Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

In the midst of the Formation.

Buddha light shone everywhere, with shadowy figures in all directions.

”Benefactor!”

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya chanted a Buddha’s name, ”Enter Reincarnation sooner rather than later, return from your lost path, and do not add to your sins!”

”Tripod·Suppress!”

He roared loudly.

Within the Vajra Buddha Formation, Array Patterns revolved around a Treasure Tripod that burned with flames, identical in design to the Karma Fire Tripods used by the Maitreya Sect in temples’ Daxiong Halls to incinerate heretics.

”Is this your newfound confidence?”

Jiang Ding asked.

Boom!

The super Air-Space Warplane’s cannon glowed a dark blue, its Array Patterns flashed like dotted lines, drawing in spiritual energy from tens of kilometers around, pouring it all into the Blue-Gold Flying Sword, drastically boosting its speed as it disappeared with a sonic boom.

Whoosh, whoosh whoosh!

When it reappeared, it merged with the dense, countless Armor-Piercing Shell Group that spread out from all directions. The aura of Law-Breaking and Destruction spread, infusing each Armor-Piercing Bullet.

Then, they bombarded the business-fire Tripod in the sky that had been maximized by the Xuanwu Four Extremes Boundary Array and the Buddha Armies of the Eight Departments.

Boom!

In front of the masses, the Blue-Gold Flying Sword with the swarm of Armor-Piercing Shells hit the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron, triggering a violent explosion. The clinking noises were incessant, and the thick gunpowder smoke and dispersing Spiritual Light rippled outward in all directions.

The dust and smoke cleared a bit.

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya and His Karma Fire Golden Cauldron, infused with the Incense Fire Buddha country’s relics, were knocked back several kilometers!

A deep, bone-deep sword wound decorated the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron.

The Xuanwu Four Extremes Boundary Array and the Vajra Buddha Formation made up of the Eight Buddha Armies were all shaken, the earth cracked open, and tens of thousands of Buddha Army personnel exploded into bloody fragments and perished.

”Again like this!”

”Why is it again like this!”

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya, unable to believe it, eyes bloodshot, roared, ”I have merged with the Xuanwu Formation, the Vajra Buddha Formation, with the Incense Fire Relics, why is it still like this?!”

”If not for those damn Qi-cultivating ants...”

He was indignant, having noticed the immense change in the Armor-Piercing Shells.

”Because you are weak.”

Jiang Ding spoke, his tone cold, and pointed with his finger.

The swarm of Armor-Piercing Bullets flew back again, merging with the aura of that Blue-Gold Flying Sword. The will of Destruction spread, enhancing the lock-on and destructive ability of every Armor-Piercing Bullet within a ten-kilometer radius by several multiples.

The Blue-Gold Flying Sword, leading the swarm of Armor-Piercing Shells, cleared the nearby attacks from the Eight-Department troops, purged all monstrosities, and struck the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron once again.

Boom!

A terrifying explosion of Destruction enveloped the area in smoke. The Spiritual Light of the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron dimmed significantly, gaining another sword mark as a wisp of Sword Intent of Destruction penetrated it, ruining the Array Patterns and Treasure nodes on its surface.

”Damn it!”

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya was sent retreating several kilometers again, looking pale with lethargic limbs.

Glancing around, tens of thousands more Buddha Army personnel had burst apart and died, many parts of the Boundary Formation showed fine cracks, unable to spread out against the immense force.

”This, what is this?”

Jin Lingfeng gasped, ”Who said the Dari Swordsman was not good at commanding troops in combat? Isn’t it quite natural for him? The Sword Intent infused in the bullets is too terrifying.”

”Sword Intent and bullets, they seem like a good match...”

An Siyan murmured to himself.

The sky, filled with dotted Array Patterns flashed, the Taiqing Flying Sword and the Armor-Piercing Shell Group became one. The true meaning of Destruction matched perfectly with the gunpowder artillery that has been associated with war and destruction since its emergence in human society, forming a whole as it thundered down.

Boom!

The Taiqing Flying Sword and ten kilometers of sky-like Destruction Shell Group fell at the same time, striking the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron once more. The sword precisely entered the previous sword mark.

Crack!

After multiple impacts, a terrifying sound emerged as one leg of the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron explosively shattered.

The corresponding Dragon Department of the Eight Departments spat blood, their essence plummeted like falling cliffs, and a terrifying gap opened in the Vajra Buddha Formation.

”Not good!”

Terror showed in the eyes of the Treasure Tripod Maitreya, who clenched his teeth. His eight arms turned into fists, pounding on the Karma Fire Golden Cauldron with a booming sound.

”Fire! Fire! The fire of Karma!”

Hum!

