Across the land and sky, every person stared in stunned silence. Even Anna Yang was no exception.
Her dark brows slowly relaxed. Her heart pounded fiercely as she gazed blankly at Monkey and Clara Heart embracing in the sky.
In this moment, she even forgot to breathe. Her mind was a complete blank.
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Upon the lotus throne, Lord Buddha slowly rose, bracing himself on his knees, his face utterly expressionless as he stared straight ahead. His fist tightened, little by little.
The few remaining Buddhas around him seemed to sense something and stepped back, yet each widened their eyes, staring at Lord Buddha.
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Damon Six-Ears clenched his teeth tightly, watching Monkey and Clara Heart. His hand, gripping the Golden Staff, trembled uncontrollably.
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The raging wind whipped his sleeves as Tripitaka stood quietly, watching in silence. His expression was as cold as a statue of Buddha.
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Amid the chaotic spiritual currents, Monkey slowly lowered his head, gently stroking Clara Heart’s face. He looked at this foolish girl who had sacrificed two lifetimes for him, now rushing into the fire for him a third time—the tiny canary he had met when he first arrived on Blossom Mountain.
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"Can’t I be a canary spirit?"
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"Monkey... if you succeed... remember to take me back to Blossom Mountain... I don’t want... to be... too far from you..."
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"In the end, as she wished, I granted her a body unrivaled across the Three Realms. I gave her a pair of blue eyes destined to fall in love with a monkey. I let her reincarnate as a disciple of Crescent Star Cave, to wait for you to cross one hundred and eight thousand miles to reach her."
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"Monkey, I’m sorry. I love you..."
That body, floating in midair, began to shatter bit by bit.
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Scenes flickered one after another through Monkey's mind.
“Let it go, please...” Clara Heart trembled as she stroked Monkey’s face. “I don’t want to watch you suffer anymore. Let’s... let’s give up together, shall we?”
Her crystal-clear eyes, beneath crossing flashes of lightning, shone with a light that made the heart tremble.
“I’m sorry, I can’t promise you that.” Monkey gently pushed her away. “You must live well, even if you’re left alone, you must keep living. I forbid... you to die for me again.”
In the sky, the two figures slowly separated.
Clara stared at Monkey in horror, at the blank-faced Monkey gripping Iron Sentinel tightly.
Then, right before her eyes, Damon Six-Ears and Monkey collided fiercely.
The impact shook even Heavenly Tribulation. Waves of force rippled outward, the entire Three Realms quivering slightly. Yet that was all.
No one had the strength left to marvel.
Everything drifted in the wind and rain.
Wild winds whipped sand and dust past her; Anna Yang just stood there, dazed, watching. Watching the two Monkeys continue their life-and-death struggle in the sky.
A single tear slid from the corner of her eye.
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Beneath Heavenly Tribulation, two weapons blurred into countless phantoms, clashing again and again, each wave of force ravaging the air.
“Are you trying to die? You dare fight right under Heavenly Tribulation?” Monkey snarled, laughing fiercely.
“I’ve changed my mind. I’ll kill you myself! I’ll kill you with my own hands!”
“But you can’t! Hahaha!”
“Even if I can’t, I’ll still try! I’ll kill you—I’ll kill you!” Damon Six-Ears howled, swinging the Golden Staff, his mind completely lost.