Great Demon Sun Wukong

Indeed, regarding this final battle, by all logic, it should have been a full mobilization, bringing together all the forces for a decisive showdown. However, in the Patrolling Celestial World, because of the strange rule that allowed opening the World Suppressing Stele to eliminate the opponent, this decisive battle became somewhat distorted. On one hand, everyone wanted to send as many people as possible into this final battle to strive for the ultimate victory, but on the other hand, they also had to leave some behind to protect their own palaces and World Suppressing Steles. Because by now, the Netherworld Alliance Army was already in a passive situation.

According to their previous plan, they would leave only a few people to guard the palaces in two days, and gather everyone else together to launch a surprise attack on the Annihilation Demon Nation, aiming to crush them with overwhelming numbers and combat power. But now, this plan had to be abandoned due to the fact that the Myriad Gods Hall was unexpectedly attacked in advance. And because the attack was so sudden, they had no idea about the actions of the Annihilation Demon Nation and the Ancient Primordial World at this moment. If too few were left guarding the palaces and someone captured their base, it would be a disastrous and futile act.

Of course, the Netherworld Alliance Army had another choice, which was to completely abandon the defense of the palaces, with everyone pouring out at once. The advantage of this approach was being able to exert the strongest combat power. They believed that the combined force of the four factions would be unstoppable by any single enemy force. In doing so, although their own palaces would face the risk of their Heavenly Steles being opened, they would still have three days to attempt a recapture. Even without a recapture, if they could use their numerical advantage to annihilate the Annihilation, Myriad Demons, and Ancient Primordial World within three days, the remaining Netherworld, Genesis, Canglan, Myriad Gods, and Fangcun would inevitably become five of the new Six Great Divine Nations.

As for the final rankings, they could definitely discuss that among themselves, as they would all be allies. Everything should be negotiable. However, this plan was predicated on Sun Wukong’s return and the presence of the so-called reinforcements they had previously mentioned, as well as the numerous and extremely ferocious beasts. These two crucial factors were now missing, and even Sha Wujing, who possessed the Ultimate Water Stele, had suddenly left, rendering this strategy completely unfeasible.

All this talk was just to express one point: The preemptive covert attack by Myriad Demons Country was perfect in its timing and choice of target. It not only disrupted all of the Netherworld Alliance’s plans but also put them into a great passive state. Because of this, the possibility of having spies from the opposing side within the Netherworld Alliance was brought up once again. At this point, no one would believe that there were no spies leaking information from the Netherworld Alliance side. However, Xi Zhao decided to suppress this matter.

With the great battle looming, internal mistrust was absolutely forbidden in military strategy. Thus Xi Zhao forcefully suppressed the matter, reasoning that there was no point in fighting the last battle if they started suspecting and guarding against each other before even encountering the enemy. At this time, the leaders of these various factions and their senior officials also realized that they had unwittingly fallen into such a disadvantage. On one hand, crucial combat power had not returned, and on the other, there was a spy leaking information within their ranks, and the Myriad Gods Hall was under attack. Those who had been full of confidence about this decisive battle couldn’t help but feel shaken.

Especially with the issue of the spy, although it was forcefully suppressed by Xi Zhao, deep-seated issues had undoubtedly taken root in everyone’s hearts. They probably wouldn’t dare to give it their all in the upcoming battle. No one could be certain that, at the moment of exhaustion from battle, their comrades wouldn’t stab them in the back. Faced with this situation, Xi Zhao and the others were quite troubled.

After receiving a distress signal from the Myriad Gods Hall, within less than half a Chinese Hour’s time, the forces from Canglan, Genesis, Netherworld, and Fangcun arrived at the outskirts of the Myriad Gods Hall through their respective Teleportation Arrays. After briefly discussing through the Message Jade Slips, the factions decided to advance toward the Myriad Gods Hall’s treasury from four different directions. This not only created psychological pressure on the attackers from Myriad Demons Country but also ensured they wouldn’t immediately flee upon seeing the reinforcements. For the Myriad Gods Hall, this was an unfortunate surprise attack, but for the Netherworld Alliance, wasn’t this also the best opportunity to eliminate one of the enemy’s claws?

However, when Xi Zhao led his troops cautiously to the vicinity of the Myriad Gods Palace, they were surprised to find no sounds of fighting, a puzzling circumstance that demanded the utmost care. Any carelessness in this situation could lead to severe losses, or even complete annihilation. The Flame God, wary of their surroundings, quickly walked up to Xi Zhao and asked in a low voice, "Boss, could this be some kind of trap? Is it possible that the Myriad Gods Hall has defected to the Myriad Demons Country and set us up?" Xi Zhao glared at him, replying, "That’s impossible. The people of the Myriad Gods Hall pronounce themselves as the most orthodox gods in the world. To them, Myriad Demons and Annihilation are uncompromising mortal enemies. It’s like someone saying I’m a spy for the Annihilation Demon Nation—would you believe that?"

