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Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 752 - 677: Heading to the Next Level.
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Sun Wukong really underestimated this blood-colored forest. Although the little monkey said it was easy to get lost in the forest, Sun Wukong thought that, with his strength as the Nine Patterns Supreme, there should be very few places in the world that could trap him. Even if it really was an extremely complex maze, he should have been able to break through it with brute force. But this blood-colored forest and the blood-colored island truly exceeded Sun Wukong's expectations. Not just for him, even if there were more of the Nine Patterns Supreme, they would be trapped here. Moreover, once trapped, if nothing unexpected happened, the greatest possibility would be that they remained trapped until they died.
Although Sun Wukong was also trapped, he wouldn't really die here. Not to mention the little monkey coming back to save him, his newly recovered Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes had given Sun Wukong the confidence to leave. Any place capable of trapping people essentially boiled down to two methods. One was a true plight, such as a jail, or a place that couldn't be destroyed by brute force. Once trapped in such a place, it was very difficult to escape on one's own. The other was using various peculiar illusory realms and illusion arrays to trap people. If the formation could not be destroyed, then it wouldn't matter how many more came; it would be in vain.
Sun Wukong guessed that this island was the latter case. After getting acquainted with his recovered Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes while sitting cross-legged, Sun Wukong calmed his heart. His Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes were so powerful it was no wonder someone targeted him and secretly poisoned him. Although he hadn't figured out who it was, it definitely had something to do with that great one. Feeling the strong power returning to his eyes, Sun Wukong let out a sigh. "To plot against me in secret, you're really something. Wait until I catch you. I'll make sure you also experience the pleasure of slowly becoming blind!" Having spoken angrily, Sun Wukong already stood up. Slowly, he exercised his spiritual power and activated the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes.
This time, Sun Wukong once again experienced the odd sensation he had felt when he first activated the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, as if he could see through heaven and earth. Although not quite as exaggerated, it was almost the same; with one glance, Sun Wukong saw through the mysteries of the blood-colored island and forest. After observing carefully for a moment, Sun Wukong understood. With the full power of his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, it was indeed incomparable to before. There was so much to see—the formation of the island, the truth, the reason for being unable to leave, and he even saw some hints of things he hadn't anticipated. "Hehe, this little monkey also has his own schemes, eh? But it seems he doesn't mean to harm me, so I might as well pretend I don't know. However, I do want to see what this little monkey is really up to."
Having said this, Sun Wukong stood up, not bothering to discern the direction, but randomly choosing one to start walking. Surprisingly, after randomly picking a direction and walking for a little over a day, he actually left the blood-colored forest and reached the edge of the island. Ahead was the endless Blood Sea, and behind him stood the towering blood trees. Looking at the rolling waves in the Blood Sea, Sun Wukong smiled, then leaped up, flying around one side of the island back to the place he had started, where the little monkey was. The little monkey was meditating, and the Lingzhi mushroom Sun Wukong had given him was gone, obviously having been eaten during these seven or eight days.
Seeing Sun Wukong flying from a distance, the little monkey was a bit surprised. When Sun Wukong arrived with a smile on his face, the little monkey couldn't help but ask, "How did you get out? No, that's not right, I didn't notice you communicated with it, speak up, quickly!" There was a rare hint of anxiety in the little monkey's eyes. Sun Wukong chuckled and responded, "It seems you should fully understand the situation of this island. Luckily, you had no intention of harming me. Although I didn't communicate with it, I discovered what it's thinking, and so I knew how to leave!"
Originally, after Sun Wukong's Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes had fully recovered, he realized with just one glance that the blood-colored island was actually a huge turtle, or more appropriately, an Island Turtle. The entire island was an Island Turtle, and the blood-colored forest grew on the shell of the turtle. This Island Turtle, over countless years, absorbed the blood energy of the Blood Sea, causing itself to transform into a Blood Island Turtle. The blood-colored forest on its back all grew from the blood energy inside its body. This Blood Island Turtle was extraordinary, existing in a cusp between life and death. You could consider the Blood Island Turtle was already dead, or you could consider it still alive; it was a very subtle state.
Sun Wukong guessed that the Island Turtle must have encountered some extraordinary fortune on the verge of death to become what it was now. After Sun Wukong discovered the true nature of the island, he soon felt a very faint notion from this half-dead Blood Island Turtle. This notion was extremely weak, which Sun Wukong could never have discovered without the help of the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes. Yet, although the notion was weak, the effect it had was incredibly powerful. This notion could influence all people or other spiritually wise creatures within the blood-colored forest without leaving any traces.
