Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

When Master Wuchao refused to go to Flame Mountain to help, Jiang Liu pondered over the matter and felt he had no choice but to try asking Red Boy for assistance.

Of course, it wasn't possible to just ask directly; could Red Boy just eagerly rush off to help?

Although on the surface he seemed to have a decent relationship with Red Boy, the Buddhist Sect and the Demon Clan were adversaries after all. Hence, he couldn't appear too familiar, otherwise even a blind man would realize the unusual nature of his relationship with Red Boy.

Therefore, he used the pretext of a high-stakes gamble to divert attention.

Sure enough, after losing the bet, Red Boy, abiding by the gambling agreement, agreed to give Flame Mountain a try, and all things clicked into place.

A party of three traveled through the sky, and soon, they returned to the vicinity of Flame Mountain.

"Eh? Red Boy?" Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing were waiting beside Flame Mountain, aware that Jiang Liu had gone to request Master Wuchao's assistance, yet they didn't expect that it wasn't Master Wuchao who came but Red Boy who returned with him.

"Yes, Master Wuchao has sustained severe injuries and couldn't come. Thus, I asked Red Boy to give it a try!" Seeing the surprised expressions on Sun Wukong and the others, Jiang Liu spoke.

While speaking, he turned his head, intending to ask Red Boy if he could extinguish the True Sun Fire of Flame Mountain, but he noticed something odd about Red Boy's expression as he stared intently at the True Sun Fire.

"How about it? Do you have a way to extinguish these flames!?" Noting the unusual look on Red Boy's face, Jiang Liu asked.

"Holy Monk, I feel a kinship with these flames!" Turning to glance at Jiang Liu, Red Boy responded.

"A feeling of kinship!?" Hearing Red Boy's words, Jiang Liu was slightly taken aback but soon realized that it must be because of the Demon Emperor Pill he had given him earlier.

Previously, while stealing elixirs from the Doushuai Palace belonging to the Supreme Elder Lord, the most valuable one was the Demon Emperor Pill. It seemed to greatly enhance the aptitude of demons. After Red Boy consumed it, his original primary-level Samadhi True Fire also advanced to a white stage, and additionally, among the flames controlled by Red Boy, there was a hint of golden, which he then figured was True Sun Fire.

At the time, through the transformation of the flames and considering the elixir's name "Demon Emperor Pill," Jiang Liu felt there must be some connection with Eastern Emperor Taiyi or Demon Emperor Dijun.

Now, having arrived at Flame Mountain and seeing the fierce, burning inferno, Red Boy feeling a kinship with them seemed to confirm Jiang Liu's previous speculation.

"Then, go ahead and give it a try!" Upon hearing Red Boy's words, Jiang Liu paused for a moment before speaking.

"Alright, let me give it a try!" Red Boy nodded, clearly impatient, and with those words, he leaped and flew towards Flame Mountain.

The flames of Flame Mountain, transformed from golden True Sun Fire, blazed intensely.

However, as Red Boy approached, these flames began to show an unusual change, seemingly converging towards him.

"It looks promising!" With Red Boy's arrival, seeing the transformation in the True Sun Fire within Flame Mountain brought a slight smile to Jiang Liu's face.

"Eh? It's actually working!?" It wasn't just Jiang Liu; at this moment, Tathagata and Master Zhenyuan among many other dignitaries were watching the scene at Flame Mountain. Witnessing the change in the flames, many were secretly astonished.

"Innate Taoist Body, Fire Spirit Body, although I knew this child's aptitude was extraordinary, I hadn't anticipated that he could even attract True Sun Fire. Perhaps I underestimated his potential?"

Tathagata whispered softly to himself, a mix of surprise and, of course, joy.

"Although these flames are not owned by Kunpeng and seem to be ownerless flames burning in Flame Mountain, the fact that he can attract these flames shows Red Boy's extraordinary aptitude, which is indeed peculiar. Just a mere Kuiniu, yet his offspring possesses such remarkable potential!"

In the Doushuai Palace, the Supreme Elder Lord too was watching the scene at Flame Mountain, similarly astonished by Red Boy's aptitude.

Regardless of what was on the minds of these major figures at that time, after arriving above Flame Mountain, Red Boy soon began to descend slowly.

Simultaneously, Red Boy opened his arms, and the white Samadhi True Fire exploded out with his movements, sweeping across the entire Flame Mountain.

The white flames collided with the golden flames without attacking each other, as the golden flames were rootless and not controlled by anyone.

Under Red Boy's control, the white flames and golden flames touched, and instead of clashing, they intertwined.

Red Boy intended to use the white flames to capture the golden True Sun Fire.

