Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 146 The Terrifying Sword Qi Storm

Sun Wukong was speechless and was about to scold the Dragon Cat when suddenly he saw a flash of sword light behind it. His face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, grabbing towards the Dragon Cat, attempting to throw it aside.

"Careful of what?"

The Dragon Cat, looking bewildered, turned its head, only to find the Sword of Annihilation already in front of it, aiming for its forehead. It was quicker than the speed of Sun Wukong's reaching hand, too fast to avoid!

"Buzz~!"

A circle of pale blue light suddenly burst forth from the Dragon Cat's body, forming an ellipsoid protective shield that clung to its body. The tip of the Sword of Annihilation struck the shield viciously, but it was as if it had pierced into a swamp, its speed sharply reduced, and it came to a complete halt before violently rebounding.

The Dragon Cat was thrown backward by the tremendous force contained in the Sword of Annihilation, crashing into Sun Wukong's arms. Sun Wukong quickly caught him, dissipating the momentum, and swung his Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod at the airborne Sword of Annihilation. With both hands, he spun the Dragon Cat around, checking with a tense face, "Dragon Cat, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"Boss, I'm fine! An attack like that can't hurt me!"

The Dragon Cat giggled, "It seems you do care about me, boss!"

"Nonsense!"

Relieved, Sun Wukong rolled his eyes irritably and glared fiercely at the Dragon Cat as he rebuked, "Don't you see I'm in the middle of a fight? What are you doing running out here, making a mess for me?"

"Hehe! Boss, I just got too excited!"

The Dragon Cat stuck out its tongue playfully, revealing a silly, cute smile to Sun Wukong, "From now on, I can follow you around everywhere to have fun!"

As it spoke, it seemed to think of something; its hands began to move rapidly, and a stream of golden essence blood flew out from its forehead. Between its hands, the blood formed an array, then suddenly flew towards Sun Wukong, burrowing into his forehead.

"Is this… the Dragon Race blood pact?"

Startled, Sun Wukong was about to use his powers to resist, but he suddenly felt a kinship connection with the Dragon Cat. He had felt this same sensation when Ao Tian performed the Dragon Race blood pact. The Dragon Cat had actually initiated a Dragon Race blood pact with him; had the little guy lost his mind?

"Boss, I've entrusted my entire life and fortune to you. You have to protect me from now on! Hehe!"

The Dragon Cat chuckled, appearing to have gained an advantage, with a cheeky expression that left Sun Wukong speechless. He could only shake his head and accept it. As Ao Tian had said, once initiated, the Dragon Race blood pact was irreversible. It seemed the Dragon Cat was planning to stick to him. Well, he might as well take it as gaining an annoying little follower.

"Take!"

With the Dragon Race blood pact complete, Sun Wukong now had the power over the Dragon Cat's life and death. With a single thought, he reverted back to his original form, shrunk down to palm-size, and was stuffed into Sun Wukong's embrace, "You stay put and stop making trouble. I still have to deal with that old geezer, no time to babysit you!"

"That old man who attacked me with the sword? Boss, I can help you, he can't hurt me…"

The Dragon Cat poked its head out from Sun Wukong's collar and muttered, but Sun Wukong paid no attention. Indeed, the Dragon Cat hadn't been hurt by that slash of the Sword of Annihilation, but one miss didn't mean always missing.

After all, it was the Sword of Annihilation, a superior grade Innate Spiritual Treasure level Heavenly Dao Slaying Sword; even the Diamond Indestructible Body couldn't withstand it. Even with the Dragon Cat's high defensive talent, there were limits.

"Demon Monkey, today I will crush you into ten thousand pieces!"

Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's shoulder had collapsed from Sun Wukong's previous strike, and though he had healed it by circulating his mana, the pain and humiliation made him nearly mad. Since his emergence, except for a setback at the hands of the Three Pure Ones during the Divine Enthronement War, he had never been so embarrassed.

And his adversary was just a junior from the Demon Clan who had just broken through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm. To Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, this was a grievous disgrace!

Clutching the Sword of Annihilation, Cultivation Heavenly Venerable poured all his mana into it, roaring as he unleashed hundreds of slashes at Sun Wukong. Massive sword lights flew from the Sword of Annihilation towards Sun Wukong, and at that moment, it seemed as if the entire heavens and earth were about to be sliced into pieces.

"Has this guy gone mad?"

Such a reckless attack startled even Sun Wukong. Cultivation Heavenly Venerable was hellbent on a fight to the death!

"If you want madness, I, Old Sun, will join you in your folly!"

Sun Wukong sneered coldly and stopped dodging. With a beckon of his hand, he recalled the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and charged forward, cleaving through successive waves of Sword Light. He boldly advanced step by step until he stood right before the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable, lips parting into a sinister grin.

He then fiercely spat out a massive burst of True Solar Fire, which engulfed the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable head-on.

"Bastard!"

