Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 231 - 224: Victorious Fighting Buddha Battles the Nether River

Chapter 231: Chapter 224: Victorious Fighting Buddha Battles the Nether River

Wukong utilized the Eastern Emperor Bell to restore the Supreme Holy Mother’s Six Souls Banner, while the protector mosquito went to invite the Nether River Patriarch.

Arriving above the Blood River, someone came forward to welcome him and led him to the Nether River Patriarch’s presence.

Seated upon a lotus platform, the Nether River Patriarch looked at the approaching protector mosquito, already aware of his mission. After all, sooner or later, he would have to confront Sun Wukong, so the timing made little difference. One who accepts a person’s gifts is beholden to them. Having received the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons banner from the mosquito protector, he could not simply think about reaping benefits without giving something in return.

The mosquito protector said, "The Buddhist sect lost this time, but we cannot afford to lose again in the second battle. I implore the Patriarch to lend his support."

Stroking his beard, the Nether River Patriarch said indifferently, "Alright, I understand. I will take up the challenge for the second battle!"

Once the combatants for both sides were decided, they each rested for a night.

The night passed without event.

At dawn the next day, as soon as the sun rose, the war drums began to thunder.

The Nether River Patriarch slowly stepped down from above the Blood River. Each of his steps was neither too big nor too small, yet there was a mystical rhythm to them. Now that he had karmic ties with Sun Wukong, it was imperative to resolve them before he could seek enlightenment. To achieve the Primordial Dao Fruit, one must be free of any karmic entanglement; otherwise, it would be difficult to comprehend the Heavenly Dao.

Wukong, carrying his Buddha Beating Staff, walked slowly from his camp, ascended to the heavens, and stopped moving at the same time as the Nether River Patriarch, gazing at each other evenly.

Behind the Nether River Patriarch, a howling "woo woo woo" resounded as four hundred and eighty million Blood God Child incarnations roared within. Wukong and the others had once destroyed many of the Nether River Patriarch’s Blood God Child incarnations, and over the past decade or so, he had exerted great effort to gather the full count of four hundred and eighty million.

Wukong naturally refused to show weakness, summoning a great and magnificent Buddha behind him— the Victorious Fighting Buddha!

"All Buddhas! From the Western Direction, past a hundred thousand million Buddha Lands, there is a world named Pure Land. In that land, there resides a Buddha named Victorious Fighting."

"All Buddhas! What do you think? Why is that Buddha called Victorious Fighting? His light is immeasurable, shining upon countries in all ten directions, with nothing able to obstruct it. The Buddha’s will invincible across the wastelands, terrifies the universe, and obliterates all in its path. Thus, he is named Victorious Fighting!"

This scene of the Victorious Fighting Buddha towering over Spiritual Mount finally came to be.

All the Buddhas were utterly astonished, recognizing this as the true essence of the Buddhist family, the Buddha Ancestor Dharma Body, far beyond the reach of ordinary beings.

A profound sense of Buddha’s teachings spread forth, causing all the Buddhas to tremble all at once, nearly falling to their knees in worship, as if before the presence of Amitabha Buddha himself!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha slowly recited from his own created "Victorious Fighting Sutra", its teachings grand and majestic, pronounced clearly and fluently, unlike the obscure and difficult Buddhist scriptures, and yet without convoluted or dizzying concepts, but rather plain and direct. The Great Dao is simple at its heart, and the "Victorious Fighting Sutra" embodied this principle, straightforward and easy to understand, yet expounding profound Buddhist truths, rivaled only perhaps by the "Maitreya Sutra".

The radiance of Buddha’s Light, spanning myriad miles, was not suppressed by the blood light of the Nether River.

Wukong said, "Nether River, excessive wrongdoing will undoubtedly lead to self-destruction. You wish to massacre the world’s living beings to seek enlightenment and have thus entangled yourself in karma with me. Today, let us resolve this karmic debt."

The Nether River Patriarch replied, "Sun Wukong, you sure do talk big!"

When enemies meet, their animosity flares. Without further words, they prepared their stances for battle— a match of substantial consequence!

The outcome would profoundly affect the war between Buddhas and demons.

Wukong gripped his Buddha Beating Staff, merged with his Dharma Body, and transformed into the Victorious Fighting Buddha, his aura dignified and his face serious, radiating an air of invincibility in battle! Before fighting, one needs to have this determination of certain victory; lacking such a resolve, merely expecting defeat, why fight at all? Surrender straightaway! A fight is about strength, courage, and mindset. Facing the Nether River Patriarch, any mistake could lead only to bitter defeat.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha, shining across the universe, throughout all under heaven and across the desolate wastelands, I alone am Victorious in battle. In this world, there is nothing I cannot conquer!" Wukong, as the Victorious Fighting Buddha, spoke slowly, holding the Buddha Beating Staff in one hand, his gaze cold and resolute.

"Hmph!" The Nether River Patriarch snorted disdainfully, grasping the Divine Swords Yuan Tu and Abi in each hand.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, staff at the ready, proclaimed, "I will eradicate all false Buddhas of Spiritual Mount and instantly achieve the state of Victorious Fighting Buddha!"

With these words, he dispensed with further chatter, let out a long cry filled with an undefeated will, and swung his staff towards the top of the Nether River Patriarch’s head!

This was an all-out attack. Normally, against an opponent like the Nether River Patriarch, one would cautiously probe before attacking, but the Victorious Fighting Buddha sought to battle all, aiming for a world with no unbeatable entity. His first strike, naturally, had to match his domineering title!

The Nether River Patriarch used the twin swords to block the staff’s momentum and thrust one towards the chest of the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha shouted forcefully, "Begone!"

