Great Demon Sun Wukong

Zhibei finished speaking, and everyone fell silent once again. In this short time, it seemed that everyone had become rather fond of silence. Zhibei didn't pay attention to what everyone was thinking and, pausing for a moment, continued, "Just now, Wukong went to help you all. At that time, we had once again gained the upper hand, but the reason I had He Tu summon a doppelganger to have you all immediately withdraw is that the Annihilation Palace also had reinforcements on the way—the Underworld God Army. However, I didn't expect those ferocious beasts to be quicker than me. By the way, Great Saint, aren't you going to introduce that ferocious beast friend of yours? It's very likely that in the future, we could become very steadfast allies!"

As soon as Zhibei's voice fell, a yellow light flashed by, and the skinny yellow-furred little monkey had already arrived in the midst of everyone. Its bright, spirited little eyes swept around, and when it saw Zijing, it suddenly flashed a grin. Then, out of nowhere, it pulled out a banana and, in front of everyone's gaze, walked over to Zijing. Holding the banana, it said rather arrogantly, "Hang out with me in the future, and this banana is yours!"

After saying this, it held the banana up to Zijing and then, looking very deserving of a beating, tilted its head back to gaze at the sky. At that moment, everyone felt a tightness in their chests, wanting to laugh but feeling it inappropriate to do so, trying not to laugh but unable to hold it back. Wukong, on the other hand, directly covered his face with a hand, adopting an expression that said, "I don't know him." What was even more astonishing was that Zijing actually took the banana and then smiled, saying, "Well then, my life is in your hands, you know!"

According to what everyone had imagined, the little monkey should have confidently replied, "Leave it to me," but instead, the yellow-furred little monkey retracted its hand and quickly hopped back a few steps, somewhat exasperatedly saying, "I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. I only like female monkeys, the ones with long legs and long tails, hehe!" After finishing, it reached into the void, and suddenly fruits that some of the people couldn't even name began to fall into everyone's hands.

"That person was right, we will become the most steadfast of allies in the future, so take these things as a meeting gift. Ling Ming, come on, here's the best one for you." After offering a piece of fruit to each person, the little monkey then mysteriously pulled out a watermelon-sized, dewy peach, split it in half, gave one half to Wukong, and kept the other half for itself, "Don't say I'm stingy; the fruits in your hands are no ordinary things. Stow them away quickly, or I might change my mind in a moment!"

Indeed, the fruits the little monkey shared with everyone weren't just ordinary items; they were precious treasures of nature as rare as they come. What's more impressive was how each individual's fruit matched their attributes perfectly. Although everyone knew the little monkey was joking, they still took the fruits into their possession one by one. If they could consume and refine these fruits, their strength would certainly improve enormously.

After doing all this, the little monkey sat down in front of Wukong, holding half of the peach, then gestured for Wukong to introduce it to everyone. Wukong bit hard into the peach, chewed a few times, and enjoyed it fully on his face. But he didn't continue eating and stashed it away, then he said to everyone, "This little yellow-haired monkey, like me, hails from the Pangu Realm. Moreover, it comes from the same lineage as me, from Flower Fruit Mountain and can be regarded as my closest brother."

Wukong then detailed to everyone the origins of himself and the little monkey, with the little monkey adding some information too. They spoke so thoroughly for two reasons: firstly, because of the recent mention of a traitor by Zhibei, everyone was exceedingly cautious, and Wukong hoped to make everyone recognize the relationship the little monkey had with him to gain their trust. Secondly, it was also a kind of reminiscence.

A legend had always been passed down in Flower Fruit Mountain of the Pangu Realm that when a period of chaos was to come, four monkeys would emerge. However, to this day, there hasn't been a clear explanation of when this chaos would occur. But historically, these four monkeys had appeared several times, and though it wasn't certain whether it was the eve of chaos now, the four monkeys had sequentially appeared.

These four were the Ling Ming Stone Monkey, the Through-back Ape, the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, and the Six-Eared Macaque. Of course, these four do not refer to four individual monkeys but four types of monkeys. Among these four kinds, the king would become the one to save the world from chaos and disaster. Because of their uniqueness, both the Ling Ming Stone Monkey and the Six-Eared Macaque were one of a kind. So, when Wukong successfully found the Water Curtain Cave, a paradise for the monkeys, they all unanimously revered him as the Beautiful Monkey King, supreme commander of all monkey kinds.

