Chapter 164: Clone 480000000
The tale tells of the Nether River Patriarch, who sought to slaughter all under Heaven, intercepted by the Ancestral Witch, with Wukong joining the battlefield and succeeding in his ambush, intent on killing the free and unrestrained Mara.
What the Mara said was indeed true, "Different paths do not conspire together." Everyone has their own path, and when two distinct paths converge, it becomes a narrow path where the brave prevails. Whoever is stronger will continue onwards.
Wukong’s staff technique was exceptional. His Buddha Beating Staff whipped up a fierce wind that, when it scraped across one’s face, felt as painful as a knife cut. Nevertheless, as the prime disciple of the Nether River Patriarch, Mara was protected by two Magical Treasures—the Asura Mirror and the Asura Sword—and adorned by a Twelfth Rank Karmic Fire Lotus Platform. Facing Wukong, he only suffered a minor loss. Had it not been for that staff strike that had slightly injured his Primordial Qi just now, it would not have been easy for Wukong to gain the upper hand at this moment.
"Bang!"
Wukong parried the Asura Sword, kicked upward with his left foot, kicking away the falling Asura Mirror, and transformed his Buddha Beating Staff as he struck towards Mara’s forehead!
The Twelfth Rank Lotus Platform on Mara’s head slightly trembled, a large cluster of flames spilled from above, enveloping his entire body. The moment Wukong’s staff touched it, the flames immediately climbed up, crawling along the staff towards his arm, intending to burn it.
Wukong was secretly alarmed, thinking, "This Innate Karmic Fire is indeed formidable, probably millions of times more intense than the Acquired Karmic Fire refined by Tathagata! If it touches me, I fear not even Laozi’s Immortal Pill could save me!"
With that thought, he dared not delay. Waving his sleeve, the Great Revolution Seal manifested, its heavy revolutionary will descending and forcefully extinguishing that strip of Karmic Fire. The power of the Great Revolution Seal was indeed growing greater, and if Wukong were to achieve the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, it was unknown just how powerful this seal would become.
Mara was also secretly shocked that the Innate Karmic Fire could be extinguished by the Great Seal—truly formidable!
Wukong continued to swing his staff, enveloped by the Great Revolutionary Will, unafraid of that Karmic Fire, directly piercing through the flames aiming for his face.
Mara was startled and hastily recited an Incantation. The Twelfth Rank Lotus Platform trembled slightly, and then twelve lotus petals fell. Each was as large as a tile, circling around Mara incessantly, dancing so fiercely that they were impervious to fire and water. Wukong’s staff struck these petals continuously, clanging as if metal struck metal, with sparks flying.