Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 126 - 126 126 I Old Sun am here; why haven't you come to capture me yet

126: Chapter 126: I, Old Sun, am here; why haven’t you come to capture me yet?

126: Chapter 126: I, Old Sun, am here; why haven’t you come to capture me yet?

With the support of the Jade Emperor and the addition of the Thunder, Fire, and Plague Departments,

Li Jing naturally had ample confidence.

His voice boomed like thunder, like a resonant bell, carrying with it the formidable authority of the heavens.

If even with this they could not capture Sun Wukong, then these Orthodox Deities would truly have no place in the celestial Court.

At this moment, upon hearing Li Jing’s words, the Demon-Subduing Army was also invigorated, promptly channeling their mana to weave a mighty celestial Net, pressing down towards Sun Wukong.

However, the harder they tried to suppress him, the more valiantly Sun Wukong fought.

Far from showing any sign of mana exhaustion, he was even able to withstand their onslaught.

Yet such a turn of events not only failed to surprise Li Jing and the Demon-Subduing Army; they were instead filled with joy.

It solidified in their hearts the conviction that the Sun Wukong before them was indeed the true Sun Wukong.

The more they thought so, the harder they fought, hoping to capture Sun Wukong directly before the Thunder, Fire and Plague Departments arrived.

Even if that proved impossible, they were determined to detain Sun Wukong without giving him the slightest chance to escape.

At this time, Sun Wukong also seemed to sense the impending crisis, as the aura around him gradually grew stronger.

He even seemed on the verge of breaking through to the later stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

While it was only a slight increase, it was enough to fend off the attacks of those present.

This change, however, only served to excite Li Jing and the others even more.

Li Jing then shouted, “Do not hold back any longer!

Unleash your full strength and capture this macaque for me!”

Li Jing’s thunderous voice rang out.

Now, seeing Sun Wukong’s aura surge, becoming somewhat stronger, but not truly advancing, Li Jing was convinced he must have used some technique.

If they could just hold Sun Wukong for a while, bringing him back to the Ninth celestial Palace would simply be a matter of time.

After that, they just needed to follow the original plan.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The next moment, terrifying roars echoed.

The entire Southern Heaven Gate was under the influence of these fearsome fluctuations, and both Pagoda-Carrying celestial King Li and the Demon-Subduing Army employed their full strength in an attempt to subdue Sun Wukong.

Of course, Sun Wukong was no less fierce, unleashing tremendous power and desperately fighting back.

And nearly all the Orthodox Deities of the celestial Court were now focused on the battle at the Southern Heaven Gate.

At this time, no one was concerned with anything else, for Sun Wukong had already made his appearance and was merely fighting a trapped animal’s battle.

His capture was just a matter of time, but the fact that Sun Wukong had managed to reach this point was already quite remarkable.

They merely awaited his seizure,

to see how the Jade Emperor would deal with him.

The many Orthodox Deities were already looking forward to escorting Sun Wukong back to the Ninth celestial Palace.

At this moment, within the cluster of Xianyun clouds outside the celestial River Naval Forces Mansion, Sun Wukong naturally also observed the current situation.

Although his captured clone was at its weakest when defending,

if he could leave now, why wait even a moment longer?

With a thought from Sun Wukong, his clone waiting within the celestial River Naval Forces Mansion stirred, taking the finest Celestial Horse and stepping out from the mansion.

“Fellow Daoist, are you leaving just like this?”

Just at this moment, Sun Wukong’s clone was spotted by Marshal Tianpeng.

“Oh, Fellow Daoist, are you intending to stop Old Sun and hand me over to the Jade Emperor?”

Sun Wukong spoke, on guard.

“Of course not.

Tianpeng has no intention of meddling in the affairs of the celestial Court.

After all, if not for Fellow Daoist, Tianpeng wouldn’t have discovered that such a powerful being existed in the world!”

“Oh, then why has the Marshal contacted me through telepathy?”

Sun Wukong, relieved, continued to communicate telepathically.

Mashal Tianpeng couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile.

How could he dare to report Sun Wukong?

Behind him stood a formidable presence!

But hearing Sun Wukong ask that, Tianpeng Marshal found it a good opportunity to speak, “Fellow Daoist has descended to the lower realm today, and I just feel somewhat reluctant to see you go.

I’m not sure if there will ever be another chance to meet, so Tianpeng actually has a question to ask!”

“What is it?”

Sun Wukong asked, curious.

“It’s nothing major.

I just want to know what your current Cultivation Level is.”

This time, Sun Wukong caused a huge commotion in the Peach Garden and turned upside down the feast at Yaochi, and it was said that he even entered his master’s Helmet Armor Palace.

Doing all this, Sun Wukong’s first intention was to report him, and he even wanted to capture him personally.

But…

Were the abilities that Sun Wukong displayed his true Cultivation Levels?

A monkey with such a terrifying entity behind him, merely at the Middle Stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal?

He didn’t believe it.

If he took action, he might well bring disaster upon himself.

So he gave up!

Seeing Sun Wukong appear in his Naval Forces Mansion now, he decided to ask.

“Oh, just at the Early Stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal!”

Sun Wukong replied casually.

“Tianpeng understands!”

Hearing Sun Wukong’s response, Marshal Tianpeng naturally did not believe it, but he could tell that the other party was unfathomable, as he could not perceive the depth of his power.

After hesitating for a moment, Marshal Tianpeng then continued to ask, “Is the one in front of us your true self?”

“Yes!”

Sun Wukong noncommittally nodded his head.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Marshal Tianpeng couldn’t help but curl his lips.

He naturally wouldn’t believe it.

