Chapter 136 - 128: Victory!
At this moment, Di Jun and Taiyi were still a short distance away from the three, and seeing their formation—with one in front and two behind—Di Jun understood the two trailing ones were there to prevent any attack from behind. So even if he could strike, it was unlikely to save Sun Wukong. Could it be that the hope of the Demon Clan was about to be extinguished?
The next moment, the full-force attack from the Taoist Race’s Nine Patterns Supreme slammed right into the spot where Sun Wukong was sitting. Dust flew into the air, and the thunderous explosion was deafening.
But soon, as the dust cleared, everyone saw that the full-force strike of the Nine Patterns Supreme had not injured Sun Wukong in the slightest. However, no one was surprised by this, at most, there was a hint of astonishment. Above the heads of Sun Wukong and the other Demon Venerable squad members floated a huge black stele.
In the last moment before the attack landed, the World Suppressing Stele that Sun Wukong had placed at the South City Gate had suddenly vanished, only to reappear above his head, blocking the full-force blow from the Taoist Race’s Domain Lord.
Looking at Sun Wukong, unharmed, the murderous intent in the eyes of the members of the Three-eyed Clan, the Taoist Race, and the High Mountain Giant Clan vanished, but greed emerged without warning. It really was the World Suppressing Stele, indestructible even by the full-force strike of a Nine Patterns Supreme. This was undoubtedly the genuine World Suppressing Stele.
Only by obtaining this stele, to say nothing of a single Outer City, even if all the Outer Cities of the Netherworld World were combined, they wouldn’t be as valuable as one World Suppressing Stele.
Possessing the World Suppressing Stele was like having a shortcut to the realm above that of the Nine Patterns Supreme, and with this stele, one truly could challenge the Domain Lord of the Netherworld World! Even if ascension to saint was not possible, leaving this world would indeed be a breeze.
Only by obtaining the stele, as long as they could get it, nothing else would be a problem! However, just as the three Domain Lords were about to act, Di Jun and Taiyi suddenly appeared in front of the stele. At the same time, with a summoning gesture from Di Jun, the World Suppressing Stele began to shrink, eventually becoming one meter tall, before flying into Di Jun’s hands.
Seeing this, the Domain Lords of the three clans felt their eyes bulging out!
What was going on? Why did the World Suppressing Stele automatically fly into Di Jun’s hands? If it had originally belonged to Di Jun, they would have to think long-term. The might released from the World Suppressing Stele in the hands of a Six Patterns Saint and a Nine Patterns Supreme was worlds apart.
If Sun Wukong were to use the stele, each of the three Domain Lords was confident they could take it. But now it was in Di Jun’s possession, and if the three still wanted to forcibly take it, it would be no different from courting death. Yet, a glimmer of hope lingered in their hearts. Perhaps Di Jun could not actually use the World Suppressing Stele.
Maybe it was just that Six Patterns brat posturing?
Therefore, although the three Domain Lords did not immediately attack, they didn’t flee either. Moreover, they commanded the remainder of their clansmen to attack at all costs. The purpose of their arrival today was for the World Suppressing Stele, whether they could take down Battle Demon City was inconsequential.
The forty thousand allied forces today were, to put it accurately, all cannon fodder meant to facilitate the successful capture of the stele.
The original plan of the three Domain Lords was to rely on numerical superiority to take down Battle Demon City, then use the remaining forces to wear out the power of the Demon Emperor Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, finally combining forces to kill Di Jun and Taiyi and take the World Suppressing Stele.
The plan was perfect, and the three clans had meticulously prepared for a long time. Just the coordination and climbing practice between the Taoist Race and the High Mountain Giant Clan took two months, not to mention the secret movement of troops. It was almost immediate after the Three-eyed Clan discovered the World Suppressing Stele in Sun Wukong’s hands that the three clans joined forces.
If the Three-eyed Clan’s Domain Lord knew that on that day, Sun Wukong was only with Xi Zhao, Yang Xian would probably vomit blood. But thankfully, Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao had entered the Soul Casting Forest right away; otherwise, they might have been captured by Yang Xian’s people already.
But now, everything was too late, even the three city lords had missed their chance to escape. Just after the three had issued their orders to their clansmen, Di Jun and Taiyi made their sudden move.
Donghuang Taiyi threw the Chaos Clock from his hand, and then his hands moved through a series of Magical Decrees. The originally golden clock suddenly transformed into eighteen thousand pieces, while the Heavenly Great Formation had already been silently set up. This time, the formation was not meant to kill the enemy but to delay the three city lords for a moment.
On the other side, the Demon Emperor Di Jun had thrown the World Suppressing Stele. Sun Wukong, who was below, originally thought the Stele in the hands of Di Jun would display some different Divine Skills; however, he found, speechless, that Di Jun simply flung it and smashed it forward.
At that moment, Sun Wukong suddenly felt that perhaps that’s exactly how the World Suppressing Stele should be used!
But Sun Wukong soon discovered that the Stele he had thrown was completely different from the one Di Jun had smashed. Currently at the Six Patterns realm, the Stele he could throw would at most injure someone at the Seven Patterns, while an Eight Patterns powerhouse could completely dodge or resist it.
But the Stele from Di Jun directly smashed the right hand of the Three-eyed Clan city lord, along with his entire arm and half his shoulder to dust. This was only because Yang Xian had a quick reaction and used a defensive Divine Artifact; otherwise, he might already be dead.
Although he was not dead for the moment, what followed was that the three Nine Patterns Supreme city lords, who usually stood high above others, were now fleeing like homeless dogs, unable to escape, unable to fight, and could only watch as their bodies were pierced and shattered by the World Suppressing Stele over and over again.
The three groups of the Allied Forces, originally preparing to attack, saw their city lords being beaten like dogs by others and stood there dumbfounded, completely in shock.
Four hundred thousand men attacking the city against one hundred thousand, and they hadn’t even reached the walls. Three Nine Patterns Supremes ganging up on two, only to be now trapped in a formation, slaughtered like pigs and dogs. Everyone found such an outcome impossible to accept!
But there was nothing they could do, as the battle of the Nine Patterns Supremes was not something they could intervene in.
As the three city lords were reduced to the last from the High Mountain Giant Clan, someone suddenly shouted and then turned to run. This act, like a stone dropped into a calm lake, started a ripple effect. Once one person fled, there was a second and a third, and soon, the fear of death overcame the city lords’ authority, after all, the city lord was already dead.
However, as soon as the fleeing began, Donghuang Taiyi had already ordered the city gates open, and all the Demon Clan soldiers pursued with full force. Thus, the chase began: one hundred thousand against a hundred and fifty thousand.
After annihilating the last Giant Clan city lord, Di Jun, who was in mid-air, suddenly fell without any warning. Fortunately, Taiyi was quick to react and flashed to catch Di Jun, but this also agitated his own wounds, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.
The soldiers nearby quickly came forward to support Di Jun and Taiyi, and at the same time, someone helped Sun Wukong and others towards the Inner City. The battle was decided. The task for these people now was to rest and recover, for after such a siege battle, there was no better opportunity for other cities to launch a surprise attack.
So at that moment, a Nine Patterns Supreme Level Soul Crystal was placed in front of Sun Wukong!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om