Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: The Thunderous Test of Ascending to Heaven Platform (3rd Update)

“What’s going on?”

With a grimace, Sun Wukong spat out a mouthful of black smoke and looked at Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian.

“Wukong, I was just about to warn you that the steps of the Ascend to Heaven Platform should not be recklessly stepped on. Each step you take triggers a thunderbolt, and the power of these thunderbolts is comparable to or even stronger than the Tribulation Thunder from Heavenly Punishment. It’s not easy to withstand…”

“Then why didn’t you say earlier?”

Sun Wukong was speechless, looking at Nezha with a face full of sorrow and grief.

“Well, I didn’t get the chance yet…”

Nezha started to chuckle, “I also didn’t expect you to be so impatient, and step on it with one foot!”

“…”

Sun Wukong felt utterly frustrated; his good mood had vanished completely. He withdrew the foot that had stepped on the stair and stood on the lowest level, squinting at Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian, he sneered, “Tell me, what other restrictions are there? Tell everything you know to Old Sun. I don’t want to be struck by lightning out of confusion again!”

Regardless of whether he had the Vajra Indestructible Body or not, no one wanted to be struck by thunder without any mental preparation. Sun Wukong had come to the Ascend to Heaven Platform to cultivate, not to be struck by lightning!

“There’s not much in terms of restrictions, just this one point!”

Nezha, doing his best to hold back a laugh, said, “The Ascend to Heaven Platform is not meant for just anyone, nor is everyone able to reach the highest platform. There are a hundred steps in total. Starting from the lowest level where we are, every ten steps take us up to a new platform, with each rising platform increasing the concentration of Immortal Spirit Qi. The densest concentration of Immortal Spirit Qi is at the highest platform—you have to ascend all hundred steps to reach it.”

“So, a thunderbolt strikes whenever you step on each of these hundred steps?”@@novelbin@@

Sun Wukong was beginning to grasp Nezha’s point. It seemed to reach the highest platform; he had to endure ninety-nine thunderbolts!

“Not necessarily thunderbolts. It could be other elemental attacks, like flames, ice spikes, wind blades, and so forth. Basically, to reach the highest level, one must withstand the trials presented by the steps.”

Alright, it seemed Sun Wukong was just too impatient. He had thought that after winning the great competition, he would simply enjoy comfortable cultivation on this Ascend to Heaven Platform. Little did he know, there were such restrictions!

“That Spacetime Black Hole where Spiritual Treasures appear is on the platform at the highest level. To obtain the treasures, one must reach the highest platform, but you can’t rush. You must take it one step at a time—otherwise, if you try to skip several steps at once, all the attacks will accumulate and strike together, which would be deadly!”

Erlang God Yang Jian added, making Sun Wukong shiver internally, feeling lucky that he had only stepped on one stair earlier. If he had rushed forward rashly, the outcome of facing a dozen attacks together, each on the level of the previous thunderbolts or even more powerful, would have been hair-raising to even think about.

Despite the chilling thought, he had to ascend these stairs; having entered the Ascend to Heaven Platform, how could he just stay on the lowest level?

Sun Wukong’s thoughts flickered, and the Ruyi Divine Armor appeared, covering him from head to toe. He activated the Eight-Nine Profound Skill and filled his entire body with Chaos Primordial Force, then led the way onto the next step.

Boom!

The thunderbolt struck again, hitting Sun Wukong fiercely. However, this time he was fully prepared; the thunderbolt was merely tickling him and had no effect at all, which was completely different from before.

After enduring this thunderbolt, Sun Wukong’s confidence surged; without hesitation, he took the second step onto the second stair, and another thunderbolt roared down upon him. The power seemed slightly stronger than the first one, probably about ten percent stronger, but it similarly did not trouble Sun Wukong, as he easily withstood it.

The third stair, the fourth stair… the tenth stair!

Sun Wukong successively stepped up ten stairs and arrived at the second platform. The power of the thunderbolt attack on each stair was ten percent stronger than on the previous one, meaning that the power of the thunderbolt on the tenth stair was twice as strong as that on the first. Following this pattern, the power of the thunderbolt on the hundredth stair would be ten times stronger than on the first stair!

The Ascend to Heaven Platform was indeed not something anyone could easily ascend. To reach the highest platform, one must have enough strength to withstand the increasingly powerful thunderbolt strikes on each stair!

Of course, it might not always be thunderbolt attacks. Sun Wukong noticed that the attacks on Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian weren’t all thunderbolts; there were also flames and wind blades, but their destructive powers were roughly similar.

“These elemental attacks of thunderbolts are not too strong yet, but platform level five and above gets more troublesome, this is the first time I’ve entered the Ascend to Heaven Platform, and I don’t know if I can withstand it,”

Nezha looked up at the long staircase and couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

“Whether I can or not, I have to try my hardest!”

