Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Great Saint, what are these things?"

Jiang Liu'er's teeth chattered as he was utterly terrified. The black shadows rushing toward them were horrifyingly gruesome, far more dreadful than any demon they had encountered on the path of seeking scriptures.

Although Jiang Liu'er had reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, he had hardly experienced any real combat, let alone a battle of life and death. It was no wonder he was scared to death.

"These are the resentful spirits of the strong within the God and Demon Graveyard. Keep your Protective Golden Light up, and with me here, they won't be able to hurt you!"

There were too many attacking spirits for Sun Wukong to explain things leisurely to Jiang Liu'er; he could only focus all his efforts on obliterating the spirits to protect Jiang Liu'er from harm.

"Great Saint, where exactly is the descendant's soul?"

Watching Sun Wukong's figure darting around him, shattering one shadow after another, Jiang Liu'er felt no sense of security at all.

This God and Demon Graveyard was just too eerie, Jiang Liu'er had no doubt that without Sun Wukong's protection, he would be ripped into pieces and devoured by these resentful spirits in an instant.

"I don't know."

Sun Wukong's response was cut-and-dried, leaving one to feel hopeless, "Hou Yi was a Great Witch of the Witch Race, prideful and aloof. Even in death, leaving only his soul scattered in this God and Demon Graveyard, he wouldn't mingle with these wandering fierce souls."

"Then how are we going to find it?"

Jiang Liu'er was completely dumbfounded.

"I don't know, let's just take it one step at a time and try our luck! I'm moving forward now, Jiang Liu'er, make sure you keep up, don't lose track of me!"

As Sun Wukong spoke, he indeed swung the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and moved forward. Jiang Liu'er, startled, hurriedly followed closely behind. If he were to lose track now, his life would certainly be over!

The two of them, facing the onslaught of resentful spirits from ancient strong beings, aimlessly trudged forward. Sun Wukong fought all the way, while Jiang Liu'er was terrified all the way until dawn.

The dark, corrupt air began to recede, and the host of resentful spirits, along with the vanishing bones, retreated back into the ground. Green grass started sprouting from the earth, and the entire God and Demon Graveyard once again revived. Had one not witnessed and experienced it oneself, probably no one would associate the tranquil scene before them with the horrifying scenes of the night.

"It's finally over! That scared me to death!"

Jiang Liu'er collapsed onto the ground, his clothes completely soaked through with sweat still visibly emanating from his forehead. He was truly terrified!

They say the path to seeking scriptures is fraught with unparalleled dangers, but compared to what happened last night, those hardships and perils seemed just like child's play—they at least didn't involve feeling like you'd be torn into pieces at any moment.

That feeling, Jiang Liu'er never wanted to experience it a second time in his life!

"It's not over yet!"

Sun Wukong's voice rang out, causing Jiang Liu'er to nearly leap off the ground. "Not over? What else is there?"

"We haven't found any of Hou Yi's scattered souls yet, not even a single one. Our purpose here hasn't been fulfilled, so of course it isn't over!"

Sun Wukong glanced sideways at Jiang Liu'er, "You'd better pray we can find Hou Yi's souls and gather them during the daylight, or else we might have to keep enduring what happened last night."

Jiang Liu'er's face turned slightly pale. Having experienced last night's terrifying ordeal was already enough, to go through it again? What a joke!

Leaping up from the ground, Jiang Liu'er wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly walked ahead: "Let's hurry and find Hou Yi's souls. I can't stand staying in this cursed place a moment longer!"

"Simply searching aimlessly like this, you might search for months and still not find it!"

Sun Wukong watched Jiang Liu'er with a somewhat amused expression. It was the first time he had seen Jiang Liu'er so active, and yet it wasn't for any noble reason—it was completely because he didn't want to experience the horrors of last night again. This situation was indeed quite humorous.

"So how should we search?"

Jiang Liu'er stopped in his tracks, turning his head towards Sun Wukong with a shocked expression, "Great Saint, stop beating around the bush. Let's quickly find Hou Yi's souls and get out of this damned place. I still need to continue my journey to the West to seek scriptures! Although your double looks impeccable, if we take too long, flaws might show. Let's not waste time here!"

Jiang Liu'er's words made sense, so Sun Wukong dropped his playful demeanor, thought for a bit, then said very seriously to Jiang Liu'er, "Jiang Liu'er, you need to fully activate your 'Immeasurable Merit Determination,' and release the aura of your 'Merit Golden Body' with all your might. It's definitely the best attraction for the souls in this tomb of gods and demons. Souls of strong beings like Hou Yi, who disdain to appear at night with those lesser spirits, should manifest during the day for a while. As long as you can attract even a whiff of a soul, finding the rest will be easy!"

"Alright, I'll do it right now!"

Jiang Liu'er, now without any hesitation, immediately did as Sun Wukong suggested—the sooner they could leave this cursed tomb, the better!

Waves of golden light radiated from Jiang Liu'er, spreading out in all directions. As Sun Wukong felt the golden waves brushing past him, that soothing and refreshing sensation made him inwardly marvel, truly worthy of a physique best suited to carry 'Merit and Destiny.' The effect produced by Jiang Liu'er, a ten-lifetime good person using the 'Immeasurable Merit Determination,' was immense. So immense, it even tempted him a bit!

It wouldn't matter if Hou Yi's soul didn't manifest during the day. As long as it did, feeling the immense merit released by Jiang Liu'er, it would certainly rush over to absorb it as swiftly as possible—this Sun Wukong was absolutely sure about!

Sure enough, Sun Wukong's guess proved correct. Although it was daytime, the souls of ancient strong beings, who were incredibly powerful in life, still materialized and were drawn to Jiang Liu'er after sensing his released aura of merit, although Hou Yi's soul was not among them.

For these strong remnant souls, Sun Wukong simply drove them away without really harming them. Souls that could transform during the day were not only strong in life but also had little malice. If it weren't for being trapped in this tomb of gods and demons, they would have already reincarnated to the Heaven Realm...

Wait, reincarnated to the Heaven Realm?

Suddenly recalling something, Sun Wukong stopped dispersing the attracted wandering souls. Instead, he opened his right hand, evolving it into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realms. As the power of Reincarnation surged, six miniature Reincarnation Realms materialized and condensed in front of his palm.