Man in the heavens, wins by lying down to prove the truth

Chapter 360 The Main God Resurrects, Zhou Cheng Emerges from Seclusion, The Ultimate Showdown of Domains
In the west, there is the beautiful Lingshan Mountain.

The World-Honored One, Tathagata, struck the great Dharma drum and blew the great Dharma conch, summoning three thousand Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to gather at the Vulture Peak Buddhist Temple.

A short while later, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas gathered together, emitting immeasurable rays of light that illuminated the heavens and the earth.

Before long, the Sandalwood Merit Buddha clasped his hands in prayer to the Tathagata on the lotus throne and said, “World Honored One, among the three thousand Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, only the Ancient Buddha Dipankara and the Victorious Fighting Buddha have not yet arrived.”

Then, Tang Sanzang hesitated for a moment and said, "The Victorious Fighting Buddha was reprimanded by the World Honored One and is still reflecting on his mistakes in Flower Fruit Mountain. As for the Ancient Buddha, he may have important matters to attend to, so he has not yet arrived."

Upon hearing this, the Buddha shook his head: "You're wrong. The unusual light emanating from the relics earlier was a sign of the passing away of an ancient Buddha."

For a moment, all the Buddhas were in an uproar.

Tang Sanzang couldn't help but ask, "World Honored One, Dipankara Buddha is the ancestor of all Buddhas, how could he have entered Nirvana without reason?"

"It is not Nirvana, but rather the return to extinction. This is the destiny of all Buddhas."

The Buddha sighed softly and said, "I have ruled the Buddhist realm for five thousand kalpas. Today, my destiny has come, and all beings in the three realms will be unable to escape this calamity."

"When the calamity comes, it is beyond our power to resist. Remember, do not entertain any thoughts, remain true to your nature, and wait for the calamity to pass."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he closed his eyes halfway and began to chant scriptures.

Upon seeing this, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas immediately began reciting their own personal scriptures, and for a time, various sacred sounds echoed throughout the sacred space.

It is said that one day on Mount Ling is equivalent to one year on Earth.

In a daze, dark clouds spread across the sky, suddenly obscuring the sacred mountain.

Five beams of light descended from the dark clouds, transforming into five figures. The leader was none other than the peacock, who was no longer the enlightened being he once was, now entangled in endless resentment and exuding a terrifying aura.

"You audacious fiend, how dare you trespass on Mount Ling!"

The four guardian deities stood watch at the entrance of the main hall, rebuking the five figures before them.

"Hmph, what kind of demon is this? You four Vajras, don't you recognize me? Quickly step aside and inform the Tathagata to welcome the World Honored One, Wutian."

After the peacock finished speaking, it emitted five-colored light from behind, and the Four Heavenly Kings immediately recognized who it was.

The Four Heavenly Kings are no ordinary Arhats or Vajras; they are actually the four Dharma Protectors of the Tathagata, possessing immeasurable supernatural powers. Together, they blocked the peacock.

Suddenly, an invisible, immense force rippled outwards.

In an instant, the four Vajra Guardians were seen flying backward, their faces contorted with blood.

Immediately, a monk dressed in black appeared in front of Peacock and the other four.

At this moment, boundless pressure surged forth, causing the expressions of the three thousand Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to change slightly.

"Great monk, please wait!"

A voice rang out, and then Tang Sanzang stood up, stood in front of Wutian, and greeted him with his palms together.

“Golden Cicada? No… Xuanzang.”

Wutian sized up Tang Sanzang and said, "You are just a lowly monk, how can you stop me?"

"This humble monk apologizes!"

With a wave of his right hand, Tang Sanzang summoned his nine-ringed staff, which jingled and rippled with countless rays of light.

But the black-clad Wutian chuckled and extended his right hand, flicking his finger, and Tang Sanzang was sent flying backward, spitting out blood.

Then Guanyin Bodhisattva's figure flickered, and with a wave of her hand, she took Tang Sanzang back.

"Xuanzang, are you alright?"

"Thank you, Bodhisattva. I am unharmed." Tang Sanzang, panting heavily, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and thanked Guanyin.

"You two venerable ones, please step aside."

The Buddha's voice rang out, and it was seen that he had already awakened from his meditation.

"Yes, Buddha."

Tang Sanzang and Guanyin immediately bowed to the Buddha and stepped aside.

Then, the black-robed monk led the peacock and the others into the main hall, looked at the Buddha and said, "Buddha, I said five hundred kalpas ago that I would return. Now the time has come. Will you leave on your own, or will I send you off?"

The Buddha shook his head and sighed, "Are you still yourself?"

"What's it to you?" Wutian in black sneered.

The Buddha laughed and said, "How can this be unrelated to me? You are the one who cannot escape calamity by colluding with external demons."

In an instant, the Tathagata emitted boundless light and unleashed boundless magical power.

At this moment, all the worlds of the Three Realms turned into illusions, with only the figures of Tathagata and Wutian facing each other.

"Buddha, you were never my match to begin with, and you are even more so today! Hahahaha!"

Endless radiance also emanated from Wutian's body, and all the endless information, laws, concepts, and mysteries were burned away, transforming into the true self and the source stream.

