Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 156 The Gate Fire Spreads to the Innocent Fish

Sun Wukong was completely unaware of the dialogues between Ying Long, Ying Tian, and Ao Tian. At this moment, his entire being was fully concentrated on the integration of the Lifeblood Essence and the Chaos Runes on the surface of the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. He had shut down all of his Six Senses; all he saw with his eyes and contemplated in his heart were the ever-changing Chaos Runes.

The Chaos Primordial Force had already gained full recognition from the Chaos Runes, without encountering any rejection, but Sun Wukong was well aware that it was because the enshrouded Lifeblood Essence hadn't yet revealed itself. Once the Lifeblood Essence became exposed, it was uncertain what kind of situation would arise.

Having contacted the Chaos Runes for quite some time, Sun Wukong still hesitated to directly expose his Primordial Essence Blood to the Chaos Runes. Instead, he completely enveloped it in Chaos Primordial Force and let the force sink into the runes.

His plan was to let the entirety of the enveloped Primordial Essence Blood sink into the Chaos Runes first, then gradually dissipate the Chaos Primordial Force, allowing the Lifeblood Essence to reveal itself. Perhaps the rejection and attack within the runes would be much less by then?

Letting the entire mass of Primordial Essence Blood completely sink into the Chaos Runes was a lengthy process. Nonetheless, Sun Wukong was in no hurry. Haste wouldn't bring success; in such a moment, steadiness and meticulousness were required, without room for the slightest negligence.

Three days passed, and the Primordial Essence Blood finally seeped little by little into the Chaos Runes. Sun Wukong took a deep breath, sighing twice, and then his expression became serious again. The next step was crucial—whether the Primordial Essence Blood that had entered the Chaos Runes would be accepted!

Sun Wukong was prepared to withstand the fierce backlash from the Chaos Runes. If the Chaos Runes ultimately failed to accept his Primordial Essence Blood and the rejection was too strong, he was ready at any moment to sever the connection between this essence blood and himself. He would rather lose this mass of essence blood than let himself be implicated.

The outer layer of Chaos Primordial Force slowly scattered, revealing a small opening through which a thread of Primordial Essence Blood flowed out. The remaining essence blood was once again enveloped by Chaos Primordial Force under Sun Wukong's deliberate control. This was the first direct contact the flown Essence Blood had with the Chaos Runes.

Boom!

It was as if thunder had struck from a clear sky, causing the entire mass of Chaos Runes to tremble violently. Streaks of Chaos Divine Thunder raced across its surface, but strangely, these thunders didn't penetrate into the runes. It was as though they were afraid of damaging the runes.

Intense flashes of Thunder Light flickered over the surface of the runes, impressing Ying Long and Ying Tian who were watching from aside.

"Such a strong reaction; it must be rejection, right? I knew it—a mere Demon Monkey couldn't possibly tame the First Divine Armor of our Heavenly Dragon Clan. It's utterly presumptuous!"

He curled his lips in disdain, but Ying Tian kept his thoughts to himself. He remembered Ao Tian's warning; Sun Wukong reacted better to kindness than force, so there was no need to voice his scornful thoughts.

Watching for a while longer, Ying Long and Ying Tian sensed that something was amiss. The Chaos Divine Thunder continued to flash atop the Chaos Runes and the runes kept trembling, but Sun Wukong's expression revealed no change. He remained entirely focused, showing that he hadn't given up yet!

"How odd! The impact of the Chaos Divine Thunder is meant to affect the primordial directly. Even this dragon couldn't endure it, so how is this monkey showing no reaction at all?"

Since Sun Wukong's Primordial Essence Blood had entered the Chaos Runes, logically, if the Chaos Divine Thunder struck it, he should have sustained injuries due to the resonance, but it seemed that Sun Wukong was not affected at all, maintaining his original state. What exactly was going on?

Sun Wukong himself wanted to know what was happening. His thread of Lifeblood Essence had barely made direct contact with the Chaos Runes when they reacted violently, followed by the appearance of the Chaos Divine Thunder. Continue reading at empire

Initially, he had thought that the thunder would penetrate the Chaos Runes and shatter his essence blood to bits, but to his surprise, it was blocked outside the runes, not entering the Chaos Runes at all—a truly incredible thing!

Apart from the Chaos Divine Thunder, the Chaos Runes simply continued to tremble and transform, showing no other signs of rejection. Sun Wukong felt that his thread of Primordial Essence Blood had begun to fuse with the Chaos Runes!

"Old Sun's approach was indeed correct! It seems the Chaos Divine Thunder can only attack externally; it cannot assert its might internally, probably to avoid damaging the Chaos Runes. Ha, I bet correctly!"

His eyes flashed with ecstatic joy. To be honest, he had considered allowing his Primordial Essence Blood to make contact with the Chaos Runes from the outside to test their reaction. But after some thought, he decided to abandon that idea and instead sent his essence blood completely into the runes before making contact.

