Chapter 56: The Battle of Accumulated Thunder Mountain (Part 1)

  The furious Princess Iron Fan stormed in, pushing the door open with a whoosh, and immediately spotted Bull Demon King lying on the couch, his face upturned, eyes lifeless.

  Iron Fan Princess saw the Bull Demon King like this, and knew that he must have some worries. As a couple for many years, they are connected at heart. Seeing him like this, Iron Fan Princess felt a little heartache and was no longer angry with him for causing trouble at their own son's birthday celebration.

  Iron Fan Princess gently closed the door, tiptoed to the bedside and sat down, tenderly holding Bull Demon King's head in her arms, softly saying: "Your Majesty, do you have any worries?"

  The Bull Demon King buried his head in Princess Iron Fan's bosom, gently shook his head and didn't speak.

  Sometimes silence is more powerful than sound.

  …………

  Without King Bull Demon and Princess Iron Fan, the Lion Camel King invited Lei Hao and other demon kings to host this celebration.

  Most of the visiting guests were monsters, and a small number were immortals. The King Bull Demon's friendships were indeed very extensive.

  At a time when several major demon kings were busy with their feet off the ground, several uninvited guests arrived at Mount Accumulated Thunder.

  A faint and ethereal sound of chanting began to echo on the top of Accumulated Thunder Mountain, growing louder with time until it became deafening.

  Then the Buddha's mighty work, the golden Buddha light illuminated the entire Thunder Mountain, except for the Mo Cloud Cave, there was no shadow. However, this peaceful and compassionate Buddha light did not bring a hint of warmth to the monsters all over the mountain, but instead, a chill ran deep in their hearts.

  For thousands of years, these Buddhist bald donkeys have been shouting about the compassion of Buddha while wielding their Zen sticks at all kinds of demons, and who knows how many brothers became the corpses underfoot as they rushed towards the Pure Land...

  The lion camel king, who always looked listless and kept yawning, now had a gloomy face that seemed to drip with water. The messy hair on his neck stood up automatically without any wind, and his body emitted a fierce and bloody aura that seemed to come from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. This bloody aura transformed into lions that roared incessantly, and they disappeared together with the Buddha's light that shone into the Maoyun Cave.

  The Lion Camel King made a silent gesture with his large hand. A giant guandao, over three zhang long and covered in blood, appeared in his hand, which he held upside down as he walked out of the Maoyun Cave.

  "Old lion, don't be impulsive." The Lion Camel King hadn't even reached the entrance of the cave when he was pressed down on the shoulders by a pair of powerful hands, which belonged to the Ox Demon King.

  At this time, the Lion Camel King seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with the Bull Demon King. With a ferocious expression, he slowly and deliberately asked: "What reason?" His demeanor was as if the Bull Demon King couldn't give him a reason, the next moment he would raise his knife and attack.

  The Bull Demon King said calmly: "This is on top of my Accumulated Thunder Mountain, at the celebration of my son, the Bull Saint Child. If you want to fight, you won't be the first one either."

  After finishing speaking, the Bull Demon King let go of his hand and walked out with big strides.

  "It's that great power descending upon this humble Mount Accumulated Thunder, I look forward to a holy appearance." The calm and slightly sarcastic voice of the Ox Demon King echoed on Mount Accumulated Thunder.

  The Bull Demon King moved, and the Lion Camel King, Peng Demon King, Macaque King, Kui Mulang King, Beautiful Monkey King, and Lei Hao followed closely and stepped out of the Maoyun Cave.

  Lei Hao didn't want to get involved in this muddy water at first, but seeing the Buddhist sect's attitude, it was clear that they were targeting the Bull Demon King. However, his friendship with the Bull Demon King wasn't worth risking his life to show off. But as he watched the Bull Demon King walk out with a majestic air, Sun Wukong, who was excited beyond control, kept rushing out, and Lei Hao couldn't hold him back. He could only sigh and follow Sun Wukong out.

  While other demon kings in the cave were all shrinking inside the Muyun Cave, they didn't even dare to look outside.

  After the Bull Demon King stepped out of the Maoyun Cave, the clear sky above Mount Accumulated Thunder showed a rippling wave-like disturbance, revealing four lotus platforms with seated Bodhisattvas.

