Free Web NovelChapter 1926: Chapter 1924: The Delicate Little Monk
One shichen of time—if it were in the Mortal World, that would be two hours. When the Peacock Great Bright King discovered this village of several hundred people and was thinking it could finally have a good meal, it suddenly saw, on a high mountain not far away, a delicate, handsome Young Monk sitting cross-legged!
At first the Peacock Great Bright King didn’t pay him any attention and continued walking toward the village, planning to eat every last one of these hundreds of people. But who would have thought that just as it stepped forward, that delicate Young Monk actually began to chant some Scriptures. This made the Peacock Great Bright King pause in surprise—and in that dazed pause, it ended up standing right there listening for more than a whole shichen!
Those endlessly dull Buddhist Scriptures were all about saving the world and rescuing beings, letting living creatures’ Souls be sublimated. With the Peacock Great Bright King’s demonic nature, it should have been absolutely impossible for it to stay there listening for more than a shichen. Even Cultivators of the Buddhist Sect might not have that kind of perseverance. Yet the Peacock Great Bright King had actually listened to Buddhist Scriptures for this long. This couldn’t help but make it, once it came back to its senses, fiercely knit its brows. Had it been unwittingly dragged by this Young Monk into some kind of lost, trance-like realm?
"Hmph, you’ve delayed me from eating. I’ll come back and deal with you later!" The Peacock Great Bright King came back to itself, glanced at the Young Monk sitting on the mountain not far away, and let out a cold snort as it spoke.
Whoosh!
Although the Peacock Great Bright King was a bit shocked that the Young Monk sitting on that nearby mountain had, without meaning to, dragged it into some Illusion Realm power and forced it to listen to Buddhist Scriptures for a whole shichen—something that truly shocked and enraged it—the Peacock Great Bright King did not immediately charge toward this Young Monk. Instead, it rushed for that village of several hundred people. It wanted to eat humans; its belly was hungry now. And it had finally found a village of several hundred like this—this was an exciting thing for the Peacock Great Bright King. How could it possibly give up this chance to devour hundreds of people?
Boom!
The Peacock Great Bright King turned into a beam of light, shooting toward that village of several hundred with terrifying speed. It opened its mouth and spat out a jet of Fire, planning to swallow the entire village in one bite!
Buzz!
All of a sudden, right in front of the Peacock Great Bright King appeared a band of Buddha Light. This Buddha Light was like a natural barrier, instantly blocking the Peacock Great Bright King’s path. This made the Peacock Great Bright King fiercely knit its brows again as it glanced at the Young Monk sitting cross-legged in meditation on the distant mountain.
"Hmph, you’re nothing more than food for me. Let me show you how powerful I, the Peacock Great Bright King, really am!"
The Peacock Great Bright King gave a cold snort. Although it had taken on human form, its right hand slowly pressed forward, and that right hand gradually transformed into a peacock’s talon. With one palm strike, it slapped down on that Buddha Light!
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With a soft sound, that Buddha Light barrier actually began to slowly dissipate, as if shattered. The Peacock Great Bright King couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh and say, "With such a little trick, you dare block the path of me, the Peacock Great Bright King? You really don’t know life from death!"
Thud!
The barrier formed by that Buddha Light was blasted apart with a single claw from the Peacock Great Bright King. It glanced at the Young Monk still sitting motionless on the mountaintop, eyes full of disdain. In its view, this Young Monk might have some strength, but he was still far from being its match. After it finished eating this village of several hundred people clean, it would then eat this ignorant Young Monk as well!
Boom!
However, just as the Peacock Great Bright King rushed to the sky above the village and was about to open its great mouth to devour the hundreds of people below, a gigantic Buddha Hand Seal came crashing down from the heavens, startling the Peacock Great Bright King into a brief daze. It immediately swung a fist to smash it!
Bang!
When the Peacock Great Bright King’s fist slammed into that Buddha Hand Seal, it actually felt a strange powerlessness well up within. It hurriedly retreated, but the Buddha Hand Seal kept pressing forward, forcibly driving the Peacock Great Bright King back, pushing it out, away from the village!
"You... a mere little monk, and you dare oppose me? You want to save the people of this village, is that it? Then I’ll slaughter every last one of them just to spite you!" the Peacock Great Bright King snarled, glaring viciously at the Young Monk on the mountain.
Roar!
The Peacock Great Bright King was enraged. It had never imagined that it, domineering over a whole region, sweeping across heaven and earth, having devoured who knows how many humans and swallowed the flesh and blood of countless experts, would actually be blocked today by a mere little monk.
Rumble!
The entire stretch of heaven and earth seemed to tremble. The Peacock Great Bright King’s power was terrifying. It was itself a powerhouse among the Demon Clan, with a profound Cultivation Realm and immense battle strength. Otherwise, it wouldn’t dare to rampage everywhere eating people like this. Even when strong Martial Artists of the Human Clan came for it, they were all killed and eaten by it. Its arrogance, its strength, its overbearing swagger—none of it could be underestimated!
