Chapter 44: The Great Battle Against the Bull Demon King
Deep within the Overwhelming Sea Palace, Yu Qiye took his seat in the fourth position. As for Qingqiu Xue, she stood behind Yu Qiye like a maid.
“So this is the Peng Demon King?”
Yu Qiye’s gaze shifted to the figure occupying the first seat.
A hooked nose, eyes sharp like an eagle’s.
And a proud, aloof aura.
One of the future Seven Great Sages, ranked third.
Known as the “Fastest in Heaven and Earth.”
Truly terrifying.
It seemed the Peng Demon King sensed Yu Qiye’s scrutiny and lifted his eyes.
Boom!
Their gazes met, and the very air trembled.
Neither spoke, but the Peng Demon King was unaware that with just that one look, Yu Qiye had grasped most of his secrets.
[Race: Heavenly Peng Clan.]
[Level: Mid-stage Profound Immortal.]
[Attributes: Heavenly Peng’s Extreme Speed (Gold), Heavenly Peng’s Divine Body (Gold), Heavenly Peng’s Eye (Red), Yin-Yang Transformation (Red), Aloofness (Red), Heavenly Gang Fierce Wind (Purple), Spear Mastery...]
Two golds, three reds.
Among them, one red attribute was “Aloof.”
It seemed that aloofness was engraved in his very bones and bloodline.
“This guy is not simple,” Yu Qiye remarked.
He had to admit he had been reckless before.
Though the Six Sworn Brothers of the Monkey King each claimed the title of Sage, some did not fully live up to the name.
Yet individually, each possessed considerable strength.
Not at all the kind of ordinary demon king one could easily provoke.
“The second-ranked Jiao Demon King and the third-ranked Peng Demon King are both so formidable—how terrifying must the first-ranked Bull Demon King be?”
Lost in thought, Yu Qiye suddenly lifted his eyes.
His gaze seemed to pierce the sky.
An earth-shattering demonic aura abruptly emerged, as if about to tear the very heavens apart.
“Moo...”
Like a roar from ancient times, it shook the whole world.
In an instant, an overwhelmingly oppressive aura spread in all directions.
“The Mighty Bull Demon King is here!”
The voice of the Turtle Steward trembled with fear, as if terrified to the extreme.
Not only him, but all the demons fixed their eyes on the entrance of the Overwhelming Sea Palace.
There...
“Tap, tap, tap...”
The whole palace seemed to quake.
A colossal shadow, as if ready to engulf the entire palace, stretched longer and longer.
“So this is the Mighty Bull Demon King...”
Yu Qiye’s gaze froze in astonishment.
It was a towering, fierce figure.
He wore a water-polished silver and wrought iron helmet; donned a golden brocade armor lined with fur;
On his feet were a pair of curled, pink-bottomed deerskin boots; around his waist was a three-strand lion barbarian belt.
His eyes shone like mirrors, his eyebrows vivid as red clouds.
His mouth was like a blood basin, his teeth arranged like bronze plates.
Every step seemed to trigger a minor earthquake, shaking the entire palace.
“Ladies and gentlemen, long time no see.”
The figure smiled slightly.
Only then did the terrifying pressure gradually dissipate.
“So this is the legendary Mighty Bull Demon King?”
“So terrifying; just his arrival makes it hard to breathe.”
“I heard his true form is a thousand zhang tall—truly terrifying.”
“I didn’t expect he would come.”
One exclamation after another, everyone was utterly shocked.
The Mighty Bull Demon King was famed across the Four Seas.
Yet at this moment—
“You are the Mighty Bull Demon King?”
A voice rang out sharply in the air.
“You are?”
The Bull Demon King raised his brows, looking toward the source.
There, a monkey leaped up.
His furry face was fierce like thunder’s roar.
Clad in golden armor, stepping on cloud shoes.
His face showed no fear like other demons, but a spirited eagerness.
“I am Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain.”
