Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Cloning Divine Powers!"

His eyes shifted, and Six-Eared Macaque had an idea. With a thought, he employed the Cloning Divine Powers. His clone turned into a wisp of light smoke that flew out from his back, quietly escaping the range of the attack of the elemental energies of earth, water, fire, and wind.

It drifted towards the jade pipa, and as it neared it suddenly revealed its form, holding a large pair of scissors, savagely snapping towards the strings of the jade pipa.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

Four consecutive sounds of breaking strings echoed, as all four strings of the jade pipa were severed. The music abruptly stopped, and the four great elemental energies of earth, water, fire, and wind vanished without a trace. The jade pipa, with its strings cut, let out a mournful whine as it flew towards Mo Lihai, the Holding-Nation Heavenly King, and fell into his hands.

"Ah, damnable demon monkey, you dare to destroy my magical treasure, I won't forgive you!"

Mo Lihai, the Holding-Nation Heavenly King, was in great pain, clutching the jade pipa and hopping madly in the air as he bellowed.

"I won't forgive you either! Get down!"

Six-Eared Macaque snorted coldly, darted above Mo Lihai's head, and smashed down viciously with his rod. Mo Lihai frantically used the jade pipa to block, but with a crisp crack, the pipa developed fine fractures and sent him plummeting down below the clouds.

"Second Brother!"

"Second Brother!"

Mo Liqing the Great Strength Heavenly King, Mo Lihong the Listening-Earth Heavenly King, and Mo Lishou the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King were shocked. They dashed out from the ranks of the Heavenly Court's army and caught Mo Lihai, the Holding-Nation Heavenly King, as he fell. Seeing the tragic sight of Mo Lihai with blood at the corners of his mouth made them all seethe with fury.

"Second Brother, fall back to the camp to rest; leave this demon monkey to us!"

"Don't worry, Second Brother, we'll definitely avenge you!"

Mo Lihai, the Holding-Nation Heavenly King, was seriously injured from the damage to his magical treasure and Six-Eared Macaque's strike. No longer capable of fighting, he could only nod and pat his three brothers on the shoulder: "Eldest Brother, Third Younger Brother, Youngest Brother, I'm counting on you all. You must take down this demon monkey, avenge me!"

Mo Lihai managed to return to the Heavenly Court's army on a cloud. Mo Liqing and the other two Great Heavenly Kings rose into the sky, forming a triangle, and trapped Six-Eared Macaque in the middle, their gazes cold and merciless.

"Demon monkey, come to your senses!"

"Today will be your end!"

"The dignity of the Heavenly Court shall not be profaned by you!"

The clone of Six-Eared Macaque returned to its original form, standing back to back, coldly looking at the three Great Heavenly Kings surrounding him with a sneer: "One couldn't beat me, so now three take their turn? You Heavenly Court Gods really are shameless! Fine, bring it on. I, Six-Eared, will take you all on!"

"Demon monkey, don't try to gain advantage with your words! Today, no matter what you say, we three brothers are determined to strike you down from the clouds!"

Three against one was indeed somewhat embarrassing, but the power of Six-Eared Macaque was already clear to Mo Liqing and his two brothers from the formation; if it were one-on-one, none of them would be a match for Six-Eared Macaque, so they had to join forces!

There's a saying that history is written by the victors. As long as one wins in the end, who cares about the tactics used to win? What does it matter if it's three against one, or if one uses every trick in the book? As long as Six-Eared Macaque could be taken down, that was all that mattered!

"Take this, Green Edge Precious Sword!"

"Primordial Chaos Pearl Umbrella!"

"Purple Gold Fox Mink!"

Mo Liqing, the Great Strength Heavenly King, wielded the Green Edge Precious Sword, Mo Lihong, the Listening-Earth Heavenly King, brought forth the Primordial Chaos Pearl Umbrella, and Mo Lishou, the Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, reached to his waist and let out the Purple Gold Fox Mink from his Spiritual Beast Bag. They all charged at Six-Eared Macaque together.

The great battle erupted anew!

In the Heavenly Dragon Valley, Sun Wukong also encountered trouble.

"Boom!"

Gigantic waves stormed towards him, and Sun Wukong did not dare to neglect, waving the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod and transforming into something like a spinning drill. He bore through the colossal wave, creating a tunnel to pass through.

Although the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod and his body were unscathed, his clothes were corroded by the water droplets that soaked them, creating large and small holes, leaving him looking like a beggar.

These droplets weren't ordinary water but weak water, also known as Innate Sunflower Water, which contained deadly poison and strong corrosive properties. Even the Vajra Indestructible Body could hardly resist it, giving Sun Wukong quite a headache.

These tidal waves of weak water were spewed from the mouth of a massive gray-green dragon with wings growing from its ribs, and Sun Wukong was currently fighting this dragon.

"Damn it, how could Ying Long, one of the three ancient dragons, be slumbering here, and be awakened by old Sun with such a startle? Definitely some enemy hiding in the shadows is to blame!"

The one battling Sun Wukong was none other than Ying Long, one of the most famous of the three great Heavenly Dragons of the ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan. It was thought to have perished during the Ancient Primeval era, but unexpectedly, it was found slumbering on a Dragon Island in Heavenly Dragon Valley.

