Chapter 45 - 40 The Power of the Jingu Bang
In the wake of his Golden Light, Sun Wukong had already stopped opposite the bald monk. Looking down at the Ice Demon Tower that had been struck by him to create a large hole, Sun Wukong could only apologize in his heart. But when he looked up, a fierce anger once more shot from his eyes.
The reason being, Sun Wukong had seen the mount of the bald monk—it was none other than his sworn elder brother, the Great Saint of Flattened Heavens, the Bull Demon King. But at this moment, the Bull Demon King had lost all of his usual grandeur, covered in heavy shackles and manacles, clearly indicating a dire situation.
"Big, big brother? Is that really you? Big brother?" Unfortunately, Sun Wukong called out several times, but the Bull Demon King did not respond at all.
"Bald monk, what exactly have you done to my brother? Why can’t he hear me calling him?"
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk is the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light. Are you Sun Wukong?"
"Right, I am the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong. Now speak, what have you done to my brother?"
"Hehe, no hurry, no hurry. Sun Wukong, this monk has a question for you, would you like to convert to Buddhism? If you agree, not only will I return the Bull Demon King to you, but I will also give you the entire Heaven, how’s that?"
"Well, first you tell me, what happened to my brother? And what about the rest of the demon chiefs?"
"As for this bull, it’s nothing serious, his Divine Sense has just been locked deep within his sea of consciousness. So now he is just a dumb bull. As for the others, they are not dead, they have all become mounts for various Buddhas. How about it, I’ve told you everything, are you willing to convert?"
"Pah! You bald donkey. To think you can make me convert—no way. Since they are all unharmed, it’s your time to die today."
Having said that, Sun Wukong flicked his right hand, and the Jingu Bang shot towards the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light with a speed that nearly breached the Void.
The Buddha had not expected Sun Wukong, who had been extremely anxious just a moment before, to make such a deadly move the next. However, this Buddha was also remarkable, and upon seeing the Jingu Bang coming, showed no sign of panic. With a point of his finger, a Five-Colored speck of light appeared in front of the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light.
The next moment, the Jingu Bang collided with the Five-Colored speck with a loud bang.
But after all, it was a matter of the prepared against the unprepared, and within less than a moment, the Five-Colored speck had already shattered. The Jingu Bang continued its flight towards the forehead of the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light.
"Eh? You have some strength after all." Surprised by the power of the Jingu Bang, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light tapped his fingertips rapidly, creating three much larger Five-Colored orbs of light this time, which lined up and rammed towards the Jingu Bang.
Regrettably, they only lasted for half a breath before shattering. The Jingu Bang skewered the three orbs of light like candied haw on a stick.
At this moment, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light looked serious, clearly realizing he had underestimated the Jingu Bang. He pointed swiftly with his right hand, releasing thirty-six even brighter orbs of light. They floated out in a bid to block the Jingu Bang.
However, the next moment, the eyebrows of the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light were deeply furrowed. The thirty-six orbs of light had been pierced through after just two breaths.
The Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light realized he had not only underestimated his opponent, but had done so by a grave margin. Lowering his head, he lifted both hands and pointed rapidly, conjuring seven hundred and twenty-two even larger and brighter Five-Colored orbs of light that densely appeared in front of him.
Because his vision was blocked by the light sphere in front of him, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light didn’t notice that the light spheres penetrated by the Jingu Bang had all vanished. They weren’t shattered, but absorbed by the Jingu Bang.
While retreating rapidly, he directed the massive light spheres to shield himself in front. However, the Jingu Bang seemed fixated on the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light, continually breaking through the light spheres, relentlessly pursuing him. Moreover, it seemed to be getting faster and faster.
Finally, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light’s expression changed dramatically. Those light spheres might have looked like mere faintly visible five-colored orbs, but he knew all too well what they actually were. Yet now, about a thousand of them had been forcefully penetrated by a mere staff. The loss was causing him immense pain.
