Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

The golden Buddha hands were bombarded by the shadows of the Heaven-Breaking Thirty-Six Sticks. As the shadows shattered, runes of the Buddha Seal also burst from the golden Buddha hands and dissipated in the air.

Combined with the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms, this was enough to temporarily withstand the crushing force of the golden Buddha hands, but Sun Wukong knew very well in his heart that this was only a temporary standstill and wouldn't last long.

"I must break these Buddha hands to prevail!"

The Tathagata Buddha's roar must have traversed space along with the golden Buddha hands because Sun Wukong hadn't heard another peep from the Tathagata Buddha after that. Even when Manjusri Bodhisattva was annihilated by his clone using the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms, there was no response. It seemed that even the Heavenly Dao Saint had limited abilities when striking from across space.

In other words, at this moment, the Tathagata Buddha had only this one move that could threaten Sun Wukong!

"Tathagata, let's see if your Buddha hand is truly impenetrable!"

In a past life, he had failed to escape from the palm of Tathagata Buddha. This time, Sun Wukong would absolutely not submit to him again! The first declaration of war would start with this golden Buddha hand!

His clone continued to urge the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms to resist the golden Buddha hands, while Sun Wukong gripped the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod with both hands and fully activated the Eight-Nine Profound Skill. The Chaos Primordial Force within his dantian flowed through his meridians, completing one Zhou Tian cycle, then two...

With each Zhou Tian cycle completed, the Chaos Primordial Force became more concentrated, shifting from a mist-like state towards a liquid state. After five consecutive Zhou Tian cycles, Sun Wukong, holding his breath, forced the now semi-liquid Chaos Primordial Force into the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod.

The Rod, infused with the Chaos Primordial Force, suddenly shone with dark gold light and emitted resonant humming sounds.

Veins on Sun Wukong's forehead bulged, and his upper body turned a flushed red, compressing the Chaos Primordial Force to a semi-liquid state was his current limit, all for the sake of unleashing the next move!

"Break, Heaven, Eighteen, Sticks!"

A golden giant monkey's phantom faintly appeared behind Sun Wukong. The giant iron staff in the phantom's hand overlapped with Sun Wukong's Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod. Accompanied by a deep roar, the dark gold light on the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod suddenly reached a climax, retracting into the body of the Rod. At the next moment, it transformed into multiple rod shadows, eighteen in total.

Though it seemed half the number of the Heaven-Breaking Thirty-Six Sticks, they were much more solid, almost tangible, and even emanated circles of Dao Rhyme.

"For me, Sun, break!"

Amidst the thunderous roar, the eighteen rod shadows violently struck the golden Buddha hands, and golden flames suddenly erupted, engulfing both Sun Wukong's figure and the golden Buddha hands.

"Om~!"

A ring of shockwaves visible to the naked eye spread rapidly in all directions, fracturing the earth into fine dust and scraping away a layer of it, turning all the mountains, rocks, and trees to ashes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Inside Flower-Fruit Mountain, the ground slightly trembled. All the demons showed a look of utter shock on their faces. Sun Wukong had moved the battleground thousands of miles away especially to prevent any impact on Flower-Fruit Mountain. Yet now, Flower-Fruit Mountain was still affected.

If not for the barrier of the Primordial Unity Grand Formation blocking most of the shockwaves, the impact on Flower-Fruit Mountain would have been more than just a slight shake!

"Such terrifying power fluctuations. How fierce must the clash between Brother Wukong and that golden hand be?"

Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan felt that all the shock he had experienced over thousands of years did not compare to what he felt today. Sun Wukong's performance had refreshed his perception time and time again. It turned out that there really were peerless geniuses in the world who stood proudly above the rest, going against the saints in such a frightening manner!

Though it was only a Dharma Body arm extended by the Tathagata Buddha from across space, the might of a saint is not something an ordinary immortal or god could contend with. Yet, Sun Wukong faced it head-on, contending directly with the golden Buddha hands!

Regardless of the final outcome, based on the energy fluctuations alone, the destructive power between the two was extremely close. How could it not evoke an inexplicable sense of awe?

"Big brother won't be in trouble, right?"

The little fox demon, Sun Xiaoqing, leaned against Leng Xuan's chest, her face full of worry and nervousness. If it weren't for her low strength and the knowledge that going out would only trouble Sun Wukong without being of any help, she would have rushed out of Flower-Fruit Mountain's barrier by now.

"Boss won't be in trouble. We have to believe in him! Let's just patiently wait here!"

Leng Xuan held Sun Xiaoqing and patted her back to comfort her. In fact, he himself didn't know whether Sun Wukong could withstand the Tathagata Buddha's golden Buddha hand. Right now, other than waiting, they had no other options. His Water Mirror Technique was completely blind in the face of such intense energy collisions.

In Heavenly Court, inside the Jade Pool Water Pavilion.

The Jade Emperor was enjoying the flowers with the Queen Mother when the ground suddenly shook violently, causing his expression to change dramatically. He stood up abruptly, "Summon someone to retrieve the Heavenly Observation Mirror!"

Just then, the Jade Emperor felt a tremendous energy fluctuation from the direction of the East Victorious Divine Continent in the Lower Realm. A power capable of shaking the Heavenly Court had definitely surpassed the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm. Was it a Quasi-Saint level combatant engaging in battle?

