Chapter 324: Battle with Tongtian Again
Just as Sun Wukong and others were looking at Tongtian with full shock, near the Myriad Gods Hall of the ten forces, which is north of the Transforming Thunder Palace, two disciples of the Myriad Gods Hall suddenly saw two ragged and wounded people under a big tree. Out of curiosity, the two disciples of the Myriad Gods Hall cautiously approached them.
When they reached the two people, one of the Myriad Gods Hall disciples used his long sword to brush aside the dishevelled hair of one of them and discovered that this person had fainted. The two disciples quickly recognized these ragged figures, noticing two blurry characters on the filmy and blood-stained clothing on the left side of the chest. After careful discernment, they realized it was the words "Myriad Spirits."
Could these two dying individuals belong to the Myriad Spirits Realm? It seemed that the Myriad Spirits Realm might have been attacked by another force. With this realization, the thoughts of the Myriad Gods Hall disciples raced. Regardless of conjecture, their priority was to save these two people.
The value and significance represented by two corpses was far less than that of two living people. Therefore, the pair first administered an elixir to the individuals from the Myriad Spirits Realm; then they watched closely over their internal condition with their spiritual power to help them assimilate the medicinal effects. It took half a Chinese hour for the two persons of the Myriad Spirits Realm to finally come around.
Seeing the two revive, the pair from the Myriad Gods Hall were overjoyed, knowing that if they delivered these two individuals to the Divine Honor He Tu, their own contribution would be immense. They had not received news about the opening of the World Suppressing Stele of the Myriad Spirits Realm, which meant if an enemy had assaulted the Myriad Spirits Realm, a great battle, standoff, or mutual destruction might be happening right now.
As long as they obtained the location of the Myriad Spirits Realm from the mouths of these two, a direct sneak attack could garner them control of two palaces. Even if the two had simply gotten lost due to a ferocious beast attack, at worst, they could locate the Myriad Spirits Realm, which could lead to a possible alliance.
While the pair from the Myriad Gods Hall could hardly contain their joy at the prospect of earning distinction, they failed to notice the sinister gleam in the eyes of the two from the Myriad Spirits Realm. Suddenly, two screams pierced the air. A quarter of a Chinese hour later, two blood-stained disciples of Myriad Gods Hall were seen, each carrying a corpse of a Myriad Spirits Realm disciple, heading towards the direction of the Myriad Gods Palace.
Bringing the focus back to the entrance of the Myriad Spirits Palace, Sun Wukong, Xi Zhao, and Rogue Heart Sword Hero looked at Tongtian who stood at the gate and felt a sense of shock. The last time they saw Tongtian, although his aura was odd, it was very weak. At that time, Tongtian possessed an undeniably strong Taoist Sect aura.
But now, Tongtian had completely turned into a demonic creature; gone was any trace of the Taoist Sect's upright aura. Instead, what remained was evil and the vicious aura of a demon. Moreover, the three could no longer sense that trace of life that belonged to living beings from Tongtian.
Whether it was the Demon Clan, Human Clan, Dragon Race, or even ferocious beasts, wild animals, Divine Beasts, elemental life forms, and various plants—if it's a life form, it has its unique life signature. Of course, not everyone can feel this life signature, but for Sun Wukong and the other two, it was not difficult. As for Tongtian, that life signature had disappeared, meaning that in some sense, Master Tongtian had died. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire
"Monkey, how sure are you now?" Xi Zhao looked at Tongtian, who was crouching at the entrance of the Myriad Spirits Palace chewing on the corpse of a Myriad Spirits Realm disciple, and slowly turned his head to ask Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong's face twitched involuntarily, showing a wry smile as he answered, "Fifty percent, if I use Primordial Earth, sixty percent. With the two of you going all out, probably around eighty percent!"
All three going all out meant there was an eighty percent chance of victory—this was sufficient. "Alright, I'll count down three, two, one, and then we strike. Sword Hero and I will restrain him, and Monkey, you go for the main attack!" As the words left his mouth, Xi Zhao's body suddenly burst with an extreme chill, one so intense that nothing in this world could be colder—of course, except if the Ultimate Water No. 8 World Suppressing Stele had Primordial Water, which might be colder if transformed into Primordial Ice.
Despite Xi Zhao emanating such an intense chill, Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao only felt the temperature around them drop slightly. Suddenly, Rogue Heart Sword Hero also erupted in a burst of golden light, though his Tang Blade was emanating a thick, dark Demonic Qi.
When the light receded, Rogue Heart Sword Hero was adorned in a full suit of Armor. This armor, forged entirely of gold, spread a powerful aura of light as it appeared, emanating outwards. Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao, surprised, turned to look at Rogue Heart Sword Hero, sensing the Armor's strong pure light and the black tang blade's rolling Demonic Qi, both filled with astonishment.
