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Chapter 366 Sun Wukong's Refusal
Even if one only wants to temporarily unseal the Monkey God's seal in the Western Heaven Palace, three conditions must be met.

First, the divine essence of the dragon-serpent, the archenemy of the Steel Heroes, must manifest.

Secondly, there must be a Dragon Slayer Sword that can weaken the power of the spell, currently held by the Nine Laws House family.

Third, a priestess with the power of exorcism must be present, wielding a dragon-slaying sword, to use her spiritual power to weaken the spell.

The ability to exorcise calamity is extremely rare. There hasn't been a shrine maiden with this ability in the world of Japanese magic for nearly a hundred years. That's why the Monkey God has been locked up here for a whole century without any chance to leave. Besides lacking the necessary dragon and snake blood, it's also because the Nine Laws House family, who guard the Western Heaven Palace, hasn't been able to find a female shrine maiden with the ability to exorcise calamity for a long time.

A priestess possessing this ability can eliminate magic and curses, ward off disasters, and erase or restore curses and magic that should not exist in this world.

The priestess of the Western Heaven Palace must be someone who can skillfully use this power to be qualified. Previously, it was a priestess with this power who came here to play with the Monkey God. When necessary, she would take the Dragon Slayer Blade and release the Monkey God to destroy the dragons and snakes that appeared on the ground.

If these three conditions are not met, even a god or a god-slayer will not be able to release the Monkey God.

The Bima-on Curse is a very high-level curse. The person who brought it to life was actually the inhabitants of the underworld, led by Susanoo and others. They were the elders mentioned by Saya-miya Kaoru, Touma Hoshikasu, and others. They were also the grandfather and his accomplices mentioned by Kiyoshuin Ena, and the elders behind the official history compilation committee.

Therefore, the place where the Monkey God was imprisoned was in the Netherworld.

Thanks to this, even Luo Hao, an unparalleled martial arts master and Taoist nun of unmatched skill, is helpless against it. A hundred years ago, she blew up the entire Dongzhao Palace but still couldn't break the curse on Bi Ma Wen. Now, she can only wait anxiously for an opportunity and for the moment of judgment to arrive.

Unfortunately, this powerful curse was easily resolved by Azer.

"boom!"

As the immense magical power transformed into pure white flames that soared into the sky, blowing away the entire stable, Aize's figure had already arrived in mid-air in this space.

Pure white flames enveloped his body, gradually forming flawless armor that transformed him into a star dragon, spreading its wings of light.

White Dragon Emperor's Wings - Forbidden Hand Transformation - [White Dragon Emperor's Armor].

"you……"

The Monkey God looked at the Immaculate White Dragon in mid-air with a look of surprise.

"You god-slayer, you actually possess the divine essence of a dragon and serpent?"

It must be said that this monkey has excellent eyesight. Even after transforming into a harmless stable boy, its sharp eyes are still formidable, instantly seeing through Aize's true nature.

Perhaps even Aize himself hasn't realized it yet?

After he became a god-slayer and successively killed five pillar gods, increasing his curse power five times in a row, his White Dragon Emperor's wings and Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets began to awaken their divine nature, just like his divine artifacts.

This divine essence does not belong to the White Dragon Emperor and the Crimson Dragon Emperor, but is the characteristic of the "serpent" that was sealed in the divine artifact as the core of the White Dragon Emperor's wings of light and the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets.

That was originally the power of the Infinite Dragon God Orpheus, but it was only about one-tenth of his power. As Azer grew stronger, this power also grew stronger, and now it has begun to return to its origin, revealing the divine nature of the Dragon God.

Under these circumstances, Aize's two dragon-type god-destroying tools are no longer appropriate to be called the White Dragon Emperor's Wings and the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets. Instead, they should be called the White Dragon God Emperor's Wings and the Crimson Dragon God Emperor's Gauntlets!
The Monkey God Lord recognized the existence of this divine essence and was astonished by it.

But Aize completely ignored Him in the present moment.

He hovered in mid-air, his wings of light spreading wide, and the blue jade on his body suddenly lit up, causing the dragon's energy to spread outwards.

"Divide!"

