Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 211 - 204: Victorious Fighting Buddha Captures Kong Xuan

Chapter 211: Chapter 204: Victorious Fighting Buddha Captures Kong Xuan

But just as the mosquito protector was cornered by Wukong’s staff, the plain-colored cloud boundary flag was suddenly raised. Unable to escape, he saw that he was about to lose his life under the staff.

However, the mosquito protector suddenly transformed into a million black mosquitoes. As Wukong’s staff came down, even though the swarm of black mosquitoes was densely packed, only tens of thousands were killed. Then, as the force pressing down the void weakened, the mosquitoes quickly escaped. Wukong raised the plain-colored cloud boundary flag into the air, intending to sweep them all up.

Just at that moment, a stream of five-colored divine light was cast towards the Eastern Emperor bell.

Wukong was greatly alarmed, for this was the Peacock Great Bright King Kong Xuan’s signature ultimate skill, having cultivated the Innate Five Elements Spiritual Root. Although the Eastern Emperor bell was formidable, after all, it was an ownerless object. With this five-colored divine light cast upon it, he feared it would be swept away! He immediately abandoned the mosquito protector and turned to seize the Eastern Emperor bell.

When the five-colored divine light landed on the Eastern Emperor bell, it immediately enveloped it, but it felt too heavy, and moving it was extremely strenuous.

Wukong wielded his horsetail whisk and struck down, severing the five-colored divine light and shouted, "Kong Xuan, you dare to obstruct me!"

Kong Xuan cast the five-colored divine light again, this time aiming directly at Wukong.

"Bear with the unshakeable resolve of the great earth!" Wukong chanted, and the figure of the Victorious Fighting Buddha manifested behind him.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, with an indomitable will, held his iron staff horizontally, cleanly severing the divine light as if he were slicing water, but instead of water continuing to flow, it was completely cut off. The will of the Victorious Fighting Buddha and the unshakeable resolve stood firmly in the center of the five-colored divine light, completely blocking it from advancing any further.

Kong Xuan’s pupils contracted slightly, with the five-colored divine light constantly flickering within. He was secretly shocked, "The Buddha Ancestor Dharma Body? He is an enemy of the Buddhist Sect, how could he conjure up such a powerful Buddha Ancestor Dharma Body?"

The Victorious Fighting Buddha joined his hands in prayer, but his aura was not gentle, quiet, or benevolent like that of a typical monk. Instead, it was domineering, with his eyes filled with endless fighting spirit. Just one glance from him would cause involuntary trembling, the feeling of being invincible, of being able to conquer all, was terrifying, leaving no desire to battle him.

"Kong Xuan, Zhun Ti saved you, today I shall save you again!" the Victorious Fighting Buddha said slowly.

"Hmph! Empty boasts; I, the Peacock Great Bright King, am the Buddha Mother. How could you possibly save me?" Kong Xuan sneered.

"Buddha Mother? You were just angered that Duo Bao stood ahead of you, so you swallowed him in one gulp. In the end, weren’t you split open from the backside by someone? It was only out of respect for Zhun Ti Taoist that you were accorded the title of Buddha Mother." The Victorious Fighting Buddha spoke indifferently, stretching out a hand to capture Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan shouted angrily, "Arrogant!"

A five-colored peacock manifested behind him, its tail feathers swiftly fanning out. With a light flicker, numerous divine swords emerged from the peacock’s body, sharp and piercing as they were hurled forth.

"My brilliance illuminates the Ten Directions Country, all light is under my control." The Victorious Fighting Buddha whispered a spell, his palm expanding to a thousand miles wide, opening up to grasp all the five-colored divine light in his hand, and with a gentle squeeze, he turned them all into ash.

The five-colored divine light of the Peacock Great Bright King was exceedingly powerful; who did not know, who was not aware? Even Burning Lamp was defeated by him during The Investiture of the Gods Period, and had it not been for Zhun Ti intervening, there truly was no one who could handle him!

But Wukong took this opportunity to seize the Eastern Emperor bell. Using the secret method taught by Di Jun, he began channeling strands of True Spirit into the bell.

The Eastern Emperor bell suddenly trembled violently, releasing a series of deep, thunderous tolls.

"Dong, dong, dong!"

It was as if monks in a distant mountain temple were ringing their bell, the sound continuously echoing, one toll after another, rhythmically resonating. Moreover, within these sound waves was a mesmerizing quality, akin to the feeling of grasping the Dao, as if closing one’s eyes would lead to ascension. Naturally, if the person controlling the Eastern Emperor bell were truly entranced, they would instead be dominated by the bell, rather than refining it into their own Magical Treasure.

Wukong’s mind was as firm as a mountain, how could he be bewitched by these sounds? His hands formed the Immovable Fundamental Seal, completely unmoved.

The mosquito protector thought to himself, "This is bad, this fellow actually has the secret technique to control the Eastern Emperor bell, could it have been taught by Di Jun? I must leave quickly; otherwise, I might suffer a calamity."

The mosquito protector used an Escape Technique directly, and in the blink of an eye, the million black mosquitoes vanished without a trace.

