Chapter 720: Chaos Demon Ape Form

Inside the Southern Heaven Gate, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Nezha, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the myriad heavenly generals joined forces, pouring their own magical power into the Southern Heaven Gate to strengthen its defenses.

Seeing the tightly closed Southern Heaven Gate, Sun Wukong burst into loud laughter.

"The Heavenly Court is too cowardly, knowing our great army is coming, yet they dare not resist head-on, simply shutting the gate and hiding!"

Liu Er Mihou also laughed along:

"Wukong, brother, why don't we join forces and break this Southern Heaven Gate?"

Sun Wukong gladly replied:

"Good! With our brothers united, we will surely break open the Southern Heaven Gate!"

Having said that,

"Boom—"

Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou simultaneously transformed into the Chaos Demon Ape Form.

In an instant, the Chaos Demon Ape's mighty aura spread wildly, causing the golden light near the Southern Heaven Gate to seem dimmer by a degree.

After transforming into the Chaos Demon Ape Form, Sun Wukong's As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff and Liu Er Mihou's Follow-Heart Iron Rod also grew huge as their bodies enlarged, like pillars holding up the sky.

Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou seemed to share a tacit understanding.

They simultaneously raised their iron rods high and fiercely smashed them at the Southern Heaven Gate.

"Crack—crack—"

Under the mighty blow of Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou giving their all, the space of the Southern Heaven Gate, which was far sturdier than the Earth Immortal Realm, actually showed minute spatial cracks!

"Bang—"

The As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff and the Follow-Heart Iron Rod, carrying a mighty force like moving mountains and overturning seas, heavily struck the Southern Heaven Gate.

The Southern Heaven Gate shook violently.

Inside the Southern Heaven Gate, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Nezha, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the heavenly generals were shaken by the tremendous power transmitted from the gate and all retreated.

Even the weaker heavenly generals fainted outright!

Seeing that a single strike did not break open the Southern Heaven Gate,

Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou were not discouraged.

They swung their iron rods again.

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

Three consecutive strikes followed. "Boom—rumble—rumble—"

With a earth-shaking roar that shook the three realms, under the iron rods of Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou containing countless billions of jun of force, the Southern Heaven Gate of spirit-treasure grade was actually smashed to pieces!

Inside the Southern Heaven Gate, Li Jing, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Giant Spirit God, and other immortals spat blood, obviously suffering grave injuries.

Even Nezha turned pale, obviously also having suffered some injury.

Seeing the Southern Heaven Gate smashed open, Sun Wukong, holding his As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff, burst into loud laughter:

"Haha, this old monkey has returned to fight again!"

Li Jing, Nezha, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Giant Spirit God watched as the Southern Heaven Gate was smashed to pieces by Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou, and as Sun Wukong laughed wildly, each of them trembled with fear.

Given the Southern Heaven Gate's sturdiness, it was easily smashed to pieces by Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou.

If those iron rods containing countless billions of jun of force were to strike them, would they not instantly perish?

Such a powerful enemy cannot be confronted head-on!

Li Jing, heart pounding with fear, quickly ordered:

"All heavenly generals, this demon is too strong; here we would only be throwing away our lives. Everyone, retreat quickly, join with the other units, and jointly resist the demon!"

Hearing Li Jing's words, all the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Southern Heaven Gate felt as if pardoned, and all retreated.

Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou, seeing the frightened retreat of the Southern Heaven Gate's troops, burst into wild laughter:

"Haha, brothers, follow me as we charge into the Heavenly Court!"

Immediately, the two brothers led the way, stepping over the ruins of the Southern Heaven Gate and rushing into the Heavenly Court.

In the Heavenly Court, the heavenly soldiers and generals numbered far more than ten thousand?

Seeing Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou charging forward, they all widened their eyes.

However, what of the countless heavenly soldiers and generals?

Sun Wukong and Liu Er Mihou, having transformed into the Chaos Demon Ape Form, were like two unstoppable war gods, sweeping through the heavenly soldiers and generals, and no one could withstand a single move of theirs!

Not only Sun Wukong was like that.

On the two flanks of the demon army, the Ox Demon King, the Flood Demon King, the Peng Demon King and six newly risen demon saints, together with Ji Meng, Ying Zhao, and Gui Che, ancient demon saints, likewise brandished their weapons; wherever they went, none could oppose them.

As for the other demons, each of their eyes flashed with fervent light, and they shouted in unison!

In the long ages past, they had suffered oppression from the Heavenly Court and could only hide resentfully underground!

Now, their demon emperor has returned, and they can finally hold their heads high!

All the demons laughed excitedly, continually advancing toward the Hall of Lingxiao! Heavenly Court, Great Luo Heaven, Hall of Lingxiao.

The Jade Emperor furrowed his brows.

Di Jun and his entourage arrived all too suddenly.

The Heavenly Court's Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation had not yet been activated when Di Jun and his forces broke into the Heavenly Court.

Judging by this situation, it would not be long before they could assault the Hall of Lingxiao!

