Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 308 - 293: The Fifth Great Dao Sage

Chapter 308: Chapter 293: The Fifth Great Dao Sage

Wukong, wielding one of his Silence techniques, thoroughly resolved the crisis of the cosmic opening. Yet, such an uproar alerted a tremendously formidable being!

This person had the appearance of a crane-haired youth with lips red and teeth white, his complexion slightly flushed with vigor. Every strand of his hair bore the marks of time, ancient and weathered, with traces of Taoist Magic flowing on them. This being was a frightening presence, also a Great Dao Sage, but his aura seemed even more overpowering.

"Great Reincarnation Technique, devouring all!" Wukong felt an intense aura charging towards him.

Only three breaths’ time was left!

Two breaths!

One breath!

The Reincarnation Disk finally swallowed the new world, then vanished into nothingness, hiding in the infinite chaos. At that moment, chaos itself was torn asunder, and out walked the crane-haired youth. He looked around, his mouth twitching slightly as he muttered, "I am but a step too late. That Great Dao Demon God was assaulting the Earth Immortal Realm precisely when I was at a critical moment in my cultivation! And now, a wondrous fortune has appeared but to slip away. Who is the creator of this world? Is it Hong Jun?"

Even as this ancient being spoke, the Taoist incantations thundered around him, and with each word, lotuses bloomed in the void.

Wukong, hiding within the Reincarnation, used the Dharma Eye of the Turning Wheel Sage King to clearly see the old Taoist’s formidable strength, thinking he had no certainty of victory if he were to fight him. However, he gleaned from the old man’s words his connection to Hong Jun—could the old man know the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch?

Wukong did not reveal himself, sensing this person might be a foe rather than a friend. Although he carried Immortal Qi, there was a more sinister sensation about him.

"Is there truly a fifth Great Dao Sage in this Chaotic World? Moreover, this Great Dao Sage seems the most ancient! Could he be from a few past eras? Who is he? Only after the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch awakens might I understand. Such a fearsome being, if confronted, would be very difficult to deal with!" Wukong pondered with gravity.

Fortunately, he had timely devoured the new world with the Great Reincarnation Technique, otherwise, another bitter battle would have been inevitable.

"Let’s engage in a battle to see what capabilities this person truly possesses!" Wukong took a deep breath.

The old Taoist, about to flee by tearing through chaos, was ambushed at that moment by Wukong, who struck with the Seven Treasure Dharma Wheel!

A Great Dao Sage launching a sneak attack was an utterly terrifying notion, for it veiled the Great Dao Principles, preventing the victim from reaching the reactive state of ’the cicada senses the wind before it stirs.’

The old Taoist turned abruptly, raging, "How dare you youngling sneak attack a sage like me!"

He ferociously counterattacked, releasing a giant fist impress that turned out to be the Great Destruction Divine Fist!

Wukong’s Seven Treasure Dharma Wheel had already descended, striking the fist impress, causing the old Taoist to stagger back repeatedly, coughing up blood.

"Good, let’s use this opportunity to eliminate him! This person will be a threat sooner or later. If Hong Jun, Di Jun, and Tong Tian were still alive, victory would be assured." Wukong thought to himself.

"Oh? An Intelligent Stone Monkey, an exotic being? Has even cultivated to become a Great Dao Sage, good, very good, such a nourishing essence!" The old Taoist let out a long howl, his fingers like iron hooks shooting towards Wukong, showing fierce strength despite his injuries, as he attempted a counterattack.

Any individual knowledgeable about the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch undoubtedly hailed from a previous era, or perhaps several eras before—a true antique!

This person had hidden himself too deeply; even Hong Jun had never mentioned him. Perhaps Hong Jun was aware of his existence but thought him destroyed in the successive Immeasurable Calamities. Little could he have imagined this person not only became a Great Dao Sage but also possessed profoundly deep mana. Even Wukong, with his two trillion nine hundred sixty billion Primordial Spirit Thoughts, had failed to inflict serious injury with his sneak attack.

Had the attack been against the number one Demon God, this Treasure Wheel falling upon him would have been sufficient to reduce him to ashes.

"Swoosh!"

Five fingers collapsed three thousand minor worlds; no, real worlds, for these real worlds collapsed and reformed! He was evolving the distinctive Dao Technique of the Great Dao Demon God, the Great Destruction Technique!

Moreover, what was truly terrifying was that he embodied real worlds between his fingers and palms, indicating that he had merged those shattered heavens and earth into his body! He had melted three thousand real worlds, remnants of past eras. And it must be noted, some worlds had been so thoroughly destroyed that not even specks remained.

"Great Destruction Technique!" The old Taoist roared. The Annihilation Force evolved, spinning continuously, creating the sound of thunderstorms.

"This powerful being far surpasses the fourth Demon God! His strength is so grand, perhaps not even two Demon Gods combined could handle him!" Wukong was immensely shocked.

"Revolutionary Will, revolutionize the world! I am born of Heaven’s will, to revolutionize all things! Great Revolution, Great Revolution, an invincible will!" Wukong summoned the Great Revolution Seal to collide head-on with the Great Destruction Technique.

"Crack!"

As the two forces collided, the Great Revolution Seal cracked, but Wukong quickly repaired it. The Great Destruction Technique, imbued with the revolutionary will of the Great Revolution Seal, was obliterated upon impact, affecting the endless Chaos Space around them, causing chaos itself to fracture while the Great Dao Principles rapidly mended it.

