Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 396 - 385: When the Fake is Real, the Real is Also Fake

At the same time, Sun Wukong had also come to understand why the little monkey had persistently advised him to give up on this trial. It wasn’t merely because an insider from the Netherworld World had emerged among the participants; the main reason was that the little monkey knew that most of those who took part in the Patrolling Celestial World trial would die there. Each faction had thirty-six people, which meant that there were a total of three hundred and sixty participants from the ten factions. Those who could leave alive in the end would probably not exceed one-third of the number, or even less. That’s why the little monkey kept urging Sun Wukong to follow him and planned to take Wukong back to the Pangu Realm when the time came.

Furthermore, Sun Wukong had become seriously suspicious of the existence of an undercover agent in the Netherworld World. Everyone had only suspicions and no concrete evidence, and even Zhibei, who proposed the idea, was merely speculating. If there truly was an undercover agent among them, could it really be that no one noticed anything at all? As the saying goes, one cannot walk by the river without getting his shoes wet – no matter how perfectly an undercover agent disguises himself, there will always be a moment when flaws are exposed.

Originally, Sun Wukong was doubtful; if even Zhibei’s divination could not reveal it, there were only two possibilities. Either the undercover had used a powerful magic artifact to shield his connection with the Heavenly Dao and fate, or there simply was no undercover, and everyone was just scaring themselves. Later, Zhibei secretly told Sun Wukong that he suspected someone had used a magic artifact to conceal their connection with fate and the Heavenly Dao. If that were true, then there would be no result when one performed the divination.

With this clue, Zhibei, after paying a certain price, conducted a secret divination on everyone from the Netherworld World, the Canglan River Realm, and the Myriad Gods Hall, and the result was that everyone could be divined. Thinking further, explicitly stating that there was an undercover in the Netherworld World seemed to be something only the little monkey ever mentioned, and he didn’t bring it up in front of everyone but only when he was alone with Sun Wukong.

The little monkey had also always been hinting to Sun Wukong, both overtly and covertly, about the existence of an undercover agent in the Netherworld World. Now, combining the little monkey’s identity with his motivation for not wanting Sun Wukong to continue participating in the Patrolling Celestial World trial, it seemed that the so-called undercover agent in the Patrolling Celestial World was more likely a ploy by the little monkey to persuade Sun Wukong to give up the trial. Although Sun Wukong had come to realize all this, he just couldn’t muster any hatred or even a trace of anger towards the little monkey.

Because the little monkey’s actions all had the same starting point: to save Sun Wukong’s life. Whether through deception or concealment, the little monkey did it all in the hopes of not letting Sun Wukong go to his death. In a battle where it was known that many would die, how could the little monkey bear to watch Sun Wukong charging to the forefront?

Wukong’s own level of commitment to the trial also greatly affected the little monkey’s plans. Initially, the little monkey was supposed to secretly observe the deadly struggle between the ten factions in this trial; if the number of souls collected was sufficient, the trial would be stopped. If the trial was about to end and there were not enough souls, then he would control the ferocious beasts to slaughter those participating in the trial. Sun Wukong’s participation forced the little monkey to personally join the trial.

Moreover, in order not to let everyone be aware of his purpose and to protect Sun Wukong’s safety, the little monkey had no choice but to change his plan, from the original intention of watching both sides suffer greatly to annihilating all of Myriad Demons and the beings of the Ancient Primordial World. Of course, if the souls of the people from those three forces were not enough, the little monkey wouldn’t mind letting Genesis Divine Nation’s Fangcun Spirit Realm or Myriad Gods Hall and Canglan River Realm make up the difference.

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This was also the truth that the little monkey did not want Sun Wukong to know and understand. But now, he could no longer continue to hide it. The emergence of Sun Wukong’s Heaven and Earth Dao Eye was truly beyond the little monkey’s expectations. After another moment of silence, Sun Wukong spoke with a somewhat heavy voice, "Your real identity is not just the Realm Spirit of the Patrolling Celestial World, right? Or, to put it another way, the Realm Spirit of the Patrolling Celestial World is just one of your identities? And you are not really the Through-back Ape?" Find exclusive stories on novelbuddy

This time, the little monkey’s face instantly turned pale, devoid of any color, and several times he wanted to open his mouth to say something, but in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything. Sun Wukong did not continue to question him; instead, he just kept staring at the little monkey, as if trying to read something from his expression.

"Actually, that’s not quite right. I am the Through-back Ape, your good brother, the Through-back Ape who grew up with you in Flower Fruit Mountain from childhood," Sun Wukong suddenly laughed with a laugh that came without warning. "Let me put it this way, the four great spiritual monkeys of Pangu Realm, no matter how talented they are, ultimately belong to a minor world, and without any accidents or special circumstances, cultivating to the level of Half-step Great Path or the Peak of the Great Path should be their limit. Apart from truly exceptional geniuses like the lords of the Demon Clan, Di Jun, and Donghuang Taiyi, or someone like Pangu the Great God who does not belong to that minor world, it is impossible to break through that shackle. And among the four of us, although I do not know where the Six-Eared Macaque is now or what level he has reached, I am certain that he must have also been to the previous Netherworld World, meaning at least he has already become a Dao Patterns-level powerhouse. And I, possessing the World Suppressing Stele and other divine objects, combined with the characteristic of having no cultivation realm restrictions in the Netherworld World, have reached this point, for with the body from Pangu Realm, I could never have become a Supreme powerhouse. The same applies to you, your power right now, is your biggest flaw."

Although Sun Wukong’s words were not very clear and also had some gaps, when the little monkey listened, each sentence struck his chest like a sledgehammer, causing his shock to reach an overwhelming level. When Sun Wukong finished speaking, the little monkey did not utter any words to refute him, but his eyes revealed a faint sadness.

Without waiting for the little monkey to say anything, Sun Wukong continued, "Although I do not know what happened to you or why you have become what you are now, there is one thing that I am sure of, and that is that maybe you are no longer the original Through-back Ape, but you still regard me as a brother. Of that, I am very sure, and that’s why I believed you so readily. Whatever you have been doing, perhaps you have your own difficulties or reasons, but you have always been considering my welfare. I, Sun Wukong, am no saint, but I can still discern who has been good to me. So, I’m not going to say whether what you are doing is right or wrong. I just want to say, if you really regard me as a brother, then lay it all out for me, let’s shoulder it together as brothers."

Sun Wukong’s words rang out decisively, every word coming from the deepest part of his heart. The sadness in the little monkey’s eyes had already been replaced by comfort. Yes, everything he had done, wasn’t it all for Sun Wukong? If it weren’t for Sun Wukong, why would the life and death of the Netherworld World matter to him? He initially thought that after Sun Wukong realized his true identity, they would at least part ways; because in fact, or in a certain sense, he truly was not the Through-back Ape!