The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1043

Chapter 1043: Chapter 1040 War God Chiyou Chapter 1043: Chapter 1040 War God Chiyou Everyone hadn't even time to react when a dark silhouette wreathed in smoke had already appeared in front of Tang Sanzang.

“Master, be careful.” Sun Wukong was the first to catch the trajectory of the shadow and hurriedly rushed over.

Within the shadow, Chiyou had already launched a punch, heading straight for Tang Monk's chest.

“Subhuti…” The moment Tang Sanzang began to chant, the golden light around him flared explosively.

One could see a colossal Vajra Manifestation just starting to form, its eyes just beginning to shine with spiritual light, when Chiyou's punch had already smashed down.

A gong-like thrumming immediately came from the Vajra Manifestation, followed by it exploding into pieces amidst dazzling golden light, and the body of Tang Sanzang wrapped within it burst in an instant, flesh scattering and blood staining the sky.

“Master…” Sun Wukong and the others nearly shouted out in unison.

Hiding within the fragments of the Map of Mountains and Rivers during these years, they had been cultivating in stillness, without any contact with each other, each knowing well that the reunion would signify facing the ultimate trial.

They were clear about the possible outcomes for themselves, but when they saw Tang Sanzang die so tragically before their eyes, it was still unacceptable.

“Chiyou!” Sun Wukong roared explosively, nearly frenzied.

The first one rushed over, his muscles bulging and his entire being burning with a fiery aura, as if in an instant, he had reverted to the Demon King of All Times who once dominated Flower Fruit Mountain.

The charm patterns on his Ruyi Golden Cudgel shone brightly, changing from golden color to crimson, and seemed to ignite a layer of flame on it, making the shadow of the cudgel hazy.

Shen Luo also felt the change from over there and slowly opened his eyes, immediately seeing Sun Wukong leaping into the sky, bringing down his cudgel toward Chiyou.

His eyes narrowed slightly, but within that swing, he noticed something unusual – within the crimson flames coiling around the cudgel, he could vaguely see countless overlapping shadows of the weapon, too many to count.

“Splashy Chaotic Stick.” Shen Luo recognized it.

This move, which seemed to contain only one stick, actually had countless shadows overlapping in an instant, and the power of its fall was definitely not inferior to Shen Luo performing Splashy Chaotic Stick a hundred times with all his strength.

Shen Luo assessed that even if he were fully healed and in peak condition, he could not achieve what Sun Wukong had just done, merging thousands into one strike, which was indeed the ultimate expression of Splashy Chaotic Stick.

While he was still shocked inwardly, Sun Wukong's cudgel had already struck down.

Facing this ferocious sudden strike, Chiyou's eyes also showed a touch more solemnity; his figure suddenly twisted, spinning the Pangu Battle Axe with a whistling sound. His body turned around, the Demonic Patterns on him lighting up sharply.

Waves of vast and unfathomable power continually flowed into the giant axe in his hands, and after quickly turning a full circle, he gathered his strength and slashed diagonally upward.

The Battle Axe, for the first time, showed the same Demonic Patterns as on his body, changing its color to blood-red, clashing heavily with the Golden Cudgel.

“Boom”

A heaven-shaking boom was heard, and as the Golden Cudgel and the Battle Axe collided, they resisted each other, remaining locked for a moment, as both Sun Wukong and Chiyou continued to pour their strength into their respective weapons.

Sun Wukong roared to the sky, and behind him, the shadow of a giant ape pounded its chest, wave after wave of tremendous power rushing into the Golden Cudgel, while Chiyou's body was covered in Demonic Patterns that turned from black to red, his combat power shockingly surging.

Just as the Golden Cudgel was being forced back inch by inch, another explosive shout rang out.

“Brother Monkey, I'm here to aid you.”

Zhu Bajie rushed over in haste, with a shadow of a black demon pig complete with tusks-like thorns emerging behind him, charging forward as if a mountain were crashing down.

He placed his hands on Sun Wukong's back, his mana also pushing forward without reservation.

Following closely behind, the silent Monk Sha had also caught up and stretched out both hands to press on Zhu Bajie's back, his mana flowing out without any reservation.

Under the combined efforts of the three brothers, it was as though three peerless fierce beasts were unleashed, their momentum so strong that it even steadily overwhelmed Chiyou.

“Roar…”

From Sun Wukong's mouth came a wild beast-like roar as his Ruyi Golden Cudgel in hand blazed with red fire, finally overpowering the battle axe with a heavy strike that smashed down.

A flash of surprise crossed Chiyou's eyes as he fiercely brought his battle axe back, hitting his own shoulder with a sound like breaking bones, causing him to involuntarily crash towards the earth.

“Boom”

The entire Map of Mountains and Rivers domain shook violently with the impact, and amidst the dust filling the sky, the figures of Sun Wukong and the others were engulfed, with only continuous booming sounds carrying through, layer upon layer of intense shockwaves that completely disrupted the Heaven and Earth Aura in the surrounding void. Even with his Golden Fire Eyes activated, Shen Luo could not see clearly what was happening inside.

The intense vibrations and explosive sounds continued for dozens of breaths before finally ceasing.

Soon, the figures of Sun Wukong and the others were flung out from the dust clouds, landing heavily on the earth, gasping fiercely, but their eyes were all fixed on the dust-ridden area, their expressions solemn.

“Haha…*cough*…”

A laugh tinged with coughing came from within the dust, as a figure emerged slowly, covered in wounds, with the joint of his left arm completely broken and hanging unnaturally, looking exceedingly wretched.

Yet, on his face was not a trace of pain, but rather an excited gleam in his eyes.

“Good, good, you did well… Finally, it feels somewhat like the Battle of Zhulu from that year. It's your anger, your hatred, and your will to fight that I want. Every restless, rising, slaughter-seeking thought in this world feeds my strength,” Chiyou praised successively.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo couldn't help but change his expression slightly.

Could it be that Chiyou's reputation as a war god comes from this, that the source of his power recovery is chaos, war, and slaughter?

“The more fiercely you fight, the stronger I become, until you can no longer defeat me,” Chiyou's laughter was still echoing when his wounds began healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“As long as there is hatred and conflict in the world, I am immortal.”

Chiyou's final words struck Shen Luo like thunder, heavy on his heart.

All around was a desolate silence, with no one speaking.

At that moment, a faint cicada's chirp rose, modest in volume, but reverberating all around.

Followed by one chirp after another, as if answering the call in unison, resounding throughout the surroundings.

“Golden Cicada…” Chiyou said in surprise.

“Master?” Sun Wukong and the others also felt an immense surprise and looked around.

“All phenomena are illusory. If you see that all phenomena are not phenomena, then you see the Tathagata,” the chant of Buddha's scripture came.

With the cicadas chorusing, thin and transparent, like cicada wings, crystal lights appeared around Chiyou, refracting layers of light, crisscrossing and slicing through the space.

Continuous cuts appeared on Chiyou's body as blood dripped down with a “drip-drop,” but it did not touch the ground; instead, it stained the transparent cicada wings with crimson.

The Buddha's scripture characters on the cicada wings lit up and quivered incessantly, emanating a sense of intense heat.

Chiyou's blood, enveloped by that light, began to burn, turning into strands of golden flame. The demonic blood was instantly transformed into Heaven and Earth Aura, nourishing everything in all directions.