Chapter 241
「Equal Heaven! 」
When these two words, wrapped with Sun Wukong's overbearing, unmatched will,
Like the first syllable of creation, it exploded with a boom in this newborn Chaos Realm.
Outside the Three Realms, the eternally unchanging, eternally silent Zi Xiao Gong violently trembled!
It was not an external attack.
Nor was it an energy impact.
That tremor originated from the deepest part of the Zi Xiao Gong, from the figure that had merged with the old Heavenly Dao!
Seated cross-legged on the mat, Hóngjūn Dàozǔ's eyes, which seemed to have seen through countless ages,
his eternally still, ancient-well eyes suddenly snapped open without warning!
In his eyes, the former indifference and majesty were gone.
Replacing them was an extreme, even terrifying shock!
「Pfft! 」
A mouthful of purple-gold blood containing the Primordial Source of the Heavenly Dao spurted out without warning, splattering the ground before him.
Each drop contained the ultimate truth of a small world's birth and death, but now it looked like mortal's filthy blood, miserable.
Hongjun did not wipe the blood from his mouth.
He merely pressed hard on his chest, his eternally unchanging visage twisting completely for the first time from the pain.
He felt it.
He felt it with crystal clarity!
The pure, icy, flawless "Heavenly Dao Primordial Source" that he had merged with, controlled, and taken pride in, was being contaminated!
A wild, chaotic, life-filled thing was madly surging into his Dao core in an unstoppable manner!
That feeling was like a cup of water purified to the extreme, suddenly poured into a large barrel of scalding, spicy liquor still carrying sand and grit!
The entire Heavenly Dao Primordial Source was being rapidly "diluted" by this external force!
He was no longer pure!
「No! 」
Hongjun let out a suppressed low growl, immediately mobilizing his will to try to expel this "impurity" from his origin!
He is the embodiment of order!
He is the wielder of the Fixed Number!
He absolutely will not allow any "variable" to taint his Dao!
However, the moment his will touched that "impurity," his whole body was struck as if by lightning, trembling violently!
Useless!
Completely useless!
His "order" laws, like snow meeting scorching sun, before that violent "variable" will,
not only failed to expel it, but were instead eroded in reverse!
He could "see" that each of his order laws, like precise chains, was being forcibly branded with a rebellious mark!
The "compliance" law was rewritten as "resistance"!
The "Silent Extinction" law was twisted into "rebirth"!
The "fate" law was even more directly smashed to pieces by a tyrannical force!
This is digging up his roots!
This is trying to take his life!
「Who! Who exactly! 」
Hongjun's eyes turned blood-red as he frantically drove his divine sense, deducing heavenly secrets, trying to find the source of this anomaly!
But the once crystal-clear river of fate had now become a pitch-black chaos where one could not see their hand in front of their face!
Nothing can be seen!
Nothing can be calculated!
「No! 」
「Wrong! 」
In that endless chaos, it is not that there is nothing.
There, there is a figure.
A figure wielding a bar, grinning, silently sneering at him… Sun Wukong!
That figure was so clear, so glaring!
It seemed that in this brand-new chaos, he alone was the only reality!
And he, Hongjun, together with the old Heavenly Dao he upheld, had become an illusory backdrop!
「Sun! Wukong! 」
The moment he saw that face, an unprecedented shame and anger, like a volcano pressurized for eons, erupted!
Hóngjūn Dàozǔ's angry and desperate roar, for the first time, echoed throughout the Zi Xiao Gong!
「You dare! 」
「You dare to reshape the Heavenly Dao! 」
He had not failed to consider that Sun Wukong would become stronger.
He had even calculated that this monkey might break the balance of the Three Realms.
But he never imagined!
He never imagined even in his dreams!
He never imagined even in his dreams!
This monkey didn't come to overthrow his rule, nor to smash his Heavenly Court!
This monkey didn't come to overthrow his rule, nor to smash his Heavenly Court!
He just flipped the table!
He simply flipped the table! Or "He directly overturned the table!" We'll say: He simply flipped the table!
He himself, starting from scratch, forged a new "Heavenly Way"!
He himself, starting anew, created a new "Heavenly Dao"! Use Heavenly Dao from glossary. So: He himself, starting from scratch, created a new "Heavenly Dao"!
An entity with "Equal Heaven" as its core and "variables" as its foundation, a thoroughgoing monster!
An entity with "Equal Heaven" as its core and "variables" as its foundation, a thoroughgoing monster!
With his furious roar, a stronger sense of weakness welled up in his chest.
Accompanied by his furious roar, a stronger sense of weakness surged into his heart. Use "weakness". So: Accompanied by his furious roar, a stronger sense of weakness surged into his heart.
He could feel the countless karma threads linking him to all beings in the Three Realms being cut away in swaths by an invisible force.
