Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1018 An unprecedented and unparalleled strike

The Iron Needle that Stabilizes the Sea, the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel)!
The one who made the move was none other than the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong.

When Xuanzang left with King Li Ke of Wu, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven transformed into golden light and followed behind them, entering the Silver Mountain Temple together.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven also clearly heard the conversation between Xuanzang and Li Ke in the Great Hall of the Buddha.

Even their incredibly mysterious fiery eyes could clearly see the changes in their mindsets.

In addition, there were the instructions given by the Bull Demon King in the Moyun Cave.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven valued Xuanzang more and paid more attention to him than most people expected...

At the same time, the conversation between Xuanzang and Li Ke, and the changes in their respective thoughts, also led the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to have some recognition of the Venerable Xuanzang.

Because he had been paying close attention to the changes inside the main hall.

Furthermore, the Iron Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand was originally something that influenced the fate of humanity and bore the immeasurable weight of humanity—and when the Buddha's incarnation made his move, it caused changes in humanity and was suppressed by humanity.

Although it was only for a moment, the suppression of humanity had already dissipated.

But in that instant, it was enough for the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to react!

He witnessed firsthand how the Buddha's light forcefully shifted the thoughts of Xuanzang and Li Ke—

For the Monkey King, Buddhism was his home!

Although he didn't understand Buddhism well enough, he still had a considerable amount of faith in it, after all, he was a disciple taught by a Buddhist saint!

Although he didn't understand Buddhism well enough, he knew that Buddhism was definitely not something that forcibly distorted people's minds like what he was seeing!

This distorted Buddhist light, instead of strengthening Buddhism, will bring shame upon it and cause it to degenerate into a demonic path.

Having confirmed this, the Monkey King did not hesitate to take action!

As for the great Buddha in front of him, which was an incarnation of a Great Luo, a true existence at the Great Luo level... he couldn't care less about that!

That's just how the Monkey King is.

When he gets carried away, his so-called rationality vanishes.

Let alone a Great Luo Immortal—even beings stronger and more esteemed than Great Luo Immortals could not affect the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's ability to wield his Ruyi Jingu Bang.

As for the consequences of attacking in front of this Great Luo incarnation, and whether he was a match for him... the Great Sage Equaling Heaven would never consider that.

He is a typical martial arts immortal in the world—he went to sea to seek the Dao after transforming into a mortal, with the mindset of seeking immortality.

While at the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, when he saw his fellow disciples who were practicing martial arts, he almost gave up his desire for immortality and embarked on the path of becoming a human immortal.

In the end, it was Subhuti who slapped the monkey on the head three times, giving it a wake-up call, which finally made the monkey revert to its original nature.

Even so, Subhuti dared not delay any longer. Instead, he taught the monkey the method of immortality overnight, laying the foundation for him to become a celestial being and pulling him out of the dead end of the path of human immortals and martial arts.

Even so, the monkey's subsequent cultivation inevitably followed the influence of the human immortal martial arts. He set aside the various ever-changing techniques taught by Subhuti and didn't study them with much effort. Instead, he honed his skills in wielding knives and spears to an extremely profound level.

In addition, there was the immeasurably heavy iron staff in his hand, which could be considered the most top-tier divine weapon in the world.

Thus, the monkey completely abandoned all kinds of magic and embarked on the path of martial arts cultivation.

With its swift speed, agile movements, and the unparalleled terrifying power it wielded with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, this monkey became a rather frightening demon god—of course, while powerful, its straightforward methods were inevitably too simplistic.

He doesn't practice using magical weapons or cultivate spells; his most common and powerful method is to charge in and deliver a blow to the head—a casual strike or a full-force strike...

If he can gain the upper hand and steadily catch up with the enemy, then he will surely win the battle.

—That's what happened during the havoc in Heaven.

Although many of the celestial beings in Heaven were putting on an act, the fact remains that countless celestial beings were unable to unleash their full power before the Lingxiao Palace, giving the monkey an inherent advantage on the battlefield.

