The Battle in Journey to the West-Chapter 41 - 0 The Great Saints Battle the Minor Saint
Chapter 41: Chapter 041: The Great Saints Battle the Minor Saint
Chapter 41 -041: The Great Saints Battle the Minor Saint
The Daoist Equal to Heaven and Yang Jian arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Dongsheng Immortal State, only to find their way blocked by the Macaques King, who specifically challenged Yang Jian to battle.
Yang Jian observed this Demon King clad in Golden Chainmail Armor, with a White Jade Belt wrapped around his waist, and wielding a Horse-beheading Sabre in hand. Indeed, he looked quite impressive, and his cultivation had reached the level of the Third Layer of the Taiyi Golden Immortal’s Celestial Realm; he had attained the Unity of Heaven and Man, wielding spells as if they were extensions of his own limbs. Having not engaged in combat for a long while, a tide of battle intent began to rise within Yang Jian’s heart.
Yang Jian gripped his Tri-Point Double-Edged Saber and shouted, “Fine! I shall see just how formidable you are!”
Having said that, he descended from his cloud and landed on the ground to face off against the Macaques King, each displaying their martial prowess in a grand battle.
Yang Jian’s weapon, also known as the Three-point Double-edged Spear, could execute both swordsmanship and spear technique with extreme agility and versatility. Moreover, he had a robust physique, carrying great momentum and heavy force with each strike; a single blow from him sent the Macaques King’s colossal sabre flying backward. Naturally swift and unpredictable, the Macaques King was not one to engage Yang Jian head-on. Recognizing this, he put aside any underestimation, shifted his footsteps and commenced a series of cunning and unpredictable attacks.
Though the Macaques King’s sabre was somewhat lighter, it was nevertheless sturdy and would not be easily cleaved by Yang Jian’s weapon; he no longer confronted Yang Jian directly but instead dodged agilely, with a sabre technique that was peculiar and aimed for the weak spots. If one looked closely, they could see that the Macaques King was utilizing the Eight Trigram Steps; Yang Jian was at the center of these steps, with the Macaques King leaping and dodging with ease, striking towards Yang Jian’s vulnerable points. Despite never having faced an opponent who could wield the sabre so strangely, Yang Jian, a veteran of countless battles, managed to hold his ground against the Macaques King for the time being.
“Be careful, Daoist friend!” Yang Jian called out, slashing with his saber—a ribbon of silver light aiming straight for the Macaques King’s face, only to strike a lingering afterimage.
The Macaques King’s altercation with Yang Jian soon alarmed the other Demon Kings who couldn’t help but come out to watch. Amongst all his brothers, the Macaques King was almost unparalleled in close-quarters combat due to his unpredictable and lightning-fast sabre attacks, making him a formidable foe. Known as the Ventilating Sage, the Macaques King was incredibly nimble, also born with a pair of wind-calling ears. The slightest breeze could inform him crystal-clearly about an enemy’s incoming assault, allowing him to react in an instant.
Nonetheless, these Demon Kings were rather poor, owning few magical treasures; mostly relying on their martial arts and innate divine abilities instead, as their approaches were rather wild.
The Jiao Demon King’s innate divine ability was to control water and turn it into divine thunder, which was extremely powerful and could turn water into divine thunder, formidable enough to defeat even the Ox Demon King when within water.
Fighting the Macaques King, Yang Jian couldn’t help admiring how effective his movement techniques were. Though lacking in strength, his speed was strangely unpredictable and sometimes even forced Yang Jian into a state of awkwardness.
“Daoist friend, take heed, I’m using my magical treasure!” Yang Jian suddenly shouted. As a Da Luo Golden Immortal of high caliber, with profound mana, he activated the Demon-Revealing Mirror in an instant.
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“Hum!”
The Demon-Revealing Mirror trembled, emitting a beam of white light. The Macaques King hastily raised his saber to block; the light moved too quickly for him to dodge. Upon collision, sparks flew, and the impact caused the Macaques King’s palms to split. In a rush, he too shouted, spewing out a green Pearl, which struck Yang Jian’s crown and erupted in sparks, causing even Yang Jian, who had activated the Eighty-Nine Mystical Techniques to strengthen his body, to stagger.
