Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Although Sun Wukong usually appeared unremarkable within the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team, and even seemed rather charming when overly praised in Jiang Liu's eyes, that prideful demeanor made him somewhat adorable and completely unrelated to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven of legend.

However, once Sun Wukong took action, his violent aura would erupt, resembling an ancient fierce beast, truly fitting the King of the Demon Kings of the legends, the very being who dared wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace!

Although his figure appeared to be just a short and thin monkey, floating in mid-air amid the thunder of Leize with Jingu Bang in hand and shouting fiercely, his viciousness was fully displayed!

Following Sun Wukong's shout, the sound of wind and thunder intensified; then, Master Leizhen, with Wind and Thunder Wings on his back, appeared.

Holding a golden stick in his hand, Master Leizhen's gaze landed on Sun Wukong, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

Although he had long heard of Sun Wukong's reputation and knew his prowess, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving.

Although he hadn't officially broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, the ferocious aura exuding from Sun Wukong made even Master Leizhen feel apprehensive.

"You demon monkey, what brings you to my Leize!?"

Even though Master Leizhen had guessed Sun Wukong's purpose, he still feigned ignorance and asked.

"I, Old Sun, am here today for Zixia's sake!" Sun Wukong cut straight to the point without any nonsense.

"Oh? So, you're here to fight over a woman with me!" Sun Wukong's words slightly raised Master Leizhen's eyebrows.

Immediately, a sneer crossed his face, "I heard that you, this demon monkey, had joined the Buddhist Sect. I never expected you to remain impure. It seems that the Tathagata really needs to discipline you properly!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Upon hearing Master Leizhen's words, Sun Wukong shook his Jingu Bang in his hand. Although his eyes blazed with anger, he insisted on clarifying things before taking action.

"Let me make this clear, I, Old Sun, and Zixia are good friends! If she truly wishes to marry you, not only will I not pick a quarrel, but I will also come to bless you. However, you forced Zixia to marry you! She has even been locked up in the Glycyrrhiza Garden because of you! So today, I, Old Sun, am here to seek justice for her!"

"So, this monkey harbors no romantic feelings for Zixia, merely the affection between friends!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, the reactions of various powerhouses varied greatly.

Previously, Sun Wukong had even killed the Star Monarch of Warring States for Zixia, making everyone think there was a romantic involvement.

Who would have thought it was just the affection between friends?

Although Sun Wukong's words were surprising, anyone who knew a little about him knew that he was not joking. If he said so, then it must be true.

Moreover, speaking beyond romantic feelings, Sun Wukong's willingness to go through fire and water for a friend completely aligned with his character!

"So that's how it is!" Master Leizhen had initially thought there was a romantic involvement between Sun Wukong and Zixia. Hence, he had come to fight with him. Now, learning that it stemmed from camaraderie, he felt some admiration in his heart.

After all, standing up for a friend to this extent, even as his opponent, Master Leizhen admired him.

"It turns out you are truly loyal and honorable. Since that's the case, I will not kill you now. Just leave, and don't come bothering again!" Waving his hand, Master Leizhen spoke to Sun Wukong.

Squeak squeak squeak…

Master Leizhen's words infuriated Sun Wukong, who scratched his ears and cheeks, his face full of anger, "Are you looking down on me, Old Sun!? Don't fancy that you can win merely with words! Today, I, Old Sun, will have a bout with you, based purely on skill!"

"If you can defeat me, Old Sun, I will leave! But if you are defeated by me, you must request the Jade Emperor not to force Zixia to do anything!"

"Hahaha! You monkey, do you know where this is? This is Leize, and as the saying goes, even a fierce dragon cannot suppress a local snake! You think you can defeat me in my Leize!?" Master Leizhen laughed loudly upon hearing Sun Wukong's challenge.

If he had to rate his own strength as ten out of ten, in this Leize, having both time and location advantages, he could exert up to twelve times his power!

"Hmph, I, Old Sun, want you to lose convincingly! How about it!? Do you dare to accept?" Sun Wukong's bravery knew no fear, and it could even be said it was a blind confidence as he questioned Master Leizhen, grinning.

"Alright! I accept your challenge! I hope that your skills are more formidable than your rhetoric!"

In Leize, there's no way I wouldn't dare to battle, thought Master Leizhen, and so he nodded in agreement.

"Good, rest assured, I, Old Sun, will not kill you!" Hearing Master Leizhen nod in agreement, Sun Wukong wasted no words. He raised his Jingu Bang.

