Chapter 434

As long as I obtain it, then return to Flower-Fruit Mountain, I will truly be reborn.

However, at this moment, a red figure suddenly rushed swiftly toward Sun Wukong's root device, apparently intending to seize it from him.

Sun Wukong gave a cold snort, twirled his iron rod in a flourish, and directly flung that red figure away, then grasped his root device in his hand and swallowed it directly.

From then on, the five root devices had returned to Sun Wukong's body; at this moment, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven had already regained seventy percent of his former strength.

"Hmph! You unfilial wretch, if you had honestly stayed put, Old Sun might have let you off, but now Old Sun will properly discipline you on behalf of your father." Sun Wukong landed on the ground, looked at the red figure he had struck down, and said.

This unfilial wretch is truly despicable—Old Ox Brother protected you so well, Old Ox Brother cared for you so much, raising you as his own biological son, yet this is how you repay him?

He knows about Red Boy's matter—this child is not the Bull Demon King's son, not his elder brother's offspring, after all, how could a cow give birth to a yaksha? This matter is actually not Iron Fan Princess's fault, but which man could tolerate his own wife bearing another man's child?

Although it was a surrogate birth, no man can endure such a thing!

"I never expected you, this monkey, to actually have a day of coming back to life—I must admit, I admire you, Sun Wukong.

You are the only one who did not kneel before them, unlike this old fogey, who forever kneels before those people.

If he truly regarded me as his own child, he should have handed over that thing to me, then let me return to Ling Mountain to avenge my kin." Red Boy stood up and spoke.

"You brat, truly loose-tongued—what old fogey, that's your own father; has Old Ox Brother treated you poorly these years? You dare speak like that—watch the blow!" Sun Wukong said nothing more, grabbed his rod, and charged forward.

"You damned brat, what do you know of Old Ox Brother's suffering? With your three-legged cat's skills, even if you obtained Old Sun's root energy and completely transformed into the king of the yaksha clan, what then? The entire yaksha clan was exterminated by Ling Mountain.

For you to go alone—this is not reward, but suicide, and you might even be converted by those old bald donkeys; Old Ox Brother is protecting you, risking his life to shield you.

"You monkey, do you really think I fear you? You are merely my defeated underling." Red Boy also gave a cold snort and said.

Back on the Journey to the West, my Samadhi True Fire roasted Sun Wukong to a crisp.

Now he dares to fight me? Red Boy gave a cold laugh, directly unleashed his Samadhi True Fire, but Sun Wukong seemed to ignore these flames—indeed, they could not harm the monkey in the slightest.

"Now is not the past, you brat—do you really think Old Sun fears fire? Old Sun fears smoke."

Back in Laozi's alchemy furnace, he hid in a Kan position among the Eight Trigrams, where there was no fire, only wind, so he was not refined into a Golden Core, but the smoke produced there smoked his eyes bad, giving him an old blind man's disease.

To the outside world, they said he had cultivated supernatural powers, fiery eyes and golden pupils, but in fact, damn it, it's just an old blind man's disease, belonging to eye ailments—his eyes are actually worse than before.

Since then, Sun Wukong gained a fatal weakness: he does not fear fire, but he fears smoke; a whiff of smoke makes his eyes turn red and tears flow nonstop.

Although this reborn body is not as physically strong as his former self, he has reclaimed the five root devices, plus the life energy of the Great Heavenly God—this body's eyes are no longer what they were before; the old blind man's disease is gone. (This author is not making things up—original Journey to the West never had fiery eyes and golden pupils; Sun Wukong was merely smoked into an old blind man's condition, not gaining a fiery eyes and golden pupils supernatural ability, but rather gaining a fatal weakness.) Seeing Sun Wukong immune to his fire technique, Red Boy was greatly startled, yet still gritted his teeth, grabbed his red-tasseled spear, and charged forward.

They began fighting, but at this moment Sun Wukong appeared completely at ease; after obtaining his five root devices, his strength was now incomparable to before.

"You little brat, after hundreds of years without seeing you, your martial arts have improved somewhat, but still not enough—just based on your three-legged cat's skills!" Sun Wukong's iron rod directly flung Red Boy's spear away, then smashed down on this brat's head.

After just a few exchanges, Red Boy was beaten to a pulp by Sun Wukong; his fiercest Samadhi True Fire could not harm Sun Wukong, and he was simply no match for Sun Wukong.

"How is this possible? You, you clearly feared my fire before—you were smoked so badly your eyes couldn't open—why? Why are you not afraid now?"

"Pah! That old tortoise Laozi, he ruined Old Sun's eyes, but Old Sun has now been reborn and recultivated, so that eye disease is gone." Sun Wukong spoke.

"Hahaha! Ultimately defeated, ultimately defeated—I could never avenge my kin, Sun Wukong, kill me! I have no face to live in this world." Red Boy frantically pounded the ground, face full of regret, and spoke.

At this moment, a sudden gust of wind swept down from the sky; a woman with white hair, wearing a long robe, suddenly appeared, holding a cyan treasure fan in her hand.

