Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 892 - 778: Choice
Chapter 892 -778: Choice
After completing this strike, Ziling’s figure appeared somewhat disoriented, but at this moment he was entirely cloaked in a crimson hue, so outsiders couldn’t discern much. Ziling of the Crimson Army finally understood the true meaning of the Crimson Army. The red glow on his body not only hadn’t weakened but had grown even more intense. Ziling, having put everything on the line, hadn’t gone all out in his previous battle with the Heavenly Patroller, nor had the Heavenly Patroller. His figure slowly descended, surrounded by the red glow, making it seem as if he were donned in a crimson armor, with a long cloak of red light forming behind him.
Landing next to the large pit created by the Primordial Honor’s impact, Ziling didn’t stop, stepping out a few steps and already hovering above the pit. Then, Ziling raised his hands high, and one could see red light gathering above them, shooting up instantly. The red light traveled up Ziling’s arms, climbing nearly ten thousand meters into the sky before halting. Simultaneously, Ziling shouted, “Red Meteor Strike, tenfold!”
As Ziling’s voice fell, the red light that had risen to ten thousand meters swiftly returned, and just as it reached above Ziling’s head, a circular array suddenly appeared beneath his feet. The array’s patterns were intricate, with nine formation bases, and in the center of the circle was a large “Strong” character. “Strong Seal, ninefold.” With a low shout, the red light that had extended up to ten thousand meters had returned to Ziling’s body, then shot out from beneath him, blasting through the circular array toward the large pit at his feet.
After the red light flashed by, everyone felt a tremor in the earth, and within ten thousand meters centered around Ziling, the ground began to heave, as if something underground were about to break free. Witnessing this, everyone was incredibly shocked and immediately retreated, withdrawing two to three tens of thousands of meters in the blink of an eye. At this moment, those who had retreated saw the area they were previously in being pierced by streams of red light. The flows of red light quickly merged into a giant crimson pillar of light with a diameter of ten thousand meters. The enormous light column shot skywards, piercing a ten thousand meter hole into the gray, hazy sky of the Fallen Tomb.
Simultaneously, all the undead within the entire Fallen Tomb began to howl, and suddenly, ghostly cries echoed through the land, scattering people’s spirits. The light column lasted for about eight or nine breaths before slowly dissipating, with no imagined intense boom, only a quiet annihilation. When the light column completely vanished, everyone was stunned, gazing at the colossal pit with a diameter of ten thousand meters and potentially several tens of thousands of meters deep, remaining speechless for a long time.
Although the crimson pillar of light didn’t explode as imagined, the annihilation force it contained had melted the entire earth. People exchanged glances, unsure of what to do. Ziling of the Crimson Army, terrifying as such, astounded everyone regardless of familiarity with him or not. Not even the people within the Crimson Army, including Nuwa and Yi Xuan, knew the true strength of Ziling, which turned out to be so formidable.
Squinting at the unfathomably deep pit, the Heavenly Patroller was also repeatedly shocked. So this was Ziling’s concealed power? This was the strength of his Red Spirit Power? For a long time, everyone exchanged glances. Ultimately, after the Heavenly Patroller and a few Judges gave instructions, their figures flickered, sticking close to the pit’s wall, descending toward the pit’s bottom. Seeing the Heavenly Patroller descend, the Divine Nations Alliance and a few from the Crimson Army couldn’t hold back. After a brief discussion, half of them followed the Heavenly Patroller to the pit’s bottom. They had to confirm the outcome.
The remaining half stayed above to guard against unexpected developments. Ye Zi did not go down. He and the Bull Demon King, along with Zhu Bajie and others, surrounded Sun Wukong, with Tang Sanzang healing Sun Wukong, accelerating Sun Wukong’s absorption of the Elixir Spirit Pill with his Transcendence power. Though the Elixir Spirit Pill was powerful, with effects like reviving the dead and regenerating flesh, due to its potent medicinal power and Sun Wukong’s unconscious state, he could only absorb the medicine passively, which would take three to five years to do so himself. Now, with no time to wait leisurely, Tang Sanzang had to intervene.
As Sun Wukong’s injuries gradually stabilized, the Flame God’s condition also improved, compounded by Ye Zi’s reckless infusion of life force into the Flame God, leading to the Flame God’s recovery speed surpassing even Sun Wukong’s. After all, while Sun Wukong was directly injured, the Flame God was only affected due to the connection with the Netherworld Fortuity Fruit. Thus, while Sun Wukong remained unconscious, the Flame God had already regained consciousness. Although still very weak, seeing the Flame God wake up, both Ye Zi and Ye Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
“Monkey, how are you?” the Flame God laboriously turned his head to look at those around him. Ye Zi looked at the Flame God and said, “Weren’t you not unconscious before? How come you fainted once we arrived? The monkey’s condition is similar to yours. Master Sanzang is treating him, and there’s no major threat.” When Ye Zi and the others had first appeared, the Flame God had been conscious; he even interjected during introductions by the Bull Demon King and others, but later he inexplicably felt much weaker and fainted. Hearing Sun Wukong was not in danger, the Flame God relaxed a little. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
At this time, the Heavenly Patroller had already reached the bottom of the massive pit. As his light shone, the originally pitch-black pit gradually lit up. When the light filled the pit, the Heavenly Patroller immediately saw two people about two to three thousand meters away, one half-kneeling and the other standing. Upon closer inspection, the half-kneeling figure was the Primordial Honor, while the standing figure was Ziling. However, Ziling appeared to be at the end of his strength, with very weak life force.
Despite seeing Ziling, the Heavenly Patroller did not immediately rush to rescue him. The Primordial Honor should also be severely wounded, even if not near death, his condition was not good, judging by his chaotic aura and the blood covering him. Ziling was exhausted; regardless of whether the Heavenly Patroller chose to attack the Primordial Honor or Ziling, any action would certainly result in a kill. Killing the Primordial Honor would make him a hero for defeating the demon, earning countless benefits and profits.
If he chose to kill Ziling, that wouldn’t necessarily be wrong. Although the Law Enforcers and the Crimson Army were temporarily allied, it was only temporary. Even though Xing Tian had revealed many truths to the Heavenly Patroller about the misunderstandings between the Law Enforcers and the Crimson Army, their opposition over the years made the enmity between the Heavenly Patroller and Ziling irreconcilable, unrelated to the factions but purely personal.
With his knowledge of Ziling’s hidden powers, the Heavenly Patroller’s fear of Ziling had reached an alarming level. So now might be the only chance in a lifetime to kill Ziling effortlessly. However, the Heavenly Patroller hesitated to act immediately. Seeing others quickly descending overhead, he realized he might only have a single chance to act: Ziling or the Primordial Honor? This choice could lead to completely different outcomes.
Nonetheless, the Heavenly Patroller’s hand moved. At his fingertip, a bit of black light began to gather, small as a needle tip, yet with its appearance, the ground beneath the Heavenly Patroller began to sink, but it stopped quickly without much depression. The sweat beads on his brow and nose made it evident that this needle-sized black light was not as simple as it seemed.
Soon, when the black light grew to the size of a soybean, the Heavenly Patroller took a deep, serious breath, and then flicked it toward one of the standing or kneeling figures. As he did, the black light, not too quickly, shot into one person’s chest, the black light instantly expanded, swallowing everything it touched.
At this moment, the members of the Divine Nations Alliance and others arrived. But when they appeared, that black light was already gone. They then saw a body fall to the ground with a thud, its chest already turned into a hollow cavity. The person was dead beyond any possibility of resuscitation.
Watching everything unfold, everyone who had descended was utterly stunned, not knowing how to react. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)
