Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Failed!

Perished together with his own mirror image!

Fortunately, the battle in the checkpoint space does not actually harm his body, only kicks him out of the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault. Otherwise, Sun Wukong would have had to say goodbye to this brilliant world!

It's indeed not easy to surpass oneself!

The last time, Sun Wukong was incredibly lucky. In that situation, he dared to take a bold idea that he usually wouldn't risk, and it actually worked, forming a mixed elemental force to defeat the mirror. But this time it was different.

This time, the mirror in the checkpoint space was formed by replicating his current strength. All his abilities were copied by the mirror. Whatever he can do, the mirror can do as well, including the mixed elemental force.

Without any further progress, just using all his strength to clash with mixed elemental force, the result was him and the mirror ended up shattering each flesh's body, perishing together.

Although this kind of fighting style is not without its benefits, experiencing life and death more often makes one fearless of it, and one can unleash greater strength on the edge of life and death.

But there's also a fairly obvious flaw: habit!

In the checkpoint space, dying isn't real death. You'll only be teleported out of the checkpoint space and won't be able to enter again for three days, which is different from a real life-and-death duel!

In the real world, once gravely injured and dead, it's true death, and there's no chance for a do-over!

If Sun Wukong gets accustomed to the death that can be repeated endlessly in the checkpoint space, he will lose all awe towards death. A fearless attitude towards death can sometimes unleash amazing strength, but having no reverence for death is not a good thing!

Who knows when it might actually lead to his demise!

The checkpoint space needs to be challenged again, but he can't keep perishing together with the mirror. Regardless, he must conserve some strength for self-preservation.

Sun Wukong sat cross-legged on the Heavenly Emperor's throne, his form magnified by the formation on the throne to tens of thousands of feet in height, not to show off, but because sitting on the Heavenly Emperor's throne allows for far greater absorption of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Force compared to below the throne.

As long as he sits on the Heavenly Emperor's throne, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Force in the Heavenly Que Realm will be drawn to him, flooding towards his entire body. There's no need for Sun Wukong to cultivate it deliberately; the Heaven and Earth Primordial Force will naturally enter his body, requiring only refinement and absorption.

This speed of recovery and cultivation is far superior to that in other places!

While absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Force, Sun Wukong began to think. To elevate himself, to break through his limits and become stronger, the best method is still to enter the checkpoint space in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault and battle his mirror, but he can't force it like he did before.

"I, old Sun, can try things in the checkpoint space that I think of but dare not do normally. Even if it doesn't work, I'll just get kicked out and wait three days."

Sun Wukong thought to himself; he had figured it out. The checkpoint space, a major advantage after receiving the Heavenly Que Realm inheritance, allows for all attempts without worrying about personal harm.

Not just Sun Wukong, but other members in the Demon Court can also enter the checkpoint space for cultivation. But this method of cultivation is not suitable for everyone, at least that's what Sun Wukong currently believes.

Surpassing oneself, especially during battle, to reach a higher level—how is that so easily achieved?

Sun Wukong succeeded once during the Heavenly Que Realm's trial, but failed this time, and might fail again.

Therefore, for now, Sun Wukong doesn't want to share this cultivation method with others in the Demon Court, to avoid causing opposite results.

Back to the main point, first think about how to break through in the checkpoint space!

While continuing to sit on the Heavenly Emperor's throne absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Force, Sun Wukong began to ponder.

What led to success last time?

Ah yes, it was the mixed elemental force!

Sun Wukong always believed that Chaos Primordial Force was the highest tier of elemental force, the ancestor of all elemental forces, and likewise, Chaos Fire was the source of all fires under the heavens, capable of creating and destroying all things, but he overlooked one thing.

Is there truly an ultimate force in this world?

In the Three Realms, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, a Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal, and Pangu, a Primordial Wuji Da Luo Gold Immortal, were already at the peak, never surpassed. But Sun Wukong surpassed them, accomplishing Slaying Three Corpses to Prove the Tao and Attainment of Saint with power simultaneously, achieving Chaos Saint, truly standing at the peak of the Three Realms.

But is the peak of the Three Realms truly the peak?

The Chaos Saint Realm in the Yuan Realm is merely at the Yuan General Realm, just starting out, hardly worth mentioning?

Cultivation Realm, the same applies to the rank of Magical Treasures, and likewise, Sun Wukong has seen flames in the Yuan Realm no less powerful than Chaos Fire—all indicating a principle that there's no ultimate strength!

With time and change, there is a zero threshold at different environment levels. Reaching the zero threshold is the strongest in the current environment, but in a higher level environment, the strongest is no longer the strongest!

The mixed elemental force is the best example!

Sun Wukong reversely cultivates the Chaos Decision, creating the power of creation and destruction, combining them into Life and Death Elemental Force, a new elemental force not inferior to Chaos Primordial Force. When mixed with Chaos Primordial Force into a Tai Chi Diagram-like fusion, its destructive power increases geometrically, almost reaching the limits the Yuan Realm can accommodate!

But this force, Sun Wukong hasn't fully mastered yet. Normally, his body does not flow with this power. Only in the checkpoint space during battles with the mirror does Sun Wukong summon the external incarnation to reverse the Chaos Decision, temporarily combining the generated Life and Death Elemental Force with his Chaos Primordial Force into a mixed elemental force.

The mixed elemental force formed this way is very unstable, and Sun Wukong finds it challenging to control. The first time he used it, the mirror didn't have this power, so Sun Wukong succeeded.

But even though he succeeded, he suffered a backlash and was severely injured at the time, only quickly recovering thanks to the unique space properties of the checkpoint space.

Now that Sun Wukong has become the master of the Heavenly Que Realm, he can control the checkpoint space and recover from injuries faster, almost instantly upon leaving the checkpoint space.

However, to truly enhance his strength, he must fully master this mixed elemental force!