Chapter 1145: Two Troublesome Sovereigns

Gengyang Tian had been busy lately with matters of the Endless Continent. The major sects were beginning to draw together, consolidating their strength. The sovereigns of the Moon Shadow Continent were acting with increasing frequency, and more wars were being fought directly by the sovereigns themselves.

The Immortal King powerhouses of their Endless Continent, when facing certain sovereigns, needed several patriarchs to join forces just to match them, and that was only against ordinary sovereigns.

For instance, two sovereigns encountered recently were particularly troublesome. The Death Sovereign walked in darkness, summoning countless deceased beings. Especially on the Endless Continent side, countless dead souls were all summoned by the Death Sovereign, descending upon them. To the people of the Endless Continent, this was unforgivable, for the Death Sovereign desecrated their ancestors.

As for another sovereign, though his power was not strong, his ability was too bizarre. Many disciples of the Endless Continent had died silently at his hands, and even some patriarchs had suffered greatly—that was the Nightmare Sovereign.

Though his power was not great, he was omnipresent. Whenever one fell asleep, he would appear in their dreams, slowly guiding them, ultimately killing them in their slumber.

Moreover, even with eyes open, the Nightmare Sovereign could enter one's consciousness, creating all kinds of dreams, making it impossible to distinguish reality from illusion, even causing disciples of the Endless Continent to kill each other. By the time they woke up, it was already too late.

"Back?" Gengyang Tian appeared before Lin Fan.

When Lin Fan saw the patriarch, his expression changed slightly. "Patriarch, what happened to your arm?"

Gengyang Tian glanced at his arm and said nonchalantly, "Nothing serious. I encountered the Death Sovereign of the Moon Shadow Continent and was entangled by his death aura. I haven't dispelled it yet, but it won't be long. Once it's gone, the arm will grow back."

Lin Fan frowned. "Let me see." He reached out, grabbed Gengyang Tian's arm, and with a firm grasp, extracted a mass of death aura. Then he clenched his fingers, crushing it, and it dissipated into the air.

Gengyang Tian was stunned. "Your cultivation..."

He hadn't expected the boy's cultivation to have reached such a level. Even he could only slowly dispel the Death Sovereign's death force, yet the boy had removed it with a single grab—truly astonishing.

Lin Fan smiled. "I've been out exploring and improved a lot. By the way, take a look and see if you recognize these bald donkeys inside."

Gengyang Tian looked at the Buddha hand. When he saw the few people suppressed within the palm, he froze. "Patriarch Puxin..."

"Brother Geng, long time no see. This benefactor didn't recognize us, so I asked him to bring us here. I didn't expect Brother Geng to have nurtured such a disciple—truly a sign of the Heavenly Earth Sect's great revival." said Patriarch Puxin.

Gengyang Tian immediately said, "Quickly release Patriarch Puxin. He is the foremost patriarch of the Good and Evil Buddha Sect, with the world in his heart. The Endless Continent's peace owes much to Patriarch Puxin."

Lin Fan hadn't expected the patriarch to know these bald donkeys. Relieved, he directly shattered the arm of the Future Immeasurable King Buddha, broke the seal within, and released them.

Buddhist light flickered, and ten eminent monks appeared before Lin Fan.

"Amitabha. Thank you, benefactor, for saving our lives." Patriarch Puxin expressed his gratitude to Lin Fan.

Gengyang Tian asked, "Patriarch Puxin, how were you all suppressed in this palm?"

Patriarch Puxin sighed. "Alas, the Future Immeasurable King Buddha emerged and came to the Good and Evil Buddha Sect. We knew he had fallen into the path of evil Buddhism and tried to make him turn back, but he was deeply entrenched and beyond redemption. He suppressed us, intending to extract our Buddha hearts to perfect his own and attain the eternal path of a Celestial Lord."

Lin Fan sneered from the side. "That bald donkey dreaming of becoming a Celestial Lord? Utter fantasy."

Patriarch Puxin shook his head. "The Future Immeasurable King Buddha once fell into evil due to an unstable Buddha heart. In that battle, he deceived the Buddha and merged the Buddha's heart into his own, hoping to become a Celestial Lord. But he didn't know the Buddha had foreseen this. The Buddha knew it was his own tribulation, so without breaking, there is no establishing; after breaking, there is establishment. Whether he could become a Buddha is unknown. But during my suppression, I deeply felt that his Buddha heart had completely sunk. I fear the Buddha did not succeed either. If the Future Immeasurable King Buddha is not eliminated, once he attains the Celestial Lord path, the consequences would be unimaginable. No one in the world could subdue him."

Lin Fan was taken aback, somewhat incredulous. "No way. Even if he becomes a Celestial Lord, he can't be invincible."

Patriarch Puxin shook his head. "If it were only the Future Immeasurable King Buddha himself, even attaining Celestial Lord would not be fearsome. But the Buddha willingly faced the tribulation, merging his Buddha heart into the Future Immeasurable King Buddha's heart, hoping to convert him to the right path. Now it has clearly failed. If the Future Immeasurable King Buddha attains the Celestial Lord path, the Buddha's heart will merge with his, controlling the future and fate, and from then on, no one can subdue him."

Lin Fan was somewhat stunned. He hadn't expected the Future Immeasurable King Buddha to have such a scheme, such a cheat after becoming a Celestial Lord. No wonder the guy was so afraid of death and so eager to become a Celestial Lord—this was the reason.

After this incident, he wondered if the Future Immeasurable King Buddha would still actively come to block him. Probably not. The bald donkey knew he couldn't kill him anymore and would likely go harm others.

It seemed he'd have to be more careful in the future.

After hearing this, Gengyang Tian could only sigh helplessly. "It seems this is the tribulation of the Endless Continent. Whether we survive depends on heaven's will."

Patriarch Puxin chanted a Buddha's name. "In the world, there is cause and effect. In times of tribulation, there is a glimmer of hope. Now that the Good and Evil Buddha Sect has perished, we cannot stand idly by."

Gengyang Tian nodded, then said, "Patriarch Puxin, we have encountered two particularly troublesome sovereigns. I'm afraid only the Good and Evil Buddha Sect's Great Compassion Light Technique and the Buddha Dream Causality divine abilities can counter these two sovereigns."

Patriarch Puxin said, "I presume they are the Death Sovereign and the Nightmare Sovereign? Indeed, only the Buddha Sect's divine abilities can counter these two sovereigns. At the same time, we must plant Buddhist techniques on the disciples; otherwise, ordinary disciples cannot withstand the abilities of these two sovereigns."

Gengyang Tian said, "Then I'll trouble all the patriarchs."

Lin Fan listened from the side, his mind stirring. Without the Future Immeasurable King Buddha blocking him, he would be like a fish in water outside.

And the only sovereign that made him slightly nervous now was the Frost Sovereign he had encountered. That woman was truly twisted. With his current strength, he really couldn't defeat her.