Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 350: He’s Still That Demon Monkey!

Hiss...

All those watching Sun Wukong slowly retract the Jingu Bang he had swung out drew a sharp intake of cold breath.

Looking towards the distance, they saw the body of Star Monarch of Warring States smash heavily onto the ground, creating a huge crater, and within the heart of the crater lay the Star Monarch, his face contorted, his facial bones clearly shattered by the Jingu Bang.

Was the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, still the same unruly, lawless monkey from years past?

Could it be that he dealt such a brutal blow to Star Monarch of Warring States?

With a height of only about 1.4 meters and a limp in his walk, Sun Wukong appeared short and thin.

However, with one end of the Jingu Bang resting on his shoulder, Sun Wukong’s eyes were cold as ice as he stepped towards the Star Monarch of Warring States, his appearance somewhat reminiscent of a tattooed hoodlum wielding an iron stick.

"Star Monarch of Warring States, hundreds of years have passed, and you’ve not changed at all. I, Old Sun, still look down on you!"

Cold-eyed and with a limping gait, there was a flippant air about Sun Wukong as he stepped towards the Star Monarch, speaking, "If you have any grievances against me, Old Sun, then come at me. To lay hands on Zixia, don’t you feel ashamed?"

"Sun, Sun Wukong, you..." Rubbing his face and invoking divine power to temporarily mend his nearly shattered bones, the Star Monarch of Warring States, overcome with shock, rage, and fear, looked at Sun Wukong and exclaimed, "You dare assault me without cause? Are you not afraid of the Jade Emperor’s punishment?"

"Without cause!?"

With the Jingu Bang slung over his shoulder, Sun Wukong stepped right in front of the Star Monarch and with barely concealed anger in his eyes, he retorted, "You whipped Zixia, and you call that without cause?"

"Hahaha, she is but a lowly maid, killing her would be nothing; moreover, it was just a whipping. You, nothing but a Stable Attendant, truly belong alongside such lowly maids as friends indeed!" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, the Star Monarch of Warring States let out a loud mocking laugh.

"It’s over..."

Several divine generals under the command of the Star Monarch of Warring States originally thought that since the Great Sage had already struck, he might have calmed down, and after a few words of persuasion, if the Star Monarch apologized, perhaps the Great Sage would actually relent.

But now, hearing the Star Monarch invoke the title of Stable Attendant, those divine generals’ hearts sank. Who didn’t know that the term ’Stable Attendant’ was Sun Wukong’s Achilles’ heel?

Roar!

The words of the Star Monarch transformed the icy coldness in Sun Wukong’s eyes into hatred and anger. From within his diminutive frame, Sun Wukong unleashed a wild and powerful roar. Immediately after, the Jingu Bang was lifted once more and smashed violently toward the Star Monarch.

Seeing Sun Wukong about to attack again, the Star Monarch quickly raised his hand, and a halberd appeared, ready to meet the strike.

Being a Taiyi True Immortal of the Pure Realm, his combat prowess ranked well within the Heavenly Court.

Even if he was no match for Sun Wukong, surely he could hold out for a while.

But filled with murderous rage, Sun Wukong held nothing back in his blows. The Jingu Bang, like a ferocious storm, hammered down on the Star Monarch of Warring States unrelentingly.

Bang, bang, bang!

The Star Monarch raised his halberd to meet the blows of the Jingu Bang. Despite his slender frame, Sun Wukong possessed a strength beyond others’ comprehension.

In a clash of forces, the Star Monarch was forced step by step into retreat, completely overpowered and unable to even lift his head against Sun Wukong. Find more to read at novelbuddy

His palms already split and bleeding, blood flowed from the Star Monarch’s hands, and cracks slowly appeared on his halberd.

Clearly under the force of the Jingu Bang, it would not hold much longer.

"Great Sage, please, contain your anger for a moment!"

Although outsiders lacked the qualification to interfere at this level of combat, seeing an enraged Sun Wukong ready to kill didn’t seem out of the ordinary. Hesitating for a moment, a divine general still stepped forward to intervene.

Yet, without even turning his head, Sun Wukong simply exhaled in the direction of the divine general who had stepped forward to speak.

The divine general, as if struck by a great mountain, was immediately flung away, naturally cutting off whatever he intended to say.

Crack!

Finally, after Sun Wukong had continuously struck with the Jingu Bang forty-nine times, the halberd in the hands of the Star Monarch, already full of cracks, could no longer withstand the mighty and heavy weapon, and it snapped in two.

Simultaneously, the unrelenting Jingu Bang came crashing down onto the top of the Star Monarch’s head.

With a loud thump, the Star Monarch’s head burst open instantly.

"Sun Wukong, you, you can’t kill me, you can’t kill me!" Clutching his bleeding head, the Star Monarch was in a state of shock, fear, and regret as he looked at Sun Wukong.

This monkey, so utterly lawless, was just like he was five hundred years ago—had those five hundred years under the Five Elements Mountain been in vain?

In response to the Star Monarch’s words, Sun Wukong simply grinned, revealing a chilling set of white teeth, and once again, the Jingu Bang smashed down on the Star Monarch’s head, shattering the top of his cranium.

Meanwhile, a lost soul emerged and listlessly made its way down to the Underworld.

Humph!

Once he struck, Sun Wukong showed no mercy whatsoever. After the lost soul entered the Underworld, it was inevitably up to Ksitigarbha to deal with it, and it was impossible for ordinary people to convince Ksitigarbha to turn a blind eye.

