Supreme Warrior in the City

”Then why did he steal the Divine Artifact Breath?” The Buddha’s disciple who spoke earlier questioned again: ”Even if your uncle wants to defect from the Buddha Domain, it’s just a departure. There’s no need to make things so tense, is there? After all, he hails from the Buddha Domain, and now he’s stolen something from it. What’s that supposed to mean? Does he intend to become a full enemy of the Buddha Domain?”

Monk Wunian couldn’t help glancing again at this disciple, whose power was second only to his own and who always regarded him as a great rival. Taking the opportunity this time, the disciple naturally pushed all the responsibility onto Monk Wunian.

Claiming that Mahakaya is Monk Wunian’s uncle is just a way to forcibly link Monk Wunian with Mahakaya, making Monk Wunian share the blame for this matter.

”This matter might not be my uncle’s idea!” Monk Wunian said coldly: ”Don’t forget, my uncle is currently with Su Yang from the Human World. This Su Yang is extremely treacherous and shameless in his actions. Our Eight Realms united to enter the Feather Spirit Palace, and now how many of us are left? This is all thanks to Su Yang. He is obviously trying to eliminate all other members of the Eight Realms, including our Buddha Domain!”

Upon hearing this, everyone became furious.

”That Su Yang is too bold. Our Buddha Domain has always stayed out of worldly affairs and didn’t get involved in the Eight Realms’ alliance against him, so why does he want to deal with us as well? Does he really think our Buddha Domain is so easy to bully?”

”Mahakaya was actually deceived by this person? After all, he hails from our Buddha Domain; how could he do such a thing?”

”Having defected from the Buddha Domain, what else can’t he do?”

”In my opinion, Su Yang is the main culprit. We absolutely cannot let Su Yang get away with this!”

”Not let Su Yang get away with it? Ha, how do you plan to do that? Didn’t you see that Yang Wudi was being chased everywhere by him? Given the few members left in our Buddha Domain, can we still oppose the Human World? We shouldn’t have let him grow so influential; now we’ve lost even those who could have helped us, and we can only wait for death!”

”Ha, why should our Buddha Domain be so pessimistic? Even if the Human Clan is powerful, how does that affect us? Even if our Buddha Domain fights to the very last, we will never be at the mercy of others!”

Amidst the noisy discussions, Monk Wunian successfully diverted all the hatred towards the Human World.

The Buddha’s disciple who had challenged Monk Wunian earlier looked particularly grim, as he originally wanted to use this opportunity to deal with Monk Wunian, but now couldn’t.

After watching everyone for a while, Monk Wunian spoke in a deep voice: ”Ladies and gentlemen, for us, the most important task is not to engage in direct conflict with the Human Clan, nor seeking revenge. Our mission is to return the Divine Artifact Breath to the Buddha Domain. Even if everyone who came to the Feather Spirit Palace dies here, as long as we can bring back the Divine Artifact Breath, our journey won’t be in vain, and our mission will be complete. Therefore, we should not think about fighting head-on with the Human Clan; the key is to find a way to get back the Divine Artifact Breath first.”

Everyone looked at each other, the previous Buddha’s disciple frowned and said: ”Get back the Divine Artifact Breath? Is it that easy? What kind of power does the Human Clan have now, having taken the Divine Artifact Breath—how would they let us take it back?”

”Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” Monk Wunian said solemnly: ”I’m only saying we should do our best. As for the final result, that isn’t something within our control, but let’s try our best!”

The Buddha’s disciple stopped talking, and the people of the Buddha Domain, with their concerns, followed Monk Wunian anxiously, continuing to search for Mahakaya.

After Yang Wudi seized the Divine Artifact Breath, he did not dare to linger and immediately took it and fled. Therefore, he didn’t know what the people of the Buddha Domain said afterwards.

However, he felt extremely excited inside.

Previously, Su Yang kept setting them up, cleverly using the power of others to deplete their Eight Realms’ people. Now, he’s finally getting a chance to use a similar tactic against Su Yang.

Of course, what made him happiest was the jade bottle he held in his hands.

He had witnessed with his own eyes that the bottle contained the light from the Seven Treasures Miao Tree.

And what is the Seven Treasures Miao Tree? It is one of the strongest artifacts in the Buddha Domain and can traverse the Nine Realms.

Yet the Seven Treasures Miao Tree within the Feather Spirit Palace was even more formidable than the one in the Buddha Domain.

The light contained within the jade bottle—no matter what it actually is—was undoubtedly an extremely rare treasure. Perhaps, with these contents, he could take the Seven Treasures Miao Tree with him. By then, with such heaven-defying artifacts in his possession, his power would increase dramatically, and why would he fear Su Yang’s group?

With these thoughts in mind, Yang Wudi became even more excited. He found a secluded spot, ensured nobody was around, and quietly opened the jade bottle.

As the bottle opened, it emitted a radiant light. The powerful aura made Yang Wudi’s heart tremble.

The light taken from the Seven Treasures Miao Tree was naturally extraordinary!

Taking a deep breath, Yang Wudi attempted to integrate the light into his body.

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In the front courtyard of the Feather Spirit Palace, Su Yang and others were searching for Yang Wudi. Suddenly, the four of the Beigong War God stopped simultaneously, frowned, and looked toward the main hall.

”What’s wrong?” Su Yang asked in surprise; the synchrony of the four’s reactions was too precise, and yet Su Yang and others had not noticed anything unusual.

”Just now, the Pangu Banner inside me moved...” Beigong War God said, ”as if being drawn by a force from the main hall!”

”Ah?” Su Yang was taken aback and looked at the other three, who nodded, indicating they felt the same.

”Why is that?” Su Yang wondered.

The four shook their heads simultaneously, but Beigong War God pondered for a moment and said, ”Earlier, when other artifacts in them appeared, I felt the same way. I suspect there could be an artifact in the main hall that has been activated; its power affects the artifacts on us!”

The other three nodded in agreement, and Mahakaya said, ”I feel the same way!”

Su Yang’s eyes widened; was another artifact in the main hall activated?

”Could it be the Seven Treasures Miao Tree?” Su Yang frowned and asked, ”Didn’t we see the Buddha Domain people trying to take it earlier? Or perhaps they somehow triggered it, leading to the Seven Treasures Miao Tree’s power being unleashed!”

The group exchanged glances; it seemed indeed possible.