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

Li Jing's shouts echoed across the sea of ​​clouds, carrying a deep-seated hatred, but they were like stones sinking into the sea, failing to stir up the slightest ripple.

The gates of Huaguo Mountain Royal City burst open with a roar, and eight figures rose side by side, followed by hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers arrayed in formation, their demon banners waving and their killing intent soaring into the sky.

Their imposing presence even subtly overwhelmed the 100,000 heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court!

Standing on the command ship, Li Jing saw the eight figures and the dark mass of demon soldiers behind them in the distance, and his expression changed drastically.

He originally thought that the Heavenly Court's lineup was unprecedentedly strong, and that Huaguo Mountain was just a place where Sun Wukong and Yun Zhao were causing trouble. Who knew that there would be six more great demon kings and hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers, making their momentum terrifying!

"How...how come Flower Fruit Mountain is so much stronger this time?"

Li Jing was terrified. Thinking of the humiliation of those three years and seeing that the enemy's lineup was now even stronger, cold sweat began to seep from his forehead.

He dared not send someone like the Giant Spirit God to their death again, as he had done last time. Instead, he turned his gaze to Nezha and said in a deep voice, "You beast, go and challenge them!"

Nezha, riding on his Wind-Fire Wheels and wielding his Fire-Tipped Spear, curled his lip upon hearing this, inwardly cursing, "That old man is using me as a tool again. Perfect, I'm going to go play with Brother Yun. It's a thousand times more comfortable than staying by your side."

So it transformed into a streak of fire and rushed straight to the front of the Flower and Fruit Mountain formation.

"You demons Yun Zhao and Sun Wukong! Come out and face your death!" Nezha shouted in a fake manner.

Seeing this, the Bull Demon King swung his Iron Cudgel, ready to fight, but was quietly stopped by Yun Zhao beside him: "Second brother, don't be hasty, these are our own people."

The Bull Demon King, realizing what was happening, chuckled and took a step back.

Yun Zhao went up to him and said with a smile, "Brother Nezha, how have you been?"

When Nezha saw it was Yun Zhao, a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes, but he said with a stern face, "Enough nonsense, take this!"

The two understood each other without saying a word and immediately started fighting.

The Fire-Tipped Spear clashed with the long spear condensed from death energy in Yun Zhao's hand. After a few rounds of ping-pong, Yun Zhao deliberately created an opening, and Nezha "seized the opportunity" to thrust his spear. Yun Zhao dodged to the side, and the Binding God Rope flew out from his palm, binding Nezha tightly.

"Oh no! Nezha has been captured again."

Li Jingxin felt as if something had gripped his heart, and he couldn't help but think of the last time, which was just like today. First, Nezha was captured, and then he suffered those three years of torment.

Li Jing's face turned ashen, and he cursed under his breath as a good-for-nothing, but he couldn't lash out.

Upon returning to Flower Fruit Mountain, Yun Zhao swiftly and decisively used the Binding God Rope to free Nezha from his restraints.

He smiled and welcomed Nezha into the formation, introducing him to the other six demon kings one by one: "Brothers, this is Nezha, the Third Prince, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas of Heaven, an old acquaintance of mine and Wukong."

The Bull Demon King and his companions laughed heartily, bowing respectfully: "We've long admired you! We've heard of the Third Prince's illustrious reputation!"

After Nezha returned the greeting with a cupped hand, his gaze swept over Yun Zhao and Sun Wukong, a mixture of surprise and amusement in his eyes: "Brother Yun, Wukong, well done! You two thieves who stole peaches and pills, you're really cunning!"

"Most of the peaches have been stolen, and the golden pills have been completely swept away. I think the Great Celestial Venerable is really angry this time. He has summoned almost everyone he can, including the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Nine Luminaries, the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Rivers. He's really going to make you pay."

Sun Wukong scratched his head and chuckled, "Third Prince, don't choose the wrong side! Your brother and I haven't forgotten you!"

