Great Demon Sun Wukong

As the saying goes, "know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster." Regarding this third-party force, the Crimson Army, all knowledge of the Spirit Controllers remained at the time of that super war a million years ago. It must be said that the Crimson Army has hidden itself exceedingly well. At this moment, the Crimson Army was indeed in a miserable state, underestimating the enemy's outcome, which is what had led to their current situation. Not only had they completely lost all hope of victory, but they couldn't even achieve mutual destruction. Though the Spirit Controller's apparent strength was only at the Primary Grade of Heavenly Venerate, his real combat power surpassed that level entirely.

Although the Chi Ghost was dejected, he didn't panic because he knew that within the Patrolling Celestial World, there were more members of the Crimson Army than just himself. Even though he was currently in a disheveled state, he had noticed that the Spirit Controller, while displaying far superior combat power to his own, didn't seem to intend to drive him to a dead end. Otherwise, his situation would not merely be as it was now. Seeing this, he surmised that the Spirit Controller must have an ulterior motive, the greatest likelihood being the information about the Crimson Army in his mind.

Holding onto this understanding, the Crimson Army felt even more confident. Spirit Controller, there is no need for your arrogance. Since you're still hoping to capture me alive, all it takes is to hold out for just half a Chinese Hour. Once Yi Xuan seals the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, it will be your time to die. I refuse to believe that with Yi Xuan and me joining forces, you can gain any advantage. However, this Spirit Controller is only the weakest among the eight Law Enforcers; even with such strength, how formidable must the others be?

As elixirs personally refined by the Pioneer, their talents were truly terrifying. Not only did they have the strength of a Heavenly Venerable Mid Grade immediately upon assuming human form, but they also managed to reach the Supreme Peak after a few hundred thousand years. Fortunately, the Fang Universe is incomplete; otherwise, who knows what level they could have achieved. With this thought in mind, the battle between the Chi Ghost and the Spirit Controller became even more intense, and after understanding the Spirit Controller's intentions, the Chi Ghost employed more tactics that involved trading blow for blow.

Not too far from where Sun Wukong and his group were, Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang both furrowed their brows in a ditch. At this point, their plan could be considered a failure. Now, only the two of them remained on the field. The rest of the Myriad Demons Country had escaped to the Dragon Valley according to the earlier plan, but Xi Zhao could tell from the remaining wisp of Soul Fire in his body that things were likely not going smoothly for them. By now, they might have reached the Dragon Valley, but they must have faced the attack of the tens of thousands of the Dragon Race there, and so far, a total of ten had fallen.

Man's plans are inferior to those made by heaven. Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang exchanged glances and both smiled bitterly. After so much scheming and sacrifice, all their efforts came to naught in the end. They had calculated every possibility and prepared for it all, except they didn't account for the Spirit Controller. In their hearts, they would never have believed that the Spirit Controller would abandon them at the last minute. Both Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang had another major identity, and without their help, the Spirit Controller would certainly struggle to rule this universe in the future.

Now, everything had become an illusion, and it seemed all they could do was wait for death. "Xi Zhao, do you have any regrets? With your identity as a Successor, even without resorting to these methods, given another three to five million years, you would definitely be able to reach the end of the Supreme Path. Now, it's all over," Xi Zhao shook his head, no trace of regret in his eyes, only a sense of loss.

"If I had to do it all over again, I would still make the same choice. My fate is my own, not dictated by heaven. Whatever I desire, I must strive for myself rather than wait. Besides, compared to me, aren't you even more resentful? With a bit more time, the other three Emperors would have awakened, and the revival of the Four Spirits wouldn't take much longer. You've waited millions of years, survived the war of Ancient Times, but now you can't wait out this last little bit of time."

Ling Weiyang turned to look at Xi Zhao with a hint of a smile on his face, saying, "It seems we truly are cut from the same cloth, but this time, we've really miscalculated, eh? I suppose this should be called capsizing in the gutter, and what's more, we've capsized two mighty big ships. If we manage to survive this catastrophe by some stroke of luck, I think we should start planning our next move in advance. By the way, what happened to your Formless Vanishing?"

