Chapter 494: Sleeve Universe vs. Universe Ring

The Thirty-Second Heaven.

The appearance of little Nezha actually piqued Xuanzang's interest quite a bit.

Not to mention, this delicately carved little Nezha was quite cute, aside from having a rather intense baleful aura that ordinary people could not subdue.

Gua Xian was trembling on the side; this was a ruthless person who had pulled out the dragon tendon of the Dragon Prince, possessed immense strength, was covered in top-tier magical treasures, and had a terrifyingly solid background.

"Xuanzang, others may not know you, but I do," Nezha said, his gaze burning.

Basically, as long as one was in the High Heaven Palace, who didn't know Xuanzang? Who knew how long they had been secretly watching him from behind.

Gua Xian thought Nezha had come to pick a fight, so he covered for Xuanzang, saying:

"Third Prince, Immortal Friend Xuanzang has only just entered the Heavenly Court; please don't mind his ignorance, old sir."

Hearing this, Nezha instead glared at Gua Xian and said:

"You tiny Heavenly Immortal, in your eyes, am I that unreasonable? Do I look like I'm picking a fight?"

Gua Xian dared not speak, and Nezha, not being stupid, could guess that Gua Xian did not know Xuanzang's identity, so he asked:

"Gua Xian, you couldn't possibly not know Xuanzang's identity, could you? As the Heavenly Court's Gua Xian, eating the gossip of all the immortals and gods every day, you are somewhat derelict in your duties."

"This?" Gua Xian was bewildered, not understanding what this meant.

"Standing before you is none other than the Journey to the West Scripture Seeker, Dharma Master Xuanzang, the reincarnation of Tathagata Buddha's second disciple, Jinchanzi," Nezha said loudly.

"?" Gua Xian.

Gua Xian's gaze turned toward Xuanzang, his eyes filled with a bit of grievance.

"That is merely a small identity, no need to mind it," Xuanzang said.

Still a small identity? Gua Xian was so envious he felt like he was falling apart, his scalp tingling.

That was the protagonist of a Great Calamity, burdened with immense Qi Luck and Merit, watched by the Three Realms, with the Heavenly Court and Buddhism both scrambling to make arrangements for him.

That would be fine, but the key was that rumors said this generation's Xuanzang had just stepped into the Journey to the West, and his cultivation had already entered the ranks of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Holy Monk Xuanzang, you defeated Yang Jian and have profound magic power; since we've met today, why don't we have a bout?"

Nezha said, a fighting spirit welling up in his heart.

Xuanzang heard this and said:

"Nezha, are you sure?"

One must know that Yang Jian was the first among the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, and Nezha ranked below him.

The Nezha before him was also at the Golden Immortal level, but his strength was naturally not comparable to a Profound Gate expert like Yang Jian, who cultivated both internally and externally.

Moreover, Nezha had lost his flesh body and had his innate spirituality severed; relying on a Lotus Body to enter the Great Luo Realm was a slim hope, and at most, he would top out at Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Above the Golden Immortal, there were the two Fruit Positions of Taiyi and Great Luo, but in essence, they were all Golden Immortals of the same rank; however, because their cultivation methods differed, their magic powers and divine abilities were naturally different as well.

Taiyi proves the Dao through heterodox methods, such as Faith, incense, and Merit.

Great Luo proves the Dao with Three Thousand Laws, cultivating the Law Path, and then condensing the Three Flowers atop the head and the Five Qis within the chest.

So, Nezha's challenge at this moment made Xuanzang very surprised.

"Ding, Private Task triggered: accept the challenge of Third Prince Nezha and defeat him. Task completion reward: 10,000 points, three Blind Box draws."

At this moment, the voice of the Chat Group came through.

The Chat Group issuing a task was extremely rare.

As such, there was no reason to refuse.

Nezha, however, said confidently:

"Holy Monk Xuanzang, please enlighten me."

"Nezha, you strike first," Xuanzang said, hands behind his back, his expression calm.

He was, at the very least, a Great Luo Golden Immortal; once he struck, it would mean the end.

Nezha did not stand on ceremony, directly threw out his magical treasure, and shouted:

"Look at this magical treasure, Universe Ring!"

