Great Demon Sun Wukong

Soon, everyone had finished recuperating. Those who had been injured, with over four Chinese Hours of recovery and the assistance of Sun Wukong’s Wonderful Bodhi Tree, were now able to walk despite some being too severely injured to heal quickly. However, since Sha Wujing needed to sleep for seven days, a simple stretcher was made and carried by two uninjured individuals. Seeing Sha Wujing’s huge body on the stretcher, Sun Wukong couldn’t help but find the scene amusing.

Yet, on reflection, Sun Wukong felt partly to blame for Sha Wujing’s current condition. Furthermore, as the trial of the Patrolling Celestial World grew more complex, a sense of heaviness weighed on Sun Wukong’s heart. He was no longer certain that he could definitely make it out alive; even with the World Suppressing Stele and the little monkey’s help, a foreboding feeling lingered that something bad would happen.

The day after parting ways with Zhibei and Ghost Jade, Sun Wukong and his companions had reached the territory of the Genesis Palace. Originally, twenty people from the Netherworld World had set out, but now twenty-one were returning. It was indeed fortunate that, despite a brutal battle, not a single person from the Netherworld had perished. Though two had lost their combat power, their fate was far better than that of the other powers.

Aside from the Fangcun Spirit Realm, which had remained unscathed due to abstaining from battle and emerging unharmed from prior explorations, thus maintaining a group of thirty-six, the Netherworld World likely had the most survivors. Even the Genesis Divine Nation could not compare, though the Annihilation Demon Nation suffered the greatest losses in both the explorations and the ferocious beasts’ assault, as well as in the battle; they had the most casualties.

Upon entering the territory of the Genesis Divine Nation, Sun Wukong and his group immediately sensed something awry, as the traps and barriers that were originally set up around the Genesis Divine Nation had been completely destroyed. "Looks like the Genesis has suffered a heavy attack, what should we do? Should we stand by and do nothing, or launch a surprise attack from behind?" the Flame God asked while observing the distance.

First glancing at his companions, then at Xi Zhao, Sun Wukong said, "A falling lip causes the teeth to be cold; we definitely cannot stand by and do nothing. But not everyone should go either. We still don’t know how many are besieging the Genesis Palace. If they are too many, and with our own people injured, it wouldn’t do to lose more men and our wives." Xi Zhao picked up Sun Wukong’s line of thought, "Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too. So, I suggest just a few of us sneak over and scout the situation first. If it’s manageable, we’ll launch a surprise attack. I suppose if we succeed in breaking the siege, it won’t be a problem to get them onboard our cause."

On Xi Zhao’s instructions, Sun Wukong, Rogue Heart Sword Hero, Zijing, and the Flame God, led by Zijing, directly used Earth Escape to advance stealthily underground toward the Genesis Palace, while Ming Wanjie, the Five Great War Generals, and others found a secluded place to wait quietly.

Originally, Xi Zhao had planned to ask the Rogue Heart Sword Hero to stay behind, as his battle with Wan Jun had been too intense. Even with the healing properties of Sun Wukong’s Wonderful Bodhi Tree, the Sword Hero still had many injuries that had not yet healed. Moreover, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss wielded by Wan Jun was a Domain Instrument, which inflicted wounds that went beyond physical harm, leaving behind Demonic Qi that was difficult to expel from the Sword Hero’s body, delaying his recovery.

However, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero was adamant. He had been unsatisfied with his battle against Wan Jun and had initially intended to perish together with him. But after considering his companions from the Netherworld, he eventually abandoned this idea and retreated, leveraging the ability of his Domain Instrument in tandem with Xi Zhao during the final moments. All of this was based on a promise from Sun Wukong, who had assured him that in the next battle, he would create conditions for the Sword Hero to fight Wan Jun to the death without any interference.

Knowing that if he had stayed behind, the only outcome would have been his death at the hands of the Annihilation Demon Nation’s forces, the Sword Hero, fueled by anger, did not hesitate to join the stealth attack. He needed to vent the frustration and regret from the previous conflict through battle.

Subsequently, the four of them traveled underground and, within about a quarter of a Chinese Hour, arrived near the Genesis Palace. Yet they detected neither the ambiance of combat nor the fluctuation of energy, which left them puzzled. Sun Wukong then activated his fiery eyes that could see through earth. The depths of the earth could not block the penetrating vision of his fiery eyes. Gazing past the earth, he saw the area in front of the Genesis Palace, where the Teleportation Array, once connected to the Netherworld Palace, lay destroyed, and pits and depressions littered the aftermath of a battle. However, no signs of the Underworld God Army could be seen.

