Tang shrunk the titanium band to half its size , but it was a futile attempt to stop the Monkey King , who was infuriated at the demon for attempting to intimidate him . Instead , the band cracked and split in two . Tang stared at the broken band , then at the monkey , then back at the band . He was now powerless to stop the monkey ’ s recklessness at will . Then Tang got an idea . He would have to let go of his one virtue , but it would be worth this . He picked up one of the pieces of the band and threw it boomerang style at the demon ’ s eyes . The titanium connected , and the demon staggered back blinded . That was all the help Monkey King needed . He started to land hit after hit until finally he stood above him and held his staff ready for a killing blow .
Then he noticed the demon looking at his own staff intently . Monkey King recognised this . The demon was for some reason trying to make his staff more dense , as if he didn ’ t want it to snap . But why would he want that when his survival lied in his enemy ’ s hands ? Then the Monkey King acted from pure instinct . If the demon wanted his staff to not snap , it was probably for good reason . Monkey King grabbed the staff and snapped it in half . Lightning struck , and Monkey King blacked out .
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When he came to , he saw the roof of their destination . Then Tang saw he was awake and his confused face . “ When you snapped the staff you snapped his spirit ,” Tang explained . “ His dying attack was the strike that knocked you out . We carried you from there .”
All of Monkey King ’ s questions were answered , and he finally allowed himself to sleep . After years of traveling , all was peaceful . He had a dream . And in that dream , he saw himself threatening Pigsy and charging the Demon . Then he heard Tang say , “ Thank you Monkey King . Your recklessness has saved us .”