Urban Invincible Medical Divine

Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Purgatory Test (Third Update)

Taotie had stirred outside the Heavenly Court? Heh! This guy really is quite obedient, doing exactly as the Leader of Tongtian instructed him, but it inadvertently helped Sun Wukong a lot, and the incident of Taotie breaking the seal and causing chaos in the Heavenly Court just passed by like that.

The great competition continued, and so did the grand tournament of the Heavenly River Navy. Of course, Sun Wukong effortlessly obtained one of the slots to represent them in the tournament, as Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng simply did not dare to compete with him.

The second spot among the three available naturally went to Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng, yet the third spot took everyone by surprise—it was Qin Feng!

Qin Feng’s cultivation was not high, having only recently made a breakthrough, he was still only at the late stage of a Taiyi Scattered Immortal, far from reaching a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but his strength was indeed formidable. The Water Control Supreme Technique combined with the Split Cloud Spear Technique, along with the recently acquired Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations, had significantly elevated Qin Feng’s prowess. Chen Xueyou and Zhang Wenshan, the two deputies of Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng, had fallen at the hands of the fierce Taotie, making Qin Feng the strongest in the Heavenly River Navy aside from Sun Wukong and Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng.

However, that Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng would take the initiative to let Qin Feng participate in the grand competition of the Heavenly River Navy did catch Sun Wukong by surprise—Zhu Tianpeng was clearly trying to curry favor with him!

So the fat pig knows what’s good for him! If he encounters him in the competition, he’ll pull his punches.@@novelbin@@

Sun Wukong thought to himself; originally, he planned to teach Zhu Tianpeng a harsh lesson if he encountered him in the grand competition of Heavenly Court, aiming to beat him to a pulp. But seeing how sensible Zhu Tianpeng was, he decided to let him off the hook.

“Phew! The murderous intent of this monkey has finally subsided!”

Seeing the cold intention in Sun Wukong’s gaze diminish, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng heaved a great sigh of relief, no longer needing to worry!

Flower-Fruit Mountain, before the palace of Water Curtain Cave Heaven.

“Taotie? From the Heavenly Court?”

Leng Xuan, listening to the report from his demon soldiers, raised his eyebrow curiously, “What does someone from Heavenly Court want with our Flower-Fruit Mountain?”

“That Taotie said he was sent here by the Great Saint!”

“The boss told him to come?”

Leng Xuan’s eyes shifted, and he commanded, “Alright, bring him in!”

Taotie was brought into Flower-Fruit Mountain, and after passing through numerous checkpoints, he entered Water Curtain Cave Heaven. All along the way, he looked around curiously, having seen the forces of the Demon Clan before, but never one like Flower-Fruit Mountain! Such numerous checkpoints, banners fluttering, armor shining—it hardly seemed like the den of mountain-conquering monsters; it was almost comparable to Heavenly Court!

“You’re Taotie? From Heavenly Court? What are you doing here at Flower-Fruit Mountain?”

Watching Taotie look around curiously, Leng Xuan slightly squinted his eyes and asked.

“I am Taotie, but I’m not from Heavenly Court. I am a fierce beast from ancient times; the Great Saint helped me break my seal and escape confinement. He sent me to Flower-Fruit Mountain, said there’s a passage here to the Demonic Realm, where I must return along with Lord Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan!”

Taotie nodded and then shook his head as he explained.

“The ancient fierce beast Taotie? The one that can swallow anything?”

Leng Xuan was astonished, and the other demons also showed shocked expressions. They thought it was some deity from Heavenly Court who had taken the name of an ancient fierce beast—they didn’t expect it to be Taotie himself!

Taotie nodded; he indeed could swallow anything, though it also depended on whether he could digest it.

“So it’s really Taotie! You said the boss saved you, but what exactly happened? And why do you want to go to the Demonic Realm?”

Previously, when outside the gates of Flower-Fruit Mountain, the demon soldiers had not inquired carefully and mistook Taotie for someone from Heavenly Court. They hadn’t expected him to be the ancient fierce beast Taotie himself, let alone that he was connected to Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and intended to go to the Demonic Realm!

“This is what happened…”

As Taotie narrated the sequence of events, Leng Xuan and the rest of the demons finally understood; so that’s what it was!

“Knew our boss couldn’t keep quiet, sure enough, even settled in Heavenly Court he’s stirred up such waves!”

Leng Xuan and Bull Demon King exchanged glances, chuckling wickedly; Sun Wukong had been unheard from after heading to Heavenly Court, and though they didn’t voice it, they were quite worried. But according to Taotie, not only had Sun Wukong not suffered the slightest in Heavenly Court, he thrived, turning Heavenly Court upside down, and even gaining a lot from encounters with grand figures like the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and the Leader of Tongtian, truly worthy of their leader!

“Brother Taotie, that brother Mu Chenxuan has already returned to the Demonic Realm, setting off to seek revenge against the Jidu Demon Emperor. Our flower-Fruit Mountain’s Six-Eared Macaque has gone with him; if you’re looking for him, you’ll have to return to the Demonic Realm.”

