Sun Wukong hefted the Jingu Bang onto his shoulder, calmly surveying the Immortals before him.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals looked at him, their eyes filled with fear and trepidation.

Sun Wukong, wearing golden armor and a halo of golden light behind him, held the mighty Long Stick in his grip, standing tall like a War God touching the heavens.

The might of his recent strike was still vivid in their minds.

With a single blow, he could send tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals tumbling through the clouds. Against such a figure, how could one possibly contend? And who would dare to oppose him?

"Great Saint!"

Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, breaking through the multiple barriers, stepped forward to persuade, "Why must you do this?"

Sun Wukong looked at him.

"I've finally understood."

"Understood what?"

Lord Lao Zi asked.

"How to make time in the Heavenly Palace the same as in the Mortal World."

Sun Wukong chuckled lightly.

Lord Lao Zi was taken aback: "You—"

Sun Wukong raised his Jingu Bang.

"Since the Jade Emperor finds it difficult to make a decision."

Under the shocked gaze of Lord Lao Zi, Sun Wukong swung his stick fiercely.

"Then let me make the decision for him!"

Like a godly thunderclap splitting the heavens, the mighty Jingu Bang, thousands of zhang tall, crashed down on the South Heavenly Gate with a "boom—"

In an instant, the South Heavenly Gate shattered into countless pieces of dull, lusterless stones, crumbling away.

Amidst the dazzling flames and golden light, the fragmented stones, accompanied by the blaze, fell towards the Mortal World.

Countless people watched this scene, unable to believe their eyes.

The South Heavenly Gate, a construction of the Immortal realm that had stood tall since the dawn of Hongmeng, had been smashed to pieces in a single strike!

Perhaps, along with the ruins were also the collapse of their unwavering beliefs.

Sun Wukong's gaze shimmered as he watched the scene unfold.

He had made up his mind: since the Immortals always placed themselves high above and liked to hide away in the Heavenly Palace, then he would be the one to personally drag them down.

He turned towards the north, when suddenly, a white light descended from the sky, enveloping him from above.

"Where do you think you're going!" someone bellowed angrily.

Sun Wukong's movements slowed down as he looked up.

It was Heavenly King Li, using the Demon Mirror to lock down Sun Wukong.

"Sun Wukong, how dare you destroy the South Heavenly Gate!"

Tota Li Heavenly King, looking at the shattered remains of the South Heavenly Gate, felt his anger burning fiercely within his chest.

"Angry, are you?"

Sun Wukong looked over: "That's good."

"But I know..."

His eyes sparked with flames: "I know that someone is even angrier than you!"

At that moment, radiant golden light soared behind him.

Massive wings spread, as the Merit Incarnation once again stood before him, feet atop the rubble, its majestic gaze filled with boundless rage.

"Quick, extinguish this demon monkey!"

Knowing the formidable strength of this female figure, Heavenly King Li was extremely alarmed, and bellowed loudly.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, regaining their senses, would not miss the opportunity when Sun Wukong was constrained, grabbing their weapons once more, charging at Sun Wukong.

The woman effortlessly struck with her right hand into the void.

A loud "snap" was heard.

The Demon Mirror in Heavenly King Li's hand and the space binding Sun Wukong instantly collapsed.

It was a strike crossing time and space!

Heavenly King Li gasped in shock, and before he could issue another command, the woman dissipated once more, transforming into golden light that swirled around Sun Wukong and the Jingu Bang.

A boiling flame erupted around Sun Wukong.

It was the hope of all things, the light of hope in the dark night.

He twirled the Jingu Bang in mid-air, then gently swept it horizontally through the space.

An immense surge of energy exploded from him, rippling out like a shockwave.

The Heavenly Palace was momentarily engulfed in churning clouds like mighty tidal waves.

Within ten li, all the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were sent flying, none spared.

Their Protective Immortal Armor crumbled to rubble, and their Protective Body Magic proved to be no use at all.

The affected Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stood up to see their faces drained of color, and after being swept aside by Sun Wukong, their weapons had completely lost their Immortal Energy.

"It's the Merit Qi again!"

The blast from the Jingu Bang swept past Heavenly King Li, causing the Linglong Treasure Tower to dim slightly, filling him with immense terror.

