Journey to the West: Please Call Me the White Bone Demon

Li Jing stood atop a cloud, holding a pagoda in one hand.

Nezha had a cold face, holding the Fire-Tipped Spear and the Demon-Slaying Sword, wearing the Hun Tian Ling and the Qian Kun Ring, riding the Wind and Fire Wheels, with fire dates and gold bricks flying behind him... He was armed to the teeth, but his gaze would occasionally fall on the Linglong Pagoda.

The other vanguard generals, such as the Giant Spirit God, the Fish Belly General, and the Yaksha General, were behind Nezha. Although they were also powerful and imposing, they looked like dirt bumpkins compared to the numerous golden magical treasures.

As the army pressed in, dark clouds suddenly gathered over Huaguo Mountain, layer upon layer, dark and oppressive as if the sky were about to collapse.

The demon soldiers in the mountains had received the warning early and were on high alert.

The mountain-protecting formation quietly began to operate.

Seeing the banners flying high above Flower Fruit Mountain, one red and one white—the red banner proclaiming "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and the white banner "Great Sage of White Bones"—Li Jing sneered and shouted, "Listen up, you demon monkey! Surrender at once to avoid the pain of war!"

There was no response from the mountains, only the faint sound of war drums.

Li Jing sneered, "Giant Spirit God, heed my command! I send you as the vanguard to destroy this demonic mountain!"

Upon receiving the order, the Giant Spirit God laughed heartily, his body growing a hundred feet taller. He wielded the Xuanhua Kai Giant Axe, its blade radiating spiritual light. With the might of a Golden Immortal, he cleaved down from the heavens, directly cleaving the protective array of Flower Fruit Mountain!

This axe strike was so powerful and heavy that it cleaved the void with a ten-thousand-foot-wide crack.

No sooner had the axe blade touched the great array than the gray-black array patterns suddenly lit up, and a silent death aura surged in like a cold tide from the depths of hell! The Giant Spirit God felt the axe handle tremble, and the power of decaying all things rose up along the axe blade, instantly corroding the meridians of his arm, causing his flesh to wither and his magic power to dissipate!

"boom!"

The Giant Spirit God was struck as if by a thousand mountains, sent flying thousands of miles backward, crashing down from the clouds, spitting blood, nearly dropping his Xuanhua Axe, his face deathly pale: "This... what kind of evil formation is this!"

The imperial army erupted in uproar, and Li Jing's expression changed slightly.

The commotion outside the mountain enraged the monkey, who brandished his golden cudgel: "That wretched hairy god dares to smuggle into my home! I'll go get him!"

Yun Zhao raised his hand to stop him. Since he was determined to fight the Heavenly Court, he naturally wanted to broaden the horizons of his little demon subordinates.

With a thought, he shouted, "General Beng, General Ba, heed my command! You are here to meet the enemy!"

Two golden lights flashed out from outside the cave, revealing the two generals, Bengba and his companion. Both were outstanding individuals from the mountains, having received guidance from Yun Zhao and Sun Wukong for many years. They now possessed the cultivation of a peak Xuanxian, and their magic was highly proficient, no weaker than that of an ordinary Jinxian.

The two obeyed the order and charged out of the formation, shouting, "You little devil, how dare you invade my Flower Fruit Mountain? Prepare to die!"

The Giant Spirit God was injured by the backlash from the formation, yet he possessed the cultivation of a Golden Immortal.

Seeing that they were just two monkey demons at the Profound Immortal Realm, he sneered, "Is your Flower Fruit Mountain truly devoid of talent? You mere Profound Immortals dare to come out and face your deaths?"

The two generals, Bengba and his companion, exchanged a glance and laughed, "You're all talk and no action, lacking real skill. Let's see who's the real fighter!"

As he spoke, he attacked the giant spirit god.

The Giant Spirit God underestimated his enemy, and although his axe technique was fierce, it was full of flaws in the eyes of the two generals, Bengba.

After fighting for dozens of rounds, he was captured by the two generals Bengba and bound with golden ropes and taken back to Flower Fruit Mountain.

The Heavenly Army was shocked, and Li Jing's face instantly turned ashen: "Useless!"

Cheers erupted from the mountains, greatly boosting the morale of the lesser demons.

