CHAPTER 725: 169, DEMON BUDDHA_2

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The collision of two Dao-proving powerhouses was like the clash of two worlds!

What appeared to be ordinary movements actually contained the immense power of a true heaven and earth!

In a heartbeat, the Crown Prince and Fourth Prince exchanged blows countless times. Lin Yue couldn’t see clearly, only feeling the sky suddenly darken. Looking up, he saw a boundless Blood Sea covering the entire Heavenly Dome!

"Blood Sea? Fifth Prince?"

In just an instant, the Blood Sea that obscured the sky rapidly contracted, compressing at a terrifying speed into an impossibly smooth drop of Blood Pearl.

This Blood Pearl, brimming with infinite power, tore through the Void with a roar, headed straight for the Fourth Prince.

"Fifth Brother..."

The Fourth Prince’s expression turned solemn. He extended his hand and slowly pushed a palm forward. The void rippled like water, the seemingly slow yet rapid palm just colliding with the Blood Pearl.

An invisible roar erupted. The Fourth Prince retreated nine steps, each step stomping on the rhythm of the heavens and earth, finally neutralizing the power of the Blood Pearl.

The Fourth Prince wasn’t concerned and charged at Lin Yue once more.

He had already grasped some of the mysteries of the Divine Heart. Although the Fifth Prince’s full-strength attack had blocked him, re-gathering such vast power would take some time.

Even if the Crown Prince couldn’t use Divine Power, he was much stronger than anticipated, but the Fourth Prince still had confidence to seize the opportunity to kill Lin Yue!

As for the Second Prince?

Based on the intel from the Demon Clan’s side, the Second Prince didn’t have the energy to act.

At this moment—

"Stand... down."

A somewhat rough, as if not spoken for a long time, female voice rang out.

A female figure appeared in the courtyard.

It was a young woman in a princess’s usual attire. Her looks weren’t strikingly beautiful or ugly, but she was approachable, without being unnoticeable. Her eyes were calm, devoid of arrogance, her presence carrying a deeply harmonious feeling.

"Eldest Princess?"

The Fourth Prince’s gaze shifted.

At the sight of the Eldest Princess, he had already given up on killing Lin Yue.

If there was anyone among the princes and princesses, aside from the Crown Prince and Second Prince, who was the strongest, it had to be this extremely unique Eldest Princess!

It was rumored that the Eldest Princess was not of the bloodline of the Xiahong clan.

Rather, she was of the Divine Race, bestowed with divine bloodline by the Divine Emperor before his reincarnation, making the Eldest Princess the most similar to the Divine Emperor among his offspring.

Even though the Eldest Princess admitted to ranking below the Crown Prince and Second Prince, it wasn’t because her power wasn’t formidable but because the Crown Prince and Second Prince were terrifyingly strong.

But he hadn’t expected the Eldest Princess to make a move. According to his understanding, even if the Great Yong Divine Formation were to be destroyed, the Eldest Princess might not necessarily step in.

She acted now?

"Forget it."

The Fourth Prince sighed, then transformed into a stream of light, soaring into the sky.

"Stop him," the Second Prince said.

The Eldest Princess stood motionless, merely watching, with no intention to act.

The Second Prince didn’t expect her to intervene.

"Boom——"

Within Di Hong City, at the location of the Ancestor Hall, emerged a vast, majestic aura, causing countless weapons within Di Hong City to tremble.

This vast and majestic aura engulfed all of Di Hong City, instantly sealing it off from all sides, above and below.

"The Main Hall Master?"

The Fourth Prince took a deep breath, having no intention of confronting this Main Hall Master who had lived for tens of thousands of years, though he was prepared.

"Bang!"

Simultaneously, he shattered into countless specks of light, like fireworks in the Heavenly Dome.

Vanished without a trace.

"Hmm?" The Second Prince squinted slightly, "Gone?"

He could feel that the Fourth Prince was still within Di Hong City, not having escaped the Main Hall Master’s blockade with the Inheritance Divine Artifact of the Ancestor Hall.

But the means by which he disappeared and hid could not be found even by him?

"Was it another trick of the Master of Old Days?"

The Second Prince frowned slightly.

"Second Prince," the Main Hall Master’s voice resounded, "He’s still in Di Hong City, just don’t know how he’s hidden."

"Then keep it sealed."

The Second Prince said, "Until he is found, no one can leave Di Hong City."

