Great Demon Sun Wukong

Hearing Yinshan's words, Sun Wukong nearly stumbled and fell. Noticing the odd looks from everyone around, Yinshan resentfully glanced at Wu Ming and said, "It's all because of him that I can't fuse with any mountain other than Blood Mist Mountain anymore. Because of this, my strength can only be exerted to thirty percent at most. Under these circumstances, I can only fight an opponent with Seven Patterns at best, and I'm not even sure that I can win!"

Wu Ming also slapped his forehead, obviously having completely forgotten about this before. Wukong asked, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Even if there was a way to move Blood Mist Mountain, we wouldn't have enough time now. Is there really no other way for you to fuse with other mountains?" Yinshan pointed out a real problem—only when fused with Blood Mist Mountain was he at his strongest. "It's not impossible, if I could find a mountain that's highly compatible with my Spiritual Power, I should be able to do it!"

Nodding slightly, Sun Wukong suddenly stepped forward, placing a hand on Yinshan's forehead. Then, he opened his Heaven and Earth Dao Eye and closely observed something. Quickly, Sun Wukong suddenly smiled and said, "No problem, just relax, I will give you a big surprise when the battle comes. Alright, we need to hurry up and depart now, there isn't much time left!" Since Sun Wukong planned to maintain some secrecy, others didn't ask too much; however, Yinshan's confusion was quite apparent.

On one hand, Sun Wukong and the other seven people finally set off, and it was believed that these eight would give the Underworld God Army quite a headache. On the other hand, inside the Myriad Gods Hall, the meeting of the five powers had finally come to an end. It was announced that after everyone had rested for one Chinese Hour, all forces would gather and attack the Annihilation Palace. Although the previous plan was disrupted by the Myriad Demons Country, after discussion, it was decided to still prioritize attacking the Annihilation Palace of the Demon Nation.

One reason was because the Demon Nation had suffered the most casualties in the previous battle and was also relatively close to the Myriad Gods Hall. Currently, Netherworld World had twenty people, with one Domain Lord Level powerhouse, Rogue Heart Sword Hero. Genesis Divine Nation had twenty people, with one Domain Lord Level powerhouse, Jue Luan. Fangcun Spirit Realm had thirty-six people, with one Domain Lord Level powerhouse, Dao Zhun. Myriad Gods Hall had sixteen members, with only ten capable of combat, and the Domain Lord Level powerhouse He Tu was severely injured. Canglan River Realm had twenty people, with one Domain Lord Level powerhouse, Ghost Jade. In total, there were one hundred and sixteen people.

Additionally, the two Domain Lord Level gorillas that had followed the little monkey also joined, making the actual count one hundred and eighteen people, with six Domain Lord Level powerhouses. Of course, the two gorillas were the ones that previously protected the Canglan River Realm and the Myriad Gods Hall. The one from Netherworld World that followed the little monkey did not come with them, saying it wanted to wait for the little monkey's return. Apart from these, there were also two thousand various Ferocious Beasts. These were the ones that followed the two Domain Lord Level gorillas, a thousand each from Canglan and the Myriad Gods. It was the presence of these Ferocious Beasts that ensured the Myriad Gods Hall suffered only casualties, not annihilation, in the previous sneak attack. Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Clearly, the fact that Myriad Gods Hall had the protection of Ferocious Beasts was unknown to the Annihilation Alliance Army. This also made Zhibei doubt whether there was a spy within their ranks. Of course, it was only a slight suspicion; if the spy's goal was to ensure mutual destruction, it would make sense. The injured from Myriad Gods Hall were all healed by Light Master Meng Lan of Genesis Divine Nation and Qian Shang of the Chaotic Giant Clan. Meng Lan took care of healing their external wounds and restoring their Spiritual Energy, while Qian Shang employed the Life Baptism from Chaos Five Decisions to help them recover their Life Force.

