Great Demon Sun Wukong

"Xi Zhao, oh Xi Zhao, do you realize that this time we're truly making an all-or-nothing gamble? If we can't completely obliterate the Patrolling Celestial World in one fell swoop, then we will have truly wasted all our prior efforts. Not to mention, our souls will certainly be utterly annihilated. However, if we succeed, from then on I will be the strongest in this universe, having the entire universe heed my command alone, heh heh. But for now, we need to take advantage of the moment before the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent begins its destruction to rescue Xi Zhao and Ling Weiyang. After all, it won't do to have only one Heavenly Venerate in a universe." Having said that, one of the two people who, besides Sun Wukong's group of five, was not deterred by the destructive aura of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent—that is, the Spirit Controller—muttered to himself before his figure vanished in a flash from the spot.

But in the blink of an eye, the Spirit Controller's figure reappeared in the same place. Utterly astonished, his eyes were filled with disbelief. What was going on? How had he come back to the same place? Could he no longer even fly? With incredulity, the Spirit Controller disappeared once again, but when he reappeared, it was still the exact same spot. Even the dullest of people would realize something was amiss by then, and with the Spirit Controller's intelligence, it was only because the situation was so sudden at first. In his subconscious, the Patrolling Celestial World was like his own backyard; he was akin to a god here, so who would dare to play tricks on him?

However, after yet another attempt, he calmed down. Although the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent had awakened, it had not begun its destruction immediately upon waking, so the Patrolling Celestial World's space had not been damaged. This meant that there was only one possibility for his reappearance in the same place twice—someone was manipulating things in the shadows.

"Who's there? You'd best come out. If you force my hand, I can assure you, your end will be very miserable." The Spirit Controller's words bore no expectation of actually drawing out the antagonist. Anyone with the power to control him without his awareness must be no ordinary individual, and such a person would certainly not be foolish enough to reveal themselves over mere provocations, because a hidden enemy is far more fearsome than an overt one.

Yet, as soon as the Spirit Controller's words fell silent, the space about three meters in front of him began to distort slightly. Then, a figure slowly emerged from the void. At first glance, this person gave off the impression of being a battle maniac. The newcomer had fiery red short hair, somewhat resembling that of the Flame God, only that the Flame God's was fiery red, while this individual's was blood red.

Bare-chested and wearing a pair of black leather trousers with some holes, he was barefooted. He looked at the Spirit Controller's astonished gaze with a mocking smile on his face and said, "Actually, I was quite afraid that Lord Spirit Controller would make it hard for me to escape, so I've shown myself." The red-haired youth, although speaking to the Spirit Controller, had already shifted his gaze to the skies far above. Above the Nine Heavens, nine colossal snake heads that defied description had revealed themselves amid roiling Demonic Qi.

The surging up into the sky had initially been the Demonic Qi of eight sleeping snake heads at the Earth's Core, but now there were nine in the high skies, meaning that the one Sun Wukong stunned with the Myriad Demons Sky-Breaking Spell had regained consciousness. And at that moment, there was no sign that the snake head had ever been injured. The evolutionary power of the Annihilation Nine-Headed Serpent was such that it could even evolve the Purple Gold Kirin—let alone recover a snake head's injuries in a matter of minutes.

Watching the nine snake heads in the sky slowly open their maws, the red-haired young man suddenly gave an evil smile and raised both hands in an instant. Just as the Spirit Controller assumed he was about to be attacked and braced himself defensively, the red-haired youth, instead, suddenly covered his ears with his hands and mouthed a sentence at the Spirit Controller before gaping wide. Although the red-haired youth made no sound, the Spirit Controller could clearly make out the sentence from his lip movements: Not bad, quick reflexes, just a bit too timid.

Upon understanding this sentence, the Spirit Controller felt a surge of rage in his chest. How many years had it been since anyone dared to speak to him in such a manner? In his heart, he had already sentenced the youth to death. But before he could act, an ear-splitting roar like countless bursts of Nine Heavens Pure Thunder exploding in the high skies blasted throughout the Patrolling Celestial World, accompanied by an immense aura of destruction that made one wish for immediate death.