"Esteemed deities, please hold your hands—do not kill my child; you have already obtained what you wanted. If you still feel it's not enough, take this treasure fan—I beg you, spare my child's life."

The visitor was none other than the Bull Demon King's wife, Red Boy's mother, Iron Fan Princess.

"Madam, you have come too!"

"Great King! It is I who have failed you."

"Enough, no need for weeping and wailing—Madam, keep your fan for your own use! I will not take this brat's life either." Sun Wukong planted his iron rod into the ground and spoke.

He came to save his elder brother's family, not to bring about his elder brother's family's destruction.

"Cough cough! Hahaha! They just love to see me kneeling, to see all of you kneeling—but I will not comply with their wishes; I absolutely will not kneel before them again." Red Boy staggered to his feet, pressed his fist against his throat, and prepared to end his life.

I have utterly failed to avenge my kin—Sun Wukong has taken back his root devices, I can no longer transform into the Yaksha King, cannot become the Yaksha King—what right do I have to seek revenge?

Sun Wukong, with sharp eyes and quick hands, rushed forward, intercepted Red Boy, grabbed both his wrists, and said: "You brat, why seek death when you're fine? Your parents are still healthy—if you die, who will bury them and care for them in their old age?" Sun Wukong spoke.

"I refuse to be their dog! My father and mother still have to be their dogs—I refuse." Red Boy gave a cold snort and said.

"Hahaha! Your brat's temperament is quite to Old Sun's liking—Old Sun frankly tells you: this time, Old Sun does not intend to kneel before Ling Mountain or the Daoist sect.

This time, upon my rebirth, Old Sun will follow the Great Heavenly God to storm Ling Mountain, storm the Southern Heaven Gate, truly capture that Jade Geezer old man, and the Tathagata Buddha.

If you brat have the guts, just watch Old Sun go cause a great uproar in the heavens once more, cause a great uproar in Ling Mountain once more—don't seek death here." Sun Wukong spoke.

"Are your words true? Sun Wukong, do you truly plan to rebel against the Buddhist gate again? Truly plan to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace again?" Red Boy's originally dead-gray eyes instantly flashed a spark of fire, and he spoke with delighted surprise.

If one could live, who would want to die? It's just that he is desperate—unable to avenge his kin, living has no meaning.

"Younger brother, watch your words! Now that you have barely come back to life, do not seek death again.

You have already freed yourself from the Golden Hoop's control, and gained a new body—as long as you reabsorb your immortal fetus.

Your magic power can even advance further—why seek self-destruction?" The Bull Demon King hurriedly spoke.

"How is it that after hundreds of years, besides yourself, only Sun Wukong has made no progress? You were once besieged to death, and now you still cannot see the situation clearly? Heavenly Court truly wants to destroy you—you have not a single chance!"

"Hahaha! Old Ox Brother is no longer as before—this time, the Buddhist sect dare not think of parting ways with me peacefully.

This time, Old Sun will surely storm the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, storm the Great Thunderclap Temple in the Western Heaven." Sun Wukong spoke.

"You're right, Uncle Sun Wukong—this is the true Great Sage Equal to Heaven I know; take me with you, let me follow you. Even if I die fighting beside you in heaven, it's better than kneeling here before them." Red Boy stood up, looked excitedly at Sun Wukong, and spoke.

At this moment, he felt for the first time a great fondness for a monkey—this monkey is indeed likable.

Much stronger than his father and mother—fearing tigers ahead, wolves behind—what is there to fear? It's just death, after all.

"Great Sage, please be cautious—this matter is not mere talk; my child, the matter of revenge—you must never mention it again; henceforth, just stay honestly in Flaming Mountain, we live as a family—would that not be good?" Iron Fan Princess spoke.

"I think you husband and wife are wrong—whatever choice the child makes is his own life; no matter what, you should let him choose for himself, not make the choice for him." Luode spoke.

As long as you do not let your child walk onto a path of utter ruin, then you should respect your child's choice regarding fate.

Luode finished speaking, then injected a mass of thick fire-element energy and life essence into Red Boy's body.

With the infusion of fire-element gas and life force, Red Boy's body immediately underwent a violent transformation.

His body seemed about to split open, red line-like substances appeared, and the whole person exploded like a bursting volcano.

After the complete explosion, where was that ten-odd-year-old child? In his place stood a figure about two meters tall, with crimson-red skin, a pair of massive demon horns—the Yaksha King.

The legs of the ox type, at this moment, also became similar to human legs, and the skin on the arms turned crimson red, like an evil ghost from hell, the night yaksha tribe, the most warlike among the Western Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions.

This is the true form of Red Boy after reaching adulthood; his previous childlike appearance was merely a deformity.

Although born from Princess Iron Fan's womb, he only possesses the soul of a yaksha prince; though fully developed, his yaksha bloodline is still not strong enough, requiring intense external stimulation to fully awaken.

