Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 163: Be Careful or Even the Jade Emperor Will Have to Intervene

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Be Careful or Even the Jade Emperor Will Have to Intervene

The atmosphere inside the Ninth Celestial Palace was somewhat tense.

The many Orthodox Deities of the Celestial Court also couldn’t help but feel nervous; after all, the Jade Emperor was the Ruler of the Three Realms, with unparalleled strength.

He was more than capable of executing all the Orthodox Deities present, and even the Buddha Tathagata of the Western Pure Land, who was the current leader of Buddhism, would probably be weaker than the Jade Emperor by a notch.

After all, the Jade Emperor had followed Daoist Ancestor Hongjun since the dawn of the Ancient Chaos, and even if he failed to achieve sanctity, he couldn’t step into the Saint Realm.

But in today’s Three Realms, he was undoubtedly the first person just below the Saints.

Sensing the fury emanating from the Jade Emperor, the Orthodox Deities of the Celestial Court couldn’t help but feel their hearts palpitate with fear, but just then, the aura around the Jade Emperor calmed down once more.

Feeling such a change, the many Orthodox Deities of the Celestial Court couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.

Although no one said anything, it felt like the Orthodox Deities had just taken a walk through the Gate of Ghosts.

Subsequently, everyone’s gaze returned to the Mystic Light Mirror, hoping that such an incident wouldn’t occur again, to spare them even greater troubles.

Fortunately, at this time, Li Jing also witnessed this scene. Seeing so many palaces collapse, his expression could not help but darken.

He hurriedly commanded those celestial Soldiers and Generals who had deployed the celestial Net, which also covered those palaces.

Although it was Sun Wukong and Wang Mo who had damaged these structures, and it seemed to have nothing to do with them, if the Jade Emperor decided to investigate, wouldn’t they be in big trouble?

To prevent the destruction of more palaces, Li Jing quickly ordered his subordinates to set up defenses to protect those buildings.

However, as a result, the hindrance against Sun Wukong naturally weakened considerably.

What was supposed to be an impenetrable celestial Net now showed quite a few vulnerabilities.

Sun Wukong saw this and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. Then, his figure moved, rushing straight towards a weak spot in the celestial Net.

"Not good!"

Seeing Sun Wukong actually turning to flee, Gao Youqian, Li Xingba, and Yang Sen were startled and immediately spurred their mounts to chase after him.

Now, with Wang Mo severely injured and so much architecture destroyed, if they let Sun Wukong escape, they would be the ones to bear the brunt of the Jade Emperor’s subsequent investigation.

So today, no matter what, they couldn’t let Sun Wukong simply flee the Celestial Court.

However, just as they were about to catch up with Sun Wukong, they saw him suddenly come to a halt, turning his head to look at them, even though he was already on the verge of breaking out of the celestial Net.

Meanwhile, his hand swung his staff, directly striking Gao Youqian, Li Xingba, and Yang Sen.

Boom!

A thunderous roar echoed throughout the heavens.

Taken completely by surprise, Gao Youqian trembled violently, hit squarely by the staff and sent flying like a cannonball.

Whether it was Sun Wukong’s intention or not, another palace crumbled under this strike.

Gao Youqian, being an Orthodox Deity of the Celestial Court, had a formidable body and would not be easily killed, but the palace was a different story.

Even with the protection of the celestial Net, it still shattered a large portion.

Li Jing, watching from not too far away, couldn’t help but change his expression and twitch the corners of his eyes; the monkey was clearly doing this on purpose.

Li Xingba and Yang Sen saw Gao Youqian once again knocked down, his life and death uncertain, and their expressions became somewhat awkward.

However, as the two of them retreated to dodge Sun Wukong’s previous strike, Sun Wukong twisted his body and shot towards the outside once more.

Li Xingba, who was unwilling to let Sun Wukong just get away, roared out, "You demon monkey, so bold and audacious, destroying so many treasures of the Celestial Court, and now you dare to leave?"

In a flash, a beam of light appeared in his hand, and a yellow radiance shone brightly with the Ban Huang Pearl emerging in his grasp.

Legend has it that the bead was obtained by Supreme Celestial Venerable of the Numinous Treasure from the Mystic Yellow Mother Energy during Creation of Heaven and Earth, who then passed it to Li Xingba.

This treasure was neither gold nor jade, and though it was not an Innate Spiritual Treasure, it was still an exceptionally rare Post-Heaven Spiritual Treasure.

In this moment, under Li Xingba’s urging, light shone from the bead, and streams of Mystic Yellow Energy cascaded down. In that moment, it transformed into countless earthy yellow dragons that directly coiled and bit towards Sun Wukong.

The momentum was astonishing and terrifying beyond measure.

However, even though Li Xingba’s treasure was making an impressive display, Sun Wukong stood unmovable like a mountain, his five-foot-tall body emitting golden radiance. Then the staff in his hand also condensed its own light.

At this moment, it seemed even more powerful, and as he swung it, it transformed into a sky full of staff shadows, striking directly at each of the earth dragons coming their way.

With not a hint of dodging or retreating, he was ferociously unstoppable.