Although the Hall of Lingxiao is an extremely precious magical treasure, its defense far surpasses that of the Southern Heaven Gate, and its attack power is also extremely formidable.

But relying solely on the Jade Emperor to preside, it would likely be unable to withstand the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation jointly deployed by Di Jun and Lu Ya, these two peak quasi-saints.

Then, what should be done about this now?

Although the Great Emperor Ziwei and the Great Emperor Gouchen in the Heavenly Court are brothers, they have always been at odds with me.

They will surely wait until I lose face, then come out to strike me down.

Thus, I cannot rely on them at all.

As for the Supreme Old Lord, being an incarnation of a sage, he will not exert his full power unless the Heavenly Court faces life-or-death danger, so there's no need to place high hopes on him.

After thinking it over, the Jade Emperor felt that only the Queen Mother, the Great Emperor of Longevity, and the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi could be relied upon in the Heavenly Court.

However, the four of them joining forces might be enough to deal with Dijun and Lu Ya.

But the opponent has, after all, set up a top-tier great formation!

If we do not seek external aid, relying only on these four Quasi-Saints, facing the Heavenly Circuit Stars and Dipper Great Formation controlled by Dijun and Lu Ya, we would likely only be able to hide in the Hall of Soaring Heavens, afraid to show our heads. Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.

It seems that the only plan now is to ask the Buddhist sect for help!

The Jade Emperor glanced at the rapidly approaching Dijun and his retinue, then immediately sent a mental message to the Queen Mother, the Great Emperor of Longevity, and the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi, urging them to hurry to the Hall of Soaring Heavens for support.

Next, he contacted the Tathagata Buddha and proposed terms:

"Tathagata, Sun Wukong follows Dijun into the Heavenly Court; if you come to rescue the emperor, I will lend you a hand and together we will capture Sun Wukong!"

Inside the Thunder Sound Temple on Spirit Mountain.

The Tathagata Buddha, upon hearing the Jade Emperor's words, couldn't help but shake his head.

This Jade Emperor is already at the point of his eyebrows burning, yet he still refuses to show any sincerity?

The Buddhist sect indeed needs Sun Wukong, but the most urgent matter at hand is to deal with Dijun and Lu Ya!

The Tathagata Buddha, turning his thoughts, replied:

"The Great Heavenly Venerable has issued an order; I, the humble monk, shall naturally obey..."

"However, the Heavenly Circuit Stars and Dipper Great Formation controlled by Dijun and Lu Ya is overly powerful..."

"I must summon the myriad Buddhas and set up the Ten Thousand Buddha Formation to have a chance of victory."

"Setting up this formation, however, requires considerable time."

The Jade Emperor, upon hearing this, immediately knew that the Tathagata Buddha was negotiating terms with him.

He glanced at the ever-approaching demon army outside, knowing he had no time to haggle with the Tathagata Buddha.

Thus, the Jade Emperor immediately said to the Tathagata Buddha:

"Tathagata, as long as you arrive in time to rescue the emperor, I will definitely fully support the Buddhist sect's scripture‑seeking endeavor!"

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's promise, the Tathagata Buddha secretly rejoiced.

He replied:

"Great Heavenly Venerable, please wait; I will certainly summon the myriad Buddhas as soon as possible and go to rescue the emperor!"

Having said that, the Tathagata Buddha then sent a mental message to all the Buddhas on Spirit Mountain:

"I, the Venerable One, will set up the Ten Thousand Buddha Formation to aid the Heavenly Court; all Buddhas participating in the formation, hurry to gather here with me!"

At the same time, the Tathagata Buddha was summoning the myriad Buddhas to prepare the formation.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque, leading the charge, rushed to the Hall of Universal Brightness in front of the Hall of Soaring Heavens.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the Hall of Universal Brightness was still being presided over by Wang Lingguan.

Upon seeing Wang Lingguan, Sun Wukong immediately recalled the scene from last time when he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was intercepted by him.

This time, he is determined to wipe away the previous shame!

Sun Wukong, wielding the Golden Hooped Staff, pointed at Wang Lingguan and laughed loudly, saying:

"Wang Lingguan, last time our match was interrupted by the Old Buddha, we never decided a winner; today let's settle it once and for all!"

Having said that, Sun Wukong brandished the Golden Hooped Staff and launched an attack on Wang Lingguan.

Seeing Sun Wukong's offensive, Wang Lingguan couldn't help but be greatly startled.

This Sun Wukong is far stronger than he was five hundred years ago?

In shock, Wang Lingguan waved the golden whip in his hand, doing his best to block it.

"Bang……"

This block made Wang Lingguan feel as if he had been struck by Mount Buzhou, his tiger's mouth splitting open.

"Thud…… thud…… thud……"

He retreated several steps, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

A mouthful of immortal blood spurted violently from his mouth.

He, in fact, couldn't even withstand a single blow from Sun Wukong!

Sun Wukong, seeing the huge gap between himself and Wang Lingguan, couldn't help but shake his head boredly:

"Wang Lingguan, you have disappointed this old monkey greatly!"

