Great Demon Sun Wukong

Just like that, the group of ferocious beasts thunderously arrived, then gave the Annihilation Alliance Army a brutal beating and took off with the people of the Netherworld Alliance Army just as loudly. As they watched the figures fading into the dust and felt their own injuries, everyone exchanged bewildered glances. What on earth was this act? Were the beasts’ intentions simply to take these people away? But since when did they become allies with these ferocious beasts? And weren’t ferocious beasts supposed to be the most savage? How could they...

And even if they did want to take people away, couldn’t they take everyone? What did leaving two behind mean? At that moment, everyone’s hearts were filled with bafflement and chaos. This battle was incredibly frustrating. They were first attacked by ferocious beasts, then for some unknown reason, those beasts suddenly began to self-destruct as if they were crazed, followed by a series of three consecutive explosions before anyone could recover their senses.

Immediately after, the people from the Netherworld World came swarming in for the attack. At last, after enduring the fierce assault by the people of the Netherworld Alliance Army, the Ancient Primordial World’s reinforcements arrived. But before they could release the pent-up fury in their hearts, a large number of combat puppets rained down from the sky. And none of these were weak. If that was all, it might have been fine, but then countless ferocious beasts suddenly charged in, targeting their own people while the Netherworld Alliance Army just stood there as if they saw nothing.

Thus, the group of ferocious beasts took off with Sun Wukong, Flame God, and others, leaving behind in the dust, whereas Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Xi Zhao stayed behind. It wasn’t that Sun Wukong didn’t want to take them along, but through Divine Consciousness Transmission, both expressed they had their own ways of escape. Surely enough, just as Sun Wukong and his group had completely vanished from sight, and when the remaining members of the Annihilation Alliance Army had surrounded the two, Rogue Heart Sword Hero suddenly flashed over to Xi Zhao’s side, then with a pat on Xi Zhao’s shoulder, the two of them disappeared out of thin air.

However, as the two disappeared, two figures flashed into existence next to Sun Wukong, who was riding a steel-armored rhinoceros, and then landed on the backs of other ferocious beasts. These two were none other than Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Xi Zhao. The reason they could escape in such a manner was actually thanks to the bracelet of Realm Artifact Level that Rogue Heart Sword Hero had once again on his wrist.

As an assistive Domain Instrument, it not only held the ability to store Spiritual Power and seal the user’s power but also could set spatial coordinates for movement within the same world. That’s why they hadn’t retreated with the rest of Sun Wukong’s party when they rode away on the ferocious beasts. Although retreating like this was somewhat reluctant, they did it mostly to cover for Sun Wukong and the others. @@novelbin@@

Soon, Sun Wukong and others riding the ferocious beasts had regrouped with Zhibei and others who were following. They then proceeded to tally up their numbers. Naturally, someone else was in charge of counting heads and assessing everyone’s injuries, while Sun Wukong, Rogue Heart Sword Hero, Xi Zhao, Zhibei, Ghost Jade, He Tu, Zijing, Flame God, Po Jun, Feng Xi, Si Ye, Yi Xuan, Liang Ji, Ming Wanjie, and the Five Battle Generals of the Myriad Demons Country, including Evil Monarch, Old Wang, Zhan Yunyi, Shang Sheng, and Du Tianyang, found a place to stop. They had to because there were some matters that needed to be clarified to everyone.

Originally, before setting off, there were fifty individuals among the three parties of troops; five went missing on the way, and among those missing were three who should have been in the fight, leaving only forty-five to participate in the battle. Now, out of those forty-five, only thirty-five were still alive. This meant that in this battle, the Netherworld Alliance Army had lost a total of ten people. For Sun Wukong and others, the loss was far greater than expected, and some of the injured were so critically wounded that if they didn’t receive prompt treatment, they would lose their Combat Power even if they survived.

So after learning of these casualties, everyone’s mood turned grim. They sat around a campfire, while the rest were busy preparing food or setting up tents. As for the massive herd of ferocious beasts, they now served as the guard, forming three concentric circles of defense around Sun Wukong and the others. It was undeniable that with the assistance of these beasts, the pressure on the Netherworld Alliance Army eased significantly.

