Great Demon Sun Wukong

The person seated on the Jade Emperor's dragon throne was fiddling with a clump of flame in his hand that resembled a pool of golden liquid, appearing somewhat helpless as he gazed at the woman bound below him. It seemed as if he could hardly bear it, as if it pained him, but above all, there was anger.

The young man standing to the side, clad in silver armor, seemed to have thought of something. With a flip of his right palm, a water dragon appeared out of nowhere, circled in mid-air, and then headed straight for the woman. As the water dragon enveloped her, the woman who was originally unconscious on the ground began to faintly awaken.

As if fearing some accident, the woman in green made no visible movements, yet countless tender green branches extended from beneath her feet. Instead of entwining around the woman, these branches laid out a strange formation around her.

Upon awakening, the woman showed no sign of panic or even a hint of anger, but calmly gazed at the three individuals before her. "Although I never expected to fall into your hands one day, it's alright. Whether you torture me or kill me outright, you won't get a single piece of information from me.

If you dare use the Soul Searching Technique, then I can't guarantee that I won't be destroyed along with the soul that I've sealed deep within!"

Hearing the woman's words, the individual seated on the Jade Emperor's dragon throne furrowed his eyebrows, seemingly hesitating over something. After a long moment, he sighed softly. He then slowly raised his hands and drew a symbol in mid-air that seemed to be an ancient character for fire.

As soon as the character appeared, it was accompanied by a loud cry and then entered directly into the woman's forehead.

The woman, marked on the forehead with this ancient character for fire, appeared to struggle intensely before slowly falling back into unconsciousness. "Ah, forget it, I truly can't bring myself to do it. In any case, there should be another person behind the scenes; finding him will do just as well. By the way, have Hongjun and Yang Mei been found? Experience new tales on empire

These two are indeed a hidden danger if left unchecked."

At that moment, the handsome young man replied, "Not yet, but we have some leads and should find them soon. However, just to be safe, I plan to go there personally.

So, the job of dealing with the other behind-the-scenes player, I'll leave to you two." After speaking, the handsome young man tapped his fingers twice in succession, and two almost transparent tiny dragons, no longer than a finger, appeared and then attached themselves to the back of the right hands of the person on the Jade Emperor's dragon throne and the woman in green garments.

Without further ado, he soared into the sky, transforming into a silver-white giant dragon and disappearing without a trace in an instant.

"Then let's set off as well. I have a premonition that a calamity is imminent in the Pangu Realm. I hope that with the strength of the three of us, we can preserve it. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have the face to continue living in this world." Having said this, the man and the woman transformed into two streaks of red and green light, respectively, and left Heaven.

Meanwhile, in an intermediate world directly under the control of the Myriad Demons Country, three Peak of Unity Dao powerhouses each swallowed a pill. Then, visibly to the naked eye, their strength declined from the Peak of Unity Dao, until they became three Half-step Great Path beings!

"Alright, take this space-time shuttle. Remember, with the strength of your three Peak of Unity Dao powerhouses going to a minor world to capture some people, if you still fail, then you need not return. Also, remember that although this Dao-Breaking Pill has reduced your strength to the Half-step Great Path, it is only a temporary measure.

I believe you three also feel that your true combat power has not decreased. However, if you exhibit strength beyond that of a Saint of the Great Dao in the minor world, you will be instantly eradicated by the cosmic rules. Of course, if you must, you'll have to use the secret technique of burning your Dao. Go now, and don't disappoint me!"

As soon as the voice fell, one of the three individuals tossed the space-time shuttle he held in his hand. It instantly grew to the size of a small boat. Without any hesitation, the three of them leapt in, and then the space-time shuttle once again emitted light. What had looked like a small boat became an entirely enclosed, shuttle-shaped object.

After the light faded, a spatial rift appeared out of nowhere in front of the space-time shuttle, and it entered the rift soundlessly, flying towards the Pangu Realm.

Watching the disappearance of the space-time shuttle, a person cloaked in a black robe emerged from the corner and murmured, "I hope these three useless creatures don't fail, otherwise someone will have to completely destroy that minor world. Damn cosmic rules, if not for them, this wouldn't be so troublesome!"

In a low curse, the figure gradually faded into the void.

At this time, within the central sand realm of the six great divine nations, an extremely brutal slaughter had just come to an end. This battle, beginning shortly after the start of the Six Kingdoms War, seemed insignificant in the vastness of the sand realm—so vast that not even seventy-two thousand people, let alone seventy-two, would make a difference in its expanses.