But he also knew that Sun Wukong was careful and cautious, and just like himself, he wouldn’t fully trust others.

Of course, he felt the same way.

Although he thought this way, Marshal Tianpeng still stepped out of the Celestial River Naval Forces Mansion and upon seeing the training naval forces, he shouted, “Today I’ve observed a Great Demon stirring within the Celestial River.

Immediately rally the troops, and let us join forces to exterminate the Great Demon!”

Marshal Tianpeng’s look was one of awe and authority, and after sweeping his gaze over the celestial soldiers and generals, he took the lead towards the Celestial River.

Seeing Marshal Tianpeng leading the way, those naval forces who had long been eager to battle the Great Demon were now excitedly following.

In an instant, the entire Celestial River Naval Forces, eighty thousand strong, marched majestically towards the Celestial River.

Even though the Celestial Court was currently in chaos due to Sun Wukong’s affairs, the Celestial River Naval Forces were somewhat special.

Their focus was on suppressing the Great Demons of the Celestial River, so as not to let the internal trouble of Sun Wukong remain unresolved.

If another Great Demon were to invade the Celestial Court, the Jade Emperor would naturally refrain from involving them too much.

Under the leadership of Marshal Tianpeng, the many Celestial River naval forces set off with great momentum.

“This Tianpeng isn’t bad!”

Although Sun Wukong felt that Tianpeng was a decent person through their interactions over this period, from today’s incident, it was clear that Tianpeng truly wasn’t bad.

Sun Wukong had initially thought that Tianpeng might betray him, leading inevitably to a major battle.

At a time when many Orthodox Deities were focused on the Southern Heaven Gate, he decided to enter this place just in case.

He led away a few Celestial Horses and left one for Tianpeng.

As Sun Wukong turned to leave, he also left behind nine flat peaches that blossomed every six thousand years and bore fruit every six thousand years as a thank-you gift.

This was also his true acknowledgement of Tianpeng.

Half an hour later, several figures of Sun Wukong appeared above the Celestial Court, all riding Celestial Horses.

They headed straight for the three gates.

And just as these figures of Sun Wukong rode on Celestial Horses, slowly proceeding toward the other three gates of the Celestial Court, they were spotted by countless Orthodox Deities.

It seemed like they wanted to provoke an attack, but not a single one made a move.

Meanwhile, inside the Ninth Celestial Palace.

Within the Jade Emperor’s Haotian Mirror, several figures of Sun Wukong also appeared.

“Your Majesty, this is not good!

The macaque’s figure has appeared once again!”

The two celestial strongmen in charge of the Haotian Mirror spoke up.

“That monkey cannot hold on any longer.

Now he’s brought out these doppelgangers to distract our attention in the Celestial Court?

Too late, don’t bother with them!”

The Jade Emperor waved his hand dismissively.

The macaque had already used that trick once before; surely, he couldn’t expect to fool him a second time with such clumsy tactics.

And this time, it was clearly because he could no longer hold on.

Especially with these doppelgangers looking so leisurely.

Wasn’t their purpose to draw their attention and alleviate some of the pressure on him?

“Send out the order.

No need to worry about these doppelgangers that have appeared.

Focus all efforts on suppressing Sun Wukong at the Southern Heaven Gate!”

“Yes!”

Upon receiving the Jade Emperor’s command, the two Immortal Officials quickly departed to pass on the message.

However, the two celestial strongmen watching the Haotian Mirror couldn’t shake off a sense of foreboding.

Was the Sun Wukong at the Southern Heaven Gate truly real?

But since they were of low stature, they naturally didn’t dare to speak out of turn.

Several Immortal Officials swiftly met with the Thunder, Fire, and Plague Departments, which were en route to the Southern Heaven Gate, to relay the decree.

The plan was to continue as usual, without paying attention to other matters.

Therefore, the sudden appearance of several figures of Sun Wukong in the Celestial Court didn’t attract much attention.

Even those who saw them allowed them to leave unchecked.

However, at the Southern Heaven Gate, because many believed this Sun Wukong was the real one, more Orthodox Deities were focused there.

Even more Orthodox Deities from the Celestial Court rushed over, eager to contribute their strength.

After all, Sun Wukong had caused such a great commotion in the Celestial Court this time.

If everyone joined forces to capture him, perhaps the Jade Emperor would reward them based on their contributions.

“You, macaque, why won’t you surrender?”

Li Jing was infuriated to find that Sun Wukong was still fighting back so vigorously.

At that moment, in the sky above, thunder, flame converged, and massive dark clouds formed as if a giant ink-stained hand had appeared.

Simultaneously, a vast net of thunder rumbled downward.

Above it were the forces of the Thunder Department, which had arrived first.

The Ink Jade Kirin carried Wen Zhong as it arrived, shrouding the sky with the power of thunder.

“Audacious demon monkey, if you cease now, you still have a chance at life!”

The Nine Heavens God of Thunder sat atop the Ink Jade Kirin, gazing down upon Sun Wukong from a superior position.

Wen Zhong was a third-generation disciple of the Cutting Teachings Sect, under the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, and previously the Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty.

Hence, once he ascended to heaven, he was conferred the position of Thunder Department Deity and held an air of tremendous authority.

Meanwhile, one of the Sun Wukongs had already sauntered near the North Heaven Gate on his Celestial Horse.

And he showed no signs of stopping but headed straight for the celestial soldiers and generals guarding it.

“Old Sun is here, won’t you come and capture me?”

After approaching, instead of showing any fear, he openly taunted them.

Upon hearing this, the celestial generals guarding the place turned their gaze towards Sun Wukong.