Eight Heavenly Dragons, like the sun entwined around the Array, their Array Patterns grinding against the Dragon Spear Qi Force, where two formidable powers collided.

The spear's Qi Force was domineering, wiping out Jiang Li's Magic Texts before they could even be deciphered. Despite appearing in human form, the Eight Heavenly Dragons and Great Power Bodhisattva's true identity was that of a True Dragon, their Dao Fruit originating from the fifth member of the journeying quartet.

The Bodhisattva's True Qi, reinforced with Buddha's energy, matched the intensity of Jiang Li's current Innate Qi, standing equal and competing directly.

"Boom!"

The Array and Dragon Spear's Qi Force shook and created a tempest, transforming the entire sky into a vast ocean, raising towering waves.

"Aow!"

A dragon roar sounded, and a divine dragon of platinum color burst through the tempest, swooping down with the Great Power Bodhisattva following immediately. Clasping its palm, the dragon transformed into a great spear, thrusting towards Jiang Li.

'He transformed the Dharma Manifestation perfected through the Summoning Technique into a great spear!'

Jiang Li instantly recognized the reality of this transformed dragon-spear, his heart growing chilly.

Having cultivated the "Qi Tomb", Jiang Li's Power matched that of a fourth-rank, but these Buddha Country Cultivators dismissed conventions, each possessing Dharma Manifestations crafted through the Summoning Technique, giving them a natural advantage in strength. Moreover, as the Great Power Bodhisattva possessed the True Dragon physique and was himself powerful, it was strength upon strength, leaving little room for Jiang Li's advantages to emerge.

"Boom!"

Colliding with the Eight Dragon Spears, the Array, thin as paper, was penetrated, the spear advanced, its movement as rapid as a dragon, the spear itself embodying the dragon's strength, fast as a piercing through the heavens.

This first move was mighty and unmatched, rightfully befitting a leader of Buddha Country's Dharma Protecting Divine Generals.

At that moment, Jiang Li's sleeves fluttered, suddenly his hand morphed into a claw, covered in Dragon Scales, striking forward in a flash.

"Minister Fu Shan!"

Jiang Li also mobilized the Three Tombs, Wind Form Qi and Wind Qi Movement operating in unison, merging with the heavenly winds, his claw capturing the wind and clouds, secretly containing the move from "Mountain Tomb" and precisely grabbing the spear-transformed dragon.

"Aow!"

The dragon roared continuously, as Jiang Li's claw precisely targeted the sensitive area on the divine dragon.

"Bang!"

The clash of spear reverberated, its handle and blade intersection firmly held by five fingers.

Unmatched Strength erupted in his palm, like a struggling furious dragon, but Jiang Li's fingers remained unyielded, as Innate Qi surged into it.

Lying dormant within its mountain—such is the image of a minister.

Minister Fu Shan was a method to subdue all beings; Innate Qi was the essence of purity and the "Form Tomb" embodied endless transformations. With the Three Tombs operating together, Jiang Li managed to catch the spear with his dragon-clutching hand.

'Renown is not as good as meeting face-to-face, this man's strength truly lives up to his reputation, no wonder he is valued by the Awakened. Should he achieve the fourth rank, I would certainly not be his opponent.'

Even the Great Power Bodhisattva showed a remarkable gleam in his eyes, astonished by Jiang Li's prowess and inwardly exclaimed at such terror.

However, for this terror to be truly realized, one must reach the fourth rank, at least for now, the Great Power Bodhisattva didn't fear Jiang Li.

With this thought, the Great Power Bodhisattva's voice roared like a dragon's, suddenly bellowing, "May I follow the Bodhisattva path, never retreating, to clear all obstacles in cultivating emptiness, thus practicing Zen meditation to reach Perfection."

As the words fell, tremendous force was reborn, the great spear trembled violently, repelling the refined Innate Qi.

The power of the Great Power Bodhisattva surged anew, overwhelming even Jiang Li.

This was the "Bodhisattva Vehicle."

Just as Arhats possess "Killing Thieves", "Ying Gong", and "Lifeless" Divine Skills, Bodhisattvas also have commonly shared Divine Skills, one of which is the "Bodhisattva Vehicle". The term Bodhisattva signifies the intent of a Bodhisattva— 'bodhi' meaning "enlightenment" and 'satva' signifying "sentient beings", with 'vehicle' denoting "conveyance".

In simple terms, the "Bodhisattva Vehicle" involves carrying oneself and other sentient beings across the sea of suffering to attain enlightenment. Often, Bodhisattvas adopt a common approach—vowing a grand vow and then persisting with it.

As long as they do not deviate from this grand vow, they receive its blessing and specific supernatural abilities. Undoubtedly, the Great Power Bodhisattva's grand vow is associated with diligence and protecting the Dharma, granting a significant enhancement to his combat power.

With the deployment of the "Bodhisattva Vehicle" Divine Skill, the Great Power Bodhisattva transformed, a white and gold Heavenly Dragon appearing abruptly, its claw gripping the great spear, forcefully breaking Jiang Li's control and causing his palm to split.

"Heavenly Dragon Flying."

