NOVEL WEB Chapter 228 The Wilderness
Tang Sanzang took it and, without a second thought, tilted his head back and took a swig!
Meanwhile, to the west of Xiniu Hezhou.
That place is known by the heavens as The Wilderness, a region almost untouched by humans and ignored by the gods.
It is inhabited mostly by ferocious beasts that lack intelligence and cannot be tamed, understanding only slaughter and warfare.
Over the years, the heavenly forces had driven the ferocious beasts into The Wilderness and then ceased to concern themselves with them.
At the same time, some demons that were being hunted by the heavens fled into The Wilderness; although most died at the jaws of the savage creatures, a few survived.
Any demon that managed to survive here was an exceptionally powerful creature!
These demons occupied various mountains, rivers, and lakes, seldom showing themselves, yet all harboring dreams of one day returning to the Five Continents.
Closest to Mount Spirit was White Head Mountain, where a notorious old devil known as White Head Eagle Demon resided. He had no particular hobbies; his greatest pleasure was to meddle in others' affairs, accusing someone of being a demon, an evildoer, or a terrorizing demon king on a whim, then using any pretense, like catching a couple of stray dogs, to vilify them as heartless creatures that slaughtered the innocent. He would exterminate their families and rob them blind.
Otherwise, he would stir up trouble, instigate fights between others, and then profit from their conflicts.
As time passed, his tricks were exposed, and naturally, his days were not easy. He was pursued relentlessly and had to flee here.
With his strength, he couldn't delve deeper into The Wilderness and so eked out an existence on its fringes.
One day, he suddenly smelled a meaty aroma he had never encountered before. Springing to his feet, he peered out of his cave's entrance and immediately noticed a gigantic crab suspended over a small burning grove in the distance.
"I never expected such a delicacy to come my way. It seems even the heavens are looking out for me! Hahaha..."
Amidst his laughter, White Head Eagle Demon dashed out, bellowing midair, "Who dares set fire and kill life on the territory of the White Head Eagle Demon? Don't you know every creature has the right to live? By arbitrarily taking the lives of others, I, as the representative of justice, shall punish you!"
His shouts grew louder as he drew nearer.
And the closer he got, the more tantalizing the scent became...
It had been ages since he last tasted such exquisite meat, and his saliva flowed uncontrollably, wiping away drool as he shouted, "Stop what you're doing, that crab is not for you to eat. I will take it to give it a proper burial, to console its spirit in the heavens!"
"You, the bald one, are you drinking alcohol? Hand it over. Don't you know alcohol leads to disorder? I'm confiscating it!" White Head Eagle Demon roared down at Tang Sanzang.
At this very moment, Tang Sanzang's act of drinking came to a halt, his eyes squinting sardonically at White Head Eagle Demon, silent while the liquor trailed down from the corner of his mouth...
Meanwhile, his eyes were turning red fast, and an aura of murderous intent was spreading.
White Head Eagle Demon didn't understand why, but the mere look gave him a chilling sensation all over, as if he was about to die in the next moment.
But no matter how he looked, the bald man before him did not seem to be a powerful being, and the other person's strength didn't seem all that impressive either...
Birds of a feather flock together, he thought. The two of them should be evenly matched, and he should be able to handle them.
With this in mind, White Head Eagle Demon raised his neck and challenged Tang Sanzang, "Baldy, I'm talking to you. Didn't you hear me?"
The Arhat who subdued the dragon couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. He might not know that Tang Sanzang became unrecognizable when drunk, but he did know how much Tang Sanzang detested being called bald. He was also aware that there were no good creatures in The Wilderness, and that however many died, they had it coming...
So he was quite content to watch the show unfold...
Indeed, after the white-headed eagle demon spoke a single word, Tang Sanzang put down the gourd in his hand and then slowly extended a finger into the air, pointing at the white-headed eagle demon, and commanded, "Scram!"
Boom!
Unexpectedly, before the white-headed eagle demon could even see what was happening, he felt an immense force suddenly strike his chest. He was involuntarily blasted away, his body rapidly disintegrating, shattering... In that instant, his soul nearly leapt out in fright!
"What kind of divine skill is this? Damn it, what kind of power is this? Why is my body uncontrollably breaking apart?" the white-headed eagle demon wailed and screamed, then watched helplessly as his body finally vanished between heaven and earth.
At the same time, deep within White Head Mountain, a cluster of essence blood flared up and ignited, and the white-headed eagle demon was reborn!
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Almost simultaneously, Tang Sanzang turned his gaze toward White Head Mountain, extending a finger just the same. At this moment, the descending Arhat saw clearly that Tang Sanzang wasn't just pointing at nothing; he was swiftly writing a rune in mid-air, more precisely, a character!
"Ancient divine script!" the descending Arhat exclaimed.
Ancient divine script is known to be a direct manifestation of the Great Dao.
It is said to be exclusive to the three thousand demon gods, who each dominated their own Dao, and created three thousand characters targeting their respective Daos. These characters were not for the purpose of conveying language, but to directly describe the Dao. Through the characters, direct power of the Dao could be wielded...
This was the foundation of all divine skills, and also the most powerful divine skills!
However, with the disappearance of the three thousand demon gods, the ancient divine script also faded into obscurity.
The descending Arhat had only seen that one character, which was a symbol of Buddhism, representing good fortune and luck, the Swastika Symbol!
The character that Tang Sanzang casually drew, although he couldn't see it clearly in its entirety, gave him a feeling similar to that of the swastika, which is why he boldly guessed it to be the ancient divine script!
As if to confirm the descending Arhat's speculation, right after Tang Sanzang finished writing that character, a distant mountain erupted with a bang, instantly turning into a cloud of dust!
The white-headed eagle demon inside immediately screamed and took to his heels...
At the same time he bellowed, "The Heavenly Court is coming to kill us!"
Then, at a distance, the mountains seethed, ferocious beasts roared, and angry howls erupted one after another.
"Heavenly Court's lackeys, dare you come to The Wilderness to act violently?"
"People of the Heavenly Court, you also dare to set foot in our Wilderness?"
"Heavenly Court's people, they must die!"
Amidst the roaring, dark clouds churned, and verdant mists swelled skyward, countless demon soldiers beating war drums, following several great Demon Kings as they charged out.
Seeing this, the white-headed eagle demon hurriedly went up and greeted them, "Your Majesties, those two over there are lackeys from the Five Continents of the Heavenly Court. Look at their attire; they are clearly from Mount Meru!"
"White-headed eagle demon, you TM are no good either, why should we believe you?" An old demon, aware of the white-headed eagle demon's crappy character, challenged.
The white-headed eagle demon said, "If you don't believe it, go ask yourself!"
Another old demon said, "No need to ask, they're two unfamiliar faces, they must die!"
"Right, whoever comes here, they're either Heavenly Court's lackeys or debt-ridden demon lords. Coming here inevitably means claiming territory, so strike first, kill them and talk later!"