Chapter 757: Chapter 758: Leave Your Lives Behind, Then You Can Go (3rd Update!)

“Amitabha! Ao Run, your Dragon Race has been secretly colluding with the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court for years, do you really think the Buddhist Sect is unaware? Creatures like you, who play both sides, are not worthy to stand between heaven and earth. I am merely executing heaven’s will!”

Ran Deng Buddha had an air of righteousness about him, but it only made Dragon King Ao Run of the Western Sea feel nauseated.

“Bah! Hypocritical pretenders full of false righteousness, you filthy monk! With the kind of disgusting deeds you commit, framing and entrapping others, you still have the nerve to talk about executing heaven’s will! Ran Deng Buddha, do you even know the meaning of shame? For someone like you to become a Buddha and lead, it’s truly as if heaven has gone blind!”

Dragon King Ao Run had thrown caution to the wind, shedding his usually timid image with speech that spared no courtesy, so incisive it hardly seemed the words of a mere mortal, “Just wait, one day, the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court will utterly destroy your hypocritical Buddhist Sect. All of you pretentious monks will meet terrible ends!”

The expression on Ran Deng Buddha’s face darkened instantly, Dragon King Ao Run’s display of assertiveness was unprecedented in his presence, and each sentence was a stake through the heart. There was no way Ran Deng Buddha could look pleased!

“Good, very good!”

Ran Deng Buddha sneered, “Ao Run, you old dragon have truly grown bold! Since you seek death, I shall grant it today! Dragon-Subduing Arhat, this evil dragon is yours to deal with! Strip his dragon’s hide and draw his sinew for me!”

“Yes, Ancient Buddha!”

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat behind Ran Deng Buddha furrowed his brow slightly, but still stepped forward. Raised by Ran Deng Buddha himself, he could not refuse his command, yet he did not agree with such actions and felt compelled to do this against his will.

“Dragon King of the Western Sea, I really do not wish to kill you, but I must obey my orders, be careful!”

With two steps, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat approached Dragon King Ao Run, and his long spear thrust fiercely towards him, creating tiny cracks in space where it passed.

“This Dragon-Subduing Arhat has immense combat power! To think that the Buddhist Sect houses such extraordinary warriors!”

High above in the clouds, Sun Wukong’s eyes gleamed with recognition. A true expert reveals himself with just one action, and the cultivation of this Dragon-Subduing Arhat was in the Half-Step Saint Realm, stronger than most Buddhas and almost on par with a regular Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint!

“Indeed powerful! I’m no match for him!”

The White Dragon Ao Lie looked distressed as he nodded. Though reluctant to admit it, he was almost certain–Dragon King Ao Run was no match for the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, nor was he. This upcoming fight would see his father defeated.

As expected, within less than a hundred moves, Dragon King Ao Run’s dark gold hammer was knocked from his grasp, flying away. Left with no choice but to transform into his dragon form to fight, he was still no match for the Dragon-Subduing Arhat. He was violently thrown around by his tail and struck repeatedly by the spear, bloodied and battered, until he could no longer hold on and fell into the ocean waves.

“Dragon King, surrender! You cannot defeat me! If you surrender, I will plead with the Ancient Buddha to spare the lives of your Western Sea Dragon Clan!”

Despite the reluctance in the Dragon-Subduing Arhat’s eyes, he and Dragon King Ao Run had no personal grudges; though he possessed the power to subdue dragons, he was not inclined to the act of slaying them.

“Pah!”

Dragon King Ao Run spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, laughing bitterly as he panted, “Asking me to surrender? Never!”

“Stubborn fool!”

Ran Deng Buddha stood midair, his face contorted with ferocity as he looked towards the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, “Dragon-Subduer, since he is bent on dying, why not hurry and send him on his way?”

“…Yes, Ancient Buddha!”

With a resigned sigh, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat raised his spear and thrust it towards the critical spot on Dragon King Ao Run. Once pierced, Dragon King Ao Run would have no chance of survival!

“Ding!”

Just as the spear tip was about to touch Ao Run, the Dragon King of the Western Sea’s inverse scale, it suddenly struck what seemed like an invisible barrier, emitting a crisp sound of metal clashing. The next moment, the spear in the hands of the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was forcefully repelled, and a figure appeared out of thin air in front of Ao Run–it was Sun Wukong!

Behind him, the young White Dragon, Ao Lie, had already placed his palm on Ao Run’s body, infusing the robust Dragon Primordial Force into Ao Run, aiding him in transforming into human form.

“Father, are you alright?”

“Lie, how did you come here? And the Great Saint too!”

Shock colored the face of the Dragon King of the Western Sea, Ao Run, who then kneeled on one knee towards Sun Wukong, “Dragon King Ao Run of the Western Sea pays respects to the Great Sage!”

Now, Sun Wukong is the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court, and the Dragon Race is considered a branch of the Demon Clan. Ao Run’s kneeling did not disgrace the pride of the Dragon Race, especially since the two ancestors of the Dragon Race, Candle Dragon, Ao Tian and Ying Long, Ying Tian, were also members of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court, and similarly, subjects of Sun Wukong.

“Dragon King, there’s no need for formalities, please rise!”

Sun Wukong gently turned his head and smiled at Ao Run, “Ao Run, take your father to the side to rest. Leave the rest to Old Sun!”

“Yes, Great Saint!”

Ao Lie glanced at the Dragon-Subduing Arhat and then fiercely glared at Ran Deng Buddha and his companions in midair, taking Ao Run deep into the sea towards the Dragon Palace.

With Sun Wukong present, Ran Deng Buddha and the others certainly wouldn’t get off easy. To prevent the Western Sea Dragon Palace from being affected, Ao Lie hurriedly started to fully activate the Palace Protection Formation.

“Sun Wukong? How did he come here?”

In the sky, Ran Deng Buddha, and the others, their faces suddenly changed. They hadn’t expected Sun Wukong to appear so abruptly on the battlefield!

“Ancient Buddha, what should we do? The Great Sage Equalling Heaven has come personally. He must know about our plans!”

Wing Emperor expressed his panic to Ran Deng Buddha.

“I’m not blind!”

An annoyed Ran Deng Buddha answered back. He had already started to think ahead; now that Sun Wukong had shown up, their plot to destroy the Western Sea was surely doomed.

“Let’s retreat!”

Ran Deng Buddha was well aware of Sun Wukong’s combat power. Engaging in battle now without any certainty of winning meant it was better to retreat first!

“Wait!”

Just as Ran Deng Buddha and the others were about to retreat, they were stopped by Sun Wukong, who flashed in front of them, revealing a broad wicked smile to Ran Deng Buddha, “Did Old Sun ever say you could just leave like that?”

“Sun Wukong, what do you want then?”

“It’s simple. Leave your lives behind, and then you can go!”