novelraw Chapter 451 - 450: News Shakes the Upper Realm, Golden Cicada’s Fury
Chapter 451 - 450: News Shakes the Upper Realm, Golden Cicada’s Fury
A month’s time passed in the blink of an eye.
The Quasi-Saint War that erupted in the Southern Immortal Realm has spread to every corner of the Grand Thousand Upper Realm.
Without a doubt, it became the most sensational event in hundreds of thousands of years.
Whether it was the evaporation of Jambudvipa Continent,
or the true reappearance of Sun Wukong,
both stirred a wave of heated discussions about the Buddha Country.
"My god, I didn’t expect the rumors to be true, the Victorious Fighting Buddha of the Western Heaven wasn’t the real Great Sage Equal to Heaven at all!"
"I told you, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who once wreaked havoc in the Underworld and the Celestial Palace, how could he possibly stay obediently in the Western Heaven as a Buddha?"
"Moreover, after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, he couldn’t even defeat the Long-armed Ape of the Demon Race Celestial Court, and later lost to the Daoist Lord of the Eastern Desolate Continent Immortal Court; how is this the invincible legend?"
"So it turns out, he really was replaced by an imposter; the Western Heaven Buddha Country is ruthless enough to create a fake monkey to replace Sun Wukong, what are they planning?"
Sun Wukong left behind too many legends during the Journey to the West Era.
Even after more than 300,000 years, there are still countless admirers.
Regarding the matter of the Victorious Fighting Buddha being a fake Great Sage Equal to Heaven, these people were all shaking with rage.
Fortunately, there are no secrets that last forever.
With the true Great Sage Equal to Heaven reappearing in the world as a Quasi-Saint, everyone finally knew the truth of that year!
Many people resolutely went to the Dao Immortal Court of the Eastern Desolate Continent to follow the legend in their hearts!
Among them, the Demon Race group was the largest.
In the Demon Race Celestial Court, many Great Demons chose to quietly leave and go to the Eastern Desolate Continent.
This,
was all spontaneous behavior.
From start to finish, Sun Wukong never came out to rally them.
Yet he still attracted countless Demon Immortals to follow him.
This also thoroughly confirmed Sun Wukong’s title of Demon King!
In addition, the news regarding the passing of Guanyin of the South Sea also caused a huge sensation.
It couldn’t be helped.
Guanyin of the South Sea, with her great compassion,
had a reputation among the people even higher than the World Honored One Tathagata.
Her believers were spread across every corner of the Grand Thousand Upper Realm and the Three Thousand Small Worlds.
When news of her passing came out,
naturally, it made all beings feel sadness and disbelief.
Thus, an unprecedented wave of enshrining and worship swept through the Grand Thousand Upper Realm!!
Of course,
the attention of ordinary creatures mostly focused on Sun Wukong and Guanyin.
But the ancient Great Immortals were more shocked by the Quasi-Saint War!
"The move by the Great Ming King Peacock was brilliant; on the surface, she sought revenge for the Great Roc, but in reality, it was to draw out the Qilin Emperor. Who was the hunter? Who was the prey? Only at the end was it truly revealed..."
"The Qilin Emperor, as a Quasi-Saint, originally possessed heaven-reaching abilities, but ultimately couldn’t withstand the combined forces of several Quasi-Saints."
"Especially Ksitigarbha, his emergence was truly unexpected!"
"But to be fair, the Qilin Emperor made the right call; in the face of siege, he decisively abandoned his body and fled with his Primordial Spirit. This decision is indeed beyond reproach."
"However, he was still killed. Honestly, I still can’t figure out which Quasi-Saint would forsake the immensely beneficial Qilin’s body to go for the laborious and unrewarding task of killing the Qilin’s Primordial Spirit. Could it be an old enemy?"
Many ancient Great Immortals felt puzzled about the fall of the Qilin Emperor.
They couldn’t understand whose hand it was by.
But a very small number of rumors suggested.
