Establishing Rules (Thanks to "Three Thousand Fathoms of the Mortal World" for the 50,000-coin tip)

The Ancient Buddha Emperor!

Qin Shujian had not expected it either.

The rule his opponent had comprehended was also the power rule.

Looking at the Ancient Buddha Emperor's phantom before him,

Qin Shujian stepped forward and engaged him in battle.

Boom!!

Terrifying power erupted within the River of Rules.

Two fearsome figures fought relentlessly.

The Ancient Buddha Emperor before him

was not the real Ancient Buddha Emperor, but merely a brand he had once left in the River of Rules.

In other words,

the Ancient Buddha Emperor had once reached this point.

But that did not mean this was as far as he had gone.

Recalling the Ancient Buddha Emperor's strength,

Qin Shujian understood that even if his opponent had not reached the end of the power rule, he had certainly traveled a considerable distance along it.

At the very least,

it was beyond anything Qin Shujian could currently match.

While fighting the Ancient Buddha Emperor's phantom, Qin Shujian felt tremendous pressure.

Within the River of Rules,

he could not use his physical body's power unless he entered the river in the flesh.

Thus,

what the two were comparing now was their comprehension of the power rule.

Yet from the moment the battle began,

Qin Shujian had been at a disadvantage.

The Ancient Buddha Emperor was powerful, and his comprehension of rules, at least, far surpassed Qin Shujian's.

The emperor of the Ancient Buddha Race

had been in the Nirvana Realm for who knew how many years.

Perhaps he was already at the point where he could become an immortal with one final step.

After fighting for an unknown length of time,

Qin Shujian brought the saber manifested in his hand down hard upon the Ancient Buddha Emperor. Terrifying power poured into his opponent's body, but at the same time,