Great Demon Sun Wukong

It wasn't that Xi Zhao's power was insufficient; rather, it was because the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent of the Patrolling Celestial World was simply too immense. It was far larger than any serpent Xi Zhao had known, heard of, or seen. Moreover, should the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent be fully resurrected, leaving aside the question of whether it could be controlled by Xi Zhao—even if it could be—the Patrolling Celestial Realm would likely be finished. The Heavenly Patrollers had already explicitly warned against any further explosions of the Heavenly Steles. Why issue such a warning? Was it because those Heavenly Steles were too precious? Of course not; it was because the explosion of a Heavenly Stele would cause massive damage to the Patrolling Celestial World, so the Heavenly Patrollers had no choice but to strictly prohibit it.

If the entire nine-headed serpent were to awaken completely, the ultimate fate of the Patrolling Celestial World would certainly be complete destruction. In that case, Myriad Demons Country would probably be doomed as well, and he, the instigator, would not be able to escape his involvement. Although that person would definitely cover for him, even that individual would likely be powerless in the face of such an event, and to disassociate themselves or for fear of being betrayed, they might even take the initiative to strike.

Therefore, awakening just one serpent head was the safest course of action. Although there were still risks, those risks were within a controllable range. Xi Zhao and the others did not intend to destroy the Patrolling Celestial World; it was sufficient for them to completely wipe out those people from Netherworld Fangcun. That serpent head had continually stretched upwards from underground for hundreds of thousands of meters, and standing on the ground, Sun Wukong could no longer see where that serpent head was. However, upon a closer look now, Sun Wukong realized that this Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was not as thick as the large hole that had appeared earlier, but its diameter was estimated to be around four to five thousand kilometers; it was truly like a mountain of flesh.

The serpent head extended into the high skies above seventy thousand meters before it stopped. Then the serpent's mouth opened wide, and an extremely unpleasant yet thunderous hiss, like that of the Nine Heavens, emanated from its gaping jaws. Instantly, the sky was thrown into turmoil, with clouds churning and lightning striking amidst them, followed by a violent storm. At the same moment, whether it was the people fighting at the Myriad Demons Palace or the Ferocious Beasts and the Underworld God Army killing each other on the other side, everyone felt a difficult-to-describe sense of terror and a destructive aura at that moment. The intensity of that aura was unparalleled, causing many weaker individuals and creatures to prostrate on the ground, trembling in fear.

Sun Wukong, too, was frightened at this moment. He had always known that the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was terrifying; its title of "annihilation" was not unfounded. However, he had truly not expected the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent to be so fearfully powerful. And this was just one serpent head; what if all nine serpent heads acted together? It was likely that the entire Patrolling Celestial World would become a Mortal Hell.

As the serpent head appeared, Xi Zhao had already followed the soaring serpent head swiftly into the sky. When the serpent head ceased its ascent, Xi Zhao reached a position parallel to the serpent head. Although Xi Zhao's frame was nearly negligible compared to the serpent head's enormity, the powerful aura emanating from him caused the Nine Headed Serpent to direct its enormous gaze towards where Xi Zhao was. To be honest, Xi Zhao was somewhat surprised at the serpent's strength, which even exceeded his expectations, but he did not panic.

After the serpent head felt Xi Zhao's presence, it instinctively opened its gaping maw and suck in his direction with immense force. Suddenly, a terrifying suction force came from its maw, but Xi Zhao emitted a flash of white light, and instantly, an extreme chill, the Primordial Ice, the coldest thing in heaven and earth, rose around him. As the chill of the Primordial Ice was absorbed by the suction into the serpent's mouth, the powerful serpent was suddenly invaded by the cold, causing the suction strength to weaken rapidly.

Taking the opportunity, Xi Zhao immediately escaped the range of the sucking force. Once the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent recovered, Xi Zhao suddenly pointed a finger, and a burst of dazzling red light erupted in the middle of the serpent head's forehead. With the appearance of that red light, the serpent head that was poised to devour Xi Zhao again ceased its movements. The huge, moon-like serpent eye suddenly became somewhat chaotic. As the red light on its head grew brighter, the confusion in the serpent's eye became increasingly evident. Finally, Xi Zhao spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which directly vanished into the void, but then it reappeared at the very center of the red light.

With the fusion of this essence blood, the red light on the serpent head began to twist, eventually forming a flame shape and branding onto the serpent head's surface. In the serpent's eye, the pupil also turned into a flickering flame. With that, Xi Zhao finally let out a sigh of relief.

