It seemed that Tathagata and his companion sensed hostility.
Sha Chen's lips curled into a scornful smile. "So you've finally shown your true colors? You wouldn't leave when I gave you the chance, and now you want to fight?"
The Ancient Buddha said, "We reasoned with you and offered you opportunities, but you did not cherish them. Instead, you have repeatedly insulted Buddhism, which is intolerable.
"If that's the case, naturally we won't be polite with you either. We'll settle both new and old grievances together. You destroyed the trials Buddhism had set for the Journey to the West, took the chosen one for the scriptures that we had arranged, and disrupted our plans for the trials."
His expression gradually turned icy. "Any one of these would be enough for you to die a thousand deaths. Had you cooperated with Buddhism and worked together to construct the cosmic catastrophe of the Journey to the West, we all could have maintained our dignity and benefitted from it."
