In the Underworld, the battle between the Monkey King and Ksitigarbha continued.
As everyone expected, a black gas that was invisible to the naked eye appeared behind Goku.
This was the karma of the Underworld.
Only those from the Underworld could sense it.
It wasn't some sort of evil curse. Rather, it was simply the repulsive force of Hell itself against outsiders.
Ksitigarbha watched as the black aura covered the Monkey King's back and spread to his sleeves.
The Monkey King did not seem to know anything. After fighting for a long time, he was tired of it. He flicked his staff and sent Ksitigarbha flying. He did not continue his attack.
"Why..."
Ksitigarbha stood up from the rubble. "Why did you stop attacking?"
"Bodhisattva, you are so boring."
The Monkey King said, "There is no fun in fighting."
"Where is your Diting?"
He asked. "Where is it?"
Ksitigarbha shook his head. He was thinking about how to provoke the Monkey King to attack a few more times when he saw the Monkey King shake his sleeves and shake off the black aura.
Ksitigarbha was stunned.
"You..."
He looked at Goku and shook his staff with his trembling hand.
"What about me?"
As Monkey King spoke, he completely removed the black aura from his body.
Ksitigarbha recited the Buddhist scriptures and calmed his mind.
"Why are you not repulsed by the Underworld?"
He asked.
It was obvious that the Monkey King was not repulsed by the Underworld.
When Goku heard the question, he sneered, "Why do you think I'm a ghost servant?"
He was indeed strongly repulsed by the Underworld.
However, the Monkey King had dealt with the souls in the City of Vain Deaths, and the Underworld's repulsed him was completely gone.
Now, he could unleash his full power in the Underworld.
Ksitigarbha's face paled again when he heard the reason.
Didn't he get beaten up for nothing?
"Since Diting is not here."
The Monkey King continued, "Call your other helpers."
Ksitigarbha frowned. "What did you say?"
"There must be a reason why the immortals and Buddhas of the Three Realms are watching this place?"
Monkey King said.
He knew that many people were spying on Hell, so he had conserved his strength in preparation to deal with any unexpected incidents.
But after such a long time, nothing unexpected had happened, so he decided to make it clear.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sighed. "The Lady of Earth wanted to come over, but I'm really alone now."
Although the Lady of Earth had different thoughts, they both wanted to stop the Monkey King from occupying the Netherworld.
Monkey King was puzzled. "Then why isn't she here?"
"It's too early."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva replied.
"Morning?"
Monkey King was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"It's not time for Her Ladyship to get up."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva replied.
Monkey King thought for a long time but couldn't find a way to refute this reason.
"Fine, since there are no helpers, it's better to end it here."
Monkey King raised the Jingu Bang. Hot air rose from the body of the Jingu Bang, emitting a destructive aura.
As soon as he got serious, the ring on Ksitigarbha's staff began to vibrate intensely, emitting a sharp sound.
Ksitigarbha's expression was solemn.
This staff was his natal artifact to purify souls. The ring emitting such a sound meant that the Monkey King in front of him had the power to kill him.
"Sorry!"
The ground beneath Monkey King's feet began to crack.
"Use the Pearl of Light!"
A voice suddenly rang in Ksitigarbha's ears.
"Buddha!"
Ksitigarbha didn't have time to think. He immediately took off the pearl necklace around his neck and tossed it into the air.
As soon as the pearl was tossed into the air, it suddenly emitted a bright light. It was like a small sun, illuminating the entire Netherworld.
Monkey King stopped attacking. He raised his head and looked at the Pearl of Light. He felt that it wasn't the power of the Netherworld.
The wandering ghosts that were exposed to the light scattered in all directions in panic as if they had met their nemesis.
Not a single ghost in the entire Netherworld Gate dared to stand on the ground — — except for the newly converted Messengers.
However, this light had no effect on Monkey King. He retracted his gaze and asked, "What treasure is this?"
"Pearl of Light. It can reveal the truest side of all things."
As Ksitigarbha spoke, he solemnly looked at Monkey King who was exposed to the light.
He saw the jade seal in Monkey King's body, as well as the untainted aura on his body.
He didn't look like a demon king that caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Instead, he looked like a true Heavenly Emperor.
"Pure and flawless … …"
That perfect posture caused Ksitigarbha's heart to waver.
He shifted his gaze and looked at the Messengers.
Those Messengers seemed to have turned transparent. He could see the soul fire in their bodies.
"So that's how it is … …"
Ksitigarbha's eyes flashed.
"You've made a huge mistake."
He said to Monkey King.
"What?"
Monkey King was confused.
"Those Messengers don't belong to you.
They are free, "Ksitigarbha said.
Although those Messengers were created by Monkey King, their bodies were clean and transparent. There were no signs of them being controlled by anyone.
They had no emotions and were absolutely rational. This meant that those Messengers had no loyalty and would use their intelligence to choose who they were loyal to.
"Buddha and Jade Emperor both view Monkey King as their enemy. He won't live for more than 50 years."
Ksitigarbha turned around and said to the Messengers, "Since you are Messengers, why don't you join me and expel him? I will grant you your freedom after 500 years."
He was trying to poach them in front of Monkey King.
However, the Messengers pondered for a moment and rejected Ksitigarbha's offer.
"How could this be?"
Ksitigarbha, who thought he had everything in the bag, was surprised.
In theory, his promise to the Messengers was more reliable than that of Monkey King. Everyone in the Three Realms knew that Monkey King wouldn't have a good ending.
How could these rational Messengers reject him?
"And here I was wondering what it was."
Monkey King couldn't help but laugh, "Bodhisattva, you're wasting your time."
The reason why he didn't restrain these Messengers was because knowledge was restraint.
The Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Spirits molded the ideology of the Messengers. Because of this, these Messengers would never betray the Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Spirits, nor would they betray him.
"If you want to gain their allegiance."
Monkey King said, "There's only one way."
He invited Ksitigarbha, "Come with me. You can also learn the Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Spirits. Let's work together to change the Three Realms!"
Ksitigarbha looked at him with a gloomy expression.
"I can't do it."
He understood what the Messengers were thinking.
However, even if they joined the Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Spirits, he wouldn't be able to make them submit.
How could someone who learned the Heavenly Dao compare to the Heavenly Dao itself?
As for Monkey King …
He was the Heavenly Dao!
Ksitigarbha looked at the Myriad Spirit Diagram in Monkey King's body and raised his staff once again.
In the next moment, the Heavenly Dao turned into flames and rushed towards him.
Ksitigarbha, who couldn't resist, was sent flying once again.
However, this time, his body felt like it was being torn apart.
It felt like it was falling apart.