Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

As Sun Wukong finished speaking, amidst the whirling sand and stones and howling demon wind, streaks of light descended from the sky, transforming into the forms of more than a dozen men and women, young and old.

Jiang Liu didn't recognize these people. However, the elderly monk who led them made Jiang Liu freeze in place.

"You, you are, Elder Jinchi?" Jiang Liu said, looking at the elderly monk in a dark red kasaya with overwhelming demonic qi, his disbelief evident in his voice.

"Abb… Abbot…?" The fellow monks from the Guanyin Zen Temple, similarly in disbelief, began to exclaim upon seeing Jinchi's appearance.

Jinchi, now possessed by a demon, seemed to show no change in appearance, but his whole aura was completely transformed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a grand spectacle, a bear demon of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and thirteen demons of the Demon King Realm think they can act recklessly before me, I, Old Sun?" Despite Sun Wukong's short and skinny stature, making him appear like a child of six or seven years old, his eyes shot out golden flames. He scoffed and mocked as he looked over the figures that had appeared.

Although he was ridiculing these demon creatures for their insufficient strength, the eager expression on the monkey's face as he rubbed his fists and wiped his palms together clearly showed he was itching for a fight.

"Hmph, you're just a mere Stable Attendant; how dare you boast so arrogantly," retorted the Black Bear Demon, not willing to lose face with words, despite not feeling confident about defeating Sun Wukong. His mouth was equally unrestrained in mocking.

"That's right, I also think rumors can't be fully trusted. Is this short and skinny monkey really that capable?" Following the Black Bear Demon's remark, the Flower Snake Demon also spoke up, joining in the mocking without any politeness.

To Sun Wukong, what was his favorite thing to hear? Naturally, it was words of praise. And conversely, what he most hated?

The moment these boasts were uttered, they made Sun Wukong bristle with anger. He reached into his ear and pulled out the shining Jingu Bang, which grew with the wind: "Rascals, since you're courting death, I, Old Sun, will grant your wish!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong leaped forward, charging directly at the Black Bear Demon. The golden rod in his hand smashed down with a momentum heavy as a mountain.

Seeing Sun Wukong charge at him, the Black Bear Demon quickly reacted, raising his hand to summon a long spear, parrying it against the Jingu Bang.

In terms of physique, the Black Bear Demon was tall and robust, while Sun Wukong was short and thin, looking completely like a monkey pouncing on a large black bear.

With a loud bang, Sun Wukong pressed the Black Bear Demon back, their feet scraping two long marks on the ground.

The thirteen Demon Kings who were observing inhaled sharply at the scene.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The Black Bear leader possessed ancient bloodlines and unparalleled strength. Yet, he was being overpowered in his most proud aspect?

It was hard to believe. A monkey's strength was suppressing that of a black bear! Was this the Great Sage Equal to Heaven of the legends?

However, though they were shocked by Sun Wukong's power, the situation of the small monkey pressing down the tall Black Bear Demon was still stunning. The Demon Kings reacted quickly, each making their move to intercept.

The battle strategy had already been set: everyone would work together to entangle Sun Wukong, helping the Black Bear Demon; it was never about letting him fight alone.

Yet, while the Demon Kings were shocked by Sun Wukong's strength, Sun Wukong himself was even more astonished as he looked at the black bear before him and exclaimed, "You black bear, your strength is indeed quite formidable. Purely in terms of strength, you're comparable to an average Immortal in the Taiyi Realm."

There are three realms of Immortality: Heavenly Immortal, Taiyi, and Great Luo, each realm vastly different from the last. The gap in cultivation between them is much larger than any earthly realm.

Yet a bear demon of the Heavenly Immortal Realm had the strength to compare with the Taiyi True Immortal Realm? No wonder Sun Wukong was so astonished.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu was equally amazed. At the Immortal's realm, the experience points needed to level up were massive, and the gap in cultivation was tremendously exaggerated. Could the strength of that black bear span such a vast realm?

With such exceptional talent, no wonder even in the original story, Guanyin took an interest in him, using a hoop she had embezzled to take the Black Bear Demon back as her Mountain Guardian Deity.

Considering that another being she took in from the original story was the Red Boy, the sole son of the Demon King Ox who could wield the Samadhi True Fire, Guanyin's interest makes sense.

Looking at it this way, in Guanyin's heart, was the value of the black bear comparable to that of Red Boy?

However, Jiang Liu didn't pay too much attention to the intense battle happening beside him; his eyes were still on Jinchi, wanting to understand what was happening with him.

This really was a day of many changes; previously, he had been weeping and regretting before me, how did he change so quickly? Are the secret methods of the Buddhist Sect truly so terrifying?

"Elder Jinchi, what is this..." Jiang Liu said after a moment of silence.

Whoosh!

But before Jiang Liu could finish, Jinchi moved swiftly and was already in front of him.

He raised his palm, and a torrent of demonic flames surged forward, slamming down at Jiang Liu. His cultivation was that of the Returning Void Realm, comparable to a Demon King.

With such cultivation level, how could Jiang Liu dare to receive it? He instantly activated the special effect of the Flashing Brilliance Shoes, flickered away, and was left feeling even more astonished inside.

He believed that he had done nothing to wrong him, had he? What was with this relentless attitude of not stopping until he was dead? Not even giving him a chance to speak.

