Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

The drums of war shook the heavens; the flags fluttered provocatively.

Eighty thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals once again surrounded Flower-Fruit Mountain impenetrably, yet perhaps due to the deeply ingrained lessons from last time, this occasion saw no Heavenly Soldiers or Generals atop the barrier of Flower-Fruit Mountain's. They merely encircled it tightly from the outside.

"You demon spawn, come out and surrender quickly, or else once I force my way into your mountain gates, I will turn all of you to ashes, leaving no chicken or dog alive!"

A Divine General, wielding a three-meter-long silver rod, burst forth from the ranks of the Heavenly Army and stationed himself in midair before the gates of Flower-Fruit Mountain, bellowing loudly towards those within. His voice infused with Immortal Primordial Force, passed through the Primordial Unity Grand Formation Barrier and entered Flower-Fruit Mountain, his attitude exceedingly arrogant.

However, following the Divine General's shout, an even more arrogant sneer came from within Flower-Fruit Mountain:

"Leave not even chickens or dogs? Are you the chicken or the dog? Or perhaps, are you waiting for me to dispose of you like slaughtering chickens and dogs, you blind piece of trash?"

Accompanied by this sneer, an exit appeared atop the Primordial Unity Grand Formation Barrier of Flower-Fruit Mountain, and the Six-Eared Macaque flew out on a cloud, followed by the demon soldiers of the Azure Dragon Legion, arranging themselves in formation before the mountain gates.

"Which demon are you, to spout such wild arrogance—aren't you afraid of being punished by the celestial might?"

The Divine General was furious, pointing his silver rod at the Six-Eared Macaque as he shouted angrily.

"Punished by celestial might? Someone like you represents celestial might? Come on, show me your celestial might! It's not that I look down on you, but all of you so-called immortals and gods from the Heavenly Court are trash!"

What the fuck!

As soon as the Six-Eared Macaque said these words, the faces of the immortals and gods from the Heavenly Court instantly turned green. Which damn demon monkey had sprung from nowhere, and how was it even more arrogant than Sun Wukong?"

"Such arrogance, this king must kill this demon spawn!"

Holder of the Nation, Demon King Mo Lihai, was the most hot-tempered. His thick eyebrows furrowed, he was about to rush forward, but was held back by his elder brother, Expander of the Nation, Demon King Mo Liqing. "Second brother, stay your hand! It's just an unknown little monkey demon. Let the Tian Shu Divine General handle it; there's no need for us to act!"

"Indeed, it's just a monkey demon ignorant of the vastness of heaven and earth, not worthy of this king's attention!"

Holder of the Nation, Demon King Mo Lihai, took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing his rage, and transmitted his voice from afar to the Tian Shu Divine General, "Tian Shu Divine General, teach this demon monkey a good lesson for this king, break all his bones and bring them back to me, I want to craft them properly!"

"Do not worry, Holder of the Nation, I will smash all his bones to pieces, reducing him to a puddle of mud!"

The Tian Shu Divine General's mouth twisted into a cruel smile, his silver rod held horizontally as he charged towards the Six-Eared Macaque. "Demon monkey, submit to your death before this divine general!"

"Hmph!"

The response to the Tian Shu Divine General was a cold snort. The Six-Eared Macaque stood still without dodging as the silver rod of the Tian Shu Divine General was about to smash into the top of his head, a look of triumph already in his eyes. Suddenly, the Six-Eared Macaque moved!

"Get lost!"

With a thunderous roar, the Six-Eared Macaque's previously subdued aura exploded forth. The Tian Shu Divine General felt as if thunder had resounded right beside his ear, leaving him somewhat dazed. The next moment, the iron rod of the Six-Eared Macaque had already fiercely swept across his body.

Struck as if by a great mountain, the Tian Shu Divine General screamed miserably as he was sent flying through the air.

"Trash will always be trash! That's not how you use a rod!"

In the midst of a disdainful sneer, the Six-Eared Macaque's figure flickered as he pursued, his iron rod lifting and smashing into the Tian Shu Divine General's wrist. The latter's silver rod slipped from his grasp, flying away, and was caught by the Six-Eared Macaque who then tossed it back to the demon soldiers, "My subordinates, secure these spoils of war!"

"Yes!"

Watching his weapon snatched away and fall into the hands of a group of demon soldiers, the Tian Shu Divine General was so furious he felt like his lungs would explode. He roared and desperately steadied his frame, flailing his fists as he lunged back at the Six-Eared Macaque, "Demon monkey, you dare to rob me of my weapon, I will not spare you!"

"Stop your yapping!"

The Six-Eared Macaque didn't take the Tian Shu Divine General's threats seriously at all. With a flick of his iron rod, he deflected the Tian Shu Divine General's fists and body to the side, and with a harsh lift, he smashed straight into the Divine General's buttocks, sending him flying up into the sky.

"I already told you, that's not how you use a rod! Get down from there!"

His figure surged upward, overtaking the Tian Shu Divine General in mid-flight with a sneer and a shout. With a fierce strike of the rod, like Mount Tai crashing down, he smashed into the Tian Shu Divine General, who amidst the thunderous boom, was pounded into a downward thrust and crashed into the ground. He sank deep into the earth, raising a cloud of dust, his life and death unknown!

"Next, who's coming up?"

With his iron staff horizontal in hand, the Six-Eared Macaque stood firm in the sky, casting an arrogant glance at the Heavenly Army and spoke indifferently.

