"The human race has been tricked!"
This was the common thought among the powerhouses of all realms.
As expected, while Lin Yu's combined clone was being delayed by the Mustard Mountain, the Buddha's shadow instantly vanished.
Lin Fan was stunned and immediately spread out his soul perception.
"Not good! He's heading for the central city!"
"Could he have discovered the main body? Is he planning a decapitation strike?"
"I need to wake up the main body quickly!"
"And, if a major battle breaks out in the central city, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
He immediately went to the bedroom, intending to wake up the main body, but saw that Lin Yu had already woken up.
"The other clones have already sent the news. Let's go. We'll leave here. Even if we have to fight, it won't be in the central city."
Lin Fan nodded, "Where are we going?"
"To the Endless Sea!"
"Alright!"
Lin Yu opened a spatial gate and disappeared from the mansion with Lin Fan.
As soon as he disappeared, the Buddha's shadow sensed it.
He sneered and said, "I've remembered your aura. You can't escape!"
With that, he pursued, determined to kill Lin Yu and avenge his blood feud.
Lin Yu had just stopped when his expression suddenly changed drastically.
Lin Fan quickly shouted, "Big brother, you go first! I'll hold him off!"
With that, he shot forward like lightning.
Unfortunately, the Buddha's shadow was too powerful, comparable to a God King. Lin Fan was only slightly stronger than a Lord God, and the gap was too large.
In a single encounter, he was shattered into pieces by the Buddha's shadow.
During this pause, Lin Yu quickly chanted, "Clone!"
The combined clones chasing in the distance instantly disappeared. Countless clones appeared around Lin Yu, numbering two hundred and fifty million.
At a glance, all of them were clones, an awe-inspiring sight.
The living beings of all realms, secretly watching this scene, were so shocked that their mouths hung open.
To split into hundreds of millions of clones at once, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they could never have comprehended the intense shock.
The Buddha's shadow was also inwardly shocked.
More than two hundred combined clones gave him a sense of power, but it wasn't shocking.
However, two hundred and fifty million clones, the visual experience of the sheer numbers, was incredibly shocking.
He sensed it and raised his hand, "Lin Yu, your main body is here. You can't escape!"
*Buzzzz!*
A soft hum sounded.
The Buddha's shadow threw out a alms bowl, which hovered high in the sky. The alms bowl cast down streaks of golden light, tightly locking the surrounding space to prevent Lin Yu from teleporting away.
The beings watching in secret secretly clicked their tongues.
"Immortal Buddha is ruthless."
"It can only be said that he is thorough. There's nothing much to it."
"That's what you say, but it still sends shivers down one's spine."
"Now it's good. Lin Yu can't escape. That alms bowl is a Buddhist artifact!"
"Lin Yu's clones are powerful, but his main body is weak. Perhaps the residual energy could kill him."
"Look, the Buddha's shadow has made his move, and Lin Yu hasn't completed the combination of his clones yet. This is indeed a perfect opportunity to strike."
"Lin Yu is finished. It's almost impossible for him to turn the tide."
"........."
The sighs of the crowd continued to rise. Only a very few people believed that a Son of Destiny like Lin Yu would not die so easily.
Because in the eyes of many, Lin Yu was the Son of Blue Star, a product cultivated by the will of the world. The luck of the entire Blue Star was condensed on Lin Yu, how could he die so easily?
However, facing a powerhouse of God King level, his chances of survival were slim.
The Buddha's shadow made his move.
A golden light flashed, and many clones that were still undergoing combination were shot and exploded.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of millions of Lin Yu's clones died.
Seeing this, Lin Yu used his clone talent again, replenishing the two hundred and fifty million clones. This time, he did not let the newly appeared hundred million clones combine, but ordered them to block the Buddha's shadow, buying time for the clones to combine.
Clones that had not combined were not powerful. In the hands of the Buddha's shadow, they could not last even one move.
