Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Old Sun is Back Again (2nd Update)

“Zi Lan!”

Queen Mother waved her hand, and an invisible Qi Force anchored the faltering body of Zi Lan Fairy, while a stream of Immortal Force was infused into her brow. A wave of coolness awoke Zi Lan Fairy’s Divine Consciousness to clarity once more.

“Don’t panic! That kid Wukong is not so easily doomed!”

Like the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother was also a Quasi-Saint, and moreover, she was a peerless powerhouse in the late stage of the Quasi-Saint Realm. Unlike the Jade Emperor’s supportive strength, the Queen Mother held immense power—rarely exerted— and if Donghua Emperor was considered the foremost among the male Immortals of the Heavenly Court, then the Queen Mother was the strongest of all female immortals. Even she couldn’t discern the limits of Sun Wukong’s abilities. How could such a youngster simply perish that easily?

“Your Majesty, are you saying Wukong is alright?”

Hopes lit up in the eyes of Zi Lan Fairy.

“What I am saying is that he might not necessarily be in trouble,”

Queen Mother gently shook her head and said, “It’s too early to discuss his life or death. In my view, that kid doesn’t seem destined for an early demise.”

Queen Mother left something unsaid: if Sun Wukong was that easily killed, then neither the Jade Emperor nor the Western Heavenly Buddhist Sect would have been so wary of him, not to mention that she faintly sensed that the upcoming third immense tribulation may be related to Sun Wukong, who might play a critical role in influencing the direction of the tribulation!

How could someone like that simply fall within the Ascend to Heaven Platform?

Of course, nothing in the world was absolute. The Queen Mother couldn’t guarantee anything, so she could only advise Zi Lan Fairy to stay calm and wait it out, as there might be an unforeseen turnaround.

“Wukong, you must be alright! I will wait here for you to come out; you must come out safely!”

Queen Mother’s words greatly reassured Zi Lan Fairy, who knew Queen Mother would not make judgments lightly. Since the Queen Mother had spoken thus, it meant that Sun Wukong might have a chance to escape danger. Zi Lan Fairy now could only earnestly pray.

Upon the dais, Jade Emperor spoke with a pained face, recounting the feats of Sun Wukong—which were mostly grandiose but baseless praises—ultimately implying one thing: Sun Wukong’s death was an accident, and he, as the Jade Emperor, was profoundly saddened by Heavenly Court’s loss of such a rare talent. He admonished the other Immortals and Gods to control their greed, to take Sun Wukong as a warning, not to risk their lives for greed, and so on.

“This pretentious hypocrite!”

Listening to the Jade Emperor’s remarks, Nezha was almost spewing fire from his eyes. If Erlang God Yang Jian hadn’t tugged at his sleeve and given him a significant look with a shake of his head, he would have burst out long ago.

“Nezha, stay calm! You should have seen this kind of situation enough to know that there is no need to get upset over it!”

Erlang God Yang Jian transmitted a message, “I think Wukong isn’t so easily killed; let’s wait patiently a bit longer!”

“Big brother Yang, are you saying Wukong is fine?”

Nezha’s eyes brightened.

“That guy isn’t someone who would recklessly put himself in danger. I believe he must have something to rely on; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk!”

Erlang God Yang Jian spoke, though he didn’t like to admit it. In certain aspects, especially survivability and bodily resistance, Sun Wukong indeed far surpassed him. If Yang Jian himself had been struck by the Heavenly Punishment’s tribulation thunder, he would have been met with certain death, but it might not be the same for Sun Wukong.

Inside the Ascend to Heaven Platform, the violent Heavenly Punishment’s tribulation thunder was still wreaking havoc around, but compared to before, its range had significantly shrunk, beginning to retract into the nine-colored tribulation clouds. The tribulation clouds themselves started to shake as if something formidable was about to burst forth.

At last, all the tribulation thunder had been withdrawn back into the clouds, and the trembling of the nine-colored tribulation clouds intensified with violence. A beam of golden light burst forth, turning into an immense pillar of light rushing towards the heavens above, followed by a second golden pillar, and a third…

One after another, golden pillars shot out from the nine-colored tribulation clouds, blasting it with numerous holes. Finally, the tribulation clouds could no longer withstand this onslaught, disintegrating amidst violent shakes, giving the appearance of a vast vortex in its center that devoured all the scattered clouds.

The golden glow gradually dissipated, and a figure appeared within, it was Sun Wukong!

At this moment, Sun Wukong was bathed in dazzling golden light, the roaring of his blood sounding through his body like the roaring of a starry river, shaking one’s soul. The Ruyi Divine Armor extended to form a full set of battle armor, sparkling with specks of divine light, making him look like a Nine Heavens Demon God, arrogant and supremely imposing.

“Huff~!”

