Truly, Havoc in Heaven

Xuanxiao nodded when he heard this and said, "Then let's quietly watch the spectacle for now." With that, he led everyone in turning their eyes back to the Water Mirror.

In the Water Mirror, Houtu had already released Sun Wukong. Once he was out, he showed no courtesy and directly blasted open all the gates of the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Then, a thunderbolt crashed straight down onto Mount Fangcun, leaving Patriarch Bodhi instantly covered in soot and utterly dumbfounded.

Patriarch Bodhi smacked his lips, his expression freezing as he said, "So that's how it is. No wonder the Heavenly Dao was furious. Sun Wukong actually released all the Fierce Ghosts from the Eighteen Levels of Hell? Damn, even the Buddhist School can't clean up a mess this big."

Just as Patriarch Bodhi had imagined, Houtu had already brought Great Emperor Fengdu and the Ten Halls of Yama to the Great Thunderclap Monastery to demand an explanation from Tathagata. Houtu said, "Tathagata, your Buddhist School must give my Netherworld an explanation for this. Sun Wukong released every Fierce Ghost from the Eighteen Levels of Hell. The human realm is overrun with ghosts, and my Netherworld is practically working itself to death. Your Buddhist School can either help capture the ghosts... or give us another tenth of the merit."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tathagata was dumbfounded. He muttered, "This... all right, then. My Buddhist School still has to control the Journey to the West tribulation. We'll just split another tenth of the merit with you." Thus, after being forced to hand over a tenth of the merit, King Yama found it much more convenient to go to Heaven and file complaints.

Inside Lingxiao Palace, King Yama reported, "Your Majesty, that stone monkey Sun Wukong from Flower-Fruit Mountain caused