The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 113 - 111: Fetal Transformation and Easy Shape-Shifting, Third Body

Chapter 113: Chapter 111: Fetal Transformation and Easy Shape-Shifting, Third Body

The six brothers arrived at West Cow He State to kill King Bodhisattva and finally managed to slay him, seizing Wuzhiqi’s body.

Wuzhiqi was the Water Monkey Great Saint with the most fearsome water system divine power, which was why King Bodhisattva wanted to merge with his body, to thoroughly refine that strand of Demon God’s essence blood.

However, it was just King Bodhisattva’s bad luck that he incurred the wrath of this group of vicious and ruthless Demon Kings. They were callous and brutal, and he was quickly poisoned by them, dying a violent death. His thousands of years of cultivation came to naught, as both his body and Primordial Spirit turned to ash. It was karma that he should meet this fate, given the heinous acts he committed, capturing aquatic tribe experts for his cruel purposes.

"Hurry, let’s go! We can’t linger here. We’ve killed a Buddhist Bodhisattva and destroyed this Great Saint Country. If the Buddhist sect discovers this, it would spell disaster!" Macaques King shouted, stuffing Wuzhiqi’s body into his pocket, blowing it down to the size of a fist, and tucking it into his chest.

Each Demon King ate a Peach of Immortality and then transformed into human form. They grabbed a handful of soil and used Earth Escape to leave West Cow He State.

Earth Escape was the safest method, very inconspicuous unless a Great Mystic used the Heavenly Rope to search from sky to land, making it quite difficult to discover them.

Only after the group left West Cow He State did they heave a sigh of relief. Without stopping, they emerged a great distance from Southern Toad Continent and set off for Dongsheng Immortal State.

Macaques King laughed and said, "Look what this is!"

In his hand appeared a drop of black essence blood, faintly emitting a red glow—the essence blood of the Ancient Demon God Gonggong!

Yu Rong King shouted, "You really did it, securing this Demon God’s essence blood. When we get back, let’s study it together and try to extract the Ancient Demon God’s divine skills and combat techniques from it."

The other brothers also rejoiced. It was unbelievable that King Bodhisattva had managed to obtain Demon God’s essence blood. But despite King Bodhisattva’s fortune, they ended up killing him. Truly, man’s plans cannot compare with the Heavenly Dao’s will! Possessing this drop of essence blood led to King Bodhisattva’s own demise. Had he not acquired it, he probably wouldn’t have gone around seeking aquatic tribe experts, nor would he have been so fixated on Wuzhiqi’s body. Ultimately, it was the body of Wuzhiqi that brought him fatal misfortune.

"Who would have thought that a drop of Demon God’s essence blood would be so powerful? Fortunately, he wasn’t accustomed to fighting in that manner, otherwise it would’ve been truly difficult to defeat him! It’s also fortunate we arrived early, and in a group. Otherwise, we might have suffered greatly," Peng Demon King sighed.

"After all, the Ancient Demon Gods were born of Pangu’s body. Pangu was the being who opened up the primordial chaos of the universe. How could a Demon God born from his body not be formidable? A Demon God at most could only congeal nine drops of essence blood, which is quite rare. Gonggong died under Mount Buzhou, his body shattered. It’s unexpected that King Bodhisattva could actually obtain his essence blood, truly a stroke of good fortune," Macaques King laughed oddly and put away the essence blood.

The brothers talked and continued on their way, quickly reaching Dongsheng Immortal State. With the going and returning, several days had passed.

Daoist Equal to Heaven grew anxious waiting for their return. Upon seeing the brothers come back, he was overjoyed and asked, "Have you managed to settle the matter, brothers?"

Macaques King threw the pocket onto the ground and called out, "Enlarge!" The pocket transformed back to its normal size, and Wuzhiqi’s body tumbled out from inside.

Daoist Equal to Heaven happily said, "I had a feeling that our trip to West Cow He State might encounter some difficulties, but it wasn’t a big problem, so I refrained from cautioning you, fearing additional complications. It seems the journey went quite smoothly for you, brothers?"

Ox Demon King replied, "There was a small hiccup. Sixth Brother almost got hurt by King Bodhisattva. In the end, though, we killed him."

The brothers then chattered about the event, with one talking over the other, while Daoist Equal to Heaven internally marveled at their fortune. He was relieved he didn’t go alone, or else he might have been killed by King Bodhisattva. He hadn’t expected King Bodhisattva to have been hiding a drop of Demon God’s essence blood. He let his brothers carry out the mission because he was afraid of exposing himself, and by using the Method of Embryonic Transformation and Shape-Shifting to create a third body, it was like adding an extra layer of insurance.

"Wukong, do you want this Demon God’s essence blood?" Macaques King asked.

"No, I don’t. The body I am cultivating is following the Buddhist Cultivation Method. If I were to refine the Demon God’s essence blood, I probably wouldn’t be able to execute Buddhist methods anymore," Daoist Equal to Heaven said. "Moreover, if I absorb this Demon God’s essence blood, outsiders might easily guess our connection."

The others nodded in agreement, feeling his reasoning made sense.

The Buddhist Cultivation Method conflicted with the essence blood of Demon Gods. When King Bodhisattva used the essence blood, he couldn’t use any Buddhist divine skills. Moreover, dividing the essence blood into seven parts would only dilute its potency. They decided it was not worth risking the potential destruction of the highly refined Sutra of the Other Shore. After all, it was a Sage’s Treasure, a scripture that could shatter ordinary minds upon reading, and even Wusheng felt his Primordial Spirit was wearied by it. Though the Demon God was mighty, it was no match for a Saint.

