Great Demon Sun Wukong

After the Light Buddha finished speaking, he looked at Sun Wukong with a smile, displaying an air of complete indifference. But indeed, it was just so; between two beings of entirely different realms, where their worlds were also utterly distinct, he truly had the privilege to disregard Sun Wukong completely.

The gap in strength between a high-ranking Saint and a mid-ranking Saint was like a chasm, which only an exceptionally gifted few could ignore and thus fight beyond their station; the vast majority could not afford such disregard. Clearly, Sun Wukong did not belong to that rare minority.

Even though Sun Wukong had a fearsome reputation in this realm, in the eyes of the Light Buddha, he seemed like nothing more than a slightly stronger child trying to rule over other children. He might be formidable among the group of children, but to the Light Buddha, it was nothing more than a child's play.

As the Light Buddha surveyed Sun Wukong with eyes full of mockery, Wukong watched the Light Buddha (short for the Carefree Buddha) with a face full of caution.

The moment Wukong laid eyes on the Light Buddha, he knew he had encountered a formidable enemy. The effortless aura of the Light Buddha was already much stronger than that of Tathagata, and Wukong believed that even if Tathagata struck with all his might, it would not match a casual blow from the Light Buddha before him.

This was the disparity between a high-ranking Saint and a low-ranking Saint. Although the gap between himself and the Light Buddha was not as vast, it was not much smaller either. But would he retreat? Even if he didn't consider the master and junior brother back in the Coiled Silk Cave, he was determined to fight.

He had long since established a life-and-death feud with Buddhism, a vendetta that had to be settled sooner or later. It was just coming a little earlier than expected. He had only just fused with one Metal System Divine Stone; if he waited until he had successfully fused with all five Divine Stones...

"Light Buddha, is it? If you think you can scare off your old Sun with just a few words, then you are far too naive. Words are useless; I, your old Sun, am determined to destroy Buddhism."

"Hmph, arrogant! Let this lowly Demon Monkey from the Lower Realm open its eyes and see what a true gap is. However, even after you realize it, you'll have no time for regrets. Because today, you are bound to die," retorted the Light Buddha.

No sooner had these words fallen than the Light Buddha brought his hands together, and a torrent of Buddha's power surged forth. Then, with a sudden parting of his hands, a twelve-layered Exquisite Pagoda appeared between his palms, transparent and finely crafted. The base of the Pagoda was to the right, its spire to the left.

The Light Buddha then tossed his right hand backward, and the Exquisite Mini Pagoda clung tightly to his palm.

"Golden Body Pagoda·Strike." As the Light Buddha bellowed, he hurled his right hand forward, and the Exquisite Mini Pagoda shot out at a speed nearly invisible to the naked eye. Its target was Sun Wukong.

Facing the Light Buddha's lethal strike, Sun Wukong dared not underestimate it in the slightest. The Golden Hoop on his head immediately cracked as a wild and domineering aura surged. Grasping the Jingu Bang in his hand, he channeled an immensely strong force into it, causing the Jingu Bang to burst with intense golden light, pulsing as if in sync with a heartbeat.

At that moment, the Light Buddha's Exquisite Mini Pagoda was right before him, and the muscles in Wukong's right arm swelled like a small mountain.

In the next instant, the Exquisite Mini Pagoda collided fiercely with the Jingu Bang. A thunderous boom shook heaven and earth, and the resulting mana shockwave spread across the entire world. Every being with even a slight degree of spiritual attainment, be they Immortal or demon, felt this wave of mana.

Their expressions changed dramatically as they wondered when such a terrifying power had emerged in this world.

As the noise died down and they looked at the two again, the Light Buddha held the Mini Pagoda in his right hand with a smile, as if the previous strike had nothing to do with him. But looking at Sun Wukong, his right hand, holding the Jingu Bang, still trembled uncontrollably, as if the slightest relaxation would cause the staff to fly from his grasp.

Clearly, Sun Wukong had been wounded, albeit not heavily, but the outcome between the two was decided.

