Great Demon Sun Wukong

Although it seemed like Sun Wukong had fallen due to exhaustion, Tathagata remained uneasy, always feeling that at any moment, the monkey would stand up again! Thus, Tathagata used his mana to probe Sun Wukong once more. The result was the same as the previous times: the man was not dead, but the life force within his body was extremely chaotic, and he was on his last breath.

It was not a solution to remain in a stalemate, so Tathagata summoned a few Buddhist soldiers to check on him.

The Buddhist soldiers carefully dragged Sun Wukong up, making him half-kneel before Tathagata. Only at this moment did Tathagata truly feel at ease. It seemed that this monkey truly could not rise again. Riding his Lotus Seat, Tathagata moved forward slowly, but at this moment, the already unconscious Sun Wukong suddenly opened his eyes.

What kind of pupils were these, blood-red in color, exuding a fierce light that seemed to choose someone to devour? Yet within them mixed feelings of regret and hatred. "Tathagata, Tathagata, as long as I, Old Sun, am not dead, I will definitely kill you and obliterate your Spiritual Mount!" His heart-wrenching scream was so intense that blood spilled from the corners of his mouth due to the effort.

Tathagata had already flown back the instant Sun Wukong opened his eyes. Seeing that Sun Wukong was only outwardly strong but inwardly weak, he returned to his lofty Buddha demeanor. Heaven knows how scared Tathagata had been made by Sun Wukong. First, he had single-handedly slaughtered a total of one million two hundred thousand Buddhist soldiers.

Then, he exploded with power again, breaking into the midst of the Buddhas with stick in hand, at a speed none could match, severing the arms or legs of everyone present. Heaven knows where Sun Wukong found such divine skills.

Slaughtering the Buddhist soldiers was still understandable, but what the Buddhas couldn't accept was how Sun Wukong could possibly have such incredible speed and attack power? The Buddhas present were the top experts of the Western Paradise Sacred Mountain, representing the peak power of Buddhism. Yet, they were all slaughtered by one person, without even having a chance to resist.

Sun Wukong's speed had reached an inconceivable level. At the speed of thought, action followed!

What was even more terrifying was Sun Wukong's judgment. During the second explosion of power, his strength greatly increased, but he did not choose to kill a single person; instead, he injured everyone. Do not assume that Sun Wukong had only broken their arms; he had also cut away their spirit.

Unless they could find Heaven and Earth Treasures capable of restoring the spirit, they would have to remain disabled forever. By doing this, Sun Wukong had reduced the power of Buddhism by a third in an instant. If Sun Wukong had chosen to kill a single person, at most, he could have killed a Buddha of moderate strength within a fraction of a second. That kind of loss was insignificant to Buddhism.

After realizing this, all the Buddhas, including Tathagata, wore expressions of palpitations. It seemed they had underestimated Sun Wukong. "Monkey, I must admit that you are now powerful enough to be considered a great enemy of Buddhism. Sadly, you are ultimately unable to escape a fate of downfall. Rest assured, I will not kill you, nor will I suppress you again.

I will have the Buddhas of Buddhism drain your Innate Spiritual Charm and then cast you to the Mortal World. Haha, from a high and mighty deity to an ant-like mortal, that feeling must be supremely painful. Haha."

"Tathagata, you old fool, I just want to ask you, where is my master, where is my master?"

"Haha, want to see your master? Fine, Maitreya Buddha, throw Tang Sanzang out. I want Tang Sanzang to see with his own eyes how we drain his beloved disciple."

Following that, Maitreya Buddha waved his hand, and a Golden Gong radiating golden light appeared in front of Sun Wukong. The Golden Gong then opened, revealing Tang Sanzang inside it, covered in blood and pale as a ghost, having suffered extremely heavy injuries.

"Master, Master? I am Wukong, I am Wukong!"

As Sun Wukong called out, Tang Sanzang slowly came to but was too severely wounded to even get up.

"Wukong, Wukong, where are you? Are you alright? And your three brothers, how are they?"

"Master... Master... Can't you see me? I am right in front of you. Bajie has been captured by that old Tathagata; his life or death is unclear. And Wujing has perished along with the Emperor Ziwei.

Little White Dragon is fine, only captured by Tathagata." After saying this, tears of blood flowed from the corners of Sun Wukong's eyes.

"I am fine, I am just blind, that old Tathagata stabbed my eyes, but it's nothing serious. Is Wujing dead? Wukong, Wukong, you must run, I will cover for you, run quickly."

Before Tang Sanzang could struggle, Tathagata formed a hand seal, and a lotus flower appeared above Tang Sanzang's head, which then entered his skull.

"You can't even save yourself, and still, you think of covering for the Monkey? Tang Sanzang, once my favored first disciple, yet you dared to oppose my plan. Haha, how does it feel now, to be in such a state? Do you regret it? Buddhas, prepare to form the Soul-sucking Array and drain Sun Wukong of his Innate Spiritual Charm."

Subsequently, all the Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Buddhas scattered in all directions, positioning themselves in a Star of David formation while simultaneously making magical hand gestures. The next moment, from each person's body extended a silver-white ray of light, which eventually converged in front of the Tathagata into a miniature Star of David.

Then, the Star of David was placed upon Sun Wukong's head. Immediately thereafter, a blood-curdling scream erupted from Sun Wukong's mouth. At the same time, blood flowed from his seven apertures, and milky white Spiritual Charm floated up from his head, absorbed by the various Buddhas into their bodies.