A deep voice resounded from the blue gem, and the dragon energy spreading outwards erupted instantly, like a ferocious tyrannosaurus, biting off the power of the Bi Ma Wen curse flowing here.

"Ok?"

The Monkey God Lord sensed something was wrong almost instantly.

"The power of the curse... has suddenly weakened!"

Moreover, it was reduced by a full half.

"Divide!" "Divide!" "Divide!" "Divide!" "Divide!"...

Aize, suspended in mid-air, continuously activated his halving ability, weakening the power of the Bi Ma Wen curse time and time again, causing it to rapidly decline at an alarming rate.

Each time it weakens, it loses half its strength!
Each time it weakens, it causes this space to tremble!

When he came to his senses, the Monkey God was shocked to find that the power binding him had dwindled to a mere wisp.

And He had become unable to move.

Because every time the curse weakens, a part of His body will petrify. When the curse becomes extremely weak, so weak that only a trace remains, His entire body has petrified, turning into a stone full of spirituality.

"I see... I see..."

The surprise in the voice of the petrified stone monkey had disappeared, replaced by sudden realization, understanding, and a gradually rising emotion.

"I am a member of the Steel Party, born beneath the stars to vanquish the dragons and serpents!"

"The Monkey God?"

"No! I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong!"

His name is synonymous with ever-changing supernatural powers.

His indestructible body is the outward manifestation of his "steel" attribute.

He was born in the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, a spiritual stone monkey born on Flower Fruit Mountain. He was known as the Monkey King, learned the art of immortality on Fangcun Mountain, tore up the Book of Life and Death in the underworld, and obtained the Sea-Stabilizing Needle Iron in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. He called himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, fought against 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, and caused trouble in the Lingxiao Palace.
Although he possesses the nature of a "steel" god of war, in essence, he is a confused god who, in addition to the elements of a sword god, also has many divine qualities and a mixture of many attributes!
The rebellious god, Sun Wukong... has descended here!
"Haha! I, Old Sun, am back again!"

Even as a stone monkey unable to move, Sun Wukong's tone remained cheerful and frivolous, yet his words were filled with power.

Even though his entire body was petrified, his eyes became even brighter, as if flames were truly burning within them. The whites of his eyes turned red, and his pupils became a dazzling gold.

"Eagle eyes" is also His synonym and His symbol.

This is the Spirit Eye from ancient Chinese legends, its source being Him, the ability He awakened in Laozi's alchemy furnace.

"boom!"

In mid-air, Aize's pure white armor suddenly shattered, turning into light particles and disappearing, even the light wings on his back were absorbed into his body.

However, in Aize's hands, a jet-black divine blade appeared.

"Ama-no-Murakumo".

Aize calmly gave the order.

"Absorb the remaining curse."

This divine sword, with its authentic lineage, inherently possesses the ability to absorb curse power.

Using this ability, it might not be possible to completely absorb Bi Ma Wen's cursed power, but for Bi Ma Wen, who only had a weak amount of power left, the power of the Ama-no-Murakumo was enough to completely absorb it.

The ability to halve power can only gradually reduce it, not make it disappear completely. Therefore, in order to break the great curse of Bi Ma Wen, Aize still needs to use the power of the Kusanagi Sword.

"Yes! The sword bestowed upon us by our sovereign! Now is the time to wield it!"

As the voice of Ama-no-Kusanagi echoed in his mind, the jet-black divine sword slashed down.

"Pfft!"

As if something had truly been severed, the last trace of Bi Ma Wen's magical power remaining in this space was completely taken away by the Kusanagi Sword.

"Incredible! They actually managed to remove the curse on the stable boy!"

The stone monkey's eyes shone brightly as it stared at Aize in mid-air, finally revealing its fighting spirit and will to fight against the Godslayer, its sworn enemy.

"But is this a good idea? Now that I've returned to my former self, I'm not as easy to talk to as before, you know?"

The stone monkey spoke these words in a provocative tone.

Aize descended from mid-air and landed in front of the stone monkey, looking at him.

"That's what I want to see too."

Aize stared directly into those fiery eyes without the slightest fear, as if he had finally seen what he was meant to see, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I've come here not only to liberate you, but also to have a head-on battle with the Monkey King, who accompanied me and countless other Chinese children through our childhood!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong seemed to want to grin and laugh out loud, but because even his mouth was petrified, he could only laugh.

