Although Sun Wukong knew that with his own strength, he couldn't possibly be Tathagata's opponent, watching Flower Fruit Mountain perish before his eyes and countless monkeys and their offspring being slaughtered filled him with such hatred that his reason was nearly completely burned away by rage.
Regardless of whether he could defeat Tathagata or not, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand transformed into the shape of the Sky-Supporting Giant Pillar and stabbed directly toward the palm of Tathagata.
With a thunderous roar, Tathagata's descending palm slowed momentarily.
However, this was only a brief slowdown and did not mean that Sun Wukong's strength could withstand Tathagata's descending palm.
"Oh? You Rascal Monkey, your strength seems to have grown somewhat stronger than it was five hundred years ago!" Tathagata held his palm flat, maintaining a pressing downward motion, and slightly raised his eyebrows as he spoke.
