Great Demon Sun Wukong

Ye Zi couldn’t help but laugh at this, prompting Sun Wukong to kick him in the butt in frustration. Ye Zi then forcibly contained his laughter and explained, "The battle between the Dragon Emperor and Wu Ming that year is common knowledge among the major figures of Patrolling Celestial World. At that time, the Dragon Emperor was extremely powerful, severely wounding Wu Ming, who later admitted defeat and retreated. Of course, that’s the widely known version of events. But there were also some rumors that I only laughed off when I heard them. Now, it seems they were true!" Having said that, Ye Zi burst into laughter again.

It wasn’t until he noticed Sun Wukong’s visibly darkening expression that Ye Zi took several deep breaths and said, "The gossip back then was that the Dragon Emperor was harassed by a giant toad. After his battle with Wu Ming, a female toad suddenly appeared in Dragon Valley, insisting on marrying the Dragon Emperor. The Dragon Emperor was a Golden Holy Dragon; how could he possibly fancy a toad? Unfortunately, the Dragon Emperor was also injured in his battle with Wu Ming and found himself at a loss with the female toad."

"What happened next? Did the Dragon Emperor..." Sun Wukong’s interest was piqued at Ye Zi’s words. The thought of the Dragon Emperor being hounded by the big toad from earlier sent a chill up Sun Wukong’s spine and a wave of deep disgust throughout his body. With a laugh, Ye Zi said, "There was no ’after.’ Once the Dragon Emperor’s strength recovered, it is said he gave that female toad a proper beating. Then the matter was dropped. Of course, we all thought it was just a slander against the Dragon Emperor, but now it seems there was some truth to it. Oh my, just the thought of the Dragon Emperor with that female toad makes me want to laugh!"

On the other side, after Ye Zi had burst out laughing and pulled Sun Wukong away to a hasty retreat, the Dragon Emperor felt a surge of blood rushing up to his chest, his fists clenched tightly as a surge of murderous intent overwhelmed him. The female toad, seemingly oblivious to the Dragon Emperor’s demeanor, continued in a voice utterly devoid of charm, "My, my, why did those two little guys run off? I wanted them to witness the romance between me and Lord Dragon Emperor. Hee hee hee, my dear Dragon Emperor, I knew you couldn’t leave me!"

Just as the big toad named Hidden Mountain finished speaking, the Dragon Emperor exploded in rage. For him, his dignity and pride were more important than his life, and the presence of this female toad was an insult to his honor. Therefore, he was prepared to pay any price to exterminate the female toad today. Cloaked in a shimmering golden light, a spear exuding a fierce aura materialized in his hand. With a half-turn of his body and a forceful push, he hurled the golden spear towards the female toad named Hidden Mountain.

The spear, carrying an unparalleled momentum, was faster than lightning. A streak of golden light flashed, and the female toad was pinned against the rock wall. The stench of green blood dripped steadily from the wound, corroding the ground below into pits the size of human heads. Before the Dragon Emperor could even sigh in relief, the toad’s body nailed to the rock began to fade and then vanished.

Naturally, the Dragon Emperor’s keen vision could tell that the female toad hadn’t really disappeared but had merged with the mountain behind her. Hidden Mountain was the meaning behind the term. The toad must have fused completely with the entirety of Blood Mist Mountain. As for the meaning of the word ’Tong’, it soon became apparent. From the holes created by the corrosive green blood, dozens of figures in the same murky green color began to crawl out, each nude and carrying a green spear.

The Dragon Emperor’s rage erupted anew at the sight of the figures emerging from the holes. Not because they bore some resemblance to him but rather because they had one distinct feature: their bodies were covered in pus-filled boils. In the eyes of the female toad, the more boils one had, the more handsome they were, as confirmed by a screeching female voice that followed.