"Tathagata, this is the Nirvana you have been seeking. Today, with such great power, I will send you into Nirvana."

Wutian laughed heartily, his figure completely transforming from a half-step into reality towards the primordial state.

The Buddha sighed and said, "Thank you for your help, Great Virtue."

Above the silent void, amidst endless dreamlike bubbles, a majestic sky suddenly appeared.

That is the Great Luo Heaven, which is always one level higher than any other heaven.

A voice echoed from the Great Luo Heaven: "Lord God, it's been a long time!"

Zhou Cheng, dressed in hemp robes, descended from the Great Luo Heaven, holding a crystal with a hazy luster. Boundless power was poured into the crystal at this moment.

In an instant, the figure in black began to convulse, and the process of transformation towards the initial state was directly interrupted.

"You finally dare to face me directly. I say: You should disappear!"

Swish!
An absolute, unquestionable, unstoppable, and unalterable concept spread instantly, like an invisible eraser, aiming directly at Zhou Cheng, to completely erase him from the canvas of 'Having a Domain'!
"Ah……"

Zhou Cheng chuckled and shook his head, his eyes calm: "A boring conceptual game, absolutely?"

"Its foundation is nothing more than a 'definition' that can be changed at any time."

Zhou Cheng did not directly confront the annihilating power, but instead gently tapped the void and whispered, "Define all information about Zhou Cheng's existence."

"Its anchor point is placed outside of all causal laws. It cannot be traced back, nor can it be covered up."

Follow your words.

The concept of 'erasure' that was originally focused on Zhou Cheng suddenly lost its target.

The absolute power raged and roared in the vast realm of 'existence,' yet it could no longer touch or affect Zhou Cheng in the slightest.

Absolute concepts are insurmountable, but they can infinitely extend logic and be circumvented.

For example, if the main god erases Zhou Cheng with an absolute setting, Zhou Cheng can also use an absolute setting and be unaffected by the main god's absolute setting.

"you……"

Before the main god could speak, his entire figure suddenly collapsed and transformed into his original form, a huge sphere of light.

This is an absolutely round sphere of light. No matter how many times this sphere is magnified, its cross-section remains a perfect circle, breaking the limits of any realm.

As long as there is a realm of 'existence,' if it is expanded sufficiently, there is no such thing as an absolute circle.

"Impossible! How could you possess the power of the Absolute Primordial Beginning!"

In an instant, the main god understood what kind of attack it had suffered. Just now, Zhou Cheng had separated the main god from the three realms and countless dimensions in an instant.

“Absolute Primordial Beginning…that’s still Primordial Beginning, it has a domain. I’m about to transcend having a domain, so why can’t I possess some of the characteristics of Absolute Primordial Beginning?”

As Zhou Cheng spoke, he began to act. The invisible setting instantly rewrote the entire 'existence' domain, defining the concept of the main god as non-existent.

"You're right, thank you for your guidance. I now possess the characteristics of the Primordial Beginning."

The main god's great sphere of light trembled slightly, and it took on another layer of concept: "I set: 'Absolute Reset' is the underlying logical constant of the 'Existence' domain."

"Its priority is higher than all non-transcendental definitions! Its execution logic is: when any state change is completed, the target state information flow is forcibly reversed to the initial baseline state, based on the point of change!"

"This logic cannot be overridden or modified by any information within the 'existence' domain!"

At this moment, the Supreme God seemed no longer to be a mere entity, but rather to have become an inseparable subsequent law of the fundamental phenomenon of 'state change' itself. Regardless of what Zhou Cheng did to the Supreme God's great sphere of light, or in any way he rewrote the state of the Supreme God's great sphere of light.

After the rewriting is complete, the large light sphere will reset and return to its state before the rewriting.

"Let me think about how to bypass your absolute reset."

Zhou Cheng did not rush to make a move.

At this level of struggle, every action is an absolute setting for the entire domain.

As I said before, absolutely means absolutely.

The only option is to find a setting that is not affected by the 'absolute reset' in order to counterattack, rather than directly destroying the opponent's absolute setting.

Because... both are supreme in the realm of 'existence'.

"Haha, you can try it. Under the absolute reset, even if you annihilate yourself, as long as you haven't achieved transcendence, you will still be reset back."

The giant sphere of light expanded wildly, instantly engulfing endless dreamlike bubbles within it, and then continued to expand.

In the blink of an eye, the great sphere of light became infinitely large, infinitely majestic, and infinitely massive.

"Absolutely the same fate."

Zhou Cheng suddenly spoke, composing an absolute setting that instantly filled the entire endless void, binding his own state to that of the great light sphere.

He did not modify the state of the large sphere of light, nor did he modify his own state.

However, just as Zhou Cheng's absolute concept took effect, the binding state between Zhou Cheng and the large light sphere became invalid and was reset in the next instant.

"Give up. I am already invincible. Unless those damned beings beyond the realm make a move, no one can stop me."

"So what if they intervene? I was born because of them."

"Unless they commit suicide, I will exist forever!"