It was three Chinese hours after the official start of the Six Kingdoms War that the first fight erupted. This was solely because the distance between the two involved was the shortest among all participants, and by good fortune, they had not encountered any attacks from the Black Mirror Scorpions or Tongtian Worms.

After sensing each other at the onset of the war, they recklessly charged towards one another.

After all, the stakes of the Six Kingdoms War were incredibly high, and mere survival was far from enough to secure victory. One had to seize every opportunity to gather more Domain Beads.

After a perilous and fierce battle, one figure stood holding a blood-red staff, his body splattered with blood, obviously sustaining serious injuries. However, the six ears atop his head remained keenly alert to the movements around him. This person was none other than the Six-Eared Macaque, who had died years ago in the Pangu Realm!

The staff in question was the Crimson Blood Roaming Dragon Staff. When the Six-Eared Macaque met his demise, his master—the young man who was the transformation of the Artifact Spirit of Donghuang Taiyi's Supreme Divine Artifact, the Chaos Clock—had poured all his power into the Six-Eared Macaque's body.

After dying, the soul of the Six-Eared Macaque indeed arrived at a small Netherworld unique to one of the six great divine nations, the Netherworld World.

With the complete power of the Chaos Clock Artifact Spirit, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength increased rapidly in the small Netherworld, and although not as spectacularly as Sun Wukong, his progress was smooth.

When he eventually reached the One Pattern Realm after relentless efforts to enhance his power without respite, Donghuang Taiyi, residing in the Netherworld World, suddenly sensed his own Chaos Clock's aura during the aftermath of a major battle in Battle Demon City. Swiftly locating Yue Huangquan, Donghuang Taiyi was straightforwardly transported to the small Netherworld through the Bronze Gate.

Since Donghuang Taiyi was deeply connected to the Chaos Clock, upon entering the small Netherworld, he immediately sensed the existence of the Six-Eared Macaque. After finding the Six-Eared Macaque and revealing his identity, Donghuang Taiyi brought him back to the Netherworld World.

What followed was quite straightforward. Curious about what made this individual, so crucial to a Nine Patterns Supreme, stand out, Yue Huangquan went to Battle Demon City as soon as the Six-Eared Macaque arrived in the Netherworld World. This was done discreetly, without alerting anyone.

Upon seeing the Six-Eared Macaque, he was struck by a desire to mentor him and, to the astonishment of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, took the Six-Eared Macaque as his disciple.

It is worth noting that since Yue Huangquan became the Domain Lord, he had never taken a single disciple, at most providing occasional guidance to figures like the Five Battle Generals and some personal guards. Countless geniuses emerged in the Netherworld World, but no matter how talented, Yue Huangquan had only shown interest and had never directly taken anyone as a disciple as he did that day.

Becoming a disciple of a Domain Lord was undoubtedly a shortcut to the ultimate pinnacle of supremacy. To the greater surprise of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, the Six-Eared Macaque actually refused, on the grounds that he already had a master who had sacrificed himself to save him—and how could he betray his late master by swearing fealty to another so soon?

However, no sooner had these words left his mouth than Donghuang Taiyi lost his temper. Under Donghuang Taiyi's threats and incentives, the Six-Eared Macaque, bruised and begrudging, finally accepted Yue Huangquan as his master. Really, Donghuang Taiyi could be considered the Six-Eared Macaque's ancestral master since he had once personally mentored the Chaos Clock's Artifact Spirit.

Thus, under Yue Huangquan's devoted tutelage, the Six-Eared Macaque's strength grew at an unbelievable rate. His team was the first to reach the endpoint in the trial of the Desolate Island, and it was in the first layer of the colossal tower at the Supreme Pool where the Six-Eared Macaque trained. By that time, the Six-Eared Macaque had already become a Nine Patterns Supreme.

The reason the Six-Eared Macaque had not recognized Sun Wukong or allowed the news to reach him was his own doing. After all, acknowledgment would only bring a moment of joy in reunion; what mattered most now was increasing his power. From Yue Huangquan, the Six-Eared Macaque learned many truths unknown to Sun Wukong.

For instance, the true purpose behind the trial in the Patrolling Celestial World and the existence of the Heavenly Patrollers, even speculations about Sun Wukong's true identity. And so, the Six-Eared Macaque understood better than Sun Wukong that they were running out of time.