Chapter 242

Equal Heaven!

Sun Wukong's roar, like thunder when the Chaos Realm first opened.

The rumbling aftermath, scouring the whole Three Realms.

The newborn Chaos Heavenly Dao, gentle yet overbearing, descends.

It reshapes everything.

Deep in the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor jumps up.

His dragon throne emits a screeching friction sound.

"What's going on!" he roared.

A feeling of unprecedented unfamiliarity surged in his heart.

He felt his connection with the Heavenly Dao, tight to the point of suffocation.

But it seemed as if separated by an invisible membrane.

He is clearly still in the Heavenly Court.

But it feels as if he's in another world.

Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Once splendid and glorious, begins to grow dim.

Immortal energy is no longer so pure.

Every inch of space is filled with the aura of "variables".

The Jade Emperor attempts to mobilize his authority.

He discovers that power still exists.

But it is no longer the only one.

His title of "Heavenly Emperor" is like being diluted.

Like a cup of fine wine, suddenly mixed with turbid river water.

"Damn it!"

He feels the loss of authority.

This feeling of powerlessness makes him shocked and angry.

He tries to seek aid from Hongjun.

But his divine sense reaches out, only touches a deathly silence.

The Zixiao Palace, seems completely isolated.

He was abandoned.

Heavenly Dao, abandoned him!

Meanwhile.

Western Heaven Ling Shan.

The Buddha light of Da Lei Yin Si becomes flickering.

Rulai Buddha, still seated cross-legged on the lotus platform.

But his heart feels like being roasted by fierce fire.

The new Heavenly Dao Law surges into the depths of reincarnation.

Those he regards as bondage, the "Eight Sufferings".

At this moment, they are actually reinterpreted by the new law.

Become an opportunity for "liberation".

"Impossible!"

Rulai lets out a low roar.

He feels his golden body is quietly changing.

No longer an immutable fixed number.

But rather... full of variables.

His Buddhist Dharma is no longer the sole truth.

The countless living beings' thoughts of "Equal Heaven" surge in the law.

That is a yearning for freedom.

That is contempt for bondage.

"Monkey!"

Rulai's gloomy gaze pierces reincarnation.

He feels the impact brought by Sun Wukong.

This monkey actually became the new master of the Heavenly Dao.

He originally thought he was the hunter.

Now it seems he is just a jumping clown.

An unprecedented sense of crisis erupts in his heart.

"All beings of the Three Realms!"

At this very moment.

A mighty, overbearing voice echoes throughout the universe.

That was Sun Wukong's voice.

His words carried the majesty of the chaos that had just begun.

And they were filled with an arrogance that could not be surpassed.

All living beings, whether immortals, mortals, or demons, heard it clearly.

"I, Old Monkey, announce here."

"The days of old are gone!"

"A new era has already begun!"

These words are not a declaration of war.

Yet they shake the heart and soul more than any challenge.

The old gods, as if fallen into an ice cellar.

The newborn world, however, rejoices and leaps with joy.

Sun Wukong did not seek to overthrow anything.

He merely let the Three Realms naturally evolve under the new Heavenly Dao.

"These Three Realms."

His voice carried an inexplicable magnetism.

"No more prisons of fixed fate!"

"Nor any more shackles of destiny!"

"All life shall have the freedom to choose!"

The Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court felt his authority further diluted.

The order he had painstakingly built is now collapsing.

The Haotian Mirror in his hand was covered with a layer of dust.

As if mocking his incompetence.

"Freedom?"

"This monkey, has he gone mad!"

He roared in anger.

Yet he found his voice, in the vast hall, seemed incredibly small.

The Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats of Ling Shan.

Each one felt panic and unease.

Their Buddha-light was fading.

Their karma had become chaotic.

The foundation of their former faith is now crumbling.

Those deeds they considered "good".

Under the new laws, they are no longer the sole "right path".

"Mercy of the Buddha?"

One Arhat muttered to himself.

He suddenly felt that these four words had never been so ironic.

The mortal realm.

Countless living beings lifted their heads to gaze at heaven.

They felt a warm current.

It was the breath of freedom.

The weight pressing on their hearts dissipated.

They could freely choose their own destiny.

This left those mortals accustomed to having their lives arranged feeling bewildered.

"Heaven, has it changed?"

An old farmer set down his hoe and gazed up at the sky in puzzlement.

He did not understand what the Heavenly Dao was.

But he felt the burden on his shoulders lighten.

Sun Wukong stood at the heart of the newborn chaos.

His gaze pierced the Three Realms.

"Old gods."

His voice carried a hint of mockery.

"Feeling bewildered?"

"That is natural."

"Because your worldview has completely collapsed."

"Your former order has long been a stagnant pool!"

He is no longer the monkey once pressed beneath the Five Elements Mountain.

Nor is he the rebellious monkey that caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

He is the new sovereign.

What he intends to do is not destruction.

But creation.

He wishes to give direction to all life.

「Three Realms' living beings. 」

His voice pierced the Chaos Realm.

「The new era has already arrived! 」

「My old Sun's Equal Heaven Path is this new heaven and earth's guide! 」

「Go! 」

He let out an angry shout.

「Go explore the infinite possibilities of that 'variable'! 」

「Go break through the old barriers! 」

「Go become your own 'Heaven'! 」

His words stirred the hearts of every living being.

Countless mortals, demons, and even some low-level immortals.

They felt an impulse.

An impulse to 'strive' and to 'change'.

「This new Three Realms! 」

Sun Wukong's voice finally fell silent.

「No more suppression by the Heavenly Dao! 」

「Only the guidance of Equal Heaven! 」

「All beings can be their own Heaven! 」

This statement was the ultimate verdict against the old order.

It was also the highest praise for the new era.

The will of countless living beings awakened in these words.

Deep Chaos.

Countless world bubbles began to accelerate their evolution.

Each world nurtures infinite possibilities.

Sun Wukong looked toward Yao.

Yao's Illusory Dream Path shone even more brilliantly.

She had now completely merged into this Chaos Realm.

Becoming part of the Equal Heaven Path.

「Hou Ge」

Yao called out softly.

Her eyes were filled with endless joy.

Sun Wukong grinned.

「Now that's presentable! 」

He felt the changes in the Three Realms' living beings.

That was vigorous vitality.

That was the sprouting of freedom.

He knew his Master's sacrifice was worth it.

However.

In this new world brimming with vitality.

A chill of malice surfaced once again.

Deep within Hongjun's Zi Xiao Gong.

Those eyes, filled with hatred, stared fixedly at the edge of the Chaos Realm.

And at the end of the Path of Reincarnation.

The evil Golden Body of the Tathagata also emitted a scarlet light.

He felt the changes in the Three Realms.

A bloodthirsty arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

「A new era? 」

The Tathagata hoarsely whispered.

「New rules? 」

「Good. 」

He rose to his feet.

Countless karmic flames surged behind him.

He looked toward the newborn Chaos Realm.

「Looks like this table has gotten bigger! 」

「And... it's even more delicious! 」

His voice carried an extreme greed.

He lifted his head.

He gazed beyond the Chaos Realm.

Those eyes, more evil than his, seemed to be watching him as well.

A terrifying thought arose in his mind.

An even greater calamity is about to descend.