Then, all the saints above departed. Their disciples remained there, unlike the Buddha, who took them with him.
"You're quite good; you've actually managed to fight me for ten years," Nezha praised.
Ao Bing looked at Nezha and said, "Of course, do you think I'm still the same as I was back then?"
“The Dragon Saint said that our past grievances are wiped clean, why are you bringing it up again?” Nezha said with a smile.
"Tch, boring. How about another fight sometime?" Ao Bing said.
“Sure, let’s have another match sometime.” Nezha couldn’t possibly disagree.
"Nezha, let's go!" Li Jing called out.
"Okay, Dad, let's keep in touch. I'll beat you until you call me Dad," Nezha grumbled, then followed Li Jing away.
“So many years have passed, and he’s still like a child, really…” Ao Bing shook his head, then went toward his father.
"Father. Congratulations to you and three of your uncles on your advancement to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Our Dragon Court is now even more prosperous."
"Haha, my nephew is truly amazing! He actually fought Nezha for ten years to a draw. From this day forward, your name will be known throughout the Three Realms."
"By the way, Bing'er, you've missed out on so many delicious foods in the past ten years. I've saved some for you." Ao Guang took out a storage bag.
"Thank you, Father." Ao Bing happily accepted it.
"Congratulations! I never expected that you four old Dragon Kings would all become Great Luo Golden Immortals." Sun Kong then came over with his four monkeys to offer his congratulations.
"Great Sage, what are you saying? Even if we all joined forces, we probably wouldn't be a match for you," Ao Guang said with a smile.
“Yes, yes,” the others chimed in.
Indeed, after they ascended to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, they realized how terrifying Sun Wukong was. Even if the four of them were tied together, they would definitely not be able to defeat Sun Wukong.
Although they are of the same rank, there are still differences in strength, with the stronger one able to instantly kill the weaker one.
Although the four dragons are all top-tier, Sun Kong was already one, and with Lin Qing's enhancement of his strength, he became even more powerful.
"Haha, we're all from the Dragon Court, how can you talk like that? We're all colleagues. Ao Bing, come on, Uncle Monkey will take you to see the Seven Fairies."
"Back when I was the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, I had a great time playing with the Seven Fairies." Sun Kong said with a mischievous grin, pulling Ao Bing away.
"Ao Bing was helpless and was dragged away. It wasn't exactly helpless, because he also wanted to see the Seven Fairies. Ao Bing chuckled to himself!"
As all the saints returned to their own territories, Lin Qing's voice rang in their ears: "How is my Dragon Court?"
"Very well." That was the Jade Emperor's reply.
"Hmph!" That was Buddha's reply.
“Yes.” That was the reply from the other sages.
[Ding! Main quest complete. Rewards have been issued. Please check them.]
Main quest: Establish the Dragon Court.
Task Requirements: The Dragon Court's reputation must resound throughout the Six Realms. At least one powerful faction must acknowledge your authority (e.g., the Heavenly Court, Thunderclap Temple, etc.). (Completed)
Task Reward: A way to get home. (Already issued)
How to get home: Shout loudly, "System, I want to go back to the starting lineup!"
"Uh," Lin Qing thought, feeling a bit annoyed at the idea of getting home this way.
"Finally, I can go home." Lin Qing was very excited.
However, there was no rush to go back, after all, there were still many things to arrange in this world.
Chapter 646 Great Battle with Buddha
In an attic.
"Xiaoxue, the main quest is complete," Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Really? Young master, does that mean you can go home now?" Hu Xiaoxue said happily.
"Great, we can go home now." Lin Qing smiled, very happy.
His long-cherished wish has come true. Now, he is 932 years old, which means he has been away from home for 932 years.
Nearly a thousand years have passed, but Lin Qing still remembers her parents' faces and the warm days she spent with them.
"Shall we leave now, young master?" Hu Xiaoxue asked.
"No, not now. We need to make some arrangements first. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I leave, the Dragon Court will be destroyed by that guy Tathagata," Lin Qing said.
"Oh," Hu Xiaoxue nodded in response.
"You should start cultivating first."
"Um."
Lin Qing arrived alone at the edge of the Dragon Realm and began to set up some plans.
There are formations, runes, offensive, defensive, concealment, and even spatial elements.
They spent a whole day building up the interior, and then went to the outside of the Dragon Realm to continue the setup.
After everything was settled, he left behind a spiritual body with half of his own strength and then set off alone into the depths of the universe.
Lin Qing's actions could not be hidden from those saints; at their level, any move they made would be known.
The other saints didn't react much, but that old fellow Tathagata sent a spirit body to secretly follow them.
