Rewriting the Gods

The two arrived through the air and confronted the monkey in the void.

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the monkey, the fighting spirit in their eyes intensified. Bai Qi and Wang Jian exchanged a glance, Bai Qi took a step back, and Wang Jian raised his hand, a bronze halberd appearing in his grasp.

"Let me see what you're capable of!"

The monkey had fully recovered from its injuries and gained something from its time at Fangcun Mountain. Although it hadn't advanced in rank, it had gained a lot of insights and was much stronger than before.

Facing opponents of the same level at this point, one naturally remains completely calm.

"Come on, come on!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling golden light shone forth. The monkey's body radiated golden light, and his indestructible body was activated to its limit. The golden cudgel in his hand also lit up with a dazzling golden light.

Wang Jian was not afraid at all. He activated his martial arts true body, which he had honed over many years. A vast and fierce aura rose up, and the long spear in his hand instantly turned blood red.

Immediately afterwards, an indomitable fighting spirit erupted from Wang Jian, and his already powerful aura increased even more.

It was none other than the most crucial martial arts essence in the human martial arts inheritance. By successively activating the martial arts true body and the martial arts true essence, Wang Jian's skills were pushed to their peak.

The bronze halberd fell, and the monkey raised its staff to meet it. The sound of weapons clashing rang out, but the monkey remained motionless. Its dazzling golden light was like an ancient divine mountain, unshaken in the slightest.

On the contrary, the murderous aura on Wang Jian's long spear was dissipated considerably.

"He does have some strength!"

The monkey chuckled, and the golden light around its body instantly became dazzling. With a wave of its hand, it parried Wang Jian's long spear and swept the spear horizontally.

In the blink of an eye, the two were locked in combat. Both of their supernatural powers were manifested in their physical bodies, and they fought in the void like ordinary warriors. However, each collision stirred up the surrounding void, and the aftershocks left traces on the earth.

Even so, it is because the Nine Cauldrons of the Human Race in the Southern Continent suppress the universe that the stability of the Southern Continent's mountains and rivers far exceeds that of other continents.

Otherwise, on any other continent, the world would probably be in turmoil and its landscape would have lost its color by now.

The two were together. One was bathed in golden light, his body made of steel, and his physical strength far exceeded that of a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Every move he made exuded powerful energy.

The other one was filled with fighting spirit and murderous aura, clearly a veteran of the battlefield!
But the monkey was, after all, a prized disciple of the sage. Although Wang Jian was already a top-tier Taiyi Golden Immortal among the human race, he was still no match for the monkey.

As soon as the two exchanged blows, Wang Jian was put at a disadvantage.

After only a hundred rounds of fighting, Wang Jian's magical power was already somewhat disrupted, and much of his malevolent aura had been forcefully dispersed by the monkey. If it weren't for the unwavering martial arts spirit that sustained him through countless battles, Wang Jian would probably have been defeated at this point.

A look of admiration appeared in Wang Jian's eyes. The disciples of the sage truly lived up to their reputation.

I am definitely no match for them!

No wonder Buddhism chose this monkey to escort Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

With this person around, at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, apart from a few freaks, probably no one can stop him.

As he pondered, Wang Jian's situation grew increasingly precarious, and defeat seemed imminent.

Just then, Bai Qi, who had been watching the battle, suddenly unleashed a vast killing intent, and a bronze sword appeared in his hand.

With a flick of his longsword, he slashed down, unleashing a chilling killing intent that seemed to cause millions of lives to perish under his blade.

The killing intent of this sword strike was so intense that even the monkey couldn't help but take notice!

"Go and rest for a while, then come and help me!"

"it is good!"

Seeing Bai Qi blocking his way, Wang Jian did not hesitate at all and immediately retreated to calm his magic power that had been shaken by the previous battle.

Both were military generals, so they naturally didn't stand on ceremony. On the battlefield, they would do whatever was most advantageous to the situation!
The monkey struck the crimson sword energy with its staff, shattering it instantly.

The monkey easily blocked Bai Qi's attack, but a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in its eyes, indicating that this sword strike was not as simple as it seemed.

"You do have some skill!"

The monkey looked at Bai Qi in shock. When he shattered that sword energy, a sharp killing intent swept over him. Even with the monkey's indestructible body, he couldn't help but feel a chill and was slightly affected.

This shouldn't surprise the monkey; anyone could feel the overwhelming killing intent emanating from Bai Qi, so it's not surprising.

What truly puzzled the monkey was that Bai Qi's strength was actually greater than that of Wang Jian, who wielded the long halberd earlier. A bronze sword contained a terrifying, overwhelming power.

They are only slightly weaker than themselves.

"The Monkey King has the real skill!"

Bai Qi felt the power emanating from the Daoist sword and couldn't help but echo Wang Jian's sentiments.