If the monkey hadn't made his move inside the Heavenly Court, but instead fought his way in from outside the South Heavenly Gate, giving the Heavenly Gods and Immortals room to maneuver, even if they went easy on him, the monkey wouldn't have fared so well.

After all, the vast majority of the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court came from the Jie Sect and were skilled in formations.

The intricate formations and special techniques that could only be used in specific situations were remarkably effective for a simple person like the monkey.

Conversely, without all those intricate methods, one is naturally at the mercy of the monkey!

Just like the Buddha's manifestation in this Silver Mountain Temple at this moment.

This unknown Buddha appeared despite the oppression of humanity, and with just a few words, persuaded humanity to retreat—his body was enveloped in a radiant light, and with Yinshan Temple as the core, he led the entire Liangzhou region to be converted into a Buddhist sanctuary.

This direct approach is precisely the kind of battlefield that the Monkey King likes and is most suited to.

Because his enemy is right in front of him!

All you have to do is raise your golden cudgel and sweep it over their head!
And so, just as the Buddha's light swept across the land, and countless beings prostrated themselves in response to its call, chanting Amitabha, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's Ruyi Jingu Bang swept directly towards the Buddha's incarnation.

—Although it is an incarnation manifested from a thought, a single thought of a Great Luo is still a Great Luo, an existence that Taiyi absolutely cannot match.

Even at the Taiyi level, it is impossible to directly...
The title of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is a rank at the level of the Great Luo Heavenly Venerable.

And the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand is a treasure that inherits the essence of humanity. Blessed by humanity, this land of humanity is naturally his home ground!
Furthermore, since he also came from a Buddhist background, the influence of Buddhist precepts on him was almost non-existent.

Therefore, when that stick swept across, it landed directly on the Buddha without any obstruction.

That terrifying weight, originating from humanity, crushed directly onto the Buddha statue.

In an instant, the Buddha was stunned, and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was equally astonished. The Buddha, accustomed to being called the Dao Ancestor, never expected that someone below the Great Luo level would actually dare to directly raise a weapon and strike him face-to-face with a stick.

The monkey was surprised that when he swung his stick, the Buddha statue actually didn't dodge!

On the execution platform in Heaven, Ao Bing looked down at this scene and was stunned!
He also didn't expect that anyone would take the blow from the monkey's stick.

That's the iron pillar that stabilizes the sea!
It is the supreme treasure that Emperor Yu completely quelled the flood. It has unparalleled symbolic significance. It is a supreme treasure that inherits the spirit of the human race and the way of humanity. It has immeasurable weight!
This iron pillar, which stabilizes the sea, was 'stolen' by the dragons and fell into the East Sea veins, directly suppressing the dragons' energy.

Since the iron pillar that stabilized the sea fell, among the countless true dragons of the entire dragon race, not a single one has been able to touch the ultimate transformation to become a celestial dragon, let alone grasp the mysteries of the Great Luo realm—it should be noted that the dragon race is a bloodline race inherited from the Great Luo realm.

The secret to the Great Luo realm lies hidden within the bloodline of the dragon race.

Even for such a powerful clan as the Great Luo, the moment that single iron rod fell, it crushed the Dragon Clan for eternity, preventing them from ever rising again.

Even with Ao Bing's talent and resources, it was difficult for him to break through the ultimate barrier and achieve the Great Luo Dao when it was still stuck in the eye of the East Sea. Only after the monkey attained enlightenment and pulled out the Sea-Stabilizing Needle Iron could Ao Bing obtain the Great Luo Dao fruit.

Only the Four Dragon Kings, who guard the four seas, can use their positions as rulers of the four seas to touch upon the mysteries of the Great Luo.

You can imagine how heavy that iron pillar that stabilizes the sea must be!

And this heavy Dinghai Divine Needle Iron, under the full control of the monkey and with the direct blessing of the human energy, swept across without reservation. How terrifying would that power be? It is conceivable that it is a power that even a Great Luo Immortal would not want to be hit by!