First, it was that terrifying Merit Incarnation, and now Sun Wukong himself!

"What exactly have you done to Merit!"

Heavenly King Li shouted aloud: "Why does it oppose us!"

They are immortals, the masters of Merit!

Sun Wukong cracked a smile.

"It seems you still don't understand."

He strides forward.

"Twenty-Eight Constellations, heed my command!"

Heavenly King Li was furiously enraged: "Unroll the Star Constellation Map!"

The shadow rat of Void, the extended net chicken of Mao, the Star Day Horse, the room rabbit of Fang, and other constellations flew up on order, standing guard at their palatial positions, arraying themselves and casting spells.

"Arise!"

Brilliant radiance suddenly appeared from the void, starting from the shadow rat of Void, sweeping across the palace positions of the Twenty-Eight Constellations at high speed—an enormous Star Constellation Map was strikingly revealed in the sky.

The Map ensnared Sun Wukong within, winds and clouds changing within it, countless beams of starlight fell from the heavens like celestial blades.

Sun Wukong disregarded it all, attempting to step forward, yet the Map, like a kite tied to his head, insistently enveloped him step by step.

He stood still and looked up at the Twenty-Eight Constellations.

"This Star Constellation Map, drawn by The Three Pure Ones, has all things under heaven bathed in starlight; how could you possibly escape?"

The shadow rat of Void said coldly.

"Is that so."

Sun Wukong smiled slightly.

Then he lightly leaped.

In the breath before, the immortals saw him standing still, but in the breath after, he already leapt behind the shadow rat of Void.

"This Star Constellation Map is not made of real stars!"

Before they could react, Sun Wukong swept his stick from behind.

South Heavenly Gate couldn't withstand his strike, let alone the mere Twenty-Eight Constellations?

With a single hit, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, struck hard, dropped from the clouds like harvested wheat, each one erupting in flames, their Immortal Light extinguished.

"Even the Twenty-Eight Constellations have..."

Others watched this scene, ashen-faced.

How could Sun Wukong possess such might!?

The Twenty-Eight Constellations tried to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

"Don't bother, it won't go out."

Sun Wukong himself was enveloped in the same flames, yet they did not affect him the slightest.

"Didn't you hear the sounds within these flames?"

He asked, somewhat puzzled.

The Twenty-Eight Constellations were preoccupied with putting out the fire and did not respond.

"I see."

Sun Wukong smiled faintly: "You cannot hear it anymore."

"Then let me tell you!"

He once again raised the Jingu Bang, the stick wreathed in endless fierce flames that would never extinguish upon contact.

"This is the flame of change!"

All things seek transformation.

Sun Wukong finally understood, he will not lose—he is supported by countless voices, countless ambitions.

From the beginning of Hongmeng, from when the Heavenly Palace was established, the flames formed of endless resentment and desire have now become his power.

"Get out of my way!"

Sun Wukong swung his Long Stick.

In an instant, the clouds before him rolled and tumbled, the roaring flames dyed the Heavenly Palace a crimson red.

The boundless clouds burned within the sea of fire, and any immortal touched by these flames could never extinguish them, their immortal power dissipated.

Anxious cries filled a great portion of the Heavenly Palace.

"Retreat, quickly retreat!"

Tota Li Heavenly King issued the order to retreat with a drastically changed complexion.

Standing before Sun Wukong before his Merit Fire was exhausted meant certain death!

The immortals scattered like frantic birds, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals struggling within the flames, with millennia of Cultivation reduced to ashes.

Amidst the crimson sea of fire, Sun Wukong stepped forward, no one daring to block his path.

It was clear to all, anyone standing before him would be obliterated!

Within the light, a figure appeared behind him.

"Where are you heading, younger brother?"

Immortal Zhenyuan asked.

"To destroy the Heavenly Gate, to tread upon Lingxiao."

Sun Wukong replied.

Immortal Zhenyuan sighed: "I cannot accompany you."

Sun Wukong nodded slightly: "I alone am enough!"

He suddenly soared upwards, like a burning meteor, carrying with him tremendous momentum, and charged towards North Heaven Gate.

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