When Austin saw the Sumeru Mountain, he already felt that it was like a huge sacred weapon since it was a boundless source of the power of faith. In fact, no law could cause any damage to it. As the monks solely relied on the mountain, they were very difficult to deal with because of their seemingly unlimited supply of energy.
'Never did I expect that such a group of powerful masters would actually exist on Earth.
With them here, I don't think that Earth would even need me to protect it.
I don't think anyone would be able to harm this planet in this case.
Even if Humphrey came, I'm sure that he couldn't defeat all of these eighteen Arhats, let alone the middle-aged monk."
Austin smiled as he lightly shook his head.
However, he was not the type to give up that easily.
After all, he wanted to see the extent of the power of the Eighteen Arhats, as well as the theurgies that they were capable of.
"Let's continue!"
After being forced back, Austin quickly composed himself and launched another barrage of attacks.
"Humph!
Demon, you're too stubborn!
Didn't we tell you that you don't belong here? I advise you to get rid of your obsessions and leave this place as soon as possible.
The land of Buddhism tolerates no desecration," the monk with white eyebrows snapped at Austin.
It seemed that he was the leader of the Eighteen Arhats, and he indeed
eight branches of pilgrims were mysterious and mighty races that became guardians after aligning their belief to Buddhism.
'Come on. They have such a powerful trump card like this?
According to what I know, the eight branches of pilgrims are strong masters of the ancient race who were against Buddha at first. But then later, they became devoted believers of Buddhism and were assigned to be their watchdogs.
Once trouble occurs, there is actually no need for powerful monks to show themselves. These groups can already handle anything. If they gather together, the power that they can produce is pretty massive. Thus, with them, this place would always be peaceful and prosperous!'
Just thinking about it made Austin heave a deep sigh.
"Oh well, this is a rare opportunity, so I might as well test what these eight branches of pilgrims are made of."
Even though he realized that he could be at a disadvantage, he still didn't back down.
As he raised his blade in his hand, his enormous fighting spirit gushed out and enveloped him.
"Come on! Protect Buddha and restrain the demons!"
At this point, the creatures of the eight branches of pilgrims just glared and roared at Austin, who had the guts to face all of them.
Although the group of creatures was also under Buddhism, they didn't show any kindness in their eyes. Instead, they exerted their murderous will.