Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Breaking Out of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation (First Update)

“So fast!”

The Jade Emperor was alarmed, Wukong’s sudden burst of speed was incredibly fast, and even with his keen sight he couldn’t react in time.

Not good, that demon monkey is heading for the Investiture of the Gods and the God Beating Whip!

The Jade Emperor, startled, turned around and rushed toward the Formation Eye. He had kept a distance earlier, fearing that engaging in combat might affect the Formation Eye, but now he wished he could slap himself for leaving, for had he not given this demon monkey the opportunity to take advantage?

As he hurried towards the Formation Eye, the Jade Emperor also activated the Investiture of the Gods, trying to harness its power to withstand Wukong’s attacks, only to see Wukong forming multiple Dharma Seals with his hands and striking toward the Investiture of the Gods and the God Beating Whip within the Formation Eye.

“It’s too late!”

The Jade Emperor felt a sinking feeling. The next moment, he saw a ripple, visible to the naked eye, bursting forth from the Investiture of the Gods and the God Beating Whip. It spread instantly through the entire Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. The formation suddenly halted; the star fireballs bombarding Wukong’s clones and the endless stardust raining down on Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince all hung suspended in midair.

It happened again, it happened again! The Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation had been halted once more!

The Jade Emperor clenched his teeth in anger. What were those Dharma Seals Wukong had used, and why could they stop the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation? Even if the Heavenly Dao Saint entered this formation, he couldn’t pause it, but Wukong, merely a demon monkey born less than a thousand years ago, how could he do it?

Pausing the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, Wukong did not dare delay. He turned and activated the Streaming Light Escape, speeding towards where Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha were located. He again dashed past the Jade Emperor in less than a breath’s time, reaching the golden light-marked edge of the barrier. He activated his Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, and two rays of golden light shot from his eyes, striking the Great Formation Barrier, and opening a breach.

“Quick, break out!”

Wukong shouted and retracted his clones, transforming into a beam of golden light and escaping through the breach. Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian followed without hesitation.

The moment the three escaped, the breach in the barrier restored itself, and the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation resumed its operation, though it no longer had a target to bombard.

“Damn it, damn it!”

The Jade Emperor felt like his lungs would explode, roaring furiously in midair, “Get them back, stop them for me!”

The sudden turn of events had also stunned the crowd of Immortals and Gods. They had watched the Jade Emperor employ the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation to bombard Wukong and his cohorts, believing they were doomed to fall under the relentless cosmic bombardment that day. Unexpectedly, Wukong had defied fate, charged the Formation Eye, and somehow broke through the barrier to escape!

The entire process took but a few breaths, and many of the immortals and gods hadn’t even recovered from their shock yet!

“Stop them, don’t let them get away, or we’ll face endless trouble!”

The voice was still the Supreme Saintly Heavenly Venerable’s, hidden among the crowd of immortals and gods, stirring them up, yet he did not rush forward as before. Wukong’s power was shockingly excessive, and neither Erlang God Yang Jian nor Nezha were easy to contend with. At such times, whoever was at the forefront would be unlucky, and the Supreme Saintly Heavenly Venerable was well aware of this!

Of course, he wasn’t the only clever one among them; many of the immortals and gods also shrank back into the crowd. They had fought Wukong for so long and couldn’t capture him; now with Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince present, attempting to stop them was a joke!

When pushed to the limit, even a dog will jump over a wall, and a rabbit will bite. Now was the time for Wukong and his peers to extricate themselves; trying to stop them then would only end up getting beaten severely by them!

“Where do you think you’re escaping, demon monkey?”

In a world with wise people, naturally, there are fools too; indeed, some of the immortals and gods, hearing the Jade Emperor’s orders, charged towards Wukong and his cohorts, brandishing their weapons and casting spells, trying to stop them.

“Seeking death!”

A glint of cold light flashed in Wukong’s eyes, and a hint of icy murderous intent surged on his face as he struck out a sky full of stick shadows at the advancing immortals and gods.

“Heaven-Breaking Seventy-Two Strokes!”

The terror of the Heaven-Breaking Seventy-Two Strokes was immense; even a Quasi-Saint might struggle to withstand it, let alone these approaching Immortals and Gods whose Cultivation was at most at the level of Da Luo Golden Immortal. Instantly, they were struck by the shadow of the staff, flipped head over heels, and sent scattering into the air with screams.

“Who dares to obstruct me, Old Sun? Die!”

A thunderous roar echoed across the heavens. Sun Wukong, wielding unparalleled majesty, paused briefly in the air, glanced at the congregation of Immortals and Gods, then continued his transformation into streaming light, fleeing towards the horizon. Erlang God Yang Jian and Nezha the Third Prince closely followed suit. The rest of the Immortals and Gods, either intimidated by Sun Wukong’s ruthless methods and imposing aura or simply not intending to engage, stayed still, aside from the initial few fools who had rushed forward. Watching the trio disappear into the horizon, they seemed to suddenly remember to chase after them, but naturally, they couldn’t follow far before completely losing track of the three.

