Chapter 2757 - 2756: Remembrance of Past Bonds

Chapter 2757: Chapter 2756: Remembrance of Past Bonds

The Monkey was someone who cherished old ties, but he had his own stance.

Now he had to fight for that stance; whoever stood opposite him would either knock him down, or be knocked down by him.

He hadn’t expected that his very first battle would run into his sworn brother.

The Ancient Demon Clan heard of this, and Bai Ze came forward to speak to the Monkey, "Victorious Fighting Buddha, if this puts you in a bind, you can go back now. Leave Emerald Cloud Mountain to us; we’ll take it in half an hour."

The Monkey replied to him lightly, "I still prefer others to call me the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

Bai Ze changed his tone and said, "Very well, Great Sage, our army is pressing the border and our rations are tight; we can’t waste time stuck in one place. Give me a straightforward answer: when are we moving the troops?"

Sunx Wukong slanted him a glance and said, "Don’t think I don’t know how much grain reserves the Western Direction has given you. Give me the time of one incense stick; I’ll go try to persuade these people."

"Then hurry there and hurry back, Great Sage. Once an incense stick burns out, the army will launch the attack."

Bai Ze nodded, agreeing to Sunx Wukong’s request.

He knew this fellow was not someone easy to provoke.

Speaking of backing, looking across the Demon Clan, probably no one could compare to the Monkey.

The Monkey’s master was a Western Saint, the Spirit Stone he was born from was entangled with Nuwa; he’d once served in the Heavenly Court as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and now was the Western Direction’s Victorious Fighting Buddha—Immortals and Patriarch Buddhas from both sides were his acquaintances.

With two great Saints watching over him, the heavens full of gods and Buddhas supporting him.

Bai Ze believed that no matter how the situation developed, the Monkey would never be one to suffer a destined catastrophe.

A streak of golden light shot up from the ground, arced through the sky, and fell onto Emerald Cloud Mountain.

With a bang, the whole mountaintop shook.

The Bull Demon King and his brothers stood on the summit and were jolted in fright; they looked in astonishment at the newcomer, and when they saw it was the Monkey, he instantly flew into a rage and bellowed, "Good you, Monkey! You’re our sworn brother too—why are you leading an army here today to attack us? Aren’t you afraid of heavenly punishment for doing this?"

The other five Demon Kings likewise glared with furious, cold eyes.

The Monkey shouted, "I came here precisely out of regard for our sworn brotherhood. You Old Bull, failing to recognize Heaven’s mandate, even bringing your brothers here to defy the heavens. I’ll give you a kindly word of advice: abandon resistance and fight side by side with me. When the time comes, lands will be split and kings enfeoffed, you’ll even be granted Divine Enthronement in the heavens—that’s a nailed-down certainty."

The Bull Demon King hefted his staff and roared, "We only want to live free and easy as Demon Kings—why must you all keep forcing us? Splitting land to make kings, being granted Divine Enthronement—we’re not interested. If you still remember brotherhood, then go back and tell the Ancient Demon Clan to cease their campaign at once, and stop harassing us."

"Obstinate and ignorant!"

Sunx Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, enraged, and raised a Golden Cudgel, flinging it hard toward a distant peak.

With a bang, that mountaintop was smashed directly into powder.

The Demon Kings on the mountain were all startled; they realized that after this Great Sage became a Buddha, his Cultivation Level was far from what it once had been.

Even the Bull Demon King now was probably no match for him.

At this moment Hong Hai’er, Flame Spear in hand, stepped out from the rear, pointing at the Monkey and cursing, "Sunx Wukong, you think our Bull family has no one, that you can run wild here as you please? I’m telling you, Guanyin Bodhisattva will be here any moment. Even if they don’t respect the monk, they’ll have to respect the Buddha—by then I refuse to believe you lot won’t withdraw your troops!"

Sunx Wukong barked, "Brat, what do you know of Heaven’s fortune. This matter is initiated by the Western World itself—how could Guanyin Bodhisattva sever her own fate? Even if she comes today, she’ll only persuade you to abandon evil and return to righteousness, to ascend with us to the heavens and drive out the Witch Tribe, restoring authority to Heaven."

"You dare curse me!"

Hong Hai’er’s temper over the years hadn’t changed; he still had a child’s mindset.

