Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 335 - : Refining the Donghuang Bell (Second Update)

Chapter 335: Chapter 335: Refining the Donghuang Bell (Second Update)

“Eh? There are actually other Saintly Seals from powerful saints! But why are they in a sealed state? No matter, I won’t trouble you twice with the same matter, I shall activate them for you as well. Absorbing these two Dao Seals should be of great benefit to your future path to enlightenment!”

The last of Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s words echoed in Sun Wukong’s mind, then Sun Wukong felt as if something within him suddenly exploded, plunging him into a state of unconscious chaos, oblivious to his surroundings.

Above the Cold Pond, Sun Wukong had been submerged for nearly half a month without any activity, as if he had vanished, and even those who always believed in him, such as Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and a few others, were beginning to panic.

“Duanmu Bai, is there really a Donghuang Bell at the bottom of this pond?”

Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan looked at Duanmu Bai with a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes. If the Donghuang Bell was truly in the Cold Pond, then given so many days had passed, it should have already been retrieved by Sun Wukong. Why was there no sound or movement?

“My lord, it is absolutely true. I personally saw my mother submerge the Donghuang Bell at the bottom of this pond!”

Duanmu Bai hurriedly assured with an oath, actually also perplexed in his heart. The Donghuang Bell was submerged into the lake by his mother right in front of him, and logically, with Sun Wukong’s cultivation strength, he should have already taken the Donghuang Bell out of the pond by now. Why had there been no news for so many years?

Could there be something peculiar at the bottom of the pond? But that seemed unlikely. With Sun Wukong’s strength, even a Demon Lord could be easily crushed by him. Even if there was something peculiar at the bottom, it shouldn’t have been difficult for him to overcome!

“Then it’s strange, why has Brother Wukong been delayed at the bottom of this pond for so long?”

Furrowing his brows, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan said.

“How about I go down and take a look, to find out where the boss has gone!”

The Six-Eared Macaque spoke and was about to jump into the Cold Pond, when suddenly a divine light soared up from the pond. An ancient bell, inscribed with countless Great Dao Runes, rose from the bottom, the Divine Light being released from the bell, covering the entire Dragon Abyss City, startling everyone.

“The appearance of the Nine-colored Divine Light ensures a rare treasure is born, and it’s right in the city. Hurry, let’s go see!”

“The Divine Light is coming from the direction of the Cold Pond. A treasure must have emerged from within!”

“The Duanmu Clan had previously cordoned off the Cold Pond. They must know there’s a treasure in it!”

“A treasure belongs to the virtuous. What about the Duanmu Clan? If they want to monopolize it, they’ll have to see if everyone agrees. Let’s go, let’s see for ourselves, and make the Duanmu Clan cough up the treasure!”

The Divine Light alerted everyone in Dragon Abyss City. The lure of treasure stirred the hearts of many, with individuals from the Demon Race unable to suppress their greed, rushing towards the direction of the Cold Pond, wanting to have a share of the spoils.

Listening to the converging footsteps from all sides, Duanmu Bai’s brow furrowed. A treasure like the Donghuang Bell was not something these insignificant figures could touch. Daring to join the fray was to utterly disregard the Duanmu Clan!

With a cold snort, Duanmu Bai formed a hand seal, and a beam of light shot towards the sky, appearing extremely dazzling even under the Nine-colored Divine Light. This was a signal exclusive to Duanmu Bai. Duanmu Qi had a protector, and he, Duanmu Bai, as the second son of the Duanmu Clan certainly had his as well—after all, Dragon Abyss City belonged to him. To covet the Donghuang Bell within his domain was sheer folly!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

As Duanmu Bai sent out the signal, sounds of swift movement came from all directions, as the elite guards of the Duanmu Clan appeared around the Cold Pond, kneeling on one knee towards Duanmu Bai, and said in unison, “Second Young Master!”

“Seal the courtyard of the Cold Pond. No one is allowed to enter! Those who dare to intrude shall be executed without mercy!”

“As you command!”

The elite guards took their orders and quickly sealed off the courtyard surrounding the Cold Pond. Before long, Demon Race experts attracted by the Divine Light also arrived outside the Cold Pond Courtyard.

“The Second Young Master has given the order, no one is to enter the courtyard. Violators will be killed without mercy!”

Facing a group of Demon Race experts, the elite guards of the Duanmu Clan showed no change in expression, only a cold severity on their faces as they swept a chilly gaze over the crowd and spoke, weapons drawn and in hand.

“Isn’t the Duanmu Clan a bit too overbearing?”

“Exactly! When a treasure emerges, it should belong to whoever is destined for it. Why should only people from the Duanmu Clan be allowed to go in?”

“Don’t let them scare us, let’s charge in! I don’t believe they can kill so many of us!”

The Demon Race experts’ footsteps halted in unison for a moment, followed by several provocative voices rising from the crowd. The Demon Race experts, originally intimidated by Duanmu Bai’s merciless order, regained their courage and rushed towards the courtyard, shouting all the way.