  "Is the demon below the Ox Demon King?" a voice that was indistinguishable as male or female came from.

  The Bull Demon King raised his head and said loudly: "Exactly, may I ask the honorable names of the several Bodhisattvas?" Overbearing and majestic, indeed befitting the Bull Demon King.

  In the middle, a handsome androgynous Bodhisattva said: "Namo Nanshai Guanyin Pusa, the Great Compassionate and Merciful One who saves suffering and difficulties in the South Sea, Mount Putuo, and the six realms."

  On the left side, a Bodhisattva with an aura of books said: "I am the Great Wisdom Manjusri Bodhisattva from Mount Wutai in the south."

  On the right side, a Bodhisattva with a dignified appearance said: "I am Samantabhadra Bodhisattva of the Silver World of Mount Emei in the South, who has made a great vow to benefit all sentient beings."

  The last Bodhisattva under Guanyin said: "I am Namu Amitabha."

  Several Bodhisattvas finished speaking, and several demon kings in front of Moyun Cave also had different expressions.

  The Bull Demon King's eyes flashed with hatred and disdain. Lei Hao's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself: "It's actually these four guys, today we probably can't escape." His face turned somewhat heavy. The Lion Camel King still had a murderous intent on his face, while the Peng Demon King, the Mantis Shrimp King, and the Zhu Bajie King all had serious expressions, their faces filled with caution, clearly having also heard of the great names of these four Bodhisattvas. Only Sun Wukong remained nonchalant.

  The Bull Demon King said: "So it's the four great Buddhist bhikshus. I don't know how many of you have come to my Accumulated Thunder Mountain, what is your noble business?"

  Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva said with an expressionless face: "We have come to proclaim the Buddha's decree. You, Niu Mo Wang, have a connection with our Buddha and should be ferried to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, where you will enjoy the gate of ultimate bliss and receive eternal carefree life." The coarse voice shook the Accumulated Thunder Mountain as if it were trembling again. There was not even a hint of 'ferrying' in his tone.

  Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King became even more arrogant and coldly laughed: "My Accumulated Thunder Mountain has good scenery and good water, so there's no need for the Buddha to worry about it."

  Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva heard this and became extremely angry, his fierce voice and aura saying: "You wicked creature, in this mundane world you have created countless evil karma. The Buddha's compassion has given you a chance to wash away your sinful karma and bring you into the teachings, yet you dare to be so disrespectful. Don't you truly fear that after a thousand years of ascetic practice, you will lose it all in an instant and turn to dust?"

  Mahāsattva arrived and played a brief role as a villain. Guanyin Bodhisattva also spoke up, "Niu Mo Wang, you should still surrender."

  The Ox King said disdainfully: "Do you want me to abandon my master's teachings and convert to Buddhism for the sake of a vague Tao?"

  Niú Mó Wáng finished speaking, Guān Shì Yīn, Pǔ Xián and Wén Shū three Bodhisattvas suddenly became furious, disregarding the Buddha's decree. They simultaneously launched their attacks, unleashing three golden beams of energy that threatened to annihilate Niú Mó Wáng on the spot, seeking to avenge their grievances.

  This matter is a taboo for the three Bodhisattvas, although it was said that at that time, there were reasons for the incident, and they had no choice but to join Buddhism. However, after all, it was a broken door and a loss of face, and few people dared to mention it in front of them. Those who did mention it have already lost their souls. Only the old masters of the three religions during the Honghuang period knew the reasons behind this. How did the Bull Demon King know about their broken door and departure from Buddhism?

  The three Bodhisattvas didn't have time to think carefully, at this moment what they thought of was to kill the demon who dared to take their forbidden objects and humiliate them first.

  Three Bodhisattvas made their move, and the Lion Camel King, who had been eyeing them fiercely, was the first to strike. With a swing of his massive guandao, he dispersed Puxian's magical powers and leapt forward, ferociously charging towards Puxian. The Macaque King closely followed behind, also rushing towards Puxian.

  The Peng Demon King was a hand, a halberd like the Fang Tian painting spear flashed by like a snake's tongue, shattering Wenshu's magical powers. Then, a pair of huge wings appeared behind him, and with a light flap, he appeared in front of Wenshu. The Fang Tian painting spear quickly and unimaginably circled Wenshu into its attack range. The Raksha King also swung his black staff to strike.

