Great Demon Sun Wukong

The blood-red mountain was familiar, not a foreign object, but precisely Wu Ming's birthplace, the Blood Mist Mountain. When the Blood Mist Mountain fell and directly crushed the Spirit Controller beneath it, Wu Ming roared towards the heavens from the peak of the mountain, his voice filled with desolation and sorrow. His beloved was dead; even if he sought vengeance and paid back his grudges, what was the point?

His face streaked with tears, Wu Ming was heartbroken. Hidden Mountain had been his partner in life and death, his companion through thick and thin, but now Hidden Mountain had died tragically. What was the point of Wu Ming's sole survival? To take his own life would be cowardly, but Wu Ming decided to unleash one last bout of madness with his life. With Hidden Mountain gone, Wu Ming had no attachments left. Whether it was to avenge Hidden Mountain or to offer one last bit of help to Sun Wukong, Wu Ming was all in.

Thus, upon discovering Hidden Mountain's death, he did not go insane on the spot but instead suppressed the rage and sorrow in his heart and returned to his own Blood Mist Mountain. Wu Ming was well aware that Xi Zhao was responsible for killing Hidden Mountain, and of course, it wasn't just Xi Zhao. However, with Wu Ming's own strength, he was no match for Xi Zhao, so he decided to risk everything for one last frenzy. So when he reached Blood Mist Mountain, he did not hesitate to move the entire mountain.

The Blood Mist Mountain was no ordinary peak; this thousand-zhang-high mountain had, over a million years, become perfectly merged with the Blood Fiend Vital Energy. And Wu Ming was essentially a manifestation born from the congealed Blood Fiend Vital Energy. Thus, Wu Ming's strongest abilities were tied to Blood Mist Mountain. Initially, when Wu Ming returned with Blood Mist Mountain, he planned to directly annihilate Xi Zhao, but upon discovering that Xi Zhao, together with Sun Wukong and others, was maintaining a Great Formation imbued with a potent Sealing Aura, Wu Ming hesitated. If he chose to take out Xi Zhao to avenge Hidden Mountain, Sun Wukong and his companions would certainly be doomed.

So, in the end, Wu Ming smashed the Blood Mist Mountain onto the Spirit Controller, who he certainly recognized. Although the Spirit Controller had shown a slight grace towards him and Hidden Mountain, Wu Ming had long known that the Spirit Controller was the true instigator behind Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang, and had persuaded Wu Ming and Hidden Mountain to follow Sun Wukong without hesitation. But now, in the grief of Hidden Mountain's tragic death, Wu Ming had gone insane.

With a roar, Wu Ming's Vital Energy surged, and just as he intended to leap down to confirm the Spirit Controller's status, the figure of Chi Ghost suddenly appeared before him. By then, Chi Ghost had reverted to the cultivation of the Heavenly Venerate Primary Stage, although it seemed he had sustained considerable damage. Still, dealing with Wu Ming, a Nine Patterns Supreme, was rather easy, so Wu Ming didn't act rashly. The Vital Energy of the Blood Fiend coalesced around Wu Ming's body, forming grimacing human faces and skulls as he asked, "Who are you?"

"Crimson Army, Chi Ghost," replied the apparition. "The sworn enemy of the Law Enforcers. Although the Spirit Controller is suppressed by this mountain, he will not die. I want to ask you, if this mountain is destroyed, what will you do?" Wu Ming, despite his raging heart, still managed to remain calm. "Devastatingly injured, near death; this mountain is my foundation." Chi Ghost frowned slightly, pondering for a moment before speaking: "The Spirit Controller must die today, but there's no need for you or me to move against him again. As long as…" He whispered a few words into Wu Ming's ear, and then Chi Ghost's figure slowly faded away. Wu Ming, however, furrowed his brow tightly, contemplating the truth in the stranger's words.

As Chi Ghost used the Blood Mist Mountain to trap both the Spirit Controller and that Heavenly Venerable Mid Grade Soul Body beneath it, the Seven Extremes Forbidden Heavenly Great Formation was also reaching a crucial moment elsewhere. With the addition of Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang, the operation of the entire formation had become much lighter, and its power had also been reinforced. The most critical detail was that the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent had been trapped in the Illusory Realm all along, showing no signs of awakening even as the formation was activated. This surprised Xi Zhao and confounded Yi Xuan.

Given the strength of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent and the intensity of her Illusory Realm, the fact that it persisted until the activation of the formation was already the limit. But up to the present, the Illusory Realm was still maintaining itself without being broken, which was quite abnormal. Could the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent merely be a paper tiger? That couldn't be right. But why then could the Illusory Realm imprison the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent for so long?

