I'm tied to Athena.

"Leave it to me now." Li Yun stopped the goddesses from quarreling and took the initiative to accept the request. "Gang is the god who kills dragons and snakes. Besides, so much time has passed, the Great Sage's injury is probably healed. It's more or less dangerous for you to go, so I'll go."

"Hey, Master Liyun is going there in person?" Guinevere couldn't help but reveal a hint of worry when she heard this. "Well, although I'm sorry to say this, Guinevere still feels that you are no match for the Great Sage."

These worried words made Ishtar and the others stop arguing. "Why do you say that? Although Li Yun has just become a god not long ago and is not familiar with the use of divine power and authority, ordinary gods are no match for him."

"That's right. I don't think a monkey that has been sealed for hundreds of years and has lost all its hostility will be a match for Li Yun."

Said Ishtar and Quetzal, who had seen the Great Sage before.

"The Great Sage is not an ordinary god, he is the God of Steel, the top God of Steel in the whole world. If the master is the strongest God of Steel, then the Great Sage is fully qualified to be the second strongest God of Steel." Guinevere shook her head and recounted the horror of the Monkey King.

"Huh? You're exaggerating. Even if the seal is broken, the monkey is still a monkey. It can't even beat Luo Hao who was injured by Quetzal." Ishtar showed a suspicious look, "You are not lying to us, are you?"

"No, Master Ishtar, what you and Master Quetzal saw was not the complete Great Sage." Guinevere explained hurriedly, "Guinevere accidentally peeked at the Great Sage's seal when she was searching for her master, so she knew that the Great Sage was sealed with three seals in total."

"And what you and Lord Quetzal saw was only the Great Sage after he broke the second seal."

"Three seals?" Everyone was stunned. Aren't there only two seals to seal the Great Sage? How did a third seal appear among all the spiritual veins in Japan and the talented people headed by Susanoo?

Chapter 297: Sun Xingzhe, the Monkey King, and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven

"The Great Sage is not an ordinary god. I believe you should know that the power of the disobedient god descended from mythology depends mainly on the god's ego, but it is also closely related to the performance in mythology. So, you who are familiar with the Great Sage's deeds should understand how powerful the Great Sage is."

Li Yun nodded. How could the story of the Monkey King Sun Wukong be unfamiliar to him? Not to mention the Chinese people, even foreigners were very familiar with his story.

"The story of the Great Sage mainly comes from Journey to the West. In this story, the Great Sage once caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, and single-handedly made the Eastern Heavenly Realm restless. If I were to describe it in detail, it would be that the Great Sage almost single-handedly brought down the Heavenly Palace."

"How could such an existence be sealed by Japan and Susanoo?"

After Guinevere said this, Li Yun and the others began to think about it carefully.

It is indeed true to say so. Although many people think that the Monkey King's performance on the journey to the West was not good, and he basically encountered a monster that he could not deal with every now and then and had to go to the Heaven for help, in fact, as long as you read the original Journey to the West carefully, you will find that the Monkey King almost never lost in one-on-one battles with monsters during his journey to the West.

Moreover, from beginning to end, the Monkey King basically only used his fists and feet. The skills he used when he caused havoc in Heaven were almost useless.

In other words, the Monkey King was just being lazy when he was traveling west. He pretended to work hard, then pretended that he couldn't win, and finally ran to heaven to let the immortals deal with him.

So, how could such a character be sealed so easily?

"Japan has three seals on the Great Sage. The first one is the spiritual veins of the entire Japanese territory, the second one is the many talented people led by the unyielding Susanoo, and the third one is the real key to seal the Great Sage!"

"The Great Sage's third seal is the talisman of Taoist Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun. It is precisely because of Erlang Zhenjun's talisman that Japan can suppress the Great Sage!"

"Erlang Shen's talisman?" This answer was somewhat unexpected.

"Yes, Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, the god who fought the Monkey King to a draw in Journey to the West, and was even better than the Monkey King."

"In many myths, Erlang Zhenjun is the one who fights off monsters and protects the people. The most famous one is the one who captured the Great Sage who caused a disturbance in the heaven. Therefore, Erlang Zhenjun is revered as a benevolent god who specializes in fighting monsters and protecting the people."

"Erlang Zhenjun is good, and the Great Sage is evil. Japan used the story of Erlang Zhenjun catching the Great Sage to suppress the lawless Great Sage."