Even so, when it was time to depart, only two of the six severely injured members from Myriad Gods Hall had regained their Combat Power. It could be said that Myriad Gods Hall had been weakened to its limit. Nevertheless, due to Zhibei's presence, Myriad Gods Hall did not receive any unfair treatment. After some consideration, Myriad Gods Hall decided to send only Zhibei, Po Jun, and Feng Xi to join the others heading to Annihilation Palace. Of the thousand Ferocious Beasts that had been injured in previous battles, the loss was negligible; five hundred stayed behind while the rest accompanied the group.

After a period of rest, the physical and Spiritual Energy that had been depleted during the previous relentless run had been restored, and without further hesitation, one thousand five hundred Ferocious Beasts and one hundred and eighteen people prepared to set off in a battle formation. However, just at that moment, Dao Zhun suddenly signaled for everyone to wait and called Xi Zhao, Ghost Jade, Zhibei, and Jue Luan over. Gazing at the puzzled faces of the four, Dao Zhun smiled slightly and said, "Before we depart, there is something I need to make clear!"

Everyone bowed slightly, signaling Dao Zhun to continue. After glancing at the crowd, Dao Zhun spoke slowly, "This battle can be said to be an all-out effort by us. I believe all of you are well aware of the stakes should we fail. Therefore, we cannot afford any accidents. However, to my knowledge, there is indeed a spy among us, possibly among others, or even among the five of us! So, if we do not take effective measures for our full-force assault, I am afraid our plans would be known to the enemy before we even arrive at the destination!"

Dao Zhun's words struck a chord, for if this plan were to leak again, the Annihilation Palace would be facing not a one-sided slaughter but a well-set enemy trap. Although those present were not all members of the five powers, they encompassed the majority of the combat force. Should they suffer severe losses or be completely wiped out, the remaining members would surely meet their doom. Thus, as soon as Dao Zhun spoke, the crowd nodded in agreement.

"Does senior have any good strategies? It's embarrassing to say, but my ability to foresee has been utterly useless on this matter. Moreover, since the last encounter with Ling Weiyang, I've found that my predictive abilities have weakened," Zhibei's remark was even more shocking than Dao Zhun's revelation, causing everyone to urgently inquire about the matter. Zhibei then explained with a bitter expression, offering an answer that left everyone dumbfounded, "My predictive ability has been absorbed by Ling Weiyang, almost a third of it!"

"How is that possible? Your predictive power can actually be absorbed?"

"I, too, find it incredible, but that is the reality. Now, the events and the scope that I can foresee have been greatly reduced. This is also why I did not detect this ambush in advance. As for how I learned that it was absorbed by Ling Weiyang, my sister discovered it. She sensed an aura very similar to mine in the Myriad Demons Palace, an aura unique to our lineage!"

This truly was adding insult to injury—not only had Sun Wukong, who possessed the World Suppressing Stele, not returned, but now even Zhibei's abilities had been weakened. This battle, thus, had become even more challenging. "No matter, a reduction doesn't mean it's gone completely; even if it was completely gone, at worst, we would be the same as them. Regarding the issue of the spy among us, I have an idea!"

Having said that, Dao Zhun suddenly waved his right hand, and a spatial rift about three meters high appeared in front of him. He continued, "I come from the Fangcun Spirit Realm, and my mastery and application of space are unsurpassed by anyone present. I have an independent space that I have cultivated all my life—though not a world on its own, it can be considered a half-world. It is abundant in nature's spiritual energy, and accommodating tens of thousands of people within it should be no difficulty!"

Although Dao Zhun did not spell it out, the crowd immediately understood his meaning. He proposed to hide all sixteen hundred-plus humans and ferocious beasts inside his space, which would be a way to conceal their presence. After all, one person moving is much more inconspicuous than a group of over a thousand individuals and beasts. Moreover, within that independent space, completely isolated from the outside world, it meant that no matter who the spy was, once inside, they would have no way to convey messages outside, a perfect solution!

"I have a question. How can we trust you? You yourself said that the spy could be among us, could be anyone, and could be me, and of course, it could also be senior. What if it really is senior? Would we not be walking into our own doom? I do not mean any offense to senior, it's just a matter of fact," Xi Zhao gazed at Dao Zhun and spoke slowly!

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