Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

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Boom!

The entire Eastern Sea erupted into chaos; powerful shockwaves traveled directly to the seabed along the waters of the Eastern Sea, spreading out in all directions, causing an even greater commotion than the previous battle between the Bull Demon King and Erlang God Yang Jian in the Eastern Sea!

Within the Eastern Sea Palace, the Dragon King Ao Guang once again wore a mournful expression and wailed, "Heavens! What sin has this king committed!"

It was the third time the Eastern Sea had shaken, all due to the great wars between Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Heavenly Court. Yet this time, the impact on the Eastern Sea was the most severe. The Eastern Sea Palace had already activated the Sea Protection Barrier, but it still shuddered continuously under the violent assault of force.

If Ao Guang had known that this calamity would come, he definitely would not have gone to the Heavenly Court to present a formal complaint against Sun Wukong. Yet now, it was too late for regrets!

By Ao Guang's side, the Turtle Chancellor looked at the Dragon King with his head hung and chest thumping, a trace of scorn flashing in his eyes.

He had made up his mind that, should Flower-Fruit Mountain withstand the onslaught of the Heavenly Army and the Buddhist Sect's powerful beings and safely get through this calamity, he would decisively switch his allegiance to Flower-Fruit Mountain and no longer follow the ineffectual Dragon King of the Eastern Sea!

In the mid-air above the Eastern Sea, the battle between Sun Wukong and Ran Deng Buddha had reached a fever pitch. In terms of cultivation, Sun Wukong was far inferior to Ran Deng. Without reaching the Quasi-Saint Realm, it was impossible to condense a Dharma Body, but Sun Wukong's Eight-Nine Profound Skill had reached the Transformation Realm.

The Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth he displayed was not inferior to the Dharma Body of a Quasi-Saint, and in terms of agility, it was even better.

In the heat of the battle, Sun Wukong simply used his Cloning Divine Powers to create clones, with the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod that had been absorbed by the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod also being divided and landing in the hands of a clone. The original and the clone together launched a fierce attack on Ran Deng Buddha.

The clones, born from the Cloning Divine Powers, were not inferior in strength to the original; they were in perfect harmony with the original's mind, and their coordination could not have been more tacit. Together, the combined combat power they unleashed was not as simple as one plus one equals two— it had increased manifold!

Ran Deng Buddha originally intended to suppress Sun Wukong with the mana of a Half-Step Saint, but he found that the monkey did not care about his mana pressure in the slightest. The more they fought, the more frenzied the monkey became. The Heavenly Dao Laws he grasped were no less than those of a Quasi-Saint!

"Sarcophagus Lamp!"

Unable to defeat Sun Wukong in close combat, Ran Deng Buddha became somewhat irritated. With a loud shout, he invoked the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sarcophagus Lamp. A vast expanse of ghostly fire surged out, burning towards Sun Wukong.

"Ghostly Fire, eh? Heh! Let's see if your ghostly fire is formidable, or if my True Solar Fire is more dominant!"

With a sneer, the True Solar Fire atop the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod burst forth mightily. With a sweep, a great swathe of True Solar Fire burned towards the ghostly fire emitted by the Sarcophagus Lamp.

True Solar Fire is not one of the Four Great Heavenly Fires because, up until now, only the Golden Crow Clan has mastered this Divine Fire. Sun Wukong is an exception. In terms of pure power, True Solar Fire is indeed slightly inferior to the Four Great Heavenly Fires.

However, as Sun Wukong's Heavenly Demon Body evolved towards a Chaotic Divine Body, the level of True Solar Fire also improved, beginning its evolution towards the Great Sun Golden Flames. The golden fire now faintly bore traces of red, its power one notch higher than pure True Solar Fire.

Once the two kinds of flame came into contact, they fiercely contested each other, each trying to devour the other. However, it seemed that both were somewhat lacking in strength, entwining each other in a heated struggle, neither able to gain the upper hand.

"Damn it, how can this be? This Demon Monkey's flame turned out to be True Solar Fire—and it's even close to the level of the Great Sun Golden Flames!"

Ran Deng Buddha's eyes widened in disbelief. He could hardly believe that the flame swirling around Sun Wukong's Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod was actually True Solar Fire. He had previously thought it was just an ordinary flame inherent to the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod! From the primordial era to the present, True Solar Fire had been mastered only by the Golden Crow Clan.

He had never heard of anyone besides the Golden Crow Clan being able to wield True Solar Fire. But today, he encountered True Solar Fire on a Demon Monkey, mastered so proficiently. It utterly shattered Ran Deng Buddha's entire worldview!

"Ran Deng, you bald donkey, your Sarcophagus Lamp is useless against me! What about your Ghostly Fire? It's nothing special! If you've got more moves, just bring them on. Today, your grandpa Sun will keep you company to the end!"

The Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth consumed a great deal of Chaos Primordial Force and could not be used indefinitely. However, Sun Wukong did not think Ran Deng Buddha was much better off; activating the Dharma Body also similarly exhausted Buddha Primordial Force and could not last long. Otherwise, Ran Deng Buddha would not have reluctantly summoned the Dharma Body.

