Journey to the West (Black Myth)

Two figures, one black and one white, with faceless visages, emerged like wisps of smoke from the ground. If a human were present, they'd surely be frightened out of their wits.

Shi Yue instantly understood that these were none other than the Black and White Impermanence from the Netherworld. He hadn't expected them to appear like this!

Perhaps because they belonged to another realm, akin to a dimensional world, their forms were clearly non-corporeal. Shi Yue, with his purple-glowing "Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze," could see them, while Six Paths, beside him, remained oblivious.

The figures emerged before Sun Wukong, instantly pulling what looked like a scroll from which they read: "Here we are, Flower Fruit Mountain's celestial stone monkey, Sun Wukong, lifespan ended at 342 years. Let's quickly take him, the aura of these other two demon kings beside him is unsettling."

With that, they used a lasso-like tool around Sun Wukong's neck, instantly extracting his Primordial Spirit from his body, and started dragging it underground as if on a leash.

This scene made Shi Yue's temples throb violently, his eyes flashing with purple fury. Treat my brother like this? I need no reason to smash your Underworld, nor do I fear The Heavenly Court. If there's no avoiding it, then so be it—I, Shi Yue, will smash it completely!

Without hesitation, Shi Yue's Primordial Spirit left his body, following downward.

Six Paths sensed something wrong, noticing Shi Yue's rage without knowing the target. His eyes flashed, and his face contorted with a fierce grimace.

Unable to contain a howl, a small crack opened on his forehead, blood dripping as a golden light shone forth, an eye opening at his brow.

He glanced where Shi Yue was looking, spotting his Primordial Spirit sinking underground. Without hesitation, he too detached his Primordial Spirit to follow.

Entering the depths, Shi Yue felt darkness envelop him, revealing a dim passage surrounded by shadows. Six Paths appeared behind him as he turned back. The scene of Water Curtain Cave faded, one step transforming their entrance into the Netherworld, one of the three realms.

In human folklore, the Netherworld, also known as the Underworld, forms half of the Universe World along with the human realm. Vast as heaven and earth, it hosts the Ten Regions of Ghosts, the Ten Yama Kings, and the Blood Sea of the Styx, with the infamous Eighteen Levels of Hell.

Seeing Six Paths following behind, a slight surprise flickered in Shi Yue's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal. With the celestial and terrestrial transformations, both he and Sun Wukong possessed the divine ability for their spirits to leave their bodies. Given the Six-Eared Macaque's legendary battles with Sun Wukong, it was natural for him to possess profound skills.

He motioned for Six Paths to be silent, transforming into a breeze to follow closely. If destiny led here, evasion was futile. Embracing familiarity, he made no sudden moves for now.

In this situation, Six Paths couldn't "foresee past and future," unaware of Shi Yue's intricate understanding of events. He frowned slightly, transforming into a breeze in pursuit, trusting in Brother Shi Yue's deeper plan.

Up ahead, White Impermanence shivered, exclaiming, "Why do I suddenly feel like a ghost is watching me?"

White Impermanence spoke while glancing back, though he didn't actually have eyes, nor a face, just a blur with long hair covering half of his head.

Black Impermanence immediately exclaimed, "Nonsense! We are ghosts, how could we be afraid of ghosts?"

White Impermanence replied, "It's just a metaphor, I just feel this mission is weird."

Black Impermanence said, "Why think so much? Let's just finish the task quickly. I'm waiting to go have a drink."

With that, they stopped talking. The path was not really a road, just a passage surrounded by darkness, and Black and White Impermanence were floating as they moved.

It's unclear how long they traveled, but when they finally finished walking the passage, they found themselves beneath a giant city, having reached the true Netherworld Underworld, an incredibly desolate world.

There was no sun or stars, just a blood moon hanging in the grey sky, barren ground, and no signs of life. A vast city stood on the open land, distant thunder echoed from an unknown place.

By then, Shi Yue had no more reservations. It's just a routine! Since the outcome was already determined, he could dictate the process himself! So, he grinned sinisterly and suddenly manifested the Primordial Spirit's golden body.

Up ahead, Black and White Impermanence both shivered instantly.

At the same time, the Six Paths' Primordial Spirit's golden body also appeared nearby, eyes gleaming with a fierce light.

Black and White Impermanence slowly turned around. Seeing it was the two great demon kings who drank with Sun Wukong, they shivered uncontrollably again and instantly turned into two wisps of black and white smoke, darting into the city gate. From inside the gate, their voices immediately erupted.

"Trouble is coming, quick, report to Lord Yama."

As the two fled, Sun Wukong's Primordial Spirit suddenly stirred, waking up. He looked around blankly, asking in confusion, "Shi Yue, Six Paths, why have you brought me here? What is this place?"

Shi Yue replied softly, "This is the Netherworld Underworld."

"What?"

Sun Wukong was startled, exclaiming, "Could it be that the three of us are dead?"

Shi Yue answered, "It's not that we three are dead, but that the Netherworld Underworld dispatched ghost officers to seize your soul's Primordial Spirit. Six Paths and I were worried about you, so we followed to see how the Underworld would act. Since we three have become immortals, we should transcend the three realms and be outside the five elements, our lifespan equal to heaven and earth. Yet, I don't understand why the ghost officers said your lifespan was over and seized your Primordial Spirit while you were drunk. Fortunately, Six Paths and I saw it happen."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong became furious, and even Six Paths couldn't hide the fierce glint in his eyes. This was clearly an outrage! He hadn't seen the beginning, but hearing Shi Yue's explanation, he was quietly angry and quickly understood what was happening. He couldn't help but think that Brother Shi Yue was indeed more formidable than Six Paths and Brother Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong pulled out his Ruyi Jingu Bang from his ear, fuming with anger, "How dare they! Do they really think they can bully me? I must ask Yama!"