“Your Majesty, that demon monkey and his companions are too fast; they’ve escaped us!”

Marsh General Mo Liqing reported to the descending Jade Emperor, who had already deactivated the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation. Yet, his complexion was ashen. Despite deploying countless Immortals and Gods and utilizing the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, revealing even his own considerable trump cards, they had failed to capture Sun Wukong and his companions or even inflict any damage. This was a supreme humiliation for the Jade Emperor, filled with a sense of crushing shame.

“Search for them! Scour the entire Heavenly Palace if you must, but bring them to me! Ah~!”

Anguished roars reverberated throughout the Ninth Layer of Heaven, lingering for a long time.

At the Southern Heavenly Gate, just as the Jade Emperor was bombarding Sun Wukong and his companions with the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, Generals of the Great Saint’s Naval Soldiers, led by Qin Feng, charged towards the Southern Heavenly Gate. Without hesitation, they launched an attack on the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stationed there.

The defenders at the Southern Heavenly Gate were caught completely off guard by the audacious assault of the Great Saint’s Naval Soldiers. It was too late to activate the gate’s defensive countermeasures. Over the years, the Naval Soldiers had learned Cultivation Techniques from Qin Feng, gifted by Sun Wukong, along with a significant amount of cultivation resources, leading to rapid advancements in their cultivation. Almost all had reached or surpassed the Heavenly Immortal Realm, overwhelming the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, who soon found themselves in disarray. The control center of the Great Formation Barrier at the Southern Heavenly Gate was overrun, and the gates were forced open.

“Brothers, do not linger in battle—rush out now!”

With a thunderous yell from Qin Feng, the Naval Soldiers of the Great Saint’s troop, who had been mercilessly attacking their adversaries, immediately ceased their assaults and dashed out of the Southern Heavenly Gate. Soon, almost two hundred of them had escaped, with Qin Feng following closely behind, their group grandly heading towards Flower-Fruit Mountain in the East Victorious Divine Continent.

Shortly after Qin Feng and the Great Saint’s Naval Soldiers departed, Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Erlang God Yang Jian also arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate.

“Yang Jian, Nezha, you two go ahead to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Old Sun still wants to cause some more ruckus here in the Heavenly Palace!”

With a swing of his staff, Sun Wukong struck just as the newly returned Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were attempting to close the Heavenly Gate, sending them flying with a scream. Sun Wukong halted, pointed towards the now-open Southern Heavenly Gate, and spoke to Nezha and Erlang God Yang Jian.@@novelbin@@

“Wukong, come back with us. It’s too dangerous alone!”

Nezha said, frowning.

“No, if Old Sun also returns to Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Heavenly Court will definitely send an army to attack. That’s Old Sun’s domain, and it cannot withstand such repeated assaults. If we must cause trouble, let it be here in this old fogey Jade Emperor’s Heavenly Palace. Watch Old Sun turn it upside down!”

A flicker of fierceness crossed Sun Wukong’s face. He had waited for this day for a very long time. Plus, previously being surrounded and bombarded by the Immortals and Gods and the Jade Emperor’s Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, forcing him to temporarily flee, had thoroughly stifled him!

“Alright, Nezha, since Wukong wishes to stay, he must have his reasons. Let’s not pressure him. I’m off to the Guankou True Lord Temple to gather my old troops. You go back to the Guardian Marshal’s Mansion, gather those willing to follow you!”

A sharp gleam flashed through Erlang God Yang Jian’s eyes,

“This time, let’s give Hao Tian a good reason to ache!”

Nezha’s eyes lit up, Erlang God Yang Jian was planning to take the Heavenly soldiers along with him! It wasn’t exactly cutting off the enemy’s supplies, but it would definitely make the Jade Emperor suffer considerably. What an excellent idea!

Nezha had not served as the Guardian Marshal in vain over the past few years; he had cultivated quite a few loyal generals, all ready to die for him. Just a word from him would be enough to convince them to come along. Each of his subordinates also had a few people under them—while each could only persuade around twenty to thirty percent to join, added together, it amounted to a formidable force. Tens of thousands from the Heavenly Army could potentially be pulled away!

“I’ll head to the Guardian Marshal’s Mansion right now!”

Erlang God Yang Jian left the Heavenly Palace via the Southern Heavenly Gate, and Nezha flew towards the Guardian Marshal’s Mansion. The Jade Emperor’s earlier decree to strip Nezha of his position as Guardian Marshal and the issued bounty had spread across the entire Ninth Layer of Heaven. However, Nezha was confident that no one would dare to challenge him at the Guardian Marshal’s Mansion in the short term. Taking advantage of the delay before the new arrest orders and the arrival of a new Guardian Marshal, he would head back and gather his men.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong soared into the clouds, heading for Donghua Emperor’s Immortal Palace.

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