Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Ran Deng Buddha's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and with a thought, a purple-gold bowl flew out of the divine ring behind his head, heading straight towards Nezha. Simultaneously, the Twenty-Four Heavens appeared within the divine ring behind him, expanding and firmly guarding his figure within.

Clang!

Nezha tried to wield his Fire-tipped Spear to defend himself but was abruptly enveloped by a beam of light from among the Twenty-Four Heavens, slowing his movements and causing him to miss a beat. The purple-gold bowl took advantage of this gap, bypassing the spear and hitting Nezha hard on the back of his head, making him dizzy and blacking out momentarily as he plummeted from the clouds.

"Twenty-Four Heavens, hold!"

Ran Deng Buddha wouldn't miss such an opportunity. While the Qiankun Ruler continued to entangle with Luo Bai's Purple Lightning Blue Glint Sword, he hastened to release the power of the Twenty-Four Heavens, sending out invisible straps towards Nezha. His intention was to take Nezha down in one fell swoop and then deal with Luo Bai.

"Golden Fire Annihilation Divine Spear, break for me!"

Having been struck on the back of the head by the purple-gold bowl and falling from the clouds, Nezha was, after all, a sanctified being in flesh and had recovered his Spirit Pearl origin, remolding his body, thus making him much stronger than before. After only a brief dizziness, he quickly regained his senses.

Stabilizing himself with a push from his Wind-Fire Wheels, Nezha felt the invisible straps attacking him. Biting down on his teeth in determination, an astonishing bright light bloomed from the Fire-tipped Spear in his hand. A vortex appeared at the tip of the spear, accumulating energy, releasing it, and executing the Golden Fire Annihilation Divine Spear in one fluid motion.

The wild shadow of the spear emerged, severing and pulverizing all the invisible straps that coiled around him. The remaining shadow of the spear continued towards Ran Deng Buddha but was blocked by the Twenty-Four Heavens surrounding him, not a single strike reaching Ran Deng Buddha himself.

"This Nezha has indeed become much stronger!"

Ran Deng Buddha was quite familiar with Nezha's capabilities, but of course, he knew the Nezha of the past. The Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda was a gift he had given to Li Jing specifically to restrain Nezha. He was well aware of Nezha's past limitations, which were incomparable to the Nezha of this moment!

The body of the Spirit Pearl origin truly was as astonishing as the legends described!

"However, so what if you are now the embodiment of the Spirit Pearl? If I wish to crush you, it would be as easy as crushing an ant!"

With a cold snort, the Twenty-Four Heavens began to rotate slightly, their speed gradually increasing, and the power of the heavens emanating from them also rapidly intensified, completely disintegrating the residual force of the spear's shadow. Nezha's strike of the Golden Fire Annihilation Divine Spear hadn't even touched a single hair on Ran Deng Buddha.

"This baldy is so strong! Much stronger than Samantabhadra Bodhisattva! And Guanyin Bodhisattva isn't as formidable as him!"

Nezha was inwardly shocked. He had clashed with both Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva and had already gauged their strength. Samantabhadra was a half-step Quasi-Saint, very powerful but without a handy divine weapon, having already been defeated by him, posing no great threat. Guanyin's cultivation strength was definitely at the Quasi-Saint level.

Fighting her felt like being toyed with. Despite her inscrutable power, she still couldn't compare with Ran Deng Buddha.

Nezha's Golden Fire Annihilation Divine Spear was arguably his strongest attack at this moment. If Guanyin Bodhisattva had faced it, she definitely would not have blocked it so easily. Without even lifting an arm, relying solely on the power released from the Twenty-Four Heavens, all the spear's shadows and spear force were blocked, as if it was innate for him to be in an invincible position. Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

Whoosh!

Shocked in his heart and about to gather his strength for another attack, Nezha suddenly felt a tightness around his ankle. He was entangled by an invisible strap that came out of nowhere and was violently dragged towards the Twenty-Four Heavens.

"Dammit!"

Nezha was greatly alarmed, swinging his Fire-tipped Spear hard against the invisible strap, attempting to break it, but to no avail. The strap was unexpectedly tough, and the spear felt completely ineffective against it, unable to cut it through.

In the blink of an eye, Nezha had been pulled into one of the Twenty-Four Heavens.

"Nezha!"

Erlang God Yang Jian had been watching the battle from the sidelines. Seeing Nezha ensnared by the invisible strap and dragged into the Twenty-Four Heavens, he cried out in alarm, wanting to rush over, but it was already too late. Nezha's figure had vanished within the Twenty-Four Heavens.

"Manifested Saint, I have only temporarily trapped Nezha without harming him. You would do well not to intervene!"

Erlang God Yang Jian had barely moved when Ran Deng Buddha's telepathic voice was already ringing in his ears. Erlang's cultivation strength was a bit stronger than Nezha's. Ran Deng Buddha did not wish to face another confrontation with Yang Jian at this time, as he still had to deal with the Green Lotus Sword Immortal, Luo Bai.

"Damn it!"

Erlang God Yang Jian halted suddenly as he dashed forward; the words of Ran Deng Buddha were clear—he had only trapped Nezha and had no intention to harm him. If he acted now, it would be tantamount to betraying the Heavenly Court and opposing the Buddhist Sect in heaven.

"Nezha, rest assured, Big Brother Yang will never abandon you. Once this matter is resolved, I will plead for you, ensuring that no one will make things difficult for you!"

