Hahaha, Tathagata, You Fell for It! Terrified Tathagata: You Really Think You Have a Trick
Having realized this.
Sun Wukong immediately made his decision and said with a grin, "Old Tathagata, tell me, what are we betting on?"
"I can accept whatever stakes you propose, but I still don't know what exactly you want to bet on. I can't help feeling uneasy. What if you want Old Sun to do some Heaven-Opening feat? How could I possibly wager on that?"
"With my meager Daoxing, I can't do any of the things you mentioned!!"
"Amitabha."
Tathagata Buddha Patriarch's voice was grand and tranquil, betraying neither joy nor anger.
He looked at Sun Wukong and slowly spread his palm flat, revealing a platform as enormous as a continent. "I have heard that you, Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, possess extraordinary speed. Across the Three Realms, few can match you. Today, I wish to make a wager with you."
"I wish to see whether your speed is greater, or my palm is larger."
"If you can leave my palm before I close it, I will let you go and allow you to descend to the mortal realm to cultivate for a few more years."
"Once you have achieved success in cultivation, you may return to Heaven and settle who is superior. What do you say?"
"Just those terms?"
Sun Wukong looked at the broad, tranquil Tathagata Buddha Patriarch, inwardly uncertain.
Could this bald donkey have some other sinister scheme?
Escaping Tathagata's palm should have been absurdly easy, shouldn't it?
Though Tathagata's palm was large enough to envelop heaven and earth itself, Sun Wukong's Somersault Cloud was also a mighty Divine Ability. One somersault carried him one hundred and eight thousand li!
Even if it tired him out.
He could turn himself into a ball and tumble through the sky, still escaping Tathagata's palm in no time