Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

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"Heaven-Breaking, Eighteen Rods!"

Dodging was impossible, there simply was no space to evade. Sun Wukong chose to resist head-on. His eyes flashed with golden light, and the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod in his hands trembled, emitting a sound like thunder. Eighteen massive rod shadows evolved around Sun Wukong, slamming into the Sword Qi Shield Thorn.

Boom boom boom boom!

The thunderous roars erupted as the rod shadows collided with the Sword Qi Shield Thorn. Dense spatial cracks appeared, forming a vast spatial black hole. The wild gravitational force emanated from it, sucking in the scattering sword Qi from the giant dragon and the shattered rod shadows.

"How is this possible?"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron's eyes bulged in astonishment, Sun Wukong had actually blocked the Sword Qi Shield Thorn that evolved from the sword Qi giant dragon!

Such a powerful move, actually unleashed by a Da Luo Golden Immortal, how could this be possible?

"My Heaven-Breaking Stick Technique isn't limited to just this power!"

The shock was yet to come; Sun Wukong sneered coldly, and with a low shout, "Explode!"

The scattered staff force that had broken through the Sword Qi Shield Thorn suddenly expanded, creating violent explosions. Explosions erupted all over the body of the sword Qi giant dragon, blasting it into pieces that were then sucked into the spatial black hole. The Domain Technique, Trapping Demon Slash, unleashed by Real Man of Jade Cauldron was completely shattered by Sun Wukong!

Space has its own stability, especially the space within the Investiture of the Gods board, which is many times more stable than the space of the Three Realms and has much stronger recovery capabilities. The spatial black hole did not last for too long.

Soon, as the staff force and the sword Qi weakened, the black hole quickly disappeared, leaving only Real Man of Jade Cauldron with a face full of shock and Sun Wukong with a devilish grin, panting heavily and floating in the air.

"Old coot, your domain technique is not that great, huh? Didn't I just block it?"

Sun Wukong teased with a bad smile, but his heart was secretly chilled. In terms of controlling domain powers, Real Man of Jade Cauldron was definitely the strongest he had encountered, even stronger than Ran Deng Buddha, who only had stronger cultivation but hadn't formed overly powerful domain techniques.

If it weren't for Sun Wukong's cultivation strength growing continuously over the years, and his understanding and mastery of the Heaven-Breaking Stick Technique becoming more proficient, he might not have been able to block the Trapping Demon Slash!

"Damn it, Sun Wukong, don't be so arrogant!"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, filled with humiliation and anger.

He was a Quasi-Saint level powerhouse, holding the Heavenly Dao Killing Sword, the Sword of Trapping Immortals, and had relied on the Sword of Trapping Immortals to launch the Trap Heaven Domain and execute the Domain Technique Trapping Demon Slash; still, he failed to injure Sun Wukong, which to him was an immense humiliation!

Beyond that, Real Man of Jade Cauldron also felt a deep wariness towards Sun Wukong. The demon monkey's strength and potential were astonishingly remarkable, even the two rulers of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court during the ancient Primeval era, Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, did not possess such abnormal combat power at the same realm as Sun Wukong.

If he were to continue growing, in the future, perhaps no one in the Three Realms could check this demon monkey!

He must be killed before Sun Wukong could fully grow up, there could be no more chances for him to grow!

"Sun Wukong, I admit, I underestimated you before. To exhibit such combat power at the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm, you may indeed be called the number one genius from the ancient times to the present! However, a genius before they fully grow is still just a genius!"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron sneered with a ferocious smile, "To me, a genius is there to be killed! So, resign yourself to your fate! Today, I shall not let you leave here alive!"

"Trap Heaven Domain, Trap Heaven Decree!"

The red of the domain suddenly darkened, forming fully into a blood-red spherical space several miles in radius. Sun Wukong, caught within it, felt an extremely heavy pressure, his Chaos Primordial Force within his body could not withstand this oppressive force and became sluggish.

"This bastard's control over the domain is even stronger than Ran Deng's!"

Sun Wukong's playful expression vanished, his face turned stern, and a touch of gravity swept across his eyes. He had crossed hands with Ran Deng Buddha before and was very clear about Ran Deng's level of domain control. It was about the same as what Real Man of Jade Cauldron had just shown, with the only difference being that Ran Deng had higher cultivation and stronger strength.

But in a full contest of domains, Real Man of Jade Cauldron's displayed strength was truly not inferior to Ran Deng Buddha!

A Sect Hierarch level opponent!

In an instant, Sun Wukong made his evaluation of Real Man of Jade Cauldron in his heart!

Half-Step Quasi-Saint, Quasi-Saint, or even Half-Step Saint, one can reach these levels given sufficient talent, comprehension, and time to accumulate, but their combat power is far from uniform. A Heavenly Dao Saint can be a leader of a sect, but to be called a Sect Hierarch, it doesn't simply concern cultivation.

