Great Demon Sun Wukong

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"When you summoned the stagnant water in the Lingxiao Palace, didn't you already self-destruct? How could..."

"How could there still be one, right? Hehe, your sadness lies in the fact that you only use your own perspective to measure everything. Just like how you've always thought, Monk Sha is nothing but an honest and simple-minded monk. Foolish, haha. What self-destructed in the Lingxiao Palace was merely an illusion created from the mana I had accumulated. This one is the real thing, the center of all evil Qi in the world—the Sanzang Skull Bead Rosary!"

Sha Wujing's laugh was sinister, and his strength instilled fear in everyone present. Before the Purple Gold Divine Dragon could continue with his questioning, Sha Wujing seemed to have grown impatient. After putting the skull bead rosary around his neck, one of the beads suddenly lit up, followed by Sha Wujing's loud shout, "Troops!"

Immediately after, the Purple Gold Divine Dragon was sent flying backwards, quickly exiting Heaven and into the Beyond the Heavens. Sha Wujing, after giving the Heavenly Emperor Eternal an evil smile, suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Leaving behind the stunned onlookers with a single thought:

Who knew Monk Sha could be so formidable?

In the field, there was still one Heavenly Emperor on Heaven's side. On the Demon Clan's side... there was no one left capable of battling the Heavenly Emperor!

"Who dares to battle me?" the Heavenly Emperor Eternal tauntingly looked at the members of the Demon Clan. But before the Heavenly Emperor Eternal could revel in his boastful words, the Bull Demon King suddenly bellowed, "Battle your uncle! Brothers, let's gang up on him, it's a group beatdown!" Then, the Heavenly Emperor Eternal, caught off guard, found himself slapped in the face by various magic treasures from the Bull Demon King and others. Although the Heavenly Emperor Eternal wasn't injured, he was certainly in disarray. Swinging his staff, he erected a green barrier in front of him, and the Heavenly Emperor Eternal took the opportunity to retreat, preparing to regroup and teach these audacious demons a lesson!

However, tragedy often comes in a succession. When the Heavenly Emperor Eternal felt the impact of magic treasures, including the Fire-tipped Spear and the Qiankun Ring, on his back, he realized this truth. He had been ambushed again, and it was a group ambush!

After putting up another green barrier, the Heavenly Emperor Eternal had learned his lesson. After thoroughly checking front, back, left, and right, he then straightened his hair and exhaled deeply, saying, "You lowly vermin dare to..." Before he could finish his sentence, a bright light flashed by, and the Heavenly Emperor Eternal let out a scream. Then, a bright white ring floated in the air, shaking as if mocking someone.

"Hehe, old bison, using your Vajra Bracelet for a sneak attack really is a fine treasure. Pity your strength seemed a bit light." These were teasing words from the Bull Demon King.

"Father, you're not right there. Uncle Qing Niu's ring isn't meant for smashing people's heads at all." These words came from the group that had ambushed the Heavenly Emperor Eternal. This group included Hong Hai'er, Nezha, the Black Bear Spirit, Jinzha, Muzha, the Tongtian River Carp Spirit, and King of the Heavenly Tower, Li Jing! Of course, in the recent ambush, Li Jing hadn't made a move, as he was a commander of one side after all, and he had to maintain some semblance of dignity.

"Humph, it turns out to be General Li Jing. We brothers were just about to gang up on this Emperor. I wonder if General Li Jing would be interested in setting up an impenetrable net to prevent escape?" The sneering tone came from the Peng Demon King. Although he didn't know why Li Jing, a commander for Heaven, had defected to the Demon Clan, the hatred from Li Jing's massacre of demons could not be easily quelled. But for the bigger picture, they couldn't turn blades on each other, which made it impossible for Peng Demon King to speak politely to him.

Though fuming with anger, Li Jing didn't say anything. Instead, he waved his hand, and the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions of the original Heaven appeared in the sky and arranged themselves in the Great Formation. Then Li Jing also summoned his Exquisite Pagoda and shouted, "Seal the Demon Grand Formation with an impassable net of heaven and earth."

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Then, it was a pitiful group beatdown, except it was a group beating up on the one and only Emperor of Eternal Life!

Leaving aside the thoughts of the Emperor of Eternal Life in the face of so many masters, let us turn to Sun Wukong, who was now deeply embroiled in battle with the Jade Emperor, in the realm Beyond the Heavens. The moment Sun Wukong's somersault came to a halt, he had arrived Beyond the Heavens. And there, leisurely facing him, was the Jade Emperor, with a face brimming with mockery. Sun Wukong seemed to sense something.

"Sun Wukong, who would have thought that after all these years, you've made no progress at all? You're still as recklessly brave and ruthless. Wasn't Tathagata's slap painful enough for you?"

"Hmph, Jade Emperor, you're a sly old man, to lure me here alone, you must be confident of your victory or have some means to suppress me again. Haha, but what of it? I'll settle my score with Tathagata sooner or later, and I don't need you to butt in."

"Hmph, you're an insolent monkey who fails to recognize what's good for you. No matter how formidable you are, you will always be nothing more than a wild ape. Do you really think you can destroy what Heaven has accumulated over countless years? Do you really take me for an old man whose only skill is to review petitions? Then you're gravely mistaken. Today, let me show you what I, Hao Tian Golden Palatial Supreme Majestic Jade Emperor, can truly do."

"Haha, I've been eager to see for myself. In this world, aside from my master Sanzang, there's no one else I fear."

What needed to be said had been said, and what remained was a battle to the death.

"Nine Dragons True Qi, emerge!" Instantly, nine Purple Gold Divine Dragons sprang forth behind the Jade Emperor, and a pressure like that of heaven and earth enveloped the surroundings. The nine Purple Gold Divine Dragons coiled around the Jade Emperor, shielding him thoroughly. "One defense, eight attacks." Following the Jade Emperor's command, eight Purple Gold Divine Dragons, fierce and threatening, surged towards Sun Wukong.

At first, Sun Wukong was somewhat dismissive—such techniques of using Qi to form dragons didn't seem too clever. But when the eight dragons charged at him, he realized he had underestimated the Jade Emperor. These nine Purple Gold Divine Dragons were probably not as simple as mere Qi transformation into dragons.

However, Sun Wukong was by no means a fish waiting to be slaughtered; he might well be a terrifying great white shark. In less than an instant, Sun Wukong had adjusted his stance, yet he regretted it after he was engulfed in a flash of purple gold light, for he had been wounded.

The Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown on his head was shattered piece by piece, a trickle of blood flowing down Sun Wukong's forehead. The sleeves on Sun Wukong's arms had vanished, leaving countless small and large wounds on his arms. Though not critically injured, this first engagement had seen Sun Wukong disadvantaged due to his carelessness.

Ignoring the blood on his forehead, Sun Wukong looked up at the Jade Emperor, his lips curving into a slight smirk: "It seems, at last, I can truly go all out. Haha, haha, after all these years of suppression, it's finally time to let go, hahaha."

With Sun Wukong's almost mad laugh, a ferocious ape with upright, vajra-like hair appeared beside him—sharp claws, robust muscles, a dominating body, and pointed fangs. The entire space was filled with rampant Demon Qi and a brutal desire for slaughter.

"Heaven-Supporting Giant Ape form—unleash!"