Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 686 - 687 Capturing the Rat Spirit (Second
Chapter 686 -687: Capturing the Rat Spirit (Second Update!)
Chapter 686 -687: Capturing the Rat Spirit (Second Update!)
From the memory fragments of the Evil Race’s experts, Sun Wukong had obtained a large amount of information about the Evil Race.
The Evil Race was one of the Ancient Races, naturally able to manipulate evil qi and evil thoughts. After absorbing nature’s spiritual energy into their bodies, it would transform into their unique Primordial Evil Force. During combat, releasing the evil qi could manipulate the enemy’s evil thoughts, plunging them into madness and thereby stripping them of a great portion of their combat power, leaving them at the mercy of the Evil Race.
Those disturbed by the evil qi, even if they were lucky enough to escape with their lives, would suffer significant mental and physical harm and would find it difficult to make further progress. Therefore, during the Ancient Primeval times, the Evil Race was despised by the Myriad Races, and any race encountering the Evil Race would kill them without mercy, showing no leniency whatsoever.
After the Demon Clan rose to become the leader of the Myriad Races, they specifically launched a genocidal war against the Evil Race. Under the oppression of the Demon Clan, the Evil Race suffered heavy casualties and was forced to separate their racial space from the Three Realms to avoid the pursuit of the Demon Clan and other races. This evasion continued until now.
With the beginning of the third Immeasurable Catastrophe, the Laws of Heaven and Earth in the Three Realms changed drastically, a change even greater than the Witch-Demon War and the Divine Enthronement Battle. Even the Myriad Races dwelling within the Endless Starry Sky sensed it and began controlling their racial lands to return. The Evil Race was one of the first ten Ancient Races to return to the Three Realms.
After understanding the situation in the Three Realms, the Evil Race felt that the current Three Realms were in a state of three-legged balance. They believed that they could stir trouble unnoticed and thought that it would take years for the powerhouses of the Three Realms to notice their presence. By then, they would have absorbed enough life essence from numerous powerful beings, ensuring their strength would become immensely powerful. Even if the Myriad Races had complaints and wanted to launch a collective crusade like in Ancient Times, they would be able to handle it with ease.
The plan was sound, and if not for Sun Wukong’s existence, indeed no one would have noticed the Evil Race’s covert actions. Perhaps the Evil Race’s conspiracy might have even succeeded, but unfortunately, they encountered Sun Wukong!
“It looks like, I, Old Sun, need to pay a visit to the Evil Race’s homeland!”
As Sun Wukong clenched his fist, the body of the Evil Race expert immediately collapsed inward and was soon crushed into dust by the power of the Heaven-Breaking Domain.
On the other hand, the Rat Spirit chased the Evil Race expert out of the house but lost trace of them in just a few moments, causing her to frown. “Who is it that has come snooping around? Could it be that disciple of Tang Seng?”
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. The Rat Spirit could no longer care about the Evil Race expert and turned to run towards where Jiang Liu’er was imprisoned. Upon arriving inside the house, Jiang Liu’er’s figure was nowhere to be seen, and her heart immediately filled with rage.
“I knew it, that golden hoop isn’t something Tang Seng carries! It must have been set by someone who came to rescue him!”
The Rat Spirit gritted her teeth. She had felt something was odd before—if Jiang Liu’er truly had a powerful Magical Treasure, why didn’t he use it from the beginning and only took it out at Trap-emptiness Mountain’s Bottomless Pit? Wasn’t he afraid of being eaten before he could use his treasure?
Someone must have come to rescue him, and she hadn’t noticed. But who?
Stamping her foot, the Rat Spirit turned and left the room, heading toward the cave’s entrance to chase after them.
She didn’t chase for long before she saw Jiang Liu’er and Yuan Hong wandering aimlessly through the Mystic Trace Forest, completely unable to find the exit. The Rat Spirit couldn’t help but sneer. “In this Bottomless Cave Heaven of mine, labyrinths are everywhere. With your little ability, you dream of escaping? Absolutely delusional!”
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With a loud shout, the Rat Demon rushed at Jiang Liu’er and Yuan Hong, stabbing toward Yuan Hong with the steel trident in her hand.
“Demon, perfect timing! My master and I were just saying we need to capture you, and here you are, delivering yourself to us, saving me the trouble!”
Upon seeing the Rat Demon, Yuan Hong was not alarmed but delighted; he and Jiang Liu’er had been wandering lost in the Mystic Trace Forest for half the day without finding a way out, so the Rat Demon’s arrival was incredibly timely!
In this Bottomless Cave Heaven of Trap-emptiness Mountain, perhaps no one knew the area better than the Rat Demon. With the Rat Demon to lead the way, getting out of here would be a piece of cake!
Clutching his iron staff, Yuan Hong charged at the Rat Demon, swinging his weapon to knock away the incoming steel trident and swept it horizontally at her while shouting, “Demon, face this!”
The Rat Demon hastily dodged to the side. With the immense force of Yuan Hong’s blow, she dared not block it directly. After dodging, her figure wobbled before she pressed close to Yuan Hong, planning to engage in close-quarters combat.
The Monkey Tribe was naturally talented in using staves, and Yuan Hong was no exception. Moreover, he had reached the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm, far beyond what the Rat Demon could compare with. With a cold chuckle, he stood firm, hid his iron staff behind him then swept it around from the other side, hitting the steel trident of the Rat Demon squarely and sending it flying from her grasp.
“Incredible! How is this monkey so powerful?”
The Rat Demon had the steel trident knocked out of her hand by Yuan Hong’s powerful blow, and she herself was sent tumbling away. After struggling to stabilize her posture, she looked at Yuan Hong with eyes filled with fear. She had not expected her own strength to fall so short, unable to even withstand one blow, and she knew she was in trouble and turned to flee.
“Thinking of escaping? Not so easy!”
Yuan Hong was not willing to let the Rat Demon escape so easily. He struck out several blows with his staff from a distance, cutting off all her paths of retreat, and landed a crushing blow on her shoulders, smacking her down to the ground with a pained howl, where she collapsed and began moaning in agony.
If it weren’t for Sun Wukong’s instructions to Yuan Hong not to harm the Rat Demon’s life but to bring her back to Flower-Fruit Mountain for Nezha the Third Prince to deal with, Yuan Hong’s attack would have been much harsher.
The Rat Demon, with her cultivation sealed by Yuan Hong, reverted to her original form, a small mouse with silver-grey fur, better known perhaps as the Silver Rat Demon.
With the Rat Demon captured by Yuan Hong and another high-ranking member of the Evil Race killed by Sun Wukong, the leaderless Bottomless Cave Heaven descended into chaos. The various minor demon maids panicked and fled, hiding deep within the depths of the cave, secretly praying that misfortune would not befall them.
Sun Wukong did not care about the lives of these minor demons, and neither did Yuan Hong. His goal was to rescue Jiang Liu’er. He then proceeded to interrogate the Rat Demon.
Being held in Yuan Hong’s hand, the Rat Demon had completely lost her fight and obediently pointed out the correct route to leave the Cave Dwelling under Yuan Hong’s command. Not wanting to delay, Yuan Hong directly took Jiang Liu’er to the deep cave passage leading to the outside world as described by the Rat Demon.
