Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Such tenacious evil intent, so difficult to expel!"

In a mountain hollow, Sun Wukong strived with all his might to expel the evil intent within his body, but the effect was minimal; it had been a whole hour, and only half of the evil intent had been expelled.

The remaining half of the evil intent was extremely stubborn and could not be expelled at all. It seemed unlikely that he would be able to completely expel the evil intent in a short amount of time.

This was the first time Sun Wukong had encountered this situation. As a Chaos Battle Body, his body flowed with Chaos Primordial Force. Sun Wukong had never feared any alien energy; any type of alien energy entering his body would be dissolved immediately, just like the previous Evil Primordial Force.

But this time was different. This extremely pure evil intent was not just energy, and while Chaos Primordial Force could assimilate all energies in the world, it couldn't completely expel this evil intent.

Looking at it now, it seemed he might indeed need a day or two to completely expel the evil intent. Before that, Sun Wukong would likely not be able to move around freely, as doing so risked allowing the evil intent to invade his heart and plunge him into utter madness.

Just as Sun Wukong was preparing to continue expelling the evil intent, his expression suddenly changed. He looked up towards the distant sky, where two powerful auras were swiftly approaching – it appeared they were heading straight for him.

"Damn it, someone's following me!"

Forcing himself to stop, Sun Wukong concentrated on controlling the evil intent at the surface of his body, watching as two figures flew in from the horizon and descended before him, landing on clouds. It was Yan Jue and Mu Sheng.

"Who are you people? Why are you following me, Old Sun?"

Sun Wukong pulled the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod from his ear, watching Yan Jue and Mu Sheng with wary eyes, his Divine Sense firmly locked on the two. He recognized them; they were two of the many Heavenly Dao Saints who had appeared on the battlefield before, rumored to be the Clan Leaders of the Flame Clan and the Ancient Wood Clan.

They had followed him here – could it be that they had noticed something unusual about him and sought to take advantage of his vulnerability?

At this thought, Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly grew colder, considering whether to strike first.

"Great Sage Sun, don't misunderstand, we mean no harm!"

Seeing Sun Wukong's expression, Mu Sheng hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "I came here specifically to help, knowing that the Great Sage might be in trouble!"

"Help? What help? Old Sun doesn't need any help!"

Sun Wukong did not relax his vigilance at Mu Sheng's words, suspicious of whether the other was probing him. If he showed any sign of weakness, he might immediately face a fierce attack!

"Why harbor such hostility, Great Sage? I've already said, the two of us mean no harm! Great Sage, if you were unharmed, why would you stop here? From the look of it, you must have been wounded by the desperate counterattack of the Evil Emperor just before his death!"

Mu Sheng said sincerely, "My Ancient Wood Clan and the Evil Race have always been sworn enemies. The Evil Race cultivates Evil Primordial Force, while my Ancient Wood Clan harnesses Life Primordial Force, each being the nemesis of the other. If the Great Sage is troubled by the evil intent, I can help!"

"Life Primordial Force?"

Sun Wukong was somewhat convinced as Mu Sheng indeed radiated a certain vitality force; it didn't look like he was lying. However, his companion, Yan Jue, seemed to have a bit of a fierce look between his brows.

"Do you truly have the ability to expunge evil intent from me, old Sun?"

Discreetly activating his Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, Sun Wukong carefully examined Mu Sheng and Yan Jue. Indeed, there was no hint of murderous intent on them, which made Mu Sheng's words seem credible.

"Of course!"

Mu Sheng nodded confidently, "I might not be of help with other things, but when it comes to healing, our Ancient Wood Clan is the best among the Myriad Races!"

"Why help me?"

Sun Wukong was still puzzled. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Why would Mu Sheng and Yan Jue come to his aid without reason?

"Well..."

Mu Sheng and Yan Jue exchanged glances, "Our Ancient Wood Clan and the Flame Clan wish to form an alliance with the Demon Clan. Great Saint, you are the best choice! Flower-Fruit Mountain will definitely become the Holy Land of the entire Demon Clan someday — this, we both firmly believe!"

"Exactly! As Mu Sheng said, it's better to offer help during tough times than to add to one's success. Great Saint, you are in the most need right now. Helping you is the best gift, and we trust you will be willing to form an alliance with our two clans!"

Yan Jue spoke, and Mu Sheng gave him a somewhat speechless stare. This guy, could he not have phrased it more subtly, revealing their purpose so bluntly. Wouldn't it cause Sun Wukong's displeasure?

Contrary to Mu Sheng's expectations, Sun Wukong showed no displeasure at Yan Jue's forthrightness. Instead, he completely dispelled the last bit of suspicion in his heart and burst into laughter, "Interesting! You are really interesting! Fine, I agree to the alliance. But before that, I ask you two to assist me in expelling this troublesome evil intent from my body as soon as possible. It's really troublesome!"

"I'm not skilled in dispelling evil intent. Let Mu Sheng handle that, I'll be the protector!"

Yan Jue waved his hand, beginning to set up a Formation. He and Mu Sheng were able to locate Sun Wukong by tracking his aura, and naturally, others could too. Yan Jue didn't want to be caught unawares by an attack.

"Great Saint, shall we begin?"

Mu Sheng said to Sun Wukong, who nodded. The two sat down facing each other with their legs crossed, and their palms pressed together.

Mu Sheng's Divine Sense probed into Sun Wukong's body, and his expression changed as soon as he encountered the suppressed evil intent near the surface, "Such terrifying evil intent! Great Saint, it's incredible that you've been able to withstand it for so long!"

This level of evil intent would have overwhelmed Mu Sheng himself; Sun Wukong had managed to suppress it for so long and even forced some of it out. Truly impressive!

"Great Saint, I will infuse Life Primordial Force into your body. Don't resist it; try to merge it with the evil qi. Once the evil qi melds with the Life Primordial Force, we'll expel them together!"

Pure evil intent isn't an energy, so Life Primordial Force can't dissolve it, but it can blend with it. Once successfully merged, it would be much easier for Sun Wukong to expel it from his body.

Sun Wukong nodded, lowered his physical defenses, and allowed Mu Sheng's Life Primordial Force to probe inside. It was quite risky; if Mu Sheng harbored any ulterior motives, a single shock would severely injure Sun Wukong. Even with his Chaos Battle Body and harnessing Chaos Primordial Force, he wouldn't be able to react quickly enough to fend it off.

Fortunately, Mu Sheng had no ill intentions. Once his Life Primordial Force entered Sun Wukong's body, it gradually began to merge with the evil intent, astonishingly forming a strange energy that could be refined and absorbed by the Chaos Primordial Force!