"Amitabha..."
"Benefactor, you have already fallen into a demonic obsession!"
"Leaving aside whether their souls can merge, if the merger fails, can you shoulder the boundless cause and effect involved all by yourself?"
Mingyuan looked at Azure Lotus with a sorrowful expression.
Azure Lotus said, "Rest assured, monk. I have already found a method that can merge souls perfectly. Nothing will go wrong!"
"No, no!" Mingyuan shook his head. "Even if you can merge their souls, what of it?"
"Futu has already fallen!"
"She will never return!"
"If the soul you merge is still her, then what need would this world, this vast Immortal Realm, have for reincarnation?"
"Would that not run counter to the Heavenly Dao's Great Dao Art of Reincarnation?"
"If the soul you obtain after the merger is not her, what meaning would the merger have?"
"I care nothing for that!" An unyielding aura radiated from Azure Lotus. "Today, I am taking Qiao Huizhu and Wen Buwan away. No one can stop me!"
"Monk, you are no match for me!"
"I advise you to keep your distance!"
"Otherwise, if you fall beneath my sword over this, your loss will far outweigh your gain!"
"Amitabha..." Mingyuan shook his head, already standing before Dao Lord Azure Lotus.
Then Dao Lord Azure Lotus said nothing. He did not even move. A streak of sword light simply burst from his body without warning and crashed down toward Mingyuan.
"Amitabha..." Facing Azure Lotus's attack, Mingyuan neither left nor retreated.
Rays of Buddhist light coalesced, and a massive black wooden fish flew into the heavens, blocking the sword light with a bang.
But Azure Lotus's combat strength was clearly greater than Mingyuan's. After they exchanged a dozen or so rounds, Mingyuan spat out a mouthful of golden divine blood.
"Mingyuan!" Azure Lotus said.