Chapter 673: The Wheel of Reincarnation Is in Hand

Meanwhile, Shui Miao hid in the shadows, transforming into the appearance of a demonic monster, watching the upcoming spectacle unfold.

The sudden arrival of an abnormal aura instantly awakened the half-asleep black dragon monsters. They raised their heads and glared at the old monk…

Xuankong’er was deeply focused on studying the Wheel of Reincarnation and did not react immediately.

“Wu!”

Without hesitation, the old monk leapt to his feet, conjuring the Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade mid-air and swinging it fiercely toward Xuankong’er’s neck. The blade’s momentum was tremendous, slicing through the air with an extremely sharp and piercing whistle.

“Puchi!”

Xuankong’er suddenly opened his eyes, unable to activate the Time-Protecting Magical Pearl in time. Instinctively, he raised his hand to block the Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade. The blade severed his hand and struck his neck. Unfortunately, due to the resistance from his hand, the Vajra Blade only managed to cut halfway through Xuankong’er’s neck.

The Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade had been reforged by Shui Miao, its edge a powerful innate treasure.

Xuankong’er had not fully activated the Time-Protecting Magical Pearl, so the innate protective treasure’s power was greatly diminished, unable to withstand the full force of the Vajra Blade’s strike.

Delighted with his successful strike, the old monk became ecstatic. With a vigorous shake of the Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade, he intensified the damage inflicted on Xuankong’er. In excruciating pain, Xuankong’er, without hesitation, swung his arm directly at the blade, forcefully knocking the embedded Vajra Blade out of his neck.

Now was the prime moment to kill Xuankong’er, and the old monk was determined not to let the opportunity slip away. With a flick of his left hand, he launched dozens of Buddhist talismans at Xuankong’er. These talismans were powerful Vajra Demon-Subduing Mantras from the Buddha realm, exploding into radiant golden light. The monstrous black dragons were blinded, while Xuankong’er was invaded by the golden malevolent qi, worsening his condition, instantly turning his entire body golden, like a statue.

“Ao…”

The black dragons, blinded, became frenzied. One of them lashed its tail at the old monk, sending him flying. The other monstrous black dragons lunged toward the old monk, seemingly intent on tearing him apart.

Deep underground, there were several ten thousand monstrous black dragons.

At this moment, all the black dragons charged toward the old monk.

The old monk was not afraid of the black dragons at all. Wounding Xuankong’er greatly exhilarated him. He threw a handful of talismans, which exploded in a flash, and then he flew toward Xuankong’er once again, shouting, “Haha, Xuankong’er, die!”

The old monk was extremely excited. With a fierce roar, the Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade slashed down at Xuankong’er’s head.

“Gwong!”

“Ka-cha…”

A crisp sound and the sound of a weapon breaking echoed.

At the critical moment, an enormous stone disk in black, white, yellow, green, gray, and cyan colors suddenly appeared above Xuankong’er’s head!

The Vajra Blade struck the stone disk and shattered into two pieces.

The old monk was shocked, staring at the enormous stone disk in disbelief, exclaiming, “It’s the Wheel of Reincarnation! So it’s truly in your hands!”

“Ao…”

“Hu!”

“Pa!”

As the old monk was momentarily stunned, a black dragon’s tail slammed him against the stone wall. The swarm of dragons pounced, quickly pinning him beneath them.

“This is the legendary Wheel of Reincarnation?” Shui Miao watched the commotion from afar, his heart itching to immediately seize the Wheel. However, after a moment of contemplation, he gently shook his head, thinking to himself, “No, I must wait patiently. The old monk’s true capabilities have not yet been revealed. It might be too hasty to act now.”

“Hong!”

An explosion rang out, scattering countless black dragons. The vast underground cavern was filled with flying dragon blood, flesh, and bones…

“Hahaha…”

Suddenly, the old monk transformed, becoming a naked golden Arhat floating in mid-air. His muscles were extremely swollen, resembling a freakish bodybuilder. A large swastika symbol glowed on both his chest and back, appearing very eerie: “Do you think these evil dragons can kill me? I am the golden warrior forged by the Buddha himself, possessing an indestructible body. Today is the day I, the golden warrior, will make my name known in the Three Realms. Xuankong’er, give me your lowly life!”

The old monk grew fiercer in battle, stepping through the void toward Xuankong’er…

Any black dragon that approached him was punched into pieces from afar!

It was terrifying, absolutely terrifying!

Shui Miao was secretly shocked by the old monk’s strength. Fortunately, he had not acted rashly. However, Shui Miao was even more curious about the swastika symbol—what exactly was it?

“Old monk, you’re too conceited. I, Xuankong’er, have been able to dominate the Three Realms not just because of a couple of innate treasures. Today, since you’ve come knocking, I’ll show you my true abilities!”

Suddenly, the enormous Wheel of Reincarnation vanished.

Xuankong’er stood upright, his body glowing with spiritual light as the innate treasure, the Time-Protecting Magical Pearl, was fully activated. Looking at the old monk, his eyes exuded endless killing intent.

He had already expelled the golden malevolent qi from his body.

He had also healed his injuries with medicinal pills, and now his body appeared completely unaffected.

