Against The Gods
Chapter 185 – Between Life And Death (2)

The Stone Dragon General raised his heavy sword and walked forward step by step; each step was like the footsteps of the approaching Death God.

Chu Yuechan motionlessly stared blankly. In this particular situation of death, Yun Che who was completely covered in blood, made him, who was wholeheartedly seeking death, suddenly have a strong desire to live. Because her current life was heavily protected by Yun Che's own life and beliefs. If he died, all of Yun Che's efforts and injuries would all be in vain. Whether it was for himself, or for everything he had done for her, he did not want to die anymore.

If it was him before today, eliminating this Stone Dragon General would only take a split second. But at this moment, an enemy that he would never see before, had become a Death God that he was unable to fight. Every step the Stone Dragon General took to get closer, his expression became increasingly ice-cold and unwilling, his eyes suddenly shone and he remembered something he had long forgotten for many years.

He struggled to open his right hand and took out a very small glass bead from his spatial ring. Then, he used every inch of his strength to pinch it into pieces. Immediately, the crushed bead released a brilliant stretch of ice-blue aurora. Following which, a blue light flashed and formed an ice-aurora barrier that flowed around Chu Yuechan and Yun Che.

The Stone Dragon General was currently within five steps. His body crashed into the barrier and was bounced back by the formidable barrier. The Stone Dragon General took a step back, raised the giant sword in his hand, and heavily crashed into the barrier.

The explosion!!

The Stone Dragon General exploded with strength yet the ice-blue colored barrier only rustled faintly and showed no signs of being broken. However, the body of the Stone Dragon General was dispelled by the earthquake and fell two steps back. Without permission, he continued forward and repeatedly attacked the barrier with his heavy sword but could never make any gaps on the barrier.

The beads that Chu Yuechan smashed were called "Frozen Soul Beads". After breaking it down into several, "Frozen Soul Barrier" would be released. The longest duration Frozen Soul Barrier could last was ten hours. Not only that, every profound practitioner lower than the Sky Profound Realm was unable to damage it.

This Frozen Soul Bead was given to him by his master when he was around twenty to use during a life-threatening situation. But just a few years after that, he had already broken through to the Sky Profound Realm, so there was no situation where he should use it. Ten years passed, so he had already forgotten about the existence of the Frozen Soul Bead. However, just a moment ago, when his passion for life ignited once again, he suddenly recalled it.

Although the Stone Dragon General held the Profound Sky heavy sword, his own profound strength was only in the Spirit Profound Realm; it was basically impossible for him to split this Frozen Soul Barrier. The surrounding Stone Dragon Warriors summoned by the Stone Dragon General all advanced forward and all sorts of weaponry bombarded the barrier. But even if this Stone Dragon Warrior came again a hundred times, or a thousand times, there was no way to make even a piece of dent in the barrier.

Inside the Frozen Soul Barrier, they were safe for now. Although Yun Che was motionless, bleeding from all in his head, and filled with scars, Chu Yuechan faintly felt his extremely weak life force. Under the temporary protection of the Frozen Soul Barrier, he silently watched Yun Che and waited for the miracle to happen. Since he was able to stand many times before, he could definitely stand up once again.

Yun Che was indeed not dead, and he was actually completely conscious the entire time. He just couldn't feel his body, couldn't see anything, and couldn't hear anything. His fully awake consciousness was also very blurred. If not for his unwavering support of determination, this wisp of consciousness would have long disappeared.

Three drops of Phoenix blood actively circulated near his heart and protected his last life force in the flames.

I can't be .. dead …

How can ... I die .. here …

Little aunt is waiting for me. Senior sister is also waiting for me. Jasmine gave me a new chance at life, and I haven't even fulfilled a single one of my promises to her …

I really ... can't ... die !!

His barely remaining consciousness had completely turned into a desire to live. He knew clearly, that in order to live, he had to forcefully suppress the rift of his body caused by Burning Heart immediately. It was just that he was currently unable to mobilize his internal energy. The opening of Burning Heart, also completely immobilized his deep veins. The only thing he could awaken was the Great Way of the Buddha that was in his consciousness.

He was unable to sense anything from the outside world, so he was naturally unable to be bothered. Under these conditions, his mind reached a kind of peak of concentration. In his mind, the profound formula for the Great Way of the Buddha clearly appeared …

I am the master of everything in this world. Buddha is in my heart, so I am worthy of the Great Path …

The Great Way of the Buddha slowly began to be activated. Using his consciousness as a starting point, it slowly spread into his damaged body and gradually began to absorb the essence of nature.

