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

Chapter 289 The Seven Gourd Monsters Are Born

Another three years passed.

Demon King Kun came to Lion's Roar Mountain.

Demon King Kun had a solemn expression and walked steadily, obviously having important news in his mind.

The three demons, Peng Demon King, Jiao Demon King and Golden Horn King, immediately went to meet them.

In the secret room, four demons sat together.

Demon King Kun didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point:
"I got the news that the Demon Saint Ying Zhao lineage has expressed its stance."

Among the five demon saints currently, Bai Ze, as the referee, cannot take action directly. Among the other four demon saints, only the Ying Zhao lineage has not made any clear action.

Upon hearing this, the Jiao Demon King curiously asked:
"Oh? Senior Brother Kun, what did the Demon Saint Hero Recruitment say?"

"This news is neither good news nor bad news for us."

Demon King Kun shook his head and continued to explain:
"The Demon Saint Ying Zhao cast a spell of 'blinding' on the seven gourds."

"In exchange for him not stopping Jiuying from resurrecting."

Xiao Chen was standing aside. Hearing this unfamiliar spell name, he couldn't help but feel confused and asked:
"Brother Kun, what is this 'blindness'?"

Demon King Kun looked at Xiao Chen and explained with a smile:
"Demon Saint Ying Zhao is a natural wood-type divine beast that masters the 'Way of Wood' among the Five Elements. He is naturally proficient in various wood-type spells and great magical powers."

"And this 'blindness' is exactly one of the wood-based blinding techniques that he is good at."

"Once this spell of 'blinding the eyes' is cast, outsiders will be unable to see the true face of things. They can only see the surface and may even be misled."

Demon King Kun continued:
"That is to say, the original seven gourds each had their own characteristics and colors."

"The earth gourd is earthy yellow, the yin gourd is black, and the yang gourd is white."

"These three gourds are the focus of our fight, and they are also what the Nine Infants lineage must obtain."

"Especially the black and white Yin-Yang gourd, which is extremely important to the Nine Infants lineage."

"As long as the Nine Infants lineage obtains the black and white Yin-Yang Gourd, they can revive the Demon Saint Nine Infants to most of their strength."

"But now, because of the 'Blindness' spell cast by Demon Saint Yingzhao, all seven gourds have turned green, exactly the same. It is no longer possible to tell which are the Yin-Yang gourds and which are the Five Elements gourds."

"This way, there is an element of luck involved in the fight for the gourd, and no one can be sure which gourd they will get."

“It’s a bit of luck.”

"I see……"

Xiao Chen understood. He understood the intention of this demon saint Ying Zhao.

Xiao Chen recalled the description of Ying Zhao in the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Western Three Classics: "It is the emperor's plain, and the god Ying Zhao is in charge of it. It has the body of a horse and the face of a man, with tiger markings and bird wings. It roams the four seas, and its sound is like a pomegranate."

Yingzhao is a mythical beast with a horse body, a human face, tiger stripes all over its body, and wings on its back.

Pingpu means garden. In ancient mythology, Yingzhao is the manager of the garden of the Emperor of Heaven. He guards the garden for the Emperor of Heaven and takes care of all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. He is a friend of all flowers and a natural wood-type beast.

The magic of "a leaf blocking the view" seems simple, but in fact it cleverly changes the situation for all parties.

To put it bluntly, this spell is not friendly to the strongest party.

Originally, the strongest party was determined to obtain the Yin-Yang Gourd. They only needed to wait for the Yin-Yang Gourd to mature, and then rush in to seize it.

In this way, the task is accomplished.

But now, due to Ying Zhao's intervention, the Yin-Yang gourd has become indistinguishable from other gourds, which means that they have to spend more energy and resources to fight for every gourd.

This actually... indirectly weakens the strongest side.

Because doing so would disperse their attention and also disperse their numerical advantage.

Among the five demon saints, although Bai Ze also supports the resurrection of Jiuying, it is not convenient for him to directly participate in the fight. Therefore, in fact, only four demon saints are directly involved.

