BookMe #1297 - Humph! He was injured, but I lost my life.
#1297 - Humph! He was injured, but I lost my life.
The rumbling outside awakened Tang Sanzang from his slumber.
He slowly raised his head, like a demon roused from sleep, his eyes filled with displeasure.
Tang Sanzang was tied to a pillar, surrounded by many powerful little demons guarding him.
He should have been extremely vulnerable, but for some reason, Tang Sanzang felt a heat rising within him, a powerful energy surging within his body, as if about to burst forth.
Tang Sanzang stared intently at the demons; the little imps before him were nothing more than weaklings inferior to him in strength.
Although outnumbered, with one against many, the advantage was on his side!
Tang Sanzang secretly tried to break free from the iron chains binding him; though they were iron chains, they were as soft as tofu to him.
However, in order to achieve a swift victory, Tang Sanzang silently waited for the opportune moment to strike.
At that moment, all the demons were drawn to the noises outside.
Red Boy, inside the cave, suddenly felt a massive tremor.
Looking back, he discovered that his mountain had been pierced through by the Golden Cudgel, and Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples were looking down at him from above.
Red Boy immediately waved his hand.
“Children, follow me to subdue this presumptuous Sun Wukong!”
Red Boy knew that there were Western Heavens powerhouses secretly helping him, so he couldn't possibly lose. Therefore, he boldly took action.
A group of small demons pushed out five small carts, placing them according to the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Sun Wukong frowned upon seeing this, recognizing traces of the Western Heavens on these carts.
Could it be that the eighty-one tribulations were all deliberately created by the Western Heavens?
At that moment, Red Boy led a group of demons to the front of the mountain, glaring angrily at Sun Wukong, his rage reaching its peak.
“Bold demon monkey, how dare you bully me! How can I, the great Saintly Infant King, let you return alive?!”
“If you really have the ability, have a life-and-death duel with me, without anyone interfering.”
Red Boy knew that Sun Wukong was implying that he had relied on the support of the Western Heavens powerhouses to capture Tang Sanzang. As a person under the control of the Western Heavens, Red Boy naturally dared not truly kill Tang Sanzang.
Especially now, when the Western Heavens was facing various calamities and unstable fortune, if something happened to Tang Sanzang, it would impact the Western Heavens' fortune.
So, Red Boy was actually the one who wanted to protect Tang Sanzang the most, but he had to put on a show for now.
Red Boy didn't feel ashamed at all, but proudly laughed:
“That's your master. You, the dignified Great Sage Equaling Heaven, can't even protect your own master, wouldn't that be even more laughable? Besides, whoever has the ability wins, I don't care what means I use!”
Sun Wukong twitched his lips, knowing that Red Boy was relying on the Western Heavens and had nothing to fear, so he raised the Golden Cudgel.
“Enough nonsense, let's see the truth under our hands!”
Immediately, Sun Wukong shot towards Red Boy like a bolt of lightning.
Red Boy sneered.
“Come on! Afraid I won't succeed!”
Then, Red Boy took half a step back.
“Attack!”
Red Boy's subordinates were stunned for a moment. This didn't make sense, right? Shouldn't you be the one attacking since you shouted so loudly?
However, Red Boy secretly sneered in his heart. He wasn't stupid.
The current Sun Wukong was a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and his strength was by no means comparable to his own.
However, Red Boy had this incomparably powerful magic weapon bestowed by the Western Heavens, specially used to subdue the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, targeting Sun Wukong's fiery eyes. Therefore, Red Boy never thought of going head-to-head with Sun Wukong.
Red Boy was much more sensible. If he went head-to-head with Sun Wukong, he would be the one injured, and he would lose his life!
Red Boy's confidence wasn't just this.
The Western Heavens had long ago subdued their entire family and had also bestowed many treasures upon Red Boy. In Red Boy's cave dwelling, there were still many treasured items hidden.
Those were what Red Boy relied on, and the benefits of Red Boy's willingness to join the Western Heavens. Among them was even a pill that could make him stronger, which Red Boy had saved for breaking through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
Of course, those weren't worth mentioning.
After all, those were all Red Boy's most precious treasures. The cave was full of Red Boy's people, so naturally there was nothing Red Boy needed to defend.
At that moment, Red Boy was only facing Sun Wukong.
He unleashed the fire cart bestowed by the Western Heavens, and flames surged out. He spat out several mouthfuls, and the red flames soared into the sky, engulfing the Fire Cloud Cave in smoke and fire, truly scorching the heavens and earth.
Sun Wukong and his brothers were greatly shocked by the overwhelming smoke and fire.
The power was truly not low; even they felt a great threat.
However, this Red Boy was clearly only a Taiyi cultivator, yet he was able to possess such treasures.
Moreover, even Sun Wukong felt his eyes begin to sting unbearably. His fiery golden eyes could not withstand this kind of flame the most!
“Brother Monkey, his fire is too fierce, it's obvious that there are thieves helping him!”
“Eldest Brother, what do we do?!”
“Forget it, deal with him!”
Sun Wukong gritted his teeth. The more the Western Heavens wanted to achieve something, the more Sun Wukong wanted to oppose it!
At that moment, Sun Wukong fully wielded the Golden Cudgel in his hand. The flames that came before Sun Wukong seemed to be cut into endless, starlight-like fireflies, unable to harm Sun Wukong at all.
Moreover, Sun Wukong went against the current, rushing towards Red Boy. Sun Wukong wanted to blow up this Red Boy who had nothing to fear from the bottom of his heart.
Red Boy was terrified, but he only dared to fully activate the flames in place, not daring to let Sun Wukong get close.
The powerhouses of the Western Heavens were also focused on the battle between Sun Wukong and Red Boy, fearing something would go wrong.
Now, the Western Heavens was most afraid of something happening to the Journey to the West, especially backlash. Therefore, they had to be wary of threats such as Chu Hao, the Demon Race, and the Styx River.
Especially that Chu Hao, who had not appeared yet, which made them extremely worried.
While everyone was focused on Sun Wukong and Red Boy, they didn't know that inside the Fire Cloud Cave, a demon had gone mad!