Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 659 - 660 Thousand-Eye Divine Powers (First
Chapter 659 -660 Thousand-Eye Divine Powers (First Update!)
Chapter 659 -660 Thousand-Eye Divine Powers (First Update!)
The Multi-Eyed Monster, also known as the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch, was originally a centipede spirit in the midst of secluded cultivation under the Yellow Flower Temple at Mount Pansi. He had no intention of eating Tang Seng’s flesh, but after listening to the tearful complaints of his seven spider spirit sisters, he couldn’t help but become angered. He then poisoned the tea, which felled Jiang Liu’er, Zhu Bajie, and the Sandy Monk.
Yuan Hong always remembered the words Sun Wukong told him. As the eldest disciple, he had to be more vigilant and cautious. Thus, he didn’t rush to drink the tea and managed to avoid getting poisoned. Seeing Jiang Liu’er and the other two poisoned made him furious, so he drew his iron staff and started fighting fiercely with the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch.
On the journey westward, Yuan Hong had been diligently cultivating without a hint of slack. His cultivation had broken through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm just half a month prior. Once they crossed hands, after a dozen or so exchanges, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch was at a disadvantage.
“Don’t panic, elder brother! We’re here to help you!”
The seven spider spirits rushed over from the back courtyard and joined the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch to attack Yuan Hong. They sprayed strands of spider silk from their navels, wrapping them around Yuan Hong. This scene was clearly witnessed by Sun Wukong, who was arriving through the clouds.
“Yuan Hong has made quite some progress in strength! It seems my ‘Gourd Fighting and Victory Wine’ was not wasted on him!”
Sun Wukong clearly saw how much Yuan Hong had improved and was genuinely pleased. Yuan Hong hadn’t slacked off despite the grueling journey, taking every opportunity to cultivate diligently. This was very rare in Sun Wukong’s eyes. In contrast, Zhu Bajie and the Sandy Monk were much lazier, unlikely to achieve much!
However, Sun Wukong could also see that the centipede spirit and the seven spider spirits combined were extremely powerful, and Yuan Hong was probably no match for them!
“Eh? What’s that?”
As Sun Wukong hesitated whether to intervene, a lucky cloud drifted over from the horizon. Upon closer inspection, it was the Elder Mother of Mount Li arriving on a cloud, also watching the fight while concealed in the clouds like Sun Wukong.
“Heh, this Elder Mother must have known about the spider and centipede spirits all along and waited until now to come and help!”
The thing Sun Wukong hated the most was other immortals and gods coming to mooch off the merit of the scripture-seeking journey. Had it been anyone else, he would have interfered right away, but the Elder Mother of Mount Li was a different case.
Among the immortals and gods of the Three Realms, the Elder Mother’s style was like that of the Sect Hierarch of Tongtian, both unconventional and with a diverse array of disciples, including those from the Demon Clan. So Sun Wukong held a rather good impression of the Elder Mother. After pondering for a while, he continued to stay concealed, deciding to let the Elder Mother have this merit. After dealing with the centipede spirit and the seven spider spirits, though, he planned to have a proper chat with the Elder Mother.
In the Yellow Flower Temple, Yuan Hong and the spider spirits were fighting with true fire. Yuan Hong feigned defeat and retreated for a moment, only to return once more. Catching the centipede spirit off guard, he restrained the seven spider spirits. He initially wanted to kill them all, but remembering Wukong’s instructions not to harm the Demon Clan without good reason, he held back. Instead, he simply used a spell to lock away the spider spirits’ cultivation and tossed them aside, then went back to fight the centipede spirit, who had hastened their way upon hearing the commotion.
After twenty or thirty rounds, without the help of the spider spirits, the centipede spirit’s limbs became increasingly numb and weak against Yuan Hong. He then stripped off his upper clothing and started to display his divine skills.
Under its ribs appeared more than a thousand eyes, all of which released dazzling golden light and stirred up layers of yellow mist. In just a moment, a huge Golden Light Cover was formed, like layers of barrels, enveloping Yuan Hong within it.
