Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

The Heavenly Prince's strong attitude surprised Sun Wukong a bit; why did this guy suddenly change his nature and become so arrogant?

He remembered that outside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault before, the Heavenly Prince had been very restrained, not wanting to clash with their people. Why is he now initiating provocation?

Could it be that he received some powerful magical treasure, feeling he could confidently surpass him, and thus revealing his true colors?

"Fine, if you want to follow, then follow. I'll just treat you as an extra shadow!"

Sun Wukong let out a cold snort and decided to ignore the Heavenly Prince. He wanted to see what exactly this guy was up to.

"This demon monkey didn't even get angry!"

The Heavenly Prince was a bit surprised; he indeed intended to provoke Sun Wukong to anger, hoping that Sun Wukong would strike him.

The Heavenly Prince also noticed the small line of text within the light cluster. Although he discovered it a bit late, he managed to obtain a defensive magical treasure, and there were still two treasures left for him to collect, so it wasn't too late.

In addition to the small text about the limitation on the number of treasures one could collect, there was another line stating that private fights were forbidden within the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault to prevent damaging the treasures inside. Violators would be struck by the vault's Annihilation Thunder!

His deliberate provocation was intended to make Sun Wukong attack, so that he could rely on the Annihilation Thunder of the vault to completely obliterate Sun Wukong!

Unfortunately, Sun Wukong didn't get angry, leaving the Heavenly Prince feeling frustrated and as if he had punched the air. Could it be that Sun Wukong also noticed that line of small text?

In reality, Sun Wukong didn't notice this rule; he simply didn't want to bother with the Heavenly Prince for now. At least, he didn't want to at the moment!

With so many treasures here, obtaining them was the priority; everything else could be set aside temporarily. When it comes to settling scores, there's no need to rush, any time will do!

Among the three treasures, the horn-shaped treasure was for helping Tian Lin, and the realm-dividing sphere was for constructing a passage between the two realms. Speaking of which, Sun Wukong didn't select any suitable magical treasure for himself. There was still one choice left, and he couldn't waste it. He must choose carefully.

After taunting for so long, Sun Wukong remained indifferent, and the Heavenly Prince had no choice but to give up. He still had two more treasures to collect, and if he delayed any longer, others would have collected the good ones, and he'd be left with their scraps!

Watching the Heavenly Prince walk away to find other treasures, Sun Wukong curved his mouth into a mischievous smile, then turned back to a light cluster he passed earlier. Inside was a book named Soul Shocking Stab, which was a master technique for attacking others' divine souls.

There were secret techniques for attacking others' divine souls in the Yuan realm, but they were mostly possessed by sects specializing in spiritual attacks. They had great limitations; if the opponent's divine soul strength far exceeded the caster's, there could be backlash, resulting in the caster's divine soul being damaged or, in severe cases, their soul dissipating!

Thus, experts from these sects tend to be cautious, never attacking unknown opponents rashly. Even if they attacked, they'd do a small probe first. Because of this, there weren't many renowned spiritual attackers in the Yuan realm.

The Soul Shocking Stab was different; its execution imposed very little load on the user's divine soul. Even if the opponent was extremely powerful and unaffected, there wouldn't be any backlash.

Sun Wukong's attack style had always been about close combat, and he was passionate about it. For Sun Wukong, such battles made his blood boil.

But mere physical attacks aren't enough at times. Against opponents with high physical strength and strong defenses, such attacks were inadequate. At such times, a powerful divine soul attack method like the Soul Shocking Stab was necessary to complement them, because it's rare for someone to have both divine soul and physical body strengths immensely powerful!

The Soul Shocking Stab was perhaps the most suitable secret technique for Sun Wukong. Learning it would make up for his shortcomings in spiritual attacks, far surpassing the enhancements any powerful magical treasure could provide.

The reason Sun Wukong didn't immediately take the Soul Shocking Stab was not just to see if there were better treasures, but mainly because he didn't want the Heavenly Prince to notice it, in case he tried to snatch it and possibly succeed. That would be a loss!

Sun Wukong already noticed that anything he looked down upon, the Heavenly Prince wouldn't even glance at. It's unclear if it's because he thinks Sun Wukong's discards are worthless, or if he's holding onto a grudge against Sun Wukong, or perhaps both?

In any case, it's for the best; it means the Heavenly Prince won't try to take it!

The Heavenly Prince had taken a fancy to a spiritual beast bag, but unlike typical spiritual beast bags, it could suppress and tame spiritual beasts inside, forcing them to recognize its owner. Moreover, it could extract the abilities and strength of the tamed spiritual beasts, bestowing them temporarily upon the Heavenly Prince, allowing him to gain their full powers and strengths in a short time!

The Heavenly Prince initially didn't realize how special this spiritual beast bag was; he just found its presence unique, so he decided to take a chance on it. To his surprise, it was incredibly potent, making him ecstatic!

"Hmph! Sun Wukong, just you wait. Now that this prince has such a powerful magical treasure, once I find a powerful enough spiritual beast to enhance me, I will reclaim all the humiliation a hundredfold from you!"

While refining the spiritual beast bag within the light cluster, the Heavenly Prince swore to himself. He also noticed Sun Wukong obtaining the Soul Shocking Stab book, but assumed Sun Wukong took so long because he couldn't find anything better, so he retraced his steps, not paying much attention.

Undisturbed, Sun Wukong quickly refined the Soul Shocking Stab book. After the book flew out from the light cluster into Sun Wukong's palm, its form started changing, with runes of the Great Dao flying out from the book into his brow. As more runes entered Sun Wukong, the book became more ethereal until it entirely dissipated.

"Great Path Concretization, Rune Transmission!"

Watching this scene from the side, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor's eyes gleamed. Such a technique was truly remarkable!