The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 298 - 263: Golden Sky Divine Thunder Annihilates Old Enemy

Chapter 298: Chapter 263: Golden Sky Divine Thunder Annihilates Old Enemy

Wu Dao had severely injured the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, and now, he displayed the Divine Sky Taoist Magic again, summoning the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, specifically the Purple Dawn Divine Thunder this time.

Among the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, the Purple Dawn Divine Thunder is considered less powerful, with several others surpassing it in strength. However, with his current power, controlling it was still beyond his reach; he feared it might backfire, harming himself instead of his intended target.

Playing with fire leads to burning oneself, and the same goes for playing with thunder.

This time, the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon employed the Sharira left by Duobao Tathagata. This Sharira was crystal clear, resembling amber. Once the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon summoned it, it immediately floated in the air, and from the Sharira, a Buddha with countless arms materialized. Each arm wielded a Magical Treasure, appearing formidable yet compassionate. This was Duobao Tathagata, transformed by Duobao Daoist himself, hence the Sharira could manifest his divine form.

Wu Dao performed his swordsmanship, coordinated it with the Divine Sky Taoist Magic to draw down the Purple Dawn Divine Thunder. The thunder struck his Seven Stars Sword, whereupon layers of purple light enveloped the blade, transforming into a Divine Dragon that coiled around the sword edge, emitting roaring sounds.

Wu Dao exclaimed, "Sharira, mere remnants from a deceased Buddha, how could it withstand me with Celestial Thunder so masculine and robust?"

Sharira, though pure, stemmed from the remains of the Buddha—a product of the Buddha’s last thoughts. As such, its existence defied natural law as it embodied yin, whereas Celestial Thunder represented yang. Thus, Celestial Thunder naturally subdued the Sharira.

Wu Dao directed the sword enveloped in Celestial Thunder towards the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, and the purple Divine Dragon roared fiercely as it lunged forward!

"Boom!"

The sword struck precisely on the Sharira of Duobao Tathagata raised by the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, causing a massive explosion of purple thunder. Duobao Tathagata joined his hands and chanted Buddhist scriptures, seemingly attempting to suppress the thunder. However, what is thunder? Thunder is celestial might, the mandate of heaven used to annihilate those who defy the cosmos. This was merely a divine form left by a fleeting thought of Duobao Tathagata, how could it possibly suppress the Purple Dawn Divine Thunder?

"Red Sky Divine Thunder!"

Wu Dao shouted again, and the thunderclouds in the sky turned from purple to red, summoning the Red Sky Divine Thunder, even more powerful than the Purple Dawn Divine Thunder.

The Red Sky Divine Thunder, red-hued with a murderous aura, signifies the heavenly execution. The heavens unleash their killing intent, shifting stars in their courses. This act of slaying uses the Heavenly Dao as its weapon, and should one harbor even a trace of evil intent, the thunder would rebound immediately!

"What, Red Sky Divine Thunder? Which sect’s Divine Sky Taoist Magic have you cultivated, to be able to summon such fierce thunder?" The face of the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon changed, and even the expressions of Buddha of Immeasurable Life and others altered. Although they might not be affected by the Red Sky Divine Thunder, it posed a significant threat to the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon.

Wu Dao sneered, "I am a disciple of Chi Songzi, practicing the ’Divine Sky Torrential Rain’ Divine Skills. Naturally, this Divine Sky Taoist Magic was inherited from the Rain Mage!"

"Celestial Thunder to Exterminate Evil!"

Wu Dao, with his heart filled with righteousness, bellowed as if he had transformed into a Great Confucian, causing Magnificent Righteous Qi to surge within a hundred miles, intensifying the power of the Red Sky Divine Thunder.

The Purple Dawn Divine Thunder had already begun to suppress the Sharira of Duobao Tathagata, and with the assault of the Red Sky Divine Thunder, both thunders combined forcefully shattered the divine form of Duobao Tathagata. The Sharira lost its luster, turning into an ordinary stone that was blown to dust by the thunder, leaving no trace of the residing thoughts.

The Great Mighty Celestial Dragon roared furiously, throwing out various Magical Treasures to fend off the thunderstorms.

"Hundred Herbs Cauldron! Come out!" Wu Dao recited an Oral Spell and regurgitated the Hundred Herbs Cauldron of Shennong.

The more powerful the artifact used to summon the Celestial Thunder, the greater the intensity of the falling thunder. This Hundred Herbs Cauldron, used by Shennong to refine herbs and having accumulated meritorious deeds, was an extraordinary Magical Treasure. Using it to summon the Celestial Thunder naturally amplified its force.

"Golden Sky Divine Thunder!"

The thunderclouds in the sky turned golden, shimmering like they were coated in a layer of gold. The clouds carried a sharp aura.

Gold, unrivaled in sharpness! The Golden Sky Divine Thunder faintly contained a trace of the Metallic Energy of the White Tiger. The thunderbolts that churned within made the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon shudder with cold; such thunder could definitely destroy his physical body, each thunderbolt brimming with penetrating sharpness.

"Hundred Herbs Cauldron, guide its path!" Wu Dao formed a spell with his hands, pointing towards the Hundred Herbs Cauldron. The Golden Sky Divine Thunder immediately descended, plunging into the cauldron where it boiled and churned, revealing various marvelous spectacles.

Wu Dao solemnly declared, "Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, I have said before, today I intend to settle our karmic ties completely! If this Golden Sky Divine Thunder does not kill you, then so be it, but if you cannot withstand it, then you shall turn into ash!"

