Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: The Battle Between You and Me Must Still Be Fought (3rd Update)

Sun Wukong sneered, his smile laced with irony as he coldly gazed at the Jade Emperor.

“How could that be? Impossible!”

A flash of anger crossed the Jade Emperor’s heart, but he had to forcefully suppress it, putting on a smile and pretending to be overjoyed as he stepped forward and patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, laughing loudly. “It’s good that you’re alright, really good, ah, I was genuinely concerned that something dangerous might have happened to you! My dear Sun, how did you evade the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder, and how did you open the spatial channel to get out?”

“Old Sun here didn’t dodge that troublesome Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder; I directly scattered the Tribulation clouds! As for the spatial channel, well, it’s easy to open, isn’t it?”

Sun Wukong said with an air of ease, while the Jade Emperor nearly choked, barely holding back a spurt of old blood!

What? Scattered the Tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder? Was this monkey joking? And what’s this about it being easy to open spatial channels? Once the channels of the Ascend to Heaven Platform are closed, it takes a thousand years for them to become weak enough to reopen. Yet in Sun Wukong’s mouth, it seemed so trivial?

“Wukong, did you truly scatter the Tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder?”

A sharp glint flashed in the Queen Mother’s eyes as she asked.

“Of course, Old Sun here never brags!”

Sun Wukong nodded. In treating the Queen Mother, he was much friendlier than his attitude toward the Jade Emperor. After all, considering Zi Lan Fairy’s face, he ought to show the Queen Mother more respect, especially since she had helped him out a lot.

“A rare genius! An unparalleled talent, indeed! Wukong, this palace had not misjudged you!”

The Queen Mother’s eyes shone with delight, the more she looked at Sun Wukong the more satisfied she was. She appeared to have the fondness of a mother-in-law looking at a son-in-law. Zi Lan Fairy’s eyes were filled with admiration, that which made all the Immortals and Gods pale at the mention—the Heavenly Punishment and Tribulation Thunder—seemed so commonplace in Sun Wukong’s narrative; he had actually scattered its Tribulation clouds!

Too incredible, too powerful! This was her man, the man Zi Lan had chosen!

“This, this is good news! A good turn of events, truly good news…”

The corners of the Jade Emperor’s mouth twitched, and his look at Sun Wukong was akin to seeing a monster. His wariness of Sun Wukong grew stronger in his heart. Yet he had to feign great delight, swallowing hard before shouting to all the stunned Immortals and Gods, “The Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, has safely escaped danger. This is a cause for celebration! There’s no need to worry about him anymore. Now then, everyone return to your duties!”

“Your Majesty, we take our leave!”

The embarrassment and displeasure of the Jade Emperor were clear to all the Immortals and Gods who managed to suppress their surprise and curiosity and filed out of the Martial Arts Field.

“Jade Emperor, if there is nothing else, Old Sun will take his leave too!”

After giving the Jade Emperor a formal bow, Sun Wukong turned to the Queen Mother and said, “Queen Mother, I have some words I’d like to share with Zi Lan, if you permit…”

“Go on, Zi Lan!”

The Queen Mother gave an approving nod with a faint smile, sending a look towards Zi Lan Fairy, who was already beside herself with excitement. She quickly replied to the Queen Mother and hastened to Sun Wukong’s side, where Sun Wukong immediately took her by the waist and they flew off the high platform toward Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha.

“Come on, let’s have a good drink at Nezha’s place and celebrate properly!”

“Indeed, a celebration is in order! Hahaha!”

Both Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian were beaming with joy at Sun Wukong’s safe return and agreed with laughter, leaving the Martial Arts Field and heading towards the Marshal’s Mansion.

As Sun Wukong and his group disappeared from sight, the Jade Emperor finally could not hold back anymore, slamming his hand down onto the remaining throne, breaking it into pieces and snarling fiercely: “Damn you, Demon Monkey! How dare you treat me so?”

The attending guards and maidens were as silent as if frozen, afraid to breathe. A hint of mockery flashed in the Queen Mother’s eyes. She stood up without a word and vanished in a shimmer, not uttering a single word to the Jade Emperor before she left the Martial Arts Field for her palace.

“Insufferable! Insufferable!”

Watching the Queen Mother silently depart, the Jade Emperor grew even angrier, seeing it as a slap in his face—a loud, stinging slap. How could he endure this?

“Demon Monkey, you wait for me! I will reclaim today’s humiliation! Wait for the Peach of Immortality banquet; I will make your soul scatter and never rest—ah!”

The Jade Emperor’s frenzied roars echoed over the entire Martial Arts Field, lingering for a long time. Sun Wukong did not hear them, but even if he had, he would have only responded with a cold sneer. He wasn’t new to the knowledge that the Jade Emperor wanted to oppose him. For the longest time, he had no intention of living in peace with the Jade Emperor—his current quiescence was just temporary.