"The first two seals suppressed Sun Xingzhe and the Monkey King, and the third seal suppressed the Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"

These three seals shocked great sages at three different stages.

When all three seals are complete, the Great Sage is just an ordinary monkey with the priesthood of 'Bimawen'. When one seal is broken, the Great Sage will regain his cunning and some of his strength from the journey to the West, that is, 'Sun Xingzhe'.

When the second seal is broken, the Great Sage will regain the power he had when he was the king of the Flower-Fruit Mountain, that is, the 'Monkey King' before he ate the peaches and stole the elixir.

But once the third seal is broken, the Great Sage will regain the strength and arrogance that defeated 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals at the South Gate of Heaven, making many gods dare not approach him, and become the real "Great Sage Equaling Heaven"!

"So you suspect that he has broken the third seal and regained his power as the Monkey King?" Li Yun understood why Guinevere was worried about him.

If it really is the Monkey King who has regained his power, then he will never be his opponent!

"Well, although the talisman of Erlang Zhenjun is very powerful, it is only a talisman after all, not the real Erlang Zhenjun. It is impossible for it to shock the Great Sage who broke the first two seals for too long."

"Is that so..." Li Yun looked at the goddesses who were excited again and sighed in his heart, "You guys should quickly decide on the candidates among yourselves, don't look at me!"

"Well, whether the seal has been broken or not is uncertain after all. Maybe he hasn't broken it. Anyway, let's find the location of the Great Sage first." Li Yun skipped this topic and looked at Guinevere, "Do you know where the Great Sage is now?"

"Yes, although it's just a guess, Guinevere feels that the Great Sage should be on the north shore of Lake Chuzenji now."

Guinevere explained, "Although Mount Fuji, the sacred mountain of Japan, is where the spiritual veins converge and has the most spiritual energy, it is the best holy place for recovery. But the Great Sage is the God of Steel, and simply having sufficient spiritual energy cannot satisfy him. For him, fire and ore are the most important, just like a newborn baby is best fed with breast milk. And it just so happens that Mount Nantai on the north shore of Lake Chuzenji is not only a famous volcano in Japan, but also a mine with many ores."

"Compared to Mount Fuji, which only meets the requirement of fire, Guinevere thinks the Great Sage prefers Mount Nantai."

Mount Nantai is a young active volcano, 2,400 meters high, located in Nikko National Park in the western part of Tochigi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

Since its opening in 782 AD, Mt. Nantai has become an important place for Japanese mountain worship, and the Futarasan Shrine at the foot of the mountain has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage.

Starting from Tokyo, the group took a few hours' drive and arrived at Nikko National Museum.

"The scenery here is quite nice." Ishtar and the others followed the path in the park to Lake Chuzenji. Looking at the crystal clear water in front of them, the goddesses suddenly laughed.

Lake Chuzenji is a representative alpine lake in Japan and the largest lake in Nikko National Park. This lake is the result of the lava valley erupting from Mt. Nantai.

"Come to think of it, while other places in Japan are in tatters, this place is still intact." Gorgon noticed this problem carefully.

Along the way, they saw mostly broken streets and ruins, without a single intact building. But now, there was no trace of war near Lake Chuzenji, which was really unnatural.

"I smell the disgusting scent of steel." Athena and Metis looked at the top of a mountain at the same time. Guinevere guessed correctly that the Monkey King was hiding on this mountain!

"Indeed, the fire power and minerals in this mountain are a bit outrageous." Ai Lei also noticed the rich minerals deep in the earth.

"Now that we have determined the location of the Great Sage, let's go." After Li Yun finished speaking, he suddenly realized that they had basically not had any rest since they set out to determine their target. Although they were all gods and would not be tired from such a small run, it was not good to keep going like this.

After solving the Great Sage's problem, let's take a short break.

PS: The author made some changes to Sun Wukong. The Sun Wukong in the original work was too weak and the author didn’t like it, so... hey.

Chapter 298: Monkey King: I Refuse

There are two hiking trails at the foot of Mt. Nantai. One is to climb the mountain from the front from the World Cultural Heritage Futarasan Shrine, and the other is to go around the back mountain and reach the summit from the secluded hiking trail in the back mountain forest.

Because the forest farm wants to protect the natural environment, vehicles are prohibited from passing through the five-kilometer section from the forest farm parking lot to the entrance of the hiking trail. Entry is required on foot, so many hikers avoid the hiking trail on the back mountain.

