Mei Ghost sighed softly, then shook her head.
"Du Yu, my dear boy, that He Suoyi has terrifying abilities." The mere thought still sent a shiver through Mei Ghost. "We are immortals, gods, ghosts, but he is a 'Buddha.'"
"A Buddha?!" Du Yu froze. "What kind of Buddha is He Suoyi supposed to be?"
"He sealed the Eight Great Underworld Enforcers and me with a bizarre spell. The enforcers looked agonized; whenever they used their powers, their souls suffered grievous damage. Although the spell hadn't affected me, I knew I couldn't contend with a Great Luo Golden Immortal, so I feigned injury and retreated as well. All our hopes rested on Ksitigarbha, who was also a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
"Exactly!" Du Yu said. "Why couldn't Ksitigarbha beat He Suoyi?"
"Perhaps I was the only one who saw it," Mei Ghost said. "He Suoyi didn't defeat Ksitigarbha with any particular move or technique, but with his 'spiritual attainment' and 'Buddha Heart.' Both far surpassed Ksitigarbha's. Ksitigarbha was, after all, a 'bodhisattva,' while He Suoyi was a 'Buddha.'"
"No, I'm honestly getting confused." Du Yu frowned. "It's not as if I've never met He Suoyi. How did he suddenly become a Buddha?"
"That I don't know." Mei Ghost shook her head. "But he bore the aura of Shakyamuni Buddha."
"Shakyamuni Buddha?!" Du Yu exclaimed in shock. "Isn't that Tathagata Buddha?"
"Yes. I can't explain the exact reason either."
"Even so... why was Sister Qianqiu hurt this badly?" Du Yu asked.
"Qianqiu wasn't her usual self. I don't know what happened between her and He Suoyi," Mei Ghost said quietly. "All I know is that she kept staking her life that day. She even took many attacks for us. I truly thought she wouldn't survive."
Du Yu said nothing. He could almost