Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong lagged slightly behind the two as he rushed through the area where the fire columns erupted, looking extremely miserable, with almost no intact skin left on him.

All the monkey fur was burned into ash, and the whole person looked like he had just emerged from a coal mine.

"Wukong, damn! How did you end up like this?"

Shen Lang was almost scared to jump up, looking at Sun Wukong in disbelief.

Among the three, Sun Wukong was the strongest, especially in terms of physical resistance.

They only had some scars on their bodies, but why did Sun Wukong look almost roasted?

Sun Wukong's lips twitched slightly, and he didn't say a word, directly initiating the Great Saint Decree, mobilizing the Heavenly Saint Fire and Great Saint Primordial Force within him to decompose the green flame energy invading his body.

He hadn't expected the green flame to be so terrifying, almost burning him to a crisp!

This feeling only occurred when facing Hong Hai'er's Samadhi True Fire in his previous life.

And speaking of comparison, this green flame is far stronger than Hong Hai'er's Samadhi True Fire.

Seeing Sun Wukong focused on healing, Shen Lang held back his questions, suppressing his doubts, and continued to heal himself.

The three were currently halfway up the mountain, only about a hundred meters from the top of the broken peak.

Beside them was an old locust tree, no one knew how long it had been alive, its roots winding and coiling to form a platform.

It was on this platform that Sun Wukong and the others cultivated and healed.

Luckily, nothing dangerous appeared here, nor did any enemies invade, providing them with a relatively safe environment to heal.

Tian Lin was always by Sun Wukong's side, feeling somewhat guilty seeing Sun Wukong in such a state.

If it wasn't for him, Sun Wukong wouldn't have had to come to this peak area, let alone insist on reaching the top of this broken peak.

The favor owed to the big boss is enormous!

Since following Sun Wukong as the big boss, he had incurred many favors, the three little Dragon Cats being no exception.

Their indebtedness to Sun Wukong might never be fully repaid in their lifetime.

Shen Lang and the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor weren't too seriously injured, recovering quickly.

After taking off their tattered clothes and changing into clean ones, they surrounded Sun Wukong in the middle.

"How did Wukong end up like this?"

Shen Lang was puzzled, "Does he have no resistance against that green flame? But that shouldn't be the case!"

Shen Lang's own Purple Cloud Heart Flame wasn't as strong as Sun Wukong's Heavenly Saint Fire, even he could resist the impact of the green fire column with his Purple Cloud Heart Flame's fire armor. There's no reason Sun Wukong couldn't!

"Perhaps, Wukong chose to be this way voluntarily."

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor seemed thoughtful as he looked at Sun Wukong, speaking slowly.

Sun Wukong's expression appeared pained, yet oddly seemed to be enjoying it.

Overall, it was somewhat complex.

However, one thing the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor could discern was that Sun Wukong wasn't genuinely harmed. Maybe he intended this state.

"Voluntarily? Are you saying Wukong intentionally let the green flame attack him?"

Shen Lang was stunned. Is Sun Wukong crazy?

The destructive power of the green flame was huge, letting that kind of flame hit you, wasn't that seeking suffering?

"Beyond that, I can't think of any other reason."

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor shrugged. Given Sun Wukong's abilities, if he resisted with full force, he couldn't possibly be hit by the green fire column to this extent.

Moreover, looking at Sun Wukong's current state, he's clearly cultivating to absorb the fire poison invading his body.

"Will Wukong be okay?"

Shen Lang looked at Sun Wukong with some worry.

They had known each other for so long, and he had never seen Sun Wukong so miserable!

"If he can cultivate to heal, he won't have any problems."

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor chuckled, "Once Wukong absorbs the fire poison completely, these injuries will heal quickly."

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor had seen firsthand how freakishly fast Sun Wukong's physical recovery abilities were.

Not to mention just being burned to a pulp, even if he were burned flesh and blood flying, he could still recover in moments.

In this regard, the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor was even more confident than Sun Wukong himself.

"Hope so."

Shen Lang nodded doubtfully, patiently guarding beside Sun Wukong.

Of course, while guarding, Shen Lang also observed the surroundings.

Meanwhile, his mouth didn't stop babbling.

"Daoist Ancestor, do you think there are really treasures left from the last era at this strange broken peak?"

"If the fire column impact earlier had been a bit wider, it would have been really difficult for us to escape safely, right?"

"Daoist Ancestor, how did you and Wukong meet? It seems your relationship has been long-standing?"

The Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor's forehead sprouted two black lines, Shen Lang asked so many questions at once, which should he answer?

Does this guy not understand the concept of manners?

Deciding to pretend he hadn't heard, he closed his eyes and meditated quietly.

Seeing the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor ignoring him, Shen Lang pouted his lips, focusing entirely on the surrounding environment.

Sun Wukong continued cultivating, refining the green flame energy within.

As the green flame was refined, a strange mark faintly appeared between his brows.

Faintly visible, upon careful examination, it resembled a fire lotus.

This detail went unnoticed by both the Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor and Shen Lang.

As the fire lotus mark manifested in Sun Wukong's brow and the refining of the green flame reached its end, the originally black-gold Heavenly Saint Fire gradually turned purple-gold after fusing with the green flame.

The newly generated Heavenly Saint Fire hadn't increased significantly in power compared to the original, yet Sun Wukong felt something.

At certain times, this newly generated Heavenly Saint Fire would provide tremendous assistance!

Scorched fur began to shed, turning into fragments that detached from his body, new fur emerged from within.

But for some reason, this new fur was much sparser compared to the original!

Especially on the body, it was almost a faint golden fur, hardly noticeable without close inspection!

A layer of purple-golden light spread from his body, and at this moment, his cultivation in the Middle Heavenly Divine Realm stage inexplicably advanced, reaching the Late Heavenly Divine Realm stage!

"Huh? This seems to be a tree root..."

Shen Lang, as if having discovered something novel and intriguing, took a few steps towards a tree root a short distance away and tugged at it.

Sun Wukong, having just finished cultivating and opened his eyes, his expression changed.

"Stop!"