Great Demon Sun Wukong

Chapter 937: Chapter 822: The Centipede

Tang Sanzang’s plan was simple. The Primordial Honor was now left with only a head, and his cultivation was nearly exhausted. However, Sun Wukong and others were also injured, so at the critical moment, Tang Sanzang boldly made his move. He first used the Supreme Buddha Dharma to suppress the Primordial Honor’s head, while the Soul Devouring Monk and Cheng Qian stood on either side and used the power of their Soul Devouring Insects to extract the Primordial Honor’s spirit. Once the Primordial Honor lost his spirit, he would not pose much of a threat. Not only would his power drastically decrease, but more importantly, Tang Sanzang could initiate the Transcendence Dharma to control the Primordial Honor.

Being able to solve it this way without bloodshed was naturally the best outcome for Tang Sanzang. However, very soon, the Soul Devourer and Cheng Qian both showed troubled expressions, “Master Sanzang, it’s not working. The spirit of the Primordial Honor has already taken form. With just the two of us, it’s too difficult.” No sooner had the Soul Devourer spoken than another figure flashed and stood right across from Tang Sanzang.

This person appeared without a word, extending both hands to virtually press them before the Primordial Honor’s head. Then, activating his entire spiritual power, a more immense suction force emanated from between the person’s hands. This person was none other than Bu Yun, the clan leader of the Soul Devouring Insect tribe who had wandered outside. As the clan leader, his ability to devour spirits far exceeded that of Cheng Qian and the Soul Devourer. Together, the three of them almost immediately began to pull at the spirit hidden within the Primordial Honor’s head.

The Primordial Honor was suddenly alarmed, roaring furiously, but it was to no avail. His spirit was still being drawn out bit by bit. Bu Yun had always been aware of this power he possessed to devour spirits. He had used this ability in numerous battles before, completely devouring the spirits of his enemies, only to find it had no significant effect on them.

Losing spirit and losing soul and essence are different. Losing spirit does not cause much discomfort in a person, having hardly any impact on normal life and cultivation. The biggest drawback of losing spirit is the inability to advance to the Primordial Honor realm. But for most cultivators, the Realm of the Primordial Honor is something they dare not even imagine, so gradually, Bu Yun gave up on using this ability. He always thought his spirit devouring ability was useless.

Moreover, the spirits he devoured seemed to hold no advantage for him, unable to enhance cultivation or strengthen soul and essence, so over time, Bu Yun nearly forgot about this ability of his. But now things were different, for he understood the importance of spirit. So, when he saw the Soul Devourer and Bu Yun begin to absorb the Primordial Honor’s spirit, he quickly made up his mind and jumped forward.

Whether for the purpose of eliminating the Primordial Honor or something else, managing to absorb the Primordial Honor’s spirit can only be beneficial. And thus the current situation arose. Combined efforts of the three people meant that the Primordial Honor could no longer resist, and his head’s spirit was gradually absorbed. By this time, Xi Zhao had returned to Sun Wukong’s side. Glancing at the spirit and essence of the Heavenly Patroller lying nearby, Xi Zhao said to Sun Wukong, “It should be over, right?”

Sun Wukong naturally knew what Xi Zhao meant. The Primordial Honor’s body below the neck was completely sealed, and once Lao Sha completed the sealing, the Primordial Honor would have no chance of resurrection. It’s important to understand that the corpse contained not only the Primordial Honor’s bones and Ziling’s body, but also most of the Primordial Honor’s soul and essence.

The Primordial Honor signifies eternity. Whether a pseudo Primordial Honor or the genuine article, both already possess the eligibility for eternity. Eternity equates to indestructibility; soul and essence are indestructible, and so is the flesh. Thus, the Primordial Honor cannot be killed, and sealing and suppression are the only methods. Now separated into head and body, it’s making Sha Wujing’s sealing process much smoother.

Now they had to wait for Master and the others to extract the Primordial Honor’s spirit so that Master could control the Primordial Honor’s head. This way, neither sealing nor suppression would be a problem. Feeling the constant flow of the Primordial Honor’s spirit, Sun Wukong finally felt a huge burden lifted from his heart. Nodding to Xi Zhao, he said, “It should be over. The outcome is decided. It’s just a pity that so many have died.” Saying this, Sun Wukong turned away from those extracting the Primordial Honor’s spirit and went to Zhu Bajie’s side.