Yang Jian’s forehead eye opened, shooting out a ray of golden light that sent the Pearl flying back. The golden light enveloped the Macaques King, who immediately felt as if he were trapped in quicksand.
“Well done, Yang Jian; a true Da Luo Golden Immortal level master indeed. Let me come to my brother’s aid, and it won’t be considered bullying with numbers!” The Exorcising Great Saint Yu Rong King shouted out as he leaped down from the mountain. His face was as ghastly as a ghost’s, fiercely intimidating, enough to send shivers down one’s spine on sight.
As the Exorcising Great Saint, Yu Rong King was not weak himself, especially in terms of physical strength and divine power which were almost boundless, surpassing even the Mount-moving Great Saint, the Lion Camel King!
This Yu Rong King, with a steel ring around each of his fists, aimed a punch straight at Yang Jian’s face.
Yang Jian yelled, “Well met!” He quickly closed his vertical eye and sliced his saber across Yu Rong King’s chest, colliding with the incoming fist.
“Bang!”
Both Yu Rong King and Yang Jian internally exclaimed, “What immense strength!” After exchanging three blows in quick succession—each impact resounding loudly—the rocks beneath their feet shattered to dust, and the forceful wind caused a tingling pain across their faces. Such was the extent of their terrible power.
Yu Rong King said, “Be careful now, Daoist friend Yang Jian!”
As this was more of a sparring match, a warning was customary before unleashing any powerful technique to prevent the opponent from being caught off guard or failing to stop in time, risking deadly consequences, which would be truly awkward. Yu Rong King’s head exhibited the Three Flowers, each flower coupled with a Golden Hoop. As the Three Flowers retracted back into his body, the three Golden Hoops remained, and took aim to hit Yang Jian.
Daoist Equal to Heaven laughed, “That is the Sixth Brother’s Exorcism Hoops, Brother Yang, you best be careful!”
Yang Jian, wielding his Tri-Point Double-Edged Saber, attempted to cut through, but the hoop clung firmly to it. The center of the hoop glimmered with a white light that instantly captured Yang Jian’s weapon. Without time to react, another hoop struck towards him. Yang Jian hastily summoned the Immortal-slaying Sword, which was similarly seized by the hoop’s grip. Surprisingly, even Yang Jian was caught off-guard by the power of Yu Rong King’s magical treasure.
“This magical treasure somewhat resembles Laojun’s Vajra Bracelet!” Yang Jian thought to himself as he rushed to invoke the Demon-Revealing Mirror, only to have it also snatched away and disappear inside the third hoop.
Just at that moment, Yang Jian suddenly flicked open a rope and with a snap, bound Yu Rong King in a firm grasp. Yu Rong King immediately felt drained of strength, as his Three Flowers and Five Qi ceased to circulate, leaving him no choice but to topple to the ground. Without Yu Rong King’s mana to control them, the three Exorcism Hoops also fell to the ground, and from inside them dropped the Tri-Point Double-Edged Saber, the Immortal-slaying Sword, and the Demon-Revealing Mirror, three magical treasures.
With this move, Yang Jian had defeated two opponents and was truly awe-inspiring. The Lion Camel King roared and charged with a Crescent Blade in hand, raising the blade high for a Force Split Mount Hua strike that came slashing down! Yang Jian couldn’t help but privately exclaim, as this fellow’s strength was indeed greater than Yu Rong King’s.
Yang Jian had no intention of losing to someone else in terms of strength, and immediately used a sky-burning maneuver, holding the Tri-Point Double-Edged Saber horizontally to block!
“Boom!”
A blade came crashing down, shattering the ground beneath Yang Jian’s feet, pressed down by the Lion Camel King to a depth of at least two zhang, true to his title of Mount-moving Great Saint. Such strength to move mountains and drain seas was indeed not to be underestimated! Both men were astounded by each other’s terrifying physical strength.
