Meanwhile, Ao Tu turned into a rainbow and fled across the Four Great Continents, the islands overseas, the stars in heaven, and the Netherworld below. Mahamayuri Bodhisattva followed behind him, pursuing him without pause.
Ao Tu concealed his aura, changed his form, and hid his true body.
He transformed into a bird. In the sky, wild geese flew south, their solemn ranks sweeping through the air.
Seeing this, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva opened his mouth and swallowed the flock in a single gulp from forty or fifty li away.
Ao Tu had no choice but to flee.
He transformed into a fierce beast. On the ground, elephants traveled in herds, their long tusks like halberds.
Seeing this, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva opened his mouth and, from forty or fifty li away, swallowed all the beasts in one gulp, along with the plants, insects, and stones.
Ao Tu fled again.
He transformed into an aquatic creature. In the water, river dolphins leaped and played among the waves.
Seeing this, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva opened his mouth as though taking a drink. Using the great river as a ladle, he took a sip that stopped the rivers flowing and drew every aquatic creature into his belly.
Greenback Dragon, the Dragon God of the River of the Yangtze, emerged from the water and asked, "Who is eating the aquatic creatures of my rivers?"
The words had barely left his mouth when he felt waves of heat rolling over him. A Three-legged Golden Crow turned into a rainbow and flew over his head.
Close behind, a great peacock spread his wings and swept across the sky.
A chill ran down Greenback Dragon's spine. He hurriedly burrowed back into the water and dared not come out again.
Ao Tu and Mahamayuri Bodhisattva traveled one behind the other, one fleeing and one