Pursuit to the Limit

Then, Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen disappeared into the clouds, only to reappear from time to time. Sun Wukong ran towards the sea while appearing and disappearing mysteriously in the clouds, trying to disorient Erlang Shen.

However, even when Erlang Shen transformed into an eagle, he did not retract his Heavenly Eye, but kept it open. Although this would consume more Law Power, it was definitely worth it to be able to catch up with Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong circled around in the clouds, then suddenly appeared and disappeared. He tried this several times but failed to shake off Erlang Shen. So, he hardened his heart and stopped taking detours. After reaching the sky above the sea, he plunged directly from the clouds into the sea.

With a flap of its wings, the falcon drawn by Sun Wukong shot straight into the sea like an arrow released from a bow. The eagle drawn by Erlang Shen was not to be outdone, its eyes fixed on the bamboo shoot drawn by Sun Wukong before it also plunged into the sea.

Then, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, arrived to lend his support, holding his Demon-Revealing Mirror and standing high in the sky, watching the intense battle between the two.

"I only caused some trouble in Heavenly Court, why is this guy chasing me so relentlessly?"

Sun Wukong realized that Erlang Shen was still relentlessly pursuing him, so he cursed inwardly in frustration.

"That stinky monkey can really run fast! Not only is it strong, but it's also incredibly agile. It's really troublesome."

However, what Sun Wukong didn't know was that Erlang Shen also deeply resented being pursued by her.

Just as the bamboo shoot that Sun Wukong had transformed into was about to touch the sea surface, he used his Earthly Sha Seventy-Two Transformations to turn himself into a fish, then dived into the sea and swam towards the direction with the most fish.

When Erlang Shen saw Sun Wukong transform into a fish, he did not hesitate and immediately transformed into a fish as well, following closely behind Sun Wukong, vowing in his heart to capture him.

However, Sun Wukong was very lucky. After swimming for a short while, he saw a large school of fish, at least a thousand of them. Without thinking, Sun Wukong swam directly towards the location of the fish and soon blended into the school.

When Erlang Shen belatedly arrived, Sun Wukong was already gone. He quickly opened his Heavenly Eye to search for Sun Wukong. Even with so many fish, they couldn't conceal the aura emanating from Sun Wukong. Once Erlang Shen found Sun Wukong, he swam directly towards Sun Wukong without saying a word.

When Sun Wukong saw the fish drawn by Erlang Shen swimming towards him, he didn't hesitate and immediately changed direction to run away at full speed. Erlang Shen had tried his best to hide his intentions, but he didn't expect that Sun Wukong would still discover them. He had no other choice but to chase after Sun Wukong in the direction he was running.

Sun Wukong was already very slippery, and if he escaped again this time, it would be even more difficult to catch him next time. Therefore, Erlang Shen would never let go of any opportunity to capture Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong didn't waste any words with his teacher and kept running around in the sea, trying to make Erlang Shen completely dizzy. However, after several attempts, he found that Erlang Shen was still following him closely.

Therefore, Sun Wukong immediately abandoned his plan to confuse Erlang Shen and escape the pursuit.

After Sun Wukong swam to the surface of the water, he determined the direction of the land and then swam in that direction. Erlang Shen, who was following behind Sun Wukong, did not care about such things. He would just follow whichever direction Sun Wukong went.

After escaping for a while, Sun Wukong turned around and saw that the fish that Erlang Shen had transformed into was still following him closely. Seeing this, Sun Wukong did not dare to relax at all and immediately used all his strength to rush towards the land.

Erlang Shen, who was hanging behind Sun Wukong, saw that Sun Wukong suddenly accelerated, so he also exerted all his strength to enhance the auspicious cloud he was standing on, all in order to catch up with Sun Wukong ahead.

After Sun Wukong swam to the shore, he used his Earthly Sha Seventy-Two Transformations to transform himself into a leopard. With a few leaps, he disappeared into the jungle.

Because Erlang Shen was a beat too slow in reacting, by the time he reached the edge of the forest, Sun Wukong's figure had already disappeared into the forest. However, Erlang Shen was not worried about not being able to keep up with Sun Wukong. After entering the forest, he opened his Heavenly Eye again.

Erlang Shen opened his Heavenly Eye and scanned the forest. After looking around, he came to a conclusion: Sun Wukong was not in the forest. However, based on the little information he had obtained about Sun Wukong through his Heavenly Eye, Sun Wukong did not stay long after entering the forest. Instead, after circling around for a while, he headed south into the forest.

After learning of Sun Wukong's whereabouts, Erlang Shen did not hesitate at all. He rode his auspicious cloud southward. After flying south for a while, Erlang Shen left the forest. Beyond the forest was a wide and flat river. The current in the river was not very swift, but rather relatively calm. The riverbed was filled with stones of all shapes and sizes, making for a very beautiful scene.

However, the river contained not only stones of all shapes and sizes, but also a very inconspicuous small stone hidden among the stones—this was a stone transformed from Sun Wukong.

When Sun Wukong saw Erlang Shen emerge from the forest and survey the river, Sun Wukong sensed impending danger and prepared to flee at any moment.

However, what happened next was very worthwhile. Sun Wukong was glad that Erlang Shen would make a mistake at this moment.

Erlang Shen didn't take the river seriously and crossed it directly, continuing his journey south. However, he followed the trail left by Sun Wukong as he fled, and after leaving the forest, he crossed another river. After chasing for about several dozen breaths, Erlang Shen finally discovered that the traces left by Sun Wukong along the way disappeared here, and at the very spot where they disappeared, there was a single hair of Sun Wukong.

Erlang Shen only realized then that he had been tricked by Sun Wukong. It was very likely that Sun Wukong had turned into a stone from the very beginning and was hiding in the river outside the jungle.