Great Demon Sun Wukong

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Perhaps, this is fate.

The Demon Clan was severely defeated, and Wukong lost his physical body, leaving only his soul; Tang Sanzang’s physical body died, and his soul was sealed by the Void Transcendence Flower; Sandy’s whereabouts are still unknown; Zhu Bajie was originally gravely injured by Chang’er, but he accidentally—no, it cannot be called accidental—it should be said that under the guidance of the nine Golden Cores within his body, he reached the depths of Earth’s Core and obtained the power of the divine Lasang Wood.

With its power and the fire of the Earth’s core magma, he refined the nine Solar Divine Elixirs within his body; the White Dragon was drawn away by the source of a world, thereby comprehending cosmic laws of a higher level than the world itself.

Misfortune leans on fortune, and fortune lies in misfortune. The wisdom of the ancients always holds its reasons.

Without delving into how Zhu Bajie and White Dragon painfully yet joyfully absorbed that tremendous power, in the Netherworld Realm where Sun Wukong now resided, he underwent substantial changes as well.

Ever since that day when he encountered the One-Patterned man with three eyes and successfully killed and devoured his soul, Sun Wukong’s soul origin was slightly repaired, but it was only enough for him to remember his own name.

Thereafter, relying on his innate primitive frenzy akin to a wild beast, combined with the miraculous abilities of the World Suppressing Stele and the Five-Colored Divine Stone, Sun Wukong embarked on a path of frenzied slaughter and devouring.

Whoever he encountered, regardless of their strength or race, Sun Wukong would pounce on them. The Five-Colored Divine Stone emitted the Five-Colored Divine Light to bind them, and then the World Suppressing Stele would materialize a phantom to smash down out of thin air. All who were encountered were instantly killed without exception, and then devoured cleanly by Sun Wukong.

All this proved the extraordinariness of the World Suppressing Stele and the Five-Colored Divine Stone. Although the Five-Colored Divine Stone was found by Nuwa in the Pangu Realm, the facts showed that these two items couldn’t possibly belong to such a small world like the Pangu Realm.

In the Pangu Realm, the Five-Colored Divine Stone at most taught Sun Wukong a set of Chaotic Five Decisions and perfected his Five Elements Chaotic Body, and could also increase the recovery speed of his spiritual power and injuries when he was hurt.

However, after reaching the Netherworld Realm, the abilities of the Five-Colored Divine Stone evidently increased significantly, although for now, it only possessed the binding power of the Five-Colored Divine Light. But this definitely was not the full extent of the Five-Colored Divine Stone’s capabilities.

And after Sun Wukong ceaselessly devoured souls, his strength finally reached that of a One-Patterned powerhouse. It might seem easy for a Dao-patterned strongman to advance at first glance, but this is under the premise of Sun Wukong’s strength, which could instantly kill a Three-Patterned strongman. With no limitations of realms, as long as he continued devouring, he could enhance his power.

This place seemed particularly suitable for Sun Wukong.

When Sun Wukong’s strength was elevated to that of a One-Patterned powerhouse, the eternally dim sky of the Netherworld Realm suddenly filled with countless celestial music. Then, a lightning-like ray of light streaked across the sky and directly entered Sun Wukong’s forehead, into the sea of consciousness!

The next moment, Sun Wukong burst into a long laugh towards the heavens. Afterward, he fell to his knees and wept bitterly, clutching his head. It turns out that when a person’s strength is elevated to a One-Patterned powerhouse, they would receive a baptism from the cosmic law. This baptism also simultaneously repairs all of a person’s injuries, including those of the mind, soul, and physical body.

Thus when Sun Wukong’s soul origin was completely restored, he also remembered everything. He laughed facing the sky because heaven did not abandon me; it let my soul reach this miraculous place. As long as I have not utterly perished, then there is still hope, hope for revenge, hope to return.

And then he wept bitterly, thinking of those who died for him. Sun Wukong could no longer recall how many people had died for his sake. Especially the Yellow Dragon, the Kirin, and Kunpeng, who stayed behind to fight the puppet and perished with it to give he and his companions a chance to escape. But they have squandered the opportunity created by their sacrifice.

