Chapter 696: Chapter 697: Forcing Out Evil Intent (Fourth Update!) Chapter 696: Chapter 697: Forcing Out Evil Intent (Fourth Update!) “Phew! Lucky for me Ran Deng and his cohorts didn’t make a move, or I, Old Sun, would have been in big trouble today!”
While a host of Heavenly Dao Saints felt a dark cloud looming over them due to Sun Wukong’s terrifying combat power and his brash behavior, Sun Wukong had already ridden escaping light flying out thousands of miles and landed on a small island in the Northern Sea, his face as pale as death.
Ran Deng Buddha was right to think this way—though Sun Wukong had slain the Evil Emperor, it was not without cost.
As the saying goes, killing a thousand enemies costs one eight hundred of their own—although Sun Wukong had the Chaos Dao to replenish what he spent, he still exhausted quite a bit of Chaos Primordial Force. Most crucially, there was the Evil Emperor’s final counterattack before his death.
After all, the Evil Emperor was a peak Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint. Although suppressed by the Chaos Dao and falling at Sun Wukong’s hand, he managed to unleash one final strike in his dying moments, channeling the full power of the Evil Race into a blow with the Evil Spirit Eye.
Sun Wukong did not know it was the endless Evil Qi of the Evil Spirit Eye. The Chaos Dao had absorbed it all into the pillars of the Great Dao, but soon realized something was amiss—the Chaos Dao was unable to fully refine it!
Though the energy contained within the endless Evil Qi was indeed transformed into other Great Dao Law Powers, the pure Evil Intent could not be eradicated. Sun Wukong had been forcibly suppressing it to prevent it from erupting. Otherwise, if Ran Deng Buddha and the others could see he was just putting up a front, they would definitely have attacked him.
Once Ran Deng Buddha and the others took action, the other Heavenly Dao Saints would certainly not stand idly by. Tall trees catch much wind, and having slain an Evil Emperor of Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint cultivation as a Half-Step Saint, he posed a substantial threat in the eyes of those Heavenly Dao Saints. They would not miss any opportunity to kill him, even if it meant losing face and joining forces to attack him!
Sun Wukong had no doubts about this!
That’s why Sun Wukong had been so domineering, appearing utterly unconcerned even though he was surrounded by numerous Saint-level powers, all to catch the others off guard and prevent them from attacking rashly.
Reality proved that Sun Wukong had gambled correctly. Ran Deng Buddha and the others indeed did not dare to make a move, everyone waiting for someone else to act first and then decide whether to follow suit. In the end, no one made a move, allowing Sun Wukong to leave boldly.
“This pure Evil Intent is too formidable; I, Old Sun, must force it out as soon as possible, otherwise, it will definitely affect me!”
Everyone has evil thoughts in their hearts, which do not disappear simply because one’s cultivation is profound. Even someone like Tathagata Buddha, who has attained enlightenment, also harbors evil thoughts deep within.
Usually, these evil thoughts have no impact, but during critical moments, they can influence one’s nature, especially now for Sun Wukong, as he was invaded by pure Evil Intent. If he does not expel it quickly, his nature could become uncontrollable, which would be disastrous!
“Eight-Nine Profound Skill!”
Sun Wukong summoned all his strength to activate the Eight-Nine Profound Skill. The Chaos Primordial Force wrapped around the evil intent within him, intending to envelop it entirely. However, the evil intent was extremely stubborn and not easily contained, continuously breaking through the layers of Chaos Primordial Force, forcing Sun Wukong to keep applying more layers.
“This won’t work; it’s absolutely not going to work!”
Soon, Sun Wukong realized that this method was utterly ineffective. In the past, if Chaos Primordial Force encapsulated alien energy that had invaded the body, it could refine it, but this Evil Intent was not alien energy, not even energy at all, and could not be refined by the Chaos Primordial Force. He was actually supposed to expel this evil intent, not just wrap it up.
Understanding this, Sun Wukong immediately changed his strategy. While continuing to wrap the Chaos Primordial Force around the evil intent, he also stimulated the Eight-Nine Profound Skill, pushing the Chaos Primordial Force mixed with the evil intent deeper into his body.
Just as Sun Wukong was forcing out the evil intent from his body, two Heavenly Dao Saints flew towards his location on clouds.
“Do you say that Sun Wukong is just putting up a strong front? How do you know?”
One of them was surrounded by a faint red flame aura, with flame runes marked on his cheeks. He was Yan Jue, the Clan Leader of the Flame Clan. The other was enveloped in a vibrant green hue, even his skin was green, radiating a comforting sense of vitality. He was Mu Sheng, the Clan Leader of the Ancient Wood Clan. Both the Flame and Ancient Wood Clans were among the ten races that returned to the Three Realms and descended onto the Southern Continent.
“I can sense it! The aura on Great Sage Sun is a bit strange, not as strong as he appears to be, but rather there is a sense of being strong on the outside but worn out inside. I can feel that he’s trying hard to suppress something inside his body from bursting out.”
“Suppressing something? Is it an injury? Could he be injured? But that doesn’t seem right. If he were injured, forcibly invoking the Great Dao Illusion would only add to his injuries. Surely Sun Wukong wouldn’t be so foolish?”
“It’s not an injury! But it doesn’t seem like anything good either!”
Mu Sheng shook his head and said, “Although the Evil Emperor is only a Slaying One Corpse Merit Saint, we are all aware of how formidable his bizarre evil qi is. Even though he was slain by Great Sage Sun, there’s a possibility he retaliated before his death. Great Sage Sun does not fully understand him; falling into a trap isn’t out of the question!”
“So you dragged me here to secretly deal with that Monkey Sun without anyone noticing?”
Yan Jue furrowed his brow, “If you guessed wrong, we might have provoked a rather formidable enemy!”
“No, I do not wish to chase down Great Sage Sun!”
Mu Sheng smiled, “I want to help him! Our Ancient Wood Clan has been enemies with the Evil Race since ancient times, primarily because our Life Force naturally counters their evil qi. If Great Sage Sun truly has fallen into the Evil Emperor’s trap, he will definitely need my help.”
“Then why did you drag me along? I’m not one to heal or save others!”
Yan Jue frowned, clearly puzzled.
“Of course, it’s to act as a protector! If Great Sage Sun really has fallen into a trap, I won’t be able to move while I help him detoxify, and you will have to protect us!”
“Aren’t you afraid that I might harbor ill intentions and attack you both?”
Mu Sheng, very confident, shook his head, “Neither the Flame Clan nor the Ancient Wood Clan are considered very strong among the Myriad Races. Returning to the Three Realms early is meant to seek a powerful ally to ensure the best development of our clans in these contentious times. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!”
“It’s better to send charcoal in snowy weather than to add flowers on the brocade! By assisting Great Sage Sun and forming an alliance with the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Cult, it only makes perfect sense!”