Chapter 208: Breakthrough in the Heat of Battle, a Glimmer of Hope

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, within the stone chamber.

Su Chen finally connected all the hints together.

Every time the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes" breaks through six forms, it triggers a tempering of the body by stellar baleful Qi.

This power is incomparably tyrannical, capable even of tearing through the boundary between the Netherworld and the Earth Immortal Realm to cross over.

The twenty-four heavens evolved by the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls are, in essence, the creation of a temporary world independent of the Three Realms.

Since stellar baleful Qi can traverse the boundaries of two realms, theoretically, it can naturally pierce through the blockade of these twenty-four heavens.

And Monkey Brother's "Shifting Stars and Changing Dippers" is likely not a simple movement of stellar positions, but a supreme divine ability capable of communicating with, pulling, and even manipulating the power of the Nine Heavens' stars using himself as a medium!

Therefore, the true meaning of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian's hint is—he must be the one to break through the final form of the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes," triggering the sixth and strongest stellar baleful Qi tempering.

Then, Monkey Brother must use his innate divine ability, "Shifting Stars and Changing Dippers," to amplify this power—already sufficient to tear through space—to the extreme, thereby forcibly opening a gap in the blockade of the twenty-four heavens set up by Ancient Buddha Ran Deng.

As long as the Buddhist sect's blockade is broken, they will certainly not dare to act in full view of everyone to avoid exposing their actions; this is the only glimmer of hope!

"Hoo..."

Su Chen exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his heart settling slightly.

He activated the spatial Dao patterns he had obtained from Yang Mei Daxian on his Hunyuan Jin Dan, sensing that the power sealing the heavens and earth outside had not yet become completely harmonious and stable.

This indicates that Ran Deng, Rulai, and Mile have not yet completely finished their setup; otherwise, with the abilities of three Semi-Sages, they would have acted long ago and would never have given him time to find a way to break the situation.

They want to ensure nothing goes wrong and not leak a single trace of aura, which is precisely what gives Su Chen his final chance.

Time is tight; not a moment can be wasted!

Su Chen flashed, rushing out of the stone chamber, and immediately saw Sun Wukong snoring like thunder on a stone bed not far away.

This newly promoted Great Luo Jinxian was clearly still immersed in the joy of the previous banquet, sleeping soundly, with a silly smile even hanging from the corner of his mouth.

"Monkey Brother, wake up!"

Su Chen took a step forward and reached out to push Sun Wukong.

"Hmm... don't bother me... let Old Sun sleep a while longer..." Sun Wukong turned over and muttered, his monkey fur still emitting a rich scent of alcohol.

"Monkey Brother, stop sleeping! If you keep sleeping, the entire Flower Fruit Mountain will be buried with you!"

Su Chen's voice turned sharp, imbued with magic power, exploding like a thunderclap in Sun Wukong's Primordial Spirit.

"What?!"

Sun Wukong jolted, springing up from the stone bed, the alcohol in his body instantly dissipating completely.

A pair of eyes shot out divine light, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

"Little Brother, what's going on?"

"We've been targeted." Su Chen's expression was solemn, and he spoke at a rapid pace, "The Buddhist sect's Past, Present, and Future Buddhas—that is, Ran Deng, Rulai, and Mile—have already arrived in person outside Flower Fruit Mountain."

"What?!" Sun Wukong was horrified upon hearing this; he was no longer the Monkey King who knew nothing, and he naturally understood the weight of these three arriving together.

But Sun Wukong was a man of immense pride; since the enemy had come to his door, he naturally could not retreat.

At the same time, he had the intention of sacrificing himself alone, so he said to Su Chen: "Little Brother, since they came for Old Sun, Old Sun naturally cannot be a coward. It just so happens that Old Sun has just become a Great Luo and is worrying about not having a decent opponent; I'll use them to see what my current means are!"

Saying this, he pulled out his Ruyi Jingu Bang, intending to rush out of the Water Curtain Cave.

"Monkey Brother, don't be impulsive!" Su Chen pressed him down, "Although they came to deal with you, to prevent the news from leaking, I fear everyone on Flower Fruit Mountain is within their scope of silencing. That Ancient Buddha Ran Deng brought his Innate Magic Treasure, the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and has already sealed the space around the entire Flower Fruit Mountain."