“Huhuh…”

Xuankong’er extended his hand, grabbing the broken blade the old monk had just severed. The innate treasure on the broken blade instantly transformed into countless small talismans in Xuankong’er’s hand, flying in all directions and forming an invisible formation, “Old man, I’ve sealed the space-time. Even if you have a Heaven-escaping Talisman, you won’t be able to escape. Also, the divine power on your body has been blocked.”

Indeed, the swastika symbol on the old monk’s body gradually lost its luster and dimmed.

The old monk’s body also slowly shrank, as if a fully inflated balloon was slowly deflating.

“Interesting, but you’re still going to die!”

The old monk narrowed his eyes, not at all nervous. Suddenly, his hands spread wide, revealing a pair of half-meter-diameter cymbals. With a loud “Casha!” sound, the ear-splitting sound wave caused ringing in the ears and dizziness. Xuankong’er was unaffected, but the scattered small talismans were all shaken to the ground.

“Too weak. Do you really think you can seal my space?” The old monk smirked, raising his eyebrows, “Xuankong’er, stop pretending. I can see you’re severely injured. Do you think I can’t tell? I have the divine power of the Buddha, and you can’t defeat me. Go ahead, use whatever techniques you have left…”

“Hehehehe…”

Xuankong’er started laughing instead, “Old man, I suddenly know who you are!”

“Is that so?”

The old monk sneered coldly, “Everyone who knows who I am has already been killed. Today, you won’t be an exception.”

“Wrong, I won’t die. The one who will die can only be you.” Xuankong’er gently raised both hands, and the small talismans flew up again. This time, however, they changed positions, forming a special formation: “Earlier, I was just testing you. Now, I’m truly sealing your space. If you have the ability, try breaking my formation again?”

“Fine! I’ll show you how to break it!”

The old monk shouted loudly, striking the cymbals noisily, but the small talismans no longer fell, not even moving a bit.

“How is this possible?”

The old monk’s face changed instantly.

“Hmph!”

Xuankong’er coldly snorted, “You thought I wasn’t proficient in Buddhist techniques? Old man, you’re underestimating me too much. The mark on your body is the divine power seal of the Buddha, and you yourself are just a puppet servant of the Buddha. If I’m not mistaken, your Yuan Shen, your true identity should be…”

“Shut up! Shut up!”

The old monk suddenly became agitated, “Xuankong’er, you haven’t defeated me this time. We’re just even.”

“Even?” Xuankong’er frowned, “Do you still have some ultimate move left?”

“Hu!”

Suddenly, the old monk charged toward Xuankong’er…

Xuankong’er couldn’t help but laugh, “Old fool, are you going to headbutt me?”

“Eh…”

But immediately, Xuankong’er couldn’t laugh anymore, because the old monk’s body suddenly turned crimson golden!

“Hong!”

The old monk grabbed Xuankong’er and self-destructed!

The old monk was a puppet forged by the Buddha himself, and this puppet was even more powerful than an ultimate holy artifact.

This self-destruction was truly earth-shattering!

The entire planet trembled…

Wild waves of energy instantly killed all the evil spirits and monsters in the cracks, blowing out their limbs and remains.

Xuankong’er was also thrown into space. Being at the center of the explosion, he wasn’t killed thanks to the Time-Protecting Magical Pearl, but the pearl was cracked. Already severely weakened, he suffered another disaster. When Shui Miao heard Xuankong’er say the old monk was a puppet forged by the Buddha, he thought the monk might self-destruct when cornered.

When he heard the old monk say Xuankong’er hadn’t defeated him, Shui Miao quickly fled into a rock crevice.

Luckily, Shui Miao was far away and escaped in time, so he wasn’t seriously hurt.

As the shockwave from the explosion rushed out, Shui Miao immediately dove into the rock crevice.

Due to the broken formation, a large amount of purple fortune energy surged out from the planet’s core, some of which flowed into the Wheel of Reincarnation. Shui Miao quickly spotted the Wheel of Reincarnation, overjoyed. He immediately activated his magical power to wrap around the Wheel and then fled the planet at top speed toward the black hole.

The Wheel of Reincarnation was the top artifact in the Three Realms, even if damaged, it was still number one for Shui Miao.

Moreover, Shui Miao was eyeing the material used to forge the Wheel of Reincarnation. The fact that even the Demon-Subduing Vajra Blade was broken by it showed how terrifying the Wheel’s material must be.

“Huhuhu…”

Inside the black hole, the yin-slaughtering winds were so strong they were beyond description.

Shui Miao exerted all his strength to fly out of the black hole, but halfway through, he was pulled back by a powerful suction…

It seemed he couldn’t escape.

Not daring to linger, Shui Miao hurriedly flew deeper into the dark matter-filled universe.

At the same time, Shui Miao split his focus, beginning to sense the information from the Wheel of Reincarnation.

“Eh… It… It’s moving?”

Under his spiritual sense, Shui Miao suddenly discovered that the internal formation of the Wheel of Reincarnation was slowly rotating under the influence of the purple fortune energy…

This discovery made Shui Miao both shocked and delighted.

“Hu!”

Suddenly, a cold light flashed…

“Shui Miao, you’re in such a hurry. Could it be that you’re looking for me?”

Xuankong’er suddenly appeared in front of Shui Miao, blocking his path.