Chapter 153: The King of Wuji Kingdom

Hearing the words of the King of Wuji Kingdom, a smile appeared on the faces of Yang Jian and Sun Wukong. This King of Wuji Kingdom was very much to their taste.

Even Xuanzang looked at the King of Wuji Kingdom twice more. At first, he thought he was just a timid middle-aged man, but didn't expect him to have such a side.

Manjushri Bodhisattva saw that the King of Wuji Kingdom actually dared to speak to him like this, and his face couldn't hold it immediately. There were not only the King of Wuji Kingdom on the scene, but also Xuanzang and the three, as well as a group of ministers. Did Manjushri not want face?

Thinking of this, the aura belonging to the Quasi-Saint on Manjushri Bodhisattva was released instantly.

"Are you questioning this poor monk?" Manjushri Bodhisattva looked coldly at the King of Wuji Kingdom.

"This King is not questioning you, this King is notifying you, understand? Today, either leave this evil beast, or you all stay." The fortune golden dragon on the King of Wuji Kingdom roared at the sky, and then looked at Manjushri Bodhisattva with cold eyes.

"You'd better believe what he says, otherwise, Guanyin's fate will be your fate." Just when Manjushri Bodhisattva was considering whether to make a move, Xuanzang's voice reached Manjushri Bodhisattva's ears.

After hearing Xuanzang's words, Manjushri Bodhisattva looked at him with anger. Mount Ling already knew about Xuanzang's abnormality, but the westward journey had already begun, and they could only pinch their noses and endure it now. Everything would have to wait until Xuanzang arrived at Mount Ling.

"This evil beast is this poor monk's mount. He took advantage of this poor monk's cultivation to sneak down to the lower realm, causing bad influence to the benefactor. This poor monk apologizes to the benefactor, and this poor monk promises to teach this evil beast a lesson after going back. How does the benefactor feel?" Manjushri looked at the King of Wuji Kingdom and said with a smile.

Although he was smiling, the threatening meaning in his eyes was very strong. Manjushri's subtext was, I have already explained it to you, you'd better stop here.

"This is not this King's problem. This King now orders you to leave the green-haired lion, or you all stay." The King of Wuji Kingdom didn't give Manjushri any face at all.

"Hmph!" Hearing the words of the King of Wuji Kingdom, Manjushri didn't pretend anymore and released the Quasi-Saint aura directly.

After the Quasi-Saint aura was released, there were only five people left in the field. These five people were Manjushri, the King of Wuji Kingdom, and Xuanzang and the three. Everyone else turned into blood mist after Manjushri released his aura.

"You are looking for death!" Seeing this, Yang Jian roared angrily.

"Hahaha, good, very good! Is this the way your Mount Ling acts? Since that's the case, this King doesn't need to leave you any face." At this time, the King of Wuji Kingdom laughed in anger.

The next second, the fortune golden dragon on him soared into the sky and lay across the sky of the entire Wuji Kingdom.

"I, in the name of the King of Wuji Kingdom, issue a decree. From today on, all the people of Wuji Kingdom are not allowed to believe in the Buddhism of Mount Ling, otherwise it will be treated as treason. All monks in Wuji Kingdom can return to secular life immediately. Those who do

Upon hearing the words of the Wuji Kingdom's ruler, Manjusri's expression changed drastically. Because of Guanyin, the Baoxiang Kingdom no longer believed in Lingshan Buddhism; now, with another Wuji Kingdom, the fortune of Lingshan would be affected.

"Presumptuous!" Manjusri roared, wanting to use his status to suppress the other, but the Wuji Kingdom's ruler was not afraid at all.

He had just issued a decree, and the people from the ancestral temple would arrive soon; by then, he would have someone to back him up.

"I'm quite curious, why would someone so strong have their throne stolen?" Sun Wukong looked at the Wuji Kingdom's ruler confronting Manjusri and asked with some curiosity.

"Even the strongest hunter will inevitably have moments when they doze off; I actually think it's normal," Yang Jian said with a smile.

"This is the territory of my Human Race, not your Lingshan. This King has changed his mind; both you and this beast must stay here in my Wuji Kingdom. I have yet to experience what it feels like for a mortal to strike back against a Quasi-Saint," the Wuji Kingdom's ruler snorted coldly.

The next second, the jade seal representing the Wuji Kingdom appeared at the center of the Golden Dragon of Fortune's brow. Immediately following, the jade seal merged with the Golden Dragon of Fortune, and the aura on the Golden Dragon of Fortune instantly became formidable.

Pan Huang, in the Flaming Mountain, quickly sensed the anomaly of the Kongtong Seal, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"This time, let the Holy Court take action. Since the establishment of the Holy Court, the number of times it has taken action can be counted on one's fingers; many have almost forgotten about the Holy Court!" Pan Huang said with a smile.

In the Holy Court, Di Xin received the message from Pan Huang.

Upon learning that Manjusri actually dared to slaughter Human Race officials in Human Race territory and threaten a Human Race ruler, a look of anger appeared on Di Xin's face.