With that, Shi Yue chuckled and drew the Measuring Sky Staff, striking it against the city gate.

Instantly, with a loud "boom," the several-zhang-tall city gate crumbled, momentarily stunning both Sun Wukong and Six Paths.

Shi Yue then rose into the air, standing in the void, and declared, "Who dares to bully my brothers? I, Shi Yue, will not let it rest! I will smash his Yama Palace!"

As his words fell, the dark Measuring Sky Staff in his hand instantly grew longer. With another swing towards the ground, two palaces were immediately reduced to dust, causing panic within the city.

At the same time, Sun Wukong and Six Paths couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion at his words. Being defended like brothers gave them a warm feeling, and they couldn't help but be filled with a bold spirit.

Especially for Six Paths, who by his nature would never engage in something akin to rebellion. However, in the excitement of "smashing the Underworld," his fierce monkey face became even more menacing. Extending his furry hand, he grasped the large Blackwood Staff, rose swiftly from his place, and brandished the staff high.

With another resounding "boom," his somewhat excited voice rang out, "We shall smash the Yama Palace of the Underworld!"

Now, the initially angriest Sun Wukong moved to the forefront. Unwilling to be outdone, he gave a shout, soared into the sky, and his Gold-Banded Staff extended to nearly ten zhang long, shining brilliantly. With a powerful swing, he aimed it at the cluster of palaces on the ground.

The ground trembled as if a dragon roared, under the continuous booming, palaces crumbled into dust, leaving no ruins behind. Instantly, countless palaces vanished, and innumerable ghosts within the city fled in panic.

Since they were smashing, they would smash it thoroughly! Regardless of who set this trap, they'd make them regret it deeply!

Sure enough, soon ten figures flew out from the largest palace in the city. As soon as they appeared, they exclaimed anxiously, "Immortal, please calm your anger! Immortal, please calm your anger! What has caused such fury?"

The speaker was a standard-looking human male, around fifty years old, with a long beard and dressed in a black robe. The other nine were dressed similarly.

Sun Wukong's figure instantly stepped in front of them and shouted, "Who are you?"

The man hurriedly clasped his hands again and replied, "I am King Qin Guang, the head of the Ten Yama Kings. May I inquire why Immortal is so enraged?"

Sun Wukong retorted, "You dare ask why I am angry? Let me tell you, I am Sun Wukong, the divine being born of Flower Fruit Mountain. I have become an immortal, transcending the three realms and beyond the five elements, my lifespan equal to heaven and earth. Why have you sent ghost officers to seize this old Monkey King? If you can't give a reasonable explanation, today, I and my brothers will turn your Yama Underworld into dust."

King Qin Guang was shocked to hear this and quickly said, "Immortal, please wait a moment. Let me inquire into this matter. Surely, there has been some mistake."

King Qin Guang then hurriedly asked the nine beside him what happened. How could they bring in such a troublemaker? And it turns out they brought over two more troublemakers—this was sheer madness!

Shi Yue couldn't help but watch with a flicker in his eyes. The Ten Yama Kings! They were indeed renowned, but their cultivation level was only at the Celestial Immortal stage, which explained why they were powerless against Sun Wukong. Addressing him as "Immortal" was indeed appropriate. So he, along with Six Paths, stepped through the air toward them. As they approached, the powerful aura and fierce presence from the two forced everyone to retreat repeatedly, faces showing fear.

Shi Yue didn't realize that, at this moment, he had reached the Taiyi Celestial Immortal stage. Even at the Celestial Immortal level, he would be absolutely unrivaled in the human world, each having trained for thousands of years at least.

After all, how many Spirit-Aware Stone Monkeys or Six-Eared Macaques exist in the world? They are all unique mutations of heaven and earth. And he was a mutation among mutations; Sun Wukong was merely nurtured into the Body of Pure Yang, while even the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court is just a Body of Pure Yang, whereas he was the Essence of the Sun.

The Ten Yama Kings originated from the mortal realm and naturally feared a great demon king like him at the Taiyi level. They understood the terror of such demon kings, especially under these circumstances.

Technically, the Netherworld is an independent domain among the three realms, the most unique one. No matter how powerful a deity is, they cannot physically enter the Netherworld.

And a deity's Primordial Spirit cannot enter the Netherworld without the guidance of ghost officers or the gate of reincarnation. In this situation, it clearly indicated a major mistake—somehow, a Taiyi level demon king's Primordial Spirit was seized! King Qin Guang could only curse internally: How did you manage this? The most critical issue was, after capturing him, how did you also bring two more along?

The terrified King Qin Guang quickly got to the bottom of it, discovering that no one knew how it happened! The only thing known was that Sun Wukong's name indeed appeared in the Register of Life and Death, scheduled to end at 342 years of age. But he had already become an immortal! This almost made King Qin Guang, the head of the Ten Yama Kings, jump up.

This was going to be a big problem! They could use the Judge's Brush to erase it, but who would dare to take on such great karma? It might result in death, and if it wasn't erased, Sun Wukong would be unable to leave the Netherworld, a situation no one wanted. However, Shi Yue, Sun Wukong, and Six Paths had no way of knowing these details.

The Ten Yama Kings urgently discussed and decided to disclose the "truth," stating that Sun Wukong's name did indeed appear in the Register of Life and Death, and invited the three to the Yama Palace for detailed discussion on what to do. They also brought the Register itself for Sun Wukong, Shi Yue, and Six Paths to see for themselves.

Yet, even Shi Yue didn't notice the casually placed brush next to the Register of Life and Death—none other than the renowned Judge's Brush!

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