It proved to be the right decision by Sun Wukong—the fortress was indeed easiest to breach from the inside!

The thread of Primordial Essence Blood that emerged from the protection of the Chaos Primordial Force had completely merged with the Chaos Runes, becoming as one with them. Sun Wukong started to sense an inexplicable and wondrous connection between himself and the Chaos Runes.

However, the feeling was still too faint, indicating that the fused Primordial Essence Blood was too little to allow him full control over the Chaos Runes and hence conquering the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor.

Since the method was correct, there was no need to waste time being so overly cautious. Sun Wukong directly opened the gap in the Chaos Primordial Force shell and completely released the Primordial Essence Blood wrapped inside, allowing it to come into close contact with the Chaos Runes.

Boom!

The entire Chaos Rune suddenly became agitated, much more intense than the previous trembling, causing the entire Chaos Dragon Divine Armor to move from its original floating position. It turned into a chaotic grey light, darting crazily throughout the Origin Space. Chaos Divine Thunder lashed out all over the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor, creating an incredibly terrifying sight!

Boom!

As the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor flew around chaotically, it collided with Sun Wukong's body. The Chaos Divine Thunder, which was in a state of explosion, struck Sun Wukong hard, making him grunt and sending him flying out. His whole body was scorched by the Chaos Divine Thunder, with wisps of smoke rising from the top of his head and his face turning entirely black!

Ying Long, Ying Tian, and others were also affected. As the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor flew around randomly, whoever it hit would be attacked by the Chaos Divine Thunder on it. It was truly a disaster that came without warning, a typical case of the innocent suffering due to others' trouble. Ying Long and Ying Tian hurriedly dodged, while Ao Tian stopped absorbing the Chaos Qi.

His entire Dragon Soul transformed into a streak of red light and dove into the Ancestral Dragon Pearl. The Chaos Dragon Divine Armor seemed to recognize the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, and several times it flew past, barely missing the pearl by a hair's breadth without touching it, and the Chaos Divine Thunder did not attack the pearl.

"Wukong, are you alright?"

The Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, who was originally in the process of absorbing the Chaos Qi to heal his internal injuries, had to pause his absorption and start dodging. He looked at the charred Sun Wukong with a worried face. He had known Sun Wukong for so long and had never seen him in such a wretched state before.

"I, Old Sun, am fine..."

Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and hissed. Saying he was fine was nonsense! The fierce blast of Chaos Divine Thunder just now nearly cooked him!

This was Sun Wukong after all, who had mastered the Eight-Nine Profound Skill, cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body, and already possessed the Chaos Primordial Force, giving him a certain resistance to Chaos Divine Thunder. Had it been anyone else, they would likely have been turned to ashes by that strike.

The Primordial Essence Blood sent into the Chaos Runes was still in the process of fusing with the runes. Sun Wukong had already withdrawn his Divine Sense along with the sent Chaos Primordial Force. How the ball of Primordial Essence Blood would fuse with the Chaos Runes was no longer his concern, he could only leave it to fate.

Right now, dodging the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor's irregular impacts was the most pressing matter.

The destructive power of this Chaos Divine Thunder was truly terrifying, far more frightening than the tribulations of Heavenly Dao, even more so than the punishments of Heavenly Dao. If he were struck by it a couple more times, even with his Diamond Indestructible Body, he would likely be blasted into a heap of scrap metal!

For a time, within the Origin Space, except for Ao Tian who quietly floated inside the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, Sun Wukong, Ying Long, Ying Tian, and the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan were all using their Body Techniques to nervously dodge the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor's unpredictable impacts.

Ying Tian and Mu Chenxuan certainly did not want to experience being struck by Chaos Divine Thunder. Seeing Sun Wukong's charred appearance, they knew it must be incredibly painful.

Sun Wukong didn't want to be hit by another blast of Chaos Divine Thunder either. He didn't even have the time to Cultivate to heal his injuries and could only rely on his body's innate Self-healing Ability. At this rate, it seemed it would take some time to fully recover.

"Faster! Even faster!"

After dodging for a while and seemingly getting used to this kind of avoidance, Sun Wukong's expression relaxed a bit. Although he had retracted his Divine Sense, he could still sense the state of his Primordial Essence Blood within the Chaos Runes. After full contact, his ball of Primordial Essence Blood was rapidly fusing into the Chaos Runes at an astonishing speed.

He estimated that in about half a day's time, it would be completely fused, and then he could finally claim the First Divine Armor of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor!

While Sun Wukong was dodging the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor's erratic impacts in the Origin Space, waiting for the complete fusion of Primordial Essence Blood and the Chaos Runes, the great battle outside Flower-Fruit Mountain had also reached an intense climax.