Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

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"Front army, continue to release the gravity technique, we must hold this Blood Dragon for the Marshal, it cannot be allowed to run rampant again!"

Within the center of the Heavenly River Navy, Marshal Tianpeng issued orders methodically, his gaze piercingly sharp as he watched the enormous Blood Dragon trapped gradually in the Heavenly River, yet his heart was secretly anxious.

"Damn it, where did this Blood Dragon come from, and how did it break into the Heavenly Court?"

Marshal Tianpeng had never seen such a powerful member of the Dragon Race that had reached the Quasi-Saint Realm and was extremely bloodthirsty. After battling for a while, the Heavenly River Navy had already lost over twenty thousand soldiers; though the Blood Dragon was temporarily trapped, it was indeed only temporary.

The injuries of the navy soldiers continued to increase, and at most, they could hold on for another quarter of an hour before a collapse!

The Emperor should have already received the news, hoping that reinforcements would arrive quickly to deal with this Demon Dragon. Otherwise, how many of his arduously trained hundred thousand Heavenly River Navy would ultimately survive was really hard to say!

Above the Thirty-Three Heavens in the Sky of Resentment, before Doushui Palace.

"Elder Lord, a Quasi-Saint Realm Blood Dragon has stormed into the Heavenly Court and is rampaging everywhere, now temporarily blocked by the Heavenly River Navy above the Heavenly River. The Emperor requests the Elder Lord to quickly subdue it!"

The announcing Heavenly Soldier had been shouting in front of Doushui Palace for a long time, but the palace remained quiet and still, making him anxious.

"Elder Lord, the Heavenly Court is in peril, please emerge from meditation and relieve this crisis!"

"Swoosh!"

Finally, there was a response. The Eight Trigrams door of the Doushui Palace parted slightly, and a Sound Transmission Jade Slip flew out, landing in the hands of the announcing Heavenly Soldier; the voice of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord resonated from it:

"This old man is currently refining a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir for the Emperor, and it's a critical moment; I cannot leave my meditation. Take this Jade Slip quickly to the Miro Palace in Jade Pure Heaven and request Primordial Heavenly Venerable to handle the demon!"

"By your command!"

The announcing Heavenly Soldier did not dare delay, clutching the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord's Sound Transmission Jade Slip, he hurried towards the direction of the Heavenly Ladder, rushing to the Miro Palace in Jade Pure Heaven. He presented the Emperor's decree and the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord's Jade Slip to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"A Blood Dragon of the Quasi-Saint Realm?"

Primordial Heavenly Venerable's brow furrowed slightly as he manipulated his fingers to make calculations. Suddenly, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he murmured in amazement, "It's actually nurtured from the boundless Blood Sea in the Netherworld! Interesting, interesting! This suggests that the Boundless Blood Sea might have already lost its regenerative abilities!"

The Boundless Blood Sea, born along with Ancient Primeval at the dawn of Chaos and the creation of the cosmos, inherently possessed the ability to regenerate.

Even with the power of a Heavenly Dao Saint, it was impossible to annihilate the Blood Sea completely; along with it, Nether River Ancestor also possessed an Undying Body, renowned as 'the Blood Sea is inexhaustible, the Nether River is immortal.'

However, this regenerative ability wasn't immutable. Each time a new life form was born in the Boundless Blood Sea, the entire sea's regenerative capacity would greatly diminish. Before this, the Blood Sea had already birthed Nether River Ancestor and Mosquito Daoist, bringing the regenerative ability of the Blood Sea to the brink of being annihilated by a Heavenly Dao Saint.

This time, a Quasi-Saint Realm Blood Dragon has been nurtured, surely causing a significant drop in the sea's regenerative power again. With the ability of a Heavenly Dao Saint, it was now sufficient to gradually refine and annihilate the Blood Sea, and the Undying Body of Nether River Ancestor was no longer absolute!

Of course, all things in heaven and earth follow their own cycles of birth and death, and Primordial Heavenly Venerable wouldn't specifically go to the Nether Sea to trouble Nether River Ancestor because the regenerative ability of the Blood Sea had diminished. As long as that old ghost stayed quietly in the Netherworld, everyone could live in peace.

However, the Blood Dragon Ao Tian, which now disturbed the Heavenly Court, had to be dealt with first, as the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord had passed this problem to Primordial Heavenly Venerable. With the pride of Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he naturally would not shirk this responsibility.

"The course of events is already known to me. I shall handle it. You may withdraw!"

Having dismissed the announcing Heavenly Soldier, Primordial Heavenly Venerable's figure flashed, disappearing from the Miro Palace, tearing through space towards the Ninth Layer of Heaven above the Heavenly River.

Above the Heavenly River, Blood Dragon Ao Tian, cornered by the Heavenly River Navy, finally burst into a furious rage. A terrifying fluctuation of Qi-Blood spread from its myriad fathom dragon body. Its jaw gaping wide, it emitted a blood-colored beam of light toward the direction of the central camp of the Heavenly River Navy, where Marshal Tianpeng was situated.

"Not good, all forces change to attack mode—defend for your Marshal!"

Sensing the terrifying destructive power contained in the blood-colored beam, Marshal Tianpeng's face turned pale instantly. He screamed in terror and fury, as the Heavenly River Navy ceased their attacks on Blood Dragon Ao Tian's body and gathered all their strength to form a protective barrier in front of the army.