This monkey truly lives up to its reputation as the chosen pilgrim of the sage; its abilities are indeed formidable.

Unlike Wang Jian, Bai Qi was a half-shaman, with half the blood of the shaman race in his body. Of course, having grown up among humans, Bai Qi's heart was with humans, and he only had some goodwill towards the shaman race.

Getting back to the main point, the martial arts method practiced by the human race—the Nine Tribulations Martial Scripture—is a technique passed down by Ancestor Haofeng, modeled after the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique of the Witch Clan.

But humans are not the witch race after all. The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique was tailor-made for the witch race, not for humans.

The Nine Tribulations Martial Scripture, tailor-made for the human race, only possesses 80% of the power of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique. Therefore, Wang Jian's strength has not actually reached the limit of this realm.

But Bai Qi is different. As a half-shaman, Bai Qi can cultivate the complete version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

This is a genuine Wu Clan inheritance technique, the strongest body-refining method in the primordial world. I never expected it to be no match for this monkey's physical body.

In other words, the physical bodies of genuine Wu people are actually inferior to those of monkeys.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi was also shocked. He really didn't know how this monkey cultivated to have such a good physique.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, he didn't slow down his work at all. The two fought fiercely in the void, their blood and gold lights reflecting each other. At first, they were barely evenly matched.

As the battle began, Bai Qi gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

The two most formidable figures among humans, neither of them could defeat the monkey in a one-on-one fight!
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In Zhonghuang Mountain!

Zhisheng quietly watched the scene outside Chang'an City and shook his head slightly. "The foundation of the innate gods is indeed powerful, but they are not as good as the Great Luo. If they make up for their acquired origin, they are basically no match for the innate gods."

The innate deities are born close to the Dao, their origins are perfect and flawless, and they are the darlings of heaven and earth.

Later, the human race, nurtured by living beings or by supernatural powers, was ultimately somewhat imperfect in its origin compared to those born from heaven and earth.

This deficiency is not usually noticeable, but it becomes apparent when encountering innate deities.

A flawed origin can never compare to something perfect. This is actually quite easy to solve. Whether a being is born with innate qualities or acquired, once it obtains the Great Luo Dao Fruit, it can make up for its inherent flaws and completely rebuild its foundation.

At this stage, there is no difference between them and innate deities; their foundation and background are no less than those of ordinary innate deities.

Unfortunately, this journey to the west was restricted to those below the level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, and thus, this slight deficiency widened the gap.

Sun Wukong, with his innate and earth-nurtured body, cultivated to the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. He was the most accomplished Taiyi Golden Immortal in the entire prehistoric world, and the power of his magic was so profound and pure that it was no less than the power of merit.

After that, no matter how much a being cultivates or how much it pursues perfection, it is impossible for them to truly achieve the Great Dao. Therefore, Bai Qi and Wang Jian are naturally no match for Sun Wukong.

With Zhisheng's insightful perspective, he could naturally see through the situation on the field. At this moment, although Sun Wukong was powerful, he was not actually using his full strength; he was only using the power of his physical body.

He easily suppressed the two human prodigies, but Sun Wukong's methods were far more than that.

The fighting spirit of battling against heaven and earth and never yielding has not yet been fully unleashed, and the golden body has not yet been brought out.

This first challenge is no match for the monkey.

However, this is understandable for Bai Qi and Wang Jian. As innate deities at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, they are virtually invincible in their entire realm.

Of course, it can only be close, because some people are not in this category.

The so-called perfection of the Way of Heaven is not truly perfect; there are still ways to surpass this limit.

If the perfection of the Heavenly Dao is insurmountable, then the strongest beings in the primordial world would not be saints, but quasi-saints.

What is a sage? A sage is one who transcends the limits of the Dao, whose understanding of the Great Dao surpasses that of heaven and earth, and who turns the impossible into the possible.
Xiang Yu of the clan was such an existence. He broke the taboo with his innate body and surpassed the limits of the Heavenly Dao. If he were not troubled by his heart, he would probably have already reached the Quasi-Saint realm.

Zhisheng shook his head, then looked away and turned back.

The ending is already decided; there's no need to look any further.

To stop this monkey, the human race needs to unleash its true strength. There are people among the human race who can stop the monkey at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.

But now is not the time to make a move. Haofeng has not yet returned from seclusion. We should stall for time as long as possible, the slower the better.

The clan's trump cards will be used when the pilgrim is about to leave the Southern Continent, so as to buy Haofeng more time.

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Outside Chang'an City!

After Wang Jian finished adjusting his breathing, Bai Qi and the Monkey King had already exchanged a hundred blows. Bai Qi had fallen into a clear disadvantage, while the Monkey King remained relaxed and at ease.

