Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"External Incarnation!"

"Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth!"

"Nine Steps to Trample the Heavens!"

Sun Wukong did not hesitate at all, once again summoning his external incarnation, directly activating the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, employing the Nine Steps to Trample the Heavens to soar into the sky and charging towards the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, while the Leader of Tongtian also gathered his strongest sword move, Man-Sword Unity, to slash at the neck of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast.

The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, seeing Sun Wukong and the Leader of Tongtian rushing towards it, redirected its massive mouth that was originally aimed at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and others towards Sun Wukong and the Leader of Tongtian, and a terrifying suction surged towards the two.

"Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations, Doppelganger Slash!"

"Heaven-Breaking One Stick!"

Sun Wukong, along with his external incarnation, simultaneously performed the Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations Doppelganger Slash, splitting into two doppelgangers to block the suction of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, while the true body wielded the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod to break through the suction and fiercely strike at the neck of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast.

Bam!

Bam!

The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod struck at the neck of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, which was like white jade, almost at the same time. This time, the force was not absorbed by the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, and thin cracks appeared on its neck, with light purple blood spurting out from the cracks.

"Roar~!"

In extreme pain, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast violently swung its large head, and the terrifying suction of the devouring technique was suddenly in chaos, with turbulent flows scattering everywhere. Sun Wukong and the body of the Myriad Fathom Divine Monkey of his external incarnation were both swept away by the turbulent flow.

Damn it! Just one more strike!

Sun Wukong's heart cried out in distress. The neck of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast had been cracked by him, and he was about to completely break it with one more strike. If it got away at this moment, once its neck retracted, it would be difficult to find another opportunity to attack!

"Heaven Sword Slash!"

Suddenly, a sword light accompanied by a soft chant flashed across the neck of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, whose frantically flailing body instantly froze, and the chaotic flow from its mouth also stopped.

The next moment, the tiger head of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast fell from the clouds, a huge gushing of blood erupting from its severed neck, revealing the form of the Leader of Tongtian at the cut: "The last strike, it seems to be effective!"

"Brother Tongtian, well done!"

Sun Wukong smiled, feeling a far greater sense of accomplishment working together with friends to achieve victory than winning alone!

"The head's been severed. That Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast should be dead, right?"

The Six-Eared Macaque landed before the fallen head of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast, kicking the now lifeless head with his foot. Many powerful beings have the ability to regenerate limbs—even the Six-Eared Macaque himself could regrow his head—but he wasn't sure if the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast was truly defeated, considering it was a Domain Saint-level beast!

However, it was clear that although the powerful beings in the Yuan Realm far exceeded the Three Realms in terms of power levels, they greatly lacked in transformation divine skills and various survival and recovery methods. The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast's head being severed by the Leader of Tongtian unquestionably meant it was dead through and through.

Swish!

The corpse of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Beast vanished as if it had only been an illusion, and immediately after, the figures of Sun Wukong and the others also disappeared one by one.

"Dao Ancestor! Old Lord! Leng Xuan! Brother Tongtian! Six-Eared!"

As a stream of light and shadow swirled before his eyes, Sun Wukong's form appeared in a space akin to a sky-bound realm, with no sight of Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and others—only Sun Wukong was present in the entire space.

Sun Wukong called out loudly, only to hear his own echo faintly responding from afar, with no other replies.

"Is this the space for the Fifth Level? Could it be that the Fifth Level is again an independent challenge?"

This thought had just flashed through his mind when a vast celestial voice resonated within the space: "Congratulations on entering the Fifth Level. Defeat yourself to obtain the final qualification for inheritance!"

"Defeat myself? What does that mean?"

Sun Wukong frowned, then saw a mirrored figure emerging on the reflective surface ahead, shockingly identical to Sun Wukong.

"Is this my old Sun's mirror image?"

Sun Wukong squinted his eyes; it seemed a bit unlikely. The figure that had emerged was entirely identical to him—the Primordial Armor on the body, the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod in hand, even the expression in the eyes and at the brows was exactly the same. It didn't seem like something a mirror image or clone could achieve, "Defeat myself... does that mean his abilities are indistinguishable from mine? Whatever my old Sun knows, he also knows?"

Swish!

While Sun Wukong was still assessing his opponent's capabilities, the mirror image condensed in the space had already moved, swiftly charging towards Sun Wukong and swinging the iron rod in its hand at him.

"Just the right timing! My old Sun wants to see if you're really just like my old Sun!"

Sun Wukong swung the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, colliding with the mirror image, both of them being driven back by a great force, retreating two steps. With a cold snort, Sun Wukong stomped hard on the ground, charging forward again at a faster pace.

"Frenzied Monkey Stick Technique!"

"Frenzied Monkey Stick Technique!"

Sun Wukong performed the Frenzied Monkey Stick Technique, and the mirror image simultaneously executed the same technique, both Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rods clashing, and their feet simultaneously striking each other's bodies.

"Ugh!"

A muffled grunt, a fierce glint flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes, and the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod in his hand shone with golden light.

"Heaven-Breaking One Stick!"

"Heaven-Breaking One Stick!"

Once again, they simultaneously performed the Heaven-Breaking One Stick, and Sun Wukong's body was sent flying by the strike.

Sun Wukong now understood what it felt like to be struck by his own ultimate move; he felt as if every bone in his body might break, his chest was stifled, nearly spitting out a mouthful of reverse blood!

"Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations, Doppelganger Slash!"

"Boom!"

"Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations, Life and Death Instant!"

"Boom!"

Time and time again, they clashed and were sent flying, with the mirror image performing moves identical to those of Sun Wukong each time, leaving Sun Wukong rather frustrated.

In the past, no matter how strong the opponent, he had never retreated half a step, always feeling an intense thrill, yet this time Sun Wukong couldn't get excited.

This truly was a battle with himself, different from sparring with the external incarnation. The mirror image struck with full force each time, showing no mercy, as though intent on pulverizing him into dust.

After a round of combat, a flame of anger gradually kindled in Sun Wukong's heart, his expression growing ferocious: "Damn it! My old Sun really doesn't believe it, no matter how much you resemble me, you're just a mirror image. Could it be that my old Sun can't even handle a mirror image? Defeat myself, huh? Fine, today my old Sun will surpass his limits and defeat himself!"

"External Incarnation!"

With a loud roar, Sun Wukong summoned his external incarnation. The mirror image also summoned its own, but Sun Wukong and the external incarnation did not charge at the mirror image, instead retreating backwards.