Fei Lian and Ji Meng both directly supported the resurrection of Jiuying, while Shang Yang had an ambiguous attitude and unclear position.

At the moment, naturally, the largest number of descendants of the Demon Saint gather in the Jiuying lineage, and the Jiuying side has the strongest strength.

Although Ying Zhao also opposed Jiuying's resurrection, perhaps due to Bai Ze's favor, he did not directly send his disciples to stop it. Instead, he chose to use the "blindness" trick, which made Jiuying's resurrection more difficult.

Under such circumstances, although the Jiuying lineage is still the strongest side, their advantage has been greatly weakened.

But if Bai Ze disagrees with this method, Ying Zhao will ask his disciples to stop him and become an official enemy of Jiuying's group.

"This matter is a matter of internal fighting among the demon saints, which has further intensified the conflicts between the demon saints."

Demon King Kun said with a smile.

"However, this actually increases the difficulty for all of us."

"There are so many uncertainties that the situation becomes even more unpredictable."

Xiao Chen analyzed.

Demon King Kun nodded and continued:

"Right now, no matter what color these seven gourds are, we must take as many as possible."

"And the pressure on Jiuying's side is even greater."

Demon King Kun looked at Xiao Chen, a sly look flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile:

"Even if the Nine Infants get five gourds, it's not safe. To be on the safe side, they must get six gourds."

"That way, their movements are more restricted and we have more opportunities."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless.

The resurrection of Jiuying is a big event for the entire demon world.

The Nine Infants of the Demon Saint will destroy the balance between demon saints and demon saints, and the balance between demon masters and demon saints, and directly shake the pattern of Uttarakuru.

Today, all parties take turns to help, hinder, watch, or seek profit... In the end, the disputes and calculations of all parties have evolved into the complex and delicate situation of today.

"Now, the four demon saints Fei Lian, Ji Meng, Ying Zhao, and Shang Yang have all expressed their opinions, and we have a rough idea of ​​who will appear."

The voice of Demon King Kun echoed in the cave, carrying a hint of calmness and expectation.

"Next, we just need to quietly wait for those gourds to mature."

Demon King Kun said with a chuckle.

……

Three or four years is just a blink of an eye for a demon king of their level.

Suddenly one day.

Demon King Peng came hurriedly and reported to Xiao Chen and Demon King Jiao:
"Brother Jiao, Brother Jinjiao, early this morning, I carefully observed the formation outside the Xiantian gourd vine and found that it seemed to be loose."

"The gourd should be almost ripe."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Dragon Demon King.

This moment has finally arrived.

"Go! Go and see!"

The Dragon Demon King didn't say much, but just looked at Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen understood what he meant.

The Jiao Demon King, the Peng Demon King, and the Golden Horn King each held a weapon, used the art of escape, transformed into three streams of light, and headed straight for the Buzhou Abyss.

……

The core circle fighting for these seven acquired gourds this time is naturally the Ten Demon Saints and the people from the Demon Master Palace.

Ordinary monsters are not allowed to enter, they have no right to interfere.

In ancient times, sworn brothers of different surnames were often regarded as family members and had an unbreakable relationship.

This kind of relationship is not only an emotional bond, but also a symbol of status and identity.

Just like Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who swore brotherhood in Peach Garden, after the sworn brotherhood, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were considered the major shareholders of Shu, while Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others, no matter how loyal and brave they were, could only be considered as family servants. Although they made great contributions to Shu, at certain critical moments, they were still not comparable to Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the "family members".

This is fully illustrated by Zhao Yun intercepting the river and seizing Adou. Although Zhao Yun was extremely brave, he was helpless when he met Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang said: "You are just a warrior under my command, how dare you meddle in my family affairs!"

Zhao Yun was stuck in this situation, as he was an outsider and could not interfere in Liu Bei's family affairs. However, Zhang Fei could, because he and Liu Bei were family, and this was their family affair, Liu Bei's family affair, and Zhang Fei was qualified to intervene.

The same applies to the matter of the Dragon Demon King fighting for the seven acquired gourds.

