The Battle in Journey to the West-Chapter 43 - 0 The Power of the Seven Saints Breaks the

The Aquatic Ape was secretly alarmed, not just by the formidable Macaca but also by the ferocity of the other six Demon Kings. Especially the Ox Demon King, who, relying on his robust physical body, engaged in ferocious combat with his Mixed-Iron Staff, reducing Kui Wood Wolf to a somewhat restrained state.

“Where did this scoundrel get six such formidable helpers?” pondered the Aquatic Ape internally.

“What are you thinking about!” roared Wukong, shattering the White Tiger and striking down with his staff.

The Aquatic Ape knew he was in trouble and swiftly positioned his sword horizontally to block Wukong’s blow, but the impact left his wrist numb. Muttering an Oral Spell, he fiercely unleashed the Metallic Energy, which crisscrossed and rose into the air, transforming into a Heavenly Net, and descended upon Wukong! These seven, having formed the Great Array, wielded ceaseless mana and the Power of the Constellations, making them immensely difficult to contend with. The Metallic Energy Sword Qi, sometimes transforming into White Tigers, weaving large arrays, turning into Heavenly Blades, or becoming Hand Seals.

“Moo!”

The Ox Demon King bellowed a thunderous roar, revealing his true form as a massive white ox, standing a hundred zhang tall, lowered his head, and charged horn-first towards Kui Wood Wolf!

Kui Wood Wolf was greatly startled and hastily unleashed the Metallic Energy to strike, but his attacks only left superficial white marks on the body of the Ox Demon King’s true form, failing to cause any substantial harm. Even a strike combined with the most massive Sword Qi only managed to draw blood from him.

“Bang!”

Kui Wood Wolf horizontally positioned his sword, the Sword Qi mixed with Metallic Energy, intertwining into a broad net of Metallic Energy Sword Qi. The Ox Demon King slammed against the net with a roar, his horns piercing fiercely, tearing the entire net apart.

Caught off guard, Kui Wood Wolf managed to raise his sword in defense, but before the might of the Ox Demon King, he was like a mere ant. With a collision, the Ox Demon King knocked the sword aside and, without a second thought, barreled into Kui Wood Wolf! The powerhouse blow from the Ox Demon King would have gravely injured the Suo Jie Dragon King, let alone Kui Wood Wolf. The impact left Kui Wood Wolf feeling as if every bone in his body had shattered, his insides pulverized like glass, his Primordial Spirit knocked from his body. The great white ox exhaled a fiery blaze, engulfing the Primordial Spirit, which, with a sizzle, dissipated into ash along with the body.

“Kui Wood Wolf!” The remaining six Constellations’ eyes nearly burst with rage, unable to contain their roars. Kui Wood Wolf was their leader, and having been companions for so long, they were now consumed with fury at seeing him destroyed to cinders by the Ox Demon King in an instant.

The Peng Demon King screeched, also reverting to his true form, a Golden Winged Great Eagle with features of a Kunpeng, spreading his wings with lightning speed. Amid the surge of wind and thunder, the Peng Demon King appeared before Stomach Earth Pheasant, his talons diving to seize the sword and beak striking down to blind Stomach Earth Pheasant’s left eye! As Stomach Earth Pheasant howled in agony, his left hand executed a Sword technique, launching Metallic Energy Sword Qi in retaliation. The Peng Demon King wisely abandoned his intent to continue the assault and took to flight, reverting to human form; it was clear he was following the philosophy of “strike while the enemy is weak.” He wielded the spear and pursued the already struggling Stomach Earth Pheasant.

With the death of Kui Wood Wolf, the Great Array of the Constellations naturally should have been broken; the Metallic Energy of the White Tiger immediately diminished by a large extent, and Peng Demon King suddenly felt at ease. His spear pierced through the belly of Stomach Earth Pheasant, lifting him off the ground. His arm shook, emitting a ferocious energy of wind and thunder, which seemed even sharper than the Geng Metal Sword Qi. In an instant, it tore Stomach Earth Pheasant apart, not even allowing his Primordial Spirit to escape before grinding it to dust.

Yang Jian watched with silent alarm, thinking, “This Peng Demon King is truly powerful, worthy of being a descendant of the ancient Golden Winged Great Peng. This energy of wind and thunder alone is enough for him to look down upon his peers!”

