Chapter 620 - 614: The Dean’s Transformation into the Bodhi Tree
The dean’s death was like an empty city ruse.
Back then, Sima Yi didn’t know if there were any ambushes in the city.
And now, the World Honored didn’t know if the dean was dead or alive.
The World Honored was furious!
At this moment, he was truly furious!
The World Honored felt that the dean seemed to be playing tricks on him.
The World Honored really couldn’t tell if the dean was dead or alive.
Since it was unclear, there was only one last move left.
Deception!
The World Honored could only try to lure the dean into revealing himself!
"Fine!"
"Very well then!"
"Playing dead, huh? Enjoy hiding in the shadows, huh?"
"Alright, I want to see how long you can hide."
"I’ll kill this Lin Yuan first, let’s see if you can still hide!" As the words fell, the dean made a move as if to attack Lin Yuan, seeing this, Peacock Great Ming King was the first to act, blocking in front of Lin Yuan.
Today, even in death, it should be him, Peacock Great Ming King, to die first.
Seeing that the World Honored was about to attack Lin Yuan, he seemed to sense something and suddenly turned back.
Lin Yuan and the others were initially stunned, then immediately understood why the World Honored turned back.
The dean became green.
That’s correct, the dean had really turned green.
The dean’s corpse was seated cross-legged, and green shoots grew from his head.
Then, an astonishing scene unfolded.
The dean’s corpse, sitting cross-legged at the edge of the Buddha Realm, visibly transformed into a tree.
The Bodhi Tree.
Indeed, the dean transformed into a gigantic Bodhi Tree.
This Bodhi Tree had rooted itself at the edge of the Buddha Realm, completely blocking the expansion of the Buddha Realm.
At this point, unless one was a fool, everyone could see clearly.
The dean was truly dead!
He transformed into Bodhi, using this towering Bodhi Tree to stop the expansion of the World Honored’s Buddha Realm.
In this way, since the World Honored’s Buddha Realm could not expand, it naturally could not transform from a small world into a real world.
If the small world couldn’t become the true Western Heaven Paradise, then the World Honored could not attain enlightenment.
The dean used his own life to become a nail, firmly pinning down the path to the World Honored’s enlightenment.
Now, it depended on how the World Honored would remove this nail.
"Hahaha!" Seeing this, the World Honored angrily laughed: "Sacrificing your life, is this the only petty trick you could use?"
"Transforming into Bodhi to assist my enlightenment?"
"Heh, it’s nothing more than buying some time, you are dead, you are now a dead object."
"Just wait for me to chop down this Bodhi Tree, and then I’ll achieve enlightenment!"
After transforming into Bodhi, the dean was already dead.
This also meant that apart from this, the dean had no other means.
The dean had no other means, but the World Honored was still alive, and he had countless ways to respond.
As long as the World Honored chopped down this Bodhi Tree, he had all the time to reach enlightenment.
Therefore, in the eyes of the World Honored, he was destined to win.
Transforming into Bodhi was just the dean’s last resort when all other means were exhausted.
After confirming that the dean was indeed dead, the World Honored did not make another move against Lin Yuan.
He returned to the Buddha Realm, arriving at the edge where the Bodhi Tree stood.
The World Honored stretched out his hand, and countless golden lights converged in his hand, forming a large axe of golden light.
Then, the World Honored transformed into a woodcutter, raised the axe, and chopped at the Bodhi Tree.
"Bang!"
"Bang! Bang!"
The wood of the Bodhi Tree was extremely hard. After the World Honored transformed into a woodcutter, the axe strike only left a small notch on the tree.
Judging from the thickness of the Bodhi Tree and the chopping speed of the World Honored after transforming into a woodcutter,
it’s not that easy for the World Honored to fell this Bodhi Tree.
"Hold out till nightfall."
"If the Bodhi Tree is felled before nightfall, it’s his victory."
"If it’s felled after dark, then it’s your victory!" At this moment, the dean’s voice suddenly rang clearly in Lin Yuan’s mind.
Hearing the dean’s voice, Lin Yuan was overjoyed. He quickly responded in his mind, "Dean, dean, are you still there?"
"You’re not dead, right!"
However, no matter how Lin Yuan responded, there was no further reply from the dean.
Lin Yuan was certain that what he heard just now was definitely not an illusion.
That was indeed the dean’s voice.
"Hold out till nightfall."
"The dean wants me to hold out till nightfall; it seems the dean still has a backup plan." Lin Yuan thought of what the dean did to him at the peak of Mount Tai previously.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan said to Elder Bai and the others, "Now, all his energy is focused on chopping the tree."
"We attack; he’ll have to deal with us and can’t chop the tree, or he’ll chop the tree and can’t deal with us!"
Lin Yuan’s words were met with agreement from everyone.
"Alright!"
"Let’s charge!" Everyone responded in unison.
At this moment, Peacock Great Ming King once again voluntarily stepped forward and said, "Let me be the vanguard today, and once more, I’ll face the World Honored in battle."
Peacock Great Ming King, as a person, was not good at hiding his intentions.
At this time, his resolve to die was too evident, as if it was written on his face, "I must die today."
Lin Yuan quickly sent a voice transmission to Peacock Great Ming King, "Father-in-law, don’t be impulsive; think of Mengmeng."
"Mengmeng, I’ll leave her in your care from now on!" Peacock Great Ming King instructed via voice transmission.
Lin Yuan: "?????"
With a bewildered expression, Lin Yuan thought, father-in-law! What’s going on? Do you have to die today?
"Father-in-law, don’t be impulsive!"
"Next, we focus on stalling until nightfall. The World Honored is sure to lose then."
"I’m not lying to you; the senior who transformed into the Bodhi Tree still has a backup plan. We just need to hold on till nightfall. Don’t mess with the plan!" Lin Yuan quickly advised.
No matter what, it was crucial to hold out until nightfall.
Otherwise, the dean would have died in vain.
With Lin Yuan’s words, Peacock Great Ming King dared not act recklessly.
Peacock Great Ming King understood the importance and couldn’t sabotage everyone’s plan for his own reasons.
"Alright!" Peacock Great Ming King nodded in agreement.
Even though Peacock Great Ming King agreed, in his heart he was thinking, "Alright, I’ll wait until after nightfall to fight with the World Honored."
In summary, in Peacock Great Ming King’s mind, he felt he had to die no matter what.
In order to participate in this battle, Peacock Great Ming King had already discovered his oath.
No matter the outcome of this battle, he had to return to Wa Huang’s Palace, become a disciple there, and serve them.
Being extremely proud, how could Peacock Great Ming King endure becoming a traitor?
The oath couldn’t be violated, so when he made the promise, Peacock Great Ming King was already set on dying in this battle.
Lin Yuan led all members of the Anti-Buddha Alliance charging into the World Honored’s Buddha Country, attacking him.
At this moment, the World Honored felt overwhelmed.
At the front was the Bodhi Tree transformed from the dean, and behind were Lin Yuan and others, watching intently.
If he put down the axe, he couldn’t chop the tree.
If he raised the axe, he couldn’t kill anyone.