Chapter 108: Erlang God Seeks Revenge
The Tang army and the Tianzhu army were fiercely engaged in battle; Sun Wukong observed from above, and would strike down any formidable figures within the Tianzhu ranks with his staff. With Sun Wukong’s assistance, and since the Tang army outnumbered the Tianzhu army threefold, the Tianzhu army naturally found themselves outmatched, with soldiers losing the will to fight.
The defenders within Peacock City also didn’t dare to venture out, fearing that the Tang army would seize the opportunity to break through the city gates.
Sun Wukong was beginning to find the battle dull when he heard the rumble of thunder and looked up to see a figure descending from the clouds.
Who was this person? It was none other than Yang Jian, the manifest Honored Deity, Erlang God! How could one tell? A poem bears witness: "With a noble and handsome presence so profound, beneath his shoulders his ears be found. He wears a phoenix cap of the three peaks’ fame, donning a pale goose-yellow robe, simple and tame. Golden boots wrapped in dragon-patterned socks supreme, a jade belt with a cluster of treasures does gleam. At his side, a slingshot crescent in shape, and in hand, the three-pointed double-edged lance he does drape."
Behold Yang Jian clad in battle armor, wielding the three-pointed double-edged sword, soaring on a cloud, his eyes filled with boundless intent to kill.
Yang Jian called out, "Sun Wukong, behold who I am!"
With a mocking laugh, Sun Wukong replied, "Aren’t you just Erlang God Yang Jian? I wondered who it could be – turns out it’s just someone I’ve beaten before."
Flushed with anger, Yang Jian responded, "Sun Wukong, today I have come to seek vengeance!"
Sun Wukong retorted, "Then come, and save your breath with the idle talk!"
Below, Xue Rengui decapitated two generals, then on horseback leapt out of the fray, looking up only to see two figures gripping in the sky, one his own master and the other the renowned Erlang. He couldn’t help but think, "That’s it, there’s a tale that my master once flipped Erlang’s cultivation place upside down, a real slap in the face; this reunion is bound to be a fight to the death."
Sun Wukong met Erlang God, and upon confrontation a fierce battle unfolded. The two exchanged blows, with every move aimed to strike a fatal blow.