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Chapter 178 A Vast World in His Palm, Commanding Ten Thousand Soldiers

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, auspicious light and colorful clouds swirled, and incense smoke rose in wisps.

The Jade Emperor sat high in the ninth heaven, his expression majestic, looking down at the civil and military officials in his court, who were conducting the morning court session.

Outside the Tongming Hall, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, looked hurried, holding a memorial and eagerly requesting an audience.

Upon receiving the imperial decree, Ao Guang stepped forward, prostrated himself, and loudly proclaimed:

"Your Majesty, a demon named Sun Wukong has appeared on Flower Fruit Mountain. Relying on his supernatural powers, he forcibly broke into my Dragon Palace, stealing countless weapons and armor, and injuring countless of my aquatic creatures. I implore Your Majesty to uphold justice for this humble god and severely punish this demon!"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor immediately issued an edict: "Send the Dragon King back to the sea. I will immediately send generals to capture him and restore justice to the aquatic creatures."

Upon hearing this, Ao Guang felt somewhat relieved, and quickly prostrated himself to express his gratitude before leaving the hall.

Before the Jade Emperor could give any instructions, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Lord of the Underworld, personally presented the memorial.

His face was compassionate, but his expression was solemn. He said, “Your Majesty, that monkey demon Sun Wukong, born of Huaguo Mountain, has acted violently and disrupted the order of my underworld. He has injured the underworld officials and forcibly detained the Ten Kings of Hell, causing chaos in the underworld and an imbalance of Yin and Yang. I beg Your Majesty to issue an order to deal with this matter as soon as possible.”

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor was utterly astonished.

"When was this demon monkey born, and how did it acquire such extraordinary powers?"

The all-seeing and all-hearing monkeys stepped forward from the crowd, bowed, and reported: "Your Majesty is unaware that this demon monkey is a stone monkey born three hundred years ago. We do not know where it has been cultivating these past few years, but it has grown to such a level and caused such a great disaster."

Upon hearing this, the celestial officials began to discuss it animatedly.

Seeing this, Venus stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should issue an imperial edict to grant amnesty to this demon monkey, summon him to the celestial realm, grant him an official position, register him in the celestial register, and confine him here."

"In this way, we can avoid war and also add a useful talent to the Heavenly Court."

As soon as Venus finished speaking, Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, stepped forward and loudly proclaimed, "Your Majesty, this demon monkey has forcibly detained Yama, committing a grave crime that cannot be punished. How can he be easily forgiven?"

"Your humble servant is unworthy, but I humbly request permission to descend to the mortal realm to subdue this monster and uphold the majesty of Heaven!"

The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, weighing the pros and cons.

His gaze swept over the assembled immortals in the palace, and he made up his mind to immediately appoint Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, as the Grand Marshal for Subduing Demons, and Nezha, the Third Prince, as the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas. He ordered his troops to immediately descend to the mortal realm and capture the demon monkey.

Upon receiving the decree, Li Tianwang and Nezha knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.

The two mobilized their troops, left the South Heavenly Gate, and marched in a grand procession toward Flower Fruit Mountain.

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Before long, the Giant Spirit God, wielding the Xuanhua Axe, led a group of heavenly soldiers to the outside of the Water Curtain Cave to challenge them.

The Giant Spirit God opened his eyes wide and roared at the demons, "I am the Giant Spirit God, the vanguard general under Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King!"

"I have been ordered by the Jade Emperor to subdue the demon monkey Sun Wukong from the mortal realm and to make him come out and surrender as soon as possible."

At this moment, the Water Curtain Cave was filled with the aroma of wine, and Sun Wukong was drinking and having a good time with his six brothers.

Hearing the shouts from outside the cave, he frowned, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and strode out of the cave.

Upon emerging from the cave, Sun Wukong looked up and saw dark clouds rolling in, like a black curtain completely obscuring the sky.

