The Tathāgata Must Fail

Chapter 21: Black Dragon


In the sky shrouded by dense dark clouds, several flashes of lightning streaked across the Black Dragon's body.

That figure, large enough to blot out the sun and the sky—though recorded in Reincarnation, the Immortals still felt a chill running down their spines.

"Black Dragon."

The Immortals recognized it, but it should not have appeared.

"I heard the Black Dragon's kind was wiped out by Nuwa's father."

Someone looked at Nuwa, "How could one still remain?"

Nuwa did not answer.

Her gaze was complex as she watched the Black Dragon, and after a long time, she firmed her resolve.

"This is my Heavenly Destiny."

Nuwa said: "I am obligated to destroy it."

"It's no longer your Heavenly Destiny."

Sun Wukong took out the Jingu Bang and said: "You cannot kill it, it has come for me."

Nuwa was startled and looked up. The Black Dragon's gaze was indeed fixed straight on Sun Wukong.

"Leave this place."

Sun Wukong continued: "You and Gong Gong take care of rescuing people, I'll deal with it."

"This…"

Nuwa hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she nodded: "Fine."

The Immortals scattered and flew away.

Sun Wukong faced the Black Dragon alone.

"Sun Wukong."

The Black Dragon spoke his name, with a voice like thunder, shaking the sky.

"Aside from the Three Realms, do you also seek to disturb the peace here?"

It asked.

"Buddha Beads…"

Sun Wukong countered: "Do you know me?"

He had once doubted the Heavenly Destiny to be a mere ornamental column, but in the end, the Heavenly Destiny that bound this world turned out to be Buddha Beads.

These were not the Buddha Beads of the Three Realms, but their aura was very similar.

"You have killed my kin; your body bears their mark."

Buddha Beads spoke: "No matter where you go, we will know."

"Then tell me,"

Sun Wukong raised the Jingu Bang, "Is it you who turned the world into this?"

"Not every world can be as fortunate as the Three Realms, escaping destruction."

The Black Dragon said: "This world has taken the wrong path; it was I who destroyed it."

It raised its head and howled, a howl that shook the heavens, and infinite Demon Beasts surged around it.

That was the beast tide.

The beast tide covered the sky and the sun, layer upon layer, like a tidal wave rushing towards Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong swung his Jingu Bang, the Long Stick growing with the wind, as large as Tai Mountain, booming as it met the assault.

The Jingu Bang swept across the sky, striking the horde of beasts, and with a thunderous sound, gales whirled and blood rained, tearing the beast horde apart.

"That is not your body, you only have your soul left."

Sun Wukong said: "You cannot threaten me."

The Black Dragon's eyes flashed with a murderous intent, diving down at him, like a monstrous creature spanning the sky, bringing a terrifying presence that shook the heavens and the earth!

Unfortunately, its speed was not fast enough, or to say, just a bit slower than Sun Wukong.

With a blink, Sun Wukong appeared behind it, thousands of incarnations unfolding, each holding a Jingu Bang.

The moment the Jingu Bang was swung, the sky lit up with brilliance as if a multitude of stars were falling.

Countless beams of golden light bombarded the Black Dragon's back, shattering all its scales.

Yet the Black Dragon was not affected; its long tail swept across the sky, shattering clouds and wailing winds wherever it passed.

It struck Sun Wukong's incarnations, the thousands of incarnations vanishing like a mountain collapsing.

Sun Wukong retreated, shouting loudly as the Jingu Bang collided fiercely with the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon's tail shattered, but in an instant, it grew back again.

It burned its body, accelerating to extreme speed, flying towards Sun Wukong.

"You have an Undying Body!"

While fighting, Sun Wukong was astounded.

"Haha."

The Black Dragon laughed loudly, its body swelling intensely as terrifying storms emitted from its wounds, rushing towards the sea surface.

In a mere instant, the seas roiled violently, and enormous whirlpools appeared one after another.