Then it would mislead and guide, eventually constructing a kind of large-scale soul-based illusory space. If someone entered the blood-colored forest intending firmly to move forward, nothing out of the ordinary would occur, and that person would keep moving from one end of the forest to the other, eventually leaving. However, as soon as the notion of continuously moving forward in the person's heart wavered, and they began moving left, right, or backward, that notion would start to work, misdirecting and manipulating the person's will, causing them to fall into an illusion, unable to ever leave. Previously, Sun Wukong started to lose his way only after he had the idea of leaving the forest and choosing to move backward. When he initially entered, there was nothing out of the ordinary whatsoever.
This notion created an illusion array targeting the soul. In reality, after Sun Wukong had the thought of retreating, he had never moved again; all the countless times he thought he had walked and all the methods he thought he had used to try to leave, all occurred within his soul. Therefore, whenever he thought about stopping, he would find himself still at the original spot, next to the large tree he had once rested under. When he thought about destroying the blood-colored trees, he was only destroying the imaginary trees within his consciousness, which was why the trees would immediately recover after being destroyed.
This was a rather brilliant Illusion Technique. Not to mention Sun Wukong, even Nine had sat down to meditate and ponder after realizing he couldn't walk out. It was during this time that he felt the intention of the Island Turtle, an unyielding willingness to charge forward without ever retreating. Thus, Sun Wukong attempted to follow this intention and move forward, resulting in his successful exit from the illusion.
The little monkey's expression shifted from sunny to overcast as he looked at Sun Wukong, sighing lightly, "I myself spent almost half a year to discover the secret here and reached an agreement with that Island Turtle before I could leave immediately. I never imagined you could do it in less than ten days, sigh. This Island Turtle, I've heard it say it's a remnant spirit that didn't die in an ancient battle, but beyond that, I know no more. The memory of this Island Turtle also seems quite muddled." Sun Wukong nodded. Given the current state of the Island Turtle, its intention could affect him so deeply; had the turtle been in its prime, it would certainly have been a powerful being at the Heavenly Venerate's Peak level. Moreover, it must have participated in that ancient war, for in the perseverance exuded by the turtle throughout the year, Sun Wukong could sense a clear, unwavering determination.
Although he had figured out the situation with the island and managed to leave successfully, in fact, Sun Wukong still came away with nothing. The Island Turtle was indeed odd, but it was not what he was looking for. Looking at the little monkey, Sun Wukong's lips revealed a playful smile. After some thought, he decided not to voice his question. If he did ask now, the little monkey might just flee upon being exposed, leaving Sun Wukong like a headless fly again. Having this little monkey as a guide was indeed much more convenient than going on his own.
The little monkey did not notice the changes in Sun Wukong's expression. Since Sun Wukong had already discovered the secret of the island, the little monkey did not keep it hidden anymore and communicated with the Island Turtle right in front of Sun Wukong. Their method of communication was entirely through thoughts. Typically, only someone with much higher cultivation could detect this type of communication, but with the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, Sun Wukong immediately noticed it. The little monkey likely did not expect Sun Wukong to be able to detect it, hence had no guard up. And what Sun Wukong heard was as follows.
"Turtle grandpa, he should be considered to have passed the test, right? If you think he has passed, then I will take him to the next place. We don't have much time left," said the little monkey. After a long while, a very old voice sounded, of course, also in the form of thought. "He's passed, he's passed. Unexpectedly, we really waited for this person. His eyes, they are very special. Little Spirit, take him along. There are three more challenges, let's hope all goes smoothly for him!" After the voice finished, Sun Wukong suddenly felt a tremor beneath his feet, as if the space around him was fluctuating.
However, the fluctuation was only momentary. After it passed, Sun Wukong felt something strange and quickly turned around, only to find that the cloak behind him had changed. The original crimson cloak had turned black, embroidered with stars outlined in gold thread.
"This is..."
"Just a reward for you, a treasure indeed. Trust me, this is definitely a good thing. All right, let's head to the next curious place!" Once finished, the skeletal Saint Armor Turtle appeared again. The little monkey leaped up onto its back and then waved for Sun Wukong to follow.
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"Could it be that this is the reward for passing this challenge? Heh heh, how interesting!" To be continued. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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