The Karma fire Golden Cauldron shook violently, tilting its mouth, and astonishingly poured out strands of black-grey flames, thick with causality and resentment intertwined upon it, as though it contained the pain and torment of countless beings.

Touched by a strand, even the cycle of countless lifetimes could not cleanse it, and one would inevitably perish young and frail in every life.

The poison of Incense Fire!

This was the extreme toxin formed from the fusion of resentment and curses from tens of millions of heterodox beings burned to ashes by fierce flames, as well as the impurities left after extracting the power of incense from countless believers; even the Divine Souls of deities could be tainted by it, usually sealed carefully within the cauldron.

And now, mortals saw its true form for the first time!

The black-grey Karma fire meandered like a venomous snake, barely aimed in a direction, it flew towards the sky leaving twisted trails, silently dissolving any Armor-piercing Shell Group in its path.

”Disgusting thing,”

Jiang Ding’s expression was calm.

”It’s still the same sentence, the realms are ruled by Cultivators, not Incense Fire Gods; you, a newly born Incense Fire God, whatever you manufacture, are all worthless.”

The Taiqing Flying Sword hummed and vibrated, bursting into a resplendent blue-gold light, merging with millions of Armor-piercing Shell Group, spreading the true intent of Law-Breaking Destruction as it infused within, carrying a great momentum towards the so-called Karma fire.

Sizzle...

Countless Armor-piercing Shell Groups hit the black-grey Karma fire, with the Destruction Intent of Law-Breaking added on the warheads, causing it to tremble as it dissolved.

One Armor-piercing Bullet was like this,

Countless Armor-piercing Bullets were all like this!

After a wave of Armor-piercing Bullets passed, the serpent-like black-grey Karma fire kept trembling, continuously pierced through. Under the astonished gaze of the Treasure Tripod Maitreya, it shrank to the size of a thumb.

Whoosh!

The final sword slashed through, the blue-gold light of Law-Breaking flashed past, and the thumb-sized black-grey Karma fire was forcibly extinguished, leaving not a trace.

”Go.”

”You’ve lived for far too long; I’ve grown tired of you,”

Jiang Ding pointed his finger.

Boom!

Line-like Array Patterns spread for tens of kilometers, gathering Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi, the Taiqing Flying Sword drawing together Armor-piercing Shell Group from all sides, transforming into a sky-shaking Destruction Intent, slashing towards the Incense Fire God whose aura had plummeted due to the breached Karma fire.

”I shall not only live,”

the Treasure Tripod Maitreya was enraged by his words.

”I will outlive your pitifully short life by millions of years!”

Discarding fear, it let out a mad roar, burning the pure Incense Fire power within the Incense Fire Relics.

At the same time, the Vajra Buddha Formation and the Xuanwu Four Extremes Boundary Array operated beyond their limits with no care for the consequences, creaking and shaking, all their power rumbling forth, entirely merging into the Karma fire Cauldron in its hand.

”Die!”

The aura around Treasure Tripod Maitreya suddenly surged exponentially, with all there is, clashed head-on towards the Flying Sword in the sky.

Boom!

Clusters of Armor-piercing Shell Groups exploded thunderously, fragments infused with Destruction Intent scattering in all directions, piercing through and annihilating everything.

After a moment,

among the sparks flying, a Bluegold Flying Sword burst through the Karma fire Golden Cauldron. Endless Destruction Intent devastated everything around, nothing worthy to block it.

Boom, Boom!

The very instant the Karma fire Golden Cauldron was breached, the eight Buddha Armies suffered a fearsome backlash. The Heavenly Man Department, Dragon Department, the Karuradepartment, The Ganges Department... from the Golden Pill stage leaders of the eight departments to the hundreds of thousands of followers, all wailed in unison, giving one last reluctant gaze to the world.

Then, exploded into the sky as fragments of flesh scattering over tens of kilometers, a rain of blood falling only to stop after a few breaths, an awe-inspiring spectacle.

”No!”

”My believers!”

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya who miraculously survived felt no joy, but screamed in terror.

Crack!

The Divine Human Contract was still in effect, especially since these eight departments’ Buddha Armies were His last believers, leaving no room for turning back, the secret techniques of Divine Dao were now without foundation.

Bang!

Followed by the shattering of the Incense Fire Relics core, collapsing into countless fragments, its aura plummeting down a cliff-like descent, now even less than the level of Foundation Building Stage, with its life entering its final countdown.

Clang!

The Taiqing Flying Sword arrived at this moment with a sky full of destructive artillery.

Then, it slashed into His Incense Fire Relics.

Sword Qi and Armor-Piercing Bullet Group exploded simultaneously, high temperatures, shockwaves, and Destruction Intent took turns, transforming every shred of His body into primordial particles that could never be restored.