The waves surged, mountains crumbled, and floodwaters rose next to the vortexes, rushing towards the land like an overwhelming force.

Mountains and forests were torn apart by the flood, trees bearing the souls of living beings were swept along with the current, bobbing in the vast ocean amidst the wind and waves.

A scene of utter human tragedy unfolded upon the earth.

"Stop!"

Sun Wukong bellowed as he struck at the Black Dragon.

"Foolish."

On the coast of the West Sea, Fu Xi watched the battle from the ground.

Sun Wukong and Black Dragon fought fiercely; a battle would send them flying five thousand miles, with the sky darkened and heavy rain pouring down, while floodwaters raged below.

Bolt after bolt of thick lightning connected the heavens with the earth.

"He can't win."

Fu Xi thought to himself as he watched Sun Wukong; in history, no one had ever triumphed over Heavenly Destiny.

The more intense the battle, the more terrifying the storm became.

Lightning falling from the sky struck one peak after another, igniting fires and tearing the earth apart.

That was the power of Heavenly Destiny, unmatched!

"Idiot."

Fu Xi sighed. Before the face of Heavenly Destiny, all living beings were like grass to be harvested.

Only when billions of living beings perished would the cycle of Reincarnation pass; it had always been so.

The defiance of Sun Wukong and Nuwa was meaningless.

"Isn't it better to act in accordance with Heaven?"

Fu Xi looked up at the sky.

Sun Wukong and a horde of beasts whistled past overhead.

Amid the unrelenting torrential downpour, Sun Wukong, braving the beasts' onslaught, wielded his Long Stick and battled the Black Dragon.

This scene was not only seen by Fu Xi but also by the living beings clinging to trees amidst the floodwaters.

They struggled in the battering wind and waves, staring in shock at the vista above them.

"Heavenly Emperor!"

"Heavenly Emperor!"

People chanted his name.

That dazzling figure was resisting the Black Dragon, like an ant challenging a Giant, an awe-inspiring sight.

It seemed as though the Black Dragon was enraged; after a roar of dragon's fury, it opened its mouth and suddenly swallowed the approaching Sun Wukong.

"It's over."

Thought Fu Xi.

Despair engulfed everyone on the ground.

However, the next moment, a piercing, painful shriek suddenly rang out in the sky.

People widened their eyes in shock to see a burst of golden light erupting from the Black Dragon's back, and a figure sprang forth.

That was Sun Wukong!

With Jingu Bang, he pierced through the Black Dragon, the Immortal Light surged, the Black Dragon's body shattered, and blood sprinkled across the sky.

Fu Xi's mouth hung open in shock.

"You seem to have underestimated me."

In the sky, Sun Wukong swung his Long Stick, and countless glittering stick shadows appeared: "You have an Undying Body, so I will utterly shatter it, preventing you from recovering!"

Suddenly, he bellowed, and the Long Stick struck towards the Black Dragon's back.

The Black Dragon was furious, and before it could react, countless Golden Hoop Sticks appeared at its back.

"Shatter!"

Golden Hoop after Golden Hoop Stick burst into flames, thunder roared in the sky, surrounding lightning shattered, forming an invisible field.

Boom!

The Black Dragon was pierced again, scales and flesh flew out, cut in mid-air by the Jingu Bang!

Fu Xi watched this scene, his body chilling with fear.

"How can this be."

Fu Xi was stunned in his heart; he had never imagined that Sun Wukong could defeat Heavenly Destiny.

He immediately made a decision—

Fu Xi turned and ran.

In the distance, the Black Dragon fell from the sky, wailing; as it saw Fu Xi's retreating figure, a halo suddenly flew from its head, rapidly chasing down Fu Xi.

By the time Sun Wukong noticed, the halo had already entrapped Fu Xi's head.

"Dragon Clan, good for nothing."

A brutal voice from the Buddha Beads emerged from the halo.

"This body is stronger!"

Fu Xi heard this voice and then his consciousness was cut off.

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