After scanning the area again to no avail, Sun Wukong did notice thirty Guardian Puppets encircling the Genesis Palace. The Genesis Divine Nation was supposed to have a hundred puppets, yet why only thirty were deployed was puzzling. With no significant findings, Sun Wukong retracted his gaze and relayed what he had observed to the group.

After some consideration, everyone still felt they should go up and take a look, as staying underground might be safe, but they wouldn’t be able to discover anything. Thus the four carefully surfaced, but just as their figures fully emerged on the ground, suddenly a cage about four or five meters in size appeared above their heads. Sun Wukong and his companions were incredibly quick to react, all dodging away in the nick of time.

At the same time, all of them took out their weapons and entered a state of alert. It seemed that this place was not as unguarded as Sun Wukong had suggested. "Who goes there? Who dares to trespass into Genesis Palace?" Just then, a stern shout came from the direction of Genesis Palace, followed by three figures slowly rising from the ground. This... this was truly unexpected, originally the four of them thought that no one would discover them as they approached using Earth Escape, but who knew the people of Genesis Palace were actually hidden underground, waiting for them to fall into the trap.

"Stand down, all of you, stand down. These are people from the Netherworld, show some respect." While Sun Wukong and his friends were still in a daze, another voice rang out, and soon Jue Luan in white robes along with Meng Lan appeared. They dismissed the three individuals, and Jue Luan stepped forward, giving Sun Wukong and his party a slight bow. "Heh, our Genesis Palace was recently attacked and hasn’t had the chance to recover. May I ask the reason for your visit?"

This, in turn, made Sun Wukong and his companions somewhat embarrassed. They originally thought that the Genesis Palace was under attack by the Underworld God Army, so the four planned to take this opportunity to curry favor with the Genesis Palace, hoping to gain some advantages in future negotiations. But now it seemed the battle was long over, which made their appearance rather awkward. If they had come openly and honestly, it would have been fine, but they had sneaked in through the ground, which clearly didn’t bode well for their intentions.

"Uh, we, we were just passing by, just passing by, heh heh." Flame God touched his nose, flashing an innocent smile. And Sun Wukong was even more lost for words, bluntly asking, "Have you guys eaten yet? If not, do you want to join us?" Jue Luan felt his facial muscles involuntarily twitch, barely squeezing a few words through his teeth: "We’ve eaten already!"

"I see, well then we’re off, we won’t disturb you any longer. Come by the Netherworld Palace for a meal some other day!" Saying this, Sun Wukong was already pulling the nearly petrified Xi Zhao and Zijing, turning to leave as if they had really just invited them for a meal. Watching the backs of the four retreating figures, Meng Lan suddenly said, "Are we just going to let them go like this?"

With a profound gaze, Jue Luan watched Sun Wukong and his group before turning to head towards Genesis Palace, speaking as he walked, "Otherwise? The disappearance of Luo Chen and the attack of that mysterious force have already put us Genesis in a highly disadvantageous position. The only solution now is to form an alliance with the Netherworld once more, otherwise, we could very well be the next to be eliminated."

Yes, Luo Chen of the Genesis Divine Nation had disappeared. Seven days ago, a group of people bearing the flag of the Underworld attacked Genesis Palace. The group consisted of more than a hundred people, all with an average cultivation of Nine Patterns Supreme or higher, and their leader possessed the cultivation of a Peak Supreme. They launched a total of four attacks, appearing suddenly each time, fighting for a while, and then just as quickly retreating, more akin to harassment.

Two days ago, the group mounted another attack, and after leaving behind six corpses, once again mysteriously backed off. And then, last night, Luo Chen suddenly disappeared. He also took the Supreme Order of Genesis Palace, which greatly surprised Jue Luan, but Luo Chen’s disappearance was sudden and left not a single clue. Although Jue Luan suspected it might be related to this suddenly appearing force, he could not be certain. Moreover, this worry had nearly turned Jue Luan’s hair white.

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Without the Supreme Order of Genesis Palace, they could no longer take over the World Suppressing Stele of other forces, completely falling into a passive position in the Patrolling Celestial World trial. However, the only consolation was that they had previously conquered the Transforming Thunder Palace, ensuring that as long as not all of them were killed, there was still hope.

On the other side, as the few made their way back, Xi Zhao looked at Sun Wukong and Flame God managing to keep a serious face, and suddenly let out a sigh: "To think that I, the Demon Monarch, would also have such an embarrassing moment. Have you eaten yet? I really want to know how you managed to say that!"@@novelbin@@