If the Jade Emperor really couldn’t hold back and turned against him, at worst, it would be like his previous life—a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace once again. It’s not as if it hadn’t happened before; what’s there to fear!

Inside Nezha’s chamber at the Marshal’s Mansion.

“Wukong, did you really disperse the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment?”

Back in his mansion and after having his servants prepare some tea and pastries, Nezha curiously asked Sun Wukong. Erlang God Yang Jian also pricked up his ears and looked at Sun Wukong; he too wanted to know whether Sun Wukong had truly dispersed the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment or if he was merely bluffing to scare the Jade Emperor.

“Of course I did. I’ve always said, I don’t brag—what is there is there, and what isn’t isn’t. There’s nothing worth boasting about!”

Sun Wukong shrugged and said, “Actually, to be precise, I didn’t just disperse the tribulation clouds; I absorbed them directly!”

“Absorbed?”

Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian’s eyes were wide with shock, and even Zi Lan Fairy covered her small mouth in astonishment. They hadn’t misheard, had they? Sun Wukong said he absorbed the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment?

Heaven! That’s even more unbelievable than dispersing them!

“That’s right, absorbed! Dispersed them and then swallowed them up, without leaving a trace behind!”

“Hiss~!”

Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian gasped in amazement, looking at Sun Wukong as if he were a monster. They believed Sun Wukong wasn’t lying—the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment must have been absorbed by him. But it was precisely because of this that they were stunned!

Those were the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment, not ordinary tribulation clouds. The force contained within was beyond measure, its devastating power could arguably be said to destroy heaven and earth. That such terrifying tribulation clouds were said to be simply swallowed by Sun Wukong was too astonishing to comprehend, wasn’t it?

“Wukong, you really are a freak!”

Nezha smacked his lips, unable to help exclaiming. He hadn’t wanted to say it, but other than ‘freak’, he really couldn’t think of any other word to describe Sun Wukong. If he could absorb even the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment, what force could possibly harm him?

Perhaps, within the Three Realms, the only thing that could harm Sun Wukong now would be an attack from the Heavenly Dao Saint?

“A freak, you say? Perhaps, heh heh!”

Sun Wukong chuckled, feeling that after cultivating his Chaotic Divine Body, his resistance had become astonishingly strong. Even the strength of his physical body had surpassed the level of his undying body from his previous life’s pinnacle. And bear in mind, he hadn’t even taken the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir that The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord gave him yet!

“Wukong, you are formidable, but our battle must still happen! I will still challenge you!”

A gleam flashed in Erlang God Yang Jian’s eyes as he suddenly stood up and said resolutely to Sun Wukong.

“That’s simple; just a fight, right? I, Old Sun, am always ready to accompany!”

A fierce fighting spirit also flared up in Sun Wukong’s eyes. He, too, wanted to see just how strong he had become now that he had cultivated the Chaotic Divine Body and broken through to the threshold of the Quasi-Saint Realm.

“Hey, hey, don’t get worked up, you guys. Why must it come to blows as soon as you talk about it?”

Nezha quickly stood up to mediate the situation, “Even if you want to fight, you’ve got to pick the right time and place, right? This is the Marshal’s Mansion, my mansion! What, are you two planning on tearing my house down or what?”

“Ah, that…”

Sun Wukong scratched his head; he had been so focused on having a good, thorough fight with Erlang God Yang Jian just now that he hadn’t considered the issue of the battlefield. Indeed, with their current strength, if they were to really fight with all they had, it would surely exert enormous pressure on the surrounding space. It wouldn’t just be Nezha’s Marshal’s Mansion that would get damaged; even the surrounding space might suffer considerable destruction. They needed to find a battleground with stable spatial properties like the Ascend to Heaven Platform.

“Don’t worry, Nezha, we won’t fight here!”

Yang Jian shook his head, “This battle is something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. It must be fought in the most suitable location, and not just yet. I have only just grasped the power of my domain and need time to familiarize and master it. Sun Wukong, let’s have our duel after the Peach Banquet. I will find a location, and then we can have a proper fight!”

“No problem!”

Sun Wukong nodded in agreement, but then he became a bit curious and asked, “Why after the Peach Banquet?”

“Because the Peach Banquet isn’t far off now!”

Erlang God Yang Jian replied, “Another purpose of this grand competition in the Heavenly Court is to select the guards who will organize and maintain order during the Peach Banquet. You and Nezha both emerged among the top ranks, so it seems this time the banquet will be handled jointly by the defenders and the Heavenly River Navy. In the following days, you will become very busy; where will you find the time to spar with me?”

“Is that so? How come I didn’t know about this?”

Qin Feng had mentioned the benefits of winning the grand competition to Sun Wukong, which included preparations for the Peach Banquet. But at that time, Sun Wukong’s entire focus was on earning the Ascend to Heaven Platform qualification, and he hadn’t paid attention to the rest.

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