"I can't tell them apart! I really can't!"
Tang Sanzang clutched his head with both hands, blood-red light glimmering in his eyes. His Buddhist heart wavered as he stared at Sun Wukong and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey. Even crossing his eyes didn't help him figure out which one was his first disciple.
In an instant!
Huanglong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Heshang each tried their own tricks.
But aside from working up a sweat, they got nowhere.
"Why don't you two take the Ruyi Jingu Bang and hit each other with it? Whoever can't take it and cries out in pain first must be the real Spiritual Clarity Stone Monkey."
Zhu Bajie muttered.
He was very good at coming up with terrible ideas!
"Shut your mouth, Old Sun!"
Sun Wukong and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey spoke in unison, sweeping Zhu Bajie several yards away with the force of their Grand Unity Golden Immortal auras.
How could that possibly be a good idea?
"Boundless Demon Ancestor! Amitabha Buddha!"
Manjushri Bodhisattva appeared out of thin air. He stepped onto an Auspicious Cloud and came before them, a Buddhist and Daoist Merit Golden Wheel hovering behind him. A faint demonic aura shimmered across his kasaya.
"Our respects, Manjushri Bodhisattva!"
Tang Sanzang and the others cupped their hands slightly toward Manjushri Bodhisattva.
Sun Wukong and the Vast-Arm Ape Monkey continued glaring at each other. The Ruyi Jingu Bang and the White Jade Pillar that Supported the Sky both radiated a rich purple-gold light, while the Chaotic Dao laws turned yin and yang and the five elements upside down.
"Please, Manjushri Bodhisattva, use your discerning eye to help this poor monk identify my true first disciple!"
Tang Sanzang pressed his palms together and spoke to Manjushri Bodhisattva.
He had originally wanted to send the two Sun