Sun Wukong stood rooted to the spot, clutching the Ruyi Jingu Bang tightly. For the first time in his existence, he could find no opening to fight back, no trick to evade. Jehovah, the Supreme Authority of Heaven, was not an opponent he could defeat, not someone he could play with wit or speed.
But even as his body trembled, his spirit was still burning. He was the Monkey King, a warrior who had overcome the challenges of heaven and earth. Sun Wukong slowly raised his head, trying to look at the glorious light that shone before him, though his eyes seemed to burn just trying to comprehend it.
"I have always challenged those greater than me," Sun Wukong said in a slightly trembling voice, "but you… you are not just something greater. You are something that cannot be understood. How could there be something that I cannot challenge?"
Jehovah's voice echoed, but this time with an almost gentle calm, like the wind carrying a message from beyond time and space.
"Because I am not your opponent, Sun Wukong. I am not something that can be challenged, surpassed, or defeated. I am the will of the Divine, an unshakeable authority. I am the source of all possibilities, and even your existence as a being free to choose your path is part of that will."
Sun Wukong gritted his teeth. He had never liked the idea that there was anything beyond his control or understanding. Even when he had been locked beneath the Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years, there had still been the possibility of his breaking free. But this time… there were no shackles, no cages. There was only a majesty so absolute that he could not fathom its limits.
"Then what is your purpose in appearing before me?" he asked in a calmer voice, but still filled with burning curiosity.
Jehovah did not answer immediately. Time and space seemed to slow down, as if they existed outside the flow of reality itself. The previously prostrate gods remained motionless, and even the Ru Lai Buddha could only stare in silence, knowing that this was something even his wisdom could not fully grasp.
"I need not appear, Sun Wukong," the voice finally replied, "But when you tried to trespass a boundary that was not meant to be crossed, you attracted the attention of a Will greater than the Heavens you know."
Sun Wukong lowered his head slightly, contemplating those words. He did not regret his curiosity, but for the first time, he realized that there were things he should not touch, not because there was a rule against it, but because he himself could not comprehend the consequences of his actions.
Jehovah continued, his voice now deeper, as if shaking the very core of Sun Wukong's being.
"You have come a long way, from a rebel who knew no bounds to a Buddha who still questions everything. Yet, even after all your journey, you still do not understand one thing…"
Sun Wukong stared at the light with narrowed eyes. "What is it that I do not understand?"
The divine light grew brighter, but this time it was not oppressive, but rather gave a strange sense of calm.
"True strength is not about who is the strongest or who can surpass others. True strength is knowing when to step forward and when to bow your head."
Sun Wukong fell silent.
He had always thought that his courage to challenge the heavens was a symbol of his strength. But now, he began to understand that there was another power he had never considered—the power to recognize that there was something greater than him, not to be challenged, but to be respected.
Jehovah then spoke in a tone so majestic that all reality vibrated with him:
"Go, Sun Wukong. Your path is not over. But remember… There is a wisdom deeper than mere fighting, and there is a greater understanding than mere defiance. You will understand in time."
"One day, there will be a youth with whom you will journey. Then, you will know the meaning of true wisdom and power."
His supreme Logos eclipsed all earthly language, and the language of the heavens. From within that majestic statement, Sun Wukong began to ponder it.
Greek, Indonesian, Arabic, English, Mandarin, Japanese.. None of the languages were able to match His newly uttered Logos.
"Hey, I want to ask you something!" Sun Wukong shouted to Jehovah who had an abstract existence.
"Just ask.." Jehovah's voice echoed with truly unmatched majesty.
No one knew how great the figure before Sun Wukong was, not even Dharmakaya as one of the highest authority of heaven could only be silent seeing how brave Sun Wukong was in front of Jehovah.
"So far, many writers have competed to create great fiction to stand at the top. They create fiction that surpasses Cantor's Attic, mathematics, philosophy, conventional thinking, conceptual thinking, even the highest thinking.." Sun Wukong muttered.
"There are even writers who make their fiction have a crazy structure that uses Absolute Monotheism (Tawhid) from the three Abrahamic religions. He also emphasized that those who try to surpass his fiction will be reduced to 0 without being able to be resisted.. What do you think?" asked Sun Wukong.
"Good question!" Jehovah emphasized with a majestic voice that increasingly showed the aura of his greatness and majesty.
"If a fiction does it by bringing absolute monotheism (Tawhid) just to make its fiction a controversial peak.. That is nothing more than petty arrogance. If that fiction is at the top, the smallest atom in our universe is enough to surpass it." Jehovah explained.
"Why is that?" asked Sun Wukong
"You beings who came from the first Earth are indeed mortal. However, when you attain Buddhahood, Bodhisattvahood, and Godhood.. You are not bound by the laws of space and time, you will transcend the cantor's attic, and the cycle of transcending without end. Although some are still bound by the law of cause and effect.. But rest assured because it is only temporary.." Jehovah explained.
This means that the law of cause and effect only applies to beings who have just attained Buddhahood or godhood, it can be said that those who have not been truly considered by the highest authority will be bound by the law of cause and effect.
Sun Wukong is only considered by Ru Lai Buddha. However, he has not been considered by Jehovah, Dharmakaya, and several other heavenly authorities.
"If a writer emphasizes that his fiction cannot be surpassed because it reduces to emptiness without resistance, then says it for fun.. It is completely meaningless and useless if it goes against the atoms in our universe."
"Creating peak fiction is the right of every writer.. A stubborn writer who doesn't care about his readers' criticism will only become a child's scribble in our universe. Underestimating the fiction of other writers is the same as bringing his fiction to destruction." Jehovah explained.
"The fiction that is considered is not power, but the moral message within it. Now go to the lowest Earth in Quantum Foam, you will find your answer there after 10 million years.."
The gentle and majestic voice of Jehovah enlightened Sun Wukong's heart and softened it. A beautiful Logos, and cannot be compared.
With those words, the divine hand that was previously floating in the void slowly disappeared. The light that filled Heaven slowly dimmed, and time returned to flowing as usual.
The gods who were previously prostrate began to move again, although they still felt the remnants of that unimaginable presence.
Sun Wukong stood still in his place. He did not speak, did not babble as usual. He only gripped the Ruyi Jingu Bang tighter, not because he was angry or defiant, but because for the first time in his life… he felt small, not because he was defeated, but because he finally understood that there was something that was truly beyond the reach of any power.
The Ru Lai Buddha stepped closer. He said nothing, only gave Sun Wukong a knowing look.
Sun Wukong finally took a deep breath and said, more to himself:
"So, there is something that even I cannot touch, huh…"
He didn't know whether to feel disappointed or enlightened. But one thing was for sure:
His journey was not over.
And this time, he would seek a deeper understanding—not just of power, but of the true meaning of existence.