Chapter 475: The Powerful Artifact

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: The Powerful Artifact

"Nooooooo—!" Golden Cicada Buddha's eyes turned blood red as he screamed, his expression twisted with madness and savagery.

Golden Cicada Buddha couldn't believe it. The artifact in his hand was a celestial artifact, the Seven-colored Buddha Beads. Yet, it was unable to withstand this bizarre talisman. Was Zhong Shan truly the nemesis of Elysium? This was fate, a calamity of fate. No matter how powerful the item he brought forth, Zhong Shan always had a way to counter it.

Impossible! How could he have such a thing?

To his horror, Golden Cicada Buddha realized that soon he and his Seven-colored Buddha Beads would be sealed by Zhong Shan. It couldn't be happening. Why was it like this?

Desperation took hold. Only death awaited him if this continued. If he had to die, he would drag Zhong Shan down with him. A frenzied gleam flashed in Golden Cicada Buddha's eyes.

"Roar—!"

Golden Cicada Buddha exerted all his power, channeling it entirely into the Seven-colored Buddha Beads. He aimed to destroy the Black Jade Talisman by detonating the beads, hoping the massive explosion would obliterate the talisman.

When refining the Seven-colored Buddha Beads, Golden Cicada Buddha had linked his spirit with them. Their destruction would severely injure him, but it would also involve Zhong Shan in the devastation caused by the talisman's destruction. Even if Zhong Shan didn't die, he would be close to it.

"Not good!" Nearly everyone saw the madness in Golden Cicada Buddha's eyes and began to brace themselves.

"Boom—!"

A deafening explosion, a hundred times louder than before, erupted from the Seven-colored Buddha Beads. The power was immense, creating a black hole a hundred times larger than the previous one, engulfing everything.

The three great saints exerted all their might to shield their respective holy cities. The three Feng Shui masters strained to sustain the derived world, resisting the celestial artifact's self-destruction's powerful shockwave. The entire Elysium shook violently, as if on the verge of collapse.

"Father—!" Zhong Tian screamed in terror. But amidst the cacophony in Elysium, his voice was inaudible.

Nian Youyou's eyes were filled with anger and concern.

Was Zhong Shan dead?

The saints and the assembled Buddhas watched closely. At the last moment, they all saw the Seven-colored Buddha Beads explode, shattering into pieces. Simultaneously, the Black Jade Talisman also disintegrated into powder in the massive explosion. Celestial artifacts, both the beads and the talisman, were gone.

Everyone showed a look of regret.

The black hole began to shrink rapidly. Although the three holy cities managed to resist, it was an arduous struggle. However, the Buddha altar without a Feng Shui master had reverted to its original state. From the initial three altars, only one remained, with the three Buddhas leading all the Bodhisattvas and Arhats to their feet, staring at the vanishing black hole.

Golden Cicada Buddha wasn't dead, but he was gravely injured, lying on the altar, covered in blood. This time, he had suffered a tremendous loss. But as long as Zhong Shan was dead, it would all be worth it.

To everyone's surprise, Zhong Shan was still alive, encased in the same light sphere from before. This sphere had been reinforced by eight Celestial Realm experts, layered with prohibitions to pull Zhong Shan apart.

The reinforcement by eight Celestial Realm experts was not something that could be easily overcome by the explosion's aftershock.

Whoosh!

Zhong Shan was pulled back by an ancient divine power.

Staring at the enormous Twenty-four Heavens Wheel, he let out a deep sigh.

"Break—!"

The Twenty-four Heavens Wheel emitted billions of green rays, shooting straight at the three holy cities.

"Boom—!"

The three holy cities collided with the Buddha altar once more, causing massive shockwaves. The altar immediately developed countless cracks, radiating outwards like a spiderweb, destroying its power completely.

However, after the collision, the three holy cities seemed to dissolve into nothingness. The green light emitted by the Twenty-four Heavens Wheel erased all traces of the holy cities, and the derived worlds created by the three Feng Shui masters were shattered.

"Boom—!"

The holy cities vanished, and everything returned to its original state. A faint green mist lingered in the air, a residual effect of the Twenty-four Heavens Wheel's light.

"Your Majesty, the derived worlds have been broken. The chaotic 'world energy' prevents us from creating new ones," Tianlao quickly reported.

"Attack—!"

Nirvana Dust waved his hand, and many of his powerful subordinates charged towards the altar, engaging in battle with the Bodhisattvas and Arhats.

With the derived worlds no longer deployable, both sides could only engage in direct combat, leader against leader, general against general.

At that moment, the Twenty-four Heavens Wheel seemed to lose all its spiritual power, falling like a heap of scrap metal.

"Gu Yuan Buddha released all the world energy within the Twenty-four Heavens Wheel to level the playing field," Tianlao explained to Gu Shentong.

Gu Shentong nodded, his gaze fixed coldly on Joyful Buddha in the distance. Now was the time to exact revenge. With a wave of his hand, Zhong Shan, who was nearby, was flung away.

Zhong Shan was a crucial figure and couldn't stay there. He was immediately thrown back to his original location by Gu Shentong.

"Father!" Zhong Tian shouted in delight upon seeing Zhong Shan suddenly appear.

Zhong Shan looked at the chaotic battle in the distance, his eyes filled with relief. It had been a close call, but he had finally escaped.

As for the melee in the distance, Zhong Shan had no intention of rejoining the fight. The people of Elysium were all madmen.

On a distant mountain peak in the black world, the woman beside Nian Youyou spoke with excitement, "Youyou, quickly, Zhong Shan is exposed now. Shoot him! Shoot him dead!"

"Master!" Nian Youyou protested reluctantly.

"Hurry! Isn't this why you came here? If he escapes back into the black world, you'll never find him again. Shoot now!" the woman urged, grabbing Nian Youyou's hand and lifting her peerless bow, aiming it directly at the exposed Zhong Shan.

Nian Youyou hesitated, torn between her master's command and her own feelings.