Chapter 59: The Staff Decides Heaven and Earth · The Titan's Submission
The clash of Dao Hearts, the交锋 (jiāofēng -交锋) of ideologies! Sun Wukong's roar based on "fairness," like the morning bell and evening drum, had actually shaken Thanos's unshakable "balance" belief, creating an极其细微却足以致命的破绽 (jíqí xìwēi què zúyǐ zhìmìng de pòzhàn -极其细微却足以致命的破绽) in his mind and spirit!In a battle between masters, victory hinges on a hair's breadth!"Now!" Sun Wukong's Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils blazed with intense light, seizing this fleeting opportunity!He ceased competing with Thanos in energy and law. Instead, he pushed the千钧棒法 (Qiān Jūn Bàng Fǎ - Thousand Jun Staff Technique) and the speed of the Somersault Cloud to their absolute limits! His form flickered, transforming into a golden stream of light that扭曲时空 (niǔqū shíkōng -扭曲时空), not charging in a straight line but moving along an玄奥轨迹 (xuán'ào guǐjī -玄奥轨迹) imbued with the principles of heaven and earth, effortlessly绕开 (ràokāi -绕开) the Reality barriers and Power surges Thanos hastily erected!Thanos felt a blur before his eyes. Sun Wukong had不可思议地 (bùkěsīyì de -不可思议地) appeared in the blind spot behind and to the side of him—the死角区域 (sǐjiǎo qūyù -死角区域) of the Infinity Gauntlet! The golden-hooped staff wasn't swung down for a smash, but executed点 (diǎn -点),戳 (chuō -戳),挑 (tiǎo -挑)! Its target was precisely the connection point between the Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos's arm!This strike was fast! Precise! Vicious! And it蕴含 (yùnhán -蕴含) the supreme subtlety of破解万法 (pòjiè wàn fǎ -破解万法) and湮灭能量 (yǎnmiè néngliàng -湮灭能量)!"Break the False!" Sun Wukong uttered a clear shout!An incredibly sharp, soul-piercing sound of impact rang out!The tip of the golden-hooped staff struck with pinpoint accuracy at the wrist joint of the Infinity Gauntlet! A破坏性法力 (pòhuài xìng fǎlì -破坏性法力),凝练到极致 (níngliàn dào jízhì -凝练到极致) and specifically targeted against "artifacts" and "energy connections," penetrated instantly like庖丁解牛 (Páo Dīng jiě niú -庖丁解牛)!The Infinity Gauntlet剧烈震颤 (jùliè zhènchàn -剧烈震颤)! The光芒 (guāngmáng -光芒) of the three embedded Stones—Power (purple), Reality (red), Mind (orange)—suddenly紊乱 (wěnluàn -紊乱)! They flickered疯狂闪烁 (fēngkuáng shǎnshuò -疯狂闪烁), conflicted, and interfered with each other! Thanos felt an极其刁钻的力量 (jíqí diāozuān de lìliàng -极其刁钻的力量) penetrate the gauntlet, instantly severing the精密能量连接通道 (jīngmì néngliàng liánjiē tōngdào -精密能量连接通道) between him and the Stones! A wave of intense pain and numbness shot through his entire arm and half his body!In this fleeting instant—the旧力已尽、新力未生 (jiù lì yǐ jìn, xīn lì wèi shēng -旧力已尽、新力未生) moment when the Stones' power was temporarily失控 (shīkòng -失控)—Sun Wukong's other hand shot out, not to attack, but to一把抓住了灭霸的头颅 (yī bǎ zhuā zhùle mièbà de tóulú -一把抓住了灭霸的头颅)! His five fingers hooked like claws,蕴含无上伟力 (yùnhán wúshàng wěilì -蕴含无上伟力) capable of拿日月、缩千山 (ná rìyuè, suō qiānshān -拿日月、缩千山), and掼向 (guàn xiàng -掼向) him violently towards the deck of Sanctuary II!KABOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanos's庞大身躯 (pángdà shēnqū -庞大身躯) crashed down like a meteor, smashing a huge凹坑 (āo kēng -凹坑) into the incredibly坚固甲板 (jiāngù jiǎbǎn -坚固甲板)!