Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

With a loud boom, the golden dragon of Buddha light shattered, but the portal to the Lesser Thousand Worlds was not only unharmed, but also disappeared into the void.

The last shred of hope in the heart of the Dragon-Subduing Venerable vanished.

He himself was at the late stage of the Undying Realm, half a step into the Great Luo Realm, and his full-force attack could not even break through this Lesser Thousand World. Meanwhile, his five hundred Arhat disciples were only at the Divine Realm. How could they possibly break through the barrier of the Lesser Thousand World and escape?
Furthermore, Liu Qing is also in the Lesser Thousand Worlds. As the master of the Lesser Thousand Worlds, how could he sit idly by and watch the five hundred Arhats break through the Lesser Thousand Worlds?

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable considered the terrible outcome. It was highly likely that Liu Qing would use the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds to suppress the five hundred Arhats, thus erasing them from the Three Realms.

The thought of such a terrible outcome filled the Dragon-Subduing Venerable with rage. He roared at the Arhats behind him, "Quickly join me in shattering this minor world and rescuing the five hundred Arhats!"

The Arhats, including the Tiger-Taming Venerable, knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately wanted to form the Eighteen Lesser Arhats Formation, pouring all their cultivation into the Dragon-Taming Venerable's body to shatter this minor world in one fell swoop.

If they succeed, even though Liu Qing's Lesser Thousand World is comparable to the Middle Thousand World, it will still be unable to escape the fate of being shattered.

Unfortunately, Liu Qing had already made arrangements for this.

As the seventeen Arhats, including the Dragon-Subduing Venerable, took to the air, the six great protectors, including the Bull Demon King and the Flood Dragon Demon King, along with Princess Iron Fan, Red Boy, Sun Wukong, Pigsy, Sandy, the Scorpion Demon, and the Many-Eyed Monster, whose fighting power was not much inferior to that of the Bull Demon King, arrived.

They all followed the plan and took off to intercept.

When the Dragon-Subduing Venerable failed to break through with his first attack, he was about to join forces with other Arhats to set up the Lesser Arhat Formation when the Bull Demon King and his companions arrived.

The Eighteen Arhats were already missing one person, so the formation of the Lesser Arhats was not a complete whole. With this flaw, how could the Bull Demon King and his men, who were experienced in battle, let such an opportunity pass by?

Then, the Bull Demon King roared and swung his acquired spiritual treasure, the Mixed Iron Cudgel, along the gap in the Arhat Formation.

After the seventeen Arhats, including the Dragon-Subduing Venerable, withstood the full force of the Bull Demon King's blow, the gap in the Arhat formation they had set up could no longer be maintained and was completely magnified.

Then, Princess Iron Fan, holding the Banana Leaf Fan, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, swung it over. Instantly, the power of innate gale swept over. Although Red Boy was young, he was quick-witted. He immediately opened his mouth and spat out a Samadhi True Fire, which was hidden in his mother's gale, and burned it viciously.

Just as the Dragon-Subduing Venerable punched away the innate gale of the banana leaf fan, he suddenly realized that the Samadhi True Fire hidden within the innate gale had already burned his arm.

The Arhat with the alms bowl hurriedly threw out the golden alms bowl to take away the Samadhi True Fire from the Dragon-Subduing Venerable. Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong and his gang attacked, hitting the golden alms bowl and smashing it away.

This swift and unexpected turn of events, while not causing real harm to either side, disrupted the formation of the Seventeen Arhats, preventing them from setting up the Arhat Formation and causing damage to Liu Qing's Small Thousand World.

"You wretched creatures, you aid the snake demon in its evil deeds. Aren't you afraid of being punished by Buddhism afterward?"

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable's eyes turned red. Because the five hundred Arhats were trapped, his sanity, which was originally able to resist bad luck and calamity, was now teetering on the brink of collapse and was about to fall into eternal damnation at any moment.

"Bald monk, how dare you utter such vile words! Watch me, Old Sun, smash your head!"