Regardless of whether people were astonished or pleased, worried or cautious, once the Seven Extremes Forbidden Heavenly Great Formation began the sealing process, the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent still showed no signs of resisting, and everyone could feel that the serpent trapped within the formation was indeed real, absolutely genuine.

In the beginning, the Pioneer had arranged the Sealing Grand Formation using nine World Suppressing Steles, and after sealing the Underworld Venerate, Dao Zhun wielded the Formless Divine Sword to divide the Underworld Venerate into nine parts. Moreover, he paid the price with his own Divine Sense and soul to seal pieces of the Underworld Venerate's flesh and soul within the nine World Suppressing Steles. The entity sealed within the Wasteland Soil Stele where Sun Wukong was, turned out to be the Left Hand of the Underworld Venerate.

Now, the principle behind the current Seven Extremes Forbidden Heavenly Formation is the same as the one initially used to seal the Underworld Venerate. The difference is that the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was not nearly as powerful and it offered no resistance whatsoever. Consequently, the cost Yi Xuan, who presided over the formation, had to pay was much less, at the very least not requiring her own sacrifice. When Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang joined, she conceived another idea—using the downgrading of cultivation by one level for everyone present as a price to divide the soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent into seven parts and seal each part within the bodies of the seven people including herself. With this, the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent would never be able to resurrect.

Moreover, Xi Zhao was at the Heavenly Venerate Realm; if he were to lower his level by one grade, he would fall to the Domain Lord Level. It would become incredibly difficult for him to seek breakthroughs from that point on, something the Law Enforcers would certainly not allow. The price for others compared to this was minimal. As for Yi Xuan herself, she naturally had methods for quick recovery of her strength. Simply put, the soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was the best tonic.

However, just as Yi Xuan was about to use the Sealing Power to split the already sealed soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, her entire body suddenly shuddered. In that instantaneous moment, a soul-formed Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent appeared within her Divine Sense and launched an attack. Yi Xuan, of course, had to defend, but this defense distracted her concentration and caused a slight delay in controlling the formation. It was during this momentary lapse that the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, positioned at the center of the formation, suddenly had its nine heads thrashing about. Eight of the heads turned towards eight different directions, and the last head faced upwards; then, the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent astonishingly spoke in human tongue, "I am finally about to be free, hahaha!"

Everyone was stunned—if it weren't for a hallucination, did the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent actually just speak? While the crowd was still in shock, the eighteen eyes on the nine heads of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent suddenly radiated with brilliant light, then closed simultaneously. At this moment, Yi Xuan also came to her senses. Overcome with surprise and anger, she immediately manipulated the formation to split the soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent. This time, the division of the soul was unexpectedly smooth, as if the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent had truly given up all resistance.

Soon, the soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was divided into seven parts, and the other six individuals maintaining the formation felt a tremendous force of suction. The terrifying pull seemed as if it was going to drain away their all, but before they could resist, the force had vanished. At the same time, everyone downgraded by one cultivation level.

Xi Zhao was lowered to Domain Lord Peak, Ling Weiyang to Domain Lord Intermediate Grade, and Sun Wukong to Eight Patterns Supreme. Rogue Heart Sword Hero to Nine Patterns Supreme Peak, Flame God to Eight Patterns Supreme Peak, and Sha Wujing to Eight Patterns Supreme Peak. The Ultimate Water No. 8, which had undergone a super fusion with Sha Wujing, was now unfused and hovered above Sha Wujing's head. Everyone was greatly shocked, especially Xi Zhao, who nearly fainted from the sudden weakness.

Then, while the group was still in the astonishment of their sudden drop in strength, seven differently sized orbs of light imprinted themselves on the chests of the seven individuals, before merging into their bodies. At that time, Yi Xuan's voice rang out, "To ensure the success of the seal, everyone's strength forcibly dropped by one level. However, to compensate you, I have divided the soul of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent into seven parts and merged each into your bodies. With dedicated cultivation, your strength can surely be recovered. Yi Xuan thanks everyone for your tremendous assistance. I will take my leave now."

As Yi Xuan was about to leave, Sun Wukong suddenly spoke up, "I am a descendant of Nuwa. She instructed me to give this to you should I ever encounter someone from the Crimson Army." Having said that, the Five-Colored Divine Stone slowly drifted out from Sun Wukong's body. However, when Sun Wukong turned his Divine Sense inward to his Dantian, he was stunned for there, unbeknownst to him, was a small serpent, and that little serpent had nine heads. (. Mobile users, please visit to read.)