"Everyone, charge!!" Brunhilde, the captain of the Valkyries, shouted as she pointed her spear at the Heavenly Spirit Specters. The Valkyries then spread their wings of light and charged toward the Heavenly Spirit Specters.
Rosweisse reached out to dissuade them, shouting, "Wait, everyone!! Balendane is about to release a powerful shockwave!!"
"Greed the Live!!" Balendane once again raised his hands and crossed them, releasing a powerful shockwave.
Hit by the powerful shockwave, the Valkyries' armor shattered, and they were sent flying back. The people behind them managed to catch the Valkyries just in time.
At that moment, Vidar leapt forward and kicked toward Balendane. Balendane raised his hand and caught Vidar's kick, shifting his position slightly as a fierce light gleamed in his eyes. He spoke:
"Vidar, the Norse God of Forests."
"That's right, Specter Balendane. You've certainly taken care of our Valkyries from Valhalla," Vidar said with a savage grin, looking at Balendane.
Subsequently, the two began to fight. Every move Balendane made was as fast as light. His attacks were so rapid that even Vidar couldn't react, forcing him to don the Artificial Sacred Gear, 'Ragnarok as Berserk', to block Balendane's light-speed combos.
Indra, holding a Vajra crackling with lightning, attacked the Heavenly Spirit Specter before him. Thunder Emperor Hamon's eyes glowed red as his massive golden claws met Indra's attack.
When the Vajra made contact with Thunder Emperor Hamon's body, the lightning on the Vajra was instantly absorbed by Thunder Emperor Hamon.
"Oh~! You're quite impressive for a giant golden troll," Indra said with a smile, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes as he looked at Thunder Emperor Hamon.
"Lightning of Paradise Lost!!" Thunder Emperor Hamon roared, and his entire body erupted with powerful lightning. He first blasted Indra back, and then the lightning on his body transformed into a massive lightning serpent that lunged toward Indra.
Looking at the massive lightning serpent, Indra gave a disdainful smile and said, "Hehehehe~! How dare you show off your lightning in front of me? You truly don't know your own limits."
Indra raised his Vajra and released a lightning serpent no weaker than Thunder Emperor Hamon's. The two lightning serpents first became entangled, biting at each other. Finally, Indra's lightning serpent was overpowered, and Thunder Emperor Hamon's lightning serpent swallowed it whole.
Under Indra's shocked gaze, the lightning serpent completely consumed him in an instant. When the lightning dissipated, Indra's clothes were in tatters, and his face was slightly scorched.
"How can this be...?!" Indra was filled with astonishment as he looked at the Vajra in his hand, a weapon that had accompanied him for many years. It was now covered in numerous cracks of various sizes.
Indra was stunned for a moment, then let out an excited laugh. "Hahahahaha—!! Finally, I've encountered another opponent besides Shiva who can make me use my full strength!!"
"Roar—!!" Thunder Emperor Hamon let out a roar and swung the armor on his claws toward Indra. Indra instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged forward, while Thunder Emperor Hamon released intense lightning around his body, continuously swinging his claws to attack.
"Lord Indra!!" The Four Heavenly Kings under Indra's command also followed their master into the fray. They instantly transformed into giants clad in golden armor, wielding their respective weapons to attack the enemies before them.
Virudhaka's face was ferocious, and the sword in his hand flickered with a cold light. With a sudden swing, a sharp sword qi sped toward the Glacial Ice Dragon. However, the Glacial Ice Dragon did not back down; the four massive ice swords beside it instantly took flight, moving like agile flying swords as they sped toward Virudhaka. Each ice sword emitted a bone-chilling cold and immense power, carving cold trails through the air.
At the same time, the Glacial Ice Dragon charged toward Virudhaka like a bolt of blue lightning, accompanied by a howling cold wind. The chill on its body grew even more intense, as if the surrounding air was being frozen into blocks of ice. Virudhaka felt a powerful pressure, but he remained fearless, swinging his sword to clash fiercely with the incoming ice swords.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The sound of metal clashing rang out continuously, and sparks flew in all directions. Virudhaka struggled to block the attacks of the ice swords while constantly unleashing sword qi, trying to break through the Glacial Ice Dragon's defense. Meanwhile, the Glacial Ice Dragon flexibly controlled the ice swords, engaging Virudhaka in a thrilling duel.
Dhritarashtra narrowed his eyes slightly and gently plucked the strings of the pipa in his hand. The pipa emitted a series of powerful sound waves, which rushed toward the Trishula Dragon with a piercing sound.
Seeing this, numerous large ice pellets instantly appeared around the Trishula Dragon and quickly formed a circular ice ring, acting like a layer of indestructible armor that blocked the pipa's sound wave attack.
