Contending for the Buddha Realm

Li Xuancang held up the battlefront alone, preventing the Abyss from devouring the Buddha Realm.

"Retreat!"

After a month of bitter fighting, the Abyss knew the cause was lost and ordered a retreat.

"The Abyss has been driven back. The Buddha Realm has been saved."

The Abyss Demonic Beasts receded like a falling tide. Everyone was jubilant, and some beings cried out in excitement.

"Rumble!"

Though the Abyss had retreated, the changes in the Buddha Realm had not stopped.

The entire Buddha Realm continued to shrink, becoming ever more condensed.

"What exactly is the Buddha Realm doing?"

Li Xuancang frowned deeply, his gaze turning toward the core of the Buddha Realm.

There, the beings of the Buddha Realm formed Buddhist seals with both hands and chanted Buddhist invocations.

Their bodies and souls gradually turned ethereal, yet no one paid it any heed.

Their eyes were devout, utterly unconcerned that both body and soul were about to perish.

"Marshal Linghu, lead the army back to the Divine Dynasty."

The situation had slipped beyond his control. Li Xuancang had no idea what the Buddha Realm would ultimately become, so he could only send everyone away first, lest the worst happen.

"Understood."

Linghu Shanhe immediately led the army away. Before long, Li Xuancang was the only one left in the Buddha Realm.

"Boom, rumble..."

The Buddha Realm shrank faster and faster. Several months passed, and it was reduced to an area only a thousand miles across.

The Buddha Realm had now been compressed to its limit, its power sufficient to destroy heaven and earth.

Even Li Xuancang dared not remain in the Buddha Realm any longer and quickly departed.

The Abyss and the Insect Race did not give up. Both kept a death grip on their attention toward the Buddha Realm.

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