Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 72 - Three People Join Forces to Fight Gou

Let alone Emperor Gou Chen, even the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, struck with such a blow, would have his brains splattered, and his Niwan Palace shattered.

After pushing Wu Aotian away with his halberd, Emperor Gou Chen took a step back, already anticipating Wukong’s move. He quickly switched the halberd to his other hand to parry Wukong’s staff and thrust at his chest. Wukong only saw the halberd flickering left and right, as Emperor Gou Chen used his Mana to disrupt the rules, blocking Wukong’s line of sight. If only he had the ability of his Fiery Eyes with Golden Vision, but unfortunately, his original body was long destroyed, and so was that ability. He could only spur the Green Lotus to shed a strand of green light and Chaos Qi.

The halberd clashed against the green light and Chaos Qi, sparking flames. Emperor Gou Chen flicked his fingers and suddenly, the essence of True Sunfire burst from the halberd but was entirely blocked—indeed, the defensive power of the Green Lotus was formidable!

Wukong, not daring to let him continue, directly parried the halberd with his staff and took two steps back.

Wu Aotian also came forward, raising the Green Dragon Crescent Blade into the air, which instantly transformed into a huge Azure Dragon. This Crescent Blade was personally forged by the Supreme Elder of the Dragon Clan, Ao Qing, for Wu Aotian. Tempered with dragon blood, the blade took eighty-nine years to complete and was unmatched in sharpness, with an extraordinary power to boot!

Emperor Gou Chen lifted his Square Sky Halberd and leapt into the air, shaking it to release countless True Sunfires which formed into several Golden Crows and flew towards the Azure Dragon.

Wukong performed the Heavenly Emperor’s Giant Seal towards Emperor Gou Chen, but Emperor Gou Chen, having inherited the Divine Skills of Di Jun, also struck with a Giant Seal. The two seals collided, and surprisingly, Emperor Gou Chen’s seal was shattered! Emperor Gou Chen was shocked, as how could this fellow be so difficult to deal with, being just a Taiyi Golden Immortal? What he didn’t know was that Wukong harnessed the Great Path of Fire, using it as a foundation to enhance the power of the Heavenly Emperor’s Giant Seal by several fold.

Disturbed in his heart, Emperor Gou Chen was hit by an attack from Wu Aotian. The Azure Dragon slayed several Golden Crows with a flick of its tail, striking Emperor Gou Chen in the chest and sending him flying.

Wukong seized the moment and shone forth with Soaring Earth Golden Light, and struck down with his staff!

A ray of light flashed between Emperor Gou Chen’s eyebrows, and a cauldron materialized, which Wukong’s staff happened to hit. The cauldron emitted a five-colored light and trembled, repelling Wukong forcefully.

“The Five Elements Cauldron, Fuxi’s Magical Treasure?”

Yuan Hong exclaimed, revealing his form, spreading his arms, and displaying his Innate Divine Ability, intent on seizing the cauldron.

The Innate Divine Ability of the Long-Armed Ape was no small feat, capable of seizing the stars and moon, discerning fortunes and calamities, manipulating heaven and earth. Though saying he could catch stars and moons was an exaggeration, its power was still formidable. Once his arms grasped a Magic Artifact, it would be almost impossible for it to escape his clutches. It was fortunate for Emperor Gou Chen that he had thoroughly refined the Five Elements Cauldron over three days, or else it would have indeed been snatched away!

With a flick of his Dharma Decree, Emperor Gou Chen caused the Five Elements Cauldron to tremble, and five dragons emerged, snapping their jaws!

Yuan Hong, no longer as mighty as in the past, dared not intercept directly. He quickly retracted his arms and lifted his staff to strike.

Having seen much of the world, Emperor Gou Chen recognized Yuan Hong’s Divine Skills and exclaimed, “The Long-Armed Ape? What are you doing here?”

Yuan Hong sneered, “What’s it to you if I, Lord Yuan, am here!”

With that, he employed his Staff Technique, enveloping the area in a rain of staff shadows that scattered the five dragons.

Emperor Gou Chen grabbed the Five Elements Cauldron and pulled it over, setting it above his head to protect his entire body. The three opponents were by no means easy to handle. Surrounded by their onslaught, it was inevitable to take hits. Raising the Five Elements Cauldron was perfect for defense, yet he had to be wary of the Long-Armed Ape’s Innate Divine Ability. A moment of inattention, and he feared the cauldron might be snatched away.

Seeing that the Long-Armed Ape only possessed the mana of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, Emperor Gou Chen was not afraid. However, he found it strange that there was an extra Long-Armed Ape, as his name clearly wasn’t on the Emperor’s Path Ranking!

The three each raised their weapons and faced off against Emperor Gou Chen, initiating a fierce battle!

How so? Here is a verse to prove it, “The battle darkens heaven and shatters earth, landscapes broken; each brandishing their magic artifacts, vitality surging forth. Battle cries thunder, shaking the mountains and stirring the ground; when staffs and halberds clash, stars whirl across the sky in the battlefield dance. Indra with his Square Sky Halberd shines bright as the midday sun; Wu Aotian with his Green Dragon Crescent Blade as an azure dragon frolics in water; Wukong’s Buddha Beating Staff causing specters to wail and deities to shudder; Yuan Hong’s Heaven-reaching Rod shattering the vault of sky. Bravo Emperor Gou Chen, matching three foes, like a raging tiger tumbling, as if possessed by the Heavenly Emperor himself.”

