DiploNovel #2254 - Crisis in the West
#2254 - Crisis in the West
Around the Western Paradise, Spirit Mountain, the Poison Dragon Demon King and his demons were launching an attack on Spirit Mountain, taking advantage of a surprise assault.
However, their attack was not very smooth. The Western Paradise was not to be trifled with, and it had experts like Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and the Eighteen Arhats.
Therefore, after several bloody battles on Spirit Mountain, both the demons and the Western Paradise suffered heavy casualties.
But this situation changed instantly after Maitreya Buddha arrived with a large number of elite demons to provide support.
Maitreya Buddha was one of the top ten powerhouses in the Three Realms. In the Western Paradise, no one except the Tathagata Buddha and the Dipankara Buddha could compete with him.
Moreover, the demons had an absolute advantage in numbers, and the Western Paradise was defeated, losing most of the Spirit Mountain area.
The Buddhas of the Western Paradise could only retreat to the Great Thunderclap Temple and activate its defensive formation, barely resisting.
Looking at the defensive formation of the Great Thunderclap Temple, Maitreya Buddha couldn't help but shake his head.
"This formation must have been set up by the Tathagata Buddha. It contains his sage power. Unless the Demon Emperor personally takes action,
we cannot break it quickly. We can only attack continuously to consume the formation's power and gradually weaken it."
Maitreya Buddha said to the demon kings and the core members of the demon race.
In fact, being able to occupy Spirit Mountain and force the Buddhas of the Western Paradise to retreat to the Great Thunderclap Temple was already considered an initial victory.
It could also avenge the demon race's previous failures, but this was not enough for the demons.
The demons and the Western Paradise were mortal enemies, and the demons naturally wanted to take this opportunity to completely wipe out the Western Paradise.
"We can slowly attack the formation, but at the same time, we must also disintegrate the will of the Buddhas of the Western Paradise."
Maitreya Buddha said to the Poison Dragon Demon King.
The Poison Dragon Demon King naturally knew what Maitreya Buddha meant. To disintegrate the will of the people of the Western Paradise, they still had a trump card in their hands.
Within the entire Western Paradise, the Tathagata Buddha ranked first, the Dipankara Buddha ranked second based on his strength and seniority, and Guanyin could rank third, just after these two.
"Someone, bring Guanyin to me."
The Poison Dragon Demon King said to his subordinates.
A moment later, Guanyin, who was tied up, looked weak, dejected, and in a sorry state, was brought before Maitreya Buddha and the Poison Dragon Demon King.
"Guanyin, now that you have fallen into the hands of our demons, we should have killed you directly. You are responsible for the blood debts of many of our demons."
Maitreya Buddha said sternly to Guanyin.
"Speak, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Guanyin was somewhat clever and could guess why Maitreya Buddha was threatening her like this.
If the demons wanted to kill her, they would definitely not have kept her until now. The reason they kept her must be because they wanted her to do something.
"I'll give you two paths. One is a path to survival. In front of the people of the Western Paradise, you will bow down to our demons and denounce the evils of the Western Paradise.
The other is a path to death. We will kill you and display your body to the people of the Western Paradise. Perhaps they will be afraid and fearful."
Maitreya Buddha said to Guanyin. In fact, to disintegrate the will of the people of the Western Paradise, the first path was far more effective than the second.
"I choose the path to survival."
Guanyin answered Maitreya Buddha almost without any hesitation.
Guanyin was not stupid. She did not want to die. To survive, even if it meant bowing down and denouncing the Western Paradise, she could do it.
Although the Western Paradise used Buddhism to control people's minds, as a big shot in the Western Paradise, Guanyin herself did not believe in these things. She was only interested in her own benefits.
"Good, Poison Dragon Demon King, take Guanyin there. Let the people of the Western Paradise see how Guanyin submits to our demons and how she scolds the Western Paradise."
Maitreya Buddha was very satisfied with this and said to the Poison Dragon Demon King.
Soon, the Poison Dragon Demon King brought Guanyin to the front of the Great Thunderclap Temple's formation.
At this moment, everyone in the Western Paradise, including Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and the Eighteen Arhats, were sitting cross-legged inside the Great Thunderclap Temple.
They had to use their spiritual energy to support the formation, preventing it from being broken by the demons.
This was why Maitreya Buddha wanted to disintegrate the will of the people of the Western Paradise. Only by disintegrating the will of the people of the Western Paradise and making them have distracting thoughts could the formation be broken more easily.
Guanyin was brought into the sight of the people of the Western Paradise by several demon soldiers, and the Poison Dragon Demon King said triumphantly to the people of the Western Paradise in the Thunderclap Temple.
"You bald donkeys, see who this is!"
Hearing the Poison Dragon Demon King's shout, the people of the Western Paradise looked up and naturally saw Guanyin, who was tied up and in a sorry state.
"It's Bodhisattva Guanyin. She was actually captured by the demons."
"I didn't expect Bodhisattva Guanyin to also suffer at the hands of the demons. We should rescue her."
"Although Bodhisattva Guanyin was captured by the demons, she will definitely fight them to the end."
The people of the Western Paradise looked at Guanyin, discussing among themselves with gloomy expressions.
The Poison Dragon Demon King looked at the people of the Western Paradise and spoke again.
"Guanyin, tell them your decision."
Guanyin glanced at the people of the Western Paradise, then turned to the Poison Dragon Demon King and said.
"I am willing to join the demons and serve them from now on. I hope the demons will accept me without dwelling on past grudges."
Guanyin's words made the Poison Dragon Demon King and the demons very satisfied.
But for the people of the Western Paradise, this was like a bolt from the blue, launching a fierce attack on their already low and depressed hearts.
"Am I hearing things? Bodhisattva Guanyin is actually going to join the demons."
"If even she joins the demons, what hope do we have?"
"The two Buddhas have not returned, and Bodhisattva Guanyin has betrayed the Western Paradise. Is my Western Paradise going to reach a dead end?"
Guanyin's betrayal was a heavy psychological blow to the people of the Western Paradise.
The Western Paradise had already been defeated by the demons, and the people of the Western Paradise were hiding in the formation of the Thunderclap Temple, able to survive temporarily.
In fact, their hearts were full of fear and dread, but this fear and dread were forcibly suppressed.
And Guanyin's betrayal instantly released that suppressed fear and dread, and many people in the Western Paradise showed despair in their eyes.
As the despair in the hearts of many people in the Western Paradise emerged, the power supporting the Thunderclap Temple's formation also quickly weakened.
It can be said that this was the biggest crisis faced by the Western Paradise. If the formation was broken and the demons rushed in, the Western Paradise would probably be directly wiped out by the demons.
"Why haven't the two Buddhas returned yet?"
Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and the other big shots were even more anxious at this moment, because at this rate, the formation probably wouldn't last long.