Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Chapter 164 Not So Good with Teeth

"Heh heh, look who's talking big. You four losers haven't gotten any stronger, but your blabber sure has sharpened! Your grandpa Six-Eared is eager to see how you're planning to catch me. Watch this staff!"

Six-Eared Macaque scoffed in disdain and with a flick of his iron staff, he unleashed the Crazed Demon Staff Technique. Countless staff shadows brutally struck the Four Great Heavenly Kings. Instantly, staff force shot out in all directions, mingling with the Sword Qi of the Green Edge Sword, the sound waves of the Jade Pipa, and the blazing whirlwinds from the Primordial Chaos Pearl Umbrella.

Within miles around the battlefield, an area had become completely forbidden ground. Both the Heavenly Army and the demon soldiers and generals of Flower-Fruit Mountain kept their distance, lest they become collateral damage.

"Wind, thunder, water, and fire gods, attack with all your might!"

"Wind, come!"

"Thunder, roar!"

"Water, roar!"

"Fire, surge!"

The gods of wind, thunder, water, and fire took their places in four directions and began to activate the Dharma Decree. Gales, thunderstorms, tidal waves, and walls of fire descended from the sky, bombarding the demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"Playing with wind in front of me, the Demon King, you're really overestimating yourselves! Break!"

The Demon King flashed into the fray, his body flickering as he transformed into his true form, the Golden Winged Great Roc. With a flapping of his wings, whirlwinds materialized, propelling against the fierce winds summoned by the wind gods.

"Tidal waves, surge!"

Jiao Demon King also transformed, taking on the form of an enormous flood dragon and spewing forth mountainous waves to counter the water summoned by the water gods.

The Lion Camel King transformed into a winged lion and, tapping into his mana, let out a mighty roar to the heavens. A beam of light mixed with sound waves burst from his mouth, shooting skyward. The next moment, massive meteorites rained down, smashing toward the wind, thunder, water, and fire gods.

The Macaque King and the Yu-monster King brandished their weapons and charged directly into the ranks of the heavenly gods, slashing at anyone they met, showing no mercy. With the Five Great Demon Kings unleashing their full power like this, the wind, thunder, water, and fire gods were thrown into disarray. Last time the Demon Kings fought them, they hadn't been nearly as forceful or formidable!

The great battle erupted in full fury. The barrier of the Primordial Unity Grand Formation was on the verge of collapse. The demons of Flower-Fruit Mountain had nowhere to retreat and had to fight with their backs against the wall, holding nothing back. They unleashed all their skills and firmly repelled the assault of the Heavenly Army. For a moment, they even seemed to gain the upper hand.

Above the Eastern Sea, the Bull Demon King and Erlang God Yang Jian were already engaged in combat. Having clashed before, both understood each other's strengths well and wasted no time in probing. Once they clashed, they went all out, exchanging hundreds of blows before simultaneously utilizing their Cloning Divine Powers.

They summoned their Clones and unleashed the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth to fiercely bombard each other, and massive energy fluctuations spread in all directions, bringing disaster to the Eastern Sea Aquatic Race once again.

"Someone, activate the Sea Protection Barrier, quick! Activate it!"

Inside the Eastern Sea Palace, Dragon King Ao Guang almost wanted to cry as he hoarsely shouted. Why did misfortune always befall the Eastern Sea? What had they done to deserve this?

Whether or not the Eastern Sea Aquatic Race was suffering wasn't within the concern of the Bull Demon King and Erlang God Yang Jian. All they could think about was defeating each other.

With physical strength, mana, and divine skills almost equal, both the Bull Demon King and Erlang God Yang Jian were veterans with extensive combat experience. Although Erlang God Yang Jian was a bit more powerful overall, it was unlikely for him to take down the Bull Demon King quickly. Erlang god Yang Jian fought while calculating, waiting for the opportunity.

When the Bull Demon King fully engaged, he planned to have his Heavenly Hound sneak attack from behind, breaking the Bull Demon King's defense and capturing him in one fell swoop!

"Wild Bull Shakes the Heavens!"

After hundreds of rounds, the Bull Demon King couldn't hold back any longer. He took a deep breath, intensifying his aura, and his already colossal figure, endowed with the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, grew even taller. Behind him, a white bull phantom tens of thousands of feet tall appeared.

With a thundering roar, he lifted his iron staff high and ferociously struck Erlang God Yang Jian.

"The chance has come!"

A gleam flashed in Erlang God Yang Jian's eyes. He opened his Heavenly Eye, augmenting his Tri-point Double-edged Sword with divine light, and a larger divine general phantom appeared behind him, meeting the Bull Demon King head-on. The sword and the staff collided without any trickery.

Boom!

A massive mushroom cloud soared into the sky, as the waters of the Eastern Sea parted again, revealing the seabed in a spectacle far more intense than the previous one. Giant cracks spread across the exposed seabed, and the tremors traveled in all directions. Find adventures at empire

If the Dragon Palace hadn't activated the Sea Protection Barrier to secure much of the Eastern Sea, this single clash would have destroyed at least half of it!

"Roar, Howler!"

