361: Fog

Li Haotian watched helplessly as the other party pulled out the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, then greeted a few people and soared directly into the sky.

From the moment that Devil King told him about the existence of the East Sea Dragon Palace, the Monkey King had already entered the trap.

Afterward, Li Haotian followed the Monkey King, roaming the heavens and the earth, traveling the four seas, and making many friends everywhere.

Just after finishing his fraternizing with the Bull Demon King and others, the Monkey King prepared to return to Flower Fruit Mountain.

As it turned out, that very night, he was dragged to the Underworld by two soul-snatching envoys, and the same happened to him.

Looking at the dark and gloomy environment surrounding them, along with Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and various soul-snatching envoys gathered in one place.

Right in front of him, the Monkey King jumped onto King Yama's table and beat the two who had snatched him until their souls were Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

With the Judge's Brush under his foot and a wine gourd in his hand, the Monkey King drank while erasing his own lifespan and the lifespans of all the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain from the Book of Life and Death.

Afterward, he searched through it for a long time, seemingly looking for his own name.

"Strange, why isn't my brother's name in the Book of Life and Death? Could it be that you old official cut corners and didn't register my brother's name?"

"Or are you intentionally trying to hide my brother's name so you can come to snatch his soul later?"

King Yama was trembling with fear, waving his hands repeatedly.

"It better not be. If one day my brother is dragged down here by your soul-snatching envoys, just see how I treat you with my staff!"

After speaking, the Monkey King casually tossed away the finished wine gourd, and with a flash of their figures, the two had already returned to the mortal world.

Not long after the human and the monkey arrived at Flower Fruit Mountain, a messenger from the Heavenly Court arrived.

The Monkey King was naturally recruited into the Heavenly Court and became the Bi Ma Wen.

Every day, he fed the horses and collected his salary, which he used to buy all kinds of fine wine, Immortal Peaches, and Fruit; the Monkey King lived quite comfortably.

Li Haotian picked up these Fruits and took a light bite; for him, these Fruits had no effect, nor would they help him improve his Cultivation.

Soon, it was time for the Monkey King to discover the truth and steal the Flat Peaches and Medicinal Pills.

Li Haotian really hadn't expected the Seven Fairies to be so beautiful, yet after the Monkey King immobilized them, he really only ate the peaches.

After everything settled down, the two fled directly back to Flower Fruit Mountain, followed immediately by the sky-filling Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

Li Haotian had originally been watching the confrontation between the Monkey King and Erlang Shen in the sky from below as an observer, but the next moment, when he opened his eyes again, he was already facing the staff in Erlang Shen's hand, which was equally hard and heavy.

The next instant, Erlang Shen charged toward where he was, and the three-pointed double-edged blade in his hand suddenly burst forth with brilliant light.

Li Haotian held the Golden Cudgel and engaged him in battle.

Relying on his own powerful Cultivation, he forced out all of Erlang Shen's hidden cards.

The Eight-Nine Profound Art was directly knocked apart by his staff, and Erlang Shen's so-called three-pointed double-edged blade was smashed into two pieces by his staff.

Erlang Shen switched to the Mountain-Opening Axe in his hand; at the same time, golden light erupted from his vertical pupil.

The two clashed again, with various Cultivation Techniques fully empowering Erlang Shen, combined with the buffing Formation faintly formed by the 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

This allowed Erlang Shen to actually have the strength to battle Li Haotian.

Li Haotian could not use his own Magic Treasure and could only use this set of heaven-rank magic treasure worn by the Monkey King to oppose him.

If it weren't for his Cultivation being higher than the Monkey King's, he would likely have ended up defeated.

The Monkey King's Cultivation was not as high as his, and wearing this set of weapons, combined with the opponent's fierce combat power, he naturally would not be a match.

After another round of fighting, Li Haotian found himself gradually falling into a disadvantage, and was subsequently defeated by Erlang Shen.

When he opened his eyes again, he had once again become that little monkey, and the Monkey King was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain in front of him.

500 years passed in the blink of an eye; Tang Seng arrived here, removed the talisman paper, and they set off together on the journey west.

Li Haotian witnessed the eighty-one tribulations that occurred along the way and everything else, and finally watched with his own eyes as the golden headband on the Monkey King's head slowly dissipated.

Just when Li Haotian thought the matter had reached its conclusion, the Monkey King, having become the Fighting Victorious Buddha, suddenly saw something and immediately displayed a look of terror, scrambling to flee out of Mount Ling.

This monkey, who once feared neither heaven nor earth, was now actually terrified to this extent by a single scene.

The Peking Opera mask on the Monkey King's face was definitely not acted out; within this Buddhist Holy Land, what kind of scene could he have seen to be scared into this state?

Li Haotian wanted to move forward to investigate, but found his vision seemingly covered by a layer of mist, unable to see anything.

If he could see what the Monkey King saw, perhaps he would know what had happened.

The scene shifted again; the Monkey King was surrounded and attacked by various factions. This time, it wasn't just the previous 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals coming from the sky.

Erlang Shen, Nezha, Li Jing, and all the notable combat forces of the Heavenly Court had arrived; even the 108 Star Lords appeared here.

The sky was filled with gods and Buddhas, all just to slay the Monkey King alone. What surprised Li Haotian was that the Heavenly Court was actually involved in it as well.

After the Monkey King's journey west ended, his Cultivation had already reached the Immortal King level. Clearly, some great fortune had descended, elevating his combat power once again, making him comparable to existences on the level of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

However, because he had peeped into some secrets that should not be peeped into, and because his personality was free-spirited and difficult to control, the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling decided to join forces to ruthlessly kill him.

Li Haotian watched helplessly as the Monkey King fell; Pigsy, the Altar Cleanser, and even Tang Sanzang all attacked together.

Yet they still could not change this fact.

After everything settled, the Monkey King's memory ended here, and everything around turned into a vast whiteness, as if he were submerged in mist.

"Hehe, you kid really surprised "I, Old Sun"; in so many of these events in my memory, it was only by exhausting every means that I could barely resolve them."

"Why did you choose to help me unconditionally after seeing my memories? Could it be purely to please me, wanting to obtain my Legacy from me?"

A plain monkey, wearing no armor and covered in long fur, appeared beside Li Haotian at some unknown moment.

"Junior Li Haotian, greets Senior Great Sage Equaling Heaven."

Li Haotian admired this monkey from the bottom of his heart.

When the Monkey King heard this address, he immediately grinned and laughed.

""I, Old Sun" doesn't even know how many years it has been since I heard this address. It seems you kid understand me quite well; giving my Legacy to you, I can consider myself willing."

The Monkey King chuckled.

Afterward, his expression gradually began to turn serious.

"Accepting the Legacy of "I, Old Sun" naturally has no problem, but at the same time, I also have one thing I must hand over to you. This thing is extremely important to me. Now, only if you can defeat me will I hand this thing over to you, and also pass on my Legacy to you."

After the Monkey King's voice fell, he was already wearing his armor, and in his hands, he held the Golden Cudgel he had used for many years.

He looked at Li Haotian with eyes full of Battle Intent.