“Kill them!”

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the elite guards from the Duanmu Clan. Without the slightest hesitation, they swung their weapons and attacked the charging Demon Race experts. Blood splattered, screams filled the air, and these elite guards showed no mercy, striking lethal blows. The Demon Race strongmen who had attacked the courtyard quickly lay on the ground, none of them making it inside. Those remaining were petrified, stopping in their tracks and looking at the Duanmu Clan’s elite guards with eyes filled with fear, for they never expected the guards to truly be so ruthless!

Inside the courtyard, by the Cold Pond, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan watched Duanmu Bai with some surprise, nodding inwardly. The young man was indeed decisive and bold in killing. It seemed that taking him under his wing had been the right move, as he had potential!

Above the Cold Pond, the figure of Wukong emerged from the Donghuang Bell. He sat cross-legged in mid-air while the Donghuang Bell spun slowly above his head, releasing streams of Divine Light that infused into Wukong’s body. Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and others’ eyes lit up—this was a sign that the Spiritual Treasure was acknowledging its master, and Wukong was refining the Donghuang Bell!

“The Great Saint is truly formidable!”

Compared to the others, Duanmu Bai was particularly shocked. He had not expected Wukong to actually be able to claim the Donghuang Bell!

After the Donghuang Bell fell into the Demonic Realm, it had passed through the hands of many experts of the Demon Race, including some who were exceptionally brilliant. Yet, not one person had successfully refined and claimed the Donghuang Bell. At most, they could only borrow a hint of its power, and even Liushui Siqi, Duanmu Bai’s mother, failed to do so. Therefore, she sunk it in the Cold Pond in the hopes that the chilly aura of the pond would suppress the Artifact Spirit of the Donghuang Bell, allowing Duanmu Bai to refine and absorb it one day.

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Duanmu Bai originally cast out the Donghuang Bell for two reasons: one was to save his own life, and the second was that, in his view, although Wukong was powerful, it should have been improbable for him to refine and make the Donghuang Bell his own. When Wukong failed, the bell would still be his, and Wukong couldn’t blame him for it. Unexpectedly, Wukong did indeed refine and absorbed the Donghuang Bell, and so thoroughly at that. The Divine Light within the Donghuang Bell was even reacting to Wukong, giving feedback—that was the rhythm of it being refined into a personal Innate Spiritual Treasure!

Indeed, the Donghuang Bell was being refined into Wukong’s own Innate Spiritual Treasure. With the teachings of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Artifact Spirit of the Donghuang Bell had fully accepted Wukong without any resistance. The Divine Light flowing from the Donghuang Bell into Wukong was the combination of a strand of Saint Hand Seal left by Eastern Emperor Taiyi within the Donghuang Bell and the bell itself. Currently, Divine Sense was entirely within a domain of Chaos, not making any deliberate effort to refine and absorb, yet the Donghuang Bell was like autonomously refining itself into Wukong’s personal Innate Spiritual Treasure.

None of these details were noticed by Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and the others. Otherwise, their reaction would have been more than just shock!

Three days later.

“Strange, Brother Wukong’s refinement is taking exceptionally long!”

Initially thinking that Wukong would quickly refine the Donghuang Bell, the appearance of the bell had now been three days earlier, and both the Donghuang Bell and Wukong still remained as they first appeared. The Divine Light was still continuously emanating from the Donghuang Bell into Wukong’s body without any sign of stopping, and Wukong himself was likewise seated cross-legged with closed eyes, exuding an arcane and profound aura with no sign of cessation. Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan couldn’t help feeling anxious.

“Indeed, it’s taking longer than usual. Even if the Donghuang Bell is a Superb Innate Spiritual Treasure, it doesn’t seem like it should take so long to refine, right?”

The Six-Eared Macaque also frowned in surprise. He had used his Divine Sense to probe the situation with Wukong and the Donghuang Bell but did not receive any useful information. It seemed as if a powerful barrier was blocking his probing, a situation he had never encountered before.

“This is not good! If we keep delaying like this, more and more experts will gather, and I’m afraid my guards won’t be able to hold them off!”

Duanmu Bai frowned, looking up at the sky-piercing Divine Light emanating from the Donghuang Bell. This Divine Light had already lasted for three whole days. Initially, the Demon Race experts from Dragon Abyss City were alerted. Gradually, demons from other nearby cities also noticed the Divine Light above Dragon Abyss City, and people began to arrive one after another. If this continued, formidable experts were bound to appear, and Duanmu Bai’s elite guards from the Duanmu Clan would not be enough to fend off those desperate Demon Race experts.

Furthermore, Duanmu Bai was worried about something else—if word of this got to his father Duanmu Ci, the Family Head, that would be trouble.

While the other Demon Race experts could be held back by his guards from getting near the Cold Pond, what if Duanmu Ci, the Family Head of the Duanmu Clan, came personally? Who among those guards would dare to stop him? If it really came to that, the secret of his mother’s possession of the Donghuang Bell would be exposed!

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