Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 190 - 183: Calamities Sometimes Must Come to an End_2

Chapter 190: Chapter 183: Calamities Sometimes Must Come to an End_2

"Complacency!" Great Emperor Qinghua cursed himself in his heart for his carelessness.

Clearly, Zhao the God of Wealth has died above the South Sea, and most likely his Magical Treasure has been taken by others, so how could I have been careless about this Unforeseen Treasure Money? Now, with the Yin Yang Mirror retracted and feeling as if my heart is bleeding, I’ve also lost a great deal of face. I, the dignified Heavenly Court Great Emperor, have had my Magical Treasure taken away in full view of the public.

At that moment, Wu Zhiqi was gnawing on a lamb leg at the peak of a mountain. Seeing this unfold, he chewed on the mutton and shouted, "Comrade Yuan is formidable!"

The Demon Tribe in Water Curtain Cave watching the battle erupted in cheers and clapped loudly, causing Great Emperor Qinghua’s face to alternate between shades of red and white from embarrassment.

"Good, very good! Excellent Yuan Hong, indeed excellent tactics!" Great Emperor Qinghua roared, "Jiuling Yuansheng, attack for me!"

Suddenly, a nine-headed lion appeared, opened its mouth wide, and lunged to bite Yuan Hong.

This nine-headed lion was no ordinary beast. It was the mount tamed by Lv Dongbin when he was still known as the Taiyi Saving the Suffering Bodhisattva, rumored to have the bloodlines of a Qilin and a Taotie—two mythical creatures. Each of its nine heads possessed extremely powerful Divine Skills. On the Journey to the West, Taiyi Saving the Suffering Bodhisattva was ordered to bar Tang Sanzang and his group from their scripture quest and sent down his mount Jiuling Yuansheng, who then captured Wukong and others with ease, evidencing its might.

As previously mentioned, any creature with nine heads or nine tails is born with exceptional talent. Naturally, Jiuling Yuansheng was no exception, already possessing the cultivation of Great Perfection of a Daluo Golden Immortal. It bit down, aiming to capture Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong was secretly shocked. This lion had been hidden for so long; how could he, with his Fiery Eyes with Golden Vision, have failed to see it? Now, with it suddenly making a move, had he not experienced many great battles and pushed himself to the limit, he might indeed have been tricked!

In ancient times, Chaos Heaven Demons melded into the void, so much that even Goddess Nuwa couldn’t detect them without resorting to the laws of the Heavenly Dao. They struck suddenly, leading to the bitter downfall of numerous experts. Yuan Hong hadn’t fallen, signifying two things: first, that he was lucky, and second, that he was highly capable. Those blessed with both luck and skill are often difficult to deal with, and Yuan Hong was such a person.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Hong had already activated his Innate Divine Ability!

Though Jiuling Yuansheng had a formidable Innate Divine Ability, Yuan Hong, being one of the Four Divine Monkeys of Chaos, was no less significant. His arms outstretched, he could pluck mountains and manipulate the cosmos at will.

Then, Yuan Hong clenched his fists and a Splitting Fist descended, striking one of Jiuling Yuansheng’s heads, muddling flesh and bone, knocking out several teeth. With another fist slightly retracted, he shifted his steps along with the punch, delivering a half-step Bursting Fist to Jiuling Yuansheng’s chest.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, the force of his punch was immense, causing onlookers’ faces to sting in pain. Jiuling Yuansheng took a solid hit from the Long-Armed Ape’s Innate Divine Ability, and the power of the punch was naturally staggering. The lion was sent flying backward, spewing blood from all nine of its mouths.

"What a Qinghua Great Emperor, even letting your mount ambush your grandfather!" Yuan Hong roared in anger as he threw two more punches.

Like smashing a watermelon, the two punches burst two of Jiuling Yuansheng’s heads, followed by a kick to its abdomen that churned its guts, causing it to immediately pass out and tumble to the ground.

Great Emperor Qinghua was infuriated; his sudden ambush had been evaded, and Jiuling Yuansheng had even been wounded!

At the same time, he couldn’t help but be inwardly alarmed. If even he wasn’t completely sure he could’ve dodged the ambush, but Yuan Hong did so effortlessly and launched an unhesitating thunderous counterattack, striking as fast as lightning and sending Jiuling Yuansheng flying before he could even intervene.

"What a formidable Long-Armed Ape!" True Martial Great Emperor couldn’t help but praise.

"Looks like Great Emperor Qinghua is going to lose," Ziwei Great Emperor said with a faint smile.

"Really? Qinghua Great Emperor is a Primordial Golden Immortal, and this Long-Armed Ape is only at the cultivation of a Daluo Golden Immortal. Can he really defeat Qinghua Great Emperor? Qinghua Great Emperor hasn’t even used his killer moves yet," Longevity Great Emperor couldn’t help but interject, not very optimistic about Yuan Hong defeating Qinghua Great Emperor.

"Hehe, haven’t these monkeys already brought enough surprises? Don’t forget the battle at Mount Putuo; Sun Wukong single-handedly dealt a heavy blow to Birupaksa Bodhisattva. Birupaksa’s abilities are certainly not something Lv Dongbin with his overly high opinion of himself could overcome. If Sun Wukong could do it, why not the Long-Armed Ape? Don’t forget, he’s a figure from ancient times, hailed as the Divine Monkey Great General, with unparalleled combat strength and top-notch battle experience. Lv Dongbin might be defeated," True Martial Great Emperor said.