With a wave of his hand, the Buddha's shadow could kill hundreds of thousands, or even millions of clones.
However, the number of clones was vast, and the Buddha's shadow couldn't kill them all for a while.
Seeing that Lin Yu's clones were about to complete their combination, the Buddha's shadow waved his hand, and a Buddhist staff appeared in his hand.
"Go!"
He held the Buddhist staff and swept it horizontally, and all the clones in front of him were exploded.
Those watching in secret stared at the Buddhist staff and gasped.
"Another Buddhist artifact. Coupled with that alms bowl, that's two. Immortal Buddha has deep foundations."
"I didn't expect this bald donkey to be hiding another Buddhist artifact!"
"With two Buddhist artifacts in hand, Lin Yu cannot resist!"
"Look, he has cleared the clones clinging to him and is going to personally kill Lin Yu."
"No, he's focused on the combined clones. This is to prevent the combination process before it's successful."
"........."
The Buddha's shadow still chose to play it safe.
He wielded the Buddhist staff, easily sweeping away all the clones that were combining.
Then, he walked towards Lin Yu.
*Thump, thump, thump, thump!!!*
The footsteps grew closer, and soon they reached within a hundred meters of Lin Yu.
At this distance, he could instantly take Lin Yu's life.
But he didn't. He took a deep breath, quite excited, "Lin Yu, you are a genius!"
Facing such an existence, even with countless clones, Lin Yu could not turn the tide at this distance.
His face was ashen, but he smiled, "You can't kill me!"
The Buddha's shadow chuckled, "Still being tough when death is at your doorstep. Perhaps you have some life-saving means, but in my eyes, they are nothing but worthless trash, utterly useless."
Lin Yu's heart sank to the bottom of the sea.
He didn't know if the other party could discover his resurrection method.
However, it was a resurrection method rewarded by the system, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?
Thinking of this, he gained some confidence.
This was the first time he had faced a life-and-death crisis. Before, he had always hidden in the background, with his clones taking the lead, growing stronger the more he hid.
However, his main body was, after all, not a combined clone.
When facing an enemy not weaker than a combined clone, he was completely powerless.
The Buddha's shadow felt that victory was within his grasp, and he said, "Lin Yu, I admire you greatly. Are you willing to be my disciple? You can be a Buddha's son, and I will cultivate you into a Buddha!!!"
He felt a pang of admiration for his talent. Since the Buddha's son was dead, and most of the Bodhisattvas and Arhats were also mostly gone, it would be more beneficial to bring Lin Yu into his Great Brahma instead of killing him.
As for whether he would cultivate Lin Yu into a Buddha, that could be delayed.
Besides, becoming a Buddha was not that simple. It wasn't something he could achieve just by wishing. Even his own Buddhahood had a large element of luck.
It was common to take tens of thousands or millions of years, and the failure rate was extremely high; not even one out of a hundred might succeed.
In his opinion, Lin Yu's combined clones were comparable to Buddhas, which was enough. It would be most suitable for him to expand the territory for Great Brahma.
Thinking of this, his gaze towards Lin Yu softened slightly.
"Are you willing?"
Lin Yu hesitated!
Of course, he was not willing, but what if the thought clone didn't work, and he died without being resurrected?
That would be a huge loss!
He silently asked, "System, if I am killed by the Buddha's shadow, can I still be resurrected using the thought clone?"
"Ding, please rest assured, host. The thought clone is very mysterious. It cannot be discovered by Buddhas, nor can it be prevented by Buddhas. You can be resurrected immediately after death!"
With the system's guarantee, Lin Yu finally felt at ease.
For him to surrender, that was impossible!
He had been invincible all the way; how could he surrender?
"Kill me or dismember me, as you wish! Bald donkey, are you just putting on a brave front?"
As the words fell.
All realms fell silent for a moment!
He doesn't want to live anymore? The powerhouses of all realms thought.