The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 399 Seeing Through the Truth and Deception
When Li Jingxiao received the decree from the celestial official beside Taiyi Tianzun, he knew that it was no small matter if it was just the death of a Yellow Lion Demon.

Even if all the lion-like creatures, snow lions, suanni, bai ze, fu li, and tuan xiang were to die.

Aside from the nine-headed lion itself, no one cares about the life or death of these scruffy lions.

However, the nine-headed lion did indeed have feelings for these seven "adopted grandsons".

This is probably largely because the nine-headed lion has always been discriminated against in the Miaoyan Palace of the Eastern Qinghua Emperor.

Unable to gain respect in Heaven, he naturally valued his seven adopted grandsons who treated him like an ancestor.

Sure enough, after the Yellow Lion Spirit died, the Nine-Headed Lion was filled with grief.

When they went to cause trouble for Sun Wukong, they truly attacked with hatred in their hearts.

Sun Wukong wasn't stupid either; he saw that Tang Sanzang and the others had been captured by the nine-headed lion.

He immediately used his 'avatar' ability to capture several scruffy lions.

To prevent the nine-headed lion from actually harming Tang Sanzang in his grief.

The monkey used the incarnation technique very rarely throughout the entire journey to the West.

It's clear that Sun Wukong used his true abilities this time to ensure that the nine-headed lion wouldn't harm Tang Sanzang.

Li Jingxiao kept his eyes fixed on the battlefield, wanting to see what kind of supernatural power the old lion possessed.

And how to prevent it?

Standing in the sky above Yuhua County, Li Jingxiao watched as the nine-headed lion transformed into its true form.

With a roar, all eight heads on the left and right sides shook simultaneously.

Pigsy and Sandy suddenly became sluggish and were bitten by the old lion.

They were captured along with Tang Sanzang and the three princes and taken to the Nine-Bend Cave of Bamboo Mountain.

Unfortunately, the nine-headed lion failed to capture Sun Wukong this time. Instead, Sun Wukong captured several of the scruffy lions and took them hostage.

Having witnessed the entire process, Lee Kyung-hyo finally smiled with relief.

In his heart, Sun Wukong still suffered from having only one golden cudgel.

No matter how powerful one's supernatural abilities and techniques are, they are often not as useful as powerful magical treasures.

If it were Li Jingxiao himself, let alone the Haotian Mirror with its 'rule-level' defense.

There's also the Taiyi Five Smoke Silk, a +9 Immortal Artifact with unparalleled defense.

Even the Sun Golden Wheel, which he had always kept within his soul to protect it, should be able to withstand the nine-headed lion's capture technique.

If he could just hold him off for a split second, Li Jingxiao could escape.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao could now clearly see that the old lion's strength was indeed extraordinary.

But it wasn't much higher.

At least in Li Jingxiao's eyes, this old lion wasn't much stronger than himself.

The reason they were able to capture Sun Wukong was because of their "one trick".

But as long as Sun Wukong is on guard, it will be just like the human seed bag of the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster back then.

They managed to catch Sun Wukong once, but they couldn't catch the monkey the second time.

In particular, Li Jingxiao and Sun Wukong are both extremely fast.

One can travel 108,000 li in just one somersault.

In the blink of an eye, one can travel 60,000 li.

Before his opponent could even unleash his magic weapon, Li Jingxiao would have vanished without a trace if he truly wanted to escape.

Especially since he has a magical artifact that provides active defense, it would be even easier to capture him or escape.

After Li Jingxiao felt relieved, he took the Six Ding and Six Jia and the Five Directions Jiedi directly to the Nine-Bend Winding Cave.

Not only did they pass through the mountains, but they also stood guard over Tang Sanzang in broad daylight.

When the nine-headed lion found out, it was not only helpless, but it also had to provide these creatures, which were backed by the Heavenly Court and the sacred mountain, with good food and drink every day.

At this time, the gods and Buddhas were serving under Li Jingxiao.

Given Li Jingxiao's protective and vengeful nature, the Nine-Headed Lion was genuinely afraid that these gods and Buddhas would report him to Li Jingxiao.

While the nine-headed lion was feeling troubled, he suddenly heard his little demon subordinate say something.

As Sun Wukong arrived to challenge him to a duel, he also cursed loudly outside the cave. The nine-headed lion, already harboring resentment, unleashed his supernatural powers upon stepping outside.

They captured Sun Wukong so easily.

Then he wanted to vent his anger on Sun Wukong.

Just then, the monkey killed his "adopted grandson" Yellow Lion Spirit, and immediately ordered the little demons to tie the monkey up tightly.

He repeatedly whipped Sun Wukong with willow branches.

With Sun Wukong's abilities, he wouldn't be afraid of anything, not even willow branches, let alone swords and axes.

But the nine-headed lion did this simply to humiliate Sun Wukong.

However, the monkey suffered hardships along the way.

He had been caught and humiliated quite a few times, so he no longer cared about being whipped with willow branches.

Moreover, after being captured and taken to the cave, Sun Wukong confirmed that Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, the king, and the three princes were all safe.

Only then did I feel relieved.

The nine-headed lion saw that Sun Wukong had been beaten so badly, yet he was completely unharmed.

He grew increasingly angry.

The numerous lesser demons took turns fighting, a battle that lasted all day.

They even broke dozens of willow branches before stopping at nightfall.

Although Sun Wukong wasn't in pain, he was actually quite ashamed and angry inside just from taking the beatings without fighting back.

After the nine-headed lion said he was going to take a nap, he instructed the little demons to keep a close watch on Sun Wukong.

Sure enough, the little demons all started to doze off.

Seeing this, the monkey used its supernatural ability to shrink.

The first thing he did after escaping was to pick up his golden cudgel and whack the little demons who had attacked him.

He then indiscriminately killed countless lesser demons inside the cave before the nine-headed lion could chase after him.

He vanished without a trace in a somersault.

Once he was sure the old monster hadn't caught up, Sun Wukong's eyes darted around.

He simply went to find Li Jingxiao.

Upon arriving at the largest restaurant in Yuhua County, they indeed saw Li Jingxiao still drinking with the Four Duty Officers, the Day and Night Patrol Gods, the Eighteen Guardians, and others.

He plopped down next to Li Jingxiao, picked up a wine jug, and poured wine into his mouth.

After drinking a whole pot of wine in one gulp, Sun Wukong exclaimed in amazement.

"I never expected that old monster's supernatural powers to be so formidable. He captured me, Old Sun, in just one exchange."

After saying that, he further explained that when the nine heads of the nine-headed lion shook together.

His mind was affected, which is why he was captured by the other party.

Fortunately, the monkeys were quite adept at escaping.

That's how they easily escaped the Nine-Bend Cave.

After Sun Wukong finished his exclamation, he looked at Li Jingxiao and asked, "Brother, was it you who made the move?"

"Do I still need to fight that old monster again?"

Li Jingxiao didn't rush to speak, but instead looked at the gods and Buddhas present.

Then the duty officer said with a smile, "Master, that old monster is indeed extraordinary."

Now that one of his "adopted grandsons" has just died, and several other scruffy lion demons have been captured by the Great Sage.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, it would be best to have a real person capture the nine-headed lion.

The other gods and Buddhas all agreed with this.

Li Jingxiao nodded and said to Sun Wukong with a smile, "Great Sage, let's do it the same way as before. Go and challenge that old monster to a duel first thing tomorrow morning, and lure him out of his cave."

"Then I'll seize the opportunity and capture him."

Sun Wukong nodded hurriedly, saying that he had done the same thing when he fought the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster.

(End of this chapter)