Wang Jian was secretly alarmed, but without hesitation, he raised his long spear and joined the battle!
With Wang Jian joining the team, Bai Qi's pressure instantly vanished.

After all, although the monkey was powerful, Wang Jian and Bai Qi were not simple characters either. Each of them was a hero of the human race, and ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal peak cultivators were no match for the two of them.

One-on-one and one-on-two are completely different situations. Even though the monkey is a born deity with an indestructible body, it still has some difficulty dealing with two immortals who are close to the limit of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

After only ten rounds of fighting, the monkey was already at a disadvantage.

After gaining the upper hand, the two did not hesitate at all and immediately went all out, using all kinds of martial arts techniques at will. One powerful martial arts technique after another swept out, pressing the monkey down so that he could not lift his head.

A golden light appeared in the monkey's eyes. He used his supernatural ability, the Golden Eye of Illusion, to find the weaknesses in the two people's moves and break through their supernatural abilities one by one.

At the same time, a mighty fighting spirit rose up, and the monkey's aura also increased. The more the monkey fought, the stronger his fighting spirit became. After several dozen rounds, he actually managed to fight to a draw with the two peak talents.

However, the monkey had used all its strength at this point. Apart from its last trump card, the Golden Body, it had used all its remaining methods to finally achieve a complete draw with the two.

The three fought together, their killing intent and fighting spirit mingling together, stirring up the winds and clouds for thousands of miles. Various strange phenomena rose in the void, only to be torn apart by the powerful aftershocks!

Even with the Nine Cauldrons suppressing it, the land and rivers were nearly destroyed by the aftershocks of the three's battle. The trees in the mountains and forests were swept away, and a layer of the earth was shaved off.

The monkey was secretly alarmed. These two were truly ruthless. Since its birth, it had rarely seen such skilled fighters.

This human race truly deserves to be called the number one race in the prehistoric world; they are truly formidable!

The three fought fiercely for several hours, but the battle remained evenly matched. The monkey was starting to get a little anxious and was about to use his final golden body technique.

Bai Qi and Wang Jian suddenly attacked simultaneously, parrying the monkey's attack and then retreating away from him. Upon seeing this, the monkey also put away his golden cudgel.

At this moment, Bai Qi and Wang Jian's internal magical power was fluctuating, indicating that they had consumed a great deal of energy. The monkey on the other side was in the same situation, but it was in slightly better condition than Bai Qi and Wang Jian.

The foundation of the innate deities once again came into play.

"The Monkey King is truly skilled; I admire him!"

"Even if the two of us join forces, we still cannot defeat you!"

"The Monkey King still has his golden body unused. We two are ashamed of our inferiority. Monkey King, please take this Tang Sanzang with you."

As Bai Qi finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Wang Jian, then clasped his hands in a salute to the monkey, clearly indicating that the monkey's strength had earned their respect.

As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, and this is true of Wuwei.

Seeing this, the monkey also clasped his hands in return, saying, "You two are very skilled. I, Old Sun, have seen few people who are stronger than you."

Wang Jian smiled upon hearing this, "That's because the Monkey King hasn't seen many. On this journey to the west, the Monkey King will surely see many more."

Having said that, without waiting for the monkey's reply, the two immediately transformed into two golden rays and left, leaving only Tang Sanzang hanging on the tree.

Upon hearing this, the monkey's face showed a thoughtful expression. After a long while, he was finally awakened by Tang Sanzang's voice. He stepped forward, put Tang Sanzang down, found him some food, and then the two officially began their journey to the west.

As Wang Jian had predicted, every now and then someone would block the road and set up checkpoints.

Those who went down were all extremely powerful, some even stronger than Bai Qi. Their combat strength was so great that it rivaled that of the Monkey King, a primordial deity!
With the two of them working together, the monkey was under immense pressure.

After fighting your way through, you reach the fourth level, where the monkey's golden body is forced out!

What the monkey didn't know was that it had become a whetstone for the immortals within the human race.

If we were to ask which realm of immortals the human race has the most of, without a doubt it would be the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. And among the Taiyi Golden Immortals, the number of those at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm is ridiculously high.

Leaving aside the accumulation of nearly two eons since the birth of the human race, among the three thousand innate human race, apart from those who have advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal, the rest are all at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

There are only about three hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals among the human race, and that's even including those born after birth.

It is conceivable how many Taiyi Golden Immortals there are among the human race. Moreover, these human ancestors were created by the goddess Nuwa through her divine powers. They may not be as good as innate gods, but they are far superior to ordinary acquired beings, and their strength is stronger than the last.

Anyway, there's no rush to use the clan's trump cards, so this is a good opportunity to spar with this monkey and hone our supernatural abilities! (End of Chapter)