Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Clone 480000000 Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Clone 480000000 The tale tells of the Nether River Patriarch, who sought to slaughter all under Heaven, intercepted by the Ancestral Witch, with Wukong joining the battlefield and succeeding in his ambush, intent on killing the free and unrestrained Mara.

What the Mara said was indeed true, “Different paths do not conspire together.” Everyone has their own path, and when two distinct paths converge, it becomes a narrow path where the brave prevails. Whoever is stronger will continue onwards.

Wukong’s staff technique was exceptional. His Buddha Beating Staff whipped up a fierce wind that, when it scraped across one’s face, felt as painful as a knife cut. Nevertheless, as the prime disciple of the Nether River Patriarch, Mara was protected by two Magical Treasures—the Asura Mirror and the Asura Sword—and adorned by a Twelfth Rank Karmic Fire Lotus Platform. Facing Wukong, he only suffered a minor loss. Had it not been for that staff strike that had slightly injured his Primordial Qi just now, it would not have been easy for Wukong to gain the upper hand at this moment.

“Bang!”

Wukong parried the Asura Sword, kicked upward with his left foot, kicking away the falling Asura Mirror, and transformed his Buddha Beating Staff as he struck towards Mara’s forehead!

The Twelfth Rank Lotus Platform on Mara’s head slightly trembled, a large cluster of flames spilled from above, enveloping his entire body. The moment Wukong’s staff touched it, the flames immediately climbed up, crawling along the staff towards his arm, intending to burn it.

Wukong was secretly alarmed, thinking, “This Innate Karmic Fire is indeed formidable, probably millions of times more intense than the Acquired Karmic Fire refined by Tathagata! If it touches me, I fear not even Laozi’s Immortal Pill could save me!”

With that thought, he dared not delay. Waving his sleeve, the Great Revolution Seal manifested, its heavy revolutionary will descending and forcefully extinguishing that strip of Karmic Fire. The power of the Great Revolution Seal was indeed growing greater, and if Wukong were to achieve the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, it was unknown just how powerful this seal would become.

Mara was also secretly shocked that the Innate Karmic Fire could be extinguished by the Great Seal—truly formidable!

Wukong continued to swing his staff, enveloped by the Great Revolutionary Will, unafraid of that Karmic Fire, directly piercing through the flames aiming for his face.

Mara was startled and hastily recited an Incantation. The Twelfth Rank Lotus Platform trembled slightly, and then twelve lotus petals fell. Each was as large as a tile, circling around Mara incessantly, dancing so fiercely that they were impervious to fire and water. Wukong’s staff struck these petals continuously, clanging as if metal struck metal, with sparks flying.

“This Karmic Fire Lotus Platform is indeed powerful. It’s clear Mara isn’t familiar with this object. If it fell into the hands of Nether River, its power would likely increase significantly! I must quickly subdue him and seize the Karmic Fire Lotus Platform, to then have a chance against Nether River.” Wukong quickly calculated in his mind. He must kill Mara; if not, it would severely hinder him from killing Nether River.

Wukong summoned the Heaven-Defying Taoist. The Heaven-Defying Taoist held the Sun-Shooting Bow, carried Sun-Shooting Arrows on his back, and had a Seven-Colored Dust Brush strapped to his waist. His blue Taoist robe fluttered in the wind as he stood with a handsome, chiseled face, quite imposing like an Ancient-era general.

“Soul Chasing Arrow!” Wukong had already mastered his own Arrow Technique, no longer using that of Hou Yi which ultimately belonged to another’s path.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist drew his bow and placed an arrow. The Sun-Shooting Bow and the Sun-Shooting Arrow emitted bursts of extremely dazzling light, seemingly bright enough to blind someone. He shouted, “Go!”

The Sun-Shooting Arrow flew out, turning into a beam of white light, heading straight for Mara’s Niwan Palace.

At this moment, Mara was intensely fighting with Wukong and couldn’t spare his hands to block the arrow, forced to harden his skin and let those twelve lotus petals take it head-on!

“Clang!”