Kong Xuan also realized the urgency of the situation. Sun Wukong seemed to be controlling the Eastern Emperor bell, and although he had not yet fully mastered it, once he did, it would be too late to counteract if he turned to deal with himself. His arrival here was because he was searching for the mosquito protector and had followed all the way here after seeing him use an Escape Technique to flee.

"This protector of mosquitos is truly unreliable!" Kong Xuan couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

Victorious Fighting Buddha’s palm struck down, hitting his chest, sending him tumbling backwards through the air for who knows how many hundreds of spins. When he got up, he was dizzy and disoriented.

Wukong felt that the Eastern Emperor Bell was incredibly perceptive. It trembled continuously, emitting waves of profound sound that were refreshing to one’s soul. Those who could maintain their own mental clarity could use it to polish their own path, but those of slightly weaker mind could have their souls hooked away, becoming slaves to the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Was the Eastern Emperor Bell—an Innate Supreme Treasure—really so easily obtained?

Wukong shouted lightly and stretched out his hands, grabbing the two ends of the Eastern Emperor Bell, and cried out, "Rise for me!"

No sooner had he spoken these words, he actually uprooted the Eastern Emperor Bell right from Mount Buzhou. The five elders from the clans that were executing the Five Elements Formation all took a deep breath, feeling their Primordial Spirits dull and their heads heavy. It seemed that their recent exertions had expended a great deal of their Mana.

This great bell was engraved with some mysterious text, which Wukong could partly understand. These runes were born Innate and contained wondrous principles. Many of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s killing moves and spells, as well as his own cultivation techniques, were all derived from these runes, which accounted for his formidable reputation.

Victorious Fighting Buddha reached out with his left hand, directly seized the Eastern Emperor Bell, and then slapped the bell with his right hand.

"Dang!"

A sound wave turned into a Slaying Sword and shot towards Kong Xuan with unparalleled fierceness. However, Victorious Fighting Buddha didn’t stop. He continuously struck the bell over thirty times, firing off a total of thirty-seven Sword Qis before he ceased. Upon impact, the thirty-seven Sword Qis wreaked havoc in the void space, forcing Kong Xuan to desperately defend himself with his Five-Colored Divine Light, but to no avail. He was pressed into constant retreat by the thirty-seven sound wave Sword Qis.

"Chaos Sword Qi!" Victorious Fighting Buddha slapped the bell once more, shooting out another Sword Qi.

This Sword Qi was not ordinary. It was a Chaos Sword Qi that only the Pangu Banner could emit! This Chaos Sword Qi was incomparably piercing, breaking through anything and everything. How formidable was the Pangu Banner in the hands of the Lord of Primordial Beginning? One can only imagine.

"Pfft!"

Several streaks of Chaos Sword Qi narrowly flew past Kong Xuan, shredding his clothes to tatters and slicing his skin open, causing blood to flow. In the blink of an eye, Kong Xuan was left utterly disheveled by the Chaos Sword Qi of the Eastern Emperor Bell. No matter how much he scattered the Five-Colored Divine Light, it was useless against the Chop Sword Qi which cut straight through!

"Clang!"

The Eastern Emperor Bell, like a massive lid, trapped Kong Xuan inside in an instant. Kong Xuan was taken aback and, despite striking with his Five-Colored Divine Light, only caused the Eastern Emperor Bell to tremble more violently, emitting even stronger sound waves. The trapped Kong Xuan was in profound misery and no longer dared to strike the bell with force, lest he suffered more.

Victorious Fighting Buddha spoke with a stern face, "I said I would save you, and I mean to save you! You were born a demon but betrayed your true nature, sitting idly on the Spiritual Mount. Reciting those tedious scriptures, what kind of Bodhisattva does that make you? Now, I will save you. When I become the true Buddha Ancestor, there will be a place for you in the Ten Directions Country."

Kong Xuan listened to Victorious Fighting Buddha’s words with shock in his heart. He actually wants to become a Buddha Ancestor? To harbor such grand ambition?

Before Kong Xuan could utter a word, Wukong approached and struck the Eastern Emperor Bell with his staff, producing a thunderous sound that caused Kong Xuan to bleed from all seven orifices, and his Primordial Spirit to leave his body.

"Swoosh!"

A streak of Chaos Sword Qi descended, burrowing into the Primordial Spirit and leaving behind a strand of a seal. In the future, should Kong Xuan harbor any thoughts, Wukong need only strike the Eastern Emperor Bell once, and the streak of Chaos Sword Qi would automatically shred Kong Xuan’s Primordial Spirit to pieces.

Wukong said, "To avoid trouble, I’ll leave a strand of restriction inside your Primordial Spirit. It can be removed later."

Kong Xuan was in so much pain he couldn’t speak. His Primordial Spirit felt as if it was about to split apart, but after a while, it slowly improved.

With Wukong having obtained the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Jade Emperor also led troops armed with the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact to break through the Western Heavenly Gate and led various forces to Mount Buzhou.

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