"Little girl, it looks like you won't be able to be the miko here after all. You should just obediently come home with us later," Sora said with a smile, gently flicking the little miko Hikari's forehead with his finger.
"Hmph... If I can't, I can't. Sora-oniichan, are you going to fight with Lord God-King?"
Pouting her little lips, Hikari had already lost interest after learning that her mission was just to play with a monkey. Now, this clever and mischievous girl had become interested in the fight between Sora and the Great Sage.
"Great Sage, take us to where your true body is. I will undo the seal for you."
Not bothering with this overly energetic little girl, Sora turned his gaze to the Great Sage.
Well, for now, he could only be called the Protector of the Heavenly Horses, a small, golden-haired monkey.
"Hehe... Little bro, although Old Sun really hopes you can break that annoying seal, are you sure you want to do this? Old Sun's reputation wasn't built on empty talk. You might regret it later, you know."
His eyes sparkling, Sun Wukong was actually just saying it casually, not holding out much hope. Seeing that Sora was really going to break the seal for him, he was rather surprised and stunned.
Of course, although he was ecstatic inside, the monkey's composure seemed quite good. He maintained a calm expression, looking at Sora with a hint of playful banter.
"You don't need to worry about that, Great Sage. To be honest, if you were just some roadside weed, I wouldn't be interested at all."
"Besides, even if I can't handle you alone, Great Sage, I still have these cute and capable knights and my women behind me. If worst comes to worst, we'll just gang up on you."
"It's a bit embarrassing, but I quite enjoy doing that!"
Sora nuzzled the cute little faces of his two teddy bears with a wicked smile.
After hearing Sora's words, Monkey Bro's expression froze. And besides Metis, a faint blush appeared on the faces of all the girls.
Especially the Cult Leader. Remembering how she had almost been ganged up on by this shameless husband of hers, she couldn't help but curse him silently in her heart, feeling that he had completely ruined her lifetime of prestige.
"Hahaha... Interesting, interesting, you're too interesting, little bro! Hahahaha..."
Finally snapping out of it, the monkey jumped around, flailing its limbs and laughing heartily.
He thought he was shameless enough for stealing immortal peaches and pills, but he never expected to meet a kindred spirit today who was in no way inferior to himself!
Without further ado, being in a rather good mood, Sun Wukong led Sora and his group toward the location of his true body...
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"Amazing! Is this what Lord God-King's real body looks like?"
Looking at the tall and domineering figure not far away, Hikari, Erica, and the other girls were all astonished.
Tall, mighty, lean, and capable. His left hand was on his hip, while his right held the Ruyi Jingu Bang, its tip resting on the ground. He wore magnificent battle armor, with two long pheasant feathers on his head. His head was slightly raised, projecting an aura of power without being angry, giving off a sense of wild, untamed, and infinite dominance.
This was the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, Sun Wukong, the ancient monkey war god who once shook the heavens and the earth. Just a single glance was enough to send a shock to the soul!
Because of the seal, the Great Sage's body was almost entirely petrified. Only a small part of his head still showed his glossy golden fur.
"Hahaha... This is Old Sun's true body!"
Seeing the surprised expressions on the human girls' faces, Monkey Bro was pleased. He leaped and landed on his own main body's shoulder.
"Husband, the seal holding this wild monkey down is not simple."
Her fine brows furrowed slightly. After glancing at the Great Sage's body, the Cult Leader whispered in Sora's ear.
A strange light flashed in his eyes. To be able to suppress the Great Sage Sun Wukong and even make his Cult Leader show a troubled expression, it seemed this so-called seal was quite something. It was likely not a technique mortals could perform.
"Hehehe... Of course! If it were simple, Old Sun would have escaped on his own long ago!"
Hearing the Cult Leader's voice, Monkey Bro chuckled. But then he seemed to remember something, and a cold glint flashed deep in his eyes.
"Tell us, Great Sage, the conditions needed to break your seal. After being suppressed for so long, you should be very clear about it, right?"
Sora knew this monkey must know the way to break the seal, so he wasn't in a hurry, speaking in a calm and unhurried manner.
