Great Demon Sun Wukong

An hour later, Sun Wukong, Ye Zi, Dragon Emperor, and Ming Tiekuang set out again. The Nine Decisions Vajra Ape, after its injuries had healed about sixty to seventy percent, was dismissed by Sun Wukong and Wu Zhiqi naturally returned to its own world. Out of curiosity, Ye Zi asked Wu Zhiqi what his world was like. Wu Zhiqi's answer was vague; he only knew that his world was vast, with boundless forests as far as the eye could see, inhabited by many powerful beings. Even with Wu Zhiqi's strength, he was considered slightly above average.

This piqued Ye Zi's interest. What kind of world was it? If the strength of the Nine Decisions Vajra Ape was only slightly above average, what about those above him? How powerful could they be? However, that was all mere speculation. Although Ye Zi was very interested in that world, that was as far as it went. Watching the Vajra Ape's body slowly vanish, Ye Zi couldn't help but sigh at the convenience of summoning creatures. They would arrive with a summon at a crucial moment and then, encountering danger, would leave just as dashingly after making contact.

No matter what, the second objective of this journey had been more than achieved. The little monkey was injured, but there was still hope for recovery. Hence, under Ye Zi's lead, the group left Dragon Valley. Dragon Emperor seemed quite unrestrained, showing no sign of attachment, rather appearing as if he had thrown caution to the wind and couldn't care less about anything. This made Ye Zi quite indignant. He, Ye Zi, had also left behind an entire forest, even though the remaining half had now turned into ordinary trees.

Since Ming Tiekuang and Dragon Emperor were the silent type, the journey was quiet except for a few casual conversations between Ye Zi and Sun Wukong. According to Ye Zi, the two seemed like prisoners heading to the gallows. The four of them flew swiftly, and what would have taken three days from Dragon Valley to Blood Mist Mountain only took a day and a half. They had set off at noon and reached the foot of Blood Mist Mountain early the next morning.

Blood Mist Mountain, as the name suggests, was a peak shrouded in a blood mist. Due to the dense, blood-red fog, it was impossible to see how tall the peak actually was. Sun Wukong initially intended to use Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes to have a look, but Ye Zi stopped him. The blood mist of Blood Mist Mountain was not as simple as it seemed; it contained an extremely powerful Blood Fiend erosion force. If one carelessly used the Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes and the Blood Fiend Force found a way into one's eyes, it would be troublesome to deal with.

Seeing that Sun Wukong was still somewhat skeptical, Ye Zi sighed softly, waved his hand, and a small tree appeared out of nowhere. With a flick of his hand, he threw the tree into the blood-colored fog. Instantly, the tree was corroded, turned blood red, and then dissipated into a cloud of the same colored fog. "What do you think? If you still don't believe it, then you can try it yourself. Blood Mist Mountain is the second most forbidden place in the Patrolling Celestial World, behind Dragon Valley. Dragon Valley possesses tens of thousands of powerful dragons that will kill anyone entering without permission. But here, Blood Mist Mountain, it's because of this blood mist that erodes all living beings, objects, and even souls and spiritual power. However, there's one person who is not affected at all by this blood mist." Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

Sun Wukong, following Ye Zi's lead, asked, "Who is that person? If you tell me it's Wu Ming himself, I'll throw you in there!" Ye Zi was unfazed by Sun Wukong's threat and instead gestured towards Dragon Emperor with a jerk of his chin – the implication was clear. Sun Wukong understood; no wonder the little monkey had arranged things this way. Now it appeared everything had a reason.

They first sought out Ye Zi because, although he was of Domain Lord Level strength, his attack power wasn't particularly overwhelming. His greatest ability was healing and recovery. Hence, he was likely the easiest of the four Ferocious Beasts to deal with. After defeating Ye Zi and bringing him into the fold, the next step was to approach the most powerful among them, the Dragon Emperor. This wasn't only because with Ye Zi's healing ability, the little monkey was confident that he, together with Sun Wukong, could defeat him, but also because only the Dragon Emperor had the ability to freely enter and exit Blood Mist Mountain.

