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The crowd watched the scene before them in amazement.
If Maitreya kneeled, it would mean he had been converted by Ksitigarbha.
This was a form of divine skill within the Buddhist Sect, capable of converting demons into Buddhist disciples, which essentially equated to forceful brainwashing.
Just as Maitreya was about to kneel, he suddenly came to his senses.
Maitreya's voice was a mix of shock and anger as he bellowed, "Ksitigarbha, you've got some nerve."
He was truly angry, for as a Buddha, he had almost been converted by a Bodhisattva.
Once converted, he would lose his current self and become a follower of Ksitigarbha, with everything centered around Ksitigarbha.
For Maitreya, this was more unbearable than death itself.
As a Buddha of the Buddhist Sect, he knew all too well the sinister nature of this divine skill.
Those who were converted lost their sense of self and became the other's loyal dogs.