The arrow was indeed blocked by a lotus petal, but it slightly turned its direction as if it had a mind of its own, dodging the petal and continuing towards Mara’s Niwan Palace.

“This arrow, called Soul Chasing, will forever chase your Primordial Spirit if it does not kill its enemy or get destroyed!” said the Heaven-Defying Taoist with a cold laugh.

Mara was also troubled, having to divert a lotus petal to entangle the Soul Chasing Arrow.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist drew another arrow and shouted, “Vigorous Shooting Arrow!”

All the muscles in his body swelled, his vital energy surged into the clouds, Three Flowers Gathered at the Top, Five Qi Facing the Yuan, his Mana surged like great waves hitting the shore, his eyes wide open like a tiger eyeing its prey. This arrow almost gathered all of the Heaven-Defying Taoist’s accumulated essence and foundation!

“Swoosh!”

An arrow shot forth, Heaven and Earth lost their color. This arrow, due to its extreme speed had caused such intense friction with the void that it ignited a fierce flame, pulling a long and thin crack in the void, aiming directly at Mara’s chest.

Mara saw the arrow and was naturally terrified. He swiftly lifted the Asura Mirror into the void to block it.

Little did he know, the Asura Mirror shattered into powder upon contact with the blaze!

Wukong took advantage of Mara’s panic, pinched a spell with his hand, and split into the Monkey Walker. Both, wielding the Buddha Beating Staff and the Heavenly Mechanism Staff, fiercely beat Mara. It was fortunate that the eleven lotus leaves protected his body and the lotus platform on his head; otherwise, he would have definitely been beaten into a pulp.

A Vigorous Shooting Arrow shot towards Mara, who, having no choice, pinched a spell. Two of the eleven lotus leaves flew out to block the arrow. They tangled for a long time before it was blocked, but they were still in a deadlock, unable to retract the lotus leaves.

Heaven-Defying Taoist took a bow stance, and nocked another arrow, shouting, “Locust Arrow!”

As soon as this arrow was released, it instantly turned into hundreds of arrows. Indeed, like locusts, they covered the sky and all shot down, each one significantly powerful, though not as powerful as the Vigorous Shooting Arrow or the Soul Chasing Arrow.

Mara split another lotus leaf to block it.

Heaven-Defying Taoist had already drawn another arrow, shouting, “Rainbow Arrow!”

As the arrow was released, it carved out a strange arc, bursting into seven colors of light, forcing Mara to split yet another lotus leaf.

Although the Nether River Patriarch was entangled by the eleven Ancestral Witches, this scene was crystal clear. It was obvious that Wukong was using his evil corpse, Heaven-Defying Taoist, to shoot arrows and reduce the protection of the lotus leaves, while the benevolent corpse, Monkey Walker, disrupted Mara’s rhythm with a flurry of strikes, the main body looking for an opportunity to hit him into annihilation!

“This infuriates me too!” Nether River couldn’t help but curse loudly.

“Infuriation is useless!” Houtu scoffed, entangling the Yuan Tu Sword with an evolution cushion. Had not the Nether River Patriarch long refined the Yuan Tu Sword to be in harmony with him, it might have been carried away by the evolution cushion.

In the past, Laozi had used a square of wind and fire cushion to capture Multi-Treasure Taoist, also the past life of Tathagata, alive.

Heaven-Defying Taoist had used up all nine arrows, and with Monkey Walker entangling him closely, Mara had no way to cope but to split the lotus leaves to block them.

This shows the advantages of Slaying the Three Corpses; although the combat power is not as good as when the Three Corpses Unite, it can achieve great effectiveness in such chaotic battles or when the opponent has powerful magical treasures!

Mara only had one lotus leaf left in his hand, and with one area on top of his head unprotected by the lotus platform, Monkey Walker and Wukong were pressing closer and closer, already at the end of their rope.

Suddenly, Nether River shouted, “Four hundred and eighty million Blood God Children!”

At once, within the Blood River, there was a burst of explosions akin to firecrackers.

Blood shadows surged out from the Blood River, covering the sky and seemingly shrouding the world.

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