Nezha? Third Prince? Ou Ba

He believed that among these heavenly soldiers and generals, his strength was definitely among the top, yet he was still completely toyed with by Sun Wukong, as if Sun Wukong were flipping him over and over with that iron rod.

If that's the case, then Sun Wukong's strength must be greater than mine, no, it must be far greater than mine.

Although Nezha, the third son of Li Jing, the Nezha -Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, is stronger than me, the difference isn't significant. While I might lose in a fight with him, I could still manage dozens or even hundreds of moves against Nezha if I went all out.

Therefore, sending Nezha to fight Sun Wukong would definitely result in failure.

Once the Giant Spirit God thought of this, he confidently picked up Nezha, patted his chest, and assured Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.

"Alright, we'll do as you say. If you successfully capture the monkey, then Giant Spirit God, you'll be badly injured, if not killed. If you fail to capture the monkey, then Giant Spirit God, you'll be safe and sound."

After hearing Nezha and the Giant Spirit God had to say, Li Jing did not rush to kill the Giant Spirit God, but instead made his own response.

"Father, please wait a moment. I need to go over here and fight Sun Wukong to see if I can capture him alive."

After bowing to Li Jing, Nezha rode on his Wind Fire Wheels and flew out of Li Jing's tent and out of the camp gate.

"Third Prince, the place where I fought Sun Wukong was about sixty or seventy miles south of the camp gate. Third Prince, you should head there now; that mischievous monkey should still be there."

"When I was defeated by him just now, he told me that he was waiting for us to catch him, and that we should go ahead and ask the Third Prince to show his power and teach that stinking monkey a lesson."

At this moment, the Giant Spirit God suddenly rushed out of the camp gate, fearing Nezha Sun Wukong, and specially ran out to inform him.

"I understand. Just wait for my good news. I will definitely capture Sun Wukong alive."

At this moment, Nezha, who was flying westward, turned his Wind Fire Wheels southward and said something to the Giant Spirit God.

"I'm waiting for your good news. I'd love for you to lose! If you really manage to capture Sun Wukong alive, I'll be in deep trouble!"

Upon hearing Nezha's words, the Giant Spirit God muttered to himself in annoyance.

At this moment, Nezha, riding on his Wind Fire Wheels, flew south at top speed. Before long, he arrived at the battle location mentioned by the Giant Spirit God, where Sun Wukong was indeed waiting for them.

"Are you Sun Wukong, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, from the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain?"

"Is that the Demon Immortal who was summoned to Heavenly Court by the Jade Emperor a few days ago to serve as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses of the Heavenly Horses?"

Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Nezha didn't beat around the bush but went straight to the point and asked.

"I didn't expect you to be so much more polite than that Giant Spirit God. That good-for-nothing started calling me that the moment he arrived. When I was toying with that monkey, he started calling me Sun Wukong. But when I was rubbing him in the ground, he called me the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. That guy is really useless."

Instead of answering Nezha's question, Sun Wukong started talking to him about the Giant Spirit God he had just toyed with.

"Don't change the subject; answer the question I just asked you: are you the person I was talking about?"

After hearing these words, he suppressed a smile and spoke haltingly, trying to get Sun Wukong to answer his question.

"You're right, I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and Sun Wukong is the Demon Immortal who was summoned to Heavenly Court a few days ago to serve as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses."

"But who are you?"

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong immediately admitted his identity. After admitting his identity, he inquired about Nezha's background and name.

"I am Nezha, the third son of Li Jing, the Nezha Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing."

Nezha began to introduce himself.

"You just said you are Li Jing's third son, so logically you should be a human. Why do I smell a strong lotus root scent on you?"

Instead of immediately starting a fight with Nezha, Sun Wukong began discussing his origins with Nezha.

"You don't know this. Back when my father was the general of Chentang Pass, I had already become a disciple of the True Person Taiyi and had mastered his skills. When I encountered the third prince of the Dragon King of the East Sea, who was bullying and oppressing the people, I couldn't stand it. I beat him to death, skinned him, pulled out his tendons, and even roasted and ate his dragon meat."

At this moment, Nezha was already sitting on the ground, beckoning Sun Wukong to sit down and listen to his explanation of the whole story. When he mentioned the flesh of the Dragon King's third son, he even swallowed hard.

"But that old Dragon King of the East Sea found out about all of this. He threatened my father that if he didn't hand me over, he would unleash a great flood that would submerge the entire Chentang Pass, leaving more Chentang Pass 100,000 people displaced and their families destroyed."

At this point, Nezha utterly helpless.

"My father had no choice but to reluctantly hand me over. Afterwards, I was beaten by the Dragon King until I lost my physical body, and even my soul was about to dissipate. Fortunately, my master, True Person Taiyi, intervened in time, collected my soul, condensed it, and placed it in his lotus pond. He used a thousand-year-old lotus root from the pond to make a body for me. That lotus root can be considered the king of lotus roots in the entire lotus pond."

"So when my body solidified, I was given a resounding new name— Ou Ba!"

Before revealing his new name, Nezha paused, took a deep breath, and shouted it out loud.

"Great name, great name! Although I don't understand what it means, it sounds really impressive."

After hearing Nezha's words, Sun Wukong seemed to have been brainwashed, his eyes shining as he looked at Nezha and repeatedly praised him.

Nezha's shout of "Ou Ba" traveled very far, first startling a small monkey in the Water Curtain Cave, more than 20 miles away, and then reaching the camp of the heavenly soldiers and generals who came to capture Sun Wukong, 70 or 80 miles away.

"For some reason, ever since his body transformed into this lotus root, that brat has been calling himself the Ou Ba,' saying that since his body was formed from the overlord race within the lotus root, he should have that title."

"He not only gave himself this title, but he also constantly brags about its origins, completely disregarding whether the person he's boasting about is an enemy or a friend."

"I sent you to test Sun Wukong's strength, not to introduce yourself to him."

"That son of a bitch is really giving me a headache."