Great Demon Sun Wukong

Everyone was caught off guard by the Soul Beast's incredible speed. They had only just escaped and were surrounded once again in no time. No one doubted Wuchuan's judgment. Often, being able to trust someone completely is an essential element of becoming strong. Without further discussion, everyone heightened their vigilance to the utmost and followed Wuchuan as they ran wildly towards the east. "Thankfully we noticed early, the encirclement wasn't fully formed yet, or we would definitely be facing a huge battle," someone said while continuously confirming the positions of the Kirin Soul Beast and the Burst Phoenix Soul Beast.

"Now I truly understand the dangers of the Fallen Tomb. It's not just because of the ferocity of the Soul Beasts here, but also because you're surrounded before you even realize it. If it weren't for Wuchuan's scouting, we would eventually be worn down by the endless Soul Beasts," the Sword Hero commented. As soon as the Sword Hero finished speaking, Wuchuan, who had been leading the way, suddenly stopped on the trunk of a large tree, made a hand signal, and immediately changed direction. The rest, without any hesitation, also turned to follow Wuchuan. "The situation is very bad. In the direction we were headed, a large group of humanoid Soul Beasts appeared, very strong, so I had to change course. Moreover, that direction was where the Netherworld's people were congregating; we are deviating from the planned route."

Earlier, following the Netherworld people's direction established by Wuchuan, they had decided on a basic route. But now, to avoid direct conflict with the Soul Beasts, they had no choice but to change direction and try to detour. Before anyone else could speak, Wuchuan spoke again, "Up ahead, there are more than thirty unidentified Soul Beasts. Prepare for battle!" After Wuchuan spoke, everyone sighed; it seemed completely avoiding battle was no longer possible. "I'll take this one, the rest of you save your strength," Overlord declared, then charged out in front of Wuchuan.

Sure enough, when the group arrived, all that was left were the dissolving corpses of the Soul Beasts, and Overlord was leaning against a large tree, sitting on the ground and catching her breath somewhat heavily. Lu'an quickly went to help Overlord to her feet and then swiftly left without pausing. In fact, Overlord was in much better condition than Po Jun had been earlier; she had only used about half of her Spiritual Power, and the reason why she needed Lu'an's support was that it would help her recover more effectively. Thus, under Wuchuan's constant change of direction in their frenzied flight, the group escaped for a full three days and nights. On the morning of the fourth day, they finally stopped in front of a canyon. Wuchuan sensed that there were no more Soul Beasts in pursuit.

"My goodness, are we really so beloved by Soul Beasts? They actually chased us for three days, a full three days! What on earth did you do to provoke Heaven and offend Earth?" Ling Yi slapped the Sword Hero's shoulder and spoke to the group. Having finally escaped the pursuit of the Soul Beasts, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the Soul Beasts had their own territories, and now they must have escaped the territory of the previous Soul Beasts. Although everyone relaxed a bit and began to recover their Spiritual Power, the expression on Wuchuan's face kept changing. Po Jun, who had recovered quite a bit, saw Wuchuan frowning silently and teased, "What's the matter? Were you scared? You've been through major dangers before; it can't be that bad, can it?"

However, just as Po Jun finished speaking, Wuchuan suddenly stood up and, turning around abruptly, looked back at the canyon with a grave expression. Wuchuan's abnormal behavior concerned everyone. If it weren't for his Divine Sense during these three days, they would have been besieged by endless Soul Beasts and lost their lives. Bu Rechen also got up, glanced at the canyon, and asked in a heavy voice, "What is it, Wuchuan? Is there a problem?" After Bu Rechen asked, Wuchuan let out a deep sigh and said with a defeated tone, "We've been played by someone else's trick. We didn't escape the encirclement at all, but were herded here intentionally. Inside this canyon, there is a very terrifying presence!"

