Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Absolute Heaven, Absolute Earth, Absolute Mortal Life, a wave of annihilation emanated from the Sword of Annihilation, instantly spreading to a radius of ten miles, engulfing Sun Wukong, Ying Long, Ying Tian, and even the retreating Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, filling the entire domain space with fierce sword qi as one Sword of Annihilation after another began to materialize.

"Ying Tian, this time, let me handle it myself!"

Ying Long Ying Tian let out a long howl, reverting to his true dragon form, about to activate his False Domain of Weak Water, but was stopped by Sun Wukong.

"Did I hear that right? You said, you want to go alone?"

Ying Long Ying Tian turned his head, looking bewildered at Sun Wukong. Had this monkey gone mad? This was the Absolute Sword Domain! He actually wanted to face it alone?

"Ying Tian, you've already protected me once, you can't always be the one to protect me. This time, let me handle it!"

Sun Wukong nodded with a firm tone, his eyes revealing a strong sense of confidence, causing Ying Long Ying Tian to be somewhat moved. Where did this kid get such confidence? Did he truly believe he could contend with the domain after breaking through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal realm?

"Kid, the domain is not so easy to deal with. Even I can only contend with it using a false domain. Are you sure you can handle it?"

"I can, believe in me!"

Sun Wukong was resolute, and Ying Long Ying Tian spoke no further, shaking his head and flying to the side, yielding the battlefield: "Kid, be careful. If it gets too tough, just shout. I'm right here. It doesn't matter if you die, but don't bring disaster upon my second brother!"

Sun Wukong laughed. Ying Long Ying Tian, just say you care, why bring Ao Tian into this?

Pulling out the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod from his ear, Sun Wukong gripped the staff tightly with both hands, a proud aura burst forth from him, as he stared intently and shouted loudly at Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, "Come on, let me see just how formidable your Absolute Sword Domain really is!"

"Such an ignorant fool of a monkey!"

Cultivation Heavenly Venerable scoffed. He had been a bit worried; after all, Ying Long Ying Tian's False Domain of Weak Water, though not as powerful as his Absolute Sword Domain, wasn't far off, and an earnest fight could mean a pyrrhic victory for him. But he hadn't expected Sun Wukong to be so overconfident, wanting a one-on-one duel without Ying Long Ying Tian's help.

This was exactly to Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's liking.

Just a breakthrough to Da Luo Golden Immortal and he thinks he can defy the heavens? Today, I shall let you witness the might of the Absolute Sword Domain!

"Demon Monkey, I won't show mercy, brace yourself! Absolute Sword Assault!"

As a fierce shout rang out, thousands of Absolute Immortal Swords, formed from the concentrated sword qi within the Absolute Sword Domain, furiously stabbed towards Sun Wukong, enveloping the skies as if turning it into blades, giving a palpable sense of being minced into pieces in the next moment, causing even the distant Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan to shiver, a chill running down his spine, while Ying Long Ying Tian's face also flashed with shock.

This time, Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's attack in the Absolute Sword Domain seemed even stronger than before!

This guy, is he trying to obliterate Sun Wukong with lightning speed!

Can this kid Sun Wukong withstand it?

A wave of concern rose in Ying Long Ying Tian's heart, and he halted, already prepared to intervene at the slightest sign of Sun Wukong being overwhelmed, absolutely determined not to let anything happen to him, or else his second brother Ao Tian would also be doomed!

"Bring it on!"

Facing the sky-full onslaught of Absolute Immortal Swords, Sun Wukong's face showed no trace of fear. Before his breakthrough, he still felt some suppressive effects from the Absolute Immortal Sword Domain on his inner Chaos Primordial Force.

After advancing to Da Luo Golden Immortal, his essence, qi, and spirit had completely integrated with his physical body, completely nullifying the domain's oppressive feel, without any impact at all!

With a soft whistle, Sun Wukong moved, swinging the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod, and stick shadows battered against the Absolute Immortal Swords. Although he did not activate the Heaven-Breaking Stick Technique, he inadvertently carried the flavor of the technique.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The staff's shadows and the Absolute Immortal Swords collided, emitting a series of booms, brilliant lights flaring around Sun Wukong's body, wild fluctuations spreading in all directions, fierce and unparalleled.

Inside the core of the Absolute Sword Domain, Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's face suddenly changed. There, within his Absolute Sword Domain, he was very clear about the situation. Not a single one of the thousands of Absolute Immortal Swords could harm Sun Wukong; all were blocked!

"How could this be?"

The Cultivation Heavenly Venerable felt as if he had seen a ghost. Before, Sun Wukong, even when he exerted all his might, was still chopped by the Sword of Annihilation, riddled with wounds, and his clones were directly obliterated. Yet now, without apparently exerting his full strength, he managed to block those Swords of Annihilation. Had his strength increased too rapidly?

A Daluo Golden Immortal differs from a Taiyi Golden Immortal: their essence, energy, and spirit are fused with the physical body without the slightest restraint, allowing them to perfectly wield their own power. This was well known to the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, yet he had never seen any Daluo Golden Immortal withstand an attack by domain power!

