Great Demon Sun Wukong

In fact, Sun Wukong had already been on guard against the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light, yet he hadn’t anticipated still underestimating him. Whilst the Bright Carefree Buddha may have underestimated Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang, had Sun Wukong not also underestimated the other’s spheres of light?

As Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang had pierced through nearly a thousand spheres of light, he had assumed that these spheres were merely somewhat tough defenses. So when he saw the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light split off two spheres of light at the last moment, he didn’t pay it much heed. But the moment his fist struck the spheres, Sun Wukong knew something was wrong; he had been careless.

Before he had a chance to think further, Sun Wukong was already sucked into one of the glowing spheres.

Only after entering, did Sun Wukong realize that these spheres of light were not as simple as he had imagined. They were indeed entire vast worlds. Although Sun Wukong did not sense any life within this world, aside from the absence of life, it was nearly indistinguishable from his own realm.

If there was one key difference, it was that this entire world was made of water; not only was it raining down from the sky, but everywhere one could see, without exception, was water.

Water ablaze with flames, water sparkling with purple lightning, dark heavy water, ghastly green toxic water, and even transparent void water. It was inconceivable how the Eternal Buddha of Flowing Light had amassed such a variety of extraordinary waters.

As soon as Sun Wukong appeared, he plummeted downward, and although he desperately tried to fly, the densely packed raindrops each weighed over tens of thousands of pounds. Although they didn’t harm him upon impact, they made it impossible for Sun Wukong to ride the clouds and fly away.

Left with no choice, Sun Wukong curled into a ball to minimize the area hit by the raindrops. Moments later, with a splash, Sun Wukong was engulfed in a vast ocean flashing with thunder light.

Upon plunging in, the sea seemed to be stimulated, as all the dense thunders within the water converged on Sun Wukong. And from afar, more thunder light continued gathering.

In just an instant, Sun Wukong’s armor turned to ash and vanished. Though he wasn’t injured, his blood and qi roiled inside him.

The immense inertia from falling from the sky, combined with the instantaneous thunder strike, made Sun Wukong’s head feel heavy. However, he knew that if he didn’t regain consciousness immediately, even more terrifying bolts of lightning would follow, potentially putting him in greater danger.

So, with a sudden bite to the tip of his own tongue, a sharp pain brought him back to his senses. Looking around, Sun Wukong’s expression grew solemn. He was naturally not adept at swimming or fighting in water, especially now when it wasn’t just water, but the water was filled with purple and dark lightning, complicating his movements even further.

After trying to swim, a chill went through Sun Wukong’s heart. Although he could move his limbs, he kept sinking. If this continued, the massive pressure at the bottom of the sea could seriously harm him. The situation was growing increasingly dire.

That’s when a flash of spiritual light crossed Sun Wukong’s mind. He rapidly tapped around his body, and soon after, a golden light gradually enveloped him, swiftly intensifying. In an instant, Sun Wukong curled up again, this time with the golden light slowly expanding into a sphere about ten yards in diameter.

The sphere flickered, and the sea returned to its original blue-purple color. However, now there was a golden giant egg in the water, smooth as a mirror without a single mark.

Inside the giant egg, a thick earthen wall had materialized. The earthen wall also took an egg-like shape, only it was encased within a golden shell.

Within the wall, there sat Sun Wukong. In the nick of time, Sun Wukong had thought to utilize the earth and metal elements within him. Then, with what little metal attribute spiritual power he had left, he expanded it from his surface to displace the water, creating airtight, enclosed space.

To prevent electrical conduction through the metal, he used the earth element to build six-sided earthen walls in a cubic form, and there he sat in meditation, at the center of the cubic earthen walls.

At that moment, safety was temporarily assured. Seizing that time, Sun Wukong drew back his Divine Sense, concentrating it all within the sea of consciousness. Then, nearly one-third of his Divine Sense was poured in its entirety into the shadow of the Ruyi Jingu Bang within the sea of consciousness.

Suddenly, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which had felt extremely weak, now established a very strong connection.

Just then, the Liuguang Wanshi Buddha had just entered the Boundless Water Realm. Originally, he had no intention to enter, but then he suddenly could no longer sense Wukong’s presence within the Boundless Water Realm. Although he was very confident in his own Water Realm, he knew it was impossible to obliterate a mid-level Saint in such a short time.

Therefore, out of caution, the Liuguang Wanshi Buddha decided to enter personally to see for himself. If Wukong had truly perished, then all was well, but if not, he did not mind directing the Boundless Water Realm to eradicate Wukong that very morning.

As a result, when the Liuguang Wanshi Buddha entered the Boundless Water Realm, he did not see the Golden Hoop Staff suddenly bursting with Golden Light; the balls of light trapping the Golden Hoop Staff appeared to crack one after the other, releasing thousands of brilliant rays of light.

However, after the Golden Hoop Staff flared with Golden Light, it did not immediately break free, but instead grew quiet.

The very moment the Liuguang Wanshi Buddha stepped into the Boundless Water Realm, he felt the mid-sized world that enveloped the Golden Hoop Staff began to undulate, as if about to burst. Just as he was about to reinforce it, he sensed the Golden Hoop Staff suddenly stop.

Consequently, the Buddha assumed that the Golden Hoop Staff had just unleashed all of its power in an attempt to break free, but had failed.

Thus, the Liuguang Wanshi Buddha, without any hesitation, instantly arrived within the Thunder Sea where Wukong was. Upon seeing the giant metal egg in the depths of the sea bed, Liuguang (short for Liuguang Wanshi Buddha) showed an expression of ’just as expected’.

Indeed, no Saint was so easily killed; each would have one or two life-saving ultimate moves up their sleeve. Fortunately, he had not been careless, otherwise, there was a chance that he might have inadvertently let this monkey escape.

Looking at the Thunder Sea continuously bombarding the giant egg yet causing not the slightest damage, Liuguang knew that it could no longer harm Wukong. So, with a focused gaze, a colossal column of water surged skywards, lifting the golden egg towards the sea surface.

Liuguang himself also stepped on the water, rising instantly. As the column of water broke through the sea, it suddenly turned and flew towards the distance. Liuguang followed behind, propelling the water forward as he flew.

Moments later, the column of water flew above an expanse of lush green seawater. Then, as if throwing something, it violently hurled the golden egg down into the sea below.

With a "splash," water spouted several meters high. The next moment, a sound of metal corrosion came, producing a grating screech.

It turned out, this seawater was the extremely poisonous water mentioned by Liuguang, the Soul Extinguishing Water capable of completely corroding even a Saint.

The Soul Extinguishing Water, aptly named, was a venomous water that could sever the spirit. Once this poisonous water infiltrated the body, it would instantly destroy meridians, flesh, dantian, and even the sea of consciousness. Eventually, it could even corrode the soul. This poisonous water existed only in the Desolate Ancient Realm.

While not considered particularly precious there, in the Pangu Realm, it became exceedingly terrifying.

In just a few moments, the golden egg arranged by Wukong had corroded into a pitted mess, and it was evident that it would not take long for the toxins to invade Wukong within, making his survival highly unlikely.

Just then, the golden egg seemed to start vibrating, and then its surface began to crack piece by piece. Suddenly, with a bang, a gigantic ape with golden and earthy yellow fur appeared in the water.

The Soul Extinguishing Water, capable of corroding the metal shell created by the Five-Colored Divine Stone’s Metal Attribute Spiritual Power, seemed not to have inflicted significant damage on the suddenly emerged giant ape.

This giant ape was none other than Sun Wukong, now in full-force eruption, a giant ape with both Metal Attribute and Earth Attribute powers unleashed.