Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 73 - Sun Wukong Declared Emperor of the Four

Emperor Gou Chen, utterly astonished, recognized the technique used by Hou Yi to shoot the Golden Crows, extremely formidable. He dared not slack for a moment and summoned the Five Elements Cauldron to block. The power of the Earth of the Five Elements surged, representing thickness, slowing the three arrows considerably as they neared. Emperor Gou Chen then channeled his mana into the Square Sky Halberd with a furious surge, sweeping down with it!

“Clang, clang, clang!”

All three arrows were knocked away by Emperor Gou Chen, the last of which fell to the ground. And in this moment, the Heaven-Defying Taoist had already taken the second arrow.

“The Way of the Arrow, twin arrows pierce the heavens!” The Heaven-Defying Taoist recited the Dharma Decree as he loosed the second arrow with a flick of his fingers.

This arrow streaked towards Emperor Gou Chen’s heavenly aperture, the golden light bursting forth, the cry of the Golden Crow filling the air, spreading murderous intent across the land.

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At this moment, Wu Aotian had caught his breath and once again brought forth the turtle shell, transforming it into a mountain peak to suppress from above.

Truly, this was adding insult to injury. Emperor Gou Chen’s eyes turned blood-red as he was caught in the middle of deploying the Formation with the Five Elements Cauldron to counter the mountain peak while also summoning the power of the Five Elements to block the second arrow.

The second arrow aimed straight for the heavenly aperture, a vital point in the human body, which, once struck, would reduce the corporeal body to ashes.

Suddenly, the Five Elements Cauldron flashed darkly as the power of Water gushed forth, enveloping a section of the void; as the arrow entered, it was slowed down by the resistance of Water. Emperor Gou Chen then clapped his palms together, forming another Dharma Seal as the power of Water surged even further, causing the arrow to lose its accurate trajectory and shoot astray.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist then prepared the third arrow. Having apprehended the Way of the Arrow, utilizing the Sun-Shooting Bow and Arrows now required a tenth of the mana they used to, but the power had increased considerably, which made using them quite effortless. With the third arrow on the string, the Heaven-Defying Taoist shouted, “The Way of the Arrow, three arrows sever the Orb Land!”

This arrow targeted Emperor Gou Chen’s orbicular cavity in his chest, more ferocious than the previous two!

At that moment, Wu Aotian and Yuan Hong both made a move. Yuan Hong wielded his Staff Technique to strike down, while Wu Aotian summoned the might of the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, turning into a massive Azure Dragon to attack!

Emperor Gou Chen couldn’t help but curse his luck. There was no way to escape this time, so he had no choice but to wave his sleeve, collecting his Magical Treasure. Mana surged within him, and the their seals of destiny above his head suddenly cracked with a “crack” sound, dissolving into wisps of blue smoke that floated into the Destiny Seals above the heads of Wukong and Wu Aotian. And Emperor Gou Chen’s figure vanished into nothingness, the Sun-Shooting Arrow, missing its target, shot straight into the ground.

Wu Aotian was secretly alarmed at the might of the Sun-Shooting Bow and Arrows, which had forced Emperor Gou Chen to pinch his Seal of Destiny and flee.

“Indra has been defeated, you are the new Azure Emperor!” Having said that, Wu Aotian also crushed the Destiny Seal above his head, vanishing without a trace.

The blue smoke drifted into the densely rich Destiny Seal above Wukong’s head, solidifying into substance.

At that moment, the voice of the Green Emperor came from the void.

“Sun Wukong, from today onwards, you are the new Azure Emperor of our Demon Tribe. From now on, you will be in control of the Emperor’s Path Ranking, and you can seal the new Azure Emperor and craft a Space Magical Treasure. As the Azure Emperor, you should also understand the responsibilities that come with it.” The voice of the Green Emperor was hoary and melancholic yet carried a tinge of relief. This was just a wisp of his True Spirit acting according to the rules set by Ling Weiyang before he died.

In the realm of Earth Immortals, above the void.

The second Azure Emperor—Sun Wukong!

These big characters hung in the void, created by the last of the magic power from the True Spirit of the Green Emperor, which appeared in the void for about half an hour before disappearing.

The people of the Water Curtain Cave cheered, and Di Lin clapped his hands in laughter, “I was really afraid he wouldn’t become the Azure Emperor. So many Daluo Golden Immortals entered the Emperor’s Path Ranking, yet he truly ascended to the throne of the Azure Emperor!”

Ao Bai nodded slightly and said, “The Elder speaks truly; this man will lead our Demon Tribe to rise again.”

Emperor Ying Zheng laughed heartily and said, “Such courage! Well done, Sun Wukong!”

Water Curtain Cave was immediately filled with jubilation, lighting up lanterns and decorations in accordance with ancient Emperor enthronement rituals, bringing in many rare fruits, forging a golden throne, and casting a great hall for the Green Emperor out of bronze… The task of gathering rare fruits and brewing fine wines was assigned to the many little demons, whereas the construction of the Green Emperor’s great hall was undertaken by Emperor of Qin’s 300,000 elite soldiers, who, being military men, were more efficient at engineering tasks than others.

However, this matter infuriated the Buddha Ancestors in Western Heavenly Buddha Land.

“Great Might Heavenly Dragon, what have you done, how could this have been botched? To let that macaque become the Green Emperor!” the Buddha Ancestor berated.

