Great Demon Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong didn’t know that his actions in Xi Zhao had been closely observed by Pangu and the Tyrant, as he and Xi Zhao raced along, avoiding cities when they encountered them and killing Soul Beasts whenever they appeared, heading continuously in a certain direction.

After seeing that Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao were unharmed, Pangu and the Tyrant also concealed their presence. However, Pangu didn’t return to the Genesis Divine Realm, instead, he followed the Tyrant to the Domain Lord Shrine.

Although this incident had been resolved, as long as Sun Wukong was still in the Netherworld World, it was very possible that people from the other Divine Kingdoms would come here. While Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao were powerful, they would still be unable to defeat characters like the King of Qin and the Ghost King should they encounter them.

Therefore, Pangu remained in the Netherworld World to prevent people from other Divine Kingdoms from coming.

Time quickly passed, and after a full three days, Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao finally arrived at the last Outer City on their journey to the Supreme Pool, Thunder King City! If the Netherworld World was a huge circle, then the one hundred and eight Outer Cities would be located on the edges of this circle. Further in lay various forests, continuous mountain ranges, or desolate deserts.

If one were to cross these places and head further inside, with good luck, they might see the ten Inner Cities. The ten Inner Cities, in terms of both scale and location, were incomparable to the Outer Cities. They not only possessed the best resources of the Netherworld World but also took turns managing the most coveted place in the Netherworld World, the Supreme Pool!

The Supreme Pool opened once every ten years. Managed in turns by the ten Inner Cities, it stayed open for one year! During this time, anyone who had achieved the Level of Six Patterns, no matter whether they were from an Outer or Inner City, whether they were a Soul Beast or a Loose Cultivator, could freely enter.

And it was forbidden to engage in combat or killing inside the Supreme Pool; everyone must strictly abide by these rules, or they would face the joint execution by the ten Inner City Lords.

And the Supreme Pool was not only accessible to Six Patterns Saints; anyone at the Level of Liu Wen and above could enter, and many Nine Patterns Lords would venture in to gain enlightenment. The only difference was that the higher one’s Level, the fewer benefits one would reap. It is said that the Domain Lord of the Netherworld World, Tyrant Moon Netherworld, was born from the Supreme Pool.

And though it’s called a pool, there was no water inside it but rather liquefied Cosmic Law that manifested tangibly.

Cultivating and gaining enlightenment within the Supreme Pool was a hundred-fold, thousand-fold, even ten thousand-fold more effective than in the outside world. However, the Supreme Pool was not entirely safe. Because the Cosmic Laws inside were so dense, they could easily give birth to creatures entirely composed of Laws.

These creatures could be good or evil, weak or strong, and their nature varied according to the different minds of those who entered the Supreme Pool.

This was also the reason why it only opened once every ten years; otherwise, if the creatures in the pool were influenced by some of the evildoers who entered, the Supreme Pool might become a birthplace of demons. Even with ten-year intervals, there were still occasions where mighty individuals entered the Supreme Pool to kill or capture creatures that had developed evil consciousness.

Now, eight years had passed since it last opened, which meant there were only two more years until the Supreme Pool would open again. Two years was neither too long nor too short. According to the management of the Netherworld World, if people from the Outer Cities wanted to enter the Supreme Pool for its baptism, they had to set off three years in advance. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

This was not only because of the long journey but also due to the incredible expanse of the isolation zone they had to pass through, the area between the Outer Cities and the Inner Cities.

Some of these areas were of hostile environments, such as boundless deserts and vast marshlands. Other regions were populated with numerous and powerful Soul Beasts where the weakest were at the Level of Six Patterns, and Seven and Eight Patterns were commonly seen. Even Nine Patterns Supreme Soul Beasts were not as plentiful as the sand, but it wasn’t much different.

However, some of the truly powerful Soul Beasts had their own territories. Those truly powerful referred to those with at least three Dao Patterns merged into a Nine Patterns Soul Beast.

Thus, setting off three years in advance was not really an excessively long time. Without Nine Patterns, one could not fly, and in the Soul World, there were no Divine Artifacts and Magic Treasures like those in the Material Realm. Even if there were, they would be in the hands of top-level powerhouses.

The road to the Supreme is also a road towards death.

However, all of this was not a problem for Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao. Even if there were problems, they would press on without hesitation. For those waiting for them, they would charge headlong into even a dead end.