The giant sphere of light emitted a loud laugh: "They were hoping you would replace me, but now you can't do anything to me. This is my victory."

"Sigh, why do you think that just because I can't do anything to you, you've won?"

Zhou Cheng thought for a moment and said, "'Existence' domain will absolutely disappear!"

In an instant, all concepts within this dimension vanished completely.

The entire dimension, the entire realm of 'existence,' was erased.

The universe ceases to exist, concepts cease to exist, information ceases to exist, and all existence ceases to exist.

Of course, this also includes Zhou Cheng and the giant light sphere, both of which will disappear at this moment.

This is a strike from a higher dimension!
Instead of rewriting the Great Light Sphere, Zhou Cheng rewrote the entire domain.

"Absolutely invalid!"

The large sphere of light trembled, and before it was completely erased, it was enveloped in a concept that was absolutely ineffective.

However, this setting is no longer valid.

Since the domain no longer exists, both the Great Light Sphere and Zhou Cheng can only rewrite everything within the domain.

The great sphere of light, which was halfway to transcendence, struggled in its final moments, feeling its consciousness gradually dissipate.

“Zhou Cheng, if you erase the entire ‘Existence’ realm and perish with me, then Yu Yun and Taiwei Hua will not be able to revive, and countless beings in the Three Realms will not be able to revive.”

“Once a domain recovers, my absolute reset will still take effect.”

Are you sure you don't want to rescind the setting that erases the 'existence' domain?

"Does this align with the mind you cultivate, and with the path you pursue?"

The giant sphere was still struggling until the very end.

Zhou Cheng, who was also about to disappear, sighed and said, "You're right."

hum!
Originally, the 'existence' domain, which had been completely erased, reappeared as Zhou Cheng revoked the setting.

Immediately, under the absolute reset effect of the large sphere of light, it revived once again.

"I have established that the 'existence' domain must never be erased!"

After the Great Light Sphere was revived, it was immediately enveloped in an absolute setting.

However, Zhou Cheng also set an absolute premise: "I set that the 'domain' will be divided into two, becoming the 'new' and 'old' domains."

"I have set the stage where all the worlds of the Three Realms will appear in the 'new' realm."

"I have set a plan to absolutely seal off the 'old' territory."

"I have set an absolute ban on any settings in the 'old' domains, so that they cannot interfere with the 'new' domains."

The giant sphere of light was instantly enraged: "Are you insane? Do you want to imprison yourself here with me for eternity?"

Zhou Cheng smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. My mind is racing, exploring endless possibilities. I'm looking for ways to break your 'absolute reset' setting. Once I break it, I can just revert my setting."

A moment later, Zhou Cheng suddenly opened his eyes.

"I have set myself to be immune to any modifications made to me by the 'existence' domain."

"I've set myself up so that I can grasp any existence within the 'existence' realm through any trace!"

This time, Zhou Cheng is no longer setting a main god, but setting himself.

After saying that, Zhou Cheng reached out and, through his memory, instantly grasped the God in his palm.

However, the next moment, the main god reset its own position.

But at the same time as the reset, the main god reappeared in Yu Duan's palm.

"Reset it for me!"

The large sphere of light flashed and collided repeatedly.

In the endless void, the great sphere of light expanded to infinity.

No matter how much the giant sphere expands or resets its state, Zhou Cheng will only become more imposing than him.

Larger than infinity, forever holding the great sphere in the palm of your hand.

As long as Zhou Cheng grabs it fast enough, no matter how the giant ball of light resets, it won't escape Zhou Cheng's grasp.

"I have decreed that no entity other than myself can exist within this domain!"

The large ball of light issued a setting, and then Zhou Cheng began to disappear with a smile on his face. His expression changed drastically.

"Cancel! Cancel!"

The giant sphere of light trembled repeatedly: "Zhou Cheng, you can forget about transcending through me! I will not allow you to disappear!"

The large sphere of light did not directly state that Zhou Cheng could not disappear, because Zhou Cheng was already encased in a layer that was an absolute setting that was not subject to any changes made by any settings within the 'existence' domain.

Absolute is absolute; it cannot be surpassed, only bypassed.

Zhou Cheng cannot overturn the absolute setting of the Great Light Sphere, nor can the Great Light Sphere overturn Zhou Cheng's absolute setting.

"Hehe, don't worry, I'll find a way to get past your absolute settings."

Zhou Cheng smiled and said, "By stealing my wisdom, you learned how I possess the power of Absolute Primordial Beginning. You should know that my wisdom will surely be able to find a new setting that surpasses your Absolute Reset."

After saying that, Zhou Cheng ignored the large ball of light and simply closed his eyes, repeatedly grasping the ball of light in his palm within an infinitesimally short period of time.

In the endless void, time is merely a randomly modified RBQ (a metaphor for a state of flux or instability).

A moment can be eternity, and eternity can be a moment.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's mind racing, the giant sphere gradually panicked.

A moment can be eternity!

Eternal time, infinite thought, and the supreme wisdom already experienced by the Great Sphere of Light—it truly possesses countless possibilities.

The giant sphere asked itself if it could find a loophole for an absolute reset.

But... what if?
(End of this chapter)