Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 229: The Dragon's Pearl
East China Sea Dragon Palace.

Side hall.

When the Bull Demon King heard Ao Jun's request - to rob the prison in Heaven in order to rescue the Water Ape Great Sage Wuzhiqi, his expression instantly turned as cold as ice.

When it comes to fighting, the Bull Demon King is never afraid.

He earned the nickname "The Bull Demon King" through fighting.

But... robbing the Heavenly Prison would be a direct confrontation with Heaven, and the consequences would be very troublesome.

The Bull Demon King's originally slightly relaxed face became tightly pursed, his brows were furrowed, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

The Bull Demon King slowly stood up. Although his movements were not fast, they revealed an irresistible sense of power.

As the Bull Demon King stood.

The powerful sense of oppression emanating from him invisibly affected the surrounding space, making the air become heavy.

"Back then, the four of us brothers came to your Dragon Palace to borrow a weapon each. We owed you a favor."

"We four brothers also made a vow and an IOU, promising to repay you in the future."

"But the matter of borrowing weapons is not equal to openly opposing the Heavenly Court."

"Hehehe."

"We brothers have come all the way here, and we sincerely want to repay the favor we owed you."

"You guys just use a weapon and ask us brothers to put our heads on our belts and do this kind of beheading work?"

"Are you dragons really making fun of us brothers?"

The Bull Demon King sneered.

At this moment, there was a sharp light flashing in the Bull Demon King's eyes, revealing the majesty of a local overlord.

Although Lao Niu is usually cheerful, he may get angry once he gets angry.

The wrath of this great Bull Demon King is not something that ordinary people can endure.

The Bull Demon King's muscles were as hard as gold and iron, bulging high, with blood vessels bulging all over his body, as if he was wrapped in a coiled dragon or a small volcano about to erupt. The oppressive feeling he exuded was almost suffocating.

He, the Bull Demon King, is the big brother, and his several younger brothers are all here.

As the eldest brother, Niu Mowang naturally has to take the lead and express his attitude on behalf of these younger brothers.

This is his responsibility as the eldest brother.

It is impossible for them brothers to do such a disadvantageous thing.

Seeing the Bull Demon King stand up, Xiao Chen and the Lion King also stood up, released their aura, and looked at Ao Jun.

Inside the side hall, the situation was tense.

There was a heavy atmosphere in the air inside the hall, as if everyone's breath could cause a storm.

The Monkey King was caught in the middle, and was in a difficult position.

But the Monkey King still stood up and protected his sister-in-law Ao Jun.

Behind Ao Jun, the two white-haired monkey monsters with flat noses, protruding foreheads, white hair and green bodies, and fiery eyes also had fierce looks in their eyes and stood in front of Ao Jun.

The Monkey King opened his mouth and explained to the Bull Demon King:
"Brother Bull Demon King, please listen to what my sister-in-law has to say first."

"We have been planning this for a long time, so it should be foolproof."

The Monkey King is also the younger brother of the Bull Demon King.

The Monkey King spoke, and the Bull Demon King still had to give the Monkey King some face. He glanced at Ao Jun coldly, then patiently sat down again.

"My husband is not in the prison in heaven."

"After he was taken to the Heavenly Palace, he was sentenced by the Heavenly Palace to fill the 'Fire Eye' of the Southern Continent with his own body."

"Soon, he will be escorted to the lower world."

Ao Jun spoke with deep worry in his eyes.

"Fire eyes?"

Xiao Chen was a little confused when he heard this.

Fire eye, this reminded him of a familiar word - "sea eye".

And the man who filled the eye of the North Sea - "Shen Gongbao".

On the one hand, this sea eye may be difficult to solve, so it needs people to fill it.

On the other hand, using Shen Gongbao's body to fill the sea eye is undoubtedly a cruel punishment.

There are five elements in heaven and earth: gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

Where there is water, there is fire. Since there is a sea eye, there must be a fire eye. It is not surprising.

"The Fire Eye is a large hole on the top of a volcano in Southern Continent. It is the hottest place in Southern Continent, in a desert."

"This fire eye often erupts with underground fire and magma, rushing in all directions."

"So, the area around the eye of the fire is completely scorched, with no grass growing and no living creatures being able to survive."

