Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1971 - The Battle between Buddha and Demon

In the sky above Extinguish-the-Kingdom, Chu Hao seemed to sense something and turned to look westward.

“It seems that Tathagata is truly panicking. The entire army of Mount Ling has been mobilized.”

Chu Hao had barely finished speaking when signs appeared in the sky. Beams of golden light flashed from the west, like blossoming fireworks.

“Wukong, what’s happening?”

In the royal palace, the Tang Monk and his disciples had not yet departed.

Although Maitreya Buddha had said that the affairs here were no longer their concern, upon learning that the Demon Clan and the Western Heaven were about to start a war in Extinguish-the-Kingdom,

Tang Monk, with his compassionate nature, could not bear to leave. Naturally, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Monk were helpless against Tang Monk’s stubbornness.

“Master, the army of Mount Ling is coming.”

Sun Wukong glanced at the sky and said to Tang Monk.

“Alas, Amitabha.”

Tang Monk sighed and chanted the Buddha's name.

The Ancient Buddha Dipankara, already enraged from his confrontation with Maitreya Buddha, couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.

“The army of Mount Ling has arrived! You evil demons, why don't you surrender and await the Buddha's wrath?”

With the Ancient Buddha Dipankara's wild laughter, the army of Mount Ling approached.

Indeed, as Chu Hao had said, this time Tathagata was truly serious. All the experts of the Western Heaven's Mount Ling were dispatched.

Leading the way were the Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra, followed by the Eighteen Arhats, then the Five Hundred Guardian Vajras, and finally, thirty thousand disciples and monks.

Mount Ling, the Land of Ultimate Bliss, the sacred land of the Western Buddhist Kingdom, had always used compassion and salvation as its slogan, and had never mobilized such a large army for slaughter.

“Is this your compassion, your benevolence, and your salvation of the world? What difference is there between you and mountain bandits and thieves who seize territory?”

Maitreya Buddha looked at the wildly laughing Ancient Buddha Dipankara, a look of contempt in his eyes, and waved his hand.

With Maitreya Buddha's wave, the Demon Clan army behind him also began to form a battle formation. Although the Demon Clan was evil, they never feared war.

“If the Way is one foot high, our demons are ten feet high!”

“If the Buddha is angered, there will be no demons in the four directions!”

With a dialogue between Maitreya Buddha and the Ancient Buddha Dipankara, the anger of the Buddhist and Demon armies had reached its peak.

“Slay demons and eliminate evil, protect all living beings!”

The Ancient Buddha Dipankara waved his hand towards the Buddhist army behind him.

Under the leadership of the Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra, the Eighteen Arhats, and the Five Hundred Guardian Vajras, all the people of the Buddhist realm began to chant scriptures.

As the scriptures were chanted, a Buddhist swastika symbol began to rise. The golden light of the swastika symbol lit up, and it grew larger and larger, instantly occupying half the sky.

“The law suppresses heaven and earth!”

The Ancient Buddha Dipankara looked at the huge swastika symbol, his eyes full of pride.

This was the Buddhist method of suppression. Now, gathering the power of the Buddhist realm's millions of troops, its supernatural power converged, capable of suppressing heaven and earth.

“Offer the demon weapons!”

With the order of Maitreya Buddha, the Demon Clan army behind him also began to move.

However, unlike the Buddhist army, they did not chant spells, but instead touched their own foreheads.

With this touch, a drop of essence blood mixed with black demonic energy was released. The reddish-black aura gathered above the Demon Clan army.

After tens of millions of demonic energies gathered, they faintly formed the shape of a giant axe. Although the giant axe was not as large as the swastika symbol, as it slowly solidified, it exuded the power to shake the universe.

Chu Hao, who was not far away, had been paying attention to the battle between the two sides. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but smile.

“This is getting interesting. This is a battle of faith between Buddhism and the Demon Clan.”

Unlike others, Chu Hao's expression was relaxed, as if he were completely an onlooker, enjoying a holographic combat movie that had nothing to do with him.

The first confrontation between Buddhism and the Demon Clan began with this battle of faith.

Whether it was the swastika symbol or the demonic energy giant axe, they both represented the faith of Buddhism and the Demon Clan, using faith to solidify into supernatural attacks.

The power of this offensive was extraordinary, enough to slay gods and诛仙, making even saints fear it. It was a method of faith that transcended ordinary immortal arts and supernatural powers.

In an instant, the swastika symbol and the demonic energy giant axe had already begun to clash. The swastika symbol had completely enveloped the sky, as if representing the will of heaven, looking down on all living beings.

Falling from above, it seemed that everything that did not submit to it would be turned into dust under its suppression.

The demonic energy giant axe was not weak either. In the air, it was controlled by invisible giant hands, making a downward chopping motion from below.

It seemed to represent a kind of rebellious resistance, containing endless unyielding power. Under this power, even the will of heaven could be defeated.

Such a shocking scene was witnessed by the people on the ground, who looked up in awe. Many people were stunned by this scene.

“Our Extinguish-the-Kingdom is just a human dynasty. Why would it attract such a battle between heaven and earth?”

The king looked at the sky, his face already pale. He didn't understand what this was all for.

Extinguish-the-Kingdom, a small place, was a very ordinary one among many countries. Why would it attract this earth-shattering battle between Buddhism and the Demon Clan?

“Wukong, with such a struggle, wouldn't mortals suffer?”

Tang Monk also looked at the scene in the sky, worried about the millions of people in Extinguish-the-Kingdom.

“Master, this is a struggle between the Demon Clan and the Buddhist family. How can we have the ability to intervene?”

Sun Wukong looked at the clash between the swastika symbol and the demonic energy giant axe, his face showing a look of horror.

“Master, don't worry too much. Isn't there also Immortal Chu Hao here?”

Zhu Bajie persuaded Tang Monk.

“Immortal Chu Hao, does he really have the ability to stop such a large-scale war between Buddhism and the Demon Clan?”

Sha Monk shook his head, seemingly disagreeing with Zhu Bajie's statement.

At this time, the swastika symbol and the demonic energy giant axe in the sky were approaching. As the two came into contact, the demonic energy giant axe seemed to begin to collapse, and the swastika symbol also began to crack.

The heaven and earth were also affected by the power of this mutual collision, the earth shook and the sky trembled, as if this space was about to collapse.

Before the armies of Buddhism and the Demon Clan had even engaged in close combat, the people below began to die and be injured.

In this earth-shaking event, mortals were like ants and grass. Although they were all running away frantically, since one side of the world had become like this, where could they escape to?

The swastika symbol and the demonic energy giant axe in the sky seemed to be evenly matched. After the confrontation, both collapsed, and the heaven and earth finally calmed down.

However, millions of mortals on the ground had already died and been injured, corpses covered the ground and blood flowed into rivers.