Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 228 - 221: The Invincible Might of the Infinite Buddhas

Chapter 228: Chapter 221: The Invincible Might of the Infinite Buddhas

The Immeasurable Life Buddha was struck by a blow from Yuan Hong, wounded, and on the other side, Wu Zhiqi was fighting fiercely.

Suppressed by Sage King Da Yu within the Abyssal Sea Eye, where the Dragon Fire resides, igniting fiercely upon contact with water, Wu Zhiqi’s body was honed daily by this blaze. The bodies of the four Divine Monkeys were inherently strong, and with continuous tempering by the Dragon Fire, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Wu Zhiqi’s physical strength surpassed even that of the Great Might Heavenly Dragon by several folds! Such a body was akin to an indestructible Magical Treasure. The Immeasurable Buddha struck Wu Zhiqi’s body several times with the Demon-Subduing Vajra Pestle, only managing to leave white marks, while his own arm went numb from the shock.

In his heart, the Immeasurable Buddha was shocked, "This creature’s flesh is incredibly powerful, I’m afraid even the Great Might Heavenly Dragon can’t compare to him!"

Even the Great Might Heavenly Dragon had now attained Buddhahood. Many Buddhas of the Buddhist Sect had perished, and in order to quickly enhance the combat power of Spiritual Mount, Tathagata had granted the Great Might Heavenly Dragon and Indra numerous Eight Treasures Merit. After refining them, they had become Primordial Golden Immortals and then were anointed as Buddhas. However, the current Buddhas were of little use, merely a facade.

The Immeasurable Buddha exclaimed, "Ha!"

A massive Sanskrit character plummeted down, striking directly at Wu Zhiqi.

Wu Zhiqi raised his Fine Gold Iron Rod, holding up the Sanskrit character, then retracted the rod and struck again, shattering it.

The Immeasurable Buddha formed a Dharma Seal with his hands and fiercely struck towards Wu Zhiqi’s forehead!

With a loud roar, Wu Zhiqi threw a punch upward. As fist met palm, the Immeasurable Buddha’s hand suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light, emitting an extremely searing sensation. However, after being tempered by the Dragon Fire, which was not inferior to the Samadhi True Fire in heat, Wu Zhiqi remained unharmed by such a temperature.

"Demon-Extinguishing Divine Light!" shouted the Immeasurable Buddha.

Famed as "Immeasurable Light," he could control all divine light in the world, and this Demon-Extinguishing Divine Light was one of his ultimate skills.

Wu Zhiqi felt his body burning hot, and couldn’t help but roar, baring his teeth in agony as his Primordial Spirit was scorched. The Demon-Extinguishing Divine Light damaged not the flesh, but the Primordial Spirit and even the Three Souls and Seven Spirits! Only then did Wu Zhiqi react, his neck suddenly elongated—it was an innate ability, allowing the neck of the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey to extend a thousand zhang long.

The Immeasurable Buddha, unaware that Wu Zhiqi possessed such divine skills, saw Wu Zhiqi’s neck stretch out, resembling a Poisonous Snake, and snap at him with a gaping jaw!

The Immeasurable Buddha, shocked, raised his other arm to block but was bitten by Wu Zhiqi. With a fierce tug, Wu Zhiqi tore open a large chunk of flesh from the Golden Body, causing golden Buddha’s Blood to scatter across the sky.

The Immeasurable Buddha suffered a heavy blow, recalled the Demon-Extinguishing Divine Light, and retreated repeatedly.

"Profound Water Divine Thunder!"

Wu Zhiqi spat out the mass of flesh and then exhaled hundreds of Profound Water Divine Thunder beads, enveloping the Immeasurable Buddha.

The Immeasurable Buddha’s hands formed Dharma Seals as he cried out, "Immeasurable Light!"

Immeasurable Buddha Light exploded forth, shielding his entire body. Wu Zhiqi’s Profound Water Divine Thunders fell and detonated fiercely, the surging waters like a tsunami, submerging the Immeasurable Buddha and subjecting him to the pressure of billions of pounds under the crushing waters, shattering his protective golden light.