The Flame God hastily stuck out his tongue, chuckled twice, and then slowed down to walk beside the Rogue Heart Sword Hero. For some reason, the Flame God had become particularly close to the Rogue Heart Sword Hero overnight, as if they had become sworn friends in an instant. After sneaking for about a quarter of a Chinese Hour, they could finally see the Myriad Gods Palace. But the sight before them was truly bewildering.

This was because the expected intense battle scene was nowhere to be seen, but it wasn’t as if the Myriad Gods Palace was untouched. What met their eyes was devastation. The people from the Myriad Gods Hall were either sitting or lying down, all of them breathing heavily, resting or tending to their wounds on the damaged ground in front of the palace gate. Some, who appeared less injured, were tending to some corpses. The arrival of Xi Zhao and his people was quickly noticed by those from the Myriad Gods Hall, who all stood up, ready for a fight. Some immediately recognized the people from the Netherworld World and, after speaking to those beside them, rushed over.

By the time that person reached Xi Zhao and the others, Xi Zhao had already recognized him. It was Po Jun, the strong warrior from Myriad Gods Hall they had met several times before. However, at this moment, his entire body was covered in blood, and there was a particularly obvious wound on his waist. Although the bleeding had stopped, it was evident the treatment had been hastily done, without any proper healing. Upon seeing the people of the Netherworld, joy was clearly evident in Po Jun’s eyes as he hurriedly bowed and said, "It’s Xi Zhao sir and the comrades from the Netherworld. I’m so glad you could make it!"

But, as he bowed, the wound on his waist was suddenly pulled, and blood started to flow out again. Yet Po Jun seemed oblivious to it. From his appearance, everyone could already vaguely guess the situation. Caomei quickly stepped forward and pressed a hand directly on Po Jun’s wound. As Caomei’s hand made contact, Po Jun suddenly furrowed his brow and sharply inhaled. Caomei cursed, "I thought you wouldn’t feel any pain. If we don’t take care of this wound, your intestines will spill out!"

Following Caomei’s words, Po Jun laughed awkwardly but soon his eyes revealed a look of surprise. Because after Caomei pressed on his wound, he could distinctly feel a very substantial Earth Element entering through Caomei’s palm into his wound. The skin and flesh around the wound were affected by this Earth Element and were healing remarkably quickly. Healing external injuries with Spiritual Power wasn’t unheard of; many with the Water or Wood Elements could do it. But healing with the Earth Element, that Po Jun was witnessing for the first time.

Seeing that the healing of his wound significantly soothed Po Jun’s expression, Xi Zhao couldn’t help but ask, "What exactly happened here?" Po Jun’s face turned to an angry expression as he said, "Those beasts, last night I don’t know when, they managed to bypass all the defensive Arrays and Barriers we set up, came directly to the doors of Myriad Gods Palace and then launched an extremely fierce attack on us. Caught completely off-guard, we were immediately suppressed by the enemy. If it weren’t for Lord He Tu’s desperate resistance, we might not have lived to see you." @@novelbin@@

"Who were the attackers?"

"It was Myriad Demons Country and the Underworld God Army. From Myriad Demons Country, there were several familiar faces from last time, Long Tian and the Five Demon Gods were there, only Ling Weiyang and Bai Zhaoju did not show up. The Underworld God Army mobilized around three hundred men, most of whom have the strength of Nine Patterns Supreme, and among them, one was very powerful, with the Cultivation of a Peak Supreme. And those bastards, after a mad onslaught of stealth attacks, suddenly retreated just as we were starting to mount our defense. However, they came again to attack this morning, and just half a Chinese Hour ago, they withdrew once more!"

As he spoke, Po Jun seemed to spit out his frustration as he violently spit on the ground. Po Jun’s words furrowed Xi Zhao’s brows deeply, and the faces of the other people from the Netherworld World also looked quite ugly. This meant they had made the trip in vain, and no matter how it was viewed, the plight of Myriad Gods Hall and the current situation seemed like they had been outsmarted? Every move they made seemed to be watched by the enemy. It was an uncomfortable feeling. Your journey continues on NovelBin.Côm

"What about your casualties?"

Po Jun looked back with a bitter expression, "Originally, we from Myriad Gods Hall had only twenty-one people left, plus that Domain Lord Level Ferocious Beast, making twenty-two in total. Now, there are only sixteen survivors. Moreover, Lord He Tu is seriously injured and will likely lose his Combat Power for a while!"

Hearing Po Jun’s words, a thought suddenly surfaced in Flame God’s mind: if the people of the Netherworld were to turn on them now, Myriad Gods Palace would surely change hands!

(ps. Ahem, Sanzang can finally say this now: the book is finally on the shelf. Writing "Great Demon" until now, with more than a million words, for almost seven months, it’s finally on the shelf, which isn’t easy. This chapter is the first VIP chapter of the book, hehe. For Sanzang, a newcomer, the fact that "Great Demon" can be listed is a really important affirmation for me. It greatly strengthens my confidence to continue down this path. Of course, this would not have been possible without everyone’s support, for which Sanzang is grateful. The listing of "Great Demon" is the best New Year’s gift for Sanzang in 2015. In the future, there will be at least two chapters every day, and potentially more with Monthly Passes, rewards, and recommendations. This book is finally on the right track!)