Success at last, Xi Zhao thought with relief; his long and calculated planning had paid off. Now, everything had its reward, and he, Xi Zhao, had finally fully controlled this head of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent. Furthermore, he had tapped into the Annihilation Evil Flame within the serpent's body. With such power, he was confident in not just dealing with the Allied Forces but even annihilating the entire Underworld God Army. Of course, he would not do that; the Underworld God Army still had its uses.

If someone was paying close attention, they might have already guessed what that sudden burst of red light was. That's right, the red light was indeed emanating from the World Suppressing Stele, Burning Fire No. 9! The World Suppressing Stele isn't merely a weapon; in fact, it's not a weapon at all. The reason people think the World Suppressing Stele is an overwhelming weapon is due to its immensely powerful capabilities. It's so potent that using the stele in battle could elevate the wielder to an entirely different realm of power.

Xi Zhao, who had once been the Domain Lord of the Annihilation Demon Nation and the foremost among the Nine Great Divine Kingdoms, had deeply researched the World Suppressing Stele. He not only discovered that the stele was a Seal Stone, containing the Underworld Venerate and the Pioneer, but also, tens of thousands of years ago, he had found a way to lift the seal of the World Suppressing Stele. That's why the shadow, Luo Chen, was able to secretly lift part of the seal on Wasteland Soil No. 3, allowing the Underworld Venerate and its instinctive soul to devour all the energy around it, ultimately leading to the tragedy in the Dominion of Soil.

Xi Zhao had accidentally discovered that the World Suppressing Stele could control the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent during his research while he was still alive. However, at that time it was only a theory, which Xi Zhao never had the chance to confirm. But after his death, this theory was only further perfected. So when he saw that Master Tongtian possessed Burning Fire No. 9, the World Suppressing Stele, Xi Zhao coveted it. After a series of plans, he finally got his hands on the stele without raising any suspicions.

Originally, he had planned to use the Heavenly Stele to control the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent he would summon while fighting against Mo Mietian during his counterattack on the Annihilation Demon Nation. But now, he had to deploy it ahead of time. As it turned out, his initial theory was quite accurate.

"Brother Monkey, what do we do? It seems like we can't beat this big fellow!" Old Sand at this moment gripped his Sky-flipping Crescent Spade tightly, looking up at the towering snake body, and asked. Sun Wukong took a deep breath as the situation was truly dire. With his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, he could see the snake's head and the changes in its pupils and aura from tens of thousands of meters up in the air. Sun Wukong knew everything, so he guessed Xi Zhao must have already taken control of this terrifying giant snake.

In front of this giant snake, the forces of the Netherworld World and the Fangcun Spirit Realm were simply not enough. What to do? Should they flee? But if they ran, where could they escape to? Ling Weiyang and Xi Zhao both had maps, so running would be futile. As the saying goes, you can run from the monk but not from the temple. But fighting seemed just as unlikely to succeed, so what could they do? Now Xi Zhao had completely taken control of the giant snake.

That's right, control? Sun Wukong had clearly observed Xi Zhao using Burning Fire No. 9 to control the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent. Of course, he didn't plan to control the serpent himself, for he was not from the Annihilation Demon Nation. Instead, Sun Wukong thought about breaking Xi Zhao's control over the giant serpent, which would likely cause it to wreak havoc indiscriminately. If that happened, the Spirit Controllers couldn't just stand by idly, for if the Patrolling Celestial World were to be widely damaged, the Underworld God Army would certainly suffer severe casualties as well.

With this realization, Sun Wukong suddenly saw that although the situation seemed dire, there were still many ways out. As the Tao teaches, there are fifty paths, one keeps forty-nine and leaves one. This was the slim chance of survival.

"Old Sand, let's go find our master. I'm afraid only the master can stand against this giant snake."

At this moment, Xi Zhao had also landed on the snake's head, steadying the surging blood in his body. He hurriedly issued the first command to the snake's head, to descend to the Myriad Demons Palace. The part of the snake that extended out of the ground was more than seven hundred thousand meters, so just by lowering its head, a radius of one hundred and forty million meters fell within its attack range — and the Myriad Demons Palace was naturally included within it. (To be continued. If you like this work, your votes of recommendation and Monthly Passes at Starting Point ) are most welcome. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)