The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 224 - 219: The End of Luck, Kongming Passes Away

Chapter 224: Chapter 219: The End of Luck, Kongming Passes Away

But it was said that Flying Liann had escaped from the Daoist Equal to Heaven’s grasp, yet he was not without serious injuries, and he couldn’t help but harbor resentment in his heart.

Flying Liann felt his luck was poor, having continuously faced misfortune. He had suffered losses within Shennong’s Secret Realm and further losses upon leaving it. Zhuge Liang wanted to burn Sima Yi alive, but Sima Yi was shielded by the Emperor’s destiny of the Human Path and thus his survival was to be expected. Flying Liann believed his actions were in accordance with the Heavenly Dao, especially with the destiny of the Human Path from Shennong also on him.

Flying Liann, observing the stars at night, was overjoyed and thought to himself, "Zhuge Kongming has committed offenses against harmony and is now destined to meet his fate..." He slightly furrowed his brow, "Hmm? Why is there a force of destiny protecting the General’s Star? It seems like another capable individual is secretly making moves. With Zhuge Liang’s death, Shu Han’s destiny would naturally end without further troubles. Jiang Wei, the child, cannot sustain such immense destiny. Zhuge Liang must die; I will sabotage his Prayer and Exorcism Ritual and see how he extends his life then!"

Flying Liann considered Sima Yi a good candidate to support in contending for the Central Plains, so he was intent on removing Zhuge Liang, who suppressed Sima Yi’s destiny, and since Zhuge Liang was also where the destiny of Western Shu resided, annihilating him would naturally cause Western Shu’s destiny to collapse entirely.

If the fate of Western Shu were to collapse, then Eastern Wu would naturally not last long either. The existence of Eastern Wu was merely for balance; the key was to watch the struggle between Western Shu and Northern Wei.

When Flying Liann arrived, he saw magic combat in progress, involving the Daoist Equal to Heaven and Great Mighty Celestial Dragon. These two were locked in a fierce battle, exchanging punches and kicks without any use of Divine Skills or Magical Treasures — just a pure clash of brute force. Even so, every impact felt like two comets colliding, shaking heaven and earth with each punch and kick!

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, born with the chillingly distinct Dragon Elephant Bloodline and possessing the Power of Dragon and Elephant from birth, trained in numerous Buddhist Cultivation Methods which pushed his physical strength to a fearsome peak; whereas Daoist Equal to Heaven cultivated the "Sutra of the Other Shore," tempering his body with Incense Power and Wishes, achieving Supreme Right Enlightenment; matching the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon in a physically tough confrontation was not a disadvantage.

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon repeatedly shouted, "You meddlesome Taoist, move aside quickly! Kongming’s life is supposed to end. If you keep being persistent, you might end up with just empty rewards!"

Daoist Equal to Heaven’s expression was cold as he sent out a Hand Seal, which harshly met with the punch of Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, creating an explosive sound!

"Who says Kongming’s life must end? Did this bald donkey tell you? Let the Heavenly Dao inform me of his life’s end, and I naturally won’t intervene!" Daoist Equal to Heaven retorted with a cold laugh.

"Haha, hahaha! Zhuge Kongming once captured Meng Huo seven times and burned countless Rattan Armor Soldiers during the great fire. That was a great deed but cost him a century of his lifespan. Now his fated calamity has arrived, yet he seeks to use the Prayer and Exorcism to save his life, extending it for another century. Where is such good fortune to be found? I am here to end his destined time. The Life Lamp must be extinguished!" Great Mighty Celestial Dragon laughed wildly, his punches and kicks growing fiercer.

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva was a formidable figure capable of battling experts at Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal First Layer. His fists and kicks were comparable to extremely powerful Magical Treasures.

"Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, you better leave quickly, lest you unfairly suffer!" Daoist Equal to Heaven cursed.

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon was quite annoyed in his heart. Now, while Zhuge Liang was performing the Ritual to Dispel Inauspicious Stars, if he succeeded, he would naturally extend his life by a century. If he really managed to extend his life by a century, who knew what changes could occur? Zhuge Liang had been a disciple of Ghost Valley, Mozi, and Zou Zi — three of the Hundred Sage Scholars, a person of extraordinary abilities as stated in the Hundred Schools of Thought. His survival was extremely detrimental to the Buddhist sect. Moreover, Zhuge Liang was loyal to the Taoist Sect, his Qimen Dunjia and Five Elements and Eight Trigrams being Taoist arts. By then, if Western Shu were to contend for the Central Plains, where would there be a place for Buddhism?

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon thought to himself, "If only Buddha Ancestor could quietly send two people to assist me. While I am tangled up here with this fellow, those two could just go directly and extinguish Zhuge’s Life Lamp! If Zhuge Liang’s Life Lamp were extinguished, he would naturally meet his fated calamity. Who would dare purge his name from the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld? Even if someone were ordered to do so, they would likely be settled by the Heavenly Dao. This person’s influence on the Human Path is just too significant."

"Sky-Overshadowing Seal!"

Daoist Equal to Heaven flipped his palm, and it instantly grew as large as a millstone, above his head gathered a mass of black clouds, rolling like waves.

This Sky-Overshadowing Seal was a Divine Skill he had learned while observing Guang Chengzi’s Magic Combat. He had finally refined this Divine Skill recently. When he unleashed the Sky-Overshadowing Seal now, it immediately felt as if the heavens and earth were overturning; the rolling black clouds seemed as if each wisp weighed as much as Mount Tai, pressing down on the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon!

Great Mighty Celestial Dragon immediately felt an immense force upon him, his throat sweetened, and he almost spewed blood. He roared loudly, and images of Dragon Elephant Totems surfaced around his body, his strength surged violently, and with great force, he threw a punch at the dark clouds. This punch, with a massive Fist Seal flickering continuously, was like a sun that had just risen.

"Boom!"

The Fist Seal struck the dark clouds, almost dispersing them! Daoist Equal to Heaven gritted his teeth and pointed his hand towards Great Mighty Celestial Dragon again, the dark clouds immediately pressed down a few more inches, just about a yard away from crushing the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon’s body. If it were a normal person, they might have been crushed into dust by such a surprise attack from the Sky-Overshadowing Seal, leaving no chance for resistance. But Great Mighty Celestial Dragon’s physical body was too terrifying; with the Power of Dragon and Elephant operating, shaking Sumeru, even such a powerful Sky-Overshadowing Seal couldn’t kill him.