Great Demon Sun Wukong

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When Sun Wukong felt the flower on his face, he really was stunned. He subconsciously thought he was still sleeping. However, when he pinched himself and felt quite a bit of pain, he knew it wasn’t a dream. But how could a flower possibly grow on his face?

He grabbed the flower and tugged at it slightly, only to find that it made his face hurt too. By then, Sun Wukong was completely awake and knew that the flower was real and had grown on his face. Looking up at Xi Zhao and the demon fox Leilei, he noticed that nothing had happened to either of them.

"Xi Zhao, what’s going on? Why is this thing on my face?"

But Xi Zhao didn’t pay any attention to Sun Wukong; instead, he held his chin and said to the demon fox Leilei beside him with a smile on his face, "So, does he look more domineering like this?" Unexpectedly, Leilei nodded in agreement.

Even if Sun Wukong was slow, he understood at this point that it must be Xi Zhao’s doing. Moreover, Sun Wukong was not at all slow-witted but very clever. With a fierce look, he pulled out his Jingu Bang and said to Xi Zhao, "Get rid of it quickly, or I’ll turn you into a flower today!"

"Hehe, I think it looks quite good, very good! Look, even the demon fox Leilei thinks it’s pretty!"

"Xi Zhao!!!" The words came squeezed through clenched teeth, and after that, Sun Wukong swung his Jingu Bang and lept into the air. "Little fox, get out of the way. Watch me turn him into a flower!" Leilei, incredibly smart, nodded at Sun Wukong and instantly leapt from the big tree, settling down on another tree.

Seeing Sun Wukong’s Jingu Bang about to crash down on his head, Xi Zhao hurriedly said, "Stop, Monkey, I’ll get rid of it for you!" And at that moment, the Jingu Bang came to a stop right above Xi Zhao’s head!

"I’m saying, Monkey, could you really bring yourself to hit me? If I didn’t say anything, were you actually going to beat me up?"

"Of course I would beat you. I’d just wave and give you a few Soul Beads as compensation. If my monkey subjects saw me with this, how could I show my face? Get rid of it quick!" Sun Wukong had already retracted his Jingu Bang while speaking.

"Honestly, I didn’t put that flower there. And besides, with that, can you be called the Flower Monkey King? Haha!"

"You’re still talking? Are you really asking for a beating? If it wasn’t you then who? What exactly is this thing?"

"Alright, alright, I’m telling the truth. This flower is called the Purified Soul Flower, which possesses its own Spiritual Wisdom; it’s one of the spirit objects of heaven and earth. Now that the flower on your face is white, it means that it has just started to grow."

"Purified Soul Flower? Does that mean it’s going to purify me? Then you better save me quick!"

"Ah, such a monkey with no experience. If it were harmful to you, I would have helped you by now. This Purified Soul Flower is very special; it has a unique ability to purify the resentment and brutality within pure souls. If it’s the king of the flowers, it can even cleanse you of the Karmic Force and evil barriers you’ve accumulated through killing.

In short, it’s all advantages with no disadvantages!"

"So you’re saying, this flower is helping me? But why would it grow on my face and not yours?"

"Our realms are different. My strength in life was very high, higher than you can imagine, so such killings have no effect on me. But it’s different for you. Your soul’s realm is too low. If it weren’t for the World Suppressing Stele and the Five-Colored Divine Stone inside you, by now your soul would probably have been entwined with resentment. And you’re lucky—on your face is the king of flowers."

"Hmph, you talk as if you’re so formidable. Dare you let me smash the Heavenly Stele on you? No wonder I have felt uneasy ever since I left Battle Demon City—it turns out I was haunted by vengeful ghosts. But it’s strange; in the Netherworld World, aren’t they all dead? Killing souls also gets you haunted by ghosts?"

"I said you were inexperienced and yet you don’t believe me. What’s haunting you isn’t vengeful ghosts; it’s the fear, despair, resentment, and curses of those you killed and defeated in the great battle at Battle Demon City. Here in this world, everyone is a master above Dao Patterns; in your Pangu Realm, any one of them could destroy that small world with a flick of their finger!"

"How come I haven’t felt it? The people here don’t seem all that strong either!"

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"You still have the nerve to say that. What normal person goes around slapping people with the World Suppressing Stele while only at One Pattern? Do you know what the World Suppressing Stele is? It’s one of the most intimidating objects in the universe, one of nine created by the Pioneer of this universe to suppress or maintain the universe’s normal operation as the most Supreme Divine Object.

Each piece of the World Suppressing Stele represents the most supreme will of the universe. Creation, Destruction, Death, Divine Dao, Demon Dao, Human Dao, Earth Dao, Water Dao, Fire Dao! These nine elements constitute the most basic forces that keep the universe running normally!"

