Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Charging into the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Clouds (First Update)

“Big brother Yang, Wukong, he…”

“He triggered the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder himself, only he can bear it. We can’t help!”

Erlang God Yang Jian interrupted Nezha’s words, forcibly dragging Nezha to the lowest platform. At that moment, spatial fluctuations peaked. A circular portal grew from small to large, revealing the passageway to the outer Martial Arts Field.

“Quick, get out!”

Erlang God Yang Jian urged.

“But Wukong, he…”

Nezha hesitated a bit, but Erlang God Yang Jian pushed him towards the spatial passageway: “No buts, if we stay, we’ll only be unlucky with him! Whether he can withstand the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder depends on his own fate!”

Just as the two squeezed through the passageway, the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder also reached its pinnacle, and with a thunderous roar, it struck down towards Sun Wukong’s head.

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Sun Wukong, who had his eyes shut tight until now, opened them. A brilliant golden light flashed in the depths of his eyes. He reached beside his ear and pulled out the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod from his Dantian. With a flick, it grew to a length of ten feet with the thickness of a bowl, and the fierce Great Sun Golden Flames burned violently upon it, clashing fiercely with the Thunder Light of Heavenly Punishment descending from the dome of the sky.

“Yah ha!”

With a ferocious roar, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod struck against the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder. The berserk strength scattered in all directions, breaking the Thunder Light which then scattered into a shower of sparks, striking the steps of the Ascend to Heaven Platform and causing a resounding boom.

In the sky, within the void, the Heavenly Dao seemed to be infuriated by Sun Wukong’s resistance. A mass of clouds, flashing with nine-colored radiance, quickly gathered. They expanded rapidly, and in an instant, the entire space around the Ascend to Heaven Platform was enveloped within it. The next moment, an even larger Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder bore down on Sun Wukong.

“Bring it on!”

Sun Wukong shouted loudly, his form shooting skyward, not at all affected by the restrictions of the forbidden airspace as he charged toward the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder. The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod in his hand flashed with golden light, striking at the Thunder, showing no fear before the legendary Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder. A gray-golden glow began to sparkle on his body surface.

Chaotic Divine Body!

The seven drops of Ancestral Witch’s Essence Blood that had been hidden within him were finally absorbed by Sun Wukong, fused with the Saint’s Essence Blood left in him by Goddess Nuwa, transforming his Physique from a Heavenly Demon Body to the level of a Chaotic Divine Body by force.

Chaotic Divine Body, a Physique of legends, from the Primordial Ancient Times to the present, only the Heaven-Opening Great God Pangu had ever possessed such a Physique, a defiant Physique that exceeded the control of the Three Realms’ Heavenly Dao!

For this reason, once the Chaotic Divine Body was formed, Sun Wukong’s Cultivation broke directly into the half-step Quasi-Saint Realm. His robust Qi-Blood strength triggered the Heavenly Dao’s response. The Heavenly Dao was terrified and formed the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder to strike down Sun Wukong, attempting to prevent the birth of this defiant demon.

Boom, boom, boom!

One after another, the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunders descended from the nine-colored clouds toward Sun Wukong. Each one was dispersed by the strikes of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod into flickers of electricity. Sun Wukong’s body shone with Divine Light, enduring the bombardment of the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder as he flew upward towards the dome of the sky. Every bolt of thunder would knock him down a notch, but he would rise again, drawing ever closer to the nine-colored clouds with each continuous strike.

“Now that I have achieved the Chaotic Divine Body, what of the Heavenly Dao? What of the Heavenly Punishment? If you want to annihilate me, I’ll utterly shatter you!”

A rebellious spirit, disrespecting both Heaven and Earth, surged from Sun Wukong. Braving the endless Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder, he plunged headfirst into the nine-colored clouds. If anyone were there to witness this moment, they would be so astonished that their eyes might pop out of their sockets.

That was the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder! And Sun Wukong charged straight into the clouds! Inside the clouds, one could say that terrifying thunder was everywhere. Wasn’t this seeking death?

Too crazy!

Of course, no one saw this scene, not even Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince, who had both exited the space of the Ascend to Heaven Platform. Now, the entire space was filled with thunder and flashes of lightning. Lingering within meant certain annihilation!

“Erlang God and the Third Prince have come out!”

On the Martial Arts Field, a host of Immortals and Gods gathered. The thirty-day period had come to an end, and it was time for the trio who had entered the Ascend to Heaven Platform to practice to come out. All the Immortals and Gods were curious—after these thirty days of Cultivation, just what Realm had Sun Wukong and the three reached? Would their strength have increased dramatically?

“Half-step Quasi-Saint!”

“Both the God and the Third Prince have broken through to the half-step Quasi-Saint Realm!”

“Amazing, truly worthy of being the two great War Gods of our Heavenly Court!”

The host of Immortals and Gods were full of exclamations and admiration, but some noticed something amiss.

“Where’s the Great Sage Equalling Heaven? Why hasn’t the Great Sage come out?”

“Yeah, where’s that monkey?”

“Could it be that he has not yet broken through and is reluctant to come out, lingering inside?”

“What a joke? Linger inside? That’s to be subjected to the assault of Heavenly Punishment! Does he no longer value his life?”

“He’s just a Demon Monkey, recklessly bold. How much sense could he possibly have?”