蛛网般的裂痕 (zhūwǎng bān de lièhén -蛛网般的裂痕) spread outwards! He was砸得七荤八素 (zá dé qī hūn bā sù -砸得七荤八素), completely dazed. The光芒 (guāngmáng -光芒) on the Infinity Gauntlet彻底黯淡 (chèdǐ àndàn -彻底黯淡), temporarily失去响应 (shīqù xiǎngyìng -失去响应).The冰冷的金箍棒尖 (bīnglěng de jīngū bàng jiān -冰冷的金箍棒尖) pressed against Thanos's forehead, its锋锐无匹的寒意 (fēngruì wúpǐ de hányì -锋锐无匹的寒意)刺得他皮肤生疼 (cì dé tā pífū shēng téng -刺得他皮肤生疼)."Submit or not?!" Sun Wukong stood脚踏虚空 (jiǎo tà xūkōng -脚踏虚空),居高临下 (jūgāolínxià -居高临下), his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils灼灼生辉 (zhuózhuó shēng huī -灼灼生辉), his voice like a judgment from the Ninth Heaven.Lying in the crater, feeling the恐怖力量 (kǒngbù lìliàng -恐怖力量) within the staff pressed to his head—enough to easily粉碎头颅 (fěnsuì tóulú -粉碎头颅) and湮灭灵魂 (yǎnmiè línghún -湮灭灵魂)—and recalling the other's层出不穷的神通 (céng chū bù qióng de shéntōng -层出不穷的神通),万法不侵的防御 (wàn fǎ bù qīn de fángyù -万法不侵的防御), and the "fairness" argument that had动摇 (dòngyáo -动摇) his信念 (xìnniàn -信念), a sense of前所未有的无力感 (qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de wúlì gǎn -前所未有的无力感) and... a trace of迷茫 (mí máng -迷茫) surged within Thanos.He had纵横宇宙一生 (zònghéng yǔzhòu yīshēng -纵横宇宙一生), never encountering an opponent so powerful, so difficult to comprehend."...I have lost," Thanos closed his eyes, his voice hoarse. "Kill me if you must." He was彻底 defeated (chèdǐ shībài -彻底 defeated), with nothing more to say.Sun Wukong's eyes rolled一转 (yī zhuǎn -一转). He retracted the golden-hooped staff, grinned咧嘴一笑 (liězuǐ yīxiào -咧嘴一笑), revealing雪白的牙齿 (xuěbái de yáchǐ -雪白的牙齿). "Kill you? Wouldn't that be letting you off too easy? This old Sun still needs a lackey to serve tea, deliver water, and carry luggage! You're big, strong...正好合适 (zhènghǎo héshì -正好合适)! From now on, you follow this old Sun! Hear me? I guarantee you'll eat well and drink well, and you'll get to see what真正的 '公平' (zhēnzhèng de 'gōngpíng' -真正的 '公平') really means!"Thanos: "..." Lying in the pit, looking at that furry face full of戏谑笑容 (xìxuè xiàoróng -戏谑笑容), he was momentarily at a loss for how to respond. The heart of this宇宙霸主 (yǔzhòu bàzhǔ -宇宙霸主) was filled with a sense of荒谬感 (huāngmiù gǎn -荒谬感) and an indescribable憋屈 (biēqū -憋屈).But... defeat was defeat. Before absolute power and the other's seemingly specious yet难以反驳的道理 (nányǐ fǎnbó de dàolǐ -难以反驳的道理), he fell silent.Finally, Thanos struggled to sit up, took a deep breath, looked at Sun Wukong, and said沉声道 (chénshēng dào -沉声道), "...Alright."He chose to submit. Not out of genuine认同 (rèntóng -认同), but屈服于强者力量 (qūfú yú qiángzhě lìliàng -屈服于强者力量), and... perhaps also harboring a faint trace of curiosity about that从未想过的 '道路' (cóng wèi xiǎngguò de 'dàolù' -从未想过的 '道路').Sun Wukong nodded满意地 (mǎnyì de -满意地), patted Thanos on the shoulder (nearly knocking him back into the坑 (kēng -坑)), and said, "That's more like it! Come on, take this old Sun to round up your underlings and let out my toys... er, those guys."The members of the Black Order, watching from afar, were早已骇得魂飞魄散 (zǎoyǐ hài dé hún fēi pò sàn -早已骇得魂飞魄散). Seeing even Thanos had submitted, how could they dare resist? They纷纷跪伏在地 (fēnfēn guì fú zài dì -纷纷跪伏在地).Sun Wukong shouldered his golden-hooped staff, filled with志得意满 (zhìdéyìmǎn -志得意满). Thanos stood up and followed silently behind, like a巨人随从 (jùrén suícóng -巨人随从).This ultimate confrontation concerning the fate of the cosmos concluded with this dramatic and uniquely Sun Wukong-esque ending.