Suddenly, "Whoosh!"
A magnificent, indescribable golden light, without warning, surged forth from the deepest darkness of the distant sea! The light was pure, sacred, and vast, like a golden Sun suddenly leaping out of the boundless night, instantly dispelling all the gloom and thin mist remaining in the sea ahead, and with a speed that seemed slow but was actually incredibly fast, it broke through the dark waves and headed towards Li Qingshan.
As the light drew closer, its true nature was revealed: a colossal ship radiating boundless light! The hull was cast from some divine material, neither gold nor jade, yet it flowed with a warm and solid luster. Countless intricate and profound Sanskrit characters, images of Buddha preaching, and compassionate bodhisattvas were carved upon it. Each engraving seemed to breathe on its own, exhaling and inhaling pure Buddhist power.
Its light was brilliant, yet not dazzling; instead, it gave people a sense of warmth and tranquility, illuminating the black sea area for hundreds of miles around and sweeping away all the eeriness and misfortune.
At the same time, a grand and solemn chanting, seemingly capable of cleansing the soul and guiding all beings, rang out from the luminous giant ship. At first, it sounded like the morning bell of an ancient temple in the deep mountains, clear and far-reaching; then it transformed into the vast heavenly sound of thousands of monks chanting scriptures together, shaking the sky and containing infinite profound truths.
This chanting was not merely sound waves; it transformed into tangible, fist-sized golden runes, soaring into the sky as if imbued with life, intertwining and combining in the air to create a hazy yet vast phantom of a Buddhist Pure Land! Within it stood the majestic Mount Sumeru, the shimmering Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Vajras seated cross-legged amidst the clouds, all...
The chanting of sacred texts together radiates immeasurable light, immeasurable life, and immeasurable wisdom.
An aura of supreme holiness and peace, along with the boundless and pure Buddhist power, surged and spread, seemingly to redeem all sins, suppress all evil spirits, and bring ultimate peace and liberation.
Li Qingshan remained calm, standing still as the warm Buddhist light caressed his body and the vast chanting filled his ears.
His eyes shone with a divine light, like two golden lamps, easily piercing through the dazzling, awe-inspiring Buddhist light, and revealing the true nature of the giant ship.
The deck and spacious cabin of the seemingly sacred and magnificent ship, resembling a Buddhist voyage, were completely devoid of any living creature.
Instead, hundreds of Dao Body sat cross-legged, densely packed and neatly arranged.
They were all draped in ancient-style golden robes, which, even after thousands of years, still shone brightly and remained untouched by dust.
His skin had a dark golden hue, as if it had been carefully cast from divine bronze Immortal Gold, giving him a dignified and majestic appearance.
Each Dao Body was naturally surrounded by a faint golden halo and mysterious Buddhist runes, radiating pure and powerful Buddhist energy.
However, without exception, all these figures were completely silent, devoid of any life force.
The flesh and blood had long since withered and been Nirvana over the long years, leaving only a layer of tough and immortal golden skin covering bones harder than divine iron, maintaining the Eternal takaya posture, hands in mudras, face sometimes compassionate, sometimes solemn, sometimes peaceful.
This is a ship full of monks who have long since passed away, countless millennia ago! All the heart-stirring chanting, the soaring Buddha light, and the manifested Pure Land phenomena are all formed by the immense Buddha power they accumulated in their lifetime, the lingering recollections of their immortal Buddhist insights, and the natural emanation, resonance, and intertwining of their golden bodies, which have been tempered by special Buddhist teachings and are indestructible through countless eons!
Li Qingshan's gaze swept calmly across the area, and upon closer inspection, he found that the deck and cabins were clearly divided into five hundred sections.
Five hundred golden statues sat silently, bathed in Buddha's light, their chanting echoing across the sea.
Above this Black Sea of Death, which had just been submerged by endless ghosts, it appeared all the more sacred, and all the more enigmatic.
Li Qingshan took a step forward, Void flowers blooming beneath his feet, and actively approached the ferryboat carrying five hundred Nirvana golden bodies.
His figure gradually merged into that boundless sea of light.
The giant ship carrying five hundred golden statues, bathed in Buddhist light, showed no hostility or intent to probe Li Qingshan.
It hovered silently above the sea where the ghost tide had just vanished, as if following an ancient program engraved deep within the ship's hull, or perhaps the last will of some supreme being remaining there.