"Immeasurable Light, Light Escape Technique!"

Unable to resist, the Immeasurable Buddha split a strand of his Primordial Spirit, igniting it to burst forth Immeasurable Light, utilizing its radiance to perform an Escape Technique and piercing through countless water molecules to escape.

This escape technique was a life-saving tactic that would damage his own Primordial Spirit and wouldn’t be used lightly except in a life-or-death moment.

While water appears dense and seamless, actually, it consists of countless water molecules. Light has form but no substance. Thus, the Immeasurable Light Escape Technique slips through these water molecules.

"Impressive, he actually evaded my ultimate skill," Wu Zhiqi remarked as he saw the Immeasurable Buddha escape using the Light Escape Technique. He couldn’t help but be secretly alarmed by the formidable techniques of the Immeasurable Buddha.

The Immeasurable Buddha looked disgruntled, having intended to use his ultimate skill to finish Wu Zhiqi but ending up wounded instead.

"Immeasurable Light!"

The Immeasurable Buddha unleashed the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, forming Dharma Seals with his hands, summoning all the immeasurable light in the world to crush down upon Wu Zhiqi.

The moment this Immeasurable Light emerged, it blinded all sight. Wu Zhiqi, startled, immediately conjured the Golden Jiao Shears. A golden Jiao Dragon manifested, breaking through endless radiance, charging straight at the Immeasurable Buddha with a fierce blow!

"Boom!"

Caught off guard, the Immeasurable Buddha formed a Demon Subduing Arhat Fist, his fist as large as an Alms Bowl, and struck at the head of the golden Jiao Dragon. A loud explosion echoed as waves of energy rippled out. The golden Jiao Dragon, hit by the punch, let out a piteous screech, then performed a "Divine Dragon Tail Swing," lashing its tail onto the Immeasurable Buddha’s forehead.

"Smack!"

The Immeasurable Buddha’s punch was full-strength, leaving him with no room to evade, and was painfully struck by the Jiao Dragon’s tail, shaking his Primordial Spirit, almost forcing it out of his body. He promptly suppressed his Niwan Palace with Immeasurable Light to prevent it from escaping.

The Immeasurable Buddha was sent tumbling by the strike, rolling over ten li before stopping, his entire body drenched in a bloodied Kasaya, covered in dirt, appearing extremely shabby—more like a beggar monk than ever.

Both the Immeasurable Buddha and Immeasurable Life Buddha were injured, naturally boosting the morale of the Demon Tribe as shouts of triumph rose.

"Victory, victory, victory!!!"

The cheers rose higher with each wave, while on the Buddhist Sect’s side, silence reigned, everyone’s expressions turning grim, none speaking.

Immeasurable Light Buddha and Immeasurable Life Buddha joined forces, their expressions solemn. Immeasurable Light Buddha said, "These two monkeys are truly formidable! In a one-on-one fight, we are really no match for them."

Immeasurable Life Buddha said, "Then we must use our ultimate skill. Let Immeasurable Light and Immeasurable Life combine to transform into Immeasurable Buddha."

Immeasurable Light Buddha said, "It seems we have no other choice!"

Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi slung their rods over their shoulders and chuckled mischievously, "I haven’t even exerted my full strength, and you’ve already fallen!"

This statement actually infuriated the two Buddhas to the point that one Buddha was born into the world and the second ascended to heaven, their eyes revealing endless murderous intent!

Yuan Hong laughed, "Looking won’t help you, come again, come again! If I don’t send you off to the Deification Platform today, then I don’t deserve to be called Yuan Hong!"

Wu Zhiqi said, "You bald donkeys, come up and see how you’re beaten!"

As much as the two of them relished in hurling insults, the two Buddhas had already regained their composure; they exchanged a glance and began to chant their sutras slowly.

"Immeasurable Light!"

"Immeasurable Life!"

"Om, Amitābha Ridi, Koromo, Hum!"

As the two Buddhas uttered these true words, they radiated limitless light.

Yuan Hong’s expression shifted slightly, "We cannot let them merge. Comrade Wu Zhiqi, attack!"