However, that road is the same to Li Yun and the others. After all, there is no one in the national park now.

Following the mountain trail, Li Yun and his friends entered Nantai Mountain.

However.....

"What...is this feeling!?" The moment he stepped into the Male Body Mountain, Li Yun suddenly felt a chill, and an invisible pressure came from all directions...There must be something horrible here!

The shudder at that moment made cold sweat break out on his forehead!

"Li Yun, what's wrong?" The goddesses all noticed Li Yun's sudden pause, and then saw the cold sweat running down his forehead.

"It's okay." He shook his head slightly. The shudder he felt at that moment was not because he was being targeted, but because he felt... there was a terrifying existence here that absolutely could not be provoked!

That existence just felt it and made him unable to move... Was it the Great Sage?

Athena looked at him quietly, and then her gaze fell on the top of the mountain that towered into the clouds.

Li Yun’s pause was just a very small matter. After confirming that he was okay, everyone started to climb the mountain.

Although it is the foot of the mountain, it is only the foot of the mountain relative to Mt. Nantai. If it is relative to the entire horizontal line, the foot of the mountain is about 1,300 meters above sea level.

Therefore, even at the foot of the mountain, the goddesses can see the new buds of various broad-leaved trees and smell the fragrance of resin in the fresh air. However, the only pity is that there is no melodious bird singing in such a good forest.

Here...it's as quiet as death!

It takes a normal person about three hours to get from the foot of the mountain to the top, but for Li Yun and his friends, it only takes one hour.

After passing the dense forest and entering the forest limit zone composed of low alpine plants, the group's vision suddenly broadened. At the same time, the mountain changed from emerald green to brown-red.

Mt. Nantai is different from other mountains because it contains a large amount of minerals, so the color of the mountain is brown-red.

After crossing this short section of brown-red mountain, Li Yun and others successfully reached the top of the mountain.

And naturally, the top of the mountain is also brown-red, just like the small section of the mountain below.

However, when everyone reached the top of the mountain, their eyes involuntarily fell on the monkey sitting on a rock.

It was a monkey about 1.6 to 1.7 meters tall, with golden hair and wearing a golden chain mail. Unlike ordinary monkeys, this monkey had a fairy spirit that ordinary people did not have, just like a fairy.

In fact, he is indeed a god.

"What kind of days have they been going on lately? Gods and godslayers have appeared one after another." Just as Li Yun and the others noticed the Great Sage, the Great Sage also noticed the ten people who climbed to the top of the mountain.

Moreover, he also saw their identities.

However, even when facing eight disobedient gods and a 'hero', Sun Wukong still laughed heartily, "There are so many dragons and snakes, what's the matter? Are they all here to seek my protection? Wait, there's also one that I just saw not long ago... So, you are in the same group."

"Is this the Monkey King? I feel like he's a little different from what I remember." Anna blinked. The legendary Monkey King should be wearing golden chain mail, a phoenix-wing purple gold crown on his head, and lotus silk cloud-walking shoes on his feet.

But the monkey in front of him was just simply spiritual, without any of the arrogance and majesty of the Monkey King.

The third seal has not been broken?

"But it's true that he is sharp-tongued. He was defeated by the God Slayer not long ago, yet he dares to say that we are seeking his protection." There was a hint of sarcasm in the smile on Gorgon's face.

"Hey, little girl, I can't attack you because you are a woman. If we really fight, I can easily deal with you." The Great Sage said this unyieldingly, "If you have the guts, ask that woman to come over. I will make her obey me completely this time!"

This was not a lie. Li Yun saw absolute confidence in the Monkey King's eyes - even if he summoned his two brothers, the three demons combined had never been able to defeat Luo Hao. Why was he so confident now that he could defeat him alone?

It was obvious that he had broken the third seal and successfully regained all of the Monkey King's power!

"We're not here to talk about this anymore, Guinevere, let's get straight to the point." Li Yun interrupted the topic, patted the Demon Queen on the shoulder and said.

"Oh? Do you have something to do with me? Do you want to have a fight with me?" When the Great Sage heard that there was something, he immediately became excited.

"No, Great Sage. We came here this time to ask for your help." Guinevere bowed respectfully, "I hope you can help my master, the Last King, wake up."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the Great Sage raised his eyebrows, and his originally giggling expression calmed down.

