The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 101 - 099: Monkey King Havoc in Celestial Palace

Chapter 101: Chapter 099: Monkey King Havoc in Celestial Palace

It is said that Wukong had waited in Laojun’s Doulu Palace for forty-nine days, finally achieving perfection in his merits.

Two days earlier, Tao Yao had been personally sent back to the Peach Garden by Laozi himself, and with such a powerful mystic around, outsiders were completely unable to detect them.

Before leaving, Tao Yao told Wukong to remember to visit her often. Wukong naturally felt the same, as Tao Yao, for his sake, had almost lost her life. Such friendship was beyond repayable! Yet Tao Yao merely said they were good friends and shouldn’t talk like this, asserting that it’s only right to help a friend in need. Having such a pure and lovely friend was indeed fortunate.

After Tao Yao left, Wukong then focused on comprehending the Methods of Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams, especially those eight words, which were even more powerful. If they could be written with the Xia Dynasty Dragon Seal, the power might be even more terrifying. The Xia Dynasty Dragon Seal was a special script, which Laojun likely knew about, but he had not mentioned it to Wukong, who had also forgotten to ask.

"Laojun, Laojun! It’s been forty-nine days, I should be going!" Wukong called out.

"Go ahead. Regardless, you will be arrested by Tathagata under some pretext, so you might as well make a bigger scene," Laozi instigated.

Wukong bitterly smiled internally, saying, "That must also be what you desire, old man!"

Laozi did not continue the conversation, saying instead, "Child, see the guest out!"

Golden Horn and Silver Horn, two child servants, came out and said, "Great Sage, please."

Wukong followed the two children out of Doulu Palace. Arriving at the palace gates, he bowed towards the interior, saying, "Thank you, Laojun!"

Once outside the gate, the two children shut the doors behind him. Wukong’s heart pounded with excitement. In his past life, he had caused a great upheaval, and in this life, he was ready for another round—that was truly thrilling! The monkey restrained by the tight hoop was not Sun Wukong; this unrestrained, wild one—was!

Wukong laughed wildly, "Haha, haha! Old Jade Emperor, I am coming! Are you prepared to face my wrath?"

Wukong took out his Jingu Bang from his ear, held it in his hand, descended the Thirty-Three Heavens, and headed straight for the Lingxiao Hall.

That day, many Immortal Officials claimed they were meditating and did not attend the morning court session, evidently privy to the inside information.

On his way, Wukong encountered the Four Heavenly Kings. He revealed himself and shouted, "Where are those four bird creatures heading?"

Upon being insulted, the Four Heavenly Kings turned around in rage, only to see Wukong attacking. Having already witnessed his fierceness at Flower-Fruit Mountain, they were terrified out of their wits!

The Four Heavenly Kings hastily summoned their Magical Treasures. But Wukong’s staff had already come crashing down, striking the heavenly umbrella, causing a thunderous, muffled sound. Having honed his Flaming Eyes and copper skin and iron bones in Laojun’s Bagua Oven, this blow carried perhaps over a hundred thousand pounds of force! It shattered the heavenly umbrella into two pieces, causing the hands of the Heavenly King underneath it to split open and blood to spray out, flinging him directly sideways.

"Ah! This Jingu Bang feels much heavier and mightier; it seems Laojun refined it quite well!" Wukong was secretly pleased.

"Ah! Monkey head, how dare you hurt my brother." Moli Hai was furious and charged at Wukong.

The Divine Power of these Four Heavenly Kings was too weak for Wukong, who found no pleasure in fighting them and did not wish to linger. He exhaled a breath of hot air, transforming it into a Pair of Male and Female Whips, which became Yin and Yang dual divine dragons swirling towards him. Wherever they passed, the void twisted intensely!

Moli Hai hurriedly brandished his pipa, strumming its strings rapidly. Bursts of blue light shot out forcefully, though they were far from a match for those dual whips refined by Laojun. The whips shattered the blue light instantly, and the two dragons collided with Moli Hai’s chest, causing him to explode on impact, his body and Primordial Spirit perishing together.

Moli Hong and Moli Qing’s eyes nearly split with rage. The four of them were brothers from the same mother; with two now dead or injured by Wukong, how could they not be frantic?

Wukong just wielded the twin whips, and the God-Beating Whip became dozens of times more formidable against these immortals. With a crackling and snapping flurry, together with his Jingu Bang swinging, he wiped out all four generals of the Demon Family!

Since Laojun had given him the leash, it was naturally cleared with his people, so all that was left was for him to wreak havoc.

