Chapter 1189 - 1188: The Terror of the Eight-faced Buddha

The Eight-faced Buddha is the master of Netherworld Mountain among the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness, ruling over a realm and acting as a Ghost God. He has eight faces on his body, which are the celestial immortals he had once devoured!

Each of them was once a peerless warrior who suppressed the world in the Southern Heavens and beyond.

The Netherworld Mountain he controls has nearly become one of the forbidden zones of the Western Wilderness, a realm devoid of life, a ghostly realm! And the Eight-faced Buddha is the master of this ghostly domain!

As for Ye Qingchen's reputation, it is no less significant than this aged demon. Especially in recent years, Ye Qingchen has soared to great heights, slaying celestial immortals, and notably, the battle in front of the Cyan Flame Sect, where he fought against the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects, earning him the title of Celestial South Fierce God.

Now.

These two powerful figures, one from the west, one from the south, are set to battle on Holy Spirit Mountain. As soon as this news spread, it quickly traveled through Southern Heaven and Western Wilderness!

Ye Qingchen VS Eight-faced Buddha!

Southern Heaven VS Western Wilderness!

For millennia.

Southern Heaven and Western Wilderness have been closely connected, with undying enmity between them! Which righteous-versus-demonic showdown didn't shake the heavens and the earth? Especially the leaders of the Twelve Demon Sects, each with the blood of Celestial South cultivators on their hands.

Of the eight faces on the Eight-faced Buddha's body, five are from Southern Heaven!

This time, the righteous-versus-demonic battle saw the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects being eliminated by Ye Qingchen, leaving them severely weakened. Coinciding with the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness pressing down, Celestial South cultivators were almost helpless, beaten down without any power to fight back, feeling extremely oppressed.

In such circumstances, the battle between Ye Qingchen and the Eight-faced Buddha represents not just themselves, but Southern Heaven and Western Wilderness!

So.

Southern Heaven and Western Wilderness are boiling with excitement.

"When did Ye the Demon return? Wasn't there a rumor that he had fallen in the sacred land?"

Someone exclaimed.

"He's been back for several days, and upon his return, he encountered Nether Fire Ancestor and others, slaying six celestial immortals, finally letting Ghost Shadow Ji Xiuling go, and ordered the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness to leave Southern Heaven within three days, which led to the news of the battle with the Eight-faced Buddha!"

Someone responded.

"Haha, this Eight-faced Buddha is courting death. Our Celestial South Fierce God spoke, and yet he doesn't obediently leave, but dares to challenge Ye the Demon, he's simply seeking death!"

"Indeed, indeed, the Thirty-Six Sects were leveled by Ye the Demon, how does he think he can contend with Ye the Demon?"

In Southern Heaven, many cultivators were full of sarcasm and disdain.

As everyone knows.

In their eyes, Ye Qingchen is undoubtedly the number one in Southern Heaven. To date, the celestial immortals that have died by his hand exceed a hundred, for an Eight-faced Buddha to think he can contend with him, it's simply dreaming!

"Haha, the Eight-faced Buddha is just at the level of a leader of the Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven, yet he dares to challenge Ye the Demon, this time let's see how he dies without a burial place!"

However.

The cultivators in Western Wilderness were full of disdain.

Many renowned demons even declared:

"Do you think the Eight-faced Buddha only has such limited abilities?"

"Isn't it so?"

A Southern Heaven martial artist said disdainfully.

In everyone's view.

The strength of the Twelve Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness surely has similarities to the Thirty-Six Sects of Southern Heaven, even if they're stronger, there would be a limit. Otherwise, why would the righteous-versus-demonic wars have lasted so long, Southern Heaven would have been leveled long ago!

"This only shows you are too young to understand the terror of the Eight-faced Buddha!"

A strong figure from the Western Wilderness laughed coldly.

"Do you know why he is called the Eight-faced Buddha? Those eight faces on his body, who are they? Do you know the celestial immortals who died at the hands of the Eight-faced Buddha are several times more than those who died by Ye the Demon's hand!"

These words immediately made many Celestial South cultivators alert, and some quickly consulted ancient records to find references to the Eight-faced Buddha. However, the more they looked, the more shocked and terrified they became.

"The Eight-faced Buddha, a celestial genius from Southern Heaven, existed in the same era as the Cyan Flame Sect ancestor, was severely injured and defeated after fighting for the Demon Fire Furnace, since then expelled from Southern Heaven!"

"Three hundred years later, he obtained the Ancient Ghost Cultivation Secret Technique, occupied Netherworld Mountain, slaughtered eight celestial immortals, seized their divine souls, refined puppets, and integrated them into himself, and with eight faces like a demon or a Buddha, he was thus called the Eight-faced Buddha!"

"Subsequently in many righteous-versus-demonic battles, the Eight-faced Buddha was at the forefront, once killing the Cyan Flame Sect founder, Cloud Mist Sect founder, Thunder Shock Sect founder, Infinite Sect founder... In addition, at least twenty percent of the celestial immortals from Southern Heaven fell to his hand!"

"Besides Southern Heaven, the same is true for Western Wilderness, during the intervals of righteous-versus-demonic wars, internal battles continued within Western Wilderness. The Twelve Demon Sects underwent several reshuffles, all initiated by him!"

"True, the Twelve Demon Sects of Western Wilderness were never a monolith, even during righteous-versus-demonic battles, they guarded against each other, even secretly attacking each other. That's how Southern Heaven managed to survive against the strong Western Wilderness."

"If it truly comes to blows, Ye the Demon may not be his match!"

Once this message spread, Southern Heaven was shocked, countless people felt a chill run down their spines, as if unable to believe it.

"Oh my, how can the Eight-faced Buddha be this powerful?"

"Is it really true?"

Most simply didn't believe it.

But some elderly ones, who had experienced several righteous-versus-demonic battles, were deeply worried. Because they either personally experienced or witnessed the methods of the Eight-faced Buddha. Even in past wars, the Eight-faced Buddha never lost, even gathering forces, barely able to repel him.

"The Eight-faced Buddha's strength is formidable, far beyond what the leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects can contend with! It is said that he was once solicited by a sacred land, but he refused!"

"Moreover, Ye the Demon has only so many trump cards, everyone is already clear about them. But Ye the Demon may not necessarily know the trump cards of the Eight-faced Buddha!"

"Keep in mind, the Eight-faced Buddha seizes the divine soul of every strongest celestial immortal he defeats and refines it into a puppet. Those eight faces on his body are the top eight celestial immortals of today! Plus the Eight-faced Buddha himself, Ye Qingchen may be facing nine top-level celestial immortals!"

"And if Ye the Demon is defeated by the Eight-faced Buddha, he will surely have his soul taken, then the strength of the Eight-faced Buddha will grow to what level?"

For a time.

Everyone in Southern Heaven felt a heavy heart.

One could say.

Ye Qingchen is already the last line of defense for Southern Heaven, if he loses, perhaps this time Southern Heaven will completely fall, plunged into eternal darkness, with no chance of recovery!

For a time.

Whether in the Western Wilderness or Southern Heaven, cultivators hurried towards Holy Spirit Mountain, either wanting to witness this righteous-versus-demonic battle, or to cheer for each of their respective factions.

And at this time.

In the Cyan Flame Sect, Ji Xiuling, with a smile that was not quite a smile, placed a letter of challenge with black background and red letters in front of Ye Qingchen.