The foundations of the Great Buddha just happened to use the essence of nature to temper one's body. It would bestow a body with immense strength that was extremely tenacious and could also quickly speed up the recovery of injuries. At the lowest level, the Great Way of the Buddha can absorb the essence of nature. At the intermediate level, he can take the origin of the essence of nature. And at a later stage, the legend said that it could absorb the Primordial God's original essence.

The profound formula of the Great Buddha slowly floated in Yun Che's consciousness. Yun Che's entire consciousness concentrated on it. Suddenly, these profound words became indistinct and then quickly scattered. Then, a silver-colored rotating pagoda slowly appeared in its place .. After that, the rotating pagoda slowly enlarged, and then enlarged again, until it filled its entire consciousness …

Ping …

This silver-colored pagoda in his consciousness shattered into pieces after slightly shaking, and became a brilliant silver ray that filled the sky, a faint layer of silvery light also appeared on Yun Che's body that was filled with scars.

The Great Way of circulation of the Buddha suddenly became faster; as if drawn by a great force, the natural essence around him was quickly absorbed by Yun Che's body. At this moment, his body that was currently filled with terrifying cracks suddenly became the most optimal state in which he could take on the elements of the world.

The operation of the Great Way of the Buddha became faster and faster, and the absorption of the essence of nature was also accelerated with it. Slowly, it reached the extreme limits of the Great Way of the first stage of the Buddha, yet it still did not stop and operated at a rate that was even faster than Yun Che at peak conditions.

A different aura was felt by Chu Yuechan. He tilted his head and stared blankly at Yun Che .. Currently, his entire body was covered in a thick layer of silver light, and this layer of silver light still continued to expand as every crack that could be distinguished by the naked eye, slowly healed. The small crack from before had now completely disappeared without a trace.

Chu Yuechan's gaze trembled as she silently watched this inconceivable scene. Even with her knowledge of the world at her level and decades of extensive observation, she still did not understand what was happening to Yun Che's body.

The silver-colored light grew brighter than before. An air current swirled chaotically around him, as if something wild had entered his body.

Yun Che's consciousness became clearer and clearer. He gradually began to feel the existence of his body, head, chest, and limbs .. What came to him was not acute pain, but rather a kind of wild excitement; it was because this signified that after the opening of Burning Heart, the places on his body had not been destroyed.

Immediately, he quietly concentrated and calmly continued to operate the Great Way of the Buddha, letting it circulate within his body over and over again. Once, twice .. ten cycles … three hundred cycles …

After thirty complete cycles of the Great Way of the Buddha, he was finally able to sense all parts of his body. Their pain and existence were palpable, and a continuous sound rang out beside his ears. After a hundred cycles, his deep veins awakened from their paralysis. He sensed the external forces of the outside world swiftly entering the fifty-four deep entrances through his deep veins, and quickly restored his profound strength at an extremely shocking rate. The feeling of having a helpless and stiff body, slowly disappeared.

After two hundred cycles, the pain in his entire body completely disappeared.

After three hundred cycles, Yun Che slowly opened his eyes which emitted a penetrating brilliance similar to a cold blade tip.

The second stage of the Great Way of the Buddha was miraculously achieved during the near-death experience where he clung to life!

The Great Way of the Buddha is a profound art possessed by the God of Anger; the breakthrough of each stage requires a very long period of mental and physical comprehension, as well as lucky chances that can only be found by chance. Yun Che did not even take a month to master the first stage of the Great Way of the Buddha perfectly. In Jasmine's eyes, this feat was already a miracle. For him, even if Yun Che's comprehension was shocking, to reach the second stage, he would at least take a year. He would never think, and Yun Che would never think that being on the verge of death, while in extreme concentration, while not hesitating to do something for a living … Under this dangerous key state when Yun Che could not even sense a single thing, the Great Way of the Buddha had completely broken through to the second stage.

And every time a stage was passed, it was also accompanied by the shedding of one's body and bones.

Every injury Yun Che had, whether it was internal or external, was all completely healed so that not a single piece of scar remained. Her hair grew longer by half a foot, her eyes became brighter, and her hearing became more acute. Its organs, bones, skin and flesh, were all coated with incomparable toughness. Even his blood became slightly thicker as his heart rate grew stronger. The previously weakened body that could not even lift a single finger was now filled with an extremely powerful strength … This powerful sensation was actually felt under a state where he did not use the slightest bit of profound strength!

Jasmine had told him earlier that the second stage of the Great Way of the Buddha would grant a body strength that would total up to four thousand kilograms!

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