Inside the grand hall, nine colossal coiling dragon pillars towered, with each piece of the floor harboring a ferocious demon beast entwined upon it. Above, the hall's ceiling resembled a sky full of stars, as if one were beneath the Star River itself.
Seated in the place of honor was a supreme Divine Being, with a Divine Wheel brightening the heavens behind His head. Within the Divine Wheel, patterns of the Tao flickered intermittently, expounding upon the profound principles of countless Great Ways.
Judicial Heavenly God Ao Bing, carrying Sun Wukong forward, placed him on the ground and half-kneeling with fists clasped in respect, reported: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Judicial Heavenly God Ao Bing returns to fulfill his duty, having captured Sun Wukong and brought him to justice. Please, Your Majesty, decree the punishment."
Momentarily, Sun Wukong too was startled into submissiveness by the grandeur and majesty of the hall, finding himself in an awkward predicament.
