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 **Chapter 2736: The Harder Approach, Forced Conversion**

The demon-subduing pestle exploded with immense power, forcibly pushing Leiguang, who was in an ethereal state, back to reality.

However, Leiguang's true form of the Great Dao was not dispelled. He roared, his power increasing instead of diminishing.

Facing the attack of the 108 Buddhas, Leiguang's body erupted with countless bolts of lightning, which struck the demon-subduing pestle, producing metallic clanging sounds.

The valley rumbled and shook, the surrounding mountains quaked, and the entire world seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

The battle between two sixth-realm Dao Sovereigns was enough to kill any being below the Dao Sovereign realm with its shockwaves.

In the valley, four first-realm Dao Sovereign spirit beasts exerted all their strength to protect the valley; otherwise, there would have been countless casualties.

Lin Moyu instructed the Giant Sword Dao Sovereign, "Protect the valley."

The Giant Sword Dao Sovereign pointed at the valley, and with four loud booms, four giant swords descended from the sky, forming a shield around the valley.

The swords embedded into the ground, blocking all the shockwaves and restoring peace to the valley.

Seeing this, Leiguang shouted, "Thank you!"

With the valley protected, he had no more worries and could fight with all his might.

His true form of the Great Dao fully erupted, and countless thunderclouds appeared in the sky, covering the land for miles.

"Thunderstorm Apocalypse!"

Countless bolts of lightning fell from the thunderclouds, dense and unrelenting, sparing no corner.

The ground shattered, life was extinguished, and doomsday truly arrived.

Not only was there visible destruction, but Lin Moyu also heard a roaring sound in his ears, feeling a disconnection from the Great Dao.

In the midst of the lightning, the Great Dao was severed, greatly weakening his power.

The Giant Sword Dao Sovereign raised a giant sword to block the lightning, protecting both himself and Lin Moyu.

However, it was clear that the Giant Sword Dao Sovereign was struggling, constantly increasing his power to maintain the giant sword.

If they were struggling so much, the Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha was in an even worse situation.

The 108 Buddhas were submerged in endless lightning and shattered.

Even the demon-subduing pestle couldn't withstand the lightning, shattering on the spot.

The Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha's face turned grim. He hadn't expected his curse to be ineffective, nor had he anticipated Leiguang's combat power to be so formidable. He took out a Buddha bead, chanting a Buddha's name, and the bead emitted a soft light that enveloped him.

The light didn't seem bright or strong, but it managed to block the lightning strikes.

The Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha muttered, "I didn't expect your strength to reach this level. Fortunately, I came prepared. You are destined to become one with my Buddha today; you cannot escape!"

He continued chanting, and countless illusory Buddhas appeared in the six halos behind him, creating a cacophony of Buddha's voices.

Behind the Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha, a Buddha kingdom appeared, filled with countless Buddhas and believers chanting scriptures.

Immense power flowed into the Buddha bead in his hand, making it shine even brighter, with numerous tiny scriptures appearing on it.

The scriptures flew out, forming a golden Buddha in the light.

The golden Buddha had a solemn appearance, with a third eye on its forehead, a vertical eye with three pupils.

"Vertical Eye with Three Pupils." Lin Moyu recognized the Buddha, recalling its identity from fragmented memories.

"The Three-Pupil Free Buddha."

In the Buddhist clan, there was once a powerful Buddha who had a third vertical eye in his three lifetimes.

He later practiced the secret eye techniques of the Buddhist clan, eventually forming the Three Pupils.

With the Three Pupils, he became invincible, traveling across the Origin Continent and deep into the Sea of Realms, attracting countless believers to the Buddhist clan.

Eventually, he broke through the limits of the Nine-Wheel Ancient Buddha, becoming the legendary Free Buddha.

In the Buddhist clan, the Nine-Wheel Ancient Buddha was the limit, equivalent to the ninth realm of Dao Sovereign for humans and demons.

Breaking through this limit meant becoming a Free Buddha, signifying freedom from all constraints.

"It seems this Buddha bead was left by the Three-Pupil Free Buddha."

Lin Moyu grew cautious, holding a deep respect for this legendary Buddha.

Seeing the Lunar Earth Treasury's confidence, it was clear that this treasure was extraordinary.

He transmitted to Leiguang, "Be careful, this treasure is very powerful!"

Leiguang responded with a hum, controlling the lightning to strike the light sphere.

The light sphere wavered in the lightning, and the Three-Pupil Buddha finally fully materialized, with one of its pupils emitting light.

The light silently enveloped Leiguang, causing him to tremble and stop abruptly.

For a moment, the lightning ceased, and Leiguang stood still.

His eyes showed a struggle, seemingly fighting against some force.

After a few seconds, Buddha's light emerged from his body.

"Conversion!" Lin Moyu realized that the Lunar Earth Treasury was using the treasure to forcibly convert Leiguang.

Failing to use the curse, he resorted to forceful conversion.

This time, the Lunar Earth Treasury was determined to take Leiguang.

Leiguang was resisting the conversion force, but Lin Moyu knew that Leiguang's pure heart might not withstand it.

He couldn't just stand by and watch.

Pointing at the Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha, the Hell of Bones naturally appeared.

The Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha suddenly saw a red light, with magma falling from the sky, and a gate to hell appearing in his sight.

"Hell's Gate!" The Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha exclaimed in shock, his expression exaggerated as if witnessing the impossible.

Boom!

The magma exploded, engulfing the Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha.

The light sphere formed by the Buddha bead protected him tightly.

Hell's fiends pounced on the light sphere, gnawing at it madly.

Hell's fiends devoured everything, even the light sphere formed by the Buddha bead.

Due to the difference in realms, they ate slowly, but they could still eat it.

The Lunar Earth Treasury Ancient Buddha was fully focused on controlling the treasure, intent on converting Leiguang, with no energy to stop the fiends, watching them gnaw at the light sphere.

The Hell's Eye swept over him, causing him to shudder with pain.

Even as a Six-Wheel Ancient Buddha, his soul was impacted.

The Flower of the Other Shore bloomed, and purple light filled the air, affecting him and reducing his power.

The conversion force weakened significantly, and Leiguang's resistance strengthened.

The Six-Wheel Ancient Buddha glared at Lin Moyu with murderous intent.

Lin Moyu sneered, ignoring him.

With the Hell fragment and a complete third-grade origin spirit vein, the power of the Hell of Bones had greatly increased.

Under the fiends' mad gnawing, the light sphere formed by the Buddha bead weakened.

Although the process was slow, it wouldn't take long for the light sphere to collapse.

Lin Moyu sensed the change in the Buddha bead, and so did Leiguang.

Seizing the opportunity, Leiguang resisted the conversion force and unleashed the Thunderstorm Apocalypse again.

In an instant, countless bolts of lightning fell, striking the light sphere.

The lightning focused on one point, leaving most of the space for the fiends.

Under their combined efforts, the light sphere twisted and deformed, and finally shattered after a few minutes.