Great Demon Sun Wukong

The Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil had exhausted almost the entire energy of his Divine Kingdom and still could not understand why the World Suppressing Stele was undergoing such bizarre changes. Could it be that these changes were happening because he had seized the stele for himself? Was it now starting to retaliate?

There was no way to stop the Stele of Wasteland Soil's craving for energy, and the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil could only keep supplying it with vast amounts of energy. However, this was not a solution, and although the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil was well aware of this, he could only futilely continue to provide energy.

Finally, one night, the World Suppressing Stele suddenly transformed into a huge mouth made of Desolate Sand when the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil was not vigilant, and devoured all the people in half of the city as soon as it formed.

At that moment, the Domain Lord knew he could no longer control the situation, so he hastily sent people to the Genesis Divine Nation to seek help from the Chaotic Giant Clan. As the Dominion of Soil had always maintained a good relationship with the Genesis Divine Nation, the Domain Lord had no choice but to seek help from the Chaotic Giant Clan.

Upon receiving the news, the Domain Lord of the Genesis Divine Nation dispatched Pangu and led several members of the Chaotic Giant Clan to the Dominion of Soil, hoping to help the Domain Lord control the Stele of Wasteland Soil.

But unexpectedly, just as Pangu and his group had set out, countless armies suddenly appeared in the Dominion of Soil. These innumerable armies seemed to tear through space and swarm into the Dominion of Soil like locusts.

Even though the Dominion of Soil organized its troops to resist immediately, the weak forces of the Dominion of Soil were no match for the Allied Forces, which flaunted the banner of "demonslaying and demon expulsion."

What drove the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil to despair was that he did not feel any intervention from the Heavenly Patrollers, meaning that this operation had been tacitly approved by them. Otherwise, even if the Four Great Divine Nations had the audacity, they would not dare to invade his Dominion of Soil so openly.

Myriad Gods Hall, Myriad Demons Country, Myriad Spirits Realm, and the Annihilation Demon Nation—the armies of the Four Great Divine Nations, numbering in the billions, shattered the Dominion of Soil's forces as easily as crushing dry weeds. They were so swift that the Genesis Divine Nation and Netherworld World had no chance to respond.

By the time Pangu and a few of his kinsmen arrived at the Dominion of Soil, the great battle had already ended. Fortunately, they came across Luo Chen, who was the son of the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil, fleeing in panic, carrying the World Suppressing Stele with him.

After hearing a brief account of the events from Luo Chen, Pangu realized the complexity of the situation far exceeded his imagination. But the son of an old friend must not be abandoned. So, he took Luo Chen and the Stele of Wasteland Soil back to the Genesis Divine Nation.

The Allied Forces of the Four Great Divine Nations, due to being fiercely held back by Caomei, the Guardian of the Dominion of Soil, did not manage to pursue in time, allowing Luo Chen to escape with his life.

After returning to the Genesis Divine Nation and explaining the situation to the Clan Leader and Domain Lord, everyone felt the matter was very thorny. However, due to the deep friendship with the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil, they decided to shelter Luo Chen within the Chaotic Giant Clan.

The Stele of Wasteland Soil, meanwhile, was sealed by the joint effort of one hundred and eight top-level powerhouses, including the Domain Lord of the Genesis Divine Nation and the Clan Leader of the Chaotic Giant Clan.

Since the Stele of Wasteland Soil had already absorbed a tremendous amount of energy, and the seal set by the one hundred and eight top-level powerhouses was also quite formidable, it was temporarily controlled from devouring any more energy.

But such an object, akin to a time bomb, could not be kept close by anyone; if the seal were to be broken one day, the Genesis Divine Nation would become the second Dominion of Soil. Despite the good relationship with the Dominion of Soil, it was not possible to seek vengeance for them at this time.

In matters regarding the destruction of nations, everyone must be extremely cautious, especially when the Heavenly Patrollers were involved from the shadows.

For the few Domain Lords, the Heavenly Patrollers were like a mountain pressing down upon their heads—an existence they could never contend with. Although the Heavenly Patrollers rarely appeared, whenever they did, it was always because of some significant event that might threaten the entire cosmos.

After discussing with the Clan Leader, the Domain Lord of the Genesis Divine Nation decided to hide the Stele of Wasteland Soil. Due to the Chaotic Giant Clan's unique abilities, they could easily create a new world and seal the Stele of Wasteland Soil within this new world.

