Chapter 2481: Tianpeng is heavily wounded

At this moment, Tianpeng was holding his nine-pronged rake, swaying unsteadily in the water; the river water around him had long been dyed a deep red by his blood.

On the other side, General Juan Lian stared fixedly at Tianpeng, his eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

He simply could not believe how the Tianpeng who had always been so afraid of death could, at a time like this, erupt with such terrifying power.

"Second Senior Brother, let's go!"

"We have no way of defeating him!"

A look of helplessness appeared on General Juan Lian's face as he looked at Tianpeng and spoke.

Blood spilled from Tianpeng's mouth. He glanced at General Juan Lian, a desolate smile appearing in his eyes. His words were slurred, and it was unclear what exactly he was saying.

General Juan Lian listened carefully before he could make out what Tianpeng was saying: "If the Heavenly Emperor saw me like this, he would surely think... think, *cough, cough*, think that I haven't brought shame to the Heavenly Court."

"If Fairy Chang'e saw me like this, she would also surely say that I am a real man!"

General Juan Lian pursed his lips; he did not know what to say. The gap in strength was plain to see, and their mission was for the Buddha-Light Sarira; he felt there was absolutely no need to throw their lives away here.

At this moment, the Nine-Headed Bird appeared restless. It stood at the bottom of the river, its remaining six heads staring at one another.

Finally, the central head glared at Tianpeng, its eyes filled with killing intent.

It said sharply, "Very well, you have successfully angered me. Today, I will have both of you completely destroyed in body and soul, reduced to dust!"

No sooner had it finished speaking than a massive amount of true Qi began to surge from its body, swirling around it to form a giant vortex of water.

On the side of the Guanshi Mirror, Wu Feng frowned. He said, "I didn't expect things to turn out like this either. If Tianpeng and General Juan Lian don't leave, they might really die at the hands of the Nine-Headed Bird."

Xiao Bai looked at Wu Feng and said, "Husband, do you not intend to intervene? If Tianpeng and General Juan Lian die, many of the subsequent calamities of the Journey to the West will be impossible to complete."

Wu Feng looked at Xiao Bai, a flicker of contemplation flashing in his eyes; the true Qi within his body had already begun to stir.

He had originally intended not to intervene, but looking at the way the situation was developing, if he did not act, Tianpeng and General Juan Lian would likely be doomed.

"Let's go! Second Senior Brother!"

General Juan Lian looked at Tianpeng, his expression anxious, and spoke loudly once more.

"Heh." Tianpeng smiled miserably and said, "Old Sha, you and that monkey have always said I am afraid of death."

"I just want to prove once that I am not truly afraid of death."

"I just... I just always felt that with the monkey acting, I had no use. Now that the monkey is also incapacitated, who else is there besides me?"

After Tianpeng finished speaking, he suddenly forced his true Qi again. As he did so, blood immediately sprayed from his wounds, dispersing into the river water, looking extremely tragic.

"You monster, from beginning to end, you have never looked at me properly!"

"Today, I will let you know that I, the dignified Marshal of the Heavenly River Water Navy, am absolutely not someone you can look down upon!"

Tianpeng leaped up instantly, holding his nine-pronged rake high with both hands. In that instant, a giant, red-furred wild boar with tusks appeared behind him.

The Nine-Headed Bird looked up, its gaze instantly turning icy. It said coldly, "Seeking your own death!"

As the words fell, the Nine-Headed Bird's body also erupted with extremely powerful true Qi. ===== CHAPTER 2483 =====