The surging primordial qi fell into emptiness, colliding with each other and producing the sound of turbulent waves hitting the shore. Jiang Li's spiritual sense also heightened to the extreme. A crack opened in the middle of his forehead, the heavenly eye fully opened, observing the ten directions and even seeing through space.

The true nature of the Four Apes of Chaos destined them to be immune to divination. At this moment, pure perception was the only effective approach.

Jiang Li's gaze scanned around, and he suddenly shifted his body, slashing with the three-pointed two-bladed sword, tearing open a pitch-black rift.

"Clang!"

The sound of weapons clashing caused the rift to resonate and expand, revealing a golden figure from within, the Golden Cudgel blocking the three-pointed two-bladed sword.

'Qi body origin.'

The physical body transformed into a luminous form, becoming a qi transformation body. The Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams operated within, pushing the body's speed to its limit.

Without even a moment to prepare a move, he channeled his power, launching an attack with the weapon at the fastest speed.

Blades of light slashed horizontally and vertically, tearing through space, colliding with the Golden Cudgel.

Sun Wukong's figure flashed in and out of the rift, the Golden Cudgel moving as he wished, intercepting Jiang Li's attacks one by one, exchanging over a hundred moves without losing the slightest advantage.

The more they battled, the larger the rift became, with the golden monkey flying out, wielding the cudgel with great momentum, creating countless staff shadows.

[Eighty-and-a-half, eighty-and-six, eighty-and-seven... Jiang Li could sense the intense reaction of the Dao Fruit merging with himself, making the various divine skills obtained from the Dao Fruit extremely handy, with further insights from the Eight-Nine Profound Skill integrating into his mind.]

Lines of text kept refreshing before his eyes, and Jiang Li's battle intent was pushed to its peak. Suddenly, he shouted, his body glowing with golden light, the Sun's True Fire blazing intensely, uncharacteristically releasing billowing smoke.

Anyone who has read the "Journey to the West" knows that Sun Wukong's Fire Eyes Golden Eyes were actually a result of being smoked by fire, a chronic ailment that allowed him to see through illusions but also had the weakness of fearing smoke.

Jiang Li's true fire was supposed to burn and refine all things, leaving not a trace of smoke. But under his deliberate control, the true fire turned into smoke, rushing directly towards Sun Wukong's face.

A surge of black smoke rolled forward, Sun Wukong instinctively wanted to close his eyes but suddenly stopped, opening them wide, while his six ears twitched simultaneously.

The three-pointed two-bladed sword suddenly transformed into the Great Circle Sword, with the shape of the Ochre Whip faintly visible within the sword's body. The Sun's True Fire dyed the sword's edge, turning it a brilliant golden color, slashing through the air with great power, striking Sun Wukong's neck.

Though Jiang Li had absorbed the Dao Fruit of Qingyuan Miao Dao True Monarch, he was not Yang Jian and would not solely use the three-pointed two-bladed sword but could adapt to the situation, using sword, spear, and halberd at will.

This transformation had a miraculous effect, the true fire sword cutting through the golden body, with the dazzling golden flame explosively erupting.

But at the same time—

"Boom!"

The Golden Cudgel thrust forward like a spear, hitting Jiang Li hard in the chest.

Amidst the thick smoke, a pair of golden eyes opened, completely ignoring the smoke created by the true fire.

Both sides succeeded in their attacks. Jiang Li only felt the power gathered within the long staff strike him, his body trembling. Although it hit his chest, the force swept through his entire body. If there was any weak point, the force would directly shatter it, causing at least severe injury if not death.

The human body inevitably has weak spots. Even if the internal organs are refined to surpass refined gold, they can hardly compare to equally tempered bones. This is the inherent difference among body parts, yet it is also a weak point.

However, at this moment, Jiang Li was in a luminous body, formed by primordial qi. Where his mind went, the primordial qi circulated, making every single point the strongest, with no weak spots.

He forcefully took this strike, only being pushed back several feet.

In contrast, the monkey on the other side, beheaded by the sword blade, the Sun's True Fire refining all things, even the Vajra Unbreakable Body suffered burns. As the blade cut into flesh, in that instant—

Sun Wukong's figure suddenly blurred, the sword blade directly severing his head, then dispersing into a bubble.

Immediately, a golden flash appeared, with the monkey reappearing several dozen feet away.

"Hehe, my old Sun has seventy-two transformations, which means seventy-two lives. Trying to kill my old Sun won't be easy." Sun Wukong gripped the Golden Cudgel, scratching behind his ear with a laugh.