After absorbing the last trace of the tribulation thunder’s power into his body, Sun Wukong breathed out a long breath. A stream of white air, ribbon-like with specks of golden light, gushed from his mouth, shooting straight towards the sky, disappearing into the void and persisting for a long while.

“Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder, indeed worthy of being the strongest force of Heavenly Dao’s slaughtering power below the Saints of the Three Realms. If I, Old Sun, hadn’t cultivated the Chaotic Divine Body, I might not have been able to withstand it!”

Opening his eyes, a bright starlight streaked across the bottom of Sun Wukong’s eyes. After a long sigh, a smirk of triumph surfaced on his lips. Even the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder couldn’t trouble him, making his current strength far surpass that of his past life. Unless a Heavenly Dao Saint took action, no one within the Three Realms could suppress him!

Even facing the Tathagata Buddha, a Heavenly Dao Saint like the one from his past life, he no longer lacked the power to resist!

“Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!”

With a low shout in his heart, a golden light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes. The constellation mark formed in his pupils; the fourth phase of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, was activated. Unlike before, the starry marks within the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes had become solid and were no longer illusory—Sun Wukong had thoroughly mastered the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!

“Space portal, open!”

With a low shout, a force of space-time shot out from his eyes and struck the void in the lower platform; that was the exact location where the space portal to the outside world opened and closed.

The space began to ripple, followed by the gradual growth of a spatial vortex from small to large, quickly taking shape. Sun Wukong’s figure flashed, vanishing from the top platform and appearing on the lower one, stepping boldly into the space portal.

“Swoosh!”

Sun Wukong’s figure disappeared into the space portal, leaving the Ascend to Heaven Platform. The portal also swiftly shrank away upon his departure.

“…So I say to you all, take heed. Cultivation is important, treasures are important, but these are nothing compared to one’s own life! You must not recklessly put yourselves in danger, or you will end up like the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, trapped in a dire situation with no escape, your body destroyed and soul dispersed…”

The Jade Emperor was on the high platform, delivering an earnest speech to the assembly of Immortals and Gods, when suddenly a space portal appeared in the sky above the martial arts field. Sun Wukong strode out unscathed, not even a single hair harmed. The voice of the Jade Emperor abruptly halted, his sorrowful expression frozen as he stared, mouth agape, unable to close it for a long while.

“Sun, Sun Wukong?”

“The Great Sage? He’s not dead?!”@@novelbin@@

“How is that possible? Wasn’t there supposed to be Heavenly Punishment descending within the Ascend to Heaven Platform? How could he possibly have survived, and without a single injury?”

“The space portal had already closed. It shouldn’t be able to open again for a thousand years. How did he manage to open the space portal?”

The sudden appearance of Sun Wukong plunged the entire martial arts field into silence. After a brief moment, the field erupted into a frenzy; the assembly of Immortals and Gods stared in disbelief at Sun Wukong’s proud figure in the sky, chattering with confusion.

Under Heavenly Punishment, all things should be obliterated. The Immortals and Gods believed Sun Wukong was surely dead without a resting place, yet just as they had all resigned to this belief, Sun Wukong unexpectedly opened a space portal and stepped out from the Ascend to Heaven Platform space, unscathed, as if he had never encountered the bombardment of the heavenly punishment!

This was truly unexpected and utterly unbelievable!

“Jade Emperor, I just heard something about an irreversible doom, a death without a resting place. Are you talking about me, Old Sun? What, you thought I was a goner?”

With each step, Sun Wukong walked towards the high platform where the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother stood, advancing through the air like a descending Demon God, exuding a domineering air that left the Jade Emperor’s eye twitching, his mouth opening and closing, unable to utter a word, as if ten thousand steeds were thundering through his heart.

What the hell was going on? Under the Tribulation Thunder of Heavenly Punishment, aside from the Heavenly Dao Saints, even Quasi-Saints could not withstand and would be crushed to dust over time. Why did this Demon Monkey appear entirely uninjured?

His cultivation was clearly only at the late stage of the Quasi-Saint Realm, so how could he escape unscathed from the Thunder Strikes of Heavenly Punishment? It’s irrational!

“Well, surprised much? Sorry for that, but Old Sun’s life is too tough; even Yama King dares not take it, so here I am, back again!”

By this time, Sun Wukong had reached the high platform, standing right in front of the Jade Emperor, chuckling. His pride was unmistakable as he winked at Zi Lan Fairy, standing beside the Queen Mother, “Zi Lan, don’t worry, Old Sun is fine, not a hair on my head is harmed!”

“Sun Wukong, you, weren’t you struck by the Tribulation Thunder of Heavenly Punishment? How could you…”

The Jade Emperor finally managed to speak, yet he still couldn’t believe what was happening before his eyes.

“How could I still be alive and walk out? Jade Emperor, by the look on your face, you seem quite disappointed that I wasn’t killed by that damn Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder, huh?”

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