The Cultivation Heavenly Venerable hastily dodged, but the True Solar Fire clung to him like an incurable disease, impossible to shake off.

The Immortal Primordial Force shield offered no protection, frightening the Venerable into throwing his Sword of Annihilation into the air and transforming himself into a streak of green light that pierced through the gleam of the sword, narrowly escaping the scorching flames.

"Demon Monkey, you've forced my hand!"

"With my Lifeblood Essence as a sacrifice, Absolute Sword Domain!"

Intense Sword Qi once again erupted from the Sword of Annihilation, violently expanding in every direction. Sun Wukong felt a jolt of alarm and quickly retreated, thinking to himself that something was wrong. The Cultivation Heavenly Venerable shouldn't be able to launch the Absolute Sword Domain again so soon, having just expended so much energy!

"He's using his own Lifeblood Essence as a sacrifice to forcefully initiate the Domain. Monkey, take care!"

Ying Long and Ying Tian's voices came from afar, and only then did Sun Wukong realize the extent of the old man's determination—what a fierce gamble!

The Absolute Sword Domain spread rapidly, this time enveloped in a faint blood hue that made the Sword Qi within it seem even more intense than before. Sun Wukong felt a weight descend upon him as the initial oppressive force returned.

"Absolute Sword Domain, Sword Qi Storm!"

This time, instead of condensing into the Sword of Annihilation, the Sword Qi in the Absolute Sword Domain grew unstable with the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable's low roar, forming into a massive spherical Sword Qi Storm. Countless Sword Qi blades filled it, emitting thunderous rumbles.

But Sun Wukong knew well that those were not sounds of thunder; they were the result of the overly dense and sharp Sword Qi colliding and crashing into each other. The power housed within this Sword Qi Storm was even more formidable than the previous Heavenly Dao Absolute Sword!

Watching the fierce Sword Qi clashing within the Sword Qi Storm, Sun Wukong's complexion turned grave. He was not afraid of an attack like the Heavenly Dao Absolute Sword, for he had powerful combat techniques like the Heaven-Breaking Stick Technique to respond with equal force. However, an attack like the Sword Qi Storm was different.

The Sword Qi were incredibly dense; each strike might not cause substantial damage, but the relentless impact on the same spot was akin to using a blunt knife to slowly slice flesh—it kept sawing away until breaking through.

Sun Wukong couldn't guarantee that even his Vajra Indestructible Body could withstand it, as this was after all a manifestation of the Sword of Annihilation's Absolute Sword Domain.

"Cloning Divine Powers!"

Grinding his teeth, Sun Wukong cast his Cloning Divine Powers, sending Clones charging into the Sword Qi Storm.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist!"

Unleashing the full might of Chaos Primordial Force, Sun Wukong's Clones punched out the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist at the Sword Qi Storm. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm materialized in front of their fists, rapidly expanding to cover hundreds of feet. This was the strongest state of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm that Sun Wukong could manifest at present.

Boom!

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm collided fiercely with the Sword Qi Storm, erupting into a resounding boom. The Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the ferocious Sword Qi within the storm began to attack and neutralize each other, producing a grating friction. It was as though two giant drills were locked in a battle.

Sun Wukong's Clones grunted, veins on their foreheads bulging as if struck by a mountain. Although the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm held back the Sword Qi Storm, it kept being pushed back by the relentless onslaught, leaving deep footprints in the void with each retreating step, each imprint thundering like an explosion.

The arteries and veins on the fist used for the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist swelled with effort as Chaos Primordial Force was poured into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, pushing the Clones' Physical Body to its limits.

Though the Clones were summoned by Cloning Divine Powers and almost matched Sun Wukong's own strength, even they found it extremely difficult to withstand the Sword Qi Storm. This was only possible because Sun Wukong's Vajra Indestructible Body was forged through the completion of the Eight-Nine Profound Skill. Anyone else would likely have been blown to blood mist by now.

Despite his best efforts, Sun Wukong could already foresee the outcome of this clash between the Sword Qi Storm and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist.

The Clones would lose! The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm could not hold against the Sword Qi Storm!

It wasn't that the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was weaker than the Sword Qi of the storm; the key issue was the difference in cultivation strength. Sun Wukong had only recently broken through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

Although his foundation was solid and he spurred on the Fist Technique with Chaos Primordial Force, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm he could manifest was far less powerful than the genuine article—less than a tenth in strength. Meanwhile, the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable was close to becoming a Quasi-Saint, having fused with the Sword of Annihilation over many years.

Within this Absolute Sword Domain, catalyzed by his Lifeblood Essence, the Sword Qi Storm he stirred up was monstrously powerful, a shock to the world.

"Crack, crack, crack, crack!"

Amidst the harsh friction, faint cracking sounds began to emerge. Others might not have noticed, but Sun Wukong could hear them distinctly and saw everything clearly through his Void-Breaking Divine Eye. The edges of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm had started to tear under the assault of the Sword Qi Storm, soon to collapse entirely!