Sun Wukong had not come out and was still within the Ascend to Heaven Platform’s space. Soon, people began to notice this fact, and immediately, discussions erupted. Some expressed surprise, others worried, but most were gloating. Sun Wukong was not wrong; those Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court would absolutely not consider him one of their own, no matter how well he performed!

The saying, “Those who are not of our kind must have a different heart,” was not just talk; it was deeply rooted in everyone’s hearts. Regardless of how renowned the title of Great Sage Equalling Heaven was, only those who had benefited from his kindness truly admired him, such as the naval soldiers of the Great Sage Army, the God of Wealth Zhao Gongming, and those who genuinely cared for him, like his loved ones and friends—Zi Lan Fairy, Erlang God Yang Jian, and Nezha the Third Prince, for instance.

As for everyone else, they were all eagerly hoping for something to go wrong with him so they could look down and ridicule him with disdain:

“Hmph! An ignorant member of the Demon Clan!”

Unlike others, the Jade Emperor also noticed that Sun Wukong had not emerged from the Ascend to Heaven Platform. However, he noticed more than just that. The flickering Thunder Light at the exit of the platform and the terrifying aura emanating from it involuntarily furrowed the Jade Emperor’s brow.

“Manifestation Venerable Excellency, Third Prince, where is Sun Wukong?”

The Jade Emperor cast his gaze toward Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince, inquiring.

“Wukong is still inside…”

Nezha’s face was full of worry. Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder—that was a terrifying lightning capable of slaying even a Quasi-Saint. Apart from the Heavenly Dao Saint who fears not the Heavenly Punishment, who else in the Three Realms would dare claim they could withstand the bombardment of Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder?

“Still inside? Doesn’t he know that lingering there will subject him to the assault of Heavenly Punishment?”

The Jade Emperor’s eyebrows shot up, and an imperial majesty diffused from him. However, Nezha paid no attention, as his thoughts were entirely on Sun Wukong within the Ascend to Heaven Platform.

“Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder, it has already begun. Wukong must first overcome the Heavenly Punishment before he can come out.”

Nezha suddenly lifted his head, glanced at the Jade Emperor, and knelt on one knee to plead, “Your Majesty, please delay closing the passage. Wukong will surely endure through the Heavenly Punishment!”

“Heavenly Punishment? How come there’s Heavenly Punishment?”

The Jade Emperor was taken aback, staring in astonishment at the passage. No wonder he felt the space within the Ascend to Heaven Platform was extremely unstable, filled with flashing lightning and a scalp-numbing aura—it turned out that the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder had indeed descended!

What on earth did that monkey do inside to cause the descent of Heavenly Punishment?

“I earnestly request Your Majesty to delay closing the passage!”

Erlang God Yang Jian also knelt on one knee and started pleading with the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor’s eyes flickered with a strange light. It seemed Sun Wukong truly had triggered the descent of the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder?

What an opportunity!

Not everyone could withstand the might of the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder. Even a Quasi-Saint, when encountered, would mostly be obliterated. The Demon Monkey, at best, had reached the half-step Quasi-Saint Realm, just like Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince. How could he possibly resist the bombardment of Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder?

Once the passage closed, the assault of the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder would continue without interruption. This Heavenly Punishment was different from the Heavenly Tribulation; it didn’t exhaust itself. Unless the punished one dies, Heavenly Punishment does not cease. As long as Sun Wukong remains trapped within the Ascend to Heaven Platform, what concern was there that the Heavenly Punishment would not take his life?

The more the Jade Emperor thought about it, the more excited he became. Truly, even the heavens were helping him. Before this, he had been contemplating how to force Sun Wukong into betrayal during the Peach of Immortality feast. Yet Sun Wukong actually triggered the Heavenly Punishment himself! Letting Heavenly Punishment eliminate the Demon Monkey would save him the effort. Even if the Buddhist Sect had any schemes, they too would be thwarted!

Clenching his fist, the Jade Emperor made a decision. With a mere thought, the force supporting the exit of the passage quietly retracted. As the Jade Emperor’s power receded, the spatial passage began to tremble and, in the next moment, shrank and disappeared entirely.

The spatial passage to the Ascend to Heaven Platform had closed!

“The Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder is too terrifying. Even I can’t withstand it!”

The Jade Emperor put on a face of regret, as if it were the bombardment of the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Thunder on the spatial passage that forced him to withdraw the power maintaining the passage. “Such a pity for the Great Sage Equalling Heaven! My Heavenly Court loses a great general, and I deeply mourn!”

“Your Majesty, please accept our condolences!”

A chorus of Immortals and Gods chimed in very cooperatively. Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian’s fists, however, were clenched so tightly that they cracked audibly. The Jade Emperor had clearly closed the spatial passage on purpose to trap Sun Wukong within and kill him, while still acting so sanctimoniously. Those Immortals and Gods clearly understood, yet they still played along with the Jade Emperor’s act—shameless, utterly shameless to the extreme!

“Wukong!”

Zi Lan Fairy, standing next to Queen Mother, felt as if struck by a thunderbolt on a sunny day, nearly blacking out. Queen Mother had already informed her of the Jade Emperor’s plans to deal with Sun Wukong during the Peach of Immortality feast. She was planning to warn Sun Wukong as soon as he emerged from the Ascend to Heaven Platform, but such an event had happened unexpectedly!

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