The Heavenly Dragon flexed, unleashing great power, while the great spear struck like fierce thunder.

Jiang Li's Qi Body moved in concert, his Great Circle Sword emerging, forming a long rainbow of a hundred yards, and met the Heavenly Dragon's spear head-on.

As they clashed, the air emitted a wailing howl. Storm clouds violently swirled, darkening the sky. Sword light and spear shadow collided, blasting open the wind and clouds, clearing a patch of the sky.

"Aow!"

The entity of Guangli Bodhisattva let out a mad roar, the tip of its spear quivered, harshly collapsing the sword light, and with the force of a dragon carrying the power of the Heavenly Dragon, it struck at Jiang Li's face.

But at the same time, a red shadow flashed, and from behind Jiang Li a large crimson dog suddenly burst forth, grabbing the tip of the spear in its mouth, which seemed to contain a black hole, drawing in both strength and Qi force.

"Merely a demon dog dares to intervene!"

The Heavenly Dragon roared, the spear trembled, and a boundless force washed over the dog's body, causing its fur to ripple as if drenched in water, while its flesh and bones emitted a cracking sound of disarray.

The dog could not withstand the force of the Heavenly Dragon and was violently shaken to death; its mouth opened releasing the spear tip, and its corpse plummeted to the ground.

However, this also caused most of the strength in Guangli Bodhisattva's strike to be discharged, allowing Jiang Li to block it.

"Xiao Tian!"

Jiang Li's usually tranquil expression finally showed a ripple, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent, he shouted fiercely, "Guangli Bodhisattva, you're courting death!"

Innate Qi burst forth from his body, gathering the winds and clouds, yet leaving a void in the sky, a massive wind pressure came bearing down, causing even Guangli Bodhisattva to feel a chill in his heart.

However, just as he was on guard, Jiang Li's figure suddenly vanished, seemingly merging into the wind and clouds, disappearing from sight.

"You!"

Guangli Bodhisattva was taken aback, having not expected someone to abandon their dignity like this; his sudden attack on Hui Lun had been bearable, but now, amidst the heated battle, Jiang Li had retreated unexpectedly, using a dog as a decoy.

He had never seen such a brazenly shameless person before.

"Do you think you can escape?"

The Heavenly Dragon sneered, a whirl of wind and clouds formed around it, carrying Hui Lun along, they chased towards the south.

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A fierce wind blew over the hill, the air currents surged wildly, but the intensity from before was gone.

In a patch of withered grass at the bottom of the hill, a crimson dog, bleeding from its seven orifices, lay motionless, lifeless as if a mere corpse.

After a moment, it quietly opened one eye, glanced at the sky, and then slowly stood up.

A rich vitality immediately burst forth from within its body, healing the injuries, replenishing its vigor and blood; in the blink of an eye, the dog appeared lively and spirited.

Then, the dog's mouth opened, and a streak of light flew out, hovering midair; it was a slender fragment.

With a flash, a human figure emerged from the fragment, with a flick of "sword finger," the fragment flew into the center of the forehead. Observing the man's face, if it wasn't Jiang Li, then who?

"The head of Buddha Country's protectors is indeed powerful, truly a fourth-rank top figure as Zhu Hui'an described. With my current strength, I have no certain chance of victory against him," Jiang Li said, looking in the direction where the Heavenly Dragon had disappeared.

"But who said we have to fight him."

The Eight Heavenly Dragons and Guangli Bodhisattva, Ao Yun, while not as unpredictable as Luu Tianpeng, also possessed considerable formidable strength. If it weren't for the Great Venerable's intervention previously, Jiang Li could not have harmed Luu Tianpeng; now the situation was similar, and Jiang Li had no chance of detaining Guangli Bodhisattva.

The Primordial Spirit of Tianxuan had already passed through the Ghost Gate and returned to Liangzhou Province. Only his senior sister and a few elder disciples remained by Jiang Li's side, incapable of helping him capture Guangli Bodhisattva.

In such a case, it's better to use a substitution tactic, drawing him away.

Let Guangli Bodhisattva chase if he wants to chase.

As for the Jiang Li who had escaped earlier······

Just look at Xiao Tian's mouth to know.

"Wang!" Xiao Tian barked, rubbing against Jiang Li's Xiao Tian, appearing to ask for credit.

Since unwittingly offending the other two masters and suffering a bit of retaliation, Xiao Tian had now learned to focus on pleasing the right person. It now hoped that Jiang Li would look after it a bit in light of its selfless actions, lest the other two vent their anger on it again.

"Playing three sides, you've become something,"

Jiang Li scoffed, a sneer in his heart, 'Your master I am playing two sides, yet you, a dog, serve three masters, you haven't been skinned alive, you're already quite lucky.'

"Did you memorize Guangli Bodhisattva's Qi Mechanism?" Jiang Li asked.

Xiao Tian vigorously nodded.

"Then let's go, let's find out from where they came; I would like to see who understands me so well."

Speaking, Jiang Li reached up to touch his face, the Seven Orifice Rune on his face transformed, and in a sudden illusion, his hair disappeared, and he transformed into a bald, handsome figure, exactly resembling Hui Lun.

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