At this moment, the venerable Sakyamuni was already as skittish as a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. The sudden sound startled him again, and he felt as if something were about to emerge from beneath his feet. Without thinking twice, he kicked down hard.
“Ouch! What the hell? Another kick?” Lin Fan had just begun to rise when the figure standing on him landed another blow, which immediately angered him.
What did I do to deserve this? I was just hiding in a mud pit, and since I was tired, I took a nap. Did I really deserve all this suffering?
Without hesitation, Lin Fan shoved the foot aside and quickly stood up.
At this moment, Venerable Sakyamuni was nearly scared out of his wits, especially when he saw this mud-covered figure before him, and he couldn’t help but cry out in shock…
“It’s you…” Just as Lin Fan was about to strike back at the one who had stepped on him, he froze involuntarily.
Isn’t this the bald monk?
But looking at the monk’s current situation, things seemed dire. Could it be that he was being hunted?
Boom!
Boom!
At that moment, a massive Buddha palm descended from the sky, ready to crush the bald monk at any moment.
Lin Fan shook his head helplessly. It seemed this monk wasn’t faring well at all.
Standing between heaven and earth, Lin Fan raised a fist toward the sky. His posture was domineering—simple yet brutally effective.
With one punch, the massive Buddha palm, which had blocked the sky and brought a mighty, overwhelming force, instantly shattered into countless fragments of Buddhist light, which eventually dissipated into the void.
Watching this unfold, Venerable Sakyamuni was stunned. How incredibly domineering!
The Buddhist pursuers were immensely powerful—throughout this escape, he had only been able to run, never able to fight back.
Yet this mud-covered figure dared to act so boldly, leaving Sakyamuni momentarily dazed.
“Good sir, I won’t thank you for this great favor, but please hold them off a bit. I’ll repay you later,” Sakyamuni, briefly shaken, realized this was no place to linger and prepared to flee.
Just as Sakyamuni was about to escape, Lin Fan spoke up.
“Bald monk, you don’t even recognize me anymore? Are you really asking to die?”
“Venerable one, I’m not called bald…”
Sakyamuni disliked being called a bald monk, and as he was about to correct Lin Fan, he suddenly froze.
Because he found this voice—and this way of addressing him—strangely familiar.
“You… you…” Sakyamuni stared at the mud-covered figure before him, shocked beyond words.
Lin Fan smiled calmly. Then, noticing his current appearance, he raised his hand and summoned primordial water to wash away the filth, revealing his true face.
“Venerable one, it’s you! I’ve finally found you!” At that moment, Sakyamuni roared with excitement, as if he had discovered a great treasure.
“Venerable one, save me! I’m being hunted!” Immediately, Sakyamuni darted behind Lin Fan.
“How did you end up in such a pitiful state?” Lin Fan glanced at the figures in the sky. “They’re just a few Eternal Beings who haven’t even attained the Eternal Throne, yet they’ve driven you to this point. Truly shameful.”
“Amitabha Buddha, honorable one, this person is a criminal of the Buddhist sect. Please hand him over to us,” a Buddha figure descended from the sky, radiating golden light, holding a large bell, and spoke softly with one hand pressed to his chest.
“Rubbish! I’m no criminal! These bastards are just trying to steal my ‘Great Illumination Buddha Light’!” Sakyamuni, having been relentlessly pursued, was filled with resentment. These people were no better than beasts, chasing him without mercy or pause.
“Hmph!”
Beside him, a fat Buddha roared furiously, his face twisted with anger, attempting to intimidate the onlookers.
Sakyamuni cowered further behind Lin Fan. “Venerable one, these guys are ruthless. They don’t even act like members of the Buddhist sect anymore. Kill anyone who doesn’t believe them, kill anyone who resists. The Buddhist sect has changed.”
Lin Fan paid no heed to these figures and had no intention of further engagement.
“This bald monk is under my protection. If you know what’s good for you, leave now. If not, don’t blame me for being merciless.”
“Amitabha Buddha! Honorable one, we will not leave without taking this criminal back.”
“Hmph! Sheltering a criminal makes you a criminal too. Seize them both and bring them back for punishment!” The angry-faced Buddha beside him shouted.
“You refuse the face we’ve given you. My men are off-limits. Scram!” In an instant, Lin Fan launched a punch.
Suddenly, a terrifying scene unfolded. The punch seemed to shatter the heavens themselves, rushing toward the Buddhas.
Boom!
“It’s over.”
Crash!
One after another, the Buddhas’ expressions turned to shock, then their bodies exploded violently, as if struck by an unstoppable force.
“叮, Congratulations on defeating a member of the Buddhist sect.”
“叮, The Multiverse War has begun. Favorability system activated.”
“Buddhist sect favorability decreased.”
“Buddhist sect: Hatred.”
Lin Fan was momentarily stunned by this unexpected system, but ultimately, it no longer mattered.
Since it’s a war of the multiverse, then I shall represent humanity.
Anyone who dares to oppose me—eliminate them all.
“Wow, venerable one, you’re just too amazing! It’s only been a few years, yet your strength has grown so much,” Sakyamuni exclaimed in disbelief.
“What happened to you? How did you end up like this? In all these years, your cultivation level is still only at the ninth tier of the Divine Heaven Realm. Did your talent get eaten by a dog?” Lin Fan asked.
“No, venerable one! I’ve been chased nonstop day and night for years. How could I find time to cultivate?” Sakyamuni couldn’t allow Lin Fan to insult him like that.
After all, he was once a prodigy of the Buddhist sect.
But judging from the current situation, there was no going back to the Buddhist sect—he had already been branded a criminal.
Damn it, they’re way too ruthless. Just because I didn’t hand over the cultivation technique, they wouldn’t let me go. It’s like getting screwed by a dog.
“What about the Guardian Territory?” Lin Fan asked.
“Gone.”
“And what about our rebellion army?” Lin Fan asked again.
“Venerable one, the rebellion army has disbanded. All its members lacked ambition. The moment they heard that their own race had an ultimate protector, they fled back faster than anyone else to pledge allegiance to these mysterious强者.”
At this, Sakyamuni felt a pang of pain in his heart.
That day was bright and sunny, yet one by one, the members who had escaped with him came before him.
“Deputy Captain, I’m sorry. My race now has an ultimate protector, so I must return.”
That was the more considerate ones. The inconsiderate ones just flew away without a word.
“What’s the point of me staying in the rebellion army? My race has an ultimate protector now, so I must return to seek protection.”
…
In the end, all the members fled. Left alone, Sakyamuni returned to the Buddhist sect, only to be met with this disaster.
So bitter—so unbearably bitter!
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