Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 165 Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation

"You sure are lucky, you big white dog!"

With a snort, the Six-Eared Macaque clone hit the Roaring Heaven Dog with his staff again, sending it flying towards Erlang God Yang Jian. He then dashed towards the sea surface, leaving only his loud laughter behind, "Erlang God, I'm returning your dog to you. Take good care of it, or next time it'll end up in your grandpa Six-Eared's pot. Haha!"

"Damn bastard!"

Erlang God Yang Jian caught the Roaring Heaven Dog and, seeing the wounds on its body, his eyes reddened with distress. He bellowed to the sky, "Demon Monkey, I swear I won't let you get away with this, never!"

"Bull brother, are you okay?"

The Six-Eared Macaque clone rushed out of the sea and soared on clouds towards the location where the Bull Demon King and Erlang God Yang Jian had just been fighting. Seeing the Bull Demon King flying out of the water, he quickly flew over to inquire. Read the latest on empire

"It's nothing serious!"

The Bull Demon King shook his head, but frowned and clutched at his chest, where he had been struck by Erlang God Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye Divine Light.

"Brother Bull, you're injured?"

The complexion of the Six-Eared Macaque clone changed. He could tell something was wrong with the aura around the Bull Demon King's chest. The Bull Demon King was hurt, and it seemed rather severe.

"I was careless for a moment—I didn't expect Erlang God Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye to be so powerful, capable of emitting such destructive divine light!"

The Bull Demon King forced a smile, his expression grave. Now within Flower-Fruit Mountain, the only one who could stand against Erlang God Yang Jian was him. And with him injured, there was no one left to stop Erlang God Yang Jian. If he joined the other battlefields, the scales of battle would definitely tip decisively one way!

"Brother Bull, don't speak anymore; I'll take you back to heal!"

The Six-Eared Macaque clone said, "I've seriously wounded that Roaring Heaven Dog, and by the looks of it, Yang Jian seems pretty worried. I think he'll probably go heal the Roaring Heaven Dog first and won't join the battlefield for the time being."

With that, he helped the Bull Demon King on the clouds towards Flower-Fruit Mountain, quietly circumventing the battleground, creating a small opening in the Primordial Unity Grand Formation to slip through, to avoid the soldiers on both sides from seeing the Bull Demon King's wounded state and affecting their morale.

Back in Water Curtain Cave Heaven, the Six-Eared Macaque clone took out a healing elixir pill for the Bull Demon King to take. He told the Bull Demon King to cultivate and heal in Water Curtain Cave Heaven, while he himself turned into a wisp of essence qi and left the Water Curtain Cave Heaven, returning to the body of the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Brother Bull is hurt; I must make a quick decision in battle!"

With the Bull Demon King injured, the only one left in Flower-Fruit Mountain who could withstand Erlang God Yang Jian for a while was the Six-Eared Macaque himself. He could not delay any longer and had to quickly finish the battle at hand.

Moving his mind, the aura of the Six-Eared Macaque suddenly soared, and his attacks became faster and fiercer. The Four Great Heavenly Kings, who had been able to stand their ground together, now felt a huge increase in pressure. They were subsequently injured one after another by the suddenly fierce Six-Eared Macaque and retreated to the Heavenly Army's camp.

The Six-Eared Macaque did not pursue them, as he needed to be ready to intercept Erlang God Yang Jian if he arrived on the battlefield.

"The Four Great Heavenly Kings have been defeated again!"

The retreat of the Four Great Heavenly Kings was seen by Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing. He sighed and flipped his palm over, conjuring the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda and lifted it towards the direction where the armies were fighting.

"It's Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda! Be careful, everyone!"

"Form up! Assemble into the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation to resist, quickly!"

The power of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda was immense; Demon Clan members below the Da Luo Golden Immortal couldn't withstand its terrifying suction power. Even the smaller Zhou Tian Seven Extremes Battle Formation could hardly resist. Only the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation might be able to withstand the suction and prevent being absorbed into the pagoda.

For the past few days, the Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals of Flower-Fruit Mountain had been practicing the battle formation but had always lacked that little bit necessary to form the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation. But they couldn't worry about that now.

If they couldn't form the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation, they definitely wouldn't withstand the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda. The Primordial Unity Grand Formation Barrier of Flower-Fruit Mountain had not yet recovered and couldn't hold. The Demon Clan had no room to retreat; if they failed, it would mean death!

Under the threat of life and death, the potential of each Demon Clan member burst forth. The Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation they had tried many times and failed to assemble successfully was surprisingly formed this time!

Twenty thousand demon soldiers and generals formed a gigantic roulette, with Leng Xuan serving as the array's central pivot at the heart of the formation.

Yin and Yang energies surged over the manifesting roulette, turning into invisible sharp blades that cut apart the absorbing force emitted from the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, shredding all the attacks launched by the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Heavenly Court.