Sun Wukong's movements stalled, the anger on his face turning into shock and suspicion.

He closed his eyes, and his vast Great Luo Jinxian spiritual sense instantly spread out.

Sure enough, in his perception, just as Su Chen said, the space of the entire Flower Fruit Mountain, which was originally closely connected to the Earth Immortal Realm, was now separated by an invisible barrier, becoming an "isolated island" detached from the Earth Immortal Realm.

He could also feel that outside this "isolated island," there were three vast, unfathomable auras, emitting a terrifying pressure that made even him feel palpitations.

Those were the auras of Semi-Sages, and there were three of them!

"What a fine Fomen!" Sun Wukong's teeth gnashed with a clattering sound, and monstrous fury and killing intent erupted from his body.

He finally understood that this was not something that could be solved by him going out to fight and dying alone; this was a must-kill situation set by the Buddhist sect for the entire Flower Fruit Mountain!

To prop up that imposter, the Buddhist sect did not hesitate to mobilize three Semi-Sages to completely erase him and the entire Flower Fruit Mountain from the Three Realms.

"Little Brother, what do we do now?" Sun Wukong forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Su Chen.

If it were only him, he would absolutely not fear; even against three Semi-Sages, he would dare to wield his Ruyi Jingu Bang and fight.

But this time, almost the entire Demon Alliance was on Flower Fruit Mountain, which forced Sun Wukong to restrain himself.

"The only glimmer of hope lies with me, and with you."

Su Chen told Sun Wukong the method to break the situation he had obtained from the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian; naturally, he hid the existence of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian, saying only that it was his own deduction.

After listening, Sun Wukong said to Su Chen: "Little Brother, Old Sun's 'Shifting Stars and Changing Dippers' divine ability is an innate ability, known since birth, but I have never used it. You go ahead and do it; Old Sun will protect you. Even if I have to risk this life, I will never let those three old bald donkeys touch you while you are cultivating!"

"Good!"

Su Chen nodded heavily, saying no more.

He immediately sat cross-legged, took the Return to Ruins Divine Axe from his waist and laid it across his knees, closed his eyes, and instantly sank his mind into his sea of consciousness, visualizing the two innate Dao characters "Pangu" and the True Form Diagram of Pangu on the scroll from which he had comprehended the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes."

At the same time, the previous thirty-five axe forms flashed through his mind like flowing water.

Fierce, tyrannical, harmonious, elegant...

The essence of every form had already been integrated into his marrow.

However, the final form, the thirty-sixth, was always separated by a layer of window paper that could not be pierced.

Su Chen discarded all distracting thoughts, leaving only the two innate Dao characters "Pangu" and the True Form Diagram of Great God Pangu in his mind.

"What kind of intent, what kind of momentum do I need?" Su Chen asked himself in his heart.

At this moment, he recalled the sentence in the general outline of the cultivation technique—"Thirty-six forms, combined into one, can comprehend the true intent of 'Opening the Heavens'."

Opening the Heavens!

He thought of Great God Pangu opening the heavens and the earth; that axe was not for slaughter, not for destruction, but to carve out a new world in the endless chaos!

It was also to provide a glimmer of hope for countless living beings.

Boom! In Su Chen's mind, it was as if a chaotic divine thunder had exploded.

At this moment, Su Chen finally found the intent and momentum belonging to his own "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes."

At the same time, he also comprehended the true essence of the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes," which lies in that "intent of opening the heavens" that moves forward without hesitation, breaks through all obstacles, and carves out a path of life in a desperate situation.

When he fell into such a desperate situation with no hope of survival, when the will to survive in his heart climbed to the peak, when he had to slash out a path of life for himself, for his brothers, and for the living beings of the entire Flower Fruit Mountain...

The true intent of that final form finally opened its doors to him.

Weng—

The Return to Ruins Divine Axe in Su Chen's hand emitted a slight hum, and a wisp of profound aura quietly flowed on the blade. ===== CHAPTER 209 =====