Chapter 335: Entering the Mountain for Verification, Meeting a Savage Man

Su Chen and Sun Wukong landed outside the cave dwelling of the Macaque King and the Macaque King. Before they could even enter, a group of demon soldiers surged out.

"Alliance Leader! Advisor!"

The one-armed demon general ran at the front, followed by over a hundred demon soldiers.

Inside the cave, the Macaque King and the Macaque King heard the commotion and came out.

Their injuries had improved, but their complexions were still poor.

"Seventh Brother, Brother Su Chen, where is that Swallowing Heaven Demon King?" After they entered the cave, the Macaque King asked in a low voice.

"Dead," Sun Wukong said concisely.

The Macaque King and the Macaque King exchanged a look. The Macaque King let out a heavy, turbid breath: "Good death. Many thanks to Seventh Brother for avenging your brothers."

"It wasn't just him." Su Chen sat at the stone table, his tone flat. "The true assassin who ambushed the two Great Sages that day was a Great Luo Golden Immortal late-stage Covering Sea Demon Kun hiding behind the Swallowing Heaven Demon King."

Hearing this, the Macaque King's pupils contracted: "Great Luo Golden Immortal late-stage? Then you two..."

"That Covering Sea Demon Kun is also dead." Before the Macaque King could finish asking, Su Chen said.

"Satisfying!" The Macaque King slapped the stone table, though he didn't ask how the two of them had killed a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.

But Su Chen's next words made the joy on their faces freeze.

"The Swallowing Heaven Demon King and that Covering Sea Demon Kun both came from the Demon Master Kill Kun Peng's Demon Master Palace."

The Macaque King's smile vanished, and the Macaque King opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Kill Kun Peng was the Demon Master of the ancient Demon Court, a Quasi-Sage level existence even in the ancient era.

This name represented a forbidden taboo that could not be touched among the demon tribes of the North Ju Lu Continent.

Su Chen didn't give them time to digest it and continued: "And the person who led this operation was the Heaven-Mixing Great Sage, the Peng Demon King."

"Impossible!" The Macaque King stood up abruptly. "The Peng Demon King is our sworn brother!"

Sun Wukong stood alone to the side. Hearing this, he turned his head to look at the agitated Macaque King but said nothing.

"It is true. This is information I obtained using the Soul-Searching Divine Ability; there can be no mistake." Su Chen looked at the Macaque King, his voice calm. "The Peng Demon King offered a strategy to Kill Kun Peng, letting the Swallowing Heaven Demon King attack your dojo, with the goal of luring you out of Flower Fruit Mountain."

The Macaque King sat down slowly and said nothing more.

The Macaque King remained silent for a long time before saying in a low voice: "The day we swore brotherhood, he drank the most wine..."

After the two calmed down a bit, Su Chen continued: "I suggest the two Great Sages abandon this dojo and take all your brothers back to Flower Fruit Mountain."

The Macaque King looked up, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes: "Retreat? We brothers have operated here for many years; it wasn't easy to make progress. To leave just like that? Wouldn't that make people laugh at our Demon Alliance?"

"Fifth Brother is right. Can we two lose the face of the Demon Alliance?" The Macaque King echoed.

Su Chen had long expected their reaction.

He shook his head and said: "Two Great Sages, that Yuan Jiu is ranked ninth among the demon generals in the Demon Master Palace. There are at least two dozen demon generals of the same level or stronger ahead of him. And behind them is a Quasi-Sage."

Su Chen changed the subject: "Moreover, the things the two Great Sages bring back are more valuable than this dojo."

"What things can we bring back?" The Macaque King asked.

"Intelligence." Su Chen held up a finger. "The movements of the Demon Master Palace, Kill Kun Peng's layout—the value of this intelligence to the Demon Alliance far exceeds this dojo in the North Ju Lu Continent. Now that Senior Bai Ze is sitting in Flower Fruit Mountain, he is extremely concerned about Kill Kun Peng's movements. The two brothers bringing this intelligence back to discuss countermeasures with Senior Bai Ze is the truly important matter."

Hearing the name Bai Ze, the Macaque King asked Su Chen if he meant that ancient Demon Sage Bai Ze.

Su Chen nodded and informed the two of them that Bai Ze had joined the Demon Alliance and was sitting in Flower Fruit Mountain.

"Senior Bai Ze, is he truly at Flower Fruit Mountain?" The Macaque King confirmed in a low voice.

Sun Wukong finally spoke: "Senior Bai Ze has always been at Flower Fruit Mountain, but this matter is not convenient to disclose to the outside world. Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, you will know when you return."

The Macaque King took a deep breath and exchanged a look with the Macaque King. The Macaque King nodded heavily.

"Good." The Macaque King stood up and cupped his fists at Su Chen. "Brother Su Chen, we will listen to you."

Su Chen nodded, then took out the tattered animal skin scroll gifted by Bai Ze from his sleeve and spread it out on the stone table.

