Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 56 - Bodhisattva Lingji Challenges the Enemy
Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Bodhisattva Lingji Challenges the Enemy
Chapter 56 -56: Bodhisattva Lingji Challenges the Enemy
“Alas, I pity my brother. Back then, he possessed only the strengths of a High Immortal, but relying on the might of his Sea-Calming Divine Needle, he caused upheaval in the Three Realms. Unfortunately, he was unaware of the depths of these realms, the Taiyi Golden Immortals hadn’t even made a move! Had it not been for the Saints using him as their pawn, how could he have made such a big scene? It was an order from my master that I couldn’t defy, otherwise, I really would have liked to warn him…” the Bull Demon King lamented, pouring himself a full two jin.
Wukong nodded slightly after hearing this, saying, “That Great Sage Equalling Heaven was indeed a bit too ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth back then, heh heh… Even the weakest of the Four Emperors above Heavenly Court would likely be at the level of Daluo Golden Immortals! And there are plenty of Taiyi Golden Immortals.”
The Bull Demon King angrily said, “This was originally a gambit between the Buddhist Sect and the Taoist Sect, but the Tathagata did not care about losing face and struck down my brother himself! This angered my master slightly, but since the Six-Eared Macaque was nearly equal in ability to Sun Wukong, only slightly more obedient to Buddhism, he didn’t reprimand him further. Heh heh, who would have thought that killing one Great Sage Equalling Heaven would unexpectedly lead to a Heaven-Defying Taoist emerging halfway through the game? Indeed, karma is intertwined; retribution never misses its mark!”
Wukong couldn’t help but burst into laughter after listening to the Bull Demon King’s words.
“Oh! Back then, the Seven Great Sages gathered at Water Curtain Cave, and now the Great Sage Equalling Heaven met with complete obliteration. What about the other five Great Sages?” asked Wukong.
“The Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Golden-Winged Great Peng King, was captured by the Tathagata for obstructing the Journey to the West and made a mount; the Great Sage Equaling Sea, Jiao Demon King, provoked the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, had his home raided, and was surrounded and killed by Ao Guang’s heavenly troops; the Great Sage Moving Mountains, Lion Camel King, was captured by Pharmacist Light King Buddha and made a mount; the Great Sage Commanding Wind, you know who he is? Heh heh…” The Bull Demon King laughed helplessly, the laugh full of desolate emotions, “He was the Six-Eared Macaque! He has now entered the Demon Abyss of the Northern Region; the Great Sage Driving Spirits, Yuyuan King, was a pair with the Six-Eared Macaque, and she followed him to the Demon Abyss not long after he left.”
Yuyuran King was a female monkey, with a head like a ghost, red eyes, and a long tail, but no one expected she and the Six-Eared Macaque to be a pair of Dao Companions!
“Even the sworn brotherhood of the Seven Great Sages was so unfathomable; how could I, Sun Wukong, not fail?” Wukong sighed to himself.
The Bull Demon King was in a gloomy mood and raised his sea bowl to clink it against Wukong’s, swallowing another two jins of strong alcohol.
Wiping his mouth, the Bull Demon King then sighed, “The past was not so simple. Wasn’t every step a profound calculation?”
Wukong said resignedly, “No wonder Sun Wukong was defeated. Heh heh!”
However, the Bull Demon King said, “If he had been more patient and not foolishly attempted to expose the sinister schemes of the Buddhist Family, perhaps he wouldn’t have met such an end. But then again, had he not done so, he would not have been the same Great Sage Equalling Heaven. Heh heh—should the heavens block me, I would shatter the sky; should the earth impede me, I would crush the ground!”
After listening, Wukong remained particularly calm and did not speak.
The two sat in silence for a while until Wukong then asked, “Earlier, you mentioned that the Green Emperor Ling Weiyang suffered a Heavenly Dao injury. What is this Heavenly Dao injury?”
The Bull Demon King contemplated for a moment, his brow wrinkling as he said, “I vaguely remember my master mentioning something about it, it’s a type of wound that cannot heal, and one needs profound mana to inflict a Heavenly Dao injury. Back in ancient times, when Di Jun fought a bloody battle against numerous Saints, the Nine Heavens Profound Lady was struck by his Great Hand Seal and suffered a grave Heavenly Dao injury, causing her to lose control over her Incense Willpower, turning to ash within days.”
