Lu Ren had thought Yin Jiu was merely a Divine Puppet Master. He had never expected him to be a Buddhist disciple as well. The moment Yin Jiu entered the Heavenly God Realm, he unleashed two divine arts in succession.
"Die!"
Yin Jiu roared, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
The phantom Buddha gripped a string of prayer beads. Its eyes snapped open, fierce as a wrathful guardian, and it hurled the beads with all its might.
The beads spun through the air, radiating Buddhist light. They devoured the surrounding Divine Sun Spiritual Energy as they hurtled toward Jian Shiqi.
Golden light erupted. Under the beads' assault, the surrounding space twisted.
"Jian Shiqi, watch out! Let's strike together!"
Lu Ren's body shuddered as he unleashed the Killing Buddha Golden Body. Twenty-eight Buddha-slaying palms hammered madly at the string of beads.
Jian Shiqi flashed forward, his entire body transforming into a black longsword that pierced toward the beads.
Boom!
The beads exploded. Lu Ren's twenty-eight Buddha-slaying arms shattered, while the black longsword was hurled backward. It re-formed into Jian Shiqi, but a trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth.
The terrifying clash drew over many disciples who had just broken through to the Heavenly God Realm.
They were stunned to see Yin Jiu facing off against Lu Ren and Jian Shiqi.
"Yin Jiu is a Buddhist disciple?"
"What's a Buddhist disciple doing in the East Heaven Divine Domain?"
The disciples of the three Ancient Aristocratic Families were all shocked.
Lu Ren was the most shocked of all. Though he had not entered the Heavenly God Realm, he had defeated Qi Zique.
Yet Yin Jiu, fresh into the Heavenly God Realm, was this strong.
That meant Yin Jiu was in no way weaker than Qi Zique at the same