Journey to the West: Please Call Me the White Bone Demon

Dark clouds suddenly gathered over Baoxiang Kingdom, and a fierce wind howled.

Sun Wukong's somersault cloud stopped directly above the palace, his golden cudgel in hand, his fiery eyes like two bright lamps, scanning the entire capital below.

Then they saw Tang Sanzang, who was imprisoned in the courtyard.

"Master! It's your old Sun Wukong here to pick you up!"

A loud shout shook the entire capital city, causing roof tiles to rattle and the imperial guards to awaken, while bells and drums rang out in disarray.

Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang looked up and, through the high wall, saw a familiar golden figure on the horizon, instantly igniting his hope.

The rear hall of Vientiane Palace.

Yun Zhao had already risen from the couch and stood up, his black robes fluttering in the wind, his hands behind his back gazing at the night sky outside the palace.

Now that Sun Wukong has arrived, this simulation should come to an end.

However, before that, he wanted to test his current strength with the monkey to see just how far he had come.

This simulation lasted for an unprecedented amount of time.

It has been exactly two months and twenty-three days since Tang Sanzang and his disciples began their journey to the West.

It exceeded the time limit of any of his previous simulations.

He had intended to delay a little longer, but with Sun Wukong's arrival, everything would be over.

"Come on... let me see just how much I differ from you, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Yun Zhao took a deep breath, stepped out of the palace gate, and transformed into a streak of azure light, soaring straight into the sky.

Above the palace, the two faced off across the distance.

Sun Wukong was clad in a golden chainmail armor, wearing a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang (golden cudgel), with somersault cloud rolling behind him, his monkey hair standing on end, and golden light burning around him like flames. His aura was like an ancient ferocious demon descending to earth, making the entire capital city below seem to shrink in size.

Yun Zhao hovered opposite him, his black robes fluttering without wind. He was fully activating his celestial magic, his body swirling with azure light, attempting to resist the overwhelming pressure.

But just from the clash of their breaths, he already felt a tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing.

"So strong..."

Yun Zhao felt bitter.

Although he possessed the cultivation of a celestial being, he originally thought that although he would be no match for Sun Wukong, with the addition of supernatural powers and magical treasures, he would still be able to put up a fight.

However, he overlooked the fact that when the Monkey King wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was facing 100,000 people of his level!

Even though he was imprisoned under the Five Finger Mountain, drinking molten iron and eating copper pills, his cultivation and strength slightly declined, and he was also bound by the golden headband, he was still the peerless Monkey King.

The gap is as vast as an insurmountable chasm.

"Yun Zhao?"

Sun Wukong sneered, his eyes gleaming with golden light as he looked at him and immediately recognized his true form.

"I thought he was some kind of regent, but he's just a skeleton demon!"

"How dare you! You've blocked my master's journey west and even seized a kingdom in your demonic form. It seems you have grand ambitions."

As soon as he finished speaking, the monkey didn't bother to say anything more. With a swing of his staff, his body suddenly rose higher, and he activated the Law of Heaven and Earth. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a golden body ten thousand feet tall, covering the sky and the moon, and smashed down with his staff!

"Take this from my old Sun Wukong's staff!"

The staff's shadow fell like a mountain, carrying the force of creation, tearing a black mark in the void.

Yun Zhao's pupils contracted sharply, revealing no further secrets.

He formed a hand seal, and the blazing flame array instantly spread out, with a sea of ​​fire rising for hundreds of miles around. The crimson flames transformed into thousands of fire crows and fire dragons, rushing straight towards the towering golden body.

At the same time, he unleashed the Eye-Slaying Pearl, which transformed into a hundred-foot-long black curtain, attempting to devour the shadow of the staff.

But it was all in vain, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The golden cudgel, carrying unparalleled power, extinguished the sea of ​​fire even before it arrived, tearing the black curtain of the Eye-Slaying Pearl apart like paper, and the blazing array collapsed with a roar.

Yun Zhao took the hit.

"boom--"

His physical body exploded instantly, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. Only a wisp of his soul remained, wrapped around his primordial spirit, tumbling miserably in mid-air.

The excruciating pain overwhelmed his consciousness like a tidal wave; Yun Zhao's soul trembled violently, yet he could still clearly perceive—

The gap is too large.

Sun Wukong didn't even use his full power in the "Heaven and Earth Transformation" technique; with just one blow, he shattered his physical body.

"One more baton!"

The Monkey King's voice was cold and sharp. He raised his staff again, its cold light gleaming, aiming straight for that wisp of soul.

Yun Zhao smiled bitterly, his soul powerless to resist.

"So... this is the Monkey King. The gap between us is like an insurmountable chasm. But next time, I should be able to exchange a few blows. Farewell..."

In the instant his soul was extinguished, the world suddenly came to a standstill.

Everything before my eyes rippled like water; the Kingdom of Baoxiang, the Imperial Palace, Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang… all turned into specks of light, collapsing and dissolving.

[Simulation Ended]

The long-awaited system notification sound rang in my mind.

[Duration of this simulation: two months and twenty-three days]

[Reward Settlement:]

[Having cultivated the Dao for 50,000 years]

[One of the Ten Deadly Formations, the Blazing Flame Formation (a complete version of an ancient, incomplete formation, now restored; capable of creating a vast sea of ​​fire that can incinerate the heavens and boil the seas.)]

[Supernatural Power: Manifesting the Laws of Heaven and Earth]

"They're back."

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Yun Zhao's eyes were deep.

This time, he truly felt the pressure from the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

For a mere celestial being like him to contend with such a figure is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But it's okay.

The rewards this time will definitely be very generous.

When he checked the reward, it was indeed so.

"What a pity, I didn't get the achievement reward."

This is Yun Zhao's only regret.

"However, can fifty thousand years of cultivation allow me to break through to the Golden Immortal realm?"

Without any hesitation, Yun Zhao decisively accepted the reward of 50,000 years of cultivation.

With the cultivation entering his body, every pore on his body felt an extremely comfortable aura.

The spiritual energy within his body grew increasingly abundant, and his cultivation level continued to rise.

Mid-stage Celestial Immortal... Peak Celestial Immortal...

Unsurprisingly, after he had absorbed all the cultivation, his cultivation level had risen to the peak of the Profound Immortal realm.

He was just one step away from becoming a Golden Immortal.

Yun Zhao's eyes were closed, as if he was sensing something.

……

Ten days later, he opened his eyes.

boom……

His cultivation had reached the Golden Immortal realm.

It turned out that the cultivation power infused this time was too much, and he couldn't absorb it all at once. Once it was all integrated into his body, he broke through to the Golden Immortal cultivation level in one go.

With his current strength, he can be considered a demon king in the Journey to the West world.

Above that is the Taiyi realm.

Now, neither a true sage nor a quasi-sage appears.

In an environment where there are very few even Grand Luo Immortals on the surface, Taiyi Golden Immortals can be considered the true pinnacle of combat power!

"Now his strength has completely surpassed that of Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse. Although his cultivation level is not as high as Zhu Bajie's, in terms of strength, he is probably not much different."

Yun Zhao thought to himself, "Last time, I couldn't even withstand a single move from the monkey."

Now, with this immense cultivation level, plus my magical powers and treasures, I should be able to truly exchange a few blows with him.

After digesting the improvement in his cultivation, he turned his attention to the other two rewards.