While within a domain, one's own strength would be greatly suppressed, usually unable to exert even thirty to fifty percent of its capacity. However, Sun Wukong seemed completely unaffected, an utterly bizarre phenomenon!

As the firelight and smoke dissipated, Sun Wukong stood proudly, holding the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod, with not even a slight tear in his clothes. Thousands of Swords of Annihilation, all blasted away and scattered back into the domain. The swords, condensed from Sword Qi, had completely failed to harm Sun Wukong!

"Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, if you have any tricks left, bring them on! I, Old Sun, will accompany you to the end!"

With the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod in his hand, Sun Wukong pointed it towards the true form of the Sword of Annihilation from afar, his face full of defiance. A feeling of unmatched prowess surged from him, so powerful that even the Absolute Sword Domain could not contain it.

"This monkey is really..."

A glint passed through Ying Tian's eyes, full of astonishment as he watched Sun Wukong. It was just a breakthrough from Taiyi Golden Immortal to Daluo Golden Immortal, yet Sun Wukong seemed transformed, his strength skyrocketing and completely unaffected by the domain power, blocking every Sword of Annihilation formed from Sword Qi!

"Brother Wukong, how powerful!"

Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan's eyes widened in disbelief. To wield the power of a Daluo Golden Immortal against domain power was unheard of, something he had neither seen nor even heard of before. Yet, now this scene was truly happening before his eyes, completely overturning Mu Chenxuan's view of the demonic way!

"This Demon Monkey is too monstrous! No way, I must kill him today no matter what, otherwise, he will definitely become a major threat to our Human Race in the future!"

Compared to Ying Tian and Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, the shock in the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's heart was even more intense, accompanied by a profound chill and an unprecedented killing intent rising from the depths of his heart.

In the ancient Primeval era, myriad races stood upright, repeatedly warring against each other.

Later, it was precisely because members of the Demon Clan, like Heavenly Dao Saint Nuwa, Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who confirmed their divine paths in the primordial era, rapidly emerged and dominated the Primeval Heaven Realm, that they rose quickly from among the races, dominating the Heaven Realm.

At that time, the Human Race, along with other weaker races, could only crawl on the ground, barely surviving. Now, with the turn of the Heavenly Dao, the Three Realms revered the Human Race, and they could not allow beings like Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to rise again; otherwise, the third infinite calamity might just alter the heavens and the earth once more!

I must kill this Demon Monkey!

"Absolute Sword Domain, Heavenly Dao Absolute Sword, Absolute Immortal, Absolute God, Absolute Commoner!"

The thousands of Swords of Annihilation trembled violently, suddenly transforming into streaks of Absolute Immortal Sword Qi, then converged towards a nine-palace formation. Quickly, they formed nine giant Swords of Annihilation gleaming with dark green light.

The powerful Sword Intent oppressed the entire Absolute Sword Domain Space, as if a bone-chilling murderous intent from Nine Nether Hell had locked onto Sun Wukong at its very center.

"This is bad!"

Ying Tian's expression changed, and the next moment he rushed towards Sun Wukong. Had the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable gone mad, to actually deplete the origin of the Absolute Sword Domain to launch such a deadly attack! After this strike, the origin of the Absolute Sword Domain would be severely damaged, directly devolving from a Domain Embryo to a False Domain.

The Cultivation Heavenly Venerable was actually willing to do this!

It looked like he was determined to eliminate Sun Wukong, this significant threat, even at the expense of damaging the Absolute Sword Domain!

Things were going badly!

Sun Wukong's expression also changed.

As soon as the Heavenly Dao Absolute Sword of the Absolute Sword Domain was executed, a chill shot up from his spinal cord to the crown of his head, feeling much like the day he faced the Tathagata Buddha's Golden Buddha Palm—a sensation of unavoidable and inescapable doom, as if the vast world had no place for him, leaving him only the options to fight desperately or to await death in silence.

The Heavenly Dao Absolute Sword first seized the mind and then destroyed the body and spirit. Even someone as mentally steadfast as Sun Wukong felt a momentary despair, as if the end of days had arrived. Just then, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, which had been nurturing and upgrading within Sun Wukong's Dantian, suddenly reacted.

It was as if a Primeval Divine Beast that had been slumbering for eons had finally awakened. A brilliant golden light suddenly burst forth from within Sun Wukong's Dantian, transforming into a massive golden column of light that shot straight into the heavens.

The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod had awakened!

The Chaos Power and Great Dao Laws contained within the stem of the Thirty-Six Purity World Lotus were not so easily absorbed. Only a Divine Weapon with the capability to upgrade, like the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, could withstand it.

However, the process of absorption, fusion, and level enhancement was extremely lengthy—so lengthy that Sun Wukong had nearly forgotten he had such a Divine Weapon within him.

Now, as Sun Wukong's cultivation broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod's fusion with the Chaos Power and Great Dao Laws from the stem of the Thirty-Six Purity World Lotus finally overcame the most difficult first step: Chaos Condensing Soul, where the weapon's heart becomes perfected, and its divine might awakened!