Great Demon Sun Wukong

By then, the Flame God had already transformed into a human figure and descended. The Rogue Heart Sword Hero inquired whether the Flame God had been harmed, and upon receiving a negative response, everyone once again turned their attention back to Sun Wukong. After the flowing light had entered his body, apart from his body floating upwards, there seemed to be no other abnormalities. Just as everyone was puzzled, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Sha Wujing frowned and without saying a second word, they immediately grabbed the people nearby and fled with all their might towards the distance.

Sha Wujing was even more straightforward. With a wave of his large hand, a water dragon appeared, swooping up the people the Rogue Heart Sword Hero didn't manage to grab and sprinted away at full speed. Both were already at the strength of a Half-step Heavenly Venerate, so when they added their full-powered flight to this, their speed had reached a considerable level. In the third breath after the two of them had fled with the others, Sun Wukong's body suddenly emitted thousands of rays of light.

The rays looked as if a small sun that was constantly emitting light and heat resided within Sun Wukong. When the emitted light reached its zenith, the entire Patrolling Celestial World began to tremble. The Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, having just broken through Dao Zhun's seal, hadn't begun its destruction yet, and was attracted by the aura and light emanating from Sun Wukong. When all eighteen of its giant snake eyes from nine snake heads turned to look at Sun Wukong, who seemed like an ant in its eyes, a look of fear suddenly surged within the eighteen snake pupils.

Something capable of causing fear in the super Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent? Was that even possible? Although logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything in this universe that could incite fear in the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, it was indeed afraid upon seeing Sun Wukong. Hence, for a moment, the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent forgot to commence the destruction of the Patrolling Celestial World and simply swayed its nine heads, staring at Sun Wukong, as if waiting for something.

Because the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent's attention was drawn by Sun Wukong, everyone was granted a rare moment to catch their breath. Xi Zhao felt this the most profoundly. When he sensed that the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was about to break through Dao Zhun's seal, he nearly despaired. The Spirit Controller had truly broken his word; he had indeed abandoned him and Ling Weiyang. However, just as Xi Zhao thought the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was about to begin its destruction, it stopped its movements. Instead, it stared with its giant snake eyes at a certain place. Although Xi Zhao did not know exactly what had happened, it was still better than immediately starting the destruction of the Patrolling Celestial World.

Having once been the Domain Lord of the Annihilation Demon Nation, Xi Zhao understood all too well about totemic Divine Beasts like the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent. That's why when he discovered that the super Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent had broken the seal, he even felt some despair. Once the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent started to release its destructive aura and commenced the annihilation of this world, the world would be sealed off. This was not only due to the capabilities of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, but it was also the rule of this universe, a rule that was supreme and unbreakable by anyone.

Though the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent had paused its destruction of the Patrolling Celestial World, unless a great power could re-seal it, the annihilation was sure to continue. And if Xi Zhao did not leave this place in time, sooner or later he would perish here. Every creature in the worlds destroyed by the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent would be utterly annihilated. Although Xi Zhao was at the level of a Heavenly Venerate, he could not escape this supreme Cosmic Rule.

Finding a relatively flat spot on the side of a mountain, he threw Ling Weiyang aside carelessly. Xi Zhao took a glance at the super Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent and then spoke softly, "Okay, it's safe here now, hurry up and come back to life. Although we might still die soon, we must hold on till the very last moment. Damn that Spirit Controller, actually calculating us into his plans too." Although Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang had always been wary of the Spirit Controller, they had never expected the Spirit Controller to turn on them at this time. Didn't he fear that later on, by himself, he wouldn't be able to contend against the people from the third-party forces?

No sooner had Xi Zhao finished speaking than Ling Weiyang's heart, which had been pierced by the Rogue Heart Sword Hero's Seven-Star Dragon Abyss, began to heal. The speed of that jade box was definitely embarrassing for Ye Zi to witness, with a massive wound healing completely in just a few breaths. Moreover, it wasn't just a superficial recovery; even the heart had been fully restored.