“What a powerful Innate Divine Ability! This centipede demon’s skill is not small at all!”
Watching from the sky, Sun Wukong was secretly astonished. He had thought that Yuan Hong would be able to handle the centipede demon quickly after dealing with the seven spider demons, but looking at the current situation, Yuan Hong seemed to lack the ability to break the centipede demon’s Thousand-Eye Divine Powers.
Indeed, Yuan Hong was trapped within the golden light, his movements slowed down like those of a turtle. He couldn’t advance or retreat, as if he were surrounded by hoops. After forcefully colliding a couple of times, he ended up dizzy and disoriented. Left with no choice, he transformed into a pangolin and burrowed underground, drilling out more than twenty li away before he managed to emerge from the Golden Light Cover, only to feel his whole body aching and numb. Had it not been for the fact that he had attained the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm and his body had greatly strengthened, he might have collapsed and been unable to rise.
“Great Saint, Great Saint, you asked me to be careful and to protect Master Tang Seng on his journey to the west, and I was careful. You told me to practice diligently and I listened. But the demon’s golden light was truly formidable. I really have no means left. How can I rescue Master?”
The more he thought, the more sorrowful he became. Adding to that, Sun Wukong did not respond to his calls, and Yuan Hong couldn’t help feeling the sadness seep in. Then, he suddenly heard someone crying behind the mountain. Curious, he wiped away his tears and went to look. He saw a woman in heavy mourning clothes burning joss paper and scattering it as she walked through the mountains. He approached her and began to inquire.
This woman in mourning was none other than the transformed Lishan Laomu. Sun Wukong watched from the sky and could hardly suppress his laughter. ‘If you want to help, just help. Why bother with these mystical and secretive approaches?’ He thought to himself how Immortals and Gods truly had peculiar tastes!
It wasn’t long before Lishan Laomu directed Yuan Hong to go to the Thousand Flowers Cave in Purple Cloud Mountain to seek the help of Bodhisattva Piluopo in breaking the centipede demon’s Thousand-Eye Divine Powers. Hearing this from above, Sun Wukong grew curious and followed Yuan Hong to the Thousand Flowers Cave on Purple Cloud Mountain to request Bodhisattva Piluopo’s assistance.
Returning to Yellow Flower Temple, Yuan Hong continued to issue challenges. The centipede demon didn’t bother fighting Yuan Hong this time and, instead of undressing, immediately used its Thousand-Eye Divine Powers. The fierce golden light once again trapped Yuan Hong. Then Bodhisattva Piluopo took out an embroidery needle and shot it towards the golden light in Yellow Flower Temple. Instantly, the golden light that Yuan Hong had spent half the day unable to break was shattered.
Watching from midair, Sun Wukong saw clearly. Though there was only one embroidery needle, it split into thousands upon touching the golden light. At least dozens of embroidery needles pierced the same spot, which finally shattered the golden light. The centipede demon, with its thousand eyes within, was struck by the needles and let out a scream, collapsing to the ground and convulsing.
Bodhisattva Piluopo then gave Yuan Hong three detoxifying pills, which he used to cure the poison in Jiang Liu’er and his two disciples. He then captured the centipede demon and the seven spider demons and, riding the clouds, intended to return to the Thousand Flowers Cave on Purple Cloud Mountain.
“That embroidery needle is quite interesting. I, Old Sun, should borrow it from Bodhisattva Piluopo for some research!”
Sun Wukong’s eyes twinkled, and without paying attention to Jiang Liu’er and his disciples cooking in the temple, he transformed into a streak of light, chasing after Bodhisattva Piluopo. Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the Thousand Flowers Cave on Purple Cloud Mountain.
“Who is following me?”
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Upon revealing a slight hint of his presence, Bodhisattva Piluopo immediately sensed it. Startled, her expression darkened as she turned around and shouted.
