Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 255 - 244: Victorious Fighting Buddha Demonstrates Divine Power

Chapter 255: Chapter 244: Victorious Fighting Buddha Demonstrates Divine Power

Sun Wukong and the Jade Emperor were locked in a fierce battle in front of the Southern Heavenly Gate, shaking the heavens and splitting the earth.

In the Asura Blood Sea, the Nether River naturally felt the intensity of the battle. He thought to leave the Asura Blood Sea to take advantage of the chaos, but Ksitigarbha King sent him back beaten and in disgrace. It had been many years since the Nether River Patriarch had suffered such a loss of face.

The Nether River felt quite helpless, as he had damaged his Primordial Spirit Thoughts last time by burning them, and now could not exert his strongest combat power. The Asura Demon King was still recovering from his wounds, and alone he could not handle Ksitigarbha King and Diting. Thus, he cursed inwardly, regretting why he had ever cooperated with such a thankless wretch. It would have been better if he had let him die!

"Nether River, do not struggle, please return to the Asura Blood Sea peacefully. You have caused sufficient slaughter, and when I achieve sainthood, I myself will come to settle accounts with you," Ksitigarbha King said slowly, hands together, surrounded by a boundless Buddha’s Light.

"Nonsense! You think I’m actually afraid of that Victorious Fighting Buddha? Fine, since you say so, I shall await the news quietly in the Asura Blood Sea!" Nether River retorted angrily, and with those words, entered the Asura Blood Sea.

Knowing he was no match for Ksitigarbha King and unable to escape, the Nether River bitterly accepted his situation. After trading a few blows and cursing twice, he went back into the Asura Blood Sea.

Ksitigarbha King glanced at the continuously flashing golden light above his head, like lightning, and murmured, "The day of revolution, when all beings are equal, is finally arriving."

With revolution, naturally, there are counter-revolutionaries, and Nether River undoubtedly was one of them, seeking to slaughter the people of the world, a true act of counter-revolution.

While Nether River stirred restlessly yet was powerless against Ksitigarbha King and returned to the Asura Blood Sea, let us move on to speak of the Heavenly Court.

The battle between Sun Wukong and the Jade Emperor continued for a long time, three days and nights without deciding a victor. The Eastern Emperor Bell and the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact were still clashing, due to the collision of the two Magical Treasures, a golden light flashed across the sky, thus there was neither day nor night in the whole world.

The golden light kept flashing like a second sun, continuing for three days.

"The Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact is truly formidable, able to contend with the Eastern Emperor Bell for three days without faltering," Wu Zhiqi said through clenched teeth.

"Actually, the Eastern Emperor Bell’s power is not limited to this. However, Sun Wukong has not yet reached the realm of a Saint, and cannot refine the residual divine thoughts Eastern Emperor Taiyi left in it, thus he cannot bring out the full power of the Eastern Emperor Bell," Kong Xuan explained. "Eastern Emperor Taiyi once suppressed the universe unmatched, and I have witnessed the might of this Eastern Emperor Bell myself."

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi was a Saint, and when he made the Eastern Emperor Bell, he naturally infused his divine thoughts into it. Sun Wukong’s power was insufficient, so he could not refine the Saint’s residual divine thoughts, meaning he could not fully utilize the Eastern Emperor Bell. Otherwise, though the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact was jointly refined by the Three Pure Ones, it would still be no match for the Eastern Emperor Bell.

The Jade Emperor also groaned inwardly. The Eastern Emperor Bell was too powerful; each strike released endless bursts of light, mixed with Chaos Sword Qi, shaking his arms numb with its immense power.

The Jade Emperor also deployed the Cultivation Technique to expand his body by a thousand feet, clutched the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact, and smashed it violently against the Divine Monkey Dharma Body holding the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Boom!"

The Jade Emperor’s Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact emanated an unstoppable will of the Heavenly Dao, an immensely profound state that nothing could resist, as if a piece of the sky was crashing down! But the Heavenly Dao too originates from Chaos, Chaos itself has no Dao, yet it contains the great Dao, mysterious beyond comprehension, the gateway to all marvels.

The Eastern Emperor Bell immediately released Chaos Sword Qi, with over ninety million strands bursting forth, a vast sword rain that made one’s spirit tremble.

"Boom!"

The will of the Heavenly Dao and the ninety million strands of Chaos Sword Qi clashed incessantly, transforming now into furious dragons, now into serpents, then into lightning, into devils, and into giant mountains... ever-changing yet always entwined, the terrifying fluctuations of mana cascading out, shaking the void into layers of dust.

The Jade Emperor roared, "Sun Wukong, even if I am crushed to pieces, I will bring you down with me!"

Sun Wokong’s eyes twinkled with mockery as he coldly sneered, "Oh? You think you, a weakling, have any way to bring me down?"

Fueled by greater anger, the Jade Emperor’s mana surged, striking even more violently.

The Divine Monkey firmly held the Eastern Emperor Bell and smashed it fiercely towards the Jade Emperor’s forehead, Chaos Sword Qi bursting forth, while the Jade Emperor held the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact like a chopping knife, slashing down, the colliding forces opened the bell and mingled with a new surge of the Heavenly Dao will, exploding with loud bangs.

"Endless Unobstructed!" A massive golden light emerged as the Victorious Fighting Buddha arrived with the Ultimate Bliss World outside the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court.

Kong Xuan pressed his hands together and said, "Victorious Fighting Buddha! Well said, well said."

The Victorious Fighting Buddha declared, "Throughout the universe, there is nothing I cannot conquer. Jade Emperor, if you convert, your life may yet be spared."

