"Die!"

A sinister smile cracked on the decaying face of the colossal Buddha. Its massive palm almost instantly grabbed the three fiends!

I barely managed to dodge this sudden attack!

"No!"

The three fiends struggled and roared furiously, but they had no resistance at all!

Splat!

With a soft sound, the previously confident three fiends turned into a pool of blood and mud!

This rotten Buddha's divinity

...is almost on par with the Western Heavenly Buddha!

Moreover, its power is continuously increasing!

To fight... or to flee?

In an instant, cold sweat dripped from my forehead!

The memories suppressed by the Tathagata emerged like a shadow, almost suffocating me!

"Wukong... remember who you are..."

Suddenly, the Master opened his eyes, weakly looking at me, his eyes burning with intense flames. His words echoed like thunder in my mind!

Who am I?

I am Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain... and also the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!

The cries of suffering echoed around me. How could I escape!

Swoosh!

A fire seemed to ignite in my heart, burning brighter and brighter!

Since embarking on this journey to the West, I have encountered too much injustice, too many heavenly beings causing chaos, making me feel powerless, making me numb!

But now... I won't run away anymore!

I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Even if I die here, I will die in a magnificent battle!

"Buddha... I, Sun Wukong, won't run anymore!"

I raised my head slowly, took a step forward, my eyes blazing with divine fire. The tiger-skin skirt on my body burned in the raging flames, the golden chainmail of the past returned, and the blood-red cape billowed like scarlet waves, exuding an overwhelming aura!

"Wukong... go! Save everyone!"

The Master smiled, and suddenly, a golden lotus emitting boundless Buddha light floated from his chest and merged into my body!

It was his tenth-generation merit, boundless virtues!

"You... will meet your doom!"

The decaying Buddha laughed hideously as its heavy palm once again descended!

But this time!

Boom!

I swung my cudgel fiercely, smashing that foul arm to pieces!

The raging flames of karma burned away all corruption and decay!

I lifted my head, raised the golden staff in my hand, now as sturdy as a pillar supporting the heavens, and shouted:

"Whether you live or die... it's only if I, Sun Wukong, say so!"