  The Bull Demon King suddenly pulled out a mixed iron rod from somewhere, brutally breaking through Guanyin's magical powers. With a swing of his staff, he brought down a force as heavy as a mountain towards Guanyin.

  Sun Wukong and Lei Hao rushed up to confront the Bodhisattva.

  The actions of several demon kings shocked the four Bodhisattvas, who were both startled and enraged. For so many years, Buddhism had been able to kill the demons on that mountain at will, and any demon who dared to appear before them could only await their execution. When did a demon ever dare to think of using weapons against them?

  "Are you all seeking death?" Da Shi shouted in anger. As soon as he finished speaking, he was struck by Lei Hao's swift and powerful slash, forcing him to hastily raise his staff to block the attack.

  Good fight, the four great Bodhisattvas are very strong, but several great demon kings are also good at fighting each other. What's more, except for the one-on-one battle between Ox Demon King and Guanyin, the others are all two against one. The several great demon kings do not feel ashamed of doing so, because these four Bodhisattvas are really very strong, except for Mahasthamaprapta who is at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, the other three are all Taiyi True Immortal-level powerhouses.

  The Golden Immortal's breakthrough to the Taiyi True Immortal is a huge gap in cultivation. Although the Golden Immortal is very powerful, among the demon clan, even if they reach the top, they are only the overlord of one side, while the Taiyi True Immortal-level demons have a very loud title: Demon God. From this, it can be seen that the difference in strength between the two is huge, and it can be said that it is as different as heaven and mud.

  Among the few demon kings, except for Sun Wukong and Lei Hao, that old demon who was not on the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm's bottleneck for several thousand years still couldn't break through to Taiyi True Immortal, and could only mix around in this earthly realm.

  They can defeat two enemies with one, and it must be said that several demon kings are naturally talented and have extraordinary combat power. Cross-level challenges are a matter of course for them. For example, the Lion Camel King, when he was still in the Tianxian realm, had killed many Golden Immortal-level immortals and Bodhisattvas with one hand.

  Guanyin Bodhisattva was also getting more and more suffocated at this time. He, along with Manjushri and Samantabhadra, were originally powerful beings of the Taiyi True Immortal level during the Honghuang era. However, during the War of the Gods, they were defeated by Yunxiao's Nine-Turn Yellow River Array, which cut off their top three flowers, closed their chest's five energies, and scattered their Taiyi Dao fruit. They then fell from the realm of Taiyi True Immortals to that of Heavenly Immortals.

  If not for the sake of regaining his cultivation, why would he have to break out of the sect and convert to Buddhism? After thousands of years of bitter practice, he finally rose from the realm of a heavenly immortal to that of a Taiyi True Immortal, only to be humiliated by a single demon, and even fought evenly with him.

  How can he not be suffocated.

  Although the group of demon kings could fight against the four Bodhisattvas to a stalemate, they had no chance of winning. Under the terrifying power of Taiyi True Immortal, every move was made with all their might, and the ultimate technique that had been held back was frequently used. With this way of fighting, it seemed that their magical powers were somewhat unsustainable, and the situation was precarious.

  The space above the Thunder Mountain was occasionally torn apart by the overflowing magic from the battles, revealing huge gaps that resembled a gigantic mouth swallowing everything.

  "Violent Thunder" Lei Hao let out a furious roar, igniting the mana within his body as he raised the incessantly wailing Dragon Slayer. With one slash after another, he hacked at Da Shizhi. He felt heartache for Dragon Slayer, but he had no choice - the crisis before him was clear, and there was only one solution: to take down Da Shizhi first, allowing Sun Wukong to lend a hand and giving them a glimmer of hope for victory.

  Kor Rai could see it, and Tai Shi was also aware of it. The large pestle dance was so dense that it didn't let any wind through, and Lei Hao's desperate attacks couldn't break through his defense.

  "With a loud crash", the most ruthless Lion Camel King was heavily knocked flying by Pu Xian, and after spitting out a big mouthful of blood, he charged up again.

  It can't go on like this for much longer.