A peculiar scene unfolded in the sky above the gate of Flower-Fruit Mountain: the demon soldiers and generals came together to form a massive roulette formation, slowly revolving and constantly diffusing Yin and Yang energies that protected the roulette. Encircled by a larger ring, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals from the Heavenly Court kept launching various attacks against the roulette.

Above the roulette in the heavens, a terrifying suction force poured out from the black vortex at the base of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, sweeping over the roulette, which disrupted its pull continuously.

For the moment, the battle reached a fever pitch of intensity.

"Damn it! This king refuses to believe that your Flower-Fruit Mountain is indestructible! All generals, heed my orders!"

Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's brows knitted as a flash of cold light passed through his eyes and he suddenly bellowed.

"Your subordinates are here!"

A chorus of responses came from the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

"Cease your attacks and channel your strength to this king. Today, we must break through this great formation and capture all the demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain within the pagoda, utterly annihilating them!"

"We shall follow the command of the Marshal!"

All the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stopped their attacks and began transmitting their Immortal Force towards Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, who then channeled it into the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda through his body. The collective Immortal Force from so many was unimaginably powerful.

Li Jing's face reddened, veins bulging all over as he unreservedly passed the gathered Immortal Force to the pagoda, not daring to hold it within himself even for a brief moment for fear of bursting!

"This king wants to see just how long you can last with this battle formation!"

A vicious sneer sounded as the absorption power of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda suddenly intensified, darkening Leng Xuan's expression and redoubling the pressure he faced. Clenching his teeth, he endured.

As the chief controller of the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation, if even he could not withstand the pressure, the battle formation would collapse instantly, and the dire consequences awaiting the demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain were better left unimagined.

Hold on, hold on at all costs! Endure until Sun Wukong returns!

Leng Xuan believed that Sun Wukong would definitely come back! He must!

At Western Heaven Spiritual Mountain, several auspicious clouds soared from above the Great Thunder Sound Temple, flying toward the East Victorious Divine Continent.

Upon the clouds stood four figures: Ran Deng Buddha, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Hui An Xingzhe, who had been cultivating alongside Guanyin, the second son of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, known as Mu Zha, Nezha's elder brother.

The siege on Flower-Fruit Mountain by the Heavenly Army had been causing an uproar for days, but the outcome had surprised all sides.

Even a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, joined by the Four Great Heavenly Kings, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the deities of the Wind, Thunder, Water, and Fire departments, with Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda overseeing the battle, had not managed to take Flower-Fruit Mountain after many years of fighting.

Far from being thoroughly eradicated, they hadn't even breached the gates of Flower-Fruit Mountain. Instead, they sustained heavy losses, forcing the Jade Emperor to summon Erlang God Yang Jian from the True Lord's Temple at Guankou to join the battle. While the attacks intensified significantly, they still failed to break through Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Tathagata Buddha had been monitoring the battle situation at Flower-Fruit Mountain, but he had only observed without intervening directly.

Having already advanced to the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, even though the decree from Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor at the time did not include him when ordering that beings of the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm should not interfere with the conflicts of the Three Realms lightly, his new status brought with it some of that edict's deterrent effect. Without proper justification, he couldn't act rashly.

After careful consideration, Tathagata Buddha decided to dispatch Ran Deng Buddha. Since the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda was originally a gift from Ran Deng Buddha to Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, his involvement was only to be expected. As for Guanyin and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva joining the expedition, it was mainly to make an impression and save face.

Manjushri Bodhisattva had fallen at the hands of the demon monkey King Sun Wukong of Flower-Fruit Mountain, creating a vendetta between Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Buddhist Sect. Since Tathagata Buddha, himself, could not intervene, allowing Guanyin and Samantabhadra, both fellow Four Great Bodhisattvas and close friends of Manjushri, to assist in the battle was beyond reproach.

"Ancient Buddha, on this trip, are we to assist Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King?"

Along the way, Guanyin Bodhisattva seemed hesitant but eventually spoke up and asked.

"Of course, what else would we be going for?"

Ran Deng Buddha glanced at Guanyin Bodhisattva, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, puzzled as to why such a question would be raised. Tathagata Buddha had already made things clear before they left: they were to assist the Heavenly Court by eliminating demons and inadvertently retrieving the Six-Eared Macaque. Guanyin Bodhisattva should have clearly understood the instructions then.

Guanyin Bodhisattva's face twitched, seeming about to say something but ultimately keeping to herself, she sighed softly and continued to ride the clouds towards Flower-Fruit Mountain.

In the heavens outside the gate of Flower-Fruit Mountain, the clash between the Heavenly Army and the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Race continued unabated.

The Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, fueled by the Immortal Force of the Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court, exerted an endless and terrifying attraction from its base towards the demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain, while the demon race relied on the Yin Yang Roulette, formed by the Great Zhou Tian Ten Directions Rotation Formation, to resist the pagoda's pull.

However, they could only defend against it and lacked any surplus strength to thoroughly dispel the pagoda's absorption power.