Erlang God Yang Jian took a deep breath and said, “Only on the highest platform does the spacetime black hole appear. To obtain the Innate Spiritual Treasure and comprehend the power of the domain, I must reach the highest platform! No matter what, I must ascend!”

Comprehending the domain power through the medium of the best Innate Spiritual Treasure Divine Weapons is the only way to master the domain power before the Heavenly Dao Saint. Erlang God Yang Jian does not want to always lag behind Sun Wukong, letting Sun Wukong revel in glory forever. No matter what, he also must reach the highest platform, obtain the Innate Spiritual Treasure, understand the domain power, and then give Sun Wukong a good fight to see who is superior!

“That’s what I’m saying too, I must also ascend!”

Nezha clenched his fists and laughed, a determined look flashing in his eyes. He wasn’t going to stop halfway. Like Erlang God Yang Jian, he also wanted to obtain the Innate Spiritual Treasure Divine Weapon, comprehend the domain power, and become a powerful being like Sun Wukong, superior among all immortals!

“Then let’s continue, it’s just tenfold the destructive power, nothing we can’t handle!”

Sun Wukong said and continued stepping up the stairs, Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged glances and followed suit.

Bursts of thunderbolts, wind blades, and flames came one after another, all blocked by the trio of Sun Wukong. As Sun Wukong had said, the elemental attacks of this degree couldn’t stop them. Their goal was to reach the highest platform; how could they allow such minor difficulties to halt their progress?

“Snap!”

Half a day later, the trio of Sun Wukong finally reached the highest platform. The power of thunderbolts on the hundredth step rivaled that of Heavenly Punishment. Sun Wukong and Erlang God Yang Jian were still manageable; both had cultivated the Eight-Nine Profound Skill and had achieved the Diamond Indestructible Body. The robustness of their physical bodies, resistance, and recovery power were extremely strong. Heavenly Punishment might be effective against others, but for the two of them, they were still able to withstand it, especially since the power of these thunderbolts was slightly weaker than that of Heavenly Punishment.

Nezha found it a bit more challenging. Although he had recovered the original source of the Spirit Pearl and significantly enhanced his physical strength, it still didn’t compare to the Diamond Indestructible Body achieved through the Eight-Nine Profound Skill. When he first stepped on the hundredth step, the violent thunderbolts nearly blasted him off. Fortunately, Sun Wukong and Erlang God Yang Jian promptly extended their hands and forcefully pulled him up to the highest platform.

“Phew, we finally made it up! I thought I was about to be blown away and all our efforts wasted!”

Nezha wiped the sweat beads off his forehead, his face showing a trace of lingering fear.

“Enough said, the immortal spirit qi here is so rich, quickly recover from your injuries!”

Sun Wukong said, and at the same time, took out the Combat-Victorious Wine again and handed it to Nezha, “Drink this, your injuries will recover faster!”

Aside from enhancing cultivation strength and breaking limits, Combat-Victorious Wine also has miraculous effects in healing wounds, which Sun Wukong had verified. For Nezha, he would not be stingy.

“Thanks, Wukong!”

Nezha was not polite, took a big gulp of the Combat-Victorious Wine, and began to fully cultivate to heal, combining the astonishing spiritual energy in the Combat-Victorious Wine with the rich and ethereal qi on the highest platform, quickly healing Nezha’s injuries.

“Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!”

The golden light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes as he activated the Void-Breaking Divine Eye to the Fourth Phase Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, inspecting the heavens above. Different from the previous platforms, the immortal spirit qi was thickest on this highest platform, almost ten times that of the lowest level. Besides, the stability of the space here was the lowest. Sun Wukong distinctly saw extremely tiny spatial cracks continuously appearing not one hundred cubits above their heads and increasing gradually.

If this trend continued, within about ten days, these spatial cracks would proliferate enough to form a large spatial black hole, which perhaps was the spacetime black hole referred to by Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian.

“About ten days later the spacetime black hole will appear. Let’s set up a formation first to anchor ourselves on the platform, otherwise, we might get sucked into the spacetime black hole!”

The judgment of the appearance of the spacetime black hole by Erlang God Yang Jian was not from observing with his Heavenly Eye, which was indeed very powerful, but lacked Sun Wukong’s ability of the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes to see through space. He had heard this from the Donghua Emperor, who was one of the previous strong individuals to have entered this Ascend to Heaven Platform ten thousand years ago.

Anchoring ourselves to the platform?

Sun Wukong pulled out the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and fiercely struck the ground under his feet, creating a thunderous sound, but the platform remained unscathed. It seemed the platform was extremely tough and difficult to damage. There was no need to consider making a fixed spot on it, as Yang Jian said; it appears that only formation could help stabilize their form.

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