The Demon King Jiao had already handed over the card of sworn brotherhood between himself and King Jinjiao, as proof of their sworn brotherhood and as evidence that King Jinjiao was a member of the Demon Master Palace.

In this way, King Jinjiao can come to help on behalf of the Demon Master Palace, and his status and position will naturally be unique.

In an instant.

The three demons, King Peng, King Jiao and King Jinjiao, arrived at the south of the Buzhou Abyss.

"You are here."

When Demon King Kun saw them, he nodded slightly and then stood side by side with them.

Many powerful people from the demon world have gathered here.

And some old acquaintances, such as the Nine-headed Golden Rainbow, the Nine-headed Green Jade, the Flying Lion, the Nine-headed Insect and other monsters were all there.

"This Golden Horned King..."

However, when the nine-headed Qingjun looked at Xiao Chen, there was a hint of resentment in its emerald snake eyes.

At first, she went to ask the Golden Horn King for help, but she didn't expect that the Golden Horn King not only did not help her, but instead sided with her enemy.

Xiao Chen chose to ignore the resentful look in Jiushou Qingjun's eyes.

His attention was more attracted by the man with a dragon head and a human body next to the nine-headed Qingjun.

The man was eight feet tall, his soft armor made of silver dragon scales sparkled in the sun, he was wearing a green battle robe, holding a two-foot-long dragon-headed golden spear in his hand, and two three-edged maces hanging from his waist. He looked majestic and heroic.

"Ao Moang."

Xiao Chen secretly speculated in his heart that this person might be Prince Mo'ang, who is known as "the number one dragon of the Ao clan in the four seas."

Now that I see it, it is indeed well-deserved.

Xiao Chen glanced at the black-faced crocodile-headed monster next to Ao Mo'ang, and guessed that it was the crocodile spirit.

But the crocodile looked like this: "It has round eyes with bright colors, curled lips and a huge mouth with bloody red. It has a sparse beard with a few iron wires, and messy red hair on its temples. It looks like the real Tai Sui who appeared in spirit, and looks like an angry Thunder God."

This monster is actually a crocodile that has transformed into a spirit, and it is indeed extremely ferocious.

His weapon is a bamboo steel whip shaped like a crocodile's tail, which looks very powerful. "That is Shang Qingyu from the lineage of the demon saint Shang Yang."

The voice of the Dragon Demon King sounded in Xiao Chen's ears. He pointed to a woman on the north side of the Buzhou Abyss and introduced her to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen looked in the direction that the Dragon Demon King pointed, and saw a woman with long hair like a waterfall, black and shiny. She had a green jade hairpin on her head, and the jade hairpin was crystal clear, adding a bit of agility and elegance to her already outstanding appearance.

Shang Qingyu was wearing a cyan feather long skirt, which was light and soft, as if it was woven with the finest feathers. The cyan skirt fluttered in the wind, like pieces of emerald green leaves dancing in the air, which complemented her temperament.

Shangyang Bird is a legendary blue bird that is naturally good at dancing and has a graceful figure. Before a heavy rain comes, the Shangyang Bird will fly in the fields with one leg bent, foreshadowing the arrival of rain.

As a descendant of the Shang Yangniao, Shang Qingyu may have inherited the Shang Yangniao's unique dancing talent. Her figure is light and graceful, and her every move reveals an indescribable rhythmic beauty.

Hanging around Shang Qingyu's waist was a green jade flute. The jade flute was extremely exquisitely carved, and there seemed to be a faint green light flowing on it, which made it look quite extraordinary. It should be an extraordinary magic weapon.

"That is the flying bat of the Feidan lineage."

"The Feidan tribe and the Shangyang tribe both belong to the bird tribe, so the two tribes have always been on good terms."

The voice of the Demon King Jiao sounded in Xiao Chen's ears again, and he pointed at a man next to Shang Qingyu and introduced him.

Xiao Chen's eyes followed the instructions of the Jiao Demon King and fell on the man next to Shang Qingyu. Compared with Shang Qingyu's elegance and agility, this man gave people a completely different feeling.

The man was not tall and was wearing a tight black suit, as if it was specially prepared for easy movement.