"How dare you! No wonder you're a demon king who dares to kill a god! It's been so long since I, Old Sun, have been challenged in such a direct manner!"

"In that case, my fellow countryman, god-slayer, you shall wait a little longer!"

"When I am reborn from the stone, that will be the day when the disobedient Sun Wukong fully returns!"

"At that time, I will definitely come to find you and give you the battle you've been waiting for!"

After leaving these words, the stone monkey closed its fiery eyes and entered a state of hibernation.

In the legend of Sun Wukong, hatching from a stone is an essential process in his birth.

He has been sealed here for a long time. Even if he can go out, he can only go out occasionally to subdue dragons and snakes. He has not completely broken the curse of Bi Ma Wen.

Now that the curse on Him has been completely broken by Azer, in order to return to His unorthodox form, to reclaim His divine power at its peak, to return to His stone form, and to be reborn, this process has become a necessary ritual.

The divinity and power belonging to Sun Wukong will slowly return to him during this process, just like metal being refined into steel in fire, restoring him to his peak condition and even making him stronger.

This is also in response to Azer's challenge.

With his keen eyesight, He understood the power of this fellow countryman, the god-slayer, more clearly than any god Azer had ever confronted.

Therefore, now that the curse has been completely broken and Sun Wukong is ready to leave at any time, he decides to accumulate power and sharpen his sword so that he can face Azer in a more powerful form than ever before.

Aize could feel a massive magical power growing stronger within the stone monkey before him, burning fiercely like flames in a furnace.

"I'm waiting for you."

Having understood Sun Wukong's actions, Aize left with these words and then turned to leave.

"Om-"

The space then began to expand, causing the stables to disappear, enlarging the square cave, and a waterfall cascaded down from the top of the cave, covering the entrance.

At this moment, this space seemed to transform into the legendary Water Curtain Cave of Flower and Fruit Mountain, bringing back the scenes from the myth.

…………

This day was anything but peaceful for the entire Nikko Mountain and even the city of Nikko.

When the curse of being the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses was broken, and he returned to his stone monkey state, began to reclaim his unorthodox form and accumulate divine power, the abnormal phenomena began to spread from the Western Heavenly Palace.

First, there was Toshogu Shrine, which shares the same location as Nishitengu Shrine; then the entire Nikkozan; and soon after, even the surrounding areas of Nikkozan began to show abnormalities, which continued to expand and spread.

This unusual phenomenon is precisely the calamity brought about when the disobedient god descends upon the world.

When the god of fire descends, a great fire will ignite the world.

When the sea god descends, waves will rise across the world.

When the God of War descends, conflict will gradually emerge in every corner of the world.

When the god of the sky descends, storms and lightning will appear in the sky, slowly engulfing the world.

Sun Wukong is the God of Steel Swords, and also the Monkey God who was born in the form of an ape.

He returned to his disobedient form and descended back into the world. The strange phenomenon that resulted from this was that the people in the surrounding area were turned into monkeys one after another.

First, the people who worshipped at Toshogu Shrine turned into monkeys, then the people on Mount Nikko turned into monkeys, and finally, one by one, the people in the surrounding area began to turn into monkeys, causing the entire Mount Nikko to slowly become a city occupied by monkeys.

This unusual phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of those who were interested.

"Has the monkey's curse been lifted?"

"Why is this so?"

"How could it be suddenly lifted?"

In the gloomy world, in a small house filled with a storm, the Imperial Husband, the Mage, and the Princess with the Glass Eyes, who were sitting around the fireplace, all looked up in astonishment and stared at each other.

Inside the Saya family's villa, Saya Kaoru was also on the phone, her expression serious.

"Why was the God-King's seal broken?"

"Isn't that a seal that hasn't made a sound for a whole century?"

"Where is the Nine Laws Tomb family? Contact them immediately! Demand an explanation!"

Sayamiya Kaoru hung up the phone, and only then did Touma Kazuki, who was standing behind her, speak.

"What happened?"

These words only elicited a bitter smile from Saya Miyako.

"I also want to know."

(End of this chapter)