Seeing that everyone was looking down and no one spoke up, Zhibei decided to clear his throat softly and whispered, "Now, this battle has come to a conclusion. We can’t claim victory, but we can’t say we’re defeated either. It’s a mix of losses and gains. Taking advantage of our current, relatively safe situation, I’m going to share some information I know with you all. However, I hope you can stay calm." Stay updated with NovelBin.Côm

After finishing, Zhibei, whose eyes were emitting a mysterious glow, scanned the crowd before continuing, "The first matter is this. Originally, we were supposed to launch a surprise attack, but the final outcome turned into a head-on confrontation. It seems that all three opposing forces were prepared for battle. This is why our fight was so arduous. If it weren’t for our numerous reserves and trump cards, I’m afraid the number of casualties would have been much higher. Therefore, I can assert with confidence that there is a traitor among us! However, for some reason, my ability to foresee is rendered useless when it comes to identifying this traitor!"

As Zhibei finished, everyone once again fell into silence. Zhibei’s words held weight; there had to be an undercover agent among their own, or the battle would not have been so strenuous. Moreover, this person had concealed themself extremely well, showing not one slip during the subsequent fights, and even managed to block Zhibei’s predictive powers with an unknown method. But the reason for everyone’s silence was that even though they knew there must be a problem, no one wanted to believe it was true.

Take Sun Wukong, for example. He had complete trust in every single person from the Netherworld World. Xi Zhao, who Sun Wukong had known the longest since his time of merely One Pattern strength, had faced countless battles and dangers together with him, earning Sun Wukong’s utmost trust. Then there were Flame God and Zijing, also known as Caomei. Although these two were later acquaintances, they had shared many experiences. In both of them, Sun Wukong felt the most sincere friendship and brotherhood.

Next were the Five Battle Generals. Sun Wukong didn’t know them very well; however, they could be said to owe their lives to Sun Wukong. Handpicked by Yue Huangquan themselves, they had waged war in the Netherworld World for countless years and were considered Yue Huangquan’s most capable War Generals. If those five were the traitors, then Yue Huangquan, as a Domain Lord, might as well not serve in that capacity. As for Ming Wanjie and Rogue Heart Sword Hero, the situation was similar; they were Yue Huangquan’s right-hand men.

Not only Sun Wukong but also everyone else harbored similar thoughts. Being selected to participate in the Patrolling Celestial World trial was enough to prove the Domain Lords’ trust in them. Hence, the idea that a traitor could be among them was a harsh reality to accept.

After another moment of silence, Zhibei spoke again, "Let’s put this matter aside for now. After all, it’s just my speculation. Besides, since my predictive ability can’t identify the traitor, it may well be that there simply isn’t a traitor among us. Perhaps the actions of the others are just too perfectly arranged. Now, let’s leave this issue here and move on to the second matter!"

Having said that, Zhibei suddenly supported his forehead with a hand and continued, "The second matter concerns why I ordered everyone to retreat during the battle. You must have noticed during our time in the Myriad Demons Palace that towards the end of the fight, reinforcements from Myriad Demons Country arrived. If my predictions are correct, some of them are from the Ancient Primordial World, while others belong to an unknown force."

"An unknown force? How can there still be an unknown force? Isn’t this Patrolling Celestial World only comprised of our ten forces?"

"No, within this Patrolling Celestial World, there aren’t just our ten forces. Apart from us, there are at least two more, one of which is this group of Ferocious Beasts. The second is the group that appeared as part of the reinforcements for Myriad Demons Country; their numbers are uncertain, and they call themselves the Underworld God Army. Moreover, as far as I know, Luo Chen from the Genesis Divine Nation had contact with this group of people. Myriad Demons Country has too, but the current situation is that Myriad Demons Country is collaborating with this so-called Underworld God Army, while Genesis Divine Nation is currently under attack by this Underworld God Army!"