Journey to the West: Great Saint Equal to Heaven
Chapter 53 - 53 53 Under Nihou's Command

53: Chapter 53: Under Nihou’s Command 53: Chapter 53: Under Nihou’s Command “Something’s wrong, something’s happened.”

Ksitigarbha’s face suddenly changed.

Sun Wukong sensed it too.

He showed anger and disappeared with Ksitigarbha in an instant.

Where the Great Sage Temple stood, demon winds howled and sand and rocks flew about.

The fishermen screamed in terror, hiding inside the Great Sage Temple, praying for the Great Sage to reveal his divine power.

Three demons stood in midair, looking down at the scurrying fishermen below and cackled wickedly.

“What kind of Great Sage?

He’s nothing but a hot-tempered monkey.

Even if you crack your heads open praying, he won’t reveal himself.

You mortals, from today on, shall start worshiping the Black Dragon King.”

The leading demon, clad in black armor, had fine scales on his face.

He called himself the Black Dragon King, but in Sun Wukong’s eyes, the other was nothing more than a black snake.

Sun Wukong did not act immediately; he wanted to know what the black snake intended to do.

Seize the power of incense and fire?

This was not something ordinary demons would do.

Typically, only fairies walking the true path of the Immortal Dao would do such a thing.

Whereas ordinary demons preferred to devour flesh and blood, enhancing their strength, and followed the Dao of the Demon.

The black snake was entwined in bloody light, its aura malevolent.

No one knew how many living beings it had killed, so naturally, it would not take this path.

What did it want with the incense and fire divine power?

A fisherman stood up and pointed at the Black Snake Demon, shouting, “Nonsense!

The Great Sage just saved us, bringing us back from the sea.

To insult the Great Sage is to invite his punishment.”

The Black Snake Demon was startled.

Sun Wukong had revealed his divine presence?

It tuned into Sun Wukong’s divine statue, but could not sense any spirituality.

The Black Snake Demon heaved a sigh of relief.

If Sun Wukong had truly revealed his divine presence and accepted the offerings, there would definitely be a trace of spirituality left in the statue.

But the divine statue inside the Great Sage Temple was completely void of spirituality.

The Black Snake Demon’s expression turned cold.

This mere mortal dared to deceive him?

He grabbed at the void, and the fisherman was lifted up.

“Uncle Three.”

Cries of alarm spread through the crowd.

The elderly fisherman struggled, but couldn’t break free from the Black Snake Demon’s grip.

“Let Uncle Three go!”

“Please, please let go of Uncle Three.”

“You mustn’t harm Uncle Three.”

…

The fishermen below were all shouting anxiously.

“If you want to live, start worshiping me as your king and chant three times that the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong, is nothing but a stinking monkey.”

“Pah.”

The old fisherman spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Even though his face turned red, he said firmly, “The Great Saint saved me.

Even if it costs me my life, I won’t insult him.

You stinking demon, if you dare, kill me.

The Great Saint will avenge me.”

“Avenge?”

The Black Snake Demon sneered.

Its cold gaze swept over the group below as it said, “Don’t mention that stinking monkey’s not even here.

Even if he were, he wouldn’t dare oppose me.”

“The Great Saint!”

“The Great Saint has come!”

“The Great Saint has manifested his presence.

That stinking demon is done for!”

The fishermen below suddenly became excited.

A person, identical to the divine statue, appeared in midair, his cold gaze fixed on the Black Snake Demon.

The fishermen were excited; indeed, the Great Saint had been protecting them all along.

The Black Snake Demon was full of disbelief, thinking these people were deceiving it again.

“A bunch of mortals, trying to deceive me time and time again, how laughable.

Do you think I’m as stupid as you mortals?”

The Black Snake Demon laughed loudly.

“Your Majesty, Sun Sun Sun Wukong…”

The Black Snake Demon kicked its subordinate in annoyance, saying, “You’re joining in the chaos too, believe it or not, I’ll turn you into snake soup.”

“You’ve chosen a fine way to die for yourself.”

Sun Wukong’s voice sounded.

The Black Snake Demon was instantly furious.

“Who dares to speak to me like that?”

It whirled around, looking over.

The Black Snake Demon’s pupils suddenly constricted.

“Great, great…”

“Great what?”

Sun Wukong approached, took the elderly fisherman from its grasp, and with a surge of mana, sent the man back to the ground.

“Great Saint, have mercy!”

The Black Snake Demon came to its senses and knelt down in midair.

It lay prostrate in midair, a complete reversal from its previous arrogance.

As arrogant as it had been previously, it was now just as panicked.

The two lesser demons had already run far away, not even a shadow to be seen.

The Black Snake Demon internally cursed its subordinates for their lack of loyalty.

It lay there in midair without even the thought of fleeing.

An escape of hundred and eight thousand miles, where could it possibly flee to?

Sun Wukong was ready to deal a killing blow without any further words.

He didn’t bother with idle talk.

Sensing Sun Wukong’s icy intent to kill, the Black Snake Demon hurriedly said, “Great Saint, do not kill me, my master has a past with you.”

Sun Wukong stopped.

“Which one?”

The Black Snake Demon was terrified but still managed to say, “The Macaque King.”

“Nihou.”

Sun Wukong’s heart stirred; the other was actually Nihou’s underling.

The Wind-Listening Great Sage, the Macaque King, was also of the monkey genus and very powerful.

However, the Macaque King was more mysterious, well-versed in the arts of transformation, and equally skilled in listening to the omens of fortune and disaster.

After Sun Wukong’s defeat and capture, there had been no news of the Macaque King.

Sun Wukong had even asked the Ox Demon King, who claimed not to know as well.

What did the Macaque King want with the power of incense and fire?

“Do you have any proof?”

Sun Wukong asked coldly.

Trembling, the Black Snake Demon produced a monkey hair imbued with mana, the very essence of the Macaque King.

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes, suddenly snatching it and crushing the monkey hair.

An apparition appeared, also of a monkey, its eyes gleaming as it stared at Sun Wukong.

“Nihou, long time no see.”

The Macaque King greeted him first.

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