Buddhist monks also engage in Zen debates with each other.
However, Zen debates are merely a relatively peaceful exchange, where each party expounds on their understanding of the Buddhist Law without distinction of superior or inferior.
But...
A battle of Zen is entirely different.
When it comes to a battle of Zen in the way of Buddha, it's a fight to the death.
This is like the past conflicts between the Supreme Shakya of the Shaolin Temple and the Prajna Supreme and others like them, rooted in fundamentally different beliefs and the paths they upheld.
It's an essential struggle.
Maitreya Supreme was also infuriated by a remark from Xiao Yi, seeing Xiao Yi's disrespect for the Buddhist Law and irreverence for the Buddhist way as a great act of treason.
Moreover, with Xiao Yi having slain both the Dongfang Supreme and the Western Province Supreme, revealing his overwhelming strength, even the Maitreya Supreme felt wary.
Not completely confident in defeating Xiao Yi.
And...
