Chapter 253: 253: Forming an Alliance (First Update)
Chapter 253: Chapter 253: Forming an Alliance (First Update)
“A special space? What kind of special space?”
As soon as the Jade Emperor spoke, Sun Wukong furrowed his brow. Among the immortals participating in the grand competition, he was probably the only complete novice who knew nothing. The previous mirror space had almost caught him off guard due to unclear information. He had to ask clearly about the special space in the second challenge!
“The so-called special space is a completely independent space, also consisting of mirror spaces. However, there is extensive interaction between the mirror spaces, and they often converge. Moreover, one will not be forcibly pulled back to their original mirror space. Participants can fight within or even form alliances with each other.”
Upon hearing Sun Wukong’s query, Nezha explained, then glancing at Sun Wukong and Erlang God Yang Jian, his eyes suddenly brightened and he said, “Brother Yang, Wukong, we can form an alliance!”
“Hm?”
Sun Wukong and Erlang God Yang Jian turned to look at each other, their eyebrows raising simultaneously, “Form an alliance?”
“Exactly, form an alliance!”
Nezha nodded firmly, “In the second level’s special space, there’s a high chance we’ll encounter each other, and then we can form an alliance!”
“I, Old Sun, am not in the habit of forming alliances with anyone!”
“I, too, am not in the habit of forming alliances with anyone!”
Sun Wukong and Erlang God Yang Jian frowned simultaneously.
“Then start getting used to it now!”
Nezha pointed towards the God of Wealth Zhao Gongming, Real Man of Jade Cauldron, and others, and said, “This time, it’s not just the divine generals of the Heavenly Court participating in the competition, but also reclusive immortals who have come. One-on-one, none fear anyone, but if they team up, it won’t be easy to deal with!”
“Hmm, that makes sense!”
Sun Wukong nodded. He remembered how, in previous lifetimes, during his scripture-seeking journey, he often needed to seek reinforcements and ask for help. Although it was because he had been suppressed for five hundred years and his cultivation strength had regressed, it also showed that the power of one person is limited after all. There’s nothing wrong with playing the lone hero when there’s no choice, but when there are like-minded friends who can help each other, there’s no need to continue alone!
“Three-Eyed, what do you think?”
Sun Wukong looked at Erlang God Yang Jian, raising an eyebrow.
“…”
Erlang God Yang Jian looked solemn, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, “It’s not impossible, but I don’t like being called Three-Eyed!”
“Alright, alright, I won’t call you Three-Eyed, I’ll call you Yang Jian. That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
Sun Wukong began to chuckle, finding Erlang God Yang Jian quite a character, which was interesting. How had he not noticed it before?
So the matter of forming an alliance was settled, at least verbally. Once they entered the Divine Enthronement’s special space, whether they could actually meet was still uncertain!
“Lords and gentlemen, the second challenge begins now!”
With a wave of the Jade Emperor’s hand, the Investiture of the Gods opened, and sixteen beams of light enveloped Sun Wukong and the other fifteen individuals. The suction appeared again, drawing Sun Wukong and the others into it.
The turbulent Cloud Sea, endless at first glance, was the special space of the second challenge within the Investiture of the Gods.
Unlike the first challenge’s mirror space, this second challenge’s special space had no restrictions on flying; instead, there was only sky with no land. Below the Cloud Sea was more Cloud Sea, and even the Void-Breaking Divine Eye couldn’t see the bottom.
“This is the special space of the second challenge? It doesn’t seem to have anything special!”
Sun Wukong activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye to the third phase, the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils, and carefully looked around in all directions. He didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. However, he had not noticed anything particular with the first challenge’s mirror space at first either, and the Divine Eye wasn’t omnipotent after all!
However, in such a vast Cloud Sea, finding the exit was somewhat difficult without much use of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye!
Sun Wukong inwardly sighed. Suddenly, a thought he had never considered before crossed his mind. This space was within the Investiture of the Gods, so mysterious, evident of how powerful the Investiture of the Gods was. The name of this heavenly book was indeed well-deserved!
And the Jade Emperor, having this Investiture of the Gods as well as the God Beating Whip, besides being able to set up the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation, his inherent combat power was probably not as weak as Sun Wukong had initially imagined. Relying on this heavenly book alone, he could subdue many; underprepared against prepared, once sucked into this Investiture of the Gods with its myriad strange spaces, trapping someone for a decade or eight years was a piece of cake!
One might even accidentally lose their life inside, a chilling thought indeed!
Of course, it was just some palpitations, but Sun Wukong was not so easily frightened. Even if the Investiture of the Gods was formidable, it had to be able to capture him, and the gravitational pull of the light beam emitted by the Investiture of the Gods was easily resisted by cultivating his power. The suction was far less than that of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing’s Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda!
Shaking his head, Sun Wukong cast aside these messy thoughts and rode the clouds forward. Since everywhere looked the same in the vast sea of clouds, direction didn’t matter. He might as well wander about and perhaps even stumble upon some clues.
“Roar~!”
