Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 36

"Who are you? This is a matter of the Northern Sea Dragon Race; you better not meddle!"

The North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi tried to shake off Sun Wukong's hand, but his strength seemed to vanish into thin air. Sun Wukong's hand was unmovable like the giant palm of an ancient deity. A chill rose in Ao Yi's heart, his instinct told him that he was no match for this member of the Monkey Tribe.

Ao Yi brought up the Northern Sea Dragon Race, hoping to make Sun Wukong reconsider, but unfortunately, he seemed to have chosen the wrong target.

"Meddling? I, Old Sun, don't think this is meddling at all. Do you have hearing issues, or is it your memory? I, Old Sun, have already said—he's my brother! If you want to lay a finger on him, you'll have to ask if I, Old Sun, agree!"

Before his words had even faded, the True Solar Fire surged from Sun Wukong's palm, traveling along the shaft of the halberd toward Ao Yi's palm with scorching heat that made Ao Yi let out a strange cry and release his grip on the Square Sky Halberd, allowing Sun Wukong to lower Jiao Demon King from the tip of the halberd.

"Long Chao, are you alright?"

"Just a minor wound, won't kill me. That bastard has my lifebound Dragon Scale Pearl, refined from my natal inverse scale. If I don't get it back, I'm in constant danger..."

"Don't worry, leave it to me, Old Sun!"

Sun Wukong chuckled, his form flickering as if something burst forth from within him, but on closer inspection, there was nothing.

"Monkey, I warn you not to mess around, or I'll crush this Dragon Scale Pearl and have Ao Chao, this bastard, drop dead immediately!"

The North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi, having his weapon so easily taken by Sun Wukong, felt utterly chilled and could only resort to threatening him with Jiao Demon King Long Chao's lifebound natal inverse scale turned Dragon Scale Pearl, but his threat seemed futile. A blur passed by, and at the same time as his grip loosened, a mocking voice from Sun Wukong came from the other side,

"The Dragon Scale Pearl, huh? Hmm, it does seem to contain an actual dragon scale, this must be Long Chao's natal scale, right? Very well, I, Old Sun, will take it on his behalf!"

Ao Yi turned around astonished, only to see Sun Wukong behind him, examining the Dragon Scale Pearl with a grin. Turning back, he still saw Sun Wukong standing beside Jiao Demon King Long Chao.

"This, this..."

How could there be two Sun Wukongs? What the hell is this?

"Done!"

The Sun Wukong helping Jiao Demon King Long Chao hooked the corner of his mouth and muttered softly. The other Sun Wukong instantly transformed into a stream of essence Qi and merged back into his body, his hand holding the Dragon Scale Pearl, which was then passed to Jiao Demon King: "Long Chao, this is yours, returned to its rightful owner.

From here on, the Northern Sea Dragon Race has nothing with which to threaten you!"

The clone that had snatched the Dragon Scale Pearl from behind Ao Yi was naturally one of Sun Wukong's clones, indistinguishable from the real one, and with Ao Yi's eyesight, he couldn't tell the difference.

"Big brother Sun, thank you so much!"

Jiao Demon King took the Dragon Scale Pearl and immediately swallowed it into his stomach. It had initially been refined from the natal inverse scale he shed at birth. Now that he had reclaimed it, he would re-refine it with his own Inner Fire; from now on, the Northern Sea Dragon Race could no longer exploit his weakness!

"How is your injury, nothing serious, right?"

Sun Wukong glanced at the abdomen of Jiao Demon King, where the wound made by the Square Sky Halberd was already healing. The recovery ability of Jiao Demon King's physical body was quite impressive.

"Nothing major."

"No major issues, huh? Then you can handle this guy yourself, I, Old Sun, won't intervene."

As Sun Wukong spoke, he thought to himself and directly stored the Square Sky Halberd into his Qiankun Bag at his waist. Muttering, he took to the air towards Bull Demon King and the others, "Old Ao Shun sent Old Sun quite a few weapons and magical treasures; it seems a bit unreasonable to kill his son. I, Old Sun, would rather just watch the show."

"Are you Sun Wukong, the Beautiful Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain?"

North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi finally realized who Sun Wukong was. North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun had mentioned to him about being extorted by a demon immortal from the Monkey Tribe in the Eastern Sea Palace; he hadn't taken it seriously, thinking Ao Shun was just too weak.

If it had been him, he would have made that rascal monkey regret it, but now he finally understood why his father, Ao Shun, had chosen to compromise when facing Sun Wukong; this monkey was just freaking abnormal!

But understanding was one thing; it was already too late. As Ao Yi tried to flee, he was pierced through the right leg by a furious spear thrust from Jiao Demon King, screaming as he fell into the waves.

Jiao Demon King did not stop there; he continued to thrust his Sea-covering Spear at North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi, puncturing him with over a dozen bloody holes in a matter of seconds. He deliberately avoided Ao Yi's vitals, causing him excruciating pain without killing him, which made Ao Yi curse incessantly.