"Haha, Demon Monkey, now do you understand what the gap is? Haha"

Ignoring the wildly laughing Light Buddha, Sun Wukong took a deep breath and slowly calmed the churning inner strength in his chest. He turned his head to look at his right hand, where the webbing was still split open, and blood was ceaselessly flowing.

Sun Wukong slowly raised his head, murder flickering in his eyes, his face twisted menacingly.

"Light Buddha, don't be so arrogant. Today, I'll use you to test it out, hahaha." Beneath the maniacal laughter, Sun Wukong's muscles bulged explosively. The once slender Sun Wukong suddenly grew more than three times taller. His muscles coiled tightly around his body like marble.

The Golden Armor and cloak he wore were stretched and shattered into pieces, while the hair on his body began to grow longer, covering his form. However, if one looked closely, one could see mana coursing through the hair, clearly extremely tough, hardly weaker than the top-level defensive magical treasures of the Heavenly Realm.

"Great Sage Equalling Heaven—Demon King Body!" He roared like thunder. It turned out that, after absorbing Nezha's Metal System Divine Stone, Sun Wukong's body underwent some kind of mutation. He could transform into the Demon King Body, and once in that state, Sun Wukong's physical attack power, defensive power, and even speed were enhanced more than tenfold.

And it seemed that this was not even his final transformation.

Glancing at the net of light overhead, in the next moment, Sun Wukong's body had already disappeared from its original location. Before everyone had time to shift their gaze, Tathagata let out a cry of alarm.

Everyone hastily turned their heads towards Tathagata, scared out of their wits. Sun Wukong's massive body had already appeared before Tathagata, and what everyone saw when they turned around was Sun Wukong holding Tathagata with one hand and making a fist with the other.

"How dare you, demon monkey? Release me immediately," demanded the Light Buddha, reacting a split second faster than others. But given the distance, rescue was impossible. In desperation, he launched the Exquisite Tower from his right hand once more. Clearly, he was attempting to save Tathagata by threatening an exchange.

However, to everyone's surprise, Sun Wukong did not care at all about the Exquisite Tower flying at his back. He just stared at Tathagata. The fist he clenched slammed down with force, and blood sprayed in an instant. When they looked again, Tathagata had become a headless corpse. At that moment, the Exquisite Tower had already appeared behind Sun Wukong, about to strike him.

Even the Light Buddha exhaled a slight breath of relief at this moment; as long as he could kill the Demon Monkey, it didn't matter if Tathagata had died. At worst, he would be reprimanded when he returned, and it would be no serious matter.

But what happened next left the Light Buddha utterly dumbfounded. He watched, wide-eyed, as Sun Wukong spun around just as the Exquisite Tower was about to hit his back and caught it with his empty left hand. If that were all, the Light Buddha could still bear it, but what nearly drove him mad was when Sun Wukong looked up at him with a sinister smile. Then, the muscles in his left hand bulged.

With a "boom," the Exquisite Tower shattered. It was crushed by Sun Wukong with his bare hands.

The Exquisite Tower, upon which the Light Buddha had spent countless years of his life, was destroyed just like that. Crushed with ease by Sun Wukong as if it were a piece of trash.

Pointing at Sun Wukong, the Light Buddha spat out a mouthful of blood, suddenly turning as pale as gold foil. Clearly, he had suffered severe internal injuries. The Exquisite Tower was his life-bound magical treasure, intimately connected to him. Once the tower was shattered, how could he not be injured by the shock to his spirit?

While the Light Buddha was still in shock and had yet to recover, everyone heard the other Buddhas shouting for caution. When he abruptly turned around, he witnessed the thing he feared most in his life. The vast, wild, and explosive body of Sun Wukong was already behind him.

The Light Buddha suddenly looked up, only to see a pair of gigantic fists smashing down towards him. At that moment, Light Buddha felt a strange sense of relief. As he watched the fists rapidly enlarge in his pupils, he shouted out, "Sun Wukong, killing me is pointless. I am but the lowest-ranking Buddhist Soldier in Buddhism. Just wait, stronger people will come to kill you. Just wait.

Haha…"

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Wukong's fists had already smashed down. The once haughty and unbridled Carefree Buddha was reduced to a puddle of flesh. Even his soul was crushed to pieces.