Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 155 The Wonderful Chaos Rune

Ao Tian's dragon soul was forcefully dragged out from the center of his brow, the Niwan Palace, within the body of the golden dragon puppet, and the connections were severed. It suffered significant damage, much more weakened than after his blood dragon physical body had self-destructed, but at least it was finally free from the constraints of the golden dragon puppet's body.

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And Sun Wukong could see that strands of Chaos Qi were continuously seeping into Ao Tian's dragon soul, rapidly repairing the damaged parts. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Ao Tian's soul would heal completely. Then, he could fuse with the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and rebuild his dragon body.

"Second brother, rest here and heal. After your dragon soul has recovered, then you can fuse with our eldest brother's dragon pearl. There's no rush!"

Ying Long, Ying Tian, breathed a huge sigh of relief. He had been so tense that his fingernails had dug into his palm without him realizing it, not even daring to breathe too loudly, fearing any disturbance could complicate Sun Wukong and Ao Tian's situation. Now, he could finally relax.

With Ao Tian's situation largely resolved, the rest was up to Ao Tian himself. Sun Wukong couldn't offer much help, so his gaze shifted back to the floating Chaos Dragon Divine Armor.

He reached out for the divine armor, only for a bolt of Chaos Thunder to suddenly burst forth from it, fiercely striking his hand and making Sun Wukong shiver as he hastily withdrew his hand, the palm charred, his face contorted in pain.

"Ying Tian, how can I claim this Chaos Dragon Divine Armor?"

The Eight-Nine Profound Skill activated, drawing in the surrounding Chaos Qi. It entered through the wound opened by the Chaos Thunder, and soon Sun Wukong's palm was as good as new, but he didn't dare to rashly touch the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor again and turned to Ying Long, Ying Tian, for help.

"You want this Chaos Dragon Divine Armor?"

Ying Long, Ying Tian, arched an eyebrow.

"Of course, I came here for this Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. Why else would I fight that Cultivation Heavenly Venerable to the death outside?"

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes, "It was your second brother who told me that the Heavenly Dragon Valley contained your Heavenly Dragon Clan's Supreme Divine Armor, the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. Just so happens I'm lacking a satisfactory battle armor, that's why I came to the Dragon Valley to look for it."

"Oh, is that so?"

Ying Long, Ying Tian raised his eyebrows, "This is our Dragon Race's First Divine Armor. Not just anyone is qualified to claim it, nor does everyone have the ability to tame it!"

"I'm asking you to tell me how to claim it. Whether I can actually claim it is my business!"

Sun Wukong furrowed his brows, clearly irritated. Even if you did help me before, that doesn't mean you can look down on everyone. If I can't claim it, then that's due to my own lack of ability. I'm just asking for the method. Is there really a need to be so arrogant?

"See that rune there? That's a Chaos Rune. Merge your Lifeblood Essence into the rune, and you can claim it. However, let me warn you, not just any Lifeblood Essence can merge with the Chaos Rune. If done incorrectly, you might suffer a backlash, and it'll be more than just a wound. Are you sure you want to try?"

Ying Long, Ying Tian saw Sun Wukong's agitation but paid it no mind. The Chaos Dragon Divine Armor was their Heavenly Dragon Clan's First Divine Armor, and its level had reached that of a Top Grade Innate Supreme Treasure, so naturally, claiming it was extremely difficult.

To be honest, Ying Long, Ying Tian didn't even know what requirements were needed to claim the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. From ancient times until now, only the Ancestral Dragon had ever managed to use it within the entire Heavenly Dragon Clan. No other clan members, including Ao Tian and Ying Tian, had been able to claim it.

In Ying Tian's view, even though the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor wasn't an exclusive magical treasure, it might as well have been. He didn't believe Sun Wukong would be able to claim it and was looking forward to seeing the outcome with a spectator's interest.

"Merge my Lifeblood Essence?"

Without responding to Ying Long, Ying Tian, Sun Wukong activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye, bringing it to the stage of the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils. The three-angular heavy pupils in his eyes started to slowly rotate as he observed the Chaos Rune on the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor as pointed out by Ying Long, Ying Tian.

There was only a palm-sized rune at the very center of the entire Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. The other patterns looked like Dao Patterns but were not, and under the scrutinizing power of the heavy pupils, they seemed more like channels connecting the Chaos Rune with other parts of the armor.

The Void-Breaking Divine Eye could penetrate all illusions and discern the true nature of things. Ever since Sun Wukong's Innate Divine Ability manifested, there hadn't been any Great Dao Runes he couldn't see through. But upon observing this Chaos Rune on the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor, Sun Wukong felt a sense of dizziness.

It wasn't that he couldn't discern the nature of the Chaos Rune; on the contrary, he saw its composition clearly and plainly, and it wasn't at all complex.

But there was one thing, just one thing, these runes were alive!

Yes, alive! The Chaos Runes were constantly changing every moment. Although the changes were extremely subtle, they endowed the runes with infinite possibilities, allowing them to evolve into any type of Great Dao Runes. Sun Wukong counted briefly, and in the half a cup of tea time he observed, the Chaos Runes had undergone hundreds of variations, capable of evolving into hundreds of Great Dao Runes.