Jade Emperor bellowed with laughter, "Haha, haha! Victorious Fighting Buddha, you think you qualify?"

Saying that, he attacked Victorious Fighting Buddha carrying the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact.

The body of Victorious Fighting Buddha was tens of thousands of feet tall, his body shimmered with golden light, surrounded by the Eight Treasures Merit, dazzlingly brilliant, wearing the gold kasaya, donning the crown of Five Buddha Treasures, his left hand supporting the Ultimate Bliss World, slowly chanting, "No calamity, boundless!"

Having become a Buddha Ancestor, Victorious Fighting Buddha naturally could not announce his own Buddhist name, and could only send forth phrases like "No calamity, boundless" or "Boundless, no calamity" as a Saint would do. Then there burst forth a brilliant light from the Ultimate Bliss World in his hand, condensing the will of all living beings!

"This, this is the will of the equality of all living beings! Unstoppable!" cried Victorious Fighting Buddha.

He grabbed the brilliant light from the Ultimate Bliss World in his hand, then transformed it into a massive shield that met the descending Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact wielded by Jade Emperor.

"Boom!"

It was Jade Emperor who was sent flying backwards. Seizing the moment, Wukong grabbed the Eastern Emperor Bell and struck it against Jade Emperor’s back, causing him to tumble down again, spewing fresh blood. If not for the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact’s automatic protective action, Wukong’s strike would have killed him then and there.

"What, the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact actually failed to break through this shield?" Jade Emperor could hardly believe it, as that shield was merely conjured by Victorious Fighting Buddha in passing; how could it withstand a full blow from his Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact?

Victorious Fighting Buddha smiled, "This is the will of all beings, the power of equality, richness, and comfort! Jade Emperor, you have committed many injustices; if you do not convert, you will be nothing but ashes."

Jade Emperor’s eyes almost burst from his sockets as his inner demons consumed him. He chose to die but wanted to take as many with him as possible, even if they were mere mortals. Killing Wukong would be the best, so he yelled furiously, "That’s utter nonsense!" The ruler of ten thousand heavens was actually spewing vulgarity, indicating the chaos of his mind.

Jade Emperor attacked again with the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact, but Wukong did not make a move this time. Instead, Victorious Fighting Buddha gathered the will of all living beings from the Ten Directions Country, conjuring a Demon-Subduing Pestle to meet Jade Emperor’s attack.

Victorious Fighting Buddha’s radiance was boundless, now casting a golden light that added a golden sun to the sky, although most people still saw his gigantic Buddha form, austere and solemn, holding a world in one hand and lifting the Demon-Subduing Pestle in the other, imbued with the will of all beings, equality, happiness, and richness.

"My Buddha is merciful!" Instantly, countless mortals prostrated themselves, praying devoutly, seeking blessings.

With this action, Victorious Fighting Buddha also promoted the Buddhist Sect that he presided over, spreading his teachings and letting the world know of such a Buddha’s existence!

Victorious Fighting Buddha then struck Jade Emperor’s Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact with the Demon-Subduing Pestle, then hit Jade Emperor’s head, causing it to bleed heavily, nearly dislodging his Primordial Spirit.

Having established the Ultimate Bliss World in the Western Direction, Victorious Fighting Buddha’s combat power undoubtedly surpassed Wukong. He could gather the will of all beings, power immense! In the Buddhist-Demon War two years earlier, Tathagata had sacrificed himself to briefly resurrect the Turning Wheel Sage King in him, and that Seven Treasure Dharma Wheel was a Magical Treasure that gathered aspects and will of all living beings, even outmatching the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Ah!!!" Jade Emperor howled, his head a mess dripping with blood, looking utterly haggard yet resembling a frenzied demon.

Seizing the moment, Victorious Fighting Buddha turned the Demon-Subduing Pestle into a wooden fish, then began to slowly tap it, "Buddhas of the West... covering the eight wildernesses of the universe, undefeated in battle, hence called Victorious Fighting!"

This was intentional by Victorious Fighting Buddha. Instead of beating Jade Emperor directly with the Demon-Subduing Pestle, he changed to a wooden fish combined with scripture to attack, intending to use this opportunity to promote the true Buddhist Sect, allowing everyone to hear his scriptures, making clear his intentions.

The wooden fish was also condensed from the will of all beings along with the concepts of equality, happiness, and richness. Once struck, it emitted an extraordinarily mystical rhythm; its powerful and miraculous effects resonated as the wooden fish tapped, Victorious Fighting Buddha’s chanting echoed through the heavens.

Everyone under the heavens could hear Victorious Fighting Buddha chanting, could hear the sound of the wooden fish tapping.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The tapping sounds of the wooden fish, combined with the scriptures chanted by Victorious Fighting Buddha, transformed into waves of Sonic Wave Slaughter Swords, gathering the will of all beings and striking at Jade Emperor. Grinding his teeth, Jade Emperor met them with the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact. As they collided, it was as if a cosmic explosion occurred, sending the Divine Artifact flying.

"The will of all beings is unstoppable, not even by Heavenly Dao!" said Victorious Fighting Buddha slowly.

The wooden fish transformed into a large mirror that landed in front of Jade Emperor, Victorious Fighting Buddha said, "This is the mirror of misdeeds, which will reveal all the evils you have committed in your lifetime."

Then, the mirror began to display one scene after another. Jade Emperor’s face drastically changed, but he could not look away, feeling his Primordial Spirit trembling as he witnessed all the evil deeds he had committed, exploiting living beings, arbitrarily torturing mortals, and even a scene displayed where he strangled Queen Mother...

To be continued in the next episode. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for it with a recommendation or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)