"Still refusing to kneel?" The prefect's voice deepened, rolling like thunder.
Thud!
Every race knelt together. "Our respects, Prefect!"
Beside the formation platform, the prefect flicked his hand gently. A pile of underground spirit stones passed through the formation and landed in his palm. At last, a smile appeared on his face.
That flick signified that the prefect had taken the demonstration baton from Lin Xiaosu and assumed control of the Celestial Cycle Grand Formation.
From this moment onward, the lord of the Netherworld was truly its "lord." To every living being in the Earth Domain, he was the Heavenly Dao!
"Prince Ding, your mastery of the Formation Dao has won my admiration!" The prefect laughed heartily.
"I hope you won't forget our agreement, Prefect." Lin Xiaosu smiled as well.
"Amitabha Buddha. Naturally!" The prefect pressed his palms together.
"Haha... you switch between prefect and Buddhist lord so smoothly?" Lin Xiaosu laughed.
"This old monk also has an unsolicited request. I hope Your Highness will grant it."
"You don't want me to reveal your identity to the world, correct?"
"Amitabha Buddha. Precisely!"
Lin Xiaosu bowed. "Rest assured, Buddhist Lord. Here we part, each keeping to his own duties and finding his own peace! Farewell!"
Light and shadow shifted before him. Everything in the Earth Domain vanished like smoke, and the familiar meditation room reappeared before Lin Xiaosu.
The Buddhist lord bowed. "Safe travels, benefactor!"
Lin Xiaosu turned and left the meditation room. Outside, bodhi leaves were drifting once more.
Amid the yellow leaves, he walked out of the Universal Salvation Temple. A bell rang behind him, and silence settled over the entire mountain. He looked back beneath the setting sun. The Universal Salvation Temple stood solemn and majestic.
With a faint smile, Lin Xiaosu entered Brahma City.
Brahma City's sunset