Great Demon Sun Wukong

Actually, there was a hint of regret in Sun Wukong's heart because, among the people of the Netherworld World, the existence of an undercover was something he kept saying he didn't believe and didn't want to believe. However, subconsciously, he had already accepted it and even had a vague feeling of who that person might be. Precisely because of this, he was even more unwilling to believe it, preferring to deceive himself and tell himself it wasn't true but merely his own misconception.

Therefore, it was a kind of escape that made Sun Wukong follow the little monkey in search of Ye Zi, Wu Ming, and the others when the great war was on the verge of breaking out. After successfully fusing Heaven and Earth Dao Eye and Golden Eyes into the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, Sun Wukong felt a great regret. If he had fused into the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes earlier, he would have been able to identify the mole with just one glance. But now, even if he felt regret, there was nothing he could do about it—Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, despite their power, could not probe across vast distances to discover anything.

Moreover, Sun Wukong's Message Jade Slip had been lost during his fight with Ye Zi's brother, Ye Wu, which resulted in him currently having absolutely no way to communicate with Xi Zhao and the others. Xi Zhao and his team didn't know that Sun Wukong had already successfully found six powerful helpers and had even begun attacking the main base of the Underworld God Army. And Sun Wukong didn't know that the final decisive battle had already started earlier than initially planned.

He sighed in his heart, putting away his emotions. Activating the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes, two bright red flames danced in his eyes, and after scanning the surroundings with himself as the center, Sun Wukong was surprised to find no trace of any squad leader. He looked up—nothing. He looked down—still nothing. How could this be? It's impossible; his suspicions couldn't be wrong, but why hadn't he found any suspicious people?

He didn't stop scanning with the Heaven and Earth Dao Eye. Sun Wukong quickly calmed down and began to rapidly recall every detail from the moment everyone arrived at the outskirts of the Black Castle—every movement, conversation, expression. Old Sha—the Monkey, Ye Zi, and three others stayed outside, while his group of five entered. When they were not far from the Black Castle, the Underworld God Army detected them, then deployed over two hundred soldiers to attack.

The Dragon Emperor charged ahead, annihilating fifty Shield Soldiers. Wu Ming and Hei Kui worked together to take down the remaining one hundred and fifty, then the Shield Soldiers resurrected... No, no, something seemed to have been forgotten by him. They entered the range of the Black Castle, were discovered by the Underworld God Army, that's right, indeed, he and the Dragon Emperor had forgotten something very important. At the beginning, the five of them advanced without any concealment, and the first to discover them were the guards at the gates. Back then, the Dragon Emperor had thrown his Golden Dragon Spear, piercing through those guards of the Underworld God Army.

Logically, an attack like the Dragon Emperor's shouldn't have been able to kill the soldiers of the Underworld God Army, but when Sun Wukong and the others had taken out the one hundred and fifty soldiers, controlled the fifty Shield Soldiers, and entered the Black Castle, they didn't find the bodies of those soldiers at the gate, which meant...

"Dragon Emperor, Wu Ming, Ming Tiekuang, Hei Kui, quickly—quickly get out. There are still living soldiers of the Underworld God Army!" But just as Sun Wukong finished speaking, suddenly his vision darkened. Sun Wukong hastily looked up, and the large hole in the ceiling that the Dragon Emperor had previously punched open was, just now, unknowingly blocked by something. Thus, the only bit of light in the entire underground space was extinguished. The entire underground space was plunged into darkness.

However, this kind of darkness had no effect whatsoever on Sun Wukong and the others—not to mention Sun Wukong's Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes that completely ignored darkness. The Dragon Emperor alone, uh, the Dragon Emperor moved so quickly, in the very moment the entrance was blocked, he was already radiating golden light all over his body, as dazzling as a miniature sun. The Dragon Emperor illuminated the entire underground space, making it bright as day and clearly visible in every detail.

It was at this moment that Sun Wukong and the others suddenly saw that the Underworld God Army, originally huddled into a circle, along with the more than a hundred Soul Bodies extracted by Wu Ming, automatically dispersed, directly leaving a black circular altar in the center exposed. "Not good, my zombies left outside are being attacked—it's those one hundred and fifty Shield Soldiers acting. Damn it, how did they suddenly move?"