The condition for awakening before becoming Yaksha King was Sun Wukong's root instrument, but now the fire-source power given by Luode, along with life essence, can also help him awaken.

"Hahaha! This, this is my true power, this is the power of the Yaksha King, I finally have the power to take revenge, I finally have the power to take revenge." Red Boy spoke with a manic laugh.

Seeing this, Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King both turned pale-faced; if Red Boy had remained in his half-yaksha state, they as a couple could still have protected this child.

But now, having completely transformed into a Yaksha King, it signifies the rebirth of the yaksha tribe, and this matter has already touched the bottom line of Buddhism.

"Elder brother and sister-in-law, why worry? This child has grown up; let him go with me to stir up some trouble! You can rest assured, I won't do anything uncertain. This time, the Three Realms will face great upheaval." Sun Wukong spoke.

"Starting a great war in the Three Realms, how many more must die, what's the point of all this suffering?" The Bull Demon King sighed and said.

I have already grown old, completely old, lost the former sharpness.

"If the Bull Demon King is not at ease about his own son's safety, then you come along with me! I will supplement your current state." Luode said, and also infused the Bull Demon King with life primordial force, restoring vitality to his originally emaciated body that had been gradually losing energy.

The principle of life, sometimes truly useful; after becoming a primordial god, Luode's life principle is now no less than that of Azeroth.

Even enhanced by the small universe and chakra, making it stronger, and also possessing primordial god power as nourishment.

"Moo! Moo!" The Bull Demon King's body began undergoing tremendous change; his originally emaciated old-man-like body rapidly filled out, becoming a huge white bull about a thousand zhang tall, letting out a heaven-shaking, earth-shaking roar.

Then gradually returning to original form, becoming a white ox-headed man about three zhang tall, wearing black armor.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Bull Demon King, returns.

"Brother Bull, the Heavenless Great God is among the few great divine beings in the Three Realms, not inferior to Laozi, let alone the Supreme; this time we brothers will join forces to accomplish what we failed to do a thousand years ago—storm the Heavenly Palace and capture the old Jade Emperor." Sun Wukong spoke.

"Worthy brother! Since words have come to this point, I, the elder brother, will accompany you in madness one last time; left or right, it's only death, and I cannot watch my own son go to die, so I will go with you." The Bull Demon King nodded at Sun Wukong and spoke.

Being able to turn one's son into a Yaksha King with a wave of the hand, restore one's original strength, even surpassing one's peak.

Perhaps this time they truly have a chance! "Wukong, and Bull Demon King, you now immediately raise your Great Sage Equal to Heaven banner, then summon all demon clans from under heaven.

Wukong, you first return to Flower-Fruit Mountain, absorb your stone embryo, and completely transform into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!" Luode spoke.

Wukong nodded; after settling the affairs of Flaming Mountain, letting the Bull Demon King begin summoning demon warriors from under heaven, they then went to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Flower-Fruit Mountain remained as it was, but here some turmoil had occurred; countless heavenly soldiers and generals descended with thunder and lightning, seemingly attacking Flower-Fruit Mountain, many monkeys and monkey grandchildren also seemed to have vanished, as if hidden by some people.

"This old monkey feels that my former trappings have all become strange creatures; let them be taken back for me." Sun Wukong coldly snorted.

First summoning his somersault cloud, then defeating the great rhinoceros, the giant deer, and a giant cricket and mantis, retrieving his lifelong trappings.

Some heavenly soldiers and generals along the way were then casually dealt with by Sun Wukong.

Afterwards, the group arrived at the Water Curtain Cave grotto-heaven, where Sun Wukong retrieved his golden-hooped rod.

Looking at Sun Wukong before him, Luode nodded with satisfaction; this is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven in my mind! After collecting these things, Sun Wukong led the group to the mountain peak, where a huge stone egg now sat—this was Sun Wukong's last thing.

But at this moment, a white monkey appeared before the crowd, wearing a Buddhist robe, with a sash fluttering behind him.

"Wukong! I never thought my master would think you wouldn't return, I never thought you really would come back!"

In just a moment, the white-robed monkey before them changed into Tang Sanzang wearing a cassock.

"So it's the master!" Sun Wukong sighed and said.

"Wukong! If you truly still wish to live, put on the gold hoop!" Tang Sanzang said, then produced a new golden tight hoop.

"Hahaha! Master, Old Sun finally managed to take it off; how would I put it back on again?" Sun Wukong coldly snorted, shoved Tang Sanzang aside, threw the hoop in his hand to the ground, then turned and flew toward his own stone embryo.

Jumping into the stone embryo, after Sun Wukong entered, the stone embryo seemed to come alive.

It emitted a thud! thud! thud! heartbeat sound.

Then emitted golden light, directly exploding outward.

A mighty golden-armored monkey stood inside, two golden beams shooting from his eyes, straight to the heavens.

"Hahaha, all gods and buddhas of the sky, listen well, Old Sun has returned! Returned!" Sun Wukong loudly roared, his voice piercing the nine heavens, the entire Lingxiao Palace beginning to tremble. (End of chapter)