Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple (18)
Meanwhile, Ao Tu used his own Great Dao to suppress the Patriarch Styx.
Ao Tu's Great Dao is the Way of Establishing a Religion. The Patriarch Styx's Great Dao is merely the Way of Slaughter. How can they possibly break free?
Self then used the Gratitude Bag to collect the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus, which the Patriarch Styx was powerless to resist.
On the other side, the demons and the Asura Clan were engaged in a fierce battle.
Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Guanyin Bodhisattva each stopped an Asura King.
Each displays their Supernatural Ability and Magic Treasure, their Great Dao intertwined, creating an extremely dangerous situation.
Those Asura Clan were all lacking in Wisdom and devoid of human kindness. Whether it was the three Asura King above or the rest of the Asura Clan below, they all acted ruthlessly and without any scruples.
The Thousand-Eyed Asura King, who fought against Guanyin Bodhisattva, had legs like pillars of heaven and a thousand eyes hanging in the Heaven. He shone down with Divine Light, turning countless Asura Clan into ashes.
Guanyin Bodhisattva was protected by her Lotus Throne platform and was not seriously harmed. The Thousand-Eyed Asura King struck with his giant hands and stomped with his giant feet, and even used his Supernatural Ability to kill countless of his own kind without caring.
Of course, the demons also suffered heavy casualties during this period.
Countless Asura Clan charged forward relentlessly, fearless of Life and Death, making them truly formidable.
Fortunately, the gods of heaven, the Arhats and the various demon kings worked together to bring the battle under control, and no one interfered with the fight between Ao Tu and the Styx Ancestor.
As Ao Tu suppressed the Patriarch Styx under the Great Dao, the three Asura King and countless Asura Clan desperately tried to rush over to rescue him.
Seeing this, the demons naturally tried their best to stop them.
Nezha, Wukong, Bajie, Six-Eared Macaque, the Scorpion Demon, the Great Sage Yellow Wind, the Rat Spirit, and others, together with Guanyin Bodhisattva, held off the Thousand-Eyed Asura King.
There was no Sha Wujing inside, because Sha Wujing stayed in the Bottomless Cave to protect Tang Sanzang and did not come here.
Taibai Jinxing, along with the gods Greedy Wolf, Army Breaker, Heavenly Dog, Heavenly Punishment, Heavenly Spear, Heavenly Club, the Four Fiend Star Lords, and Manjushri Bodhisattva, held off the Giant-Shouldered Asura King.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, leading a group of Arhat, Bhikkhu, Sangharama, Asura Host, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, together held back the Giant-Handed Asura King.
The remaining immortals, Buddhas, and demons all blocked the ordinary Asura Clan.
Everyone knew that Ao Tu had already suppressed the Patriarch Styx, and the victory was assured. As long as the Patriarch Styx was defeated, they would naturally achieve a great victory. Therefore, no disturbance was allowed at this moment.
All the Asura Clan, regardless of age or gender, desperately tried to rescue Patriarch Styx; similarly, regardless of age or gender, all Asura Clan were stopped by the gods.
The Thousand-Eyed Asura King was extremely anxious, acting like a madman. Ignoring his own injuries and completely abandoning his defenses, he unleashed endless Divine Light, attempting to break through the encirclement of Guanyin Bodhisattva and the others.
Guanyin Bodhisattva raised her Precious Lotus Throne to block the Divine Light.
Nezha wrapped the Universe-Splitting Silk) around the legs of the Thousand-Eyed Asura King and pulled on it together with Wukong.
The Asura King was incredibly strong, and Wukong and Nezha couldn't pull him away.
Seeing this, Bajie, Six-Eared Macaque King, the Bull Demon King, the Many-Eyed Monster, and others also came to pull it up.
The Scorpion Demon stung the Asura King's leg, but the Asura race was different from ordinary creatures. They were created from tainted blood and were born without much pain, so they were not afraid of death.
Although the Scorpion Demon stung his leg, leaving a welt, it only caused slight pain, like a small cut, and had no effect on him.
The Great Sage Yellow Wind blew the Samadhi Divine Wind, creating a favorable wind to help the Thousand-Eyed Asura King, whose body was enormous and was being blasted by the Gale. With the combined efforts of Wukong and the others, they finally managed to pull him away. He stumbled and fell, splashing up a boundless Blood Sea.
Guanyin Bodhisattva tossed her Lotus Throne onto the back of the Thousand-Eyed Asura King, pinning him down.
The Thousand-Eyed Asura King could not get up.
