With that brief pause, it was enough for the Night Port to reengage with the adversary.

[Anger!]

Familiar curse words emanated from the mouths of the two members of the Evil Buddha Clan, who were half-step Fourth Rank. If this had happened when Song Chi and his companions first arrived on the Evil Buddha Continent, it might have been effective–these curse words could captivate the hearts and minds of the people.

But not anymore.

Now, everyone was inside the warship, each protected by defensive components that had been enhanced to at least Fourth Rank. Additionally, those who uttered these Buddha’s Incantations were only half-step Fourth Rank members of the Evil Buddha Clan, not true Fourth Rank beings like before. Therefore, the [Anger] curse word failed to affect anyone this time.

The Night Port continued its persistent harassment unabated.

What Song Chi and the others did not know was that during their fierce entanglement, the two half-step Fourth Rank members of the Evil Buddha Clan received a second summons from the Blood Zen Temple. It was this second call that made them completely lose the intention to entangle with the six warships further.

Infinite Buddha Power was boiling over; then suddenly, the Buddha Beads engraved with numerous Buddha’s Incantations flew out of their hands, appearing at an indiscernibly fast speed near the two Night Port warships.

“Be careful!”

The sudden change caused the complexions of the four following individuals to shift drastically, but the string of Buddha Beads, heavily endowed with the Buddha Power, allowed no time for reaction. The phalanx beads abruptly contracted, tightly binding the two warships.

Inside the Night Port, Song Gang tried to activate the warship’s engines with all his might, but it was utterly useless. The constrictive force of the phalanx beads was astonishingly strong, and they could not easily break free.

“I don’t believe it…”

With a cold snort, Song Gang hastily activated another Escaping Space Component aboard the Night Port. However, this purple component, which had rescued him from danger many times before, showed no effect in causing even the slightest deviation, even though it had already been activated.

The space around the two warships seemed to have been frozen; no matter what methods they employed, they couldn’t break free.

In their anxiety, the six-armed Blood Arhats positioned above the two half-step Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan members raised their arms high, each hand materializing a large energy orb where Buddha Power and the True Word Principles converged.

Swish swish swish swish swish swish!

With a flap of the six arms, the six orbs, each with the might of a Peak Fourth Rank, also thundered down simultaneously.

The Buddha’s light illuminated everything; under this terrifying method, a radius of tens of thousands of miles was enveloped in a sea of Buddha’s light.

Inside the Night Port, Song Gang’s complexion had already turned extremely somber. This horrifying attack instinctively made his heart tremble, and he couldn’t guarantee that he would survive these six volleys of Law Orbs with the Night Port’s current defenses.

Regardless, he still had to try with all his might. With a shift in thought, the Night Port’s orange warship armor, which had been enhanced to Fourth Rank, activated its active defense feature. It was clearly visible that a thick and gleaming special Armor Layer rapidly coalesced around the hull of the Night Port.

In contrast to the Night Port, the clan sibling who took over for Song Chi was in an even worse state. His complexion was ashen, as the Night Port, at least, had Fourth-Rank orange Warship Armor. However, his Flagship was only equipped with purple Warship Armor.

Even though he had enhanced to the rank of Fourth Rank, there was still a fundamental difference between orange and purple. The Night Port might have a small chance of withstanding this terrifying attack, but his flagship definitely could not, especially since its energy shield had only 20% left.

However, just at that moment, in the Cangqiong Main Control Room, Song Chi’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

“Now is the time!”

He virtually roared these four words in his heart, and at the same time, a faint spatial fluctuation stealthily emanated from the void behind the two half-step Fourth Rank members of the Evil Buddha Clan.

The two members of the Evil Buddha Clan were shocked. They sensed the anomaly behind them and immediately began to circulate their Buddha power and the True Word Principle of Buddhism, hoping to react, but it was clearly already too late.

An embodiment of the Void Demon, inscribed with ancient totem patterns on its body, holding a Ruins Market Walking Rank in its left hand and clenching a Space Law Blade in its right, burst forth from the void, striking directly at one of the two members of the Evil Buddha Clan.