“The elder Mu has already returned to the Demonic Realm? Then I must hurry to lend him a helping hand!”

Without delay, Taotie urged Leng Xuan to lead him into the Heaven-Piercing Tower and down to the depths of the Flower-Fruit Mountain’s Earth Meridians where the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation was located, opening the gateway that lay beside the Stellar Spiritual Qi between the two realms.

“Taotie, this is the gateway to the Demonic Realm between the two realms. I won’t see you off any further. Take care!”

Leng Xuan pointed towards the gateway in the Demonic Realm beside the Stellar Spiritual Qi disc, making a gesture of invitation to Taotie.

“Thank you! I, Taotie, will return this favor someday!”

Taotie bowed to Leng Xuan and then ducked into the gateway to the Demonic Realm, disappearing in an instant.

Inside the Heavenly Court, the millenniumly held great competition had finally begun. However, this time the number of participants in the great competition was significantly higher than in the past, at least half more. Some hermit immortals, who usually hid in various famous mountains and rivers, had come to join the excitement, and the Jade Emperor could not deny them, only allowing them to join the grand competition. Yet, he was quite puzzled why these usually uninvolved and carefree souls had suddenly all come to participate in the Heavenly Court’s grand competition?

Although the effect of the Ascend to Heaven Platform was against heaven’s law, it seemed not enticing enough to attract so many hermit immortals, right?

Strange!

The Jade Emperor was very perplexed, but none would tell the truth upon inquiry; all gave various excuses, none of which were true, he sensed. But if these immortals and gods would not speak up, he couldn’t force them, right?

Well, only three people could enter the Ascend to Heaven Platform for cultivation. With only those three precious spots available, all participating immortals and gods would give their all, which meant no loss to the Heavenly Court or the Jade Emperor and no need to get to the bottom of things.

Thus, the grand competition of the Heavenly Court commenced, but it was quite different from the competition with the Heavenly River Navy, with the first challenge being a test of survival skills.

“This is one of the heavenly texts, the Investiture of the Gods, which contains a space of its own and serves as the first challenge of this competition. I call it the Purgatory Test. Those who can enter it and come out safely from the other side within a day have passed the first challenge! I wish you all good luck from here!”

The Jade Emperor (Jade Emperor) said, tossing the Investiture of the Gods into the air. The entire scroll emitted a dazzling light and began to slowly open, with beams of green light shooting out from it toward Sun Wukong and the other competitors, enveloping them and then pulling them into the Investiture of the Gods.

Sun Wukong did not resist; he let the force pull him into the Investiture of the Gods. The other competing immortals did the same. As lights and shadows swirled around him, Sun Wukong found himself in a vast wilderness with no one around. As far as his eyes could see, the wilderness stretched boundlessly, only appearing to have a glimmer of dawn at the edge of the world, presumably the exit of this first challenge!

“Is this the self-contained space inside the Investiture of the Gods? Strange, where are the others who entered the challenge?”

Dozens had attempted this first challenge, but now, only Sun Wukong was in this wilderness. Beyond that, not a single creature was in sight, the silence making it eerily unsettling. Sometimes, the greater the calm, the greater the lurking danger; that was precisely how Sun Wukong felt now.

“No matter, let’s go and see. Even if it’s through mountains of daggers or seas of fire, your grandpa Wukong must check it out!”

Sun Wukong activated the Void-Breaking Divine Eye and looked around, but he saw nothing amiss. He furrowed his brows, thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth, rose on a cloud, and flew towards the glimmer of dawn at the end of the world, only to land back on the ground shortly after.

This space actually had a flight restriction, meaning he had to walk to the exit from the ground up?

Sun Wukong frowned. Places with these flight restrictions were typically fraught with dangers, like The Borderlands.

Speaking of which, apart from spiritual energy, this space inside the Investiture of the Gods resembled The Borderlands quite closely—both had flight restrictions and were desolate and frighteningly silent.

Could it be that, like The Borderlands, some bizarre and monstrous creatures might suddenly appear here?

No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than a strange surge of power abruptly appeared nearby. Following that, a hand shot out from the ground at an angle and reached behind Sun Wukong in an instant—so fast that another might not have even had the chance to react before being struck!

“Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations, White Cloud Smoke!”

At the thought, Sun Wukong instantly deployed the Mysterious Heaven Nine Transformations White Cloud Smoke body technique, turning his body intangible like smoke, allowing the attacking hand to pass right through him without hitting anything, eliciting a light sound of surprise from the attacker, seemingly astonished at missing Sun Wukong.

“Who’s there, come out and face your grandpa Wukong!”

With his form solidifying again, Sun Wukong roared and pulled out the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod, swinging fiercely at the place from where the hand had struck. His eyes shimmered with golden light, and the Void-Breaking Divine Eye had already advanced to the third phase—the Void-Breaking Heavy Pupils. A faint figure appeared in Sun Wukong’s sight.

“Boom!”

The Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod swung but missed its target. Just as it almost hit the figure, the figure vanished into thin air, and the rod heavily slammed into the ground, causing the entire earth to shake.

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