Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 738 - 739: The Terrifying Gravity of the Demon God Tower (2nd update!)

"Wukong, my younger brother, do you want to meet the Demon Ancestor?"

After drinking with Sun Wukong for a while, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan suddenly spoke.

"Meet the Demon Ancestor? Has the gateway between the Demonic Realm and the Three Realms been stabilized?"

As soon as he spoke, Sun Wukong laughed, realizing he had just asked a redundant question!

If the space between the Demonic Realm and the Three Realms had not been stabilized, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan could not possibly appear in the Three Realms, especially since he was now a Slaying Two Corpses Merit Saint.

"Alright, old Sun will go meet Luo Hu again to see what he plans!"

Sun Wukong stood up and laughed loudly toward Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, "Brother Mu, lead the way!"

"Follow me!"

Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan nodded and led Sun Wukong to an open area to the north of the Underground Palace, where nothing existed except for a huge altar.

Clearly, that altar was the medium to open the gateway between the Two Realms.

The altar looked exactly like the one built by the Great Witch Jiu Feng; it seemed that after Jiu Feng’s failure, the Demon Race had lost faith in anyone else’s ability to manage the construction of altars and decided to supervise it themselves. That’s why the Demon Ancestor Luo Hu had called Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan from the front lines of battling the Demonic Beasts in the Demon Beast Continent to the Three Realms.

The Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan activated the Formation on the altar, and soon, a large gateway between the Two Realms appeared, much more stable than the one Sun Wukong had seen at the Great Witch Jiu Feng’s place!

It made sense, after all. Since the Underground Palace was properly constructed, the gateway between the Two Realms would naturally need to be sorted out first. Otherwise, how could they ensure safety if the masters could not cross over?

"Wukong, my younger brother, let’s go. I’ll take you to meet the Demon Ancestor."

As Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan spoke, he was the first to enter the gateway between the Two Realms, with Sun Wukong following closely behind.

Traveling from this gateway to the Demonic Realm was much easier than entering or leaving the Demonic Realm had been before—the spatial gateway was not long, and soon they had crossed it to arrive in the Demonic Realm. It was clear from here that the distance between the Demonic Realm and the Three Realms had greatly diminished; otherwise, even with its ability to twist and shorten distances, the spatial gateway could not have allowed them to reach the Demonic Realm so quickly.

The exit of the gateway between the Two Realms was right in the center of Demon God Island. As they emerged from the gateway, Sun Wukong looked up and saw the majestic and vast palace of the Demon God.

"Wukong, my friend, since you are here, don’t just stand at the palace gate. I’ll be waiting for you on the ninth layer of the Demon God Tower!"

As Sun Wukong was discreetly observing the inside of the Demon God Palace with his Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, the voice of Demon Ancestor Luo Hu came from within. Shrugging his shoulders, Sun Wukong exchanged glances with Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, and they walked into the slowly opening palace gate.

This was not Sun Wukong’s first time visiting the Demon God Palace, hence he naturally knew where the Demon God Tower was located. He walked straight into the depths of the Demon God Palace and arrived beneath the Demon God Tower.

He remembered that when he had left last time, the Demon God Tower had just started its foundation. Unexpectedly, it now had been constructed up to nine layers. From the outside, it seemed quite similar to the Heaven-Piercing Tower of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Sun Wukong turned his questioning gaze towards Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, who couldn’t help but shrink his neck a bit guiltily. The Demon God Tower was indeed his idea, and Sun Wukong was right—it was modeled after Flower-Fruit Mountain’s Heaven-Piercing Tower. However, to accommodate the formidable physical bodies and cultivation methods of the Demon Race, the gravity on each higher layer was double that of the base layer, and naturally, the concentration of Demon Spirit Qi also doubled compared to the base concentration.

The gravity of the first layer of the Demon God Tower was already twice that of the outside world. In other words, the gravity on the ninth layer was a full eighteen times that of the outside world! This was quite an extraordinary level of gravity!

The gravity strength of the Demonic Realm was already roughly ten times that of the Three Realms, so eighteen times the gravity of the Demonic Realm equated to one hundred eighty times the gravity of the Three Realms!

If one’s cultivation strength was not sufficient, stepping into the ninth layer of the Demon God Tower would crush them instantly into dust. Even without reaching the ninth layer, hardly anyone could enter above the fifth layer. Even after Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan advanced to the Slaying Two Corpses Merit Saint, he could only endure up to the eighth layer!

Within the entire Demonic Realm, only Demon Ancestor Luo Hu alone could withstand the gravity of the ninth layer!

"Wukong, my younger brother, don’t push yourself too hard. The gravity of the ninth layer is immense; even I can’t withstand it!"

Upon hearing this, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and as they walked, he kept glancing at Sun Wukong, finally unable to hold back from speaking out.

"No worries, I, Old Sun, can give it a try! Rest assured—if it’s too much, I, Old Sun, will absolutely not force it!"

Sun Wukong smiled. A hundred and eighty times the gravity of the Three Realms was indeed a challenge he had never attempted before, but he believed he should be able to withstand it.

Sun Wukong fully understood the intention of Demon Ancestor Luo Hu, which was to intimidate him. If he couldn’t withstand the gravity of the ninth layer, then he wouldn’t even qualify to have a face-to-face conversation with Demon Ancestor Luo Hu!

Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan nodded, and said no more. He had already given the warning, and how to decide was up to Sun Wukong himself. From what he recalled, Sun Wukong had never undertaken anything without some certainty of success.

From the fifth layer upward, the gravity increasingly intensified, and Sun Wukong’s expression grew heavier, but he did not stop. He continued all the way to the entrance of the ninth layer. With just one step forward, he would enter the ninth layer inhabited by Demon Ancestor Luo Hu, where the gravity would increase twenty times that of the Three Realms’, reaching one hundred eighty times the gravity of the Three Realms.

"Wukong, my younger brother, I can only accompany you this far. The gravity of the ninth layer is too intense, and I lack the strength to withstand it; I can’t accompany you inside. Be careful on your own!"

With a somewhat embarrassed scratch of his head, Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan never felt that admitting his inferior strength in front of Sun Wukong was anything shameful. In fact, compared to Sun Wukong, it was perfectly normal because he had never seen the limits of Sun Wukong’s strength!

Nodding, Sun Wukong took a deep breath and stepped into the ninth layer.

The moment he entered the ninth layer, Sun Wukong’s shoulders dramatically sank. Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan was right; every incremental increase in gravity brought an immense strain on the body, often proving the last straw that broke the camel’s back!