The shuttle in the second dimension

　The blast of gem fragments unleashed their full power upon contact, destroying the surrounding environment. Even Chi You, the Monkey King, and the two Vajra Warriors were slightly affected, though they didn't sustain significant damage.

　As the jewel barrier shattered, a flicker of regret crossed Lin Xuan's eyes. "Sure enough, because it exceeded its endurance limit, even the power absorbed into the jewel barrier couldn't be directly reflected back to the Monkey King. However, being able to weaken the power of that stick to this extent is almost enough."

　As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, wielded by the Monkey King, slammed down towards Chi You. Because he was restrained by two Vajra Warriors, Lin Xuan could only mobilize Chi You's two arms to block the Monkey King's weakened stick. After releasing the weapons in his hands, Lin Xuan controlled his two arms to meet the stick.

　click-

　When the Ruyi Jingu Bang and the palm formed by the materialization of Chi You's dark red curse power came into contact with each other, a crisp cracking sound suddenly occurred, and then tiny cracks gradually appeared on the two palms of Chi You that were resisting the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

　However, Chi You's palm did not explode like the jewel barrier, but instead steadily caught the enlarged Ruyi Jingu Bang of the Monkey King.

　Of course, if the gem barrier had not weakened before, Chi You's two arms would probably have exploded directly, instead of just having a few cracks like this to catch the stick falling from the sky.

　Seeing Chi You's two arms safely catch the blow, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he didn't relax. He manipulated Chi You to seize the opportunity to grab the Ruyi Jingu Bang and fiercely swung the Monkey King up. However, the Monkey King, realizing the situation was dire, temporarily dropped the Ruyi Jingu Bang and fled.

　Lin Xuan, however, did not feel any pity when he saw this scene. Instead, he seemed to have known that the Monkey King would do this. Chi You wielded his Ruyi Jingu Bang, fiercely attacking the two Vajra Warriors who had been entangled with him.

Chapter 3: Clash of Giants

　Sorry, I was delayed in updating yesterday due to some things.

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　The huge Ruyi Jingu Bang was suddenly swung up by Chi You's two arms and swung towards the two Vajra Warriors who were still fighting with Chi You's other four arms.

　Huhu——

　The swing of the Ruyi Jingu Bang brought up a gust of wind, whistling in all directions.

　Originally, when Luo Hao saw Lin Xuan controlling Chi You to swing the huge Ruyi Jingu Bang towards the two Vajra Warriors he created, he wanted to control the two Vajra Warriors to dodge, but Lin Xuan was not so kind as to put them back. He directly controlled Chi You's other four hands to entangle the two Vajra Warriors, making them unable to escape.

　boom! ! !

　With a loud crash, the two Vajra Warriors were directly knocked away by Lin Xuan's Ruyi Jingu Bang. However, not long after Lin Xuan knocked the two Vajra Warriors away, he felt that the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which was held in Chi You's hand, began to riot, trying to break free from Chi You's restraint.

　Although his power [The Indomitable Lord of Weapons] can influence any existence that can be defined as a "weapon", the influence of [The Indomitable Lord of Weapons] on the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand is not as great as it should be.

　The reason for this was that the Ruyi Jingu Bang held in the hands of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven wasn't a true Ruyi Jingu Bang, but rather a Ruyi Jingu Bang created through his own power. By definition, it could be considered both a weapon and a power, a power controlled by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. Therefore, its impact was somewhat less significant. This was also why the Ruyi Jingu Bang began to riot shortly after it came into Lin Xuan's hands.

　As the Ruyi Jingu Bang's riot grew more violent, Lin Xuan felt as if he couldn't hold it steady. He knew that, under the Monkey King's constant influence, he couldn't use the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which was transformed by his power, and had no choice but to give it up. However, this didn't mean he would return the Ruyi Jingu Bang to the Monkey King.

　Chi You was seen holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang tightly in his hand, and then exerting force suddenly, he thrust the Ruyi Jingu Bang into a part of the ground. Then, the space around the Ruyi Jingu Bang was filled with waves, and then dozens of dark red ripples emerged from around the Ruyi Jingu Bang. The dark red ripples exuded a dreamy and mysterious atmosphere.

　The next moment, accompanied by the swift sound of chains moving, locks with gleaming silver crowns and wedges of varying shapes rose from the dark red ripples, interweaving like a dragnet, restraining the constantly throbbing Ruyi Jingu Bang...

　The chains that bound the Ruyi Jingu Bang were the Heavenly Chains (enkidu). The higher the divinity of the one bound, the harder they were, and the more difficult it was to break free from them.

　If it were a genuine Ruyi Jingu Bang, the [Heavenly Chains (Enkidu)] might not be able to restrain it. Although it was the weapon of the deity, the Monkey King, its inherent divinity wasn't enough to allow the [Heavenly Chains (Enkidu)] to bind it and prevent it from breaking free. However, the current Ruyi Jingu Bang was truly forged entirely by the Monkey King's power and was imbued with divinity. This was precisely why it was so difficult for it to break free from the [Heavenly Chains (Enkidu)]. This was precisely Lin Xuan's goal.

　Restoring the Ruyi Jingu Bang to its current state is enough to show how much effort the Monkey King put into it. Once he lost it, his strength would have declined significantly.

　Meanwhile, the Monkey King stared in stunned silence as his Ruyi Jingu Bang was bound by the dozens of chains that erupted from the dark red ripples. Originally, when he had temporarily abandoned the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he figured it would return anyway, so having it fall into Lin Xuan's hands wouldn't matter. He could then leverage the connection between the two and force it back. However, he hadn't anticipated that Lin Xuan possessed the means to bind his Ruyi Jingu Bang, rendering it unable to break free.

　"It's true that one cannot be underestimated~~~ A fellow godslayer from the same hometown." With heavy steps, an arrogant smile appeared on the monkey face of the Monkey King. "However, my fellow godslayer from the same hometown, you don't think that I am no longer strong without the Ruyi Jingu Bang, right? Don't underestimate me!!!" Laughing and shouting, the Monkey King rushed forward in a flash and appeared in front of [Chi You], waving his fist as hard as iron and smashing towards [Chi You].

　Of course, Lin Xuan would not underestimate the Monkey King. Even if he lost the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he was still a powerful god... The reputation he had for causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace was not just a joke.

　When he saw the Monkey King charging towards him, Lin Xuan gave up on his plan to deal with the two Vajra Warriors first and focused on facing the Monkey King. Chi You's two arms, which had been tightly grasping the Ruyi Jingu Bang, met the Monkey King's iron fist.

　boom--

　As the two collided, a muffled sound suddenly rang out. Chi You's hands tightly grasped the Monkey King's fists, while his other four arms, each brandishing a different weapon, attacked him.

　But at this moment, the Monkey King transformed himself into a three-headed, six-armed being. The four extra arms fought with the four arms of Chi You, which were armed with weapons, with his bare hands.

　Clang—bang—clang clang—bang bang—

　As the two continued to collide, collision sounds rang out one after another.

　It was clearly just a clash of limbs and weapons, but the ensuing raging current, seemingly threatening to destroy everything, raged far and wide. The cursed energy emanating from both bodies shook the very atmosphere. The ground, crushed by their feet, wailed as if unable to bear the aftermath of the clash.

　The wind pressure from Chiyou swinging his weapon fiercely cuts the ground around him, while the wind pressure from the Monkey King swinging his iron fist smashes the ground into deep pits.

　Boom boom boom——

　Following the terrifying collision, hideous and huge cracks began to spread out from the ground beneath their feet. The bottomless cracks made the earth seem as if it was cruelly torn apart by some terrifying existence.

　On the other side, within the range of the battle between Chi You and the Monkey King, Luo Hao stood there with a calm expression, as if the bottomless cracks around him and the terrifying wind pressure raging around him did not exist.

　The two Vajra Warriors who were knocked away by Lin Xuan's Ruyi Jingu Bang were like the most loyal servants, quietly guarding on both sides of Luo Hao.

　Looking at the fierce collision scene in front of him, Luo Hao raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "How can such a fierce battle be without me~~~~"

Chapter 39: The Collision Between Giants

　"How can such a fierce battle be without me~~~~"

　As soon as the words fell, a dense curse power suddenly burst out from Luo Hao's body and poured into the bodies of the two Vajra Warriors who were quietly guarding her. Suddenly, the damage the two Vajra Warriors had suffered from the previous battle completely disappeared. At the same time, the golden light that emanated from them became even more dazzling. Anyone with a keen eye would notice that the two Vajra Warriors were a bit larger than before.

　boom--

　Taking a step forward, the two Vajra Warriors charged towards Chi You and the Monkey King respectively. Simultaneously, the vibrations created by their massive bodies caused the already dilapidated ground to collapse even more completely.

　When they were approaching Chi You and the Monkey King, the two Vajra warriors suddenly shouted.

　"—Hum!—Ha!"

　Two soul-shaking shouts suddenly rang out, shaking the atmosphere.

　When Lin Xuan saw the two Vajra Warriors charging towards him, he mentally prepared himself for their heart-shaking roars. Sure enough, a roar even more shocking than before suddenly rang out, plunging the unprepared Monkey King into a momentary trance. He was outmaneuvered by one of the Vajra Warriors and Chi You, and his awareness was slightly at a disadvantage.

　At this time, the situation in the inherent barrier was a bit chaotic. Originally, Lin Xuan was supposed to challenge the Monkey King and Luo Hao alone, but now it turned into a melee. Lin Xuan controlled [Chi You] to attack one of the two Vajra Warriors controlled by Luo Hao and the Monkey King. Luo Hao controlled the two Vajra Warriors to attack the Monkey King and [Chi You] controlled by Lin Xuan respectively. The Monkey King was attacking [Chi You] controlled by Lin Xuan and the other one of the two Vajra Warriors controlled by Luo Hao.

　Suddenly, Lin Xuan, who was in the middle of a fierce battle, heard the sound of a chain breaking. Then, he glanced behind him and was greeted by a shocking scene.

　It was seen that the [Heavenly Lock (enkidu)] that bound the Ruyi Jingu Bang broke for some unknown reason, and after losing its restraints, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which was originally bound, suddenly rose from the ground and turned into a stream of light and flew towards the Monkey King.

　Looking at the broken [Heaven's Lock (enkidu)]... Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, but he came to his senses in the blink of an eye, sighed softly, and picked up the broken [Heaven's Lock (enkid′u)].

　"... Looks like it'll take some time to properly repair the [Nidu] Heavenly Chain. Seriously, it's broken into so many pieces, it'll probably take quite some time. But how could the [Enkidu] just break off like that!?" Lin Xuan glanced at the Monkey King. "He must have been using the time he was fighting Chi You to focus my attention on him, and then had his monkey hair incarnation free the bound Ruyi Jingu Bang. How cunning!"

　hum-

　At this moment, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, freed from its restraints, returned to the Monkey King's hands. At this moment, a massive and violent cursed force suddenly erupted from the Monkey King's body, entangling him and the Ruyi Jingu Bang, pushing his aura to its peak. That terrifying aura surpassed anything he had previously radiated.

　"Haha - I didn't want to use this power originally, but facing this situation, I have no choice but to use it." Laughing loudly, another violent curse power surged out from the body of the Monkey King and wrapped around the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

　He swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand violently and smashed it towards Chi You and the two Vajra Warriors.

　call--

　The airflow generated by the swing of the Ruyi Jingu Bang was like a gust of wind, whistling towards Chi You and the two Vajra Warriors along with the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

　Bang—click, click—

　The stick from the Monkey King was too fast, so fast that Lin Xuan had no time to control [Chi You] to avoid it. The stick hit [Chi You]'s right half directly. Although three arms were waving three different weapons to try to stop it, it was directly smashed into pieces by the Monkey King's full-strength stick, and finally fell on the right half of the body. Afterwards, clearly visible cracks continued to spread from the place where the Ruyi Jingu Stick hit, making [Chi You]'s right half covered with dense cracks, as if it would shatter in the next moment.

　On the other side, thanks to Chi You blocking the attack, the two Vajra warriors controlled by Luo Hao narrowly avoided the stick.

　Glancing at Chi You's right half that was covered with cracks from being beaten like the Monkey King, Lin Xuan turned to look at the Monkey King who was emitting a terrifying aura. Raising his eyebrows slightly, he whispered, "The sudden surge in strength is due to the destructive power he got from the heavens, the earth and the stars? I didn't expect that his strength would surge to this extent. But--" At this point, Lin Xuan's mouth slowly opened up, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

　“——This is more interesting~~~~” Then, a curse power no less than that of the Monkey King suddenly burst out from Lin Xuan’s body. In the blink of an eye, the cracks covering half of Chi You’s body were repaired.

　“Oh~~~~ It’s repaired so quickly, it’s amazing.” The Monkey King grinned and laughed after seeing that the crack on Chi You caused by the Ruyi Jingu Bang was repaired.

　"As expected, I have to concentrate more to deal with you. In this case, I have to ask for some help~~~" As he said this, the Monkey King raised one palm, chanted a Buddhist name, and recited.

　"The precious light encompasses heaven and earth, the divine sword adapts to yin and yang! I, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, will reveal my beloved brother in accordance with our sworn brotherhood!"

　Ancient and solemn words rang out from the mouth of the Monkey King, and a vast curse power surged out from his body, spreading violently in all directions.

　When the Monkey King finished his chant, the earth began to tremble, as if something was about to break through the ground and run out.

Chapter 40: The Appearance of Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing

　The constant tremors caused the bottomless cracks on the ground to expand.

　The one who caused all this was the Monkey King, who was bursting with enormous magical power. The enormous magical power affected the environment, and at the same time, it seemed as if he was building something.

　From the Monkey King's words, Lin Xuan easily guessed what he was planning. The helpers he was referring to were none other than the junior brothers who had accompanied him on his pilgrimage to the West. He was using the sworn brotherhood to invite these mythical junior brothers to appear.

　Luo Hao, who knew the history of the Monkey King, could obviously guess who the helper he was referring to was. However, the two of them tacitly chose to let him go rather than interrupt the ceremony of summoning his brother.

　Luo Hao simply felt it was unnecessary. She believed that if she interrupted the enemy's tactics, it would mean she was afraid of them, which was not what she, the supreme warrior, should do. Only by allowing the enemy to unleash their tactics and then defeating them with her mighty force could she demonstrate her bravery as the supreme master of the martial arts world.

　Lin Xuan's words were simply to see what his brother, whom he had invited from the myth, was like and what level of strength he had reached. Of course, there was another reason. Like Luo Hao, Lin Xuan was extremely confident in his own strength. Luo Hao was so confident that he asked the Monkey King to summon his brother, so why wouldn't he have that confidence?

　And at this moment, a vision occurred.

　The ground shook even more violently.

　"Gurgle, gurgle—" With the sound of tumbling water, two distinct streams of water suddenly emerged from the bottomless cracks in the ground. One was the crystal-clear water of a river, the other the yellowish sandy waters of a river. These two sudden bursts of water from the cracks formed two streams above the ground: one like a river in the sky, the other a sandy river like the Yellow River.

　boom--! !

　As a loud roar sounded, a huge splash of water exploded in the two rivers. Immediately, two figures flew up from the two huge splashes of water and landed on both sides of the Monkey King.

　To the left of the Monkey King stood a figure with a pig's head and a human body. He was bloated and corpulent, his head covered in thick, short black hair. He had a pair of round eyes and drooping, fan-like ears. Sharp, boar-like tusks protruded from the corners of his mouth. He wore a woven gown, a mix of green and blue, and a floral handkerchief.

　On the other side of the Monkey King stood a ghostly figure, his skin awash in darkness with hints of golden light, his hair standing up like flaming flames, and his eyes a fierce look. Around his neck hung a necklace made entirely of skulls, but he wore a simple monk's robe that didn't match the necklace at all, giving him a very strange look.

　The two people who appeared on both sides of the Monkey King were his second junior brother Zhu Bajie, and his third junior brother Sha Monk and Sha Wujing.

　If Tang Monk and Little White Dragon were to appear, the journey to the West would be complete. Looking at the three gods, Lin Xuan touched his chin and muttered to himself.

　"Marshal Tianpeng and General Juanlian?" Luo Hao wasn't surprised that the Great Sage Equaling Heaven had summoned these two. Indeed, for those who knew the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, they could have guessed his brother's identity the moment he asked for his help.

　"But, I really didn't expect it~~~~" Lin Xuan carefully looked at Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, and whispered with his chin on his hand, "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven actually invited his two junior brothers out of the mythology as subordinate gods and made them appear. But although they are subordinate gods, the feeling they give people is not at all like ordinary disobedient gods~~~~"

　"The situation is becoming more and more chaotic. This is not the situation I want~~~~" Lin Xuan crossed his arms, glanced at everyone at the scene, and sighed.

　"Alas~~~~ I didn't want to use this originally, but after thinking about it, I decided to use it. At least let one party leave first. Otherwise, this scene will be a bit chaotic." As soon as the words fell, a huge curse power suddenly burst out from Lin Xuan's body, attracting the attention of the Monkey King, Luo Hao and others.

　The next moment, ancient and obscure words came out from Lin Xuan's throat, as if countless ancient priests were chanting solemn hymns.

　"Whether it is time that exists forever, time that has no beginning and no end, or time that has existed forever, all of them are under my control."