Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

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"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The intense sounds of clashing forces were relentless, as the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation fought against the boundless Sword Qi of the Sword of Trapping Immortals in the air; neither could overcome the other.

The Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was mysterious and could return all forces to the cycle of reincarnation, but the Sword Qi from the Sword of Annihilation carried the Heavenly Dao's Slaughtering Power and wasn't so easily dissolved.

Similarly, the Sword Qi of the Sword of Annihilation couldn't break through the net woven by the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The Sword Qi struck the power's net, constantly sparking explosions of light, and tiny spatial cracks formed one after another, unnoticed if not approached closely.

This was the inner space of the Investiture of the Gods, where spatial stability was several times stronger than that of the Three Realms Space. Causing spatial rifts here meant that in the Three Realms Space, it would certainly result in spatial black holes. And yet, this was not a fight between Saint Level powers.

One could imagine the extent of devastation if Heavenly Dao Saints waged war in the Three Realms!

The standoff between the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Sword Qi of the Sword of Annihilation lasted for a full quarter hour before slowly dissipating. It wasn't that Sun Wukong and the Real Man of Jade Cauldron were exhausted, but rather that continuing the deadlock would lead nowhere.

"Impressive, Great Sage Equalling Heaven! Impressive, Sun Wukong! I truly underestimated you! To push me to this extent at the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal, you can indeed be proud!"

The Real Man of Jade Cauldron took a deep breath, no longer looking at Sun Wukong with any disdain, his expression becoming serious. Sun Wukong's strength had earned the Real Man of Jade Cauldron's recognition. Had it not been for the Sword of Trapping Immortals, he might not have been a match for Sun Wukong at all!

Of course, Sun Wukong had also borrowed the power of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod. In the Real Man of Jade Cauldron's view, Sun Wukong's own strength probably still fell slightly short of his!

However, this is where it ends!

"Sun Wukong, I'll give you one last chance. Will you retreat or not? If you don't, I will not show mercy anymore!"

"Show mercy?"

Sun Wukong laughed heartily, looking up to the sky, "Jade Cauldron, stop flattering yourself, will you? Was that what you call showing mercy just now? Stop talking rubbish. Use whatever moves you have; if I so much as furrow my brow, I'm not the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong!"

"Good, very good! Demon Monkey, you're courting death by your own will, don't blame me!"

The Real Man of Jade Cauldron's face turned utterly grim, his eyes filled with icy coldness, and a trace of ferocity flashed across his face. The Sword of Trapping Immortals in his hand suddenly flew out, hovering in front of him.

"Trapping God, Trapping Devil, Trapping Demon, Trapping Immortal, one sword to seal the heavens, Trap Heaven Domain!"

Hum~!

A blood-red spherical wave emanated from the Sword of Trapping Immortals, rapidly expanding to cover miles around, engulfing both Nezha and Zhao Gongming within it.

"This is... a Domain? Not good!"

Zhao Gongming's face paled dramatically, panic-stricken as he grabbed Nezha and bolted away, ignoring even his unrecovered injuries, "Run! This is the embryo of a Domain, once it activates, we won't even have the chance to escape!"

Nezha also recognized the Domain Embryo, which was the third kind he had witnessed. The first two were during the fight at Flower-Fruit Mountain over the Eastern Sea, the confrontations between the Slaying Immortal Domain of the Ran Deng Buddha and Sun Wukong's Heaven-Breaking Domain, and now the Real Man of Jade Cauldron deploying this kind of Domain with the Sword of Trapping Immortals.

He knew full well the power of a Domain, which was insurmountable for those who had not grasped it. Spurring his Wind-Fire Wheels with all his might, he ended up pulling Zhao Gongming as they flew at full speed away from the Domain's range. Only after they were clear did they stop and look back, with shaken expressions towards the Domain.

"A Domain Embryo, it really is a Domain Embryo! This is bad, Great Sage Sun is in danger!"

Zhao Gongming's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, a flicker of fear in his eyes. As a Luofu Golden Immortal bestowed during the Heavenly Emperor's era, he had experienced both the Divine Enthronement War and the War of Immortals and Demons, his breadth of experience and insight far outstripping Nezha's.

He had personally felt the terror of Domain Power, the Sovereign might that seemed to control the lives and deaths of all creatures, which he would never forget. Although the Real Man of Jade Cauldron was using the Sword of Trapping Immortals to manifest only the embryo of a Domain, for Zhao Gongming, it was as final as Death's verdict.

Had he been in it, he doubted he could muster the slightest will to resist!

"In danger? Perhaps not!"

Nezha curled his lips into a mischievous smile that left Zhao Gongming puzzled, "That's a Domain Embryo! The reason why Saints are invincible is because of their Domains. Under a Domain, all creatures who haven't grasped Domain Power are mere ants, with no chance of resistance.

No matter how talented, how wide your Divine Skills, how defying your Combat Power, you can't contend with a Domain wielder!"

"Calm down, Martial God of Wealth, just keep watching and you'll see! Heh heh, the show's just getting started!"

