Chapter 869

Chapter 869: The Battle of the Immortals

Lingjing Star, Star Domain

In the vastness of space, a wind suddenly appeared, sweeping away the radioactive dust from the nuclear explosion. Although the Buddhist cultivators did not understand the reason for this pollution, they instinctively disliked it, and with a wave of their hands, they made the pollution disappear.

Then came shadows of people and two Sea-crossing Arks; this was the force of the Buddhist sect.

Compared to the thousands of Buddhist cultivators who attacked Blue Star before, this group seemed rather modest, but only those involved knew how magnificent it really was.

Because it included forty-eight True Buddhas, over two hundred Bodhisattvas, one thousand arhats, and tens of thousands of Diamond Warriors, it wasn’t just Lingfa Star that mobilized; four Buddhist worlds were involved, almost like an all-out effort.

On Lingjing Star’s side, when everyone saw that row of holy figures, even Lin Jiang felt a breathless sensation; damn it, forty-eight True Buddhas, was that really necessary?

This was no longer a matter of using a cannon to kill a mosquito; it felt equivalent to using nuclear weapons to blow up ants.

"Ancestor Lin, let’s run!"

Lin Jiang heard someone talking beside him, and he had also thought about running away.

This time, their power was stronger than ever, with twenty Space Fleets gathered from Lingjing Star, and over eighty masters at the Tao Achieving level. But compared to the other side, it seemed they were not even a match.

Just when everyone was too scared to breathe, Xia Qingshan said to Lin Jiang, "Stay calm, you must stay calm. We can’t give up; if we run away, it’s all over."

"Your voice is shaking. You need to stay steady and hold him off for a few minutes."

Lin Jiang said to Xia Qingshan, secretly giving orders to the people from Lingjing Star to quickly evacuate the scientists to the cross-border teleportation array and run away first.

Xia Qingshan hesitated for a moment but finally decided to reveal himself. In front of everyone, Xia Qingshan transformed into a giant thousands of feet tall, standing before them.

"Are you the Earth Immortal named Xia Qingshan?"

"Yes, I did not know that the true Buddhas have descended here. What do you want? Do you intend to bully me because I have no support?"

"Xia Qingshan, no more words. Surrender today and devote yourself to our Buddha, and you will live. Do not waste your years of hard work."

"What if I don’t surrender?"

"Soul and spirit are gone."

"Hmph, such big words! If you want me to surrender, fine, just defeat me. For those who practice, strength is what matters. If anyone among you can beat me, then what does surrender mean?"

Xia Qingshan said coldly, delaying time is best done by challenging one-on-one, he still had some confidence in a one-on-one fight.

The group of true Buddhas laughed. They sent out forty-eight true Buddhas to gather top fighters from many worlds. Are they here to fight you one-on-one? Are you foolish or are they?

"So, is that all the courage the Buddhists have?"

"Then how about a debate? I have studied Buddhist scriptures for many years; if you can convince me, that’s fine."

Seeing they weren’t falling for it, Xia Qingshan continued, trying to provoke them, but unfortunately, true Buddhas are not easily fooled. The row of true Buddhas looked at Xia Qingshan as if he were foolish.

"Brother, do you sense the presence of the Heavenly Court?"

"Not yet, but the people from the Heavenly Court will surely arrive."

A few true Buddhas discussed secretly; they are ready to confront the Heavenly Court with such great power, and as for Lingjing Star, that is just a small matter.

"Liang Long, pull the battleship a little farther away. The fight between the immortals might be very dangerous."

Lin Jiang also reminded Liang Long to pull the battleship back a bit more, so they won’t be caught up in the war of the immortals.

"Ancestor Lin, today is quite difficult."

Liang Long sighed; now he didn’t know how to solve the crisis. The Buddhist sect has become clever and no longer plays small tricks; they came out with a big move, and they can’t hold on.

Xia Qingshan felt very angry to be treated with such disdain. After several battles, he had gained many advantages, his power had grown many times, and he thought he was strong, but now it seemed that he might not be.

If it weren’t for the many Buddhist cultivators around, he would certainly have charged out to fight.

"Brother, we don’t know where the people of the Heavenly Court are. Should we attack first?"

"Alright, Chengshan, you go and spar with Xia Qingshan. He has swallowed a lot of dao auras, and the other junior brothers might not be able to defeat him."

The leading true Buddha nodded and then chose a junior brother to fight. This Chengshan junior brother also had his own world and had been a Buddha for many years, making him quite skilled among the true Buddhas.

Just like the Heavenly Court, many true Buddhas went to Ling Star, but they do not have their own special world, so their strength grows slowly. However, true Buddhas with their own exclusive worlds are like high-ranking officials in Buddhism, and their abilities are usually quite strong, except for those newcomers who have just gained a world.