"Ao Chao, you spawn of a lowly servant, our father will not spare you!"

"Baseborn, traitor! I will have our father flay your skin and strip your sinews!"

"Father, father, come quickly and deal with this fatherless wretch!"

No matter how the North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi screamed and cursed, Jiao Demon King Long Chao remained expressionless, constantly wielding the Sea-covering Spear, stabbing out one bloody hole after another. Suspended in the clouds above, Sun Wukong watched with the Void-Breaking Divine Eye.

Jiao Demon King was not stabbing randomly; though he aimed not to kill, with each thrust, he destroyed a meridian junction on Ao Yi's body.

Physical wounds are easy to heal, but the damage to the meridians is difficult, even if North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi were to escape death today, he would likely be crippled for life, and in Sun Wukong's view, Jiao Demon King was not the type to show mercy—he probably wouldn't let Ao Yi leave alive today!

The screams and curses began to fade, the injuries on North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi had accumulated to a certain extent, now he had completely lost the ability to resist, his body flashed and reverted to his original form—a dark silver white dragon lying among the waves, drenched in blood, his mouth wide open, breathing in but not out.

"Stop! In my name, stop! You rebellious son! Rebellious son!"

A roar came from afar, North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun emerged from beneath the waves with a large host of Sea Race warriors, striding towards the battlefield. Seeing the miserable state of Ao Yi, tears almost fell from North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun's eyes, his gaze filled with anger and intent to kill as he looked at Jiao Demon King.

"You rebellious son! Just like your low-born mother! How dare you act so impiously, to harm the Great Prince, unforgivable, unforgivable! Rebellious son, won't you kneel and admit your guilt?"

North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun bellowed furiously, his eyes devoid of any paternal affection when looking at Jiao Demon King, filled only with anger and intent to kill.

"Silence! You heartless, shameless cur, you are not worthy to speak of my mother!"

Upon hearing this, Jiao Demon King's anger surged dramatically, his face immediately contorted fiercely, and he transformed into a massive flood dragon, spanning thousands of feet, "Ao Shun, influenced by Ao Yi's deceit, you drove my mother to death. Today you still dare to insult her.

I, Jiao Demon King Long Chao, swear by the heavens, as long as I live, I will exterminate your North Sea Dragon Clan to console the spirit of my mother in heaven! Today, I'll start with your precious son!"

As his words fell, his dragon mouth opened wide, a powerful suction erupted, and the helpless North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi, along with a vast amount of sea water, were sucked into Jiao Demon King's gaping maw.

"Ahh~!"

The scream abruptly stopped, followed by the grisly sound of flesh and bones being crushed—North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi was chewed alive by Jiao Demon King Long Chao!

"Yi'er!"

North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun's eyes instantly reddened, with a grief-stricken roar, he too transformed into a vast silver dragon and fiercely lunged at Jiao Demon King. A dragon and a jiao clashed violently above the North Sea.

"That Long Chao is brutal, just ate Ao Yi like that!"

In the sky above, Sun Wukong smacked his lips, he had thought Jiao Demon King would not let North Sea Crown Prince Ao Yi go, but he did not anticipate such vengeance, to actually chew him alive and eat him! Now North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun must be going insane!

Eh?

Why do I feel like someone is watching?

Suddenly, a faint feeling of being watched rose in his heart. Sun Wukong turned his head to look above the clouds, a flash of golden light in his eyes, several figures appeared in his vision among the clouds; one of them was distinctly Mosquito Daoist Luo Wen.

Beside Mosquito Daoist, there stood three others; one with white silver hair, a face both seductive and handsome, another in golden threaded clothing and wearing a phoenix crown, his posture upright but his face bore a trace of craftiness, and there was a woman draped in phoenix feathers, the essence of Qi in her body dimly visible and stronger than anything Sun Wukong had seen to date, stronger than his now refined Diamond Indestructible Body, even far surpassing his past peak with the Undying Golden Body.

Who are these people, each feels more terrifying than the last?

Shock was evident in Sun Wukong's heart. Clearly, Mosquito Daoist and his three companions had been drawn here by the energy fluctuations from his and Jiao Demon King's earlier battle yet had not shown themselves, merely observing from the shadows, their intentions unclear.

Glancing sideways, Sun Wukong saw that Bull Demon King and others' attention was concentrated on the battle between Jiao Demon King and North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun on the sea surface, evidently oblivious to Mosquito Daoist and his three companions' surveillance. Had it not been for his Void-Breaking Divine Eye, he might not have detected the four cloaked figures.

His body flickered slightly, Sun Wukong left a clone created by his Cloning Divine Powers in his place, his true form transformed into a stream of smoke rising high into the sky, revealing his form before Mosquito Daoist and the three. He grinned:

"Luo Wen old buddy, long time no see! You guys here just for sightseeing?"