Without further explanation, Nezha chuckled mischievously and turned his gaze back to the battlefield, fully extending his Divine Sense to gain understanding. More than secluded hard training or studying alone, learning from others' strengths is critical, and observing masters in combat is the best way to learn. Nezha wasn't versed in Domains, but he could sense them.

One day, he too would enter the Domain, and watching and sensing more now could only bring that day closer.

Within the Trap Heaven Domain, the Real Man of Jade Cauldron floated like a Sovereign opposite Sun Wukong. His gaze held an air of looking down from on high. With a Domain revealed, almost no one below the Saints dared to challenge him. To the Real Man of Jade Cauldron, Sun Wukong, however formidable, was just a slightly stronger ant, easily extinguishable with a simple flick of the wrist!

"Sun Wukong, I gave you a chance, but you failed to seize it, so don't blame me now! Under my domain, all beings are mere ants. No matter how formidable you are, it's impossible for you to withstand my Heaven-Trapping Domain. Realize this and accept your fate!"

As he spoke slowly, Real Man of Jade Cauldron wore a smug and supremely arrogant look, but Sun Wukong was unconcerned and even a little impatient.

"Are you done with your drivel? If so, let's get on with the fight. I still need to continue breaking through levels, and I don't have the time to waste here jabbering with you!"

Sun Wukong had already faced embryonic domains before. When he was in the Dragon Nest, even though he hadn't grasped the Heaven-Breaking Domain yet, he had fought fiercely against the Absolute Sword Domain of the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable.

The feeling of being suppressed was nothing new to him, and moreover, with the Chaos Primordial Force within him, such suppressive forces were minimized on his body. His internal primordial force circulated almost unaffected. The only issue was a feeling of heaviness in his body.
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Even without using the Heaven-Breaking Domain, Sun Wukong wasn't necessarily afraid of Real Man of Jade Cauldron, especially since his foe had only Quasi-Saint Cultivation—a far cry from the Half-Step Saint, Ran Deng Buddha!

Sun Wukong's words completely enraged Real Man of Jade Cauldron, who burst into a spiteful laughter: "You demon monkey truly don't shed a tear without seeing the coffin! Today, I will crush you to dust and see if you can still be so tough!"

"Trap Heaven Domain, Trapping Demon Slash, go!"

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Sword lights emerged within the Trap Heaven Domain, and with a gesture from Real Man of Jade Cauldron, they formed a massive dragon that flung itself at Sun Wukong with jaws wide open, trying to bite him.

"Crack!"

Sun Wukong's figure flickered as he employed the Shrinking Earth into Inches Divine Skill, transforming into a streak of golden light to dodge the sword-qi dragon's pounce and bite. He came round to the side of the massive dragon, and the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod suddenly lengthened, striking the massive body of the sword-qi dragon with a fierce swing, causing it to violently shake.

"What a tough hide!"

Sun Wukong was inwardly shocked at how much more formidable the sword-qi dragon's body was compared to ordinary dragons of the Dragon Race. It was in no way inferior to the dragon bodies of Ying Long and Ying Tian. Any ordinary dragon from the Dragon Race would have been left with broken bones and torn sinews after being hit by the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, but this sword-qi dragon only shook a bit.

Real Man of Jade Cauldron was equally startled. Sun Wukong had actually dodged the attack! Not only had he dodged, but he had also immediately counterattacked, causing the sword-qi dragon's body to wobble. The force of the strike was not something that seemed like it could be delivered while being suppressed by domain power!

Could it be that this demon monkey was unaffected by domain power? How could that be possible?

No, that's absolutely impossible!

Grinding his teeth, Real Man of Jade Cauldron maneuvered the sword-qi dragon to swing its massive tail and charged once more toward Sun Wukong, its neck sword qi splitting violently, sending a rainfall of fine sword qi stabs flying toward Sun Wukong.

"Demon monkey, I'll see how you dodge this time!"

Sun Wukong's pupils suddenly constricted, his eyes blazed with golden light, and star-like points appeared in his Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils. The trajectories of all sword qi, including their future paths, became entirely visible to him. The fourth phase of the Void-Breaking Divine Eye, the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, was rapidly forming!

"I'll just dodge for you to see!"

With the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod tucked behind him, Sun Wukong's body suddenly shrank, as he charged toward the sword rain, hugging the spaces between the rain-like fine sword qi, moving through their gaps, not a single sweat hair on his body touched by the sword qi from start to finish!

"How is this possible?"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron watched with wide-eyed disbelief as Sun Wukong wove through the dense sword rain, his eyes as big as saucers. How had the demon monkey done that? Through the dense sword rain, he was dodging on a hair's breadth as if he knew in advance where each sword qi would fly, a level of precise and terrifying predictability that even a Heavenly Dao Saint might not possess.

Was this a coincidence?

But could it be such a damned coincidence?

"Block this!"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron, clenching his teeth, pointed his sword-finger at Sun Wukong. The sword-qi dragon's mouth formed a shield of converging sword qi, bristling with dense long sword qi on one side, and slapped it down at Sun Wukong. No matter how good Sun Wukong was at dodging, he needed space to do so. How would he dodge in such a situation?