Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 60 - Gathering of Forces at Water Curtain Cave

Wukong had the Golden Crow Dharma Body halt and spoke indifferently, “Who might you be?”

Wu Kuang arrogantly replied, “Second Prince of the Xuan Wu Clan, Wu Kuang!”

Wukong dismissed, “I’ve never heard of you.”

Now was a crucial time, not a moment to be understated but to be high-profile. All comers should be thoroughly defeated!

“Now you’ve heard of me! I want to see if you’re truly worthy to be the Green Emperor,” Wu Kuang snorted coldly.

Wukong did not bother with much talk. He stored the Green Lotus in his Dantian to prevent outsiders from accusing him of bullying them with the Green Emperor’s magical treasure. He plunged the horsetail whisk into his belt and grasped his spear while Wu Kuang, appreciating Wukong’s forthright nature, uttered no more words, brandished a large knife, and came closer.

The Xuan Wu Clan members were known for their formidable physical bodies, boasting a turtle’s defensive prowess and the agility of a venomous snake, making them extremely difficult to handle.

Wukong charged forward with an attack as swift as a meteor!

Wu Kuang, calm and composed, twisted a Dharma Decree in his hands and with a sweep of his knife, parried Wukong’s spear.

Wukong swiftly changed tactics, leveraging the momentum to draw a Taiji circle, and struck down with renewed force!

Wu Kuang let out a soft shout, and the muscles exposed on his body swelled in layers, lifting the large knife in his hand to fiercely block the spear plunging downward, then closed in using a set of exquisite knife techniques. Within a ten-mile radius, the knife light crisscrossed, knife Qi whirled in the air, mountains continuously collapsed, and trees were cut in half by the knife Qi.

“Although this man’s cultivation level is high, he only has impressive close combat skills, lacing magical treasures and profound techniques,” Wukong realized after battling Wu Kuang for twenty-four rounds.

Wukong’s Golden Core in his body trembled slightly as he shouted softly, “Slaughter Path!”

His newfound awareness of the Path of Slaughter burst forth, unleashing a formidable aura of slaughter like an unsheathed Slaying Immortal Sword. Wukong snapped his fingers, launching an incredibly sharp Slaughter Sword Art, filling the void with thousands of sword Qi like dense drizzle, inescapable, and with the Wood Path enclosing a ten-mile radius, the void filled with vines, preventing any escape techniques.

The Three Thousand Great Paths encompass all, including the Natural Five Elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth within these paths. Grasping the incredible potential of the Primordial Three Thousand Transformations, Wukong fully realized its fierceness only now. With over 990 Great Paths flowing in his body, his combat power was boundless, his transformations unpredictable, and his Dharma Decrees were nearly impossible to defend against.

“Such a formidable Divine Skill Method Decision!” Wu Kuang was shocked, forcing him to bring out his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

A gigantic turtle shell rose from his palm, quickly enlarging to a hundred yards across, hovering above his head. Thousands of sword Qi fell like raindrops, yet the turtle shell, like an umbrella, blocked all the Slaughter Sword Qi. Wukong pinched another Dharma Decree in his hand, and with the 900 Great Paths coursing through his body, he employed the Earth Path, representing solidity!

“Boom!”

With a thunderous boom, it was as if a massive mountain had fallen onto a turtle shell, striking Wu Kuang and causing him to stagger, the intense vibration nearly making him spit out blood.

“How strong, is this the descendant of the Heavenly Emperor? Truly as legendary as they say,” Wu Kuang thought to himself, yet he refused to admit defeat. He swung his broadsword, sending a hundred-zhang sword Qi towards Wukong.

Wukong used a Green Emperor-inspired fingering technique, and instantly, mana surged within him, with Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. With one finger, he summoned visions of a hundred birds chirping, a hundred flowers blossoming, and dead wood springing to life. A gigantic log, a thousand zhang in length, materialized, and controlled by Wukong’s finger technique, it completely crushed the incoming sword Qi and delivered a fierce strike to the oncoming shell!

“Clang!”

A dull sound that seemed to shatter one’s heart echoed. The sound was particularly displeasing, and the slow-moving airwaves that it set off were incredibly powerful. Deep within the ground, cracks began to slowly form, yet the surface remained intact. Such tremors could easily cause internal injuries! Just like the shell, which appeared intact, Wu Kuang spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, his vitality and spirit scattered, and the Primordial Spirit within his Niwan Palace trembled.

Wu Kuang was sent flying and landed on a mountain peak, collapsing it and falling into the rubble.

