Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Heh heh, same goes for you! Old Ancestor, your strength is not bad either!"

Sun Wukong chuckled without showing any weakness. Though Nether River Ancestor was a Sub-Saint and indeed had slain all Three Corpses, as long as he hadn't unified with the Tao and hadn't attained the position of a Heavenly Dao Saint, he couldn't possibly suppress him!

"Young Sun, confidence is good, but don't be overconfident! The Old Ancestor hasn't even used my real strength yet!"

The arrogant tone of Sun Wukong made Nether River Ancestor somewhat displeased. His expression darkened as he spoke in a deep voice.
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"That's very fortunate, I haven't used all my strength either!"

Sun Wukong snorted. Up to now, he hadn't even deployed his Domain Power, and of course, Nether River Ancestor hadn't either. The two of them had merely collided in a clash of Physical Strength and Divine Powers Dharma.

"Interesting! Really interesting! I really want to see how much confidence you have to talk tough like that! Blood Sea Domain!"

The smile on Nether River Ancestor's face became more sinister. The last words were almost squeezed through his teeth, and as he shouted, ripples suddenly spread out from his body and enveloped an area of a hundred miles, including Sun Wukong and the Boundless Blood Sea, which also stirred up tumultuous waves, rapidly expanding to cover the surroundings completely in the blink of an eye.

Blood Sea Domain!

Nether River Ancestor's strongest card!

Blood Sea billows wave upon boundless wave, Hell's Yellow Springs govern the ghostly abyss!

The entire heaven and earth seemed to be engulfed by the Boundless Blood Sea, all around were rolling blood waves, and Sun Wukong even felt the Qi-Blood inside his body starting to uncontrollably surge, greatly shocking him.

"Is this Nether River Ancestor's Domain Attribute, the ability to control blood? How bizarre indeed!"

Nether River Ancestor was bred from the Boundless Blood Sea, famed for the eternal vitality of the blood sea and the undying Nether River. His greatest skill, aside from the uninfluenced-by-karma Abi Hell Slaughtering Swords, was the ability to control blood. But Sun Wukong hadn't been aware of this until Nether River Ancestor deployed the Blood Sea Domain, and now he understood completely.

Blood is the essence of Qi. Without blood, there is no strength. Nether River Ancestor's ability to manipulate blood could be quite lethal to most people!

If the Qi-Blood inside the body doesn't flow smoothly, the strength one could exert becomes extremely limited, and with the Blood Sea Domain, Nether River Ancestor could draw closer to the Sea of Blood, constantly maintaining a link and continuously extracting strength from it, hence significantly increasing his power. With this kind of increase and decrease, victory or defeat naturally was no longer uncertain.

It could be said that below the level of a Saint, Nether River Ancestor was nearly unbeatable, and no one could kill him within the Boundless Blood Sea, unless they could extinguish the Boundless Blood Sea along with him!

"Chaotic Divine Body, suppress!"

Nether River Ancestor's Domain Attribute was to control blood, but Sun Wukong was not afraid. The Chaotic Divine Body could already be considered the best physique in the Three Realms, and Nether River Ancestor's ability to manipulate blood was not very effective on Sun Wukong. Stimulated by the Chaos Primordial Force, Sun Wukong instantly suppressed the turmoil of his internal Qi-Blood.

"Comparing Domain Strength, I am not necessarily weaker than you!"

With a single thought, Sun Wukong also released his Heaven-Breaking Domain, pushing back the surging waves of the Blood Sea.

Nether River Ancestor's understanding of the domain was only at the Control level, not yet reaching the Dominion level, something Sun Wukong could sense. However, with the support of the incredible Boundless Blood Sea, his domain power was not the slightest bit weaker than a Control-level domain power, and one could say that the Nether River Ancestor, with the Blood Sea Domain deployed, was not much weaker in combat power than the Merit Saint, except for lacking the Divine Sense of Proving the Tao and Becoming a Saint and the alignment with the Heavenly Dao.

In terms of domain power, Sun Wukong's Heaven-Breaking Domain and the Nether River Ancestor's Blood Sea Domain were evenly matched, with neither holding an absolute advantage!

"Dominion-level domain power!"

Once the Heaven-Breaking Domain was unleashed, the Blood Sea Domain was pushed back, clearing a spherical space about two zhang in diameter in the midst of the Boundless Blood Sea, with Sun Wukong floating in its center, standing on a wisp of cloud, appearing quite calm. There wasn't a trace of panic in him, unlike the Nether River Ancestor whose pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes slightly squinted, as a surprised whisper emerged from his mouth.

"You, you have actually reached the Dominion-level domain power!"

The Nether River Ancestor was immensely shocked. He finally understood why Sun Wukong showed no fear when facing him, remaining unafraid even when he unleashed the Blood Sea Domain; Sun Wukong's comprehension of domain power had indeed reached the Dominion level!

That's a realm only achievable after Proving the Tao and Becoming a Saint, and attaining the fruit of the Heavenly Dao Saint, yet this lad had reached it at the Quasi-Saint Realm!

Monstrous! Truly monstrous!

"Nether River Ancestor, withdraw your Blood Sea Domain! Covering a hundred miles, it truly looks spectacular, but it only serves to scare those ignorant, and it won't affect your Old Sun!"

Sun Wukong's words turned the Nether River Ancestor's face dark, this scoundrel, he was utterly underestimating him!

"Sun Wukong, don't be so arrogant! Once my Boundless Blood Sea emerges, even gods and ghosts flee, don't get too cocky!"

"Cocky?"

Sun Wukong's eyebrows raised, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, "Let's speak plainly, Nether River Ancestor, do you really not know what the strongest state of a domain is? You've expanded this Blood Sea Domain to a hundred miles, and while it looks imposing, it must consume a great deal, right? The wider the range, the more scattered the power becomes. Does Old Sun need to teach you this?"

"Damnable!"

Nether River Ancestor was secretly furious. He knew Sun Wukong was right; the strength of a domain was not judged by how large an area it could cover but by how much the domain power could be condensed. The biggest difference between Dominion-level and Control-level domain power is that Dominion-level can concentrate all power to burst forth at a single point, while Control-level can at most reduce the area to about one zhang, dispersing power and naturally reducing the effectiveness.

But having such words coming from Sun Wukong's mouth seemed to put the Nether River Ancestor in a difficult position. Hundreds of years ago when they first met, Sun Wukong was but a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal. Though exceptionally talented with overwhelming combat power, he could only challenge Daluo Golden Immortals at best. Just a few centuries apart, how had he grown to this extent?

It was one thing for his cultivation to grow to the One-Corpse Quasi-Saint Realm, but for his domain power to have also reached the Dominion level, surpassing even the Nether River Ancestor, was this not too much of a blow?

"I don't need your lessons! Take this! Blood Sea Billows!"

Knowing that what Sun Wukong said was true, but unable to swallow his pride, the Nether River Ancestor angrily shouted, stirring up the Blood Sea Domain, causing the entire Boundless Blood Sea to churn and surge towards Sun Wukong.