Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 38 Shameless Bald Donkey

"But to let this old thief escape just like that, I truly cannot reconcile with it!"

The Jiao Demon King also knew that what Sun Wukong said made sense, but he couldn't help feeling aggrieved. He had almost swallowed Ao Shun, the North Sea Dragon King, but had to watch him escape right under his nose. Missing this opportunity, when would he ever get another chance to avenge his mother and deal with this old thief?

Would he really have to force his way into the Northern Sea Dragon Palace?

"Don't worry, that old Dragon King, after taking a hit from my staff, won't recover from his injuries for ten or eight years! The Dragon Clan of the Four Seas are but lapdogs of the Heavenly Court, and sooner or later, we'll confront them. Are you still worried about not having the chance for revenge?"

Sun Wukong reassured him, his lips curling up with a trace of cold intent. Among the Demon Clans of the Three Realms, the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas was the only one officially recognized and ennobled by the Heavenly Court, helping control the aquatic races and manage the weather.

Sun Wukong would inevitably confront the Heavenly Court sooner or later, and when that time came, he would take the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas down first as a warning to others!

"Long Chao, are you all right? Here, take this elixir pill!"

At that time, Bull Demon King and four others also descended from mid-air. Bull Demon King took out a bottle of elixir pill and handed it to Jiao Demon King, his gaze lingering on Sun Wukong.

The Bull Demon King was well aware of Jiao Demon King's character — he couldn't tolerate the slightest flaw. In terms of ruthlessness, he could be said to be one of the cruelest among the Six Great Demon Kings. Knowing fully well that Jiao Demon King was staking his own life to kill Ao Shun, the North Sea Dragon King, Bull Demon King had not intervened.

What he hadn't anticipated was that Sun Wukong would intervene, striking Ao Shun away with a staff and rescuing Jiao Demon King from a mutually destructive situation.

From the current situation, although Jiao Demon King was somewhat reluctant, he did not resent Sun Wukong. In terms of decisiveness, Bull Demon King admitted he was a notch below Sun Wukong.

"Everyone, this Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing belongs to the Barbarian Race. Having caused such a commotion here, we are likely to alert their experts. To avoid further complications, it's better to leave early."

Sun Wukong said, glancing upwards at the clouds. Just now, his real body and clones had both charged towards Jiao Demon King in mid-air, achieving an exchange. Now, the clone was standing next to Mosquito Daoist and others. Bai Ze and others were not yet ready to meet with other members of the Demon Clan, saying the time was not right.

Sun Wukong had no choice but to first persuade the Six Great Demon Kings to leave.

Bull Demon King and the others nodded. They had caused such a commotion that even if the Barbarian Race of the Northern Continent did not take action, the Heavenly Court would probably not sit idly by. After all, they were still on the border and had not yet entered the Northern Continent proper, which was under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court.

"Long Chao, you just swallowed almost half of the entire Northern Sea; don't you need to spit it out?"

"That's nothing, if I were unharmed, I could dry up the entire North Sea!"

"Impressive! In my eyes, no one in the entire Dragon Clan of the Four Seas can compare with you. That Ao Shun truly is blind to have underestimated you, haha!"

Amidst their conversation, Sun Wukong and the Six Great Demon Kings ascended on clouds, flying towards the direction of Mount Cui.

In the clouds, Sun Wukong's clone also bid farewell to Mosquito Daoist and others. Right now, integrating the forces of Bull Demon King and the other Six Great Demon Kings was of utmost importance. Catching up and exchanging pleasantries with Mosquito Daoist and others would have to wait until another day.

"Wukong, if you find the time, come visit Hundred Spirits Gorge in the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing. We can have a good long talk,"

"Certainly, certainly, gentlemen, I bid you farewell!"

Bowing with his fists to Mosquito Daoist and Bai Ze, Sun Wukong's clone transformed into a stream of essence qi and instantly broke through the space, departing far away.

"Lao Luo, the person you recommended this time is not bad, this kid is interesting! The situation in the Three Realms might really change because of him!"

A gleam flitted across Bai Ze's eyes as he glanced at Mosquito Daoist, a slight smile curling up on his lips.

"Let's wait and see!"

Demon Master Kunpeng sighed lightly, and they exchanged glances, turning and vanishing into the clouds.

In Banana Cave on Mount Cui,

"Not fighting anymore? But we haven't even tested our strengths, Brother Niu, what is this about…"

Upon returning to Banana Cave on Mount Cui, Sun Wukong was eager to have a match with Bull Demon King, who, however, refused.

"Wukong, you possess overwhelming combat power and extraordinary potential, and your actions are decisively firm. I, Old Bull, know that I am no match for you; there's no need to embarrass myself! As per our agreement, the six of us will honor you as our Alliance Hierarch!"

Bull Demon King knew well that during the previous battle, Sun Wukong had not used his full strength at all. This monkey was concealing deep-seated power, definitely more than what he had shown. He, the mighty Bull Demon King, could not afford to ruin his reputation like this! Volunteering to lose could show humility and self-awareness, but being severely beaten would be a major loss of face!

"I think we should become sworn brothers, sharing blessings and misfortunes alike, and together revitalize the Demon Clan. What do you think?"

"I think it's a great idea!"

"Great idea!"

Sun Wukong's suggestion received unanimous approval from the Six Great Demon Kings. Immediately, the seven of them formed a blood alliance inside Banana Cave, becoming sworn brothers of different origins.

