Great Demon Sun Wukong

The flame jewel long needle that the Flame God pulled out from his bosom was naturally the Fire-Seeking Needle, the supreme treasure awarded to him by Yue Huangquan in the past. It's just that the Flame God had not yet had the opportunity to use this divine needle to seek some strange flames, and now, after sensing the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame, the needle was trembling madly without any need for the Flame God to stimulate it, its tip pointing directly at the blaze.

Watching the Flame God practically drooling, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero really couldn't stand it anymore and directly kicked the Flame God's butt, admonishing him irritably, "You can have your meal, but can you kill the flies before you eat? All you see is that fire, but don't you realize we've been surrounded?" The Flame God felt the kick from the Rogue Heart Sword Hero, but he didn't seem to notice it at all. Only after the Rogue Heart Sword Hero mentioned they'd been surrounded did the Flame God finally cast his gaze upon the flaming figures surrounding them.

"No problem, you take care of these minor characters. That's the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame, don't touch it, or you'll certainly die." Having said that, the Flame God patted the Rogue Heart Sword Hero on the shoulder and then ran straight towards the direction of the blaze. Those hundred-plus Underworld God Army Flame Puppets seemed invisible to him. The sub-captains who were ordering the Flame Puppets to surround the Rogue Heart Sword Hero did not act immediately, because at this moment, they saw the Sword Hero as a turtle caught in a jar. The important thing now was not to kill him but to capture him alive. After all, this place was their greatest secret, and if outsiders were to learn of it and the news reached the ears of the Law Enforcers, their plans of several hundred thousand years would be ruined in an instant.

So, when they saw the Flame God's eyes fixated on the blaze and he ran straight towards it, the sub-captains exchanged looks, and then one of them ordered the Flame Puppets to clear a path for the Flame God. Now that there were two of them, the one who had disrupted their great furnace had no right to live any longer, so it was enough to capture the other later and interrogate him.

After the Flame God left the encirclement, those hundred-plus Flame Puppet Divine Army members closed in on the Rogue Heart Sword Hero again, and they all began to cautiously close the encirclement. The other Divine Army members not touched by the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame quickly surrounded the Flame God's location. If anything, the appearance of the Flame God had not facilitated an escape for the Rogue Heart Sword Hero from danger; on the contrary, it turned a dangerous situation into a hopeless one. Had the Flame God not appeared, they might have let those untouched by the flames capture the Sword Hero alive, but now, the Flame Puppet Divine Army had already taken action.

On the other side, the Flame God was now surrounded by more than a hundred members of the Divine Army and had instantly entered a berserk state. It was laughable to think anyone would try to stop him from devouring top-level Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame—it was like asking for death. It wouldn't matter if it was the Underworld God himself in front of the Flame God, there would be no yielding. In his hand, the Exploding Phoenix blazed with a layer of crimson flame, and the loud cries of the phoenix reverberated, with the Fire Phoenix on the blade looking even more lifelike than before.

An illusory Phoenix Illusion also appeared to protect the Flame God, who with eyes red, charged towards the hundred-plus Divine Army members, followed by a series of earth-shattering explosions. Compared to the Flame God's wild and crazed fighting style, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero's was much more elegant, and having heard from the Flame God that he must avoid the flames, every attack by the Sword Hero was performed with Sword Qi driven by the Light Attribute using Demon-breaking Slash.

He himself was also constantly dodging and weaving in the not-so-spacious area with ease. At this moment, the Sword Hero was even more grateful to Dao Zhun, had it not been for the understanding of the Spatial Divine Skills in Dao Zhun's Mystic Space, he would not have been so at ease now. Moreover, his Sword Qi also contained Spatial Power, so every stroke of Sword Qi that touched any member of the Divine Army saw them either limbs severed or cut into pieces.

The Sword Hero soon discovered that the limbs he cut off burst into flames faster upon hitting the ground, and those limbs would be burned to ash. It seemed that these flame people did have weaknesses. Meanwhile, as both the Flame God and the Sword Hero were fiercely battling three hundred members of the Divine Army, on the other side, the battle between Soul Devouring Monk and Ming Liekuang also reached a fever pitch. Ming Tiekuang was already extremely skilled in using brute strength, his fighting style being nothing but head-on collisions, while Soul Devouring Monk was keen to test the power of his new body, abandoning other techniques to just pummel fists with Ming Liekuang.

Each clash of their fists and feet unleashed terrible waves of power, and the Soul Devouring Monk's fists had acquired many shaped dents. As for Ming Liekuang, he was doing slightly worse, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. This was not due to an internal injury, but rather because the Soul Devouring Monk's massive fist had hit Ming Liekuang straight in the face, causing his mouth to bleed.