Sun Wukong somersaulted in front of the Dragon-Subduing Venerable and struck him with his staff. The Dragon-Subduing Venerable parried with his fists, and a series of metallic clanging sounds erupted, clearly demonstrating that his physical body was now as strong as a magical treasure.

While Sun Wukong was engaged in a fierce battle with the Dragon-Subduing Venerable, the Bull Demon King sought out the Tiger-Taming Venerable and they fought together.

Among the eighteen Arhats, the two Venerables who subdue dragons and tigers are both in the Immortal Realm and have the strongest combat power. However, they were attacked by Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King one after the other, and fought fiercely, leaving them no time to spare.

The remaining Arhats, such as the Deer-Riding Arhat and the Joyful Arhat, were all at the Golden Body Realm. Although their numbers exceeded those of the Flood Dragon Demon King and the Roc Demon King, the Flood Dragon Demon King's five protectors were all at the Undying Realm. Although their combat power was not as great as that of the Bull Demon King Sun Wukong, it was still far superior to that of the Deer-Riding Arhat at the Golden Body Realm.

Therefore, the Demon King Jiao, the Demon King Peng, the King Yu Rong, the King Macaque, and the King Lion Camel rushed forward, each encircling two or three Arhats, and the battle was evenly matched.

The seventeen Arhats on the other side each went out to fight against the seven great saints who had sworn brotherhood back then, and there were no spares. However, the other side had no spares, while the other side had spares.

The group arranged by Liu Qing still has six people left: Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, Duomu Monster, Scorpion Demon, Princess Iron Fan, and Red Boy!

Pigsy and Sandy exchanged a glance, laughed, and, carrying their nine-toothed rake and the Solo Staff, went to fight the weaker Yu Rong King, who was riding an elephant.

Although this elephant-riding Arhat did not possess any magical treasures, the war elephant beneath him was a ferocious beast with combat power no less than that of an ordinary Divine Realm cultivator. Yu Rong King was not skilled in close combat, so he had been constantly suppressed and beaten.

Now that Pigsy and Sandy have joined forces, the battle has been turned around, and the elephant-riding Arhat is suffering greatly.

The three Arhats – Long-Browed Arhat, Ear-Cleaning Arhat, and Contemplative Arhat – were the weakest among the Arhats. When they joined forces to fight the Flood Dragon Demon King, they couldn't withstand him alone. After only a few rounds of fighting, one of them was already injured.

Like the Elephant-Riding Arhat, the Laughing Lion Arhat also rides a ferocious lion. He joins forces with the Cloth Bag Arhat, who possesses a magical cloth bag, to fight against the Lion Camel King.

Among the Seven Great Sages, the Lion Camel King's combat strength was of medium. He only had a low-grade spiritual treasure, the Mountain-Splitting Saber, and although his cultivation was higher than that of the three opponents at the first realm, he was still repeatedly forced to retreat by the two Arhats and a ferocious beast.

Upon seeing this, the scorpion demon snorted coldly, revealed its true form as a ten-zhang-long black scorpion, and joined the battle. It repeatedly used its innate ability, the Horse-Falling Stake, to cripple the ferocious lion. This instantly boosted the Lion Camel King's spirits, bolstered his morale, and he unleashed several slashes in a flash, turning the tide of battle.

The Joyful Arhat and the Happy Arhat, whose paths were similar, chuckled softly and laughed loudly. Their laughter carried a power to sway the mind, causing the Roc Demon King to become extremely agitated. Upon seeing this, the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat knew it was an opportunity to strike and immediately threw out his pagoda, which covered the Roc Demon King.

The Peng Demon King was terrified and thought to himself that his life was over, but at that moment a pillar of wind came from behind and almost knocked the pagoda away.

Peng Demon King was relieved to have escaped with his life. In the midst of his busy schedule, he turned around and said gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for saving my life."

"Stop talking nonsense and get on the enemy! You still want me to save you?"

The Roc Demon King looked embarrassed, then turned around, enraged, and viciously attacked the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat.

Joyful Arhat and Happy Arhat continued to provide support, disrupting the minds of the Seven Great Sages. Princess Iron Fan frowned and said to Red Boy beside her, "Later, let's join forces and use the power of wind and fire to destroy those two bald monks!"