But no matter how reluctant he was, he could only grit his teeth and endure. Because the 720 light spheres he had previously summoned were being broken apart again. The gleaming edge of the Jingu Bang could already be faintly seen. Determined, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light struck out with his palms, and in an instant, twelve hundred even larger light spheres appeared one after another.
By this time, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light had retreated nearly a hundred miles.
It seemed that these new light spheres were much stronger than the previous ones, for after smashing through 360 of them, the Jingu Bang noticeably slowed down. Each light sphere was like an egg with a hard shell, needing to be pierced and also bound by a strange force inside.
After 722 light spheres, the speed of the Jingu Bang had become visible to the naked eye. Although it was still advancing with difficulty, it was clear that its momentum was fading. By the 1,080th, the Jingu Bang finally ran out of force and was entirely engulfed by a giant light sphere, unable to move.
Seeing the Jingu Bang now bound, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, a voice came to his ears, "You think you’re safe? Haha."
As soon as the voice sounded, a fist exuding a dull yellow glow headed straight for the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light’s head. It was none other than Sun Wukong, who had been waiting for this moment for a long time. In a critical moment, a surge went through the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light, and two super light spheres appeared, one in front and the other behind.
The one in the back perfectly blocked Sun Wukong’s fist, while the one in front flashed, enveloping the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light inside it.
When Sun Wukong made contact with that light sphere, his fist smashed unobstructed into the sphere. In the next moment, Sun Wukong felt an unstoppable suction force, and then he disappeared completely.
Inside the light sphere, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light suddenly burst into laughter, saying while laughing, "Haha, I thought you were so powerful, but you were merely relying on the power of a weapon. Too bad, even if your weapon is domineering, haven’t you still been trapped by me in the Boundless Water Realm?
Did you really think I, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light, was famous for nothing? Haha. This time, you’ll feel the terror of the Soul Devouring Poisonous Water."
Indeed, the title of the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light was not for nothing. This person had cultivated an extremely powerful ability, which allowed him to condense various worlds out of thin air. At most, he could create ten thousand great worlds, each as real as the actual one. And the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light was the supreme ruler of these worlds.
Although the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light hadn’t managed to condense ten thousand great worlds, he had, with the realm of a peak Saint, created three thousand six hundred great worlds, one thousand two hundred middle worlds, and five thousand two hundred minor worlds. A total of ten thousand worlds.
Among all these worlds, there were two he had cultivated to perfection. One was the Boundless Water Realm used to trap Sun Wukong. Within this Water Realm, various kinds of poisonous and deadly water were everywhere. Anyone who fell in had no hope of survival. With the Boundless Water Realm, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light didn’t know how many stronger beings he had poisoned to death.
The other was the Extreme Speed of Flowing Light Realm. This was the world that wrapped around the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light. As long as he was within this world, no attack from the outside, no matter how fierce, could reach him inside the Extreme Speed of Flowing Light Realm.
And if the enemy proved too powerful, the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light could manipulate the realm to instantly escape into the void, thus slipping into one of his countless worlds. Once safe, he would reappear in the real world.
It could be said that as long as he wished to leave, no one could keep him. His descent to the Lower Realm this time was because he had offended someone in the Upper Realm whom he could not afford to provoke. So, even surrounded by many powerful masters, he made a daring escape to the Pangu Realm.
Upon arriving in the Pangu Realm, he immediately found Buddhism at the edge of the world. When he inquired about the status of this realm, he discovered that the Carefree Buddha, who had fled with him, was also there, which made him overjoyed. But then the Buddhist disciples told him that the Carefree Buddha had been killed by Sun Wukong. This made the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light extremely angry.
Without a second word, he rode the Bull Demon King straight north, intending to seek revenge on Sun Wukong.
Although there were some minor hiccups along the way, it didn’t matter; Sun Wukong was still trapped within his Boundless Water Realm. He could consider his great vengeance fulfilled.
In the Boundless Water Realm at this moment, Sun Wukong faced a matter of life and death.