He was born with a slow growth, always maintaining the appearance of a child.

As soon as Sunx Wukong lectured him, he directly spewed out Samadhi True Fire from his nostrils, surging toward Sunx Wukong to devour him.

Back then, this flame had nearly burned away half of Sunx Wukong’s life.

If it had been in the past, Sunx Wukong would still have dodged aside.

But now, from Great Tang to Great Songg, banners of kings in the Human Realm had changed many times; more than a thousand years had already passed.

Sunx Wukong’s cultivation was no longer what it once was. He raised a hand and grabbed, and a black belt formed from the Laws of Time and Space appeared in his palm.

With a shrill howl, the Samadhi True Fire was rapidly swallowed into this black belt.

Hong Hai’er was startled and hurriedly withdrew his flame, feeling like even his Primordial Spirit was about to be swallowed into that black belt.

The Bull Demon King stared in a daze, secretly thinking he’d seen this technique somewhere before.

This method had naturally been learned by the Monkey through exchanges with Long Fei—it was precisely a high-level defensive technique.

Using Spatial Law and the law of time to construct a small world; any law that entered the small world would be devoured by it in an instant.

Using this method combined with Yin Yang and Reincarnation, one could even construct the law of Reincarnation.

Only, the law of Reincarnation required Empress Hou Tu’s bloodline; the Monkey was not of the Witch Tribe, so he naturally couldn’t bear that bloodline.

Thus, compared with Long Fei’s Reincarnation technique, this defensive barrier was still somewhat inferior.

The Samadhi True Fire entered this Dark Domain and soon was spat out from another direction of Emerald Cloud Mountain.

With a muffled puff, the flames surged, burning a cluster of Little Demons; just touching their bodies instantly turned them to ash.

In and out, the energy balanced.

If it were the law of Reincarnation, it would directly absorb the energy into Reincarnation without needing to release it elsewhere.

On Emerald Cloud Mountain, screams of misery erupted in an instant.

The Bull Demon King howled in fury, "You damned Monkey, you dare bully my son—I’ll fight you to the death!"

He swung his staff and rushed up, wanting to stake his life against the Monkey.

The Monkey only shook his head, stepped back, and let the Bull Demon King lunge into thin air.

He hefted his staff and shouted to the Demon Kings, "You lot must stop this defiance of Heaven; Emerald Cloud Mountain cannot be held."

As his voice fell, his figure vanished from where he’d stood.

The Bull Demon King raged on the spot, yelling, "Monkey, if you’ve got guts, fight me in a grand battle!"

The other Demon Kings exchanged glances; they knew the Monkey was mindful of brotherhood and didn’t want to cross blades with them.

The Macaque King pulled the Bull Demon King back and shouted at him, "Big Brother, it seems the Bodhisattva isn’t coming today. Hurry and make a decision—we’ve only this handful of troops; we’re simply no match for the Ancient Demon Clan!"

Hong Hai’er lifted his spear and shouted, "Bullshit. I’ve already spoken to the Bodhisattva—how could she not come? Everyone hold on a while longer. Once the Bodhisattva arrives, she’ll definitely uphold justice for us."

The Ruyi True Immortal also comforted the demons, saying, "Everyone rest assured. This Daoist has already informed my master. He will definitely bring people to help, it’s only a matter of time—they may just not have arrived yet."

The Demon Kings temporarily set their worries aside and held the mountain together with the Bull Demon King.

After a while, the bull horns blared.

War drums thundered, killing cries surged.

Once the time of one incense stick had passed, Bai Ze of the Ancient Demon Clan waved the battle flag, ordering his troops to launch the attack.

A million-strong army pressed toward the mountain, a dense black mass surging up from all directions, like a raging black tide.

The Demon Soldiers guarding Emerald Cloud Mountain were terrified and scattered in all directions at first sight.

These Demon Soldiers who’d never fought a major battle had never seen such a brutal spectacle.

One hundred thousand Demon Soldiers garrisoned at various checkpoints—without loosing a single blade or arrow, they suddenly dispersed completely.

Together they’d been fine, but once they acted separately, they were instantly swept up in that black tide.

The mountain was immediately filled with earth-shaking screams, Blood Qi gushing.

These Demon Soldiers all became rations for the Ancient Demon Clan, swallowed whole by the Demon Army in a single instant.