Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, did not know that the master-servant contract between him and the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint had been dissolved by Sun Wukong. He still looked down upon the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint with an air of superiority.

"Why should I bother?"

The Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's voice was deep. With the mark of the master-servant contract removed, he would no longer be constrained by Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation. Facing this foe who had enslaved him for thousands of years, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint felt a surge of murderous intent rise from his heart, utterly unstoppable.

"How daring, you vile beast! You dare to speak to me in such a manner? Do you wish to suffer the bone-eroding, heart-piercing punishment?"

Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, was furious that the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint dared to be so impudent to him—it was simply preposterous!

Immediately, Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, tried to activate the master-servant contract with all his might, wanting to make the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint endure the agony of bone erosion and heart-piercing pain, but the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint just stood there quietly in front of him, showing no reaction whatsoever.

The master-servant contract had become ineffective!

"How is this possible? How can you be unharmed?"

Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation wore a face full of shock, taking two disbelieving steps backward, he continued to activate the master-servant contract, still to no effect!

"Surprised? Did you not expect the master-servant contract to be ineffective against me?"

A wicked smile appeared on the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's lips, and his face was full of ferocity, "Taiyi, you old fleabag, you bullied me for many years, all because I was young when you planted the master-servant contract. Now that the mark of the master-servant contract has been lifted, I, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint, am no longer under your control! All the things you did to me in the past, I will take back from you today!"

Boom!

As soon as the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's words fell, his figure blurred and he transformed into his true form. Nine gigantic lion heads appeared, each with a Heaven-Piercing Great Dao manifesting behind them, representing the illusions of the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, and Darkness Great Daos. The terrifying power of the Great Dao poured into the nine heads, as he launched a fierce attack on Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation.

Beams imbued with the power of the Great Dao shot out from the mouths of the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's nine lion heads, striking fiercely at Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation. Taken aback, Taiyi's figure shot into the sky. Beneath his feet a nine-colored lotus pedestal appeared, and above his head, the Nine-Colored Divine Light emerged, radiating a myriad of rays that blocked off the barrage of light from the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint.

Although he managed to block the attack, Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, shook violently. His Nine-Colored Divine Light was far from being as powerful as Kong Xuan's Innate Nine-Colored Divine Light. It was impossible for the Nine-Colored Divine Light to block all of the energy pillars formed by the power of the Great Dao Laws unleashed by the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint. Some of the energy still passed through the Divine Light and struck him.

Currently positioned as a Slaying Two Corpses Sub-Saint, Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and his strength was originally above that of the Jade Emperor. However, the Jade Emperor had used the foundation of the Heavenly Court to break through to the Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint realm, while Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, did not have such an opportunity and had to cultivate on his own.

In terms of cultivation, Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, was indeed above the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint. However, blessed with a unique talent, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's nine heads each condensed an illusion of the Great Dao. The combined power of the nine Daos was so formidable that only Sun Wukong, amongst those before the level of Heavenly Dao Saint, could have possibly suppressed him.

The bombardment of the Great Dao was far from over; the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's nine lion heads continuously spewed out variously colored beams of light onto the protective Nine-Colored Divine Light surrounding Taiyi, the Heavenly Venerate of Salvation, causing the Divine Light to flicker unsteadily. Taiyi's complexion changed from red to green, then from green to white, as large beads of sweat emerged on his forehead, and he resisted with all his might.

"Taiyi, when you gave me commands and acted high and mighty, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

While bombarding crazily, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint burst into exhilarating laughter. Having been enslaved by Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate, for so many years, today he could finally take his revenge. The satisfaction in the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's heart was beyond words!

"You traitorous beast, you won't end well!"

Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate, struggled to defend himself. He, too, released his Dao, but only one, the Five Elements Great Dao, which was also very remarkable. It was equivalent to the power of the amalgamation of the golden, wooden, water, fire, and earth Daos. However, with Nine Spirits Yuan Saint possessing nine Daos, Taiyi's single Dao, despite being in the top ten, still seemed a bit insufficient against the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint's nine Daos.

"Old fuzzball, I've loathed you for a long time!"

The Nine Spirits Yuan Saint cursed, "If it weren't for the contract of servitude holding me back, do you think I would have willingly accepted you as my master? What abilities do you have that could truly make me submit willingly? From this day forward, I, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint, am no longer your mount or servant. If you keep putting on airs, be careful, or I'll beat you until your face blooms like peach blossoms!"

As his words fell, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint. The next moment, the bombardment from the nine lion heads at the light pillars of Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate, stopped, and strands of Great Dao power surged from the mouths of the nine lion heads, converging in the middle to form a nine-colored light sphere that rapidly expanded.

"Eat my Nine Spirits Explosive Orb, old Taiyi fuzzball!"

Whoosh!

The basketball-sized nine-colored light sphere shot fiercely towards Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate. The size and momentum were minuscule compared to the previous light pillar attacks, but the complexion of Taiyi had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, his eyes filled with a hint of fear.

Without a moment to spare, the nine-colored lotus beneath him blossomed with dazzling golden light, and the Nine-Colored Divine Light above formed a round shield in front of him, connecting with the nine-colored lotus. The next instant, the nine-colored light sphere slammed into the round shield with force.

After a brief pause, it exploded violently, with flames reaching high into the sky, spreading for miles. Even the walls of Yuhua County City were affected, turning black in an instant. This was the result of Sun Wukong hastily protecting Yuhua County City with a barrier; otherwise, the damage to the city walls would have been far more than just blackening. Probably half the county would have been affected!

"Ah~! You traitorous beast, wait for me; I will settle this debt with you sooner or later!"

The figure of Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate, burst out from the fiery explosion. He had completely lost his dignified appearance, looking extremely disheveled. His Immortal Robe was tattered, and his body was charred as if he had emerged from a coal kiln like a refugee.

After dropping a harsh threat, Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate, glared fiercely at Sun Wukong, who was enjoying the spectacle, soared into the sky, and fled on a cloud.

"That's it, running away? Such a lack of backbone!"

Sun Wukong was somewhat speechless and curled his lip. He finally understood why the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint had been so quick to submit—it was all learned from Taiyi, the Savior Heavenly Venerate!