And this, perhaps, was just a tiny part of the changes the Chaos Runes could undergo!

"What powerful Chaos Runes! What powerful Chaos Dragon God Armor!"

Pulling his gaze away from the Chaos Runes, Sun Wukong shook his head to clear his mind, unable to suppress a heartfelt exclamation of admiration.

"Of course! This is the Divine Armor that was nurtured from the Chaos Qi together with Brother Ancestral Dragon. Don't just see it as a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; Brother Ancestral Dragon said the armor could be upgraded to a Chaos Spiritual Treasure!

It's a pity that Brother Ancestral Dragon fell too early; otherwise, it would have been possible to slowly nurture it into a Chaos Spiritual Treasure... Hey, Wukong, what are you doing? Are you really going to try?"

While Ying Long and Ying Tian spoke arrogantly, Sun Wukong had already pushed out a cluster of his Primordial Essence Blood, cautiously approaching the Chaos Runes enveloped within the Chaos Primordial Force.

He came specifically for the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor, and now that he had witnessed the wonders of the Chaos Runes on the Divine Armor, how could he give up? No matter what, he had to try to subdue the armor!

First, the Chaos Primordial Force wrapped around the Primordial Essence Blood made contact with the Chaos Runes on the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor. The moment they touched, Chaos Divine Thunder once again emerged from the armor, but this time it did not strike at the Chaos Primordial Force.

Perhaps sensing a kinship in the Chaos Primordial Force, the Divine Thunder merely flickered and then retreated back into the armor.

The Chaos Primordial Force steadily made contact with the Chaos Runes, inching closer without any further rejection. It seemed as though the Chaos Runes had already accepted it as one of their own.

Originally prepared to mock Sun Wukong's failure at any moment, Ying Long and Ying Tian had the derisive words ready at the tip of their tongue, but they were swallowed back as if their tongues had been bitten, staring dumbfounded at the gradual fusion of the Chaos Primordial Force wrapped around Sun Wukong's Primordial Essence Blood with the Chaos Runes.

"No way? Could it be that this monkey is really about to claim the Divine Armor as his master?"

Ying Long and Ying Tian didn't know what to say; they had been ready to enjoy the show and mock Sun Wukong's presumptuous act of trying to take possession of the Heavenly Dragon Clan's Divine Armor. But to their surprise, the monkey actually had the ability to do it!

"Ying Tian, you underestimate Wukong too much! The Primordial Force flowing within him is all Chaos Primordial Force, kin to the power of the Chaos Runes. The Chaos Dragon God Armor won't have too much resistance toward him," said Ao Tian after absorbing some stray Chaos Qi, looking much better and smiling lightly at the shocked Ying Long and Ying Tian.

"Second brother, did you already know this kid would be able to claim the Chaos Dragon God Armor, and that's why you brought him to Heavenly Dragon Valley?" Ying Long and Ying Tian asked after swallowing to moisten the dryness in their throat, turning to Ao Tian for an answer.

"Not exactly certain. I just felt that all these years, no one has been able to subdue the Chaos Dragon Divine Armor, perhaps because no one has a body of Chaos like big brother did. If big brother had just restrained his edge a bit more back then, he could have achieved greatness not below those Heavenly Dao Saints... Anyway, let's not talk about that now.

But if anyone in the Three Realms could subdue this Chaos Dragon Divine Armor now, I think it might just be Wukong," sighed Ao Tian, pausing before continuing his advice to Ying Long and Ying Tian, "Ying Tian, Wukong responds better to kindness than coercion.

He may have just broken through to a Daluo Golden Immortal, but he has an extremely solid foundation, and his combat power is against the heavens. His future achievements are boundless! Our Heavenly Dragon Clan is down to just the two of us. To flourish anew, we will surely need Wukong's help. It would be best for you to be friendlier toward him, and not let him harbor any misgivings."

"Am I unfriendly?" Ying Long and Ying Tian retorted, but deep down had to admit that their behavior towards Sun Wukong may indeed not have been very friendly. Perhaps it was a preconceived notion, as they were roused from their slumber by Sun Wukong, had fought a big battle with him, and were even injured by him.

At the time, Sun Wukong had not yet broken through to Daluo Golden Immortal, and was still at the cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, which considering the circumstances, was rather humiliating for Ying Tian.

Later on, because of Ao Tian, Ying Long and Ying Tian had to protect Sun Wukong, even willing to battle with a Cultivation Heavenly Venerable to the bitter end. But at heart, they still did not like Sun Wukong. It was just that Ao Tian had already formed a Dragon Soul Blood Pact with Sun Wukong, so they had no choice but to suppress their dissatisfaction.

Although they continuously helped Sun Wukong, they never had a positive attitude.

"Alright, alright, I'll try to be friendlier to him, alright?" Ying Long and Ying Tian finally conceded, waving their hands in front of them as a promise when Ao Tian continued to stare meaningfully. Ao Tian said no more, simply resuming the absorption of the Chaos Qi to recover.