Suddenly, a roar erupted from the clouds on the left and a longsword thrust out, slashing fiercely towards Sun Wukong’s flank.
“Green Edge Sword?”
Sun Wukong swung the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod to block the longsword, and upon closer inspection, wasn’t this longsword the Green Edge Sword of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing? But Mo Liqing hadn’t passed the first phase, so he shouldn’t have qualified to enter this special space of the second phase. How did he appear here?
“Void-Breaking Divine Eye!”
Previously, since the Void-Breaking Divine Eye wasn’t of much use, Sun Wukong had temporarily stopped using it to save some Chaos Primordial Force. Now that he activated the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, he immediately spotted something amiss—the Green Edge Sword was actually formed from cloud vapor and a strange force!
“Roar!”
The roar sounded again, and a figure emerged, grasping the Green Edge Sword, and it was indeed the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing. However, his face was filled with a crazed and murderous expression, his eyes completely blood-red, devoid of any liveliness, resembling a puppet.
This Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing was also condensed from cloud vapor, but under the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, there was a mark on his forehead, identical to Mo Liqing’s aura, his life-mark! This creature was based on Mo Liqing’s life-mark, formed from cloud vapor and the bizarre force within this special space, possessing only the instinct to kill!
Although it only had the instinct to kill, because it lacked fear and hesitation, this creature’s strength was much more formidable than that of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing.
Of course, this strength was only relative. In Sun Wukong’s eyes, it was nothing; he could obliterate it with a flip of his hand!
With force in his hand, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod vibrated and swept the Green Edge Precious Sword along with Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing away. A cold light flashed in Sun Wukong’s eyes as he was about to smash him into dust. Suddenly, a grey light engulfed him, instantly making him feel a heavy sensation as if heaven and earth were spinning upside down.
“It’s the Primordial Light Barrier of the Primordial Chaos Pearl Umbrella, from the Greatly Sight Heavenly King Mo Lihong!”
Immediately after, the sound of a pipa entered his ears, his head feeling slightly groggy. The elements of earth, water, fire, and wind enveloped him from all directions, overwhelming, from the Custodian Heavenly King Mo Lihai’s Jade Pipa!
“Awooo~!”
A massive creature suddenly leaped out, shaped like a white elephant with ribs and wings, a Purple Gold Flower Mink!
“Hey, isn’t this the Purple Gold Flower Mink? I didn’t expect even this creature could be condensed!”
The Purple Gold Flower Mink had already broken free from the Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou’s control back at Flower-Fruit Mountain. Sun Wukong had already forcibly dissolved the master-servant covenant between it and Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou using Chaos Primordial Force. In the real world, the Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou no longer possessed the Purple Gold Flower Mink, but in this special space of the Investiture of the Gods, it was still condensed, suggesting that the Investiture of the Gods used the immortals’ and gods’ life-marks from that time to form the creatures.
“Four Great Heavenly Kings, hey, in this life, I haven’t really fought with you properly! Today is a good opportunity to settle this!”
A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth, as Sun Wukong’s thoughts moved and he activated the Eight-Nine Profound Skill, his Chaos Primordial Force fully circulating within him. The influence of the Primordial Chaos Pearl Umbrella and Jade Pipa suddenly vanished, his divine consciousness regaining clarity. His Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod enwreathed in blazing True Solar Fire, he roared and charged first at the Purple Gold Flower Mink.
“Get out of my way!”
Suddenly, one end of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod grew larger and longer, slamming fiercely into the Purple Gold Flower Mink. Amidst the thunderous sound, the massive body of the Purple Gold Flower Mink was directly shattered into dissipation, turning into a cloud that vanished.
Successful in his strike, Sun Wukong did not pause. His figure flashed, shrinking the earth into inches and rushed in front of Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou. A blow from his rod broke apart the two Golden Whips in his hands, and another blow directly turned him into dust.
The following Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Mo Liqing, Greatly Sight Heavenly King Mo Lihong, and Custodian Heavenly King Mo Lihai were likewise. They couldn’t withstand even two moves in Sun Wukong’s hands before their bodies were blasted apart and dissipated back into cloud mist.
“How dull, utterly dull!”
Sun Wukong swung his Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, feeling quite uninterested. In his past life, the Four Great Heavenly Kings could still spar with him, but now they weren’t a match for his unity, akin to slicing melons and chopping vegetables, with no challenge at all, leaving Sun Wukong greatly disappointed.
However, thinking about it, in his past life, his cultivation had only reached the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace when he was just at the Taiyi Scattered Immortal Realm. Though strong in combat, it was far from comparable to his current state. No wonder he felt the Four Great Heavenly Kings’ strength was decent then. Now that he had reached the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm, his divine skills and secret techniques far surpassed his past life, so naturally, the combat power of the Four Great Heavenly Kings seemed weak in his eyes!
It’s alright, if the Four Great Heavenly Kings can’t hold up, there are still the God of Wealth Zhao Gongming and Real Man of Jade Cauldron. They will certainly be worthy opponents!
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