Being Fourth Rank + Totem True Body + Ruins Market Law Enhancement + its innate Space Law Power, the multi-layered enhancements made the Void Demon not far from the peak of the Fourth Rank. Moreover, having the element of surprise, how could the Evil Buddha Clan member avoid this all-out strike?

The target of Song Chi’s attack was the one who had taken over from his clan brother. As the Void Demon struck suddenly, the half-step Fourth Rank member of the Evil Buddha Clan, who had not managed to defend himself, was seriously injured, and large amounts of dark Evil Buddha blood spilled out.

Influenced by the attack on his clone, the illusion of the six-armed Arhat’s Golden Body also abruptly dissipated, and as a result, naturally saved his clan brother from having to face that direct hit.

In the void, the Void Demon retreated immediately after the strike, ready to disengage from the void and strike again under Song Chi’s brainwave command.

However, intense energy fluctuations were now coming from the Night Port, and while the half-step Fourth Rank member of the Evil Buddha Clan was disrupted by the Void Demon and failed to make his move, the attacks on the Night Port continued unabated.

At that moment, the Night Port was enduring unimaginable bombardment. Its outer energy shield shattered instantly, completely overloaded, and even the orange warship armor’s protective layer, formed by active defense, started to fracture with each successive strike.

After six explosions, the illusion of the six-armed Arhat’s Golden Body finally completed the last attack. Looking at the Night Port, the original streamlined, vibrant armor layer was now shattered beyond recognition, and even the hull had several gaping holes blasted into it.

Without a doubt, the Night Port had completely lost its combat capability at this point, but luckily, at least the warship itself had not sunk and could be slowly repaired later on.

Another piece of good news was that after this strike, both warships had finally escaped the bindings of the finger bone Buddha beads and returned to the fleet.

Song Chi’s gaze shifted. He caught a fleeting glimpse of coldness in Song Gang’s eyes, which was undoubtedly directed at him.

The reason was clear to him: he had just chosen not to help him, instead targeting another half-step Fourth Rank member of the Evil Buddha Clan. This was resentment towards him.

Shaking his head with a smile, he couldn’t be bothered to care.

In that situation, he had simply made what he felt was the most appropriate choice, and if the other party resented him for it, then all he could say was, “If it makes you happy, then good.”

Of course, not caring did not mean he would take it lying down if the other party deliberately targeted him because of this. He certainly would not be polite.

What did it matter if the other party came from an Ancestral Vein or had a background no worse than Song Ze?

Not dwelling on these thoughts, Song Chi and Song Ze maneuvered their warship forward, ready to continue their entanglement with the two members of the Evil Buddha Clan.

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Suddenly, the Seed of Torch in everyone’s Ancestral Aperture between their brows simultaneously trembled.

“Stop chasing, Wen Bo has accomplished his mission and successfully retreated, our task is complete…”

In an instant, a long sigh of relief welled up in everyone’s hearts.

However, Song Chi had different thoughts as his mind whirled.

No one knew better than he did that the Half-Step Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member had just been severely damaged by the Void Demon, and if they pursued now, there was a high probability they could completely eliminate it.

But just then, from the end of the sky to the side, a vast Buddha light appeared, followed by an indescribable Life Pressure that spread all the way.

Even within the Warship, protected by the Energy Shield and the physical separation of the Warship Armor, everyone still felt a great heaviness bearing down on them, as if they were carrying a huge stone on their backs.

Song Chi felt the same, extremely uncomfortable.

Although he had already experienced pressures in that Tri-Eye Race’s ancient flagship that were countless times more terrifying, it had always been by remotely controlling puppets; he himself had never faced such pressure directly.

In the Warship group chat, Song Ze spoke with a grave voice:

“Fifth-Rank Life Pressure, that’s from the direction of the Hundred Arms Buddha Sect, very likely a Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member of theirs is heading here, we need to leave quickly!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than he took the lead in maneuvering the Flagship to turn around, heading without the slightest hesitation towards the transposition point at the rear flank. The others quickly followed suit, and Song Chi likewise abandoned any other thoughts.