The Heavenly Observation Mirror was brought in, but what it revealed was intense bright light and smoke, nothing could be seen clearly at all.

The Jade Emperor's brows furrowed tightly, he attempted to make some heavenly calculations, but it was impossible, he shared a glance with the Queen Mother, after which he ordered Thousand-Mile Eyes and Listening Ears to be summoned to the Jade Pool to investigate the matter thoroughly.

"Your Majesty, the energy fluctuations in that area are too great, we can't see anything right now."

"Your Majesty, I also cannot hear any useful sounds, I fear we will need to wait until the energy dissipates before we can investigate."

The responses from Thousand-Mile Eyes and Listening Ears were essentially no different from what was shown by the Heavenly Observation Mirror. The Jade Emperor could only nod, instructing Thousand-Mile Eyes and Listening Ears to keep a close watch and to check the situation as soon as the energy fluctuations disappeared.

"What a pity that The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord is still refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, otherwise, if he could make some calculations, we would know what exactly is going on!"

The Jade Emperor sighed. The situation was unclear, and it possibly involved a Quasi-Saint level powerhouse; without clear information, he couldn't possibly send someone to probe, for should a mistake be made, offending one or even two Quasi-Saint level powerhouses was definitely asking for trouble!

Not only the Jade Emperor was alarmed by this battle in the East Victorious Divine Continent.

The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord who was refining elixir in the Doushui Palace, Primordial Heavenly Venerable in the Miro Palace of the Jade Clear Heaven, Sect Hierarch of Tongtian in Greenwave Palace of the Supreme Pure Heaven, and Ancestral Bodhi on the Spiritual Platform of Mount Slanting Moon in Three-Star Cave of the Western Cattle Gift State all sensed it as well.

But, without exception, their attempts to divine insights from the Heavenly Dao were unclear. They could only deduce that Tathagata Buddha was involved, but as for who the actual combatants were or what was happening, nothing could be gleaned.

"Tathagata has actually taken action, but against whom? Could it be that youngster?"

Within Doushui Palace, The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord slightly tilted his head, a flash of confusion crossing his face, before shaking his head, "The third immeasurable calamity is impending, everything is predestined. Watch with tranquility, observe the changes."

And he resumed his Nine-Turn Golden Elixir refining.

Within Miro Palace.

"Again it's unclear! Could it still have something to do with that Demon Monkey, Sun Wukong?"

The Heavenly Dao Saint, with his usually infallible divinations through the Heavenly Dao, only encountered such vagueness when it came to Sun Wukong. Now that it appeared again, it was likely related to Sun Wukong to a great degree!

However, Sun Wukong was merely at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level of cultivation; could such a level of energy disturbance truly have been caused by a clash with Tathagata Buddha? If that were the case, it might be necessary to reassess the demon monkey's strength!

"Master, you're saying this energy fluctuation was caused by Brother Monkey?"

Within Greenwave Palace.

Luo Bai, feeling the overwhelming energy fluctuations transmitted through the water mirror, looked astonished at Sect Hierarch Tongtian, his mouth agape. Such a level of residual power, even a Da Luo Golden Immortal level sword cultivator might find hard to achieve. Could it really be Sun Wukong clashing with Tathagata Buddha?

"This power fluctuation comes from the direction of the East Victorious Divine Continent. One of the parties is definitely Tathagata. As for the other, your master also cannot deduce who it is, but there's a high chance it's your 'Brother Monkey.' That little monkey really keeps surprising your master!"

Tathagata Buddha's involvement was with a Dharma Body that spanned time and space, sending over a Golden Buddha Hand. His combat power was greatly reduced, yet even so, a single palm strike had Quasi-Saint level power. For Sun Wukong to be able to withstand it, and produce such a formidable force of collision, his strength had clearly improved vastly since last seen in the Heavenly Court.

"Brother Monkey has become stronger..." Experience tales at empire

Luo Bai's expression held a hint of admiration. From the first time he met Sun Wukong, he felt that this 'Brother Monkey' was extraordinary. At that point, he merely thought Wukong possessed certain unique abilities he did not, and was confident about his own cultivation and combat power.

However, as interactions continued, Luo Bai increasingly realized Sun Wukong's exceptional nature, one might even say freakishness. Not only had Wukong's cultivation caught up to his in the shortest time, but his demonstrated strength far surpassed his own.

The axiom that sword cultivators had the greatest attack power in the Three Realms was completely shattered by Sun Wukong!

"This won't do! I must break through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm as soon as possible. Since I can't match Brother Monkey in innate abilities, I can only try to surpass him in cultivation. I cannot allow him to get too far ahead!"

Clutching his fists tightly, Luo Bai gritted his teeth and turned towards the back yard of the Greenwave Palace, "Master, your disciple wishes to enter the Sword Pool for closed-door cultivation again. I will not leave until I break through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal!"

"This usually lazy lad, how rare for him to be so motivated. It seems having a freak for a brother isn't such a bad thing after all, how interesting! Little Monkey, your master really wants to see just how much storm and strife you will stir up in the Three Realms in the future!"