Quick as lightning, he pounced right before Master Leizhen, and his Jingu Bang, with no fanciness at all, smashed directly down upon Master Leizhen's head!

Facing Sun Wukong's attack, Master Leizhen did not retreat, and his Golden Stick rose as well.

With a loud bang, the Jingu Bang and the Golden Stick collided, sending ripples of unseen waves spreading out.

However, both individuals were tightly grasping their weapons, apparently in a deadlock, as neither seemed able to overpower the other!

"Hehehe, you're quite strong, aren't you? I, Old Sun, used about seventy percent of my strength! How much did you use!?" Sun Wukong, holding the Golden Hoop tightly, grinned and stared at Master Leizhen as he asked.

"Me? About sixty percent strength, I guess!" Similarly clutching the golden staff in his hand, Master Leizhen responded upon hearing this.

"Nonsense!"

However, upon hearing Master Leizhen's words, Sun Wukong naturally didn't believe him and retorted with a scornful expression.

During their conversation, the Golden Hoop in his hand struck down again and again, each time faster and stronger in force!

"Then experience it for yourself!" Master Leizhen, holding the golden staff, struck forward to meet Sun Wukong's attacks.

Their back-and-forth exchange didn't involve the use of any supernatural powers; it was purely a contest of strength, with no tricks.

The collision between the staffs grew increasingly violent and forceful!

After countless clashes, Sun Wukong finally gathered all his strength and smashed fiercely.

However, the recoil forced Sun Wukong to involuntarily step back three steps, inwardly exclaiming at the terrifying strength of his opponent!

Similarly, the recoil was not easy on Master Leizhen either; he, too, stepped back two steps while narrowing his eyes at Sun Wukong.

Being a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he was only slightly stronger than this monkey! This Demon Monkey truly lived up to the name of Great Sage Equal to Heaven—the strength was astonishing indeed!

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In terms of strength, he was no weaker than many other Great Luo Golden Immortals!

"Again!" Sun Wukong noticed that his opponent had stepped back one step less than himself, which suggested that the other might have even greater strength. Feeling unconvinced, he shouted loudly.

Simultaneously, he raised the Golden Hoop again and also unleashed the Law of Heaven and Earth divine skill, transforming into a giant ape a hundred zhang tall!

"Bring it on!" In the skies above Leize, suddenly countless bolts of thunder fell and gathered on Master Leizhen's body, also condensing a hundred-zhang tall Thunder Dharma Phase in brilliant blue lightning!

Bang, bang, bang!

The conflict between Sun Wukong and Master Leizhen had gradually reached a ferocious stage, with both sides completely unleashing themselves in the fight.

In the Heavenly Court, many immortals watched a screen that displayed the battle unfolding between the two, which deeply astonished them.

Indeed, the Monkey's techniques were shockingly powerful; even Master Leizhen, who was at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level and had the advantage of the right time and place, still struggled to gain much of an upper hand.

"Not bad, not bad, this Monkey's skills haven't weakened at all compared to five hundred years ago!" On the other hand, at the Great Thunder Monastery of the Western Heaven, Tathagata watched the conflict and nodded in satisfaction.@@novelbin@@

Sun Wukong's cultivation level had been stuck at the Taiyi True Immortal stage for a long time now, but it seemed he had learned to recognize the times.

Once the Journey to the West was complete, and he arrived at the Great Thunder Monastery, Tathagata planned to bestow upon him the status of a Buddha which would help him advance his cultivation level further, stepping into the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

At that time, this Monkey would be extremely useful under his command!

"This is stable! From this view, Monkey has a good chance of winning!" On the other hand, Jiang Liu also took out the Mystical Mirror, watching the battle with Zhu Bajie and others.

Although the situation seemed to slightly disadvantage Sun Wukong, in Jiang Liu's view, Sun Wukong had a great chance of winning.

Firstly, Sun Wukong's body was like mystic iron, indestructible! In battle, he seemed like a perpetual motion machine, never knowing fatigue!

In the original script, Zhu Bajie's strength was not weaker than that of the Monkey, but after a lengthy battle, Zhu Bajie lost due to exhaustion, which allowed Sun Wukong to capture him.

Thus, in a battle of endurance, Sun Wukong had the greatest chance of winning!

Moreover, he had given him many potions for healing and mana restoration; in this prolonged battle, both sides would likely end up injured.

Eventually, if Sun Wukong drank a few bottles of these potions, wouldn't he be able to overpower Master Leizhen?

So, although it seemed that Master Leizhen had a slight upper hand, Jiang Liu believed Sun Wukong's chances of winning were in fact greater!