[First hook his desire with attachment to self, then cloud his judgment with ignorance, then disrupt his conduct with pride, and finally sever his resolve with self-love.]
[Buddhism's Four Delusions Divine Ability really was pretty good.]
Was it?
The Heavenly Venerates in the Three Pure Ones Hall all chuckled.
In Zhu Bajie's current eyes, a divine ability like this still put him under considerable pressure.
If he hadn't already had experience facing the headband, and built up some resistance to it...
Zhu Bajie probably would have gone down in an instant.
Although Zhu Bajie had now stopped moving, he most likely hadn't actually been brought down outright by this divine ability combining the four delusions.
Even stopping was probably part of his scheme.
He was already showing a "resolute gaze," after all.
Zhu Bajie had to have something in mind.
If something like this really could finish him off, then Zhu Bajie would have only himself to blame.
Forget the Journey to the West Calamity. They might as well hurry up and call the whole thing off.
"I agree! Stop chasing me. I agree to marry all of you."
[Tsk, tsk.]
[Old Pig, it really had to be you. You just agreed to the whole thing outright. Honestly, that choice fits the original course of events perfectly.]
[Those four women there are probably stunned by that answer, and now think they've accomplished their mission.]
[Unfortunately, although Zhu Bajie said almost the same thing as he did in the original course of events, his Dao heart genuinely hasn't wavered this time.]
[HOLY SHIT.]
[Could Zhu Bajie be planning something ruthless here—becoming a player himself?]
[Give up resisting so the four delusions think they've practically succeeded, and only need to keep using their soft blades to take him down?]
This... truly was