The Nine Heavens Profound Lady was rumored to be the daughter of heaven and an extremely formidable saint, but she suffered a Heavenly Dao injury from Di Jun’s palm and ultimately became ash.
Wukong felt a chill within him upon hearing this. The Profound Lady was a well-regarded figure, who likely used the power of Incense Willpower to try and suppress the injury, but to no avail, eventually turning to ash. Just how powerful was Di Jun back then? And regarding the Green Emperor Ling Weiyang, though he sustained a Heavenly Dao injury, he was able to suppress it and was still able to fight. Comparing the two, one could vaguely guess the strength of Di Jun.
Wukong asked, “What major events occurred during the Ancient Times?”
The Bull Demon King shook his head and said, “I, this old bull, do not know. It seems that the Ancient Times were filled with terrifying events. Even the Saints do not speak of the words ‘Ancient Times.'”
The two then drank several more jins of alcohol.
“Heh heh, I heard that the Taoist Master cut down Li Jing, which was quite satisfying! Back then, those hairy deities banded together against me, the old bull, then captured me and took me to the Western Heaven. If not for the sake of my master’s reputation, I might have already become some Bodhisattva’s or Buddha’s mount!”
Wukong spoke indifferently, “Li Jing was an undeservedly renowned figure, nothing more than riding on the coattails of his own son.”
As the two were speaking merrily, they suddenly heard someone calling out at the entrance!
The Bull Demon King’s Accumulated Thunder Mountain was located at the border between the Southern Ridge Demon Mountain and the Western Heavenly Buddha Land, which often led to conflicts with the Buddhist Sect. If it weren’t for respect towards Laojun, this wretch might not even know which Bodhisattva or Buddha he would have become a mount for!
“Bull Demon King, come out and face me quickly!”
Wukong recognized the voice; it was an old acquaintance, the person was the Lingji Bodhisattva!
Wukong thought to himself, “Perhaps the Tathagata and the others knew that the Three Pure Ones plotted to kill their golden bodies within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and they can’t let such a loss of face go unchallenged. Now they’ve sent the Lingji Bodhisattva to capture the Bull Demon King, to make Laojun lose face? Heh heh, it’s a good thing that I came to find the Bull Demon King. This time, I can deliver a sucker punch and kill this Lingji Bodhisattva right here!”
Wukong harbored a deep hatred for the Buddhist Sect and wished to strike down anyone from the Buddhist Sect with his staff, regardless of whether they were compassionate or wicked.
In a furious tone, the Bull Demon King said, “Who is this damn nuisance interrupting my drinking? If I don’t bash your head and make it blossom like a thousand peach flowers with my staff today, this old bull tonight…” Struggling to think of a sufficiently harsh curse, he ended up making a vow that left Wukong paradoxically amused, “This old bull won’t climb into Jade’s bed!”
Having said that, he then turned to Wukong and said, “Taoist Master, please wait, let me take care of that fellow outside with my staff!”
He then grabbed his Mixed Iron Staff and charged out of Moyun Cave, letting out a roar, not caring to see who the comer was, and swung his staff to strike.
The Bodhisattva Lingji inwardly exclaimed in shock, “Has the Bull Demon King gone mad?”
But the Bull Demon King wielded the Mixed Iron Staff in a tight circle, impenetrable as the very wind, aiming to strike Bodhisattva Lingji. Countless shadows of the staff descended, and it seemed that in an instant, Lingji would be reduced to mush! Caught off guard, Bodhisattva Lingji suffered a significant disadvantage, as the barbaric bull seized the initiative, forcing him to summon his Flying Dragon Treasure Staff, which transformed into an Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon hovering in the sky, entangling the Bull Demon King’s iron staff.
“Well, Lingji Bodhisattva, it’s you again seeking trouble with me! Today, if I don’t chop off your head, I will hang myself to death!”
The Bull Demon King’s temper flared wildly. He had just had a good drink and now faced this harbinger of misfortune challenging him to a magical duel, infuriating him to the core; his chest filled with five kinds of raging Qi, and Samadhi True Fire scorched his throat—there were still guests at home, and here someone had dared to attack his place, how utterly humiliating! Intent on reclaiming his honor, his staff technique became even more cohesive and sharp, filling Lingji with dread.