It also requires a comprehensive assessment of all aspects, the most crucial being whether one has mastered the embryo of a domain and to what extent!

Clearly, judging by Real Man of Jade Cauldron's current performance, his control over the Trap Heaven Domain had moved from the First Phase of mastering to the Second Phase of control, undeniably stronger than Ran Deng Buddha, genuinely a Sect Hierarch level combat force!

I can't hide my true capabilities any longer!

If I don't showcase my true strength now, I might no longer have a chance!

"Sun Wukong, how about it? Have you felt what it means to be afraid? This is the true power of a domain! Under the domain, all are ants; did you really think that was just a saying?"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron burst into laughter. After elevating his usage of the Trap Heaven Domain to the control phase, he felt as if heaven and earth were in his hands. Within the Trap Heaven Domain, he was the only true deity, and everyone else within the domain seemed no different from ants to him, who could be annihilated with a flip of his hand!

"Sun Wukong, I gave you a chance to leave, but what a pity, you were too confident in yourself! Now, perish in fear!"

With his right palm stretched out, Real Man of Jade Cauldron made a fierce grab toward Sun Wukong, and suddenly the pervasive crimson sword Qi swarmed toward Sun Wukong, while the space around him suddenly contracted to the center, compressing towards him. Under the dual pressures, Sun Wukong felt as if he was about to be crushed into dust.

"Heaven-Breaking Domain!"
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Sun Wukong could not wait any longer, for if he waited, he would be crushed into dust, if not sliced into pieces by the crimson sword Qi!

With a thought, an odd fluctuation appeared on the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, and a sphere of golden light waves spread out from the rod, expanding in all directions from Sun Wukong as the center, forcibly squeezing out the blood-red domain space.

"What?"

Real Man of Jade Cauldron, who was prepared to see Sun Wukong be destroyed by endless pressure and infinite crimson sword Qi, felt a huge rebound force suddenly coming from Sun Wukong, shaking his tightly clenched palm open. He stared in disbelief at the spreading golden spherical light from Sun Wukong.

That, that was the light of a domain!

Sun Wukong had actually mastered a domain, how was this possible?

"An illusion! This must be an illusion!"

How could a Daluo Golden Immortal comprehend the power of a domain, even with the help of a divine weapon?

A domain, that is a power that one could only come into contact with after reaching a certain level of comprehension of the Great Dao Laws of heaven and earth. Even Quasi-Saints or Half-Step Saints may not all have the opportunity, how could a mere Daluo Golden Immortal do so?

Real Man of Jade Cauldron could hardly believe his eyes and blinked several times. It was indeed a domain! He couldn't fake that special power fluctuation!

And what else but a domain's power could push back his Trap Heaven Domain?

"You, you've actually mastered a domain! You, this..."

Real Man of Jade Cauldron's mouth trembled, unable to speak clearly!

Sun Wukong was merely at the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, and it was shocking enough that he had extraordinary combat power and heaven-defying strength, but to have mastered a domain as well, this wasn't just unprecedented, there might be no one to follow in the future, right?

A monstrously great demon, one that appears only once in multiple eras!

Real Man of Jade Cauldron's view of Sun Wukong completely changed, no longer holding a hint of disdain. Sun Wukong, who had grasped the power of a domain, was no longer a junior in his eyes, no longer an ungrown genius demon. He was now a formidable opponent with whom he could truly contend!

Against such an opponent, one must not be careless. He must be obliterated with thunderous methods!

Real Man of Jade Cauldron had a feeling that if he could not annihilate Sun Wukong today, he might not have the capability to do so next time!

"Surprised?"

Sun Wukong's mouth curved into a mischievous smile. "I'm sorry, but I, Old Sun, have also comprehended the power of a domain! Yours is the Trap Heaven Domain; mine is the Heaven-Breaking Domain! One traps, the other breaks. I'm quite eager to see which is stronger—your Trap Heaven Domain or my Heaven-Breaking Domain!"

"Come, let's fight again!"

As the last word left Sun Wukong's mouth, the Heaven-Breaking Domain's golden light erupted forth, completely driving back the Real Man of Jade Cauldron's Trap Heaven Domain. The next moment, Sun Wukong swung the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, launching a savage strike from afar towards Real Man of Jade Cauldron.

The simple and straightforward strike unleashed astonishing destructive power. A shadow of the staff flew out of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, hurtling towards Real Man of Jade Cauldron with dazzling golden light, ripping open space as it passed and forming a long spatial rift. In an instant, it breached into the Trap Heaven Domain, fiercely rubbing against the domain's power.

However, the Trap Heaven Domain's power could not neutralize the staff's shadow but simply diminished its golden light slightly. In the blink of an eye, the golden staff shadow arrived before Real Man of Jade Cauldron, smashing fiercely towards his face.

"Get out of my way!"

With a thunderous roar, Real Man of Jade Cauldron swung his Sword of Trapping Immortals at the golden staff shadow.