The scroll was marked with ancient demon script depicting a rough map of the North Ju Lu Continent.

Su Chen's fingertip landed on the location marked by Bai Ze in the middle of the map.

"Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, you have been in the North Ju Lu Continent for many years. Do you know what place this is on the map?"

After all, it had been unknown how many years since he had come here, and it was more reliable to ask the Macaque King and the other, who had been cultivating in the North Ju Lu Continent, about the current situation there.

The Macaque King leaned over to take a look, his face changing drastically.

"How do you have a map of this place?" The Macaque King's tone even carried a bit of fear.

The Macaque King also leaned over to take a look.

"It's actually the Spirit Ruins." The Macaque King said with a solemn expression, "This is a forbidden land of the North Ju Lu Continent."

Su Chen's brows moved slightly: "Spirit Ruins?"

The Macaque King took a deep breath and said slowly:

"The area within a hundred thousand miles of where your map is located is called the 'Spirit Ruins Wasteland'. If you walk to the end of the wasteland, you will see a chasm that has split open. Below the chasm are the Spirit Ruins."

"The baleful energy inside is intense. Ordinary small demons would have their primordial spirits collapse within a hundred miles. Those at the Heavenly Immortal level barely dare to walk a bit further, but they absolutely dare not go deep."

The Macaque King took over the conversation: "In all the years we have been in the North Ju Lu Continent, we personally saw a Great Luo Golden Immortal level Demon King enter the Spirit Ruins, saying he wanted to find ancient opportunities inside."

He paused.

"Three hundred years have passed since he entered, and he still hasn't come out."

The Macaque King looked at Su Chen, his gaze earnest: "Brother Su, why are you asking about this place? I don't know what you want to find inside, but no matter what it is, it's not worth risking your life for."

Su Chen put away the animal skin scroll and smiled: "Fifth Brother, rest assured, Brother Monkey and I will just go to the edge to take a look; we won't risk going deep."

The Macaque King clearly didn't believe him and wanted to persuade him further.

Sun Wukong walked over from the wall and patted the Macaque King on the shoulder.

"Fifth Brother, take the brothers and go. Flower Fruit Mountain has Senior Bai Ze; you can rest assured and heal your wounds. Leave the matters here to me and Brother Su."

The Macaque King opened his mouth but finally swallowed the words that reached his lips.

He had dealt with Sun Wukong for so many years; he knew this monkey's temper too well.

"Seventh Brother, Brother Su Chen." The Macaque King cupped his fists, his voice carrying a bit more solemnity. "Then take care of yourselves."

The Macaque King also cupped his fists heavily at the two and said nothing more.

Not long after, the Macaque King and the Macaque King led the remnants all the way east, heading straight for Flower Fruit Mountain.

Su Chen stood on the dilapidated mountain peak, watching the two and those demon soldiers go far away.

"Brother, let's set off too." Sun Wukong said, standing by his side.

Su Chen nodded, and the two soared into the sky, heading straight for the Spirit Ruins. ===== CHAPTER 332 =====

This punch had no magic power fluctuation, no divine ability blessing, and belonged to pure physical strength.

Seeing this punch, Sun Wukong's pupils shrank, and he held the Golden-Hooped Rod horizontally in front of his body to receive it head-on.

"Clang!"

A loud sound exploded, and the sound wave directly lifted the fierce beast's corpse away.

Sun Wukong's figure flew backward for dozens of zhang, his arms holding the Golden-Hooped Rod numb.

He stepped on pieces of earth until they shattered before stopping his figure; at this moment, the smile on Sun Wukong's face converged.

This guy's physical strength was actually above his.

Seeing that Sun Wukong was fine, the killer intent condensed in his eyes, and he stepped on the ground again, preparing for a second charge.

Seeing this scene, Su Chen's figure flashed and appeared in the center of the battlefield.

He held the Return-to-Ruins Divine Axe horizontally in front of his body, blocking the big man's charge route.

At the same time, the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes" in his body circulated fully, and his blood and Qi boiled.

At the moment the big man rushed over, Su Chen sensed the essence of the power in the other party's body.

There was a pure blood and Qi power and baleful Qi erupting in the big man's body.

Vast, boundless, primitive, like an ancient divine mountain surging.

That was the power of the Witch Clan; the big man possessed an extremely pure Witch Clan bloodline.

Su Chen had not yet had time to speak when the big man opposite stopped first.

The beast-skin big man's movements stiffened, his copper-bell-like eyes staring fixedly at Su Chen, his nostrils flaring.

The expression on his face changed from violent rage to confusion.

The big man stepped forward abruptly, and the ground shook again.

He bent down, his rough face leaning in front of Su Chen, his copper-bell-like eyeballs looking Su Chen up and down from head to toe.

He opened his mouth with some doubt, his voice muffled.

"Why do you have the aura of the Father God on you, little one?"