The clash between the Laws of Strength was extremely perilous, and in such a moment, there was absolutely no room for distraction. Erlang God Yang Jian's mind stirred and Howler burst forth from the Spiritual Beast Bag at his waist. Instantaneously growing to several thousand zhang in size, it pounced behind Bull Demon King and viciously clamped onto his tail once more.

This was the Bull Demon King's weak point—if bitten, his strength would completely drain away. At this critical juncture of sustained strength confrontation, it would be a lethal blow!

Just as Howler's gaping maw was about to bite down on the Bull Demon King's tail, suddenly a thick iron staff extended from the tuft of the Bull Demon King's tail, thrusting directly into Howler's open mouth.

Crack!

"Woof woof~!"

A resonant clang of metal on metal sounded as Howler bit into the iron staff. In an instant, the dog's eyes bulged enormously, and in the next moment, it hastily spat out the staff and leapt backwards, yelping in agony as two broken teeth fell from its mouth, blood streaming.

"Heh heh, big white dog, looks like your teeth aren't all that, huh? Want to try biting again?"

Amid a sinister chuckle, a figure materialized atop the Bull Demon King's tail—it was none other than a clone of Six-Eared Macaque. The iron staff in its hand was transformed from the Heaven-Supporting Pillar found at the southernmost tip of the Southern Continent, an Acquired Spiritual Treasure, not mere mortal iron.

Though Howler's formidable teeth could slice through metal and snap jade, they were no match for the Heaven-Supporting Pillar. Instead, the staff shattered two of Howler's teeth, causing it to howl ceaselessly in pain.

"Woo~woof!"

Wracked with intense pain, Howler's eyes became entirely blood-red, and amid a roar filled with hate and viciousness, it turned into a beam of white light charging towards Six-Eared Macaque's clone. It was determined to tear the accursed monkey that set it up to shreds!

"Hey! You're right on time! I'll give you a good beating today, you nasty cur. Once I knock you out, I'll drag you back to make into dog meat stew!"

The Six-Eared Macaque's clone chuckled menacingly, fearlessly rushing towards Howler, aiming a strike at Howler's waist with its staff.

Howler had already suffered from the Heaven-Supporting Pillar and would not clash head-on again; its massive thousand-zhang body suddenly shrank to normal size, causing the staff to miss and instead curve around toward Six-Eared Macaque's back, as Howler opened its jaws wide to bite at Six-Eared Macaque's ankle.

"Pretty quick move!"

The Six-Eared Macaque's clone sneered. It deactivated the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, immediately returning to its original size, and turned around to swing a powerful blow down upon Howler's head, sending it flying away like a baseball.

"Howler!"

Erlang God Yang Jian was shocked and bellowed, his eyes wide as he tried to push away the Bull Demon King to check on Howler's condition, but the Bull Demon King intensified his attacks, giving him no opportunity.

"Scoundrel! Get out of True Lord's way!"

Erlang God Yang Jian was furious. Howler had followed him for so many years, with unwavering loyalty and helped him immensely. The relationship between him and Howler had long transcended the simple master-servant bond typical of a spiritual beast and owner; they were more like family and friends. Seeing Howler being flung away by Six-Eared Macaque's clone now, his rage erupted uncontrollably.

The Heavenly Eye at the center of his forehead suddenly burst forth with blinding light, unleashing a beam as solid as reality itself, and striking the Bull Demon King hard.

The Bull Demon King grunted, feeling as if his chest had been struck by thunder, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the distant seawater.

Without any intention to check whether the Bull Demon King was injured, Erlang God Yang Jian, after releasing the strike from his Heavenly Eye and deactivating Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, turned and rode a cloud in the direction where Howler had been flung.

"Demon Monkey, cease harming my Howler!"

Diving into the Eastern Sea, Erlang God Yang Jian immediately spotted Howler being brutally beaten by the Six-Eared Macaque's clone. Even though Howler was a unique beast from the primeval times with a skin of copper and bones of iron, it could not endure the pummeling of the Heaven-Supporting Iron Staff and was completely overwhelmed, yelping pitifully.

The once sleek big white dog was now a bruised mix of blue and purple, its bloodied mouth still streaming from the shattered teeth, a sight of sheer misery.

The sight sent Erlang God Yang Jian's blood boiling with rage. He bellowed furiously, breaking through the layers of water to charge forward, his Tri-point Double-edged Sword piercing furiously towards the back of Six-Eared Macaque's clone.

The thrust was terrifying—if it connected, even the Diamond Indestructible Body that Six-Eared Macaque had cultivated might be unable to withstand and would be impaled on the blade.

"How did this guy get here so fast?"

The Six-Eared Macaque's clone was startled, having thought to take out Howler while Bull Demon King kept Erlang God Yang Jian occupied, thus removing one of Erlang's major supports. But to its surprise, Yang Jian had arrived so quickly!

Well aware of Erlang God Yang Jian's prowess, Six-Eared Macaque understood that it was no match for him before both ascended to the rank of Daluo Golden Immortal. Especially now, with Erlang God Yang Jian in a towering rage and his combat power peaking, engaging him in battle at this moment was unwise!