After Wuchuan finished, everyone's faces darkened. Suddenly, the little monkey spoke up, "Are you saying that we were actually led here by these Soul Beasts? What's going on?" Wuchuan offered a despondent explanation, "Let me give a simple example. In a pack of wolves, there's an alpha. When the alpha is hungry but doesn't want to hunt itself, the pack will drive prey to the wolves' den, and then all the alpha has to do is come out and kill the prey. We, are the prey!" Though Wuchuan's explanation was straightforward, Domain Lord Mu Dongsheng of the Fangcun Spirit Realm said, "That might not be absolutely the case, there's another possibility. This could be the territory of another powerful Soul Beast, the ones that were chasing us might simply not dare to step foot here..." Mu Dongsheng had not finished speaking before he realized his thought was wrong.

Because the little yellow-furred monkey they had been trying to capture earlier, slowly made its way out from the canyon. Upon seeing the little monkey, everything became all too clear, no need for further guesses. "Everyone, prepare for battle. The alpha has awakened, it might be time for breakfast," Wuchuan, who had always taken pride in his Divine Consciousness Scouting ability, had inadvertently become the reason they fell into a desperate situation, which he found hard to accept. Had it not been for his Divine Consciousness Scouting, the most likely event would have been a major battle when facing the first wave of Soul Beasts, which, though costly, wouldn't have been as dangerous as their current predicament. Just the aura emanating from the presence in the canyon was frightening.

Thus, Wuchuan had already made up his mind, once the battle began, he would fight with all his might to allow everyone to escape. Using the power of his Divine Totems, he knew he couldn't win, but delaying time was still possible.

As everyone was preparing for battle, the little monkey had already approached them closely, then just stood there with its hands clasped behind its back, its large, jet-black eyes rolling round and round. After a while, it nodded in satisfaction, then leisurely walked back towards the canyon. This behavior was too much for Overlord to tolerate, "What does it mean? Is it picking its prey? I'm going to split it open!" However, Overlord was almost immediately restrained by Lu'an, who didn't speak, just shook her head. Overlord always heeded her sister Lu'an's advice, so she reluctantly held back, but anger was already rapidly accumulating.

Just then, the terrifying aura emanating from the canyon abruptly changed, becoming even more terrifying. If it weren't for their combined strength, the mere presence of this aura would have already stripped them of any will to fight. Suddenly, everyone felt the ground shake violently, as if an unexpected earthquake had begun, causing them to struggle to keep their footing. Simultaneously, Bu Rechen, Wangchuan, and Mu Dongsheng looked up and shouted together, "Not good, look above!"

Everyone immediately looked up, only to see an incredibly thick pillar piercing the sky, flashing with brilliant golden light, hurtling downwards. The pillar was just too large, possibly spanning tens of thousands of miles, and its speed was too great. Despite Bu Rechen and the others' timely discovery and warning, they were still too late to dodge; the only option was to withstand the impact, or else be crushed to dust. The golden-coloured pillar was terrifying, like countless stars falling from the sky, carrying a momentum that threatened to obliterate them all.

Bu Rechen and Mu Dongsheng's complexions had turned extremely ugly. Being the strongest among those present, they felt the impact most acutely. The object falling appeared to be a splendid gold pillar reaching the heavens, but in reality, it was an already-formed high-level world. This meant that what they were resisting was not an ordinary divine weapon but the full force of a high-level world's Heavenly Dao and cosmic rules. This was no simple matter. In past battles, the best response would have been to counter it with another high-level world, but now, where could they find another high-level world?

Still, the group had no intention of sitting idle, waiting for death. Rogue Heart Sword Hero had already lifted his divine sword, and Po Jun moved to his left and right like two sword dragons spiraling upward, preparing to meet the attack head-on—this was the swordsmen's way of fighting, "Though I walk alone against millions, forward I go!"

However, before they could clash with the enormous pillar, a surprised voice suddenly emerged in everyone's ears: "Eh?" Following that, the pillar abruptly stopped, but the momentum it carried still collided heavily with Sword Hero Po Jun. Fortunately, it was only the momentum. The two unleashed their Sword Qi, shattering the aura the pillar carried, and they descended swiftly. Bu Rechen and the others also halted their attacks, for as mighty as they were, they had noticed that when the pillar suddenly stopped, it had also dispersed all its killing intent.

At that moment, Wangchuan suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Look, there's writing on one side of the pillar."

"What does it say?"

"Ruyi Jingu Bang?"

Indeed, that enormous pillar was none other than Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, and the canyon was precisely where Sun Wukong had last vanished! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)