"Lord Lao Zi."

Sun Wukong arrived at the Doushuai Temple, locating Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad: "Do you have any more Supreme Forget Love Wine?"

"No."

Lord Lao Zi gave him a glance: "Even if I did, it wouldn't work anymore."

The Supreme Forget Love was the most potent Immortal Wine he could make, yet after Sun Wukong drank it, he only shed two tears, Lord Lao Zi could not think of a way to make Wukong cry anymore.

"Has something happened?"

Lord Lao Zi felt it out of the ordinary that Sun Wukong suddenly sought the wine from him.

"The Dragon Palace of the East Sea is now dispatching troops to besiege Huaguo Mountain."

Sun Wukong replied calmly.

Lord Lao Zi was greatly surprised.

Didn't Sun Wukong and the East Sea Dragon King Aoguang have a good relationship before?

What has happened?

At Huaguo Mountain, just two days after the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals withdrew, boundless sea forces surrounded the Spiritual Network.

The demons of Huaguo Mountain were preparing for battle, filled with tension and worry.

Although the Dragon Palace of the East Sea wasn't as powerful as the Heavenly Palace, the Dragon King was the sovereign of the East Sea, with the power to command the oceans, possessing countless ways to submerge Huaguo Mountain.

The four Crown Princes of the Dragon Palace stood behind the dense ranks of sea troops, waiting for the command to attack.

"Why suddenly become enemies with Huaguo Mountain?"

One of the Crown Princes asked in bewilderment: "What about little sister?"

"The Princess is indeed important."

A strategist by the side of the Crown Prince, an old turtle, answered: "But our Dragon Palace of the East Sea can't side with the Great Saint just because of a Princess."

"What do you mean?"

The Crown Prince furrowed his brows: "The Great Saint has become the Heavenly Emperor. Isn't it a good thing that little sister follows the Great Saint?"

"My prince, no matter how powerful the Great Saint is, he is a demon. How can a demon rule over the Three Realms?"

The old turtle stated: "Regardless of his immense divine skills, his strength is mere bravado of a common man. Now that the immortals of the Heavenly Palace have each gone their own ways, the Great Saint is without support, and his position as Heavenly Emperor won't last long."

The devils and divine beings of the Three Realms all believe that Sun Wukong, at odds with the heaven-spanning Immortals, stands alone and cannot achieve great influence.

"The Great Saint fears no Immortals."

The Crown Prince snorted derisively: "Can they overthrow him?"

"My prince, no matter how strong the Great Saint is, can he surpass Buddha?"

The old turtle shook his head, saying: "Even if he surpasses Buddha, when the Jade Emperor returns, could the Great Saint be stronger than the combined might of Buddha and the Jade Emperor?"

The Crown Prince was startled, and upon reflection, felt a chill up his spine.

The old turtle was correct, Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace was indeed impressive, but in the end, it might just be a farce.

If the Dragon Palace of the East Sea chooses the wrong side, should the Jade Emperor seek retribution later, they might suffer complete annihilation.

"Then we must recall little sister!"

The Crown Prince swiftly changed his stance.

In the distance, the sound of the horn rose.

"Father has arrived."

The Crown Prince turned and saw a majestic Giant Dragon flying over.

"Troops, heed my command..."

Just as the Giant Dragon was about to give the order, suddenly the sky brightened, and a White Dragon descended from the heavens.

"Father, wait!"

The White Dragon transformed into a maiden standing atop the sea.

It was Ao Luan.

She looked at the Giant Dragon with urgency: "Father, what are you doing?"

The Giant Dragon shook its head, then his eyes turned steely, his beard and hair bristled, emanating murderous intent.

"Lu'er, the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas will not submit to a usurping Heavenly Emperor."

He stated: "I shall lead the charge."

"But... Father, have you forgotten how the gods of the Heavenly Palace have treated our Dragon Clan!"