Otherwise, although the little monkey himself could enter with some cost, it would not be your average difficulty to protect Sun Wukong and defeat Wu Ming at the same time inside. If the power of the Dragon Emperor could be combined to take down Wu Ming smoothly, then the last target, the Zombie King Hei Kui, would be easy. Because Wu Ming's abilities happen to suppress the Zombie King Hei Kui. Sun Wukong then cast his gaze towards the Dragon Emperor.

The Dragon Emperor merely nodded slightly and did not say much. He just looked up at the boundless blood fog that was invisible at its edges and waved his hand gently, and a light golden light barrier with a radius of about ten meters appeared instantly. And this light barrier directly encompassed Sun Wukong and the three others within it. "The light barrier's maximum range is three hundred meters, and the height is two hundred meters. Do not exceed this range during the fight, I will handle Wu Ming!"

The faint words revealed tremendous confidence, and Sun Wukong nodded, signaling that they could continue moving forward. Sun Wukong was not worried that the Dragon Emperor would harm him, whether it was because of the tens of thousands from the Dragon Race in Dragon Valley or the Dragon Emperor's own pride, neither would allow him to do such a thing. "The true form of this Dragon Emperor is the Golden Holy Dragon, a body full of extremely pure divine breath that can just restrain this blood fog. Back then, Wu Ming tried to attack Dragon Valley relying on the blood fog but was severely beaten by the Dragon Emperor. If it weren't for Wu Ming's quick escape, Blood Mist Mountain might not have existed. Afterwards, Wu Ming secluded himself in Blood Mist Mountain and never left. Now, it's unknown how powerful he has become, but when it comes to fighting me, there are no doubts of the outcome!"

Seeing Sun Wukong curious about the light barrier cast by the Dragon Emperor, Ye Zi explained to Sun Wukong in a low voice. Sun Wukong suddenly nodded in realization and also said to Ye Zi, "I think you should just specialize in healing in the future. Otherwise, you are rather fragile!" Ye Zi was not pleased upon hearing this and said somewhat frustratedly, "You don't know, my natural form is that of a pair of twin phoenix trees, I'm not meant for combat, my brother Ye Wu is. He handles the offense and defense, and I handle cultivation and recovery. So, all the combat power I have now has been taught to me by my brother after his soul's recovery, otherwise, I'd be even weaker. But killing me is not an easy task either. And as long as my brother reshapes his flesh, my combat power will definitely reach another level."

Talking about his brother Ye Wu, pride filled Ye Zi's face. Looking around at the world all shrouded in blood-red, Sun Wukong secretly marveled. He already knew the terror of the blood fog, and anyone who could survive within it must have formidable strength. However, feeling the strong repulsion that the pale golden light barrier had against the blood fog, Sun Wukong's last bit of worry slowly disappeared. After hearing Ye Zi's words, Sun Wukong could not help but say, "Rest assured, since I promised you, I naturally won't go back on my word, and your increase in strength is only beneficial to me. How about this, once we finish this trip and return to the Netherworld Palace, I will use a branch from the Wonderful Bodhi Tree to reshape your brother's flesh."

Receiving Sun Wukong's affirmative answer, Ye Zi's eyes clearly showed a more resolute gaze, nodded, and said no more. At that moment, the Dragon Emperor's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he said in a low voice, "Prepare for battle, Wu Ming's blood fog beasts have discovered us!" Detecting a hint of alertness in the Dragon Emperor's voice, Sun Wukong's heart also became somewhat tense. Although Ye Zi said that the Dragon Emperor once defeated Wu Ming and beat him half to death, after all, a lot of time had passed, and with such a long period of cultivation, Wu Ming's strength was also not what it used to be. Moreover, that time was a home field battle for Wu Ming, he certainly couldn't go all out, there must have been reservations. Therefore, underestimating Wu Ming would definitely lead to a huge loss.

Clearly, the Dragon Emperor did not relax just because he had defeated Wu Ming before but instead notified everyone to prepare for battle at the first instant. Now, they were fighting in the enemy's territory; a single careless mistake could lead to disaster, and everyone might as well just die here.

Soon, twenty blood-red ferocious tigers slowly surrounded them on all sides. Four of them were of the Nine Patterns Supreme Level, and sixteen were of the Eight Patterns Supreme Level.