Having said that, he lifted the Heaven-reaching Rod and somersaulted forward, aiming a strike at the crown of Immeasurable Life Buddha.

"Immeasurable Light, Immeasurable Life!"

Both Buddhas simultaneously unleashed the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, and just as the rod was about to strike Immeasurable Life Buddha’s forehead, suddenly, a bright golden light flickered, from within which emerged a colossal Buddha of boundless size. This Buddha radiated immeasurable light, illuminating the Three Realms, concealing nothing. As if cast from gold, this Buddha shone brilliantly, dazzling all onlookers, causing those of lesser courage to feel the infinite power of Buddhist law, their legs going weak, wishing for nothing more than to prostrate themselves in worship.

This Immeasurable Buddha, standing nine hundred feet tall, reached out a hand and caught the Heaven-reaching Rod, effortlessly neutralizing the millions of pounds of force within it – his power was truly formidable!

"Comrade Yuan, get out of the way, watch my Sunflower Water Divine Thunder!" Wu Zhiqi bellowed.

Yuan Hong retracted his staff and employed an escape technique to clear the area, and no sooner had he moved away than Wu Zhiqi had launched thousands of Sunflower Water Divine Thunders!

If this were at sea, Wu Zhiqi could unleash endless Water Thunders, which would truly be a sight to behold; even the four hundred and eighty million incarnations of the Blood God Child of the Nether River would suffer a significant loss. Alas, this was land, not sea, and thus Wu Zhiqi’s innate divine ability was naturally limited.

Thousands of Sunflower Water Divine Thunders fell and exploded, but the Immeasurable Buddha propped up a light barrier with both hands. The thunders detonated upon the barrier with a crackling sound, making it undulate, but they could never break through.

Yuan Hong lifted the Primordial Golden Dou skyward, invoking its golden light, and aimed it at the Immeasurable Buddha.

The Immeasurable Buddha, panicked, knew that being ensnared by the Primordial Golden Dou would be catastrophic. Not everyone possessed Lu Ya’s prowess; being captured by the Primordial Golden Dou meant that an ordinary Primordial Golden Immortal had no chance of escape.

Immeasurable Buddha roared, "Immeasurable Light!"

In an instant, a surge of immeasurable light arose, supporting the Primordial Golden Dou and preventing it from descending any further — his skill was indeed extraordinary!

Wu Zhiqi’s Golden Jiao Scissors, however, attacked at that moment.

"Snap!"

The Golden Jiao Scissors snipped at Immeasurable Buddha’s chest, opening a massive crack from which Buddha’s blood spurted out, resembling molten gold.

Yet the Immeasurable Buddha, as if unfazed, focused all his strength on resisting the Primordial Golden Dou. With a roar of Lion’s Roar, he launched the Demon-Subduing Arhat Fist, eighteen forms striking out, forcefully knocking the Primordial Golden Dou away!

Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi, having retracted their magical treasures, retreated repeatedly as the unceasing Immeasurable Light advanced, threatening to engulf them in combat.

Yuan Hong thought to himself, "The combination of Immeasurable Light and Immeasurable Life into this Immeasurable Buddha is so powerful! To win, it seems I must use my ultimate skill, The Reversal of Heaven and Earth."

The Reversal of Heaven and Earth, this ultimate skill, somewhat similar to Kong Xuan’s Five Elements Reversal, could bring forth endless destructive power once it reversed the cosmos, making it the bane of this Immeasurable Buddha! However, this maneuver was extremely perilous; one misstep could lead to the wielder’s destruction. During the Ancient Times, Yuan Hong, due to a mishap when using this technique, had inflicted a major wound upon his path, but fortunately, Nuwa intervened just in time to halt his move; if not for her, he would have undoubtedly perished long ago.

The Long-Armed Ape, able to manipulate heaven and earth, was exceptionally sensitive to the power of the cosmos, but reversing it was immensely risky!

This Immeasurable Buddha was too formidable; only by reversing the cosmos could he be defeated!

This was after all not a battle on the sea; otherwise, Wu Zhiqi alone might have managed.

As for how the battle will fare, let’s find out in the next episode. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)