Erlang God Yang Jian's choice made Ran Deng Buddha nod in satisfaction. He turned his gaze back to Luo Bai, who, every time he swung his sword, would release an ethereal blue lotus shadow, indicating he had developed his unique Sword Dao.

The title of Green Lotus Sword Immortal was indeed well-deserved, and the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure-grade Immortal Sword in his hand made him a tough adversary to deal with!

"Sarcophagus Lamp, go!"

Ran Deng Buddha once again sacrificed the Sarcophagus Lamp. The gloomy ghostly fire spilled out from the lamp and rushed toward the Sky-Burning Purple Fire and Doomsday Heavenly Thunder released by the Purple Lightning Blue Glint Sword, clashing together.

The gloomy ghostly fire and the Sky-Burning Purple Fire were both among the Four Great Heavenly Fires, equally formidable, and the power of Doomsday Heavenly Thunder was on par with the two flames. But Ran Deng Buddha was much stronger than Luo Bai.

Upon contact, he immediately suppressed both the Sky-Burning Purple Fire and the Doomsday Heavenly Thunder, greatly diminishing the power of the Purple Lightning Blue Glint Sword.

"Qiankun Ruler, one ruler commands!"

Ran Deng Buddha was most skilled at sneak attacks, and taking advantage of the moment when the Purple Lightning Blue Glint Sword's power was driven back by the Qiankun Ruler, he flicked his wrist, and a cold glint shot towards Luo Bai. It was the acquired spiritual treasure, the Shadowless Shuttle.

Although its grade was not as high as the Qiankun Ruler, nor could it compare to the Sea-Calming Pearl that transformed into the Twenty-Four Heavens, its invisible and colorless nature made it perfectly suited for sneak attacks, leaving Luo Bai caught off guard.

The shuttle suddenly struck his left shoulder, tearing through his protective Qi force in an instant, and creating a deep gash on his shoulder, causing him to let out a muffled grunt.

After a successful sneak attack, not a trace of guilt appeared on Ran Deng Buddha's face; instead, he intensified his attacks with glee. Luo Bai was thoroughly overwhelmed, his defenses finally breached. The Qiankun Ruler struck him hard in the chest, sending him crashing down heavily onto the ground in front of Flower-Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave Heaven, creating a deep crater upon impact.

"You overestimate yourself, boy. Do you realize how formidable I am now?"

A flash of ferocity crossed Ran Deng Buddha's face as more ghostly fire surged out of the Sarcophagus Lamp, pouring into the interior of Water Curtain Cave Heaven. His aim was to eradicate the Demon Race of Flower-Fruit Mountain. As for Luo Bai, defeating him was enough; there was no need to kill and risk being answerable to Leader of Tongtian.

"The wind rises, the clouds soar, wandering the earth with a laugh of madness. Insane with pride, oblivious and boundless, let the wind sing as the sword ascends!"

Just as the ghostly fire seemed to engulf the entire entrance of Water Curtain Cave Heaven, suddenly, a long chant emanated from the crater where Luo Bai was thrown. Sword shadows surrounded by purple lightning and blue glint erupted from underground in front of Water Curtain Cave Heaven, shredding all the ghostly fire that had poured in.

The sword shadows and sword Qi relentlessly flowed upwards through the holes in the ghostly fire, striking hard against the Sarcophagus Lamp.

Crack!

A faint sound of cracking was heard, as another large crack appeared on the Sarcophagus Lamp, seemingly larger than any before. Struck by this blow, the lamp spun erratically before returning to Ran Deng Buddha's hand, his face twisting into an extremely ferocious expression.

"Insolent fool, I've been merciful to you out of respect for your master, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerate, but you've shown no sign of retreat. Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Boom!

A terrifying aura burst forth from Ran Deng Buddha, with a shadow of an enormous golden Buddha emerging behind him—it was Ran Deng Buddha's Dharma Aspect. The Sarcophagus Lamp had been damaged again, and Ran Deng Buddha's fury was fully ignited; he unleashed his Dharma Aspect without holding back.

If Luo Bai was determined to protect Flower-Fruit Mountain, then let him be reduced to dust along with these demons!

"All is bright in this world for the sake of enlightenment! Evil spirits and demons, shatter into nothingness! Great Brightness Palm!"

A grand Buddhist chant echoed between heaven and earth. A splendid radiance surged from the Dharma Body behind Ran Deng Buddha, and a gigantic Buddha Palm descended from the sky toward Water Curtain Cave Heaven, enveloping both the entrance and Luo Bai, who had reached its gates.

The terrifying force of the palm caused the space around it to tremble violently. Where the Buddha Palm passed, small fissures in space were left behind. Its power was nearly on par with the Dharma Body Buddha Palm that Tathagata Buddha had used to attack Sun Wukong across the expanse of space.

Despair filled Luo Bai's eyes, and a bitter smile crept onto his lips, "Brother Monkey, I've done all I can. I really can't withstand this blow!"

Spurt!

Under the overwhelming pressure of the Buddha Palm, a stream of blood sprayed from Luo Bai's mouth, his white garments stained with blood. He seemed destined to be obliterated along with Water Curtain Cave Heaven under the Buddha Palm.

Then, suddenly, a golden light streaked across the sky, swift as thunder, arriving in an instant. A golden hooped iron rod wreathed in endless flames descended from the sky and slammed fiercely against the Buddha Palm. Accompanying it was a voice full of rage that made heaven and earth tremble:

"Hey! Bald donkey, don't be arrogant. Take this staff from me, old Sun!"