Clutching his Jingu Bang, Wukong cursed out loud, "So satisfying, so satisfying! I’ve been repressed for so long. Today I must fight to my heart’s content, kill to my satisfaction!"

Wukong, in his past life, suffered under the Tight Hoop, but in this life he no longer had any concerns, especially with Laojun’s guidance. He was bound to go on a significant killing spree. However, Laojun had also advised him that the Jade Emperor, now carrying the mandate of fate, was untouchable; otherwise, he would have made him a ghost under his own club.

The Four Heavenly Kings were originally disciples of the Buddhist sect, but later they joined the Heavenly Court to serve at the Jade Emperor’s command. As a result, Tathagata had others fill the roles of the Twenty Heavens, so those who died in the War God Secret Realm, like those from Duowen Heaven, were not the Four Heavenly Kings here.

Wukong had killed the Four Heavenly Kings and collected their Magical Treasures, using the Samadhi fire to burn their bodies completely.

Holding the Magical Treasures of the Four Heavenly Kings, Wukong remarked, "These Magical Treasures are rather useless, but keeping them might be beneficial, perhaps to give to someone else."

He thought that giving them to Tao Yao would be nice. The pipa and the Celestial Umbrella were particularly suitable for her, and the Celestial Umbrella could be refined and repaired later.

Meanwhile, the great emperors had already told their disciples to retreat and not to deal with Heavenly Court affairs, leaving matters to be explained later.

The Jade Emperor might seem higher than those great emperors, but he lacked real authority, and these emperors, each with formidable powers, were unlike Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch who, to suppress the Jade Emperor, only taught some inferior Taoist teachings, hampering the Jade Emperor’s cultivation progress. Indeed, being the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, he was always occupied with administrative duties, leaving no opportunity and time for cultivation.

In the Four Great Continents, inside and outside the Three Realms, countless immortals filed reports up to him for adjudication, lest he be accused of neglecting his duties.

The Three Pure Ones gathered in Doulu Palace where the Leader of Heaven-Penetrating said with a feigned smile, "This monkey head is truly audacious, coming up here and killing the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Laozi said, "These Four Heavenly Kings were Tathagata’s placements with the Jade Emperor, ultimately from the Buddhist sect. It’s good that they were killed."

Heaven-Penetrating and Yuan Shi then realized their eldest brother was the most ruthless and secretive among them!

"This monkey head has stirred up such havoc. I wonder how Tathagata will manage this situation!" Heaven-Penetrating laughed.

"That’s simple. The monkey head isn’t that powerful; Tathagata could easily capture him whenever he wishes. Just waiting for the right moment, then he will send him on the quest for scriptures," Laozi said calmly.

Wukong’s Havoc in Heaven was also a political reshuffle, with the Three Pure Ones using him to eliminate the Jade Emperor and the Buddhist sect’s influences, killing the Four Heavenly Kings from the Buddhist origin in the process.

Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch watched the Celestial Palace descend into chaos and shook his head. This Monkey King really caused a significant uproar; it seemed Laozi had taught him quite a bit!

Wielding the Jingu Bang, Wukong fought his way through, killing countless Heavenly Soldiers and demolishing numerous palaces. Palace after palace was reduced to rubble.

Wukong marched straight toward the VLOOKUP(A1309,[1]Sheet1!$A:$B,2,0), eager to embarrass the Jade Emperor and show him his strength.

Throughout his path, encountering no real challenges, he was invincible, much like the Overlord of Chu in the mortal world; at the mention of his name, the enemy troops naturally dispersed.

Wukong thought to himself, "The Jade Emperor’s men are truly pathetic; the powerful ones are all controlled by the other great emperors. No wonder he’s bullied like this. Hehe!"

He also felt that the Jade Emperor had it tough, appearing to hold a high position and authority, but living such a stifled life.

"Report! Your Majesty, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, has somehow broken loose and has killed the Four Heavenly Kings at the other side. He also wounded countless generals and Heavenly Soldiers and is now headed straight for the VLOOKUP(A1309,[1]Sheet1!$A:$B,2,0)."

The Jade Emperor’s face turned pale immediately, and he cursed inwardly, "I wondered why so many were retreating into seclusion! They knew this Monkey King was coming to cause trouble! This infuriates me!"

Seeing VLOOKUP(A1309,[1]Sheet1!$A:$B,2,0) in sight, Wukong burst into loud laughter and swore as he charged ferociously!

The outcome remains uncertain; please listen to the next part for resolution.