Chu Xingchen stepped forward, getting off the giant sword Myriad Forms had become. He raised his hand slightly, and Myriad Forms, buried deep in the ground, flew up with extraordinary lightness, changing shape as it went. By the time it landed in Chu Xingchen's hand, it had become an ordinary longsword.
"One more reminder: this isn't a negotiation."
Chu Xingchen raised Myriad Forms, pointing its edge straight at the faceless Buddha. Flowing water already coiled around the blade, radiating waves of pressure.
The wish power lotus beneath the faceless Buddha instantly bloomed wider, shielding its entire body except its head. Its tone grew wary as well:
"The Buddhist Child's divine sense is inside this Buddha too. Shatter the Buddha, and this Buddhist Child won't be able to return..."
Before it could finish, Flowing Water Sword Intent flashed past. A single stroke pierced the wish power lotus in front of the faceless Buddha. It instinctively raised a hand to block, only to have that severed by the same stroke.
Fine streams of water coiled around Chu Xingchen, and a faint azure light flickered in his eyes.
That strike had been so fast that the great Buddha was still somewhat dazed.
The young monk seized the opportunity to smash through the illusory Arhats on either side, which had begun to slow, and slipped into the Great Hero Hall. He did not know who Chu Xingchen was, but there was no doubt he was with Xu Jin.
After all, Xu Jin's expression was calm, and he held his Spirit Treasure longsword casually, showing no wariness at all toward Chu Xingchen, who was constantly radiating terrifying pressure beside him.
Still, the young monk had some idea who this man was.
With abilities like these... he had to be a core disciple at least. But