My brother is so cunning

Chapter 917 Collapse at the First Touch

Leading the charge was none other than the Golden-Winged Roc King, one of the three thousand Jiedi.

The Golden-Winged Roc charged the fastest, partly because he possessed supernatural speed and abilities, making his movements superior to any of the three thousand Jiedi or the five hundred Arhats.

On the other hand, the Golden-Winged Roc is now a criminal, burdened with the karmic debt of hundreds of thousands of lives. He was also captured by Wen Rui, imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, subjected to torture, and forced to write a confession, which has been turned into an ironclad case.

It was only after paying a great price that Buddha managed to rescue him and bring him back to Mount Ling. If he doesn't act more proactively this time and achieve something to atone for his sins, even his great-nephew won't be able to protect him.

Wielding a halberd, the Golden-Winged Roc charged into the swarm of insects, ready to wreak havoc.

In his view, this expedition was just a small test. As an ancient and primordial mythical bird, dealing with a group of insects from the earth was as easy as a chicken pecking at rice.

Moreover, now that he has been blessed by so many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Golden-Winged Roc felt that he had reached the peak of his bird life. In this state, if he were to fight Wen Rui, who had defeated him back then, he would not even need to make a second move.

These ten thousand-plus demonic insects are probably not enough for him to kill alone.

As expected, the Golden-Winged Roc charged into the swarm of insects. The first demonic insect that blocked his way was pierced through by his Heavenly Halberd. He then swept the halberd around and beheaded another demonic insect.

The Golden-Winged Roc chuckled, thinking that he would surely slay countless demonic insects and earn a great deal of military merit this time. He could easily cleanse himself of the karmic debts of the hundreds of thousands of lives by taking a dip in the Cleansing Pool of the Pure Land. Then he could lay down his butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.

Western religions have always preached the equality of all beings.

Ordinary people who tell a lie must suffer endless torment in the Hell of Tongue-Pulling to atone for their sins. But for special figures like the Golden-Winged Roc, the Western Religion naturally has a special green channel for them, opening the door to convenience for demons and monsters burdened with karmic obstacles before they even enter the sect.

After killing four or five demonic mosquitoes in succession, the Golden-Winged Roc gradually felt the pressure. It seemed that the demonic mosquitoes he had fought at the beginning were the weakest and most incompetent in the insect swarm. The more he fought, the stronger his opponents became.

His lightning-fast speed gradually lost its effectiveness and initial advantage after killing a few demonic mosquitoes. The demonic mosquitoes he encountered next adapted to his speed and increased their speed to a level that could compete with him. They were no longer like wooden stakes that he could kill without being able to react.

He charged forward quickly and was the first to receive the experience bonus. The first opponent that the three thousand Jiedi who rushed up later faced was a demonic mosquito that had been strengthened and possessed the speed of the Golden-Winged Roc.

The speed of the Golden-Winged Roc is considered a very special and powerful innate ability in Western religion. In the later Journey to the West storyline, in order to capture him, Buddha led the Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra, and mobilized three thousand Jiedi and five hundred Arhats to carry out a capture operation.

More than 10,000 demonic mosquitoes absorbed martial arts experience in using the Divine Speed ​​Divine Power from the pheromones emitted by the Death Demonic Mosquitoes, and at the same time obtained the Golden-Winged Roc's unique Divine Speed ​​Divine Power.

Could more than 10,000 Roc Demon Kings, 3,000 Jiedi, and 500 Arhats possibly capture them all?

Catching even one is difficult; if you try to catch ten thousand, you'll lose your numerical advantage, and the situation will immediately reverse, turning you into the one being surrounded and captured.

Besides the Peng Demon King, the three thousand Jiedi rushed up with overwhelming momentum, but as soon as they engaged the demon mosquitoes, they were all knocked down and thrown into chaos.

Of all the things we shouldn't have done, we shouldn't have let the fastest of the three thousand Jiedi go first.

