447: Compromise and Forbearance

Do the desire to kill and the heart of a Saint conflict?

In Tang Ku's view, they actually do not conflict at all; as long as one follows their true heart, killing those who deserve to be killed and saving those who deserve to be saved, there is absolutely no conflict between the two.

The matter of Gouchen the Great Emperor colluding with extraterrestrial powerhouses is basically confirmed; after all, that set of bio-armor is something almost no one in this world could have developed.

Just like the Kamen Rider replica that was finished off before, and the Xenomorph created by his good-for-nothing son, his team must also be behind the Guyver bio-armor.

In the dim dungeon, Gouchen the Great Emperor was already locked up by various chains, from Soul-Binding Locks to Immortal-Binding Ropes, followed by all sorts of runes, binding him tightly within the dungeon.

However, being of the caliber of a Great Emperor, his physical constitution was sufficiently formidable, so the injuries Tang Ku inflicted on him had healed quite a bit; at the very least, those shattered bones had regrown and reconnected.

However, his magic power had never recovered due to the various methods of suppression.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Gouchen the Great Emperor seemed very calm, which made Tang Ku, standing opposite him, slightly surprised.

"Where is that unyielding spirit of yours?"

Tang Ku frowned slightly.

"When one is under a low roof, one must bow one's head!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor said expressionlessly, "Ask whatever you want to ask; I will tell you as much as I can in as much detail as possible!"

"Heh, as a prisoner, you certainly have a high level of awareness!"

Tang Ku also sat down cross-legged, facing him, and said in a deep voice, "Can you tell me why you wanted to collude with the Extraterrestrial Demons?"

The first question made Gouchen the Great Emperor fall into deep thought, and only after a long while did he finally say four words: "Cannot resist!"

"Hmm?"

Although it was only four words, Tang Ku instantly understood what he meant and couldn't help but sigh, "You think there is no hope at all?"

"Of course!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor looked up at Tang Ku and suddenly sighed as well, "Are you stronger than the Saints?"

Tang Ku was suddenly silenced by this question, and after a long while, he suddenly said, "We are not necessarily weaker than the Saints!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor nodded, "Then good Luck!"

Their questions and answers were simple, but they were full of deep meaning.

Tang Ku understood that when faced with the ridiculously strong power of the other side, Gouchen the Great Emperor had lost his original confidence, which was why he chose to cooperate with them. Perhaps they had promised him something, or perhaps it was simply because he was afraid—afraid of their strange and unfathomable power.

In short, an Immortal Realm Great Emperor had just compromised like that!

But he still had this last bit of pride; using the power they gave him, he began to search for Luck and Opportunity in the Human Realm.

Whether it was Luo Hou, Ji Du, or even the Lunar Star Lord, they probably didn't actually know his true purpose.

But Tang Ku saw unwillingness in Gouchen the Great Emperor's eyes.

Perhaps he really had another plan, perhaps...

"The victor is king, the loser is the bandit; I have nothing to say!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor said in a deep voice, "Don't think I didn't resist... But... but their master... I tremble even just looking at him! He is truly too powerful, stronger than a Saint, so strong that... it is beyond imagination! I struggled and resisted, but it had absolutely no effect... So I chose to forbear. I cooperated with them, told them the role of the Human Realm's Luck, and told them the reason why the Western World once designed the Journey to the West... They gave me a certain power to let me collect the Human Realm's Luck... However, what they don't know is that besides Luck, there is another kind of negative power, which is..."

"Resentment?"

Tang Ku frowned slightly, "Have you really thought about the consequences of slaughtering so many people to collect resentment?"

"Consequences? Heh, isn't my current state the consequence?"

Gouchen the Great Emperor suddenly laughed, "The consequence is that I became someone else's stepping stone. I had hoped to use this power to achieve the supreme Heavenly Dao and attain the position of the Jade Emperor, so that I would have the capital to confront them. Who would have thought, sigh, this is what they call one wrong step leading to every step being wrong... Hmm, I waded into the muddy waters of the Human Realm wrong, but you, Tang Sanzang, can you say you haven't made a single wrong step?"

"You lost your true heart, which is why you were wrong. You fully believed your actions could seize Luck and seize resentment for your own use, but the slaughter was excessive and not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao, which is why you were wrong!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "To be honest, I originally thought you were just a simple careerist, but I didn't expect there to be such a story behind it!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor was a complex person; to say he had ambition was correct, but his original intention was not for himself.

However, instigating his subordinates to slaughter people across the fields was also true, which could basically be considered a crime punishable by death!

Especially since the enmity between Tang Ku and him could truly be called irreconcilable.

Therefore, no matter what reason he had for doing all this, Tang Ku would not let him go!

"The topic has drifted too far!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor suddenly laughed at himself and said, "Shouldn't you ask about Sun Wukong's whereabouts first? It shows that you don't really care much about this eldest Disciple in your heart."

"Whether I care about him or not is none of your business!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "I just need to know where you learned of his whereabouts and where his soul is exactly. As long as you tell me, I will let you die quickly!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor was stunned, then smiled bitterly, "Just a quick death? Heh, that's quite high treatment... Fine, since it has come to this, there's no point in hiding anything. I once saw your eldest Disciple's body by that master's side. I have to say, purely in terms of physical development, Sun Wukong is the most extreme one! Hmm, I heard them say that Sun Wukong's soul is being held under the Buddha Relic Pagoda behind Mount Lingshan..."

"Wrong!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "After the Western Paradise Buddhas were destroyed, I searched the entire Mount Lingshan. I searched all the Relic Pagodas behind Mount Lingshan and found no traces of any soul being held!"

"Heh, did I say Sun Wukong's soul was in the Relic Pagoda?"

Gouchen the Great Emperor sneered, "Do you know where the area beneath the Relic Pagoda forest directly connects to?"

Tang Ku was stunned, and immediately a trace of Golden Cicada's memory surfaced in his mind. He couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "You mean... the boundary marker of the Ashura Realm?"

"Heh, you're not stupid!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor laughed, "You should have met that guy named Tesla, right? He has a subordinate named Edison, and it was he who led people to escort Sun Wukong's soul into the Ashura Realm boundary marker. If you want to find the soul, go look there!"

Tang Ku couldn't help but curl his lip, thinking playfully: "I never thought that Edison, who originally stole Tesla's achievements to become the so-called great inventor, would have the tables turned, and now he has actually become Tesla's subordinate. It really is karma, perhaps it was all destined..."

"Actually, I'm really curious, even if you find Sun Wukong's soul, so what? Without a matching body, he still cannot be resurrected!"

Gouchen the Great Emperor laughed, "I'm really curious, what will you do!"