With a light shout, the Monkey King smiled and continued:
“I’ve long heard of your unmatched ferocity, Bull Demon King. Might I have a battle with you?”
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King’s copper bell-sized eyes flickered slightly.
Flower-Fruit Mountain, Monkey King?
The stone monkey himself.
Interesting.
“Agreed.”
A single word, and the Bull Demon King and Monkey King soared into the sky together.
“This guy...”
Beside him, Yu Qiye showed a trace of helplessness on his face.
This fellow was truly hot-headed.
Not even considering the Bull Demon King’s strength.
This one was in an entirely different league from other demon kings.
Not only had he already stepped into the half-step Golden Immortal realm, but his talent was extraordinary.
He possessed as many as four golden attributes.
Truly terrifying beyond measure.
“However, it’s hard to say for sure.”
Yu Qiye suddenly shifted his tone.
He was improving.
The Monkey King was also improving.
He hadn’t noticed before.
But with a quick glance, Yu Qiye found this fellow had already stepped into the Profound Immortal realm.
With the Profound Immortal stage and the Monkey King’s mastery of divine arts, plus being a born unique species, their combat strength was truly unpredictable.
“A life-or-death fight might be unfavorable now, but if it’s a friendly spar, the Bull Demon King likely won’t go all out.”
As he thought this, a gleam of anticipation appeared on Yu Qiye’s face.
He was eager to know just how terrifying these two had become.
...
“Your Majesty, should we stop them?”
Suddenly, the Turtle Steward’s voice rang nearby.
Following the sound, the Jiao Demon King appeared on the throne without anyone noticing.
“No need.”
The Jiao Demon King waved carelessly.
“Fierce and warlike—this is the nature of our demon kind.”
“Today, I am in high spirits, and it’s just right to liven things up a bit.”
Hearing this, the Monkey King also rose.
“I want to see just how terrifying the Monkey King and Bull Demon King’s power is.”
“Together?”
The Jiao Demon King looked at the many demon kings and smiled.
“Good.”
In unison, the demon kings, including Yu Qiye, all soared out of the Overwhelming Sea Palace, heading toward the heavens.
At that very moment,
“Boom, boom, boom...”
Continuous thunderous clashes erupted like exploding thunder.
The Monkey King’s Ruyi Jingu Bang and the Bull Demon King’s forged iron rod collided repeatedly.
Each strike sparked brilliant, dazzling flames.
Like lightning tearing through the sky.
“Where does this Monkey King come from? How does he possess such divine strength?”
“My heavens, can he really match the Bull Demon King in battle?”
“Hey, hey, is this real or fake?”
One exclamation after another, the aquatic tribes of the Four Seas and numerous land demons were shocked.
They exchanged glances, unwilling to believe it.
Not only them, but even the Jiao Demon King, the Monkey King, and the Peng Demon King were astonished.
Most had sparred with the Monkey King before and knew his strength.
Yet they never imagined that after just a short time apart, his power had increased dramatically.
What they didn’t know was that although the Monkey King had mastered his skills before, he lacked much real combat experience.
However, in the past two years, the Monkey King had mingled widely, befriended wise comrades, and sparred continuously.
Combined with his innate gift—“One Line of Connection, Hundred Vessels Connected”—his practical experience grew daily.
His progress was unimaginably rapid.
Only Yu Qiye, with some slight advantage, had barely caught up with him.
Ordinary demon kings probably couldn’t even get close to his dust.
Still, even so, Yu Qiye’s cultivation speed lagged behind the Monkey King by a step or two.
“Born a Holy Spirit, with limitless spiritual power accumulating within—purely cheating!”
Yu Qiye sometimes couldn’t help but grumble.
Everyone else’s cultivation was painstakingly earned bit by bit.
But for him, spiritual power flowed endlessly inside, forming the purest cultivation.
In the Monkey King’s own words, even when sleeping or drinking, his cultivation steadily increased.
It was absurd.