8mi #2212 - The anger of the people
#2212 - The anger of the people
After bewilderment and loss, the people were filled with boundless rage, for they had been utterly deceived by the Western Heavens.
"The Western Heavens used Buddhist teachings to swindle and oppress us! We must have our revenge!"
"Such actions simply don't treat us as human beings! They deserve to die!"
"Smash these damned temples! Beat to death these detestable Buddhas and monks!"
The people of the Tianzhu Kingdom were enraged. They were unwilling to be oppressed and deceived by the Western Heavens in this way; they wanted revenge.
Those temples, large and small, had previously been places of pilgrimage for them, sacred places in their hearts.
The Buddha statues within those temples were the objects of their spiritual sustenance, beings they regarded as the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao.
But now, having understood the truth, everything had changed. Those temples and Buddha statues, in their eyes, were symbols of shame, the sinful hands of the Western Heavens.
"Destroy the temples!"
"Smash the Buddha statues!"
"Beat to death those Buddhas and monks!"
Countless enraged people stormed into the temples, beginning to smash, destroy, and tear down the temples, spitting on the Buddha statues, and then pushing them over one by one to smash them to pieces.
Within the capital of the Tianzhu Kingdom, there were as many as several million people, and the fury of these millions of people was like a flood, enough to cause the earth to crack and the mountains to crumble.
Temples were torn down one after another, Buddha statues were smashed to pieces, and countless monks were chased and beaten, running around in chaos.
Many of those monks were actually transformed Buddhas. These Buddhas did possess some magical powers, and seeing that the situation was bad, they immediately flew into the sky to hide.
The number of these Buddhas was naturally not small, numbering over ten thousand. They gathered together, discussing countermeasures.
"What can we do? Everything's in chaos!"
"The Tianzhu Kingdom is about to revolt! Quickly report to Mount Ling!"
"Mount Ling is surrounded by the Demon Clan; I'm afraid they can't support us."
The Buddhas naturally knew that Mount Ling was currently surrounded by the Demon Clan and was already struggling to protect itself.
"If we let the situation continue like this, we won't be able to explain ourselves."
After deciding, the Buddhas began to attack the people one after another.
"Stop immediately!"
"You rebellious commoners! How dare you destroy temples and oppose the Western Heavens!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
The Buddhas threatened the people, but their threats did not frighten the enraged populace.
"You detestable Buddhas!"
"Despicable and vile lackeys of the Western Heavens!"
"We'll fight you to the death!"
The enraged people began to shout and curse at the Buddhas, using bricks and stones as weapons to throw at them.
Among these Buddhas, most did not possess high levels of magic power, and many were struck in the head by the bricks and stones thrown by the people, drawing blood.
This situation also aroused the Buddhas' anger, and they began to attack the people.
Although the Buddhas' magic power was not high, it was still not something that ordinary people could resist. How could mortal bodies withstand their supernatural powers and spells?
Streams of spells were unleashed from the Buddhas' hands, and when these spells landed among the people, many were immediately killed or injured.
The conflict between the people and the Buddhas could not be called a war, because the two sides were not on the same level.
This was a massacre of the people by the Buddhas of the Western Heavens, and those Buddhas were all ruthless and merciless.
They showed no mercy even to the elderly and children, creating bloody terror.
Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang's group naturally saw this scene, and their eyes were filled with anger.
"It's truly detestable! They're actually slaughtering ordinary people like this!"
"These Buddhas of the Western Heavens should all be beaten to death!"
"Immortal Chu Hao, we must take action!"
Tang Sanzang and the others said to Chu Hao.
"Yes, let's take action!"
Chu Hao nodded to Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and the others.
Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong's group immediately flew into the sky, and then each offered up their weapons, heading towards the Western Heaven Buddhas who were slaughtering the people.
Compared to the Buddhas, the people were the weaker party, only able to be slaughtered one-sidedly without any power to resist.
But compared to Tang Sanzang's group, the Western Heaven Buddhas began to become the weaker party, only able to be reduced to the fate of being slaughtered.
Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong were extremely angry at the Western Heaven Buddhas. As the master and disciples took action, Buddhas were immediately beaten to a bloody pulp.
"You detestable evil monks! I'll show you the power of your Grandpa Sun!"
As Sun Wukong spoke, he directly recited an incantation to his golden staff.
Instantly, the golden staff began to transform into a hundred zhang in length. Sun Wukong waved the hundred-zhang golden staff, charging into the midst of the Buddhas.
Each time the golden staff was swung, dozens of Buddhas were beaten into meat patties, reduced to dust.
"Your Grandpa Pig is going to go on a killing spree!"
Zhu Bajie wielded his Nine-Toothed Rake, like a god of slaughter descending, charging into the Western Heaven Buddha crowd, the rake flying up and down.
Those Western Heaven Buddhas basically died upon touching it, and within a short time, hundreds of Buddhas died under the rake.
Tang Sanzang and Sha Seng also wielded their weapons, charging back and forth through the Western Heaven Buddha crowd.
The scene of slaughtering the people earlier was now being played out among the Western Heaven Buddhas.
"Not good, they're too powerful!"
"Run quickly, or we'll lose our lives!"
"Save me, I don't want to die!"
Those Buddhas were howling and crying as they were killed, beginning to collapse and flee.
However, among these ten thousand Buddhas, there were also some with considerable magic power. Seeing this situation, they immediately stepped forward to face Tang Sanzang's group and prevent the Buddhas from fleeing.
"No one is allowed to run! Attack!"
"Those who flee will die! Surround them!"
"Anyone who dares to escape will be subjected to the most severe punishment from the Western Heavens!"
Hearing what those elite Buddhas said, the Buddhas who were originally fleeing had no choice but to stop.
They feared death, but they feared the severe punishment of the Western Heavens even more. That would be a fate worse than death, making them fear even dying.
So even knowing that they would be used as cannon fodder, they could only grit their teeth and step forward, beginning to cooperate with the elite Buddhas to launch a siege against Tang Sanzang's group.