"That’s not right, though. There used to be Nine Great Divine Kingdoms; now aren’t there only the Six Great Divine Nations? Three pieces of the World Suppressing Stele are missing, so why is the universe still running normally?"

"Who told you the World Suppressing Stele is missing? What’s that in your hand? The Divine Kingdoms are just worlds guarded by the World Suppressing Stele, which in turn either protect or control them through suppression. It’s not that the destruction of a Divine Kingdom causes the World Suppressing Stele to lose its function.

Indeed, those three Divine Kingdoms were destroyed, but three high level realms were born instead. In a sense, those three high level realms have taken the place of the three destroyed Divine Kingdoms!"

"I heard you mention the Six Great Divine Nations and the four High-Level worlds before, but now there are only three?"

Xi Zhao sighed with a look of resignation towards Sun Wukong, "Forget it, I’ll just tell you everything today, so that you won’t have to keep asking questions later. The four High-Level worlds include the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm I mentioned before, the Ancient Primordial World you know of, and also the Fangcun Spirit Realm and the Canglan River Realm.

The Ancient Primordial World replaced the Dominion of Soil, the Fangcun Spirit Realm replaced the Li Fire Realm from the original Nine Great Divine Kingdoms, and the Canglan River Realm replaced the Blue Water Realm from the original Nine Great Divine Kingdoms! The Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm is a somewhat special High-Level world that is equal to those three realms!"

"So, I took the World Suppressing Stele from the Ancient Primordial World, huh?"

"Although that’s one way to put it, it wasn’t a theft. Since you obtained it, that means the stele was meant for you. Besides, the Fangcun Spirit Realm and the Canglan River Realm don’t have a World Suppressing Stele either. That’s why they are just High-Level worlds, not Divine Kingdoms!"

"Xi Zhao, which country were you originally from? Your Heavenly Stele is number one; it must be very impressive, right?"

"Heh, I don’t want to talk about my past anymore. Alright, that’s enough for today; I’ll tell you the rest slowly in the future. And that flower on your face, it’s time to take it off!"

It turned out that, during their conversation, the little flower on Sun Wukong’s face had changed from pure white to pitch black. Sun Wukong gently plucked the flower with his hand, and it came off. Only then did Sun Wukong take a serious look at the flower.

However, by that time, the little flower had turned completely black, and it appeared to be an ordinary flower with nine petals. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"The Purified Soul Flower, the king of flowers has nine petals, ordinary ones have only five or six. Now, I’m even more certain that you’re destined to become someone important in the future! But for now, you’d better throw away this flower, or else those things will return to your body."

Hurriedly, he threw away the pitch-black flower. Once the Purified Soul Flower hit the ground, it hopped and skipped away, disappearing from sight. Watching the flower, Sun Wukong was momentarily lost in thought.

"After the Purified Soul Flower absorbed your malice and grievances, it should go to a place with the most concentrated spiritual energy and purify these negative influences. Tsk, tsk, it really is magical. This Flower Monkey King must have sensed that you’re bound to become a powerhouse in the future, so this act can be seen as having benefitted from your destiny.

It helped you today, and perhaps you’ll help it tomorrow. Cause and effect cycle, all part of the Heavenly Dao!"

But Sun Wukong didn’t take in these words, as his mind was full of thoughts of his master – his master also had a flower like this! Alas, it was he who had brought about his master’s death.

"Monkey? What are you thinking about? It’s time to go. If we follow that Purified Soul Flower, we might stumble upon a great and unexpected reward," said Xi Zhao, knowing that Sun Wukong must be dwelling on some past life event, and so he patted Sun Wukong’s shoulder.

Snapped back to reality by Xi Zhao’s pat, Sun Wukong realized that no amount of thinking would help now. The only thing he could do was to become stronger, much stronger, strong enough to protect everyone!

And the only way to become stronger was to reach the Supreme Pool!

So Sun Wukong put aside his emotions, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly, his heart now as still as an ancient well. "Alright, let’s go. I hope that unexpected reward you mentioned isn’t a herd of rhinos!"

"Are you looking for trouble, monkey?"

"Hahaha, let’s go, let’s go. Oh, and bring along that little fox!"

From the sound of laughter, one could feel Sun Wukong’s confidence and exhilaration - I am still alive, and that’s enough. As long as I live, I will find a way to revive everyone!

This is:

With sudden enlightenment, the universe appeared empty; carrying the burden of life and death, the battle was not over.

As the nine elements gathered towards the Supreme, only one person laughed amidst the vast expanse.

(ps: I was so close to writing ’The End’ for the entire book. Also, we still need more people in the group, where are all the brothers who read the book, let me see you!)