After hundreds of exchanges, Emperor Gou Chen found an opening. With a shake of his halberd, True Sunfire burst forth, heating the air so intensely it was as if the void itself would melt.

Yuan Hong, who had not cultivated the Fire-Avoiding Divine Skill, had no choice but to spin his rod, forging a path to leap out of the fray. Wu Aotian summoned his turtle shell, bathing in azure light, and continued the fierce fray with Emperor Gou Chen, while Wukong, having inherited abilities from the Heavenly Emperor, naturally wasn’t afraid and conjured the Golden Crow Law Body to withstand the fire.

Taking on two instead of three, Emperor Gou Chen felt much more at ease. He swung his halberd and chanted an incantation.

But see above his head, the Five Elements Cauldron flickered with five-colored radiance, and with a whoosh, Five-Colored Divine Light suddenly poured forth towards the others.

Despite its potency, this Five-Colored Divine Light could not compare to the divine ability forged by Kong Xuan’s Innate Five Elements Spirit Root; it had the form but lacked the Divine Soul.

Wukong, brandishing his horsetail whisk, and upon contact, being slightly weaker in mana, his Seven-Colored Divine Light was swallowed by the Five-Colored Divine Light and turned towards Wukong himself. He had to summon the Green Lotus’s azure light to block it, melting the Five-Colored Divine Light instantly. But as Wukong kept exerting the Green Lotus to defend, he gradually showed signs of mana exhaustion, fearing that he would not last much longer in battle without depleting his strength.

There was no help for it, this was not a battle between equals that could last for days and nights, or even a month. After all, Emperor Gou Chen was an established Daluo Golden Immortal with profound mana; each attack required Wukong to either exert the Green Lotus or spend a great deal of mana to block.

Yuan Hong was left to enlarge his Heaven-reaching Rod on the sidelines and strike it from afar. But as he couldn’t get close, his exquisite staff technique could not be displayed. Earlier, when they fought at close quarters, Emperor Gou Chen took a beating frequently, his staff seemingly appearing out of nowhere, but every blow was absorbed by the Five Elements Cauldron, doing no true harm.

With the addition of the Five Elements Cauldron, Emperor Gou Chen was indeed like a tiger with wings added; his strength greatly increased, holding his own against the three and even forcing Yuan Hong out of the circle of combat.

Wu Aotian unleashed his Innate Divine Ability, transforming his turtle shell into a massive mountain and pressing it down. But the Five Elements Cauldron trembled, bursting forth with light, and with a surge of Five-Colored Divine Light turned into a giant hand, holding the mountain steady! The mountain’s weight was unfathomable, incredibly heavy, yet the rotating powers of the Five Elements were relentless, and for the time being, they couldn’t be pressed down.

Yuan Hong then extended his arms, hundreds of feet long, and with a fierce strike at the mountain peak, “Boom!”

A thunderous sound followed, as the pressure surged, the power of the Five Elements dispersed, and the mountain descended upon Emperor Gou Chen.

Emperor Gou Chen’s complexion changed dramatically; while chanting incantations, a formation from within the Five Elements Cauldron was cast out, tracing bizarre traces in midair, fixed in the void above, holding the mountain peak firmly in place! With the Five Elements revolving endlessly, even with Yuan Hong exerting all his strength to push the mountain down, it was futile.

Wu Aotian used his Innate Divine Ability to hold off Emperor Gou Chen’s Five Elements Cauldron, his hands weaving Dharma Decrees, and then lightning appeared out of nowhere, as a giant Xuan Snake probed its head out, biting at Emperor Gou Chen!

Grinding his teeth, Emperor Gou Chen said, “You think you’re the only one who can summon these Ancient beasts?”

No sooner had he spoken than he twisted a Dharma Decree, lightning burst forth, and a Three-legged Golden Crow emerged from the blazing flames of Nirvana, battling the Xuan Snake to a standstill.

Yuan Hong and Wukong, being born of Heaven and Earth, lacked the ability to summon the ancestral spirits of such Ancient beasts, and even if they had it, they couldn’t successfully summon them.

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With not much mana left, Wukong’s Primordial Spirit seated in the Niwan Palace trembled, daring not to approach for combat again. If he ran out of strength to summon the Green Lotus and took a hit from Emperor Gou Chen, he feared he would sustain severe injuries. Meanwhile, Yuan Hong, also wary of the True Sunfire and not having cultivated the Fire-Avoiding Divine Skill, dared not advance.

Thus, the two had no choice but to wield their staffs, enlarging them and striking from the sidelines.

As the staffs grew larger, naturally their agility diminished, and Emperor Gou Chen could easily dodge them.

The situation where three fought one, but still so frustrating, left Wukong and Yuan Hong quite annoyed.

Before long, the Xuan Snake spirit summoned by Wu Aotian was burned to death by the Golden Crow, his complexion turning slightly pale from the setback. With a flourish of his Square Sky Halberd by Emperor Gou Chen, a burst of firelight sprang out, striking Wu Aotian squarely in the chest, flinging him away. The layers of azure light broke apart, and he too spat out blood in large mouthfuls.

What a formidable Emperor Gou Chen, truly remarkable!