"The Turning Wheel Sage King, break the heavens, tread the earth! The Seven Treasures Dharma Wheel, suppresses through the ages!" Wukong crossed his hands before him, forming the immovable seal of a mountain, and the Victorious Fighting Buddha was revealed.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha is the Turning Wheel Sage King. He brought his palms together in prayer, lamenting for the heavens and the people with kindness and compassion. As the Seven Treasures Dharma Wheel spun, he stepped on top of a nine-zhang-tall gigantic White Elephant, and a vast Buddha’s Light shone through, penetrating the ancient, present, and future! Wukong didn’t believe this person hadn’t cultivated his past life, so even if he pierced through past, present, and future, Wukong wouldn’t kill his past life, to avoid being attacked from both sides, which would be really asking for trouble! He couldn’t afford to make the same stupid mistakes as Lu Ya.

"Just a few more devourings of shattered worlds, and Great Dao Sages, and I will exist eternally, coexisting with the Dao, even controlling the will of the Dao! Even a Great Dao Sage could be killed in the blink of an eye!" The old Taoist roared inwardly. To him, killing Wukong was an excellent opportunity.

Wukong couldn’t help but feel his scalp explode, shuddering. On a whim, he pondered, "This person harbors killing intent towards me. I’ve tried to divine the future, and even with Fuxi’s Great Eight Trigrams Technique, it’s hard to see clearly! This person is truly too terrifying, too frightening, he must possess means to kill a Great Dao Sage!"

A Great Dao Sage is truly immortal as long as the Dao exists, the Sage does not die. But Wukong sensed that this person possessed means that could cause even Great Dao Sages to die completely! The existence of such a person, who had lived for who knows how long, was truly terrifying, enough to make one shudder.

"Why does such an existence still live in the Chaotic World!!!" Wukong was shocked beyond measure.

The two collided, exchanging ten trillion moves in the blink of an eye, their released fist winds making the Chaotic World itself seem to tremble.

"The Immeasurable Calamity, the Catastrophe of Yuan’s Beginning! One hundred twenty thousand years pass in the flick of a finger! Slay the heavens, slay the earth, all beings face their doom!"

Wukong gestured with his hands, the Victorious Fighting Buddha set the Seven Treasures Dharma Wheel in motion, as he too unleashed a newly comprehended Dao Technique.

This Dao Technique was not inferior to the Great Dao Techniques, brought forth from the intersection and reflection of the Primordial Spirit Thoughts and the number one, and the observation of the Calamity of Yuan’s Beginning during the Immeasurable Calamity from which he had comprehended it!

An apocalyptic force emanated, destroying the heavens and earth, shattering the universe, breaking the Heaven and Earth, inverting the Profound Yellow, the Primordial Wilderness collapsing.

"To think one could simulate the Immeasurable Calamity with Mana, truly impressive!" exclaimed the old Taoist.

Above his head, a willow tree suddenly appeared, standing at nine hundred billion zhang tall—only possible because the Chaotic World was boundless and infinite; otherwise, even the Nine Heavens would likely crumble under this single willow tree.

With the Dao Technique unleashed by Wukong, the Seven Treasures Dharma Wheel roared as they turned, three thousand Buddhas chanted in unison, Buddha’s Light universally delivered.

Buddha represents compassion, Immeasurable Calamity represents destruction!

Compassion and destruction, two opposing forces, merged at this moment. Yin and Yang converged, nourishing each other and unleashing an incredibly powerful force! It wasn’t a case of mutual destruction but mutual growth, augmenting their might even further.

"Willow touching the skies, all heavens obliterated!"

The old Taoist bellowed and mystic Dao patterns flowed from his fingertips. The Great Dao thundered, the Golden Lotus bloomed, and the willow tree shone with Immeasurable Light.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Wukong’s Treasure Wheel and Dao Technique collided, blocked by three thousand willow strands that hung down. These strands, symbolizing the Three Thousand Great Paths, indicated that this person, too, had achieved Great Dao Sage status through the way of the Three Thousand Great Paths! However, it was clear he possessed another extremely powerful method; otherwise, he couldn’t have such an awesome achievement, even stronger than the aura of the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch. Wukong found it quite troublesome to deal with him, one misstep could spell doom.

Of course, the old Taoist also found Wukong troublesome but was not afraid. This was a great opportunity and he had to seize it!

"If only I hadn’t been in seclusion during the Earth Immortal Realm’s Immeasurable Calamity, I might already be merged with the Dao, overturning the Great Dao Principles. This monkey would have turned to dust at the flick of my hand!" The old Taoist inwardly lamented what a pity it was, "But this is also a great opportunity. This monkey is so powerful, if devoured, it’s bound to significantly increase my strength, propelling me further! Once Hong Jun and the others revive, and after devouring them, I’ll merge with the Dao, exist forever, and control the Great Dao Principles. Everything will be under my control! I will become the Dao!"

The three thousand willow strands fluttered, blocking all of Wukong’s killing moves, dissolving them into nothingness within the Chaos.

Wukong looked at the terrifyingly tall willow, musing to himself, "What kind of Magical Treasure is this, that it can be so formidable! Nine hundred billion zhang tall, and the willow strands are so powerful, refined into the Three Thousand Great Paths."

"Monkey! If you submit to this immortal, allowing me to devour you, I can recreate you afterward and ensure you reach even greater heights!" said the old Taoist.

"Old man, save your breath, no more talking nonsense! Come and face your death!" Wukong shouted back, unleashing the Buddhist Lion’s Roar.

"Om!"

A divine sound spread, the old Taoist’s eyes flashed with cold light, stabilizing his mind, unaffected.

The outcome of their battle remains unknown, please listen to the next part to find out. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with a recommendation or a monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)