Chapter 41 - 36: Clan Leader of the Aquatic Tribe
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It was unknown how much time had passed when Sun Wukong finally awoke from his stupor. However, the instant Sun Wukong opened his eyes, he stood motionless, as if he were a statue!
The reason was simple. Sun Wukong had wanted to inspect his internal condition upon awakening, for the reckless activation of the Metal Attribute Divine Stone before he had passed out might have inflicted severe damage on his body.
But to his surprise, when he looked inward, he found that the Metal Attribute Divine Stone that used to float in his Dantian had disappeared, leaving only pure essence rotating alone within.
This scene plunged Sun Wukong into confusion. Where was the Divine Stone? He vividly remembered that, although the stone showed signs of fusing with him before he lost consciousness, it was merely a sign, without any real fusion. Yet now, it appeared as though the Divine Stone had completely merged with him, evidenced by the pure essence still floating there.
This proved that Sun Wukong had now mastered the Metal Dao of the Three Thousand Great Dao.
In this world, there were Three Thousand Great Dao and countless minor paths. To become a saint, one must affirm a Dao to be recognized by the Dao of this world as one of its own. Only then could one become an immortal and indestructible Supreme Saint.
Sun Wukong had initially planned on cutting off his three corpses to affirm his Dao, but then the great battle occurred, and the Jade Emperor destroyed his Victorious Fighting Buddha form, forcing Sun Wukong to affirm his Dao through the Law instead.
Later, Nezha’s Metal Attribute Divine Stone fused into Sun Wukong’s body, triggering the power of the Law of his life-bound Earth Attribute and allowed him to become a saint in one fell swoop. Moreover, he ascended directly from the peak of the Emperor Level to a mid-rank Saint. Such was the immense power of the Law contained within the Five-Colored Divine Stone.
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Now, for reasons unknown, Sun Wukong had fully fused with the Metal Attribute Divine Stone and thus mastered the Metal Law, which was one of the Three Thousand Great Dao. From this day forth, Sun Wukong could transform into his gargantuan ape form at will, without fear of the Metal Attribute Spiritual Power causing him any harm.
Sun Wukong’s combat strength had increased more than tenfold. And now, among the Five Elements of the world, Sun Wukong uniquely mastered two. Moreover, the Water Attribute Divine Stone was soon to be his.
Previously, Sun Wukong worried that his inability to smelt the Metal Attribute Divine Stone might affect his fusion with the Water Attribute Divine Stone. But now, rather than posing an obstacle, it had become a significant boost.
The Five Elements of the world generate and inhibit each other in an endless cycle: Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, and Fire generates Earth. Sun Wukong, being of the Earth Attribute, found it easiest to absorb the Metal Attribute Divine Stone.
By mastering the Metal Law, the absorption and fusion of the Water Attribute Divine Stone would be twice as effective with half the effort.
With the successful fusion of the Metal Attribute Divine Stone confirmed, Sun Wukong began to examine his physical body. Mastering the Metal Dao meant possessing the sharpest and most impenetrable attack and defense in the world. Surely, his body must have reached a frightful level!
Indeed, with continued exploration, he discovered that the defensive power and solidity of his body, the skin and hair, muscular tissues, and bones had definitely improved more than tenfold. In this world, those capable of penetrating his defenses were few and far between. Similarly, his attack power had also greatly increased.
Though the level of his physical body remained the same—still a high-rank Saint—Sun Wukong was confident that he could now defeat five of his past selves.
Perhaps his past self could barely have broken through his current defenses. The difference was indeed vast.
After a lengthy period, Sun Wukong finally opened his eyes again. Who would have thought that a single ray of golden light could bring such tremendous benefits?
Just then, a voice drifted from the void, "Hehe, Great Saint, after being cleansed by the Primordial Pure Light, I presume your strength has once again improved substantially."
Sun Wukong whirled around, his eyes blazing with golden light as he looked towards the void. He then smiled faintly, "Aquatic Tribe’s great favor, Sun Wukong will surely remember."
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The space fluctuated, and a gray-robed elder appeared out of nowhere. It was none other than the current Clan Leader of the Aquatic Tribe—Shui Xuwu. With a smile on his face, Shui Xuwu looked at Sun Wukong and nodded continuously. "Great Saint, everything is predestined by the heavens.