Xi Zhao suddenly realized and said, "No wonder my Formless Vanishing disappeared, so it was taken by your Purple Gold Halberd. You made me take an extra trip back there. Are you sure that the Purple Gold Halberd can leave this place? If it fails, that would be a tremendous loss." After pondering for a moment, Ling Weiyang said, "There's no absolute certainty, but it's almost there. Who told you to make the Formless Vanishing that way? Had it not been for my Purple Gold Halberd sensing it in time, if the Power of the Formless inside your vanish had dispersed a little more, it would have truly been impossible to save."

Xi Zhao shook his head with some helplessness and didn't say anything more. A Heavenly Venerate facing off against an Eight Patterns Supreme—who would have thought that Sun Wukong could unleash such a terrifying strike, and how exactly did he learn this move?

While Xi Zhao was conversing with Ling Weiyang, Sun Wukong and the others began to make their move. Aside from Yi Xuan, an Intermediate Grade Heavenly Venerable, those with combat power included Sun Wukong, Rogue Heart Sword Hero, and Sha Wujing, three Half-step Heavenly Venerates. The Flame God, Nine Decisions Vajra Ape Wu Zhiqi, and Ye Wu, who had recovered most of his Spiritual Power, were also present. Three Half-step Heavenly Venerates, three Nine Patterns Supremes. Additionally, with Yi Xuan included, there were precisely seven people—a perfect number to initiate the Seven Extremes Heavenly Banishment Formation that Yi Xuan had been preparing for several months.

Quickly telling Sun Wukong and the others about the locations of the seven key points of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Banishment Formation, Yi Xuan then took the lead and flew to the position of the primary key point, while Sun Wukong, Rogue Heart Sword Hero, and Sha Wujing, the three Half-step Heavenly Venerates, landed at the positions of the secondary key points. As for the weakest among them, the Flame God and two others, they took their places at the auxiliary key points. Apart from Yi Xuan, the task for the remaining six was simple: to pour all of their Spiritual Power into the Spirit Stone before them. The Spirit Stone, in turn, would convert their Spiritual Power into the energy required by the Great Formation and channel it along the Formation Patterns, thus activating the entire Great Formation.

Once all seven were in position and ready, a radiant orb lit up above each of their heads. Besides being exceptionally bright, the orb had no other function; it simply indicated to Yi Xuan that the person was prepared. Seven orbs of different colors shone brightly, and when an orb appeared above Yi Xuan's head as well, all seven people simultaneously exhaled and shouted, their Spiritual Power pouring into the Spirit Stone before them like a surging river.

This action naturally attracted the attention of Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang, who were not too far away. "Xi Zhao, what are they doing? It looks like they're activating some kind of Formation. And, wait, I need to get higher; there's something wrong with this Grand Formation." Having spoken, Ling Weiyang concealed his form and soared into the sky, and upon reaching a height of ten thousand meters, he could finally see the full extent of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Banishment Formation that Sun Wukong and the others had set up.

The seven people stood at seven irregular points, with varying numbers of energy Formation Patterns flowing beneath them in different directions, some already interconnecting. What particularly concerned Ling Weiyang was that in the center of the seven individuals lay the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent. What was odd, however, was that even Ling Weiyang could feel the power of the Sealing Formation they were activating was indeed potent, yet the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent seemed completely unaware, its nine heads merely swaying limitedly.

At that moment, Xi Zhao also took to the sky, standing beside Ling Weiyang. He gazed at the massive Formation below and then fixated on the moving nine heads for a while before speaking with incredulity in his voice, "This Formation is undoubtedly a powerful Sealing Formation, and what's most unbelievable is that the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent has been controlled by someone, using an Illusory Realm to simultaneously control all nine heads. Such formidable Illusion Technique abilities, I'm completely outmatched in this respect. Back then I barely managed to control one head using the Annihilation Order in combination with the Soul Control Technique, but now someone is actually able to control the entire Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent at the same time, it's simply inconceivable."

Ling Weiyang nodded as well. At first, he hadn't noticed, but after staring at the heads of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent for a while, he found that even his mind had started to become hazy and that he might fall into an Illusory Realm if he continued to watch.

"It looks like they are actually planning to reseal the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent?" To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and Monthly Passes on Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)