Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 740 - 670: Hero

At this point, Sun Wukong's thoughts raced like lightning, and gradually, the rudimentary shape of a vast and complex plan emerged in his mind. After organizing his thoughts, Sun Wukong said, "In the shadows, there is a power. The leader of this power is referred to as the 'Master.' This 'Master' is secretly plotting a staggering plan, which necessitates launching a war of considerable scale. In order to emerge victorious in this war, the 'Master' has spent a great deal of time bolstering his own strength. This Life and Death Blood Realm, including you and me, and many others, have we all been chosen by this 'Master' as combat power, as pawns to ensure his eventual victory?"

Wu Ming was somewhat surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to understand so thoroughly by now. Basically, what you've said is correct. As far as I know, the Life and Death Blood Realm is for manufacturing generals; there are many other places for creating soldiers. And I am the Commander; you are the strongest combat power!" Sun Wukong felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart. "Do you know about the Soul Devouring Insects and the Illusionary Bug Domain?" Wu Ming nodded and replied, "I know, the Illusionary Bug Domain is the place where Soul Devouring Insects are created, and the Soul Devouring Insects are used for creating soldiers." As soon as Wu Ming finished speaking, Sun Wukong instantly understood.

"Soul Devouring Insects have the ability to devour spirits. After a person's spirit has been devoured, they won't feel anything, but will easily be controlled by a special power. Once controlled, they essentially become human puppets. This is the method for creating soldiers, right?" Wu Ming revealed a slightly surprised look again, "Sun Wukong, I really didn't expect you to know so much. You're not wrong; this is indeed the method of the 'Master' you speak of for creating combat power. How did you come to know all this? The plan to create soldiers has started a long time ago, yet only a very few are privy to it. By rights, you should not have known about it at this point!"

Sun Wukong bitterly smiled and said, "In this plan, everyone who bows to the Soul Devouring Insects ultimately follows the commands of one person. This person has the ability to turn all who have been bowed by Soul Devouring Insects into puppets. And this person… is my mentor. In an Intermediate World known as Buddha's Pure Land, I came to know about the Soul Devouring Insects, and it is very possible that the 'Master' himself deliberately allowed me to discover this." After Sun Wukong finished, Wu Ming's expression changed, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "That's not right, you're mistaken. The 'Master' definitely would not let you know about the soldier creation plan at this point in time, for the moment is not yet ripe, and all things must not yet surface. However, clearly now you already know about this, so it surely wasn't the 'Master's' doing. It must be someone else!"

Sun Wukong expressed confusion, "What exactly do you mean? I am already rather puzzled at this point." Wu Ming sighed and said, "I am not entirely clear on the whole affair; my knowledge is only slightly more than yours. Since my task is to integrate all combat power, what I know most clearly is merely the soldier manufacturing plan. As for the rest, I only have some clues. In the entire grand scheme, there are indeed many different forces at play. The one called the 'Master' is one; he has orchestrated the creation of soldiers and many other things, but there is also another force attempting to thwart the 'Master's' plan. The one who let you know about the soldier manufacturing plan must be someone from that other force. Do you understand now?"

If it were someone else, they would surely be dizzy by now, for the grand plan involving one force after another is exceedingly complex. But Sun Wukong is not just anyone; he had already speculated about all this before without yet having confirmation. Now, Sun Wukong could almost be certain that the person who suddenly made his Master, Bajie, Old Sha, and White Dragon powerful belonged to the 'Master's' force, while the person who showed him those visions and led him into Buddha's Pure Land to learn of these matters must be from the opposing force, the 'Master's' adversary.

However, both forces have always acted from the shadows. After the 'Master' discovered that Sun Wukong had learned about the Soul Devouring Insects, he did not kill him but instead lured and compelled him here. This not only prevented the potential leak of his soldier creation plan but also ensured that Sun Wukong could become a part of it. Thinking this way, it's likely that I had been selected long ago. Indeed, Sun Wukong could now confirm this because, in the visions he saw, it was made very clear that everything that occurred in the Pangu Realm was premeditated, including the journey to the Western Paradise, the great havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and his later counterattack on Heaven, including the great battle with Buddhism, and even his death at the hands of Chang'er.

At this moment, Sun Wukong also realized that during the last battle in the Pangu Realm, those sudden Half-step Great Path powerhouses, like Jiang Ziya and Li Jing, must also have been part of the 'Master's' plan. To suddenly discover that all the coincidences and hardships of the past were actually orchestrated by someone else and that he had been unwittingly following another's laid path was an intolerable feeling, but Sun Wukong did not show any special emotion. Now that things had progressed to this point, being angry was of no help; the only way to diverge from this predetermined path was to find the person behind the curtain and put an end to them.