You need not dwell on it; looking at you now, the strength of your physical body must have reached an unimaginably powerful level, right? If my son were to battle with the Great Saint again, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to harm you in the slightest."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately leapt down from the jade bed. With hands clasped together, he paid a deep respect to Shui Xuwu. "Earlier, Wukong acted rashly without understanding the situation, harming that Eight-Gods Flame. Now, having received a great kindness from the Aquatic Tribe and improved my strength, I ask you to accept this bow from Wukong."
Shui Xuwu did not dodge, but accepted the bow straightforwardly. Putting everything else aside, considering that the Aquatic Tribe had guarded the Water Attribute Divine Stone for hundreds and thousands of years without a second thought, this homage from Sun Wukong was well deserved.
After the bow, Sun Wukong stood up, his face suddenly becoming awkward because he realized his original purpose for coming here was to find the Water Attribute Divine Stone. However, his series of actions made it impossible for him to ask for the stone now. Given the strength of the Aquatic Tribe, they must be aware of the immense power contained within the Water Attribute Divine Stone.
To ask for it out of the blue would be embarrassing for anyone.
Seeming to sense Sun Wukong’s embarrassment, Shui Xuwu waved his hand and said, "Great Saint, come, have a seat. There’s no rush with the matter of the Water Attribute Divine Stone—a little sooner or later makes no difference. Is there nothing else the Great Saint wishes to inquire about?"
Sun Wukong suddenly remembered, indeed, he had questions about Flower Fruit Mountain. Where did all his monkey subjects go?
Sun Wukong took two steps in quick succession and came to sit casually beside Shui Xuwu. "Elder, Wukong has some doubts, and I hope the elder can enlighten me. Why is my Flower Fruit Mountain in the Extreme Northern Ice Field? Where have all the monkeys and demons from the mountain gone? Also, where are the other two Divine Stones now?"
"Hehe, do not be anxious, Great Saint. Let the elder explain one by one. You must have thought that Flower Fruit Mountain had been destroyed by the Western Paradise Buddhist Gate, correct? It’s not a bad assumption, for Buddhism indeed destroyed a Flower Fruit Mountain.
However, that Flower Fruit Mountain was not real, but an Illusion Technique version created by the entire Demon Dream Clan under the leadership of their Clan Leader, Meng Gui. The illusion was so powerful that even the Buddha Tathagata from Buddhism did not realize it was fake.
The real Flower Fruit Mountain had already been transported by our Aquatic Tribe using the Great Sumi Transporting Array before that. Unfortunately, our Aquatic Tribe’s Teleportation Array can only transport inanimate objects, so the demons and monkey subjects had to leave separately, or they would have perished in the spatial transmission."
At this point, Shui Xuwu paused, and Sun Wukong let out a sigh of relief. Before, he was only guessing that the huge mountain was Flower Fruit Mountain, but hesitated to confirm it. Now, hearing the Clan Leader of the Aquatic Tribe admit it himself, he finally felt at ease.
Shui Xuwu continued, "After Flower Fruit Mountain was moved by us, the Clan Leader of the Spiritual Wood Clan, Mu Jingshi, activated the Supreme Divine Artifact of the Wood Spirit Clan—the World Tree—and took away the remaining members of the Demon Clan. Your monkey subjects are now in the Hidden Wood Forest located in the far east.
That’s your next destination, where the fourth Divine Stone you need is located. But before that, you must absorb and fuse the Water Attribute Five-Colored Divine Stone of our Aquatic Tribe. Otherwise, you will not be able to obtain the Wood Attribute Divine Stone."
After hearing everything, Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment. It turned out that so much had happened without his knowledge. Not only was he unaware, but so was everyone else. Were the ancient Demon Clan really that powerful? The ability to deceive and swap under heaven was indeed domineering. But if such a powerful Demon Clan had almost been annihilated back then, how powerful must their enemies be?
This series of questions slightly shook Sun Wukong’s confidence, but it soon solidified again. No matter how powerful, so what? Couldn’t he become even more powerful than them? Why couldn’t he be the one standing above them?
"So, there is such a twist in the story. The Aquatic Tribe not only has great kindness towards me, but also towards the entire Flower Fruit Mountain. Elder, Sun Wukong swears that, even if it costs me my life, I will restore the glory of the ancient Demon Clan."
A determination so firm, it seemed as if it shook the heavens.
Meanwhile, at the Buddhist Gate, a bald monk riding a flaming bull descended from above. His target was just one—to kill Sun Wukong.
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