If there truly is such a thing as 'proving the Dao through force,' then there is a possibility of abandoning all mystical transformations and achieving the Dao purely through unimaginable brute force—

Without a doubt, the force of the monkey's sweeping blow, delivered with all its might and without any restraint, right here in the heart of humanity and with the support of humanity, is the closest thing to the power of 'proving the Dao through force'!

No one can say for sure how immense or terrifying that power truly is.

But anyone who saw that blow can guarantee that they absolutely do not want to be hit by such a blow!
That was a blow that could deform even a Great Luo Dao Fruit.

The moment the staff struck the Buddha, Ao Bing glanced to the side, and at the same time, all the other Great Luo Immortals in the world who had turned their gaze to the mortal realm because of the changes in the human realm couldn't help but touch the top of their heads, faintly sensing a phantom pain.

Even these onlookers, including Da Luo, were like this.

The Buddha who was struck hard by the stick, needless to say, was in even worse condition.

This blow not only shattered his avatar, the Buddha, but also brought the pure Daoist energy, symbolizing power, directly to his physical body, following the Buddha's thoughts.

Inside the Great Thunder Temple on Mount Ling, the Buddha statue called Longguang had a distorted expression.

On the top of his head, there was a very obvious dent, clearly made by a stick.

If he hadn't manifested his Buddhist golden body in time, his Dharma body would have been shattered by that incomparably pure power!

Even so, after receiving this blow, the Dragon Light Buddha sat down directly on the ground of the Great Thunderclap Temple—the lotus platform he sat on was shattered by the aftershock of the blow.

"Using the body of Taiyi, I defied the Great Luo, and then, following the Great Luo's thoughts, I directly attacked its physical body."

"Has such a thing ever happened in Pan Tian?"

The man with the large beard fell silent. The hand that had been stroking his beard suddenly trembled and broke off a few whiskers.

"Without a doubt, no." At the same time, another Ronaldo responded.

Even when Ao Bing rebelled against the Great Luo in Xiniu Hezhou, he relied on the power of the Nine Cauldrons of Humanity. It was the Great Luo who directly stepped into the Nine Cauldrons in his true form that led to his suppression and death.

If the Great Luo who went was not in his true form but in an avatar, then even if Ao Bing used the Nine Cauldrons of Humanity, relied on the Human King, and used the supreme treasure of humanity as his foundation to push the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, the highest curse-killing divine power, to an unimaginable level, he still would not be able to kill a Great Luo.

But now...

"Dragon Light Buddha, he is indeed a man of great character."

On the execution platform, Ao Bing's voice rang out in utter admiration.

"Fine, considering that Buddha Longguang was willing to take this blow, I will not pursue the matter of Buddha using his incarnation to step into the mortal world in an attempt to forcibly save the people of a state."

Ao Bing spoke slowly, his words seemingly filled with mockery.

"However, I have also made it clear beforehand that this is a one-time exception, and there will be no next time."

"Otherwise, if both crimes are punished together, Buddha, please don't blame me for being merciless with my blade."

The other Great Luo Immortals listening to Ao Bing's words did not believe that Ao Bing's "showing leniency" violated any heavenly rules.

After all, the price that Buddha Longguang paid at this moment was much greater than being punished by the Heavenly Rules.

Moreover, it was through an incarnation that it touched the human world—if anyone is to investigate, it is that incarnation, that thought, just as Ao Bing had previously cut off the outstretched claw of a Buddha.

But at this moment, the thoughts of the Dragon Light Buddha had dissipated, and his incarnation had vanished... so even if one wanted to investigate, there was nothing to investigate.

……

In the mortal realm, after that blow, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was completely stunned.

An endless sense of nostalgia arose in his heart.

He could guarantee that the blow he had just delivered was the most exhilarating strike he had ever made in his life!
It was the most extreme strike he unleashed after he had exerted all his energy and spirit to the fullest!
And the opponent he faced... no, they could no longer be called opponents.

It should be called a target!

His target perfectly fulfilled the function that a target should have.

It was a perfect reception, catching the full force of the blow, allowing the monkey to clearly feel the power of the blow and see its result.

(End of this chapter)