Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 872 - 873: The Heavenly Que Realm Opens (3rd Update!)

"Heaven-Breaking One Stick!"

Sun Wukong’s figure suddenly enlarged several times, and he fiercely swung his staff towards the rhombus-shaped crystal core.

Bang!

The crystal core, which housed the beast soul, did not have a strong defensive ability—it was, in fact, quite fragile. It shattered instantly under the blow of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, and the beast soul within was torn into pieces by the powerful destructive force. A mass of Chaos Fire surged up, burning the fragments into ashes.

"If I had known it was this weak, I wouldn’t have needed to use Heaven-Breaking One Stick at all. What a waste of strength!"

Sun Wukong muttered, then noticed the surrounding flesh began to contract and collapse. He realized something was wrong—it must be because the crystal core shattered and the beast soul was annihilated. The fusion beast was about to be destroyed, and he had to get out quickly!

"Break open for me!"

There was no time to return the way he came. Sun Wukong concentrated the Chaos Fire on the tip of the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and spun rapidly like a top, drilling through the flesh and charging upwards.

Outside, the fusion beast that was launching a fierce attack on Pangu and Zhao Jun suddenly paused. The fierce look in its eyes froze, and the entire body began to tremble violently. A destructive force surged up from within it.

"What’s happening?"

"Something’s off with this monster. Did Wukong do something?"

Pangu and Zhao Jun glanced at each other, then quickly retreated to the edge of the barrier. The fusion beast looked like it was about to self-destruct!

Damn it, the Beast Fighting Arena is sealed by a barrier, so there’s no escape. If this monster really self-destructs, they will definitely be affected!

The self-destruction did not occur. The fusion beast trembled for a while, then suddenly began to collapse inward as if a black hole appeared, swallowing it whole.

"Wukong!"

Joy flashed across the faces of Pangu and Zhao Jun, but soon turned to alarm. The fusion beast did not self-destruct, but Sun Wukong was still inside it. If it collapsed and disappeared, what would happen to Sun Wukong?

Swoosh!

A nearly invisible golden light shot out from the fusion beast just before it completely collapsed and disappeared.

"Hey! I’m genuinely moved!"

Sun Wukong’s voice sounded. In the next moment, his figure expanded and appeared, smiling cheekily at Pangu and Zhao Jun, "Don’t worry, I’m tough as nails. I won’t die so easily!"

"Wukong, so you’re fine! You scared me!"

Pangu laughed, marveling inwardly. He never knew Sun Wukong had the ability to drill into an enemy’s body and defeat them from within!

"Wukong, how did you defeat that monster? What was its weakness?"

Zhao Jun asked curiously, looking at Sun Wukong.

"Oh, it was just a rhombus-shaped crystal core containing the beast souls of the fierce beasts I defeated earlier. I shattered the crystal core and destroyed the beast souls, and the monster collapsed on its own."

Sun Wukong laughed heartily and was about to say more when he suddenly sensed something and turned his head.

A rumbling sounded throughout the Beast Fighting Arena, and the barrier that once surrounded it suddenly vanished, converging in mid-air at the center of the arena and shooting a beam of light towards the center.

A giant stone stele emerged from the ground at the point where the light hit, standing tall in the center of the arena. Countless Dao patterns entwined around it, exuding an ancient and majestic aura.

"What is this?"

Sun Wukong, Pangu, and Zhao Jun exchanged bewildered glances. They had never seen such a phenomenon before—was it a change that occurred after passing the arena challenge?

While the three were still in shock, the stone stele changed again. A lamp flame appeared above it, gradually solidifying until it became a tangible entity.

At the same time, the names of Sun Wukong, Pangu, and Zhao Jun appeared out of thin air on the stone stele, then turned into three streams of light that flowed into the lamp flame. A pillar of light shot up from the lamp, piercing through the sky.

From the outside, a massive beam of light rose from the Ancient God Ruins, flying toward the direction of the Central Region. At the same time, a grand celestial voice echoed throughout the Eastern Continent.

"The Heavenly Que Realm, divine enthronement site of the ancient gods, will open in three years! The opening area is the peak of Ling Tian Mountain in the Central Region. The candidates from the Eastern Continent qualified to enter the Heavenly Que Realm are: Sun Wukong! Pangu! Zhao Jun!"

The grand celestial voice repeated three times across the Eastern Continent, causing a stir among various factions.

The Heavenly Que Realm, the divine enthronement site of the ancient gods, opens once every hundred thousand years. Each time it opens, it triggers a storm in the Yuan Realm, with all factions employing every means to secure a spot in the Heavenly Que Realm. Typically, there are only five slots per continent, with the Central Region having ten slots.

This means only thirty people are qualified to enter the Heavenly Que Realm each time.

As the divine enthronement site of the ancient gods, the Heavenly Que Realm is a coveted holy land for all top-tier experts in the Yuan Realm. It holds the divine techniques, magical treasures, and spiritual beasts of the ancient gods, and most importantly, their legacies!

If one can enter the Heavenly Que Realm, it means stepping into the ranks of top-tier experts. Therefore, every time the Heavenly Que Realm appears, the entire Yuan Realm goes crazy!

But this time, only ninety thousand years have passed since the last appearance of the Heavenly Que Realm. It should be another ten thousand years before it reappears. Why has it appeared early?

Moreover, why are three slots already confirmed this time?

Pangu is well-known in the Eastern Continent, but who are Sun Wukong and Zhao Jun, and how did they also gain qualification to enter the Heavenly Que Realm?

"It’s truly strange that the Heavenly Que Realm appeared ahead of time!"

"What’s strange is those three individuals who obtained qualification to enter the Heavenly Que Realm! In the past, the Heavenly Que Realm’s appearance always led to a fierce competition among the major sects and factions for the entry slots. But this time, three slots are predetermined from the start, leaving only two slots for the Eastern Continent?"

"Only two slots left? But I heard from a relative at Sky-shaking Cliff that the Eastern Continent still has five slots?"

"Still five slots? Does that mean those three are extra slots? That’s truly unusual! I wonder how they earned the right to enter the Heavenly Que Realm. It’s enviable!"

Rumors spread like wildfire across the Eastern Continent, with various factions speculating about how Sun Wukong and the others obtained the Heavenly Que Realm slots. In the Prefecture City of Leizhou Prefecture, the Six-Eared Macaque and others gathering intel in a tavern also heard the news.

"Looks like the boss is doing well in the Yuan Realm! We didn’t come too late, did we?"