By the time they reached the last Outer City, Thunder King City, Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao already knew just how arduous the upcoming journey would be!

But neither of them had the slightest fear. On the contrary, they were both extremely excited. So without saying much, after their identities were checked by the city guards, they entered Thunder King City one after the other.

Compared to Battle Demon City, Thunder King City not only surpassed the former in terms of the city’s size and prosperity level but also dwarfed it significantly. Moreover, the city was lined with various shops, and the streets were bustling with people from all races.

There were Human Clan Taoist priests, monks, and some cultivators, various demons from the Demon Clan, and even the Three-eyed Clan with their three eyes on their foreheads, as well as the High Mountain Giant Clan that had been encountered before. In short, almost every race one could think of was represented here.

Sun Wukong even saw a few humans with pristine white wings, and after asking Xi Zhao, he learned that they were actually from the Angel Clan!

This truly broadened Sun Wukong’s horizons; he had always believed that the world contained only humans and demons. He had mistaken the Three-eyed Clan and the Taoist Race as humans, and he had categorized anyone who did not look human, such as the High Mountain Giant Clan, as demons. Seeing all of this today made Sun Wukong’s head spin.

During the great battle in Battle Demon City, although he faced people from nearly a hundred cities of the Netherworld World, for one thing, everyone was clad in armor and helmets, making it difficult to see their faces. Also, Sun Wukong was solely focused on eliminating the enemy, with no leisure to care about appearances.

Furthermore, the appearance of Pangu’s phantom stimulated his Five Elements Chaotic Body, which inadvertently turned him into a Chaos Body and went berserk, leaving him no opportunity to observe those people’s faces.

Today, however, it was different. In Thunder King City, no matter what race one belonged to, everyone showed their true faces without concealment.

Taking Sun Wukong around to sightsee, Xi Zhao went straight to an inn in Thunder King City. He rented two rooms on the second floor and then said to Sun Wukong, "We will rest here for three days. We need to purchase some things; otherwise, just the two of us won’t be able to cross this area. We also need to inquire about the specific timing and details of the opening this time.

Alright, let’s go eat something first."

Having said that, he took Sun Wukong to enjoy a hearty meal at a nearby eatery. There was food in the Soul World, but it was not essential. One could completely go a lifetime without eating anything, surviving only on water and absorbing soul energy. However, given the opportunity, many would choose to eat. The food here was made from the flesh of various soul beasts.

Although it was essentially soul energy, after being crafted by culinary masters, not only did it take on the taste and texture of food from the Material Realm, but some also had marvelous functions such as relieving fatigue or energizing the mind.

So, for whatever reason, the pair indulged in a lavish meal. Here, there were two methods of transaction. One was using something called Soul Coins. Soul Coins were made from a unique Mixed Iron only found in the Netherworld, and the forging method was controlled by only two of the top ten cities within the Inner City.

The other was to trade with soul crystals or Soul Beast Soul Beads, and of course, there were also bartering methods.

After paying the bill with a Six Patterns Soul Bead, Xi Zhao led Sun Wukong to the largest trading center in Thunder King City to purchase supplies. To traverse the isolation zone, it was most crucial to prepare a spatial container to store large amounts of water and Soul Beads or soul crystals for replenishing soul energy, along with some special supplies.

Although Sun Wukong’s Jingu Bang had a World Within the Artifact, he dared not open that space yet because it still contained two other people. Since he had been held up with other matters, he hadn’t had the chance to ask. He vowed to seek a clear answer from a formidable person next time. If those two were truly dead, he had to bring their bodies back to the Pangu Realm.

After purchasing supplies, Xi Zhao made some inquiries and found out that this year’s Inner City in charge of the opening was Transforming Thunder City! Transforming Thunder City, ranked fifth among the top ten Inner Cities, was a city controlled by one of the four High-Level worlds of the outer realm, the Ancestral Thunder Realm.

It was filled with masterful practitioners, most of whom cultivated the Thunder Law, and its lord was the Thunder Emperor Xi Potian, known to coexist with ten thousand thunders!

They also learned that if they set off from Thunder King City this year, they would enter an area called the Soul Extinguishing Mountain Range. The mountain range stretched nearly a million miles, and it seemed they would be in for an arduous journey. However, they didn’t have much choice unless they were willing to spend several months detouring in another direction.

Since there was no way around it, they decided to face it head-on. Having garnered the information they sought, they stopped worrying and heartily enjoyed themselves for three days!

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