They say “as fast as lightning,” with both wind and thunder combined, how fierce is that? Peng Demon King, after withstanding the Ox Demon King’s brute force and slaying Kui Wood Wolf, also suddenly made a move and eventually skewered Stomach Earth Pheasant with his spear.

With Stomach Earth Pheasant’s death, Lion Camel King felt even more relieved. His Crescent Blade swung wide and broad, transforming into a blue dragon that roared and slashed. Each strike aimed at the vital points of Mao Ri Ji who gradually found it harder to hold on. Feeling the incredible strength of this demon, he was about to flee, but Lion Camel King caught up with him and delivered a devastating blow to his back, causing him to cry out, “I am finished!”

Mao Ri Ji was sent flying, and Lion Camel King let out a roar, feeling a tremor in his spirit and spewing out blood, fainting on the spot. Lion Camel King decapitated him with one swipe, even the Primordial Spirit ceased to exist within its flesh.

Jiao Demon King also revealed his true Green Jiao form, entangling Lou Gold Dog into a ball. With a twist of his body, a mist of blood exploded; Lou Gold Dog’s flesh was instantly shredded by Jiao Demon King.

This was indeed a case where defeat spreads like a landslide; Macaques King’s Bagua Blade Technique was deviously sharp, and his movements were swift. Although Bi Yue Wu was also fast, he couldn’t match Macaques King. Unleashing his blade technique, he dissected Bi Yue Wu like a butcher carving meat; in just a moment, slashes appeared on Bi Yue Wu’s body. With a shout from Macaques King, “Explode!”, Bi Yue Wu wailed as the slashes abruptly burst open, spewing blood like an erupting volcano, his blood drained in an instant. His Primordial Spirit was captured by Macaques King and killed, turned to ash.

Yu Rong King was even more formidable. With immense strength and iron knuckles on his hands, he suddenly spat out three Exorcism Hoops. One hoop captured the sword of Fire Mouth Monkey, another circled around his knee, and another around his body, then rapidly tightened, slicing Fire Mouth Monkey’s flesh into three sections. His Primordial Spirit almost escaped, but was enveloped by a hoop. It was sucked in and emitted a light before disintegrating into powder. In an instant, Fire Mouth Monkey joined his fellow fallen companions, reduced to ash by Yu Rong King.

Aquatic Ape watched, his eyes about to split with rage. He saw six of his companions fall one by one, feeling guilt and pain within; he blamed his rashness for leading to the deaths of his comrades who had been with him day and night.

Wukong scolded, “Where are you looking!”

The God-Beating Whip had already struck, aimed straight for the crown of Aquatic Ape’s head. Just as Aquatic Ape was about to be killed by Wukong, suddenly a bird’s cry sounded, a streak of firelight swept by, hitting Wukong’s God-Beating Whip and deflecting it, then whisking Aquatic Ape away into the sky.

The seven brothers looked up to see that the firelight transformed into a Vermilion Bird, and within the bird were seven Constellations, each holding a sword artifact.

“How dare you snatch someone from before me!” Wukong cursed, raising both the Great Year Whip and the God-Beating Whip, sending them out.

But at that moment, an Azure Dragon flew in, entangling Wukong’s Magical Treasure without letting go. Upon a closer look, it turned out to be the seven Constellations of the Eastern Azure Dragon.

Ox Demon King and the others wanted to pursue, but were blocked by a Xuanwu, the Northern Black Tortoise of Water. It so happened that constellations from the other three directions also arrived.

“Fellow Daoists, do not entangle with these demons any longer, let’s go!” Horned Water Jiao Dragon shouted, abandoning the Divine Whip and the Great Year Whip, leading the Eastern Constellation away.

Doumuwei was also unwilling to tangle with these people. If the Western White Tiger Constellations had not lost so many members, they could have barely formed the Great Array of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, against which these seven would definitely stand no chance with their high mana. But now, with six of the Western White Tiger Constellations gone, how could they muster the Array? Further entanglement would probably lead to more casualties, and having already rescued Aquatic Ape, there was no need to persist.

As it turned out, the seven Southern Vermilion Bird Constellations had discovered that Flower-Fruit Mountain had gathered the Seven Great Demon Kings and seventy-two Little Demon Kings, realizing the gravity of the situation, they had immediately sought help from the fourteen Eastern and Northern constellations. However, they were a step late, just in time to see Ox Demon King and others kill Kui Wood Wolf and his companions, having no choice but to save Aquatic Ape from Wukong in the nick of time.

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