However, Ling Weiyang's own heart had been completely destroyed by that strike from Rogue Heart Sword Hero, and the heart now beating in his chest was the one given to him by Bai Zhaoju of the White Emperor when he died; that is to say, Ling Weiyang was resurrected with the heart given to him by Bai Zhaoju. After the wound had healed, a powerful heartbeat soon echoed within Ling Weiyang's chest, and his tightly shut eyes slowly opened.

Rising with some difficulty, he touched his chest, then gently moved his limbs and body, and with a look of dissatisfaction, Ling Weiyang said, "How did I capsize in such a ditch? I made such a determined effort to attract the Power of the Stars from the void with the thought of evolving into a Purple Gold Kirin. But in the last moment, I was sneak attacked by Rogue Heart Sword Hero. Surely, the Power of the Stars that I attracted has either been absorbed by that Rogue Heart Sword Hero or by Sha Wujing. Damn it, now I'm only left with one last opportunity."

"Be content. You're lucky Bai Zhaoju gave you his heart; otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here talking to me. Honestly, I'm quite envious of you Five Emperors, able to exchange hearts at will. Now, I have some bad news to tell you." After Xi Zhao finished speaking, Ling Weiyang said with a bitter voice, "What could be worse news than the bloodline of my Purple Gold Kirin being mixed with that of the Frenzied Blood Split Heaven Bear? I really don't know if this will affect me later. If I revert to my true Kirin form but end up with a body full of white fur, I definitely will choose to kill myself on the spot."

Xi Zhao pursed his lips, finding that Ling Weiyang still had the mood to joke with him, which Xi Zhao couldn't help but admire. "The bad news is that the two of us have been schemed against by the Spirit Controller. Just now, the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent broke through Dao Zhun's seal, and at that time, the Spirit Controller didn't appear to rescue us. Although I don't know why the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent hasn't started its attack, I suspect this situation won't last too long. I can feel a terrifying, indescribable presence forming in this world."

Having grown accustomed to the changes brought by his new heart, Ling Weiyang also carefully sensed it, and the bitterness in his eyes grew even more intense. "Not only that, but it seems like the people of Myriad Demons Country are suffering a severe attack; the traces of Soul Fire they left with me have six flames extinguished already. Sigh, man's plans are inferior to those made by heaven. Even I do not know what will become of the Patrolling Celestial World. If it's the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent that starts moving, then the fate of the Patrolling Celestial World will definitely be complete destruction, and both of us will likely not escape death. However, if the Law Enforcers discover the changes in the Patrolling Celestial World ahead of time, the best outcome is stopping the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, and the worst is that they will only rescue the Underworld God Army, yet our fate will still be death."

Xi Zhao frowned deeply and after a moment of thought said, "We absolutely cannot let the Law Enforcers discover the changes in the Patrolling Celestial World ahead of time. With the character and temper of the Heavenly Patroller, the most likely thing he would do is seal the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent and then together with the other Law Enforcers wipe us all out. After all, even if we all died, they still have seven people, seven Heavenly Venerates; that would be enough for them." Ling Weiyang nodded, the basis for all successful plans being that the Law Enforcers would not discover the changes in the Patrolling Celestial World in these three days.

"Xi Zhao, do you think, is there a possibility that we could reseal the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent? When the time comes, all the blame could be placed on the Spirit Controller who has already abandoned us, and I'm sure he is not here anymore." Shaking his head, Xi Zhao said, "It's not impossible to seal an Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent, but the one doing the sealing would need to have at least twice the strength of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent or possess some extremely powerful sealing methods, anyway, the two of us are incapable of that."

While Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang were discussing their next move, incredible changes were happening with Sun Wukong. After Sun Wukong ascended, his body suddenly began to emit an extremely terrifying presence, and the people close to him could feel that Sun Wukong seemed to be furiously absorbing something.

"How do I feel like the Monkey is absorbing Cosmic Law? And not just one!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)