Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Although only three indistinct Great Dao Illusions had emerged, Sun Wukong's aura had escalated to a terrifying level with the manifestation of these illusions, not at all weaker than the Evil Emperor!

"Three Great Dao Illusions?!"

The Evil Emperor's pupils shrank suddenly, his gaze fixating on the Great Dao pillars taking shape behind Sun Wukong. The shock in his heart was indescribable. He finally understood why Sun Wukong possessed such formidable combat power!

It was unprecedented, from Ancient Times to the present, for someone below the Saint Realm to master three Great Daos ranked within the top ten and conjure their Illusions. With the power of three Great Daos at his aid, it was no wonder Sun Wukong could compete with the Heavenly Dao Saints!

After all, even the Evil Emperor, a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint, had only condensed a single evil Great Dao.

Though the Evil Emperor's evil Great Dao had taken solid form, it ranked just outside the top fifty among the Three Thousand Great Daos, at eighty-sixth place, barely making it into the top hundred. It was incomparable to the top ten Great Daos, and the Evil Emperor was acutely aware of how much a top-ten Great Dao could enhance one's cultivation strength!

"If I could devour this Sun Wukong and absorb his three Great Daos, not to mention Slaying the Evil Corpse, even slaying all Three Corpses and achieving the Supreme Mysterious Realm of a Primordial Taiji Da Luo Gold Immortal could be within reach!"

A glint of greed flashed in the Evil Emperor's eyes as he looked at Sun Wukong with a covetous expression.

Sun Wukong saw the peculiar gleam in the Evil Emperor's eyes all too clearly, and couldn't help but sneer internally. This bastard was definitely coveting his three Great Dao Illusions!

"Evil Emperor, by the look of it, you seem quite interested in my Great Dao Illusions! What, you want to devour me?"

With a cold snort, Sun Wukong twirled the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod in his hand and looked over at the Evil Emperor with a mocking smile, completely at ease.

This demon monkey's insight was so keen that he'd perceived his own intentions!

The Evil Emperor was startled and hurriedly suppressed his lustful thoughts. Sun Wukong's strength, with the aid of three top-ten Great Dao Illusions, couldn't just be measured by that of a Half-Step Saint. One careless move and he himself could capsize in the gutter!

"Great Sage Equaling Heaven, I must admit you are truly gifted. To comprehend three Great Daos and form their illusions without reaching the realm of Heavenly Dao Saints is indeed impressive! However, you are ultimately not a Heavenly Dao Saint, and the might of a Saint is beyond your imagination! In consideration of your continuous cultivation, if you bow and admit your wrongdoing to me and offer your three Great Dao Illusions as atonement, I might consider sparing you—letting you leave and erasing the grudges for destroying our lands and killing our people! How about it?"

The Evil Emperor stood still in midair, his Divine Sense firmly locked on Sun Wukong, his face wearing an expression of merciful intent, but it just made Sun Wukong feel like laughing.

"Bow and admit wrongdoing? And who do you think you are, to deserve a bow of apology from me? In my life, I only kneel to heaven and earth, my mentors, and show no fear towards common ghosts and deities! Even the Buddha and the Three Purities didn't make me kneel. You, akin to a dog in butchery, dare to suggest I bow? If you want my Great Dao, let's see if you have the life to enjoy it! Bah, take this!"

With a loud laugh to the heavens, a fierce brilliance shone in Sun Wukong's eyes. He bellowed and swung his Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod fiercely towards the Evil Emperor. The three Great Dao Illusions behind him roared to life, as the power of the Laws of Destiny, Combat, and Destruction poured into Sun Wukong, converging onto the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod.

The might of a single rod strike, shattering the heavens!

The Evil Emperor's complexion darkened, a flush of embarrassment and annoyance rising on his face. How dare Sun Wukong so brazenly scorn and insult him—it was utterly preposterous!

"Since you seek death, this seat shall grant your wish! Three Great Dao Illusions—I can extract them from your corpse!"

"Hmph, I'm afraid your teeth might not be sharp enough!"

In a clash of titanic forces, Sun Wukong's Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod collided fiercely with the Evil Emperor's right fist, wrapped in a mystical gauntlet, unleashing a thunderous roar.

"Such tremendous strength!"

The Evil Emperor originally planned to block Sun Wukong's Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod with a single punch, then follow with another to blast Sun Wukong away. To his astonishment, as fist met rod, an immensely vast strength surged from the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod. The impact shook the Evil Emperor's frame so violently he almost lost his footing, shock rushing through his heart.

The Evil Emperor's punch was no simple attack; it contained the insights into the Heavenly Dao of a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint and the augmentation of nearly ninety percent of Great Dao Power. It was an attack not just any Half-Step Saint could withstand, let alone a Slaying Three Corpses Sub-Saint, but Sun Wukong didn't just block it—he didn't even appear at a disadvantage, which took the Evil Emperor completely by surprise.

"This Great Sage Equal to Heaven indeed lives up to his name. His current strength is in no way inferior to that of a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint!"

With this in mind, the Evil Emperor's face grew even more somber.

Sun Wukong was merely at the Half-Step Saint cultivation, he hadn't even begun Slaying One Corpse, but he was already contending with a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint. If he were to break through to the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, just how terrifying would his strength become?

What the Evil Emperor didn't realize was that Sun Wukong had already slain his Three Corpses and unified with the Dao, attaining sainthood. He chose to condense his Three Corpses and the clones from his Cloning Divine Powers into an External Incarnation to aid Zi Xia Fairy in recovering her lost soul and spirits, which caused his cultivation to fall from Primordial Taiji Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm back to the Half-Step Saint. Thus, it seemed as though he had not begun Slaying Any Corpses.

If the Evil Emperor knew this, his wariness of Sun Wukong would undoubtedly be even greater. As it was, he had already resolved to risk injury to his origin, determined to extinguish Sun Wukong's life today!

After today's battle, he and Sun Wukong were irreconcilable enemies. If he let Sun Wukong escape, the next time they met, he might no longer be a match for Sun Wukong!

"Evil Great Dao!"

With a mere thought, the Evil Emperor summoned the Evil Great Dao—his trump card for sure. As the master of the Evil Race and a peerless Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint, he had naturally forged his own Great Dao pillar, which had already solidified into the substantial Evil Great Dao.

Once the Evil Great Dao was unleashed, the Evil Emperor's aura surged several times over. His previously trembling body instantly stabilized, his left fist wreathed in a grey-black Strength Whirlwind, smashing down ferociously onto the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod.