Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 739 - 670: Hero

At this moment, Sun Wukong's thoughts raced like lightning, and gradually, the embryo of a massive and complex plan emerged in his mind. After organizing his words, Sun Wukong said, "In secret, there is a force with a leader who is addressed as the Commander. This Commander has been conspiring a shocking grand scheme that requires the launch of an enormously large-scale war. To ensure victory in this war, this Commander has spent a significant amount of time increasing his strength. Could it be that the Life and Death Blood Realm, including both you and I, as well as many others, were selected by this Commander as combat power, mere pawns to guarantee his eventual victory?"

Wu Ming replied with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to have such a thorough understanding by now. Basically, what you said is correct. As far as I know, the Life and Death Blood Realm is for creating Generals, and there are many other places for creating soldiers. As for me, I am the Commander, and you, you are the strongest combat power!" Sun Wukong's heart felt some discomfort. "Do you know about the Soul Devouring Insects and the Illusionary Bug Domain?" Wu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, the Illusionary Bug Domain is where the Soul Devouring Insects are created, and the Soul Devouring Insects are used to create soldiers." Wu Ming had just finished speaking when Sun Wukong immediately understood.

"The Soul Devouring Insects possess the ability to devour spirits. Once a person's spirit has been devoured, they won't feel anything abnormal, but they will be easily controlled by a special force, turning essentially into humanoid puppets. This is the method to create soldiers, right?" Wu Ming once again showed a look of surprise and said, "Sun Wukong, I truly didn't expect you to know so much. You're right; that is the method the Commander you speak of uses to create combat power. How did you come to know all this? The plan to create soldiers has been in motion for a long time now, yet only a very few people are privy to it. It stands to reason that you shouldn't know about it at this time!"

Sun Wukong let out a wry smile and said, "In this plan, all those who have been subjected to the Soul Devouring Insects should eventually obey the orders of one individual, a person who possesses the ability to turn all those subjected to the Soul Devouring Insects into puppets. And this person, he is my master. In an Intermediate World known as Buddha's Pure Land, I learned about the Soul Devouring Insects. Furthermore, it's very possible that this Commander intentionally let me discover this." After Sun Wukong had finished speaking, Wu Ming's face changed, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "No, what you said is not correct. The Commander would never let you know about the soldier creation plan at this time because the timing is not yet ripe, everything must remain under the surface. Yet now, you are clearly aware of it, so it couldn't be the work of the Commander. It must have been someone else!"

Sun Wukong said with confusion, "What exactly do you mean? Now I am somewhat muddled." Wu Ming sighed and replied, "I am not entirely clear on the whole affair. Although I know more than you, that's pretty much the extent of it. Since my task is to integrate all the combat power, I am most familiar with the soldier creation plan, but beyond that, I only know bits and pieces. Within the grand scheme, there are actually many different forces at play. The one addressed as the Commander is one, who has planned soldier creation and many other things. At the same time, there's another force trying to stop the Commander's plan. The one who let you know about the soldier creation plan must be from this opposing force. Does this make sense to you now?"

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If it had been anyone else, by now they would certainly be confused due to the overwhelming complexity—one grand plan interwoven with other smaller plans, one force counterplaying another. But Sun Wukong was not just anyone. He had already speculated about Wu Ming's words, though he had never received confirmation until now. At this point, Sun Wukong could almost be certain. The one who suddenly empowered his master, Bajie, Old Sha, and Little White Dragon belonged to that Commander's force. Whereas the person who allowed him to see those images, who led him to enter Buddha's Pure Land and to learn those matters, must have been from the other force, which opposed the Commander.

However, both forces were acting in the shadows. After the Commander realized that Sun Wukong had learned about the Soul Devouring Insects, he didn't kill him but instead lured and compelled him here. By doing so, not only could he prevent leaks of his soldier creation plan, but he could also enlist Sun Wukong as a part of it. Thinking this way, it seemed likely Sun Wukong had long since been chosen. In fact, Sun Wukong could now confirm this, since among the images he had seen, it was clear that everything that happened in the Pangu Realm had been premeditated, including the journey to the Western Paradise, the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, his subsequent assault on Heaven, the great battle with Buddhism, and even his own death at the hands of Chang'er.

At this time, Sun Wukong also realized that those who suddenly emerged as Half-step Great Path experts during Pangu Realm's last battle, figures like Jiang Ziya and Li Jing, were likely part of this Commander's plan. The discovery that the various coincidences and hardships of the past, which seemed to have been planned by others, leaving him to unwittingly follow a path laid out by someone else, was an unpleasant realization. However, Sun Wukong did not show any particular emotion. At this point, anger would be futile. The only way to deviate from this preordained path was to identify the figure behind the curtains and then eliminate them.