Great Demon Sun Wukong

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a cage, trapping the Taoist inside.

Realizing the danger, the Taoist hurriedly changed his Hand Seals, but at that moment, a water-blue colored rope floated up from the Jingu Bang and wound towards the Taoist. This Taoist not only possessed powerful Taoist Arts but also had nimble movement techniques. With continuous hand seals, he weaved and dodged, managing to evade the binding of the rope repeatedly.

Observing how difficult the Taoist was to deal with, Sun Wukong dared not be the slightest bit negligent. He waved his hands continuously, and seven or eight water-blue colored ropes shot from his fingertips into the Jingu Bang cage. This time, no matter how deft the Taoist’s movements were, he couldn’t dodge them all.

After the forty-seventh Magical Decree, the Taoist was bound so tightly he could no longer move.

Sun Wukong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just two Magical Decrees short! Sun Wukong knew that the count of Magical Decrees for large-scale, superior Taoist Arts was strictly defined, generally in the multiples of nine—nine, eighteen, twenty-one, thirty-six, forty-nine. Forty-nine was the utmost number, and a Taoist Art of forty-nine Magical Decrees could truly be called earth-shattering.

Fortunately, it stopped at the forty-seventh Magical Decree.

With a wave of his hand, Sun Wukong dispelled the Jingu Bang cage, reuniting all the Jingu Bangs into one, which flew back into his hand.

"What’s your name? Is this the third barrier?"

"Illusion Technique. The third barrier’s Guardian."

Looking at the Taoist’s face, full of unwillingness, Sun Wukong let out a chuckle. "So, does this count as passing the barrier, little kid?"

The term "little kid" seemed to enrage the Taoist, who, after laughing angrily, began to struggle violently.

Despite the Taoist’s considerable strength, escaping the rope’s binding was no simple matter. These ropes were transfigured from the Water Attribute of the Five-Colored Divine Stone, fully exhibiting the toughness and softness of water. They couldn’t be escaped from by sheer force alone.

And indeed, that was the case. Even though the Taoist’s neck veins were bulging with effort, aside from a slight movement of his arms, the rope not only didn’t loosen but also began to tighten even more.

Yet, the Taoist suddenly revealed a sly smile. Sun Wukong, who had been leisurely watching the struggle, suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

This kind of panic only arose when facing extremely terrifying danger. Previously, this kind of premonitory sensation had saved Sun Wukong countless times.

The same was true this time. As soon as he felt it, Sun Wukong didn’t hesitate to wave his hands and create a thick layer of Earth Elemental Armor above his head. Then, in an instant, he disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, a purple-black Thunder Dragon, as thick as a water bucket, split the sky. The Earth Elemental Armor supported only for a breath before it shattered with a loud bang. Then, the Thunder Dragon struck ruthlessly at the place where Sun Wukong had vanished.

But when the Thunder Dragon struck the ground, it didn’t dissipate; instead, it blasted directly into the underground following the surface.

Without Sun Wukong’s mana to restrain it, the water-blue rope wrapped around the Taoist’s body dissolved into a pool of clear water, falling onto the ground.

The Taoist smirked, seemingly displeased with being captured by Sun Wukong. After straightening out his Taoist robe, he glanced at the lightning that had already burrowed into the ground and once again cast several magical decrees.

At this time, Sun Wukong was also in a sorry state. When he sensed danger, he instantly created a massive Earth Shield above his head. Then, using all his earth attribute mana, he vanished into thin air, reappearing already underground.

Sun Wukong had previously experienced that the Taoist seemed to possess a formidable pupil power. Hence, if he tried to transform into something else, he would be seen through, which would leave him in an even more dangerous and passive position. Therefore, he thought of burrowing underground.

However, just as Sun Wukong had barely burrowed less than a hundred zhang underground, he suddenly felt an immense and terrifying thunderous power emerging behind him, pursuing him at an incredibly fast speed. Sun Wukong hurriedly erected dozens of Earth Shields to block the lightning.

Initially, the dozens of Earth Shields indeed depleted much of the lightning’s strength, but then, for some reason, the lightning seemed to have taken a potent tonic and rapidly grew several times thicker, transforming into a fierce giant dragon glittering with purple light.

The Purple Thunder Dragon caught up with him after just a few flips. The Earth Shields set up by Sun Wukong were now completely ineffective. Despite the shields being formed from the Earth Element combined with the power of the Earth Attribute Five-Colored Divine Stone, they were utterly incapable of hindering, even slightly, the oncoming Purple Thunder Dragon.

Having no choice, Sun Wukong gave up the idea of continuing to flee. Instead, he turned around, holding his Jingu Bang horizontally, clearly intending to confront the Thunder Dragon head-on.

The Thunder Dragon seemed to possess spirituality as well. Seeing that its prey had not only stopped but was also preparing for a direct confrontation, the dragon’s eyes immediately filled with disdain. Your next read is at NovelBin.Côm

Under normal circumstances, Sun Wukong engaging in a head-on collision with this Thunder Dragon indeed put him at a disadvantage and could even be said to be a significant loss. Although the Thunder Dragon possessed some spirituality, it was only a mass of thunder elements gathered together, forcibly condensed into the shape of a dragon by some method.

This kind of creature is known as an Elemental Body. As the name implies, it is a creature without a physical form. Elemental Bodies are least afraid of physical attacks, unless your physical attacks contain a certain degree of Destructive Will or the Will of Destruction, otherwise it’s impossible to inflict any harm on them.

Conversely, Elemental Bodies have both powerful physical attack power and spell attack power.

Therefore, Sun Wukong faced a considerable disadvantage against this Thunder Dragon. Of course, he knew this; a single misstep led to a cascade of errors. Although he had anticipated the Taoist’s exceptional pupil power, he had forgotten that any formidable pupil power would have a certain advantage in tracking and capturing.

Therefore, it’s very possible that the Taoist saw him burrowing into the soil, which is why the Thunder Dragon was sent to pursue him.

If he had known this earlier, Sun Wukong would never have burrowed into the ground. But now, there was no time to think further. Looking at the Thunder Dragon’s mocking eyes, Sun Wukong suddenly felt an uncontrollable surge of rage.

After all, he was the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, and ever since he entered this wretched island, he had been constantly hampered. First, he was ambushed by an archer, then he was forced by a defense-specialized adversary to unleash the Divine Stone’s power within him, and now he was being chased and mocked by a mere Thunder Dragon. How could Sun Wukong accept this?

So, Sun Wukong’s mana surged throughout his body, with layers of golden light swirling around the Jingu Bang. He charged directly towards the Thunder Dragon.

The Thunder Dragon, unwilling to show weakness, fiercely clawed at the air, charging ferociously towards Sun Wukong as well.

However, when Sun Wukong’s Jingu Bang collided with the Thunder Dragon, a bizarre scene unfolded, stupefying Sun Wukong where he stood.

Because to Sun Wukong’s astonishment, the ferocious Thunder Dragon was being absorbed by the Jingu Bang—no, to be precise, was being absorbed.

What was going on with this Jingu Bang? Could it devour anything?