That's right.
Everyone saw correctly.
The Jade Emperor and his four companions, who had a significant advantage, were fiercely counterattacked by Sun Kong after losing the initiative, and were thoroughly beaten.
This scene shocked countless people!
It also made countless people disbelieve.
In the cultivation realm hierarchy of the Great Desolation's Three Realms, each additional major realm meant at least a thousand-fold difference in strength, and each additional minor realm meant at least a tenfold difference.
Based on previous experience, let alone five Quasi-Sages against Sun Kong, even just one should not be comparable to him, a "weakling" at the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal stage.
Even if Sun Kong unleashed his demonic ape avatar and activated his Pangu bloodline, it would at most narrow the gap, not allow him to so easily defeat Quasi-Sages.
Not to mention, Zhenyuanzi was still hesitating, while the Jade Emperor and his four, five Quasi-Sage powerhouses working together, could have defeated even the Tathagata Buddha back then.
What about a mere Sun Kong?
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"This fellow Daoist Sun is acting strange. His Pangu bloodline can at most temporarily increase his cultivation by a minor realm, with significant after-effects. How can he fight five alone?"
"Could it be that the demonic ape avatar is having issues?"
"This demonic ape avatar is very peculiar. It's impossible to cultivate such a powerful clone without being a Quasi-Sage. What incredible fortune did he encounter back then?"
Laozi mused with suspicion.
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"Well done, Sun Wukong, well done, Great Sage Sun. I thought you could at least hold your ground with Zhenyuanzi, and then my Chan Sect's Eight Great Golden Immortals would provide support. That would have been good."
"I never imagined you could actually crush five Quasi-Sages?"
"According to my memories, the last person who could achieve such a comeback was Donghuang Taiyi back then. Could it be that you and Donghuang Taiyi are..."
Yuanshi Tianzun's imagination ran wild.
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"That dead monkey can actually fight back from a desperate situation?"
"Impossible, it absolutely shouldn't be. With the combined might of the Jade Emperor and his four, they could challenge even Saints, let alone a mere him?"
"Something is wrong, abnormal, unusual. Why does he have so many secrets? Could it be that the Pangu bloodline revealed during the Eighth Tribulation truly indicates he is a descendant of Pangu..."
Tongtian Jiaozhu, who had always looked down on Sun Kong and quickly turned against him after a feigned alliance, now showed a hint of apprehension at the thought that Sun Kong might be a descendant of Pangu!
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At the same time.
Nuwa Niangniang, Jieyin Daoist, Zhunti Daoist, the Demon Saint, and Luohu, along with other powerful figures, were all astonished by the scene before them.
The difference was.
Nuwa Niangniang was happy for her foster son Sun Kong's desperate comeback, but also worried that he might be overwhelmed after exhausting himself, so she continued to urge Feng'er and Huang'er to provide support.
Jieyin Daoist and Zhunti Daoist were greatly shocked by Sun Kong's potential even after abandoning the Mani Pearl, and ordered Maitreya Buddha to capture Sun Kong for their research!
As for the Demon Saint and Luohu, although they had an agreement with Sun Kong last time, they did not expect Sun Kong to achieve this level.
Both gasped in shock!
"Luohu, you shouldn't have made an agreement with Sun Monkey. If the Jade Emperor and his four cannot defeat him this time, or cannot kill him, his future achievements will inevitably surpass yours."
"I never imagined that after the rise of our demon race, besides the Heavenly Dao and the Saints of all heavens, we would have another formidable enemy in Sun Monkey."
"Judging solely by his performance today, I must make a prediction: if he survives the subsequent tribulations, the most likely person to become the eighth Heavenly Dao Saint will be him, and no one else!"
As soon as the Demon Saint spoke.
Behind him, Luohu, who was equally shocked, felt a pang of unease. He wanted to break the agreement immediately but remembered his previous pact with Sun Kong to rebel against the Heavenly Dao and the demonic path together in the future.
He hesitated.
But regardless, Sun Kong's performance in this battle was even more stunning than during the Eighth Tribulation, the Second Tribulation, or when he single-handedly challenged all the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain and all the Immortals of the Heavenly Court.
It was enough to make Luohu wary!
"Sun Monkey, I hope you don't really intend to eliminate those five and break our agreement."
"I even more hope you won't truly become the eighth Saint."
"Otherwise, for my own future, I might have to fall out with you prematurely. After all, there aren't many opponents with such potential!"
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As various powerful figures were astonished by Sun Kong's brilliant performance and received various rewards through their systems,
Sun Kong, engaged in a fierce battle, found it difficult to spare time to listen to the content of the rewards.
He continued his reckless fighting style.
The bullets of the Journey to the West Gatling, initially targeting only the Jade Emperor, now covered the Jade Emperor, Burning Lamp Buddha, Patriarch Styx, Patriarch Yellow Springs, and Patriarch Netherworld – all five Quasi-Sages.
Under normal circumstances, such scattered attacks would be ineffective.
But this time, Sun Kong gambled everything he had, and the power was enhanced to an incredible degree, actually forcing the five Quasi-Sages to retreat step by step.
More precisely, because the demonic ape avatar drew most of the attention of the Jade Emperor and his four, Sun Kong's attacks were no longer the kind that couldn't hurt or penetrate defenses.
It was more like a complete annihilation.
In less than an hour.
The Jade Emperor's side sustained minor injuries.
Burning Lamp Buddha, being the weakest among the five Quasi-Sages, had his Qiankun Ruler shattered, and his Spirit Lamp was on the verge of falling, almost endangering himself.
As for the other three patriarchs, except for Patriarch Styx, who used the Twelve-Grade Karma Red Lotus beneath him to absorb most of the bullets' power, Patriarch Yellow Springs and Patriarch Netherworld, lacking supreme innate spiritual treasures,
suffered significant losses.
The five changed color instantly.
And at this moment, for the first time, all five of them showed a hint of fear at being unable to defeat Sun Kong.
"Oh, damn it, this Sun Monkey's spiritual treasures are too vicious. My Haotian Mirror has been chipped! My true form is a peak Quasi-Sage, yet I can't withstand any more bullets."
"What are you four dawdling for?"
"Counterattack quickly! This Sun Monkey hides many secrets within him. The most terrifying thing is that he seems to have grasped a trace of Heavenly Dao power. If we don't resist now, we're doomed!"
The first to suffer was none other than the Jade Emperor. Seeing his most powerful spiritual treasure, the Haotian Mirror, damaged, he was heartbroken. He grabbed Lingxiao Zhenren to temporarily block.
Unexpectedly.
This good corpse avatar, Lingxiao Zhenren, whose cultivation was around the Great Perfection of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal stage, was powerless to resist the subsequent bullets.
In less than ten breaths, it shattered and disintegrated on the spot.
It even exacerbated the Jade Emperor's internal injuries!
"Fellow Daoists, our Spirit Mountain Lesser Vehicle Buddhism has had some karmic connections with Great Sage Sun. We cannot continue to sin."
"This time, consider it Burning Lamp's debt to you all. I will make amends in the future."
"Great Sage Sun, this Buddha apologizes to you. I should not have been misled by the four Quasi-Sages of the demonic path just now. Now that my Qiankun Ruler has exploded, I have received my due punishment. Please be merciful."
The second person to speak was, as expected, Burning Lamp Buddha. But unlike the Jade Emperor's complaints, he actually betrayed them again!