The Spirit Controller was about to make a move, but the blast that echoed throughout the Patrolling Celestial World interrupted his technique halfway. Of course, the blast wasn't actually the explosion of countless Nine Heavens Pure Thunder, but the simultaneous roar of the nine snake heads. As the bellowing of the snake heads resonated, a jolt went through the Spirit Controller's heart. It wasn't the snake's roaring that had truly shaken him, even though he had indeed been so startled that his technique was halted midway and unfinished.

It wasn't because he had simply forgotten a critical detail; rather, it was the sudden appearance of the young man with flaming red hair that had disrupted the Spirit Controller's original plan. When his figure vanished suddenly, he wasn't rushing to save Xi Zhao and the others but to activate the Formation Eye of a vitally important sealing Great Formation. This Great Formation, which the Spirit Controller had invested eighty thousand years into preparing, served only one purpose: to completely seal off the Patrolling Celestial World.

Naturally, this was to buy time. Although initially the Spirit Controller did not know that the annihilation of the Patrolling Celestial World would rely on the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, he was aware that the Patrolling Celestial World had always been under the watchful eyes of the other Law Enforcers. No matter what his ultimate plan was, the energy required to destroy the Patrolling Celestial World would certainly be formidable. If he didn't completely seal off the Patrolling Celestial World, the move that could destroy it would be discovered by the other Law Enforcers before it could even be unleashed, rendering the Spirit Controller's efforts in vain.

The existence of this Great Formation was a necessity. To completely seal off the Patrolling Celestial World and conceal the energy of a massive power source, namely the energy emitted by the move that could destroy the Patrolling Celestial World, the scale of the Great Formation had to cover the entire Patrolling Celestial World. Thus, not only did the creation of the Great Formation take eight years, the consumption of energy after its activation was tremendous. Even the wealth and resources of the Spirit Controller could not sustain it for too long, at most three days.

Therefore, the Spirit Controller would only activate the Great Formation when everything was ready. The emergence of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent was the sign that all preparations were complete. Yet, now that the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent had roared, he still hadn't activated the Great Formation, which was infuriating enough to make the Spirit Controller spit blood. Although it was a bit late, the activation of the Great Formation was still imperative. Casting a deeply resentful glance at the red-haired young man, the Spirit Controller vanished once again. This time, he did not reappear in the same spot,

With the Spirit Controller prepared, even the red-haired man could not trap him again. However, as the Spirit Controller disappeared, the red-haired youth suddenly shouted loudly, "Remember, my name is Chi Ghost, and we will meet again soon." When the Spirit Controller reappeared, he was already in a vast underground space. With a swipe of his right hand, a blade of light passed over his left wrist, leaving a trail of blood. Immediately afterward, three drops of blood fell from his wrist.

Then, with a flash of red light beneath the Spirit Controller's feet, everything returned to calm. At this moment, the Patrolling Celestial World was completely enveloped by a blood-red barrier.

Although the sudden appearance of the self-proclaimed Chi Ghost had delayed the timely activation of the Great Formation, possibly alerting the Heavenly Patroller or other Law Enforcers with the roar of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, the Great Formation had now been fully activated. The aura of the Patrolling Celestial World had been completely concealed. Of course, this did not mean that the Patrolling Celestial World had disappeared. Otherwise, that would have been too obvious a giveaway. While concealing all auras within the Patrolling Celestial World, the Great Formation also simulated the appearance that everything in the Patrolling Celestial World was normal.

In this way, even if the Heavenly Patroller sensed the aura of the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent, as long as they didn't come here in person, even if they swept the area with their Divine Sense, they wouldn't be able to detect any anomalies. This would ensure that the Annihilation Nine Headed Serpent had sufficient time for its actions.

But at that moment, a light sparked in the Spirit Controller's heart, and he suddenly remembered something. That person was called Chi Ghost? Chi Ghost, Chi Ghost, that name, it sounded so familiar... (To be continued. If you like this work, please head over to Starting Point ) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)