Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"What a despicable cur, detestable, hateable!"

The Bull Demon King stamped his foot hard, and the entire ground shook slightly, showing just how furious he was with the Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou for enslaving the purple-gold fox mink, and others' expressions were largely the same.

"Brother Leng Xuan, is there any way we can help him? He looks so pitiful!"

Sun Xiaoqing, the little fox demon, looked sympathetically at the purple-gold fox mink, then turned her gaze to Leng Xuan, whose own eyes lifted in hopeful expectation as he looked at Leng Xuan.

"Well..."

Leng Xuan was somewhat vexed, as the power of contracts was deeply rooted, almost fused with the soul of the contracted. To remove such a contract was not difficult, but the challenge lay in doing so without damaging the soul of the contracted. Otherwise, if the soul were harmed, the consequences would be dire—turning into an idiot at best, or at worst, complete obliteration.

What would be the point of removing the contract then?

"I don't have any perfect method to remove the contract without harming your divine soul..."

Leng Xuan shook his head gently, and the eyes of the purple-gold fox mink immediately flashed with a touch of somber disappointment. It seemed there really was no way to remove it. Then, Leng Xuan paused before continuing,

"Although I can't remove the contract, maybe the boss can. Just stay here in Flower-Fruit Mountain for now, and when the boss comes back, we'll figure out a solution. Hmm, I'll set up a formation to isolate any fluctuations in your essence, so that Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou won't be able to sense your presence. Without that, he can't invoke the power of the contract."

"Are you saying Sun Wukong can remove the master-servant contract on me?"

Upon hearing this, the purple-gold fox mink's eyes lit up again, and it looked up at Leng Xuan with a burning gaze.

"I didn't say he could, only that it's possible. After all, the boss's research in this area is no less than mine, and it seems there's nothing that can stump him. Whether it works or not, we'll know when he returns," Leng Xuan said. He had the demon soldiers take the purple-gold fox mink to the Heaven-Piercing Tower and followed them inside. He set up a formation in one corner of the tower.

With the assistance of the tower, the isolating effect of the formation could be maximized. Unless Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou also entered the tower, he would definitely not sense the purple-gold fox mink's presence. Perhaps that guy might even think that the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan had executed it!

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In the tents of the Heavenly Court's armies, where the Four Great Heavenly Kings resided, a wine cup was fiercely thrown to the ground. Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou's eyes reddened as he growled, "Damn it, damn them all! I can't sense the presence of the purple-gold fox mink. They've killed my purple-gold fox mink!"

"Brother, are you sure you can't sense the purple-gold fox mink's essence anymore? Could the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan have used some method to block your perception?" Mo Lihai, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, asked with furrowed brows.

"Impossible! There is a master-servant contract between me and the purple-gold fox mink. With the power of the contract, no matter the distance, I can sense its essence, unless it's dead!"

Great Sight Heavenly King Mo Lishou panted heavily, seething with anger. Much of his power was vested in the purple-gold fox mink, and without this spiritual creature, his strength would likely drop by half. How then could he win in future struggles?

That damned Six-Eared Macaque, that damned Flower-Fruit Mountain, it would've been one thing to capture the purple-gold fox mink, but at least propose some terms to exchange it back. To execute it just like that, damn it!

"Brother, calm down! It's useless to rage at this point. The Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan's strength is not simple, having only a Six-Eared Macaque with such ability suggests we underestimated them before." Mo Liqing, the Great Heavenly King, shook his head with a wry smile and sighed.

"Big brother, what do we do now? With brother's purple-gold fox mink gone, and all three of us wounded by that demon monkey, we'll hardly be able to contribute in the upcoming battle. Are we just supposed to swallow this indignity?" Mo Lihong, the Twenty-Eight Constellations Heavenly King, pounded the table in front of him into dust, seething with resentment.

"Swallow we must. After today's battle, the formidable strength of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan has been undeniably revealed. It won't be as easy for Li Jing to conquer as previously thought. I'm sure those Heavenly Soldiers and Generals have been thoroughly terrified by the Six-Eared Macaque. It will likely take a few days to regroup and rekindle their fighting spirit before the next battle.

When that time comes, the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Four Directional Deities should make their move. Let's stabilize our position for now and reassess after seeing how the battle plays out," Mo Liqing meditated for a while before speaking.

He understood Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's temper very well. The king would definitely not beat a retreat because of this momentary setback. The battle for Flower-Fruit Mountain was to continue, but first, it was essential to calm the troops' fears and reignite their will to fight.

Today was basically about one-on-one combat, but Li Jing would probably not be so foolish next time. The entire army would surely press forward with a thunderous force to completely topple Flower-Fruit Mountain. No matter how strong the Six-Eared Macaque was, it would be impossible to handle so many Heavenly Soldiers and Generals alone.

Mo Liqing refused to believe that the other members of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Clan were as monstrous as the Six-Eared Macaque.