"Since you don’t want it, let’s divide the essence blood among ourselves!" Macaques King exclaimed. With an upward gesture, a surge of True Qi sprayed out, dividing the Demon God’s essence blood into six portions.

Each Demon King held a portion, divided into six parts. Even though it was much diluted, it still held tremendous utility. Perhaps after refining the essence blood, beings like the Lion Camel King could directly assault the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.

Daoist Equal to Heaven said, "You all go ahead and refine this Demon God’s essence blood. I will send my third Primordial Spirit into Wuzhiqi’s flesh and operate the Method of Fetal Transformation and Form Shifting. I will stay here to protect you!"

Without hesitation, the others took the essence blood in their hands and slapped it into their hearts. With a pop, it entered their ventricles, and then, as their hearts beat, blood surged within them, their own blood beginning to dilute the Demon God’s blood.

"Roar!"

Roars emerged from their blood, the angry roars of the Demon God. His will had been split into six parts, but it remained mighty. With any carelessness, one could be controlled by it and then transformed into a Demon God’s flesh that knew only slaughter. However, the Demon Kings all had cultivated their way through battle, their wills steadfast, and it was simply impossible for them to be swayed by this will of the Demon God.

After their hearts diluted the Demon God’s blood, it was transported to all parts of their bodies, and atop their heads emerged the Three Flowers while their chests surged with the Five Qi.

Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Qi Towards the Origin—this was the symbol of the Dao of Immortals. If any were damaged, they would fall from the path of immortality and become mundane. In the past, Lady Sanxiao’s Golden Jiao Scissors was a formidable Magical Treasure, specifically designed to sever the Three Flowers atop one’s head. With one snip, regardless of whether one was a Daluo Golden Immortal or a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal, the Three Flowers would be cut off and one would be turned into a mortal.

The bodies of all the great demons began to shine with a black luster, their physical strength soaring, becoming more and more terrifying.

This was the complete integration of the Demon God’s essence blood into their own bloodlines, not like King Bodhisattva who kept it in his body to use as a Magical Treasure. The effect was far more powerful.

"Will of the Demon God, heed my command, suppress all directions, overlook the universe! Merge with my bloodline, integrate with my flesh, become one with me, immortal and indestructible!"

Ox Demon King had the strongest body, and he was the first to completely integrate the Demon God’s essence blood into his bloodline. As he opened his eyes, he felt an immense strength coursing through him and couldn’t help but roar loudly, "Imitating Heaven and Earth!"

A black light flickered on the Ox Demon King’s body, his physique suddenly becoming robust. Muscle veins coiled around like giant serpents, and behind him emerged the phantom of a Demon God.

Ox Demon King laughed and said, "Ha ha, ha ha ha! Indeed, this is good stuff. King Bodhisattva has really done us a great favor. It won’t be long before Lord Bull here breaks into the Second Heaven of Da Luo Golden Immortal!"

Ox Demon King felt as if he could explode Mount Tai with a single punch now, his strength overwhelming, many times stronger than before. With a simple shout, it was like thunder.

This time refining the Demon God’s essence blood took him seven times seven, forty-nine days, which also coincidentally matched the principle of "Tao evolves by forty-nine."

The other brothers did not wait. The last to awake was Yu Rong King, who took over a hundred days to fully integrate and refine the Demon God’s essence blood.

The six brothers felt as if their bodies were about to burst. They spread out and went to an open space to compare their fists and kicks. Each clash of fists and feet was like thunder exploding, terrifyingly powerful.

Daoist Equal to Heaven was also secretly astonished and thought, "This single drop of Gonggong’s essence blood, given to them to refine, can possess such terrifying power. It’s hard to imagine the kind of formidable strength they must have had at their peak. They could even shatter the Heavenly Pillar with a mere headbutt, truly too powerful."

Ox Demon King asked, "How is your third body coming along?"

Daoist Equal to Heaven laughed and said, "After eating a hundred or so Peaches of Immortality, that Wuzhiqi’s body was nonetheless attained through the Corpse Way of immortality. Its True Qi and origins are quite exhausted, so it needs to be gathered anew. Sadly, it requires more time."

Ox Demon King asked, "What will you call this third body of yours?"

Daoist Equal to Heaven thought for a moment and then smiled, "Since my original self is named Wukong, and ’emptiness’ is the true teaching of the Buddhist sect, let this third body be named ’Enlightenment Dao,’ and may I grasp the Great Dao soon."

Ox Demon King responded, "That name isn’t bad at all—one Wukong, and one Enlightenment Dao."

In Buddhism, also known as the Buddhist Sect or the Sect of Emptiness, Wukong, isn’t that to comprehend the ’Four Elements are Void’? Subhuti gave such a name also because there was an agreement with the Buddhist sect; both sides needed to plant a seed within Wukong’s heart. Whether his future lies with Buddhism or Taoism will depend on his destiny.

If Subhuti were of the Buddhist sect, then Wukong’s name might indeed need to be changed to "Sun Wudao" in the end.

This third body, Enlightenment Dao, cultivated with the Method of Embryonic Transformation and Shape-Shifting, could it be that it subtly complies with destiny?

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