Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 899 - 785: The Situation
Chapter 899 -785: The Situation
Zhibei looked at the Celestial Spirit Ghost in his hand, full of regret and pity, yet a hint of a smile remained at the corner of his mouth. He had made the right gamble, even though the high stakes pained him greatly. The last Celestial Spirit Ghost in this world had just died a moment ago. Holding the tortoise shell with five cracks in his hand, Zhibei gently exhaled. Xi Zhao, this most unstable person, ultimately chose to abandon darkness for light and, after much hesitation and contemplation, decided to stand on the side of justice. Zhibei knew very well that Xi Zhao attacking the Demon Spirit Butcher to avenge Xing Tian was certainly one reason, but a larger reason was his need to demonstrate his allegiance to Zhibei.
Everyone here was clever; a glance or a gesture between clever people conveyed everything without needing many words. Prior to this, Xi Zhao had multiple opportunities to eliminate anyone present except the Primordial Honor, yet he hadn’t acted until the critical moment when he saved Zhibei and killed the Demon Spirit Butcher. Although it wasn’t a fatal blow, Xi Zhao’s attack enabled the Thunder Fire Scorching Flame Cannon to hit with full force, directly blasting the Demon Spirit Butcher to smithereens with no chance of resurrection.
Despite being a Demon Monarch, Xi Zhao wasn’t a true villain in essence; he only chose a path and method of pursuing his ambitions that differed from many others. He wasn’t a Demon King who delighted in murder and destruction. This was apparent when he first encountered Sun Wukong and others in the Netherworld World. Although Xi Zhao betrayed Sun Wukong during the Patrolling Celestial World trial, he didn’t commit any heinous acts that outraged both gods and humans; all his actions were just to achieve his ambitions or goals.
And his ambition vanished entirely following Ling Weiyang’s death. Observing Ling Weiyang’s final battle and demise, Xi Zhao suddenly realized that only life is real. Any ambition, any goal becomes illusory if one dies; no matter how illustrious one’s position was in life, in death it’s but a handful of dust, all stories turning into legends of later generations. This notion grew stronger when Xi Zhao saw the Primordial Honor. Alive, the Primordial Honor is the Primordial Honor, the cosmos’s supreme figure, but once dead, he becomes nothing. Even someone as mighty as the Primordial Honor ends up relying on conspiracy and tricks to survive. If the Primordial Honor were alive, none present could withstand even one of his hands.
Therefore, Xi Zhao didn’t want to die; whatever the reason, he didn’t want to die. He wanted to live, for only by living was there hope. He gambled everything on Sun Wukong. Of course, his choice was inevitable. Between Sun Wukong and Ling Weiyang, he would choose Ling Weiyang without hesitation because he’d learned during his contact with Sun Wukong that the latter wasn’t an ambitious person.
Sun Wukong aspired to a world of peace where everyone thrived, but Xi Zhao knew deep down that such a world was impossible, such peace could never exist, unless everyone perished and only an empty world remained truly peaceful. Hence, even a hundred choices would lead Xi Zhao to choose Ling Weiyang, and collaborate with someone like Ling Weiyang who possessed ambition, capability, strategy, and strength, to achieve his goals.
Sun Wukong could only be a friend, not a partner in strategy. But Xi Zhao hadn’t foreseen Ling Weiyang’s final, unexpected fate, regardless of intentionality or other reasons, Ling Weiyang was dead, all his plans and past efforts burned away. Xi Zhao returned to the Starting Point, but he didn’t despair over Ling Weiyang’s death; instead, it made him realize that his choice had been wrong.
Between the Primordial Honor and Sun Wukong, it was undoubtedly inevitable that Xi Zhao would choose Sun Wukong. No matter the circumstances, the Primordial Honor was, after all, from another universe, alien to ours and surely with a different heart. Working with the Primordial Honor would never yield a good result, and there was a traitor-like feeling in cooperating with him. Although Xi Zhao still felt Sun Wukong’s hope ran counter to his ambition, this contradiction had to be resolved after eliminating the Primordial Honor.
Therefore, he struck the Demon Spirit Butcher with a critical blow.
Thus, the Demon Spirit Butcher truly died, never to resurrect or appear again. However, Xi Zhao’s heart remained heavily burdened, with a suffocating feeling that hadn’t dissipated. Hence, he vanished once more. Zhibei tucked the tortoise shell within his shirt collar at his chest, trying to stand despite swaying, only to buckle back down—fortunately, Yi Xuan arrived in time to support him. “Brother’s foresight ability has been overextended, and the last two times have both come at the cost of his life; alas, thankfully it’s all over. How is Ziling?”
Despite Yi Xuan being a member of the Crimson Army, far surpassing Zhibei in strength, they were indeed siblings, biological siblings. Yet, Yi Xuan hadn’t acquired the foresight ability; what she possessed was given to her by Zhibei, allowing Yi Xuan to join the Crimson Army alongside Ziling. Of course, that’s a tale for another time and won’t be delved into now. Yi Xuan said nothing, biting her lip and placing her palms on Zhibei’s temple sides, returning her foresight ability to Zhibei.
