Seeing this two-meter-tall Monkey King,
everyone felt a powerful oppressive force.
Especially its eyes.
They were filled with intense hostility.
Giving the impression that it could erupt in fury at any moment and tear them to shreds.
Of course.
This Monkey King's strength was also formidable.
Possessing the cultivation of an Upper God King.
"Is it her?"
Chen Nan's heart pounded.
He recalled the words he'd overheard in the underworld.
'Cherish the monkeys you meet.'
Sun Wukong was killed by Tathagata on the Journey to the West, laying the groundwork for the invasion of the alien races.
He died unjustly.
It was heartbreaking and regrettable.
After all.
Sun Wukong was rebellious and dared to challenge the powerful.
He possessed ambitions that refused to settle for mediocrity.
It was precisely for this reason that he was loved by the people.
If this Monkey King before them was indeed Sun Wukong reincarnated.
It would be considered a resolved matter for Chen Nan.
"This great king gives you three breaths of time, or you shall all become this great king's appetizer!" The Monkey King bared its teeth, its face fierce.
"Brother Monkey, we have no intention of offending." Chen Nan said weakly, "We were forced to accidentally enter your sacred land due to pursuit by the alien demons. We implore you to be merciful and allow us to recuperate here for a few days."
The Monkey King, which had been emanating overwhelming hostility.
However, Chen Nan's address of "Brother Monkey" caused it to fall into thought. It then bared its teeth and looked at Chen Nan: "Are you the person from my dreams? No, I have never seen you in a dream!"
"Speak, who exactly are you?"
"Why do you call me Brother Monkey?"
As soon as these words were uttered.
Chen Nan's heart trembled violently.
A flicker of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
He knew.
This monkey before him was Sun Wukong reincarnated.
Otherwise, his address of "Brother Monkey" would not have provoked it.
The surrounding macaques also bared their teeth at this moment, emitting sharp, piercing shrieks.
Many macaques picked up stones.
As soon as the Monkey King gave the order, they would launch an attack on Chen Nan and the others.
This gave Xia Yuan and the others an ominous premonition.
Chen Nan quickly said, "Calling others 'brother' is the most friendly form of address among humans. I didn't know that calling you 'Brother Monkey' would offend you."
The ferocity on the Monkey King's face gradually disappeared.
At this moment.
An old monkey covered in white fur walked over weakly: "Your Majesty, although humans and demons are different, we share a common enemy, and that is the alien demons!"
"Now that they are being pursued by alien demons, we should not drive them away!"
"I know this goes against the ancestral teachings."
"But looking across the Three Realms, whether human or demon, we are of the same race!"
"We should unite."
Upon hearing this.
Chen Nan felt a chill run down his spine.
He hadn't expected that.
A monkey would possess such a grand vision.
The Monkey King pondered for a moment and said, "You may stay, but this great king has a condition."
Chen Nan: "Please speak, Brother Monkey."
The Monkey King said, "One of you must defeat this great king."
As soon as these words were spoken.
The hope that had just ignited in the hearts of Xia Yuan and the others instantly turned to despair.
The Monkey King already possessed the strength of an Upper God King.
To put it bluntly.
The demon race, in terms of strength, could contend even with a Lower God Venerate.
Let alone them, who were all merely Lower God Kings.
Even if they attacked together, they would not be able to defeat this Monkey King.
Perhaps Chen Nan could defeat him.
But at this moment.
His cultivation was unstable.
He was no match at all.
"Brother Monkey, could you give this younger brother three days?" Chen Nan said, "After three days, I will come to learn your divine abilities."
"After three days, it will be either your death or mine!"
The Monkey King turned and transformed into a golden light, disappearing into the layered mountain forest behind it.
The macaques also scattered.
Only the old monkey covered in white fur remained.
"Follow me!" The old monkey looked at Chen Nan with complex eyes and then, with weak steps, led Chen Nan to a cave.
"That address, was it truly a casual remark?" the old monkey asked.
Chen Nan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Senior, do you know something?"
The old monkey: "My great king was born in nature and has always intensely hated humans."
"Although it has not had contact with humans."
"That hatred originates from its very bones."
"Actually, its true nature is not bad."
Chen Nan remained silent.
Because he knew.
The Monkey King's hatred for humans stemmed from its resentment towards Tathagata in its past life.
"My great king once told me."
"It kept repeating a dream."
"In the dream, there was him."
"And a bald donkey."
"And a white horse."
"And a pig demon."
"And a person carrying a shoulder pole."
"The great king hated that bald donkey, yet had to protect him on his journey west."
"That dream often tormented it, causing it to wake up countless times in a nightmare!"
"Young man, have you ever seen a donkey with no hair all over its body?"
Chen Nan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He knew.
The Monkey King called Tang Sanzang a "bald donkey" due to its deep-seated obsession with Buddhism.
He hadn't expected.
That this old monkey had misinterpreted "bald donkey" as a donkey with no hair...
"Actually, you know who it is, don't you?" The old monkey's eyes revealed a look of tension.
Chen Nan countered, "You've also guessed its identity, haven't you?"
The old monkey shook its head: "I wish my great king was simply my great king."
"But I know that dreams will eventually end."
"Some things are bound to happen sooner or later, and we cannot escape them."
"It's just..."
"If the great king truly is her..."
"Then who was the one who sealed Buddha?"
The old monkey was clear-headed.
Even though it was old.
"Forget it, forget it!"
"Some things will eventually be revealed."
"Like the mist above our heads."
"I also believe it will dissipate one day," the old monkey said, taking out a wine gourd. Even before it was opened, Chen Nan could smell the refreshing fragrance of flowers and fruits.
"This is the monkey wine I've treasured, and it's a thousand years old."
"It will help you consolidate your current cultivation."
"Thank you, senior!"
Chen Nan did not stand on ceremony.
Even though he had consumed a medicinal fruit before leaving Wushuang City.
It had only temporarily suppressed his restless heart.
It had not resolved his difficulties at the root.
"You can cultivate here. No one will disturb you," the old monkey said, lying down on a stone bed and falling into a slumber. It was evident that it held a high position among the monkeys.
Chen Nan sat cross-legged, then opened the gourd and took a sip of the monkey wine.
Instantly.
A mysterious force spread from his dantian, flowing through his limbs and bones throughout his body.
At the same time.
Chen Nan's restless heart gradually calmed down.
The fear of being dominated by the sacred artifact of the alien demons was gone.
He felt an unspeakable sense of ease and freedom throughout his body.
The monkey wine did not elevate him to the Middle God King realm.
But it made his cultivation more solid.
The Monkey King's voice echoed, "The three-day appointment has arrived. Appear and battle this great king!"