Red Boy's eyes blazed with fire, and he said in a fierce yet childish voice, "Don't worry, Mother, I'll burn these two bald monks to death."

Red Boy had a deep-seated hatred for Buddhism. He was living a carefree life on Mount Hao, but because his father went to the Flowing Sand River, Buddhism became jealous of him, forcing him, his mother, and his stepmother to hide in his father Bull Demon King's small world. After a while, they grew extremely tired of it.

The thought of his current imprisonment-like existence, all because of Buddhism's misplaced anger, filled Red Boy with rage.

Bald monks, even mortals know that one should not harm one's family. You bald monks are shameless and even worse than mortals. You can't beat my father, so you threaten me. I've been holding back my anger for a long time, and today I'm going to burn a few of you to vent my anger.

Princess Iron Fan seized the opportunity and waved her fan. Red Boy, who had been holding back his Samadhi True Fire, opened his mouth and spewed it out. Using the wind as a springboard, the fire spread like a fiery cloud, instantly engulfing the Joyful Arhat and the Happy Arhat.

The two Arhats were only capable of supporting roles, with extremely weak defense and attack capabilities. Faced with the infamous Samadhi Fire, they could only withstand it for a single breath before being trapped within its flames. Once the protective Buddhist power surrounding them was burned through, their souls would likely be scattered.

The Joyful Arhat hurriedly cried out to the Arhat who reached out his hand, "Senior brother, quickly save me—"

The Arhat with outstretched hands turned around and saw that the Arhat of Joy and the Arhat of Happiness were in danger, but he could not leave them unattended. So he immediately made his hands longer and bigger, intending to rescue the Arhat of Joy and the Arhat of Happiness who were trapped in the Samadhi True Fire.

Red Boy would not allow it to happen. He shook his Fire-Tipped Spear, stepped on the Five Elements Flying Wheel, and instantly arrived in front of him, thrusting the spear forward.

The Long-Eyebrow Arhat was born with two long eyebrows. After attaining enlightenment, he refined these eyebrows, making them able to grow long or short, tough and resistant to water and fire, and powerful enough to rival the Immortal-Binding Rope used during the Investiture of the Gods.

At this moment, seeing that Red Boy was so arrogant as to dare to rush into the formation, he immediately left one eyebrow to wrap around the Monkey King, while the other eyebrow darted out like a monstrous python and wrapped around Red Boy.

The Arhat riding the deer, relying on the speed of his spirit deer, leaped over in an instant, raised his treasure umbrella, and struck Red Boy on the head.

Princess Iron Fan was instantly terrified and leaped forward. Halfway there, she used her magical banana leaf fan to fan out repeatedly, instantly creating several gusts of wind that swept towards the seated deer arhat.

But she was a beat too slow. Just as the precious umbrella in the Deer-Riding Arhat's hand was about to smash into Red Boy's head, Princess Iron Fan was filled with panic and cried out urgently:

"Dead ox, hurry and save our child—"

The Bull Demon King hurriedly tried to rescue Red Boy, but was pinned down by the white tiger that sprang from the chest of the Tiger-Taming Arhat, and couldn't break free for a moment.

"Bald monk, if you dare to harm even a hair on my son's head, I, Old Ox, swear before the Great Dao that I will fight you to the death!"

The Bull Demon King's eyes were bloodshot, as if he could see Red Boy's head smashed open and his soul annihilated in the next second.

Just when despair was about to be extinguished, suddenly an arm appeared out of thin air beside Red Boy and grabbed the precious umbrella that the Arhat riding a deer had smashed down.

Liu Qing stepped out of the void and snatched the treasure umbrella from the Deer-Riding Arhat with a burst of strength. Then he rubbed Red Boy's head and said, "Were you scared just now? Don't be afraid. Your master is here. This bald monk's treasure umbrella is quite a treasure. You can take it and play with it."

Red Boy accepted the precious umbrella with a joyful expression, showing no sign of being frightened, and repeatedly said, "Thank you for the gift, Master Master."

Liu Qing waved his hand, grabbed Red Boy, and tossed him to Princess Iron Fan.

