Great Demon Sun Wukong

Just as Xi Zhao finished speaking, Caomei suddenly yelped. Those who were previously lost in thought turned their heads to look at Caomei, whose face reddened as she said, "I was so caught up talking with you all that I totally forgot about Xiao Bai!" Without further explanation, she hurriedly took a few steps to the window and leaped out with a single bound.

"Xi Zhao, what realm do you think this little girl is at now? Why does it seem like this place is no different from her backyard garden?" asked Sun Wukong while stretching his body.

"She should be about the same as that Saint Armor Turtle, but this little girl is indeed extraordinary. She's actually able to fool the Heaven and Earth Laws and conceal her cultivation to appear at the Six Patterns realm."

Seeing Sun Wukong stretching his body, Xi Zhao and Flame God also felt a bit stiff. Moreover, having just advanced to the Nine Patterns Supreme, everyone except Xi Zhao was somewhat unfamiliar with the immense power they had just acquired.

"Monkey, how about we spar a bit? We've got two months, and we can't go out or leave. Plus, our strength and realm can't be improved for now, so even if we keep cultivating, it'll be a waste of time," Xi Zhao said while rotating his neck, full of fighting spirit.

Sun Wukong and Flame God were belligerent by nature. Nearly a year had passed, and days filled with nothing but cultivation had become exceedingly monotonous. So, at the suggestion of Xi Zhao, they both readily nodded, their eagerness to battle boiling over. Especially since they had just ascended to the Nine Patterns Supreme, they indeed needed real combat to get familiar with their powers.

"Right, Monkey, see if you have anything in your ring that can quickly restore soul power. For these two months, let's go for a wild skirmish," Xi Zhao said, worried that relying on their own abilities to recover soul power would be too time-consuming. In this energy-rich and law-abundant place, undisturbed by anyone, it was simply an ideal spot for combat.

It would be too impractical to waste time on recovery.

Then, Flame God, Xi Zhao, and Sun Wukong took out everything they had that could restore soul power or heal soul injuries and laid them out together. Then it was Sun Wukong and Flame God who began to spar and slaughter each other, with Xi Zhao on the side giving pointers, watching, and intervening when necessary and restoring the injuries of one who was on the brink of death.

However, Sun Wukong's Heavenly Stele was forbidden by Xi Zhao; otherwise, once the stele was invoked, Flame God wouldn't stand a chance. This suited Sun Wukong just fine as he had always wanted to stop relying on the World Suppressing Stele.

But due to the enemies he faced either outnumbering him or being outrageously strong, Sun Wukong could only rely on the World Suppressing Stele to save his life.

Setting the World Suppressing Stele aside, Sun Wukong then held the Golden Hoop Staff reversed in one hand and confronted Flame God. Flame God, just as cautious, held the massive Exploding Phoenix Blade tightly in both hands, his eyes solidly fixed on Sun Wukong.

The two faced off for a short while, both becoming slightly impatient. At almost the exact moment this emotion arose, both burst forth with force from their feet, charging at each other like human-shaped missiles. Sun Wukong clenched the Jingu Bang tightly, and Flame God gripped the Exploding Phoenix Blade.

But at that moment, Xi Zhao, who was observing from the side, shook his head and then covered his eyes with one hand.

Suddenly there were two muffled thuds and two cries of pain. Xi Zhao removed the hand covering his eyes, and, just as he had expected, Sun Wukong and Flame God hadn't collided but had each slammed into the wall behind their opponent. Fortunately, the walls, being Ancient Magic Treasures, remained undamaged despite the full-force impact by the two combatants.

Because of this, both fighters were left dizzy and disoriented. Standing up and rubbing their foreheads, both Sun Wukong and Flame God couldn't help but sheepishly chuckle.

Since both had made drastic leaps in strength, advancing from Six Patterns Saints to Nine Patterns Supremes in less than a year, and in addition, they had replaced all the laws they previously understood with High Level or Top Level ones. This led to a gross underestimation of their own power.

At the Nine Patterns Supreme realm, one could no longer rely solely on Divine Sense or aura to gauge the strength of the opponent or oneself. As after reaching Nine Patterns Supreme, even a slight enlightenment in a law or a single difference in the level of a law could result in a vast disparity in power.

Just like what had just happened to the two of them; their consciousness was still stuck at the level of Six Patterns, moving instinctively with the force they were used to when they were at that level. However, in reality, the speed, strength, and level of laws had increased countless times.

As soon as they left the ground, they knew something was wrong due to the enormous force under their feet, which left them completely out of control. Forget attacking the opponent mid-flight; they couldn't even change direction and ended up crashing into the wall in panic. Experience new tales on empire

After their awkward laughter, both closed their eyes and sank their Divine Sense deep into their bodies to feel every trace of power accompanied by their souls, as well as the might of the entirely new laws. After about a quarter-hour, they opened their eyes one after the other.

