269: Chapter 185: The Return of the Tathagata_2 269: Chapter 185: The Return of the Tathagata_2 All present shuddered, as finally a being of the Heavenly Venerate level had fallen.
At the same time, Master Erlang, Yang Jian, also erupted.
A terrifying beam shot out from his vertical eye, striking one of the Heavenly Venerates.
The Heavenly Venerate’s face filled with terror, as he disintegrated into pieces under Yang Jian’s attack.
Yang Jian was attacked as well, but Sun Wukong swiftly moved to his side, using his robust body to block the attacks aimed at Yang Jian.
All attacks were intercepted by him, hitting his body but causing no significant damage.
The expressions of Maitreya Buddha and the others changed slightly, Sun Wukong’s resistance to attacks far exceeded their expectations.
With perfect coordination, Sun Wukong and Yang Jian charged at another Heavenly Venerate demon.
Although this demon of the Heavenly Venerate realm had been converted, it reacted swiftly, immediately trying to flee to one side.
However, Sun Wukong and Master Erlang caught up with it in no time, jointly launching a lethal attack.
The great demon was slain, utterly annihilated in body and spirit.
Joining forces, Sun Wukong and Master Erlang even had the opportunity to defeat Emperor Gou Chen.
As for the ordinary Heavenly Venerates, they naturally stood no chance, their destruction was inevitable.
In such a short time, three Heavenly Venerates from their side had fallen.
Maitreya Buddha’s heart trembled, nearly having his head taken off by Ying Hook.
His hand swept past Maitreya Buddha’s neck, leaving a trail of blood.
If not for Maitreya Buddha’s quick reactions, his head would have already severed from his neck.
Maitreya Buddha was terrified, his gaze at Ying Hook filled with wariness.
The adversary’s methods were too strong; although not a Great Heavenly Venerate, his threat even surpassed that of one.
He had thought that using those ten forcibly converted ancient demons, they might have a chance of victory.
But now it seemed, this was merely their wishful thinking.
To date, three out of the ten ancient demons had been killed.
The remaining seven were all terrified as well.
From their expressions, not a trace of fighting spirit could be found.
To continue fighting would undoubtedly lead to certain death.
Moreover, Sun Wukong had mentioned they had reinforcements.
Thinking of this, Maitreya Buddha suddenly paused.
He suddenly suspected that they might have been deceived.
If Sun Wukong did have reinforcements, why had they not appeared by now?
In that case, there was only one possibility, Sun Wukong was deceiving them earlier.
He didn’t have any reinforcements at all.
The so-called reinforcements were just a lie to stabilize the spirits of his troops and make them nervous.
“Sun Wukong, you trickster.”
Maitreya Buddha almost spat blood.
Sun Wukong chuckled, clearly realizing that he had been found out.
He said with a laugh, “You’re not so dumb after all, seeing through it.
Yes, I was deceiving you earlier.
I never thought you would have so many experts, so I didn’t call for more people.
I was just bluffing you.”
At this, Sun Wukong winked, asking with a smile, “Surprised or not, expected or unexpected?”
Maitreya spat out a mouthful of blood, glaring at Sun Wukong, wishing he could decapitate him and use his head as a ball.
On Sun Wukong’s side, everyone was dumbstruck, then they couldn’t help but give Sun Wukong a thumbs up.
Sun Wukong had indeed deceived Maitreya and others, and the result was truly effective, causing Maitreya Buddha and his people to panic, then taking the opportunity to slay three of their high-level experts.
With the situation having escalated to this extent, Maitreya Buddha knew they could not withstand Sun Wukong and his allies any longer.
If the fight continued, they wouldn’t even have the chance to retreat.
Maitreya and his followers covered the retreat, blocking Sun Wukong and his forces’ pursuit, then directly exited the Netherworld.
Sun Wukong and his allies, along with the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, pushed forward aggressively.
Just then, sky-darkening evil spirits appeared.
These were the evil spirits punished in the eighteen levels of hell, now released by the Buddhist Sect.
Now, Sun Wukong and his allies faced two choices: one was to pursue Maitreya Buddha and let the evil spirits roam unrestricted.
The second was to stay back and drive all the evil spirits back, to prevent them from entering the human world and causing a massive catastrophe.
Lu Dongbin cursed, infuriated by the people of Mount Ling.
They were too vile, resorting to such a cruel strategy.
If these evil spirits entered the human world, they would undoubtedly cause a massive loss of life.
There wasn’t a single benevolent being among the evil spirits that could stay in the eighteenth level.
“Intercept the evil spirits and drive them back.
If they are unwilling to go back, kill them on the spot,” Sun Wukong ordered.
Everyone acted, intercepting the evil spirits.
But Sun Wukong vanished, pursuing alone.
Maitreya and his followers, having fled, reached the human world, near Mount Ling in the Western Continent.
Maitreya looked grim; despite all his preparations, they had still been defeated by Sun Wukong, and the Netherworld had been taken back.
This left Maitreya Buddha without honor, and deeply resentful in his heart.
Recently, in every encounter with Sun Wukong, he had not gained the upper hand even once, consistently facing losses, which infuriated him immensely.
“Master Maitreya, now that we are returning, how do we explain this to Tathagata Buddha?”
Boxun asked somewhat worriedly.
Maitreya Buddha glanced at him and said, “The Buddha had already foreseen all this; he knew that Great Emperor Ziwei would eventually act against the Netherworld, and he also knew we could not withstand them, so he will not punish us.”
Boxun and Master of the Black Nest immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the Buddha would not punish them, they were not worried.
As for the Netherworld being taken back, they didn’t really care.