Bodhisattva Lingji, wielding the Flying Dragon Treasure Staff, deflected the Bull Demon King’s blow after blow, the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon in the sky ceaselessly performing aerial acrobatics, its tail sweeping away the Bull Demon King’s Mixed Iron Staff.
“Moving Mountains and Filling Seas!”
With a fierce shout from the Bull Demon King, his staff smashed as if to shatter the very void itself, pushing back Bodhisattva Lingji, who with a swift gesture, summoned a large mountain and smashed it down towards Lingji’s head! Had the mountain fallen, Lingji surely would have turned into minced meat, so fearing a direct confrontation, he used an Escape Technique to flee hundreds of miles away.
The Bull Demon King, with a projection of Soaring Earth Golden Light, flashed in front of Bodhisattva Lingji and swung his staff to strike once more!
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Bodhisattva Lingji countered with a Great Hand Seal, which the Bull Demon King shattered with his staff. Though it halted his momentum, Lingji immediately deployed the Lion Seal, and a golden colossal lion sprang forth, biting down on the Bull Demon King’s iron staff, rendering him unable to move. Seeing the Bull Demon King at a disadvantage, Bodhisattva Lingji summoned a Buddha Lamp and aimed it straight at the demon’s forehead.
With a roar, the Bull Demon King transformed into his true form, a massive white bull standing a hundred zhang tall, its nostrils like chimneys puffing out a fearsome mist of Bai Qi. With his horns, he shattered the Buddha Lamp and scraped his hooves on the ground, then suddenly charged at Lingji!
Bodhisattva Lingji used an Escape Technique to dodge.
The Bull Demon King crashed into a large mountain, breaking it in two. Smoke and rubble filled the air.
Bodhisattva Lingji’s figure became visible in the void, holding a pearl in his hand, aiming at the Bull Demon King’s head!
The pearl emitted a green light, enveloping the Bull Demon King with incredible speed!
“Wind-Calming Pearl?” The Bull Demon King cried out in surprise, not wishing to collide with the magic artifact, he turned to flee but the green light caught him.
Just as the Bull Demon King prepared to wield another magical treasure, he saw two flashes of golden light appear on the horizon, one striking directly at Bodhisattva Lingji and the other aimed at the Wind-Calming Pearl!
Bodhisattva Lingji felt a rush of fury and his scalp explode. Glancing back, his soul nearly fled, and he used an Escape Technique to vanish!
However, the Wind-Calming Pearl was struck squarely by an arrow, the Sun Shooting Divine Arrow unleashed a burst of golden light, and within that light, a Golden Crow spat flames, reducing the pearl to dust in an instant. Meanwhile, Lingji managed to block the pursuing arrow with a wooden fish.
“Thump!”
The wooden fish shattered at the impact, but the arrow was stopped.
Bodhisattva Lingji wielded the Flying Dragon Treasure Staff and struck towards where the archer stood in the void. A surge of Buddha’s Light erupted, transforming into a series of gigantic Buddhist palm prints smashing down!
But Wukong was utterly unafraid of Lingji Bodhisattva’s abilities, for they were not on par with those of Guanyin and others. Upon close comparison, his mana could at most be considered that of a top-notch Taiyi Golden Immortal. Swallowing and exhaling the power of the sun, he unleashed the Heavenly Emperor’s Giant Seal, shattering palm after palm and pressing directly upon Lingji’s forehead.
Bodhisattva Lingji chanted a mantra, his golden body manifesting eight zhang tall with twenty-four arms, each holding a different Buddhist magic artifact. Although it appeared formidable, its combat effectiveness remained to be seen.
Breaking free, the Bull Demon King transformed back to his earlier form, lifted his iron staff, and joined the fray with a vengeance.
“Finding face isn’t that easy! If you truly provoke me, I’ll fight to the death!” the Bull Demon King thought angrily, his Three Corpse Gods seething with rage, resolved to slay Bodhisattva Lingji before he could rest.
Having fired two arrows, Wukong also stopped and called back the two arrows.
The Bull Demon King shouted, “Dao brother, have a pause, and let me battle this foe alone!”
The Bull Demon King, the foremost of the Seven Great Sages, possessed immense mana, having become a Taiyi Golden Immortal ages ago. Though he was somewhat weaker than Bodhisattva Lingji, his vast combat experience made victory possible. After all, the outcome of a magical duel is notoriously difficult to predict.
