The Purgatory Demon Monarch spread the God Refining Skill to harvest Divine Souls to forge the Flag of Ten Thousand Souls, and apart from the Ten Thousand Beast Demon Sect, which suffered the most, Buddhism endured the heaviest losses.
In fact, the losses incurred by Buddhism due to the God Refining Skill far exceed those of the Ten Thousand Beast Demon Sect.
But who said it's only natural for the Demonic Way to target Buddhism?
In the eyes of the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Monarch, Buddhism being targeted by the Demonic Way is not an issue at all, so they deem themselves the greatest victims of the God Refining Skill.
However, the powerful figures of Buddhism don't see it that way. If it weren't for the interference of several Taoist Monarchs from the Demonic Way, along with the Taoist School's Taoist Monarchs taking sides, the Buddha Way's Taoist Lord Bodhisattvas would have directly stepped forth to confront the Purgatory Demon Monarch.
Over the years, the Purgatory Demon Monarch has holed up in the Demonic Way's stronghold, rarely venturing out— and when he does, it's only in an Incarnation, depriving the Buddhist fighters any chance to ambush him.
Now, seeing the appearance of the Purgatory Demon Monarch, how could the Fearless Venerate miss such an opportunity and let him go?
Let alone the myriad opportunities present in the Myriad Laws Realm this time around, if indeed an opportunity was afforded to him and he seized the moment to become a Taoist Monarch, then it would be difficult to counter him henceforth. Even if he did not achieve Tao Certifying, having such an adversary in the forthcoming Chaos of Heaven and Earth would pose a significant trouble for Buddhism.
Therefore, by all means, the Fearless True Monarch must suppress him here and not allow any chance for him to leave the Myriad Laws Realm.
Although the two Demon Monarchs encountered now, whether it be the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Monarch or the Purgatory Demon Monarch, are colossal figures of the Demonic Way and among the top-tier existences in the True Immortal Sixth Heavenly Layer, the Fearless Venerate still shows no hint of yielding, confident enough to suppress the two, such is the confidence belonging to the number one Arhat Venerate of Buddhism.
The Flag of Ten Thousand Souls of the Purgatory Demon Monarch, or the powerful demonic beasts controlled by the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Monarch, are both great attractions for the Fearless Venerate.
Even if he cannot obtain any Supreme Divine Power during this trial in the Myriad Laws Realm, being able to transform the Flag of Ten Thousand Souls, or to subjugate a few of the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Monarch's demonic beasts to become protector King Mings, would suffice to advance the Fearless Venerate's Buddha Way further, possibly even reaching the Taoist Monarch level.
The appearance of the Fearless Venerate has been noticed by both the Purgatory Demon Monarch and the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Monarch, but neither of them have any intention of stopping their conflict.
They belong to the Demon Sect; the appearance of an outer enemy does not lead to them setting aside their differences to unite, but rather provides an opportunity to backstab each other when facing the enemy— that is the Demonic Way.
What's more, how could they fear just a solitary Fearless Venerate? The rise of every giant in the Demonic Way has been against the whole world. Others may find their adversaries formidable, but they are not worried.
However, even so, these two Demon Monarchs have also fostered some thoughts. The intensity of their battle has gradually lessened, with each starting to entertain the idea of guarding against the Fearless Venerate.
They are fearless, but during the engagement with a formidable enemy, should the Fearless Venerate launch a surprise attack from behind, even for them it would be a tremendous threat.
While other powerful beings might disdain such actions, the Buddhist monks are shameless to the extreme, and they would definitely stoop to such tactics without shame, a practice disdained by the Demon Sect's strong.
Nevertheless, their worries seem to be a bit excessive, as the Fearless Venerate wants to play the role of the fisherman, yet someone is not inclined to give the Fearless Venerate that chance.
"Heh heh, utterly hypocritical, coveting others' opportunities and yet wanting to play the saint— truly shameless indeed, even this Church Master is embarrassed on their behalf." A voice tinged with sarcasm rang out, echoing in every direction.
"Who is this big shot speaking so discourteously?"
"This is practically stripping the face of Buddhism and trampling it on the ground!"
"Could it be another True Immortal Sixth Heavenly Layer powerhouse has appeared?"
The speaker clearly had no reservations as the voice spread in all directions, clearly heard by all the True Immortals present.
This immediately stirred up waves of shock among the observing True Immortals.
Not to mention the power of Buddhism, as a major force in the world, even some True Immortals wouldn't dare to mock the powerful Buddhist figures directly to their faces.
And especially since the current Fearless Venerate himself is a powerful being, for someone to mock him like this is virtually an outright provocation!
But there are those strong characters who believe that someone who dares to speak like this possesses absolute confidence, or else he is also an extremely powerful existence who would not provoke the Fearless Venerate directly.
And indeed, as soon as they confirm the identity of the speaker, they find it to be expected.
The speaker is none other than the Alliance Leader of the Heterodox Alliance, Zhao Baiyang, himself a legendary powerful being, an existence at the True Immortal Sixth Heavenly Layer.
Perhaps there was a time when people were oblivious to the strength of Alliance Leader Zhao, but since his rise, nearly all beings recognize his prowess.
Ordinary beings might only be aware of the events in the Divine Land World before his ascent, believing the biggest adversary of the Heterodox Alliance to be the Jade Emperor.
However, only those who truly understand the Heterodox Alliance and know the Cultivation path of Alliance Leader Zhao Baiyang realize that he is indeed Buddhism's greatest foe.
If the animosity between the Jade Emperor and Zhao Baiyang arises from the former's killing spree into the Great Ming Divine Dynasty's Tiandu to assassinate the previous Emperor, then it's purely a superficial enmity based on face.
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