Chapter 30 Great Sage Equalling Heaven [Please Collect]
This was not a case of their arrogance, for as disciples of Buddhism who also held office in the Heavenly Palace, they had rallied troops alongside the Four Heavenly Kings during the siege of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit; and when Sakyamuni Buddha suppressed Sun Wukong, they too had guarded the Five Fingers Mountain for a time.
After Tang Sanzang set out to the west, they followed the Six Ding and Six Jia, Four Valiant Generals, and eighteen Arhats to protect Tang Sanzang's safety. While others would rotate in three shifts, only Jin Tou Moke Jieti, one of the five, would guard for the full twelve hours without rest.
This demonstrated their esteemed status and formidable combat prowess.
But the Little White Dragon was merely a minor crown prince of the dragon clan and naturally could not escape from the palm of their hands.
On the contrary, he was gradually led to the other shore by the recitations of the "Heart Sutra," step by step, and once he reached Moke Jieti, he would immediately be transformed into a disciple of Buddhism, having no chance to turn back.
This was the Divine Skill of Buddhism, forced enlightenment!
Beholding the Little White Dragon steadily advancing towards Moke Jieti...
Zhu Ganglie roared in fury within the maze of time yet was helpless.
Sun Wukong was even more battered, tossed about the heavens and the earth, his face covered in dust and ash...
For a time, all three brothers fell into a disadvantage, unable to turn the tide.
The Demon King Huang Feng laughed heartily, "Sun Wukong, is that the extent of your abilities, and yet you dare to call yourself the Great Sage Equalling Heaven? Pah! Had I intervened back then, your Mountain of Flowers and Fruit would have been leveled to the ground already!"
Mu Zha said, "Great Saint, what's done can't be undone, there's still time to turn back now!"
The Demon King Huang Feng mocked, "Yi Xin Pilgrim, why are you still being polite with him? If we slay this monkey today, I'll simply go and escort that Tang Sanzang to the Western Heaven myself!"
At this, the Demon King Huang Feng grew even more ruthless in his attacks, clearly entertaining the thought.
With one trident thrust after another, Sun Wukong was sent flying in all directions, crashing through one mountain peak after another...
Even the iron-bodied Great Sage Equalling Heaven was coughing up blood at this moment, blood streaming from his eyes, his appearance beyond grim.
Yet from beginning to end, Sun Wukong remained silent, as if he had given up resisting, or perhaps he was brewing something.
Mu Zha sighed, "Obstinately clinging to your ways, so be it, Great Saint, I'll see you off!"
As he spoke, Mu Zha waved his hand, and the Wu Hook swords flew out. The two blades rubbed against each other in the air, one gradually emitting searing flames, the other exuding bone-chilling cold. The yin and yang swords met in the sky, intertwining, swirling, and finally transformed into a red and blue Taiji that charged towards Sun Wukong!
This was a Divine Skill he had comprehended after the great war of gods, coupled with the Wu Hook swords, its power terrifyingly immense, garnering even the praise of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Now was the first time he exerted it, clearly intent on killing.
Seeing this, the Demon King Huang Feng shouted, "Yi Xin Pilgrim, let me assist you!"
The steel trident in the Demon King Huang Feng's hands whirled, unleashing howling winds that formed a yellow wind dragon in the sky, which opened its massive jaws aiming to bite Sun Wukong!
On the other side, the White Dragon Horse was taking steps towards Moke Jieti, and after several charges Zhu Ganglie could not break out of the maze of time, he simply sat down on the ground, looking as if he had given up.
"Yi Xin Pilgrim, the game is up, finish your work quickly so we can go catch that fake Tang Sanzang!" Jin Tou Moke Jieti shouted.
"No worries!" Mu Zha was full of confidence in his own strike.
Watching the wind dragon and the Ice and Fire Taiji bombard him simultaneously, Sun Wukong, who had not moved and endured the attacks, finally slowly lifted his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and heh'd, "Bring it on..."
Having said this, Sun Wukong spread his arms wide, and unexpectedly completely forewent defense, facing the strike head-on with his chest!
"What? Has he gone mad?" Ding Mao, the Deity, frowned.
Jin Tou Moke Jieti said, "Has he abandoned the path and sought death single-mindedly?"
King Yellow Wind sneered, "Is that it? The Great Sage Equalling Heaven? One of the seven great Demon Kings of the world? Pah!"
Only Mu Zha's expression changed dramatically, "He can see it! Use all your strength!"
As they spoke, Mu Zha spat out a mouthful of vital blood, using it as a catalyst to unleash his strongest strike. In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, all things quaked, and the Ice and Fire Taiji abruptly doubled in size!
Boom!
The wind dragon and the Ice and Fire Taiji struck Sun Wukong simultaneously, swallowing him in an instant…
The collision of ice and fire created a horrifically powerful energy explosion!
At the same time, a fierce wind gathered all the energy at one point, preventing it from dispersing. Although it was only for a moment before the shockwave shattered it, that instant of concentration increased the explosive power by thirty percent!
The terrifying blaze illuminated the sky so brightly that even the sunlight was obscured.
The energy shockwave turned into a sphere of light, expanding instantly, reducing everything within a hundred li to dust!
Trees were shattered, mountains collapsed, rivers ran dry…
Fortunately, the battleground was far from Yellow Wind Cave, so it was spared from the devastation, allowing King Yellow Wind to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Is he dead?" the Armillary Sash Divine asked.
Dingmao Divine replied, "With such a terrifying force, even the Great Saint at his peak might not be able to withstand it, right? If not dead, then he must be seriously injured…"
Golden Head Jieti said, "I've fought him before; back then, he was truly fierce, but this move of the Traveler is indeed formidable. Even back then, the Great Saint would have been injured, let alone now. I'm afraid he wouldn't die but would certainly be skinned."
Mu Zha gasped for breath, clearly having expended a lot in that last strike. While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "The Bodhisattva said that with this one strike of mine, I could decapitate all demon gods."
At this, a hint of smugness and pride appeared on Mu Zha's face.
King Yellow Wind laughed, "The monkey's taken care of. What about that pig and the horse? No good? Leave them to me, I'll slaughter them for meat!"
Just then, a lazy voice tinged with a hint of dominance rang out, "Are you going to hurt them without asking me?"
"Who?!" Everyone turned around.
In the center of the explosion, a figure slowly stood up.
He was not tall, only about 1.3 meters, slim and not muscular, but the figure in the dust right now exuded a terrifying presence.
A staff floated in front of him, shimmering with a faint golden glow.
He reached out with one hand and gently grasped it…
Boom!
A golden light soared into the sky, a golden halo spreading in all directions, clearing all the dust. At the same time, streaks of golden and red light coursed over his body. In the blink of an eye, golden armor, red cape!
He slowly lifted his head, his eyes flickering with golden light, instantly locking onto King Yellow Wind!
In that instant, his aura reached a terrifying height, and King Yellow Wind felt as though the heavens had overturned, rendering him unsteady on his feet…
"The Great Sage Equalling Heaven…" Mu Zha swallowed hard, his eyes full of shock.
When the Great Sage Equalling Heaven caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace all those years ago, he was at Mount Putuo in the South Sea and had not seen it. He had only heard that a monkey had caused a great stir in the Heavenly Palace but had never taken it seriously…
Now witnessing the Great Sage Equalling Heaven like this, he was profoundly shaken.