"Demon Monkey, you are too arrogant!"

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Sun Wukong, with a face of arrogant pride, extended his left hand and provocatively hooked his finger at Ran Deng Ancient Buddha, nearly making the latter's lungs explode with rage. Reaching into his robe, Ran Deng pulled out a purple-golden bowl from who knows where and flung it at Sun Wukong.

The purple-golden bowl magnified in the air, almost enveloping half the sky, and a beam of light shot out, covering Sun Wukong's body, instantly making him feel as if a mountain was pressing down on him, exceedingly heavy.

"A purple-golden bowl? This thieving bald donkey Ran Deng has even brought out his own dinnerware!"

The purple-golden bowl, during the battle for Divine Enthronement, had once trapped Master Wen within the Heaven-Piercing Divine Fire Pillar and burned him alive; its power was not small. However, Ran Deng Buddha rarely used it because it was what he normally used to hold food. Sun Wukong calling it dinnerware was indeed apt.

Had it not been for the extreme provocation from Sun Wukong, Ran Deng Buddha would probably not resort to using this treasure.

Though his body was immobilized by the purple-golden bowl, making movement difficult, Sun Wukong was not panicked. He wasn't alone—weren't his clones beside him? The purple-golden bowl was indeed a fine magical treasure, excellent for restricting an enemy's movement, but it had a significant flaw: insufficient defensive power.

Ordinary people might not be able to destroy the purple-golden bowl, but Sun Wukong was no ordinary person, and his clones were anything but ordinary too.

Almost the moment his movement was restricted, Sun Wukong didn't hesitate to command his clone, which feinted to force Ran Deng Buddha back and then leaped high, raising the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod and smashing it fiercely onto the purple-golden bowl.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

With that strike, the purple-golden bowl simply couldn't hold up and immediately cracked open at the base, and the divine light enveloping Sun Wukong disappeared abruptly.

"Watch this old monkey smash your broken bowl!"

With the divine light gone and the restriction lifted, Sun Wukong roared as he leaped high, followed by a thunderous blow from his Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod to the cracked base of the purple-golden bowl. The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod was of a much higher grade than the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod, with greater durability and destructive power.

With a muffled sound, the purple-golden bowl finally shattered into pieces, completely ruined!

"My purple-golden bowl! You damned Demon Monkey, I won't forgive you!"

"Twenty-Four Heavens, open!"

"Capture for me!"

Seeing the purple-golden bowl shattered by Sun Wukong, Ran Deng Buddha was heartbroken, his face turning green with grief and indignation, he roared and once again opened the barrier of the Twenty-Four Heavens' Worlds. He enveloped Sun Wukong with a furious suction force, intent on sucking him into the worlds of the Twenty-Four Heavens again.

This time, he was determined to fully activate the world-force of the Twenty-Four Heavens against Sun Wukong and would not give him another chance to escape!

However, Ran Deng Buddha seemed to have taken things too much for granted. The reason he was able to capture Sun Wukong so easily into the worlds of the Twenty-Four Heavens last time was that Sun Wukong had wanted to enter to save Nezha. But this time, Sun Wukong harbored no thoughts of visiting again.

The Chaos Primordial Force circulated throughout his body, resolving all the suction directed at him, utterly unable to shake his form even slightly.

"Ran Deng, the places where this old monkey wants to go, I will go even if you don't allow it; the places I don't want to go, your forceful tactics are useless. Save your energy!"

With the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod across his chest, Sun Wukong coldly looked at Ran Deng Buddha, uttering a disdainful sneer. Although Ran Deng Buddha was a Half-Step Saint, he had not mastered the power of domains, and the world-force of the Twenty-Four Heavens would only be fully utilized once within them.

One could say the pressure Ran Deng Buddha put on Sun Wukong was far less than when the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable wielded the Sword of Annihilation to stir the Absolute Sword Domain!

If Sun Wukong could defeat the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, how could he possibly fear Ran Deng Buddha?

"Damn it! Curse you!"

Unable to suction Sun Wukong with the force of the Twenty-Four Heavens' Worlds, Ran Deng Buddha was infuriated, hopping mad, and could only gather the world-force upon himself, pouring it into the Qiankun Ruler and charging up again for another bout with Sun Wukong. The two once again sank into a prolonged fight, exchanging blows but unable to best each other, settling into a deadlock.

A hundred miles from Flower-Fruit Mountain, atop a cliff's plateau, Zi Lan Fairy was still slowly savoring her tea cup by cup. Donghua Emperor sat opposite her on a stone bench. The two of them sat quietly, occasionally sipping their tea, but neither spoke a word.

Finally, having finished brewing the pot of Immortal Tea, Donghua Emperor set down his teacup and spoke to Zi Lan Fairy, "Zi Lan Fairy, you've kept me delayed here. Do you not wish for me to intervene in the Heavenly Army's attack on Flower-Fruit Mountain? What connections do you have with the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Race that you're willing to take such a risk to help them?"

Zi Lan Fairy was taken aback upon hearing this. So Donghua Emperor had known her purpose all along. Then why hadn't he exposed her sooner and was still in the company, calmly enjoying the tea?