Sun Wukong knew that he and his companions had underestimated their opponent. Although no fatal danger was evident yet, Sun Wukong always had an unsettling feeling. Upon hearing Hei Kui's words, Sun Wukong quickly explained to the others, "These expressionless Underworld God Army soldiers are all living puppets, which are puppets with souls and the breath of life. They are being controlled by those squad leaders. The two hundred Underworld God Army soldiers we encountered earlier were under control, and after the death of their squad leader, the fifty Shield Soldiers lost control, thus reverting to carrying out their previous orders. However, there is more than one of those squad leaders. The gatekeeper soldier killed by the Dragon Emperor with the Dragon Lance was actually a squad leader!"

After Sun Wukong finished speaking, the other four nodded in realization, now understanding the odd behavior of the Shield Soldiers earlier. It now appeared that the few who had posed as city guards and acted as squad leaders had regained control over the Shield Soldiers and the Underworld God Army soldiers before them, and it seemed they could even control Soul Bodies. This, however, raised a new issue. The Underworld God Army soldiers present had been transformed into Soul Bodies and zombies by Wu Ming and Hei Kui, and they had been marked by them, but they were still being controlled nonetheless, which meant that the one hundred and fifty zombies outside…

"My zombies have all lost contact. It seems they have been taken over again!" As soon as Hei Kui spoke, everyone was startled. The situation made it abundantly clear to them: the Underworld God Army was truly immortal. As long as the controlling squad leaders lived, the Underworld God Army would be an undying force. While Sun Wukong and the others were simultaneously filled with shock, the black circular altar suddenly began to vibrate, and a dark, murky light spread from the altar.

"Be careful, my senses tell me that something inside this altar is very dangerous, and it gives me a strong sense of threat!" "How do you know it's something inside the altar? What is it?" "Have you ever seen an altar turn into a spirit? Inside, there's a person!" Before Wu Ming could continue speaking, the black altar's trembling suddenly intensified, and right in its center, a crack appeared. A black light, even darker than black and seemingly devouring all light, burst forth.

Then, Sun Wukong saw that the burst of black light had formed a human shape, but this figure, although humanoid, wasn't a person at all; it was more like a human's shadow.

As soon as the black shadow appeared, the Dragon Emperor's lance had already been hurled, but the shadow blocked the powerful Golden Dragon Spear head-on with a direct, frontal motion. Seeing this, Sun Wukong's heart skipped a beat. Why did this scene seem so familiar? But before Sun Wukong could ponder further, the shadow moved, turning into a streak of black light, scooping up the Golden Dragon Spear and thrusting it directly towards them. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

At the same moment, the two-hundred-plus-meter-tall Soul Bodies and the zombie bodies of the Underworld God Army also silently and uniformly charged forward. Sun Wukong glanced back at Wu Ming, his look clearly implied that maybe it would be best not to use that tactic in the future, it only increased the number of enemies. Watching the black shadow that appeared in a flash, the Dragon Emperor did not retreat but instead condensed his Golden Light, then sidestepped, grasping the Dragon Lance that was wrapped by the shadow, and with a bend of his right arm, he hammered down his sturdy elbow directly towards the face of the shadow.

Ming Tiekuang also reacted very quickly. Sun Wukong didn't even see when he had moved, but by the time he noticed him, Ming Tiekuang was already standing behind the shadow with twin blades in hand, crossing them and slashing out.

Wu Ming and Hei Kui, in the meantime, had dashed to each side. Their targets were the Soul Bodies and the zombies; after all, they had created them. Although they'd lost control, dealing with them would be much easier for Wu Ming and Hei Kui than it would be for Sun Wukong and the others. Sun Wukong did not attack the shadow or rush towards the Underworld God Army. Instead, he entered the state of Chaos Giant Transformation, and with a push of his legs, he broke through the obstruction above and landed on the ground. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, your votes for the Monthly Pass at Starting Point (qidian.com) are welcome. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)