Chapter 38: The Great Battle Under the Sea, Sun Quan Unites with the Water Apes' Lair

  "Behold, the ultimate technique of my Water Ape clan - Whirlpool Explosion! In an instant, the Water Ape finished his spell and pointed forward with both hands. "You young one, since you won't yield or retreat, I, the Water Ape, am not a person to be trifled with either. Today, let us perish together!"

  "Big brother, don't!" The little demon who was originally restless and eager to move, upon hearing the words "maelstrom explosion", suddenly turned pale, and the big crab even rolled and crawled towards the outside of the cave.

  "You bunch of trash, being able to die in the Great Vortex Explosion is already a blessing for you!" The otter coldly glanced at the running crab and snorted disdainfully.

  Sun Yuan's eyes caught the scene clearly, and seeing Xiao Yao's reaction, this move might have an extraordinary power. To be on the safe side, Sun Yuan took a step back, pinched his fingers together, preparing to rush out of the cave at a critical moment. As for the pressure of the water outside, Sun Yuan couldn't care less about that now.

  "A whirlpool appears!" The Water Monkey let out a loud roar, and suddenly the heavens and earth shook with a single tremor, its momentum unlike any ordinary sound.

  But ten seconds later, the little monsters that were running around also stopped in their tracks. Sun Yuan also put away the serious expression on his face and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said with some mockery, "Is this your ancestral Whirlpool Explosion? It doesn't seem to be anything much!"

  "This, how is this possible?" Water Monkey was shocked to the point where his jaw almost dropped off. Everything that happened today seemed to have exceeded his understanding. First, the True Water of All Things didn't work, then the ancestral ultimate move had a problem. Now, Water Monkey's mind was in complete chaos, and he probably even thought about dying.

  The scene before my eyes was speechless, the Water Monkey had used so much energy, seemingly with great momentum, but the result was only a small whirlpool summoned in mid-air. Moreover, this whirlpool was weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was dissipating before it could even attack the enemy.

  "With the loss of the demon pill, your whirlpool's power is just that big!" Sun Yuan spoke out the truth, secretly pinched his fingers, a black wind suddenly formed in mid-air, under his command, it quickly collided with the whirlpool summoned by Shuiyuan, and both disappeared simultaneously.

  The otter, however, just watched as its own divine connection was broken without making any other moves to salvage the situation. After seeing the size of the whirlpool it had summoned, the otter, which had been extremely disappointed, also lost interest in making it explode.

  "Hmph, let's see about that!" Seeing his trump card fail, the Water Monkey knew he wouldn't be able to get any benefits today. He stirred up a gust of magical wind and tried to make a run for it outside the cave. After all, a gentleman takes revenge ten years later if necessary - as long as he could escape today, he would have plenty of time to take revenge in the future! He believed that once he reached the open sea, Sun Wukong, this land-dwelling monkey demon, wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

  "Think you can escape? Dream on!" Sun Yuan's hand shook, and his body was enveloped in a black wind. He suddenly vanished from the spot, only to reappear with his trajectory arcing down to intercept the Water Monkey. The two black winds clashed, instantly dispersing each other. The two monkeys' bodies fell back to the ground, quickly resuming their battle.

  After this ordeal, the Water Monkey's injuries became even more severe, while after swallowing the Water Monkey's demon pill, Sun Yuan's state was greatly improved. Although Sun Yuan's magical powers did not increase much, the demon pill in his body had become much more refined, and the True Water of the Myriad Things within it had fully merged with the demon pill. At this moment, Sun Yuan's spirit suddenly lifted, and his body had undergone a very good tempering, gaining many benefits.

  Back and forth, the gap between the two grew wider. At first, Shuiyuan still had the strength to parry, but as time went on, his movements became slower and slower, and he occasionally appeared dazed. Facing Sun Yuan's fierce attack, he was gradually unable to parry.

  Seeing the Water Monkey like this, Sun Yuan followed the principle of beating a fallen dog and attacked even more fiercely. After dozens of rounds, the Water Monkey was hit again by Sun Yuan and finally couldn't bear it anymore, lying on the ground and completely losing its ability to resist.

  At this moment, Sun Yuan did not show any mercy. He directly struck the Water Ape, which had no power to resist, with a deadly blow. After a series of fierce and violent attacks from Sun Yuan, the last ancient Water Ape in the world of Journey to the West let out its last breath in this nameless cave.

  Finally achieving victory, Sun Yuan let out a breath and to be honest, this victory was quite lucky. If Water Monkey hadn't been seriously injured beforehand, if he hadn't swallowed Water Monkey's magic pill, and if Water Monkey had chosen to escape from the start, then Sun Yuan would have absolutely no chance of keeping Water Monkey behind. Once letting Water Monkey return to the ocean, it's likely that the tragedy would befall him instead.

  Fortunately, there is no if in the world. The final victory of this battle was won by Sun Yuan. At this time, a group of little monsters realized that their great king had already died and looked at the winner in the middle of the hall with some trepidation. The prison officer crab also turned around from the entrance of the cave, seemingly wanting to see the wind direction as well.

  "Now that Water Monkey has been executed, what plans do you have?" Sun Yuan swept his eyes horizontally, and the group of little demons immediately retreated a step.

  Seeing that none of the little demons spoke, Sun Yuan had no choice but to continue speaking. "Now that I have occupied the Water Ape Palace, those who want to follow me can stay, and those who don't want to follow me won't be stopped by me either. You can leave as you please. However, today's events must be kept confidential. If I find out who leaked the information, I will definitely flay them alive."

  The little monsters looked left and right, all somewhat surprised and uncertain. Finally, the big crab who had talked to Sun Yuan for a while bit his teeth, swung a pair of big pincers and walked up. He had always been a prison guard's identity, but in his heart he was not satisfied. At this moment, he had the opportunity to change, and the big crab couldn't help but put down his heart and fight hard.

  "The great king, I am willing to work for the great king with all my might." The big crab went "plop" and fell to the ground, knocking his head three times with a loud "bang", this knock was quite sincere. When the big crab lifted his head again, his forehead was already bleeding profusely.

  "Alright, you and I are old acquaintances now. Since that's the case, I'll appoint you as the Grand Marshal of the Water Ape Manor, in charge of all the big and small demons within the manor. When I'm not around, you can manage the manor with full authority." Sun Yuan nodded his head, acknowledging the giant crab's surrender, and conveniently granted him a high-ranking official position.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." The crab started knocking again.

  Some small monsters who were on good terms with the crab saw this and stood out, kowtowing to Sun Yuan in unison, thoroughly surrendering to this new demon king. Sun Yuan did not disappoint them, generously rewarding them, and other small monsters followed suit, coming forward to surrender. By mid-day, Sun Yuan had taken control of the Water Ape Manor.