Chapter 1308: Chapter 1306: The Empress After Resurrection
Terrifying!
At this moment, all the immortals in the Lingxiao Hall looked at Jiang Liu with fearful eyes, feeling extremely shocked.
Resurrecting the Dragon King of Jing River is one thing, after all, it’s not too difficult a task!
But getting the Jade Emperor to issue an Edict of Self-Accusation, announcing his faults to the Three Realms and Six Paths, that’s not something so simple.
Everyone is very clear about the significance it represents!
“Xuanzang, are you courting death!” Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, demanding an Edict of Self-Accusation, even as the lord of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor couldn’t control his anger.
With a shout of fury, a Golden Divine Sword instantly appeared in his hand.
A powerful aura emerged, and the sword mercilessly slashed at Jiang Liu.
With a Quasi-Saint Level cultivation, a powerful treasure, and even the Force of Destiny as support…
As the sword fell, it carried a murderous intent, like an emperor’s wrath, causing a million deaths.
Faced with the Jade Emperor’s Golden Divine Sword, Jiang Liu naturally felt secretly concerned in his heart, while activating the defense of the Green Lotus Treasured Flag.
As Jiang Liu infused his Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage cultivation, the defensive power of the Green Lotus Buddha Robe even surpassed the threshold of 10 billion.
Whoosh!
The Golden Divine Sword fell heavily on the Green Lotus Buddha Robe, the terrifying aura collision causing the entire Lingxiao Hall to tremble violently.
The immortal officials and divine generals in the hall were thrown out by the powerful aura.
In a clash of two Quasi-Saint Level powers, these immortals in Lingxiao Hall were almost unqualified to watch from the sidelines.
A powerful force surged forth, causing Jiang Liu to stagger back several steps, feeling a tightness in his chest and some discomfort.
Undeniably, the Jade Emperor’s angry strike was indeed formidable, and with the Force of Destiny’s support, even with the defense of the Green Lotus Buddha Robe, Jiang Liu found it difficult to withstand the Jade Emperor’s strength.
“Jade Emperor, are you being serious? If so, this humble monk will show no courtesy!”
With the Jade Emperor making the first move, Jiang Liu rubbed his chest, which felt somewhat suffocated, and spoke angrily.
With these words, Jiang Liu raised his hand, and the Witch-Slaying Sword appeared directly in his grasp.
Though its attack power added wasn’t much, the 99% defense-ignoring effect of the Witch-Slaying Sword was enough to make up for its lack in attack power.
Holding the Witch-Slaying Sword, Jiang Liu swung it towards the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was, of course, aware of the terrifying potential of the Witch-Slaying Sword, and thus didn’t dare to counter Jiang Liu’s attack directly, choosing instead to dodge!
From ancient times, the Witch-Slaying Sword was formidable, and no treasure in the world could withstand its might.
In an instant, the Jade Emperor and Jiang Liu were entangled in battle, and the conflict seemed incredibly fierce.
As the two continued their fight, their figures slowly moved away from the Lingxiao Hall.
As for the other immortals in Lingxiao Hall, they naturally followed, watching the battle from afar, secretly shaken in their hearts.
Being the lord of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor’s strength was well-known.
However, as the lord of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor often didn’t need to act personally, just a decree was enough, so very few had seen him engage in direct combat.
And Jiang Liu, his ferocious reputation had recently spread throughout the Three Realms and Six Paths.
Nevertheless, to these immortals, Jiang Liu’s strength was mainly legendary, with few witnesses having seen it firsthand.
Today, the battle between the Jade Emperor and Jiang Liu was fully displayed before these immortals.
Their powerful forces left the immortals astounded.
Judging by the battle situation, the Jade Emperor’s strength was unsurprisingly terrifying, with Quasi-Saint Level prowess clearly surpassing the Great Luo Golden Immortal tier, reaching another dimension.
However, the strength Jiang Liu displayed was even more shocking to them.
Ten years ago, he was just a novice monk in a mundane temple without any cultivation, right?
In just ten short years, his strength had grown to a point where he could contend with the Jade Emperor?
Indeed, in the eyes of these immortals, it was evident that Jiang Liu’s strength could truly contend with the Jade Emperor!
Though the defense of the Green Lotus Buddha Robe couldn’t withstand the Jade Emperor’s attack, similarly, Jiang Liu’s Witch-Slaying Sword was even beyond the Jade Emperor’s defense.
The battle between them, the back-and-forth struggle, both were capable of injuring the other.
Moreover, with the defense of the Green Lotus Treasured Flag and the recuperative effect of his Guanyin Mantra, Jiang Liu was even less afraid of being attacked.
“Jade Emperor, as the ruler of the Three Realms, one should lead with virtue, not with fists. Your appearance doesn’t seem fitting for the ruler of the Three Realms!”
“Moreover, your fists aren’t hard enough! There are a dozen Buddhas with equal stature to mine in the Buddhist Sect!”
“Not to mention, above my stature, there’s the King Buddha, and the Three-World Buddha…”
Jiang Liu and the Jade Emperor started to fight, and from the perspective of the situation, it seemed it could temporarily stabilize. Hence, Jiang Liu was unapologetic, throwing out one sentence after another to provoke the Jade Emperor.
Yet, it must be acknowledged, although Jiang Liu intentionally said these words to provoke the Jade Emperor, his words were not empty talk but facts.
Although the Jade Emperor was not short on tolerance, under this extreme anger, Jiang Liu’s continuous provocations in speech made his fury burn ever hotter!
At the same time, his attacks intensified, naturally increasing the frequency of his strikes!
In the Jade Emperor’s attack, gradually, Jiang Liu could only wield the Witch-Slaying Sword to fend off.
For Jiang Liu, in this battle, he does not expect to defeat the Jade Emperor.
However, as long as he can withstand the Jade Emperor’s attacks and not be defeated, he considers himself victorious.
After all, the one who lashed out in fury is the Jade Emperor, and the one who would lose face today would also be the Jade Emperor. If he wants to regain face through force, he must defeat me.
If he cannot achieve this, he will continue to lose face!
Therefore, for Jiang Liu, he doesn’t need to be victorious, just maintaining his undefeated stance is sufficient!
“Such powerful strength, indeed worthy of being the Sandalwood Merit Buddha?”
Regardless of the current situation, with the battle between two Quasi-Saints, the commotion here has undoubtedly caught the attention of the entire Heavenly Court. Watching the battle here, countless individuals secretly sighed in their hearts.
Yes, the Emperor Ziwei lost his life at Xuanzang’s hands, and even the Lapis Lazuli King Buddha of the Buddhist Sect fell at Xuanzang’s hands. This was no secret and only emphasized Jiang Liu’s might.
But truly seeing it firsthand, and seeing Jiang Liu capable of contending with the Jade Emperor, they actually realized Xuanzang’s power had reached the level of the Jade Emperor and Tathagata!
“Alas, Xuanzang is indeed the reincarnation of Master Golden Cicada. The language of those in the Buddhist Sect is naturally sharp, yet Xuanzang is the outstanding one among them!”
At this moment, the resurrected Empress also arrived, watching the battle between Jiang Liu and the Jade Emperor, and listening to Jiang Liu’s verbal provocations towards the Jade Emperor, she couldn’t help but sigh secretly in her heart.
Originally, having lost her life, the Empress had just been resurrected and should be resting well recently.
However, the commotion here was so great that the Empress couldn’t ignore it even if she wanted to.
After observing the fight between Jiang Liu and the Jade Emperor, the Empress then asked those around her a few questions and learned everything that happened earlier in the Lingxiao Hall.
“Issue an Edict of Self-Accusation and then resurrect the Dragon King of Jing River?” Upon learning of the demands Jiang Liu posed, the Empress muttered secretly in her heart.
The resurrection of the Dragon King of Jing River, relatively speaking, is easier to handle.
But issuing an Edict of Self-Accusation is truly difficult.
Regardless of whether the matter is easy or tough, in this current situation, the Empress knows that the Jade Emperor is already riding a tiger and can’t back down.
If he can truly defeat Xuanzang, then it might be negotiable.
But if he can’t defeat Xuanzang, the longer he and Xuanzang’s fight remains stagnant here, the more humiliating it becomes…
Thus, after a brief silence, the Empress’s figure floated upwards and approached the battle scene between the Jade Emperor and Jiang Liu.
Feeling the Empress’s approach, the Jade Emperor’s power naturally softened significantly to avoid unintentionally injuring her.
Naturally, Jiang Liu also gradually ceased his actions.
However, he still held on to the Witch-Slaying Sword as the matter wasn’t resolved yet.
“Yaoji, why are you here? Quickly return to rest!” Watching the Empress who appeared beside him, the Jade Emperor frowned and said.
To the Jade Emperor’s words, the Empress didn’t respond but simply stretched out her hand to touch the Jade Emperor’s hand once.
Then, she turned around, set her gaze on Jiang Liu, and said, “Xuanzang, it’s been a long time. Hope all is well!”
“Didn’t she lose all memories? Only remembering events before the battle between shamans and demons?” Hearing the Empress initiating a conversation with him, these words led Jiang Liu to mutter secretly in his heart.
Of course, Jiang Liu wouldn’t voice such thoughts; otherwise, wouldn’t that expose the truth that Ksitigarbha and he have always been in contact?
“Empress, hope all is well!” Holding the Witch-Slaying Sword in hand, Jiang Liu also replied to the Empress.
“Is my Map of Mountains and Rivers still suitable for you?” After exchanging greetings, the Empress asked.
“Thank you, Empress, for the Map of Mountains and Rivers!” Hearing the Empress proactively bringing up the cause and effect of the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Jiang Liu expressed his gratitude.
“Regarding this matter, I am already aware. Some things, why resolve it through battle? Isn’t that akin to demons? How about we discuss a solution properly?”
After bringing up the cause and effect between herself and Jiang Liu, the Empress asked, suggesting to resolve the issue through discussion.