"The Heavenly Court has tried to seal the Fire Eye before, but every time it is sealed, the next explosion of the Fire Eye will be more violent."

"My husband Wuzhiqi is a water ape, the most powerful water demon god in the world."

"Wherever he is, the surrounding water spirits will be attracted by him and will continue to gather together."

"So, the Heavenly Court wanted to use my husband to fill the fire eye."

"They want to use my husband's aquatic ape body to balance the magma of the earth and suppress the fire eye."

“If my husband is stuffed into the Fire Eye and sealed away, it will be difficult to break the seal of Heaven in the future.”

Ao Jun began to explain.

"Take the water ape to the lower world to fill the fire eye?"

After hearing this, Xiao Chen understood something.

In fact, every time the Heavenly Court captured demons and monsters, they didn’t lock them all up in the Heavenly Prison.

At least, none of the monsters that appeared on the journey to the west ended up being locked up in the Heavenly Prison.

not a single one.

The Heavenly Prison almost never appears in Journey to the West.

Heaven is a sacred place with shining stars, magnificent gold and jade, and fairy air.

There are countless important places such as Pantao Garden, Alchemy Room, and Lingxiao Palace.

Keeping so many demons and monsters imprisoned in the sky and having so much demonic energy floating around every day is actually not the style of heaven.

Heaven does not keep idle monsters.

It all depends on the utilization value.

Generally speaking, the heavens took the monsters.

First choice: recruit.

If the monsters have some abilities, the Heavenly Court will give them an organization, subdue them and recruit them.

For example, the initial policy of the Heavenly Court was to recruit Sun Wukong and let him raise horses.

The 1,200 grass-headed gods under Yang Jian's command are the demons, ghosts, and evil cultivators that Yang Jian subdued in the four continents.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu has subdued the black evil spirit in the northeast. He has a large number of giant lions, ferocious beasts, poisonous dragons and monsters under his command. These may all be the monsters subdued by the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

Guanyin Bodhisattva would also subdue the black bear demon and make him a mountain guardian god.

……

The second option: reform through labor.

Monsters that have committed serious crimes, or monsters with ordinary backgrounds, will be sent to labor reform to make the best use of their abilities.

For example: The Luang Po of the Wansheng Old Dragon King was locked in the Golden Light Temple, guarding the pagoda and the relics.

Shen Gongbao was taken by Yuanshi Tianzun to fill the eye of the North Sea.

This Great Water Ape Sage was taken by the Heavenly Court to fill the fire eye in the Southern Continent.

……

The third option is to take him to the demon-slaying platform and chop him off directly.

There is a special demon-slaying platform in the Heavenly Palace. If a demon commits a crime greater than heaven, the Heavenly Palace will directly behead it without saying a word.

If there are monsters that are difficult to kill, they will be suppressed directly and will not be locked up in the sky prison.

For example, Sun Wukong stole the peaches and the golden elixir, falsely conveyed the imperial edict, and caused a disturbance at the most important "Peach Banquet" in Heaven, provoking Heaven. His crime was more serious than heaven, so he was caught.

The first method of handling in the Heavenly Court: "The Jade Emperor issues an order, and orders the Great Ghost King and the Heavenly Soldiers to take this fellow to the Demon Slaying Platform and chop his corpse into pieces!"

Of course, if Sun Wukong was not killed, he was directly crushed under the Five Elements Mountain.

Monsters with no background on the journey to the West were killed directly, and there was no mention of them being locked up in jail.

From beginning to end, Sun Wukong had never been put into the Heavenly Prison.

If there is a Heavenly Prison in Journey to the West, it should be more like a transit station, serving the purpose of temporary detention rather than lifelong imprisonment.

Heaven's attitude towards monsters has always been simple and direct, not so troublesome.

The Heavenly Palace does not keep idle monsters, and all useful monsters are put to good use.

The Heavenly Court will simply kill any monster that is no longer useful.

In fact, Heaven rarely keeps monsters locked up in the prison. What does Heaven want to do?
As for the water ape Wuzhiqi, he was causing trouble in the lower world and was guilty, but his crime was not as serious as that of Sun Wukong who "made trouble in heaven" and insulted the heavenly court.

One day in heaven and one year on earth.

It has only been a few days since the water ape Wuzhiqi was captured and brought to heaven.

