When the Hall Master of Law Enforcement saw Sun Wukong brought in, he shouted, "State the criminal's name!"
Seeing so many people watching him, Sun Wukong felt humiliated at once. His face filled with fury. "You dare drag Old Sun here? Do you know who your Grandpa Sun is?"
"The criminal's name? Speak!"
With that, the master of the Law Enforcement Hall struck the Court Gavel, radiating authority without a trace of anger.
But this only stirred Sun Wukong's stubborn streak.
If Sun Wukong answered, he would be admitting his guilt and submitting to them. That would never do.
"Bang! The criminal refuses to speak. Give him Purple Firmament Divine Thunder!"
Two Great Demons immediately stepped forward and cast their spells. Two purple bolts of heavenly lightning crashed down, instantly blasting Sun Wukong's face black.
"The criminal's name!"
Those two bolts thoroughly roused Sun Wukong's ferocity. Not only did he refuse to speak, he glared at everyone with killing intent written all over his face!
"Still refusing to submit? Increase the magic power of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder!"
"Crack!"
Two more bolts struck in an instant. Now Sun Wukong was nearly fried.
"What is the criminal's name?"
Guanyin's heart ached at the sight, and she hated Lin Tian for tormenting Sun Wukong. She immediately said, "Don't go too far. If you want compensation, Buddhism will pay it. Why must you torture him like this?"
Lin Tian stood up and said, "Spirit Vine City gathers forces from every quarter. As the saying goes, without a compass and square, you cannot draw circles and squares. These trial procedures have been in place for centuries. How could they have been devised to make things difficult for this monkey?"
Everyone else nodded. "Exactly. Trials in Spirit Vine City have always been conducted this