Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 535: A Buddhist Bodhisattva? Pah! (First Update!)
(PS: There are too many headaches, and I don't want to explain anything anymore, regular update today!)
With a muffled sound, like a dull thunder in mid-air, a phantom figure was directly struck from the back of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva; in the next moment, under the horrific pull of the staff force, it disintegrated, and the Bodhisattva himself was hit from the sky onto the ground, creating a human-shaped crater.
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"You, you bastard!"
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva climbed out of the crater, spitting blood in reverse with his mouth wide open. In his eyes, looking up at Sun Wukong in the sky, there was both fear and resentment. His Good Corpse had just been scattered by a strike from Sun Wukong's staff!
In other words, with a single strike of his staff, Sun Wukong had knocked him down from a One-Corpse Quasi-Saint back to a Da Luo Golden Immortal!
The might of a single staff, so terrifying indeed!
"You just said you wanted to drain all of his Origin Power and torture him to death, right?"
With each step, Sun Wukong trod in the air toward Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, increasing his aura with every step he took.
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva panicked. This Sun Wukong was much stronger than the rumors suggested! Facing him, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva felt as powerless as if the Tathagata Buddha himself were standing before him.
Escape! He had to escape quickly!
If he didn't, his life would be left behind here!
The fear in Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva's heart grew more intense, and finally overpowered any urge to resist. He flew desperately along the ground, fleeing the ravine; as long as he got out, escaped the constraints of the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation's geomancy, he could open a spatial passage to the outside world and flee for his life!
But would Sun Wukong really let him leave so easily?
"I've said it, you are a dead man on his feet, where do you think you can escape to? Heaven-Breaking Domain! Seal!"
There was a hint of mockery on Sun Wukong's lips. With just a thought, his Heaven-Breaking Domain spread out, enveloping Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva within. Instantly, the Bodhisattva felt crushed by an overwhelming pressure, as if sunk into an inescapable quagmire, his speed drastically reduced to a crawl and despair surged into his heart.
There was no escape!
This Demon Monkey Sun Wukong's control over domain power was on par with the Tathagata Buddha. The little understanding he had of domain power was utterly incomparable to Sun Wukong's, instantly shattered to pieces, leaving him no chance to even run away!
"Run! Why have you stopped? Keep running, won't you?"
Sun Wukong continued his Nine Steps to Trample the Heavens. After reaching the Half-Step Saint Realm, he was able to take eight of the nine steps, each one doubling the accumulated power. He didn't need to use the Nine Steps to deal with Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, but Sun Wukong didn't want any accidents. This bastard must die!
"Demon Monkey! Don't be too arrogant! This is Spiritual Mountain, not your Flower-Fruit Mountain! Know your place and leave quickly, otherwise once the Ancestral Buddha and the Ancient Buddhas make their move, you will surely die without a resting place!"
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva roared somewhat frighteningly, trying to scare Sun Wukong away, but it seemed he had picked the wrong opponent—Sun Wukong dared to cause havoc in the Heavenly Court, and never showed fear in the face of three Great Saints, so how could he be frightened away by a few words?
"Tathagata and Ran Deng? I do want to see just how much they have progressed over these hundreds of years! But before that, shouldn't we settle your affair first?"
A cold smile emerged on Sun Wukong's face. In the past, he indeed was no match for the Tathagata Buddha or the Ran Deng Buddha, but after hundreds of years of secluded cultivation at the World Tree's core, he had reached the realm of a Half-Step Saint who had Slayed Three Corpses, and his combat power was not inferior to a Merit Saint who had Slayed One Corpse. What would it matter even if he really faced the Tathagata Buddha or the Ran Deng Buddha?
He is the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong!
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Smack!
As his voice fell, Sun Wukong took his sixth step and stopped advancing with the Nine Steps to Trample the Heavens. He had already retrieved the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod from the entrance of the Sukhavati Realm. Gripping it tightly, he swung it fiercely at the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, who was trapped by the Heaven-Breaking Domain on the ground below.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless rod shadows flew out from the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, enveloping the sky and bombarding the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva with relentless force. Having reached such a realm, even without utilizing the Heaven-Breaking Stick Technique, Sun Wukong's casual attacks possessed a terrifying destructive power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The figure of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva was quickly engulfed in the barrage of rod shadows. The entire canyon's ground rang with a thunderous sound, shaking violently for a full quarter of an hour.
Sun Wukong ceased wielding the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, and as the rod shadows dispersed, the dust settled in the canyon, revealing the battered figure of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, barely recognizable as human.
The Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva lay across a deep crater, his kasaya reduced to mere rags, his precious urn shattered, and blood stained every inch of his body without a single spot left unscathed.
Whoosh!
With a gesture from Sun Wukong, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva was lifted from the crater on the ground to midair, held by an invisible hand, completely immobilized.
"Sun... Sun Wukong..."
The Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva struggled to utter Sun Wukong's name. His bones had been shattered by the barrage of the rod, and he had lost all ability to fight.
Moreover, Sun Wukong's random flurry of strikes had dissipated the Bodhisattva's Three Flowers atop his head and the Five Qi at his chest, his aeons of cultivation shattered in an instant!
"A Buddhist Bodhisattva? Pah!"
Looking at the repulsive and deformed visage of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Sun Wukong spat disdainfully. A Chaos Fire emerged from his hand, directing a pinpoint flame at the Bodhisattva.
Boom!
The Chaos Fire fiercely consumed the body of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, and in a moment, turned him into ashes. The Quasi-Saint realm Bodhisattva was easily extinguished by Sun Wukong, the fight completely one-sided, without the slightest bit of effective resistance!
"Amitabha, do you remember me, old Sun?"
Having dispatched the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva as if it were a trifling matter, Sun Wukong flashed to where the trapped Amitabha was in the canyon's airspace and chuckled with a grin.
"You are... Sun Wukong? The little monkey from years ago?"
Amitabha swallowed hard, his face a picture of disbelief as he looked at Sun Wukong. He never dreamed that he would see Sun Wukong again in the Sukhavati Realm, let alone that Sun Wukong would have grown to such an extent. Slaying Three Corpses, he was a half-step from becoming a Half-Step Saint Realm like Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, a Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal!
This monkey... truly a monstrous talent!
"Amitabha, you once bestowed upon me, old Sun, the Buddha Spirit Path Trace, and I promised that one day I'd rescue you from your plight. Do you remember that?"
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