving into an enormous golden net spanning hundreds of miles. Buddhist chanting resounded, and mighty Buddhist power surged, subtly sealing off the vast expanse of space.
Venerable Huian himself had already become a long golden streak, tearing through the sky toward Sunset Glow Ridge at astonishing speed. The clouds scattered wherever he passed, leaving a golden trail that lingered long afterward.
Almost simultaneously, Li Wujiu, who was concealing himself as he cautiously crossed a poisonous, miasma-filled forest and slipped deeper toward the Nanzhao border, suddenly felt alarm flare in his heart!
Damn!
The Buddhist baldheads discovered me?
How is that possible?!
Li Wujiu paused, uncertainty and suspicion appearing on his face within the shadows.
He had immense confidence in