The Tathāgata Must Fail

Chapter 481: The Cost of Growth


The vast war ignited in the sky.

It was on a scale and spectacle never seen before, overshadowing all the light in the world.

No one had ever seen such a war.

Sun Wukong presided over the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, with immortal power continuously flowing into the world in his hands.

His hands were bleeding, severely injured in the process.

"Why must it be this way."

Suddenly, a voice sounded.

Sun Wukong looked up, gazing at the distant Buddha Beads.

The voice of the Buddha Beads traversed space, reaching his ears: "You have achieved the Heavenly Dao, you can escape, why stay behind?"

"Why must you suffer like this?"

Sun Wukong asked: "Is sacrificing yourself to destroy everything worth it?"

He knew that the Buddha Beads splitting into those incarnations was akin to burning their essence blood.

He would rather burn himself than destroy the Three Realms, which perplexed Sun Wukong greatly.

"Is your master worth such sacrifice?"

He asked.

The Buddha Beads did not respond.

Only more incarnations appeared in the blood-colored space.

That was the best answer.

A new tide of light roared in.

Facing the light tide, majestic Sanskrit reverberated through the heavens and earth as the Buddha unfolded the Palm Buddha Country amidst the Chaos, with the temple's golden glazed tiles stretching endlessly.

After the Buddha Country appeared, the Jade Emperor's silver rings also unfolded in the Chaos, showing countless reflections of Immortal Mountains.

The immortals of the Three Realms were all summoned to the Immortal Mountain and Buddha Country.

The endless war spread through the Chaos, blocking the passages to the Three Realms.

The people of Tiangang City looked up at the absolutely spectacular war; the intensity of the battle gripped everyone's heart.

The Buddha and the Jade Emperor transformed into Dharma Manifestation, leading the immortals to block space. All the attacking incarnations were suppressed by them.

But the cost was high.

Numerous immortals turned into streaks of blood light and fell in the war.

The aftershocks of the war constantly battered the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, blood drifted through the Chaos, Heavenly Palace mourned; these were the scenes after the fall of many immortals.

The world in Sun Wukong's hands began to crumble; those incarnations were too strong, he couldn't control them continuously.

He saw a light flicker over the world in his hands, then fall.

That was the Water Virtues Star Monarch.

Soon after, the Golden Winged Great Peng also turned into light and fell.

More and more from the Asura Realm fell.

In a place unseen by others, the Six Paths of Reincarnation unfolded, with countless immortal souls passing through the Six Paths towards the Underworld.

Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad appeared by Sun Wukong's side: "It's a good thing you opened the Reincarnation."

Before the great calamity, they had made preparations.

Through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, after the immortals fell, they would temporarily settle in the Underworld, to be resurrected after the great calamity.

Although this would take a considerable amount of time, it was already the best method of handling the situation.

Sun Wukong looked up; outside the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, familiar immortals also disappeared one by one.

Countless immortal souls returned to the Three Realms like rainfall.

The Heavenly Shield was still holding up; the warfire in the Chaos scattered, occasionally, fragments of light would fall into the Three Realms, blocked by the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

But as soon as an incarnation arrived, it would shatter.

A thought flashed through Sun Wukong's mind; the multitude of immortals used numbers to block the incarnations but couldn't completely annihilate them.

"This can't go on."

Powerful immortal power surged within Sun Wukong.

"Heavenly Emperor, halt."

Lord Lao Zi said: "You have your responsibilities, if you charge in, not only will it be hard to preserve the immortal souls, but the defense line will also be breached."

Sun Wukong had vast divine skills, but his defense of the Three Realms couldn't necessarily match the work of the immortals.

No matter how formidable he was personally, one person ultimately had a hard time holding back the tide of the great calamity.

Thus, Sun Wukong presided over the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, best supporting the immortals from behind.

"Brother."

Ao Luan came over at that moment.

"You must not go."

Sun Wukong preempted her, speaking out.

All immortals could join the battle, even if they perished, the order of Heavenly Palace and Lingshan had been established for over ten thousand years and would not fall into chaos.

But the Mortal World was not so simple; once Ao Luan had problems, Mortal World would become utterly chaotic.

"You stay here."

Sun Wukong stopped Ao Luan from joining the battle.

He turned around, after all the immortals had left, leaving only mortals in Tiangang City.

Sun Wukong turned around and saw countless mortals holding spiritual artifacts behind him.

Their eyes gleamed with determination.

"Are you afraid?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"Not afraid."

Everyone answered.

A trace of enlightenment flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes.

This is growth.

The Three Realms have grown.

But the cost of growth was unexpectedly high.

"Go."

He finally said.

"Wu wu—"

The sound of the horn rose, and the crowd surged upwards.

Compared to the immortals, they were just a group of un-grown children.

Yet facing danger, children also had to rush forward.

A clear chant rang out.

In the singing, countless transparent foxes flew up, catching up with the crowd, entering their bodies, forming protective halos around each person.

"Daji."

Sun Wukong shifted his gaze, seeing Daji sitting alone on a banyan tree in Tiangang City.

She was singing.

Daji's immortal power was limited, unable to aid the immortals, but she could provide help to the mortals.

She wanted to help.

Even if just a little.

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