Countless heavenly soldiers and generals stood atop the clouds, pressing down on Flower Fruit Mountain as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were sinking, chilling everyone to the bone.

Sun Wukong's gaze swept over the giant spirit god and landed on him, asking, "Which deity are you, daring to act so presumptuously here?"

Seeing the arrogant monkey, the Giant Spirit God was furious: "I am the Giant Spirit God, the vanguard general under Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and today I have come to take your life."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong laughed even more unrestrainedly, and mocked, "So you're just a lowly soldier, daring to show off in front of me, the old Sun? Do you even deserve to fight me?"

At this moment, the Great Sage Monkey King could not hold back any longer. He stepped forward and said loudly, "This little general is not worth mentioning. There is no need for you to take action, my brother. I will go and meet him and beat him to a pulp."

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, "How could I trouble you, brother? Watch me, this old Sun, take care of him with just one palm strike." Seeing that they were looking down on him like this, the Giant Spirit God was so angry that he roared and swung his Xuanhua Axe, slashing fiercely at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong simply raised his hand and left with his palm facing down.

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, as if the world itself were collapsing and pressing down.

The giant spirit stared wide-eyed, filled with despair. He wanted to roar but couldn't utter a sound. He could only watch helplessly as he flew towards Sun Wukong's palm.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Wukong's giant palm pressed down on the heavenly soldiers.

The heavenly soldiers were so frightened that their souls nearly left their bodies, their faces turned deathly pale, and they collapsed on the clouds.

In the blink of an eye, all the heavenly soldiers were captured and held in Sun Wukong's palm.

Sun Wukong burst into laughter, his somersault cloud gathering beneath his feet as he charged toward the celestial soldiers' encampment.

Meanwhile, Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and Nezha, the Third Prince, were standing in front of their tents, looking down at the battlefield with solemn expressions.

They were horrified to see that the heavenly soldiers were taken away by Sun Wukong with a single palm strike, as if they were ants.

Li Tianwang frowned, his eyes filled with shock, while Nezha clenched his fists, his face showing horror.

Before they could even react, Sun Wukong had already arrived.

He took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff), which grew longer in the wind, resembling a pillar supporting the sky, and smashed it fiercely towards the heavenly soldiers' camp.

Boom!

After a deafening roar, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, the heavenly soldiers were thrown into chaos, their bodies and horses tumbling over.

Seeing this, Nezha's eyes widened in anger, and she shouted, "You arrogant monkey!"

After saying this, he used his supernatural powers to transform into a being with three heads and six arms.

In his six hands he held a demon-slaying sword, a demon-cutting knife, a demon-binding rope, a demon-subduing pestle, an embroidered ball, and a fire wheel.

Nezha turned around and charged towards Sun Wukong.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong's eyes flashed with excitement, and he laughed loudly, "You little brat, you do know some tricks. Interesting, very interesting!"

After saying that, he actually learned it directly and transformed into a being with three heads and six arms.

At the same time, he swung his golden cudgel, which split into three, and engaged Nezha in battle.

The two fought back and forth, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

In just twenty rounds, Sun Wukong grew stronger with each battle, and Nezha gradually lost his grip. In a moment of carelessness, Nezha's head was smashed twice by the golden cudgel, and both of his arms were broken.

Nezha screamed in pain, his face turning deathly pale. He dared not continue the fight and immediately fled in a sorry state on his fiery wheels.

Sun Wukong didn't chase after them, but instead turned his gaze to the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals who were in a panic.

He snorted coldly and raised his hand to press down hard on the void in front of him.

In an instant, the divine power of heaven and earth reappeared in his palm, capturing all 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, along with Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

Only Nezha managed to ride his fiery wheels through the South Heavenly Gate and escape into the Heavenly Court.

Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly emitted two beams of golden light as he glanced at the South Heavenly Gate.

Then, he laughed loudly, put the golden cudgel into his ear, and returned to the mountain in triumph.

(End of this chapter)