Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 181 - 177: The Great Battle in the South Sea to Slay a God

Chapter 181: Chapter 177: The Great Battle in the South Sea to Slay a God

Seizing the opportunity while Wu Zhiqi conjured up a screen of towering waves that obscured a vast expanse of view, Wukong and Yuan Hong suddenly made their move.

Yuan Hong leapt towards Zhao Gongming with the Heaven-reaching Rod already in hand. Zhao Gongming, shocked, hadn’t expected anyone hidden here to attack at this moment. With no other choice, he summoned a Flying Sword. Placing the Flying Sword horizontally above his head, he offered it in sacrifice. Yuan Hong swept his staff towards it, striking the Flying Sword and causing it to crack as it flew away. But this bought Zhao Gongming a moment to catch his breath, and as he rapidly retreated, he simultaneously sent out a barrage of Divine Thunder.

Yuan Hong cursed silently, not expecting Zhao Gongming to be so alert.

As for Wukong, he split off into Sun Walker and headed straight for Wen Zhong, exclaiming, "Hold off from harming my Taoist friend!"

In his hand was the World-Cleansing Dust Whisk, which upon sweeping forward, unleashed the Seven-Colored Divine Light. Wen Zhong, terrified, retreated continuously. Wukong then used the Heavenly Emperor’s Giant Seal technique, gathering the True Sunfire and forming a massive hand seal that fell downwards. Wen Zhong caught it with his Thunder God Whip, but being too hasty and not having built up enough strength, was pressed back with each strike.

Sun Walker somersaulted into the midst of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, like a tiger among sheep, wielding his Creation Heavenly Mechanism Staff which transformed into a gigantic pillar that swept across, instantly turning tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers into dust as their True Spirits fled towards the Deification Platform. This time, the Deification Platform was built quite large, accommodating even these minor immortals – it seemed as if the Three Pure Ones really invested heavily to counter the calamity of the imminent great disaster.

"Alas!" Seeing Sun Walker ferociously killing tens of thousands of his Heavenly Soldiers in a blink, Wen Zhong was instantly enraged – they were the forces from his Western Extremity Palace.

All twenty-four deities of the Thunder Department exerted their power simultaneously, and the skies were filled with dancing thunderbolts that transformed into serpents and dragons, striking down with an irresistible momentum!

Wukong pressed his palms together and chanted, "Prajna Prajna Mita! In the vast universe, there is nothing unbeatable in battle!"

This technique, which had emerged from Buddhist scriptures he understood in his dreams, conjured a giant Buddha standing nine hundred feet tall behind Wukong. Holding a Buddha Beating Staff, donning a Treasure Crown inlaid with pearls, agate, and jade, and cloaked in a gold-plated Kasaya, the Buddha’s hands came together in a majestic and serene pose, yet there was a fiercely dominating aura about him, as if invincible across the eight deserts of the universe and filled with a strong will to fight!

This Dharma Body was none other than the Victorious Fighting Buddha. The Victorious Fighting Buddha pointed into the air, exclaiming, "Victorious in battle! Everything in the world is like a dream or illusion; in the universe’s eight deserts, I am unbeatable in battle!"

The Buddha’s Light shone brightly as the Victorious Fighting Buddha swung his iron staff, dispersing the thunderclouds in the void instantly. Then, bringing the staff down with unstoppable fierceness, it struck the grand formation of the Thunder Department deities, carrying a notion of invincibility. The blow sent the deities tumbling, and then Wukong lifted the Great Revolution Seal into the air, suppressing the twenty-four Thunder Department deities. The Victorious Fighting Buddha struck again with his staff, this time killing the Golden Spirit Holy Mother upon impact.

Since these Thunder Department deities had already ascended the Deification Platform, they could not ascend again; death meant complete annihilation.

This scene seemed to unfold slowly, but in reality, everything happened in the snap of a finger. In a high-level duel, victory or defeat can be determined in the blink of an eye!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha held his iron staff horizontally, ready to strike the approaching Wen Zhong. Wen Zhong unfurled his plain-colored cloud boundary flag, which expanded in the wind, attempting to wrap around the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s staff. But the Victorious Fighting Buddha changed tactics abruptly, shrinking his staff until it was thin and long, piercing through the encirclement of the cloud boundary flag and hitting Wen Zhong’s chest, causing him to spurt out a mouthful of old blood and tumble onto the sea, creating tall sprays of water.

Only then did Wu Zhiqi snap back to reality, howling twice as he charged towards the Thunder Department deities. With the Golden Spirit Holy Mother dead, the deities’ formation was naturally compromised. As they scrambled to reassemble, Wu Zhiqi was already upon them. Extending his arms, he grasped one and tore them apart with a roar. The deity’s Primordial Spirit attempted to escape, but a Water Thunder descended, bursting it into oblivion, reducing the deity’s body to dust.

"Demon Ape!" The deities roared in unison, no longer trying to form their grand array but directly launching Divine Thunders with their hands.

