Under the night sky, lights in Chang'an City twinkled, looking like a resplendent Star River laid out on the earth.

Today is the temple fair, and the Human Clan Emperor Liu Qi, leading his ministers, is offering incense in the Heavenly Emperor Temple.

Suddenly, Immortal Light enveloped the entire Heavenly Emperor Temple.

Hundreds and thousands of golden beams descended from the sky, drowning out the Heavenly Emperor Statue.

"This is..."

Liu Qi's eyes widened in shock.

"Your Majesty."

The ministers hurried over to shield him from the golden light.

"No need."

Liu Qi pushed them away, watching the Heavenly Emperor Statue with a surprised and delighted gaze.

The Divine Light intertwined, the momentum soared to the heavens—it was bright but not blinding.

"It's the Heavenly Emperor, the presence of the Heavenly Emperor!"

Liu Qi exclaimed.

The ministers were taken aback.

What? How is this possible!

After the great calamity, Sun Wukong disappeared. For over a decade, beings of the Three Realms followed in his footsteps on a journey to find traces of him.

Many even believed he was already dead.

How could he suddenly appear?

The crowd watched the Heavenly Emperor Statue with tense and excited hearts.

In a blink of an eye, flames spread out from the center of the Heavenly Emperor Statue, diffusing continuously before transforming into a blazing figure.

"The Heavenly Emperor!"

As soon as the crowd saw the figure, they immediately knelt down.

That figure, like the Fire God, was none other than Sun Wukong.

The flames gave him a divine and majestic presence, a living Heavenly Emperor looking down upon the world.

"Rise!"

Sun Wukong waved his hand, and instantly everyone was lifted to their feet.

"It's been a long time, Liu Qi."

Sun Wukong asked Liu Qi, whose face was full of excitement, "Do you still control the Southern Continent?"

"Yes."

Liu Qi nodded joyfully.

"Very good."

A sharp gleam flashed across Sun Wukong's eyes: "I have just returned from Chaos, and all the immortals have rebelled; I need your power."

Liu Qi was immediately stunned.

At the same time, Heavenly Emperor Statues all over the nations began to show anomalies.

Sun Wukong manifested in countless forms, revealing his divinity around the world.

His appearance brought tremendous shock to the leaders of various countries.

However, before they could recover their senses, news from the Heavenly Palace also spread.

The returned Sun Wukong was a fake.

The countries were instantly thrown into chaos.

"What's going on?"

"The Heavenly Emperor is a fake?"

"How can a fake reveal divinity in the Heavenly Emperor Temple?"

There was confusion all around the countries, with all sorts of claims being made.

In Daughter Country, the King settled Sun Wukong in the Royal Palace and hastily convened a meeting.

"It must be the Heavenly Emperor, a mere demon could not possibly have such Divine Skills!"

"Looking at the reactions of the statues everywhere, he is the Heavenly Emperor, it cannot be faked."

One faction of the officials spoke.

The other faction refused to acknowledge it.

"The Heavenly Empress said he has no Jingu Bang, so he must be an impostor!"

"We belong to the rule of the Heavenly Palace; we cannot be deceived by a demon!"

"But what if he really is the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Whatever the Heavenly Emperor does must be right!"

The two factions of officials bickered fiercely.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Someone asked the King.

"Let's wait a few more days and see how things go."

The King of Daughter Country said, "We can't make a decision."

They found it difficult to discern whether that was really Sun Wukong.

The King of Daughter Country couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The long-peaceful Three Realms began to stir again.

In the night, Huaguo Mountain, immortals and demons gathered one by one in Shuilian Cave.

Ao Luan sensed the impending storm.

"Second Great King."

The Long-Armed Ape Monkey stepped forward, reporting, "That demon has revealed himself in various countries, and many have already believed in him."

"Such precise tactics."

Ao Luan's face paled slightly.

After the great calamity, she governed the Three Realms with diligence, bringing order and unity among all beings, thinking that no one could threaten the Three Realms anymore.

But she never imagined that the enemy would target the singular weakness of the Three Realms: Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong's influence on all beings was too great, surpassing the Heavenly Palace and Lingshan, capable of effortlessly destroying the Three Realms if he so desired.

Ao Luan had never worried about Sun Wukong—what she hadn't anticipated was someone impersonating him.

And this impersonation was almost indistinguishable from the real one.

"Unforgivable."

Ao Luan clenched her fist.

"How is the situation in the Southern Continent?"

She went straight to the core.

As long as the Southern Continent did not believe in that Sun Wukong, the nations of the Mortal World would still observe.

"Liu Qi did not obey our orders and has housed that demon in the Imperial Palace."

The Long-Armed Ape Monkey replied, "But he has not heeded the words of that demon either."

Ao Luan's heart relaxed slightly.

Liu Qi's trust in Sun Wukong was beyond question. His disobedience to that demon meant he also had doubts.

"Summon Zhang Liang and Liu Heng to see if they can persuade Liu Qi."

Ao Luan instructed the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.

As the Long-Armed Ape Monkey left, the Bear Demon King brought more troubling news.

"Second Great King, that demon has too many incarnations; demons across the divine continents are being influenced."

The Bear Demon King spoke.

Ao Luan furrowed her brows.

"Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad is currently in seclusion for artifact refining; now is not the time for that."

She said to the Bear Demon King, "Go call him out of seclusion to find a solution to this demon."

"Yes."

The Bear Demon King nodded, hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and asked, "Second Great King, is that demon really so formidable?"

"Formidable."

Ao Luan nodded, "But the monk by his side is the real threat."

After the Bear Demon King left, Ao Luan turned to look at everyone.

"This demon can create convincing deceptions; it wouldn't be surprising what he does next."

Ao Luan asked, "Can you all keep believing in me?"

The crowd exchanged looks.

"Second Great King, what are you talking about!"

The demons were the first to laugh, "If we don't believe in you, who else can we believe?"

"Rest assured, Heavenly Empress."

The immortals also spoke up, "The Jade Emperor's heart is benevolent and pure, he could not possibly be an imposter."

Nobody in the Heavenly Palace wanted to betray Sun Wukong, how could Sun Wukong possibly become their enemy?

Not to mention anything else, just from the actions of that Sun Wukong, they knew he was a fake.

Sun Wukong's heart was not that narrow.

"I actually want to see that demon, to see what abilities he has that he dares to impersonate the Heavenly Emperor!"

"If I catch him, I will surely tear him to pieces!"

The immortals were somewhat angry.

"Six-Eared Macaque, you've finally arrived."

Ao Luan suddenly saw the Six-Eared Macaque come in, "Have you discovered where the Heavenly Dao is trapped?"

"I have."

The Six-Eared Macaque nodded, "I have informed the Jade Emperor, and he personally went over..."

He suddenly stopped, his ears quivering, "Heavenly Dao has now been rescued."

Ao Luan immediately relaxed, "Thank you."

"No need."

The Six-Eared Macaque shook his head.

"You are adept at listening."

Ao Luan asked again, "Do you know the details about that demon?"

Everyone's gaze turned towards him.

"I have only caught the gist of it."

The Six-Eared Macaque replied, "That demon is created by the collective beings, took advantage of the Heavenly Emperor's absence to swap in, seized the Heavenly Emperor's incense offerings, his divine skills are vast, almost equal to the Heavenly Emperor's, not an opponent for the Heavenly Venerate."

"And that monk..."

His voice grew colder, "He came from Chaos, he must have ill intentions."

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