However, it didn't end there. The dragon heads on the left and right sides of the Trishula Dragon opened their bloody maws simultaneously and lunged toward Dhritarashtra with incredible speed! In the blink of an eye, they bit down on Dhritarashtra's arms.
Dhritarashtra cried out in pain, his hands gripped tightly in their jaws, unable to continue playing the miraculous pipa.
With a wave of Virupaksha's hand, the dragon-snake hissed and flew toward the Heterochromia Zero Dragon. However, at that moment, the Heterochromia Zero Dragon's pupils suddenly emitted an eerie light, like cold winter stars. This light instantly struck the flying dragon-snake, freezing it into a massive block of ice, unable to move.
Immediately following that, the Heterochromia Zero Dragon swung its massive tail, slamming it hard against Virupaksha on the ground. This strike was incredibly powerful, directly smashing Virupaksha into the icy ground, leaving only one arm and his head exposed. The rest of his body was buried deep beneath the ice, unable to move.
Vaishravana looked at the giant dragon before him, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain and provocation. He gently opened the precious umbrella in his hand and then spun it rapidly. As the umbrella rotated, the entire world seemed to start shaking, as if it were about to be torn apart.
However, the Blue-Ice White Night Dragon was not affected by this power at all. It spread its wings and flew toward Vaishravana at an incredible speed. When it reached the umbrella, it suddenly extended two sharp claws and firmly gripped the edges of the umbrella. At the same time, it opened its mouth and exhaled a blast of freezing breath, instantly freezing Vaishravana and the umbrella into an ice sculpture.
The Blue-Ice White Night Dragon's attack was so fast that Vaishravana didn't even have time to react. The contemptuous expression remained on his face, but his body was completely frozen and unable to move.
The Valkyrie squad launched a combined attack on the Gungnir Dragon. Although their individual abilities were limited, when they joined together, they could take down even giant dragons and gods. Because of this, they were able to hold their own against the Gungnir Dragon.
Meanwhile, Fafnir appeared and set his sights on the Aio Fluorescent Ice Spirit, vowing to smash it into icy fragments. The two giant dragons became entangled like wrestlers, attacking each other with claws and fists.
Koneko Toujou also sought out Violet with a heart full of rage, and the two began to fight with punches and kicks. Sairaorg's retainers also re-engaged Fedor, but the screams from the demonic face on Fedor's left chest made it difficult for them to move even a step.
At the same time, two uninvited Specters appeared in the midst of this chaotic battle, their underworld armor possessing a strong Buddhist style.
Their target was very clear: the Journey to the West team, including the Victorious Fighting Buddha Sun Wukong, the Messenger of the Altar Pigsy, the Golden Arhat Sandy, and the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit Tang Sanzang.
Subsequently, countless black Buddhist hands, resembling those of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, blocked the path of the Journey to the West team.
"What are these Buddhist hands?" Tang Sanzang asked in confusion as he looked at the hands blocking the way for him and his disciples.
"Such a heavy evil aura." The trio of Sun Wukong, Pigsy, and Sandy were very experienced in exorcising demons, and based on that experience alone, they could feel the terrifying black evil aura on these Buddhist hands.
"Are you the famous Journey to the West team? I am Atavaka of the Earthly Leader Star, the Mahamayuri Vidyaraja." The speaker was the owner of those Buddhist hands, a dark-skinned monk with a tattoo on his left cheek. His underworld armor resembled a Vidyaraja statue in a temple, with the right shoulder guard being a kind Bodhisattva face and the left shoulder guard being a ferocious Vidyaraja face.
"This humble monk is Kagezuki of the Earthly Suppression Star, the Shadow Master." He was a relatively tall and slender monk, and his underworld armor resembled a monk's robe, with even the bamboo hat on his head being part of the armor.
Atavaka was the Specter whose strength was closest to the God (Hades) in the Underworld. Unlike the Atavaka in the original work, the Demon Stars were all created by Hades, so all Specters were 100% loyal to the Underworld King from the moment of their birth. This naturally included this Earthly Leader Star and Living Buddha, whose strength had transcended the laws of the Underworld.
The reason he came here was that he had sensed a very strong aura of Buddhist dharma. After learning it was the Journey to the West team, he quickly came here to engage in a spiritual and physical battle with Tang Sanzang.
"Earthly Leader Star? The head of the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends, and bearing the name of a Buddhist Vidyaraja and underworld armor. It seems we've run into an extraordinary demon this time." After seeing Atavaka's stance, the three disciples of Sun Wukong immediately gripped their weapons, ready for action.
"Amitabha." After Tang Sanzang silently chanted a Buddhist mantra, Buddhist light immediately shone from behind him. He could tell that Atavaka was coming for him.
A grand debate and battle thus commenced.
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