[Guanyin Bodhisattva: Tathagata Buddha, we cannot afford any mistakes in this matter! Sun Wukong has been out of Five Elents Mountain for quite so ti. Let personally go after him!]
The journey to the West was of paramount importance, and Sun Wukong was the most crucial person after the Golden Cicada(Tang Sanzang). The others didn't hold the sa level of significance.
Whether it was Marshal Canopy(Zhu Bajie) or Curtain-Lifting General(Sha Wujing), any issue with them wouldn't matter much. But Sun Wukong, on the other hand, could not afford to slip up.
He was the only one among the group heading west who didn't represent the Heavenly Palace or Buddhism. If he managed to escape, it would be extrely difficult to find a replacent for him in a short period of ti.
Guanyin Bodhisattva, who also played a significant role in the journey to the West, didn't want anything to go wrong, so she was eager to chase after Sun Wukong herself.
[Tathagata: No need. He won't escape. That monkey is naturally wild, and no one can control him. He needs to suffer a bit more before he'll settle down!]
Though Tathagata's strength was not on par with the two saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, he was still the strongest figure in Buddhism after them. A re Sun Wukong was not even worth his attention. Moreover, the monkey had been under his watch the entire ti, making escape impossible.
As Sun Wukong fled, he let out a cold laugh, still watching the Golden List Livestream. He couldn't understand how Tathagata could suppress him again, given the incredible speed of his sorsault cloud. By now, Huaguo Mountain was already in sight, not far away.
With his keen eyes, Huaguo Mountain was already within clear view.
Sun Wukong was overjoyed, montarily forgetting himself. But suddenly, the scene before him beca blurry, and in an instant, everything changed.
The mountains and rivers that were beneath his feet disappeared, replaced by a vast expanse of white.
This sudden change startled Sun Wukong. He couldn't understand why it had happened. But as he examined the color more closely, it felt eerily familiar. A sudden realization struck him—this was the sa as when he had been trapped in Tathagata's palm centuries ago.
Unexpectedly, the sa thing was happening again.
Feeling a sense of impending danger, Sun Wukong had thought that after leaving Five Elents Mountain, Tathagata wouldn't be able to find him. To his shock, despite running so far, Tathagata had still managed to catch him.
In his panic, he once again used his full strength to ride the sorsault cloud in hopes of escaping the palm. However, it was all in vain. He had already tried this thod centuries ago and knew there was no way to escape from Tathagata's hand.
This ti, it was even harder than before. Sun Wukong couldn't even see Tathagata's five fingers. He kept flying in one direction, but no matter how far he went, there was no end in sight.
Furthermore, this ti Tathagata didn't let Sun Wukong fly freely. His hand closed in, trapping Sun Wukong in a small space. It was at this mont that Tathagata's figure finally appeared.
A massive figure, larger than any mountain, looked down at Sun Wukong in his hand and spoke coldly.
"I told you before, you can't escape my palm. This is already the second ti. I hope there won't be a third. You'd better obediently stay under Five Elents Mountain."
How could Sun Wukong resign himself to this fate? He kept thinking desperately of ways to escape, even attacking Tathagata's palm with all his might, but it didn't make the slightest difference. Despite his body now strengthened by the bloodline of the Primal Ape Demon, reaching the first step of the Grand Supre Golden Immortal stage, he was still powerless against Tathagata.
The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth, a chasm that even Sun Wukong's greatest efforts could not bridge. And all this while, Tathagata hadn't even made a move, allowing Sun Wukong to struggle on his own.
With a twisted expression, Sun Wukong shouted in defiance.
"If you have the guts, let go again! See if I can escape this ti!"
Tathagata sneered, "You failed twice already. There's no way you can escape. No matter how much you try, the result will be the sa. Stay under Five Elents Mountain."
With that, Tathagata's hand flipped, and his palm once again pressed down. Sun Wukong fell beneath, and with a misty swirl, an imnse pressure suddenly weighed down on him.
The feeling was all too familiar to Sun Wukong. Having just left Five Elents Mountain, he was now being pressed under it once more.
The imnse pressure squeezed his internal organs together, but due to his powerful body, it didn't cause any real damage—just a lot of discomfort.
This ti, though, Tathagata didn't want Sun Wukong escaping like before. The Five Elents Mountain he conjured this ti was even more powerful, giving Sun Wukong no chance of resistance.
Under the mountain once again, Sun Wukong finally lowered his head in helplessness. He had gained so much strength, yet he still ended up being suppressed under the mountain. And this ti, it seed impossible to break free.
Unless Tathagata decided to release him one day, Sun Wukong was trapped here indefinitely.
Furious and unwilling, Sun Wukong roared, "Tathagata, what grudge do you have against ? Why must you treat like this? Back when I caused chaos in Heaven, I didn't touch Leiyin Temple! Buddhism and the Heavenly Palace are two separate entities, yet you still helped that old Emperor imprison under this mountain!"
Tathagata calmly replied, "This matter isn't as bad as you think. You just don't understand it yet. One day, you'll realize this was a blessing in disguise."
Now was the ti to appease Sun Wukong. Having escaped only to be recaptured and suppressed again, Sun Wukong's spirits must have been crushed. To prevent him from spiraling into despair, Tathagata had to offer him so reassurance.
But Sun Wukong was never one to feel gratitude. He was only enraged by his own lack of power. He had escaped, only to be caught again.
What's more, the place where Tathagata had imprisoned him was the sa spot as before. After all his running, he was right back where he started.
And this ti, who knew how long he would be trapped. Sun Wukong was filled with even more anger and frustration. Twice now, he had encountered Tathagata, and they had never fought directly. He still had no idea of Tathagata's true strength, only that his abilities were unfathomable.
Furious, Sun Wukong realized his situation was worse than before. Last ti, at least he could move his head around a bit. Now, he couldn't even move that. For soone who loved to move around, this was absolute torture.
Furious, he yelled once more toward Tathagata.
"Old Tathagata! Don't press down so tightly! You're not afraid of escaping anyway, so give a little space so I'm not so uncomfortable!"
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