The Lion Camel King’s golden mane danced in the wind. He whirled his long blade around for another horizontal slash! Yang Jian collided with him once more, and both of their weapons were knocked away. Abandoning their weapons, they both shouted and clashed palms, each grabbing the other’s right fist with their left hand and then began to pit their strength against each other. Their feet sank deeply into the ground, and their muscles swelled, with veins bulging like dragons.
“Heh!”
After all, Yang Jian was already a Daluo Golden Immortal master. He suddenly let out a thunderous shout, churning the Eighty-Nine Mystical Techniques, his arms growing thick as pillars, and with that, he managed to push the Lion Camel King back, causing him to stagger. However, the Lion Camel King also summoned his own divine skills, roaring loudly and exhaling dense white smoke from his nostrils. His eyes turned red, and he pushed Yang Jian flying away in one move.
Seeing that his strength still surpassed the other’s by a margin, the Lion Camel King let out a smug chuckle, and without pursuing further, he picked up his Crescent Blade, slung it over his shoulder, and said, “Erlang Divine Lord, your mana is truly strong. Your reputation is well-deserved! Come, let’s go inside and drink, it’s too damn thrilling.”
The Peng Demon King then said, “Yang, please release our sixth brother from your rope.”
Yang Jian hurriedly recited an oral spell, and the Demon-binding Rope immediately unraveled from Yu Rong King, retracting into his hand. Once unbound, Yu Rong King regained his strength and recited a spell himself to take back the three Exorcism Hoops. These Golden Hoops were indeed powerful, capturing Yang Jian’s three magical treasures, but in the end, they were still tightly bound by Yang Jian’s Demon-binding Rope.
Yang Jian thought to himself, “Although these few individuals are only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level of the Heavenly Human Realm, they could still defeat a typical Daluo Golden Immortal.”
Therefore, True Lord Erlang was naturally extraordinary.
The Peng Demon King had not yet made a move, and Yang Jian was curious about what skills this Demon King possessed.
But the Peng Demon King said, “Yang, you’ve been fighting continuously today and must be tired. It wouldn’t be fair to compete with you now. There will be another day.”
Yang Jian also smiled and said, “Alright, on that day I must experience the skills of the Great Sage of Mixing Heaven!”
Each of these seven brothers claimed the title “Great Saint,” while Erlang Shen Yang Jian merely referred to himself as “Minor Saint.” This Minor Saint defeating several Great Saints brought some embarrassment to those Great Saints. However, as members of the demon race, they were forthright people who did not take such matters of face too seriously. Mutually understanding, they did not mention it and thus glossed over the matter.
Yu Rong King asked, “Yang, what is that rope of yours? It’s incredibly powerful.”
The Ox Demon King replied, “That is the Demon-binding Rope. Once it binds you, your Three Flowers and Five Qi immediately freeze, mana cannot be mobilized, and you are at the mercy of others. It is extremely powerful.”
“Come on, Bull, you are known as the Great Strength Bull Demon King, your physical strength must be more fearsome than our fourth brother’s. Why not let the Demon-binding Rope bind you and see if you can escape?” teased Yu Rong King.
“No way, the Demon-binding Rope may also bind Dao of Immortals experts, but against our demon race masters, it is even more formidable. It’s like the God-Beating Whip, extremely effective against immortals,” the Ox Demon King quickly said, not wanting to make a fool of himself.
When it came to physical prowess, the Ox Demon King was the most tyrannical. Known as the Great Strength Bull Demon King, and ranking first among the Seven Great Saints, his strength was evident. The Six-Eared Macaque in the Journey to the West had the cultivation of a Daluo Golden Immortal and still had to ask for assistance from all around to defeat the Ox Demon King—a testament to his might.
Daoist Equal to Heaven went off to seek his other self so that he could merge with it and become one. Then the three primordial spirits would communicate together, enlighten themselves in Daoist arts and Buddhist Law, and elevate their realm.
Meanwhile, the Ox Demon King, along with his brothers and Yang Jian, entered the Water Curtain Cave. He called out loudly, ordering the demon soldiers to prepare a banquet.
To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the following chapter.