As they opened their eyes, Sun Wukong pointed left and right at Flame God, and a large hand made of condensed Earth Element appeared out of thin air above Flame God's head, slamming down without hesitation. At the same time, Sun Wukong rapidly stamped his feet nine times on the spot, his body instantly shifting from stillness to high speed.

The Flame God slightly raised his head, noticing the massive palm pressing down from the sky. His eyes showed no fluctuation as he stomped the ground with his right foot, and a crimson pillar of fire more than three meters thick burst forth from his body. This pillar of fire soared instantly, directly meeting the descending earthen palm above.

Seizing the opportunity, the Flame God lifted the Strange Saber Exploding Phoenix and shifted sideways in a flash, then charged towards Sun Wukong. Just as the earthy giant palm clashed with the towering flame pillar, Sun Wukong's Jingu Bang collided with the Flame God's Exploding Phoenix Blade.

Sun Wukong, who had originally planned to smash the Flame God's waist, decisively changed from attack to defense upon seeing the Flame God's broadsword ablaze with a phoenix-shaped flame and held the Jingu Bang horizontally above his head.

With that strike, the Phoenix Illusion that had been moving continuously on the surface of the Exploding Phoenix Blade suddenly flashed with fire, and then exploded violently. However, at the instant of the explosion, the Flame God felt something was not right. Without time to think, he placed the broadsword vertically behind his back.

At that moment, a tremendous force came from behind the Flame God. Though muffled by the Exploding Phoenix Blade, it was still enough to make his blood surge. He staggered forward three steps, just managing to neutralize the impact force. As soon as the impact subsided, the Flame God let out a low shout, and the crimson Phoenix burst out from the blade.

The truth was, the Flame God had already seen that Sun Wukong, who had just stood before him blocking his strike with the Jingu Bang, was blown into countless pieces amidst the explosion.

Of course, the Flame God knew this was not an issue with Sun Wukong's defensive power, it definitely had to be his doppelganger. Hence, he hastily used the broadsword to shield himself at the back. As expected, once the Phoenix emerged, it revolved around the Flame God's body, providing protection. With the Phoenix guarding him, Sun Wukong dared not attack rashly.

So, when the Flame God turned around, he saw Sun Wukong behind him, spinning the Jingu Bang in his hands and giving him a mischievous smile.

Originally, when Sun Wukong first learned his arts, he used monkey hair as the base for his doppelgangers, meaning he could only create numerous doppelgangers using monkey hair. The advantage of this was that it consumed very little of his own energy, but the disadvantage was that once out of monkey hair, he could no longer use the Clone Technique.

However, who could have predicted that one day he would exist as a soul? Thus, in the Netherworld World, Sun Wukong's Clone Technique was nearly unusable. But after advancing to the Nine Patterns Supreme, Sun Wukong found that he could split his soul into countless thin strands to achieve the effect of monkey hair, which allowed him to deceive the Flame God with the Clone Technique just earlier.

The Flame God's battle awareness was indeed formidable, instantly perceiving it to be a doppelganger and using the saber to defend behind.

As Sun Wukong gave the Flame God that cheeky grin, suddenly eight identical Sun Wukongs appeared around him. Each one wielded the Jingu Bang and attacked from eight different directions, with sweeping, chopping, swinging, lifting, stabbing, smashing, shaving, and targeting moves, sealing off all of the Flame God's escape paths instantaneously.

The Flame God knew these eight Sun Wukongs must be doppelgangers, but he couldn't afford to be careless. It would be fine if all eight were doppelgangers, as even if they hit him, they wouldn't cause much harm. However, he was wary that the real Sun Wukong might be mixed in among them.

Taking a deep breath, the Flame God watched as the rotating Fire Phoenix surrounding him suddenly expanded into a five-meter-tall Phoenix Illusion, enveloping him within. All of the attacks from the eight Sun Wukongs landed on this Fire Phoenix Illusion.

He had assumed that these eight doppelgangers wouldn't possess much attack power, but as their attacks made contact, they suddenly turned into eight streaks of five-colored light. This light managed to tear a large hole through the Phoenix Illusion around his body.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, the Flame God noticed Xi Zhao, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines, start to approach him. The Flame God paid it no mind. However, in the next moment, Xi Zhao leapt through the torn hole and struck the Flame God's abdomen with a punch, followed by a flying kick that sent the Flame God flying towards Sun Wukong.

What's happening? Why is Xi Zhao intervening? Wasn't it agreed that I would have a one-on-one fight with Sun Wukong?

His mind barely had time to react before he instinctively guarded his face with the broadsword in his hand. But then he was shocked because Sun Wukong in front of him just smiled and didn't make a move. Instead, a gust of wind blew from behind, and he felt as if he had been struck by a mountain.

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