The next day,
Ayato walked out of Rias's room, feeling refreshed.
Yesterday, he had thoroughly disciplined Rias.
Making her understand that even with a promotion to Satan-level combat power, she couldn't afford the slightest complacency.
Hum!
A magic circle flashed.
Ayato had returned to his apartment, but his brow furrowed slightly.
There…
Opposite Erica and the other women sat a little monkey.
Ayato's eyes flickered. "Sun Wukong's doing?"
He sensed a trace of Sun Wukong's aura on the little monkey.
"King, you're back just in time."
Erica quickly said. "This is Sun Wukong's divine envoy. He has something to discuss with you."
"Mm."
Ayato nodded and said to the little monkey, "What, has Sun Wukong fully recovered from his injuries?"
"Correct."
The little monkey bowed and took out an invitation. "Respected King of the Campiones, this is my King's challenge. It has the time and place. Please be there on time."
With that, the little monkey vanished with a poof.
"King, are you going?"
Sita said with some concern. "If that Monkey God has recovered his peak strength, he is definitely not to be underestimated."
"He is likely among the most top-tier existences in all of mythology."
"I was the one who arranged this fight. How could I not accept?"
Ayato opened the invitation, the corner of his mouth curling up. "Sun Wukong at full strength... I suppose I can look forward to it."
…
A few hours later!
Ayato and Sun Wukong appeared on time at their destination.
Here was an endless sea horizon.
In the distance!
Erica and the others flapped their Devil's wings, watching from afar.
"Haha, Old Sun didn't keep you waiting long, did I?"
Sun Wukong floated in the sky, laughing heartily.
An astonishing wildness erupted from his body.
Crash! Crash!
The originally calm sea water all churned with visible waves, rolling in all directions.
At this moment, Sun Wukong was worlds apart from when he had just broken free.
His astonishing fighting spirit seemed to shake heaven and earth.
This was the true Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, who had raided the underworld, altered the Book of Life and Death, and caused havoc in heaven, stepping out of mythology.
"No."
Ayato shook his head. "If anything, you came faster than I expected."
"Alright, enough talk. I can't wait to take your Authority."
"Haha, Old Sun can't wait for a good, unrestrained fight either."
Sun Wukong laughed loudly. An eternal word spirit echoed through the sky and earth.
"I am not the Monkey God Lord. I am heaven... I am the Monkey King born from stone, with infinite powers, capable of countless transformations. I stole the elixir in heaven... My surname is Sun, my name is Wukong, and I call myself Great Sage Equaling Heaven."
Boom!
The moment the word spirit fell, his terrifying aura surged to new heights.
In that instant, Sun Wukong revealed his true form, becoming the true Great Sage Equaling Heaven.
The next moment,
Golden clouds appeared beneath Sun Wukong's feet, as if he had vanished from his spot.
'So fast!'
Facing this, even Ayato's pupils contracted sharply.
'As expected of the Authority that could cover 108,000 li in a single somersault.'
Almost instinctively, Ayato raised his hand.
Boom!
A deafening roar sounded.
Visible shockwaves rolled in all directions, causing the surrounding sea to surge with towering waves.
Caught off guard, Ayato stepped back, the invisible force causing the sea to cave in.
'After revealing his true form as Great Sage Equaling Heaven, his power has surged again...'
Ayato's hand gripped the golden staff before him tightly. A smile touched his lips. 'But it's not enough to defeat me.'
"You blocked Old Sun's staff?"
Seeing this, Sun Wukong's eyes also narrowed slightly.
"In such a short time, you've become even stronger."
Incarnation: Camel!
Ayato didn't answer. He suddenly kicked out with a leg that seemed capable of piercing sky and earth.
Boom!
The surrounding air, the sea around them, was torn apart by the invisible force.
Caught off guard, Sun Wukong was sent flying by that surging force, a deep chasm forming in the sea below.
"Ouch ouch ouch, that hurts Old Sun!"
Sun Wukong did a backflip, grimacing in pain, rubbing his chest.
[Origin +999]
Ayato: "..."
'Wow!'
'He had endured a kick using my Authority at such close range, and only felt pain?'
Looking at the unharmed Sun Wukong in the distance, Ayato was also slightly silent.
'Should I say, as expected of the indestructible body?'
Even many divine artifacts probably couldn't compare to this level of defense.
"It seems that only this level of power is far from enough for a good, unrestrained fight with you."
"In that case, let me show you Old Sun's true power as the Sword God."
Sun Wukong moved his body, but the wildness in his eyes grew even stronger.
"Tanlang, Jumen... Pojun, the seven stars of the northern sky, please manifest your power... Dragon, offer your flesh to me... Cooled blades, all to enhance my divinity as the Sword God."
The sound echoed for a long time.
Sun Wukong's form changed dramatically.
His body swelled to over fifteen meters tall.
Beneath him was a black boar transformed from Zhu Ganglie, and behind him was a demon transformed from the spirit of Vaisravana.
Boom!
An unprecedented aura continuously burst forth from Sun Wukong.
The sky and earth shook. The sea surged with endless waves.
[Origin +2001]
'The power of three gods merged into one?'
Ayato's eyes flickered.
Although he was Sun Wukong, within this worldview, he was also a Sword God.
With his martial prowess, he had left countless legends, even able to draw power from heaven, earth, and the stars sufficient to destroy a Campione.