Great Demon Sun Wukong

After the loss of the Pioneer's physical body, the Law Enforcers were truly enraged; however, even amidst their anger, when they exhausted all methods and still could not locate the Pioneer's body, they realized that, unbeknownst to them, they might already have a very powerful enemy. This adversary could be concealed within some world in this universe, or might even hail from another cosmos entirely. In any case, they no longer had any means to find the Pioneer's body.

Unable to locate the Pioneer's physical form meant the universe could not be upgraded. If the universe could not ascend, they would continue to linger in a perilously vulnerable state—a situation none of them wanted. Eventually, a chance discovery revealed that remnants of the Underworld God Army in the Patrolling Celestial World were secretly carrying out a plan to resurrect the Underworld Venerate, which appeared to be quite feasible. Thus, after losing the Pioneer's flesh, the resurrected Underworld Venerate became their only hope. In light of this, the Pioneers did not just turn a blind eye to the covert resurrection activities of the Underworld God Army but also provided them with great convenience in secret.

Of course, the Law Enforcers were not naive; they would not allow a complete resurrection to occur. In fact, as long as not all nine pieces of the World Suppressing Stele were shattered, the Underworld Venerate could not be fully resurrected. Thus, the Law Enforcers were not particularly worried. Although the resurrection plan for the Underworld Venerate was significantly slowed because the Underworld God Army had to devote immense Spiritual Power to cleanse their bodies while maintaining their own spiritual needs, the Law Enforcers were not in too much of a hurry, as they still had ample time.

In this situation, the existence of the Underworld God Army became of utmost importance to the Law Enforcers. If the army experienced mass casualties, not only would they lack enough Spiritual Power for their cleansing, but the resurrection plan for the Underworld Venerate would also be indefinitely postponed. To ensure the safety of the Underworld God Army, chains were specially crafted to grant them the ability to possess Immortal Bodies, and every hundred thousand years, a Law Enforcer would be stationed to guard the Patrolling Celestial World, ensuring that everything proceeded smoothly.

It could be said that the existence of the Underworld God Army was the greatest safeguard for the eight Law Enforcers. However, now it should be said to be the greatest safeguard for just seven Law Enforcers, since the Spirit Controller had already reached a state where they could ensure that they would not be expelled from this universe without needing the Spiritual Power wash from the Underworld God Army. On this basis, and with the trial set to commence in the Patrolling Celestial World, Ling Weiyang, Xi Zhao, and the Spirit Controller behind them plotted out a shocking and earth-shattering plan.

This plan was to completely destroy the Patrolling Celestial World. As long as the Patrolling Celestial World was destroyed, the Underworld God Army would naturally cease to exist. Both Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang had long known the secret behind the chains on the Underworld God Army, from the Spirit Controller's side. Those chains, although created by the Punisher, were not actually genuine chains; to be precise, they should be considered as crafted from the countless antennae of a colossal insect.

In the universe, there exists a type of insect so massive it rivals half a small world in size, possessing no significant Attack Power, yet endowed with formidable Soul Power. Moreover, they could absorb Spiritual Power from all over this universe, any world, whether it be a small world, Divine Kingdom, or any kind of deadliest place or secret realm—as long as it desired, it could absorb the energy it needed.

The chains on the bodies of the Underworld God Army were refined from the countless antennae of such insects, and the small locks were refined from the shed exoskeleton of the insects. Hence, as long as these chains and the small locks came into contact with a being or object that exhibited enough power, they could automatically absorb and follow the spirit guidance of those insects back to their origin in a specific timeframe.

Subsequently, the Law Enforcers would absorb this Spiritual Power from the origin to cleanse their physical forms. As for the Immortal Body ability provided by wearing the chains, that was entirely the work of another amongst the eight Law Enforcers. This individual, known as the Contractor, established contracts with living beings, and their life and death largely escaped the constraints of Cosmic Rules, complying strictly with the Contractor's commands. Therefore, even if the Underworld God Army were to be killed, as long as the Contractor wished it, they could completely be resurrected; this was why, when Wu Ming and Hei Kui took control of the Underworld God Army's souls and physical bodies, those soldiers lost control.