Li Jing was furious and shouted again, "Yaksha General and Fish Belly General, listen to my command! You are to go into battle, and you are not allowed to lose!"

Upon receiving the order, the Yaksha General, with his blue face and fangs, wielded two hammers, while the Fish-Belly General, with his white belly protruding, held a steel whip.

One was an early-stage Golden Immortal, and the other was a mid-stage Golden Immortal; they joined forces to break through.

The monkey, watching from inside the cave, couldn't resist and laughed loudly, "Brother, leave these two to me."

Yun Zhao smiled and nodded: "Go ahead."

With a somersault, the monkey appeared, his staff shadow as large as a mountain. In just a few exchanges, Yaksha's double hammers were smashed away, and Yudu's steel whip was broken. The two were immobilized by his breath, and he dragged them back into the mountains, one in each hand!

The Heavenly Army was deathly silent. Li Jing trembled, filled with anger and hatred.

He was angry because his trusted subordinates were useless, and he hated that the monkey was too strong, making him, the great marshal who subdued demons, a laughing stock!

He turned to Nezha beside him, his tone extremely harsh: "You wretched creature! It's your turn! Go and seize that demon monkey!"

Nezha's pretty face was cold, and she was filled with hatred. However, she knew that if she did not obey, she would be refined by the pagoda. She had no choice but to obey. With a stomp of her Wind and Fire Wheels, her magic weapons, such as the Fire-Tipped Spear, the Demon-Slaying Sword, the Hun Tian Ling, and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, appeared all at once. Her killing intent soared to the sky, and she rushed straight towards Flower Fruit Mountain!

Seeing Nezha's fierce approach and impressive skills, the monkey, who hadn't had enough of defeating him with the Yaksha and Fish-belly weapons, wanted another fight: "Good little brat, let me, Old Sun, have a go at him!"

Yun Zhao, who was eager to befriend Nezha, stepped forward and said, "Brother, leave this man to me."

The monkey thought that his elder brother also wanted to show off his skills, so he withdrew.

Yun Zhao soared into the sky, gazing at Nezha's face, more beautiful than any woman's, and teased, "Where did you come from, beautiful maiden? You're so lovely. I'm a man who cherishes women, and it wouldn't be good if I hurt you."

"It would be better to go back quickly, lest your beautiful skin be damaged."

Upon hearing this, Nezha's pretty face turned bright red, and she was furious!

He hated being told he looked like a girl, and now, being publicly harassed by Yun Zhao, he was filled with shame and anger, shouting, "You demon, you're asking for death!"

All the magical treasures behind him were smashed towards Yun Zhao.

Yun Zhao neither dodged nor evaded, letting the magical treasures rain down on him as if nothing had happened. He even chuckled to himself, "Put more force into it, didn't you have lunch?"

Aside from being somewhat afraid of the Linglong Pagoda, Nezha had never suffered such humiliation before. He unleashed his three heads and six arms and attacked Yun Zhao again.

In a series of swift movements, Yun Zhao effortlessly deflected all sorts of attacks.

Because of his lotus incarnation, Nezha, despite being a renowned figure since the Investiture of the Gods, has not made any progress in his cultivation over the years and has remained at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Even a monkey might not be able to beat him, let alone Yun Zhao.

After playing with him for a while, Yun Zhao suddenly used the power of law, and Nezha felt a coldness in his arm and his body went limp.

Startled, Nezha tried to escape on his Wind and Fire Wheels, but Yun Zhao grabbed his bare feet and pulled him down. Then, a golden light flashed, and Nezha was tightly bound by the Binding God Rope.

"Hehe, come back with me."

Seeing that even his only support had been taken away by the demon king, Li Jing finally lost his composure and stood on the cloud, not knowing what to do.

Even after being taken back to the mountains by Yun Zhao, Nezha was still cursing.

After throwing him into the Water Curtain Cave, Yun Zhao, unlike his previous frivolous demeanor, bowed to Nezha and said, "Nezha, I have offended you before, but the matter was urgent and I had no choice but to do so."

"I have long admired your reputation, but I know you are trapped by Li Jing's exquisite pagoda. I invited you here today for two reasons: first, to make your acquaintance, and second, to ask if you are interested in beating up Li Jing?"