After saying this, Wu Dao fiercely slapped the Hundred Herbs Cauldron, which immediately soared into the air. The thunder inside it was unleashed, rolling towards the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon like a cascading waterfall.

"Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, quickly move aside, do not confront it head-on!" the Buddha of Immeasurable Life’s expression darkened as he shouted loudly.

However, the speed of the Heavenly Thunder was so fast, often said to be as swift as lightning and fierce as thunderclaps, that the Golden Sky Divine Thunder struck and instantly engulfed the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon.

Within this tempest of thunder, the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon felt an irresistible force, a divine aura that seemed to crush him, causing his body to tremble. He had reached the Immovable Ground, but at that moment, amidst the great fear of life and death, coupled with the pressure of the divine aura, his spirit began to regress!

If the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon were to be killed, it would be very difficult for his spirit to regress, as his spirit was extremely powerful. However, this time the Golden Sky Divine Thunder contained a divine might, and under this terrifying divine might and the threat of life and death, the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon conceded to causality, his spirit regressed, falling from the Eighth Ground Bodhisattva to the Seventh Ground, and at that very moment, as if an army had been routed, he regressed further to the Initial Ground Bodhisattva and then completely lost his Bodhisattva Rank.

"What use is my cultivation? Still I cannot escape death! What use is my Buddhist practice? It is hard to endure in this world!" the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon’s spirit regressed, generating thoughts of despair, which he expressed just before dying.

This is the clear manifestation of regression, doubting one’s "Dao," feeling that all the long cultivation was still unable to escape death, the arduous cultivation leading to such an outcome, how could one be content?

"The Immovable Ground Bodhisattva’s spirit has actually regressed, losing the Bodhisattva Rank!" the Buddha of Immeasurable Life saw and immediately burst into fury, the degradation of two Eighth Ground Bodhisattvas within a day, and their spirits regressing at the end, was simply too humiliating.

The Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva was completely obliterated within the vast and mighty Golden Sky Divine Thunder, not even a complete body was left behind, he died an utter death, without even the slightest chance for reincarnation.

Wu Dao raised a single palm, and said, "Boundless Heavenly Immortal!"

Others like the Buddha of Immeasurable Life were extremely angered, but as Wu Dao killed a person, he called out, "This Daoist leaves now!"

"Rash Taoist, you have killed a Buddhist Bodhisattva, forced his spirit to regress, and now you think to leave?!" A loud shout came, and a massive palm struck down.

"The Future Buddha, Maitreya, one of the Three Worlds Buddha!" Wu Dao secretly cursed in his mind and hurriedly lit the incense stick.

The Ox Demon King took a forceful blow from the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, the strike hit his battle armor but did not take his life, he swung his staff and forcefully blocked Maitreya’s palm!

Wu Dao would absolutely be unable to withstand Maitreya’s strike, the Ox Demon King also feared that he would be killed by a slap from Maitreya, so he took the Buddha of Immeasurable Life’s blow to help him intercept Maitreya’s.

The Three Worlds Buddha, past, present, and future, are all formidable, with the present Buddha Tathagata naturally being the most powerful.

Wu Dao lit the incense, seeking help from Chi Songzi, after all, Chi Songzi could be considered his master, how could the master not take action when his disciple was being oppressed by a great leader of the Buddhist sect?

In ancient times, an era of flourishing cultivation, Chi Songzi was a prominent figure even then, Shennong’s Rain Mage, who, after so many years of cultivation, had progressed further in mana, probably a powerful being akin to Donghuang Taiyi.

Maitreya sneered, "No matter who you call for help, it’s useless, capture him for me!"

Maitreya made another palm strike towards Wu Dao. Wu Dao suddenly flicked out a soft whip, which with a snap struck Maitreya’s palm.

Caught off guard, Maitreya took the full brunt of the whip strike, his palm immediately bruised as if poisoned by severe toxin, his complexion drastically changed, saying, "It’s actually Shennong’s Ochre Whip? You possess this Magical Treasure, no wonder you dare to be so rampant!"

Shennong used the Ochre Whip to whip the herbs, knowing the medicinal properties of the herbs, this was indeed an extraordinary Magical Treasure, further accumulating countless merits left by Shennong from his tasting of the herbs.

The Ox Demon King was once again entangled with the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, the two fiercely battled, neither willing to relent.

The Buddha of Immeasurable Life had faced many setbacks in recent years, if he couldn’t even defeat the Ox Demon King, that would truly be unacceptable, losing too much face, thus the Buddha of Immeasurable Life was putting his all into the fight! And the Ox Demon King, equipped with the Chi You Battle Armor, also thought of slaying two formidable Buddhist experts, only this way could he justify himself to his Patriarch, thus he too was giving his all in the battle against the Buddha of Immeasurable Life!

Maitreya scoffed, his right palm finger sharpened like a knife, slashing down on his own left hand, and with a squelching sound, the palm was severed and flew off, then quickly a new palm grew back.

Buddhas have Golden Bodies, and repairing a damaged Golden Body is very costly in terms of primordial Qi, Maitreya’s drastic measure of cutting off his wrist was probably because he knew the severe toxicity on the Ochre Whip was no small matter, perhaps even Laojun would have difficulty detoxifying it, so he directly cut off his wrist.

Wu Dao, holding the Ochre Whip and the Hundred Herbs Cauldron, rapidly retreated, he couldn’t escape now, and could only wait for Chi Songzi to help.

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