The Scorpion Spirit is definitely the most underrated youkai on the way to the scriptures.
When it comes to the masters of the youkai on the way to the scriptures, people will think of the demon kings such as the Qingniu Jing and the Nine Spirit Yuansheng, because they have defeated Sun Wukong.
But few people know that these monsters defeated Sun Wukong, and they all had hidden feelings.
The reason why Qingniu Jing defeated Sun Wukong was entirely due to the magic weapon King Kong.
According to the original setting, although the Qingniu Jing mana is strong, it is not an opponent of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong also told the immortals that the goblin martial arts were just like this, but the King Kong in his hand was powerful.
When the Nine Spirit Yuansheng defeated Sun Wukong, there was actually an element of sneak attack.
Many people believe that the strength of the Nine Spirits Yuansheng is far above Sun Wukong, and one move of nine grappling techniques can "kill" Sun Wukong in a second.
In fact, the Nine-Mouth Grappling Technique could not kill Sun Wukong in a second, and the reason why Sun Wukong was captured in the first place was also because Sun Wukong was a light enemy. Therefore, later, after Sun Wukong escaped, the Nine Spirit Yuansheng performed the same trick again, and Sun Wukong only jumped lightly and escaped the capture.
However, although the Nine Spirit Yuansheng could not kill Sun Wukong in a second, his strength should be slightly stronger than Sun Wukong's, so Sun Wukong convincingly praised him for his miraculous powers.
The only one who can really defeat Sun Wukong with hard strength on the way to the scriptures, and make Sun Wukong embarrassed, is the Scorpion Essence.
Scorpion Spirit cultivated in Lingshan in his early years, and later went to the Pipa Cave of poisoning enemy mountain near the Western Liang Female Kingdom to become king. The reason why she left the Spirit Mountain was because she had offended Rulai.
One year, when Rulai was lecturing at the Lei Yin Temple, the scorpion spirit listened like a drunkard, and Rulai was also fully engrossed, and inadvertently pushed her with his hand, and she angrily charged the bull and stung the thumb of Rulai's left hand. Rulai was in excruciating pain and sent Kongo to arrest her, so she fled to Pipa Cave to claim the throne.
The team came to the vicinity of the Pipa Cave, and the scorpion spirit coveted Tang Monk Yuanyang, so he captured Tang Monk and tried to bully the king the bow. Sun Wukong and Pig Eight Commandments killed the Pipa Cave and demanded that the Scorpion Spirit release Tang Monk, and the two sides did not agree with each other and fought fiercely.
Although the Scorpion Spirit is a female stream, in the face of the siege of the two brothers of the division, it is not timid at all, and the more courageous it is, the more courageous it is. The original book reads, "Sun Wukong and the Eight Precepts of the Pig attack on both sides, the scorpion essence is one against two, killing until the sun and moon have no light, and the star bucket is replaced, and there is still no victory or defeat."
The reason why there is no difference between victory and defeat is because the scorpion spirit has not yet used its housekeeping skills. Seeing that it was late, the scorpion essence had no intention of fighting, so he used the poisonous stake of the fallen horse and went straight to the top of Sun Wukong's head, and Sun Wukong was caught off guard, and was hit by the scorpion essence, and the pain was unbearable, and he was defeated.
The poison pile of the fallen horse was extremely powerful, and Sun Wukong was still in pain until he withdrew from the Pipa Cave, saying, "Since my cultivation came true, I have stolen the peach immortal wine, Lao Jun Jindan, and even the torture of the Heavenly Court cannot hurt a single bit, I don't know the skill of this goblin, so powerful." ”
Just as Sun Wukong was frowning, a mysterious old lady suddenly appeared beside him. Sun Wukong fixed his eyes on it, and it turned out to be Guanyin Bodhisattva, and he was overjoyed and rushed to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva for help. Unexpectedly, Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "If you want to save Tang Monk, you must go to the Pleiadian Star Official, and I can't get close to her." ”
Can Guanyin Bodhisattva really not defeat the Scorpion Spirit?
The Guanyin Bodhisattva in the original Journey to the West is set as a saint-level deity, which can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Daozu Taishang Laojun, and even Zhen Yuanzi has to bow to her, and is it not the opponent of a monster in the Scorpion Essence Area?
But since Guanyin Bodhisattva was clearly able to defeat the Scorpion Spirit, why did he say no? He also asked Sun Wukong to ask for help from the Pleiadian Star Official.
The reason is simple, because Guanyin Bodhisattva has to take care of a person's face. This person is rulai.
As mentioned before, Rulai was once pierced by the scorpion essence and was in excruciating pain, if Guanyin surrendered the scorpion essence, where would it be placed? You know, if she is the leader of Guanyin, and even the leader has suffered losses, but she has been surrendered by Guanyin, doesn't it seem that she is more powerful than the leader?
Guanyin Bodhisattva is such a clever figure, of course, will not make such a thankless limelight, so he pretends not to be able to suggest that Sun Wukong ask for help from the Pleiadian Star Official. In the end, Sun Wukong, with the help of the Pleiadian Star Officer, finally surrendered the Scorpion Essence.