Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 232 - 225: The Battle of the Century - Who Will Emerge Victorious?

Chapter 232: Chapter 225: The Battle of the Century - Who Will Emerge Victorious?

It was said that during the colossal battle between Nether River and Victorious Fighting Buddha, the fight was so fierce that the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their shine.

Over four hundred million Blood God Children howled through the sky, while Victorious Fighting Buddha was surrounded by dazzling golden light. The two fought with unmatched intensity.

Nether River thought to himself, "This fellow truly has extraordinary talent and excellent fortune. It’s only been about a decade since our last meeting, and yet he’s made such remarkable progress! If he’s allowed another ten or a hundred years, I might not even be a match for him. This monkey must be killed today!"

With his mind set on killing, Wukong had become his number one threat.

"Plain Cloud Boundary Flag!" A white flag emerged from the sleeves of Victorious Fighting Buddha, growing to a hundred feet in the breeze and releasing streams of white air.

Not to be outdone, Nether River summoned the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag; one black and one white creating a stark contrast.

The Plain Cloud Boundary Flag was metal, while the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag was water. Neither had a generative or destructive relationship with the other, making it a rather fair fight.

"Kill!" Nether River shouted angrily, his voice thundering, as he charged forward wielding the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag.

Victorious Fighting Buddha was equally unyielding, gripping the Plain Cloud Boundary Flag and meeting Nether River head-on. The two flags collided, and the sharp sound of metal clashing and the turbid roar of an endless river crashing into the sea filled the air.

"Boom, boom boom!"

Seeing his use of the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag gaining no advantage against Wukong, Nether River flicked his finger and shot out a stream of Supreme Yin Blood Evil from the Asura Blood Sea. This Supreme Yin Blood Evil was specially meant for sabotaging other’s magical treasures. Once tainted, the spirit of the magical treasure would diminish, and the Primordial Spirit Thoughts it harbored would be contaminated and then shattered. A magical treasure devoid of Primordial Spirit Thoughts could hardly operate smoothly.

"I am from the authentic Buddhist Sect, how could these filthy things come near my body as the Victorious Fighting Buddha!" roared Victorious Fighting Buddha, surrounded by Buddha’s Light.

Claiming to be the authentic Buddhist Sect in front of all the Buddhas of the Spiritual Mount, he slapped their faces quite audibly. However, he truly did grasp the essence of Buddha’s teachings, something the other Buddhas could not match. They were left to remain silent, only hoping Nether River would quickly slay this monkey, sending him to be enshrined on the Deification Platform.

Sure enough, the Supreme Yin Blood Evil that Nether River launched was melted into nothingness as soon as it touched the Buddha’s Light, like ice and snow under the sun.

Nether River was slightly taken aback, not expecting Victorious Fighting Buddha, who had not been a Buddha for long, to possess such high Buddhahood that even his Supreme Yin Blood Evil could not penetrate the Buddha’s Light.

"All waters of the world, obey my command!" Nether River shook the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, causing water to spring from the void. Weak water, black water, sunflower water, and all sorts of other waters converged and pressed towards Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Wu Zhiqi watched Nether River wield the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag with envy, thinking that if the flag were in his hands, he could freely display his innate divine abilities. With just a wave of the flag, endless waters could surge forth, enabling him to summon boundless Water Thunder, wearing down his enemies!

"All the metals of the world, heed my decree!" Victorious Fighting Buddha also waved the Plain Cloud Boundary Flag.

Essences of pure gold formed a huge light barrier around Victorious Fighting Buddha, repelling the myriad of rushing waters that could not penetrate it in the slightest.

Suddenly, Nether River brought out the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons Flag, made by the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch from the chaotic eight divisions of heavenly dragons, a flag of extreme might!

The people of the Buddhist Sect saw it and recognized the flag’s origin.

The protector with a slightly flushed face said, "I lent this flag to Nether River Patriarch to deal with that monkey."

Little did others know that he had given the flag to Nether River as a trade for his assistance. They took his words at face value and asked no further questions.

Nether River raised the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons Flag, trapping all eight directions, with the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag secured at the top, forming a large formation.

The heavenly dragons from the flag flew out, each with the cultivation level of a Primordial Golden Immortal, although they lacked the thoughts of a normal person and possessed only a dreadful fighting instinct, akin to that of puppets, yet unmistakably powerful.

Any Primordial Golden Immortal who didn’t have a hidden ace would be torn to shreds if they entered, and even True Monarch would likely perish in a mere moment.

Victorious Fighting Buddha was startled to see the ancient Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons manifested, wondering how the flag, which clearly belonged to Amitabha Buddha, ended up in Nether River’s hands. It seemed like Amitabha Buddha’s own scheming. When the protector desired to come down the mountain, how could Amitabha not know? The strategies of a Saint are inscrutable... his strategic depth truly unfathomable and elusive.

Heavenly beings and dragon folk charged into battle, with sharp claws outstretched, casting spells, clashing with Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Victorious Fighting Buddha brought his hands together in prayer, and the World-Cleansing Dust Whisk flew out from his sleeve, whipping fiercely through the air, sending the heavenly and dragon beings flying. Then the Seven-Colored Divine Light fell, tossing them hundreds of somersaults farther away, leaving them dazed and confused when they got up.

Yakshas, Asuras, and Gandharvas, the killer generals, came up one after another, each displaying their bizarre spells.

Victorious Fighting Buddha retrieved the Great Revolution Seal. With the revolutionary will as heavy as mountains, he crushed the Yakshas and Asuras alive.

