Chapter 171 - 169: Xuan Ming Enters the Sea in Search of Kunpeng
However, it was said that Ksitigarbha King, risking his life, divided his Primordial Spirit Thoughts and merged them into his blood to transform into Divine Thunder aimed to explode the Nether River.
Seeing Ksitigarbha King fighting desperately, Nether River determined that this matter could not be easily resolved and reluctantly withdrew to avoid suffering a major loss.
It was indeed the destiny of the Nether River. Had it not been for Ksitigarbha King, he might have been able to slaughter all mankind to validate his path of slaughter and achieve the status of Heavenly Dao Saint. Now, with people like Ksitigarbha King blocking his path, capturing them would likely cost him dearly. Should the high-level experts from the Taoist Sect come and strike a sudden blow, the situation would be greatly unfavorable, and he might even lose his life.
Once Nether River had left, peace returned, and everyone began meditating to recuperate.
Ksitigarbha King could not help but inwardly exclaim, "The Mana of Nether River is indeed profound, and combined with powerful Magical Treasures, if not for those eleven Ancestral Witches restraining him, I might have been killed! Had I not resisted at the last minute by intimidating him with my technique of transforming Divine Thought into Thunder, this battle would have continued for a while longer."
Nether River truly was a calculating conspirator, hiding for thousands of years and amassing great strength, but still remaining patient. The Buddhist Sect was crippled by the Demon Tribe, Hong Jun restrained the Heavenly Dao Saints, and the Deification Platform was rebuilt. Only then did he choose to strike, a testament to his foresighted vision.
Nether River could indeed be called a formidable conspirator!
"Ancestor, are we just going to let Ksitigarbha King and Sun Wukong go?" Mara couldn’t help but ask, also feeling unwilling to let them go.
"Hmph!" Nether River snorted coldly and said while waving his sleeve, "Do you think I want to let Ksitigarbha King and Sun Wukong go? These two are currently my biggest obstacles! Had it not been for those eleven Ancestral Witches restraining my divine thoughts and those numerous Blood God Children’s avatars, I would have already torn them to pieces! This was a perfect opportunity, sadly, heaven is not helping me, and such changes occurred! This matter of slaughtering all beings is no longer viable, and I must find another way to achieve enlightenment."
Helpless, Nether River knew that slaughtering all beings could lead him to enlightenment, but it involved too many people.
Slaughtering all beings would definitely burst the Reincarnation Netherworld alive, and the Ancestral Witches relying on the Reincarnation Netherworld to accumulate Merit would certainly not agree. Wukong wanted to change the order of all under heaven, but if Nether River were to slaughter all beings, what would he have left to revolutionize, just for himself to see? And then there were those like Cloud Child and Guang Chengzi from the Taoist Sect founders, would they just watch their disciples suffer calamities? Though not opponents of Nether River, many founders leading the charge with others striking covertly was feasible.