The Tathāgata Must Fail

Sun Wukong had been preparing for a long time.

After Jiū appeared, he bombarded Light Swords with Jingu Bang, leaving behind vast expanse of Myriad Spirits Diagrams, branding them upon the path, constructing his Spell.

At this moment, his Spell was essentially complete.

The next moment, a Talismanic Map flew out from Sun Wukong's body.

That Talismanic Map, the size of a Talismanic Map, had no dazzling light, and appeared so fragile amidst the endless Light Swords.

"Playing tricks and deceit!"

Jiū's expression turned cold, and a halo flew out from behind her, slashing towards that Talismanic Map.

That was her Heavenly Dao halo. Even Sun Wukong couldn't withstand it, and Jiū seemed to hear the sound of the Talismanic Map shattering.

Clang——

However, when the halo struck the Talismanic Map, the expected shattering did not happen; instead a sound like metal striking metal was heard.

"What's going on?"

Jiū furrowed her brow.

She withdrew the halo, intending to try again, but the Talismanic Map suddenly began to tremble.

With a "boom," the Talismanic Map suddenly exploded, and Divine Radiance spread out like ripples from within the Talismanic Map.

That Divine Radiance didn't seem magnificent, as thin as moonlight, but when it encountered the seemingly indestructible Light Swords around, it sliced through them as easily as a knife through tofu.

In an instant, the densely packed Light Swords in the world were cleaved by this Divine Radiance, carving out a small heaven and earth.

"Another Myriad Spirits Diagram."

Fiery light emerged in Jiū's eyes.

Indeed, this was a Myriad Spirits Diagram, unlike the previous one, it was a cleaner Myriad Spirits Diagram.

Within this Diagram, there weren't countless wisdoms, but there were Spells circulating slowly on their own, resembling the celestial stars.

It was the Myriad Spirits Diagram after its sublime transformation—a brand-new, infantile, yet unformed Myriad Spirits Diagram.

Because it was unformed, it was extremely fragile.

"Simplify complexity, this is the true Tao."

Jiū could feel that within this Myriad Spirits Diagram was Sun Wukong's deepest wisdom.

"Sun Wukong."

She once again changed her mind: "Give your Heavenly Dao to me, and I can grant you a quick death!"

Sun Wukong shook his head.

"Myriad Spirits, is the Way of all beings."

Sun Wukong spoke, and the Talismanic Map began to emanate light.

That light spread out, causing countless Myriad Spirits Diagrams that filled the sky to emit the same glow.

Those Myriad Spirits Diagrams, within the light, transformed radically, becoming as simple and thin as the Talismanic Map.

"It's starting."

Sun Wukong thought to himself.

Though the time was not fully ripe, he already had an eighty percent certainty—of accomplishing yet another sublime transformation of the Myriad Spirits Diagram.

New Divine Radiance quickly spread out, rising from the ground, invoking resonance with other Myriad Spirits Diagrams in the Chaos.

"Heavenly Emperor!"

"Heavenly Emperor!"

Countless Star Palaces, innumerable worlds, people's voices reached the depths of Sun Wukong's heart, gathered by him, merging.

Various great celestial Methods circulated in Sun Wukong's eyes. His body's light grew more and more intense, beginning to envelop the entire heavens and earth within it.

"Interesting."

Perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps out of greed—Jiū did not stop Sun Wukong's transformation.

She quickly heard a voice.

"Henceforth, all beings in Chaos may learn the Heavenly Dao!"

It was the announcement of yet another innovation of Myriad Spirits.

Sun Wukong's path had gone forward another step.

Even Jiū could not gaze directly at the scorching light on his body; she closed her eyes, then opened them once more.

In the world, the densely packed Light Swords were swept away leaving nothing but a burning fireball fixed in the air.

The fireball burned endlessly like a meteor from beyond the heavens.

"The Heavenly Dao gives birth to Myriad Spirits."

Suddenly, a slender hand stretched out from within the fireball, with stars formed in the palm amidst the flames.

"And you, destroy all beings."

With a clench of the palm, the burning fireball suddenly exploded.

A white silhouette stood in the air.

That was a young man enveloped in Divine Radiance, with silver battle armor where starlight flowed, and his cloak rustling loudly.

"You..."

Jiū looked on in astonishment at this scene: "You've become a human?"

"This is a Taoist Body."

Sun Wukong answered.

He faced the world as a human—this was the posture of the Heavenly Emperor awaited in anticipation by the beings of Chaos after the Heavenly Dao innovation, and also a posture influenced by the Heavenly Dao he had adopted without full preparedness.

"This posture is temporary, pay it no heed."

Sun Wukong lifted Jingu Bang.

Once he regains control of the new Wanling Heavenly Dao, he could revert to his original form.

Jiū suppressed the shock in her heart, looking into Sun Wukong's eyes.

His eyes burned fiercely, within his pupils seemed to lie the heavenly stars and rivers.

"Chaos Myriad Spirits."

Jiū spoke with joy: "Good, very good!"

She was delighted; Sun Wukong had perfected the Myriad Spirits Heavenly Dao for her.

At this moment, the Myriad Spirits Heavenly Dao had already surpassed all the Heavenly Daos she had collected.

"Be happy, Sun Wukong."

Jiū spoke loudly: "You have created a miracle, you are the strongest Heavenly Emperor since the beginning of Hongmeng!"

She was not shy with her praise, but...

"You control too few Star Palaces, you cannot defeat me!"

Jiū continued.

Sun Wukong's Heavenly Dao was strong, he had the power of the beings of the Heavenly Court, but compared to the power plundered by the Undying Emperors over billions of years, his power was several dozen times less.

Jiū would no longer give Sun Wukong the opportunity to grow!

She had no more hesitation, her palm carrying a supreme Divine Power, pressed toward Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong did not dodge, and a giant black hand suddenly emerged from the void, catching Jiū's palm.

"This is..."

Jiū's expression changed instantly.