It is estimated that because the water ape Wuzhiqi refused to surrender, the Heavenly Court directly used him to fill the fire eye and sentenced him to "life imprisonment" plus "labor reform" and "painful torture".

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen understood what Ao Jun meant.

"Rescuing Wuzhiqi definitely doesn't mean going to heaven to rescue him."

"They want us to rescue Wuzhiqi halfway through the journey."

Upon hearing this, Bull Demon King obviously thought of this as well.

The Bull Demon King's expression improved a little, but it was obvious that he still had no intention of agreeing.

After thinking for a while, the Bull Demon King said:

"This is not a safe thing to do. The Heavenly Court has the ability to see from afar and hear from the wind." "If we kidnap someone and run away, what will we do if the Heavenly Court tracks us down in the future?"

"Since I asked you to come here, I have naturally made all the preparations."

"I was late just now, and I went to get this dragon ball treasure."

As Ao Jun spoke, he had already opened a treasure chest handed to him by the white-haired monkey demon behind him.

There was a "click".

Ao Jun opened the treasure chest carefully, and the heavy lid slowly opened.

A deep and ancient breath hits me in the face, as if it came from a distant primitive era.

This atmosphere makes people feel an indescribable awe and a strong sense of oppression.

Inside the treasure chest.

A dragon ball lay quietly in the soft silk, emitting a faint golden light.

The golden luster on the surface of the dragon ball flows continuously, like the breath of a living thing, full of vitality.

This dragon ball seems like a golden, prehistoric dragon sleeping, containing endless secrets and power.

But, the strange thing is.

Xiao Chen noticed.

The color of this dragon ball is impure.

There are some mottled black spots on its golden surface, which is very scary.

Those mottled black spots are not simple blemishes or pollution.

These black colors seem to have some special meaning, with a deep-seated malice and dark power hovering within them.

"Is this..."

"Ancestor Dragon Pearl?"

Feel the powerful aura of the dragon ball.

The Bull Demon King, the Lion King, and Xiao Chen looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Without him.

The only dragon ball of this energy level could be the legendary "Ancestral Dragon Ball".

During the ancient "Dragon and Phoenix Calamity", the three tribes of dragon, phoenix and unicorn fought for supremacy, and ended up with all three suffering losses and almost being wiped out.

Zulong died, and his "natal dragon ball" also disappeared into nothingness and disappeared.

Now it seems that the Ancestral Dragon Pearl should have finally fallen into the hands of the Ancestral Dragon's direct descendants.

"In the past, my clan fought for supremacy with the Phoenix and Kirin clans, destroying the prehistoric world. Heaven and earth brought endless evil upon my dragon clan."

"My grandfather passed away, leaving behind only his Ancestral Dragon Pearl."

"But...karma is hard to eliminate, and that karma is also attached to the Ancestral Dragon Pearl."

"It has polluted the Ancestral Dragon Pearl."

"The Ancestral Dragon Pearl is not as powerful as before, and its offensive effect has been greatly reduced."

"So, our clan's weapon-refining expert re-refined the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and turned it into a magical weapon that could conceal the secrets of heaven."

"The power of great calamity is extremely obscure, and no one dares to get involved with it."

"With the help of that boundless karma, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl can now conceal the secrets of heaven."

"Not to mention the 'wisdom eye' magical power of Tathagata Buddha, in front of the Ancestral Dragon Pearl of my dragon clan, he can only become a 'blind Buddha'."

"With the Ancestral Dragon Pearl now in our possession, even the Heavenly Dao Saint cannot predict everything."

Ao Jun looked at the Ancestral Dragon Pearl with a hint of nostalgia and sadness in his eyes.

After all, times have changed.

If all her uncles and aunts from the ancient dragon clan were here.

Why should she beg so "humbly"?

Who in the world dares to treat her, a member of the dragon clan, badly?

"Ancestor Dragon Pearl?"

"This is a wonderful treasure!"

When Xiao Chen heard this, his eyes lit up, but he controlled himself and remained silent.

"As the first dragon born from chaos and the ancestor of the dragon race, Zulong is extremely powerful."

"The Primordial Era."

"Zulong can be said to be the group of people standing at the top of the pyramid."

"When Zulong was at his strongest, his cultivation should have been at the peak of Quasi-Saint, and he was only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Saint. He was almost invincible in his time."