"Dragon Emperor, it’s such a pity you don’t have a single boil on you. But no matter, once I’ve captured you with my charm, I’ll make sure you’re covered in boils just like me!" As the voice sounded, those dozens of green figures, all hunched and deformed, charged at the Dragon Emperor, howling as the putrid green fluid continued to ooze from their boils, creating an indescribably disgusting sight.

The Dragon Emperor furrowed his brows, his arms trembling. In an instant, his body was covered with dense, sturdy dragon scales, and his arms transformed into gigantic dragon claws, shining with a purple-golden glow. The next moment, his sweeping purple-golden dragon claw smashed the dozens of green figures into a mess of limbs and body parts. However, the Dragon Emperor’s frown remained deep. For the smashed figures started to wriggle back to life almost immediately after falling, and curiously, their shattered body parts fused back together in a haphazard fashion instead of their original form.

Simply put, it’s not about merging with one’s own limbs or body, but about merging with whatever is close at hand. Therefore, what stood before the Dragon Emperor in the end were only about twenty individuals, but these twenty or so could no longer be called humans, they could only be described as monsters. They were just randomly cobbled together, with the sole purpose of being able to stand up. One creature had three heads and four legs, another had only arms for its lower body with no legs, making the sight utterly nauseating.

The Dragon Emperor’s face was also a shade of iron blue, for he had realized that these creations of the Mother Toad were not intended to defeat him, but purely to disgust him. And the reason was simple, revenge against the Dragon Emperor. Once he grasped this, the Dragon Emperor gradually calmed down. Anger in battle could indeed grant one strength beyond imagination, but it also made it easy to lose rationality, and more often than not, the outcome was destruction and death. Discover exclusive content at NovelBin.Côm

Watching the staggeringly approaching monsters, the Dragon Emperor raised his left hand, then struck down at the void, and immediately a golden dragon claw, six or seven meters in size, formed above the heads of the twenty-plus green creatures. As the Dragon Emperor’s left hand struck down, the golden dragon claw also smashed down ferociously, once again turning those twenty-some monsters into a pool of green sludge. Afterward, the golden dragon claw suddenly changed from gold to incandescent white, evaporating the green sludge into nothingness.

"If you want to fight, fight fair and square. Do you think these little tricks will work?" "Oh my, don’t be so fierce, Dragon Emperor dear. Since you’re in such good spirits, I’ll give you a good fight, but don’t blame me if you accidentally get killed, okay?"

Listening to the Mother Toad’s increasingly nauseating voice and words, the Dragon Emperor felt his rage becoming uncontrollable. Just as he was about to transform into his true form, the Golden Holy Dragon, he felt a sudden tremor underfoot, and the shaking grew more and more violent, as if the whole Blood Mist Mountain was about to collapse.

On the other side of Blood Mist Mountain, Sun Wukong and Ye Zi flew directly into mid-air, hurrying toward where the Dragon Emperor was. As they circled Blood Mist Mountain, their expressions changed from puzzled to astonished. When they returned to the Dragon Emperor’s side, they were completely shocked.

"What’s happening? Is this toad preparing to fight to the death? What do we do? This is troublesome!" Sun Wukong, having just returned, also witnessed the changes in Blood Mist Mountain, but he did not understand what was happening. The Dragon Emperor also took to the air, shattering the falling rocks as he cast a questioning look at Ye Zi.

"This Mother Toad is called Wu Ming. ’Wu Ming’ means she can conceal herself within any mountain peak and recover her strength through the mountain’s power. And that ’ming’ character refers to the fact that the Mother Toad can fuse with the mountain she is hidden in..." With that explanation, Sun Wukong and the Dragon Emperor understood the situation. Instantly, all three burst forth, Ye Zi’s body glowing intensely green, while the pale golden protective shield around the Dragon Emperor turned to purple gold, covering all three as they flew toward the edge of the mountain.

Soon, as the trio flew out of the mountain’s range, the mist of blood that had obscured their view disappeared, and in its place appeared an enormous stone toad.

Or, to be more precise, Blood Mist Mountain had transformed into a toad, a massive toad with no visible end.