"Moreover, I no longer have the sickness of fearing smoke. This newly reborn body hasn't been affected by the smoky ailment yet."

Having the Fire Eyes Golden Eyes divine skill without the original weaknesses, and even adding the six ears...

What kind of enhanced version of Sun Monkey is this?

Currently, Sun Wukong may not match his peak strength, but in terms of potential, he is even more promising than his original self. Though his original self was powerful, it was already set, while this rebirth presents an undefined future with a longer development path.

As his eyes opened and closed, an intense glint emitted golden rays, staring at Jiang Li. Holding the golden hoop staff, Sun Wukong let out a playful smile, "The youngster knows quite a bit about your Elder Monkey and even spots my weak points, but I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Old ginger is spicier, indeed."

Although his battle tactics were fierce, this monkey was essentially full of tricks, showing no recklessness at all.

Upon realizing that he had no weak spots, he simply turned the tables, taking a sword strike from Jiang Li and returning the blow.

The divine skills of the Seventy-two Transformations, when used by him, reached a transcendent level, effectively deploying the life-saving hair.

"Old ginger is indeed spicier, the Great Sage is truly formidable, I salute you," Jiang Li sincerely praised.

"Now you want to flatter your Elder Monkey, it's too late," Sun Wukong chuckled, "but seeing that you sincerely admit your mistakes, your Elder Monkey will kindly spare your life."

"Then I thank the Great Sage for sparing me, but..."

At this, Jiang Li also flashed a smile, "Does the Great Sage recall the scene of the battle with the Erlang Saint True Monarch?"

Why suddenly bring this up?

Sun Wukong instinctively recalled distant memories.

He remembered his encounter with that three-eyed adversary, though he fell into a disadvantage, he still managed to hold a fierce battle, making it hard for the opponent to prevail. Originally, the battle might have ended with his escape, but at the crucial moment—

Sun Wukong instinctively looked up, only to see a meteoric light falling from the sky.

This scene was eerily similar to that time.

It was at the crucial moment back then that a Vajra Bracelet fell from the sky, hitting Sun Wukong on the head, leaving him dizzy.

Now there's no Vajra Bracelet, but there's one Chi You's Flag instead.

"Bang—"

The red comet struck Sun Wukong on the head, creating a sound like a booming gong, affecting the Divine Sha of All Heaven. It disrupted his transformation, forcing him to take the blow directly.

This Chi You's Flag was composed of four evil weapons, even sealed with the Drought Demon Ba. Despite the sealing hindering its divine evil ferocity, it still possessed considerable simple weight and hardness.

It was akin to a third-grade combined with four evil weapons simultaneously struck on his head, causing Sun Wukong to stagger, and fall onto the mountain below.

Barely avoiding a fall, enduring the dizziness, he suddenly heard a dog's bark.

"Boom!"

Even in his dizzy state, the golden hoop staff was still gripped firmly, accurately knocking away a sneaky big dog.

Sun Wukong shook his head and glanced to the side, seeing a red big dog limping retreat, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Thieving dog, really thinking your Elder Monkey forgets so easily."

The same happened back then, after being struck, he was bitten by a dog. Now this past replays itself, yet this monkey, despite being dazed, still remembers to guard against a dog's sneak attack, decisively thwarting Xiao Tian's assault.

After scolding Xiao Tian, he was about to raise the golden hoop staff to battle Jiang Li again.

But at this moment, Jiang Li was drawing back Chi You's Flag, retreating swiftly.

'Dao Fruit integration stopped, this time's gains have reached their limit...'

Jiang Li's thoughts flashed rapidly, decisively withdrawing, choosing not to continue confronting the monkey.

Although currently holding the upper hand, defeating this monkey wouldn't be easy. After all, he was now truly the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, while Jiang Li was not the Erlang Saint True Monarch, leaving the resolution for next time.

Having battled here for a long time, it should have drawn others' attention by now.

Of course, retreat as it may be, the momentum couldn't appear weak, nor could he expose their alliance. Therefore...

"In consideration of the Awakened, today I shall let you go, count yourself lucky to have escaped with your life, Horses' Fortune."

With that said, before Sun Wukong could fully recover from the dizziness, Jiang Li's form faded, merging into the wind.

As he departed, he glanced at Sun Wukong once more, seeing his angry expression, Jiang Li couldn't help but ponder: 'I wonder if he still needs to integrate Sun Xingzhe's Dao Fruit. If he does, this wave should have fused the Dao Fruit more than half.'

Being called "Horses' Fortune," growing furious, then suffering defeat, this was Sun Xingzhe's routine, worth experiencing.

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