Furthermore, to put an end to any such incidents, Sun Wukong raised his Jingu Bang and swept it across.

The Star Monarch of Warring States lay on the ground, his head severed by Sun Wukong’s direct strike, rendering the physical body destroyed. It was believed that even the Supreme Elder Lord’s Soul-Returning Pill would be useless.

This was also the greatest measure to ensure the impossibility of the Star Monarch of Warring States’ resurrection.

"Ah! Great Saint, you, you actually…" Sun Wukong was ruthless enough, but watching him actually kill the Star Monarch of Warring States with a single strike and even destroy the body, the surrounding Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were all shocked as they stared at Sun Wukong.

For a moment, they seemed to see again that same Demon Monkey who dared to attack a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!

Sun Wukong still had the Jingu Bang on his shoulder. Turning his head back, his eyes filled with violent fury as he swept a glance over these Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

In an instant, all these Heavenly Soldiers and Generals changed colors in terror, retreating several steps, and then they dispersed like birds and beasts.

The fearsome reputation of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, left them with no courage to confront him whatsoever!

It’s terrible! The Star Monarch of Warring States is dead! Sun Wukong has killed him!

As these Heavenly Soldiers and Generals dispersed like scattered birds and beasts, naturally, the news spread like a hurricane in all directions.

The various Immortals who heard this news had varied expressions.

In another luxurious palace of the Heavenly Court, a man wearing a purple imperial robe sat quietly on his throne, as if his thoughts were wandering beyond the skies.

Suddenly, a Divine General rushed in, saying, "Great Emperor, I heard that the Jade Emperor’s Star Monarch of Warring States was killed by that monkey, Sun Wukong!"

As one of the Four Imperial Protectors, Emperor Ziwei slightly raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and then gently curved the corners of his lips.

Apparently, the death of a Star Monarch of Warring States didn’t seem to concern him as he said, "This great calamity is not only terrifying for Demons but also the same for Immortals and Buddhas. As for that Rascal Monkey, he is indeed intriguing!"

"Er…" Seeing Emperor Ziwei’s calm demeanor, as if the death of a Star Monarch of Warring States was trivial, the Divine General was taken aback but didn’t dare say anything more.

...

"Oh? The Star Monarch of Warring States was killed?" At this time, inside Doushuai Palace, the Supreme Elder Lord also learned of this news and was surprised for a moment.

Soon after, the Supreme Elder Lord shook his head, appearing unconcerned, and said, "Heavenly calamity might be forgivable, but self-inflicted disaster is not. The great calamity is indeed terrifying. A mere Taiyi True Immortal, lost in confusion, ended up seeking his own death. To perish and have his path annihilated is not surprising, but what is unexpected is that this Rascal Monkey remains unchanged, just like he was five hundred years ago!"

During this conversation, the lid of the Alchemy Furnace in front of the Supreme Elder Lord opened, revealing a new set of exquisitely crafted Mahjong tiles.

"Hmm, I’ve heard that a new game called Legends of the Three Kingdoms has appeared in Flame Cloud Cave, introduced by Xuanzang? When I have time, this old man should take a look," he said.

...

Meanwhile, in the palace of the Great Jade Emperor, today the Great Jade Emperor was playing a strategy game with Empress Qinghua, one of the Four Imperial Protectors, while chatting casually.

"By the way, Empress Qinghua, I’ve heard that some novel items are popular in the Lower Realm now, completely different from chess, called Mahjong, Poker cards, and… Legends of the Three Kingdoms…" the Great Jade Emperor started the conversation, then suddenly paused as if remembering something and continued.

"Yes, I’ve also heard about them. They’re but simple entertainments, nowhere near as profound as chess," said Empress Qinghua, her brow furrowed in thought. After pondering for a moment, she placed a white playing piece on the board and shook her head.

"The profundity of chess is timeless, that is true. However, it appears that the Supreme Elder Lord and Master Zhenyuan are quite interested," said the Great Jade Emperor with a slight smile, picking up another black playing piece.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Empress Qinghua’s eyebrows rose as she said, "Even the Supreme Elder Lord and Master Zhenyuan are interested? It seems there must be something special about it. When I have time, I actually might give it a try!"

"Great Jade Emperor, Great Jade Emperor, something terrible has happened…" Just then, a Heavenly Soldier hurried in, looking anxious, and bowed to the Great Jade Emperor and Empress Qinghua.

The Great Jade Emperor, sovereign of the Three Realms and ruler of the Heavenly Court, and the Four Imperial Protectors, who are four great emperors serving under the Great Jade Emperor and are known as the Four Supports, were there to assist the Great Jade Emperor. Their status was only slightly less than that of the Great Jade Emperor.

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Naturally, they were all beings of esteemed standing.

"Why this panic? What has happened?" Holding the playing piece, the Great Jade Emperor turned his head to look at the Heavenly Soldier who ran in and asked.

"Great Jade Emperor, the Star Monarch of Warring States has been killed by Sun Wukong!" said the Heavenly Soldier hastily.

"Understood, you may leave now," said the Great Jade Emperor with a slight eyebrow raise, gesturing dismissively.

"The great calamity affects all beings across the Three Realms and the Six Paths; no one is exempt. The Star Monarch of Warring States has no one to blame but himself," said Empress Qinghua as the Heavenly Soldier left.

While agreeing with Empress Qinghua’s words, the Great Jade Emperor contemplated for a moment then said, "But that Rascal Monkey was indeed brutal. To think that after five hundred years, he has not changed at all. If we do not discipline him properly, wouldn’t it cause chaos? A stern warning seems necessary!"