"Little monk, you’re forcing my hand. Don’t blame me for what comes next!" The Peacock Great Bright King unleashed its full power, still maintaining human form, but its aura had completely changed. Brimming with confidence, it looked at the Young Monk and spoke.
"Amitabha Buddha!"
This time, the Young Monk sitting cross‑legged on the mountaintop was not completely silent, but all he did was loudly chant the Buddha’s name. This made the Peacock Great Bright King fiercely knit his brows, giving rise to an urge to crush this Young Monk to pieces!
"Very good, excellent. This is the first time I, the Peacock Great Bright King, have met someone like you. You’ve really made me feel delighted. I won’t kill you first. I’m going to slaughter this entire village clean, let you, this hypocritical, fake‑compassion little monk, see the cruelty of this world!" the Peacock Great Bright King said coldly through gritted teeth.
Bang!
The Peacock Great Bright King struck, erupting with an extremely powerful force. With a single palm he slapped toward that Buddha Hand Seal. It had to be said, the Peacock Great Bright King’s strength was truly formidable; he actually shattered that Buddha Hand Seal and sent it flying, making the Young Monk sitting cross‑legged on the mountaintop open his eyes despite himself and murmur:
"This Peacock Great Bright King is indeed very strong, and he also has great Buddhist insight. If he could become one of the Buddhist Sect, he would surely make the Buddhist Sect even more prosperous!"
It shattered. That enormous Buddha Hand Seal was still broken by the Peacock Great Bright King. At this moment, the Peacock Great Bright King was also unleashing his own mighty power. The entire stretch of heaven and earth seemed to be trembling, shrouded by the Magic Law on his body, as if no one could possibly block him!
Whoosh!
The Peacock Great Bright King once again swept toward the village. This time, before he had even reached above the village, he was already swallowing and spewing out an overwhelming power; from the looks of it, he was preparing to swallow these several hundred people into his belly in one breath!
Swish!
He froze. The Peacock Great Bright King frowned, for the Young Monk suddenly blocked his way. He couldn’t help but furrow his brows and sneer, saying, "Do you have a death wish?"
"Amitabha Buddha, Ming King, you should not indulge in such slaughter. This is not your true nature," the Young Monk pressed his palms together and looked seriously at the Peacock Great Bright King as he spoke.
"Hm? Hahahaha, ridiculous, utterly laughable. What thing are you, to dare preach to me?" The Peacock Great Bright King couldn’t help but laugh in fury, roaring loudly.
"Amitabha Buddha, Ming King, why do you eat people?" The Young Monk glanced at the Peacock Great Bright King and asked.
"Of course, to fill my belly!" the Peacock Great Bright King said disdainfully.
"Is that so? With your Cultivation Realm as the Peacock Great Bright King, you long ago ceased to need food to live. You’re merely satisfying the desire in your heart. It is this desire that has driven you to commit many evil deeds, and you are unable to suppress the man‑eating craving deep within your heart," the Young Monk said with a frown.
"Hmph, not knowing life from death. A mere little monk of the Human Clan dares to lecture me? When I swept across the world with might that shook all directions, you hadn’t even been born yet. You’re truly seeking death!" The Peacock Great Bright King snorted coldly, full of contempt.
"Amitabha Buddha, whoever attains the Way is a teacher; there is no distinction of who comes first or last," the Young Monk shook his head and said.
"Since you insist on dying first, I’ll grant your wish!"
The Peacock Great Bright King was violent and bloodthirsty. At once he sent a palm slapping toward the Young Monk. Yet the Young Monk neither dodged nor retreated; he only loudly chanted the Buddha’s name and calmly stood in place. This startled the Peacock Great Bright King, making him halt the palm he was about to bring down.
"Do you truly want to die?" The Peacock Great Bright King looked coldly at the Young Monk and asked.
"Ming King wants to eat people, Ming King wants to kill. If your eating and killing can calm your roaring rage and pacify the desire in your heart, and I can thereby save everyone in this village, then I am willing to die," the Young Monk said earnestly.
"You... hahahaha, you really are noble enough. This is the first time I’ve seen someone in the Martial Arts World capable of such self‑sacrifice for others. Are the people below related to you? Your kin?" the Peacock Great Bright King couldn’t help but frown and ask.
"No, we merely crossed paths by chance. I just happened to see Ming King here intending to eat people. I cannot bear to watch this village become a charnel ground, all its people turned into blood‑food, so I wished to come and persuade Ming King," the Young Monk shook his head and said.
"You... then why don’t you attack? With your strength, you should be able to fight me. Why won’t you strike and have a great battle with me? Perhaps if you defeated me, you could rightfully save them!" The Peacock Great Bright King frowned deeply.
The Young Monk looked at the Peacock Great Bright King, then couldn’t help but shake his head and say, "I already said, I came only to persuade Ming King. As for fighting and killing, it’s not that I cannot do such things, but that I do not wish to."
Hearing the Young Monk’s words, the Peacock Great Bright King couldn’t help but be stunned. He realized that this Young Monk standing before him seemed to have entered some sort of state, which even amazed him. However, this still could not possibly stop him from eating people... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
