Chapter 1496: Visitor from Beyond the Domain
Her footsteps were powerful, resonating in harmony with the pulse of this world. The golden-bodied arhats, bodhisattvas, and ancient buddhas of Mount Sumeru felt the boundless might of the Buddhist Dharma, its majesty echoing through the ages. Those outside the mountain, however, felt as if they were facing an abyss or descending into hell—utterly terrifying.
Without a doubt, this was a peerless powerhouse. The naturally emanating aura alone made all enemies tremble. Every gesture and movement aligned with the Dao, coexisting with this heaven and earth.
This person had a tall, slender figure, crowned with a dazzling golden diadem engraved with a depiction of the Buddha attaining the Dao, containing the secrets of becoming an emperor—majestic and sacred. Around the neck hung a necklace of divine pearls and fine jade strung together, coiled like a hornless dragon, imprinted with the silhouettes of countless bodhisattvas, from which faint chanting of scriptures could be heard.
This was a powerful and mysterious figure, adorned in splendor, bearing heavy Buddhist artifacts that naturally radiated shocking fluctuations—supremely strong and sacred, inspiring awe.
And this person was actually a woman. Her face was like a silver platter, her phoenix eyes like lightning, beautiful and noble, yet possessing a great majesty. She wore white silk garments that shimmered with brilliant light.
Ye Tong, Dragon Horse, and the others were stunned. They had not expected the last to emerge to be a woman with such a solemn and dignified appearance. Yet they dared not underestimate her, their hearts heavy with gravity, for they sensed an unparalleled pressure. Her Dao cultivation was enough to shake the world, carrying an invincible momentum.
"Who is she?" This was the question on everyone's mind, including Ye Fan's. This woman was too powerful—even if not yet a Quasi-Emperor, she was close, surpassing all the heroes of the world.
She was an opponent on the level of Human Demon and Old Madman, for she exuded an aura of "I alone am supreme, roaming freely under heaven and earth, none may defy me."
After stepping out of the Great Thunderclap Monastery, she did not move further. A golden peacock appeared before her, carrying her on its back, radiating ten thousand rays of light.
Hiss!
Everyone drew in cold breaths. Such bearing, such a posture of looking down on all things, revealed her invincible heart—it did not seem like the style of the Buddhist sect. Yet from her adornments, she was unmistakably a member of the Buddhist faith.
She wore white silk light garments, transcendent and aloof, calm and composed, standing on the golden peacock's back. Her eyes shot out two terrifying divine beams, sweeping toward Ye Fan and the others.
"Clang!"
Ye Fan's expression was grave as he swung the dark red slaughter sword in his hand, cleaving apart the gaze that could kill invisibly.
"Who exactly is she?" Qi Luo asked in shock and uncertainty. He had never heard of such an expert in the Western Desert of the recent ancient era. Such a figure only appeared in ancient legends, and his heart immediately turned cold.
This woman sat cross-legged on the golden peacock's back, her entire body radiating Buddhist light, becoming even more majestic. Every ornament on her head was a terrifying magical artifact. Her earrings dangled like cloud-gazing beasts, accompanied by the rumble of wind and thunder. Her arms shimmered with multicolored divine glow, adorned with armlets coiled like nine dragons in slumber, swallowing clouds and exhaling mist. Listening closely, one could hear scriptures echoing.
This was an extraordinary woman. Without making a move or speaking a word, she had already intimidated many.
"Who are you?" Divine Silkworm Princess asked coldly. Clad in the ancient emperor's battle armor, flowing with nine-colored divine glow, her aura was supremely powerful, pressing straight toward Mount Sumeru.
As a Great Sage wearing the peerless immortal garment shed from the ten transformations of the divine silkworm, she could suppress the nine heavens and ten lands, possessing the capital to be domineering against anyone.
"This is my sect's Dao Protector—the Great Peacock Bright King," the old monk Maha said. Powerful as he was, even as a Great Sage, he treated this person with half the respect of a master.
"We have never heard of such an expert in the Buddhist sect of the recent ancient era," Yao Yuekong, Great Xia Imperial Lord Xia Yiming, and others all exclaimed in shock and uncertainty. Their inheritances were extremely ancient and long-standing, yet they had only heard of a peerless peacock in the Buddhist sect's ancient past. Could it be that this woman was a peerless figure sealed in divine source, living until this era and now just revived?
Regardless, she was a great enemy!
"I come from beyond the domain." As if understanding what everyone was thinking, the Great Peacock Bright King revealed a faint smile, inspiring even more awe.
She was not an ancient figure but someone who had cultivated astonishing divine abilities in this very era. This person was truly terrifying. Without an imperial artifact in hand, who could resist her?
Ye Fan was certain—this person was supremely formidable, possessing an invincible momentum, a shock that came from the depths of the soul.
"Are you from the Amitabha Ancient Star Domain?" Ye Fan had heard many legends during his journey on the stellar path. That place was the origin of Buddhism, still flourishing to this day, never lacking in world-shaking experts.
The peacock clan had a deep connection with Buddhism. By now, they could almost be considered a clan of the Buddhist faith. When they produced no stunning talent, all was quiet, but once one emerged, it would surely shock ghosts and make gods weep.
"Correct." The Great Peacock Bright King nodded, her entire body radiating boundless Buddhist light. The golden peacock beneath her chirped softly, making her appear like a deity, sacred and inviolable.
Facing a Buddhist supreme sage, everyone's hearts grew heavy. Mount Sumeru was becoming even harder to attack. With such a powerful figure stationed there, it was truly disastrous. She had almost taken that step but ultimately pulled back—not without reason.
She stood outside Mount Sumeru, and the power of faith she borrowed from the mountain was not as much as imagined, yet it still brought the most terrifying pressure, crushing all before her, asserting her sole supremacy.
This was Ye Fan, battle-hardened and wielding an imperial artifact. Otherwise, any other Great Sage who stepped forward would have been slapped to death directly!
There was no suspense about it. The Great Peacock Bright King's might suppressed the nine heavens and ten lands. Her white silk garments fluttered, transcendent and aloof, her eyes sharp as heavenly blades.
She did not seem like a woman at all, but rather a world-dominating tyrant!
She drew upon Buddhist qi and faith power, battling Ye Fan until the sun and moon lost their light, heaven and earth dimmed. Mount Sumeru towered into the outer domain, and one small planet after another exploded around it!
None could withstand even a casual flick of her hand. This scene was terrifying and astonishing, making everyone's hair stand on end and tremble uncontrollably.
The battlefield here erupted with killing cries as the full-scale war broke out. Divine Silkworm Princess charged straight for the main peak of Mount Sumeru, striking at the countless bodhisattvas, attempting to cut off the power of faith and destroy the Great Thunderclap Monastery.
The sounds of slaughter boiled over. Dongfang Ye, Qi Luo, Gu Jinpeng, Dragon Horse, the Ten Venerables, Yao Yuekong, and all the other heroes made their moves. Saints crossed the sky, magical artifacts blazed with light, beams shot forth, and a fierce battle raged.