Lin Yue breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Though the Fourth Prince was strong and seemingly possessed some method from the Master of Old Days, within Di Hong City, he could only hide.

Each trick from a Human Clan powerhouse was more terrifying than the last.

Rather unexpectedly, the Crown Prince was weaker than he imagined?

According to him, the Crown Prince and Second Prince were supposed to be absolutely above the other princes and princesses, yet somewhat struggled against the Fourth Prince?

The Crown Prince’s performance earlier was inferior to that of the Fifth Prince?

"Eldest Princess, can you locate him?" The Second Prince looked at the Eldest Princess.

"Old Days... aura." The Eldest Princess spoke awkwardly, as if having not spoken for a long time, simply shaking her head.

"Then keep it sealed," said the Second Prince as he slightly shook his head.

Suddenly—

"Eventually, they all meet their end, why prolong in such futile hope of survival?"

A man’s lamenting voice abruptly echoed within Di Hong City.

Simultaneously, wisps of breeze emerged within Di Hong City.

The breeze blew gently, freely, quietly sweeping across the alleys and streets of Di Hong City, above and below... nearly omnipresent.

"The Third Prince’s voice?" Lin Yue recognized it.

In an instant, numerous breezes gathered, transforming into a howling gale, causing even the void to ripple wherever it passed.

As the gale swept through, it was as if blowing away the dust shrouding one’s vision, revealing a figure high above Di Hong City.

It was indeed the Fourth Prince.

Meanwhile, the Third Prince, clad in a loose robe, appeared before the Fourth Prince.

"Don’t struggle, entering reincarnation offers at least some freedom, doesn’t it?" The Third Prince sighed.

"As expected... you acted after all."

The Fourth Prince slightly shook his head, saying nothing more, then fell back into the courtyard of Prince Ji’s mansion.

As the wind blew, the Third Prince also appeared within the courtyard.

Lin Yue couldn’t help but be somewhat shocked.

The Fourth Prince’s method of concealment came from the Master of Old Days, and neither the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Eldest Princess, nor these Great Powers could find the hidden Fourth Prince. How did the Third Prince manage it?

He suddenly began to have some speculations.

"Second Brother, Crown Prince, end it swiftly for him." The Third Prince spoke softly.

The Second Prince glanced at the Third Prince, saying, "Indeed... Third Brother, you and the Fourth Prince are the same person."

"Honestly..."

The Third Prince shook his head with a smile, saying, "After hiding for so many years, it was exposed by himself."

"If not for witnessing the Seventh Sister cultivate the Buddhist Cultivation Method of Two Hearts of Good and Evil, I wouldn’t have thought you were the same person." The Second Prince remarked.

The Third Prince was the reincarnation of the Primordial Demon Ancestor.

While the Fourth Prince possessed purely virtuous, powerful Buddhist means, it was unclear which Buddhist powerhouse had reincarnated.

Such individuals, who would have thought they were one and the same?

"Two Hearts of Good and Evil..."

Lin Yue looked at the Seventh Princess, speaking softly, "Qiuhe, did you already suspect?"

"Just a guess..." The Seventh Princess gazed at the Third Prince, taking a deep breath, and said, "You must have cultivated the Mental Method of Two Hearts of Good and Evil before reincarnating, right? So Fourth Brother is the legendary Demon Buddha? And the evil, separated by the method of Two Hearts of Good and Evil, is the Primordial Demon Ancestor?"

"Not quite accurate."

The Third Prince giggled, "Why did the Divine Emperor designate me as the Third Prince, while he became the Fourth Prince? Because I came into being before him."

He chuckled, "To be precise, after cultivating the Mental Method of Two Hearts of Good and Evil, I, the Demon Buddha, separated his part of Buddha nature, thereby truly becoming the free Primordial Demon Ancestor. Later, I encountered the Divine Emperor, who asked that we both reincarnate as the Third and Fourth Princes. Although we couldn’t merge again, sensing his location isn’t difficult."

So this was the case.

The Primordial Demon Ancestor was the legendary Demon Buddha who separated from Buddha nature?

Lin Yue suddenly understood the things the Third Prince once told him.

The Second Prince pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Then the Divine Dream Envoy is the Human Clan’s Dao-proving powerhouse. So far, it could only be the Daoist Ancestor or the Buddha Ancestor or their avatars."

"The Fourth Prince is a traitor to the Human Clan."

The Second Prince continued, "What is the relationship between the Demon Buddha and the Buddha Ancestor?"

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