He could feel that the countless threads of karma linking him to all beings of the Three Realms were being sliced apart in swaths by an invisible force. Use Three Realms from glossary. So: He could feel that the countless threads of karma linking him to all beings of the Three Realms were being sliced apart in swaths by an invisible force.
The heavenly officials could no longer feel the blessing of heavenly might.
The celestial officials of the Heavenly Court could no longer feel the support of heavenly might. Use Heavenly Court. So: The celestial officials of the Heavenly Court could no longer feel the support of heavenly might.
The Buddhas of Ling Mountain could no longer pilfer mortal incense.
The Buddha of Ling Shan could no longer steal the incense of mortals. Use Ling Shan from glossary, Mortals from glossary. So: The Buddha of Ling Shan could no longer steal the incense of mortals.
Even the emperor of the mortal realm could no longer call himself the "Son of Heaven".
Even the emperor of the mortal realm could no longer call himself the "Son of Heaven".
His authority!
His authority! So: His authority!
After governing countless eons, the supreme authority he had firmly held was being violently seized by an invisible hand.
He had governed countless Yuan Assemblies, firmly holding supreme authority in his grasp, now being violently snatched away by an invisible great hand. Use Yuan Assembly from glossary. So: He had governed countless Yuan Assemblies, firmly holding supreme authority in his grasp, now being violently snatched away by an invisible great hand.
"Beast! You're seeking death!"
"Beast! You're seeking death!"
Hongjun could no longer tolerate it.
Hongjun could no longer bear it. Use Hongjun from glossary. So: Hongjun could no longer bear it.
He sprang to his feet, right hand fingers together like a sword, drawing upon all remaining power of the old Heavenly Way.
He suddenly rose to his feet, right hand fingers together like a sword, mobilizing all remaining power of the old Heavenly Dao. Use Heavenly Dao. So: He suddenly rose to his feet, right hand fingers together like a sword, mobilizing all remaining power of the old Heavenly Dao.
It gathered at his fingertips, transforming into a ray of Silent Extinction divine light capable of obliterating a Saint, about to viciously stab toward the source of that Chaos.
It gathered at his fingertips, transforming into a ray of Silent Extinction divine light capable of obliterating a Saint, about to viciously stab toward the source of that Chaos.
He intended to destroy the newly born Equal Heaven Chaos.
He intended to destroy that newly born "Equal Heaven" Chaos! Use Equal Heaven. So: He intended to destroy that newly born "Equal Heaven" Chaos!
He wanted to make that ignorant monkey know what true heavenly might is!
He wanted to make that ignorant monkey know what true heavenly might is!
But just as he was about to strike.
However, at the very moment he was about to strike. So: However, at the very moment he was about to strike.
A soundless, boundless power silently appeared within the Purple Dawn Palace, lightly pressing against his arm.
A soundless, boundless power silently appeared within the Purple Dawn Palace, lightly pressing against his arm.
That power had no form.
That power had no form. So: That power had no form.
It is "Nothing".
It is "Nothing".
It is "Emptiness".
It is "Emptiness". So: It is "Emptiness".
It is Bodhi Patriarch's singular, unique… the "Void" Great Dao!
It is Bodhi Patriarch's singular, unique… the "Void" Great Dao!
Hongjun's strike, which had gathered the last dignity of the old Heavenly Way, couldn't even raise a ripple before this power and was dissolved into nothingness.
Hongjun's strike, which had gathered the last vestiges of the old Heavenly Dao's dignity, couldn't even raise a ripple before this power, and was dissolved into nothing. Use Heavenly Dao. So: Hongjun's strike, which had gathered the last vestiges of the old Heavenly Dao's dignity, couldn't even raise a ripple before this power, and was dissolved into nothing.
"Bodhi!"
"Bodhi!" Use Bodhi from glossary. So: "Bodhi!"
Hongjun's body stiffened, the madness in his eyes fading, replaced by a bone-deep chill.
Hongjun's body stiffened; the madness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a bone-deep chill. Use Hongjun. So: Hongjun's body stiffened; the madness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a bone-deep chill.
"You're dead, yet you dare to stand in my way!"
"You're dead, yet you dare to block me!" So: "You're dead, yet you dare to block me!"
The Void power offered no answer.
The Void power gave no answer. Use Void. So: The Void power gave no answer.
It simply existed silently, like an impassable heavenly chasm separating the Purple Dawn Palace from the newborn Chaos.
It merely existed silently, like an impassable heavenly moat separating the Purple Dawn Palace from that newly born Chaos. Use Purple Dawn Palace (translated), Chaos. So: It merely existed silently, like an impassable heavenly moat separating the Purple Dawn Palace from that newly born Chaos.
It seemed to be telling Hongjun a cruel fact in the calmest way.
It seemed to be telling Hongjun a cruel fact in the most tranquil way. Use Hongjun. So: It seemed to be telling Hongjun a cruel fact in the most tranquil way.
