In fact, when Wan Lei learned that the Six-Eared Macaque became a saint through incense and念力 (nianli - faith power), he knew he definitely couldn't defeat the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
The reason was simple: these beings believed in the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, not the Six-Eared Macaque.
If he borrowed the power of belief from others to fight the Great Sage, wouldn't that be courting death?
In terms of the priority of faith power, the true Great Sage Equalling Heaven would certainly have higher authority than the Six-Eared Macaque.
The Great Sage Equalling Heaven only needed to beckon with a finger, a mere thought, and the念力 within the Six-Eared Macaque's body would automatically emerge and enter his own.
How could he fight?
What he hadn't expected, however, was that the Great Sage Equalling Heaven didn't extract any念力, nor did he even deploy his Holy Sun, yet he had utterly defeated the Six-Eared Macaque, who was also a One-Yang Saint, with overwhelming force.
Even though this Six-Eared Macaque only possessed the power of a saint but not the rank of a saint, the fact that the Great Sage Equalling Heaven could render him completely incapable of fighting back, and that the Six-Eared Macaque was still no match for the Monkey King's punch even after self-detonating his Holy Sun, was truly unbelievable.
Was the Monkey King truly just a One-Yang Saint?
Or was the gap between saints so vast?
Wan Lei, hiding far behind the Creation God Disk, was utterly perplexed.
Despite his confusion, he was even a little excited.
He, a mere Tai-Xu realm little immortal, was witnessing a battle between two saints at such close proximity!
How astonishing was this!
The Monkey King's simple and unadorned staff swings seemed unfathomably profound in his eyes.
At this moment, the Six-Eared Macaque was retreating steadily under the Great Sage Equalling Heaven's attacks.
No, to be precise, he couldn't even defend himself and could only rely on his physical body to withstand the blows.
In just a few minutes, the Six-Eared Macaque's vitality rapidly diminished. In the end, let alone saintly power, there was barely any spiritual energy fluctuation to be detected.
The Six-Eared Macaque collapsed onto a continent fragment, gazing blankly at the sky.
Meanwhile, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven was thousands of miles high in the sky.
Wan Lei swore that this was the most awe-inspiring scene he had ever witnessed in his life.
In the starry sky, a golden light appeared – the Great Sage Equalling Heaven finally unleashed his saintly might.
That golden figure, standing tall in the starry sky, had eyes filled with compassion, anger, and supreme killing intent.
Finally, the Monkey King moved.
He swooped down, his Ruyi Jingu Bang pointed directly at the Six-Eared Macaque below, like a shooting star, transforming into a golden light and streaking towards him.
The terrifying aura and fighting spirit emanating from that golden light instilled no will to resist.
It was the terrifying fighting spirit of preferring to be shattered jade rather than intact tile, the supreme killing intent of never returning until the enemy is destroyed, and the highest will to annihilate the enemy even at the cost of one's own complete destruction.
At the moment the Monkey King's power erupted, Wan Lei clearly heard the universe lamenting, as if it could not bear such terrifying Dao law power.
In that instant, Wan Lei recalled the information he had read: the Monkey King's supreme Dao law, unlike the fundamental core Dao laws of immortal venerables such as light, darkness, destruction, and creation, was only one word:
War!
The Great Sage Equalling Heaven was born for battle!
This terrifying Dao law made Wan Lei tremble with fear, and it even shattered the courage of the Six-Eared Macaque.
"Mercy, Great Sage!!!"
The Six-Eared Macaque only managed to cry out, and then the golden light, the Monkey King, pierced directly through the continent fragment.
That continent, along with the Six-Eared Macaque's mountain-like body, instantly turned to dust.
A powerful shockwave surged towards Wan Lei. Within the debris, Wan Lei saw the head of the Six-Eared Macaque.
In its blood-red eyes, extreme fear still lingered.
The Monkey King was right; without the resolve of a death-defying stand, one was not worthy of being called the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
The Six-Eared Macaque was not worthy.
He begged for mercy, he was afraid.
A long time later, after the smoke cleared, Wan Lei poked his head out from behind the Creation God Disk. He saw that the head was not far away.
And the Great Sage Equalling Heaven...
He sat on the steps of the altar in the center of a distant continent, looking at the countless corpses before him.
Wan Lei stood in place, pondering for a long time.
He didn't know what he should do now.
Investigate the mission? The truth was clear, he knew everything now.
No, there was one thing he didn't understand: why did the Great Sage Equalling Heaven collect念力?
But it didn't matter, what did the affairs of a saint have to do with him?
He should go back now.
But he couldn't go back; he didn't recognize the way back to the immortal realm.
To return, he would still need the Great Sage Equalling Heaven to help him open a passage.
Should he go find the Great Sage Equalling Heaven?
Thinking of the boundless killing intent the Great Sage had just displayed, he was indeed a little intimidated.
Wan Lei calmed himself, admonishing himself.
Wan Lei, Wan Lei, where did the hot-bloodedness you felt from the Great Sage Equalling Heaven's fighting spirit go? You weren't even afraid when a saint was about to kill you, so why are you scared now? The Great Sage himself said that only a fearless spirit is worthy of being called a saint.
Moreover, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven was a compassionate being; he wouldn't kill him to silence him, would he?
Thinking of this, Wan Lei finally mustered his courage.
He first changed into the clothes of a disciple of the Five Elements Hall, the intention was simple.
Brother, we're on the same side, don't attack.
Then, he went to pick up the head of the Six-Eared Macaque and flew towards the shattered continent fragment.
He flew at a steady pace, and after a full quarter of an hour, he arrived below the statue's base.
Looking up, Wan Lei saw the Great Sage Equalling Heaven sitting on the high steps, his arms dangling by his knees, his eyes looking blankly ahead.
In his eyes, there were countless corpses.
From the corners of his eyes, two streaks of blood flowed.
The grief of the Great Sage, compassion for all beings in the world.
Wan Lei saw that the Great Sage's Ruyi Jingu Bang was not far from him; it must have fallen unconsciously as the Great Sage sat there.
He placed the Six-Eared Macaque's head on the ground, took a few steps, picked up the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and began to walk up the steps, holding it with both hands.
He walked at a steady pace, afraid that the Monkey King might suspect him of having ulterior motives.
Only when he was halfway up the steps did the Monkey King's eyes focus on him.
It was as if the Monkey King had only just remembered that in this universe, besides himself, there was still a Tai-Xu realm ant who had been watching the spectacle from the sidelines.
The Monkey King said nothing.
Wan Lei walked to a spot three or four steps below the Monkey King and stopped, holding out the Ruyi Jingu Bang with both hands.
"Junior pays his respects to the Great Sage."
The Monkey King looked at him and said indifferently, his expressionless face.
"How does it feel?"
Wan Lei was stunned, then blurted out.
"It's quite light."
Hearing this, the Monkey King was also taken aback, then let out a light chuckle, took the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and put it into his ear.
"It is quite light, only thirteen thousand five hundred jin."
Wan Lei nodded. Indeed, his Thunder God Hammer weighed as much as a planet, so over ten thousand jin, or about six tons, wasn't heavy at all.
"Come, sit here."
The Monkey King patted the step beside him, signaling Wan Lei to sit down.
Wan Lei was stunned again. How could a junior dare to sit with you?