Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 761 - 682: The Collapse of Sun Wukong
The little monkey panicked immediately. He realized too that Sun Wukong was finished, his spirit had completely collapsed. Although he was still alive, he was no different from a walking corpse. As he looked at Sun Wukong, whom he had trapped, the little monkey suddenly didn’t know how to react. This shouldn’t be happening, how could this be? If Sun Wukong wasn’t the one he had been waiting for, then he wouldn’t have passed the test by Grandfather Turtle or the first challenge. Since he did pass, it meant he indeed was the one the little monkey was waiting for. But if he was the one, then it was impossible for him to fail at this hurdle. But now the reality was that Sun Wukong had passed Grandfather Turtle’s test and the first challenge, yet here he finally couldn’t withstand it and his spirit collapsed. There must have been some error in this inexplicable situation.
Despite thinking it over, the little monkey still had no answers. He had indeed stayed in the Fallen Tomb and never left, and all the information he had about the outside world, except for the ultimate mission that was branded in his mind, came from the strangers who visited the Fallen Tomb. He had never heard anything about Sun Wukong before and therefore didn’t know him at all. Could it be that he was really wrong? Was Sun Wukong not the one he had been waiting for? Was he, as he claimed, merely stumbled in by mistake? If that was the case, this was a major problem.
There were only three of the Three Spirits Flowers, and the first one had already fused with Sun Wukong. This meant that if Sun Wukong was not the one he was searching for, then all of this would be in vain, and the failure would be all due to his lack of careful consideration. This was an outcome the little monkey couldn’t bear. Ever since he was born, his only mission was to fulfill this plan. But now, after waiting a million years, it was about to come to nothing. How could the little monkey accept this? However, upon further thought, the little monkey felt this was unlikely. He might have made a mistake due to his lack of knowledge of the outside world and this person, but Grandfather Turtle certainly wouldn’t have.
The Island Turtle had been one of that person’s two main divine pets in its previous life, following that person for more than a hundred million years. How could it possibly misidentify its master’s aura? Or was it possible that the Island Turtle was deceiving him? It knew this person was a fake but said he was the real deal, and this person also luckily got through the first challenge? But that seemed unlikely too. The Island Turtle was completely controlled by him, it couldn’t possibly deceive him. So what on earth was going on? The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. This matter had already exceeded the scope of what the little monkey could anticipate. But even though he couldn’t figure out why things had turned out this way, since it had happened, it was useless to think about the whys. What was more urgent now was to think about what to do next. He absolutely wouldn’t allow the plan to fail, so now it was time to see if there was any other way.
After pacing around Sun Wukong for a dozen or so laps, the little monkey had several remedial methods in mind. First, to see if it was possible to separate the first of the Three Spirits Flowers that had fused with Sun Wukong. After all, the Holy Blood Fruit had already fused with the Three Spirits Flower, and if the separation went smoothly, then there was still hope. At worst, he would pay some price to temporarily store the fused Three Spirits Flower, as according to the timeline, that person would also be arriving soon. Since Sun Wukong was not the one he had been waiting for, his life or death was of no significance to him. Second, to carry on with the mistake, regardless of whether Sun Wukong was that person, since he had already successfully merged with the first of the Three Spirits Flowers, it indicated he had a similar constitution to that person. And what he needed to do was to help Sun Wukong recover by all means. If Sun Wukong could recover smoothly, then the problem would be solved.
These two methods—either to give up on Sun Wukong or to put everything on Sun Wukong’s shoulders. As for which one to choose, that depended on Sun Wukong’s specific condition. The means by which the little monkey restrained Sun Wukong was a kind of Divine Skills akin to stopping time, putting Sun Wukong’s area in an almost stationary state, making him completely incapable of resisting. This was what the little monkey had said before, that he had ways to force Sun Wukong to complete the plan. This time-stopping ability was indeed very powerful and ingeniously useful.
The true Cultivation level of the little monkey was actually not much different from Sun Wukong’s, also around the level of Nine Patterns Supreme. However, he was born a Soul Body, so his Divine Sense was much stronger than Sun Wukong’s. Transforming his Divine Sense into countless fine needles as thin as cow hair, he sent them through the pores into Sun Wukong’s body. After a long time, the little monkey’s face began to change continuously, his expression fluctuating. It was only after a very long time that the little monkey retracted all of his mental effort, looking at Sun Wukong, he was momentarily at a loss for words. Sun Wukong was in an even worse state than he had imagined. However, this degree of severity also proved Sun Wukong’s strength.