Ao Luan said, "In the past, even minor errors by our Dragon Clan would lead us to be suppressed upon the Dragon Stripping Platform. Now that my brother holds sway over the Three Realms, surely he will not treat us this way!"

The Giant Dragon shook his head.

His daughter, after all, had failed to see the situation clearly. The key issue now was not whether Sun Wukong treated the Dragon Clan well or poorly.

"Lu'er, have you considered what will happen to us after the Jade Emperor returns in fifty years?" Ao Guang asked.

Not long ago, Buddha had predicted that the Jade Emperor would return in fifty years.

Fifty years is but a fleeting moment in the eyes of the Dragon Clan.

"Without any support, how can he unify the Three Realms in fifty years, or how can he change the minds of all beings?" Ao Guang said, "His position as Heavenly Emperor is unstable."

Ao Luan shook her head, "Father King, my brother is no longer the brother of the past."

She was very clear that the once gentle and kind Sun Wukong, having chosen the path of violent revolution, could not be stopped by anyone.

His Heavenly Dao was one of changing the world, a cause for which he would destroy the Three Realms if necessary. Fifty years, a brief span for Immortals, but for Sun Wukong, it was ample time.

After two hundred years of exploration, Sun Wukong would no longer tread the slow path.

"Father King, brother will not fail."

Ao Luan earnestly advised, "You are just being used. Those people want to prevent brother from going to the Underworld, that's why they want you to lead the charge!"

"I am determined, no need to persuade me."

Ao Guang thought that his daughter seemed intelligent, but became confused when it came to family affairs.

The Dragon Palace of the East Sea had no other choice. The Dragon Kings of the other three seas had decided to stand with the Immortals and Buddha, and Ao Guang could only grasp the opportunity to attack Huaguo Mountain to garner more possibilities for the entire East Sea.

But Ao Luan did not understand him.

"All generals, heed my command!"

Ao Guang bellowed, "Sun Wukong stole the Ocean Stabilizing God Needle, our East Sea's treasured relic, and took away the Heavenly Emperor Jade Seal. The Three Realms cannot tolerate this. We, the Dragon Clan of the East Sea, shall serve as the vanguard of the Three Realms and wage war against him!"

His order caused Ao Luan's complexion to change.

"Admirable courage."

Suddenly, the sea surface brightened.

A beam of light descended from the sky, shining brightly like the sun.

The bodies of cultivators from the Four Great Continents trembled before this powerful aura.

It was Sun Wukong.

Countless people looked his way, watching the light descend onto Huaguo Mountain.

The Heavenly Emperor descended to the mortal plane.

All the demons of Huaguo Mountain knelt on the ground.

"Great, Great King..."

The four elder monkeys looked at Sun Wukong with some excitement, their aura, fiery as flames, instantly dispelling all tension and chill among the demons.

Ao Guang looked up as Sun Wukong, clad in armor, descended slowly, his presence more majestic than that of a War God, making him nearly unrecognizable from the familiar Demon Immortal.

"I truly did not expect you to be the first to wage war against me."

Sun Wukong said to Ao Guang.

Though this deviated somewhat from his plan, it did not matter.

To pacify the Three Realms, war was invariably the solution.

Sun Wukong took out the Jingu Bang, "You have admirable courage, but you are no longer suitable to be the East Sea Dragon King."

In that moment, a flash of fear went through Ao Guang.

He looked at Sun Wukong, who nodded slightly, "Perhaps your daughter would be more suitable than you."

Sun Wukong's eyes held a hint of understanding, as if he had seen through everything.

Seeing this, Ao Guang let go of his worries.

"They were all wrong."

Ao Guang thought, "This is the true Heavenly Emperor."

He had launched an attack on Huaguo Mountain because only when the East Sea Dragon Clan was compelled to submit to Sun Wukong, would the Jade Emperor show leniency in the future.

The things Ao Luan did not understand, Sun Wukong saw through at a glance.

So astutely brilliant.

Thinking this, Ao Guang felt that perhaps, in fifty years, Sun Wukong really could unify the Three Realms.

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