"Huang Feihu, I grant you one hundred thousand Holy Court soldiers. Go down to the lower realm; it seems that since our Holy Court has not appeared in the world for a long time, they have forgotten how our Holy Court was founded," Di Xin said coldly.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Huang Feihu nodded.

On the other side, in the Wuji Kingdom palace, after the jade seal and the Golden Dragon of Fortune merged, the aura on the Golden Dragon of Fortune surged, and then it rushed directly into the body of the Wuji Kingdom's ruler. In just an instant, Manjusri actually sensed the aura of a Da Luo Golden Immortal from the Wuji Kingdom's ruler.

Sensing the aura on his body, the Wuji Kingdom's ruler did not say a word and charged toward Manjusri, a large blade composed of spiritual energy condensed in his hand.

"Overestimating your own capabilities!" Facing the attack of the Wuji Kingdom's ruler, Manjusri did not take it to heart at all.

Manjusri struck out casually, and the Wuji Kingdom's ruler was sent flying backward. While in the air, he spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, which left Manjusri, Xuanzang, and the others stunned.

"This ruler has great wisdom!" Suddenly, Xuanzang said.

Yang Jian and Sun Wukong also nodded. Master Xuanzang was indeed correct; this Wuji Kingdom's ruler truly had great wisdom, because when Manjusri attacked, he suddenly withdrew all his attacks and then endured Manjusri's strike head-on.

This was a ruler of a kingdom, yet he was beaten into serious injury by a Bodhisattva from Lingshan. Neither the Holy Court nor the Ren Sect would let this matter rest. The Wuji Kingdom's ruler being injured provided the Holy Court and the Ren Sect with a reason to strike at Lingshan—a reasonable and justified reason.

"But I still can't understand why he would have his throne stolen," Sun Wukong brought up the previous topic again.

Good heavens, this topic just won't go away!

After the Wuji Kingdom's ruler landed, he spat out another mouthful of blood, and his entire aura instantly withered, but a smile of a scheme succeeded appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Manjusri's expression was extremely ugly at this moment. He did not expect that he, a dignified Quasi-Saint, would be schemed against by a mere ant. This made Manjusri feel a great insult.

"Since you want to die, then this monk will fulfill your wish," Manjusri said with a gloomy face.

The next second, an attack shot directly toward the Wuji Kingdom's ruler, but the Wuji Kingdom's ruler did not dodge at all; he even actively met the attack.

Seeing this, Yang Jian and the others hurried to stop it, but the ruler was still injured by the aftermath of Manjusri's attack. The already severely injured ruler added new wounds; if it weren't for the Golden Dragon of Fortune in his body helping him hang on to his life, he would probably have returned to the Netherworld by now.

"If you don't court death, you won't die." A faint smile hung on Xuanzang's face.

As soon as his voice fell, an attack came from the sky, heading straight for Manjusri. Sensing this attack, Manjusri hurried to dodge, but the attack had locked onto him; no matter how he dodged, he could not escape. Seeing the attack about to strike him, Manjusri raised a protective barrier.

Boom—

With a loud noise, a huge pit appeared instantly with Manjusri at the center, and Manjusri was currently kneeling in the bottom of the pit in a disheveled state.

The previous strike did not cause him very serious injuries, but it killed the Green-Haired Lion, as the Green-Haired Lion could not withstand such an attack.

"Huang Feihu!" Upon seeing the person who arrived, Manjusri shouted his name word by word, his words full of anger and resentment.

"Slaughtering my Human Race clansmen, injuring my Human Race ruler—you deserve to be executed. This time, even Tathagata cannot save you." Huang Feihu looked at Manjusri with killing intent.

After speaking, he waved the long spear in his hand and charged over. Huang Feihu was originally a martial general of the Human Race, and after the Holy Court was established, he became a general of the Holy Court. His life was basically spent in battle, so Manjusri was simply no match for him.

In just two hundred rounds, Manjusri fell into a disadvantage. Huang Feihu's attacks were like a storm, and Manjusri had no chance to use his magic treasures. Cultivators like them had very little experience in close-quarters combat; once entangled, the only result was defeat.

"No, I must separate from him, otherwise defeat is only a matter of time," Manjusri thought to himself.

But was Huang Feihu someone so easy to shake off? If Huang Feihu were that easy to shake off, Di Xin would not have sent him down to the lower realm this time.

"Want to shake me off? Hmph!" Huang Feihu snorted coldly, and the movements in his hands accelerated quite a bit.

After another few hundred rounds, Manjusri revealed a flaw. Huang Feihu seized the opportunity and flicked his right arm away with a single thrust of his spear.

At Lingshan's Great Leiyin Temple, Tathagata had just returned from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool. Guanyin's condition had improved, and Tathagata estimated that she should be able to wake up within a hundred years.

Suddenly, Tathagata felt a palpitation. This feeling was exactly the same as when Guanyin was severely injured and dying, which made his expression change instantly. This must be related to the scripture seeker.

Thinking of this, Tathagata began to calculate the current location of the scripture seeker, and soon he calculated that they should be within the territory of the Wuji Kingdom.

The next second, Tathagata disappeared from where he was.

When he appeared again, he had already arrived at the capital of the Wuji Kingdom, and then he saw the severely injured Manjusri and Huang Feihu, who was preparing to deliver the final blow to Manjusri.

"Stop!" Seeing this scene, Tathagata roared angrily and rushed over.

But this time he was not as lucky as before. Before Tathagata could even strike, Huang Feihu's spear had already pierced through Manjusri's neck.

When Tathagata arrived, Manjusri thought he should be safe, but he did not expect that the final result would be like this. He was somewhat unwilling, but just as he wanted to resist, Huang Feihu grabbed Manjusri's primordial spirit in his hand.

"Did you think this General would give you a chance to resist?" Huang Feihu looked at Manjusri's primordial spirit and said with a smile.

"Release Manjusri's primordial spirit, and this monk can spare your life." Tathagata arrived opposite Huang Feihu at this time, looking at him with a face full of frost.

"What? What did you just say? This General didn't hear clearly, say it again?" Huang Feihu looked at Tathagata, picked his ears, his face full of disdain.

"Release Manjusri's primordial spirit; this monk does not want to say it a third time."

"Threatening me?" The smile on Huang Feihu's face disappeared.

The next second, right in front of Tathagata, Huang Feihu crushed Manjusri's primordial spirit, destroying both body and soul.

After Manjusri died, the fortune of the West underwent violent turmoil, and half a percent of the fortune disappeared instantly. This caused Jieyin and Zhunti, who were far away in Chaos, to suffer a backlash. Not to mention Tathagata; as the leader of Buddhism, after Manjusri died, he also spat out a large mouthful of blood, and the aura on his body instantly withered.

"Manjusri of Lingshan wantonly slaughtered my Human Race clansmen and attempted to meddle with my Human Race's fortune; he deserves to be executed. If the Western Lingshan does not give my Human Race's Holy Court an explanation, my Holy Court will definitely kill our way to Lingshan and personally demand justice." After Tathagata spat blood, Huang Feihu's voice appeared throughout the Primordial World.

The next second, looming figures appeared in the clouds above the Wuji Kingdom; these were all warriors of the Holy Court, Huang Feihu's subordinates.

"What did you just say? Spare my life? Now this General is standing right in front of you; come and take this General's life." Huang Feihu took a step forward, looked at the Tathagata in front of him, and said with a cold laugh.

Tathagata was shrouded in killing intent, and his magic power had already gathered in his hands. As long as he raised his hand, there was no way the Huang Feihu in front of him could survive, but Tathagata dared not, and he could not strike.

Behind him were Lingshan, Buddhism, and the Saints. If he struck, Lingshan would definitely be destroyed, the Buddhist orthodoxy would disappear from the Primordial World, and the Saints would also be implicated. He simply could not bear such consequences.

So Tathagata could only use deep breaths to calm the anger in his heart, and then bit by bit, he restrained the killing intent on his body.

"Pfft! This General thought you were some kind of figure; you're just a mere apostate. It's only natural that you don't dare to strike." Seeing Tathagata not move, Huang Feihu mocked.

"All troops, follow this General to Lingshan to demand justice for our Human Race." Huang Feihu shouted, then mounted his Colorless Divine Ox and led the one hundred thousand Holy Court soldiers straight toward Lingshan.

Tathagata stayed in place for a full dozen breaths before he calmed the anger in his heart, and then he turned his head to look at Xuanzang.

"My good disciple, the master is waiting for you at Lingshan." Tathagata gritted his teeth and squeezed out this sentence, then disappeared in front of them.

"Master Xuanzang, it seems Tathagata has discovered the Master's anomaly." After Tathagata left, Yang Jian said.

"No matter, this matter couldn't be hidden anyway. Now that we are on this journey to seek scriptures, it is the safest place," Xuanzang said with a smile, not a trace of worry on his face.

"Alright then!" Yang Jian and Sun Wukong shrugged.

They didn't care; after all, they were disciples of the Ren Sect, and Tathagata couldn't do anything to them. But Xuanzang was different; he had no backing behind him. If it weren't for this Journey to the West, he would have been killed by Guanyin back at the Guanyin Zen Temple.

After Tathagata left, Yang Jian and the others healed the Wuji Kingdom's ruler, and then Xuanzang had the more than one thousand Demon Race members under his command restore the place where they had fought to its original state. After doing all this, they prepared to leave.

"I still want to ask, how were you stripped of your throne back then?" Just as they were about to leave, Sun Wukong looked at the Wuji Kingdom's ruler and couldn't help but ask.

The Wuji Kingdom's ruler looked at Sun Wukong, a bitter smile appearing on his face. Could he say it was because he misjudged people, treated the Green-Haired Lion as a brother, and then was taken advantage of by him?

Sun Wukong ultimately did not get the answer he wanted, because the Wuji Kingdom's ruler just looked at him with a smile, waved his hand at them, and returned to the palace. The palace was currently at a standstill, and there were many things waiting for him.

(End of this chapter)