"Not only has he completely fused with the first of the Three Spirits Flowers, but even the second one has entered into his soul. Sigh, if it were only the first Three Spirits Flower, I might have been able to separate it, but with the second one merged into the soul, I am also helpless. It looks like I can only press on with the mistake, whether he is that person or not, I can only treat him as that person. Otherwise, this plan is now completely failed," he said, his eyes filled with helplessness, but the little monkey no longer had a choice. Without lifting the restraint on Sun Wukong, the little monkey began to ponder how to save Sun Wukong. Judging from his current condition, it was certain that in this second gorge, he must have experienced great mental stimulation and agony of the soul. Moreover, it’s likely his mind had many flaws beforehand, and now all of those flaws had been triggered, the excessive stimulation leading to the complete collapse of his spirit. Now, if the little monkey were to release his control, Sun Wukong would probably immediately attempt suicide.
This situation has another common interpretation, that is the heart demon. Sun Wukong’s situation was very similar to that of someone being possessed by a heart demon during cultivation, only Sun Wukong’s case was much more severe. Now that I think about it, everything that Sun Wukong has gone through, he indeed has borne too much pain, and he always kept all that pain inside, smiling at everyone. Such a method caused the pain within Sun Wukong’s heart to escalate more and more fiercely. Even without this particular stimulus, Sun Wukong would eventually have had an outburst due to other events that he could not suppress the accumulated pain inside him.
If one stood in Sun Wukong’s shoes and went through these events, probably no one could have done better than him. Ever since his birth, he was never short of death and pain around him. The original intent of everything Sun Wukong did was to stop death, to free himself and those around him from the pain of death, but in the end, what Sun Wukong got was indeed more death. When he finally completed the journey to the West, he found that what he had upheld was nothing but a farce. Therefore, Sun Wukong decided on revenge, and he spent a long time secretly planning the Demon Clan’s counterattack against Heaven. That battle was indeed won by the Demon Clan. However, Sun Wukong underestimated Tathagata’s ambition.
In fact, Sun Wukong had informed Tathagata of his plan to lead the Demon Clan to counterattack Heaven and had even made an agreement with Tathagata. Sun Wukong would attack Heaven, Tathagata would not intervene, and afterwards, Sun Wukong would share Heaven’s resources with Tathagata. Moreover, the Demon Clan and Buddhism would equally divide the world, with the Demon Clan occupying East Shengzhou and North Jujuluzhou, and Buddhism occupying West Niuhezhou and South Shanzhou, with the Peach Garden also being given to Tathagata. This was indeed a great gift, and all Tathagata had to do was nothing. At that time, Tathagata agreed pleasantly and even showed a great deal of sincerity, specifically ordering some from Buddhism to secretly assist Sun Wukong.
Yet, Sun Wukong had not expected that in the end, Tathagata would go against their initial promise and launch a surprise attack leading Buddhism at the critical moment of the final battle between the Demon Clan and Heaven. This sneak attack had a significant effect, and both the Demon Clan and Heaven were crippled in an instant. The Taoist Heaven was almost completely annihilated, and Sun Wukong’s Demon Clan also suffered heavy losses, with countless Demon Kings captured and reduced to mounts. Even Nezha died. It was also then that Bajie vanished. But to say this was a huge blow to Sun Wukong is an understatement, if not for the hatred in his heart fuelling his revenge, he would have already committed suicide with his own sword. He had intended to restore the Demon Clan’s glory of unifying the Three Realms in Ancient Times, but in the end, he almost brought about the Demon Clan’s complete extinction.
Later on, Master died, and Bajie died, Sun Wukong’s heart received shock after shock. He didn’t even know how he had managed to hold on during that time. So much death seemingly numbed and chilled his heart. When he was preparing to make a comeback bearing humiliation, he failed once again. He had not expected Chang’er to be so powerful, so powerful that she took his life with a mere wave of her hand. That time, Sun Wukong was thoroughly defeated and was even killed by Chang’er, with the Six-Eared Macaque also dying in battle. But his life was not meant to end there; his soul arrived at the Netherworld World, and later on, his experiences tore at his heart time and time again.
Xi Zhao’s betrayal, Master Zun Dao Zhun’s death. Although finding Bajie thrilled Sun Wukong beyond measure, when he learned that all of it was manipulated behind the scenes, he was almost in despair. But he never showed any of his emotions, burying them all deep inside. Sun Wukong’s heart was already riddled with holes.
So when Sun Wukong really could no longer bear it and collapsed, how extremely difficult was it to think of his recovery? And the most important point was that Sun Wukong himself seemed to have no desire to recover at all. Now, Sun Wukong had only one thought, and that was death. If he died, then all would cease to exist. There would be no pain, no sorrow, no gut-wrenching agony, no betrayal, and no being controlled like a pawn.
The freedom Sun Wukong had always pursued seemed within reach, and what he had to do was simply to die! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and Monthly Pass votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)