"What Quasi-Saint made a move? The Qilin Emperor was evidently killed by the Daoist Lord of the Immortal Court!"
This rumor was sneered at by most Immortals.
"Impossible, beneath Quasi-Saints, all are ants. Even though the Qilin Emperor was left with only his Primordial Spirit, he couldn’t be killed by that guy!"
"I know that guy can withstand Quasi-Saint Power, but that’s all. If the Qilin Emperor wanted to leave, he couldn’t be stopped by him!"
"That may be so, but this was truly seen by a strong member of our clan; he was crawling at that place at the time, not daring to show himself..."
"Alright, rumors always go like this, my friend or relative saw it with their own eyes, just listen to it."
"Unless I see it with my own eyes, otherwise, even if I’m killed, I won’t believe that that Daoist could kill the Qilin Emperor!"
"Fine, but speaking of which, even if the Qilin Emperor didn’t fall at the hands of that Daoist Lord, it’s quite monstrous that he was able to withstand Quasi-Saint Power."
"Looking through ancient history, it seems there’s no record of anyone accomplishing such a feat, right?"
"Indeed, let’s not talk about anything else, but the talent of that Daoist Lord is truly unprecedented!"
Many Great Immortals sighed sincerely.
The deeds of the Daoist Lord of the Eastern Desolate Continent Immortal Court were enough to shake the world for an era.
No...
Perhaps such a monstrous figure will never appear again!
...
...
Western Heaven Buddha Country.
Mahayana Scripture Mountain.
The Golden Cicada had long shed its shell and been reborn, but in recent days his usually calm mind turned uncharacteristically cruel.
In a Forbidden Realm where no one could detect,
he inflicted unprecedented torture upon the Six-Eared Macaque.
Knife Mountain.
Sea of Fire.
Oil Cauldron.
Forest of Thorns.
Every form of torment once used on the souls in the Underworld was inflicted upon the Six-Eared Macaque.
Yet the Golden Cicada did not feel this was excessive.
On the contrary,
if not for the fact that he still needed the Six-Eared Macaque’s ability to eavesdrop on the world,
he would have killed him directly without hesitation.
"From the day you followed me on the pilgrimage, when have I not treated you well?"
"I taught you the Golden Cicada Shell Shedding Quasi-Saint Technique, you were ungrateful and conspired with the Great Ming King Peacock to lure me out!"
"You ungrateful beast!"
"Have you forgotten your past wretchedness? Have you forgotten who helped you gain the Fruit Position of the Victorious Fighting Buddha?"
"You wretched beast, wretched beast!!"
As he thought of the incident in Jambudvipa Continent, the Golden Cicada felt his expression twist with anger.
Originally, he was unwilling to reappear in the world.
But the Six-Eared Macaque insisted that if the Great Ming King died, it might affect the World Honored One!
Only then did he reluctantly go to help.
But who could have anticipated...
it was all fake.
The Great Ming King’s purpose was not revenge at all.
On the contrary, she wanted to seize the Qilin Holy Blood to restore the severe injuries she suffered during the Gods Sealing Calamity Era.
If it was just about healing her Dao injuries,
perhaps the Golden Cicada wouldn’t be so angry.
But the problem was.
The opportunity for Saints was about to descend upon this era.
The Great Ming King Peacock, at this time, joined forces with Ksitigarbha to take the Qilin’s body and recover from past injuries.
Could there be any other guess about their purpose?
Clearly, she also wanted to partake in the competition for the Saint’s seat!
Beyond mentioning the Quasi-Saints of other forces,
in the Western Heaven Buddha Country,
the Golden Cicada already had terrifying competitors like the East Buddha!
Logically speaking, based on the karma between the Great Ming King Peacock and the World Honored One,
once the World Honored One decided to support him, she should also be fully assisting him!
Yet she wanted to join the competition for the Saint’s seat in the Mortal World?
And the Six-Eared Macaque had no reason not to know all this!
But he never mentioned it.
How could the Golden Cicada not be furious!