Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 408 Monkey King

Chapter 408 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven

Seeing how powerful the queen ant was, even the Star Ape King couldn't help but become much more serious.

The queen ant's strength is probably no less than his.

"Sir, please step back. Leave the queen ant to me. You all drive away these ant soldiers. Once they extinguish the flames, they will likely wipe you all out in an instant."

After a moment, the Star Ape King looked at the ant queen with a wary expression, and then spoke.

"Two gentlemen, please help Star Ape King. Leave these ant soldiers to me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru nodded. He knew that even a thousand-mile dike could be breached by an anthill. The sheer number of these ants meant that even three thousand soldiers wouldn't be enough to handle them, which directly demonstrated the power of these man-eating ants.

"Chief Ye? Are you capable? Why don't you let Zhang Dong protect you, and I'll join forces with Star Ape King to kill this ant queen?"

Zhang Zhi said with some concern.

"No need. As long as you join forces to defeat it, the remaining ant colony will soon collapse on its own. Then we can hurry up and get out of this desert."

Ye Ru said.

"Well."

After the previous discussion between Ye Ru and Star Ape King, Zhang Zhi and Zhang Dong realized Ye Ru's talent and learning. Subsequently, they stood side by side with Star Ape King, and their talent and energy slowly increased.

Seeing three experts of the Hanlin level approaching, the queen ant's eyes grew even fiercer, and her wings behind her flapped incessantly, appearing even more sinister under the sunlight.

"Do it!"

With a fierce shout, the Star Ape King took the initiative and attacked first. In just an instant, he rushed in front of the Queen Ant and slammed his fists down again. This scene enraged the Queen Ant. On his territory, someone dared to provoke him first, which he could not tolerate!

At that moment, the queen ant also let out a hiss, and her wings suddenly spread open, like two sharp blades, colliding with the ant with extremely uncomfortable sound waves.

boom!

The wings and the Star Ape King's fists collided violently, and a powerful wave of demonic energy swept outwards.

As Star Ape King retreated two steps, Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi followed closely behind. Two Hanlin battle poems formed, transforming into two beams of light that collided rapidly towards him like lightning.

boom!

The two lightsabers, carrying immense power, pierced the queen ant's body, instantly eliciting a shrill scream and spurting blood. This only made the queen ant even more dangerous.

Meanwhile, the ant soldiers launched a frenzied attack on the fire circle where Ye Ru was located. However, although there were many ants, Ye Ru's flames were created by the power of Jinwen, and in terms of damage, they were much stronger than those of the ant queen.

In an instant, the sound of burning reappeared. Even with so many ant soldiers, they still couldn't withstand such burning.

This scene made the queen ant even more ferocious. Her wings, like blades, continuously slammed towards the Star Ape King, but all of them were blocked by the Star Ape King, Zhang Zhi, and Zhang Dong.

boom!

A muffled thud resounded as the Queen Ant's body was shattered by the Star Ape King and crashed directly into the sand.

When the queen ant reappeared, she stared directly at the Star Ape King, and then her body swelled up, eventually transforming into a queen ant several meters tall.

This queen ant was much larger than before, and the ferocity in her eyes was much stronger.

This queen ant has grown to the point where it is fully intelligent. Before it are two Hanlin scholars and a demon beast comparable to them. If it doesn't use its full strength, it is very likely to perish here, and then it will be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

"So you've finally changed form. This should be your true form."

Star Ape King looked at the enormous ant queen, then sneered. His demonic power slowly spread out, eventually enveloping her completely. The next moment, he roared, and the sound waves spread outwards, directly shattering countless ant soldiers. His body also rapidly expanded.

As his body grew larger, a golden rod appeared in his hand without anyone noticing.

"This is?"

Ye Ru stared wide-eyed at the giant club, and for a moment he almost laughed. A monkey... a golden club...

"Isn't that the Monkey King...?"

Holding the golden staff, the Star Ape King's aura began to spread outwards, and then he slammed the staff down hard on the Ant Queen.

The golden rod grew larger and larger in the queen ant's eyes, and before she could react, it smashed directly into her body.

boom!

With a muffled thud, the queen ant's body was once again hurled into the distance, finally crashing into a huge rock. The rock shattered, and the queen ant's spirit began to wane.

Stunned by the blow, the queen ant slowly stood up, but before she could regain her footing, another blow sent her flying backward into the distance once more.

Seeing the Star Ape King's incredibly powerful attack, Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi were stunned. No wonder Black Wind Gorge was his territory; it turned out that the Star Ape King was so powerful when he unleashed his full strength.

Ye Ru was also looking at the Star Ape King, and it seemed that he also saw a monkey wearing golden chainmail and holding a steel rod. Then the two monkeys overlapped.

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

Thinking of Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West," who was not afraid of powerful figures, Ye Ru couldn't help but shout it out.

"The Monkey King? Hahahaha, I like that name!"

Upon hearing this, the Star Ape King burst into laughter. Then, the golden rod in his hand shone brightly, seemingly imbued with all his power, and struck the ant queen directly on the head.

boom!

With a crisp sound, the queen ant's body only paused for a moment before finally shattering into countless fragments with a loud boom.

This scene caused the ant soldiers to quickly collapse, eventually retreating and disappearing into the desert.

Seeing the ant soldiers disappear, Ye Ru breathed a sigh of relief. Then, looking at the flames that were about to go out, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually calmed down.

"Thank you so much for finally getting rid of all these things."

Ye Ru clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Star Ape King and said.

"No need to thank me. If anyone should express gratitude, it is you, sir, for your teaching and guidance."

The Star Ape King's body gradually shrank until it was about the height of a person, at which point it stopped, and the golden rod in his hand gradually disappeared.

"Buddhism emphasizes enlightenment and emptiness. The figure of the Star Ape King I just saw looks a lot like a character from a novel I've been working on."

Ye Ru smiled and said.

"Oh? You don't know what I look like?"

Star Ape King laughed heartily.

After a moment, Ye Ru smiled and said:

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong".