Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: Battle Against the Jade Emperor (3rd Update)

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“What should we do? Of course, we need to find a way to leave quickly! This is the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. Under the relentless bombardment of endless starlight, even the Heavenly Dao Saint would have a hard time escaping unscathed, let alone us who definitely can’t withstand it now!”

Sun Wukong shook his head with a grave expression.

“But Wukong, you broke through the barrier last time and saved the Demonic Beast Taotie, right? If you broke it last time, you can surely break it this time too, can’t you?”

Nezha blinked and said, causing Erlang God Yang Jian, who was standing beside them, to widen his eyes with shock. Was it Sun Wukong who had saved Taotie from under the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation amidst the Chaos Celestial Palace foiling event?

Upon further thought, Erlang God Yang Jian understood—besides Sun Wukong, who else could save the Demonic Beast Taotie right under the Jade Emperor’s and all the Immortals and Gods’ watchful eyes without being recognized?

This monkey is truly a demonic freak. Even the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation couldn’t handle him!

“It’s breakable, but this time won’t be as easy as the last!”

Sun Wukong bitterly smiled and shook his head, “Haven’t you felt it? The Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation that the old Jade Emperor used this time is much more powerful than the last one! If we attack the barrier directly, we’ll be transported by its moving force to the center of the formation, wasting our effort. We must first halt the movement of the formation’s power before breaking the barrier, so we can safely get out.”

“Moving force? There’s such a thing?”

Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha looked at each other, not very acquainted with the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation; they only knew about the inexhaustible starlight assaults from above the stars. This was their first time hearing about moving force.

How could Sun Wukong know so much about the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation?

“Flower-Fruit Mountain also has a Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. The Formation Eye is the River Diagram and Luo Script. However, the refining of the 365 major Zhou Tian star banners and 14,800 minor Zhou Tian star banners requires a tremendous amount of resources that we couldn’t gather in a short time. As such, we could only arrange a simplified version of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. Its power is somewhat comparable to that of the Jade Emperor’s, but nowhere near the full-powered version of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation,” Sun Wukong said indifferently. Yang Jian’s eyes bulged at the revelation, while Nezha seemed less surprised as he was already aware of Flower-Fruit Mountain having a Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation and nodded in understanding.

Whoosh!

While Sun Wukong and the others were talking, the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation had been fully prepared. Upon a thought from the Jade Emperor, a streak of starlight shot out from above, bombarding towards Sun Wukong and his companions.

“Let’s talk after we escape!”

Erlang God Yang Jian looked like he wanted to ask more, but Sun Wukong left a hurried message, and leapt into the sky soaring directly towards the falling starlight. Now was not the time for idle chat—if they didn’t make a quick getaway, the shower of starlight would intensify, and it would be too late to leave!

“Break!”

With a swing of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod toward the falling starlight, Sun Wukong’s body shook violently. Although the starlight was scattered by his strike, his figure also stopped, and he was even blasted down about a foot by the colossal force. But he instantly stabilized himself and surged towards the starry sky above at an even swifter pace.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

One after another, starlight blasted down continuously. Sun Wukong didn’t try to resist this time, darting through the gaps like lightning. The starlight, which was locked onto him and impossible to dodge, was now all being evaded as he ascended against the heavens towards the Formation Eye within the starry sky.@@novelbin@@

“Yang Jian, Nezha, you two hold on for a while. Head to the barrier’s edge that’s flashing with golden light and wait for your old Sun there!”

With a loud shout, Sun Wukong threw out a burst of golden light towards the location of the Great Formation’s barrier. Hearing this, neither Erlang God Yang Jian nor Nezha dared to slack off. Each drew their Divine Weapons to shatter the raining starlight while racing to the barrier location marked by Sun Wukong’s golden light at their fastest speed.

“Ascending against the heavens, is that you?”

Watching Sun Wukong rush towards his position, the Jade Emperor’s pupils contracted sharply. He recognized him. The mysterious figure from that day who had soared against the starlight and momentarily halted the Great Formation to rescue the Demonic Beast Taotie was Sun Wukong!

This Demon Monkey truly harbors rebellion!

Ran Deng Buddha’s words weren’t wrong. This Demon Monkey Sun Wukong would never genuinely submit; he’s just been biding his time, waiting for the day when his power grew unfettered and he would surely rebel against the Heavenly Court! Fortunately, he heeded Ran Deng Buddha’s advice and took action early; if he had allowed him to break through to the Quasi-Saint Realm, perhaps no one would be able to suppress him any longer!

“Demon Monkey, you want to use your old trick again? Take my sword!”

Without waiting for Sun Wukong to approach, the Jade Emperor brandished the Hao Tian Sword and rushed straight at Sun Wukong, slashing fiercely. He was guarding next to the Formation Eye exactly to prevent Sun Wukong from pausing the Great Formation again. Thinking he could halt the Great Formation right under his watch, the Demon Monkey was severely underestimating him!

“Aaaah~!”

A high-pitched dragon’s roar reverberated through the air as a nine-clawed divine dragon burst forth from the tip of the Hao Tian Sword, charging straight at Sun Wukong. This was a nine-clawed divine dragon formed from the gathering of the emperor’s dragon qi, not some blood-diluted, cowardly sea dragons of the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas that could be mentioned in the same breath.