His appearance was a little wretched, with two rat whiskers hanging around his mouth, which made him look a little comical.

However, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, revealing a cunning and ruthlessness that made people dare not underestimate him.

The most eye-catching thing is the pair of blood-red wings on the man's back. The wings are broad and powerful, as if they can take him soaring into the sky at any time, and also indicate his unique identity as a member of the flying clan.

Xiao Chen pondered in his heart:
"This bat demon looks somewhat similar to the Great Sage Yellow Wind."

"It's just that the Great Sage Huang Feng is a walking rat, while this flying bat is a flying rat."

Xiao Chen also noticed that the weapon of the bat demon was a two-bladed steel fork. The steel fork looked extremely sharp and gleaming with cold light, and was obviously a weapon of extraordinary power.

"Ao Mo'ang, Shang Qingyu, blood-red bat spirit, little crocodile dragon..."

Xiao Chen's gaze swept across these new opponents one by one, and then he retracted his gaze and focused his attention on the innate gourd vine in front of him.

In the past few years, Bai Ze has set up a transparent but invisible white light barrier within a radius of two thousand miles with the innate gourd vine as the center.

This barrier acts as a huge protective cover, isolating the gourd vines from the outside world and ensuring that the gourds will not be disturbed before they mature.

Once the gourd is ripe, the barrier will be removed, and then everyone will have to rely on their own abilities.

The specific rules are also very simple.

First: The battlefield is the Buzhou Abyss, which is tens of thousands of miles in radius. Whoever can take the gourd out will own it.

This means that one must not only grab the gourd, but also successfully escape from the siege of the monsters in order to take the gourd for oneself.

Second: In order to facilitate the competition among all parties, after getting the gourd, the gourd needs to be hung outside the body, and all parties are not allowed to use space magic weapons and magical powers to hide the gourd directly.

Otherwise, this gourd is only so big. Dragons, giant snakes, giant Kun, crocodiles, ghost cars... are all good at biting people and swallowing food.

Basically, as long as it is a monster, everyone can swallow anything the size of a gourd in one gulp. It is impossible to just cut it open on the spot, take it out, and then fight for it.

This rule undoubtedly increases the difficulty and fairness of the competition.

Once the gourd is hidden, it will be difficult to find again. If it is hung outside, it will become a target of public criticism and will have to face attacks and snatching from all sides.

"Seven gourds..."

Xiao Chen's gaze penetrated the invisible barrier and fixed on the seven extremely tempting gourds grown on the innate gourd vine.

The vine of the innate gourd vine is like an old man who has experienced countless years. Its branches are vigorous and strong, and its green leaves are dense like a canopy, providing sufficient nutrients for the seven gourds that are about to mature.

As time went by, the seven gourds grew larger and larger. They were like seven dazzling jades hanging on a vine, emitting a refreshing greenness.

There is an indescribable vitality and power contained in that green, as if it would burst open at any time and release the magical power contained within.

At this moment, the entire Buzhou Abyss was plunged into a tense and solemn atmosphere.

All forces held their breath and stared intently at the seven gourds, ready to engage in a fierce fight the moment they ripened.

The air seemed to freeze and time seemed to stop at this moment.

However, this silence did not last long.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, until the time of an incense stick passed quietly.

Sudden.

"Sand, sand, sand..."

A slight breeze blew across the Xiantian gourd vine, and the three gourds began to move.

The three gourds on the Xiantian gourd vine seemed to have obeyed a mysterious call from heaven and earth. They began to sway, and finally broke free from the vines and gently fell on Buzhou Island.

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

After three soft sounds.

After the three gourds fell to the ground, each of them turned into three identical gourd dolls, or "gourd monsters."

These gourd monsters have different shapes but are surprisingly similar, just like plant elves straight out of mythology.

Their heads are round like the heads of gourds, their bellies are fat like the bodies of gourds, and their legs are short and attached to their bodies like gourd stems.

The gourd monster is wearing clothes woven with gourd patterns, which makes it look cute and mysterious.