Although they were shattered at this moment, it wouldn’t be long before they resurrected from within the flags of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha thought to himself, "To think that the Nether River Patriarch has garnered such a method after not seeing him for ten years. With the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag as the formation’s eye, breaking through this grand formation is impossible without using the Eastern Emperor Bell!"

Qian Da Po rushed forward, only to be swept away by the Victorious Fighting Buddha with a swing of his cudgel, and then another strike to the crown of his head, crumbled him into pieces.

While this was happening, the Yaksha and Asura who had been slain re-emerged from within the flags of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons and charged straight at the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

With a wave of his hand, the Nether River sent over four hundred million Blood God Child clones howling forth, directly penetrating into the grand formation.

The situation for the Victorious Fighting Buddha became even more perilous!

"No rush, the Eastern Emperor Bell has not yet been utilized," Ksitigarbha King said calmly, "this battle is far from determining victory or defeat for the moment."

Wukong was now nearly on par with the Nether River, and having transformed into the Victorious Fighting Buddha, carrying an unbeatable will into the spell duel, he naturally matched the Nether River Patriarch equally. As they began to use their deadly moves, it wasn’t easy to take one another down in a short period, only capable of making the opponent suffer minor losses.

The blood clones of the Blood God Child were usually invincible, but they were less effective against the Victorious Fighting Buddha. The Buddha emitted boundless Victorious Fighting Light, preventing the Blood God Child from getting close and suffering heavy losses. The clones were sent into the grand formation to disrupt the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s line of sight, coordinating with the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons to execute the Buddha!

Despite seemingly handling one of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons with ease, the Victorious Fighting Buddha would have taken a serious hit if struck squarely!

After all, the Dragons of the Eight Divisions also had the cultivation level of Primordial Golden Immortals, retaining just their combat instincts and going all-out with every attack!

The Nether River thought to himself, "This flag of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons is indeed formidable! However, capturing the Victorious Fighting Buddha will not be so easy."

Though the Nether River was powerful and arrogant, he was not senseless like the Eastern Emperor, but very much aware of his own limits.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha waved his large sleeve, and a Seven-Colored Divine Light surged forth, sending the Blood God Child clones tumbling over one after another.

Ordinary moves would not suffice against these blood clones, but the Seven-Colored Divine Light was renowned for its ability to sweep away all things. No matter how tough the blood clones were, they would have to endure a hit.

The Nether River schemed internally, "The moment he unleashes the Eastern Emperor Bell, I will strike at his Niwan Palace with the Karmic Fire Lotus Platform, aiming to eject his primordial spirit. Then, when the Blood God Child clones rush forward, it will surely ensure his death without a place to be buried!"

Indeed, at that moment, the Victorious Fighting Buddha summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell. All at once, the sound of the bell burst forth, the sonic waves oscillated, producing streams of Chaos Sword Qi. The nine thousand strands of Chaos Sword Qi hidden within the Buddha burst open! Though the Nether River had planned meticulously, how could he possibly take action when the Chaos Sword Qi blanketed the sky? Even if he threw in the Karmic Fire Lotus Platform, it would likely be repelled by the Chaos Sword Qi.

"Boom boom boom!"

Within the formation, a series of explosions erupted, like thunder and lightning rolling non-stop. The flags of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons trembled continuously and became extremely unstable. More plain-colored Cloud Realm Flags surged up within the grand formation, entangled with the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag. The Victorious Fighting Buddha was about to break out of the formation!

The Nether River’s expression turned slightly cold, but with the raging Chaos Sword Qi inside, he could not intervene. Being hit by the Chaos Sword Qi was not a joking matter.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha unleashed all the accumulated Chaos Sword Qi and continued to activate more from within the Eastern Emperor Bell. The Nether River did not dare to interfere. This was part of the Buddha’s strategy, not to hold back against the Nether River, for any oversight would result in an eternal regret.

The Nether River could only stabilize several flags with his mana, preventing the Victorious Fighting Buddha from breaking the formation too easily.

Under the annihilation of the Chaos Sword Qi, countless Blood God Child clones perished. The Nether River recalled them, but over a billion had already been lost, a truly painful blow for him. To replenish the four hundred and eighty million Blood God Child clones would likely require a considerable amount of effort once again!

The Dragons of the Eight Divisions died and lived, lived and died; such repetition left the flags of the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons marked by the Chaos Sword Qi, becoming increasingly unstable.

"Break!"

With a thunderous roar, the Victorious Fighting Buddha transformed into a nine hundred feet tall Golden Body, clutched the three-hundred feet tall Eastern Emperor Bell, and charged towards the eastern Yaksha flag. He smashed the bell down fiercely onto it! With a booming sound, a wave of destructive energy rippled outward, the Chaos Sword Qi erupted, and the Yaksha flag was sent flying, its pole broken. Although it was not completely destroyed and could still be repaired, the formation was already broken.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha somersaulted and escaped from the formation.

The Nether River did not strike at the Victorious Fighting Buddha but instead clapped his hands together, and the eight flags headed towards the sky-bound Cloud Realm Flag, entangled with the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, intending to seize the moment to capture the Cloud Realm Flag! Quite the fighter, the Nether River’s experience was indeed exceedingly rich, decisive, and resolute on the spot.

"Nice try, Nether River, thinking to take my Cloud Realm Flag – you’re dreaming!" the Victorious Fighting Buddha formed a Dharma Seal, and with a Buddhist Lion’s Roar, shook the eight wastes.

A golden light burst forth from his abdomen and flew towards the entwined flags.

To discover the outcome of this formidable encounter, stay tuned for the next Chapter. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)