Just then, Tang Sanzang, who should have been completely sealed, suddenly burst out shouting, "Dare to harm my disciple, you shall die!" In an instant, countless blood-colored petals appeared out of nowhere and swiftly filled the air. All that met the eye were the blood-colored petals. The Tathagata was taken aback, as the Soul-sucking Array set up by the Buddhas unexpectedly ceased to function.

This filled the Tathagata with both shock and fury. However, just as the Tathagata prepared to use his Great Magical Power to disperse the petals, he discovered that they were already receding.

Soon, the petals vanished into thin air as if they had never existed. But when the Tathagata turned to look towards the center of the Soul-sucking Array, he suddenly spewed forth a mouthful of blood. The Tathagata didn't even bother to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth but instead looked up to the sky and roared, "Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong.

Even if I have to search the entire Three Realms, I will find you and grind your bones to dust!"

Originally, Tang Sanzang had seized the moment when everyone's attention was diverted to launch the Transcendence Bloom and had taken the opportunity to rescue Sun Wukong.

Right when the Tathagata's fury was beyond compare, a streak of golden light flashed across the horizon, which turned out to be a Buddhist Soldier sent with the Tathagata's orders. But when the Buddhist Soldier descended, everyone was baffled, for he was covered in wounds.

"Urgent military report: Spiritual Mount is under attack by the West Queen Mother leading an allied force of Heaven and the Demon Clan, totaling 2.3 million. They launched a surprise assault on our Spiritual Mount. Most of our Buddhist Soldiers were away with the Buddha, leaving less than 500,000 to defend the mountain. They are about to breach the Great Hall.

With great difficulty, I escaped to request the Buddha to return with his army immediately. Otherwise, Spiritual Mount will fall!"

After speaking, the messenger Buddhist Soldier died.

At this moment, the Tathagata felt as if a fierce fire was burning in his chest. "Pfft, pfft, pfft," he spouted three mouthfuls of blood, and then, the Buddhism's Supreme Saint, the Supreme Buddha Shakyamuni, fainted from anger.

Actually, Sun Wukong had not been unprepared against the Tathagata, nor had Heaven been entirely unready. When Sun Wukong led his army to attack Heaven, he had already ordered the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey to marshal a million-strong Demon Clan army to take a detour to Spiritual Mount.

If the Tathagata showed any unusual moves while Sun Wukong was attacking Heaven, he was to immediately order the army to intercept and prevent the Buddha from seizing Heaven while the Demon Clan and Heaven's forces were mutually damaged.

However, Wukong had not anticipated that the Tathagata would not lead an army from Spiritual Mount, but that a five-million-strong army had already been lying in wait near Heaven before the Demon Clan and Heaven commenced battle. This was why the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey had not informed Sun Wukong of the Tathagata's Buddhist Soldiers advancing to Heaven.

As for Heaven, they had been well-aware of the Demon Clan's plans to attack but were confident they could repel them. Nonetheless, they were worried about Western Paradise Sacred Mountain as well and feared a decisive strike at a critical moment.

Thus, they had also ordered the West Queen Mother to take 1.3 million Heavenly Soldiers to covertly ambush near Spiritual Mount, ready to besiege as soon as there was any sign of the Tathagata deploying forces, and to immediately notify Heaven. Regrettably, like the Demon Clan, they were all deceived by the Tathagata.

Only at the last moment did the West Queen Mother and the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey realize the Tathagata had already deployed and destroyed both Heaven and the Demon Clan. The pair conspired and jointly attacked Spiritual Mount. If you sneak attack my Heaven and Flower Fruit Mountain, then we will join forces to sneak attack your Spiritual Mount.

If it comes to it, we will all perish together.

Seeing the Tathagata faint from rage, everyone was stunned while feeling a mix of shock and anger. However angry they were in their hearts, they still had to deal with the immediate mess. Therefore, Bodhisattva Guanyin stepped forward, drew out the willow branch from the jade purification bottle, and let a drop of ambrosia fall from it. Instantly, a warm light spread, and the Tathagata awoke.

The first thing the Tathagata did upon awakening was to immediately use his Great Magical Power to transcend and convert the captive Heavenly Soldiers and Demon Soldiers. Although the Tathagata was supremely powerful, transcending and converting more than a million people at once was no easy task, especially when they were powerfully skilled Heavenly and Demon Soldiers.

The Buddhas looked at each other, helpless. With no alternative, they stopped their healing efforts, rose to their feet, and exerted their mana to assist the Tathagata. In this way, with the help of two million Buddhist Soldiers and the Buddhas, everyone except a few Heavenly Generals and Demon Clan leaders was transcended.

Thus, the Buddhist Soldiers grew by two million, reaching a total of three million. As for the Heavenly Generals who could not be transcended, the Tathagata stripped them of their mana and cast them into the cycles of Hell's reincarnation.

The leaders of the Demon Clan, including the Bull Demon King, the Peng Demon King, the Si monster, the Lion Camel King, and others, all became the mounts of the present Buddhas.

After dealing with the remains and captives, the Tathagata dispatched one million Buddhist Soldiers to clean up the battlefield and take control of Heaven. The remaining two million followed the Tathagata, immediately returning with the army.

By the time the Tathagata's two million-strong army arrived at Spiritual Mount, the West Queen Mother's allied army of Heaven and Demons had occupied the mountain. Though their losses were severe, with over two million reduced to fewer than 600,000, compared to the now broken and battered Spiritual Mount, this loss was still considered worthwhile.