After descending, Red Boy was completely enveloped in flames and slowly closed his eyes, focusing entirely on the True Sun Fire.

With his eyes closed, Red Boy could see himself as if in a vast void, and then, the intensely hot Sun Star was right in front of him.

The ancient Sun Star, embodying an endless fiery aura.

After Pangu created the world, his left eye transformed into the sun. Gazing at the Sun Star before him, Red Boy vaguely sensed the sun in the void that had existed for eons and had subsequently birthed an Innate Spirit Body.

Time passed, unknown how long, when the cries of birds shook the heavens and earth; suddenly, a Three-legged Golden Crow appeared above the Sun Star, fluttering its wings, innately able to manipulate the power of True Sun Fire.

The Three-legged Golden Crow, proud and powerful, was the target of Red Boy, who wielded his own Samadhi True Fire in hopes of capturing it.

Yet the white flames, before the Golden Crow, seemed mere decorations, ineffectual.

The wings flapped, and golden flames burned. The ropes formed by Red Boy's white Samadhi True Fire were all incinerated by the Golden Crow's flames, which issued noble and proud cries as it danced in the void.

Though capturing the Three-legged Golden Crow was extremely difficult, Red Boy persisted relentlessly.

The white flames surged in layers but, as a proud and noble divine bird, the more vigorously Red Boy moved, the more intensely the Golden Crow resisted.

In fact, as the Golden Crow resisted, Red Boy felt a searing sensation within those golden flames, which was intensely uncomfortable.

Being of an Innate Fire Spirit Body, Red Boy had never experienced a burning sensation since his birth, but under the Golden Crow's True Sun Fire, he now felt that scorching sensation, extremely uncomfortable.

Yet, Red Boy did not give up, persevering through clenched teeth.

"Is it impossible!?"

Jiang Liu had no way of knowing what Red Boy's mind envisioned, but he could clearly see that Red Boy's white flames struggled to capture the golden flames and continuously failed. Even the health bar above Red Boy's head was steadily decreasing.

After persisting for about ten minutes, Jiang Liu could see that Red Boy's health bar had decreased by a small fraction, his expression pained.

Seeing this, Jiang Liu naturally could not stand by idly any longer; he raised his hand, casting the Guanyin Mantra Skill on Red Boy.

Visibly, Red Boy's health bar immediately recovered to about eighty or ninety percent, and the pained expression on his face eased significantly.

Guanyin Mantra, Guanyin Mantra, Hand of Healing, Guanyin Mantra…

The Guanyin Mantra and Hand of Healing skills were used alternately. With Jiang Liu's help, Red Boy continued to withstand the scorching of True Sun Fire without facing a life-threatening situation.

Thus, an hour passed in this manner.

An hour-long tug-of-war ensued, and Red Boy still could not subdue the True Sun Fire. However, as time progressed, the resistance from the True Sun Fire seemed not as strong as before.

...

In his consciousness, Red Boy controlled his own Samadhi True Fire, which was not merely white; it even contained strands of golden flame.

To capture the flame of Flame Mountain, Red Boy had begun trying to integrate his own strand of True Sun Fire into it.

The Golden Crow's resistance continued, but it was no longer as fierce. Instead, looking at the strand of gold within the white ropes, it seemed to show a trace of affection.

Seeing this, Red Boy realized that relying solely on strength to capture the True Sun Fire was impossible.

Raising his hand, a strand of golden light gathered at Red Boy's fingertips, very faint.

But with the appearance of this strand of True Sun Fire, the Three-legged Golden Crow showed no signs of fleeing. Instead, it folded its wings and landed in front of Red Boy.

Its sharp eyes fixed on the strand of True Sun Fire at Red Boy's fingertips.

Hoo-hoo-hoo!

Red Boy's health bar had been continuously decreasing, but suddenly, Jiang Liu saw that all the white Samadhi True Fire around Red Boy was retracted.

As the Samadhi True Fire vanished, Red Boy raised his hand and a faint golden flame appeared, attracting the Sun Fire of Flame Mountain slowly toward his fingertips.

"Did it succeed!?" Watching the flames of Flame Mountain gathering toward Red Boy's fingertips, Jiang Liu felt a surge of quiet joy.

Not only were the flames gathering, but more importantly, Jiang Liu could clearly see that the continually decreasing health bar of Red Boy had finally stopped decreasing.

As the True Sun Fire kept converging, the golden flame at Red Boy's fingertips grew stronger and more brilliant.

Of course, alongside the gathering of the golden flames at Red Boy's fingertips, the flames of Flame Mountain also grew weaker.