As the Alliance Hierarch, Sun Wukong naturally assumed the role of the eldest brother; Bull Demon King was second, Jiao Demon King third, Peng Demon King fourth, Lion Camel King fifth, Macaque King sixth, and Yu Monarch seventh, becoming the youngest brother.

Aside from Sun Wukong, who had transitioned from the seventh seat in his previous life to the eldest, the order of the others remained unchanged.

After celebrating for a while inside Banana Cave, Sun Wukong agreed to meet them at Flower-Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave Heaven six months later and then took his leave.

Perhaps due to the substantial amount of liquor he had consumed, Sun Wukong felt slightly tipsy and chose not to rush on his way but instead drifted leisurely on his cloud toward the East Victorious Divine Continent.

"Ah!"

Not far from leaving the verdant mountains, Sun Wukong, elevated among the clouds, suddenly heard a panicked scream from below in the mountain ravine, interspersed with a faint, triumphant sneer that wrinkled his brow and made him halt. A flash of golden brilliance sparkled in his eyes as he activated the Void-Breaking Divine Eye and peered down into the ravine.

"Eh? Isn't this Accumulating Thunder Mountain?"

A trace of puzzlement crossed Sun Wukong's face. According to extratemporal memories, this place was supposed to be Bull Demon King's monastery in the future, Mount Cloud Cave Dwelling, but it currently still belonged to, what was it, the Thousand-Year Fox King's Cave Dwelling. However, what puzzled Sun Wukong was not this but the young girl encircled by several monks below the ravine.

The young girl was dressed in a pink skirt, looking around eleven to twelve years old, and appeared incredibly pitiable. Nevertheless, under the scrutiny of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, Sun Wukong could see clearly that this young girl was actually a small pink fox demon.

The Human Race hunting the Demon Clan was extremely common in the current Three Realms, and she was just a little fox not even reaching the Earth Immortal Realm, merely a small demon. However, a surge of anger rose in Sun Wukong's heart.

To Sun Wukong, hunting demons might seem justified to others, but it was utterly intolerable, especially when the hunters were Buddhist monks!

These bastards, paragons of virtue on the surface, spoke constantly of benevolence, morality, and compassion, but beneath their masks, they were each ruthlessly cruel. So many people ganging up on one small fox demon was simply despicable!

"Today, I'll collect some interest from these damned bald donkeys first!"

A stern glint flickered through his eyes. Sun Wukong cast an invisibility spell, descended from the clouds, and landed in the ravine, just two yards away from the Buddhist monks and the little fox.

"What are you really trying to do?"

The little fox wore an expression of alarm. She had just wandered into the domain of Accumulating Thunder Mountain and had not wanted to cause any trouble, yet these monks had caught up to her.

"Hmph! You vile demon, disrupting our Qingyuan Temple's incense offering at the mountain base, today marks the end of your evil deeds!"

The head monk rebuked her coldly, his face showing a chill.

"Big brother, why bother wasting words with this little demoness? She dared to disrupt our Qingyuan Temple's income; we must not let her go!"

"Big brother, this little demoness has tender skin and smells sweet. Killing her just like that would be too wasteful. Why not capture her and keep her as a servant girl? She could also join the brothers in contemplating the delightful Zen every now and then. Wouldn't that be better?"

"Makes sense, makes sense! Get her, capture this little demoness! Take her back and let's thoroughly contemplate, hahaha!"

The monks approached the little fox with lewd smiles, surrounding her. The little fox tried to flee, but a ring of golden light barrier on the ground trapped her. As the monks drew ever nearer, a look of terror and despair appeared on her lovely face.

"Respected monks, hold on, hold on! Let's talk this out, just talk!"

Suddenly, a figure dashed from a narrow path in the woods, shouting loudly. Sun Wukong, who was about to step in, halted and furrowed his brows as he turned to look at the newcomer.

The newcomer was dressed in brocade, appearing very opulent. However, Sun Wukong immediately recognized his true form as a thousand-year-old fox, yet with cultivation merely at the Earth Immortal Realm.

A thousand years of cultivation only at the Earth Immortal Realm was rather mediocre, but in Sun Wukong's view, this old fox wasn't lacking in innate quality. His low cultivation was surely because he had focused his mental power elsewhere.

Judging by his attire, he seemed quite affluent, and within the boundary of Accumulating Thunder Mountain, the only fox demon that matched this description was probably none other than the venerable Thousand-Year Fox King from Mount Cloud.

"Who are you? We from Qingyuan Temple are subduing demons and eliminating evil here. Why do you interfere?"

The monks from Qingyuan Temple were not highly cultivated, not even reaching the Earth Immortal Realm, and naturally could not discern the Thousand-Year Fox King's true identity. However, his luxurious attire made the monks wary of underestimating him, and their tone became much softer compared to before.

"I am Su Wannian, residing here in Mount Cloud Annex of Accumulating Thunder Mountain, and I have a good rapport with the abbot of Qingyuan. This little fox is a distant relative of mine. I implore you esteemed monks to show some leniency. Please don't treat her harshly. Here, I apologize on her behalf. For any damages she may have caused your temple, I am willing to compensate double the amount!"

The Thousand-Year Fox King bowed deeply with a humble smile to the group of monks, showing great respect. Hearing his proposal, the eyes of the monks lit up.