Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 536: Jiang Liu: Wood Escape - Advent of the Tree World

A space portal opened up directly, and immediately, Bodhisattva Guanyin herself arrived in the Demon Realm.

There was no other choice. Since Xuanzang and his companions had entered the Demon Realm, if she did not come herself and they truly met with disaster here, how could she explain herself?

The waters of the Demon Realm are deep, a fact known by all Immortals and Buddhas.

But just how deep are the waters of the Demon Realm? The Immortals and Buddhas do not know!

After all, ever since the Demon Ancestor Luohou fell, those of the Demon Clan under his command had withdrawn.

Add to that the countless cultivators, and even Immortals and Buddhas who succumbed to demon possession, would enter into the Demon Realm...

Years passed, and the depth of the Demon Realm's power reached an ungraspable extent, unknown to anyone.

When appearing in the Mortal World, Bodhisattva Guanyin would be seated upon her Lotus Platform, amidst the dazzling Buddhist Light, showing off her presence.

But in this Demon Realm, even Bodhisattva Guanyin dared not sit on her Lotus Platform or display her Buddhist Light. She simply walked through the Demon Realm dressed in coarse cloth.

Although the Nine-Ring Staff and Brocade Kasaya had been given to Jiang Liu and even became his soul-bound equipment, these two items were after all delivered to Xuanzang through Guanyin.

In order to understand more precisely Xuanzang's progress on his Journey to the West for Scriptures and his safety, Bodhisattva Guanyin had secretly left her mark on the Brocade Kasaya.

So, after arriving in the Demon Realm and sensing for a moment, Bodhisattva Guanyin was able to ascertain Jiang Liu's location.

With a shift in her form, Bodhisattva Guanyin used a transformation technique, disguising herself as one of the Demon Clan.

Then, stirring up a dark wind, she flew towards the direction of the Witch Demon Forest.

With Bodhisattva Guanyin's speed, she naturally arrived above the Witch Demon Forest in no time and happened to see many figures suspended in mid-air over the forest.

There was the Scripture Seeking Team led by Jiang Liu.

Of course, there were also many of the Demon Clan under the influence of the Witch Demon Forest led by Jumang.

Among them, Sun Wukong held the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, standing in opposition to Jumang from a distance.

Their confrontational stance showed that they were ready to fight at any moment.

"Listen to me, all of you!"

Suspended in midair, Jumang turned his head to address his subordinates, saying, "Today I will fight the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, in a one-on-one battle; no one from either side may interfere, no matter the outcome. Do you all understand?"

"Understood, my lord!" Following Jumang's orders, a few of the Demon Clan experts at the Taiyi Realm acknowledged immediately.

"Good, let me see just how powerful the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who raised Havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago, truly is," said Sun Wukong as Jumang nodded in response. In the midst of speaking, Jumang raised his hand, and a wooden staff appeared in his grasp.

Without further ado, Jumang pointed his wooden staff towards Sun Wukong, and instantly, countless vines appeared, twining towards Sun Wukong. The highly flexible vines resembled living creatures.

"What kind of nonsense is this!?"

Watching the multitudes of vines wrap around, Sun Wukong swept his Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and in an instant, the approaching vines shattered under its assault.

Jumang clearly didn't expect his first attack to succeed right away.

Seeing the vines swept away, his expression unchanged, he then slammed his wooden staff fiercely into the ground.

In a flash, the Witch Demon Forest seemed to come to life, as countless trees sprung up from nowhere, pressing layer upon layer towards Sun Wukong, leaving no room for him to dodge.

"The bloodline of the Ancestral Witch of Wood? This supernatural power is really formidable!" Watching the entire forest come alive, so to speak, Jiang Liu was inwardly taken aback.

At the same time, Jiang Liu suddenly had a whimsical thought and shouted, "Wood Escape—Advent of the Tree World!"

"What? Master? What did you say? Advent of the Tree World? Is that the opponent's spell?"

Zhu Bajie, who was nearby with his large ears, heard Jiang Liu's quietly uttered words clearly, which left him gazing at Jiang Liu in utter astonishment.

So, did the master know about Jumang's abilities in advance?

Was he already familiar with this Demon Lord named Jumang?

"Nothing, just talking to myself..." Watching the Witch Demon Forest seemingly come alive and bear down on Sun Wukong, a move very similar to the spell Advent of the Tree World, although Jiang Liu felt mischievous inside, he did not elaborate.

With the bloodline of the Ancestral Witch of Wood, swinging his hands and feet could release layer upon layer of densely packed wood attribute spells, Jumang seemed like a mage personified.

And what about Sun Wukong? With the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in hand, sweeping left and right, every approaching spell was utterly demolished by his cudgel.'

Looking at the style of combat, it was clear that it was totally the style of a warrior.

