Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 852 - 853: Spatial Rift (First Update!)

The interior of the Ancient Palace seemed different from the previous passage. Sun Wukong and Zhao Jun walked for half a day without encountering any danger, yet both remained vigilant and quickened their steps considerably.

"Buzz~!"

Up ahead was the end of the Ancient Palace, where a grand gate appeared before them. Passing through the gate revealed the garden scenery beyond; however, Sun Wukong abruptly halted in his tracks, pulling Zhao Jun back a couple of steps. At the same moment, a barrier suddenly manifested at the spot where they would have stepped. Zhao Jun’s raised garment was sliced off without a sound by the barrier.

"Sss~!"

A gasp of air escaped from Zhao Jun’s mouth. Had he remained in that spot without retreating, wouldn’t he have been sliced in half?

"Why is there a spatial rift here?"

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Jun’s eyes radiated surprise. This was not a barrier, but rather a spatial rift!

In other words, just an instant ago, the space here had been directly split into two segments, which caused his garment to be severed. This side and the other side were now two entirely different spaces!

"This Ancient God Ruins is likely located in several different spaces. This manifestation is merely accidental."

Sun Wukong had his Void-Breaking Moon Eyes activated all along, allowing him to discern minute changes in space. While the space before them seemed unchanged, it was distinctly divided into two regions in his eyes. A single step forward would result in the body being cleaved by the spatial rift.

The cutting power of this spatial rift could only be withstood by those who have reached the Domain King Realm!

"Wukong, we can’t cross this spatial rift!"

Zhao Jun is a high-level expert in the Domain General Realm and one of its elites, but he lacked the strength to create a breach in the spatial rift. The rift completely covered the Ancient Palace’s gate. Should they punch through the palace walls instead?

Zhao Jun smiled self-mockingly. He was only a Domain General, and even a Domain King would be dreaming to break through the Ancient Palace walls. He had just tried the Dragon Spear, which failed to make even a dent!

"We don’t need to cross it; we can walk past it!"

Sun Wukong winked at Zhao Jun, his eyes turning a dark gold color, fully activating the Void-Breaking Moon Eyes. Two dark gold beams shot out from his eyes, illuminating the spatial rift.

Before his Void-Breaking Divine Eye broke through to the Fourth Phase, reaching the level of Void-Breaking Moon Eyes, Sun Wukong might have been powerless against the spatial rift. But now, it was different. The Void-Breaking Moon Eyes not only retained all the abilities of the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes but also allowed for space creation. Sun Wukong merely needed to create a bridge space within the rift to connect the two spaces!

"Alright, let’s go!"

A while later, Sun Wukong nodded at Zhao Jun and took the lead, stepping into the bridge space he had manufactured.

"Brother Wukong, danger... Eh? We passed?"

Zhao Jun was shocked and instinctively reached out to pull Sun Wukong back. However, he saw Sun Wukong’s figure already passing through the gate, untouched by the spatial rift!

"Brother Zhao, follow my footsteps exactly. Remember, do not make a single misstep!"

Standing in the space beyond the gate, Sun Wukong called out to Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun dared not delay, replying with an "Understood!" He carefully followed Sun Wukong’s path without any deviation in his movements, successfully passing through the gate unhindered.

"What’s going on? The spatial rift has vanished?"

Zhao Jun rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it. His Divine Sense probed the area behind the gate— the spatial rift was still there!

"I created a bridge between the two spaces, that’s my innate divine ability."

Sun Wukong briefly explained the principle, but Zhao Jun wouldn’t understand it anyway.

"Creating a bridge between two spaces— what an incredible innate divine ability!"

Zhao Jun couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise. The ability to create space was extraordinary and unbelievably marvelous!

Suddenly, Zhao Jun remembered something, and a cunning smile curved his lips: "Wukong, what if we remove the bridge when that guy comes along?"

"What would happen? He’d be cut by the rift... Eh, why didn’t I think of that?"

Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up as he raised his head to look at Zhao Jun, suddenly realizing how devious he was to come up with such a trick!

But, this tactic is perfect for dealing with Wu Sanxiong!

The two of them smirked and hid, patiently waiting for Wu Sanxiong to appear. A quarter hour later, Wu Sanxiong’s figure indeed emerged in the space within the gate.

"Here he comes!"

Sun Wukong readied himself, prepared to retract the Void-Breaking Moon Eyes as soon as Wu Sanxiong stepped onto the bridge connecting the two spaces!

Of course, if Wu Sanxiong was foolish enough to walk right into the spatial rift and be sliced apart, it would save Sun Wukong some effort!

"The two of them must have exited through there!"

Following the single passage, Wu Sanxiong saw no trace of Sun Wukong and Zhao Jun, likely because he was cautious and slow.

"Eh? What’s this?"

Just as he was about to step towards the gate, Wu Sanxiong stopped suddenly, his gaze falling on the ground beside it. Zhao Jun’s cut-off garment fragment lay there, severed by the spatial rift.

"This guy noticed it too keenly!"

Sun Wukong’s annoyance surfaced as Wu Sanxiong, almost about to crash into the spatial rift, became alert due to the discarded garment fragment.

Wu Sanxiong released his Divine Sense to check the area where the garment fell and was startled— the gate revealed a spatial rift!

If unnoticed and walked into, the rift’s power would cleave one directly!

"This seems to be left by Sun Wukong and Zhao Jun!"

Wu Sanxiong glanced around, sniffing the air. No blood or smell of blood meant Sun Wukong and Zhao Jun had passed through unharmed. They must have found a way through.

But where was the passage?

Wu Sanxiong lacked Sun Wukong’s Void-Breaking Moon Eyes. Though his Divine Sense detected the spatial rift, it couldn’t clearly see it, and he had to probe cautiously.

"Not cut! Passed through!"

Wu Sanxiong, experimenting with a stick, found it repeatedly cut by the rift but intact where the bridge space created by Sun Wukong was.