"So you do have a treasured artifact at your side!" Seeing Jiang Liu's ability to move instantaneously and dodge his attack, Elder Jinchi's hatred intensified by threefold.

This Xuanzang was no good thing either. Previously when he had inquired about any treasured artifacts to feast his eyes, the reply was a flat denial of possessing any. But what was happening now? Wasn't the movement ability just now the effect of a Dharma Treasure?

Seething with angry thoughts, Elder Jinchi felt extreme fury towards Jiang Liu, lifting his palm and spreading it towards him, a powerful wave of Demonic Qi surged, exerting a horrendous suction force that made it difficult for Jiang Liu to steady himself, uncontrollably being pulled towards Elder Jinchi.

"Want to kill me? I'm afraid you don't have the skill!" Witnessing the murderous intent in Elder Jinchi's eyes, Jiang Liu understood he truly harbored the intent to kill. He silently recited a word that wrapped space, and immediately, a semi-transparent protective space barrier that only Jiang Liu could see appeared.

Then, Jiang Liu reached out his hand and pulled out a Nine-Ring Staff from the protective space.

Holding the Nine-Ring Staff, he struck it down on the ground, and in a flash, the staff emitted brilliant Buddhist Light, forming a golden light barrier that completely enveloped Jiang Liu.

Although the Nine-Ring Staff was sealed within the equipment, luckily it wasn't entirely sealed, and its special effects were still retained, rendering attacks from targets below level 90 completely ineffective.

Such a domineering effect meant that even if a Daluo Golden Immortal arrived, they wouldn't be able to harm Jiang Liu.

His suction power being completely ineffective, Elder Jinchi followed up with attacks, bang bang bang, various attacks continuously smashing onto the golden light barrier.

The barrier might seem to be just a thin layer, but it gave off an indestructible feeling. Despite Elder Jinchi's relentless attacks, it couldn't be shaken in the slightest.

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"Hahaha, so this is what you meant by not having any treasured artifacts with you? You've been deceiving me from the very beginning."

Having attacked for a long time to no avail, Elder Jinchi knew he couldn't break the barrier's defenses with his methods and stopped wasting his efforts. However, his eyes were filled with mockery as he stared at Jiang Liu.

"Have you calmed down a bit? Can we talk properly now?" Seeing that Elder Jinchi had finally stopped attacking, Jiang Liu seriously looked at the demon-possessed Elder Jinchi while holding the Nine-Ring Staff, and said, "I have always believed that I have never..."

"Enough with your nonsense!" However, before Jiang Liu could finish, Elder Jinchi rudely interrupted him. Even knowing his attacks were ineffective, he made another move, his fervor to attack as wild as a mad tiger's.

Unlike before, when it was merely plain jealousy, Elder Jinchi now didn't even have the patience to have a proper conversation with Jiang Liu.

Bang bang bang

Let's not dwell on the conversation between Jiang Liu and Elder Jinchi for the moment. The battle involving Sun Wukong on the side could be described as a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Despite the Black Bear Demon's terrifying strength, in terms of cultivation level, he was far inferior to Sun Wukong. The Jingu Bang swept through, and he struggled to fend off Sun Wukong's attacks.

Even with the assistance of thirteen Demon Kings, they could only manage to tie up Sun Wukong temporarily. However, from the looks of the situation, they couldn't keep it up for long.

"Hey, Wukong, stop playing around. Hurry up and defeat them and come help me..." Seeing Sun Wukong fighting fervently against the Black Bear Demons, Jiang Liu couldn't help but shout out.

On the surface, it seemed that with the protection of the Nine-Ring Staff, nobody could harm him, but this protection could only last 300 seconds. With half of the time already passed, Jiang Liu certainly didn't want to trigger the special effect of the Brocade Kasaya and experience death.

On Sun Wukong's part, he indeed hadn't used his full strength. Considering Jiang Liu's Nine-Ring Staff was sufficient for his protection, Sun Wukong didn't mind playing around with these guys a bit. Since he left Five Elements Mountain, he hadn't encountered any opponents that were particularly tough, an opportunity that didn't come around often.

But hearing Jiang Liu's shout, Sun Wukong understood that he probably couldn't hold on much longer.

"Alright, I, Old Sun, don't need to play with you all any longer!" With a thought, Sun Wukong's eyes glinted ferociously as he said.

In the midst of speaking, a violent aura exploded from Sun Wukong's body, and as he swung the Jingu Bang, the originally staff-sized rod transformed into a Sky-Supporting Giant Pillar, sweeping across.

With screams, several Demon Kings hit by the Jingu Bang were blown away, spitting blood and falling to the ground struggling to rise but unable to stand.

The strength of the Demon Kings was indeed formidable, but Sun Wukong's presence was saintly among demons. How could these Demon Kings compare?

When serious, they were like children in front of a strong man before Sun Wukong.

Bang bang bang!

In no time at all, except for the Black Bear Demon who could barely withstand two strikes, the other Demon Kings were no match for Sun Wukong. After a few swings, all the Demon Kings were swept away, lying on the ground, either dead or injured.

Amitabha!

However, just as Sun Wukong was about to kill the Black Bear Demon, suddenly, a splendid Buddhist Light came from the west.

Sitting calmly on a Lotus Platform, the figure of Bodhisattva Guanyin quietly hovered in midair.