After all, if it really was support arriving from the Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan of the Hundred Arms Buddha Sect, endowed with Fifth-Rank Combat Power by the Floating Land Origin Law Enhancement, and moreover not an ordinary Fifth Rank but an experienced Fifth Rank, then even if the Cang Qiong were caught, the probable outcome would be its utter demise. Naturally, he wouldn’t go and deliberately court such misfortune.

…

Millions of miles away, in the main control room of the Cang Qiong, which trailed behind the swiftly speeding fleet, Song Chi’s eyes suddenly widened as though he had seen some unbelievable scene.

Indeed, that was the case. In another image in his mind, in the direction from where the Fifth-Rank Life Pressure had emanated, behind a towering mountain range, a three-thousand-meter-tall Evil Buddha Clan member stood erect in The Vault of Heaven.

Contrary to what Song Ze had said, this Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member was not hurrying towards the Evil Zen Temple, but rather stood quietly in The Vault of Heaven. Buddha Power flowed all over its body, and above its head, in the open sky, numerous fully solidified True Word Principle incantations shone brightly.

But what Song Chi’s attention was focused on was not these elements; it was the region that the gaze of this Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member was unwaveringly fixed upon.

It was clearly empty, with nothing there, and yet the Evil Buddha Clan member stared fixedly at that spot, as if watching a formidable enemy.

“The Hundred Arms Buddha Sect is passing through; evil spirits and the fallen, please disperse. Afterwards, a tribute of one hundred thousand fresh blood meals will be offered up!”

As it spoke, seemingly to verify its identity, infinite Buddha Power circulated around its body, and the being rapidly swelled in size, soon turning into an eight-armed Arhat of five thousand meters.

As the Arhat’s Golden Body revealed itself, the Fifth-Rank Energy Pressure radiating from its body surface became even more astonishing. Hiding deep within the Void Gap, Song Chi could feel an additional layer of oppression weighing on the Void Demon.

Still, that was not the focal point. In the area that the Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member had been staring at, a frost-white kilometer-long Warship slowly emerged into view.

“It’s a Torch Warship…”

Song Chi muttered, but in the next second, the voice that came from the frost-white Cruiser was even more surprising.

“The Hundred Arms Buddha Sect will soon be history, and as for you, whether you go after my clansmen or return now, you probably won’t be able to do it!”

At these words, Song Chi immediately realized that the Torch Ship Captain within this Cruiser was likely a fellow clansman.

Their task must have been to prevent this Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member from pursuing the ten of them, or to rush back directly to the Hundred Arms Buddha Sect.

But what confused Song Chi was the following: where did this Third Rank family member find the courage to intercept an Evil Buddha Clan member with Fifth-Rank Combat Power all by themselves?

“Or could it be that this person is from the leading generation of our family?”

While he pondered, the Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member in the sky had the same thought; to an enemy that only emitted Third Rank energy fluctuations in its perception, it gave little regard.

With the eight arms waving, boundless True Word Principles of the Buddha reflected around it, and the next second, the space around the unknown Cruiser was completely enveloped by a multitude of Buddha’s Incantations, resembling a grand True Word Cage, sealing the Cruiser inside it.

[Om Mani Padme Hum!]

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Then the Six-character Mantra echoed from its mouth, six blood-colored incantations carrying formidable Fifth-Rank power surged towards the True Word Cage, seeking to suppress it.

Song Chi’s heart tightened, but in the next second, he witnessed a moment he would never forget for the rest of his life.

The True Word Cage suddenly cracked inch by inch, and the Cruiser inside quickly reappeared, but this time it had turned from a streamlined kilometer-long Warship into a kilometer-tall Mech Giant.

The giant held an Ice Blade in hand, and around the Mecha, the phantom of a frost-white Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale swam menacingly.

As the Mech Giant raised its arm, the frost-white Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale phantom charged towards the six blood-colored Six-character Mantra Curses that were bearing down.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under the terrifying clash of energies, Song Chi only saw the world turn into two colors: one was the realm of frost, and the other the domain of the golden True Word Principles of the Buddha.

The frost formed one-fifth, and the golden light enveloped the remaining four-fifths, which meant that the Fourth Rank Evil Buddha Clan member had the absolute advantage.

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