The First Contest

Sun Wukong stood still, staring intently at the figure of the Demon Tiger Demon King. Just as the Demon Tiger Demon King's kick was about to hit him, Sun Wukong suddenly turned sideways, grabbed the Demon Tiger Demon King's ankle, and flung him back.

The Demon Tiger Demon King was no pushover either. He controlled his body in mid-air, performed a somersault, and landed steadily on the ground. Then, he pushed off with both legs and threw a punch at Sun Wukong.

Seeing that he had been able to withstand 50% of his power before, Sun Wukong used all his strength this time, throwing a punch that collided with the Demon Tiger Demon King's fist.

The moment their fists clashed, a sharp gust of wind emerged and spread outwards, directly knocking down some of the lesser demons watching from all around.

After this exchange of blows, Sun Wukong was unharmed, while the Demon Tiger Demon King was panting heavily, clutching his right arm. Although his right arm was not broken, some cracks had appeared, and blood was flowing from those cracks, almost staining half of his body red.

The Demon Tiger Demon King glanced at Sun Wukong, then leaped back a few times, creating a great distance between them. He then used his Law Power to heal the wound on his right arm. Sun Wukong did not stop him, but let him recover.

"That last fight doesn't count. Let's have another one with weapons later."

Although the Demon Tiger Demon King knew perfectly well that he had lost to Sun Wukong in the brief contest just now, he was unwilling to admit it. So he asked Sun Wukong to have another contest with him using weapons.

In fact, the Demon Tiger Demon King was prepared to be rejected by Sun Wukong, because he knew that his unreasonable request would be difficult for others to accept.

"Alright, I agree, but you need to be back to full strength before we start fighting. Remember, you must go all out and don't have any doubts. I just returned from studying the Constitution and haven't had a chance to test my strength yet. I want to take this opportunity of coming to rescue my Monkey Clan to fight you and test my own strength."

Sun Wukong did not refuse and agreed immediately, but he also stated his conditions, and explained why he had stated them.

"Alright, give me half an hour to recover to my full strength before we fight again. I will certainly do as you wish and go all out to help you test your strength."

The Blurred Demon King didn't mince words or act coy; he readily agreed to Sun Wukong's request.

"Do you think our Demon Tiger Demon King might lose to this immortal? And if this immortal wins, will he break the agreement and kill our Demon Blurred Demon King?"

At this moment, Ha Lang, one of the Heng and Ha, the Two Generals and Ha who were watching, asked Heng Lang these two questions.

"I think our Demon Tiger Demon King is very likely to lose to this Great Immortal. Just now, when they exchanged blows, the Great Immortal wasn't injured at all, while our Blurred Demon King's right arm is covered in cracks, and his blood is constantly flowing out of these cracks, directly staining half of his body red. And this is only what we can see."

"Didn't you hear that our Demon Tiger Demon King needs half an hour to recover to full strength? That means he not only has external injuries, but his internal organs were also likely injured in that collision."

"Therefore, I believe our Demon Tiger Demon King is very likely to lose this battle."

At this moment, Heng Lang, one of the Heng and Ha, the Two Generals, seemed to have awakened his intelligence and began to analyze the situation in a very logical and reasonable manner.

"However, your concern about the Great Immortal killing our Blurred Tiger Demon King is completely unfounded. Didn't you see that the Great Immortal was willing to wait for the Demon Tiger Demon King to rest for half an hour before fighting him with weapons? So he's definitely not the kind of person who indiscriminately kills innocent people."

"Therefore, we don't need to worry about the Demon Tiger Demon King's life at all."

Heng Lang paused for a moment, then answered Ha Lang's second question.

Time passed slowly, and soon half an hour had elapsed.

"Brother, I've fully recovered. Come with me and choose a weapon, then we'll begin our fight."

After the Demon Tiger Demon King recovered, he took Sun Wukong to his armory to choose weapons.

The Demon Tiger Demon King's armory contains nine long weapons: sword, spear, halberd, lance, trident, battle-axe, staff, spear, and fork; and nine short weapons: axe, halberd, shield, arrow, whip, sword, mace, hammer, and claw, totaling eighteen types of weapons. There are two or three or four of each type of weapon.

"Brother, pick one that suits you, and come out when you've chosen, then we'll start fighting."

After the Demon Tiger Demon King brought Sun Wukong here, he said something to him.

"Brother, are you unsure which weapon to choose? You can tell me which type you prefer, and I'll help you pick one."

After the Demon Tiger Demon King entered, he took his usual weapon and waited for Sun Wukong to choose one. However, seeing that Sun Wukong did not make a move, he asked again.

"I prefer longer weapons; an inch longer, an inch stronger. As for weapon weight, since I'm physically stronger, I prefer the heavy kind. Give me whichever weapon here is the heaviest."

After some consideration, Sun Wukong expressed his desire for a weapon and asked the Blurred Demon King to choose one for him.

"Come on, brother, you choose. I've put the heaviest one of each of these nine weapons here for you. Try them on and see which one you prefer. Once you've tried them on, we'll begin."

After some selection, the Demon Tiger Demon King placed the weapons from his armory, chosen according to Sun Wukong's request, in front of him.

"Okay, let me see."

After saying this, Sun Wukong stepped forward to make his selection.

Sun Wukong picked and chose, trying out each weapon one by one, starting with the sword. After trying them all, he found that none of the weapons were to his liking because they were not heavy enough.

But he couldn't speak, so he had to compete with others in weaponry. So, among the nine weapons, the short man picked the tallest one and took the heaviest staff.

"Demon Tiger Demon King, I'm not trying to be mean, but you really don't have many heavy weapons here. This one staff barely meets my requirements."

After making his selection, Sun Wukong said something to the Demon Tiger Demon King with a hint of disappointment.

"Brother, how strong are you? Why do you need such a heavy weapon? Wouldn't it be better to use a lighter one that's more agile?"

The Demon Tiger Demon King asked, puzzled.

"You've already shown me how strong I am, haven't you? Why are you asking again?"

"I prefer heavier weapons because I like a powerful, heavy-hitting style of fighting, which means I almost always only need one strike."