Lin Qing ignored the spiritual body and continued to delve deeper. With his current Saint-level strength, he traveled through the universe at full speed for a month.
Even he didn't know how far he had gone. In the first few days, he could still see cultivators or demons, but later he couldn't see any trace of life at all.
Lin Qing stopped in the void of space, then turned around and looked behind him, saying calmly, "Buddha, when did you become such a tagalong? You've been following me for a month now."
"Amitabha, benefactor Long, what brings you here?" A ripple appeared in the void, and the Buddha's spirit appeared before them.
"Could it be that you're doing something shady?" Buddha said calmly.
"Heh, since you know what shady business I'm involved in, you still dare to come. Your spiritual body has no reason to exist." Lin Qing smiled contemptuously.
"Hehe, although this is just a spiritual body, it can still transmit information," Tathagata said calmly.
"Heh, so what if you're just passing on a message? With my strength, it took me a month to get here. Do you think your true form could just come here directly?"
After Lin Qing finished speaking, he made his move, and a fist the size of a sandbag slammed into the Buddha's spirit body.
"when!"
A golden bell appeared on Tathagata's body. It was composed of the power of rules and was more powerful and sturdy than the rule that Lin Qing broke when he advanced.
"Amitabha, benefactor Long..."
Lin Qing's fist also shimmered with a circle of rule power, even more powerful than Tathagata's.
With a soft "pop," Lin Qing's fist advanced a short distance and gently made contact with the Buddha's spiritual body.
boom!
An incomparably powerful energy erupted. The void shattered, and vast black holes formed.
After a long while, when the universe returned to calm, the Buddha's spiritual body had disappeared, having been destroyed.
All matter, including planets and meteorites, within a ten-light-year radius was completely annihilated.
"Ugh, this idiot is such a troublemaker." Lin Qing shook his head, then prepared to continue his journey into the depths of space.
"Amitabha, well said, benefactor Long, please give me an explanation." The Buddha's voice rang out.
Lin Qing turned around, looked behind him, and said calmly, "It seems I'm still too inexperienced. I was actually able to use my spiritual body as a coordinate to teleport my physical body here."
"That's fine too. Now that you're here, no one can interfere. Let's see if we can take you down here."
Buddha roared, "How dare you kill a Buddha! Today, I will suppress you!" Buddha was too lazy to pretend anymore; he was about to make his move.
The Buddha sat on a lotus throne and struck Lin Qing with his palm.
An ordinary palm strike carries unparalleled power; this is the Tathagata Palm.
Lin Qing didn't dare to be careless either, and transformed his arm into a dragon hand, striking out with a palm.
boom!
Both were unharmed, and their physical strength was surprisingly evenly matched. They then engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
Lin Qing started as a small snake and embarked on the path of body refinement, while Tathagata's golden body was no less impressive.
Although the two were exchanging blows, they both carried the power of rules, principles, laws, and the Great Dao.
Each strike carried immense power; even the slightest trace of their aura could destroy the fantasy Earth.
The two fought fiercely, battling from one universe to another, shattering the void and destroying galaxies wherever they went.
Fortunately, there was no one around, otherwise Lin Qing would have been in trouble.
Those sages far away on the edge of the fantasy Earth have all noticed the commotion here, but the distance is too great, and it will take them at least a month to get here.
A battle between saints! It's been so long since such a thing happened, so they're all rushing this way.
Ten days have passed, and their battle continues.
The Tathagata manifested the Dharma form of heaven and earth, which was enormous, many times larger than the Sun Wukong who had just escaped from his confinement and was previously suppressed.
However, at this moment, Lin Qing had already revealed his true form, along with the Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth, which was almost the same as that of Tathagata. It was so huge that the Xuanhuan Sun looked like a small marble in front of them.
"I never expected that you, who have only been a saint for a few decades, would be so powerful." Buddha said while fighting.
"Hehe." Lin Qing smiled without saying a word.
Seeing this, Tathagata decided not to make a fool of himself and remained silent, focusing all his attention on fighting Lin Qing.
"Ten days have passed, and in another twenty days those saints will arrive. Trouble. That damned Buddha is really hard to deal with."
Lin Qing believed that if the two continued fighting, Tathagata would definitely be the one to die, because Lin Qing's physical body recovered faster than Tathagata's.
But how could the Buddha have been dragged to his death in less than tens or hundreds of thousands of years?
Moreover, since Buddha can run away, Lin Qing was still somewhat lacking in the ability to kill him.
"Since that's the case, then I'll just drive you away." Lin Qing's gaze sharpened, and then he abandoned his previous fighting style.