True Martial Great Emperor only said ’might,’ signaling the vast gap between a Primordial Golden Immortal and a Daluo Golden Immortal! However, Yuan Hong, who had fallen from the realm of Primordial Golden Immortal, was deeply familiar with the ways of the Primordial Golden Immortal, and he still possessed the Void law, never having lost it. Facing Sect Founder-level figures, he wasn’t at a significant disadvantage except for being slightly weaker in mana.

Great Emperor Qinghua flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand, sending the threads flying out like a waterfall. Each thread was refined from Cold Sword Essence, which after thousands of refinements, turned soft. Then, molded into a horsetail whisk, they retained the softness but could be wielded with both flexibility and strength.

The horsetail whisk’s strings shattered the void, aiming for Yuan Hong’s chest. Yuan Hong raised his staff to block, and the Qinghua Great Emperor unleashed the Five Thunder Palm Technique, striking him in the chest and sending Yuan Hong flying.

Yuan Hong felt his whole body ache, as if his bones were about to snap. Seeing the horsetail whisk’s strings flying towards him again to entangle him, he steeled himself to flip over and spring up, laughing loudly, "Whenever we are about to give up, we always hear Ling Weiyang say, ’What is this pain in the grand scheme of things!’ " He laughed, then coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Wu Zhiqi watched, alarmed, wanting to help but was stopped by Wukong, who said, "Don’t go!"

Wu Zhiqi scratched his head in desperation and said, "Comrade Yuan is hurt, and if I don’t go help, he might be in grave danger!"

Wukong said, "This is his path. Since he has resolved to follow it, you must not interfere!"

Then they heard Yuan Hong roar, the yin and yang energies within him growing more vigorous. He blocked the incoming horsetail whisk’s strings with his iron staff and fought more fiercely, each swing causing the void to shatter into powder, shaking the mountains and earth! The Qinghua Great Emperor launched Sword Qi, which Yuan Hong shattered one after another, bursting forth dazzling lights.

"Closer, even closer! The Primordial Golden Immortal is right before my eyes; I can feel it!" Yuan Hong was neither happy nor sad, only feeling the yin and yang energies merging with the Golden Core, transforming into the Primordial Dao Fruit.

"Fight, fight on!" Yuan Hong roared while fighting, his voice shaking the heavens.

The Qinghua Great Emperor grew more frightened as the fight went on. His Primordial Golden Immortal status was somewhat lacking, bolstered by Elixir Pills, and certainly no match for an old fighter like Yuan Hong, who had fought from the Immortal’s nine realms to become a Primordial Golden Immortal, leaving a trail of Chaos Heaven Demon blood! If one said that the ancestors of the Demon Tribe were the most substantial Primordial Golden Immortals, it wouldn’t be false.

"Ah da!" Wu Zhiqi couldn’t help but roar, throwing a punch, and Yuan Hong also roared at the same time.

With that swing, electricity surged through the void and wild winds blew, uprooting trees and scattering Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. The Qinghua Great Emperor’s complexion changed; that swing was almost equivalent to the full strike of a Sect Founder level expert!

"Leave the person under the staff unharmed, and stop at a touch!" Suddenly, the True Martial Emperor of the North Pole acted, bringing down an Eight Trigrams Mirror, which fell before the staff. Yuan Hong’s swing struck right at the Eight Trigrams Mirror.

"Crack!"

The Eight Trigrams Mirror showed a crack, and the True Martial Emperor’s face turned pale for a moment, but then recovered, hastily retracting the Eight Trigrams Mirror and wrapping the Qinghua Great Emperor with his sleeve and rolled him back.

"Boom!"

Yuan Hong’s body trembled, muscles bulged, and the yin and yang energies burst forth from his body, shooting up into the clouds like a wolf’s smoke of spirit energy.

"Primordial Golden Immortal." The various Great Emperors all wore solemn expressions, surprised that Yuan Hong had achieved the Primordial Golden Immortal status amidst such a vicious battle.

At the moment Yuan Hong achieved Primordial Golden Immortal status, the world suddenly darkened, winds whipped up, and a huge hole appeared in the void, vast and boundless. A massive handprint slowly descended from it. This colossal handprint, though only about a hundred feet in size, carried an overwhelming aura that left no room for evasion.

Wukong’s face turned instantly pale; he sensed an extremely terrifying presence, aiming directly at him.

In the Reincarnation Netherworld, Xuan Ming twisted a spell in his hand and vanished without a trace.

"I can only use the Soul-moving Illusion Technique to help him evade the pursuit of this handprint... I’m ultimately destined to face this calamity!"

Wukong had not expected that his glimpse into the changes of the Heavenly Dao would take effect at this moment.

In the next instant, he saw that silhouette rush up...

As for what becomes of Xuan Ming’s fate, listen to the next Chapter. (To be continued. If you like this piece, you are welcome to vote for it with the recommendation ticket or monthly ticket on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)