Invincible Below Transcendence

That streak of crimson was far too glaring.

The Buddha could bleed too.

The instant the blood splashed onto the earth, everyone's heartbeats unconsciously quickened. Whether they were subjects of the Divine Dynasty or immortal officials fallen into the mortal world, all of them raised their heads and stared in disbelief at the figure firmly pinned beneath the stone rod.

If Golden Immortal Bodhisattvas, who possessed undying and indestructible divine abilities, had already grown unaccustomed to settling matters through combat, then such things had never occurred between True Buddhas and Imperial Lords, who stood a level above them.

They were sovereigns, the father and mother of heaven and earth. Every gesture they made represented the Heavenly Dao. To contend through brute force would inevitably be beneath them.

Even when something like Houtu Imperial Earth Deity had happened, the three Buddhas of Eastern Sumeru had not acted directly. Instead, they had summoned every first-rank titan, and after deliberation, everyone had joined forces to suppress her, leaving Lady Houtu no chance to resist.

They had handled the matter with both dignity and propriety, avoiding any chaos or becoming a laughingstock to others.

These seventeen titans were all part of heaven and earth.

For them to fight among themselves was like a giant's left and right arms wrestling each other. It held no meaning at all.

Yet Shen Yi's single strike had cleanly torn apart that rule, proclaiming to heaven and earth that below transcendence, even among those of the same first rank, there were still differences in strength.

And the gap was glaringly obvious.

The Eastern Pole Emperor had originally intended to remain behind and let Joyful True Buddha test Shen Yi's depth first. He had never imagined that everyone had climbed along the threads of the Heavenly Dao, drawing the attention