"Xia Qingshan, don’t you want to have a one-on-one fight? I, the monk, will face you."

True Buddha Chengshan flew out of the Buddhist cultivator formation and then directly struck towards Xia Qingshan with one palm.

This palm seemed ordinary, but it contained terrifying heavenly rules. Even from hundreds of thousands of miles away, Lin Jiang and the others felt the aura of annihilation, causing their faces to change greatly. They all wondered if they could withstand such a strike.

"Come at me!"

Xia Qingshan shouted loudly and also gathered a palm to meet Chengshan head-on.

When their palm prints collided, there was no dazzling scene; they simply canceled each other out, as if this entire space was about to collapse.

Lin Jiang was very grateful that the battlefield was in space; if it had been on Lingjing Star, so many people would have died just from the aftershocks.

After Chengshan’s palm print erased Xia Qingshan’s palm print, the remaining force continued to rush toward Xia Qingshan, who had to strike again to completely cancel it out.

In the first round of fighting, Xia Qingshan was at a disadvantage.

Xia Qingshan was very angry inside and increased his strength; the first blow was just a test for both of them, now he would use all his power. Mysterious patterns of the great path appeared, spreading from Xia Qingshan and rolling toward Chengshan.

Chengshan chuckled lightly, took out a Zen staff, and pointed it forward. Golden light transformed into a swastika character, constantly expanding and colliding with Xia Qingshan’s path patterns.

At that moment, the forces of the universe roared, countless powers of rules emerged, clashed, and fought.

The battles of immortals are not as fierce as those of cultivators; they may look beautiful but are much more dangerous, and a small mistake can lead to death.

Chengshan’s personality was very sharp, frequently launching attacks, while Xia Qingshan chose to defend and only occasionally counterattack. For a time, Chengshan could not defeat Xia Qingshan, and they fought back and forth.

"Junior brother Chengran, help your older brother!"

The leading true Buddha saw Chengshan struggling to defeat Xia Qingshan and spoke to another true Buddha.

The true Buddha nodded, then took out a magic staff and swung it at Xia Qingshan, who quickly used his powers to defend.

"Buddhism, you shameless and despicable people! How dare you sneak attack and bully me alone?"

Xia Qingshan was so angry he shouted. He could handle one Chengshan, but facing another was exhausting.

The Buddhists ignored Xia Qingshan. Chengran, the true Buddha, continued to swing the magic staff and joined the battle. At this point, Xia Qingshan could no longer fight back and could only defend.

After several more rounds, the leading true Buddha signaled to another true Buddha, and a third person joined in. This time, Xia Qingshan was in trouble, and his towering body shattered.

This made Lin Jiang and the others change their expressions. Lin Jiang had already ordered Liang Long to attack, even if they could not win, they had to fight.

"Sacrifice the living beings."

But before Liang Long could act, Xia Qingshan’s voice echoed again. As his voice emerged, his body gathered once more, stronger than before.

But the price was terrifying. At this moment, on Lingjing Star, one by one, the living beings in towns and villages were dying. From ordinary humans to livestock, from spirit beasts to cultivators, they all died at the same moment. Their life essence was instantly drained by Xia Qingshan, dying quietly and without pain.

The cities near these towns and villages discovered this event. The officials in the cities were filled with fear. They had noticed nothing, only saw countless lifeless bodies on the ground, all withered, as if drained by an evil force.

The scene reached Lin Jiang on the Space Mother Ship. He saw this sight and felt darkness before his eyes, his heart filled with countless shadows. Lin Jiang remembered what he once told Cao Ying: the so-called immortals cannot be described or defined, like Cthulhu. Yet many years had passed, and Xia Qingshan had never devoured living beings before; he had almost forgotten this. Now, it was truly happening before his eyes.

Cao Ying beside him held tightly onto Lin Jiang’s hand. He could feel Cao Ying trembling. Anyone with a little sense could see that Xia Qingshan was sacrificing the living beings of Lingjing Star’s towns and villages.

Why was this? Because Lin Jiang and the others had talked about it before; the people in these areas were the least valuable. Their existence could easily be replaced by robots. Many towns were preserved merely for employment rates, simply to soothe ordinary people.

But Lin Jiang and the others also knew that if Xia Qingshan could not win, the next sacrifices would be the people in the cities, then technical personnel such as engineers, and ultimately including people like Lin Jiang. Even if Lin Jiang and his team were high-value individuals, their lives were still not worth more than Xia Qingshan’s own.

This was their fate, the price they must pay after not becoming immortal, the destiny they had to bear.

"Liang Long, what are you waiting for? Fire the cannon!"

Lin Jiang nearly shouted, roaring at Liang Long that if they could not win the war, few would survive today.