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Subsequently, thinking of the unwilling and desperate expressions of the Hun Kun Ancestor and Nuwa Empress before they died, Sun Wukong’s heart was torn with grief. Now, with the most powerful beings of the Demon Clan all dead, there no longer remained any force in the Pangu Realm that could stop the Taoist Sect!

Moreover, Chang’er—thinking of her now, it’s certain that Chang’er must have already reached the strength of a Saint of the Great Dao; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to wipe them out with a mere flick of her hand. That feeling of powerlessness and the terror of facing death made Sun Wukong still shudder with residual fear.

After his sorrow, Sun Wukong leaned against a withered ancient tree, his mind very chaotic for a time. Although he had survived, Sun Wukong could feel that he was only in a state of soul. He had heard that after death, the souls of beings above Saints would go to a place called the Netherworld Realm, but that was just a legend, and he couldn’t be certain this place was indeed the Netherworld Realm.

Moreover, after regaining his memory and consciousness, it was clear that he had become stronger, much stronger, but he had no way of knowing what his current strength or realm was. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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After much contemplation, the most pressing matter at hand was to quickly find someone familiar with this place and inquire about it to see exactly where it was and whether there was any way to leave. Otherwise, being completely in the dark, there was a fear of being trapped here indefinitely.

Having clarified his next objective, Sun Wukong was no longer so perplexed. He slowly got up, and after stretching languidly, he habitually summoned his Jingu Bang, which appeared in his hand. However, Sun Wukong was then taken aback. If he was existing in a soul state, this should be a world for souls. But the Jingu Bang was tangible.

Seeming somewhat incredulous, Sun Wukong bit down hard on the Jingu Bang and then bit down on his own clothes. And then, Sun Wukong was stunned once again. When he bit the Jingu Bang, it was rather hard on the teeth, but when he bit his clothes, he actually tore a hole in them.

The thing is, the sensations were completely different. This left Sun Wukong’s brain in disarray. But soon, another matter occurred to him! Inside the world within the Jingu Bang, there were two members of the Demon Clan at the half-step Great Path realm. If the Jingu Bang was undamaged, then those two should be alright too, right?

But Sun Wukong hesitated. He was a bit afraid to directly open up that world. He feared that upon opening it, he would be greeted by two corpses. Although the Jingu Bang was intact, Sun Wukong truly lacked confidence that the people inside would be unharmed as well. Or perhaps, they were originally fine, but by opening it, they could be turned into souls by some law of this soul world!

Such an occurrence was not impossible.

After hesitating for a while, Sun Wukong still gave up on the idea. It was better to find someone to ask for information. Otherwise, if his recklessness led to an accident, it would be better off dead.

At this moment, Sun Wukong suddenly heard someone calling for help in the distance. His heart leapt with joy, as he had been looking for someone to ask for directions. Now, someone was coming right to him. After he saved them, asking questions would surely not be refused.

With this thought, Sun Wukong hurriedly tried to fly on the clouds, but when he somersaulted into the air, he unexpectedly landed back on the ground. With a helpless pout, Sun Wukong realized that flying might be impossible here, or perhaps it was due to insufficient strength. Since he couldn’t fly, Sun Wukong had no choice but to sprint wildly.

Once he started running, Sun Wukong was surprised yet again. This time, it was by his own speed. Without even applying his full strength, he was already more than three times faster than before. If he exerted his full force, how terrifying would it be? Even though the gravity in this world seemed much greater than in the Pangu Realm, the increase in speed was still quite evident.

While slowly getting used to this sudden surge in speed, Sun Wukong carefully discerned the direction from which the cries for help were coming.

Before long, Sun Wukong’s fiery, golden gaze spotted a figure in the distance that looked very much like a human but had a huge pair of wings on their back, being pinned down by a large stone. Although the person looked a bit odd, Sun Wukong didn’t mind, for even in the Pangu Realm there were many strange spirits and demons; this person’s appearance was quite acceptable.

Picking up his pace once again, Sun Wukong arrived beside the person in a few steps. Without a word, Sun Wukong prepared to push aside the huge rock to rescue the person.

However, in his eagerness to save someone, Sun Wukong failed to notice the sinister smile curling at the corner of the mouth of the person beneath the stone.

(Although there was no promotion today, I’m still posting a second chapter. After all, ID and Convex fought very hard. Consider this chapter a reward.)