Yun Zhao smiled, took out several Nine-Turn Golden Pills and a few Nine-Thousand-Year Peaches from his bosom, and stuffed them into Nezha's hands: "Don't worry about these."

"Hey, just enjoy your peaches and elixirs while watching the show. If you get the chance in the future, I'll help you beat that old bastard a few more times."

Nezha accepted the treasure, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes, but he pretended to be disdainful: "Hmph, this prince doesn't care for it... However, since it's a gift from my brother, I'll accept it."

He took a bite of the peach, and juice overflowed. Because he was an incarnation of a lotus, his cultivation was stuck at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. No matter how many elixirs he consumed, his spiritual energy would dissipate from his body.

But the sweetness of the peaches was a rare find, and Nezha couldn't resist eating a few more bites.

In the Heavenly Court's formation, Li Jing was both angry and anxious when he saw that Nezha had not returned for a long time, so he could only continue to send people to challenge him.

He ordered the twenty-eight constellation lords to step forward. Kui Mulang, Dou Muxie, Lou Jingou and other lords obeyed the order and came out. However, these lords had been very familiar with Sun Wukong and Yun Zhao in the Heavenly Court before, and often called each other brothers. Now, how could they be willing to fight each other?

They flew to the front of the formation, shouting "Demons, prepare to die!" but after only a few feigned exchanges with the Roc Demon King, the Lion Camel King, and others, they were defeated and returned to the clouds, saying in unison, "Heavenly King Li, those demon kings are incredibly powerful; we are no match for them!"

Li Jing was so angry that his face turned purple, and he ordered the Nine Luminaries and the Twelve Divine Beasts to come forward.

These immortals, who were also on friendly terms with Yun Zhao and Sun Wukong, were unwilling to kill him. The Flood Dragon King stirred up trouble, and the aquatic demon soldiers charged and fought for a while, but the Nine Luminaries Star Officials used the excuse of "unfavorable water battle" to retreat.

The Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers, the Eastern and Western Stars, the Northern and Southern Gods... took turns to fight, but none of them put in any real effort. Very few were truly willing to put in the work. How could they possibly be a match for the Eight Great Sages?

In less than half a day, most of the gods of the Heavenly Court were defeated and retreated. The eighteen Heavenly Nets were torn open by the demon soldiers in several places, and the formation of 100,000 heavenly soldiers was scattered and their morale was low.

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor sat on his dragon throne, surrounded by immortals, and the battle situation in the mortal realm was clearly reflected in the Haotian Mirror.

Seeing that the heavenly soldiers were unable to break through the defenses and that the stars and constellations were only going through the motions, the Jade Emperor was not worried at all; instead, he had a slight smile on his lips.

Venus whispered, "Your Majesty, that demon monkey and Yun Zhao have now brought in six demon kings, greatly increasing their strength. It will be difficult for Li Tianwang to defeat them."

The Jade Emperor said calmly, "It's alright. Now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you all clearly that a great calamity is about to begin, Buddhism should flourish, and Sun Wukong is the one who is destined to face this calamity."

"According to the agreement between me and them, that monkey is to cause some trouble and suffer some hardship, and then be suppressed by Tathagata Many Treasures, and later released to participate in the tribulations."

"Now that we have done what we were supposed to do, the rest is up to the Western Church. I only need to put on a show. Just watch, this show is still going to go on."

Upon hearing this, the immortals understood.

Since everything was agreed upon beforehand, and the Great Celestial Venerable is happy to watch the show, why bother to actually kill him?

On the battlefield in the lower realm, Li Jing found himself in a predicament.

He had hoped to use this battle to avenge his previous defeat, but he did not expect the gods of Heaven to be so unhelpful, and his own forces suffered heavy losses.

Li Jing was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he could only order the troops to retreat.

The net of heaven and earth slowly receded, and the 100,000 heavenly soldiers, covered in dust and grime, retreated in panic.