In this universe, no one's Contract Ability exceeds that of the Contractor. However, this ability is not invincible and has its own vulnerabilities, one such being that, if the Contractor's contracted beings are struck by the Power of Destruction of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, then upon the Contractor's death, they would be completely released from the contract, thus leading to true death, beyond resurrection. Of course, there are other methods to break such contracts, such as when the Genesis Divine Nation dealt with several attacking Underworld God Army soldiers, Jue Luan personally took action, not only eliminating those soldiers but also stripping away those chains.

This was enough to prove that Jue Luan possessed considerable strength. However, the Genesis Divine Nation ultimately faced elimination. There must be hidden circumstances behind this outcome because, with Jue Luan's capabilities, plus the assistance of Meng Lan and others, even if Qian Shang suddenly betrayed them, they would definitely not be doomed to complete elimination. As for the hidden details, it's feared that only Jue Luan or Genesis Divine Nation's Domain Lord Xiao He would know.

Thus, since entering the Patrolling Celestial World, Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang's ultimate plan was not to capture the title of the first Divine Kingdom, but to find a way to destroy the Patrolling Celestial World. However, the Patrolling Celestial World was refined from the skull of Underworld Venerate, exceeding even their Divine Kingdom in rank. How difficult would it be to annihilate it completely? Therefore, Ling Weiyang came up with a plan to utilize the immense energy and power contained within the World Suppressing Steles when they were activated, to destroy the Patrolling Celestial World.

But they lacked the strength to trigger all the World Suppressing Steles. At this time, the World Suppressing Stele of the Annihilation Demon Nation became their best experimental target. What came after was much simpler. Using the technology to create Shadow Steles, Ling Weiyang made a fake Supreme Order and handed it to Qian Yuye to activate the World Suppressing Stele of the Annihilation Demon Nation. This plan was a perfect three-birds-with-one-stone strategy for the Myriad Demons Country.

Firstly, after the World Suppressing Stele exploded on its own, they could assess whether this move could cause real damage to the Patrolling Celestial World and gauge the reaction of the Law Enforcers. The second point was to instantly eliminate the Annihilation Demon Nation, and even, with some luck, the Annihilation Demon Nation would be punished. The third point was to test whether the Power of Destruction contained in the World Suppressing Stele of the Annihilation Demon Nation could inflict lethal damage on the Underworld God Army.

The results showed that the Heavenly Patroller was extremely angry about the damage to the Patrolling Celestial World, even issuing a personal warning. From this, it was imaginable that the Annihilation Demon Nation must have received a significant punishment. The explosion of the World Suppressing Stele could indeed cause considerable damage to the Patrolling Celestial World; the blast from the Annihilation Demon Nation's Stele destroyed one-tenth of it. No more than four such counterfeit steles would be needed to ensure the destruction of the Patrolling Celestial World. The only way to achieve this would be to eliminate all other powers and detonate the remaining Steles simultaneously.

However, now that Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang had discovered the colossal Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent beneath the Patrolling Celestial World, the plan to destroy the Patrolling Celestial World with the explosion of the World Suppressing Steles was put on hold because they had a better option.

That was to awaken the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent slumbering deep in the heart of the Patrolling Celestial World. But this serpent was incredibly massive, much larger than any Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent that Xi Zhao knew of. The effort and cost to awaken such a vast creature, especially one in a state of slumber, was extraordinarily colossal.

Therefore, to be completely safe, Xi Zhao used the Annihilation Order to summon one of the serpent's heads and, using the Soul Controlling Technique given to him by the Spirit Controller, temporarily took control of this head. The Soul Controlling Technique can be understood as a spell that paralyzes the soul and the body; during control, the target feels no pain. However, once the control ends, the pain then intensifies instantly.

The series of battles previously inflicted significant damage on this serpent head, especially the strike from Sun Wukong, which directly eliminated the slightly smaller eight heads and rendered the largest one unconscious. But just now, the silhouette of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent suddenly emerged from within Xi Zhao and dove into the ground. This was none other than Ling Weiyang lifting his control over that serpent head.

In a quarter of an hour, the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent would be fully awakened, and in a quarter of an hour, the destruction of the Patrolling Celestial World would commence. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point ) to vote for recommendation tickets and Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)