In the vast cosmos over countless eons, the addition of one more world would go unnoticed. Moreover, after being sealed, unless a Domain Lord level powerhouse actively searched with Divine Consciousness Scouting, to anyone else it would appear as just an ordinary stele, at most incredibly hard and possessing some suppressive effect.

Having made the decision, Pangu, the next day, took his Heavensplitting Axe and went alone to the depths of the universe to search for a suitable place to seal the World Suppressing Stele.

The subsequent events have already been mentioned. Pangu ultimately found a newly formed small world, which is now known as the Pangu Realm. He then split open the world with a single strike of his axe and sealed the World Suppressing Stele at the heart of the world. He also left behind a doppelganger to help this world quickly take form.

This World Suppressing Stele was later discovered by the Demon Clan's Donghuang Taiyi and became a weapon in his hands. Of course, after this small world took form, the Ancient Primordial World sent people to this world. Not just that, but the Domain Lord of the Genesis Divine Nation, not feeling reassured, also sent a doppelganger of a powerful being to secretly guard the stele in this small world.

However, to avoid drawing too much attention, the strength of that person's doppelganger was less than one-thousandth of his original self. Later on, some people from the Intermediate Worlds under the Myriad Demons Country were also sent to explore and develop this newly born small world. Of course, this was just standard practice.

Because whether it is a newly born small or intermediate world, it would be dispatched to by higher-level worlds looking for exploitable resources and to develop their influence in that newly born world.

Returning to the main story, when Sun Wukong and the Flame God witnessed, in the form of their Divine Sense, the death of the Domain Lord of the Dominion of Soil, both were profoundly shocked. They had both discovered that the woman was Caomei.

Even though Caomei now appeared as an eight- or nine-year-old child, her features and familiar aura left them both utterly certain, without a doubt, that she was the same person.

It was at this moment that the world around them suddenly began to distort, and then their Divine Senses felt as if they were being sucked out, instantly returning them to reality—back into the room of that giant tower within the Supreme Pool.

Once their Divine Senses had returned to their bodies and they had slightly adjusted themselves, they opened their eyes and looked towards Caomei. Seeing her with a puffed-up angry expression looking at the two of them, they both felt extremely awkward.

The situation just now was now clear to them. They had only intended to give Caomei a scare, but they had unintentionally invaded the memories that she had deliberately tried to forget buried deep within her mind.

Although the duration within the memory felt exceptionally long, in reality, it was merely a few breaths in time. Once Caomei became aware of it, she managed to expel the Divine Senses of Sun Wukong and the Flame God with her own Divine Sense.

"Caomei, let it be, they didn't do it intentionally. And now, we are all on the same side, so sharing some things wouldn't do any harm. Besides, even if you don't speak of it now, you'll have to eventually. Your vengeances can't always be pursued alone!"

Actually, if it were based on the personality and pride Xi Zhao had in life, he would never have thought he could become friends with people like Caomei, the Flame God, or even Sun Wukong. That's because he had stood at the pinnacle of the universe in that world.

However, since that incident, Xi Zhao had undergone a complete change in temperament. From a majestic and imposing king who stood above all, he became a youth who could laugh and jest with Sun Wukong, having fun with him and occasionally even playing pranks on him. He now considered Caomei and the Flame God as friends.

One could say Xi Zhao had been completely transformed. Perhaps this was true; a man only truly metamorphoses and grows after suffering a disastrous blow. Just like now, Xi Zhao had guessed Caomei's identity and her purpose, but he did not expose them. Instead, he strived to treat Caomei as a friend.

However, it was still somewhat challenging. Xi Zhao could let down all his guards around Sun Wukong because Sun Wukong had no desire to plot against him. But Caomei, having her own agenda, always gave Xi Zhao a feeling that she was calculating. It wasn't until entering the Supreme Pool and producing those three Netherworld Fortuity Fruits that Xi Zhao genuinely accepted her.

Even if it was to buy loyalty, the use of Netherworld Fortuity Fruits for such a purpose was something Xi Zhao acknowledged.

Therefore, Xi Zhao was persuading Caomei as a friend, and he had decided, her enemies must also become his. And the shadows behind his own hatred might not be unconnected with them.

Only a matter of great urgency that could upset the cosmic order would alert the Heavenly Patrollers. And Xi Zhao was very clear that once he resurrected this time, he felt that his strength could greatly increase, and he might even glimpse the threshold of the Heavenly Patrollers.