Boom, boom, boom!

A series of roars sounded, and with the sky full of staff shadows smashing down, the earthen yellow dragons let out pained cries before disintegrating into Mystic Yellow Energy that dissipated in the void.

And after shattering those earthen yellow dragons, the countless staff shadows, without losing momentum, smashed directly towards Li Xingba.

"Not good!"

Seeing his earthen dragons, summoned by the Ban Huang Pearl, being crushed, Li Xingba couldn’t help but reveal a look of panic.

He hastily urged the Suanni beast to retreat.

After all, if Sun Wukong could shatter those dragon illusions with a single blow, he was not something that he could withstand.

But now, as Sun Wukong unleashed the full force of his diversionary strike, how could he, a mere cultivator in the later stages of being a Taiyi Golden Immortal, evade it?

Almost the moment Li Xingba spurred the Suanni beast to dodge, the surrounding air seemed to be locked in place, as if sealed. It was impossible to escape, let alone retreat a single step.

With a thud!

Following that muffled sound, Li Xingba and the fierce beast were directly thrown out.

However, the instant Li Xingba was sent flying, he felt something unexpected because he didn’t feel an overwhelmingly powerful force.

Yet, when the wooden stick had struck down a moment earlier, it seemed as though it had given him the false impression it would annihilate him.

But when it truly hit him, he was merely thrown out, without experiencing the impact of an excessively powerful force.

Even so, the repelling energy that sent him flying was something he could not resist, and the thought of possibly destroying a palace made his heart sink at that moment.

Right then, he closed his eyes, unable to change the outcome, he could only accept it, pretending not to know.

Boom!

As he closed his eyes, a loud boom resounded at that moment.

Without any surprise, under the protection of layers of formations, a palace of the Celestial Court directly collapsed.

"It’s over!"

Watching the layers of protection, the palace which was already somewhat dilapidated, collapsed completely in that instant.

Li Jing too, closed his eyes helplessly.

He truly couldn’t hold out any longer.

It was all over!

Each of these Immortal Palaces had their unique functions, not to mention the resources of heaven and earth needed to repair these ruined palaces; their destruction would bring a tremendous impact on the operation of the entire world.

That was not something Li Jing alone could take responsibility for.

By now, not just the orthodox deities attending the scene, even an ordinary fool should be able to see that something was definitely amiss.

It was one thing for Wang Mo alone, but now Li Xingba and Gao Youqian were also in the same situation.

Clearly, the Macaque was using a trick to destroy a few palaces of the Celestial Court.

If they couldn’t see that, they really had no place in this world.

"You damn monkey, you’re asking for death!"

Li Jing was furious.

Sun Wukong was planning to continue affecting the minds of these Deities of the Celestial Court when suddenly,

a voice echoed by his ear.

"You monkey head, if you keep this up, even the Jade Emperor might have to step in, and then not even the Western Buddhist Sect could save you!"

At that time, in the teahouse, Wang Yang frowned and shook his head as he looked at the sky and transmitted his message.

And at that moment, a monk walked in.

Wang Yang’s brow furrowed again.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong was taken aback by the voice in his ear, quite surprised.

"Elder brother?"

Hearing Wang Yang’s voice, Sun Wukong also froze for a moment, instinctively looking around, but finding no one, a bitter smile appeared on his furry face.

How could his elder brother appear here?

However, when Sun Wukong looked up, his eyes were filled with a fierce determination.

Elder brother was right, now that he had decided to use a trick, he couldn’t keep going like this or they might discover it.

So it might be better just to reveal his true self.

With the decision to reveal himself, Sun Wukong’s aura changed.

Many of the orthodox deities of the Celestial Court felt that there was something different about the Sun Wukong before them.

It wasn’t just Li Jing; even Yang Sen, one of the Four Great Marshals of the Ninth Celestial Palace, couldn’t help furrowing his brow.

For some unknown reason, he could sense a powerful aura locking onto him, ensuring that if he made any sudden moves, Sun Wukong would strike at him without hesitation.

Before he could make any move, a dazzling light flashed, and then in the next moment, it rushed towards him.

"Not good!"

Seeing Sun Wukong lash out suddenly, Yang Sen’s complexion turned pale with fear.

Without any hesitation, he quickly retreated on the back of the Suanni beast, rushing towards Li Jing and the others.

Now that three of the Four Great Marshals of the Ninth Celestial Palace were severely injured, he certainly didn’t want to follow in their footsteps.

"Hehe, since you all want to besiege old Sun, old Sun understands that there’s no escape this time, so I might as well have a grand battle with you all!"

"Old Sun is going to take action, do you think you can keep me here?"

Sun Wukong let out a strange laugh, his figure slowing down before vanishing from the spot.

The joy couldn’t help but appear on the face of Yang Sen, who was about to rush into Pagoda-Carrying Celestial King Li’s troop. As for what Sun Wukong said, he didn’t care to pay attention.

However, at that moment, he sensed a powerful aura coming from behind him.

And the many Deities of the Celestial Court were looking at him, their faces showing concern.