“Turning sword qi into a dragon, huh? Let’s see just how capable you really are, old Jade Emperor!”

Golden light flickered in Sun Wukong’s eyes, and a fierce fighting spirit welled up on his face. In his previous life, he had never seen the Jade Emperor take action; in this one, he had only witnessed him driving the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation against Blood Dragon Ao Tian and the Demonic Beast Taotie. As to how much combat power the Jade Emperor himself truly possessed, Sun Wukong was very eager to experience it firsthand!

“Yah-ha!”

Enveloped by the blazing Great Sun Golden Flames, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod struck fiercely at the nine-clawed divine dragon which extended its claws to collide with the rod.

Boom!

Thunder suddenly pealed across the firmament, and dazzling radiance burst forth along with a surge of power that shot in all directions. Sun Wukong felt his chest tighten, stunned by the backlash from their clash that left him with a dull ache in his chest.

This old Jade Emperor’s strength is not weak at all!

It had always been said that the Jade Emperor’s cultivation was gained through accumulating merit across calamities. Though he was of Quasi-Saint cultivation, he supposedly had no real combat power and his strength was of a supportive nature. But judging from this exchange, that was complete nonsense!

The Jade Emperor, without a doubt, did not lack combat power—his was extremely formidable. Otherwise, how could the nine-clawed divine dragon he conjured with a swing of his sword possess such tremendous power?

This old Jade Emperor had clearly been hiding his true strength all along! What utter cunning!

In just a moment, any underestimation Sun Wukong had for the Jade Emperor vanished from his mind. It was clear that the Jade Emperor was not without combat power. Since everyone claimed that his power was of a supportive nature, he had simply taken it for granted. After all, there were rarely any opportunities for him to take action, nor was there any need for him to personally intervene. No one could have anticipated that the Jade Emperor’s Quasi-Saint cultivation was thoroughly genuine, lacking no substance, a true Quasi-Saint level combat power!

While Sun Wukong was knocked back with a throbbing chest, the nine-clawed divine dragon also suffered miserable damage. The claws that collided with the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod shattered and dispersed, diffusing back into its body. Within a few breaths, the entire dragon body disintegrated and disappeared. Yet the Jade Emperor did not cease his attack; instead, he swung the Hao Tian Sword again, and another nine-clawed divine dragon charged forth from its tip, heading straight for Sun Wukong.

“Damn! It’s not over yet!”

A twitch crept up the corner of Sun Wukong’s mouth, and a surge of rage rose from the depths of his heart. “I refuse to believe you could really stop me!”

The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod was swung into action once more; Sun Wukong poured vast amounts of Chaos Primordial Force into the rod, and a resplendent golden light began to gleam on it.

“Heaven-Breaking Seventy-Two Strokes!”

Seventy-two massive rod shadows appeared, hammering down on the nine-clawed divine dragon. Amid the thunderous roar, numerous shadows struck its body, reigniting the brilliant light and sending up a giant mushroom cloud. This time, the nine-clawed divine dragon was directly obliterated by the rod shadows of the Heaven-Breaking Seventy-Two Strokes, completely unlike its previous gradual dispersal.

The Jade Emperor’s expression shifted—a clear sign of alarm as Sun Wukong’s attack abruptly soared in might compared to their previous exchange. The demon monkey was employing his rod techniques!

As many shadows hadn’t fully vanished, several passed through the pulverized nine-clawed divine dragon and bore down on the Jade Emperor. The latter could not afford to dawdle and quickly swung the Hao Tian Sword once again. Two more nine-clawed divine dragons burst out to collide with the rod shadows, shattering both to pieces, successfully blocking the strike!

“Zhou Tian Revolution, Stellar Bombardment!”

Having witnessed Sun Wukong’s battle against Real Man of Jade Cauldron during the Great Battle in the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor knew that the Heaven-Breaking Seventy-Two Strokes were not Sun Wukong’s most powerful technique. He dared not allow Sun Wukong to execute it, as he might not be able to block it completely. Hence, he activated the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. Stronger than the Starlight Bombardment, the Stellar Bombardment commenced—a slew of stars fell from the firmament, turning into massive fireballs of starlight that viciously slammed down on Sun Wukong.

“Damn it!”

Sun Wukong’s heart sank. This Stellar Bombardment was different from the Starlight Bombardment; it wasn’t just a matter of being locked on by aura—mere body techniques wouldn’t allow evasion. But if he started to defend against the Stellar Bombardment, endless attacks would follow. How then could he stop the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation’s assault?

“Cloning Divine Powers!”

Gritting his teeth, Sun Wukong activated his Cloning Divine Powers. Clones sprang forth from his body, and the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod flew out from within the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, landing in the hands of a clone to block the oncoming stars.

Sun Wukong’s peripheral vision swept the ground below where Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha had reached the edge of the barrier where the golden light was, struggling to withstand the bombardment of starlight. He couldn’t drag this out any longer; otherwise, those two would be overwhelmed first!

“Shrinking Earth into Inches!”

“Somersault Cloud!”

Mounting the Somersault Cloud and employing the Shrinking Earth into Inches combined into the Streaming Light Escape, Sun Wukong transformed into a golden stream of light, speeding past the Jade Emperor and heading straight for the Investiture of the Gods and the God Beating Whip at the Formation Eye.

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