Chapter Sixteen: The Final Battle

  The Jade Emperor released the supreme aura of the Nine Dragons, and one of the eight purple gold dragons injured Sun Wukong with a single glance. This injury not only did not make Sun Wukong retreat in the slightest but instead stirred up his bloodlust. As a result, Sun Wukong's evil thought body, the Heaven Giant Ape, appeared. Seeing this scene, the Jade Emperor's pupils contracted, and he secretly thought: I didn't expect that this monkey not only cut off his evil thoughts but also could transform into an avatar. The strength of this evil thought avatar was no different from Sun Wukong's original body, and it was even three points stronger because it released its wild nature. This made the Jade Emperor's originally confident heart cool down by half.

  On the other hand, Zhu Bajie was also in a bitter struggle, and the intensity of his battle far exceeded that of Sun Wukong and Yu Huang's fight. Although Zhu Bajie's strength had almost caught up with Zhiyu Dadi, he still couldn't fully utilize his powers due to their sudden surge, leaving him slightly clumsy. This slight clumsiness made Zhu Bajie extremely frustrated. Zhiyu Dadi was a formidable opponent with rich combat experience, so as soon as she discovered Zhu Bajie's occasional lack of coordination in his movements, she launched targeted attacks at these moments of disconnection. With a wave of her hand, countless stars materialized into various weapons that attacked Zhu Bajie in rapid succession, leaving him flustered and overwhelmed.

  Before long, Zhu Bajie was covered in injuries. Although the wounds were not big, after a long time, they would accumulate and become fatal. Helpless, Zhu Bajie could only exchange injuries. He no longer defended himself but instead wielded his nine-toothed rake and launched a desperate attack. As it turned out, although he suffered even more injuries this way, under Zhu Bajie's fierce and desperate attack, Zhenyuan Dadi was also hit by two rakes. Suddenly, Zhenyuan Dadi was so frightened that his soul almost escaped from his body!

  That's the Nine-Toothed Rake, you know! In the past, to deal with Sun Wukong, the Jade Emperor personally forged it with divine ice iron, borrowing the power of the Five Directions and the Six Ding and Jia to cast it. It weighs over 5,048 kilograms, including the handle. Its full name is the Supreme Treasure Golden Rake! This rake has an extremely powerful property, able to rake away a person's soul and vital energy. Even Sun Wukong didn't dare let it rake him more than a few times. As for those ordinary Golden Immortals, just three rakes would be enough to send them from the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to the underworld as nameless ghosts. It can be imagined that the Purple Wei Emperor has already been raked twice; if he's not careful and gets raked a few more times, he'll be completely finished. Even gods and ghosts won't be able to save him.

  Therefore, Zhu Wei Dadi could only spar with Pigsy from a distance and did not dare to get close again without being certain.

  Let's take a look at the outcome of the battle in the Heavenly Realm where Sha Wujing is!

  Hou Chen Da Di, also known as Hou Chen Shang Gong Tian Huang Da Di, is the supreme ruler of the heavenly realm who commands all thunder. With one hand wielding the Thunder Sutra, he can transform and transcend, causing countless thunders to surge throughout the entire sky. Every time Hou Chen Da Di waves his hand, a powerful and intense divine thunderbolt strikes down. Amidst this vast ocean of thunder, the most striking feature is a massive river located at the very center of the thunderous sea. Yes, it's just a massive river.

  This river, with water as black as ink, flows incessantly. However, it's strange that there isn't a single ripple on the surface of the water. It can only be noticed from the twisted space around the big river that this river is flowing at an incredibly terrifying speed. Following the direction of the flowing water, at the end of the river, there is an abnormally large skull. The skull is white as jade, with its mouth wide open, swallowing the rushing water. Looking towards the other end, it's also a similarly large skull, except that this one is spewing out a massive amount of water.

  This formed a strange scene - the Great Emperor of Hook Chen hid in a light screen composed of ten thousand divine thunders, constantly waving his hand to command the divine thunders to strike that great river. Sha Wujing also hid in the great river, constantly waving his hand to shoot out ten thousand water arrows. When the thunder struck the surface of the great river, it was as if it had been shot at a mirror, and then the lightning would be dissipated by the flowing river water, losing its force, before flowing into the skull along the surface of the river. The river water that should have conducted electricity had become the nemesis of lightning. However, the water arrows and dragons shot out from the great river would also be consumed by the lightning during their flight, and when they struck the thunder screen, they no longer caused much harm.

