SCT-Novel #1430 - Tathagata: It's over, that green bull demon has no horns
#1430 - Tathagata: It's over, that green bull demon has no horns
However, just as Chu Hao was about to absorb all the souls within the Namo Huizhuang Buddha's treasure banner, he suddenly saw the entire body of Namo Huizhuang Buddha burst into flames of Buddhist fire, enveloping both the Buddha and the soul banner.
"You'll never be able to plunder souls from me again, nor will you ever learn this secret!"
Namo Huizhuang Buddha roared.
Chu Hao thought Namo Huizhuang Buddha was about to self-destruct. A self-destruction of a five-revolution quasi-sage was no joke; even Chu Hao would find it difficult to resist, unless he unleashed his soul power. However, Chu Hao was unwilling to waste his soul power needlessly.
Chu Hao quickly retreated, but he saw that the Buddhist fire burning on Namo Huizhuang Buddha didn't seem like a self-destruction at all.
On the contrary, the Buddhist fire raged on Namo Huizhuang Buddha's body, burning his clothes, skin, and mana all into lumps of earth.
The treasure banner also turned into something like mud, directly covering Namo Huizhuang Buddha's body.
In just a moment, the entire Buddha of Namo Huizhuang Buddha transformed directly into a clay-sculpted golden Buddha, motionless and emitting no power.
Chu Hao frowned. In order to prevent Chu Hao from absorbing the soul power within him, and to prevent the exposure of his secrets, Namo Huizhuang Buddha had chosen to self-seal.
"Hmph, you think playing a shrinking turtle will work?"
Chu Hao had finally found an opportunity to plunder so much soul power, so naturally, he was unwilling to let Namo Huizhuang Buddha go so easily.
Chu Hao exerted all his mana, poured it into the God-Slaying Spear, and unleashed a full-force strike!
However, the wildly violent attack shook the surrounding air to the point of almost shattering, but the golden Buddha body of Namo Huizhuang Buddha remained completely still.
It was unbelievably absurd; at least, Chu Hao had never encountered such a scene before.
Chu Hao twitched his lips, "What kind of ability is this? Does Western Paradise have such methods?"
Chu Hao refused to believe it and tried a few more times.
Unfortunately, the golden Buddha remained motionless.
Vaguely, the golden light flashing outside the golden Buddha looked somewhat familiar to Chu Hao.
"Could it be... soul power? Is the soul power of Western Paradise golden?" Chu Hao had a bolder guess in his heart.
But, wasn't it said that this was a skill only high-level quasi-sages could possess?
However, thinking about it, it was normal. The price of using this soul power was to freeze the entire person in place.
It was more like the soul power was using Namo Huizhuang Buddha.
Although... Chu Hao looked at this golden Buddha with some dissatisfaction on his face.
Where's the compassion of the Buddha that was promised? Not willing to give me even a bit of soul power, what kind of compassion is this?
Chu Hao's face was incredibly pained. It seemed he could only take the golden Buddha away first, and later, when his soul power was at a higher level, perhaps he could shatter the soul power wrapped around it.
However, to use soul power for direct attacks, he still needed to advance to the next stage.
Chu Hao had previously obtained fragments of a soul power cultivation method from the abyss, so he was no stranger to this staged soul power.
This time, absorbing so much soul power was the soul power Namo Huizhuang Buddha had accumulated for half his life, which was a very large amount.
At least, Chu Hao felt that the previously difficult soul power cultivation had improved a lot.
He just needed a little more soul power, and perhaps he could enter the next stage!
At that time, even against high-level quasi-sages, Chu Hao would have the ability to fight them!
Chu Hao picked up the golden Buddha. It was quite heavy. If Chu Hao's physical body hadn't been tempered by the Lake of淬魔, making it incredibly strong, he probably wouldn't have been able to lift it with just mana.
Perhaps Namo Huizhuang Buddha thought that relying on this unparalleled weight would make Chu Hao give up, and also allow Namo Huizhuang Buddha to hold out until reinforcements from Western Paradise arrived.
However, he didn't know that Chu Hao's trump cards were always one in use, one hidden, and one in cultivation.
Chu Hao's physical strength and body toughness were not comparable to those of immortals; perhaps only the ancient Wu clan could compare.
Chu Hao carried the golden Buddha, and surprisingly, the Bodhi Mirror hadn't been sealed into the golden Buddha.
This was an excellent treasure. Although its function wasn't as good as the Heaven-Concealing Talisman, Chu Hao could only conceal himself with the Heaven-Concealing Talisman, and he didn't have a second one to protect others.
He could use the God-Slaying Spear to break the restrictions on the Bodhi Mirror, take it for his own use, and it would definitely be of great use in the future!
Chu Hao happily carried the golden Buddha to the ninth level of the Heavenly Prison to suppress it. This matter is not mentioned further.
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Meanwhile, in Mount Lingshan, the Tathagata Buddha was always feeling anxious and flustered.
For some reason, the Tathagata Buddha always felt uneasy, especially after reviewing the situation and discovering that Chu Hao and the Green Ox's performance was very strange!
Chu Hao had never been such a reckless person, or rather, every time he was reckless, he was hiding a crisis and harboring ill intentions.
But this time, he stubbornly came to Western Paradise, did nothing, and was scared away, even leaving behind the Green Ox that he had finally obtained. This was very absurd!
This didn't seem like Chu Hao's way of doing things. If it were in the past, Chu Hao would definitely leave a backup plan. If there wasn't a Dragon Clan attacking Heaven, the Tathagata would even suspect if it was Chu Hao.
"Where is Namo Huizhuang Buddha?!"
The Buddhas on the scene were startled by the Tathagata Buddha's sudden roar.
The White Lotus Child replied:
"Weren't you the one who sent him to escort the Green Ox back to the Tushita Palace? You even gave him the Bodhi Mirror, telling Namo Huizhuang Buddha and the Green Ox to go and return quickly."
"With the Bodhi Mirror's ability to conceal aura, unless they actively expose themselves, nothing should happen."
The Buddhas also nodded in agreement, feeling that there was indeed no problem.
However, the Tathagata Buddha's face became even more unsightly.
"It's over! There's a traitor! That Green Ox has probably been turned!"
The Buddhas on the scene were startled. They seemed to realize that something was wrong; the Green Ox's performance didn't resemble that of a rescued prisoner.
Namo Dagang Buddha, one of the past Buddhas under the seat of the powerful Dipankara Buddha, frowned and said:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! That Green Ox is the mount of the esteemed Supreme Old Lord. He was a prisoner captured by that Chu Hao, a hostage. We rescued him; we're on the same side!"
"Besides, even if that Green Ox really wanted to send a signal, he would have to be able to beat Namo Huizhuang Buddha. How could Namo Huizhuang Buddha let him send a signal? My Buddha, don't believe or spread rumors."
However, the Tathagata Buddha's face was pale, and he gave a miserable smile.
"I finally know what was strange. That Green Ox didn't have horns!"
At that moment, all the Buddhas on the scene froze.