"Little bro gets straight to the point. To undo this seal, we need the manifestation of the divinity of my fated enemies, the dragons and snakes. And by using their blood to stimulate Old Sun's violent divinity, the two goddesses you're holding can do it."
"Then there's the need for a treasured sword that can weaken spells. Of course, it would be even better if it could cut through them directly."
"Hehe... This little miko can also help. If she uses her [Calamity Purification] power to eliminate a portion of the seal's power, things will be even simpler."
Because it was for his own sake, the monkey was particularly invested, explaining everything in great detail.
He was incredibly excited inside. The conditions for breaking his seal were basically all gathered. The monkey no longer hesitated. With a flicker, his body transformed into a single golden monkey hair and flew back onto his main body.
After pondering for a moment, Sora already had a plan. Breaking the monkey's seal was truly not a difficult matter for him.
"Athena."
Patting the goddess's tender bottom, Sora called out to Athena.
"Hmph."
With a light snort, although she was a little unhappy, Athena did not refuse. A rune of divine nature flew from between her eyebrows, and in an instant, an incredibly powerful pressure spread out.
As the former Queen of Heaven and master of the gods, Athena's divinity was extremely powerful. Violent winds raged throughout the space, turbulent and restless. Erica and the other girls quickly activated the divine power Sora had left in their bodies to cast a barrier, which barely allowed them to steady themselves.
It didn't stop there. Athena raised a hand towards the Great Sage, and a drop of golden divine blood flew from her fingertip, instantly sinking into the stone statue.
VMMMMMMMM!!!!!
The entire space trembled. The next moment, an even more powerful pressure spread out. With a few cracking sounds, several fissures appeared on the Great Sage's stone statue.
Stimulated by Athena's divine blood, the violent divinity of the Great Sage Sun Wukong gradually began to awaken...
"Hahaha... That's it! That's it! Quickly, help Old Sun break the outer seal!"
A great laugh came from within the stone statue. Unlike before, Sun Wukong's laughter now carried an incomparably wild feeling.
As his divinity awakened, his true nature also began to return.
"Yuri, if you please."
Looking at Yuri, whose eyes were flowing with a fluorescent glow as she had successfully activated her spirit vision, Sora smiled.
Yuri's spirit vision already had an extremely high success rate, and with the memories of the universe drifting through the space of the Netherworld, it was even easier for Yuri to use her ability. She had already seen through the essence of Sun Wukong and the spell that sealed him.
"Mm."
A intoxicating blush rose on her cheeks. Yuri stood on her tiptoes and kissed Sora.
While savoring the girl's sweetness, he received a massive amount of knowledge. The Authority of the [Golden Sword] was activated. Instantly, a golden, esoteric divine rune flashed, and the Golden Sword slowly rose from it.
"Little girl, it's your turn."
Letting go of Yuri and grasping the Golden Sword, Sora called out to the little miko Hikari.
"Ah... Yes, Sora-oniichan!"
Blushing red, Hikari, who was still watching her sister and Sora-oniichan do such embarrassing things, instantly snapped back to reality. Flustered, she quickly used her [Calamity Purification] ability. With a few more cracking sounds, more fissures appeared on the stone statue, and the power of the spell sealing the Great Sage weakened a little more.
"Hahaha... It's about to break! It's about to break! Quickly, let Old Sun out!"
Endlessly excited, Sun Wukong was also struggling and ramming against the seal. As soon as Sora brought down the sword in his hand, he would regain his freedom!
"Don't worry, Sun Wukong, I will definitely let you out!"
A wicked curve pulled at Sora's lips. Without further hesitation, he swung the Golden Sword in his hand and slashed down.
CRACK-CRACK-CRACK-CRACK-CRACK!!!!!
It continued to crack, and blinding rays of light burst forth from the stone statue.
BOOM!!!!!
With a heaven-shaking roar, the stone statue exploded. A pillar of golden light shot straight into the sky, and the entire sky and earth trembled incessantly.
"Hahaha... I'm out! I, Old Sun, am out!!!"
An overwhelming pressure and aura spread out, and the entire space echoed with Sun Wukong's thunderous voice...