Chapter 833 - 827: Buddha Forced to Retreat and Aid

"It’s bad!"

"The house has been robbed!"

At the entrance of the Returning Ruins, the Buddha, who was battling the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, felt the disturbance from the dark gate, and cold sweat immediately broke out.

This dark gate was crucial to the Buddha!

Only by preserving this dark gate could he feed more Tier One Chaos Star Beasts, release them to kill the Yin Celestial Son, eliminate Heaven and Earth of Returning Ruins, and kill Lin Yuan.

The Demon Lord and Buddha were once forced by the last Human King to swear an oath not to invade Heaven and Earth for ten thousand years.

However, these Chaos Star Beasts never swore such an oath.

As long as the Chaos Star Beasts are released, they can be used to directly occupy the entire Heaven and Earth.

Regardless, the dark gate that can release the Chaos Star Beasts must be preserved.

The Yin Celestial Son is already severely injured and won’t recover anytime soon.

He can let go of killing the Yin Celestial Son today and do it another day.

But this dark gate must not be lost.

If the dark gate is lost, then everything will be lost.

Realizing that the house was robbed and the dark gate was at risk of being taken away, the Buddha already considered retreating.

Having decided to retreat, the Buddha quickly conveyed this to the Demon Lord.

If they were to retreat, they had to do it together.

Otherwise, if one retreated and the other did not, they would fall into the encirclement of the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

"Demon Lord, retreat first!"

"The house has been robbed, Lin Yuan might take my gate!" The Buddha hurriedly conveyed to the Demon Lord.

At this moment, the Demon Lord was just about to kill the Yin Celestial Son, practically within reach.

Seeing victory at hand, the Demon Lord was certainly unwilling to give up.

"Wait a moment!"

"Just wait a little longer, and I’ll be able to kill the Yin Celestial Son!" The Demon Lord conveyed to the Buddha, unwilling to retreat no matter what.

Seeing the Demon Lord acting impulsively again, the Buddha’s face instantly darkened, and he said sternly, "Demon Lord, consider the bigger picture!"

"The Yin Celestial Son is severely injured and cannot recover quickly. If we don’t kill him today, we will find a way another day."

"If that dark gate capable of releasing Chaos Star Beasts falls into Lin Yuan’s hands, do you know what that means?"

"In Heaven and Earth, there are near-infinite flesh and blood. If Lin Yuan is ruthless and uses all creatures in Heaven and Earth to feed Chaos Star Beasts, then he could release countless Chaos Star Beasts against us."

"Even if he releases just three to five Chaos Star Beasts, it would be enough to leave us with no place for a final rest."

"Losing that dark gate, even if you killed one Yin Celestial Son, what of it? Even if you killed both the Yin Celestial Son and Heaven and Earth of Returning Ruins, what difference does it make?"

The Buddha’s words still underestimated Lin Yuan’s character.

Lin Yuan is not like the Buddha, how could he commit the cold and ruthless acts of the Buddha?

Lin Yuan is now the Lord of Heaven and Earth; all beings of Heaven and Earth are his people.

How could Lin Yuan be so cold-hearted as to sacrifice his own people to feed Chaos Star Beasts?

Of course, the Buddha also underestimated Lin Yuan’s wisdom.

Even if he wanted to use Chaos Star Beasts against the Buddha and the Demon Lord,

Lin Yuan needn’t sacrifice the species of Heaven and Earth; he has plenty of options.

The Returning Ruins lack flesh and blood, but Heaven and Earth do not.

Lin Yuan doesn’t even need to sacrifice the intelligent beings of Heaven and Earth; he could sacrifice cattle and sheep.

If the energy in cattle and sheep’s flesh and blood isn’t enough, he could even gather the most cultivated individuals among the species of Heaven and Earth to donate blood.

If donating blood isn’t enough, they could also cut meat.

There are so many in Heaven and Earth that if each donated 500cc of blood and a pound of meat, they could feed many Tier One Chaos Star Beasts.

The Demon Lord, though reckless and prone to impulsiveness, is not foolish.

The Demon Lord also knows that once the dark gate is lost, he and the Buddha will face near-endless Chaos Star Beasts.

Just one Chaos Star Beast already injured the Yin Celestial Son this badly.

If it can harm the Yin Celestial Son, it can harm the Demon Lord.

He and the Buddha could at most take down three to five Chaos Star Beasts, but even then, they would certainly die.

Using that dark gate in exchange for the life of the Yin Celestial Son truly is a losing deal.

Just as the Buddha said, even adding the life of Heaven and Earth of Returning Ruins would still be a losing trade.

Once the dark gate is lost, they would undoubtedly perish.

"Buddha, you retreat first!"

"No matter what, you must preserve that gate."

"I’ll kill the Yin Celestial Son and leave immediately!" The Demon Lord conveyed to the Buddha.

Having heard the Demon Lord’s words, the Buddha immediately voiced opposition: "If I retreat, there will be no one to hold off the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins; he will surely encircle you."

"Then you would have to face both Heaven and Earth of Returning Ruins and the Yin Celestial Son alone."

Facing two adversaries, even with the Yin Celestial Son severely injured, the Demon Lord couldn’t possibly win.

Because the Buddha’s battle with the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins was primarily about delay.

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins is almost unharmed, practically at full strength.

"Take a gamble!"

"I’ll bet I can kill the Yin Celestial Son before the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins arrives," the Demon Lord said through clenched teeth.

The Demon Lord hated the Yin Celestial Son deeply; this was the closest he had ever gotten to killing the Yin Celestial Son, and he truly didn’t want to give up.

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins would need time to travel from the Returning Ruins to the Underworld, and today the Demon Lord wanted to gamble on that difference.

"Killing him would be ideal!"

"But what if you fail? Have you considered the consequences?" The Buddha’s conveyed message was filled with barely contained anger.

The Demon Lord’s stubbornness was making the Buddha truly angry.

This Demon Lord truly disregarded the bigger picture.

"Don’t mind me!"

"You go and preserve that dark gate, and I’ll deal with the Yin Celestial Son."

"Even if I’m encircled, you needn’t worry about me; I’ll find a way to escape!" After delivering this last message to the Buddha, the Demon Lord directly "closed the channel," no longer receiving communication from the Buddha.

After the Buddha attempted communication several times, there was no response from the Demon Lord.

At this moment, the Buddha could no longer concern himself with the Demon Lord.

If he doesn’t hurry back, that dark gate truly won’t be preserved.

With these thoughts, the Buddha struck to push back the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, fleeing towards the Great Burial Heaven Temple.

As for the Demon Lord, the Buddha couldn’t manage him and was too tired to care.

As they say, if the heavens wish to rain, and a woman wishes to marry, let them be.

If the Demon Lord seeks his own doom, who can be blamed?

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins did not pursue the retreating Buddha but headed directly to the Underworld.

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and the Yin Celestial Son were respectively Lin Yuan’s Good Corpse and Evil Corpse; they were essentially the same origin.

At this moment, Heaven and Earth of Returning Ruins could also sense that the Yin Celestial Son’s condition was terribly worse.

The immediate priority was to rescue the Yin Celestial Son rather than pursue the Buddha.

The Great Burial Heaven Temple.

Lin Yuan and Yang Jing were still grappling with the mouth-filled octopus tentacles, pulling the entire dark gate into the Void.

Since they couldn’t extract the Chaos Star Beasts, they decided to take away the entire dark gate.

Lin Yuan and Yang Jing were flying through the Void, dragging the mouth-filled octopus tentacles, with the entire dark gate trailing behind them.

It was like two thoroughbred horses pulling a carriage, wildly racing through the Void.