He looked at Guinevere carefully, and after a while he said calmly: "So that's how it is, you are that man's maid."

"Maybe he's attracted by Old Sun's ability to resurrect."

Although Sun Wukong is not the god of life, he is a god of magic who is proficient in various magic. In the classic legend of Journey to the West, he has performed magic to bring people back to life many times. Therefore, bringing people back to life is also what he is good at.

"Yes, Great Sage, you are the God of Magic, the God of Evil, the God of War, and many other titles. Only you can preside over the ceremony to revive the master." Guinevere lowered her head sincerely, "I beg you to help Guinevere. Guinevere will definitely offer tribute afterwards."

"Little girl, are you planning to follow me and use courtesy before force?" Sun Wukong immediately revealed Guinevere's plan. If Sun Wukong was willing to agree to it, there would be no need to fight a meaningless battle, but if he did not agree, what awaited him was the full-force attack of so many dragon and snake goddesses present.

"Hehehe, do you think that I, Sun, will be afraid if you find so many dragons, snakes and goddesses? Do you think that you can defeat me?" The Great Sage pointed his hairy finger at Athena and the others, and then said nonchalantly: "If it were others, they might agree to it, but I am different. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals stood in front of me, I was not afraid."

"You are trying to get me to agree in this way. You don't see me clearly enough!

Chapter 299: Great Sage, mighty as hell!

"Why, aren't you and the master both gods of steel?" Guinevere shouted anxiously.

"God of Steel? Hehehe, little girl, I have never admitted that he is the same God of Steel as me."

The words of the Great Sage...well, how should I put it, it’s like he has no grudge against the Last King, but he just looks down on him.

"I acknowledge his strength, but I don't acknowledge him as the God of Steel. Therefore, I have no reason to help that man."

"Why?" Not only Guinevere was confused, Li Yun and Athena were also confused. Could it be that the Last King had met the Great Sage before and offended him?

"Why? Of course it's because of his cowardly character." The Great Sage sneered, "You all know the fate that man has to bear."

"I know. It's our destiny to defeat the Demon King." Li Yun nodded.

"Defeat the Demon King? Go to hell with defeating the Demon King!" Li Yun's words made the Great Sage's face suddenly change. His originally calm expression suddenly became one of disdain and arrogance.

"When a god and a godslayer meet, they will fight to the death. Even if the god dies in battle due to lack of strength, it is just a common occurrence on the battlefield. If you cannot recognize the other party as an equal, how can you be qualified to call yourself a god!"

"Besides, if there really is someone in this world who can defeat me, then let that person defeat me openly."

"But what is he doing now? He has abandoned the arrogance and ego of the God of Disobedience and is willing to obey the so-called fate to fight against the devil and become a puppet in the hands of that woman. Is this guy the God of Steel like me? How ridiculous! I will never recognize such a God of Steel!"

The heroic words echoed in the sky, and at that moment, everyone seemed to see a giant who was fighting against heaven and earth and was indomitable.

But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. This is the domineering attitude that the Great Sage should have.

The destiny of the Last King is to defeat the Demon King, in other words, to protect the disobedient God who descended upon the human world.

However, the disobedient gods who descended upon this world were all self-centered beings. They firmly believed in their own strength and power, and never needed any guardians, let alone anyone to destroy the devil for them.

If a disobedient god is reduced to wanting to awaken the last king to destroy the devil in order to ensure his own safety, then this disobedient god is no longer qualified to be called a disobedient god.

"That's not the case!" However, Guinevere retorted without hesitation. She looked directly into the Monkey King's oppressive eyes, "Master, Master doesn't want to continue fighting. That's why the Master chose to sleep in a place unknown to any of us. He is also resisting his own fate!"

"It's ridiculous to resist fate, let himself fall asleep, and then escape from the responsibility as a hero, causing the fate of the hero to fall on others. This is what he calls resisting fate? I, Old Sun, am about to laugh my teeth off!" The Great Sage stood up from the rock and looked down at the Witch King.

"He used to perform his duties as a hero silently. Although he didn't have the courage to resist fate, I still admit that he is a member of the God of Steel. But now, what has he done?"

"I gave up my duty as a hero because of my own disgust, and fate chose to hand over the duty of a hero to someone else. I could hear your calls even when I was sleeping, but I continued to sleep because of my own selfishness. I had the ability to end everything, but I was afraid of this and that and did nothing."