"Then Yuan Feng and Shi Qilin will need to join forces to fight against Zu Long."

"The Zulong's natal dragon ball, the Zulong Ball, is naturally extremely powerful."

"Unfortunately, the Ancestral Dragon died, but the debt was not paid off. The karma bestowed by heaven and earth is attached to the Ancestral Dragon's pearl."

"Now, with the great calamity and karma added to my body, it makes sense that the Ancestral Dragon Pearl left behind by the Ancestral Dragon can obscure the secrets of heaven."

Xiao Chen pondered secretly:
"This Ancestral Dragon Pearl is so powerful, and it was taken out by the Ancestral Dragon's grandson, so it is most likely real."

"This treasure is destined to be with me!"

"I must find a way to get my hands on it."

He, the King of the Golden Horn, dares not act freely because he lacks this kind of treasure!
He has always been wary of the fact that some powerful people in this world have the ability to "see things with wisdom" and "calculate"...

But if he could copy the Ancestral Dragon Ball, he wouldn't have such concerns.

"How can I find an excuse to touch you?"

Xiao Chen was extremely envious.

"That's the excuse!"

Xiao Chen turned his head, with a look of distrust on his face, and said:

"Everyone knows that the Ancestral Dragon Pearl disappeared into the void and its whereabouts are unknown."

"Your dragon clan has so many dragons, so there are plenty of dragon balls, right? One ball for each dragon, right?"

"How do I know if your dragon ball is the ancestral dragon ball?"

"My brothers and others are doing this with their lives at stake."

"This matter cannot be taken lightly."

"I need to test it before I can make a judgment."

After that, Xiao Chen explained:

"You dragons are well-informed. You should know that I, King Jinjiao, am in the business of refining equipment in Xiniu Hezhou and have appraised countless treasures."

"Is this the real Ancestral Dragon Pearl, or a fake one?"

"I, the Golden Horn King, will know it at a glance!"

"Yes, we brothers should take a look at this bead."

"You have to take a look to feel at ease."

Upon hearing this, Bull Demon King also chimed in.

Out of caution.

They must take a look at this Ancestral Dragon Pearl and appraise it as a treasure.

As for whether to help or not?
He has to see what conditions the dragon clan will offer later.

Ao Jun was even willing to take out the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, perhaps he could blackmail her for more money.

"it is good."

"It won't hurt if I show you one."

Ao Jun said lightly.

This is the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. She is not afraid that the Golden Horn King will run away with the Dragon Pearl.

This will undoubtedly make all dragons in the world completely enemies.

Moreover, she also knew that King Jinjiao was indeed in the weapon refining business.

Let King Jinjiao identify it, which can also increase the trust of demons such as Bull Demon King and Lion King in this matter.

She can then proceed with the next round of negotiations.

Next to Ao Jun, the young white-haired monkey demon with a flat nose, protruding forehead, white hair and green body, and fiery eyes, held the treasure box containing the "Ancestral Dragon Pearl" and walked carefully to Xiao Chen.

The white-haired monkey demon looked at Xiao Chen with caution, as if he was afraid that Xiao Chen would steal the treasure and run away.

Xiao Chen glanced at the white-haired monkey demon and guessed that he might be Wuzhiqi's son.
Xiao Chen naturally didn't need to care about the attitude of the white-haired monkey demon. He directly grabbed the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, held it in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

After more than ten breaths.

"Host, you have touched the S-level auxiliary magic weapon 'Zulongzhu'."

"This treasure is a relic of the ancient dragon of the prehistoric times, and it is the essence of the ancient dragon of the prehistoric times."

"But the Ancestral Dragon Pearl has been contaminated by the karma of the catastrophe, and has now been refined into an auxiliary magic weapon that can hide auras and conceal the secrets of heaven."

"This treasure can conceal the aura and the secrets of heaven. Even the saints of heaven cannot fully calculate it."

"Copy?"

"copy!"

"Replace the Breath-Gathering Pearl on your right eye to the ring finger of your left hand."

"Fuse the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and replace the right eye."

Now he, the King of Golden Horn, has a magic weapon of the level of the Ancestral Dragon Ball.

Get new treasures and discard old ones.

Breath-gathering beads?
Eliminated, eliminated.

(End of this chapter)