Wukong retracted his fingering technique, feeling a significant depletion of his mana. Harnessing the power of the Nine Hundred Great Paths to utilize the Dharma Decree required much more mana, proving to be extremely consumption-heavy. Wukong even felt that if he could absorb more Great Paths, his combat prowess would increase profoundly, challenging the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm would not be out of reach.

“So this is how the ‘Primordial Three Thousand Transformations’ differ from my previously cultivated ‘Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends’… Indeed, this Dharma Gate utilizes the Three Thousand Great Paths of Heaven and Earth for one’s own use, allowing one to achieve a deeper understanding of realms and rely on these paths to execute various attribute-based Dharma Decrees, and thus it massively enhances the power!” With his heart as clear as a mirror, it was not until he entered Reincarnation and thoroughly grasped his inherent mind that Wukong understood the remarkable nature of this Dharma Gate.

Fortunately, the Xuan Wu Clan’s physical defense was outstanding. Had it been an ordinary person receiving the Green Emperor’s unique Divine Skill, it would likely have shattered their Primordial Spirit! Wukong, having comprehended the Nine Hundred Great Paths, which include the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and more — based on the Greater Path of Wood and executing the Wood Attribute Method Decision, the power was unspeakably immense.

Any Dharma Decree included in the Nine Hundred Great Paths was within Wukong’s ability to learn; he merely needed to meditate in seclusion for two days to understand its essence. Such is the concept of Returning to the Origin! No wonder this Dharma Gate comes from Hongmeng Purple Qi, isn’t the Hongmeng Purple Qi the primal entity of Heaven and Earth, precisely embodying the essence of Returning to the Origin?

There were also spectators watching the battle, all of whom were quite astonished by this scene.

“That’s the Green Emperor’s ultimate skill, the ‘Dowing Spring Finger’! Truly formidable! This man actually received the true teachings of the Green Emperor?”

“I saw it too, one finger unleashed, all flora in spring, crushing all obstacles. Back in the day, a single use of the Green Emperor’s ‘Dowing Spring Finger’ swept through the Southern Ridge!”

People chattered amongst themselves, many resolved to immediately seek refuge at Water Curtain Cave.

Wu Kuang’s combat strength was no small matter either; without relying on the ‘Primordial Three Thousand Transformations’ and his Magical Treasure, he would still need some maneuvers to be defeated.

“Truly deserving as the descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, endorsed by the Green Emperor. I am impressed, completely convinced!” Wu Kuang saluted Wukong and said, “I willingly join Water Curtain Cave to stand with you against the Heavenly Court!”

Wukong nodded and smiled, “Very well, very well!”

Many spectating Demon Tribe cultivators also hurriedly bowed and shouted in unison, “We wish to follow Heaven-Defying Taoist Master in resisting the Heavenly Court!”

Today, the Dragon Clan and Golden Crow Clan wished to rightfully declare Wukong the new Green Emperor, thus entirely consolidating their control over the Demon Tribe! The descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, endorsed by the Green Emperor, what tremendous glory could there be? Inside Demon Mountain at Southern Ridge, there was definitely no second person to be found.

Wukong laughed and said, “Good! Follow me to Water Curtain Cave to discuss matters!”

Wu Kuang responded, “I obey the decree!”

Those deities that could not be managed were called—demons, or devils!

They looked down on the Demon Tribe, they scorned the Demon Tribe, they oppressed the Demon Tribe, they exploited the Demon Tribe! Therefore, they would face the largest revolt and resistance from the Demon Tribe in history, the Second War between Immortals and Demons seemed to be fated again in the depths of destiny, and Wukong was destined to become the Heavenly Emperor.

In recent days.

Fifty thousand members of the Golden Crow Clan joined, all elite Immortals of the Nine Realms; thirty thousand from the Dragon Clan joined, also all elites, slightly surpassing the Golden Crow Clan; other clans and loose cultivators from the mountains joined in succession, gathering a total of two hundred thousand elite Demon soldiers of the Nine Realms, on average surpassing the three hundred thousand elites of the First Emperor! Among them, four Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Golden Crow Clan, three in the Dragon Clan, and two others among the different clans…

The power of Water Curtain Cave grew vastly, adding nine Taiyi Golden Immortals in total, with elders from the Golden Crow and Dragon Clan likely harboring Daluo Golden Immortal-level existences, all eyes were now focused on Demon Mountain at Southern Ridge.

The winds and clouds, after more than five hundred years, once again converged on Water Curtain Cave.

—But Zixia, did you see it?