The Battle in Journey to the West

Chapter 360: Chapter 308: The Convergence of the Human Path Will – Part 2 Chapter 360: Chapter 308: The Convergence of the Human Path Will – Part 2 Sun Wu bellowed loudly, casting his “The Art of War by Sun Tzu” into the Vast Spirit River. A side sword appeared on the waist of the Great Confucian who, though originally graceful and scholarly, now took on an aura of slaughter and killing. He wrote in the void, “Adhere to the orthodox, win with the unorthodox!”

Confucianism and militarism merged, blending elegance with the art of war. With each stroke of the brush, the air of slaughter was embedded within the words.

“Kill a man within ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles,” the Great Confucian penned the verse of the Immortal Poet Li Bai, from which a mighty murderous spirit was born.

An essay by a Confucian scholar could inherently contain murderous intent; it’s a vessel embracing all things under heaven, which accommodates everything in the cosmos. However, infused with the essence of militarism, the murderous aura intensified. The Great Confucian wielded his sword as a pen, crafting exceptionally sharp texts, directing verbal and written assaults at the Tathagata, with the killing intent of the militarists bursting forth, practically about to explode the heavens and the earth.

“Militaristic slaughter combined with Confucian orthodoxy?” Wukong was slightly surprised, but upon close consideration, it made sense; the Confucian scholars were adept at lip service and caustic wit, and their essays carried an undercurrent of lethal force. Militarism was inherently about killing; its fusion with Confucianism seemed natural.