When Sun Wukong and the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan passed by Dragon Island, they discovered a giant Spirit Fruit, emitting dazzling colorful lights and exotic fragrance. They thought it was some kind of divine fruit of the heaven and earth and wanted to pluck it, only to find out it was actually the Dragon Pearl of Ying Long!

This attempt to pluck it turned out disastrously, awakening the slumbering Ying Long, which without a word launched an attack on both of them.

A water prison instantly trapped Mu Chenxuan inside, and even as the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor with his power restored to almost the Quasi-Saint Realm, he could not break out of the water prison formed from weak water and had to exert all his might to protect his own body with Demon Primordial Force.

After trapping Mu Chenxuan, Ying Long turned all its fury towards Sun Wukong, opening its draconic maw to unleash waves after waves, forming gigantic tidal waves that smashed down at Sun Wukong relentlessly. Amidst its huge body's dance in the air, the hurricane induced by its flapping wings darkened the skies and its presence was tremendously fearsome.

The Dragon Clan of the Four Seas controls the Four Seas and can also manipulate all waters, but the only water they cannot control is this weak water, also known as Innate Sunflower Water.

This divine water, upon contact, could be fatal for those whose cultivation is below the Human Immortal Realm, and even Quasi-Saint beings tainted with it would see their Dao Rhyme and Dharma Body dissolved, which is extremely terrifying. Since the creation of the Primeval, only Ying Long, one of the three great divine dragons of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, has been able to control it.

Apart from Ying Long, only the great weak water deity Peng Li and Marshal Tianpeng, also known as Zhu Bajie later on, could be completely unharmed by it.

Sun Wukong was able to persist in the face of Ying Long's weak water attacks precisely because he mastered Chaos Primordial Force, allowing him to assimilate all things. However, Ying Long's true cultivation was that of a solid Quasi-Saint, and though Sun Wukong could withstand the weak water attacks, he was unable to gain the upper hand over Ying Long.

If the stalemate continued, it was feared that Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan would eventually perish within the weak water prison!

"Great God Ying Long, we had no intention of offending you. Please put a pause to your thunderous rage and listen to Old Sun's explanation!"

This kind of ancient divine dragon was unlike the spineless Dragon Kings of the Four Seas who were frequently bullied; they were not in the same league. After several attempts to break free from the aquatic barrage only to be trapped again, Sun Wukong became a bit desperate. He could persist, but Mu Chenxuan may not be able to withstand it for long!

Moreover, there was no deep-seated grudge between them and Ying Long that could not be resolved, so why engage in such a life-and-death struggle?

Since his entry into Heavenly Dragon Valley, this was the second time Sun Wukong had seen a creature that retained a clear consciousness—the first one being the Dragon Cat and now Ying Long. All others were either living corpses or puppets. Engaging in a fierce battle here would just amuse the enemy hiding in the shadows, wouldn't it? It simply wasn't worth it!

Responding to Sun Wukong were still the rolling waves of weak water, as if Ying Long had no intention of listening to Sun Wukong's explanation—dead set on not resting until he had killed Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong also got angry, "So what if you're an Ancient Divine Dragon or a Quasi-Saint? Do you really think just because I respectfully call you 'Great God' that you're some incredible deity? Even if you're the God Emperor, today I, old Sun, will still fight with you and let you know monkeys are not to be trifled with!"

"Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth!"

"Cloning Divine Powers!"

Having deployed both Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth and Cloning Divine Powers in succession, two giant golden monkeys each standing ten thousand zhang tall appeared proudly above Dragon Island. Sun Wukong raised the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod high, and the Chaos Primordial Force poured directly into its body, lighting up the rod with a dark golden glow.

His clone, meanwhile, manifested the Six Paths of Reincarnation and threw a fierce punch at the approaching colossal wave.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist!"

A gigantic Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms appeared above the fist, the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation surged, absorbing the weak water waves into the channels to tear and devour them. The advancing weak water tsunami within a fan-shaped area in front was scattered by Sun Wukong's clone's Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, creating a direct path to Ying Long.

"Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils!"

Triangular heavy pupils emerged within the dark golden eyes; Sun Wukong activated the third phase of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils, without hesitation and rushed through the channel. Explore more stories with empire

Waves attacking from both sides were deftly dodged under the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils, and those unavoidable were immunized with the Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations White Cloud Smoke. After a few breaths, Sun Wukong reached Ying Long, confronted the tens of thousands of miles long enormous Divine Dragon, and let out a deep grunt, raising the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod high in his hand.

"If you won't listen to old Sun's explanation, old Sun will beat you until you do!"

"Heaven-Breaking Eighteen Rods!"

This was the very first time Sun Wukong used Heaven-Breaking Eighteen Rods while in the state of Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth.

Rod shadows filled the sky, the pressure was overwhelming, and eighteen rod silhouettes appeared in the sky above Dragon Island, akin to eighteen Heavenly Pillars. In the next moment, with the momentum of breaking the heavens, they mercilessly struck down on Ying Long, more precisely, at the area where Ying Long's reverse scales were located.

He either doesn't act or shows no mercy when he does; this was always Sun Wukong's principle. Moreover, the opponent was an Ancient Divine Dragon of the Quasi-Saint Realm. Sun Wukong wouldn't be arrogant enough to be merciful in the face of such a powerful foe—it wouldn't be showing mercy; it would be joking with his own life!