Rogue Heart Sword Hero moved his body slightly and then addressed Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao somewhat sheepishly, "Heh, Bright Light Armor, my master's relic from his dying moments; I was planning to wear it when slaying a certain man, but now, I have no choice but to bring it out earlier."
Although he heard Xi Zhao's introduction, Sun Wukong's astonishment did not diminish. "Uh, what I meant is, the forces of light and darkness, and both so pure, what are you trying to do? Don't tell me you're planning to detonate yourself? If you are thinking about self-destruction, at least warn me in advance!" Sun Wukong said after feeling Rogue Heart Sword Hero's Armor.
"Haha, doesn't it look powerful and awe-inspiring? If you call me 'big brother,' after this fight, I'll let you wear this armor for a few days!" "Psh, I, Old Sun, don't covet such things. Isn't it just armor? I have that too!"
Wukong said, huffing, and then his presence rapidly intensified as Wasteland Soil No. 3 World Suppressing Stele appeared out of thin air.
After the appearance of the Wasteland Soil Stele, three beams of light, black, white, and yellow, emerged simultaneously within the Stele and swiftly attached themselves to Wukong. When the three lights faded, a set of battle armor decorated with mysterious patterns and runes outlined in yellow on a black and white base appeared on Wukong.
Then Wukong clapped his hands together, and a black cloak materialized on his back. The armor on Wukong underwent another change, this time incorporating the three colors black, white, and yellow. The yellow glow was the strongest defense from within the World Suppressing Stele, the Three Thousand Barren Soil. The armor's defensive ability was greatly enhanced once again as countless formations were inscribed by the Three Thousand Barren Soil from the outside.
Wukong then bellowed, and in an instant, his fur turned silvery-white, even his eyebrows transformed to the same shimmering color. Aside from the change in hair color, Wukong's body only slightly increased in size, by about two meters, and his muscles bulged just a bit. Instead of an exaggerated, muscle-bound appearance, he looked even more well-proportioned and fluid.
Two great battles helped Wukong advance his mastery and use of his own strength to a new level. He could now effortlessly enter the state of Chaos Giant Transformation without any abnormalities. If members of the Chaotic Giant Clan were to see this, their jaws would drop in astonishment.
"Alright, get ready, three, two, one, attack!" Seeing that all three were prepared, Xi Zhao counted down, and the trio transformed into three rays of light, white, golden, and blue, and darted towards Tongtian, who was still squatting on the ground gnawing on a human leg. Among the three beams, however, Wukong's white light was half a beat behind.
Almost as quickly as thought, the three rays reached Tongtian, who seemed oblivious, still busily tearing at the leg of a disciple from the Myriad Spirits Realm. But Xi Zhao and the others didn't care whether he reacted or not. The first to attack was Xi Zhao, who slashed out two blue glimmers of light with his azure Twin Rings, carrying an extreme chill aiming straight for the squatting Tongtian.
Immediately following Xi Zhao's move was Rogue Heart Sword Hero, whose Armor burst with golden light. A strand of bright golden energy, like a golden thread, drilled into his right arm, which was wielding the Tang Blade Demon Slayer, now exuding pitch-black Demonic Qi. With a direct horizontal slash, the Demonic Qi and that golden light burst forth from the blade, targeting the squatting Tongtian.
The all-out attacks of Xi Zhao and Rogue Heart Sword Hero were incredibly fierce; as soon as they released them, they exploded violently at Tongtian's original location. Amidst the explosion, the chill from Xi Zhao's attack erupted and instantly froze everything it touched, even the exploding energy itself.
After exchanging a shocked glance at each other's prowess and at Tongtian's surprising speed, because Tongtian had vanished from his spot just as their attacks were about to hit.
After their exchanged looks, they simultaneously turned their heads towards the entrance of the Myriad Spirits Palace, where Tongtian was still burning with crimson flames, his face smeared with blood, still squatting and gnawing on that same human leg.
Meanwhile, the white light that was Wukong suddenly rushed to where Tongtian was perched above the palace gate. Wukong then materialized and reached out with his right hand, pressing it onto Tongtian's left shoulder.
This seemingly easy touch was actually immensely difficult. First, Wukong instantly burst forward at full speed to reach Tongtian, then launched his Space-time Divine Power Reset at the moment Tongtian tried to dodge, resetting Tongtian's movement to before the dodge. Immediately after, he invoked the strongest seal of Seal Heavenly Stamp, Star Drill Chains, a whole five of them.
The five Star Drill Chains appeared, instantly coiling around Wukong's right arm, and as he pressed down on Tongtian, they spread out instantly. Wukong also had to channel the Three Thousand Barren Soil onto his palm; otherwise, he wouldn't dare to recklessly place his hand into those flames.
All these actions were completed in the blink of an eye, and by the time Xi Zhao and Rogue Heart Sword Hero realized what had happened, Wukong was already shouting, "Seal Heavenly Stamp, seal! Sword Hero, Xi Zhao, detain!"
(Thank you to Chaotic Great Saint and yisonzhang for their rewards.)