"Hiss~!"

A wave of sharp intakes of breath arose, and every Heavenly Soldier and General's color changed. Although the power of the Divine General of the Celestial Pivot was not the pinnacle, he was nonetheless a Taiyi Golden Immortal and held a reputable position among the war generals of the Heavenly Court. Yet he was so casually and effortlessly defeated by the Six-Eared Macaque!

Looking at the deep pit in the ground, it was probable that, if he was not dead, he had lost half his life!

This demon monkey's strength is incredibly formidable!

"I will take him on!"

The Demon King Mo Lihai of the Holder of Nation snorted, holding his silver spear as he rode the clouds out from the ranks of the Heavenly Army to appear ten paces in front of the Six-Eared Macaque, the tip of his spear pointing obliquely at the macaque,

"Demon Monkey, surrender your life!"

"Who are you? State your name!"

"I am the Holder of Nation, Demon King Mo Lihai, specially here to claim your life, demon monkey—be aware!"

The Demon King Mo Lihai wore an air of superiority, as if he could slay the Six-Eared Macaque with his spear the next moment.

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"Holder of Nation? Pah! What the hell is that? Never heard of it! You want my life, but let's see if you have the skill!"

A cold light flashed in the Six-Eared Macaque's eyes as he swung his iron staff, letting out a fierce yell as he charged towards the Demon King Mo Lihai, delivering a ferocious blow in midair.

"I am not some incompetent like the Divine General of the Celestial Pivot, demon monkey. Let me show you my true strength!"

A fierce expression flickered across Demon King Mo Lihai's face as his silver spear vibrated, casting ten thousand spear lights to block the earth-shattering strike from the Six-Eared Macaque. In the next moment, the clashing sounds of spear and staff rang out incessantly as the two engaged in fierce combat.

Inside Flower-Fruit Mountain, the upper echelons of the Demon Cult were standing on the observation platform in front of the Water Curtain Cave Heaven, watching the great battle between the Six-Eared Macaque and the Demon King Mo Lihai through the Water Mirror Technique.

"Big Brother Six-Eared is so amazing! That Demon King Mo Lihai, one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings, doesn't have the upper hand against Big Brother Six-Eared. That's so impressive!"

Sun Xiaoqing, the little fox demon, wore an admirative expression. She was adept at illusion techniques, but her combat power was weak. Even though she had cultivated to the Taiyi Scattered Immortal realm, her judgment was far inferior to the likes of Leng Xuan, only able to enjoy the excitement without discerning the intricacies.

"Qing'er, Six-Eared is not just holding his own; he hasn't even shown his true capabilities yet. He's merely using Mo Lihai for practice!"

Leng Xuan chuckled lightly and gently patted Sun Xiaoqing's head.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"That's right, the speed at which that kid Six-Eared has grown in strength truly astonishes even me, Old Bull!"

The Bull Demon King nodded. With his discernment, he could naturally tell that the Six-Eared Macaque was merely toying with the Demon King Mo Lihai. The kid didn't take Mo Lihai seriously at all. It seemed that, in addition to his cultivation, his strength had also increased quite rapidly over the years.

The Bull Demon King estimated that even if they were at the same level of cultivation, he might not be able to suppress the Six-Eared Macaque.

What Leng Xuan and the others could see, that the Six-Eared Macaque was not fighting seriously, Demon King Mo Lihai, who was one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings, should have sensed it as well, right?

"Demon monkey, are you playing with me? Show your true strength when you fight me!"

After a few hard clashes with his silver spear that forced the Six-Eared Macaque to retreat, a furious Demon King Mo Lihai roared. He had already pushed his spear technique to the limit, yet the Six-Eared Macaque still appeared to be completely at ease, without any pressure. Although he didn't want to admit it, Mo Lihai knew all too well that in close combat, this monkey was stronger, much stronger!

"Show my true strength to fight you? Not so good, right? If I really use my true strength, wouldn't I kill you with a single blow? That wouldn't be fun at all!"

The Six-Eared Macaque raised his eyebrows and scratched his head, speaking in a tone that was light but ignited fury in Demon King Mo Lihai's eyes.

"Scoundrel! Arrogant demon monkey, today I will make sure you die without a place to be buried!"

With a thunderous shout, a blue jade pipa on the back of Demon King Mo Lihai flew out from behind him and stopped midair, as if being plucked by an invisible hand.

As the sound of the pipa rose, the elemental energy of heaven and earth around violently stirred. Huge boulders materialized out of nowhere, smashing down from the sky upon the Six-Eared Macaque, accompanied by furious winds, blazing flames, and countless ice arrows filling the sky as they all launched an attack on the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Demon monkey, taste my earth, water, fire, and wind, and let's see if you don't disintegrate bone and flesh!"

With fire and wind arriving simultaneously and earth and water crossing through the air, the figure of the Six-Eared Macaque was wholly enveloped. The macaque was startled inwardly as the elemental attack of earth, water, fire, and wind from Mo Lihai's blue jade pipa was extremely fierce.

Even though he had reached a state where he was invulnerable to water and fire through the perfection of the Eight-Nine Profound Skill, he still felt pain in his flesh under this quadruple elemental assault and quickly swung his iron staff impermeably to fend off the onslaught all around him.

"No good, this won't do; I must break that sound of the pipa!"