As for the other three types, the lineage of the Six-Eared Macaque had only one individual, so the natural king was the Six-Eared Macaque Demon Emperor. The king of the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey lineage was the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey Wu Zhiqi of Huai River, whose name Wu Zhiqi was not his own. When this Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey learned that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties there was also a Through-back Ape named Wu Zhiqi, who was adept at transformation, could rival nine dragons in strength, and had mastery over water control to the extent that even the Water Deity Gonggong dared not claim to be even slightly superior in the art. This Wu Zhiqi, a Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, was already in existence during the time of Yu the Great. He had the appearance of an ape, with a flat nose, protruding forehead, white head and a blue body, and fiery golden eyes. His neck stretched a hundred feet long, his strength surpassed that of nine elephants, and he often stirred up storms and caused trouble in the Huai river, endangering the people. When Yu the Great managed the Huai river, Wu Zhiqi caused trouble; thunder and lightning struck simultaneously, and wood and stone resounded together. Yu was greatly annoyed, summoned the host of gods, and personally gave an order to the Divine Beast Kui Dragon to capture Wu Zhiqi. Despite being captured, Wu Zhiqi remained defiant, thrashing and leaping, uncontainable by anyone. Consequently, Yu shackled his neck with heavy iron chains, pierced his nose with a Golden Bell, and suppressed him at the foot of Turtle Mountain in Huaiyin, thereby calming the Huai river's flow into the East Sea.

Later, during the great battle of conferred gods, Wu Zhiqi broke free from Yu's suppression, and became a notorious Great Demon of the time. However, he was eventually bound by the top-level Divine Artifact Jiangshan Sheji Map, crafted by Nuwa at the beginning of Chaos; it was only the mysterious Flying Knife of Lu Ya, capable of slaying gods and Buddhas, that ultimately annihilated him.@@novelbin@@

Therefore, wishing to inherit the valor of that generation's Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, he gave himself the same name. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

The king of the Through-back Ape lineage was the Through-back Ape Yuan Wusi, who, of course, named himself as well. After Sun Wukong was established as the Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain, these four monkeys each chose their own paths over the issue of death.

Among them, Sun Wukong went to Western Niu Hezhou and took Patriarch Bodhi as his master; the Six-Eared Macaque went to Beijuluzhou and took the Artifact Spirit of the Demon Emperor Di Jun's Taoist Spell-proof Magic Treasure, the Eastern Emperor Bell, as his mentor; the Through-back Ape proceeded to the Southern Continent and successfully became a disciple of Tathagata. However, later events led to a break between the Through-back Ape Yuan Wusi and Buddhism, culminating in him single-handedly battling three thousand Buddhas. According to Buddhist records, in the end, the endless great path of Buddhism prevailed, and they used supreme Buddha's power to exterminate that demon.

However, it seems now that the Through-back Ape Yuan Wusi might indeed have failed, but he was certainly not dead. What's more, he ended up in the Patrolling Celestial World for unknown reasons and even became the leader of all the ferocious beasts in the Patrolling Celestial World.

But the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey Wu Zhiqi, who had named himself, did not leave Flower Fruit Mountain. Although he also wished for the Monkey Tribe to escape the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, he pinned all his hopes on the Ling Ming Stone Monkey, the Six-Eared Macaque, and the Through-back Ape. He knew that Flower Fruit Mountain needed a guardian. Although he might not be the strongest, he was willing to guard Flower Fruit Mountain so that the other three could peacefully search for the secret to eternal life.

However, it was for this reason that, although the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey also possessed great potential, and later even with the help of Sun Wukong saw a significant improvement in his cultivation, he ultimately fell in the decisive battle with Heaven at Spiritual Mount, becoming the first of the four spiritual monkeys to perish.

Of course, Sun Wukong did not mention these things; he only detailed the relationships between the four spiritual monkeys and the young yellow-haired monkey, which was the Through-back Ape Yuan Wusi that once went to the Southern Continent. However, now, in the words of the yellow-haired monkey, he was no longer any Through-back Ape but simply an ordinary monkey, and his name was no longer Yuan Wusi but changed to Yuan Bisi. Hence, he also had a nickname — the Monkey Doomed to Die!

(Thank you to 'Beiyè' for your reward, sorry for the late weekend update)