What was employed was the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, meant to intimidate the Primordial Spirit, yet the Nether River Primordial Spirit had fused with the flesh so flawlessly that it only quivered slightly from the roar. Nonetheless, the sword’s momentum was not hindered at all and continued to thrust towards the chest of the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

All the Buddhas were astonished, as Sun Wukong had actually comprehended the true meaning of the Buddhist path, which was truly surprising. Moreover, the invincible will emanating from this Buddha was terrifying; once confronted, the sheer force of this will could deter one from even the thought of continuing the fight.

"Boom!"

The Victorious Fighting Buddha clenched his fist and a massive fist imprint struck Yuan Tu, knocking it aside, followed by another punch aimed at the Nether River’s forehead!

He actually stowed away the Buddha Beating Staff and opted to contend with the Nether River’s two Divine Swords using just his palms!

Not right!

Just then, within the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s fists, two staffs suddenly expanded, one striking from above and the other from below at the Nether River.

The Nether River did not expect the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s moves to be so peculiar, wielding two staffs to fend off his own offense. The two Divine Swords he wielded parried the sudden attack of the two staffs. Right at that moment, a Star Picking Divine Ape suddenly appeared on the golden Heavenly Mechanism Staff, with arms long and strong enough to bear the weight of the world, palms clasped together, and slammed fiercely down onto the head of the Nether River.

The Nether River did not dodge or evade. The Three Flowers and Five Qi began to circulate, his vital energy billowing skyward like smoke signals, punching skyward with such force that it boomed, sending ripples through space, tearing it as easily as paper, turning it to dust, only for it to be rapidly repaired by the laws of the Heavenly Dao, and then shattered again in an endless cycle, making the void above burst with fireworks.

"Such a domineering fighting style leaves no room for mercy at all!" Di Jiang commented, watching the fierce battle between the Nether River and the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

"Under such domineering tactics, even the flesh of an Ancestral Witch would suffer injury," Gonggong added gravely. The battle was truly intense.

The Nether River was also roused to anger, casting aside his swords to engage in close combat with fist and foot, flesh colliding with flesh, creating "thud, thud, thud" sounds that, despite their muffled nature, were incredibly loud, resembling the thunder in the sky. The face of the Victorious Fighting Buddha was cold and stern, while the Nether River bore a bloodthirsty look, neither side giving an inch in terms of momentum.

"Victorious Fighting Fist!" The Victorious Fighting Buddha pointed one hand towards the sky and clenched the other into a fist. An invincible will coalesced, and with a punch, he produced tiger and leopard thunder sounds as his muscles and bones vibrated. His blood was already boiling.

In a bout of fisticuffs, the Nether River was ultimately at a disadvantage and had to bring forth his two Divine Swords, parrying forward to send out hundreds of Sword Qi streams. Yet, the punch was extraordinarily powerful, carrying down golden light that shattered all the Sword Qi and headed straight for the Nether River’s chest! The Nether River, with a look of shock, transformed into a blood shadow, but in that moment, he was also affected by the golden light on the fist, the invincible will inside his chest oscillating violently, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Fortunately, he promptly employed the Blood Shadow Evasion Technique, which saved him from receiving the full brunt of this unparalleled punch.

With the Nether River retreating, his momentum began to wane. The Victorious Fighting Buddha seized the opportunity to pursue with two more thunderous punches!

Dodging repeatedly with the Blood Shadow Evasion Technique, the Nether River was closely pursued by the Victorious Fighting Buddha, who had transformed his hands once more into two staffs.

The Nether River waved his sleeve and forth came an overwhelming swarm of 480 million Blood God Child clones, howling as they surged with blood vitality, emitting an oppressive yin energy, and densely filled the void, sending shivers down the spine of any onlooker. What kind of spectacle would 480 million clones be? Those of lesser cultivation levels would probably have their life-lights extinguished instantly should they draw too near.

The appearance of the 480 million Blood God Child clones compelled the Victorious Fighting Buddha to retreat repeatedly!

But the Nether River, having gained the upper hand, how could he easily let the Victorious Fighting Buddha slip away? With a laugh, he pointed his sword, and the Blood God Children grew even more ferocious, their mouths agape, howling as they approached.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha pressed his palms together and with eyes wide open in rage, he cried out, "Victorious Fighting Light! Behold, this is the true—immeasurable, light!!!"

A long scream echoed through the heavens, and in the Heavenly Court, an Immortal Official with incredible hearing ability who was spying on this realm immediately burst his eardrums and fell into unconsciousness; around him, immeasurable Buddha’s Light emitted, shattering the images of those who were spying with the Mirror Technique and blinding those using the Thousand League Eye who looked directly at the golden light!

Versus the Victorious Fighting Buddha, the light of the Immeasurable Buddha seemed like a mere novice in the presence of a master.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, with his immeasurable radiance, illuminated the Ten Directions Country, shining into the hearts of all beneath the heavens. This was the light of the great path, how could it be compared with the false light of the Immeasurable Buddha?

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Thirty million Blood God Children rushed into the center of the light, intending to harm the Victorious Fighting Buddha, but they directly vaporized into small streams of blood energy under the Victorious Fighting Light, rising into nothingness.

Seeing this, the Nether River pointed and the remaining Blood God Children retracted, suddenly merging into one to form a colossal clone 90,000 zhang in size. With a roaring punch, more than ten million Blood God Children on the arm were lost. Still, it broke through the defenses of the Victorious Fighting Light and landed a punch on the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s body.

"Pfft!"

The Victorious Fighting Buddha spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying, his eyes flickering with cold light as he formed a massive Dharma Seal, exerting the Great Monument Smashing Hand. His palm, vast as a thousand zhang, descended with a smash!

"Bang!"

The colossal Blood God Child clone was completely disintegrated by the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s palm, scattering in all directions.

The outcome remains unknown, to find out, tune in next time. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)