Upon seeing this, Wukong, wielding his Golden Cudgel, jumped behind the creature, intending to break it.
Seeing this, Nezha stopped Wukong, saying, "Don't kill him, the Demon Dragon still needs him!"
Wukong then put away the Golden Cudgel.
Unexpectedly, the Thousand-Eyed Asura King also had eyes on the back of his head. He had a thousand divine eyes, with sixteen of them on the back of his head, usually hidden under the folds of his scalp. Now, they were exposed, and the Asura King recognized Nezha as the one who had just pulled him down with the Universe-Splitting Silk magical ribbon). Therefore, he unleashed his Divine Light and attacked Nezha.
Caught off guard, Nezha hastily tried to dodge, but was ultimately unable to do so and was struck on his hands, legs, feet, and shoulders by four Divine Light.
Fortunately, he was made of lotus root and was unharmed. He held the Demon-Slaying Sword in reverse and blinded all sixteen eyes on the back of the Thousand-Eyed Asura King's head. Fearing that he might still have eyes hidden, he also cut off his scalp and cut off his twenty-six ears.
On the other side, with the help of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva subdued the Giant-Handed Asura King earlier. He originally intended to kill him, but then heard Nezha say that Ao Tu needed these Asura King, so he spared his life.
Manjushri Bodhisattva and Taibai Jinxing, among others, were in similar shape and quickly subdued the Giant-Shouldered Asura King. Unlike Taibai Jinxing and Nezha others, Venus was sent by the Jade Emperor to help Ao Tu exterminate the Asura Clan.
The Celestial Worthy Jade Emperor would not easily reveal his words; since he had used the word "annihilate," it was clear that he was to order the killing.
Therefore, when dealing with other Asura Clan, Taibai Jinxing and the other immortals directly killed them, slaughtering countless Asura.
Now that the Giant-Shouldered Asura King has been subdued, if it were an imperial decree, he should naturally kill him. However, the Giant-Shouldered Asura King is now powerless to resist. According to Nezha, Ao Tu should take these Asura King as his subordinates in the future. If he insists on killing him, it would be somewhat unfair to their relationship.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Taibai Jinxing unleashed a Gengjin Sword Qi that severed the head of the Giant-Shouldered Asura King, but did not annihilate its Divine Soul. If Ao Tu were to wish to save it in the future, he could revive it.
With the defeat of the three Asura King, the remaining Asura Clan were powerless to resist.
Some people in the shadows also withdrew their gaze.
They were friends of the Patriarch Styx Patriarch Styx, who had invited them to help fight against Ao Tu. Although they Patriarch Styx, they secretly observed the situation.
After all, as close friends for Kalpa, how could they easily abandon their bond?
If the Patriarch Styx has even the slightest chance of winning, such as by fighting with all his might and defeating Ao Tu, Houtu, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, they will surely lend a helping hand.
Unfortunately, the Patriarch Styx's strength was now insufficient, and they could not see any opportunity, so they had no choice but to retreat.
As time passed, the Patriarch Styx was suppressed beneath the Ao Tu Great Dao, with no one to rescue him. Although the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus was powerful, it could not hold on indefinitely. Under the attack of the Gratitude Bag, its Auspicious Light Jewel Light shattered, and with a whoosh, it was absorbed into the Gratitude Bag.
Having obtained the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus, I was overjoyed. Self Corpse returned the Gratitude Bag to Ao Tu and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, now that this matter is settled, I will take this treasure to the Future for safekeeping, lest someone steal our precious gem!"
Ao Tu laughed and said, "Excellent! Excellent!"
The Self Corpse then took the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus and returned to the Future.
Without the protection of the Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the Patriarch Styx was directly crushed by Ao Tu's Great Dao, and the Yuantu and Abi Swords in his hands also fell to the ground.
Ao Tu laughed, "Wonderful! The Precious Sword for setting up the formation have arrived!" He sheathed the Yuantu and Abi Swords and asked, "Old man, how is today's matter? Will you surrender or not?"
The Patriarch Styx roared, "I will not surrender!"
Ao Tu said, "If you don't surrender, I'll kill you!"
The Patriarch Styx said, "What do I have to fear?"
Having said that, without Ao Tu needing to lift a finger, the Patriarch Styx transformed into a pool of blood, then revived in the distance. He said:
"Youngster, I have countless Incarnation and countless lives. Do you think you can kill me?"
Ao Tu laughed and said, "Old man, although you have billions of lives, you've lost all your treasures. What use are those billions of lives? Haven't you suffered billions more humiliations than ordinary people?"