Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

How high is Sun Wukong's attack power? Jiang Liu didn't know, but he could infer some of it from the Vidyaraja Crown equipment.

Although the Vidyaraja Crown is of Legendary Level, it was given by Longhai after all, who is only a mortal in flesh. Yet the Vidyaraja Crown can increase the defense value by as much as 100,000 at its highest.

It seems that Sun Wukong's defense and attack attributes are far beyond what can be measured by 100,000.

When a Demon-Subduing Mantra buff is cast on Sun Wukong, he doesn't feel much, which shows that an increase of 500 in attack power is indeed a drop in the bucket for him.

Indeed, the basic buff skills of the Monk profession are too weak. Only the reinforcement skills from the Compassionate Bodhisattva show true power.

Despite his internal ruminations, Jiang Liu's actions remained quick. He watched the battle between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, as they fought fiercely, their respective health bars each decreasing a bit.

Jiang Liu saw that the timing was almost right and raised his hand: Guanyin Mantra.

The High-Level Guanyin Mantra could instantly recover 20% of maximum life value, and with one cast, Sun Wukong's health bar was instantly replenished.

This made Sun Wukong turn his head in surprise to look at Jiang Liu.

He felt nothing from the Demon-Subduing Mantra, but he certainly experienced the effects of the Guanyin Mantra. How could a being at the Body Tempering Realm possess such supernatural powers?

"Stable Attendant, aren't you being too arrogant?" Zhu Bajie, truly riled up in the fight, was both shocked and angry to see Sun Wukong distracted enough to look elsewhere during their intense battle. Find adventures at empire

With a raise of his hand, countless water streams suddenly appeared from the void, instantly wrapping around Sun Wukong like numerous silk threads, tightly binding him.

As the reincarnation of Marshal Tianpeng, who formerly controlled eighty thousand naval forces, Zhu Bajie, besides his close-range combat skills, naturally wielded various water attribute immortal techniques with ease.

Being bound, Sun Wukong struggled violently, but distracted for a moment and caught by the immortal technique, it was impossible for him to break free in a short time.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie grinned and raised his Nine-Toothed Rake high, smashing it down towards the Monkey.

"Looks like I and the monkey haven't cooperated in battle enough, have we? A Guanyin Mantra may have pulled up his health, but it caused him to become distracted."

Seeing this, Jiang Liu realized that his recent Guanyin Mantra might have actually done more harm than good and shook his head silently.

However, seeing Sun Wukong bound by the water attribute immortal technique, Jiang Liu was calm and lifted his hand again, casting the newly learned skill from the Compassionate Bodhisattva.

Dispel Curse (Primary Level): Removes target's silence, immobility, transformation, dizziness, and other control effects, with a cooldown time of 600 seconds.

The Dispel Curse was a skill book dropped during the last part of the task for changing professions, a battle against a Demon General alone. Though it had no notable attack power, as the first skill of the Compassionate Bodhisattva, the level 20 skill book had a very potent effect, capable of removing nearly all control type skills.

Sure enough, with the cast of the Dispel Curse, the water attribute bindings on Sun Wukong instantly collapsed.

Having broken free, Sun Wukong raised his Jingu Bang, blocking Zhu Bajie's rake.

Roar!

After fending off Zhu Bajie's attack, Sun Wukong suddenly let out a coarse roar, his belligerence erupting.

Although he had found a formidable opponent, making the fight thoroughly exhilarating, the fact that he was at a disadvantage in front of Jiang Liu and the White Dragon Horse was humiliating for Sun Wukong.

No longer enjoying the battle, with his belligerence erupting and his mind in a rage, Sun Wukong's figure swelled with the wind, instantly becoming a hundred zhang tall—the Heaven and Earth Mighty Magic manifest.

Suddenly, Sun Wukong's Jingu Bang, like a sky-supporting giant pillar, crashed down towards Zhu Bajie.

The massive pillar left no room for Zhu Bajie to dodge.

"Hmph, think you're the only one with this supernatural power?" However, seeing Sun Wukong's Heaven and Earth Mighty Magic, Zhu Bajie smirked and said with derision.

During his speech, his body also began to swell in size.

Silencing Zen!

Just then, suddenly, Zhu Bajie felt his inner strength dissipate in an instant as if it became a pool of dead water, difficult to mobilize, and naturally, his Heaven and Earth Mighty Magic, which he was performing, also stopped, and his body returned to its original size.

After the Silencing Zen, it would have been sufficient to stop there, but in order to boost his own Contribution Points, Jiang Liu lifted his hand again: Sheep Transformation Technique.

If he could move his own strength, Zhu Bajie, with the thirty-six transformations at his disposal, would naturally never be controlled by this Sheep Transformation Technique. But silenced by the Silencing Zen, and unable to mobilize any power, how could Zhu Bajie resist the effect of the Sheep Transformation Technique?

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With a bleat, he transformed into a harmless-looking little lamb.

His eyes were innocent and bewildered, his face the very picture of confusion.

