Chaos energy surged from the fissures in Guixu, and spiderweb cracks appeared on the Mending Heaven Stone lodged in Sun Wukong’s chest. Sensing its master’s resolve to die, the Somersault Cloud transformed into a golden cocoon, wrapping around the Stone Fetus. From within the mist of the clouds came the blood-chilling warning of an ancient giant spirit: "While the stone remains, the world endures; should it shatter, the Three Realms shall collapse!" Nezha, his feet mounted on the Wind and Fire Wheels, charged toward the fissure, his Fire-Tip Spear piercing through three strands of chaos energy, though the shaft was run through by an ice spear forged from the remnant obsession of Gonggong.
"You unruly monkey, it is you who must mend this calamity!" Yang Jian’s Heavenly Eye cast a blade of silver light, penetrating deep into the Stone Fetus—three hundred and sixty shackles of the Heavenly Dao were being corroded by the chaos energy. The Xiaotian Hound tore at the divine chains wrapped around the Ruyi Jingu Bang; where its fangs broke, black blood flowed, condensing into twelve Wu Clan wedges upon hitting the ground. Sun Wukong looked to the heavens and laughed, driving both arms into his own chest. "Old Sun shall be the 'One' that escapes today!"
The moment the Mending Heaven Stone shattered, the Ruyi Jingu Bang erupted in seven-colored light. The characters "Ruyi" on the staff melted into liquid gold, tracing Nuwa’s final prophecy in the air: "The one that escapes, remains u…
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