That board is no longer yours.
That game board is no longer yours. So: That game board is no longer yours.
Hongjun slowly lowered his arm, the violent aura about him gradually subsiding.
Hongjun slowly lowered his arm, and the violent aura on his body gradually subsided. Use Hongjun. So: Hongjun slowly lowered his arm, and the violent aura on his body gradually subsided.
He understood.
He understood. So: He understood.
He understood completely.
He understood completely. So: He understood completely.
Sun Wukong was never merely an accidentally born pawn.
Sun Wukong was never just an accidentally born pawn. Use Sun Wukong from glossary. So: Sun Wukong was never just an accidentally born pawn.
He is a warhammer forged by Bodhi Patriarch after exhausting everything, capable of shattering the entire board.
He is a hammer forged by Bodhi, having exhausted all, meticulously crafted, capable of shattering the whole game board… Use Bodhi from glossary. So: He is a hammer forged by Bodhi, having exhausted all, meticulously crafted, capable of shattering the whole game board…
He had lost.
I have lost. So: I have lost.
He suffered a crushing defeat.
Lost utterly defeated. So: Lost utterly defeated.
His own Heavenly Way chessboard, which he had overseen for eons and believed flawless,
My Heavenly Dao game, which I have operated for eons, believing it to be flawless, Use Heavenly Dao. So: My Heavenly Dao game, which I have operated for eons, believing it to be flawless,
was completely overturned by a monkey and a dissipated soul joining forces!
has been completely overturned by a monkey and a dissipated spirit joining forces! So: has been completely overturned by a monkey and a dissipated spirit joining forces!
Endless resentment, like a poisonous snake, gnawed at his resolve.
Endless resentment, like a poisonous snake, gnaws at his Dao heart. Use Dao Heart from glossary. So: Endless resentment, like a poisonous snake, gnaws at his Dao heart.
He slowly sat back down on the mat.
He slowly sat back down on the futon. So: He slowly sat back down on the futon.
Within the Purple Dawn Palace, deathly silence returned once more.
Within the Purple Dawn Palace, a deathlike silence returned once more. Use Purple Dawn Palace. So: Within the Purple Dawn Palace, a deathlike silence returned once more.
He knew he had completely lost the initiative.
He knows he has completely lost the initiative. So: He knows he has completely lost the initiative.
That monkey had grown into a being he must look up to.
That monkey has grown into an existence he must look up to. So: That monkey has grown into an existence he must look up to.
But this does not mean the end.
But this does not mean the end. So: But this does not mean the end.
Quite the opposite.
Quite the opposite. So: Quite the opposite.
This is merely a new beginning.
This is merely a new beginning. So: This is merely a new beginning.
In the depths of Hongjun's eyes, which had returned to deathly stillness, a flicker of coldness and madness colder and crazier than before flashed silently.
In the depths of Hongjun's eyes, which had returned to Deathly Silence, a flicker of coldness and madness colder and crazier than before flashed silently.
Since he can no longer be the player...
Since he can no longer be the player… So: Since he can no longer be the player…
Then let's simply turn the entire Three Realms, together with that newborn Chaos, into an even more chaotic, blood-soaked... new chessboard!
Then let's simply turn the entire Three Realms, together with that newly born Chaos, into an even more chaotic, bloodier… new game board! Use Three Realms, Chaos. So: Then let's simply turn the entire Three Realms, together with that newly born Chaos, into an even more chaotic, bloodier… new game board!
His gaze seemed to pierce endless spacetime, passing over that newly rejoicing Chaos.
His gaze seemed to pierce through endless spacetime, passing over that newly born Chaos now reveling in joy. So: His gaze seemed to pierce through endless spacetime, passing over that newly born Chaos now reveling in joy.
Precisely, it headed toward the foul depths of the path of reincarnation.
Precisely, it fell toward the foul end of the path of reincarnation. So: Precisely, it fell toward the foul end of the path of reincarnation.
There, a pair of greedy, evil eyes, brimming with violent and destructive desire, also gazed toward him from afar.
There, a pair of greedy, evil eyes, filled with violent and destructive desire, also gazed afar toward this side. So: There, a pair of greedy, evil eyes, filled with violent and destructive desire, also gazed afar toward this side.
On Hongjun's face, a strange and sinister grin slowly formed.
On Hongjun's face, a strange and ferocious arc slowly spread. Use Hongjun. So: On Hongjun's face, a strange and ferocious arc slowly spread.
He whispered to the void in a voice only he could hear.
He whispered to the void, using only a voice he himself could hear. So: He whispered to the void, using only a voice he himself could hear.
"Do you want to overturn his table?"
"Do you want to overturn his table?" So: "Do you want to overturn his table?"
"What a coincidence."
"Quite a coincidence." So: "Quite a coincidence."
I... also want!
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