This Universe Ring was also a top-tier Post-Heaven Magical Treasure, indestructible and capable of breaking anything, possessing a force of ten million jun; forged from extraterrestrial refined iron, any demon touched by it would have their form and spirit destroyed instantly.

"So this is the Universe Ring! Rumor has it that back then, Nezha used this ring to smash the Dragon Prince into a heavy injury."

Gua Xian wore an expression of someone eating gossip, eyes wide, afraid of missing any brilliant moment.

Facing the might of the Universe Ring, Xuanzang was light and breezy.

In fact, for most immortals, when their realms were similar, they basically could do nothing to each other.

At this time, magical treasures were the key to determining the success of a duel.

A powerful magical treasure provided a particularly large boost to an immortal's combat power.

There were also many cases of immortals with lower realms defeating opponents of higher realms by relying on top-tier magical treasures.

With Nezha's Golden Immortal cultivation, combined with his full set of magical treasures, even a Taiyi Golden Immortal could not get any advantage.

Xuanzang flicked his sleeves, and the cuffs grew in the wind, transforming into a boundless Cave Heaven; a gale rose, seemingly possessing the power to devour the heavens and earth!

"Sleeve Universe!"

At this moment, Xuanzang used the divine ability of Sleeve Universe; he had been silently practicing this divine ability for two and a half years, and today it was time to bring it out for a debut.

Furthermore, the Sleeve Universe formed its own world, capable of capturing people, making them lose their senses, and imprisoning their Primordial Spirit.

It could also capture magical treasures without leaving a trace.

That indestructible Universe Ring, just as it approached Xuanzang, entered the sleeve and made not another sound.

Nezha could not sense a single bit of it!

"This, this, this... could this be the Sleeve Universe? The supreme divine ability of the Profound Gate, known alongside Buddhism's Buddha Kingdom in the Palm as the strongest imprisonment divine ability in the Three Realms," Gua Xian said in shock.

If Gua Xian knew that Xuanzang could use Sleeve Universe with one hand and Buddha Kingdom in the Palm with the other, while chanting Great Might Heavenly Dragon, he didn't know what kind of expression he would have.

"Holy Monk, you are cheating!"

Nezha said unconvinced, feeling as if he had punched a ball of cotton.

"Nezha, you use magic treasures, I use divine abilities, isn't this quite reasonable?" Xuanzang said calmly.

"No way, you can't use Sleeve Universe to take all my magic treasures, how am I supposed to fight then?" Nezha said.

"Nezha, then you also don't use the Heaven-Mixing Silk, Fire-Tipped Spear, Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, Wind Fire Wheels, God-Slaying Brick, or Samadhi True Fire; let us just compare magic power," Xuanzang said.

"..." Gua Xian.

If it were like that, wouldn't Nezha be useless?

Relying on that remaining half-jin of lotus root powder, how could he possibly challenge a Great Luo Golden Immortal?

At this moment in the High Heaven Palace, the Jade Emperor, who was enjoying song and dance, was also watching where Xuanzang was headed, and seeing Xuanzang use the Sleeve Universe, he nearly spat out a mouthful of aged wine.

This is outrageous; is it appropriate for someone from Buddhism to use the signature divine ability of Taoism?

And, who exactly taught him?

In the entire Three Realms, those who can openly use the Sleeve Universe can be counted on one hand.

Could it be Zhenyuanzi?

Nezha wore an awkward expression, sat directly on the cloud, and cursed:

"I'm not fighting, I'm not fighting. This is truly boring!"

"Return my Universe Ring!"

Xuanzang looked up at the sky and said:

"The sky of the Heavenly Court is truly white, and the air is so fresh; Universe Ring, what Universe Ring? Did any of you see it?"

"??" Nezha?

"!, that little immortal remembers that the Skin God next door is about to give birth, I'll take my leave first," Gua Xian said immediately.

He had a premonition that if he did not leave now, he might be silenced.

"Gua Xian, you stop right there and bear witness for me." Nezha was so angry his teeth itched, wishing he could take a bite out of Xuanzang.

"Ah... this... that... probably... perhaps... maybe..." Gua Xian could not say a complete sentence for a moment.

"Xuanzang, a Great Luo Golden Immortal bullying Nezha, what kind of skill is that!"

At this time, the handsome and cold Yang Jian arrived by stepping on a cloud.