Chapter 521

The Chaos Demon Ape was born for battle; as long as its battle intent endures, nothing can stop it from fighting on.

Though the Buddha's sutra chant of enlightenment was powerful, he held back, burdened by Gu Ji, and did not unleash his full strength.

And now, Sun Wukong was in a state of mad frenzy, his battle intent earth-shattering and savage beyond measure—impossible for the Buddha to influence easily.

"Sun Wukong, as long as life endures, so must battle! Only by facing death can one be reborn!"

Seeing the overwhelming battle intent and surging rage radiating from Sun Wukong, Luo Fu nodded in satisfaction and offered guidance.

The timing was right; now it depended on whether Sun Wukong could grasp his meaning.

Hearing Luo Fu's guidance, Sun Wukong's eyes once again ignited with boundless battle intent.

Life's breath endures—battle never ceases!

Who is he? He is one of the Four Great Demon Monkeys, he is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!

He was born free; if his future meant only becoming a dog, he would rather die than serve as one.

Fight!

With these thoughts, the savage battle intent radiating from Sun Wukong surged again, and his body began to swell violently.

Creak! Creak! Creak!

Yet now, Sun Wukong was trapped within the Buddha's palm.

The Buddha's giant palm had not yet crushed him—it had merely gripped him, restricting his freedom.

But as Sun Wukong's body swelled again, the space within the giant palm was no longer enough, and it began to crush his form.

Bones groaned under the pressure, blood spurted from every part of his body, staining his golden fur red.

Under the Buddha's crushing palm, every inch Sun Wukong grew brought greater pressure—but instead of pain or fear, he grew even more frenzied.

The energy within him burned wildly, guided by his battle intent.

But Sun Wukong was only at the peak of Tai Yi, two great realms below the Buddha.

When cultivation reaches late stage, even a small realm gap can mean a universe of difference.

As a descendant of the Chaos Demon Ape, Sun Wukong's origin was extraordinary, his combat power astonishing—even a typical early-stage Da Luo Immortal might not match him.

Yet the gap between early-stage Da Luo and the Zun Sheng realm remained vast.

And the Buddha, even among Zun Sheng, stood at the absolute peak.

"No freedom, rather death!"

Sun Wukong roared against the pressure.

No madness, no survival!

If burning energy still couldn't win, then he would wager his life.

With his roar, Sun Wukong's entire body erupted in crimson flames—flames that began to burn his life's essence.

Sun Wukong had been blessed by heaven, born from the stone Nüwa used to mend the sky, and was himself one of the Four Great Demon Monkeys—his origin was extraordinarily rare.

Had he not possessed such an extraordinary origin, he could never have reached the Tai Yi Jin Xian realm in merely decades.

Tai Yi Jin Xian was no ordinary realm; during the Divine War, the famed Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were all only at the Da Luo Jinxian realm.

Those who entered the Chan Sect could not have ordinary origins.

Even so, the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals had cultivated for countless Wushuyuan Societies to reach Da Luo Jinxian.

Yet Sun Wukong reached Tai Yi Jin Xian in less than decades, just one step from Da Luo Jinxian—and he did so in today's Three Realms.

Today's Three Realms, compared to the ancient Honghuang Heaven, were vastly inferior for cultivation.

Thus, the depth of Sun Wukong's origin was terrifying.

As Sun Wukong began burning his life's essence, the power of his extraordinary origin began to manifest.

Crack!