  In this way, the two of them formed a stalemate due to their mutual apprehension. However, Sha Wujing harbored a determination to kill, and not engage in a game of tit for tat with Kou Chen. The next moment, a resolute and discerning glint appeared in Sha Wujing's eyes.

  So, Sun Wukong and his three brothers fought against the three Heavenly Emperors, while Niu Mo Wang and others joined forces with Nezha to deal with the Emperor of Longevity. Fortunately, it was the Emperor of Longevity who excelled in the defensive technique of endless rebirth, so he could hold on for a while. Now, everyone's mind had only one thought: their own side should defeat their opponent as soon as possible and then come to support themselves. Only then would the balance of victory tilt.

  Time, in such a situation, slowly flowed. Finally, just when the Bull Demon King and others were getting anxious, a stream of light flew over from the horizon. Suddenly, everyone's heart was lifted. Soon, this stream of light stopped at the central position of both sides, waiting for the light to disperse. Suddenly, a burst of shouting erupted. It turned out that this figure was Sun Wukong.

  At this moment, Sun Wukong's armor was almost completely shattered, his body covered in bloodstains, with countless wounds of all sizes. On his forehead, a streak of fresh blood flowed out. However, this was nothing compared to the Emperor Jade, who was being dragged on the ground by Sun Wukong, grasping his collar from behind. From the Emperor's posture, it was clear that he had already fainted and was barely holding on to his last breath.

  At this moment, Sun Wukong's face was stern and majestic, with an aura of dominance. The blood all over his body not only didn't make him look disheveled, but instead added to his fierce and unparalleled wildness!

  "Monkey, you, you actually defeated the Jade Emperor? You, are you okay?"

  Sun Wukong lowered his head and glanced at the Jade Emperor, saying calmly: "I used the body of the Buddha who fought with good intentions and the body of the giant ape who relied on evil intentions to defeat you, Jade Emperor."

  When the Bull Demon King and others saw Sun Wukong, they were overjoyed. But the Longevity Emperor was completely desperate. Although Sun Wukong may not have had much combat power at this time, when he stood there, it formed a kind of intimidation and a new year. Under the circumstances of one side weakening and the other growing stronger, the Longevity Emperor even had the idea of giving up resistance. Looking at Sun Wukong's majestic and powerful aura, as if an insurmountable chasm was standing in his heart. He knew that the downfall of Heaven was only a matter of time. And the only worry was, after this battle, what would be left of Heaven? Or, would there still be a Heaven?

  "The demon army, listen to my command, launch a full-scale attack! The Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court has already been captured by me. Whether or not the Heavenly Court will belong to the demon tribe is up to you." A thunderous roar that shook the three realms seemed to ignite the final frenzy of the demon army. All the demon soldiers launched their last general assault with reckless abandon. In everyone's heart, there was only one thought left: if General Sun Wukong could capture even the Jade Emperor, how could they, as his soldiers, be stopped by these insignificant heavenly troops?

  In this way, the already disadvantaged heavenly soldiers became even more unbearable. Under the crazy attack of the demon tribe's army, soon, the heavenly soldiers were squeezed around the Ling Xiao Treasure Hall. And the number was reduced from the original 1 million heavenly soldiers to less than 200,000. This loss is not small! The entire Heavenly Court, thirty-six palaces, seventy-two halls, except for the last Ling Xiao Treasure Hall, all flowed with blood, countless limbs and arms broken. Among them were not only the bodies of 800,000 heavenly soldiers but also nearly 200,000 demon tribe soldiers!

  Although the demon tribe had almost absolute advantage, the tenacity of the heavenly soldiers still made the demon tribe lose nearly 200,000. This is exactly what that sentence said, as long as it's war, there are no survivors.