Having gained an advantage by killing one, Wu Zhiqi made a swift retreat, conjuring Water Thunders to block the Divine Thunders, detonating them together.

"Wukong struck Wen Zhong away with a single blow and seized the opportunity to snatch the plain-colored Cloud Boundary Flag. The scythe and axe in the midst of the Great Revolution Seal flew out, sandwiching the flag between them, before the revolutionary will burst forth, ready to suppress! But the plain-colored Cloud Boundary Flag was an Innate Supreme Treasure, not so easily subdued.

The flag trembled repeatedly, causing even the scythe and axe to shake, almost breaking them apart.

Wukong cursed inwardly and threw his World-Cleansing Dust Whisk, with its three thousand threads shooting out, Seven-Colored Divine Light emerging to entangle the flag, he exclaimed, "You uncooperative flag! I’m carrying out a revolution and yet you oppose me! You are a treasure crafted by the Ancient Human Sovereign who gathered the Innate Qi. You ought to uphold the Human Sovereign’s will, ensuring peace and prosperity, wealth for all, but now you’ve turned into a lackey for the Heavenly Court, abetting tyranny! If you don’t surrender to me now, when will you?"

"Sun Wukong, don’t you dare take my plain-colored flag!" Wen Zhong emerged from the water, flying out with a roar, wielding the Thunder God Whip to attack.

Wu Zhiqi seized this chance to unleash Water Thunder at Wen Zhong’s back, causing him to spurt blood, his skin and flesh a blurred mess as he was sent hurling and nearly knocked unconscious.

But Wen Zhong stubbornly persisted, continuously muttering spells, and the plain-colored Cloud Boundary Flag shone brightly in response, spurting out countless streams of white light to break the revolutionary will’s suppression! It was, after all, crafted by the Ancient Human Sovereign, a genuine Innate Magical Treasure. Otherwise, an ordinary treasure would have long been suppressed by this will, and might have been ground to dust had it so much as resisted.

"Wen Zhong, the might of the Heavenly Court is already dwindling, why don’t you just surrender?" Wukong shouted, and the Victorious Fighting Buddha struck the flag with his staff. Only with so many treasures and such power pressing down was the plain-colored Cloud Boundary Flag finally subdued.

Wen Zhong cursed, "Demon monkey, even if I were to die in battle in the South Sea today, I would never submit to you!"

The deities of the Thunder Department recovered and once again invoked their treasures, resulting in a momentary dazzle of lightning and thunderous roars.

"Kill them all!" Wukong roared.

Sun Wukong got the message and used his Heavenly Mechanism Staff to display the power of Creation. The long staff, like a dragon, thrust into the midst of the deities. A Star Picking Divine Ape materialized, stronger than ever after Wukong had reached the level of Primordial Golden Immortal, moving the staff effortlessly and fluidly, with the sealed power of an ancient Divine Ape growing increasingly formidable. The ape raised its head and howled to the sky, its arms stretching out like everlasting mountain ranges, almost matching the Innate Divine Ability of the Long-Armed Ape, Yuan Hong!

"You Daluo Golden Immortals, bolstered merely by Elixir Pills, are no match for me!" Sun Wukong boomed.

The Star Picking Divine Ape scooped with its hands, grabbing two people at once, crushing them in its grasp, and a whirl of blood erupted from its palms. The Primordial Spirits couldn’t escape and were crushed to death, meeting a pitiful end.

Wukong’s realm, save for the Taiyi Golden Immortal that Di Jun had assisted, was earned through genuine, hard-fought progression, and with each promotion came a brutal battle, even fighting across realms! These deities of the Thunder Department, although they were Daluo Golden Immortal experts in the Jie Taoist sect during Ancient Times, they had fallen from grace on the Deification Platform, greatly weakening their mana and bound by divine laws which slowed their cultivation. Over tens of thousands of years, they had only reached the Great Perfection of Taiyi Golden Immortal, most of them forcefully elevated to the level of Daluo Golden Immortal through Elixir Pills bestowed by the Jade Emperor.

Such beings were like those who study combat techniques at home every day, becoming highly skilled, but no match for those vagabonds who were battle-hardened and experienced in street fights.

Zhao Gongming watched the desperate situation unfold, anxiety overwhelming his heart, but he was entangled by Yuan Hong and couldn’t escape! Yuan Hong used his Innate Divine Ability, retracting thousands of mountains, plucking the sun and the moon, playing with heaven and earth, causing the void to shatter, seas boiling, and the world turning upside down. Zhao Gongming struggled to hold out relying on various treasures.

"If Wen Zhong is defeated, I won’t be able to hold out either! Alas, who would have anticipated these two monkeys ambushing us here?" Zhao Gongming lamented inwardly. If he had known, he wouldn’t have gotten involved in this mess, remaining content as the God of Wealth—or if he had to come, he should’ve borrowed the Primordial Golden Dou and the Gold Jiao Scissors from the Three Xi Sisters.

The outcome remains uncertain. Please listen to the next installment to find out. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)"