Chapter 237 - 229: Tathagata’s Plot to Hurt Wukong
However, the Nether River Patriarch realized he was no match and had already allowed his Asura Blood Sea henchmen to retreat into the Blood River, leaving the battlefield and heading back to the Asura Blood Sea.
Protector Mosquito was infuriated to the extreme, but there was nothing he could do. He was deeply disappointed; the Nether River, which he held in high esteem, actually slinked away in such a dismal fashion. He even hoped that the Victorious Fighting Buddha would catch up and beat the Nether River to death with a stick! Having lived for so many years, the Nether River didn’t live in vain. As soon as he saw the tide turning against him, he ran faster than anyone else.
At that moment, the two Ancestral Witches pressed forward, leaving Protector Mosquito with no choice but to hastily engage in battle. Thankfully, he had obtained seven more banners. Although Nether River did not entirely lack integrity, when he raised the banners, they transformed into the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons—though now, there were only seven divisions left.
Victorious Fighting Buddha and Wukong stood still in void, both vastly drained of their mana. Driving the Nether River away was by no means an easy task.
"The Nether River is cunning. To deal with him, we will have to wait for another day," said Victorious Fighting Buddha.
"Once the Buddhist Sect is dealt with, the situation between heaven and earth will become clear. It is impossible for the Nether River to fish in troubled waters again! However, I have incurred such karma with him that if I don’t kill him, I fear it will not benefit my enlightenment. When the time comes, we will raid the Asura Blood Sea and find a way to capture and kill the Nether River," said Wukong.
In the battlefield of the Taiyi Golden Immortals, the four Sword Masters moved through the ranks as if they were in a land with no one to oppose them. Their swords were unmatched in sharpness; upon meeting an enemy, they would strike to kill, with Ximen Chuixue slaughtering enemies in the blink of an eye. Soon after, several Daluo Golden Immortals took notice of the four and attacked them, but ordinary Daluo Golden Immortals were only destined to be defeated by them.
Nezha was also extremely skilled among the Daluo Golden Immortals and possessed an abundance of Magical Treasures, like the Qiankun Ring, Heaven-and-Earth Silk Ribbon, Wind-Fire Wheels, Fire Spear, Demon-Slaying Saber, and Demon-Slaying Sword, to name a few. Magical Treasures emerged one after another, and several Holy Monks and Vajras had already fallen to him.
Bai Qi was even more ferocious, killing anyone who stood close to him, regardless of their cultivation level. Slaying with a single sword strike, he had entered the path through killing and cultivated the way of slaughter. What did he care about karmic retribution? Whoever stood in his way would be met with just one word—kill!
Within the Buddhist ranks, the Pharmacist Buddha, Glazed Light King, was tremendously powerful. With the Yaksha chanting sutras in the rear formation, he was virtually immortal. A blue glow radiated from his body, and whenever his physical body was damaged, it would instantly recover.
Victorious Fighting Buddha and Wukong were covered in traces of the Dao as they recovered their mana, soon ready to rejoin the battle.