  When the Ox Demon King and others captured the Longevity Emperor, the demon tribe's great army had already completed its control over the heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court. From this point on, the war between the demon tribe and the heavenly realm finally came to an end. And the victor, without a doubt, would be the demon tribe's allied forces. All the heads of the demon tribes who participated in the war would be recorded in the annals of the demon tribe's history, becoming the great demons revered by the demon tribe for all eternity.

  Although there were still two Heavenly Emperors in the Heavenly Court, and Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing had not returned after fighting with them, this was already insignificant. Under absolute numbers, individual martial power had been reduced to its lowest point.

  "Old Bull, you handle things after this. Remember, don't kill the surrendered heavenly soldiers! I'll go take a look at how Bajie and Old Sand are doing. It's been so long since they came back, I'm getting worried."

  Before Niu Mo Wang could respond, Sun Wukong's expression suddenly turned stern, and he looked towards the western sky with his right hand gripping the Golden Cudgel tightly, his veins bulging. It seemed as if he had seen someone or something that filled him with intense hatred.

  King Bull Demon and others also discovered Sun Wukong's abnormality, but except for the clouds in the sky, nothing was seen. "Monkey, you see..." "Shut up. Everyone, be on guard. Inform the army, enter combat state immediately. Abandon prisoners, prepare for battle quickly, hurry."

  Just as Niu Mo Wang and others were still in a daze, a majestic and loud voice came: "Sun Dasheng, don't bother! It's too late."

  No sooner had he finished speaking than someone arrived!

  Everyone was stunned to see the person who appeared. And, in an instant, they understood that they had been preparing for war for Sun Wukong. Because the person who came was none other than the Buddha of the Western Heaven - Sakyamuni Tathagata!

  Behind him, however, are almost all the famous Buddhas of the Western Heaven: Dipankara Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, and Bhaisajyaguru Buddha. Behind these four Buddhas are numerous Bodhisattvas and Vajra Arhats: Guanyin Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Suryaprabha Bodhisattva, Candraprabha Bodhisattva, the Vajra of Wide and Great Magical Powers from the Secret Ma Cave on Mount Wutai, the Vajra of Infinite Victory from the Qingliang Cave on Mount Emei, the Vajra of Great Strength from the Miao'er Cliff on Mount Sumeru, and the Indestructible Vajra King of Eternal Residence from the Golden Summit Peak in Kunlun Mountains. Behind these individuals are countless Buddhist warriors, at least over three million!

  And then the Buddha's soldiers arrived, and quickly surrounded all the demon tribe soldiers. The demon tribe's army originally had 800,000 people, but after the great battle, they lost nearly 200,000. Now, only about 600,000 demons are left. However, these 600,000 are exhausted troops. At most, 600,000 people can exert a fighting force of 300,000. Three hundred thousand against three million, all demons know that it seems there is only one way to annihilate!

  After the Buddha's soldiers finished besieging, Tathagata sat on a nine-jeweled lotus platform and floated in front of Sun Wukong. With a smile that was not quite a smile, he said to Sun Wukong: "Qitian Dasheng Sun Wukong, what a great momentum! Even the Jade Emperor was beaten like a dead dog? It seems I underestimated you before. Just now, weren't you going to find your two junior brothers? Hehe, no need to go. Come on, bring up Zhu Bajie!"

  After finishing speaking, several Buddha soldiers dragged a rope forward from behind, and the other end of the rope was tied to Zhu Bajie. However, at this time, Zhu Bajie's four limbs were all broken, and he was no different from a dead man.

  Looking at Sun Wukong's face twisted in abnormal anger, the Tathagata said: "Unfortunately, we didn't catch your Sha monk. Just as Sun Wukong let out a sigh of relief, the Tathagata continued: "Because he and Ziyue Dadi perished together. Moreover, their corpses were gone."

  "You should die, old Buddha!" Due to extreme anger, Sun Wukong's wounds burst open again with countless fresh blood. With one hand holding the golden hoop rod pointing at the Buddha and the other hand supporting his chest, Sun Wukong growled. "Oh, by the way, your Mount Huaguo is gone too. But what surprised me was that your master Tang Sanzang was also on Mount Huaguo. So I took him captive as well. What a pity for your Mount Huaguo! By now it's probably just a pile of ashes."

  "Pffft." A mouthful of blood spurted out. Sun Wukong's face was as pale as gold paper!