Chapter 239 - 231: Tathagata Sacrifices the Wheel-Turning King
On this side of the battlefield, the Victorious Fighting Buddha had subdued the Pharmacist Buddha, while the Tathagata had launched his final strike before death.
"What does he intend to do?" asked the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
The Pharmacist Buddha shook his head and said, "I don’t know. The Tathagata has always been inscrutable, and no one has been able to fathom his depths."
The Victorious Fighting Buddha nodded and said, "I’ll go and settle our karma with him before anything else!"
On the Buddhist-Demon battlefield, all the high-level masters of the Buddhist Sect had perished, and more than twenty Daluo Golden Immortals of the Demon Tribe had fallen. The remaining 28 million Buddhist soldiers, without the support of the multitude of Asuras from the Asura Blood Sea, were even less able to withstand the Demon Tribe’s army. Immediately, many discarded their armor and weapons and fled, no longer willing to continue the fight.
For those who fought to the death, no one would hold back; they were killed outright.
Bai Qi perished in this great battle, his slaughters too many, thus he suffered the retribution of his deeds. In the end, it was his own lack of fortune; after killing so many, he could not suppress this karmic retribution, and he was blown to dust by a self-destructing Holy Monk of the Buddhist Sect who exploded his Golden Body along with him. The path of slaughter was far too perilous—if one did not possess the capital like Nether River, who would dare to cultivate it lightly?
If Bai Qi had killed people of the Immortal Dao Realm, he would not have suffered this karmic retribution. However, during his years commanding the Qin army, he had slaughtered tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers.
The Pharmacist Buddha exclaimed loudly, "The might of the Buddhist Sect is gone, the True Buddha, Victorious Fighting Buddha has descended, do you still resist stubbornly? Lay down your arms swiftly and join me in taking refuge with the Victorious Fighting Buddha."
The Pharmacist Buddha was the successor to the Future Buddha Maitreya. After the Tathagata relinquished his honorable position in ruling the world, Maitreya succeeded him, and the Pharmacist Buddha became the Future Buddha, taking Maitreya’s place. The Pharmacist Buddha was second only to the three great Buddha Ancestors within the Buddhist Sect. His words startled the remaining ten million Buddhist soldiers; they could not believe that the Pharmacist Buddha had actually surrendered?
Some despaired and gave up resistance, while others were angry and fought to the death.