Immediately, Sun Wukong stepped forward, passed through the Hall of Universal Brightness, and walked toward the Hall of Soaring Heavens.

The Hall of Soaring Heavens, as the palace where the Jade Emperor governs the three realms, is far more magnificent than the preceding halls.

Within the hall, resplendent divine light burst forth, and divine patterns flowed, appearing extremely miraculous.

But at this moment, the vast Hall of Soaring Heavens has its palace gates tightly shut.

Inside the hall, the four Great Able Ones of Quasi-Saint level—the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Great Emperor of Longevity, and the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi—sat in high positions.

The other immortals and deities sat cross-legged respectively below.

They were all channeling their own magical power into the Hall of Soaring Heavens, hoping to enhance its might.

Seeing Dijun leading a horde of demon troops approaching, the Jade Emperor's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

He coldly said to Dijun:

"Dijun, you demons, dare to attack the Heavenly Court—truly too arrogant!"

"You all deserve to die!"

The Jade Emperor, having said his piece, activated the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace.

Hum—

The divine patterns on the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace burst forth, shining with brilliant light.

A mighty force that made heaven and earth change color condensed into an illusion of the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, pressing down on Di Jun and the other demons.

As this illusion pressed down, the space it passed through twisted wildly, even cracking.

Being able to shatter the very space of the Great Luo Heaven shows how powerful this attack, which gathered the strength of all the immortals and gods within the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, truly is.

However, upon seeing the rumbling Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace illusion pressing down, Di Jun merely gave a light smile:

"Hao Tian, is that all you've got?"

Immediately, he mobilized the power of the Heavenly Stars Great Formation.

Hum—

For a moment, the stars of the Heavenly Stars all shone brightly.

Brilliant starlight converged into a five-colored star, colliding with the illusion of the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace.

Boom—

As if the Sun Star and Moon Star had collided, an utterly terrifying power frenziedly tore through vast expanses of space.

Centering on the area of their collision, spiderweb-like spatial cracks spread outward.

From within that torn space and its cracks, one could clearly see spatial turbulence surging wildly, strong enough to easily shred even Golden Immortals.

"The Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace's attack was actually dispelled so easily?"

Although the Jade Emperor knew the Heavenly Stars Great Formation was immensely powerful,

but the version of the Heavenly Stars Great Formation that Di Jun had deployed now was merely a reduced form, yet it possessed such astonishing power?

While the Jade Emperor was still shocked, after Di Jun smashed the Jade Emperor's attack, he laughed and said to the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace:

"Hao Tian, you know I like eating roasted turtle, so you deliberately hid in the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace to act like a shrinking-head turtle?"

"If that's the case, then I cannot let your kindness go to waste; today I will let you witness my power!"

Having said that, Di Jun gathered all the power of the Heavenly Stars Great Formation together with his own Golden Crow power, focusing it upon the Sun Star.

Boom—

Under the combined impetus of the vast stellar power and the Golden Crow power, the Sun Star blazed with blinding light, transforming into a scorching golden column of fire that completely enveloped the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace. This golden column was entirely condensed from the exceedingly hot true solar fire.

True solar fire is one of the highest-grade flames in heaven and earth; even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not dare to slight it in the slightest.

Although the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace is the supreme treasure of the Heavenly Court and has been empowered by many immortals and gods, enabling it to withstand most of the true solar fire's power, yet under the scorching of this golden fire column it seemed to become a giant alchemical furnace, its interior blazing hot and unbearable.

The immortals and gods within the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, if their Cultivation Level was below that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, all broke out in sweat and suffered greatly.

The Jade Emperor, exalted in his high position, naturally feared no such heat. Yet Di Jun's act of setting fire to the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, together with the taunt "burning the turtle," truly made him lose face!

Since becoming the ruler of the Heavenly Court, this was the first time he had suffered such utter humiliation! The Jade Emperor's heart burned with rage; he wished nothing more than to immediately crush Di Jun's bones and scatter his ashes.

But helpless before the circumstances, now faced with Di Jun who had deployed the Heavenly Stars Great Formation, the Jade Emperor could only remain within the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, silently enduring this humiliation.

He gazed at Di Jun's triumphant expression outside the hall and the golden fire column enveloping the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace, his face dark as water, his mind secretly pondering:

"Why hasn't the Tathagata arrived yet?"

At the same time, Di Jun's act of setting fire to the Lofty Heavens Treasure Palace also deeply shocked the immortals and gods of the Three Realms.

Within the Purple Heaven Palace, Hook Chen Great Emperor frowned and said to the Purple Emperor:

"Purple Emperor, are we really going to let Di Jun run rampant in the Heavenly Court like this?" After hearing this, the Purple Emperor said to Hook Chen Great Emperor:

"Elder brother, if Di Jun wants to cause trouble, let him be!"

"The more fiercely he causes trouble, the more Hao Tian will lose face!"

"If we don't let Hao Tian lose more face, how can we ever drive him from the Jade Emperor's throne?" (End of chapter)