In the arena, the Peacock King, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
"What the Great Master said is true. Near the Southern Sea, there was chaotic demonic energy. That Prison God suppressed the demonic energy there for four hundred years."
"It seems a great demon is about to be born in the human realm."
Hearing the Peacock King suddenly speak, everyone in the arena sat up straight.
This Peacock King was someone who had even pinned the Ancient Buddha Dipankara to the ground and beat him up back in the day, and was one of the top powerhouses in the Western world.
Even the Peacock King was talking about this matter, so it was likely the situation was truly very serious.
However, the Tathagata Buddha, seated on the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform, wasn't very surprised. Instead, he said calmly:
"The matter of the great demon can be discussed later."
"The journey to the West is more important than everything else!"
The Tathagata Buddha's tone suddenly became stern.
"What 'beauty disrupts the heavenly secrets' is utter nonsense! It must be that the Prison God deliberately used means to seduce that mortal woman, which caused the journey to the West to go awry."
"You all, follow me to the Heavenly Court to question the Prison God!"
"This time, we must let the Heavenly Court know what rules are!"
The Tathagata Buddha was enraged and was about to interrogate them!
In the arena, the Future Buddha Maitreya, the Past Buddha Krakucchanda, the Central Vairocana Buddha, the Eastern Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, and all the other Buddhas opened their eyes.
Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Suryaprabha Bodhisattva, Candraprabha Bodhisattva, and all the other Bodhisattvas stood up.
Led by Ananda, the Arhats including the Deer-Riding Arhat, the Happy Arhat, the Alms-Bowl Arhat, the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat, the Meditating Arhat, the River-Crossing Arhat… all walked out of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
The Tathagata Buddha sat on the lotus platform, his body radiating great Buddha light.
The Buddhist assembly, led by the Tathagata Buddha, flew mightily and imposingly towards the Heavenly Court.
…
At this moment, the Heavenly Court also sensed the Western world's large formation.
Taibai Jinxing ran into the Hall of Universal Brightness in panic.
At this moment, there was a court assembly, and the immortals in the Hall of Universal Brightness frowned upon seeing Taibai Jinxing rushing in so hastily.
Hadn't the havoc in the Heavenly Palace already been staged before?
Besides something like the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, could there be anything else that would make Taibai Jinxing so nervous that he would rush directly into the Hall of Universal Brightness?
Unless the West declared war, or the Styx River attacked the Heavenly Court…
The Jade Emperor was also very displeased and said coldly:
"Jinxing, why are you in such a hurry? Don't you know that we are in a court assembly? Such fluster and chaos, what kind of decorum is this?"
However, Taibai Jinxing quickly knelt on the ground and exclaimed:
"Your Majesty, something major has happened!"
"What, there's such a thing!?"
The crowd in the arena couldn't help but exclaim in panic.
"The Future Buddha Maitreya, the Past Buddha Krakucchanda, the Central Vairocana Buddha, the Eastern Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, and the Tathagata Buddha… all the Buddhas of the horizontal and vertical realms have sent people out? Moreover, among them are the Central Buddha Tathagata and the Eastern Buddha Bhaisajyaguru?"
"This is a major event! Since the founding of the Western religion, such a large formation has never been seen. Could it be that this time they want to declare war on our Heavenly Court?"
"What exactly happened? Once the Heavenly Court and the Western religion go to war, the Three Realms will be destroyed!"
"Don't say any more, the Buddhas of the horizontal and vertical realms, the Central Buddha, the Eastern Buddha, and six Bodhisattvas and countless Arhats have come. Even if nothing was going to happen, something will happen now."
The immortals below were extremely nervous.
It was clear that the Peace in Heaven Assembly had only just been held a while ago, and everyone was happily drinking wine and eating meat. Although the Western religion had lost face, the Peace in Heaven Assembly was also held for them.
The Heavenly Court had given the Western religion plenty of face everywhere, but the Western religion suddenly turned against them and even directly brought a large army, wouldn't that be bullying the Heavenly Court?
Amidst the panic of the immortals, they suddenly saw the Jade Emperor in the hall slam the table and stand up.
"Enough!"
The immortals quickly bowed and lowered their heads respectfully.
The Jade Emperor's eyes were cold and he shouted angrily:
"No matter why they have come, if they dare to run wild in my Heavenly Court, I will definitely make them regret it!"
"Jinxing, you quickly invite the Great Emperor Ziwei, the Great Emperor of Longevity, and the Great Emperor Qinghua to come and help."
"Order the Taiyin Star Lord, the Sun Star Lord, the Barefoot Immortal, and all the other Great Eternals to go!"
"The Nine Luminaries, the Five Directions Generals, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Twelve Zodiac Generals, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, and all the Celestial Aspects, follow me to meet the challenge!"
On the spot, the Jade Emperor slammed the table and stood up.
The Dragon Carriage set off, the pageboys fanned, the strongmen beat the drums, and the immortals followed closely, all rushing out of the Hall of Universal Brightness with great momentum.
With so many super-powered beings from the Heavenly Court setting off, the entire Heavenly Court was stirred up in an instant.
Countless low-level Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were extremely nervous when they saw this scene.
"It's over, could it be that the Styx River is attacking?"
"Crazy, crazy, everyone's crazy, three of the Four Emperors, the Nine Luminaries, the Five Directions Generals, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Twelve Zodiac Generals, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Celestial Aspects…"
"And the Taiyin Star Lord, the Sun Star Lord, the Barefoot Immortal…"
"So many Heavenly Court powerhouses, could it be that the Three Realms are really going to have a great war? The Three Realms will be destroyed!"
"You're worried about the Three Realms being destroyed? I only know that the fastest to die once a fight breaks out are us!"
"Damn it, what exactly happened?"
No one knew that for the first time in countless years, the two major forces of the Western religion and the Heavenly Court were gathered because of someone's beauty.
…
Outside the Southern Heavenly Gate.
The vast white light stretches for three thousand miles, and the endless Buddha light is as deep as the sea!
The originally empty Southern Heavenly Gate was now surrounded by countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
All the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals had fine sweat on their faces, looking at the sky with extreme tension.
At this moment, in the sky, the Heavenly Court and the Western religion, the two major forces were facing each other, and the terror of their aura was beyond description.
On the Western world's side, the Tathagata took the lead, seated on the lotus platform.
The Tathagata Buddha's body emitted endless golden Buddha light, which was vaguely similar to the light of an angry Vajra.
The Future Buddha Maitreya, the Past Buddha Krakucchanda, the Central Vairocana Buddha, the Eastern Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, and all the other Buddhas stood on the right side behind the Tathagata Buddha.
The Buddhas' gazes were cold and they stared at the people of the Heavenly Court.
Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Suryaprabha Bodhisattva, Candraprabha Bodhisattva, and all the other Bodhisattvas were on the left side behind the Tathagata Buddha.
The Bodhisattvas' faces were gloomy, with no trace of their usual great compassion.
The Arhats, led by Ananda, including the Deer-Riding Arhat, the Happy Arhat, the Alms-Bowl Arhat, the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat, the Meditating Arhat, the River-Crossing Arhat… were all holding weapons, their aura fierce!
The Heavenly Court and the Western world, the two armies faced each other, their auras clashing!
