Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao

Looking at the four Demon Kings advancing to attack him, Lu Yu said with a smile, "Now, this is getting interesting."

For a moment, poison, curses, spells, and physical strikes all rushed towards Lu Yu, but a Treasure Vase of the Great Dao appeared above his head, impervious to all methods, blocking these attacks one after another in front of him.

Lu Yu held a treasured sword in his right hand and a brick in his left, with the Treasure Vase atop his head. Facing the siege by the four Demon Kings, he was fearless and instead took the initiative to strike, darting left and slaying right, pushing the four Demon Kings to repeatedly retreat.

"If we don't fight with everything we've got, we'll have no chance," the Black Crow King bellowed.

The four Demon Kings seemed to advance and retreat together, but in reality, there were deep conflicts among them. If it weren't for their common enemy, Mount Shu, they probably would have started fighting each other long ago.

Therefore, when battling with Lu Yu, they all harbored their own schemes, with no one willing to give it their all. However, Lu Yu was far stronger than they had anticipated. Alarmed by this, the Black Crow King knew very well that if they kept going like this, all four of them would die at the hands of Lu Yu.
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After exchanging glances, they reached a silent consensus. Faced with a life-or-death crisis, they decided to set aside their past grievances and join forces again, just as they had when they first escaped from the Demon-suppressing Tower.

If it hadn't been for the combined efforts of the other three Demon Kings, how could the Green Snake King have toyed with the direct disciples of Mount Shu as if they were but clapping hands?

The Green Snake King took the lead. Her body suddenly became transparent, and she was enveloped by a mist of green smoke, leaving only her serpentine eyes exposed, flashing with dangerous light.

The Black Crow King was not to be outdone. His pitch-black body suddenly turned bright red, with fierce flames erupting from his body, turning the sky red as well.

The White Skeleton Demon King and the White Tiger King followed suit, unleashing their full power. One transformed into a hundred-foot-tall skeleton, wrapped in green flames, while the other took on a human body with a tiger's head, accompanied by bursts of chilly wind.

"Bring it on," Lu Yu laughed heartily, and water flew out from the Treasure Vase. He silently chanted a spell, using an external technique, and the stream of water split into four in midair, falling to the ground and turning into four Lu Yus.

The four Lu Yus fought toe-to-toe with the four Demon Kings, not falling behind in the slightest. Each clone seemed to possess the same strength as the original.

Upon seeing this, the Black Crow King's heart immediately thought of retreat. This human Scholar before his eyes was clearly a tough nut to crack, with a variety of methods and great skill in Magical Combat, especially the shining Treasure Vase above his head, which always managed to keep all sorts of attacks at bay, making it feel like they had no way to start.

Thus, while fighting with Lu Yu's clone, he began to retreat, and in a short amount of time, he had already moved far from the center of the battlefield.

"Black Crow King, you're actually trying to flee," came the indignant voice of the White Skeleton Demon King. At such a critical juncture, the Black Crow King was plotting to escape.

This act quickly caused the already fragile alliance to collapse instantaneously, and in their eyes, each person's expression subtly changed, pondering in their hearts how to escape with their lives intact, because better them dead than me.

The Black Crow King had long since moved to the edge of the battleground. Seeing this situation, he didn't hesitate to engage, fending off the clone of Lu Yu, and in an instant, he transformed into a blaze of fire, speeding away from Mount Shu.

Lu Yu's avatar smiled faintly, took a deep breath, and with a slight puff, a scorching flame burst forth from his mouth, instantly catching up to the desperately fleeing Black Crow King.

"To actually use flames against me, it seems you are unaware that I possess the Fire Crow bloodline," the Black Crow King said proudly, not in the least bit afraid of the flames that were about to catch him.

Fire Crows are known to carry the Golden Crow bloodline, and what's more, the Black Crow King had secretly and diligently practiced the Fire Controlling Technique, successfully activating his bloodline. Ordinary flames were nothing more than bathwater to him, only serving to make him feel comfortable.

However, when the flame truly engulfed him, he realized something was amiss. This flame didn't seem to be normal, so he hastily employed the Fire Controlling Supernatural Power, hoping to extinguish the strange fire.

Yet the flame, as if burning in the void, was completely unaffected by the Art of Fire Control. A heart-wrenching, excruciating pain came upon him, causing the Black Crow King to let out an involuntary shriek.

He hurriedly descended from the sky, fighting against the revulsion in his bloodline, and jumped into a river, hoping the water could extinguish the abnormal fire.

The fierce blaze continued to burn, not at all affected by the water; on the contrary, it seemed as if dropping into a pot of oil, making the flame burn even more fiercely.

"Samadhi True Fire!" A term suddenly flashed through the Black Crow King's mind. As one familiar with handling fire, he deeply understood the famous flames of the world, and the characteristics of this strange fire reminded him of the descriptions of the Samadhi True Fire.

However, by then it was somewhat late. The Samadhi True Fire had already begun to sear his soul. His vitality visibly weakened at a rapid pace, and in less than a moment, he fell silent.

Witnessing this, the Green Snake King was terrified out of her wits. She no longer cared about the enemy before her or the comrades at her side; she turned into a puff of green smoke and fled. She dared not continue fighting Lu Yu; if the peculiar fire touched her, she was sure she would be on a path to death.

Her escape went smoothly. Lu Yu did not seem to have any intention of pursuing her. After she had flown a good distance, she finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, murmuring to herself, "That was close, I almost died."

The thought still left the Green Snake King somewhat shuddering, recalling the Black Crow King's tragic death, sending shivers down her spine. That was a being with the Fire Manipulation Supernatural Power, from the Fire Crow bloodline, yet he perished within half a day due to the strange flame, soul shattered.

Just then, a sudden shock struck her heart, a premonition of imminent disaster pervading her body. In a panic, she looked around but saw no pursuers. She thought to herself that she was truly jittery, seeing threats in every shadow.

However, before she could rejoice, the demonic power within her body suddenly became chaotic, and a mouthful of blood spewed out. Her soul seemed to be invaded by a mysterious force, instantly weakening it.

Without any time to resist, the Green Snake King was completely annihilated by this strange power, reverting to her original form—a gigantic green python, a hundred zhang in length.

Meanwhile, the White Tiger King and Lu Yu's avatar were locked in a fierce battle, neither using any weapons, purely engaging in physical combat. The shockwaves from the collision of fists and feet whipped the ground into disarray.

However, sounds of incoming tides constantly rose from Lu Yu's body, growing stronger as the battle waged on. On the other hand, the White Tiger King began to falter under the continuous fight, with blood continuously flowing from the corner of his mouth and his muscles trembling uncontrollably. To the astonishment of onlookers, he was beaten to death by Lu Yu's avatar, a scene of extreme brutality.

Three of the Four Great Demon Kings had fallen, leaving only the strongest, the White Skeleton Demon King, still stubbornly holding on.