Chapter 971: The Earthly Sovereign Suppresses The Nether
Translator's Notes: Unrelated to this chapter, but I realized I made a mistake with the Chu Emperor's name. It should be Jing Run, not Jin Run. If you see any weird instances (like Jin Rui IDK) then please report it to me in the comments, thank you.
“Nether Buddha… you cannot win.” Nether Kṣitigarbha said as he watched the struggling Ye Qing, “But my Buddha is merciful. If you surrender the Earthly Sovereign Bell and take refuge in the Buddha, I promise to let you live and become my disciple. I shall bestow you unparalleled opportunities.”
“Hahaha… I’m the one who should be telling you that!” Ye Qing laughed like a madman when he heard Nether Kṣitigarbha’s “offer”. “If you submit to me now, I too promise to let you live and grant you unparalleled opportunities when I achieve my unparalleled Dao. What says you, Buddha?”
“Stubborn fool!” Nether Kṣitigarbha uttered coldly.
His jeweled crown began spinning and unleashing beams of dark light that empowered the eight lords of hell.
His Kṣitigarbha beads began emitting endless dark light and filth that corrupted the soul.
His kasaya floated as if blown by wind and caused thousands and thousands of black lotus to descend from above; each lotus seated by a mini Nether Kṣitigarbha chanting demonic sutras that tempted one to damnation.
And finally, Nether Kṣitigarbha himself began to grow in size until he towered over seemingly anything and everything. His left palm was pointed upward as if carrying three thousand Kingdoms of Buddha, and his right palm was pointed downward as if carrying the Nine Nethers. It looked quite intimidating to say the least.
“Angry already? You’re a little short-fused, aren’t you? Hang in there though, cuz the show has just begun!”