The Buddhist kingdom of Master Huaqing opened wide, radiating boundless golden light.

In an instant, he transformed into a Vajra practitioner three zhang tall.

His entire body shimmered with golden light, exuding boundless Buddhist power...

His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair stood on end in fury.

A murderous palm strike slammed towards Ye Ran and the others.

The palm strike howled, shattering space wherever it passed.

"Get out of my way! You bastards, stop harming my disciple!!!"

Shi Huaqing roared, his words filled with rage.

The sound was as loud as a bell, shaking the entire hall...

Ye Ran dodged the powerful palm strike with a swift movement.

He took several steps back at the same time. A hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes:

"Master Huaqing, you...you seem to have misunderstood something. I'm here to save you, they..." Ye Ran tried to explain while dodging Shi Huaqing's attacks.

Ye Ran wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shi Huaqing's rebuke:

"fart!!"

Then, looking at Ye Ran, who was completely unharmed, he narrowed his eyes:

"Transcendent level... I didn't expect you to have improved so much..."

At this point, Shi Huaqing seemed to be touched by something, and his eyes began to redden: "Back then, in order to help my disciple improve, I had him follow you. Now you have entered the extraordinary realm, while he has returned in a daze, and at his worst, he almost ended his own life!! Ye Ran, is this what you have done?!"

Ye Ran was speechless for a moment after hearing Shi Huaqing's words.

He glanced at Shi Huaqing, then looked at Chen Wuxin in the distance, and asked, "Wuxin, you came to Shanghai to participate in the special recruitment, right? I had already approved your application, so why did you leave in the end?"

Listening to Ye Ran's words,

Chen Wuxin, standing some distance away, slowly lowered her head, not daring to meet Ye Ran's gaze.

At the time of the special recruitment,

He did participate.

But in the end, unable to overcome her inner hurdle, she chose to escape...

It was precisely because of that incident that Chen Wuxin's Buddhist heart was further shattered...

Looking at Chen Wuxin's appearance,

Ye Ran frowned, a hint of disappointment in his expression:

"Wu Xin, you need to learn to face your true self."

"Your talent as a Stand user and your abilities have kept you firmly in the background. What you perceived as security has become a shackle binding your true self. Wuxin, you're trapped far too deeply now..."

Hearing Ye Ran's words, Chen Wuxin lowered his head even further, his breath becoming increasingly faint...

Seeing this, Shi Huaqing was even more enraged:

"You dare to provoke my disciple?!"

With hands forming a mudra, beams of golden Buddhist light shot towards Ye Ran and the others like sharp swords.

He attacked while gritting his teeth:

"Ye Ran!! If you hadn't led Wuxin onto the path of cultivation, how could he have suffered this calamity? Today I will grind you to dust to vent my hatred!!"

"Master..."

Chen Wuxin stood aside, watching his master fight fiercely with Ye Ran and the others. He was both shocked and afraid, and did not know what to do.

"Xuan Kong, just listen to Master Baoneng's words, you don't need to worry about the rest!" Shi Huaqing turned his head and looked at Chen Wuxin gently.

"But, Master..."

"Listen to me!! Do you still acknowledge me as your master?!" Shi Huaqing's tone became more forceful.

He then bowed slightly to Baoneng.

"Senior brother, I'll handle things here. Please complete the ceremony as soon as possible..."

"Huh?" Baoneng was taken aback at first, then said with a smile, "Then I'll listen to you. I'll lend you a hand when I'm done..."

As he spoke,

Baoneng put his arm around Chen Wuxin's shoulder.

He said with a smile, "Listen to your master, don't move, let's continue..."

As he spoke, Baoneng waved to the monks watching the performance below the stage.

The high monks smiled knowingly, clasped their hands together, and began chanting the strange Sanskrit once more.

Instantly, an aura of vicissitude and eeriness filled the entire venue.

The golden Buddha behind the main hall

Once again, a golden light slowly began to emanate from it...

"This cannot continue!!" Ye Ran shouted sharply.

However, just as he was about to attack,

Shi Huaqing's enormous Vajra Practitioner form had already arrived before Ye Ran.

They blocked Ye Ran's path.

"No one is allowed to interrupt this ceremony!!" Shi Huaqing roared.

The giant golden hand slammed down directly towards Ye Ran's head.

Since Ye Ran did not want to harm Shi Huaqing, he did not choose to stab Shi Huaqing directly.

He could only raise his sword upwards to confront the Buddha's palm.

With a deafening boom, the two forces collided, sending ripples of energy through the hall and causing it to shake violently.

The body of Vajrapani, the monk Huaqing

He was instantly knocked down by the immense force transmitted from Ye Ran's sword.

His body was involuntarily sent flying backward.

Golden light from the Buddha fell like rain from the sky...

"Master Shi, I will explain to you after I have dealt with Chen Wuxin..."

Ye Ran's figure flashed, and he sped towards Chen Wuxin's location like lightning.

However, just as Ye Ran was about to touch the lotus platform,

Suddenly, I felt a sharp killing intent coming from behind me.

Ye Ran dodged the attack with ease.

A powerful punch passed right past Ye Ran's original spot.

It cracked the originally stable space.

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