“I am at fault. The Green Emperor seemed to have a trick up his sleeve; he sealed a Long-Armed Ape within the Emperor’s Path Ranking. Although this creature’s cultivation level is low, he possesses great divine powers and joined forces with the macaque. I was no match for them,” said Great Might Heavenly Dragon.

Tathagata slightly closed his eyes, flung his sleeves, and performed a Dharma Seal while his fingers started calculating against each other.

Tathagata muttered to himself, “I’ve been searching for this Long-Armed General Yuan for tens of thousands of years with no trace. So this is why—he was hidden within the Emperor’s Path Ranking! I thought he had perished, but there was always a thread of fate… Ah, so it is. Those from the Ancient Times did indeed have deep strategies!”

Tathagata said, “You may stand down, it is the will of Heaven.”

Great Might Heavenly Dragon humbly withdrew and sat down amongst the boundless Bodhisattvas.

Burning Lamp Buddha, seated on Tathagata’s right, spoke, “After the Demon Tribe’s prosperity under two emperors and one sovereign, Di Jun defied the Heavens, claiming the title ‘Supreme of Ninety-Nine’, seeking to prove the Great Way and thus encountered calamity. Having declined for tens of thousands of years, the Demon Tribe never perished and is due for a resurgence. There’s no need for the Ancestor Buddha to be upset.”

Being of an extremely venerable generation, Burning Lamp was known as the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha during the Investiture of the Gods Period in the Middle Ages. Although his status was lower than Tathagata’s, Tathagata would not disregard his words.

Tathagata then asked, “The rise of the Demon Tribe is unfavorable to our Buddhist Sect, especially with the macaque becoming the Green Emperor.”

Tathagata was very much disgruntled, as Sun Wukong was actually not dead; Tathagata had clearly obliterated him into dust… But how could he know that just before dying, Wukong had captured a sliver of life from the escape of Daoist Birth and responded to the call of the Hongmeng Purple Qi in the Primordial Wilderness Universe, thus acquiring great fortune.

However, Burning Lamp Buddha simply smiled and said, “Ancestor Buddha, fret not, I have a method to deal with that unruly monkey.”

Tathagata responded delightedly, “Burning Lamp Buddha truly is my lucky star!”

Maitreya Buddha smiled as well, saying, “I too have calculated that while the Demon Tribe’s fate is on the rise, their time will also come to an end.”

Tathagata sighed, “Lately I’ve been distracted by the affairs within and beyond the Three Realms and haven’t taken the time to meditate and calculate. Thanks to the guidance of both past and future Ancestor Buddhas, otherwise, I would have made a grave mistake!”

Since the three were tricked by the Three Pure Ones and their Golden Bodies were shattered within the cycle of reincarnation, they banded together. Despite their past differences, they have become close allies.

The Buddha Ancestor dismissed the boundless Bodhisattvas, three thousand Buddhas, various Arhats, and Holy Monks, then plotted secretly with Maitreya and Burning Lamp.

Tathagata inquired, “What ingenious methods does Burning Lamp Buddha have to subdue this unruly monkey? And Maitreya Buddha, you too mentioned the demise of the Demon Tribe’s fate, how so?”

Maitreya laughed, “The Demon Tribe’s fortune has indeed diminished due to the collapse of the previous Green Emperor, but has been reinvigorated with the new Green Emperor. Should we suppress this new Green Emperor, their fate would undoubtedly be crushed. In less than a thousand years, once their fate dissipates, the great powers of the Ancient Demon Tribe would likely meet their doom.”

Tathagata calmed his heart, calculated with his fingers, and smiled, saying, “Excellent!” But then his brow furrowed, “That macaque possesses some unique divine skills that are beyond my calculations.”

Burning Lamp, however, started to smile and said as he gently clapped his hands, “Ancestor Buddha, you are too fixated. If we cannot calculate about this macaque, does that mean we cannot calculate about anyone else?”

Upon hearing this, Tathagata came to a realization, clasped his hands together, and said, “Amitabha Buddha, lately I’ve been easily agitated, which rarely happens, causing my Buddhist heart to be perturbed. Thank you, Burning Lamp Buddha, for your guidance; I am truly grateful.”

Burning Lamp Buddha smiled and said, “It should be so, as we are the pillars of Western Heavenly Buddha Land, in charge of past, present, and future. You, Ancestor Buddha, are the Buddha of the present, the sovereign for governing the Western Heavenly Buddha Land, and must remain sober-minded.”

Tathagata nodded gently.

Maitreya Buddha’s face was full of smiles, plump and hearty, yet sometimes his laughing eyes seemed rather unsettling.

“What ingenious plan does Burning Lamp Buddha have to counter that macaque?” asked Maitreya.

Burning Lamp performed a Dharma Seal and enveloped their surroundings to prevent any being with great divine powers from eavesdropping or reading their plans. He spoke softly, “That macaque once had a significant karma with the current Buddha Ancestor. Perhaps you could determine something? You could do this and this, such and such…”

After conversing secretly for an hour, they ended their discussion. At this moment, Tathagata was elated and summoned Manjushri Bodhisattva, instructing, “You may go down and do this and this, such and such… I have made arrangements.”

After receiving the Buddha Ancestor’s decree, Manjushri Bodhisattva clasped his hands and said, “I honor the Buddha Ancestor’s decree and shall depart immediately.”

Then, riding on the Green Lion, he made his way stealthily toward Southern Ridge Demon Mountain.