Their struggle, from a great distance, was a complete mage versus warrior fight.

Jiang Liu quietly observed from the side without interjecting, only feeling inwardly impressed.

Jumang's power was indeed not to be underestimated. To be more exact, the abilities of the Ancient Ancestral Witch were terrifying. Even with merely some of the bloodline powers, such might was possible.

While Sun Wukong's attacks were fierce, under the dense barrage of wood attribute spells, he struggled to keep up, unable to even get close to Jumang.

On the other hand, how about Jumang? Countless spells were hurled at Sun Wukong like they cost nothing, maintaining the suppressive effect of his magic.

From the situation at hand, the rolling forest turned into monstrous waves.

And Sun Wukong? Swinging the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, he stood firm like a rock in the midst of towering waves.

It seemed that neither side could gain the upper hand over the other.

With mere spells, it was impossible for Jumang to defeat Sun Wukong.

Similarly, Sun Wukong couldn't even get close to Jumang, let alone defeat him easily.

The two sides were thus deadlocked, and since they couldn't determine the winner in the short term,

Jumang thought that he might as well drag the fight out. With his Ancestral Witch bloodline, his endurance was much stronger than that of others.

Facing an equal opponent, he could usually rely on a war of attrition to exhaust the other side and thus claim victory.

In terms of endurance? Sun Wukong was even more tireless.

Finding such a gratifying opponent to fight against, Sun Wukong was not in a hurry to win, fighting more fiercely as the battle went on.

The Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand swung harder and harder, thoroughly enjoying the battle.

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Setting aside the battle between Sun Wukong and Jumang, what was happening now, the Bodhisattva who had transformed into a member of the Demon Clan, watched as it was just a showdown between Sun Wukong and Jumang with Jiang Liu not in danger, she naturally had no intention of intervening.

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However, Guanyin quietly approached a member of the Witch Demon Forest, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, do you know why these people are fighting with Lord Jumang?"

"Why? I don't know either!" the demon replied, shaking his head with a confused expression.

For them, they only knew that Sun Wukong and Jumang were battling, but the reason behind it was unclear.

Not knowing the answer, the Bodhisattva then went on to ask other people nearby.

However, the conversation between Jiang Liu and Jumang in the great hall was only known to a few, and so after asking around, the Bodhisattva found out nothing.

It was unclear why Xuanzang and his companions had come to the Demon Realm out of the blue?

Even more baffling, upon arriving in the Demon Realm, why did Xuanzang and his companions immediately start fighting with this Great Luo Realm Demon Lord?

Nevertheless, even though she was unclear of the reason and couldn't find it out, watching the battle between Sun Wukong and Jumang, the Bodhisattva's heart was secretly filled with shock.

"Worthy of the bloodline of the Ancient Ancestral Witch! Even just a whiff of the lineage possesses such formidable power!"

Seeing the strength displayed by Jumang, the Bodhisattva silently lamented.

No wonder that, during Ancient Times, the Shaman and Demon Clans could dominate the entire Primordial Continent.

In that era, aside from Saints, neither of the two clans regarded anyone else with significance; this arrogance was entirely based on their strength!

"To think that after being suppressed for five hundred years, this Rascal Monkey's cultivation level has advanced further!"

Of course, while Jumang's strength was astonishing, Sun Wukong, who was fighting against him, also amazed the Bodhisattva.

On the Journey to the West, Sun Wukong had actually broken through to the Great Luo Realm, progressing further beyond his already high level - This caused the Bodhisattva great alarm.

This battle lasted a whole day.

Even as the sky turned dark, both sides continued like lively dragons, showing not the slightest sign of fatigue.

"Alright, I, Old Sun, have had a great time fighting today, no need to go on any longer!" After battling the entire day, Sun Wukong felt utterly exhilarated and suddenly retreated a good distance.

"Master, you can now use the ability of the Double Fish Jade Pendant!" Through the friend interface, Sun Wukong sent a message to Jiang Liu.

Prepared already, Jiang Liu inwardly shook his head.

He could have resolved the fight quickly, yet he chose to drag it out for so long.

Shaking his head aside, Jiang Liu didn't waste any more time. Holding the Divine Level Item, the Double Fish Jade Pendant in hand, he then activated its effect.

Jiang Liu directly used his Weakness Talisman skill on Sun Wukong.

In exchange, he received a Soul-Subduing Art technique from Sun Wukong.

As the skill exchange completed, Sun Wukong pointed his hand toward Jumang.

The Weakness Talisman skill was immediately activated.

In the void, countless grey-white breaths suddenly condensed, forming a grey-white talisman in appearance.

"What is this?"

Seeing the Weakness Talisman manifested above his head, Jumang brandished his wooden staff, attempting to swat the talisman away.

Yet, as if the talisman were intangible, it simply passed through his wooden staff and entered his body.