Boom!

The dark crimson beam struck heavily upon the protective barrier, draining the faces of all the Heavenly River Navy soldiers in unison. Some could hardly suppress a spurt of reverse-flowing blood gushing from their mouths, their breaths instantly weakened significantly, but fortunately, the protective barrier held, and this attack was successfully blocked!

However, Blood Dragon Ao Tian's assault was not yet finished. His vast maw opened once again, and another horrifying force began to gather within it.

"We're doomed!"

Marshal Tianpeng's face turned ashen, as blocking that last strike had already drained most of the Immortal Force of the naval warriors, many of whom were injured. They definitely couldn't withstand another hit!

Considering the destructive power of the blood-red beam, Marshal Tianpeng shuddered at the thought of not being able to defend against it. A chill ran directly from his tailbone to the crown of his head, and he bellowed again, "Disperse, everyone disperse! Do not resist, hurry, disperse!"

While shouting, Marshal Tianpeng darted to the side to evade, and the Heavenly River Navy also scrambled to avoid the massive crimson beam that tore through the ranks, pulverizing all who couldn't dodge fast enough, leaving not even debris behind.

This strike claimed the lives of more than thirty thousand of the Heavenly River Navy!

"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"

Marshal Tianpeng's scalp tingled, his eyelids twitched wildly. The Blood Dragon was too terrifying; they had given their all, and still, they could only hold out for so long. Continuing the fight would mean not defending but courting death!

"Roar~!"

The ferocious roar of the dragon resounded again. Blood Dragon Ao Tian, with his crimson eyes, initiated a pursuit towards the fleeing Heavenly River Navy, ruthlessly swallowing them whole. Marshal Tianpeng's eyes split with rage, his heart bleeding. These were soldiers he had painstakingly cultivated, strong warriors now being brutally slaughtered and devoured.

Anger, sorrow, and fear flooded him all at once, yet his feet dared not delay as he fled towards the Lingxia Palace as fast as his cloud could carry him.

While rampaging and devouring the Heavenly River Navy, Blood Dragon Ao Tian suddenly turned his head and fixed his gaze on the fleeing Marshal Tianpeng. With a roar that pierced the sky, he swished his tail and rushed in pursuit. This man had commanded these ants in attacking him; everyone else might flee, but this one must not be let go!

"Chasing after Bajie! Should I, Old Sun, intervene to save him?"

Sun Wukong sprang out from his hiding spot, watching Blood Dragon Ao Tian chasing Marshal Tianpeng. He hesitated, stroking his chin. In a past life, his relationship with Zhu Bajie, while not very harmonious, was still that of fellow disciples. Should he perhaps save him out of that past camaraderie?

This thought flickered briefly in his mind before Sun Wukong quashed it. Past life was past life, this life was this life. He and Zhu Bajie were disciples together out of necessity, their bond not especially deep.

Besides, in this life, the current Marshal Tianpeng was not yet the somewhat dull yet cunning Zhu Bajie. Whether he could escape with his life was up to his fate; there was really no need for Sun Wukong to blow his cover to save him!

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"Eh? The immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court are quite prompt! Looks like this fool really isn't fated to die! Interesting, let's Old Sun tag along and take a look!"

Suddenly, a glint of golden light flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes. He saw at the edge of his vision, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, along with a host of immortals and gods from the Heavenly Court, rushing towards the Heavenly River area. It seemed the Jade Emperor had ordered them to capture the Blood Dragon.

Many of these immortals and gods hadn't intervened when Sun Wukong raised havoc in the Heavenly Palace in his past life, but now they all joined. It appeared that the Heavenly Court's fear of this Blood Dragon far surpassed their concern for him. Indeed, his previous rampage at the Heavenly Palace was just a farce!

With a self-deprecating laugh, Sun Wukong shook his head and swiftly followed them. He was curious to see how the Heavenly Court planned to deal with this Blood Dragon!

"Fellow Immortals, form up and face the enemy. Block this monstrous beast!"

Among the immortals and gods, Li Jing understood the strength of Blood Dragon Ao Tian the best. Facing him one-on-one was unthinkable, but with the support of many other deities, his confidence was much bolstered. At his command, the immortals formed the Seven-Star Array and encircled Ao Tian.

"Heavenly Net!"

Immortal Force transformed into mana and shot from the hands of the immortals, intertwining into a vast net. After passing Marshal Tianpeng, it surrounded Blood Dragon Ao Tian. Ao Tian tried to dodge, but the net shifted and changed position accordingly. His gigantic dragon body was not nimble enough, and eventually, he was ensnared by the net.

"Damn it! You scoundrels, I'll tear you all apart and devour you!"

Trapped in the Heavenly Net, Ao Tian bellowed furiously, shaking his massive body in a fierce struggle. The immortals felt a great force acting through the mana-woven net on them, their faces showing signs of alarm. The strength of this Quasi-Saint dragon was overwhelming; merely the physical power was enough to shake the Heavenly Net they had jointly set.

Facing him alone, even the strongest among them, the Daluo Golden Immortals, would surely be annihilated in an instant!

"Fellow Immortals, hold firm, detain this demon dragon for a while longer. Once the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and His Majesty arrive, we will surely capture it!"