Although Ming Liekuang had a formidable physical body that was without equal in the Divine Army, it still fell short compared to the Soul Devouring Monk's body, which was forged from a fusion of rare metals through his Devouring Refinement. Therefore, after continuous exchanges, Ming Liekuang had taken some minor losses. However, far from discouraging him, it only further fueled his fighting spirit. Since being trapped in the Patrolling Celestial World, apart from some ferocious beasts he encountered while scouting the terrain in the beginning, he hadn't had such a hearty battle for a long time. Especially the fighting style of the Soul Devourer was his favorite.

As the Flame God, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero, and the Soul Devouring Monk were all entangled in battle with the Divine Army, Dao Zhun's figure finally slowly emerged, and the place he appeared at was the heart of the ten-thousand-meter-tall Divine Army. Although the presence of the Sword Hero had put the Divine Army on high alert, a large part of the Divine Army continued their tasks. As puppets, they executed orders thoroughly, and without a sub-captain's command they would not stop their assigned duties.

Dao Zhun was pondering how to capture this huge creature into his Mystic Space, while in another place, which was the original site of the Annihilation Palace, a group, having journeyed frantically, finally reached their destination. This group naturally consisted of Sun Wukong, Dragon Emperor, Ye Zi, Wu Ming, Hei Kui, Hidden Mountain, and Ming Tiekuang. The Xing Dian remained within the World Within the Artifact of Sun Wukong. Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire

Although they had arrived, the sight of that seemingly bottomless, vast pit that disappeared into the horizon, along with the continuous eruption of dense destructive aura, truly baffled Sun Wukong. Was this still the Annihilation Palace? How could it be different from what he remembered? "Great Saint, I can assure you that this gigantic pit was not here before. Could it be that the Annihilation Palace you spoke of is underneath the pit?"

Sun Wukong, with his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes opened at that moment, stared at the pit and remained speechless for a long time. This destructive aura indeed resembled the ambiance of the Annihilation Demon Nation, but when did they possess such strength? Could they have all self-destructed? Even if they had self-destructed collectively, it shouldn't have resulted in such immense force, right? Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly looked up in a certain direction, his eyes blazing with fire, and then he said, "No, something unimaginable must have happened here. Over in that direction, there's a tremendously powerful life force fluctuation, this... this isn't a life force that should exist in this world at all. Let's go and check it out!"

Ye Zi's incredible recovery abilities allowed Sun Wukong and the others to arrive half a day earlier than expected, enabling them to fly at full speed without worrying about draining their forces. Following the direction Sun Wukong pointed out, Ye Zi also carefully sensed it. Then, Ye Zi's face suddenly changed drastically, and he staggered back three steps to sit on the ground. Seeing Ye Zi's reaction, Sun Wukong and the others asked with curiosity, "What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"

Ye Zi, pointing in the same direction Sun Wukong had indicated, said with a troubled face, "Impossible, how can there be such a bizarre life force fluctuation? And this strength, it's simply inconceivable. I suggest we better not go there. The entity over there is absolutely more terrifying than we can imagine. Just now, when I tried to connect with the life entity over there using my own life force, I was terrified by an overwhelming devouring power. If I hadn't run fast, a third of my life force would definitely have been devoured."

After speaking, Ye Zi wiped the sweat from his forehead, got up, dusted his buttocks, and looked in that direction with a face full of fear. Whatever it was that scared Ye Zi to this extent, it was definitely not simple, but Sun Wukong would not be easily frightened off. Before Sun Wukong could speak, Wu Ming, with a mischievous grin, teased, "Wow, to see our mighty brother Ye Zi scared to the point of sitting on the ground, I'm truly curious about what kind of being it is. No, we must go and take a look, at least to pay respects for Ye Zi's butt!"

In that moment, Ye Zi felt embarrassed about his previous behavior, but he did not retort. Among the group, his combat power might not have been strong, but his understanding of life force was equivalent to Dao Zhun's expertise in spatial matters. Therefore, he could sense even more than what Sun Wukong could see with his Heaven and Earth Dao Eye. The intertwining strange life forces of destruction and rebirth, along with the life force defying all logic, left him inexplicably astonished.

Sun Wukong glanced at Ye Zi and said, "Then you stay here, we'll go!"

Having said that, he swiftly ascended and flew toward that direction. Following him were Dragon Emperor, Wu Ming, Hei Kui, Hidden Mountain, and Ming Tiekuang, and after a moment of hesitation, Ye Zi still bit the bullet and followed as well.

Soon, Sun Wukong and his companions flew over the deep pit that seemed bottomless. With his Heaven and Earth Fire Eyes continuously open, Sun Wukong immediately spotted a serpent's body that rose up tens of thousands of meters into the air. Of course, Sun Wukong and his companions could not recognize that it was a serpent's body. But one thing was for sure, the life force fluctuation that frightened Ye Zi was emanating from something that resembled two colossal pillars connecting the heavens.

Following one of the pillars with his gaze, as Sun Wukong looked to the top where the pillars were connected, his pupils constricted. Then, in a solemn voice, he said, "Prepare for combat, there are two people at the top, enemies, deadly foes." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, recommend, and offer your monthly pass, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)