With a thud, the massive Jingu Bang slammed down fiercely, as if to shake the heavens and the earth; the whole of Fuling Mountain seemed on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, the White Dragon Horse, a true Dragon Horse, remained steady even when Fuling Mountain felt like it was crumbling; seated on horseback, Jiang Liu felt surprisingly stable.

With the Jingu Bang withdrawn, Sun Wukong ceased the Heaven and Earth Mighty Magic and leapt beside Jiang Liu, anxiously squeaking, "Master, this is a battle between I, Old Sun, and this Pig Demon; you, you shouldn't have stepped in like this, Old Sun wins no honor this way."

If Jiang Liu's abilities had not been enough to intervene in this battle, it would be one thing, but his Silencing Zen, Sheep Transformation Technique, and Guanyin Mantra had all played a crucial role at key moments, which greatly annoyed Sun Wukong.

This reminded Sun Wukong of the time when he battled the Erlang God; had it not been for the Supreme Elder Lord's secret aid, he could not possibly have been defeated.

"Monkey, if I hadn't helped, would you have defeated this Pig Demon so easily? I used to say you bullied the weak and feared the strong, and I must say I underestimated you; now it seems you can't even bully the weak," Jiang Liu said with a teasing sneer, unafraid of Sun Wukong's annoyance.

At Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong bristled with rage, baring his teeth and angrily squealing, "Master... Master... are you saying that I, Old Sun can't defeat this Pig Demon? If you dare, wake him up now and I, Old Sun, will combat him for three hundred, no, I will take him down in just three rounds!"

"Alright, alright, you're mighty, okay?" Jiang Liu replied with an indulgent look meant for a simple-minded child and dismounted from the White Dragon Horse, gently patting the Monkey's head as he softly spoke.

"Master, don't you believe in Old Sun?" The meaning behind Jiang Liu's expression was clear, and Sun Wukong was not oblivious to it.

Caught between urgency and anger, Sun Wukong then turned to the White Dragon Horse and demanded, "Xiaobai, tell me, can I, Old Sun, defeat this Pig Demon?"

"Well, that's..." The White Dragon Horse, with no intention of interjecting, was left tongue-tied by Sun Wukong's sudden request for its opinion.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

When it came to debating, wasn't it usually just a matter of arguing with itself? Why ask for its opinion today?

Realizing Sun Wukong and Jiang Liu's gazes were fixed on him, the White Dragon Horse knew he had to speak up. After hesitating briefly, he said, "Big Brother, Master is right."

These words made Sun Wukong's face stiffen slightly.

Xiaobai usually spoke pleasantly, always aligning with his own thoughts, right?

Fearful to meet Sun Wukong's gaze, the White Dragon Horse, as the third Crown Prince of the Western Sea Dragon Palace and accustomed to the ways of the world, of course understood that Jiang Liu was the leader of the Scripture Seeking Team, and he couldn't possibly go against Jiang Liu's wishes.

However, the White Dragon Horse also knew he couldn't afford to offend anyone, so swiftly changing his tune, he continued, "Master is right, you wouldn't have defeated the Pig Demon so easily if he hadn't intervened. It's not that you, Big Brother, lack the strength; it's that the Pig Demon's ability is incredibly strong, completely unlike ordinary demons."

While he didn't want to offend Sun Wukong, it had to be said that these words were not mere flattery but the truth.

Hearing the White Dragon Horse's words, Sun Wukong's countenance cleared somewhat; indeed, among the demons in the Mortal World, which of those qualified to fight him to such an extent weren't renowned Demon Saints?

"It seems Xiaobai you're not wrong; this Pig Demon recognized me at a glance and addressed me as Stable Attendant, he must indeed be extraordinary. I, Old Sun, shall inquire about his background later," Sun Wukong reflected, his impatience subsiding.

While speaking, Sun Wukong noticed Jiang Liu had already moved beside the fallen Pig Demon, appearing to tinker with the Demon's body, and called out loudly, "Master? What are you doing?"

"Didn't you say to wake him up, so you could take him down within three rounds?" Jiang Liu turned back and replied.

The response left Sun Wukong feeling a bit embarrassed.

In a moment of impulsive irritation, he had spoken without considering the consequences, but now, having calmed down, he understood well that defeating the Pig Demon in three moves was an impossibility.

Luckily, Jiang Liu had no intention to further embarrass Sun Wukong, or perhaps his mind wasn't really on sparring words with Sun Wukong at the moment.

Having walked back, Jiang Liu remounted the White Dragon Horse, silently invoking 'Inventory Space' in his mind.

Jiang Liu's recent activity examining Zhu Bajie's body naturally meant collecting whatever objects were beneath the body into his inventory space.

Although unable to form a party with Sun Wukong, Jiang Liu's contribution to the recent battle was notable, and he earned 3000 Experience Points.

Of course, the most important thing was the loot dropped by Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie's cultivation level was at least that of a Taiyi True Immortal, right? This was his first time defeating a target of that level, and who knew what treasures had dropped?

As Jiang Liu's gaze swept over, the attribute information for the items that had just dropped naturally appeared before his eyes...

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