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Just you wait, brother, we'll get back what's owed to us from Flower-Fruit Mountain sooner or later!

Within Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's main tent, Li Jing's face was somber as he drank sullenly, cup after cup. The siege of Flower-Fruit Mountain by a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, prepared with such grandeur, had been foiled upon their arrival by a one-time Deadly Slaughter Formation that slaughtered twenty thousand of their number.

Upon their renewed encirclement and assault, the first battle was a loss yet again. Not only did they lose a Heavenly General of the Tianshu constellation, but the Four Great Heavenly Kings were also defeated by an unknown Demon Monkey, the Six-Eared Macaque, greatly damaging morale.

Previously, Li Jing swept the camps with his Divine Sense and saw fear and war-weariness in the eyes of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. If they were to start the battle outright, he feared they might all collapse and flee in the midst of combat!

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A rest and reorganization of several days were necessary to stabilize the emotions of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and rekindle their will to fight!

"Twenty-Eight Constellations!"

A flash of cold light in his eyes, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing raised his head to look at the Twenty-Eight Constellations.

"At your command!"

Kui Wood Wolf, Horned Wood Jiao, and the other Constellations stepped forward in unison, saluting Li Jing with a clasped fist and responding loudly.

"Spread out to the camps and reassure the soldiers. Prepare yourselves; the army will rest for seven days. After seven days, we'll launch a full assault on the mountain! We must eradicate Flower-Fruit Mountain entirely this time!"

"The Demon Generals obey!"

After responding, the Twenty-Eight Constellations saluted Li Jing with a fist, turned, and walked out of the great tent.

"Sun Wukong, just wait. I will ensure that not a single chicken or dog remains in Flower-Fruit Mountain to alleviate the hatred deep in my heart!"

A low and venomous voice rang out within the great tent, causing the on-duty Heavenly Soldiers and personal guards to shudder with a chill running up their spines. They dared not show any sign of it, only shivering slightly before resuming their gaze straight ahead, but couldn't help swallowing nervously.

The real war was probably just beginning!

In the Heavenly Dragon Valley.

"Ahead lies Dragon Island, where the Dragon Nest is located!"

The voice of Ying Long, Ying Tian, came from behind, reaching the ears of Sun Wukong and Mu Chenxuan. Sun Wukong's eyes brightened, his pupils turning dark gold as he activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye to look at the Dragon Island Yin Long was pointing to.

He saw auspicious vapors steaming around the island, completely different from the other Dragon Islands they had passed along the way, truly befitting the location of the Dragon Nest.

"We owe a great deal to you, Ying Tian, for leading us here. Otherwise, we might have been delayed significantly."

These words from Sun Wukong were not all flattery. Although Ying Long's flying speed wasn't particularly fast, it was still much quicker than travelling on foot across the land. Moreover, they had passed through three spherical barriers without hindrance thanks to Ying Long. It took them just two days to approach Dragon Island, near the Dragon Nest.

Had they traveled alone, perhaps two more months wouldn't have been enough, not to mention the potential troubles they could encounter on the way.

"Flying above Dragon Island that houses the Dragon Nest is forbidden. I shall descend at the edge of the island, and from there we must proceed on foot."

Ying Long, Ying Tian nodded, explaining that he was willing to let Sun Wukong and Mu Chenxuan ride on his back to the Dragon Nest partly out of respect for Ao Tian and partly because Sun Wukong's strength had earned his respect. However, it was a longstanding rule of the Heavenly Dragon Clan that no one may fly over the Dragon Island.

This was true even for the Great Ancestral Dragon, as doing otherwise would result in bombardment by the lurking Chaos Divine Thunder within the barrier of the Dragon Nest.

With his Cultivation Strength, Ying Long could withstand the Chaos Divine Thunder, but there was simply no need to resist, as he'd naturally follow the rules of the Heavenly Dragon Clan. Moreover, he and his brothers were the ones who had set those rules initially.

As they descended at the island's edge, Ying Long, Ying Tian transformed into humanoid form and pointed towards the tall structure faintly visible at the center of Dragon Island, saying, "That is the Dragon Nest. Wukong, are you certain the hidden enemy you spoke of is in the direction of the Dragon Nest?"

Sun Wukong didn't immediately answer but instead activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye again, his gaze revealing a triangular Heavy Pupil. The third phase of the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils opened, and he looked towards the direction of the Dragon Nest. There, he discerned a faint trace of dark qi similar to what he had seen on the Undead Mixed-Blood Beasts before.

"I have seen it. That guy is definitely near the Dragon Nest!"

Taking back his gaze, Sun Wukong nodded assuredly at Ying Long, Ying Tian.

"You've seen it?"

A gleam flashed in Ying Long, Ying Tian's eyes as he caught sight of the heavy pupil pattern in Sun Wukong's dark golden eyes, something he had never seen before. It looked to be some kind of Innate Divine Ability. This monkey was indeed extraordinary!

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