“Bajie, how are you?” Just moments ago, Sun Wukong had seen the Primordial Honor bite Zhu Bajie, though he couldn’t counteract the impact and couldn’t ask in time. After Xi Zhao caught up with Sun Wukong, stopped him, and brought him back, Sun Wukong calmed his injuries and came immediately to Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie was extremely weak at this moment, like suffering from a severe illness. Hearing Sun Wukong’s voice, Zhu Bajie opened his eyes with difficulty and said, “Brother Monkey, something’s wrong, something’s wrong. My, my devouring, devouring, is gone!” After saying just that much, Zhu Bajie fainted again. At first, Sun Wukong didn’t understand what Zhu Bajie meant, but upon reflection, Sun Wukong seemed to have realized something.

The devouring was gone. Devouring easily made one think of Zhu Bajie’s devouring ability, which means Zhu Bajie’s devouring ability was gone? Devouring ability can’t just disappear, and combined with the fact the Primordial Honor had bitten Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong immediately realized something, suddenly turning to look at Master and the others. This time, Sun Wukong was prepared, and under the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, he immediately noticed something amiss. In Sun Wukong’s Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, he saw that on the surface, the Soul Devourer and others were continuously absorbing the Primordial Honor’s spirit, but in reality, an unobvious force on the three of them was being absorbed in reverse by the Primordial Honor.

Sun Wukong’s heart skipped a beat, muttering to himself how troublesome the Primordial Honor was. Without another word, he grabbed the Jingu Bang and intended to charge forward, but as he took a step, instability underfoot led to him falling over, followed by a piercing pain in his abdomen. It turned out that the place which had been rammed by the Primordial Honor earlier suddenly started to ache, a pain as if his insides were being shredded by inch-long blades.

Sun Wukong couldn’t help but howl in agony. The people around him immediately noticed Sun Wukong’s abnormal state, quickly rushing forward to support and inquire. Knowing time was pressing, Sun Wukong couldn’t explain much, stretching out his hand with difficulty, pointing at Tang Sanzang and the others, saying: “Stop, stop them!” As soon as Sun Wukong spoke, Xi Zhao and the Six-Eared Macaque instantly flashed forward.

They knew Sun Wukong very well and understood he wouldn’t speak recklessly. Though they didn’t understand what Sun Wukong meant, they complied immediately. The two moved swiftly, with Xi Zhao wielding Gan Qi in one hand and the Six-Eared Macaque holding the Crimson Blood Roaming Dragon Staff; in a blink, they dashed forward. Because they were their own people, they naturally couldn’t use lethal force. Xi Zhao twisted his wrist to reverse Gan Qi and, with the back of it, flicked off the Soul Devourer’s hands.

Meanwhile, the Six-Eared Macaque used his staff, naturally without worry, spinning out a flourish with the Crimson Blood Roaming Dragon Staff that lifted Cheng Qian and Bu Yun’s hands. The three were confused and were about to question when Tang Sanzang let out a muffled grunt. At the moment their hands were flicked aside, the Primordial Honor’s head had already broken free from Tang Sanzang’s control, turned, and slammed against Tang Sanzang’s chest before immediately darting upward.

Even the Six-Eared Macaque and Xi Zhao didn’t expect the head of the Primordial Honor to react so quickly, so they failed to block in time. But seeing Tang Sanzang knocked flying, Xi Zhao twisted swiftly to retreat to the side, catching Tang Sanzang and placing him gently on the ground.

In truth, what Zhu Bajie mentioned before was not wrong. With his head removed by Xi Zhao and his body sealed, the Primordial Honor couldn’t stir up much trouble with only a head. Even the Primordial Honor himself knew this: though the Flame God and Rogue Heart Sword Hero had lost their combat power, the remaining individuals were not opponents he could handle with just a head.

However, the Primordial Honor was not willing to flee. He quickly stumbled upon a plan. Do not forget that high above, there was still a body. The body of the Blast Heaven Phoenix that the Primordial Honor had condensed with the power of the Flame God still hung suspended. Thus, the Primordial Honor took a risky gamble. He first launched a sudden assault on Sun Wukong, knocking Sun Wukong away while biting Zhu Bajie and reclaiming Zhu Bajie’s devouring power. Then, he pretended to be suppressed by Tang Sanzang, taking advantage of the moment when the Soul Devourer and Cheng Qian were absorbing his spirit to secretly use Zhu Bajie’s devouring power to instead absorb the Soul Devourer’s strength.

Although Sun Wukong realized it in time, the power absorbed by the Primordial Honor was already sufficient to control the body of the Blast Heaven Phoenix.

The Primordial Honor was not so easily dealt with. A single moment of carelessness could allow the Primordial Honor to seize an opportunity, but by the time Sun Wukong understood this, it was already too late. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to head over to Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)