The gourd monsters have big heads, round bellies, short legs, wear green robes, and have childish and cunning smiles on their faces.

There was a lively light flashing in the eyes of the gourd monsters. They looked around and examined this new world curiously, as if everything was so new and interesting to them.

The clumsy and childish movements were like those of a newborn baby.

"La la la!"

"Ding-dong-dong-dong-dong!"

"Our Seven Gourd Monsters are born!"

The gourd monsters shouted happily, their voices were clear and pleasant, as if they were celebrating their own birth.

However, how could these gourd monsters know their future fate?

"This is a gourd monster..."

Xiao Chen was slightly surprised when he saw this.

He had carefully observed these small gourds before and found that there were faint human-shaped images inside them, as if various parts of the body were slowly growing larger over time.

This scene was exactly the same as the one he saw of Sun Wukong in the stone on the Flower-Fruit Mountain when he was still a little toad.

"Sure enough, these are all creatures that have grown immortal cells and directly become spirits."

Xiao Chen secretly sighed in his heart,

However, Xiao Chen reacted quickly.

In this mythical world, everything between heaven and earth can become a spirit.

A breath, a drop of blood, a cloud, a bone frame, or even the wick of a magic weapon can, under certain circumstances, awaken their intelligence, transform into a human form, and become a monster.

Moreover, most of these spirits are born with the ability to speak human language, understand ethics and morals, and can thank the heavens and the earth.

The most typical example is Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong is a stone spirit. He was born with all five senses and limbs. He can crawl and walk, and thank the heaven and earth.

Of course, there are also many plant monsters in this world.

For example, there are the Eighteen Strong-willed Men (pine spirits), the Solitary and Upright Man (cypress spirit), the Lingkongzi (cypress spirit), the Fuyunsou (bamboo spirit), the Naked Ghost (maple spirit), the Apricot Blossom Fairy (apricot blossom spirit) of the 800-li Thorn Ridge... There are many plant spirits and they are common.

Around the King of Golden Horn are the poison vine spirit, the peach blossom spirit, and even the ginseng spirit... and so on, which together make up this wonderful mythological world.

All things in this world, whether stones or plants, contain the mysteries and possibilities of life, and none of them can become spirits.

This...it's not surprising that several gourds have become spirits.

Moreover, this is a gourd that grew on the innate gourd vine, and its footing is excellent, so it can be called a "fairy cell".

The seven gourds grew under the Demon Court and were influenced by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for countless billions of years, so it was natural for them to develop spiritual intelligence.

As the master of the Four Powers House, Xiao Chen naturally knew:
"The bodies or certain parts of many spirits and gods are often good materials for refining pills and weapons."

For example, some monsters and gods can be used to make elixirs.

For example, Taishang Laojun took Sun Wukong and put him directly into the alchemy furnace to refine him.

As for the Bodhisattva Vimala, it is estimated that he has now turned into a poisonous pill in the alchemy furnace of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.

Some monsters are good materials for refining weapons.

For example, the Scorpion Demon’s pair of powerful three-pronged steel forks were made from his pincers.

Yang Jian’s weapon, the three-pointed, double-edged sword, was transformed from a three-headed divine dragon.

The feathers of the Dapeng can even be used to refine flying magic weapons.

……

"The gourd bodies of these gourd monsters are excellent materials for refining weapons and treasures!"

“It has huge value and potential.”

Xiao Chen's gaze was fixed on the three gourd monsters, with an extremely hot light flashing in his eyes.

His fingers gently stroked a seemingly ordinary rope around his waist. This rope was actually carefully refined by the Great Immortal Huli. It was extremely strong enough to restrain these gourd monsters.

When the Golden Horn King arrives, he will use ropes to catch these gourd monsters and take them to refine treasures!

At this moment, a crisp "pop" suddenly came from the air.

The barrier that originally tightly wrapped the gourd monster burst like bubbles and disappeared into the air.

"rush!"

Demon King Peng reacted extremely quickly. He was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, and instantly spread his broad wings.

Demon King Peng held the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, transformed into a golden lightning, and rushed straight towards the three gourd monsters.

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