People lined up to enter the temple.

A middle-aged woman walked in, glanced at the strange Buddha statue, then quickly lowered her head and knelt down with a thud.

"Buddha, I want a talisman, the kind that can ward off evil spirits."

As soon as the words were spoken, a clear, ethereal voice rang in my ears, "Ten-year lifespan, no refunds after purchase."

The middle-aged woman nodded repeatedly, then felt an emptiness inside her, as if she had lost something.

At the same time, a golden light flew out from the Buddha's palm and turned into a triangular yellow talisman.

The woman quickly caught the amulet, kowtowed again, and then hurriedly left.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I saw someone yelling at people who had cut in line.

It was none other than Xia Tianqiong and the Ghost Bride.

A young man pointed at him and started cursing, while the people queuing around him also cast unfriendly glances.

They assumed the couple was trying to cut in line.

Xia Tianqiong was too lazy to waste words. He raised his hand and waved it. The surging power of reincarnation blew the people in front of him aside like a gale, clearing the way to enter the temple.

"Cutting in line and then daring to hit someone, this is outrageous!"

"He's too arrogant, let's beat him up."

Anyone who cuts in line should be beaten to death!

Suddenly, the crowd in line behind them became enraged, and dozens of people immediately surrounded them.

They seem poised to take immediate action.

But at that moment, a clear and melodious voice rang out between heaven and earth.

"Do not be rude, and do not offend our distinguished guest."

Everyone was stunned and turned to look at the temple.

The temple is very small, with only a golden Buddha statue about ten meters tall inside. There is nothing else, not even an offering table or a donation box.

The Buddha statue sits cross-legged on a lotus pedestal, its entire body gleaming with gold paint, making it extremely eye-catching.

Strangely, the Buddha's left side has its eyes slightly closed, exuding a dignified and solemn appearance, while the right side has its eyes glaring angrily, with a ferocious and terrifying expression.

It looks like half Buddha and half demon.

At that moment, both eyes of the Buddha statue suddenly opened.

Then he actually stood up, stepped down from the lotus platform, and walked outside the temple.

"The Buddha has manifested? This is the Buddha manifesting!"

"The true form of Buddha has descended!"

"Amitabha Buddha, please bless me!"

After a brief moment of shock, the crowd erupted into chaos, with everyone saying all sorts of things.

Many people kowtowed and knelt in prayer, chanting "May Buddha bless us."

Like a contagion, more and more people knelt down, and eventually the entire city knelt down, creating a spectacular scene.

The Buddha statue ignored the crowd, clasped its hands together, and looked down at Xia Tianqiong.

"What brings you here, distinguished guest?"

In his perception, the young man before him possessed an extremely powerful aura.

Not a cunning general, but similar in appearance.

Therefore, we must treat this with caution.

As for the woman next to him, he felt she was just an ordinary human being, without any eerie aura.

Xia Tianqiong looked up at the Buddha statue, its golden light making his eyes feel a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly he grinned and said, "I've come to challenge you to a fight. If I win, I'll take you away; if I lose, you'll be the one taken away."

"..."

The Buddha statue looked puzzled, thinking, "Isn't this what you mean? I'm going to be taken away no matter who wins or loses. Why should I?"

“Benefactor, do not think that just because you have some strength, you can act recklessly. This Buddha is…”

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Tianqiong suddenly threw a punch.

Before the fist even arrived, a surge of power had already struck his abdomen.

With a bang, the Buddha statue, which was more than ten meters tall, was blasted into the air and flew hundreds of meters into the sky.

The massive shockwave spread outwards, cracking the temple and throwing nearby people into the air.

Xia Tianqiong then flew away, caught up with the stone statue, and began to attack.

"How dare you! I, the Buddha, will show you what a treacherous general truly is."

The Buddha statue stabilized itself in mid-air, then clasped its hands together, and suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light.

These rays of light gradually materialized, transforming into a golden sea of ​​fire that enveloped the summer sky.

"The golden flames of the great sun deliver all living beings."

He chanted a Buddhist prayer, watching indifferently as the golden flames swept away.

This is his most effective attack method, capable of incinerating everything in the world; it's even more advanced than the Ghost Fire.

Even against a cunning general of the same level, it would be enough to seriously injure the opponent.

Golden flames swept across the sky, and intense heat rolled in.

People on the ground in the distance were sweating profusely from the heat.

Xia Tianqiong, however, smiled and, as the golden sea of ​​fire drew near, suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled.

Then, the surging flames rushed into his mouth like a tidal wave.

In an instant, all the golden flames vanished.

"Hiccup~"

He deliberately let out a burp to provoke the Buddha statue.

"Isn't this a coincidence? I'm least afraid of fire."

The Buddha statue stared wide-eyed, frozen in mid-air.

Both the Buddha's face on the left and the demon's face on the right showed expressions of disbelief.

It's hard to accept that his strongest move was so easily neutralized.

Not only him, but the people on the ground who were looking up were also stunned.

Just then, Xia Tianqiong grinned wickedly and shouted, "Here you go!"

Everyone saw him open his mouth and spit out a rocket, which shot rapidly toward the Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue's expression was solemn, so I immediately became alert.

Upon seeing that it was an arrow formed from flames, he felt slightly relieved.

He is skilled in using fire, and his body is extremely tough, making him particularly adept at defense.

Instead of dodging, he swung his hand and tried to shatter the inconspicuous rocket.

The two were only twenty or thirty meters apart, not far at all. The arrow, formed from condensed flames, shot towards them like a streak of light, moving at an extremely fast speed.

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