His eyes swept across the battlefield, a fierce glint in them.

With a flick of his hand, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone appeared in his palm, buzzing and vibrating as if questioning why he hadn't asked for help when he had just suppressed five hundred Arhats. Had he forgotten the old ones with the new ones?
Liu Qing hurriedly explained and reassured her that it was not a matter of fickleness, but rather that the Qiankun Ruler was more convenient for utilizing the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

You specialize in killing, and your abilities are far beyond the power of the world. It's not that I'm fickle, but when I think of killing, I immediately summon you.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone finally stopped being jealous and unleashed a strong innate killing aura, urging Master Liu Qing to quickly use it to kill a few bald monks.

Liu Qing took a step forward and arrived in front of the seated deer arhat. He smashed the dragon-shaped eight-tone cone in his hand down on the deer arhat's head. The seated deer arhat wanted to escape, but he felt as if he was in a quagmire and could not move.

Knowing that he was trapped by Liu Qing's world power, Wei Jin had no choice but to fight back desperately. Therefore, he had no intention of escaping and used all his strength to raise his hands upwards.

With a series of cracking and splattering sounds, the deer-riding Arhat's arms were instantly smashed, his head was smashed, and his entire body was reduced to a pile of mud.

The Arhat Sitting on a Deer, who was at the late stage of the Golden Body Realm, couldn't even withstand a strike from Liu Qing using only 50% of his strength and was forcibly killed.

At this moment, a loud shout rang out from the distant western horizon: "Snake demon, stop! How dare you harm a virtuous monk of Buddhism! My sect will fight you to the death!"

Liu Qing swept the Arhat across the river in half with a single spear thrust, and sneered, "As if you're saying we have any room for maneuver?"

"Subdue the dragon, tame the tiger, and leave immediately!"

Seeing that Liu Qing was not threatened and had killed the Arhats who had crossed the river, a voice rose again from the horizon, but it was not a threat to Liu Qing, but an urging of the Arhats to flee quickly.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable punched away Sun Wukong's golden cudgel, and the Tiger-Taming Venerable ignored the Bull Demon King, took a blow himself, and took the opportunity to escape, running westward towards Tongguan.

The other Arhats, including the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat, the Long-Eyebrow Arhat, and the Contemplative Arhat, also risked being struck by their opponents, using the momentum to jump out of the battle and flee frantically towards the western horizon.

Meanwhile, the Buddhist reinforcements rushed towards Tongguan, with both sides heading towards each other, attempting to meet up with Liu Qing and avoid being slaughtered.

"escape?--"

"Hehe, does this deity agree?"

With a single swipe of his hand, Liu Qing cleaved open the void, carrying the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone. He stepped into the void, then sensed the aura of the Descending Dragon Venerable, determined his coordinates, and immediately tore open space, emerging from the chaos.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable had barely fled a hundred miles when he saw ripples appear in the void ahead. Before he could even appear, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone had already pierced through him.

There was no time to dodge. The Dragon-Subduing Venerable was on the verge of death. He unleashed boundless will, gathering all his abilities into his fist and smashing it towards Liu Qing.

A golden dragon, almost a tangible manifestation of Buddha's light, lunged at the Panlong Bayin Cone.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone instantly exploded with the sounds of ghosts wailing and gods howling. The spear's momentum suddenly increased, and it fiercely pierced through the body of the Buddha Light Golden Dragon, aiming for the heart of the Dragon Subduer Venerable.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable roared in unwilling anger, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and his body flashed with golden light, activating the defense of the Undying Realm to its strongest.

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However, under the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone Spear, the defense of the Great Perfection of the Undying Realm was penetrated after only one or two breaths.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable stared blankly at the spearhead that had pierced his chest, speechless, until a wave of excruciating pain surged into his head, at which point he let out a death scream.

Liu Qing emerged from the void and with a single strike of the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, completely shattered the life force of the Dragon-Subduing Venerable.

Facing the Tiger-Taming Venerable, the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat, and the others who were still running towards him, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes: "Today, I will erase you all from the Three Realms!" (End of Chapter)