It should be known that in the world of martial arts, speed is the ultimate weapon, and supernatural speed is the greatest advantage for a martial artist. Each demonic mosquito is as fast as a phantom. Even powerful guardian deities like the Green Lion Spirit and the White Fragrance Spirit, despite possessing immense strength, cannot even touch their opponent's shadow and can only passively take hits while being dazzled.

Moreover, the Mosquito's perfect biological physical strength is by no means weak, and the supreme Buddhist martial arts skills it learned from Buddha's personal disciples Apali and Sariputra have reached their peak.

The difference in destructive power between a blow delivered by the demonic mosquito in its pure form and one delivered with the blessing of supreme Buddhist martial arts is like the difference between a bodybuilder's punch and a professional boxing champion's punch.

The Golden-Winged Roc King, who had killed ten demonic mosquitoes, had also reached her limit. The speed at which the demonic mosquitoes learned and absorbed experience far exceeded normal, and soon they were all strengthened to the point that each demonic mosquito could be on par with her.

Unfortunately, the Golden-Winged Roc, relying on its speed and becoming overconfident, charged too aggressively and found itself surrounded by a swarm of insects. It discovered that its opponent was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, and it could no longer retreat.

Before he could kill the eleventh demonic mosquito, he was attacked by a swarm of demonic mosquitoes from all sides, and his halberd was snatched away. The demonic mosquito that took his halberd was just like when he charged into the swarm of insects. It charged into the formation of three thousand Jiedi, wielding the halberd with great force. Its figure left and right with afterimages as it swiftly charged and dodged, and in the blink of an eye, it killed several Dharma Protectors.

Standing on the cloud, Venerable Kasyapa's eyes widened like copper bells as he watched in disbelief as the three thousand Jiedi and five hundred Arhats charged forward with great momentum, only to crumble at the first touch, like a group of cannon fodder recruits charging towards a battle-hardened army.

They lost far too quickly!
"Impossible! They're just a bunch of stupid, brainless insects, how could they be so strong?"

Venerable Kasyapa murmured, hardly believing what he was seeing: "Damn it, these demonic insects seem to be able to instantly learn the essence of their opponent's martial arts and use it against them. We shouldn't have used martial arts against them!"

As the saying goes, "A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit." The Western disciples are also quite wise. Venerable Apali and Venerable Sariputra were blinded by their own circumstances and failed to see the big picture because they were deeply surrounded by obstacles.

From his elevated position, Venerable Kasyapa could see the entire battlefield clearly and quickly discovered the clues.

Especially that demonic insect that stole the Golden-Winged Roc's halberd and displayed unparalleled prowess among the three thousand Jiedi was too ostentatious, inadvertently revealing its true strength.

The more sophisticated the war, the more primitive the methods of combat tend to be, except for the Wakanda stabbing aliens with vibranium spears.

A correct example is Dune, a world with highly advanced technology where armies still engage in hand-to-hand combat using cold weapons.

This is because the widespread use of Holtzmann shields with individual defensive force fields has resulted in both firearms and energy weapons being blocked by these shields, while melee combat with cold weapons is the only way to inflict real damage.

The reason why Venerable Kasyapa commanded three thousand Jiedi and five hundred Arhats to rush down and fight the demonic insects in close combat was that the demonic insects had extremely high resistance to supernatural powers and spells. The Buddhist sect has always touted compassion and adhered to the precept of non-killing. It has not developed any supernatural powers or spells with large-scale destructive effects, nor has it forged any top-level killing magic weapons such as the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

The supernatural powers and magical treasures of Buddhism are mostly for sealing and suppressing, and their efficiency in suppressing and sealing is not very high. A single supernatural power or magical treasure can only suppress one demon.

If you want to kill 10,000 demonic mosquitoes that are equivalent to the Golden Immortal realm, then buffing 3,000 Jiedi and 500 Arhats and then engaging in melee combat becomes an efficient way to kill them.

"Oh, if only the Peacock King could come! But he has been missing for so long, where is he now?"

Venerable Kasyapa sighed with regret, for in the current dire situation, only Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light was most suitable to turn the tide.

(End of this chapter)