Boundless Buddhist light cascaded down like a waterfall, and the vast chanting of Zen hymns rose like the tide of the sea, continuously purifying and cleansing the remaining evil energy and misfortune in this sea area after the destruction of all ghosts, transforming it into a peaceful and ethereal pure land of Buddhist power.
However, the enigmatic nature of Mars far exceeds ordinary imagination. The tranquility of this desolate ancient star has always been an illusion.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Without any warning or prior change in the natural order, the vast, boundless black ocean suddenly boiled! It was completely stirred up by an irresistible force originating from the very source of the stars!
A towering, black wall of water, thousands of feet high and seemingly connecting the underworld with the heavens, rose up out of nowhere, carrying a terrifying aura capable of destroying galaxies, and crashed into the Void!
The giant waves collided and shattered, the sound a mournful cry of space being torn apart and the laws of nature being shaken! It was as if the Dead Sea, which had been silent for countless ages, had suddenly awakened at this moment, transforming into a raging, world-destroying beast.
At the same time, an indescribable, immense, and terrifying pulling force, so powerful that it could freeze and shatter even the Holy Lord's soul, surged forth from the north pole of the Yinghuo Ancient Star! This power was formless and intangible, yet undeniably real, affecting the entire ocean and everything within it!
The golden Arhat ship, radiating brilliant Buddhist light, was the first to be affected! The vast Buddhist light and chanting runes surrounding the ship fiercely clashed with this domineering and tyrannical force, emitting a piercing and sharp frictional roar. The golden light collided with the invisible suction, creating ripples that distorted space.
However, this traction force originates from some core mechanism of the entire ancient star, which is vast and boundless. Although the Buddha ship is miraculous, it is ultimately an unowned object, and it is difficult to resist it for long with only the remaining Buddha power.
The ship trembled violently and finally deviated from its intended hovering position. As if grabbed by an invisible giant hand, it began to speed uncontrollably toward the North Pole!
The tattered, lone boat at Li Qingshan's feet instantly turned to dust.
He stood amidst the raging Void, surrounded by Xuanhuang Qi, calming the storm.
He did not resist the pull, but instead went with it, as if riding an invisible torrent, shooting northward at a speed far exceeding his own flight speed! Deep in his eyes, divine light shone, showing not fear, but rather a hint of understanding and anticipation.
"Finally, has it been triggered? The deepest secret hidden by the Yinghuo Ancient Star, the ultimate destination that devours everything, the Demon Sea Eye!"
In his field of vision, a spectacle so awe-inspiring that words could hardly describe it was unfolding!
The entire Dead Sea, a deep and terrifying black expanse covering nearly half of Mars, is receding at an unprecedented and almost frenzied pace! This is not an ordinary ebb tide, but rather the collapse of the entire ocean system, shrinking towards a certain point!
The sea level dropped rapidly at a visible rate, exposing not the moist seabed, but a dry, cracked, and barren land scarred by ancient wars and strangely distorted landscapes. Many huge ruins buried by the sea for countless millennia, the foundations of what appear to be ancient palaces, bizarrely shaped meteorite craters, and fissure canyons have all come to light again, telling the tragic story of this ancient star's past.
All the seawater transformed into countless black water dragons, as thick as mountains, piercing the heavens and the earth, emitting deafening roars that shook the stars, twisting into destructive torrents, Mars and pouring towards their only destination, the North Pole of Mars!
Right there at the North Pole, a colossal sea eye, its diameter immeasurable and seemingly capable of swallowing an entire star field, suddenly opened up!
It is as black as the deepest night, swirling like the vortex of the universe, exuding a demonic law of devouring.
Not only the seawater, but also the surrounding light, the dissipated energy, and even the fragile spatial structure were forcibly distorted and pulled by this force, ultimately being thrown into that bottomless abyss.
At the edge of the sea eye, the Void constantly collapses and annihilates, only to be reassembled under that terrifying rotating force, forming a chaotic and blurred zone of annihilation where all things Return to the Ruins. Any being below the Saint level that approaches would likely be torn to shreds in an instant.
The Buddhist boat carrying five hundred golden statues was now being helplessly swept into the most violent whirlpools and turbulent currents on the outer edge of the sea eye.