Kukai's expression grew even more solemn as he drove the treasure wheel to collide repeatedly with the moon wheel.
The void trembled for a moment, and the sound of the impact was like the booming of a giant bell, continuous and endless.
With each collision, the hellish phantom behind Cao Tianbao shattered, the moon wheel dimmed, and his armor crumbled.
Meanwhile, Kukai on the opposite side was also in dire straits. Facing another slash from the Moon Wheel, he blurred the Treasure Wheel, his expression more solemn than ever before. He made a finger-picking gesture and chanted:
"Mandala!"
As he spoke, a radiant light emanated from between his brows, and wherever the light shone, a shower of mandala flowers fell.
The rain of flowers fell, seemingly without any energy fluctuations, but when it landed on Cao Tianbao's monstrous body, his body melted away like ice and snow in an instant!
Hou Wenjie watched this scene without feeling sorrow or joy. He knew that this was the "True Dharma Eye Treasury" of Buddhism.
It's unclear how many times he can use it. Hou Wenjie continues to activate the Netherworld Yellow Springs and the black python, together consuming Kong Hai.
Faced with the surging tide of the Yellow Springs and numerous strange phenomena, Kukai sighed and said:
"Since you are so persistent, we have no choice but to settle this with a fight to the death!"
As he spoke, Kukai took a step into the void and left the Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli. He was using the "Lotus Step by Step" technique from the Mandala Dharma.
Hou Wenjie followed closely behind, using the technique of "shrinking the earth to an inch" to stand above the sea and sky.
Kukai continued walking among the flowers, and Hou Wenjie continued to follow behind him using the technique of shrinking the earth to an inch.
Before they knew it, the two had arrived above the island.
Kukai looked at Hou Wenjie, who stood not far from him in mid-air, and laughed:
“Your cultivation is indeed astonishing! Even though I have mastered many Buddhist secrets such as the Six-Syllable Mantra, the Ten Bodhi Grounds, the Vajradhatu Mandala, the True Dharma Eye Treasury, and the Dharma Image Heaven and Earth, I was almost no match for you. But it’s time to end this.”
As he spoke, Kukai chanted, "The image of Maitreya!"
In an instant, Kukai transformed into a giant of light, standing on the land of Hejima, and even accidentally trampled several of Hejima's buildings.
Hou Wenjie could clearly hear the mournful screams coming from the ground below, the roar of various vehicles, and he could also see the raging fire. So he asked:
"You were once a high-ranking monk on the island, how can you treat your own people like this?"
The ancient well of Kukai, who had transformed into a being of light, remained calm: "The human body is but a shell; their souls will attain eternal life in my Pure Land, Maitreya Heaven."
As he spoke, he chanted the six-syllable mantra: "Om Mani Padme Hum!"
As the six-syllable mantra was uttered, Hou Wenjie felt a strange movement arising within his body!
He focused his mind into his sea of consciousness, and his spiritual light illuminated all the acupoints on his body. Sure enough, it was the Nine Aperture Gu that was causing the trouble!
The six-syllable mantra of Buddhism can activate the Nine Aperture Gu. These six syllables manifest as a vortex, with "Om" at the outermost circle and "Hum" at the innermost circle, spreading out in circles, like a tight band that locks the mind and spirit.
Ordinary people will die suddenly, and Taoists who cultivate the Yin spirit path will be disturbed by the stomach worm in the Dragon Tiger Cave and the dung beetle in the coccyx cave, and will be unable to cultivate Qi.
Hou Wenjie's body shone brightly with sexual energy, and the Nine Aperture Gu instantly quieted down, so it could not harm him.
But for the people of He Island below, this would be a disaster.
Countless people screamed in agony and died suddenly on the ground.
The resentment they felt after their deaths was absorbed by the Nine-Aperture Gu, which was then absorbed by Kong Hai into his Vajra Glazed Realm.
Hou Wenjie did not interrupt Kong Hai's spellcasting; he also wanted to see what kind of amazing supernatural power Kong Hai could unleash.
Black mist churned within the Vajra Glazed Realm, and countless Nine-Aperture Gu were transformed into bizarre creatures, only to recombine once more.
Finally, all the nine-aperture Gu gu condensed into a nine-ringed tin staff, with each ring representing a collection of different types of Gu gu.
Kukai grasped the nine-ringed staff in his hand. As he shook the staff, the nine rings swayed, and more people fell to the ground. The nine-aperture Gu on their bodies were also absorbed into the nine-ringed staff, turning into strange creatures.
Kukai, gripping his nine-ringed staff, now wore a haughty expression:
"How about it? With this nine-ringed staff, I'll only grow stronger in battle!"
Hou Wenjie shook his head: "Countless people have died tragically because of you. As a member of the Buddhist community, shouldn't you be compassionate?"
Kukai sneered:
"You're just being hypocritical! If you were truly compassionate, why didn't you stop me earlier!"
Moreover, as the saviors of this degenerate age, this is a necessary sacrifice they have made for me!
Hou Wenjie didn't argue, and shouted loudly, "Come and fight!"
Upon hearing this, Kukai laughed heartily and said, "Alright!"
He swung his enormous nine-ringed tin staff and smashed it down hard at Hou Wenjie, who was many times smaller than him!
This scene looks like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito—a complete waste of resources.
As the nine-ringed tin staff came crashing down like a pillar of heaven, Hou Wenjie used his Shrinking Earth technique to nimbly dodge it.
The nine-ringed staff slammed into the ground! This blow was worth far more than ten million pounds! It instantly cracked a huge fissure in the earth!
It was as if an 8-magnitude earthquake had struck the entire area!
Countless houses collapsed! Cries and screams filled the air, and fires raged everywhere, turning the land into a scene of devastation in an instant.
Hou Wenjie realized that he had completely underestimated the "Dharma-image Heaven and Earth" supernatural power of the Faxiang Sect, which was completely different from his own bankrupt version made by using bizarre imitations.
If I were to use my Dharma Body and Heaven and Earth to fight against the Void Sea right now, I would be nothing short of easy prey.
Therefore, Hou Wenjie adopted a tactic of fighting and retreating simultaneously.
When Kukai's nine-ringed staff came crashing down, he dodged. When Kukai charged up, he used the power of the Netherworld and the Kun to launch a sneak attack.
Although it is difficult to truly harm Kūkai, Hou Wenjie believes that human strength has its limits, and Kūkai's Dharma Realm will not last long.
As time went by, the two had been locked in combat for several hours.
The two had already crossed half of the island.
Large swathes of the island were struck by an unprecedented earthquake.
This monk, Kukai, has committed an immense act of slaughter.
A nerdy guy from the island watched as the Giant of Light trampled the house, and tears of despair streamed down his face.
"Why? Why? The TV shows are all lies! The Giant of Light isn't the guardian deity of He Island at all; he's an evil god that destroyed He Island!"
The next moment, the fat guy collapsed to the ground, his brain devoured by the strange Fu Gu that flew out from the Nine-Ringed Staff.
Countless fighter jets took to the skies, but their shells had no effect whatsoever on the Giant of Light.
The giant swung his nine-ringed staff, smashing all the pesky flies away.
Countless people were in despair, and some murmured, "I will never believe in the light again."
Inside the Kyoto Shrine for the Sorrow of Souls, the Minister of the Army broke down in tears, hesitating whether to commit seppuku.
The next moment, the house, filled with evil, was trampled into ruins by the giant of light.
Amidst the ruins, one can see a flattened humanoid animal.
The fierce battle continues.
In the end, the island sank.
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